THE STRATFORD MIRROR -PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE FLETCHER JOHNSTON PRESS, STRATFORD, ONT. Vol. 14 STRATFORD, FEB. 26, 1937 No. 37 | At Ninety-Seven She Retains Active Interest Mrs. Jane Andrews, 63 Douglas St., is one of the few citizens of this coun- ty who can travel back memory's lane over a span of ninety years, to recall interesting events which have occur- red in that near-century. 3 Celebrating her 97th birthday, Mrs. Andrews described the hardships of a three months' voyage on the Atlan- tic in the little.sailing ship that had brought her to a new world from her beloved Scotland. To-day, Mrs. An- drews reads with interest of ships which make the same trip in less than a week, for she follows closely events of the present day, via, her newspap- ers and. radio. Her ninety-seven years have not de- prived her of her interest in the du- ties of her home. Routine household duties are part of the day's program to this beloved citizen. Hundreds of C. N. R. Employees To Meet Hundreds of employees of the Can- -adian National Railways in this city will gather in the Majestic Theatre on Sunday to hear matters in connection with the railwaymen's demands for restoration of pay discussed by union officials. The speakers will outline their views in connection with the re- port of the Conciliation Board and the strike vote which is being taken among the men, Close to one thousand railwaymen are expected to attend the meeting, as the topics which will be discussed are of utmost importance to railwaymen. at the present time. Appointed Manager Here Goodrich Silvertown Two valued members of the staff of Gooderich Silvertown Stores, Limited, have been promoted to more prom- inent positions--wth the same com- pany. They are Bert Swann and Har- old Bidwell: Mr. Swann takes over the manage- ment of the Stratford branch, and Mr. Bidwell goes to Woodstock as man- ager of the company's branch in that city. In this position Mr. Bidwell as- sumes greater responsibility as a ser- vice station is connected with the Woodstock business. Both these gen- tlemen have been associated with the business here for a considerable time, the latter being the manager until the present change. Since coming to Stratford they have made not only a large number of busi- ness but social friends who will be pleased to learn of their advancement. Their team work has been the means of increasing the business to such an extent that the company have made this tangible recognition of their ser- vices. Mr. Biddell and family moved to Woodstock today. The Mirror wish- es both these young men continued success and prosperity. The banker was questioning the Negro applicant for a chauffeur's job. "Are you married?" the baker asked. "Nawsah, boss," replied the appli- cant, "nawsah; Ah makes mah own livin'," satan epee Can Spring "Be Gar "Behind? by A. B. CHAPIN a WELCOME, LITTLE SUN SHINE PAS \e Stratford teams will be playing on two foreign sheets of ice to-night. While the Midgets are in Kitchener , for the first game of the group finals against the Greenshirts, the junior Wossa team will be in London, play- ing the second game of the series with London Tech. Needless to say, the Midgets will have the following, as quite a number of tickets for the Kit- chener game have been sold here. * = * On their showing during the season, the Midgets are expected by their supporters to win to-night's game. They have taken three out of four games from the 'Shirts this season. Their latest win, on Monday night last, was the most impressive of all. They trimmed the Greenshirts, 7-0, but the Kitchéner team was not at full strength. * * * The Midgets, on the other hand, had their full team, for the first time in several weeks, when they played Kit- chener here last Monday night, Skip-- per*Bean and Charlie Millman both returned to the line-up. Dave Pinkney will have all his players in uniform for to-night's game. * * oJ Win or lose to-night, Kitchener will play the second game of the series | here on Monday night, and a capacity house may be expected. Should one team win two games in succession, there will be no further games. In the event of the teams dividing the first two games, the series will become a three-out-of-five affair. Should a fifth game be necessary, it will be played on Galt ice. * * The survivor of the Kitchener-Strat- ford series will, of course, meet the winner of the Big Seven Toronto group for the Junior O. H. A. champ- ijonship. St. Mikes are leading in the Big Seven race. They have a one- game lead on British Consols, with the second game slated for to-mor- row. The two teams are playing 2 three-out-of-five series. ' (Continued on Page 4) Boardof Trade ToLaunch Membership Drive Stratford's Board of Trade is under- taking a membership drive which, it is hoped, will bring this year's mem- bership to a total of 200. The Board is taking on new duties this year in advancing the principles of the Citi- zens' Home Improvement Plan. This is being done through the special com- mittee under E. J. Smith. The Board of Trade is an organiz- ation that fills an important spot in every community. The Stratford Board is no exception. Members are the backbone of the organization. It is to be hoped that the membership campaign will meet with. unqualified -- success. Me Good News For 25 Swift- Canadian Employees Vacations with pay to employees-- having at least two years of service with the company were announced recently by the Swift Canadian Com- pany here, through the local manager, © W. D. Sinclair. The announcement was joyously received by approximate--- ly 25 employees of the local pee 8 The vacation policy has been pv to effect in all plants and branc ie rm the company in Canada, act Mr, Sinclair. oe ion :