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LIONS CLUB _ FINISHES r BUSINESS FOR YEAR PEOPLE MUST BF SATISEED So Thinks Councillor Bartlett As No Township Ratepayâ€" ers Air Complaints At Council . Session â€" Supt. Henderson Makes Im On Condition Of Fire « rants â€"More New Waterâ€" mains Will Be Laid At The North Grimaby ‘Township Counâ€" cil met on Saturday afternoon with Councilior William Mitchell absent from his regular place at the Counâ€" cil table. No issues of any great importâ€" ance were brought before Council, and for the most part, routine matters were dispensed with brief discussion. A series of bylaws were read a first and second time and VOL. LXIIIâ€"No. 50â€"12 PAGES. duly passed. It was Councilior Sam Bartiectt who asked the quesâ€" tion "Has anyone any complaints to bring forth?" When negative nods answered his question, Counâ€" cillor Bartlett, said that it was apâ€" parent that the people , must be haney ar contented with matters happy or contenied of Township interest CAN PRODUCE PEACHES SUCCESSFULLY IN SOD By way of creating INTOTORL, / letter read by Clerk Gordon Met (Continued on Page 5) What Is Needed Most In This Area Is A Permanent Soil were attending the annual field day and picnic of the Lincoln County Federation of Agriculture, held at the Vineland Experimental Farm. "What is needed most in this fruit growing area is a permanent sol Amproement Pn 5or, motnâ€" growers change their present methâ€" «ds of cultivation, there may come Newly Elected Officers Inâ€" stalled By District Deputy year saw the new officers and dirâ€" ectors installed to office by Deâ€" Immediate Past President Aubâ€" rey Crich, who has served as Presâ€" ident of the Club for two succesâ€" sive terms, had this to say about the progress of the Club. Town Directory 7M7 < Vmi ‘ u m‘ Improvement Plan. Club Has Made Fine 12th EDITION OF BOOK HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED The 12th edition of the Grimsby Town Directory to be published by The Grimsby Independent, has just been completed, and over the weekend was placed in the Post Office for distribution to the general public. In the Directory will be found an alphabetical listing of all the residents of Grimeby, followed by a street directory in which the occupants of each buildâ€" ing are listed. These listings are as accurate as it has been pessible to make them. Any resident of the town who did not receive a copy of the Mérectory through the Post Office can secure a copy by applying at t‘he business office of The Independent, We must extend our thanks to the advertisers who made this publication Poulble. Their use of space in this Directory is but a further indication of their willingness to serve you, and they are worthy as partâ€" ners in the community life of Grimsby, of your support. (Continued on Page 11) (Continued on Page 5) of creating interest, a , for unless The Grimsby Independent Iam Robert Henderson, assistantâ€"manager of the Grimsby h of The Canadian Bank of Commerce, and very popular with the bank‘s clientele and the public at large. He was born on the shores of Georgian Pay, at Collingwood, but when a young child moved to Owen Sound with his family where he was raised and educated. After leaying school he entered the service of the bank and has been stationed at ‘Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa, and at various points in Western Ontario, including Seaforth, where he was connected with the Seaforth Athletic Association for five years in the capacity of treasurer. He has always been keenly interested in sports, E;ficularly hockey and softball. He is a member of Grimsby ions Club and has been appointed treasurer of that organâ€" ization for the coming g.u He is married and has two childâ€" |ren, a boy and a girlâ€"Photo by Robert Alldrick. 'm'm year," he said, "with a great deal of thinning being reâ€" quired in some varieties." | ‘The overâ€"all picture in the sweet cherry crop indicates a generally E. F. PALMER PREDICTS _| â€" A FULL PEACH CROP STONEY CREEK EXCHANGE WILL PROVIDE FOR DIAL SER.VICE A Great Deal Of Thinning Beâ€" ing Required In Some Varâ€" A full crop of peaches of all varieties throughout the entire Niâ€" .m’ulnnhmpndkuhn Mbym.n'.rnmr.dlnc- tor of the Vineland Experimental some growers will have a fair crop â€"__ (Continued on page 5) NE ONLY CHARCES EIGHTâ€"ANDâ€"Aâ€"HALF PER CENT "Prospects are for a full crop of MORE THAN A NEWSPAPERâ€"A COMMUNITY SERVICE weet Cherry Crop ] ‘The new telephone exchange now under construction at Stoney Creek 'wmbfiummum of!thmalant 'Bou.neodlnltoll. T. Stewart, |loll‘l'elopbommnrtor0m Expected That Building Will Be Ready By Fallâ€"Winona Territory Will Be Divided As soon as building operations are completed, Northern Electric crews will commence the installatâ€" lon of complicated dial switching apparatus, which will connect all calls automatically as dialled by the caller. Prior to the actual conâ€" version to dial operation, Bell Telâ€" ephone installers