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il, D.R.O., A. Bengough, Clerk. Booth Aâ€"George Mould, D.R.O.; rt Greenwood, Clerk. Hager‘s Schoolâ€"Glen Reinke, D. p. WW.M. Alway‘s Schoolâ€"(some resldence Kemp‘s Schoolâ€"Wm. Fairbrothâ€" , DR.O.; Ashley Elliott, Clerk. Bt, Mary‘s Hallâ€"Don Beamer, D. p.; Steven Andreychuck, Clerk. Representatives of The Pitisburg CONSTRUCTION t of Deputy Returning Officers ns will be held in the , Grimaby, on Monday, Decem» $0th, from 12 to one o’M1 an election is necessary it will held on Monday, January Oth, n nine a.m. to five p.m. The pol« booths and officials will be as ONTINUATIONS As your public gervant for the past 20 or more yeasurs, allow me at this Festive Season to express to you my most sincere thanks for the honors that you have conferred on me in the past and I wish to extend to You jmnd Yours my heartiest wishes for a veryâ€" )â€"John Bowslaugh, DR.O.; Heater Co., appearc® before several matters pertaining GREETINGS PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO THE CITIZENS OF North Grimsby MERRY CHRISTMAS From Page One L (deonk A MERRY CHRISTMAS | ~pe! | AND A MOST wl se â€";'&v“ 1 .‘m- Beach, Their questions will have :.hwmbybolfl'lull- _ As the township has adopted the | 1047. ® cuadlpa-dnbyhv-d-l hcmmdm'ulmml miles of the Boyle road in Granâ€" | t mmfimmdzq f Campden in Clinton I I‘CODG mwâ€"up.mm.un to ‘the factory they are es.| Grimaby township and two and a Mumamumwadmmmu Beach. Their questions will mmonmwmmtynu to be dealt with by the 1947 counâ€" system, cll. These additions to the county .ummmmm.wwmmmh the wum&“'”MWNW‘ a year ahead, wmdflnmforwd-flwm xulu;maunmm- he year but acting on the suggestâ€" ished the 1947 assessment. M“dfi'W‘mm' year he had to make two asseB® was pazsed carrying only the addiâ€" mmumm"&muummuv.mw the 1046 asseasment was made in ditions to be made to ‘the county the Jate winter and early wmwmu&wwum and the 1947 assessment in Octobâ€" original bylaw proposed this year, er and November, will be contained in a measure to ue cmmmmmmmes se mm hmwmmwfl LINCOLN ROADS _ |of the provincia) departme®t, ‘ ty provide $2,240, which is its A second bylaw was also passed share of the budget. regulating the planting and re« If the committee disbands and | moval of ahade and ornamental h«m«uwmflumwflmnwm mnmmmammnm ot such moneys required by the Canadian trees and providing for their trim» unnquammu.'.'flllmurm-dm«rw- Agion 9 C °* / ceant af , | vate property which extend over IANCOLN ROADS _ . share of the budget. ‘ If the committee disbands and the city council of St. Catharines refuses to provide its share of the moneys required by the Canadian Legion to carry on this work, Linâ€" goin County will make a grant of a maximum of $2,500 to assist the upuummmunw Reeve of North Grimaby ‘ ALL OUR FRIENDS WWCILWILL worn out, He pointed out that the poad from Allen‘s Corners in Cal» stor Bwnship to the Wentworth County line is costing too much to maintain in its present condition and should be rebuilt and widened next year, Continuing his survey of the work necessary in the near fulure or next year, Mr, Weir stated that mmmmmumuw Wainfleet township should be wid» Mr, Weir also informed council that a new storehouse was built during the year on property | be« longing to the County Industrial \Mome and which will serve as a | storehouse and workshop for the | anatern end of the county, | Turning to the matter of equip« ment of the road department, Mr. ‘Wdrpudoutthltpolfl“"' men is a necessary part of road and bridges built next year, Work on this strip of road will necessl« tate the rebullding of 26 pipe cul« verts, of seven concrelte culverts, four bridges and the fencing of 12 miles of the rowd, He also recome« mended the widening next year of the Creek Road in Niagara town» ahip equipment conting money and lost time, New 10â€"4on Diesel roller was purchased this year, a new upright boller was bought to heat tar and