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Beamsvlilie = = Ontario AUCTIONEER & VALUATOR Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Lincoln; also for the City of St. Catharines. Commissioner for takâ€" ing affidavits. * Phone 56, Beamsyvillle or Grimsby Independent, Phone 36. People who live in glass houses certainly find a spot in the sun. PLUMBING and HEATING Harold B. Matchett Business Directory BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. George 1. Geddes THE SUN LIFE OF CANADA $6.â€"50 WEST MAIN STREET Thursday, February 22, 1945. 25 Main Street, West GRIMSBY Hours 9â€"5 â€" Saturdays 9â€"12 For T he Y ounger Children Bicycle repairs of all kinds in stock. Hours 9:00â€"12:00; 1:30â€"5:00 Closed Saturdays At Noon Open Wednesday Afternoon "Honey" Shelton It has been a long, hard, snow filled winter. 1 haven‘t seen much of you. Things are betâ€" ter now. "THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER" Spring will soon be here. Bring in those work boots and get them repaired before the rush of spring work starts. ROADS ARE OPEN J. W. Kennedy THE PICK OF TOBACCO It DOES taste good in a pipe Next Door to Dymond‘s Drug Store Vernon Tuck OPTOMETRIST â€"Cutâ€"Out Books â€"Painting Books â€"Crayons & â€"Games For An Appointment HIGGINS (Vision Specialist) AUCTIONEER OPTOMETRIST PHONE 326 PLUMBER INSURANCE . .. BAYB ... Phone 362 ESQUIRE m FOP se LEGAL first big action. They had landed in France from Britain July 20. He succeeded Col. McQueen who went to headquarter‘s staff. Col. Mcâ€" Queen had relieved Lt.â€"Col, Charles Muir, Fort Erie, original comâ€" manding officer, in Britain. Col. Cromb was qualified for his new post. He had been through In spite of enlarged expenditure this year, the tax rate for schools will be reduced by 8:.5 mills, a reâ€" duction of over 50%. In 1945 Toâ€" ronto is reducing the \school rate by 2.56 mills, Kitchener by 4.7 mills and Guelph by 3.1 mills. It would seem that the reduction of 8.5 mills in the amount required for schood purposes this year in Grimsby, together with the added teaching facilitee being provided for the ‘better instruction of High and Public School students, may be considered an equitable working out of the provisions and intention of the province, in providing the enlarged grants. Morever school ‘boards are told that they will be expected to proâ€" vide a full programme of studies, with ample equipment for use by teacher and pupil. The matter of lack ~of equipment in Grimsby schools has long ‘been a point of criticism by both High School and Public School inspectors. It is the intention of the Board of Educaâ€" tion to make a start at correcting this lack of equipment this year and, to that end, will purchase adâ€" ditional experimental equipment for physics and chemistry classes; more books for Public School; more equipment for manual trainâ€" ing and for visual education; more maps and other miscellaneous items. LINCOLN AND WELLAND It is clearly the intention of the Province, that the enlarged grants for school purposes, shall accompâ€" lish two things; lower the tax on real property and, one additional Public School teachâ€" er. Expenditure for educational equipment is set at $2,805. for 1945, an increase of $1,788. Reâ€" pair expense in 1945 will show an increase of $3,650. due largely to the cost of a new boiler in the High School, installed early in January, CONTINUATIONS FACTUAL INFORMATION "enable every community to provide for every Ontario child as nearly equal an educationâ€" al opportunity as possible." sys [ l NEXT GRIMSBY BLOOD CLINIC, WEDNESDAY, FEB 283«â€"DONORS WANTED From Page One Ng In the disastrous St. John‘s, Newfoundland fire the lives of many of those seriously burned were saved by blood transfusions using blood serum donated by Canadians through the Canadian Red Cross Society. ‘"‘The spirit of the men is very good," says Col. Cromb, recalling The n.c.o.‘s and men who are largely from this area, including a large group from the Toronto disâ€" trict, are "of a very excellent type and are doing a first class job you can be sure." He said the action last autumn and early winter when the Lincs had distinguished themâ€" selves was "slow and sticky in spots and the Germans were partiâ€" cularly tenacious." During his absence, Major James Swayze, Niagara Falls, one of the original officers of the first batâ€" talion is acting O.C. Col. Cromb reports that while many of the orâ€" iginal officers from this district have been transferred to other units there are still many district men on the staff. The adjutant is Capt. Lou Rogers, Toronto. the Spitzbergen raid, and had been in action with his unit in Sicily and Italy. The Edmonton regiment is still in Italy. He was transferred last February to England, was secâ€" ond in command of the Argyll and Sutherland Highland Regiment for three months, and then went to the ogth® «wem A" ~ou8 a & fl ‘ PATIENT RESTORED BY THE USE OF BLOOD SERUM " * P WypR? 5 n 0 " THE. G@RIMSBY INDEPENDEN T most important. When they openâ€" ed fire the Germans returned it, and a chance shot hit Alex in the head. He fell unconscious without making a cry. We bandaged his head but were unable to get him out of the trench for about ten minutes because of heavy and acâ€" curate machine gun and mortar fire. When we put him on the jeep ambulance and dispatched him to the R.A.P. he was breathing easily and I had hopes. Our Medical Ofâ€" ficer told me that he sent Alex diâ€" rectly to an Advanced Dressing Station, where he was given a blood transfusion, but in spite of this he died the next day, without regaining consciousness. There has not been a great deal of snow, he said, but the weather had been of a damp, penetrating cold type. ‘"The Hollanders as a rule are very glad to see us, and the men are made welcome." He said that the Nazis had stripped the Hollanders of wrist watches, braceâ€" lets and other valuables