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Regarding the so called Beer and [ Wine policy which it is said will be '. brought forward by the Henry Govt. Mr. Houck stated that the voters of the Province would not be misled by this move. Citizens would not t6rget the tax administration, the" reckless expenditure of public funds, the heavy taxation, the mismanagement of the Hydro and the Northern Ontario De- . velopment Board when it came time to cast their ballots. Mr. Houck ton- cluded by saying that undoubtedly the' T . . .results of? the coming election would *be one of the biggest political, turn- WNR~WSX that this country has ever seen _ _ and that the farmer, the wage earner - and the merchant would under the Government of Mitchell F. Hepburn, get a fair chance for existence, some- thing that was denied them under present conditions. OPTOMETRISTS & OPTICIANS DR. D. CLARK , Dentist office--. Cor. Main and Mountain Sts. Office Hours-=4 to 12. 1.30 to 5.30 Phone "' Griz-shy. Ontario ‘DR. V. R. FARRELL Dentist V Office: Farrell Block. 12 Maitt St. w Omtus Ham‘s: 9.30 to 12, 1.30 ms Gas Adtattttigtered For Extraction K .. RAY _ Established 1885 Member of Canadian Weekiy Newspapers- association C. S. 'Béan mtblisher'& Propriebs- Issued eirery Wednesday from otere of publication . Main and Oak Streets, Grimsby "e V 'Telephone 36 Subscription - $2.00 per year in Canada and $2.50 per year in United States, payable in advance, The Lincoln County Council are seeking tenders? from county municip- alities on a stone crusher and bins, as well astracks and dump cars. Tend. ers previously called proved too low and the council have asked new ten- ders be forwarded to the Special Road committee by Feb. 1st. 52 King St. East HAMILT1 Associated with I. B. Rouse for past 12 years. (Continueddrom Page 1) trebled. Expressing his whole hearted support towards such measurers as the Workmen's Compensatioh'Act, the Mothers Allowance Act and the Old Age Pensions Mr. Hoisck stated that the cost of administering these acts was entirely too high, too many posi- tions having been made for Tory stalvvarts. V "At the Liberal Picnic held in Queenston last . summer" said Mr. Houck" in discussing the Hydro, I mentioned that the Hydro plants in the Niagara Falls area were only pro- ducing about one third their capacity. Following my speech our leader, Mit- chell F. Hepburn, asked me about this and upon receiving my assurance that the figure was correct he used it in a speech afeTr days later. This figure was immediately challenged by the Hydro Chairman the Hon; Mr, Cooke, who in a statement said thatthe cor- rect figure was practically one hun dred percent. capacity. F j'. LIBERALS MEET "Careful investigation and ir1torma- tion received from absolutely auth, entic sources proves beyond any doubt that the correct percentage at that time was 37.5, just slightly higher than one third. This figure is not subject to correction or contradiction and any statement issued claiming a higher output is contrary to the facts and absolutely untrue.? " President Mitchell announced that another meeting would be held to- anrds the end of February and ex- tended to all present an invitation to attend. A hearty vote of thanks was ac- corded the speaker on motion of Mayor McPherson. Phone 116 Ontario Land Surveyor Civil Engineer 449 Queen St., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tel. 2175 -- Copies of Grimsby Town Map for Sale. THE INDEPENDENT BUSINESS DIRECTORY BRYAN S-CURRIE (Succeeding l.' B. Rouse) WED:\_VJAY, JANUARY 31st,1934 ASK FOR TENDERS R. BLAKE ERWIN OPTICIAN DENTAL HERE ON FRIDAY HAMILTON Grimsby Members of the Merritton high school board were" here on Saturday afternoon looking overthe local in- stitution of learning with a view of getting some pointers/on the building of a new-four room high school in that t'own. T A. N. Payne has been engaged as handwriting expert in the Cox liquor case up in the county police court on Friday and adjourned for two weeks, Friends of Miss Myrtle Adams re- ceived thé news on Saturday of the death of her father in Cumberland, The. fourth monthly open bridge under the auspices of the Lena Davis. chapter, I.O.D.E., was held in Hoshel’s tea-rooms. There were nine tables in play; the prize Winners were: Mrs. Hugh Porter and Dr. Freeman, Mrs. C. Elmore and R. Richardson. The annual congregational supper and business meeting of Stoney Creek United church was held this week. Erle Miller, B.A., was