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The above cut was used to print cards for advertising pwposet, by the former Beamnville Board of Trade. 25,000 of these cards were ordered printed and they were distributed to fruit shippers and othem naming produce out of the district. Slipped under the lane of pearl baskets, the local Board than received considmbk publicity at mall cost. It was a cooperative trlrort. . ngmsvjllg. Board of Trade Active Herd In The iin0's'e; UI a skating rum to no mm...“ m. we T___.. - . _ of the "skating rink committee," of March 8, 1921, shows the interest and serious concern for affairs which would benefit the whole Village as it was in those days. "Blossom Week" was one of the "To The Board Of Trade" activities sponsored by the Board and "Sirs: there are many references to this Theocornmittee begs to report thaievent in the book. Other items in we have met the Directors of thethe expense ledger include accounts Agricultural Society and presentedfor banquets (orchestra $7.75, cigars our case before them. asking them io$7.35), Christmas Tree celebrations, co-operate with us in building a rinkHallowc'en festivities and many other somewhere on their grounds at a costiunctirrns. not to exceed $6,000, and that they Scouts Sponsored have the use of the same for Fair In 1921 J. A. Hewitt, John Hill and purpusesand that they appoint a com-). A. Jewell were appointed a com- mittee to work with our committee.mittee to form a Boy Stout troop, We asked them to pay one third oiW. J. Reid and H. C. Robinson were the cost, We find that they have inquiring into the activities of the appointed a committee of five but up Band to see if that organization need.. till the present time they have not ed help, a committee was correspond- met. However, with two of our conning: with the Chippawa gas company mittee and one oi theirs, we met anrlrcgarding a supply of gas for the went over the ground and we findvillage, and a further group were that there is not a suitable placgonempowered to wait upon Council re- the grounds but we agreed that ii it garrling town lighting, public lavat- was built on the lot next the Fair cries. a market and the question of grounds and facing on the Fail]: pedlars' licences. The Board was in- ground road, it would suit both part- terested in a plan to have a Carnegie ies. Therefore it is the opinion of Library, a government housing your committee that it is in the best scheme, a field day, the free delivery interests of all that the ground be oi express, Daylight Saving. post purchased by the Rink _AssocLation, boxes, prizes for good show windows The lot is 100 feet frontage and 200 and many other matters of concern feet deep right next the Fair Grounds to all. It is interesting to note that and we recommend that the Board oi omApril 6, 1922, ti motion was passed Trade do now authorize the commit- "That the" Board of Trade think'it is tee to proceed to form a Joint Stock'time for this town to have a new Company with capital stock of 2.500 fire hall. hose tower and public con- shares at $10 each and that the Pro-. renience." All of which seems to visional Directors be ordered to sell prove that all things come to him 1,000 shares forth-with and proceed to who waits. We are at last getting purchase the land and build the Ilk; the fire hall and hose drying equip- S, T. Creel . T. w. Woodland S J. Wilson J. Foley James A. Hewitt “Signed on behalf of the committee, J. Foley, chairman James A, Hewitt, secretary." Well, the project didn't go through, but the Board was on the right track. Healthy Membership In 1921, there were 48 members of the Board of Trade. Each contribut- ed $2.00 as fees. In 1929, the last year the minute book records, membership was 127.' Practically. everybody in town belonged, and though it is ap- parent that by no means all were real.. ly active in the Board, the associat- ion counted among its supporters most of the influential people of ,......"_ ...