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*4 | W .___ Uje CGrimgby Imdependent VOL. LXVâ€"No. 6â€"10 PAGES. REFUSAL OF WATER COMM. TO LOWER RATES TO TOWNSHIP FORCES MUNICIP AL BD. HEARING head at the rmymufiu of the North Grimsby Township Cmnlut night in the council chambers. The was raised when a letter from the Grimsby Water aommhdal was read by Clerk Gordon Metcalfe mti'uthat at present the Water Commission would be unable to lower the rates which the township were paying for their water. The letter was very brief and no reason was given for the reâ€" fusal of the request. Deputy Reeve Sam Bartlett felt that the letter was alâ€" torthu' too abrupt and suggested that some reason for the refusal should have been included. . * Councillior MceNiven followed this up with the stateâ€" mentthatuhruhemeoneemedthequufioneouldt:n to the Municipal Board of Ontario right now. In making the move toward going to the Board, Deputy Reeve Bartlett felt that it should be made clear that the onus for the action lay with the Water Commission and Reeve Aikens pointed out that the Commission had left the council no alternative but to go to the Municipal Board. ‘The following motion was then _ 5/ § Mereans McNivenâ€"Bartiett â€" That . the council request the clerk to write to the Grimsby Water Commission expresing regret that they, by their council in the position of having to ask the Municipal Board of Onâ€" tario for a bearing at the earliest reamonable cost to the Township Furthor discsmon of the rates followed during wi‘ch Reeve John Aikens made known some facts. In the recent rate raise by the Water Commission, â€" canning . factorie® which had been pay‘r:; 11 cents per thousand gaillons, suddenly found themselves faced with a rate of 18 cents. Meanwhile the townâ€" stated recently that it was possible, according to Mr. Aikens, that the came out that the water situatio® in the town and township was, to say the very least, grim. There are places in the Grimsby Beach ang uther areas, where no water flowed through the taps at all during the day and the residents were forced (Continued un Page 3) Mrs. David Smith of Winona, aged 84, was injured fatally before the eyes of her son, Douglas Hall, in an attempt‘to cross the Queen Klizabeth Way at the Fifty Side Road, at 4 pm. on Sunday. She died a few hours later after being ship was paying 27 cents. The Mayor of Grimsby, C. W. Lewis, township would never get satis faction without going to the Muni« cipal Board of Ontario. ‘The sugâ€" gested solution at present is that the township come in with the town on a joint water commission. The water question was open. Discussion proceeded. The fact «perstor, Dr. Franklin Robinson. ating in the absente of Dr. D. V Lowest temperatiure Procpitution 4 Mighost temperature ... 96.5 Lowest temperature â€"â€"»â€"â€"M B Precipitation 142 inchos AGED WINONA LADY FATALLY RUURED AS SON LOOKS ON M‘olvd.‘oâ€"lhduh';:"" the busy highway with its stream | "/ ve amymmmm‘n:: westbound lane and when the apâ€" keepe proaching traffic frightened ln)* flmflywmmm'm pthd!'o-nnmwm u.mnwwum|m her, but the second driven by Steâ€" wart Gourley of Penn. could not | avoid her and struck her. Coming bnmmlmmm«v-t'. enby Douglas Hall, who after seeâ€" wummuâ€".mau directly to pick her up. Unable to v-fihwhb-.h-m&-hw-l h onds, as well as the Provincial Poâ€" liee of Dundas. Investigating the sortdent., Constables EAward Wild and Malooim Arnitt found that the driver was entirely without blame and could not have helped hitting years, and was born in Â¥ngland. Her home, before she came to live with her son, was in Brantford, and her remmins have been takes there to be interred. Woeek ending ut & » brg+ > a.m., Monday, Mighest temperature ..... .. 80.0 Heddie, arrived in a matter of secâ€" Mre. Smith has been a resiAent The question of water, or the lack of it, reared its ug!y Month of July tntally before | _ Arthur P. Henty will, on August Douglas Hai, |15th, 1949, have passed his 90th ous the Queen | milestone and he can still provide he Fifty Side the Duke of Patton St. with lots of Sunday. She |Strong competition in the potato '“mummm_mtu He mmmuon-mmm in the year 1914 and took up reâ€" .d"m-mnuunmu-u waltrad an 4, | Mountain St. The year after he FURE WoW* | ow | PLAQUE UNVEMLED tolowes | PL ;;'wn’na-mmm-. It u..|.‘nllnl.hlr. Henry‘s opinâ€" not! (Continued on Page 3) â€" E. D. SMITH MEMORIAL |arrived his wife passed on and wince then Mr. Henry has lHived l-mmmmu.u.