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Paratrooper Gerald Lawson, son of Leonard and Mrs. Lawson of St. Catharines and grandson of exâ€" Reeve and Mrs. John E. Lawson, North Grimsby, who arrived home from overseas on Saturday last, on 30 days‘ leave, before proceeding to the Pacific for action against the Nipponese. Gerald suffered one casualty while overseas, a broken ankle sustained when making a landing» After over two hours of arguâ€" ment pro and con little came of the meeting except that Reeve Durham when putting the motion to adjourn told the objecting ratepayers that they would again have a chance to put forth their claims for the reâ€" scinding of the bylaw. Ratepayers fom the five different school sections on top of the mounâ€" tain attended a special meeting of North Grimsby council on Monday evening, called by request of some of the citizens of Always and Grasâ€" sie‘s school sections, to further disâ€" cuss the school area recently creatâ€" ed on the hilltop, and in an effort to have the bylaw creating same reâ€" cinded. TROUBLE OVER SCHOOL AREA Township Council Holds Specâ€" ial Meeting To Hear Proâ€" tests From Trustees Of Alâ€" ways And Grassies Schools â€" Wild Rumors Floating Around. Our food problem was the most difficult, our ration was, per head a week, 2 ozs. butter, 2 ozs. breakâ€" fast food, 2 ozs. meat, and some weeks coffee substitute and macarâ€" oni, potatoes 51b., but for weeks beâ€" fore the Tommies arrived, we had no butter or véegetables c? any kind, so if our Red Crosss parcels hadâ€" (Continuea on page 7) Ratepayers of Grimsby Centre, Upper Thirty and No. 13 schools (Continued from page 7) Dear Clem and Carrie:â€" We got your Red Cross message. I suppose you were all worried as to our welfare under occupation. When the German General in comâ€" mand here decided to unconditional surrender, you can imagine our joy to be free once more,â€" although in this Island we had much to be thankful for, for we could at least gleep in our beds at night. There were of course, nights when our planes passed over and were shot at, and in some cases brought down, but apart from that we suffered no heavy bombardment. Clem DeQuetteville Receives Welcome Missive From His Three Sisters In Jersey, Channel Islands â€" Listened To British Broadcasts Deâ€" spite German Restrictions VOL. LIXâ€"NO. 51 Parachutist Home ‘The following letter received last week by Clem Dequetteâ€" ville, North Grimsby, was the first word that he had received form his three sisters in Jersey, Channel Islands, since the Gerâ€" man occupation five years ago. IRST LETTER IN FIVE YEARS â€" Wore Wooden Shoes And Subsisted On Meagre Raâ€" tions â€" Shortage Of Clothâ€" "Brantwood" Havreâ€"disâ€"Pas St. Helens, Jersey. May 24th, 1945. The Grimsby Independent The final standings in the three district ridings follows, soldier vote in brackets: The time is drawing short when some solution must ‘be found for the vexing question of equalized asâ€" sessment, members of Lincoln Couâ€" nty Council agreed last week as they passed the equalization which will apply when the 1946 county levy is raised. The "yardstick". of values devised this year by Assessâ€" ment Chairman Ivan Buchanan, deâ€" putyâ€"reeve of Grantham Township, was discussed at length, and while some of the council agreed with its principle, others felt that a fullâ€" time county assessor must soon be appointed to use Mr. Buchanan‘s idea as a foundation for his work, or apply some new, uniform scheme to the assessments of the 13 county municipalities. s * s Closest standing as a result of the civilian vote was at Niagara Falls. However, the soldier vote did not change the standing, Carl D. Hanniwell, former Niagara Falls mayor, being elected by a majority of 173 over William Houck, former Liberal cabinet member. A~ ARGUMENT WAXES HOT DURING DISCUSSION ON ASSESSMENT Hon, Charles Daley â€" received â€"a total of 