- m" "We recommend that the -Board of Trade appoint the iollowrng iive' property owners to be the Provision- al Directors: Revival of interest in Chamber of Commerce matters in Beams- ville and Grimsby brings to mind the fact that Beamsvillc once had an active Board of Trade and the ityW11 benefitted considerably from its enthusiasm for civic affairs. Among the papers found in tlie.effects of the 'late J. W. Kennedy was a minute book of the Beamsvillc Board of Trade, which flourished during the 1920's. Now in the possession of J, Robert Lawn)" LL. “NJ, rim-q an innin'h: into mum of the activities and "5 enthusnasm "" LIV“. nun“ u. Among the papers found in tlie.effects of the late J. W. Kennedy was a minute book of the Beamsvillu Board of Trade, which flourished during the 1920's. Now in the possession of J, Robert Kennedy, the book gives an insight into many of the activities and Problems faced by Beamsvillites two decades ago. What Happened To The Rink? For example, of interest to everyone in town today is the project oi a skating rink to be located on the Fair Grounds Road. A report of the "skating rink committee," of March 8, 1921. shows the interest and serious concern for affairs which would benefit the whole village --- - .. . .. For example, of interest t of a skating rink to be locate, of the "skating rink commute and. serious coiceru for affair: as It was in those days. "To The Board Of Trade" ‘Y'EC'EAMLS VILLE, ONT. "Fr'"' CLIMATE UNEXCELLED SPLENDID EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES H (Junior University, Teolmiunl and Business Courses) IDEAL SITUATION-ON HAMIift'0tl-NIA0ARA FALLS HIGHWAY Bus Service to St. Catharines. Radial to Hamilton. 0. N. Railways ELECTRIC POWER-Hamilton "Cataraet" and "Hydro" Offe rs-- A REAL GOOD PLACE TO LIVE” DISTRIBUTED BY BEAMSVILLE BOARD OF TRADE In the Niagara Peninsula "The Garden of Canada" le 1&th e . Ki _-------.---.------- 7 1920's 'ygcse/ each lugs B tttyd " “Nd W7 eam pene . of Cmnmcrcxi‘;xnzlt‘xcr‘a in Bumm- Ch _ Q n o IieiactthatBcaiusvi'tlconcnhad m 3 TE h 'tei/r/dl-lla.'))"]-']),",,)',)':):)',':";)":' a p 1n l o nt asiastic . “has oi the In: J; W. Kennedy Ti N A adience am.sriily Board 91 lhctrle, ‘\\'hic‘n l 1 Rushed to completion during the :\' in.tlw, 'rr)"",","",'),", 1r,,lcrPy,'?, . . . ‘last hour before seven o'clock Monday Mam the Reant Thomrp “m mfficiallv ‘1929 the fire hall and hose drying equip- ment, but tlus present Council remains strangely silent on the third access- nry to community life. A Previous Board? After a great burst of activity in 1921-22, things quieted down a hit in the next few years. But on March 6. l924, a motion by F, S. Prudhomme and J. w. Buck was carried. asking that the "account of the old Board of Trade in the Bank of Hamilton be transferred to the account of the present Board," this would seem to indicate that there was at least mm other experiment along Board of Trade Lines. Many matters engaged the Board's attention during the remaining five rears the minute book covers. The last meeting recorded is of March H. In the same year, the Board went in for advertising Beamsville in a hig way and printed 25000 cards (see cut on page one) telling Canada almm Beamsville, t The fans. went wild in Grimsby Monday night when Peach Kings ran wild in overtime .to beat Markham Millionaires 5-3 and take the O.H.A. Intermediate .“B” hockey title. V Bonfires were burning in the streets and delirious supporters took most of the night for celebration of the great victory of their team, Peach Kings earned their right to the crown the hard way, coming from behind with a surge of power in the overtime period to score three goals in a little more than two minutes. Clean Game Only two penalties were handed out in the match which was cleanly fought “from start to finish. Hutchison cop- ped the first goal at the 324 minute mark oi the first period. Lawrie tied it up for Markham before the period ended. Forty seconds after the sec- ond frame got under way Pud Reid banged home a goal from Zuke, only. In the third period there was no' score, leaving the game all tied up. Overtime For the second game of the series overtime was necessary to break the deadlock. Markham scored first at 4.47. Thrae minutes later Warner tied it up on a pass from Craig. Then ‘a Hutchison-Hale-Craig conybination Icollected the winning tally at 921, iand with 28 seconds to go, Craig made it curtains for Markham with a solo, goal. .. Egvfavvie MarkhG, collect the equaliz: er at the 5.10 mark: Deserved To Win Peach Kings played heads-up hockey all the way and deserved. their win. The twd teams were more evenly matched than in most of the gruelling play-off series and it was anybody's hockey