elected secre- tary, and Rev. Henry Cotton presided. Through fine co-operation, the trea- surer was able to report all accounts paid in full for 1933, with a balance on hand in every organization. The pas- tor reported 46 new members receiv- ed during the year--Q2 by profession of faith and 24 by letter. The resident membership is 376, and non-resident M. The pastor officiated at six mar- riages and 11 funerals. W. N. Lang- don, treasurer, reported $3,056 raided for the general fund, and $845 for mis- sionary and maintenance. In addition, the Women's Missionary society, Ev,. ening Auxiliary, Circle and Band had raised J416. The Sunday school re- ported $268 for local purposes and $150 for missions. The Ladies' Aid, Men's association and boys' and girls' organization, along with the Young People's society, all reported splendid progress. The chairman of the board of stewards, W. A. Clark, was con- gratulated for having been able to show a balance at the end of a strenu- ous year. Hugh Bertram moved the unanimous thanks of the meeting to Rev. and Mrs. Henry Cotton for the splendid work that they are doing. Friends of Miss My ceived thé news on E death of her father i Ont. Mrs. George, provincial secretary of the W.C.T.O., was guest speaker at a meeting held under the auspices of the' local society in Wesley United church Thursday evening. Pupils of the Beamsiriile public school, under the direction of F. W. Timms, provided the program. The Misses Hamilton contributed to the musical program. The Hindoo Koosh Grotto club held its annual dance and at home in the Community hall Friday evening. St. An.drew's Church Ladies' aSs0- ciation has appointed officers for 1934 as follows: Honorary president, Mrs. W. R. Logan; president, Mrs. Stuart Wood; first vice-president, Mrs. Mau- rie Walker; second vice-president, Mrs. J. W. r' McBride; secretary, Mrs. How- ard Miller; treasurer, Mrs. Dave Brough; flower committee, _Mrs. C Bryan and Mrs. Roy Walker. The following were elected as eld- ers for four years: Sam Piott, G. W. Millen, J. H. Lee and F. T. Cline. The new stewards for three years are: An- The annual meeting of Cheyne church was held on the evening of January 23, all organizations report- ing a successful year. The Junior Farmers' association held its annual dance in the Commun- ity hall. At the vestry meeting held last week officers were elected for the year. The Church of the Redeemer was well filled last Sunday on the occasion of the 56th anniversary. Rev. Canon Hewitt, who was rector here fifty years ago, in preaching a, most appro- priate sermon, reminded his hearers of the "good old days" when people were willing to sacrifice much for their church. . In the'evening, the Ven. Archdea- con Mackintosh, B.D., spoke very en- couragingly to the congregation. Buyers were paying $8.15 for hogs in this district Jan. 26 with a. promise of a raise if there should be any, at shipping point. This is around $4.00 better than a year ago. The demand is brisk, but hogs are not plentiful, many farmers having cur- tailed their quotas the last couple of years. Lintoln County Plowmen's asisocia- tion and the Junior Women's associa- tion of the county turned out three hundred strong for their annual dance in the Community hall on Thursday night. The Citizens' band broadcast over the St. Catharines, station on Sunday evening, February II, from 10 ta 11 o‘clock. 7 The Week's News of The Surrounding District STONEY CREEK BEAMSVILLE gus Jackson, B.S.A., E.W. Hind, W. A. Clark and J. H. Lee. William Clark and John Clough were appointed ush- ers. P1sstrytt1er1tal duets were rendered by BochMillen and Marvin Sack- rider. A good crowd attended the com- munity club party in the Grassie hall last Tuesday evening. The euchre prizes were won as follows: Ladies' 1st Mrs. Black; 2nd, Mrs. L. Cowan; Gents 1st, L. Cowan; 2nd. Bob John- son. Beginning this week, special prizes will be given for the highest points obtained in four nights. The Vinemont Literary society met on Friday evening With the president, Philip Shuker, in the chair for the bu, siness part of the evening and Verne Penfold as chairman for the social part. The following program was well presented: Readings, Muriel Slurch and Lewis Hawkey; vocal solos, Aud- rey Fleming and Robert Hewsorr, Pi- ano duet, Mary and Stuart Jeffries; accordian solo James Oldfield; cur- rent topics, Kenneth Holt; dialogues, the children of school sections, No. 8 and 9. The program committee for the