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Reports of Committees. Election of Board of Management. Miss C. Livingston, Chief Supervisor, V.O.N., for Canada will be Guest Speaker. Everyone interested in the V.O.N. should plan to attend. Dr. C. R. Wray, Chairman. G. H. Dickson, Sec‘ty. ie '\ cin PSSL l% Q’ Matchless 2 Adventure 1 '5 in a land zt _ .. TA splendor! AA BENNETT HALL (over Fire Hall), BEAMSVILLE WHEN IN A PRINTING QUANDARY â€" PHONE 36 MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1949, AT 8:00 P.M. MATINEE SAT. at 2 P.M. FRIDAY & SATURDAY â€" MARCH 18 â€" 19 (Sat. Eve. Continuous from 6.30 p.m.) WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY â€" MAR. 23 â€" 24 MONDAY & TUESDAY â€" MARCH 21 â€" 22 ANNUAL MEETING LINCOLN COUNTY BRANCH V.O.N. GRIMSBY For C Rum ied the pack in a game dMMun.Ada;mtm l:;nnmw-mmm- The Good Neighbour‘s Club was held at the home of Mrs. L. Mofâ€" fatt Wednesday afternoon. C The Chatterbox Club met at the home of Miss Norma Milmine Monâ€" day evening. 1 © EC El s ue Mre. Fred Walker and Audrey Duck to St. Catharines Saturday evening where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Southward. her sister Mrs. Jack Alpin, Grimsâ€" been very ill at her home for some time. Mr. Chas. Hysert of Markstay is visiting with his family and friends. | GRIMSBY HISTORICAL COUNTY COUNCIL !duchflmu-mm.. later in the sessions. \replc& of the house was built on ‘The Children‘s Aid Society notiâ€" fied the council by letter today that towards the work of the society will be $18.158.50 this year. _ cONTINUATIONS ister of agriculture, by letter notification of the appointment of Mr. George Montgomery of Beamsâ€" ville as Fruit Pests Inspector for the yeltr. The appointment was apâ€" proved. ‘The resolution passed by Lincoln last month requesting the Departâ€" ment of Health to pay the actual cost per ward indigent patient day was approved by the counties of Norfolk and Brant. No action was past as to overiook that what is happening today will be history toâ€" morrow. ‘This work that you do," taken by the County of York and the measure will be dealt with in June by the county of Sintffoe, acâ€" cording to today. he sald. "is not for you alone, or for your people. but for the world." Cunade is a young country but old in history, he reminded his Hstenâ€" ers. The point was streased that the children sbould be taught the the children sbould be taught the things that are good and proud in Mr. McCullough spoke of Brant House in Burlington, the home of Chief Joseph Brant from 1795â€"4. until his death in 1807. After years Grassie News are pleased to report Mr. J QUEEN AT McGILL _ THE GRIMSBY INDEPENDENT From Page One of received | _ â€"Lovingly remembered by | Mother, Dad and five sisters. NovIng RHi in all his ways. IUM;J;udeu friend I" stlence he suffered, in patience Loving and SIDCCre and kind in heart and mind WhSt a besutiful memory he left the aite in 1937 by the Ontario GoverntMent. with a sum set aside @ach year for its maintenance. This waS done mainly through the efforts of Hon, T. B. McQuesten, but unfortunately the plan had not developed as it should. Some of the lesser known facts relating to the Great Chief were recalled, and the mystery of his membership in the Masonic order revealed. It has been fairly well establithed that Brant was receivâ€" ed into the Masonic order while on a visit to England in 1776, and that his dpron was presented to him by King George III in person. ‘That spron, the speaker averred. was stil in existence, along with many other rellics comnected with Chief Brant. but no one had taken the trouble to search them out. Bociety, Hamilton, brought good wishes from his society. He told of som#* Of his experiences in bringing to light many links with the last, and showed that history is where One finds it; often in the process Of tracing one clue, anâ€" other vâ€"luable and entirely unexâ€" pertas hnd may be turned up. The speaker® rather ruefu!l comment M"mlfl history was selédigr; Sroused untl middle e struck & responsive chord in many of pis Dsteners It was gratifying u“m‘mmm wanso2+106 Was represented in the benthtsdatie d conetioncrite tb S ‘.’:‘g--umum * PinntoGrapiie _ s nA / bookicts brought by Mr. Laidier attracted much atterition. Of particular intâ€" evest was the Tweedsmuir History of Binbrook Township, complled by the Binbrook Women‘s Instiâ€" tute. und probably one of the best of is kind. A watchman‘s rattle aroused curicsity. An ingenuous though cumbersome instrument in use upwards of a centry ago. it was intended to warn off burgliars and to strike terror into miscreants generally. At the same time. the Gll%.; pringing of the ra Mr. George Laidier, president