16,442 votes, the â€"largest ever received by a provincial candâ€" idate in Lincoln riding. Daley‘s majority over J. Verne Buchanan, Liberal, was increased to 8,263. County _ Legislators Finally * Strike Equalization Figures But Claim Some New Soluâ€" tion To The Vexing Probâ€" lem Must Soon Be Found. Grimsby Gets A Raise of $23,â€" 750 â€" North Grimsby Reâ€" duced By $11,590 â€" Both Municipalities Show Inâ€" creases In Local Assessâ€" ment For 1945. The election of the Progressive Conservative candidates in the three Niagara district provincial ridings, has been officially confirmâ€" ed with the announcement of the soldier vote. Argument waxed hot during the assessment discussion. A suggestâ€" ion during the committee meeting that some local councils might have instructed their assessors to keep (Continued on page 6) Official Daley Majority 8,263 "Tod" Polled 847â€" Of Soldier Vote â€"â€"C.C.F‘er Received 600â€"Complete Figures For District Ridings. IS NOW $19,000,000 im 0 ons o «n 0 <neâ€"0â€" cz 0 on 0 ausâ€"0â€" on 0 <meâ€"0 ons 0 on 0 oun 0 on 0 one 0 aue 0 ons 0 us 0 m 0+ 0 e 0 ons 0 ce 0 â€"me 0 ameâ€"0 un 0 <an.0 oae 0 on â€"0â€"ameâ€"0â€" us ; cas 0 aneâ€"0â€"<a5 0 ut 2â€"0â€" 4iz 0 en 0 ons . un 0 aueâ€"0â€"aae 0â€"ameâ€"0 en â€"oâ€"mms c (Continued on page 6) MORE THAN A NEWSPAPERâ€"A COMMUNITY SERVICE Hewitt Barnard (Secy.) Ambrose i W . A. Henry E. B. C Charles Fisher _ George Coles J. C. Ch W. H. Steeves John Hamilton Gray Edward Whalen Samucl L. Tilley CANADA CELEBRATES 78* ANNIVERSARY NEXT SUNDAY F. Palmer Week ending Monday, June 25th, at 8 a.m. a Highest temperature ..................87.5 Lowest temperature. ... O1.8 Mean temperature ...........................06.8 Préecipitation .................0.54 inch Work is now under way at the factory putting in a cement floor and other work such as> plumbâ€" ing, etc. Mr. Evoy in Ottawa is mum as to who the new purchasers are, as is the local representative Charlie DeLaplante, Other than informing Mayor Bull that the property had changed hands, E. D. H. officials have nothing to say. As a result it is not known who the new firm are or where they come from or what they manufacture. L.A.C. Douglas S. Boyd, R.C.A.F., son of Mrs. Gladys Fraser, Mansion apartments arrived home on Saturâ€" day after two and a half years overseas. He has 30 days‘ leave after which he reports for duty again, having enlisted for service in the Pacific. _ Information As To Purchasers Is Not Being Handed Outâ€" New Cement Floor Being There are plenty of rumors floatâ€" ing aroundâ€"town regarding the sale of the E.D.H. factory on Elizabeth street, but to date no authentic inâ€" formation can be obtained, other than that the building and properâ€" ty has been sold. E.D. H. Company Sells Factory Grimsby Weather Going East F.B.T Carter Ambrose Shea John A. Macdonald E. B. Chandler Adams G. Archibald George E. Cartier J. C. Chapais <ne c are 0 ane c canâ€"o «ns o e 0 aapâ€"0 u00w 0 Grimsby, Ontario, Thursday, June 28th, 1945. Alexander Campbell _ Hector L MEMBERS OF THE QUREBEC CONFERENCE, OCTOBER, 1864 ommcR T6 mdana @1 .8 se 00.8 0.54 inch THE FATHERS OF CONFEDERATION Officers installed were as folâ€" lows: W.M., Wor. Bro. W. M. Lawâ€" son; I. P. M., Wor. Bro. A. Jarvis; 8. W., Bro. V. Tuck; J.W., Bro. C. McNinch; Treasurer, Rt. Wor, Bro. C. T. Farrell; Secretary, Wor. Bro. J. L. Dunham; Chaplain, Bro. A. B. Bourne; Director of Ceremonies, Wor. Bro. R. C. Bourne; S. D., Bro. H. Betzner; J. D., Bro. A. Clark; L. G., Bro. L. Hysert; 8.8., Bro. G. On Thursday evening June 21st, following a custom of many years, Rt. Wor. Bro. John Forth and his Board of Installed Masters paid a fraternal visit to Union Lodge, No. 7, AF. & AM. and conferred the honour of Worshipful Master on Bro. Wilfred M. Lawson. They alâ€" so installed the various officers of the lodge for the ensuing year in the presence of some two hundred visitors and