next meeting is Irene Martin, Edward Dennis, Vera Penfold, Joe Rohner and the chairman will be Gordon Purcell. It was decided to accept the invitation of the Abingdon society to present.a program there some time in February. The officers of the ploughing match association held a very enjoyable oys» ter supper at the home of Ernest and Mrs. Tweedle on Wednesday night when about forty officers, directors and judges were present. The presid- ent, Alway Watt, of Tapleytown; the secretary-treassure; Ernest Tweedle, of Vinemount; and the judges, Edward Snyder, of Hamilton; William Cran- ston, of Ancaster; Stephen Tweedle, of Stoney Creek; Elvin Corman, of Stoney Creek; Clarence Lee, of Stoney Creek and James Stuart, of Grassies, as well as, most of the directors gave short addresses. _ I-, A three-act comedy drama, “TWO Days To Marry", will be presented by the Vinemount Home and School club in the Grassie hall, on Thursday ev- ening February 15th, under the aus- pices of the Institute Public Library. Don't forget this date. Come and help to buy new books for our much appre- ciated library. H. G, Acres, of Niagara Falls, Ont., was appointed consulting engineer to work with Town Engineer George H. Power in bringing in recommendations for a new waterworks system and a new source of supply, at a special meetingdf the water commission held last night, The next regular monthly meeting of the Grassie W. I. will be held at Mrs. H. Secor's home on Thursday af- ternoon February 8th. The girls are preparing an interesting programme. Roll call, "A St. Valentine's verse." A good attendance is hoped for. Engineers Power and Acres will start at once in reviewing" the exhaus- tive report presented by the former last week, and from this and other in- vestigations they will make, definite recommendations will be presented soon for the new system. ~Mr. O’Cell, a student at McMaster university gave several readings which were much appreciated. Mrs. Ernest Tweedle'Was presented with a porot spring flowers as a token of apprecia- "tioh bf her hospitality. T ___ PREPARING TO INSTAL NEW WATER SYSTEM The rectory is being overhauled in preparation for the new minister, Rev. T. N. Lowe, who is moving in shortly. The members of Fifty United church choir held a social on Friday evening, at which they entertained the mem- bers of the Stoney Creek United church choir. Deacon Dubbs, a three-act play, will be presented at the Women's Institute mniversary supper on Wednesday ev- ening, January 31, in the_hall by the A.Y.P.A. of the Grimsby Anglican Church. " There was the largest attendance so far this season at the dance on Thurs- day evening in the hall. The Home and Scttoorc1ub is hold, ing an anniversary banquet in _ the hall on February 6. "r, _ The W?men's institute held a quilt; ing bee in the hall on Friday’éffé'i‘: hoon. " ', ' - VINEMGUNT GRASSIE WINONA [HE INDEPENDENT, GRIMSBY; ONTARIO Sports throughout the district, particularly-of the hockey and lawn bowling fraternity remember Ed. Hoffman. Ed. is now in the grocery business in Ayr," Ont. and visited Grimsby list Fruit tournament of the bowling club with a rink. Last week I-picked up a copy of the Gait Re- porter and lo and behold what do I find, nothing but a hot paragraph bout Ed'sioungest offspring, that little red-headed whipper-snapper "'Fritz" All the'younger generation remember this lad, particularly" the people living on Ontario street Where his devilish activities kept the Whole neighbor- hood in an uproar. sHere's the para- graph; and he’sa hockey player, Whoopee; 7 t "Fritz Hoffman appeared in the Lyn- den line-up last night. He‘decorated the bench for a iérigttitperiod. How- ever, the demands of the fans became vociferous and the Lynden manage- ment finally was forced to trot him out. The ovation t1i/réceived when he stepped gingerly, onto the ice surface was tremendous. The versatile Mr. Hoffman confined his activities to de- fensive work in" connection with.his position on the V Lynden rear-guard. The Greensville forwards avoided him . . . they 'went Around him . . . so it might be said that the colorful Mr. Hottrrldn's debut was a success. Next week Mr. Hoffman will be seen in an offensive role." . . All the sports directly under Ama- teur Union supervision and those af- filiated with the Union and drawing I witnessed my first hockey game of the season on Friday night. I attend- ed for one and one reason alone, to see that great little athlete Harry "Pud" Reid in