"portance. -@lectricity need be ' Dea TES SS Sas eS Se re ee eee piri ig aS int Ii Ra I a as go Sa ae na ---- eee ee 'keeps them clean and clear. -ialists advocate a wash made with BER ele ae ie Cp ae os BFE Mee Fe ee THE STRATFORD MIRROR MODERN EQUIPMENT AND EXPERIENCED SERVICEMEN ENABLE US TO GIVE YOU 3-DAY SERVICE --ON-- VULCANIZING INTERIOR OF OUR MODERN VULCANIZING SHOP. ii ed. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON TIRE VULCANIZING All motorists are entitled to this service. See us if you are in doubt as to whether you are entit- led to buy used tires or to have your present ones retread- Corner Wellington and St. TIRE INFORMATION HEADQUARTERS Goodrich | oh Silvertown "Stores Patrick Sts. Phone 423 'Good Eyes Mean Added Efficiency But Require Care Eyesight is of first importance to -workers whether they are engaged in "ndustry or on the farm. Proper lighting is of the utmost im- This does not mean that wasted. Glare from exposed lights, or reflected from exposed lights, or reflected from a table, or even from a book or news- paper is undesirable. When reading, poor lighting and a 'bad position strain the eyes. Light should come -over the left shoulder for right-hand- ed people and over the right shoulder for left-handed people. An eyewash helps tired eyes and Eye spe- one teaspoonful of salt to one pint of boiling water. An eye dropper is said to be more satisfactory to use than an eye cup. When a particle of dust or some other foreign body gets into the eye it is wise to try to hold the eye open until tears gather. They are likely to wash the particle out. If this fails, a clean handkerchief or tissue may do the trick, but if these methods are not successful an eye specialist should be consulted. It is important never to touch the eyeball with anything rough like the end of a match or toothpick even if it is covered with cotton. It may scratch the delicate tissues and cause trouble. Wife--"Goodness, George, this is not our baby. This is the wrong car- riage." Hubby--"Shut up. This carriage has rubber tires on it." |swer to "when did it happen?" Information? What's the Fare to New Brunswick? Quiz programmes and_ crossword puzzles seemingly stir Canadians to a state of curiosity. At least that is the opinion of P. A. Dehase, chief of the Information Bureau, established by the Canadian National Railways at Bonaventure Station, Montreal. De- tails of tickets and trains form the real purpose for which the 'bureau operates and questions on these sub- jects are asked and answered many times during every one of the twenty- four hours on which the office func- tions, but a noticeable percentage of queries relate to matters of history or the dates of events which made news on the day of their occurrence. There are no prizes of Victory Bonds or sets of encyclopedia for those who stump the staff. The latter receive unusual questions in good spirit and endeavor to provide an accurate an- As recorded by Mr. Dehase, here | are. examples of the sort of question which enlivens the night watch: "At what time does the morning train for St. Hyacinthe leave next Thursday?" That is normal but the query was posed at 3.20 a.m. on a Sunday morning. "What is the fare to New Bruns- wick?" asked a woman's voice through the telephone. "Just where in New Brunswick?" parried the clerk on duty. "Does it matter--it's not for me?" was the surprising reply. "Are there any trains leaving be- tween eleven and one o'clock today?" is a question recorded several times with, perhaps, a change in hours. When the clerk asks the intended des- tination the answer comes invariably "It doesn't matter, it's for a honey- moon trip." There are frequent inquiries as to the length of a Canadian National Railway train and that is not easy to answer because trains vary in length from day to day according to the number of travellers. Passenger equipment varies in length from 60 to 88 feet overall, while locomotives range from the 50 feet 2% inches of a suburban locomotive to the 95 feet 1% inches of the Canadian National 6400 streamline type. Dates of the first passenger train in Canada, the inauguration of Bonaven- ture station and the first train from Montreal to Toronto are favorite late night questions to flow over the tele- phone to the Information Bureau. New Location We have moved to 127 Downie St. to the store formerly occupied by W. Larkworthy. © 0e© ee Fresh Fruits and Vegetables © @ © @ Campaign For Chinese Relief Starts At Once At a public meeting held in the council chambers of the city hall on Wednesday night, members of the committee who conducted the cam- paign for Russian relief were ap- pointed a committee to carry on the campaign for Chinese war relief. The drive will start at once. There were two major changes in this committee. Mayor Thos. E.' Henry was appointed chairman replacing BE. J. Smith who acted in that capacity for the Russian relief committee, and F. A. Maples, manager of the Bank of Toronto, was officially appointed secretary-treasurer replacing M. L, Roenigk. While no objective of the fund was set for Stratford, the campaign will start in the city immediately. In attendance at the meeting were Mayor 'Thos. E. Henry, Dr. H. G. Martyn, Leonard Johnston, F. A. Map- les, Joseph Baillie, John Anderson, Joseph Woods, H, St. George Lee, Jo- seph Greenberg, Dr. J.. A. Boyd, M. L. Roenigk, E. J. Smith and the guest speakers, C. R. Rowntree, and B. A, Swayze, both of London. Travellers Are Careful With Rubber Footwear MONTREAL, March 25. -- In pre- ration days travellers were apt to be careless with rubbers and overshoes and quite a number of this type of footgear in singles and pairs would be gathered up by the cleaners after trains arrived at terminal stations. This is not so today and T. P. Mooney, baggage agent at Bonaventure Sta- tion of the Canadian National Rail- ways, reports that "Passengers have been exercising more care and now it is unusual for the train crew to find any lost specimens." As Spring approaches, Mr. Mooney notes a change in the trend of forget- fulness on the part of passengers, umbrellas heading the list of items left in passenger