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VOL. LXIVâ€"No. 24â€"28 PAGES. CHIEF OF POLICE APPROVES _ | PARKING METERS IN TOWN Council Ask Company To Surâ€" mmnuc-auu-/u Submit Report â€" Precauâ€" tionary Signs To Motorists To Be Placed Adjacent To Schoolsâ€"Parking On Only cil on Friday night last was a very amiable one. Outside of the razooâ€" ing that Councilior Bonham gave ‘The Independent for "incorrect reâ€" ports of council proceedings, parti« cularly as regards the new fire truck," everything was very tranâ€" quil and a.lot of year end business was cleaned up. Councilior Constable brought the question of parking meters for Grimsby to the fore, when he proâ€" duced a letter from the E. T. Norâ€" ton Co., of Brantford, outlining a pmpnlformlrlnmnhn.‘l'ho company would enter into either a six months or 12 months agreeâ€" ment with the town for the instalâ€" lation of the machines. If the Mmmunonunm company would receive 50 per cent of the take and the town 50 per cent. If for six months the comâ€" pany would get 75 per cent of the proceeds and the town 25 per cent. In either case if the metess did not prove sitisfactory the «company would remove them, repair side walks, etc.. at no cost to the town Chief of Police Wm. James highâ€" Ivy recommended the parking metâ€" er system, ‘particularly for Main street. He outlined several towns of similar size to Grimsby where they have worked out very satisâ€" | factorily from a traffic standpoint . of motorists who wished to park : for a brief time and then be on | their way. In fact the meter elimâ€" inated the map who wanted to park all day, or:in other ‘words he found a parking space off the main travelled thorofares. A motion was passed requesting the Norton Co. to make a survey of Grimsby trafâ€" fic conditions and submit their reâ€" commendations to council. Mayor Bull and council expressâ€" ed regret of the iliness of King George, and also expressed symâ€" pathy to Councilior Scott upon the recent bereavement of his mother. Frank Anderson of the Lions Club appeared before council with a‘ recuest that warning sign» be placed at the east and west ends of the town. He stated that tourâ€" ists, in particular, not knowing a town was shead travelled at the One Side Of Elizabeth St. From Now On. rate of 50 and 60 miles an hour. Council on motion decided to erect these warning signs, although Councillior Bonham stated that there were already three signs in front of his house. Precautionary signs will also be erected adjacent to the schools. Upon motion of council Mayor Bull was given authority to proâ€" claim* Monday, December 27th, Boxing Day, a public holiday. _ An amendment was made to the traffic bylaw whereby all parking of vehicles on Flizabeth street beâ€" tween Main and Adelside be proâ€" hibited. With cars and trucks parkâ€" -donhothddnofual--tnnu has been impossible for a car to wiggle through between them. This street in a connecting link between No. 8 and the Queen Elizabeth. Councilior Bonham reported that two street lights were badly needed on Kingsway Boulevard and Melâ€" rose avenue. They will be erected A. P. Henley was granted a building permit for 25 Flizabeth street and C. P. Coxall for 74 1Avâ€" ingston avenue. Counciiior Bonham a g a | n brought up the question of achool children and the hazards of them running across the streets on 1ivâ€" ingston and Main. Chief James stated that a camâ€" paign was already under way to educate the children and ellminate the present dangerous sltuation. Chief James also requested that all bieycles in Grimsaby be registâ€" ered in order to help the police in tracing lost and stolen bikes. He also requested that very badly needed repaire to the police cells be made. Councilior Braid will take up the matter of arranging proper workâ€" ing ahifts for the three men on the police force, _ Relief accounts for NMovember totalled $62. General voucher accounts for:;.'