action. Reinstated this winter from the pro ranks, thanks to "Old Bill" Fry of Dunnville, the flaxen haired mite from Beamsville has been doing everything in his power to try and help Grimsby get back on the hockey map. The captain and front line “Brain trust" of the old champion Peach Kings, the old warrior has his heart andsoul in the game and is he working. I stood and watched the old champion perform and it was beauti- ful to behold. Rythmic was his mo- tion, poetic was his skating and brainy was his play-making. The same old boy. Just as fast, as foxy, as brainy, as of old, but--not the sixty minute kid. Just the same game boy while out there-but the old pedal extremnities won't stand the sixty minute gaff any more. There's a lot of smart, brainy hockey left in that old carcass yet and from now on I'm going to be present at all games and watch it come out. Too bad that clever players of "Pud" Reid's type could not go on_forever. A meeting of all leaders in amateur sport in the Niagara District Zone of the new Southwestern Ontario Branch of the A.A.U. of C. is being held in the Municipal Hall at Thorold on Thursday evening, February 1st, at eight o'cloek, when “key men"' from the various division) of the Tone will be elected and the organization of the area; which includes all territory east of a line drawn through Grimsby and Dunnville to the Niagara River and including the two aforementioned towns, will be completed. Here's a hot tip from Tom Warner's dope box. GRIMSBY is going to be in the play-downs. See if I'm not right. Cheerio. HOT FLASH! STOP PRESS! HOLD EVERYTHING: "Old Pop" McVicar, with the Pro- vidence, Rhode Island Reds, (yes, all roosters) walked into something the other night. Philadelphia, has a de- fenceman that weighs 250 pounds wringing wet and as tough and hard boiled as "Fat" Best." Well, "Pop" es- sayed to stop the afdrementioiled man mountain. He stOpped him' but he " so stopped himself, .After the head- on collision the other guy kept right on going and “pop did too, to the hos- pital. The behomoth- jarred the"'lathy up so hard that he heard his own ribs rattle, but none were cracked or brok- en but his shoulder was dislocated, his nose peeled and twisted and a four stitch gash laid open under the right eye. He's out for three games. Boy I would like to be ariont those present when they meet again. I'm bettin’ on the string bean. _ _ T _ last night (Tuesday) with his left shoulder and arm bolidiy bound up in adhesive tape. Providence medicos have had him out of the game for a week and refuse to let him get into action for another ten days or two weeks. Such beingrthe case the old "Shadow Dancer" decided that the good cooking and loving care of a wonderful wife and daughters in Grimsby was better for a quick recov- ery than "Greasy Spoon" grub and a barren hotel room in the Rhode Is- land city. yIc_1Cisetrr1epgep_,peii.r, in Grimsby SPORTS (J. O. L.) amateur cards will be interested in this meeting and will have an opport- unity of hearing the organization and plans of the new Southwestern Branch explained, A cordial invitation has been extended to all sports leaders in Grimsby and district to attend this meeting which will have as a slogan the unselfish furtherance of all sports in the Zone. PEACFrKINGs WIN TWICE 7 The Peach Kings served notice that they are serious contenders for hon- ours in the Intermediate O. H. A. race when they defeated Dunnville 4 - 3 in overtime last Friday night and came right back to trounce the cocky league leading St. Catharines Crystals 271 on Tuesday night. Both games were played at the local arena, These two victories place the Kings in a tie for second place with Port Colborne, one point behind the Crystals. . f Although outplayed by Dunnville in the first period of Friday's game the Grimsby boys presented an attack in the second stanza that netted them three goals and had them leading 3 -1 at the start of the final period. The game was nearly lost for Grimsby when they elected to play a defensive game in the third period and Dunn- ville ran in two quick goals tying the score and forcing the Peach Kings in- to overtime. Led by' "Pud" Reid, Grimsby bottled up the opposing team' in the first five minutes of extra play and finally forged ahead on a nice goal by Duffield who took Reid's pass from close in after the veteran had fooled the entire Dunnville team. ' F ell From Tree _ Falling from a tree near-his;home on Thursday, George Spencer, eleven years,. of