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L.-Sgt. H. Stanley Smart, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Frank Smart, Grassie, has been overseas since April of 1942. He has seen action at Caen, France and at present is serving in Holland. He was born in Grimsby and his father is the well known and popular C.N.R. operator now stationed at Stoney Creek. Writing to his wife Mrs. Helen Elmer, Robinson street south, Pte. C. H. "Bud" Elmer, serving some- where in the European theatre, gives particulars as to the death in action on Sept. 16th last of Pte. Ralph "Bud" Byford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Byford, Adelaide street. Pte. Elmer writes as follows: "I guess I can be safe in tell- ing you what actually happened to Ralph Byford. I knew Ben- dig very well too. Him and Ralph were always together. What happened was this. They were riding with twenty other boys on a T.C.V. (troop" carrying vehicle) and they were crossing the Leopold Canal and Jerry was shelling it, trying to knock opt the bridge. They just got nicely across when a high explosive shell lit beside the truck, kiling Ralph and Bendig and two oth- er boys. There were also six- teen others wounded on the same vehicle. They were killed in- I instantly, I think mostly from i concussion because they were not badly cut. They are buried near a place called Eclvo. I hope that I will relieve their minds as to 1 what actually happened." I The Members received the fiaan- cial report for the 1944 season and appointed the following officers for 1945: President, Col. Wm. An- drewes; Vice-President, J. J. Mc- Callum; Directors, G. F. Kitchen, A. N. Ashton, Norman Nelles, E. J. Marsh and A. v. Catton. Was Killed Instantly When High Explosive Shell Blew Up Truck Carrying Troops Across Leopold Canal. ' In his address to the Members, the President, Col. Andrewes, re- (Continued on Page 7 ) Pte. Ralph B yford Buried At Eclvo A twenty year milestone in the history of Niagara Packers Limit- ed was reached when the Annual Shareholders Meeting was held in the Masonic Hall last Monday. W-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o m Annual Meeting Of Niagara Packers Held On Monday- History Of Fruit Belt's largest Fruit Handling Or- ganization Traced From Its Inception By President Wil- liam A. Andrewes - Will Export Again As Soon As War Is Over. Serving Overseas 1llillirill"llllli1l (llllllltjllli1rl1llllilllli VOL. LIX-NO. 31 GRIMSIY IN THE AIR! -o-o-oc mmmn-o-omofo 'Ill"?", Grimsby Independent MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER-A COMMUNITY SERVICE' They were informed that Godden had been crushed between the rear of a heavily loaded dump truck and the side of a sliding door which he was trying to open for the truck to back into a shed to dump its Chief Constable W. W. Turner and Provincial Constable Ernest Hart investigated the accident Sun.. day, no previous report having been made. Injured in an accident at Merritt Bros. basket factory, here, on Wed- nesday afternoon last, Alfred W. Godden, 43, of North Grimsby township, died in the Hamilton General Hospital on Sunday. Crushed Between Heavily Loaded Truck And Side Of A Sliding Door --. Died In Hospital. A Above pictures show line-up of farmers and truckers at the Stoney Creek supply station waiting to fill their water' tanks. Farmers both above and below the mountain from the Lincoln-Wentworth county line west are experiencing an acute water shortage. Those that are not getting their supply from the Stoney Creek system are buying their water at the E. D. Smith and Sons plant at Winona. North Grimsby fruit growers west of Grimsby were Home From Overseas (Continued on page 7) Snow, Snow Everywhere And No Water To Drink .WWKWMWMDDDyâ€"o-o-(mwmmmm>.o.o.‘ mun-0‘ Grimsby, Ontario, Thursdail, February 8th, 1945 It might be possible to use the cultivator to clear the snow off your sidewalk, although he didn't use it for that purpose. "Rush" certainly has a bright outlook on life. We’ll tell you who he is. He is Clarence H. Rushton and despite the fact that there is five feet of snow on the ground and prospects good for another tive feet in the next six weeks, he advertises such articles for sale as a lawn mower, garden hose and garden tools in- cluding a cutlivator. _ If you read the Classified Adv'ts in-The Independent you will not find out because he hides his name behind a telephone number Who is the most optimistic man in the Fruit Belt? doing the same thing some years ago until they had wisdom enough to install the west end water system and then extend it to the county line last summer. North Grimsby farmers Over The Hill are also short of water but the drought is not as serious as in Salt- fleet and Barton. This winter's experience should teach the fruit growers west of the county line to Stoney Creek that Harvey Walker's plan to build a, waterworks system in Sa1ttleet township is a very feasible and sensible one. Last week the Post-Standard of Syracuse, N .Y. printed a story that will «be of interest to Grimsby peo- ple as the person referred to is a nephew of Mrs. W, F. Randall of Fruitland and our own Andy Clarke of "Neighborly News" fame, of Toronto. In taet the lad was named after Andy.' His father was born in Grimsby and he is the old- est of three sons. Another brother is' a Prisoner of War in Germany. The story captioned "claaiers Rations Never Fail, Army Awards Him Medal", was as follows:- S/Sgt. Sherry Andrew Clarke, in charge of the ration section of an Son Of Former Grimsby Man Has Enviable Record With American Army - Nephew Of Andy Clarke. (Continua: on page 7) Week ending at 8 a.m., Feb. 5th: Highest temperature _....,...