game most of the time. The fans have seen the best scam] of hockey here for a long time and the great victory of this year's main will ensure enthusiastic following for the team for many susons ahead. Peach Kings - Goal, MacMillan; defence Reid, Miller; centre, Zuke; wings, Hill, Warner; alternates, Craig, Hutchison, Hale, Kemp, Blanchard, Tallman. Ham). Markham -. Goal, J. Harper; def. ence, F. Scott, B. Harper; centre, B. Bangay; wings, Nesbitt, N. Bangay; alternates, Milroy, Lawrie, J. Watson, A. Baker, G. Scott, H. Forgie. -Ruree's -. Red Dunn and Les Kirkpatrick, Hamilton: Chlorine Plant Being Instglled Omar Cosby, mperintend'en't it works, with "the village workmen, is doing preliminary work on in. nallation of the water chlorinator at the south and of Hixon Street. The plum in complete, ready for assembly and village nuthoritie: hope the installation may be com- pleted coon. ln his remarks to the Lions Club Monday night, Dr. D. V. Currey, M.O.H., said addition of the chlorine will make no difference in the lane of the water, if tho correct amounts are and, and there will then be nu “gar from water contamination. iu,i'isr't I!!! tr Rushed to completion during the last hour before seven o'clock Monday night, the Beam Theatre was officially declared open to the public and played its first show to a full house. Serenaded by the Beamsville Band, the theatre's life got off to a good start and tlu/large crowd which wait- ed patiently from beirme six o'clock felt well rewarded for their wait. Rush Job As Peter Barnes, operator-of the movie for the Beam Theatre Com- pany, told his audience following the first show, the reason the opening was held up for an extra hour was that he and his workers inside the theatre were hanging the scarlet back and side arops around the screen. He said he promised to have it that far completed by opening time and he didn’t want his customers to see anything else. the audience from the 'stage and described the steps taken to have the Beam built, financed and brought to completion by a group of local bus- inessmen. He paid tribute to the energy and "know hciw" of Peter Barnes . Following the run of the first pro- gram, featuring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman in "The Balls of St. Mary's," Roy A. Saunders spoke to Mr. Barnes described the fixtures in the building and called them the most modern oi their kind in the country. The sound equipment, pro- jectors, seats, heating and cooling plants and wiring were praised as being the lies! available. He ment- ioned the local contractors and sup» pliers who built the Beam and urged his audience to patronize them if they wanted good work done. Explaining the policy of the Beam! Mr. Barnes said he wanted the people of Beamsville to regard the theatre1 as 'their own. "At any time the' building is not being used for shows,1 iadies' organizations, church groupsl and any other interested have onlyl to ask and it will be thrown open to them," he said. He explained that) during the daytime when shows were not being run the theatre would bei available to the public. This also) applied to Sundays. l Matinee, Saturday children's matinees would he a regular feature, Mr. Barnes said, at which kiddies would he admitted for five cents. He promised parents lthat too many westerns would not he shown. and said it was this policy to provide clean, wholesome entertain- ment suitable for the children. Even ii gangster pictures were octasionally presented. Mr, Barnes told his aud- ience he never would present a pic- ture in which the crooks got away. "They are always caught," he said, "and there is a mnral in erery story." Paying tribute to the local men who crvceived and provided the theatre building, Mr. Barnes said that a town which did not support a theatre wasn't much of a town. He predicted a bright future for Beamsrille and felt establishment of the Beam would help ‘make the town grow. Introduced Manager ', The manager oi the Beam, Ralph ‘thnpln'eys, was introduced from the (stage by Mr. Barnes. MT. Hum- phreys asked his patrons to express personally their likes and dislikes with regard to programs and promised to provide, insofar as it was pos- sible, the pictures they wanted to see. He wanted complaints to reach him personally and promised reasonable adjustment of all differences. Locally Built