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VOL. LXIVâ€"No. 10â€"12 PAGES. ALL RECORDS | ARE BROKEN ~(nmmls NOW BEING EQUIPPED School bells were ringing on "Tuesday morning for all the little tads and larger kids in Grimsby and the district. Constable George uk. ind heackss L position atop Palmer‘s Hill to greet | all his old friends â€"of other school | terms and all the new ones. | Principal Kenneth Griffith of the Public School reports that all reâ€" cords for enrolmentâ€"in the Grimsby i school have been broken. ‘This mumma-muu‘ registered than in September of | â€" "Owing to the increased fre harâ€" ~KÂ¥s through %‘7 weatherâ€"no rain of any ; has fallen in this area for the last several weeksâ€"Alfred LePage, loâ€" nlmdd.unl-dnm to all residents against burning any grass or refuse. "The danger from fire is now All Time High Of 385â€"20 hmmm School Will Not Be Comâ€" Dear old Golden Rule ‘Taught to the tune of a hickory You were my girl in calico last year and the grand total of :u-nmfldhofl" Broken down the kiddies are disâ€" (Continued on Page 5) FIRE CHIEF LEPAGE ISSUES A WARNING You wrote on my slate, I love ‘When we were a couple of kids dry spell has ended. Short (Continues on Page 5) After lying in storage for sevâ€" eral weeks since its purchase by the Joint Fire and Light Commit« u.ofdfl.*!l‘l‘mA._‘_o“-" wige MBE ues e en sent to Hamilton on Wednesday morning to be equipped as the new mmmmmnw by the Vanâ€"Wilson Co. The truck is supposed to be ready for service within 30 days. Burning Grass And Other| Refuse As They Are Creatâ€"| ing Fire Hazard. I Until The Grimsby Independe SERVICE WITH A SMILE barefoot Next Jof the Norfolk Broads of Iâ€"ngland‘s ecast Const, as UnE MUBM® *°~~/ p j suppose. No, the tranquil scene pictured above was photoâ€"| an im '2‘;;& "ruphed by Robort Alldrick from the sandstrip at the foot of | "" j o t;, ;\ Maple Avenue, Grimsby, where Lakeside Cabins are located | Even ¢ r| In the middle foreground Hands‘ fishing boats ride at | roll up on th â€"‘anchor, and beyond them, over the reeds, are seen the roofy calm retreat. LARKIN FARMS AT QUEENSTON HAVE 125 ACRES OF PEACHES BIG SCALE FARMING ARTIE CLARK GIVEN _: A FINE PROMOTION nybglaflm(lh- Old Peach Kings Will Be Canorvizar (f Large Onâ€" manager for The National Brewerâ€" mu-m.wulmr- day, the appointment of Arthur G. Clark as supervisor of the eastern Ontario district which is Doundelt by Pembroke, Oshawas, Cornwall and Ottawn. Mr. Clark who joined wn.ue-lmu-nuu 1937, succeeds Frank Quinn, who (Continued on Page 5) Mr. W. F. Stewart, Ontario sales MORE THAN A NEWSPAPERâ€"A COMMUNITY SERVICE ‘This "sweet retired solitude" is not a secluded corner of Maple Avenue hous Norfolk Broads of England‘s east coast, as one mizht'lm“"":,-,, wild duck: o & e, No, the tranquil scene pictured above was PhOtOâ€"| )o ;mprompty supper which is 4 Produces Yearly Between 25| And 30 Thousand Baskets | Besides Some 150 To 200| way between historic Queenston| _ 10 SaVve LM udoldmuln-enw.hl n r-mwuuwnummi ‘The burned a dty.“OldMM"h(htmuflnhlf mmwmmummwfm Larkin Farm is now nmm‘munmn ‘mmm.wudbylluryll..flnnm umum-u.mnum‘umm-“ mmmonnnnym-oumamu-wwtfl! M!ohndl'-“""""""“" ther, the late John D. Larkin. _ _| ‘The child, y Division _ of â€" property _ among | and Mré. Harr) mhudmunnymdnmu-,lnthm mtnklaflnflhgm?lmuolmllnl‘l Commission and other mum!n.'