this town, suffered a badly shattered left arm. The bones were fractured in several places, physicians reported, and the boy was taken to the Hamilton General hospital. His condition is fairly good. T After one period of furious score- less play, Stone netted the puck on a pass from Duffield. This goal was hotly disputed by the Crystals who claimed the puck had entered the net from the side through a hole in the mesh but the counter was allowed by Referee Bogardis. St. Catharines ev- ened the count in the third period, Rennie scoring on a pass from Cush- man but two minutes later Reid scor- ed the winning goal on a pass from Cushman. Both teams played heads- up hockey from start to finish with both goal-tenders starring throughout Reid, Moore and Duffield were out- standing for the Peach Kings with Turner and Finder starring for the Crystals. The game was very clean, St. Catharines getting two penalties and Grimsby one. T The line-ups: St. Catharines __ Goal, Richardson; defense, Downey, Thompson; centre, Rennie; wings, Ingles, Cushman; al- ternates, Lines, Turner, Blair, Finder, McGregor. Grimsby--- Goal, Coupland; defense; Stone, Best; centre, Reid; wings, Moore, Duffield; alternates, Hillier, Farrell, Lawson, Hand, Ellis. The group now stands with St. Kitts 12 points, Grimsby and Port Cpl- borne 11 points and Dunnville ten points. Two games remain to be play- ed and these will decide who will go into the play-off series. On Friday of this week the Crystals meet Dunnville at Dunnville and Grimsby and Port Colborne have a postponed game to be played off at a date yet to be ar- ranged. The forward line of Reid, Duffield and Moore starred for the Peach Kings carrying the brunt of the at- tack. Stone, Lawson, Reid and Duf- field scored for Grimsby while Philips and Robins registered fortunnville, Robins scoring twice. The game was handled well by Gedrge'Pennie of "Nia,-' gdri Falls, and was'verry clean, only three penalties being handed out, two tipvi1rvrine and one to Grimsby." ' 7 The line-,upszy ',r .- I, .' i T Dunnville - Goal, Abbott; defense, Karges, Parkes; centre, Wettlauffer; wings, Phillips, Vaughn; alternates, Houser, Green, Robins, Smith, Price. Grimsby m Goal, Coupland; defense Hillier, Best; centre, Farrell; wings, Lawson, Hand; alternates, Reid, Moore Duffield, Stone, Ellis, _ With successive victories overtiinn, ville and Port Oolborne under'their belt, the Peach Kings stepped into the flashy St. Catharines Crystals and de- feated them 2-1' on Tuesday night in a game which was easily the fastest and best game seen here this season. For the Kings, Coupland in goal was unbeatable, the defense was solid as a rock and the two forward lines _at- tacked furiously and back - checked the opposition relentlessly. Arm Fractured (Continued from Pure l? . ing a cinder path along the Hartzel Road across the Ravine as well as the cost of lighting the same. F Education _ T That the report of Mr. Geo. A. Care- foot, Public School Inspector just presented in person by the Inspector be adopted and printed in the Minutes and in pamplet form, and that a vote of thanks be tendered to Mr. Carefoot for: his most excellent report and the personal presentation of the Gme.-- Carried. T That we endorse the resolution ofl the County of Wentworth relative toi the costs of High School Education‘ which reads as follows: . ", . . . I "That the Minister of Education is) requested to have' the necessary amendmentsrmade to the High Schools Act, R.S.O. (1927), Chapter 326, the) Continuation Schools . Act, R. s. o.l (1927), Chapter 325, and the Vocation- al Education Act, 20 George V, Chap- ter 64, at the next session of the leg islatu.re, so as to provide that all the costs of education under these Acts now chargeable to and payable by the local municipalities from which stu-l dents attend instead of the-Counties.") COUNTY _ COUNCIL That the Communication from the County of Meddlesex relative to Tech- nical and Vocational School Education be endorsed, and which reads as tol- lows: "That whereas Technical and Voca- tional Schools are established almost entirely in urban centres and whereas the Government of this Province makes very liberal grants for the con- struction and maintenance of these Schools and whereas rural residents should be entitled to some of the bene- fits from these grants; therefore be it resolved that this Council.go on re- cord as favoring an amendment to the Act governing these schools, which will give