-........." Lowest temperature _.-....................' Mean temperature o..........,..................... Precipitation ..-.,,.............0.60 inches For the month of January: T Highest temperature, Jan. 12......38.3 Lowest temp.-7 an. 25 ...11.80 below Precipitation m....-...............,..,.) inches Total snowfall from December Ist to January 31st, 54.5 inches. Snow on grbund, at present time 19 inches, hard packed. You will notice that the assess- ment in the Centre and South For instance, the assessment in the Centre ward is more than three times as great as in the North ward, while in the South ward it is very nearly four times as great. The three wards are assessed as follows: North----),))." Cerltre-$667,983.29. South-til). _ This makes a total assessment of l $1,606,236.29. The following news items ap- peared in our columns last week under the heading "Fruit Prices Set": It is not very often in the course of a year that a good newspaper is wrong in what it prints. In fact it is generally right 99 per cent of the time. But it is only once in a blue moon that a newspaper is' wrong when it is right and right when tt is wrong. That sounds complicat- ed but nevertheless it happened to The Independent last week. Tax Variance Between North And South Wards Is Very Great - Much Farm Land In The North. Wide Difference In Assessment A perusal of the Assessment Roll and the Tax Roll of Grimsby produces some interesting facts. Sergt. Wm. Rocker, Pte. Robert Dent and Corp. Albert Moggridge, landed in Toronto at five o’clock and before the morning was half gone were at their homes in Grimsby. The one boy, who failed to arrive, was Sergt, Kenneth Lambert, who chose to go direct to Davenport, Iowa, to see his moth- er Before coming on to Grimsby to News Story That Appeared In The Independent Wrong In Content, But Right In Be.. ing Published. Wrong But Right Right But Wrong Grimsby Weather Grimsby 'welcomed three, tive year heroes of the war, on Wednes- day morning and missed the fourth welcome through the desire of a son to see his mother first. Happy Reunions In Grimsby On Wednesday When Sgt. "Bill" Rocker, Pte. "Bob" Dent And Cpl. Albert Mogg- _ ridge Arrive After Five Years' Service-ken. Lam- bert Goes To Iowa To See His Mother. (Continued on page 7) (Continued on Page T) (Continued on page 7) $2.00 Per Year, $2.50 In U.S.A., 5e Per Copy A cable was received last week by Mrs. Hyman Shenker, Toronto, that her husband F.O. Hyman Shenker had completed 31 opera- tional flights and had been promot- ed to the rank of Flight-Lieut. Mrs. ‘Shenker was the former May Tut- ford of Vineland and they have a baby daughter that the father has never seen. Mrs. Gordon Tillotson of Jordan is Flt.-Lieut. Shenker’s mother. John Anderson, Robinson street north is an uncle. All sport fans in this district will remember "Hymie" as one of the smartest and fastest goaltenders that the Fruit Belt ever produced. 0:».o.()-4)-<_uc 90.0.0.0“03 During his long service as Asst.- Clerk, Tax Collector, Relief Officer and several other minor positions, he has been one of the best and most conscientious employees that the town has ever had. During that period of time he has served under six Mayors, beginning with the late ex-Mayor A. G. Boulter, then P. E. Wilkins, Watson Mc- Pherson, Robert H. Lewis (during whose term he circumvented the Municipal Act and married his daughter), E. S. Johnson and lat- terly Mayor Bull The Independent joins with Mr. Hummeys many friends in wishing him much succeSS in his new posi- tion. He has accepted a more lucrative position with the Grimsby Stove and Furnace Co. and leaves the town employ on February 17th. After 14 years of valued service to the Town of Grimsby, Armand B. Hummel last week tendered his resignation to Town council and it was accepted. Armand B. Hummel, Assist- ant Clerk And Tax Collector Served Town For 14 Years Under Six Mayors. Popular Official Resigns Position The programmes are produced through the courtesy of the, Ideal newspaper in each town and in turn sponsored by some service club or association. In Grimsby, The Independent brings the pro- gram to our midst and Prexy Chis program has been staged in dozens of towns and cities through- out the province during the past eight months and is listened to by thousands every Friday night be- tween nine and 9.30. One of the most popular pro- gram arrangements that goes over the air in Ontario is that of "On- tario Panorama" sponsored by the Willard Chocolate Co. and staged by Alan Savage with that inimit- able teller of tales, Gordon Sinclair as eo-master of ceremonies. Willards Chocolates Will Pre- sent Their Popular "Ontario Panorama" Under Direction Of Alan Savage And Gor- don Sinclair - Sponsored q By The Independent And The Lions Club - Local Celebrites Will Appear. Big Broadcast Friday, March 2 Remember Him (Continuea on Page 7)