will install dial telephones in subscribers‘ homes and offices, Also, cable and wire crews will make widespread rearâ€" rangements to the cable and wire network 4n the district. These operations will all be coâ€" ordinated so that actual conversion next spring can bg carried through as quickly as possible. Sufficient dial sawitching apparatus will be initially installed in the new exâ€" The new exchange now under eonstruction at Stond service to that community, nccondlnghto a Bell 'l‘elofihom € an architect‘s perlflsetive of the exe mx as it will appea Prack and Prack, Hamilton architects, the exchange is be Yates Construction Company, of Hamilton. â€"No Toll Charge To Winâ€" ona But 10 Cent Toll To Stoney Creek. CGRIMSBY, ONTariq, THURSDAY, JUNE 17th, SOME DAY, MAYBE, A BIG BUILDINC WILL BE BUILT Building Permits Issued For A Total Of $35,666 FRUIT _: BY AlR \81 VISITS MADE IN _ | | GRIMSBY BY THE V.0.1.. A Total Of 489 Visits Made In The County During May â€"A Third Car In Use. May has been a very bus month with 4890 visits to 159 ptients which is 33 more visits than in April and 10 more patients. Visits to patients with ing term illness has been steadily inreasing with 108 visits in May as ompared with 86 in April. ‘Thesepatients are usually people in the oder age group, who require nursiry care, but are much happler in thir own environment. This age grop is one of our major health probims, and we hope we will be able toassist | these patients in the County 0 the | best of our ability. 2290 wsits to| obstetrical pts., 43 to caner pts. | 33 to medical and surgicalpts., 12| to pts., on discharge from hapital, 1 th. visit and 6 night calls. _‘I Fees collected include 183paid visits, 4 part pay making a ttal of $212.00. 4 Visits made in the varios parts of the County are as follo:~ Grantham ccvevrememe me MR DONALD MOGG WINS LIONS CLUB MEDA exâ€"Reeve H. G. Mogg, superintendâ€"both of ofl'm*' ent of assessments for the County hecdarmemragiee of Wentworth, has been awarded the Grimaby Lions Ciub meaa! for . GRIMSBY 1947â€"48 for being the most popula ce boy with both teachers and «0W | Week ending a pupiis at the Grimaby High 8©9 | June 14th, 1948 The medal winner has been (*** Hi ident of his high @choo! Closs| Mighest tempernt throughout the last year «* Ni# Lowest tempeorat choice for this distinctionby the | Precipitation local service club is a popAr one.| ‘Top soll moist, Ningara Niagaraâ€"onâ€"theâ€"Lake Port Dalhousie ... Grimaby â€"â€" North Grimsby . Donald Gladstone Mogg, 8s0n O‘ Anne Terry and Don (Continued on page 5) 21 81 138 bein Publishers Of The Independ: ent Purchase Last Good Business Block Site On Main Street, On Aitchison Surveyâ€"Has 80 Foot Fronâ€" tage And Depth Of 160 Practically the last good busi« ness block location on Main street WY It is the hope of the purchasers that in the not too distant future they will be able to erect a new and modern structure on this proâ€" perty to house ‘The Independent business and editorial offices and the ever growing printing plant. Just how soon this new building will be erected will depend upon The Village Banker and the mortâ€" gage compmnies, BEAMSVILLE LADY IS THE WINNER OF $250 Many People Have Missed Out On Beam Theatre Prize In Mrsa. Jean Corcoran, of Ontario Street, Beamasville, is $250 richer today, following Phil‘s Fotoâ€"Nite ceremonies at the Beam Theatre on Thursday night last. ‘The lucky lady, who is a bognie Inssie from the Lond ‘O The Heaâ€" ther, is day time chef at Al Miller‘s Radial Diner, and although she was | not at.the theatre on Thursday night, she had attended on Wedâ€" nesday night, and signed the necesâ€" sary attendance card. It‘s been quite some time since genial Ralph Humphreys could make the offer, with many names of people from the entire district being called in past weeks, but alâ€" ways they were absent. Mrs. Corcoran‘s number was called after the winners of the Amateur Nite, two nimble little dancers from Hamilton, Miss Dorâ€" othy Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom ‘Walker, formerly of Grimsby,«and Miss Dorothy Hevens, also of Hamiiton, had walked away with first prize. r Others competing included Miss y Creek will bring dial telephont ompany announcement. Above is r when completed. Designed b{ ing constructed by the W. H. Week ending at 8 a.m., Monday, June 14th, 1948 Highest temperature 186 Lowest temperature . 