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> .__ Uje Cringby Tndependent ¢ January The Biggest Month In Some Timeâ€"225 Childâ€" f ren Now In Care Of Society. mmun;nm.w MJ.M.M-.d"â€"' land, whose appointment as county judge for Lincoln County was an« nounced from Ottews Wednesday. He will assume his new duties soon, __@ut courtesy Bt. Catharines] brought to bear on the local Sociâ€" ety by a community in need, was further revealed by Mr. Roy Winâ€" inger, secretaryâ€"treasurer, in preâ€" senting his budget for the year 1949. "The cost of maintaining children in boarding home care has increased immeasurably this past In endeavouring to assist familâ€" ies falling into these categories the Society is finding tiself very hard many respects, be attributed largeâ€" ly to seasonal unemployment and the ever increasing housing probâ€" lem for the wage earner, particulâ€" arly those in the lower income tendent of the local Society to the Board of Directors at the regular -vthfltâ€"'ouw of Catharines and Lincoin County than at any other time in the past six months. This was the Interior Walls And Partitions In reply to an inquiry by The Independent, as to progress at the West Lincoin Memorial Hospital, The month of January 1949 saw Mr. A. R. Globe, Chairman of the Board, summarized the position as follows: "Well, for the month of January we just paid the Contracâ€" tor $12,750.00 for cightyâ€"five per cent of work done and deliveries. On further inspection of the Job we found the exterior walls up and the Masons engaged cutting and shapâ€" ing the stone (secured from the old i?)umm.mr the main floor we found the "On the main floor we found the | m'!ll-flmm up, electrical, plumbing and heatâ€" ing pipes being extended everyâ€" where, and our attention was capâ€" ww&mn&-.' concluded would comfortably acâ€" | commodate Santa Claus with his pack, and other dimensions comâ€" piete. On inquiry we were informed that this chimney was the outiet for the 30 horse power heating plant, a five horse power gas fired boiler generating steam for sterâ€" ilizing, an incinerator, and burner | ‘For the first time one can enter : byaom-w-amun! the three corridors, and get a real picture of what this spacious buildâ€" | ing will be like. 1 and Heating work already well adâ€" vanced. Inâ€"one wing set up for a of cork board one and a half inches in thickness for insulation of the walls, piles of copper and gaivanâ€" H # + : J * 4 1949. â€" or Y UMET SA °_ oomnnamae mm ospital Progressing ?er Capita Debt $125 "In the basement we found drain With Five Horse Power Gas (Continued on page 6) (Continued on page 6) Clinton, Louth, North and South Grimaby, Gainsborough and Calaâ€" tor will be invited to discuss the formation of an area, in order that further improvements may . be made in educational facilities for students at the High School. One of the most important considerâ€" ations Hes in the fact that, with such a setâ€"up the Department of Kducation will pay up to 50 per \Taylor, former residents of Onâ€" ‘tario, they were Phyllis, 10, David, Frank Thomson, Ernest Culp. Lr. Harold Latham and, Becretary JA Minclair represented the Board, Principal Waiter Wtheringâ€" ton also attended the meeting. PLAN NEW HIGH SCHOOL AREA WITH BEAMSVILLE AS CENTRE of students to achool sent of the cost of transportation (Beameville Express) Taking fast action on the reâ€" quest by the Board of Education Monday night, Beamsvilie Council approved a plan to form a High Schoo!l District here and will inâ€" vite several municipalities to a meeting to discuss the matter, have escaped . % No fire fighting equipment was available to fight the flames, first noticed by passing motorists at midnight Seaturday. Needies, a community of fewer than 100 residents, is on the lower Arrow Lake in the Kootenay disâ€" trict. Mr. Taylor is employed on a _ _E. Roy Taylor, owner and operâ€" ator of Taylor‘s Autotel on No. 8 Highway east tf Grimsby Beach, was notified by telegram Sunday evening that three of his grandâ€" children were burned to death at Needlies, British Columbia, on Satâ€" Sandra, aged 11, escaped from the WILL THIS WORK OUT? FIRE TAKES LIVES OF would be impossible for Norm Bartictt to rebuild and meet the regular spring orders. Impossible is a term this gentleman refuses to acknowledge, and so after but a few hours of delibpration, plans started to revolve immediately and now just a trifle over three months since the disastrous fire, a big new plant is nearing completion, and in a couple of weeks it is expected production will begin on the varâ€" lous types of materials turned out by the Bartiett plant. ‘The new buildings are of steel, aluminum and concrete construc© tion and comprise some thirteen A day long to be remembered by North Bartictt, guiding hand beâ€" hind the N. M. Bartictt Spray Plant and the man responsible for the mapufacture of the world‘s finest microscopic sulphur was November 11, 1948. Aside from being Rememâ€" brance Day, it was also on this day that a sudden explosion sent flames through his sprawling plant, locatâ€" ed east of Beamsvilie, and left a great portion of the plant a