_.'mmq.,.m]w 32417 were ordered paid. | stores will close at 6 o‘clock. Joint Pire Committee accounts _ aj liquor stores and beverage for §6A were ordered passed. [mwmmm Tenders for correcting the "misâ€" be closed Christmas day, BReverage Inid" Melrose avenue sewer will be rooms will be open New Your‘s day (Continued on Page 22) _ | but the Mquor stores will be closed. meeting of Town ‘own Counâ€" was a very More Than A Newspaperâ€" of Commerce, was born in Saint John, N.B., anistarted his banking career in that city on December 15th, 195, He sub sequently served in Fredericton, N.B., Dartmoth and Haliâ€" fax, N.S., New York city, Walkerville, Hamiltn and now Grimsby, his first managerial position. He is a mmber of the Grimsby Lions Club. Married and has one son. He is one of the most popular bank managers that Grimsbyhas ever had, even if he does charge you 17 per cent. NIAGARA DISTRICT MAN WILL HEAD LIONS INTERNATIONA Ask That Two Hour Time Vimit Be Enacted â€"Some Claimed To Have Been Held Up 40 Hours. Pesolved: "That a delivery time limit of twoâ€"hours from the time ucheduled for delivery of tomatoes be set on the arrival at the unloadâ€" ing point and that truck and labour conts over this given period be paid for by the company." This was the outcome . last Thursday of a charge by growern represented at the ffth annual eonvention of the Ontario Vege« table Growers and Marketing Board that many of ther& had been kept waiting as long A#/ B0 and 40 raws . _ ET100 s P Em eron > ;r- outalde cannerie® du: 6 ring the Arthur Fulton, secretary of the board said that during these wait ing pericds, the growers had had to pay labour and tricking costs, (Continued on Page 22) LIQUOR SALE HOURS _ CUT FOR CHRISTMAS‘ The public‘s iquer aupply will be out off at 6 pm. on December 24, the Liquor Licence Board of Onâ€" umunm’. All cocktail bars, taverns, pubâ€" lie houses and clubs will close their doors at this time, it has been ruled . COn New Year‘s Â¥ve, however, they will be permitted to remain open until ummmh-:g in municipalities such as and Ht. Catharines which are having munleipal elections the next day. In these localities they will close at 6 pm. On both days the lquor stores will close at 6 o‘clock. DELAY AT FACTORIES > Crin cmdent ; ino Thrrr 9@\2}%@%1%' OM%EJIZV er vice __ -“’_'j' John W. Holder, local manager of the Cmadian Bank Walter C. Fisher Of Queenâ€" ston Is Now First Viceâ€" PresidentAnd Steps Up To Leadership Next Year â€" Will Be Secorl Canadian To Be So Honord. Fiftsen years go Walter Carl Fisher, then a yang Queenston, Ont., fruit grower, accepted the wuggestion of a fw friends that he join the St. Ctharines L4ons Club Next July at Nw York, Fisher will be elected Prsident of Lions International, chic of what is said to be the world‘ largest service club organizationwith 7,000 branâ€" ches in 24 countric and a growing membership of 36,000, 15,000 ‘of whom are in Canda. Fisher will be th second Canâ€" adian to hold the 1p office. First was HMarry A. Nwman, ‘Toronto Iawyer, presidentin 1924, seven years | after 140# International was organized. Fisher is already getting taste of the work involved. Now eraged President of the8t. Catharines club in 1941, Fistr was hext deâ€" puty district goveror, and in 1046, he was elected thirdiceâ€"president of TAons InternationalHis present office is that of first viceresident. on a U. 8. speaking tour, heex. wpects his term of office next s will involve 150,000 miles of trai including an overseas trip. organization which owns and operâ€" ates a 100â€"ncre fruit farm, below the shadow of General Bir Isamc Brock‘s monument . at historic Queenston, bordering the Niagara River. Kighty acres of the farm is in peaches, one of the largest (Continued on Page 22) || In business life, Fisher, now 42 in secretaryâ€"treasurer of C. HMo is secretaryâ€"treasurer of C. Mo, * ward Fisher and Sons, a fami}; m ard Pisher and Sons, a t«m#: AYDRO QUOTA UPPED: Week ending at 8 a.m., Momy, Dec. 13th, 1048 Mighest temperature 40.A Lowest temperature 25.5 Precipitation .011 imes GRIMSBY WEATHER GRIMSBY ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16th, 1948. DEATH CALLS OLD SOLDIFR of _ the Forces da of February 26th, 1936) About 51 years ago there was born in Grimsby, a son, the second one, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Nelâ€" son J. Teeter, who resided on the east side of Main street west, opâ€" posite the present United Church, (then St. John‘s Presbyterian). ‘This son was named Owen and he grew up to be quite a chunk of a lad. One of those devilâ€"mayâ€"care sing a little, dance a little, whistle a little and talk incessantly, hence the soubricuet of "Gabby", which early attached itself to