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The Navy League Needs Your Help This beautiful Glen Ridge brick and frame home will be located on the West side of Ontario Street, South, near Rockcliffe Road, in St. Catharines. Modern in every detail the home will contain a spacious living room, tiled bathroom, kitchen and two large bedrooms. A model home in every respect. Value approximately $7,000. Holder of winning ticket can purchase house for $1.00. 2nd prize, $150.00 Victory Bond. 3rd prize, $50.00 Victory Bond. $50.00 Bond awarded monthly during sale. Bond winners are eligible for grand prize. Phone 7â€"7851 149 Main St. W. SALES â€" SERVICE â€" PARTS WALK IN, REACH IN STORAGE OR FREEZER ROOM EQUIPMENT A G. REFRIGERATIO N PRECISION AND PRESSURE WELDING LAMPMAN & SN WELDING GD LAMPMAN‘S ELECTRIC WELDING ST. CATHARINES OPTIMISTS CLUB ST. CATHARINES OPTIMIST HOME on all types of refrigeration. GRIMSBY, ONTARIO HAMILTON, ONT. Successors to for 595 King St. E. Phone 245 +A P. V. Smith, High School princiâ€" pal, told the board that with the large number of pupils who will enâ€" ter in the fall from the entrance classes in the town and township, that it will necessitate two rooms each for Grades 9, 10 and 11, with fairly large classes in Grades 12 and 13. In Grimsby a parade of School Cadets with their bugle band and of other organizations was held on Monday afternoon and proceeded to Beamsville where they joined with Beamsville citizens and the Beamsâ€" ville band in parading and then everybody went to Smithville where another parade was held. A letter from the Department of Education recommended that a serâ€" vice of thanksgiving be held in the schools either on or just after Vâ€"E Returning to Grimsby, Beamsâ€" ville band parade Main street and played several selections at differâ€" ent points, At night a big bonfire was lightâ€" ed in front of the Post Office and Beamsville band played on the upâ€" stairs verandah of the Hotel Grimsby while scores of people danced in the streets. On Tuesday all places of busâ€" iness were closed and "partying was going on all over the district. Mrs. Johnson wishes me to exâ€" press her thanks for your kind thoughts of her and the beautiful symbol of your feelings towards her. I am well aware of the time givâ€" en to, and and of the worries of the work that you are doing for Grimsâ€" by, and I would suggest that those who may feel inclined to criticize your endeavours that they consult with you that you may get their points of view and they yours. I thank you for the work you are doing and the sincere efforts put into it, and can only hope that you will not hesitate to request my asâ€" sistance in any matter in which you may think that my experience and knowledge of municipal affairs would be of assistance to you. Yours respectfully, Edric 8. Johnson. GO NTINUATION3 VICTORY REJOICING men of all branches of Canada‘s victorious army. The guards were P.O. William Wisnosky, A.C. E. Peter Lysyshyn, Pte. Komariansky, Smn. A. Yakchuk, Army Cadets Michael Dyshuk, Walter Shumsky and Stephen Smerek. The soldiers, armed with rifles, very approâ€" priately stood at rigid attention in the majestic presence or our Lord in the Blessed Eucharist. The watch was kept throughout Good Friday and Holy Saturday. In the early dawn of Eastern morn, Resurrection services were held. Though the hour was six in the morning, already the parish church was crowded with the faithâ€" ful, The comfortable pews which were installed a few weeks prior were very accommodating for the many who occupied them. Howâ€" ever, the congregation was so unâ€" expectingly large that many were obliged to stand in the aisles. This year the attendance far surpassed all previous Easter gatherings. The folowing day Easter services were resumed but with greater joy than ever ‘before. During the Divine Liturgy, the war was ofâ€" ficially announced as over. Simulâ€" taneously, Father Kohut announced to the gathered congregation the welcoming news. In such manner, the remaining services were rendâ€" ered in thanks to the Almighty God for bringing to a close another terrible chapter of historyâ€"World War II in Europe. Special prayers were offered and, also, supplicaâ€" tions that