a HAPPY NEW YEAR iN CONSIDERATION To OUR STAFF WE ARE CLOSING CHRISTMAS EVE AT 6 P.M. AND REMAINING CLOSED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING new pump to supply water and new spray painting machine were also purchased Council was informed that the steam roller now in use i8 worn out and should be replaced next year if any construction work is to be dohe. The engineer also adâ€" | vised the turning in, in 1047, of two | canePr omAl \ MoM"“c qupt ‘O&r Phone 568â€"R * / opn$ Cw’.o.0| MASON‘S 24 HOUR SERVICE BILL FISHER parvey Easson ENERAL TRUCKING TAXI General Insurance Phone §16â€"W., Grimaby; Mamilton 7â€"0007, Phone Grimaby T4â€"W12 Phone Winona 1930â€"M (Call after 6 pm.) EPENDEN dump trucks on new vehicles. 1 A total of $237,685.095 was spent mu] by the road department in 1946, Of mms this amount $97,407.84 went for road construction and $76,000.81 for maintenance in such items u|m and ditching, dragging, fencing and im3 | grading, ummmm. Many, many years ago there liv= roadside improvement, . snow and ed in Kurope a very wealthy man lce removal, Overhead amounted to,nuud 8t. Nicholas, He liked nothâ€" $13,073.15 and rebates to towns ing better than to help poor people, and villages amounted to $19,508.â€" | but disliked very much being ‘TC.NWWWNMM"WIMWM.OMQM- ing the year totalled $13,457.52 and | mas Eve he wished to give a purse suburban expenditures amounted to | of gold to an old man and his little $10,284 00. | Discussing the work of the 8t. Catharines Suburban Road Comâ€"« mission during 1940, Mr, Weir pald warm tribute to the fine work done by the late A, H. Trapnel!, a mem« ber of the commission since Its in« ception. He informed council that R. J, Aiken of Alken & McLachlan Conatruction Company had been appointed to fill out the term of Mr. Trapnell on the commiasion, In referring to the Work done | throughout the year by the Subâ€" urban Road Commission I:utnm‘ Weir stated that conatruction work had been limited to the rebuilding of a naitâ€"mile at the nouth end of Ningara atreet and the surface treating of Ontario treet from 8t. (Catharines to Port Dathousie, He forecast some work on the Merrittâ€" ville Highway next year and the probable necessity of a surface treatment for the whole road tn-{ gether with cond_r\wllm on Geneva atreet, The toal amount apent on construction during the year was $51234.07 with an almost like amount spent on patching and reâ€" aurfacing. The commiasion spent on road work during 1048 the aum of ‘m,mm. ‘STAR HAUNTS HARDW ARE ‘ The new Warber Bros Mar reâ€" \cently bought a home in Boverly Hills which he is remodeling, and every free moment he has away \from the cameras is aspent search» | ing for plumbing fixtures, Dane Clark, currently coâ€"mtar« ring with Jania Palige and Zachary Seott In Warnera ‘"Her Kind Of Man" at the Roxy ‘Theatro firat three days of next week, 1s apend« Ing hils apare Ume haunting hard» ware atores, to Qince his arrival in Hollywood a fow youre ago Clark, because of the housing shortage, had to live in a broken down house in which noth« Ing worked, No for the now abode the plumbing is going to be of the most improved type and all hand plcked, Open Evenings For Your Convenience NOW . . . TWICE WEEKLY PICKâ€"UP in your area by your ed, salesman Offering the most complete line of quality la dry and dry cleaning services uuilsgle. W atch for the Big 24y Truck Every TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Without Fail â€" Phone 74578 lQ MAIN 81 W“ | MHAMILTON DRY CLEANERS daughter, and in order to escape MMtde‘M.hculle their roof and dropped his precious gift down the chimney. Instead of landing on the hearth, however the purse fell right into a stocking {-smmmwwm.dh next morning it was discovered there! When other people heard of the strange happening they too hung up their stockings, and soon all over the land it became the custom on Christmas Eve to hang up one‘s atocking for 8t. Nicholas to fill.