.m-owfl n.nnane-,amm.mmr-,munl-« ryllhtflhnrflnonlllfltb-mlm.llu es interest in the land. mtbl-rvleod with arrival recently of 10 head of pure|off the stove, bred Guernseys from Stirling, some hundred mumuylmh.mhfinfl'wm'fl "Old Hndowflucrflf‘m"“‘!"“"“"““ increased to 21. Fleven young catâ€"| While there te arrived in April from Locust a moment to Grove Farms, New Jersey. | saw amoke rf CC base is uomr o y To Pn oo C B2 v.; .w_...,.m barn, which,, trees that surpOUMUU! ° 10 ol nc n es v vane | _ (Gontinued on Pag of A m gus cattle, entirely %mm :‘l:l & wr‘:.' (-_U::nâ€":l fully equ) lntest inâ€" stailationd, s ‘::lumwwd- !:llu \m SID'I Nam Paton, rdsman, thirtyâ€"seven years of service with m w “ lurkm Farma. ‘ agmcuomate (Continued on Page 5) | Village .l."w‘An-I‘J [1 90014 200000000000 dnc . Ariiiiald Ri _ l tb odt t dn mmacicree e e m _ Homes And Cabins Filled “m To Overflowing â€"â€" Hea! m w_ .........-!« Traffie Aul‘e‘:f Free, t Tons For The Processorsâ€"| Have Their Own Farm| Fronting Niagara Parkway, half Kickmeier And Son Handle A Total Of 20,698 Packages On Labor Day, Principally VJRVJ NHALILNHLYZ __ _( _ meaffic Act \_Traffie Accident FOR FRUIT SHIPPING| .,,, ... 1iz mc GRIMSBY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, sEPTEMBER oth, 1948. d, with various vane (Continued on page 5) erneny. n Oole ATMAAIL OO ue se 21, Fleven young catâ€"| While there she was talking for n April from Locust a moment to a nelghbor, when ahe , New Jersey, | anw -et-ndnlonrmpuh eattle barn, filfl.,lnannM&oAMl rs ago, housed a herd mmsmuumm Angus cattle, is being | _ (Continugd on Page 5) B .. o o drcr wth hams, ~Nbhrm 4p4 is existed for There were far too many people looking Aor aleeping accommod» eipts at this,| ation, and all tourist resorts, o ing season, 16 port that they were dlled to cap» , Peaches, of | acity on Saturday and Sunday eve list of frult ning. Mra, Rdward Hand told The .muwuuuwm §4° 00. * The wild ducks in the foreground aree being treated to an impromptu mpfir to induce them to posse for the occasion. The time is late afternoon in August. Even on stormy days when the wavees of Lake Ontario roll up on the beach, here, behind the saandstrip, is always a SURVEY SHOWS THAT BETTER DENTAL SERVICE IS NEEDED UP TO MUNICIPALITY LITTLE BABY_BURNED To DEATH N CRIB ‘The burned and charred body of | ‘”M.m(ynroldl(mlelh Austin was found in the crib in muhmu-mm.mmnn. a flash fire that raced through the three room dwelling on the M. 8. Nelles property last Friday afterâ€" noon. J ‘The child; youngest son of Mr. and Mra. Harry Austin, was asleep .m‘”m.nhhmrdfl mmn‘ummlnmomnf | Oe frame bullding. The mother Imwlgwddllmhml the jron, as the building is not l-rvleod with electricity. Turning off the stove, Mra. Auun_vlw 220 0. cmd Abicnnt tm some hundred yards to Baker‘s Side Road, where the milkman leaves the daily supply of millk. . U SSnaco s TOURISTS SLEPT M __ THEIR CARS ON ROADS \ muu‘uwmmu ‘MMW Police here ‘m“u..mmmmu only two very minor . accidents were Investigated in their sone ‘Muuo,nmmlvlnlm cmwm'mm (Continued on Page 5) mnue houses. Grimsby Mountainn fills in the backâ€" At That Time It Was Shown That Demntal Service Could Be Underrtaken Throughout The Comnty At A Cost of (By Dr. D. V. Currey, M.0.M., Lincoim Health Unit) A recent ssurvey of our staff has shown that dental defects among schoo} pupiiis are much more comâ€" mon in the rural areas than in urâ€" han oner, ‘The difference seems to be due to the fact that dental serâ€" vices have been provided in the latter schowls for some years,. This survey indieates that very many »chool children are suffering from dental caries which would have been prevented had proper servic» es been available in the schools. As the cost of school dental serâ€" vices is the responsibility of the municipality, last spring we wrote the clerk of each municipality in the Unit areA asking that this matter be considered .’ eouneil. We fee} that if the municipality was interested one of our medical ;:-fl";uld discusas this â€" matter with them. At that time it was felt $1 Per Pupil. the apartment occupled bytoms and Mras. Thompson, who ere away from home at the time. The Arst alarm was given byos Mrs, Norman Smith, occupant «f | the other Anished apartinent in the building, who upon amelling amoke Mrongly gathered her baby to hor arms and taking ber little girl by the hand descended to the atreet where she found Chisf of Police W. W. Turner standing in front of the fire hall Chigf ‘Turner rushâ€" «4 up the stairs of the building and Fireman Jack Alles turned in Midnight Blaze Threatens Thompson Block (ConJoued on Page 5) ry | DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT USE OF DRY ICE TO MAKE RAIN NOT FEASIBLE IN FRUIT BELT «wune tsmms ces es tm Sm tm Bm hn mm ts rience Gained 1 Northâ€" PASSES SUDDENLY ON !‘::;mr:’n An:‘sbv?:'; 0 c tur 13 Wi_ Mars Harm R. S. M. George Watkins Was | ‘Than D .(hlklh{ll-t‘lbw' nipeg Af t e r Visiting| The opin Friends In This Distriet. _ | make rain keaartbn | fruit belt t The many friends in Grimsby of |jce on cloi R.I.I.Ooornmdlnwntiulhw mm‘oehdonlofllly'mbs afternoon and Tuesday to hear of | Ontario M! the sudden death on Labor Day|a letter t« morning of Mr. Watkins. North Grir mlrltlnthlll_qnofhll‘__pll:-l ‘The min | 4 20 dn es us mm n ing came when exâ€"Mayor Edric 8. Johnson received a telegram from Mrs. Watkins, at Capreo!, stating that he had passed away that morâ€" ) c dh ce reie, t ce it 9t .n.nmmumulun-‘ ited of the C. N. R. linca. + | m.mimwnuundm guests at The Village Inn the past three weeks while visiting with old friends in Grimsby and the disâ€" trict. They had left Grimsby on Sunday evening and Toronto a lit« tlohwlnthemmw their home in Winnipeg. To date }tmu.umm (Continued on Page 5) CHERRY CROP SHOWED 47 PER CENT INCREASE Rasoberries Up 10 Per Cent Over 1947 â€" Pears_Will August estimates for the West»| ern Ontario apple crop are mu:‘ batrels. the Ontario Devartment of | Agriculture reports, This . repreâ€" | werts an increase of 2.3 por efll(’ qver 1847 but is slightly below the Julv estimates. The reduction was . nttributed to hail damage to some N crch @ is in Lambton and Middle» ; wex countienâ€"and D.D-M.T Cistrict. Dry weather affected ‘t' | of someâ€"areas. . , | The total crop of all varieties of | peairs is estimated at 282,030 bushâ€"| e!a or a decrease of 26 per cent mlhlfl‘llcnnol“ln the Ningara district, development is somewhat retarded due to lack of moisture. (Continued on Page 5) HUMANE SOCIETY WILL MOLD TAG DAY SEPT. 11 Work On Constructine New | Animal Shelte:> Will Com:| The work of the Lincoln County Humane Society was reviewed at a well attentied meeting of the execâ€" utive held on Wednesday night in the Municipal Building, 8t. Cathâ€" arines. Col. Willlam Nellson was in the chair . Plans for the extension of the Animal Shelter now in the hands of the architect together with specifications, will be ready for the "go ahead" signal at the Oc« tober