2 ee an ee oe es Sones = rs se, eS ot gs AO ae Tee Oe ee _ province in the effort to get a larger ee smaller fairs but it almost looks as bs tia 7a ; don off the map. At present the pro- FE OR te aA. RE RROR_ No. 34 STRATFORD, ONT., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1928 Vol. 5 Effort To Get Larser _ Grant for Fail Fairs The Stratford Fair Board js inter- ested along with other fairs in the grant for Fall Fairs from the Ontario Government. At a meeting the oth- er day here of District No. 8 of the Ontario. Association of Fairs and Ex- hibitions action was taken to press this on the government. It is doubt- ful if it will be successful but there is no harm in trying. An increased grant would be a great help to' the if the time had come for the smaller fairs to merge and produce one large fair. For example if the smaller fairs in Perth or most of them would get together with the Stratford fair it would be possible to put up a fair that in a few years would back Lon- gress of the Stratford fair is slow but if some co-operative movement of that kind were entered into that slow rate of speed could be pepped up considerably. With the number of automobiles in use in the province and the good roads such a fair would be just as accessible to the average farmer as the little local fair was in years gone by. A move along this line ought to be made for if a start is not made it will never amount to anything, oe AUCTION SALE-- OF REAL ESTATE The City Counc], or at least some of the members, seem to be very doubt*ul about the idea of continuing the pablic health nursing service and also very dubious about the plan of eStablishing a health centre in the city. There are many families in this city who now have a_ kiddy who would have been dead had it not been for the public health nurse. That is suffic'ent answer to that argument for one life saved justifies the expen- diture for many years since a great deal of help is given throughout the year in minor cases. Then there is the matter of the health centre. The point at issue here is that these var- ious activities are now being handled by several city organizations. What the gain in establishing a health centre is that the government would then contribute so much money to be spent in health work. Summarized it means that the citizens of Strat- ford would get a much better health service than they get now and receive considerable help in paying for it. Whether that is worthwhile is for the council to decide but it is difficult to see how anyone after considering the situation calmly could do anything else but support the project. en ' The County Council the other day granted the Children's Aid Society $2,000. Intimation was given that an additional grant for an extension to HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND PIANO ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1928 AT 2 P. M. SHARP SF Bonitee caoire ass number 178 Avon St., and being a new, small, modern 2-storey red brick dwell- ing, with polished oak floors on first floor, and contents:--Walnut upright piano, 8-piece tapestry chesterfield suite, parlor table and| rockers, jardiniere stand. brass bed} complete, full size iron bed com- plete, %-iron bedstead, chiffonier, dresser, bedroom rocker, oak dinin room suite (buffet. round table aid linoleum, card table, 2 child's rockers, : Moffat electric range with annex, Hoosier kit- chen cabinet, refrigerator, washing machiné and wringer, couch, wall clock, odd rockers, lawn mower, fe- male Boston Bul] dog, kitchen cup- board, table and_ chairs, books some fur, boy's rubber boots, elec- tric reading lamp, oak filing cabi- net and .numerous other articles Terms can be arranged on real es- tate of $200 or more cash on day of sale and $40 each month, which takes care of interest and taxes, and purchaser can take possesion on day of sale. Terms on household goods and piano are cash. Sale of goods at 2 p.m. Sale of piano at 3 p.m. Sale of real estate at 3.30 p.m. Free ride to sale in Lillow bus fron. Post Office sharp at ten minutes to 2 o'clock. WwW. G. Johnston, Owner. diners), rug, the building to supply needed room would be asked in June. It was al- so intimated that the time is fast coming when the obligation for this work should be assumed entirely by Pertinent Patter BY THE PHILISTINE ities now. work of the society is in the county there is some virtue in the sugges- tion, the city of course contributing on a cost basis for work among city children. It May seem an abandon- ment of old ideals to ask the muni- cipalities to take over work like this but the fact remains that the time has come when such institutions as the hospital cannot be maintained on a charity basis. The hospital is exist- ing largely on grants from municipal- If it were put on a pro- per business basis with the city or county taking the responsibility for it the situation would be much im- proved in many ways. These are matters that have been regarded as being in the dim distant future but unless they are considered they will arrive with rather terrifying sudden- ness on the doorstep of some _ City Council in the near future. ok * * Stratford seems to be still very much on the hockey map. The Na- tionals by dint of hard work have climbed from near the bottom of the ladder to near the top with good pros- pects of staying there. Then the In- termediate and Junior O.H.A. teams are both still in the running. They will have a hard struggle for it in all likelihood but considering the little practice and lack of interest general- ly the boys are to be congratulated on their fine showing this winter. the "pros" occupy the centre of the stage and have done so all winter, though at one time it looked as if they would have little chance to be anything but "also rans" in the pen- the county. Since a great deal of the;nant race. Now that is all changed | CELEBRATED KENNEY-WILSON ENTERTAINERS COMING City Hall, Thursday, February 9th No one should miss hearing these artists. In Music, Song, Comedy Duets and Playettes Admission--Adults, 45c, cf Jones, Auctioneer. tax extra; Children, 25c and the fans are pulling for them to stay in the race and bring home the honors. * os a8 One: of Stratford's most important civic bodies met for organization the other day' when the Parks Board held its inaugural meeting. C. MclIlhargey, who for years has been identified with the work of the park system was elected chairman, This board is do ing some of the most important work in the city for the park system is one of the outstanding characteristics of this city and has done much toward beautifying the city and making it the satisfactory place it is to live in. aK bd ak Many citizens of Stratford and oth- er cities 'in the C.N.R, Division of which this city is the headquarters will regret to lose Vivian G. Snell, who has been divisional freight agent here for nearly nine years. "Viv" Snell's happy smile and his whole- hearted enjoyment of the simple pleasures of life coupled with a keen understanding of his job made him popular everywhere. He was partic- ularly active here in the bowling club and in connection with the Rotary Club and will be greatly missed. * * ca The announcement that work is to begin on the erection of a large apartment house here early in Feb- ruary is good news in more ways than one. It is good news in the sense that indicates a large outside company feels that conditions here warrant the erection of such a build- iing and good news in that it means work for a large number of men be- ginning early in the year and Con- tinuing all summer. The building will probably cost, when equipped, ia excess of $150,000, which is a good sized building for any town and a big building for Stratford. The company is giving local firms a chance at the business and it is to be hoped that many of the contracts come to Strat- ford concerns and individuals. | W. B. ROTHWELL TEACHERIOF VOCAL - PIANO STUDIO 42 WATERLOO STREET OPP. Y.W.C.A. PHONE 1858J RBA eee -- A doctor says "sitting in a strong © wind makes one drowsy." A sort of sleeping draught as it were.