Ee wi T | 7. E STRATFORD MIRROR PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE FLETCHER JOHNSTON PRESS, STRATFORD, ONT. Vol. 21 STRATFORD, FEB. 4, 1944 No. 34 Home Much Brighter Now Than For Some Weeks The home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Murray, 11 Whitlock street, is much brighter today than it has been for some weeks for the family has had a letter from Pte. Jack W. Murray say- ing that while he was reported miss- ing in action, he is now safe and well and back with his unit, the Royal Ca- nadian Regiment. Pte. Murray was reported missing in a telegram received from Direct-» or of Records, Department of Nation- al Defence, Ottawa, on Jan. 11. Stating that her son's letter is the first information they have: received indicating the young soldier is safe, Mrs. Murray said "it certainly was a great relief. It felt like the removal of a great big load from my should- ers." Pte. Murray's letter was dated Jan. 6 and was received Tuesday. He said that his parents had probably heard he was missing. While he could not reveal what had happened, Pte. Mur- ray said he is "all right now" In- quiring as to how the family spent Christmas, Pte. Murray related that his was not very good "because I was up in the front line." Prior to being reported missing, Pte. Murray's parents were advised by Ottawa that their son was wounded, the message reaching them on December 20. A former member of the Perth Regiment, Pte. Murray transferred to the R. C. R's going first to Brit- ain and then to Sicily and Italy. Greater Need For Salvage Paper Than Ever Before Paper and rags are going to form the basis of the February collection sponsored by the Stratford Salvage Committee and citizens are asked to have their donations out on the curbs in front of their homes so that the trucks and assistants can pick them wp shortly after 1:00 p.m. There is a greater need at present than ever before for more paper and paper products such as all forms of cardboard. With the war fronts wide open a good many cartons are neces- sary in the transportation of food supplies, ammunition and other artic- les necessary for the conduct of the war. The success of this week's collection is a responsibility of every household- er. Please do your bit by making a house-cleaning for paper and rags. Concluding Session 1943 Public Library Board The concluding session of the 1943 Stratford Public Library Board was held Tuesday night with A. W. Fisher presiding. Also present were John Anderson, C. J. McKeough, and G. N. Edwards and two members of the 1944 board, Mayor J. Waldo Monteith and Mrs. K. Q. Gordon who were invited to attend. Apart from discussing of plans in connection with the regional library conference to be held here in April or May, the business was rout- ine. The inaugural meeting of the new board wi be held on February 22. ~ FRENCH FLY SPITFIRES FROM CORSICAN BASES. Units of the French Air Force, flying Spitfires, are attacking German-occupied Europe from Corsica. Their airfields, well north of the battlefront in Italy, are within 50 miles of the Italian coast to the east and north- east and within 100 miles of the French coast. The French unit's ground crews were trained in Tunisia by the R.A.F. Serving with the anit are U. S. and British technicians, liaison and specialist officers. Picture shows French Spitfire pilots leaving their aircraft after an offensive sortie from a Corsican airfield. Turn To War Savings Stamp Page Advertisers on the special War Savings Stamp page appreciate the patronage of Mirror readers. To those who have not been surveying the fea- ture, we commend it to your attention and to the fact that free War Sav- ings Stamps are given away free each week. Perhaps you are a winner. The sale of War Savings Stamps is playing an important part in the fin- ancing of Canada's war effort and The Mirror, as well as those whose advertisements appear on the page are happy to assist in the cause. When taking your change at the various merchants, ask that it be giv- en you in War Savings Stamps and help boost the sale of these bits of paper that will return you handsome dividends after the war. A little bit saved now and then, or regularly, is going to come in mighty handy in the post-war era. Turn now to the War Savings Stamp page in this issue of The Mir- ror. It appears weekly. SHOE 15th ANNIVERSARY SALE The Price on the Red Tag Is All You Pay! Over 2000 Pairs On Sale SHOES 99 ONTARIO 8T. PHONE 1183 James Preston Re-Elected For His Second Term James Preston was unanimously re- elected for a second term as chair- man of the Industrial Commission of Stratford at the annual meeting held Tuesday night at the city hall, when reports of officers and chairmen of the various committees were present- ed and indicated that the commission had enjoyed an_ active year--one in which much ground work for the fut- ure was accomplished. While no new industries were brought into the city, it was felt that the work of the com- mission cannot help but produce re~- sults in the years to come. Other officers : elected were: Ist vice-president, D. E. Marks; 2nd vice- president R. E. Carruth; secretary, W- H. Riehl; treasurer, H. St. G. Lee. Chairmen of the various committees: to survey local industries, Ald. R. W. Hardwick; to survey the surrounding countryside, R. E. White; to survey labor, D. E. Marks; to survey trans- portation, Harry Wigglesworth; to re- ceive industrial prospectfs, Ald. Bert Davies; advertising and publicity, We D. Sinclair; finance, H. St. G. Lee; auditor, George McKellar. Mr. Sinclair was named the commission's rep- resentative on the Perth County Agri- cultural Wartime Committee. In a letter to the commission E. J- Smith asked to be relieved of respon- sibility due to the pressure of busi- ness and was warmly praised for the efforts he has put into the commis- sion's work since the inception of the body, having been chairman of the surrounding countryside committee. Mr. Preston, in his annual report, said that "we cannot altogether say that we are pleased with our results' of the year, but at the same time we feel that we have accomplished some of the work that we planned on do- ing." He said the commission had been in contact with a considerable num- ber of American and English con- cerns, "for we feel that to bring any outstanding results it will be neces- sary to bring outside manufacturing plants into Stratford either from Europe. or the United States." THREE'S A CROWD ... SO HE LEFT HIS SIAMESE TWIN BRIDE Read ...in The American Weekly with this Sunday's (February 6) is- sue of The Detroit Sunday Times .. - how the Siamese twins shared pover- ty, wealth, grief and happiness, but they ran up against trouble whten it came to romance. Although one twin has been happily married for 8 years, her sister never got beyond the hon- eymoon stage. Get Sunday's Detroit Times. Join The Crewd Of Merrymakers --AT THE-- Blue Room WED. -- FRI. --SAT. 10-Piece Orchestra eee ma Ra So aT PR ET prenenerenen ere er = sete " ROR NT AEE GR ELT EO ot