him. decided that the effete cast was too crowded for his style and he hied himself away to the "Last Great West" to build railroads and grow up with: the country. He was gone for five years and seldom wrote a letter home, but one cold day in November he turned up at | ome. Me stayed home for a few months and then got itchy feet again and away he went. This was in 1905 and he was only heard from occasonally until 1913 when «ll communications ceased. In the spring of 1920â€"seven long years had flownâ€"Mra. Edwin Adkins, a sister, received a letter from a nurse in the soldiers hosâ€" pital at New Westminster, B.C., asking if she had a brother by the name of Teeter, as a man of that name was under her care, that he sent no letters and received none and was very vague as to whom his relatives were or where he came from. Mrsa. Adkins immediately ansâ€" wered this letter, but strange to relate, never recelved a reply or heard anything more from the nurse or from any other source. Mrs. Adkins was greatly worried as was the father, who then was closely crowding the four score year mark. As no answer came to their letâ€" ters, Mr. ‘Teoter appealed to The Independent, to help track down the mystery, and ase if the Teeter referred to by the nurse was his long lost son Lieut. J. A. M. IA4vingston, then Business Manager of this paper, and a war veteran himself, took the case up and after many months of correapondence and delving into militie records, the militia departâ€" ment finally agreed to have the man removed from the hospital at Kequimalt, B.C., to Westminster | Geoffrey G. Bourne, secretary of :bmmhy Mydro Commiusiton, inâ€" # ‘The Independent that the ‘meal commiasion has been notified by the Ontario Hydro Power Comâ€" mission, that no extra lighting in mercantile establishments will be allowed for the Christmas season, except what has already been al}â€" When only 16 years old "Gabby‘ Om Tuesday afternoon t commisaion were notif Grimaby‘s quota had been aed another two per cent. lotted to them (Continued on Page 22) NO EXTRA LIGHTING Tuesday afternoon the Jocal notified that increa SURVEY SHOWS PUBLIC WANT PROPERLY PACKAGED FRUITS POLITICAL POT IS SIMMERING Councillor Lewis A Candidate The municipal political pot has| _A Plen To Motoristsâ€"Trafâ€" began to simmer alightly but it is\ _ fic Fatalities In November 1 long ways from a boil nl'.lrpn-‘ High sent time. Who will be in the field | Are All Time M for the various municipal offi@es| _ a plea for greater driving care in both town and township is still a big question. It might even hapâ€" pen that in the town a second nomâ€" ination might have to be held to All the councll seats, a situation which has cropped up each year for the past three years. To date Mayor Bull has made no public announcement as to whether he would seek a Afth term as Chief Magistrate or retire from public life, On the other hand persistent rumors are to the effect that Councillor Clarence W, Lewin will be a mayoralty candidate, but he is saying nothing As Reeve Hewitt has purchased a business in Hamilton, it is hardly likely that he will again offer him. self for office, although he is atill realding in Grimaby, If Reeve HMewitt steps down it a quite possible that Deputyâ€"Reeve Price will stepâ€"up to the Reeveship. Out in the township, Reeve Mac Nelles has definitely announced that he is retiring. Such being the case Deputyâ€"Bteeve John Alkens will no doubt make a bid for the Reeveship, in all probability getting it by acclamation. At the present moment it is the intention of Counâ€" clllor Sam Bartictt to retire, alâ€" though he may change his mind between now and nomination day and go for the Deputyâ€"Reeveship As far as is known at the preâ€" sent time the intentions of Counâ€" ellors Bonham, Braid, Seott, Lothâ€" inn and Constable are an unknown quantity Counciitors McNiven and Marâ€" lowe have made no statement as to what their intentions were, al« though it is Nkely that they will both be in the field again, with uitc Ir the Denuty Heevenbin" From little acorns mighty onk trees grow. This old ~Reeveship. o mfirmmhl?m u; &r-' passage can well be adapted to the growth of n. u-llk'me‘l‘\‘(. lowe have made no statement 'I' eventually to become a village, a town, and |'l‘lth|I‘ n n -: losn 1 n uy mt men i) future a city. The growth of the Town of Grimaby is noted houy e . “t“." i & “":,:: MA O;rn loyby. m-: manufacturing aites, a better public mm'.'fin:"u'&..."'