memibers. Publisher Liked Kids Sick Children‘s Hospital Beâ€" came Almost An Obsession With The Late John Ross Robertson Of The Toronto Telegramâ€"Tragedy In His Own Home Might Have Been Averted â€" A Misconâ€" ception Regarding Telegram Profits. Fortune smiled upon the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. when it enlisted the interest, the passionâ€" ate interest, of such a man as John Ross Robertson. A man who knew him well once told us that the money he gave to the hospital in his lifetime, great though the amount was, nevertheless was unâ€" important compared with the fact that he gave his heart to it. Opinâ€" ions differed in his lifetime as to various aspects of his public career. These was no question of his utter devotion to the cause of little chilâ€" dren. <It became, one might say, the dominating influence in his life, and he was a man who was not limited in his interests. ‘There was the newspaper which he had built up from a more orâ€"less scurrilous rag to one of the greatâ€"journals of Canada. There was his lifelong deâ€" votion to Masonry, and the early history of his native city. There (Continued on page 3) Masons Install New Officers Wilfred M. Lawson, Worshipâ€" ful Master Of Union Lodge, (By J. V. McAree, Fourth Column The Globe and Mail). No. 7, A.F. & A.M. â€" Many Guests Present. _ (Continued on Page 7) ge E. Cartier Thomas H. Haviland J. H. Gray A. A. Macdonald + Sir Etienne Paschal Taché _ Alex. T. Galt â€" J. Cockburn William McDougall _ J. McCully Langevin Oliver Mowat Thomas D‘Arcy McGee George Brown Charles Tupper Make it a date for Grimsby and the carnival for the last half of next week. We‘ll be seein‘ you. "Help bring a smile to the face of a child." Those popular attractions, the Ferris Wheel and the Merryâ€"goâ€" round will be on the job and many an oldster will become a youngster again.. The lure of the whirring machines is great. o «e 0 «m .0 «m 0 se 0 ean c en 0 Three nights next week â€" Wedâ€" nesday, Thursday and Fridayâ€"the Lions will stage their big festival of pleasure. Lion Ewart Stoneâ€" house, Master of Ceremonies says that the carnivalâ€"this year, despite war restrictions on prizes, will be the biggest and best ever staged. As usual the affair will be held on the Municipal grounds on Main west and already the booths are beâ€" ing erected. : COUNTY MILL RATE IS LOWEST SINCE THE FIRST WORLD WAR Next week is the big week in the Fruit Belt. The first opportunity that the citizens will have for the season of fun, frolic and relaxation. It is Lions Club Carnival time. Fit./Sgt. Morris Smith, R.C.A.F., son of> Edward and~ Mrs. Smith, Depot street, arrived home on Satâ€" urday on 30 days‘ leave. He enlistâ€" ed in 1943 and went overseas in August 1944. He will return to the European theatre for occupational patrol duty over the Ruhr District. Oldsters Will Be Youngsters Again Ferris Wheel And Merryâ€"Goâ€" Round Will Be Big Attracâ€" tions At Lions Carnival Next Week. Home On Leave R. B. Dickey Peter Mitchell Budget Provides For Increasâ€" ed Expenditure In Almost All Departments Over Last Year‘s Actual Spending â€" Grimsby Gets $8,971 For School Pupils. Lowest mill rate in modern hisâ€" tory of Lincoln County was struck last Wednesday afternoon by the county council, which set the rate for general purposesthis year at 8.457, a reduction of one full mill from last year. It was the lowest since early in the last war when the cournty embarked upon expenâ€" sive debenture issues for patriotic and road purposes. The last of these debentures was retired only last. January 2nd. Keith Johnston, 318 Glen road, Toronto, a former life guard, who is visiting at the beach, immediateâ€" ly started efforts to revive her. Dr. A. F. MciIntyre was called. The Grimsby fire department, (Continuea on Page 7) > According to Provincial Constaâ€" ble E. G. Hope, who investigated, the young girl was wadingâ€" out from shore near