as they reâ€" treated. In addition, the natives had been made to dig trenches. If they refused, hostages were shot by the Germans. that while they get very tired on occasions, "a good sleep and a good meal sets them right up again." He asked relatives and friends to keep up a steady flow of mail, newsâ€" papers and packages. ‘"They have a very great interest in . what‘s going on at home and letters help boost their morale." He said casâ€" ualties among the regiment had not been excessive but were severe enough. You have been notified already of the death of your son on the 6th of December, 1944, after havâ€" I first met Alex back in Uckâ€" field last winter, and at that time was impressed by the quiet efâ€" ficient way in which he soldiered, and the manner in which his genâ€" tlemanly characteristics constantly showed. I well recall the battalion parade we had when service medals were first awarded, and the Colonel pinned the ribbon on the chest of the best soldier from each Coy. As you must remember, Alex represented C. Coy and there could have ‘been no better. There is little I can do, in closâ€" ing, except to express to you the very deepest sympathy of all of us in the unit, to you in your great loss. If there is anything that I could possibly do to help, please let me know. Belgium, January 12, 1945. Dear Mr. and Mrs. Laba: PTE. ALEX LABA Very sincerely, S. L. G. Chapmen, Capt. %x%\\ s m’*‘&i;«ww@% ”*"3’%%%“\33& 222. e oc faaacne s slsc msccss css e cce e enc co. s sc Sssc s Sssc sls s w es Ss > > '-.;.,._‘._,c:\‘__\ > sc cae, umt sns s $3z i rens. Mn Offering my deepest sympathy for the loss of a good son and reâ€" minding you that he is still united with you by religious bonds, I suppose that by now you have heard through official army chanâ€" nels of the death of your son Pte. A. E. Laba (Bâ€"45930), which ocâ€" curred on 6th of Dec. 1944, in Holâ€" land. As the Padre of the unit I wanted to write to you and exâ€" press our deepest sympathy with you in your great loss. 12th of December, with the prayers of the Church, in the British Miliâ€" tary Cemetery of Antwerp (grave No. 12, Row Z 2). His grave is marked by a cross bearing his name. Dear Mrs. Laba: us all when we knew he had been wounded, and that his wounds were serious. A few weeks ago I conducted a Memorial Service for our boys who were killed, and we shall send you a copy of the service. Your son‘s name was not on it, for the list could be made up only to Novemâ€" ber 30th for security reasons. When we have another service, his name will be placed on the roll. May God bless and comfort you is our sincere prayer. Your sincerely, C. H. MacLean (Padre) ing been almost unconscious for two days, I gave him the last sacraments and buried him on the 12th of December, with the prayers Pte. Laba was so well known in the Argylls, and liked by all of the men, that it was a great shock to Your son was wounded while he was on guard in one of our defenâ€" sive positions. A German patrol came over during the night, and attacked our men; during the atâ€" tack your son was wounded in the head. It didn‘t look like a very serious wound from the outside, but it of course was, for when your son was evacuated from our First Aid Post to the hospital, he died there the next day. He would be buried by the Padre at the hosâ€" pital, and I‘m sorry I cannot tell you just where his grave is. Perâ€" haps I shall be able to find out that information for you, and if so, I shall write later on . Pte. Laba‘s personal effects will be forwarded to you in time, though they do take quite a long while to arrive. His grave here, of course, is only a temporary one, and later will be moved to a large Canadian cemetery which will later be prepared. When this is done, you will of course be notified where it is. Very truly yours in J.C. Rene Belanger, Catholic Chaplain in the Canadian Army Holland, Jan. 23, 1945 In weight, the Irishman is the lightest, the Englishman next, then the Welshman, with the Scotsman the heaviest, topping the scale at nearly 168â€"lbs. On the average, the Scotsman is more thani an inch taller than the Englishman, nearly an inch taller than the Irishman, and over two inches taller than the Welshman. Brawny Scotsmen We are all interested in the other fellow‘s job. If you don‘t mind I am going to tell you something about my job . .. the job of selling life insurance. _ Some of you think of a life insurance man as a highâ€"presâ€" sure salesman who hasn‘t any thing to do but waste your time. But there are others of you who know the real value of an inâ€" surance man. Someone once said that the life insurance man is the unsung hero of a better way of life. All he strives to do is to offer you security, if there is any such thing in a world gone haywire. Life insurance is the average man‘s estate. It is peace of mind â€" and sounder sleep, your family‘s support and comfort in your final absence. It is your own tangible link with the future . . . your nearest approach to immortality. To anyone with a family, it is as much a necessity as bread, or shoes, or shelter. And, because our individual insurance needs vary about as widely as our fingerâ€"prints, the Sun Life inâ€" surance man must be much more than a fastâ€"talking salesâ€" man with a mind for figures. He must be a financial analyst and counsellor, fatherâ€"confessor and expert on trusts, taxes, wills 2»d human nature. But his hardest job is finding prospects who desire accurate knowledge and sound advice on the subâ€" ject. If he can catch them in a receptive mood, gently win their confidence and make them face their responsibilities like men, then he is a happy man because he has done a good job of makâ€" ing life happier for those who follow after. That is MY job. Won‘t you let me help you, toâ€" morrow ? George 1. Geddes Sun Life Bidg. â€" Hamilton, Ont. Phone: Bus. 7â€"3618; Res. 7â€"5518 N s GEORCGE 1. GEDDES ; LOOKING AHEAD SEVEN