the coming peace may be ‘based on justice and the principles of Christianity. Solemn High Mass was celebratâ€" ed by Rev. F‘r. Ignace Lesiuk, OS BM and the Easter Gospel from St. John was delivered in five lanâ€" guagesâ€"Paleoslavic, Greek, Latin, Ukrainian and English. In this manner, the Catholic Church exâ€" prsses her great joy upon this day and proclaims these glad tidings in all languages for all to share in her joyous triumph. Assisting at the Mass were the Basilian Theoâ€" logians and Father Superior N. Kohut read the Bishop‘s Easter message to the faithful. The allâ€" male choir from Thorold, Ont., unâ€" der the capable direction of conducâ€" tor D. Kosteniuk, sang the Reâ€" sponsa of the Mass very Beautiâ€" fully,. In the evening Vespers and May Devotions were sang. Later a sound film of a religious charâ€" acter was presented in the Church Hall by Brother Adrian, OSBM. That evening a special thanksâ€" giving Office was chanted to the Blessed Virgin Maryâ€"Lady of Vicâ€" tories which ended with the singâ€" ing of the ‘"Te Deum". A sermon invoking the prayers of the conâ€" gregation for due thanks to the Alâ€" mighty for ending thigs war and prayers for a just and Christian peace was delivered by Rev. Fathâ€" er Nicholags Kohut, OSBM, TEACHERS‘ SALARIES EXâ€"MAYOR JOHNSON GRIMSBY PEOPLE THE GRIMSBY INDEPENDENT Elberta Victory South Haven Valiant > ... Veterans ....._._T7L Golden Drops ... 821 Peach Queens Bowling Scores Does your answer to this questi0n =â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"rm satisfy your own conscience ? oNelthing we shoud oo ... Bl}â€"Yâ€"â€" ' | VICTORY BONDS Archie Aiton, Chairman; Chas. A. "Dad" Farrell, E. S. Johnson, Jas. A. Aitchison, B. W. Graham, A. W. Eickâ€" meier, J. E. Lawson, H. B. Matchett, Wm. Palmer Harold Woolverton, E. J. Muir, B. H. Scott. 673 8175 861 670 728 COMMITTEE 675â€"0 T{Lâ€"S8 936â€"3 769â€"1 895â€"2 WE are getting three meals a day. We .YY sleep in comfortable beds. Our family incomes have increased during the war years. (This is true in most cases). We have never had to "feel our way‘" along the iceâ€"covered deck of a ship in a sub zone, with cold waves washing over us . . . taking a chance that we may be washed overboard and in constant risk that a torpedo will sink us in midâ€"ocean. We have never walked into machine gun fire through mud and slush with enemy planes overhead and shells bursting right and left; going without sleep and food for days at a time . .. We have never jumped from burning planes WHAT IS GRIMSBY DOING TO HELP THE WAR EFFORT? Vimy.. .:. Vanguard St. Joh1 Vedette Crawfords Viceroy ... Rochester John Hail Mayflower Ad. Dewey TOL 697 687 776 560 48 DaAWRES BLACK HORSE BRRWBRY â€" 870 977 563 633 747 764 793 1211 762â€"2 914â€"1 8$20â€"3 694â€"1 70lâ€"2 A new inventton now enables fruit merchants in nine large Eastâ€" ern cities. to bid simultaneously aâ€" gainst one another in buying at auction oranges which are offered daily at Winter Haven, Florida, and which are described in a govâ€" High Triple, A Neale, 799. High Average, D. MacBride, 197. High Single, A. Neale, 383. Selling Oranges D. E. Anderson, Norm Harris, James Easson, â€" Beamer, Gordon Metcalfe, C. J. DeLaplante. with a chance of being shot at as we paraâ€" chute earthward . . . and a chance of being taken prisoner if we land "safely". We have been asked to buy Victory Bonds . . . and perhaps we have bought bonds. What has it meant to us? We are better off because we have them. If we need cash for any emergency we can sell our bonds and get cash. If we need a loan we can get a loan on our bonds. Yes, we are better off because we have the bonds. Now we are asked to buy more Victory Bonds. We are asked to do something to help our country and, again, we will benefit when we do so. Not much sacrifice in that, is there? SALESMEN ernment report issued the previous night. The office in each city is equipped with an automatic aucâ€" tioneer which records bids on a screen in all offices, through an interconnecting, synchronized teleâ€" type system. When an offer is not followed by another within seven seconds, the word "Sold" flashes on all screens, and the next lot is put up for sale. Thursday, May 10th, 1945.