- More Than A Newspaperâ€"A Community Service |afternoon unless in the garden chasing weeds and that would be quite all right with Mr. Henry, too, because his garden is one of his favorite pastimes. ARTHUR P. HENRY CELEBRATES 90th BIRTHDAY SUNDAY Mr. A. P. Henry of Mountain St., was indulging in one of his favorite hobbies as we came up to see him the other day, that is sitting on his porch and watching the cars go by. Personally we can‘t think of a betâ€" ter way to spend a lazy summer shipping platforms and in various other place until he was able to those employees of the E. D. Smith | | Insurance protection against the & Hon Company, 144., of Wingus, Oread polio is now available in To sn in Sepey sokg o | Hemank eriating. se on on on Saturday morning at 10.80, whin a Memorial Plaque Main Street. W. Already a numâ€" was unvelled in grateful memory|bet of loeal persons have taken of their smcrifice. Later a photo.| OU the policy which guarantees up gruph of the late Senator E. D.\!0 $5.000 â€" protection . incurred Smith, the founder of the company | through the effects of poliomyelitâ€" was unvelled also. in. The policy protects two adults Held in the spacious main office,| 290 all children under 18 years of It was an impressive scene, with| "K* in a family for two years at a over two hundred present, includâ€" | C of $10.00. ing fifteen nextAnâ€"kin. A veterans‘| Although the government looks guard of honour was composed of | after the bulk of polio expenses, members of the firm, some with a)With a policy you may hnve your record of werving in three wars own doctor or If yeu want to go to ‘The chairman, Major E. Liewe}.| Warm Springs you may do so. The lyn Mmith spoke to the group on|$5000 guarantes is yours to do the importance of the day, and emâ€"| With as you please should you be phasized the necessity of rememâ€"| unfortunate enough to contact the boring their war dead with some|annual summer scourge tangible memorial. Rev. A. J. Harâ€"] _A release from the company inâ€" mlhno".-dnpnnmhflflmfimpdkymwm of thos there. pital bills, iron lung rental. whysinâ€" A ceremony of Remembrance to those employees of the E. D. Smith & on Company, 144., of Wingan, Brigadier A. Armand CBE, MC., LD.,M-& the guthering briefly, and introâ€" ducing Mre. John Wilbur, whos w Pto. Gomdon Witber guve his (Continued on Page 10) By ISLAY WICKHAM A. P. HENRY the garden | They , Again (as usual) the bingo booth was the big gathering place of the |evening. Some claim that more people like to play bingo at an afâ€" fair like that than any of the other games. We think that by the |time they apend a few hours walkâ€" |ln¢ammdmlnumlm’d pay a dime to sit down. ‘There are ‘The Firemen‘s Carnival is over for another year. It was all there as usual, the booths and the fun, the entertainment, the hot dogs, the ice cream, and the chocolates you won at the Movie Star Game (except, of course, we didn‘t win any as usual, darn Shirley Temple anyway). The snow fence was around the grounds again. The purâ€" pose of that is to keep people from sneaking in without paying but as usual the people who intended to pay, payed and the rest sneaked in anyway. ‘This is one restriction that has been beaten by almost every concelvable method and some day when we are in an exposing mood we will explain a few of them. LAST OF GRIMSBY‘S CARNIVALS FOR YEAR HELD BY FIREMEN * PLAQUE UNVEILEDâ€"A memorial plwue in honour of E. D. Smith and Sons Limâ€" ited employees who gave their lives in World War II was unveiled at the eom‘vnl’: office on Sntundan)i' morning. ltuil placed beddoll .t‘l?i'ih;hm for':.ho:;wiho hb'cln'}:‘ pl:q War 1. ere are nine names on the new ue. ~In this photograph, showin ues, are, mm the left: Frontâ€"John Wilbupll',‘%l.rl. Dave Prentice, lru. D. 'Me&mnell. J. D. Lamont; :skjolgwâ€"u\ht:mr Smith, Brigadier Armand Smith, Liewellyn Smith, Mrs. John Wilbur n Prentice. They seem to have a real love for the game. Some sit and play alâ€" most all evening, others move off and come back but if they‘re adâ€" dicts they put in a lot of time there. The entertainment which we mentioned above was of the usual calibre. Raucous Russ Creighton was on hand to do the M.C. chores (and move the small children off the platform) and the two or three bouts of the evening went off with out a hitch, except to the comediâ€" an‘s pants. Later on there was street danc» Ing. Now the street dances which are held here in Grimaby are someâ€" thing quite out of this world. People in places like New York City or Chicago or Hackensack may think that those nice orderly outside affairs which they experiâ€" (Continued on Page 10) Although the government looks after the bulk of polio expenses, with a policy you may hnve your own docor or If yeu want to go to Warm Springs you may do so. The §5000 guarantee is yours