'THE STRATFORD MIRROR | Phone f 123 Ontario St. FOF 6% Rubber Stamp Automatic Daters ink and Ink Pads PLACE YOUR ORDERS WITH The Fletcher Jchnston Press Service Stencils ers Stratford, Ont. | R.B. Moriey Suggests We Take Ourselves Apart Are people tired out these days? Is fatigue the reason why so many things that should be done are left un- done? Are people making the best -use of their time. These are some of the questions R. B. Morley, general -manager of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association, asks in a -memorandum issued by the organiza- tion. Mr. Morley thinks "we ought to take ourselves apart--see for our- selves what's wrong with this ques- tion of time and what we are doing about it. Some thinking by each of us will probably find a reasonable and satisfactory cure for what is said to be a lack of time to get things done." Mr. Morley suggests, tco, that we laugh a little more. There's a saving grace in laughter, he says. See "Directory Page" FOOD BUDGETS, Roasting Chickens (By EDNA JAQUES) Put a food budget in front of the average woman and she can follow it like Montgomery tracing the plan of attack on a war map... As time goes by I am_ convinced that the Canadian woman is thinking more in terms of- food budgets, price ceilings and price control than ever before, and what is more, she is working hand-in-glove with her cor- ner grocer. They are in partnership, sharing the responsibility for holding the price ceiling. Armed with her "little Blue book" --given out by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board,--she knows the ceiling prices, and by studying the newspapers and listening to radio comments, keeps up to date on food conservation and price control topics. She knows that in more than four years of this war the cost of living in Canada rose 18.1% as compared with a rise of nearly 60% in the last war and that since the imposition of the over-all price ceiling towards the end of 1941, the cost of living has ad- vanced only 3.1% in contrast to an in- crease of 38% during the same months of the last war. She knows which side her bread is buttered on, and she also knows that were it not for price control and ra- tioned butter, at times she likely wouldn't have it on either side. She knows too, that over four years of war, the cost of living increased far more in the United States and PRICE CEILINGS ALL INDAY'S WORK FOR WOMEN $150, Butter $80 In Russia Where Battles Rage Fiercest Great Britain. I know it isn't nice to crow about ourselves and what we do, but it doesn't hurt once in a while to remind ourselves how lucky we are. In Russia a roasting chicken costs $150.00, butter is $80.00 a pound, a pint of milk costs $7.00, in our money. Russians don't expect to live well... they just expect to live... and to fight, and fight hard. Under Canada's price ceiling, a chicken is a happy reality; we send our children to school in strong leather shoes, and we have sufficient war. The Wartime Prices and Trade Board have a big job on their hands, keeping the cost of living down for every home in Canada. Are you do- ing your share? Big Task For Railway In Wartime Transportation MONTREAL, Feb. 10. -- Wartime |jtransportation is a big task for the Canadian National Railways. During 52 weeks beginning in September, 1939, and terminating at the end of December, 19438, the National System carried more than 291,400,000 tons of freight and 98,200,000 passengers. These are "breath-taking figures" writes a contributor to the Canadian National Magazine describing 'what he terms the biggest and most exact- ing industrial war job in Canada. ' BOYD'S 15th ANNIVERSARY SHOE SALE Hundreds and Hundreds of Pairs Racked and Tagged For Your Inspection Ladies' Group 1, Ladies' Group 2, Ladies' Group 3, Ladies' Group 4, COMPARE THEM SEE THEM 200 Pairs 361 Pairs........ 2D QO 227 Pairs...... § HO 215 Pairs....... 4 QO Vlen's Shoes 3.89 2.29 2.89 4.89 6.89 Children's Shoes 1.99 1.49 2.39 Ladies' Shoes, 2 Special Groups - 49c = Q9c Downstairs WOR SHOES 3,89 4.49 a 69 Ontario St 2s ALL LINES ARE OUR REG- ULAR BOYD SHOES -- NO SPECIAL LINE PURCHASED FOR SALE PURPOSES. fuel to keep our houses comfortably _ THE STRATFORD MIRROR JUST AMONG OURS Mirror Readers A Regular Department Conducted for Ek VES by Ina St. John. FANCIFUL! Dear Miss St. John: I have had a lot of fun at the of- fice where I work. My parents live here, but I work in another city. First I told them I was engaged to an orchestra leader who took me out a couple of times. The girls all believed me and I had them mighty excited. Then that played out. He began to go steadily with another girl. So tosave my face I pretended I was really go- ing to marry a sailor who came home very seldom. Well, they swallowed that one, too. Now, Miss St. John, I have really got engaged for the first time. He is an airman. He is on fur- lough--twenty-eight days. We are out every night. The girls are talking. Some of them are real friends of mine and I'd love them to meet my hero. But» what can I do to make them be- lieve that this is my real man? FAIRY TALER. Answer: Well, Fairy Taler, if you will dance I fear you must pay the piper. If you have your engagement ring that should prove something. If not, wait until you get one and then tell the girls you were fooling them before. They'll forgive you, for 'All the world loves a lover, and kisses his sweetheart's feet." We wish you joy. INA ST. JOHN. THAT VALENTINE Dear Miss St. John: I received a very insulting valen- tine. If I thought my boy friend sent it I'd never speak to him again. He Says he never sent any valentines. How can I be sure it was someone else? TOOTS. Answer: - It seems to me that you should be able to trust your boy friend, Toots After all, why should he wish to insult you? It is never wise to guess who sent such a miss- ive. Probably it was sent by some- one who desires to make trouble be- tween you and your boy friend. Why not forget it? INA ST. JOHN. TIME Dear Miss St. John: Can you tell me the difference in the time in Toronto and Vancouver? Thanking you-- MRS. B. O. N. Answer: It is three hours later in Toronto, Mrs. B. O. N. : INA ST. JOHN. PERPLEXED Dear Miss St. John: I am almost fourteen. I look more like sixteen. When I was eleven Mom used to let me go to shows with neighbor boys. Now she won't let me go with soldiers. Isn't this mean? How can I make her see how. old- fashioned that is? Thanks a lot if you answer. H. S. GAL. Answer: Perhaps your mother con- sidered you a mere child when you were eleven, H. S. Gal. Now you are on the borderland of Grown-up Land she wants you to be dignified. Wait until you are a year older, and then Mother may allow you to have soldier escorts. Boys your own age are your best friends now, H.S. Gal. INA 8S. JOHN. See "Directory Page" FREIGHTER IS AN ESCORT CARRIER NOW. FIRST PICTURES OF CARRIER H. M. S. BATTLER. H. M. S. Battler the escort carrier equipped with Swordfish air- : craft, was first constructed as a freighter. Before completion she was converted to an-escort carrier. Built in America she is all American, _ even to her cafeteria and soda fountain for the personnel. Picture shows: Men at gun stations. Showing control tower and flight deck gun hhowin Cc 1 DIVIDEND PAYING | AT Fur Coat Values crasiers -_> + Invest Now For Future sees... CANADIAN MUSKRAT COATS By investing now you save anywhere from twenty-five to fifty dollars. By investing now--you secure _ sterling and thrilling quality. 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