coaches of the Can- adian National Railways. Recent "finds" 'included a pair of skates and a perfectly good radio chassis. To Mr. Mooney such discoveries are seasonal and indicate the coming of Spring with the same accuracy as stories of the first robin. G. & E. A Little Friendship Gift of jewelery is always appreciated by your friend, but whether it be that or a wedding gift this store's stock is always attractive. GILLIES & EMM H. JARRETT, Prop. @ 23 DOWNIE ST. THE STRATFORD MIRROR NEW SPITFIRE CAN ENGAGE AND DEFEAT STRONG FORMATIONS OF ENEMY FIGHTERS The new andeimproved Spitfire is. a valuable addition to has scored notable successes against Germany's best fignter, LXI engine, it has an increased overall length, and its i a four-bladed propeller, two radiators under the wings and a slight Britain's interceptor fighter force. the Focke-Wulf 190. Fitted with a Merlin other main differences from earlier versions are alteration in the wing-tapering. Already it Lady Tweedsmuir Says War Savings Work Demands Self-Denial, Small Sacrifices By SUSAN TWEEDSMUIR (Widow of Canada's Former Governor- General, John Buchan, First Baron Tweedsmuir of Elsfield "The story of War Savings is main- ly the story of small sacrifices, such as those made by children who give up their candies to buy a Savings stamp, and by older people who have denied themselves some trifle which was necessary to their comfort. In a minute village in England which I knew well, at any time during and since the last war and in this war, an old lady could have been and still may be seen wending her way from cottage to cottage to collect first War Savings, and then National Savings, and now War Savings again. She is dressed in a very long, old fashioned tweed suit, nearly. reaching to her square-toed shoes. Her face, like a rosy, wrinkled apple, is just visible under her well- worn hat. "This old lady is now eighty-eight and her health is gravely menaced, but she still persuades the nurse who is looking after her to let her go on her War Savings round. She braves wind and wet and snow, and the vil- lage people come quickly to their doors with their savings in their hand 'when they hear her knock, or leave a neat little pile of cash beside their savings book in the kitchen for her to take if they have to go out. All her family and her friends have urged, even implored her to stop do- ing this, but she always replies, "No, it is my work. I must do it and help to win the war." Her reward is that her beloved village stands very high in War Savings achievement during two wars and in the interval, and in- deed holds a record for small villages in the county. "To end on a rather lighter note. There was a story in one of the news- papers the other day about a group of Italian prisoners working on a farm here. A War Weapons week was being held in a town nearby, and they asked if they could put their savings into War Bonds. 'But,' ob- jected the officer in charge, 'I feel it is only fair to tell you that the money you contribute may be used to make ammunition and guns and bombs to be used against your own people.' 'We don't mind a bit,' they replied simply. 'At any rate, we know that our money will be safe!'" Worn Out Shirt Blossoms Out As Tiny Frocks What to do with a worn-out shirt is a problem for the frugal housewife who feels that although the shirt can- not be worn by her husband it is not yet ready for the salvage pile. One solution is to turn it into hand- kerchiefs; six of them being the usual result. The back of the average shirt will make two to four hand- kerchiefs, depending on the size de- sired. The front of the shirt will make two more. An old shirt can also blossom out as a spring dress for the young daughter. A dress from an old shirt could be made up for one to three- year-old children, depending on the quality and size of the shirt itself. The dress front may be cut from the back of the shirt. The cloth for the back is cut from the front of the shirt, putting the seam down the back. Sleeves and a little collar are cut from the shirt sleeves. By dressing up the frock with a bit of embroidery, a trim little garment is the result. Just The Painter Young Miss Brown had just been prepared for the operation room and placed on the stretcher to be wheeled in finally by the nurses. While she was left alone one doctor approached, lifted the sheet, peeked under and left. Soon after another appeared, lifted the sheet, peeked under and left. Still another approached, lifted the sheet and peeked under. This was entirely too much, so she asked the man: "What am I here for, Doc, observation or operation?" He re- plied: "I don't know; I'm not the Doc; I'm the painter down the hall." Tell the Merchant you saw his advertisement in The Mirror. This will help us to sell advertising ! Railwayman Returned Extra Butter Coupon MONTREAL, Maren 5. -- Extra sheets of butter coupons were found in ration books issued to two work- ers of the Canadian National Rail- ways in this district and these were promptly returned. As a service to the 11,000 National Railways work- ers in the Montreal area, the com- pany established collection and dis- tributing offices for the handling of No. 2 ration books and all were ask- ed to check their new books. In ad- dition to extra sheets of butter cou- pons there were instances of extra sheets of spare coupons being stitched into new books but the percentage of error was slight in the tens of thou- sands of books issued through the railway offices. Instances of large 25 - 40 and 60 watt Inside frosted 15c exc Hydro Shop Phone 460 USE MUSTARD OR SODA Dishes that have held fish should be washed in water with a generous quantity of dry mustard or washing soda added. families were recorded and this list was topped by a construction worker who required fourteen books. The proud father reported twelve children, the eldest being eighteen years and the youngest twins of fifteen months. Phone 192 Fresh Shipment of... Trench Coats "2 5 00 We've received a shipment of these popular smart all-weather coats in biege, shower-proof with colorful plaid lining. Sizes 12 to 18. ness: stoma cman aliases smn