to do with as you please should you be unfortunate enough to contact the annual summer scourge POLIO INSURANCE NOW BEING OFFERED BY LOCAL Anh-fmmnpmmb- sulmy the policy states that how pital bills, iron lung rental, physioâ€" therapy treatment, as well as hoa pital, doctors and nurses tWils inâ€" curred by polio sufferers., A second pollcy offers twoâ€"year polle protection for intividuale for mly $5.00. GRIMSBY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1949. ’ Just when searching efforts for eight year old Murray Cox, son of. Mr. and Mrs, Wilf Cox, Brickyard Side Road, were almost at a standâ€" still, the little fellow walked into the armhs of his aunt in Hamilton, three days after disappearing from a boys‘ farm camp near Caledonia. A companion, eleven year old Roâ€" bert Richl of Hamilton, eventually showed up %hm. grandmother‘s residence in milton, late Saturâ€" day night: It was some time after the lads had disappeared, that the officials of the camp notllo\l-lr. Cox, and Wednekday night a ‘party of searâ€" chers including some forty emâ€" ployees of the Grimsby Brick and Tile, where Mr. Cox is employed, commenced searching in the heayâ€" y wooded area. ‘These searchers were joined by many residents of the Thirty area, and Mr. Cook of A HAPPY ENDING AS MURRAY COX RETURNS TO HIS HAPPY HOME As it turned out the boys were out of the area by Wednesday morning, arriving in Hamilton where they slept in a makeshift tent in somebody‘s backyard. The searchers were out again on Friâ€" day morning at the same time when Murray walked into his aunt‘s home. ‘There had been reâ€" ports that dragging bperations might be started if the boys had Nine people were injured, one seriously, when this car screamed down the Grimaby Mountain last Sunday afternoon and crashed into the home of C., W, Webster of Grimaby. The driver of the car, Mra, Vivian Richards of Wainfleet, stated that the brakes failed when after trying unsuccessfully to whift Into a lower gear on the mountain top she was forced to try to noguum the hill in neutral, ‘The horn blew all the way down the hill and another car was missed by "Inches." All the lnfurod auffered shock and Inacerations except the most seriously injured which was o\l,htpmonthmld Janico Richards, daughter of the driver, Mr. Webster, who was aitâ€" ting on his veranda at the time of the mishap, was fortunate (Continued an Page 3) Dawe was taken to hospital for possible pelvis injuries, but latest reports indicate that he too miraâ€" culously escaped any lasting inâ€" jury. owned by Orchard Equipment, Grimsby Beach, was badly damâ€" Travelling on the east bound Iane, Walker slowed to avoid hitâ€" ting a car operated . by Andrew Rose of 1208 Florence Ave., Niagâ€" ara Falls, which suddenlv slowed down. Feating that a sudden slowâ€" ing down on his part would shift the load, Walker attempted to ense over to the shoulder of the highâ€" way. The front wheels of the trailâ€" er struck the grass bevond the shoulder and this caused the pipe to be strewn along the roadside, "I was too busy bouncing to noâ€" tice what happened to us," Bob said. "I think the truck rolled over Bob Walker, of Grimsby,. esâ€" caped uninjured, and Bill Dawe, of Beamsville, was taken to St. Catharines Hospital, Friday afterâ€" noon following an accident on the Queen Elizabeth Way, cast of Vincland. Walker was the driver of the new pickâ€"up truck, which was pulling a trailer loaded with twenty foot lengths of aluminum irrigation pipe, the pipe was left a tangled mess, and the truck, twice." Fvery window in the cab was damaged by the force of the imâ€" pact with the car and because of the twisting as the whole outAt rolled and slithered an estimated one hundred yards. ONE INJURED AS TRUCK ROLLS NEAR VINELAND hk sA d PLVINY l When B J. Woolverton retired. m ‘wm m Harold and his brother Theoron 'luyrd on to manage the successful fL "W’m |farm and shipping business, conâ€" aidered as one of the best in the ww« |entire Niagara Fruit Belt. Harold Congratulations are extended to. | bought out the company following day to one of Grimasby‘s favourite | the passing of his brother some fifâ€" sons "Cap" Foster, of Grimaby |teen years ago. DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AWARDED TO FL. "CAP" FOSTER Beach. “Cnp"mlllnnmthmoi For many years he has resided invested with the Distinguished aliternately in Grimsby and Caliâ€" Flying Cross at an investiture held |fornia, for at Rediands, Cal., he -tlmtflopulmymmmmmmmy-lnmor- awards of recognition were po-llnn grove of Mrs. Harold Woolâ€" sented by the Hon. Ray Lawson, | verton‘s father. Lieutenant Governor of the Proâ€" | His active life brought him in vince of Ontario. FapmAnnF NHIED AHHSEC xmmenniime ~ auges PRUDHOMME‘S SERVICE STATION ENTERED For years the Beamsvilie Citâ€" izens‘ Band has given concerts at the public school grounds, where mnmuma-mbml in comfort, so it will be likely that m.