10.5 Precipitation 0.97 inches GRIMSBY WEATHER By â€"At There Were 191 Live Births |â€"â€" And 43 Deaths During May, ‘_ Seven Of Them Babies Undâ€" New Homes ing Lot: It was decided at Town Council meeting on Friday night that a complete adjustment would be immediately made regarding the percentages to be paid on the Local Improveâ€" ment plan by the property owners and the corporation for all future eomt‘l’cfion of sidewalks, sewers and watermains. For some time the council has been in a quandary over For some time the council has been in a quandary over the asse&sment ‘for construction work that Engineer Ure made for the work done on the Aitchison Survey. This asâ€" sessment varied from 80 to 85 per cent against the property owner and 15 to 20 Err cent as the town‘s share. Last week Mayor Bull, Councillor Lewis, Clerk Bourne and Earl J. Marsh consulted with the Municipal Board in Toronto and Councillor Lewis reported to council as follows : COUNTY HEALTH UNIT HAD A BUSY MONTH VITAL STATI.FICS The population of the Unit area is given as 70,356, During the month there were 37 marriages reâ€" ported. There wore 191 live births and 43 deaths, 7 of which were baâ€" bies under one year of age. ‘The chief causes of death were: heart disease 14; cancer 8; pneumonia 6; all other causes 15. . There were 4 clinics at the 8t. Catharines General Hospital, with a total of 56 examinations. At the beginning of the month our registâ€" er showed 577 cases of tuberculosâ€" is, 6 new cases were reported and 8 cases moved in. ‘There was 1 denth, 3 cases moved out, m‘::r followâ€"up not necessary 3, so it the total number of cases on the register at the end of April was 878. Child Health P ‘There were 20 clinics held durâ€" ing the month with a total attendâ€" nnce of 900; registrationa 177; reâ€" turn visite 723. (Continued on page 4) GROWERS ARE URGED TO ORDER BASKETS Now That A Bumper Peach Crop Is Assured There Is No Further Need For Proâ€" crastination. A general survey of the district would appear to substantiate the fact that the peach crop is going to be good. This is indeed good survived the inclement . weather conditions of early spring. § ne Just how cautious growers have been about ordering baskets for the 19048 fruit crop is learned from uificials of the various companies of the area, who report that growâ€" ers have been holding off until (Continued on Page 5) er One Year. Official Results Homes Already Under Construction On Buildâ€" inhl.ou Sold By The Town In Fairview Section â€"More New Houses On Aitchison Surveyâ€" Council Will Set Permanent Percentages For Construction Work Under Local Improvement Actâ€"Adjustments Will Be Made In Aitchison Survey Assessmentsâ€"What Is The Difference Between Garbage And Refuse. Official results of the June 7 election in Linâ€" coln County have been tabulated by Deputy Returning Officer A. C. Wooton. They show that Charles Daley, successful Proâ€" gonlvo Conservative candidate, received 13,821 votes. Ir, C. Peter MacLean, running on the C.C.F. ticket, reâ€" ceived 10,529, with Frank Flynn, the Liberal standard benrer, receiving 8,861. Howard Prentice, first Social Credit candidate ever to try the polls in Lincoln, reâ€" ceived 458 votes. A breakdown of the votes for the city of St. Catharines and the rest of Lincoln County shows city results as follows: Daley, 6,764; MacLean, 6,111 ; l"li'nn 8,071, For the county results were: Daley, 7,057; Macâ€" Lean, 4 418; Flynn, 4,890. Prentice received 458 votes between the two sections. } Thus Daley‘s majority over His majority over Flynn was 5,460. DALEY‘S MAJORITY OVER McLEAN IS 3,292 $2.50 Per Year, $3.00 In U.S.A., 5c Per Copy CLINICS _ "Council proceeded in the wrong way in the first place on the work done on the Aitchison Survey, With fully signed petitions before them they should have proceeded under the petitions and set our own rates of percenfage and therefore . no ratification would be needed from the _Municipal Board. A bylaw must now be passed nullifying the bylaws passed under which this construction work was done. A new assessment will have to be maJe and a new Court of Revision held and Council can set the perâ€" centages to be asseased agninst the property owner and the town. My impression is that watermains are tot to be constructed entiiely by the town but should also come under _ the Act." Bonhamâ€"*‘When we set these new and lower percentages they must be the pattern for all future work of this type in the town. We must give the question of the divâ€" Ision of costs very serious considâ€" Strawberries Will Bring 13 Cents A Quart, A Half Cent Council will meet as a commitâ€" tee of the whole on Friday evenâ€" A price of 18 centa a quart for No. 1 strawberries was agreed upon by jam manufacturers and growers at a meeting held in Hamâ€" ilton on Thursday last, undor the chairmanship of G. Frank Perkin, of the Farm Products Marketing Board. The price is a haifâ€"cent inâ€" crease over last year. In negotiations which were exâ€" tended and difficult, both sides presented their cases, emphasizing that costs were going up. Faced with higher costs on every hand and increasing consumer resistance against higher prices for jams and canned . berries, the processors wanted to keep the price as low as that of last year, 17% cents. The growers pointed out that their costs had also risen anif foit that they would require a substanâ€" tial increase in the price of berâ€" ries for this year. They were supâ€" Increase Over Last Year. AGREE UPON PRICES (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 5) MacLean is Local _ Improvement 3 202