mass of burning sulphur and debris. stressed in the new design which is Mr. Bartictt‘s own, is that the plant is now as fireproof as it is possible to make it. Steel frameâ€" Supplier of spraying materials to a vast portion of this fruit growâ€" ing area as well as fruit bearing centres throughout Canada, many growers frankly thouz‘t that it More Than A M;@ap%r:AW Spray Plant Razed By Fire NEW BARTLETT FACTORY Children of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Escaped From House. (Continued on page 6) home of Peter Laba Saturrday aftâ€" ernoon, the blaze having gained too much headway for Grimaby firemen to cope with, plus the fact serviced by cither hydro or teleâ€" phone was built by Poter Laba during the war, and was the result tf his own handiwork and years of saving as he strived to make a fine home for his wife and two kiddies. Baturday he watched the flames gradually destroy the hundreds of hours of labor he had put forth, that very little water was availâ€" mmmwnfi-b do anything but protect two new greenhouses and garage which stand a few feet from the Laba Mr. Culp explained thatG#in#| rebyilt, _ borough Council had approvd entâ€" ry of their township into theew»â€" Abw t lyâ€"formed Pelham _ Continuatic have out Echool Area, and that rebuilding of High School might lose up to 25‘and while no muunb-uwmmum“h* before July 1 to have them conâ€" ations tere tinue here, Louth Township was en said to be undecided which course COtractors, st to follow, and Mr. Culp felt some tention of th positive action should be mz rebuild the pl: right away to insure their pupt as possible at continued attendance here. old location, Other members of the Board felt North and South Grimsby‘ _ The comy might be interested in coming lnln' that they w such a District, and Council agreed the new | to call an early meeting to discuas and DP the plan, In view of the fact that l“ll.w Grimaby put forth strenuous ob he e jection to the forming of a West able to Lihcoin School Aren at the meet.| Krowers of ing there last year, it was felt! at other m« mmnmmm-cwnwmulumuu proceed without Grimaby, containers. Pictured here iss C. D. Millyard, President of Grimsby Lions Club, congratulating J. Gordon Metcalfe, Presicident of the newly formed Optimist Club. Photo was taken during the Charter N tml-otcrlmly‘omurvieo club, held in the Village Inn. In the h&uwl’eulnnt-uuvnhn ack and the Stars and Stripes. On the table are shown several of the articles thhat were ted to the new club by the Lions and other Optimist clubs throughout the pprovince.â€"Photo by Kobert Alldrick. Beloved Country M. D., Passes The modérn home, which is not elled By Fireâ€"Only Small BY LACK OF WATIE IT‘S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER, WHEN GOOD FELLOWS GET TOGETHER (Continued on Page 6) .“?'mhn.“m:u‘ll l'cil?- th?lih con i tention of the com to rebuild the plant as q:ickly as posslble at and near the rebuilding of the factory, ‘und while no definite -l'?e had been selected or negotiâ€" Less than a month after he was honoured for a lifeâ€"time of devoted mmh." + from Jordan to Grimaby, Dr, A. H. Addy died Satâ€" urday morning in St. Joseph‘s Hosâ€" pital. He was in his 80th year. Products, informed The Inâ€" dependent that the Corbett basket factory, that was reâ€" cently burned at Jordan Station, would definitely be Already the company !_l_"n!ldy out plans for the Over the weekend Dougâ€" las Hartnett, general manâ€" ager of the Canadian Wood Dr. A. H. Of _ Jordan, WILL REBUILD that they will be whie pet the new building ered and equipped and in «â€" l“'l-,fl in or to be able 3'i'n thruit :‘mmn’ld.hdhhtud other proâ€" wince an assured oly of mr-rl'alAch-;}'â€"" Children‘s Ward In West Lincoln Memorial llfl :y-â€"Mt 0:’: I.OOO'I Babies Into The World. | the company EXPEND $21,000 ON ROADS is‘ TOWNSHIP FARMER IS c=c: GRAND PRIZE WINNER made â€" from Ottawa Wednenday afternoon, caught local county of. ficlals unprepared. 1t was known that Judge Htanbury, who signified his wish to retire bast Decembeor, had been asked to continue in an Interim eapacity until a successor could be named, However, there had been no indication that a new appointment was a, imminent . The new judge has hbeen practie» Ing law in Welland since 1928, and has been active in community af. fairs there, He has long been active ID IAb@Fra) PaFtÂ¥ WOFK hauins i.i 190 TZO" uouve in mm“’ afâ€" faire there, He has long been active In Liberal Party work, having held most of the offices in the counlty and riding associations. He resign. ad as secretary bf the '".'“ml" Thomas J. Darby, 52, of Welâ€" land, has been appointed judge of the county court for Lincoln Counâ€" ty to succeed Judge J. G. Stuart llllhry'hohnm.“" rounding tbut almost 50 years as lawyer and judge, JUDGE J. G. S. STANBURY SERVED PEOPLE HALF CENTURY ‘ At a meeting bf the | h"'“”“""‘““’mummuuuoum Mofflmhmbndho““mmuhmmmm IMMM"MWWWM requisitioning Tran und Qraih groimer mos SpoveP [the ‘Town af Urimany Tur the Top fruit and in grower, Ron Moyer, lowing anjounts covering ordinary “"WS:I-‘”M"'" expenditures for the year 1949; solld" ue op pimom on Sn 2P . Frabdie â€" Rchool, $10.900; for High yield of Cornell 505, and M" School, $6,000; total of $25,000. -“N"s ‘.?