«mu-.mm‘ will be on the upgrade as the band, now under the baton of Tod Brown | keeps the trumpets blowing, the mmmu..mtuemm~l whistling their merry tunes. J At some undetermined time durâ€" ing the night of Monday, August 8th, thieves attempted to enter the Imperial Service Station of Ron Prudhomme‘s, Main 8t. W., Grimaâ€" by. The intruders apparently tried to guin entrance by means of fore» ing one of the windows with a "Jmmy." Failing this, they broke both front and side windows, and lifted about $75 worth of loot. Inâ€" ' (Cantinued on Page 10) Assisting was Frank Laundry, Reeve of Beamsville, who assumed the chairman‘s chair for the occaâ€" dal.?lflughrpem-dmm fine selections as portrayed by the Bolstered by the Welland Conâ€" ¢2â€" cert Band under the direction of | « Harold Woolverton was the son Mark Rairchild, members of M‘MmNanJoanuMMIh RM.L L band, and its leader Harâ€"|(Nixon) Woolverton, one of Ave old Patterson, the Beamsville Citâ€"|sons and a sister, Mrs. Hamilton izens‘ Band played their first conâ€" |Floming, who survives. Born in cert on the fine new shell located North Grimsby, he attended Grimsâ€" in front of the grandstand at the |by schools, and continued his eduâ€" Fairgrounds. cation in a Woodstock College. Beâ€" "It marks a great step forward fore completion of this course, in civic improvement," stated Mr, however, he decided to follow in Daley, prior to cutting the ribbon | his father‘s footsteps, and so enterâ€" that officially opened the band. | 0d the fruit induestry, in which his shell father was already succesaful and With fitting pamp and ceremony, the still uncompletea Beamsville Bandshell was opened with a snip of the scissors by the Hon. Charles Tod Daley last week. TOD DALEY OPENS NEW PIONEER OF NIAGARA FRUIT INDUSTRY PASSED ON SUNDAY to uca{)o more serious injury, He leaped off his chair and a moment later a ten inch wu\r u‘uhadu:rnnn it. Earle Fisher of Grimaby, came to Mr. Webster‘s aid and helped remove the hyumd from the car. The auto was described as a total wrock after it had taken out a twenty foot seection of tron fence, narâ€" rowly missed a telephone post and bounced off a tree into the veranda. |nAuml in the crash were Mra, James Pearson, Wellund; Mra. Archice Pearson, Cook‘s Mills; Miss Anita Lance, Welland; Eleanor Pearson, age two, Cook‘sa Mills; Gail Pearson, age three, Cook‘s Mills; James Richards, n‘o one, of Welland; the driver of the car and Mr. Woebster, Dr. J. V. Christic attended and the accident was investigated by Proâ€" vincial Constables Coles, Garrett and Thompson. $2.50 Per Year, $3.00 In U.S.A., Sc Per Copy : His active life brought him in contact with many persons who will deeply mourn his sudden paseâ€" ing. He found time for other interâ€" ests, being associated with the Grimaby Lions Club, and a ‘memâ€" have long associated themseives with the growing of Ningara type |fruit, and also the growing of orâ€" |anges in Rediands, California. It was to California that Harold Woolverton treked and became asâ€" sociated with his father‘s orange grove. Here also be met and marâ€" ried his wife, the former Flizabeth ]hfi-wm.mm ed him earlier this year. After a stay in California he reâ€" turned to Grimsby and Echo Hall, the Woolverton Homestead. Soon he erected his own home on the EFcho Hall property, and assisted his father in managing "the fifty acre farm and also a fruit shipping company, which was one of the first in Southern Ontario. ber of St. Andrew‘s Anglican Church. For ten years he has been the capable president of the Southâ€" ern Ontario Fruit and Vegetables‘ Association, from which office he retired .this spring. Me is survived by one daughter, Miss Margaret Woolverton, and a sister, Mra. Hamilton Fleming, both of Grimaby The funeral service was conductâ€" ed by Rev. Dr. G. F. Scovil on Wednemday afternoon in St. Andâ€" * The Ningara Peninsula has lost one of its ploneer sons in the passâ€" ing of Harold C. Woolverton, who died suddenly on Sunday at his home in North Grimsby Townahip. Although in i!! bealth for the past two months, he was thought to be well on his way to recovery, and nis passing came as a shock to the many friends and acquaintances in Grimsby and the entire Niagara |sons and a sister, Mrs. Hamilton ‘Mn. who survives. Born in . North Grimsby, he attended Grimsâ€" by schools, and continued his eduâ€" ,umm.wmmu (Continued on page 10)