the Grimsby Beach pier and, when about 40 feet out, stepped into a deep hole. Bernice Byford, 16, of Grimsby Beach, reâ€" alizing the girl was in difficulties, rushed to her rescue and managed to get her body to shore within a few minutes. Struck At 8.4 Mills â€" Last Of Debentures Were Retired Last January â€" Rate Is 4.3 Mills Lower Than +~Five Years Ago. The first drowning accident of the season claimed the life of Margâ€" aret Irene Jones, 14â€"yearâ€"old dauâ€" ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jones, 27 Robinson street south, at Grimâ€" sby Beach late Friday afternoon. The rate is lower by 4.362 mills than the rate only five years ago. While the budget passed yesterday estimated that $249,787 should be raised by county rates for all purâ€" poses, this was reduced by $70,100 which would be used for secondary school purposes; council decided to use $19,000, or one mill, from surâ€" plus of previous years, to bring the levy for general purposes down to $160,687. Last year, levy for all (Continued on page 6) Resuscitation Efforts Of Medical Men And Firemen Fail In Drowning Fatality At Beach. Young Girl Loses Life In The Lake CLERK GETS RAISE $2.00 Per Year, $2.50 In U.S.A., 5¢c Per Copy uo LET US ALL DO OUR BIT Won‘t You Help Bring "A Smile To The Face Of A Child" â€" Grimsby‘s Share In Hospital Campaign Is Only $1,200. The appeal for donations to the Building Fund of the Sick Chilâ€" dren‘s Hospital will start in earnâ€" est this week. The support of all who are interâ€" ested in Education is requested in order that Grimsby and District pupils may have the opportunities which they need to fit them to take their places in competition and coâ€" operation with other citizens of Canada. Further information may be obâ€" tained from members of The Board of Education or P. V. Smith, Prinâ€" cipal. Grade 1X These recommendations include in addition to the work in the Deâ€" partment of Agriculture, a. full course in Shop Work for the boys and Home Economics for the girls and an upâ€"toâ€"date course in Comâ€" mercial Subjects. These changes will require additional classrooms, shops, and more teachers. The Deâ€" partmental Grants make this posâ€" sible without large expenditure beâ€" ing charged to the local ratepayers, English â€" including Literature, Composition, Spelling and Writing. Social Studiesâ€"Brtiish History & (Continued on Fage T) The objective set for Grimsby and district is $1,200.00. Already in answer to the radio appeal a number of donations have been mailed in, but now these may be left at Baker‘s store or at the Canadian Bank of Commerce where official receipts will be issued and honored by the Income Tax Deâ€" partment. The Grimsby Board of Education is making an extreme effort to bring the Grimsby school upâ€"toâ€" date by introducing Practical Courses and by the purchase of new equipment. The changes outâ€" lined below have been made posâ€" sible with the addition of one extra teacher. However greater expenâ€" diture will be required to meet all the recommendations of the Deâ€" partment of Education for this school. $/Sgt. George Warner, is back in civilian life after over five years‘ duty as an instructor in basic trainâ€" ing camps. He is a veteran of the First Great War. The local appeal is headed up by Mr. A. R. Globe and Mr. John Holder, who have the work in hand of securing the necessary quota from this area. Citizens have been acquainted by radio and literature of the work done and to be done by this wonâ€" derful institution toward which we the people of Grimsby do not pay anything for the services received by our people. This then is our opâ€" portunity to make up our back payments. Board Of Education Set Up Schedule Of Courses For 1945â€"46 Semester â€" Many New Studies To Be Underâ€" taken â€" Board Making Every Effort To Bring Seat Of Learning Up To Highest Standard In Province. Takes Discharge GH 5GAUOL GURBIGULUN