STRATFORD, ONT., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1928 Vol. 5 'Former Popular Citizen - Honored By His Friends - One of the pleasant social events of this" week was the double send-off for 'Vivian G. Snelel, former Division g _ Freight Agent here, who has now been moved to Montreal. Mr. Snell was ny 'popular with the citizens and with the _* railroad men as was evidenced by the fact that on the same day there were two farewell parties and presentations for him. One was held in the C.N.R. - Assembly Hall by his railroad friends, imcluding many officials from various parts of the C. N. R. system, and the other in the Board of Trade rooms - at night by his Stratford friends, who tendered him a dinner. They were poth pleasant functions, though to the friends who were saying farewell to a constant companion and good fellow there was an element of sad- - ness in the functions. RIGHT WAY TO DO IT SAYS CHAIRMAN OF THE P.U.C. In speaking to The Mirror, D. A. McLachlan, chairman of the Public Utilities Commission, said that he felt that the idea of rebating some of the surplus money in the Waterworks De- partment to the customers was the only logical way of dealing with the situation. He pointed out that the earnings of the waterworks are great- er each year now than the expenses and that accordingly the surplus in the bank is piling up. He also stres- sed the point that it is useless to hand it over to the city treasurer as the latter has already more money in the sinking fund for waterworks deben- tures than is necessary. The cut be- ing given the people amounts to only} between $5,000 and $6,000 and this still leaves plenty for emergency. Inspector Johnson of the head of- fice of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, was in the city this week and checked up on the local store, man- aged by Alex Abraham. He found that everything was in good shape and stated that this is the best conduct- ed store in the province. ; W. B. ROTHWELL TEACHER OF VOCAL - PIANO --_--_------- STUDIO ©. é 42 WATERLOO STREET " OPP. Y.W.C.A. PHONE 1858J The big noise for this week is cer-' tainly the action of the Public ree ties Commission in deciding to give the water customers the 50 per cent. | rebate notwithstanding what the City Council had to say about it. It wed be that the City Council is technical- ly right in demanding the money but | it will look a lot better to the average citizen to get some cash in his hand than to have the city treasurer hoard up the money until there is something he can spend it on for the waterworks. He has a lot too much money hoarded up there now for which there is no use and which ought to be given back to the people who paid it in. To be brutally frank our idea is that this can get out and dig the same as the) present one has had to do. generation should get all that is com-; vice is sometimes very slow. ing to it and the coming generation | Pertinent Patter BY THE StS TINS generation is to pay for everything in advance the coming generation will have things too soft and will live at the expense of their forefathers. The thing to do is to hand back all these surpluses and fix rates and tax- es so that they will take from the people only the amount needed. * * * The City Council the other night re- duced the fees for the use of the am- bulance for non-residents but so far have not seen fit to reconsider the question of making provision for some better service with the ambulance. 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He spoke to an interested audience in the Col- legiate Assembly Hall on Wednesday night on Shakespeare and his works and gave a most illuminating talk and explained many of the characteristics of Shakespeare's writings which are perhaps not so well understood. * * ae Stratford as a loyal hockey tows was keenly interested in knowing that the Varsity Grads had again' won the world's hockey championship for Canada. This is pretty much of a walkover for the Canadians each time and this year's team won it with even more ease than in }the past, largely because the United States, the chief contender in the past, had not enter- ed a team. There is one thing that strikes the thoughtful observer in the hockey situation in Canada to- day and it is something that was deii- onstrated on a small scale here this winter. That is where the profes- sional element comes in the amateur goes out. There has been little or no interest or patronage here for amateur teams since the senior club was turn- ed over to the professional ranks. That may not seem very serious but there is this angle to it. It is from these junior and intermediate O. Bic A: teams that the professional club gets its players. If they cease to function then what will be the fate of hockey in Canada? - It is a matter well worth considering by those with the best in- terest of sport at heart. # ca * The Historical Society has started a move that should appeal to the im- agination of residents of this part of the country. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the laying out of the road from here to Goderich and it is proposed by this society to hold a celebration to mark that even in (Continued on page 6)