“_‘x;‘m which does not include High School ver t debentures. Improvement Association held ln‘ Last year the requisition was for the King Edward Hote!, Toronto, $16,000. William Hewson, chairman last Wednesday. |of the finance committee, stated Ron Moyer, a son of Ira Moyer, that the increase of $9,000 was due Vineland, _ distinguished . himself to the increase in teachera‘ salaries during the late war, working up to approximately $4,000 more in High the rank of Flight Licutenant, and School and $5,000 in Public School. was awarded the D.F.C. and Bar | The report of D, O. Awde, prinâ€" for brilliant work while serving as eipal of High School, gave an enâ€" a eAvigutor with the RCAF; â€" [roiment for Jniiary of 206, made mwumw.numu.anuy-mmnu 91 (Continued on Page 6) !from county and 114 from town. A FINE MAN RETIREs MhAMIfi Ron Moyer Of Nort Grimsby, Is Now A Wheat announcement, which Appearing before council as a delegation, Reeve A. C. Price, and Deputy Reeve A. A. Constable of Grimsby, assured .the ‘Township Council that they wished to coâ€" operate in every manner and spoke particularly _ of several streets which have been a joint proposition with the two municipalities. Streets mentioned include Kerman Avenue, Murray and Lake Streets. As a reâ€" sult of the discussion, council passed a motion forwarded by Counciliors Marlow and McNiven. ‘The motion readsâ€"‘*‘That the road committee and road superintendent meet with Grimsby Council, re agreement for Maintenance of Ker. man Avenue, Murray and Lake Streets, with authority to sign an Taking concrete steps to correct this loss, council have checked up on the master meters, and made an analysis of the west end system and are positive that no leaks apâ€" pear in that end. An additional Afâ€" teen new meters are now in operâ€" ation, with fifty more ordered. It is expected that by the end of March all Township consumets will be on meters, this being one step taken to help put the whole situation on a paying basis. ‘ County Liberal Association only a few days ago. He has also been county solicitor alnce 1941, and has served on Welland city council. North Grimaby Township Counâ€" cil are prepared to move heaven and earth if need be, to see that the Township will not pay the Town of Grimaby for water that cannot be traced. Last year the Township paid the Town $2800 for water that apparently was never directly traced, and according to Reeve John Aikens there had been an apparent Ioss of 30,000 gallons per day. On bis returny : entered the Uniyv and then went to m! $25,000 From Town Yearâ€"An Increase Of $9,000â€"Salary Raises The ul\ .714A 000 (Continued on page 2) hls return from University Overadas, he $3.00 In U.S.A., S Per Copy would probably engage an engineer to go over the sewer question on (Continue.J on page #» | _ The fact that Grimaby‘s per cap» and I give warning right now that unless this stops 1 will disclose the Reeve A. C. Price commented that he heartily agreed with Mr. Scott on his remarks regarding the police. Concerning the remarks about the town‘s debt, be aaid, ‘‘The town‘s debt is rapidly going up and we are fast approaching the time when we won‘t have the money to for erection of two wings to the ‘Trinity United Church here on amount of personal spite, narrowâ€" mindedness and even short sightâ€" One Wing Will Be 83 x 35 Feet Ahl!oud'lb‘laxss â€"â€"Bodies Will Be Moved. btlhlonl!m.hbw.ou for tender within next few weeks. One wing, to the side of present lmtun'lnhu-louym basement. Other wing. 38 feet ters, Councilior Scott, chairman bf the police committee, charged that "there is sabotaging going on in this town against our police force." "Wellâ€"known, even prominent peoâ€" ple are doing all possible to disâ€" credit our police," he asserted. "Our new chief has set up a aysâ€" tem, something this town has never Harold Jeffries is chairman of the building committee. wide, will extend back 18 feet into cemetery at rear of present church. NnNMmllumun. cemetery will be moved to vacant lots in another part of the same cemetery, Both wings will have brick and hollow tile superstructure with wood truss roof, concrete foundaâ€" tions, concrete fioors, in basementa and wooden ones unstaira . want shingle br asphait | Structures will also atructural steel. tions submitted by residents of several streets asking for sewers on those streets. "With a per capâ€" ita debt of $125 in a town this itn debt, based on a popWIatn t 2.457, is now close to $125, was Mwmm Scott at last night‘s meeting of Town Council. "This town is badly in debt and there is a limit to how far we can rotring after ; 80 years as lay Te has 444 NA Bt. Catharine} Shafer Brothers, 10 Murray 8t Plans have been prepared by W. uce Riddell, architect, 510 Imâ€" credit Police. Town Council Will Make Complete Sewer Survey Beâ€" fore Promising Citizens hm% m?nm""” an lawyer and j Lineoin County in referring to petiâ€" contact is not let yoare. â€"Out 8 Standurd Is Based On A ation Of 2457 rounding out agninst him Ma A , who in t almoat