meeting. Per Cent. Plans for the Society‘s annual tag day, to be held on Saturday, Bept, 11, were outlined. Repreâ€" sentatives:of the 8t. Catharines Kennel Club were present and diaâ€" the Are alarm at 12.25, Mr. and Mre. Thompson had left the build« ing for their home in Smithville nome tink previously. The bedroom floor, the celling in the office and sidewall were fairly badly burned, while the apartment and the Peach Bar downstairs were damaged consid» erably by water and the heavy pall of amoke which came from the blaszo. We understand that the building is fully covered by insurâ€" ANCA, Hold Point Dog Show. Chiof LePage never used the big pose but hmgmum under if | itrol with amall hose off M\M_»pg-\p. Nelwon, th was parked in front Mm'no Ipendent offlce, Provinâ€" © Cuable |w h Was quicklytifed and gave chase xxm-hf & highway in the (Continued on Page 5) mmunnemenmmnmmmmmmmpammememeeeee 0000000000 Fireman Ken . ! "I feel this is a very dangerous | experiment and in any case it u(mldnn(ohrdmlwu- ‘uwn.nvrnn-oflluflol‘l“' .._mlmofphmmulndlnl (ent |closed cabin plane capable of going Wiyy| up 15.000 feet in the air. ag|, "I might say that your telegram ‘huhoummhupdlmumon wil 6 : The opinion that any attempt to ‘uko rain fall over the Niagara | fruit belt through drapping of dry |iee on clouds would be a "very dangerous experiment" was °xâ€" IM by Hon. T. I» Kennedy, | Ontario Minister of Agriculture. in \a letter to\ Malcoim 8. Nelles, | North Grimsby Township reeve. nice rain, another time they seâ€" ~auite «~heavy ~bail~ storm. and still another time no rain matâ€" erialized. « ‘The minister was replying to a mpu.dmltfmmllr.xol- “..m“mtllemmlol Agriculture undertake such an exâ€" Tnvumants af trai trees now feared of fruit trees now feared to be dvin@ as a result of long continued drought. In part, the minister‘a letter read: "We did this in Northern Ontario through Mr. K. G. Pettit, National Research Council, Divisâ€" ion of Mechanical Engineering. Otâ€" tawa. In one instance, they got a CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP AT THE ROXY THEATRE Purchased By C. H. D. Than Drought. That Hail Comes As Well As Rainâ€"Hail In This Disâ€" trict Would Do More Harm _ Mr. Main has had a long and | varied conpection with the mov» , Ing picture industry and in pur» \chasing the local theatre does so |fltltloldun(.!vln;0fln~n | iine a show house as it was at the time that the late Beasie K. Moore sold it. H. C. Deacon Main, of Toronto, i» the new owner of the Roxy Theatre, which he purchased last woek. patrol car, When opposite the reâ€" aidences of Passer and Peake, just this side of the Park Road, the sedan left the highway and craah« ed into a big eim tree, bounced off, went through a wire fence and erashed a second big tree. The car is a total loss. The culprit tried to escape but Constable Hope was on his tail and amartly overcame him Me was brought back to town and treated by Dr. A. F. Molntyre for outa and bruises before being lock ed in the cella This same young fellow (hame not obtainable at press time) was found by Asst, â€" Chisf Lawson standing oa the stairway, leadâ€" Ing to the apartments, shouting hia head off, when he arrived at the Are, Me ordered him from the bublding. A As we go td presm (40 minutes oft the deadline) we understand that Chisf LePage is asking the Ontario Fire Marshail‘s depart» ment for an investigation. (Continued on pag» 5) (Continued on page 8)