of %od called him home to suffer IMMEDIATE DELIVERY WE HAVE COMPLETE STOCKS OF ALL SIZES OF DOMESTIC COAL Every Load Scientifically Treated To Prevent Dust **_ is requested to bring & 'qutlt..fl-hcd and all class members are to turn out if possible. â€"Ever remembered by his NIAGARA PACKERS GERâ€"In loving memâ€" a dear husband and faâ€" away six years ago wife and son PHONE 444 treasurer, Mrs. T. G. Marguis, with the annual membership fee set at $1.00. Closing with the National Anâ€" them, Mr. T. L. Dymond at the piano, the meeting broke up for an interval of pleasant social relaxâ€" many counutries visited on the} thirtyâ€"eight thousand mile ml he found Asia to be the most inter. esting. umcua-u-_gu' the later in particular, the speaker held the rapt attention of his audiâ€" ence by relating many experiences and accounts of the Chinese custâ€" Speaking first about the social standards. one got the impression that life in China was perhaps not to different than in the Western Hemisphere, but with quite emphaâ€" sis the speaker broke this firs‘ line of thought by telling of the depresâ€" sing sight of seeing trucks picking "Bvery morning on my way to the Consulste, we would see these bodies being brought out of alleys. where they had crawled to die. Their frozen bodies nearly stipped. ...,me-u-yunhda ended their brief careers on Shis earth. This goés on day after day. "he namal amount runs from four to five hundred .That is a Shanghai sight in the crisp morning air." "The teeming millions of Chins tancy is but thirty years. We canâ€" .awflmfiu-fil“ rat of from one and a half to two million annually, few if any of ..,.qbvmnahauom Mr. Boulter continued by giving his sudience a little of the "line of strongest idealogy. | "In China there is no such thing as community spirit, no Lions . Club, your only loyslity is to your | immediate family, and to your anâ€" Touching on the political regime that exists toâ€"day, the epeaker told the Lions that the Nationalist Party. which we here in the West« ern World have been prone to conâ€" sider as the side to support, is noâ€" munwufudb wwm-fl being. mmmmuu Archives, Mrs. J. M. Powell. Social, Mrs. Irwin Phelps. Publicity: J. Orion Livingston. All were unanimously elected. Seventyâ€"one members were we seri. That is why the Communâ€" ists. who are actually the younger wammâ€"h such a foothold. Regurdiess of how we feel toward the Communists, their work has sbown to the poaâ€" ants a new way of life. Something concrets has been done for them during the past few years "There is a stirringy toâ€"day in Asisa. A stirring in the thinking of time they are beginning to se*e that there is more in 1e than what uqhnmhl.‘l\na- ists propagands has been clever, und the Nationalists have and are tosing the confidence of the peoâ€" pic." sald Mr. Boulter in concluâ€" whem. â€" Mis entire address was given in 1 manner which left a deep imâ€" erial an most & ese and her s«peaker and gave More than 60 per cent of the money now pald out annually by the life insurance companies of Canada and the United States goes to living policy holders, not to their Another trowkle about the man with the big head is that he usually has a big tongue to go along with at a complete reversal of what at of us believe exists in China. uly his address was one that ve those who listened attentin ely Mifferent slant on how we here Americs can best help the Chinâ€" LIONS HEAR n behalf of the Grimaby Burms., India and China, Here the life expecâ€" can best help the Chinâ€" neverâ€"ending millions. presented him with a s Marlow thanked the MR. FRUIT GROWERâ€" © It will not be before m“l«hfiw-’: © We are now booking orders for i1 OIL SPRAYS OUR PRICES ARE REASONABLE ON ALL PRINTING WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE SHIP. MENT OF DOMESTIC AND IMPORTEDâ€" IN VARIOUS SHADES AND TYPES OF MATERâ€" IALSâ€"THE FINEST COODS WE HAVE HAD SINCE BEFORE THE WAR. DON‘T MISS THISâ€"â€" THE MAPLE LEAF CANADA‘S FIRST ALLâ€"PROFESSIONAL ICE SHOW FEATURING CANADA‘8S TOP SKATING STARS ICE REVUE A THRILLING 2HOUR SHOW ONE NIGHT ONLY Grimsby Arena SATURDAY, MARCH 26 8:30 P.M. SHARP Grimsby Furniture TICKETS ON SALE AT THE ARENA OR FROM MEMBERS OF THE GRIMSEBY JUXNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WE ARE PLEASED TO SERVE YOU. Beautiful DRAPES This Ice Extravaganza has just completed highly succes=ful showings in several Ontario communities. The Grimsby Arena is pleased to present this outstanding attraction. MAKE YOUR HOME Sm YAMMG â€" â€" â€" â€" ® ADMISSION $1.00 Upstairs in the Hawke Block HYDRATED LIME > SULPHUR SPRAYS LEAD ARSENATE COPPER SPRAYS FERTILIZER MATERIALS COMMERCIAL VIGORO Call Us Today PHONE 444 ‘Thursday, March 17, 1949.