rural residents the right to attend these schools when the Muni- cipality in which the pupils reside, or the pupils themselves, or jointly, pay 80 per centwof the costof tuition in said schools", _ _ . V That the Chairman of Education and the Warden be delegates to? the Ontario School Trustees and' Aate, payers Assoieiitton 'Canen‘lci'Oh, 7 Pt. Dalhousie High School - R. H. Johnston, three year term. Wilfred Murphy, two year term. J. P. Harris, That tsrcommtuiit)iit)ti1 "iidrzr,' W W. Cooper be filed. _ , ' That the County pay for the print- ing of Promotion papers for 1934.' That the following gentlemen be ap- pointed to ttye various High School and Collegiate Institute Boards: . afason, three year term. O. F. Jririryfr son, two year term. Thos. Wilson, one, year term. V V _ Grimsby High School - J. G. Me Intosh, three year term. St. Catharines Collegiate Institute- A. A. Craise, three year term. Grantham High School - F. C. Haynes, three yéar term. G. B. Mc- Calla, two year term. Wilfred Thom- son, one year term. Beamsville High School-pr. C. J, Freeman, three year term. T Niagara High School-John Cooper, three year term. SrhithvilH, Shrum, thrii 7 Merrittor ' WHEN you rush madly to the station . . . and you just miss the last train 3 399N701 payG, @ Even if you never miss a train, you’ll find the telephone a ready messenger. For any kind of news. Talking on Long Distance is easy aniso inexpensive. Look in the front oCyour directory for the list of rates -10irmiles or so for as little as 30 cents. . . . and they're expecting you home tonight . . . . Get to a telephone . . . a Long Distance call will avoid trouble and worry. 4 Geo. 13, 9.13 _ Agriculture _ That we tender a vote of thanks to Mr. Neff the Ontario Agricultural Ire- presentative of the County for his very fine report and the able: manner in which it wairpresented, and that the report be adopted and printed in the Minutes. . _ one year term. That Mr, Walter Leiden be appoint- ed Corn Borer Inspector for the Coun- ty at a salary of Five Dollars per day and that’I. Olmstead be appointed as assistant corn Borer Inspector at the same salary. . That the Chairman of the Agricul- tural Committee be appointed a repre- sentative of the County'of Lincoln on the Ontario Agricultural Council for 1934. That the .whole Agricultural Com- mittee be the Advisory Agricultural Council for the year 1934. That the Niagara Advance be awarded the Printing of the County Minutes for the year 1934 at a cost of .900 per page for 200 copies. 25 copies, to be delivered in loose-leaf form each month duly punched to fit the Binders in use by the members of the Council and the balance of 175 to be bound copies delivered at the end of the year. Finance That the letter from the Hospital for Sick Children be received and filed. That the matter of grants be left over for the.February Session when the estimates will be taken up. That the fee of $10.00 for member- ship in the Association of Managers of Homes for Aged and Infirm be paid. That the account of H. Fonger for $10.00 in connection with defending the County's interest in an attempt to cvharge the maintenance of a certain child in the Haldimand Juvenile Court which was decided in the County's favor. . That the matter of correspondence from the County Solicitor re police Court Rooms her left in the hands of the Warden and the Chairman of Fin- ance That the Hospital accounts be paid on the O.K. of the Chairman. That the County Solicitor take charge of the matter of Annie Poole for the purpose' 'of- protecting the counties interest in the matter. That the coiiitty siiiicitiyi"'irotect the County's interests in the matter of Robert Foy at the Hospital. C _ I Roads Report No. 2 _ That we accept the tender of the Township of Caistor for the Stone Crusher and bins recently offeredfor sale. '-. . thr1GimrorErriiRtlr'Gitrt'trit Tir; Special Road Committee are hereby authorized to deal with the above matter. _ That the Associated Courity Coun- cil's resolution and the County of Essex Petition be endorsed. That the resolution of the Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities Questionaire be forwarded to the secretary of the association as re- quested. Legislation That we endorse the resolution per- taining to the Gas Referee of the City of Chatham. That the resolution of the County of Middlesex re sugar tax be filed. That the same procedure be taken in regard to the sale of the tracks and C'ers, tenders to be asked fowl)