.'." n:::.: a bid lll.ll{ty commiasion and a hundred and one other such details for the seat of Deputyâ€"Reeve. that go into the making of a thriving metropolis, Nomination day in both muni«| Along with other atridea toward a bigger and better elpalities is on Monday, Decembeg | (irlmnli'y. the now fading year of 1948 has seen the arrival of #7th, with election day on Monday.| a now law firm. Just as important as the erection of a new January 3rd. Even if there are 80 store, or the opening of a new housing survey, a law office ""u'“""" ue town ""l l“' "*** | hoids an important role in a municipality where the \vmblwm e < i44 wil | of ita people may be worked out by men whose training qual« uw that wogt 4 m.m" e ns | \Nhen l{\:m to help share the burdens of scemingly unaur Ts mite ““'..," es mountable burdens, llmm.:.n‘ba::vu. m"-,":: With the opening of the new law fAirm of ling and earriee it would not take eftect| King, not only does this Town and surrounding areas now untl) January 1st, 1080. (Continued on Page 22) For Mayor â€" Reeve Nelles Is Retiring In Townshipâ€" BRartlett May Also Retireâ€" Hewitt Not Likely In Field. IN THE TOWN AND TOWNSHIP |Minlntor Of Highways Issues \ _A Plea To Motoristsâ€"Trafâ€" DRIVE CAREFULLY IN THE YULETIDE SEASON A plea for greater driving care to give Ontario a clear deathâ€"slate during the approaching festive sea> son was made by Highways Minist« er George Doucett as he noted that traffic fatalities in the province during November reached an allâ€" time high. Seven multipleâ€"death accidents (Continued o Pag $2.50 Per Year, $3.00 In U.S.A., 5c Per Copy NEW LEGAL FIRM IN NEW OFFICES re 22) # | io ane uesc m | Only 10 Per Gent. Of Sweet | Cherries, It Was Discovered ! _ And 50 Per Cent. Of The \ Peaches Were Sold As A i _ Unit In The Standard Six Quart Basketâ€"Bring Highâ€" 'mul meeting of the Niagara Penâ€" \insula Fruit Growera‘ Association, \ held in the auditorium of the new | Jordan School. The interesting reâ€" | port was presented by Dr. W. H. | Upshall, of the Horticultural Exâ€" perimental Station staff, Vineland, who enlisted the coâ€"operation of members of the Ontario Fruit Branch, Toronto, in experimental | work in packaging carried out in | Toronto. _ Only 10 per cent. of sweet cherâ€" |r|u, it was discovered and 50 per cent. of the peaches, were sold as a unit in the standard sixâ€"quart basket. Cherries were preferred by customers in oneâ€"pound transparâ€" ent bags, and peaches sold most readily by the plece of lots of five or more. A decided preference was |-hovn by the buyers to peaches displayed on large plles like oranâ€" | ges, although considerable taken | out of the cartons and brulsing | developed from the handling reâ€" | ceived from the customers. Good things in smail packages have been demonstrated as the deâ€" cided preference of city dwellers in fruit purchasing, according to the report of the research and marketâ€" ing committee presented at the anâ€" x »Praa C PPTDTE :CR Highâ€"quality peaches purchased by the grocer in the new . tray packs were retailed in this manner at five for 20 cents. realizing apâ€" proximately $1,60 per package, the return to the grower being $1 About the same amount could be realized, it was stated, for highâ€" quality fruit in the attractive eightâ€" pound tray pack as for the heaped aixâ€"quart basket of 10 or 11 Select sweet cherries put in transparentâ€"covered trays holding one pound, sold readily at 30 cents, when the general run of number ones sold at 33 cents, and $2.39 in alxâ€"quart baskets. Dr. Upshall also reported results from a survey of growers‘ packs made from samples taken from packing houses and shipping platâ€" formas previous to inspection. Sweet and sour cherries, peaches and plums were used in the experiment. revealing a need for greater care in sorting the fruit and . closer packing house inspection er Prices. Most common defect found in the aweet cherry pack»s was stem lessness. Others were deformity, immaturity, rot and bird pecks Rot rated highest in the sour cherâ€" ries, followed by immaturity, stem lessness and deformity. 1mmatur (Continued on Page 22) new law Arm of ling and and aurrounding areas now Page 22)