ae THE STRATFORD MIRROR NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS Due to the present shortage of materials and that we may serve our customers with a goodly variety of baking for the week- WE WILL BE CLOSED EVERY MONDAY for the entire day, Commencing with Monday, February 15, 1943. This will be continued until further notice, and we trust that this arrangement will be most convenient for our customers. DAILY BAKERY > Gordon McPherson, Your Baker. 52 Wellington Street. Phone 905 4 ----n=-- --__ "The churches are realizing that peo- ple have to learn how to enjoy their free time. New interests in life can be developed during leisure hours. New hobbies can be enjoyed. The soli- darity of the family can be strength- ened by common activities and inter- ests of its members in the free hhours.--Rey. C. Everett Wagner. ZIPPER SALVAGE part together. stop-guard. These shorter and pockets. PROCLAMATION for the observance of "BOY SCOUT WEEK" IN STRATFORD FEB. 21st to FEB. 27th During this week the memory of the founder of the Boy Scout movement, the late Lord Baden Powell, will be honored throughout the British Empire. That Stratford may fittingly. take part, I hereby proclaim Sunday, Feb. 21,1943 to be observed as BADEN POWELL SUNDAY and that special tribute be paid to the Boy Scout movement throughout the balance of the week. THOS. E. HENRY, Mayor's Office, Mayor. Stratford, Feb. 18, 1943. "GOD SAVE THE KING" When coat or other zippers worth salvaging get broken or torn, cut off the broken part and zip the other Melt a small piece of solder at the bottom to serve as a t rebuilt zippers can be used for skirt plackets GOLOSHES ARE HARD TO GET! Keep yours in good shape by having them Repaired Now! ICE CREEPERS in Stock Why Take a Chance? FOR SATISFACTION TRY Superior Shoe Repair J. J. DuCHARME Phone 941 113 Ontario St. Minister: And in closing, brethren, let us pray. I will ask Brother John to lead." Brother John (awakening from a nap): "It's not my lead. J just dealt." Make Your Heating Dollars Go Farther-- USE GAS COKE 11.5 Delivered. (50 bushels equals 1 ton dry coke) Public Utility Commission Telephone 460 Keep Parcels Small, : But Keep 'em Rolling, Is Armed Forces' Cry "Keep parcels small, but keep fhe coming" is the theme of many letters arriving from the United Kingdom these days. The men and women in the Armed Forces overseas welcome parcels containing some of mother's home-made candy or hard _ cookies, Their rations are by no means inade- quate, but like other mail from home, parcels,,no matter how small, boost the morale. Although it means that sugar and butter from the family ration will have to be saved, home-made candy is a particular favorite. As it travels better whole, it should be poured di- rectly into a cardboard or tin con- tainer lined with wax paper and should never be cut into pieces. As plain chocolate only is available in England, chocolate bars rich with raisins,and nuts, if available here, are very acceptable. Dried fruits are also welcomed by soldiers and _ civilians alike. Hard cookies and fruit cakes from home are shared with friends. Moth- ers should remember that the cookies sent should only be the kinds that will keep well and not crumble easily. When sending parcels overseas, sturdy, lightweight containers and stout wrapping paper should be used. In packing cookies the box should be lined with wax paper, and thin card- board should be placed between each layer. All parcels must be securely wrapped and tied. The. golfer had made a perfect shot ove rthe crest. As the ball rolled on to the green a small dog dashed for- ward and seized it. When the golfer came in sight he was furious and he waved his arms excitedly. "Put it down, Toby,' said the dear old lady who owned the dog. "The kind gentleman will hit it for you again." PHOTOGRAPHS From Our Studios reflect the little things that typify you. Our cameras catch your most characteristic ex- pression. In fact this is the only kind of picture we know how to take. Your friends and relatives will revel in these special pictures long after they are taken. Phone for appointment. The ROGERS' STUDIO 83 Downie St. Phone 1096m Canada's Nutrition "EAT RIGHT - oughly enjoy. Phone 2578 Program Sponsors Say-- The Diana Meals provide the proper nourishment. Not only that but our meals you will thor- When You Eat Uptown Eat at the Diana Restaurant DIANA RESTAURANT John Tatulis, Prop. FEEL RIGHT" 95 Ontario St. STRATFORD MIRROR JUST A MONG OURSELVES A Regular Department Conducted for Mirror Readers by Ina St. John. NOT TOO SHY Dear Miss St. John,-- I am sixteen. I have not had a steady boy friend until now. He is swell only for one thing. He won't come to our house to call for me. He always wants me to meet him down- town. I did meet him two or three times but Motier and Dad don't like it. Do you think he is just too shy to meet my family? He is twenty-one. He is in the army. Hoping to see your answer in the next Mirror. CAROLYN. Ans.: Well Carolyn, your new friend must have some reason for refus- ing to go to your home. I don't believe it is shyness! Apparently he fears that your parents will not approve of him. Probably he has good cause to doubt his re- ception. 1t would be a wise move on your part to refuse to meet him for dates. If he still will not call at your home forget him. There are plenty of others. Int St. John. BS * * LETTERS TO HIM Dear Miss St. John, My husband has been overseas two years. When I feel blue and discour- aged I sit down and write a long let- ter 'telling him all my troubles. My sister says this is a rotten thing to do. She says he has enough troubles of his own. I tell her what's the good of having a husband if you ean't ask for his sympathy when things 80 wrong. She, really has me worried though. Do you suppose she's right in thinking my letters only bring more grief to him? BESSIE. Ans.: It seems to me that a wise rule to follow is never to write a letter to anyone when one is depressed. It really is no pleasure to receive a letter filled with complaining and bitterness. A letter from a friend or relatio" should, cheer and satisfy the one who receives it. This is especially true when the recipient is a soldier in camp or overseas. No one should add to his troubles by sending a dis- mal letter, most of all his own ter is just as easy to write, and it carries joy instead of gloom. Ina St. John. * * * NO. 1 WAR WORKER Dear Miss St. John,-- The magazines all say we should all do war work of some kind. They tell of mothers leaving their children and doing two jobs -- one ina munition plant and another running their home after kours. Well, I have three children. My husband works very long hours at war work I decided I must do something. I thought of get- ting my fourteen-year-old sister in af- ter school hours and doing war work myself. My husband would not hear of it. He said if our little boy got sick as he often does that, it might go hard with him with no one but an- other child to care for him. Then I volunteered to do a day's Red Cross sewing a week at home. Well, believe it or not, I had to let my own work pile up and to neglect the meals to get it done, so I was forced to stop. Then I joined a Knitting Club. It meets once a week. Well every time I went my husband was called to work overtime or one of the children caught cold or something; so I guess I'm just no good. I feed my family and keep our home clean and com- fortable, and that takes all my time. CHINA HALL Just Received A new shipment of Glass Cups and Saucers 15c J.L. Bradshaw Phone 179 84 Ontario St. wife. A cheerful, interesting let- NEW LOCATION 110 ONTARIO ST. 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