PUBLISHED WEEKLY THE STRATFORD MIRROR © BY THE FLETCHER JOHNSTON PRESS, STRATFORD, ONT. Vol. 21 STRATFORD, MAR. 10. 1944 No. 39 Chopped 17 Minutes Off Westbound Flight Capt. Robert M. Smith, son of Mrs. Laura Smith, 259 Cambria street, and the late Hon. Peter Smith, formerly with the Ontario Forestry Corps and now on the staff of Trans-Canada Air Lines in the Canadian Government Trans-Atlantic Service has chopped 17 minutes off the non-stop westbound flight from Britain to Montreal. He piloted the big aircraft. A former student of the Stratford Collegiate-Vocational Institute, Capt. Smith is well-known here. The transport plane made the hop of 3,140 statute miles in 12 hours and 50 minutes and earried 3,6111 pounds of army mail and 425 pounds of freight plus four official passeng- ers. Also in the plane besides Pilot Smith were Capt. J. L. Rood, co-pil- ot; PO. Thomas, navigation officer and T. E. Nettleton, radio officer. Capt. Smith was born in Downie and entered the Ontario Forestry Corps when a youth. There,he gain- ed experience in flying, working out of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Six years ago he joined the government ser- vice. He makes his home in Mount Royal, Montreal, where his wife, the former Miss Jean Saunders of Sault Ste. Marie lives with their two child- ren. Mrs. Jack Grosch, 127 Front st., is a sister and FO. Peter D. Smith, Overseas with the Royal Canadian Air Force, is a brother. Well- Known Business Man Laid To Rest A well-known Stratford business man, Patrick Henry Lennon, was laid to rest in Avondale cemetery Tuesday morning following services in the Church of the Immaculate Concep- tion. He died at his home, 65 Well st., Saturday afternoon about 3:30 o'clock after having been seriously ill from a heart condition. A son of the late Mr .and Mrs. Pa- rick Lennon, Mr. Lennon was born in Ellice township 65 years ago. About 85 years ago he married the former Catherine Herron, also of Ellice town- ship, who died a year ago last Novem- ber. For two years following their marriage the couple farmed in Ellice and then removed to Stratford where they had since resided. On coming to Stratford Mr. Lennon founded the Lennon Cartage company. For the first 10 years, from 1910-1920, horses were used by this company, but in 1920 trucks were added to the rapidly- expanding business. In 1938 the firm Was expanded t oinclude the Lennon Cartage and Storage Company. Until the time of his death Mr. Lennon, who had gained a wide circle of friends through his firm, took an active inter- est in the work of his company. A de- vout member of the Church of the Im- maculate Conception, Mr. Lennon was a member of the Holy Name Society and also a member of the Knights of Columbus. Surviving are four sons, John W., 210 Nile st.; Joseph, 99 St. Vincent st., north; James B., 47 Well st.; LAC. Leon, a member of the R.C. A.F., now stationed at Lethbridge, Al- berta; six brothers: Allo, Peter, Jas., and William, all of Ellice township; Leo, Toronto, and Vincent, 306 Douro st.; three sisters: the Misses Mary, Louise and Anna, all of Ellice town- ship; also five grandchildren. 8th Army's advance... \ eral Montgomery's men. Army units crossed the Moro River. selring winter defence line, fell to the Allies. Picture shows an exhaust- ed and dejected German prisoner among those captured during the Terrific.. artillery... barrages.. dazed; many staggered out of fortified positions to surrender to Gen- DEJECTED GERMAN PRISONER ON 8th ARMY FRONT After stiff fighting against determined German resistance, 8th Ortona, a key town in the Kes- left.. the Germans Dr. Grieve Urges Value Dr. J. Gordon Grieve, serving as a major in the Royal Canadian Army Medical - Corps overseas, knows the value of blood serum. He mentions its use in a letter intended as a message to district blood donors. He writes: "Had a frightful accident case admitted to my ward on Sunday night. The man had fractures with terrible shock. He had many bottles of blood serum which I started within 10 minutes of his arrival. It was the only thing which saved his life. So keep up the good work as you'll never know how very vital it is." Prospective women donors are re- minded that they must have a medic- al examination before giving a dona- tion. Doctors in Stratford will give Kee; ing Good Work Up this examination free of charge. To igo to the clinic without the sanction of a doctor is wasting time. Once a donor has visited a doctor, she may eall at the clinic on any Tuesday or Thursday afternoon. No appointment is necessary. If an appointment is pre- ferred she may call the clinic at 1938 or the secretary, Mrs. C. B. Hider,, 1630-W. National headquarters at Toronto have forwarded the following cau- tion to all clinics: Any person with a tubercular history is asked not to donate blood; persons having had ma- larial fever within the last two years are asked to refrain from donating; and persons suffering from diabetes must have a doctor's permission be- fere giving their blood. Soifhey Say THEY FOUND THEMSELVES IN A JAM ...-. because they hadn't been able to find the right service. Then someone told them about BOYD'S and now they're steady, enthusiastic patrons. IT'S EASY TO GET INA ~~ JAM... but getting out is a horse of another color. Luckily our new, customers met the right person who told them something worth- while learning. And we are always grateful to those who tell their friends of our shoe-fitting service. It is like the quality of mercy, "It blesses those who give and those who receive." AND YOU PAY NO MORE! Proof That Red Cross Parcels Reach The Boys Flight Lieut. Don Morrison, D.F.C., D.F.M., of the Royal Canadian Air Force, who "blacked out" at 30,000 feet over Calais, lost a leg and knew nothing more until he came to in a German prison hospital, is very much alive, proof of the fact that Canadian Red Cross food parcels reach the boys' regularly. For some of the time he was in the same prison camps with Pte. Stanley Boylan, who enlisted with the First Battalion, Royal Regi- ment of Canada and was wounded at Dieppe, also losing a leg. Both young repatriates were guests at the Ontario Division Campaign meeting on Janu- ary 13. They said: "We'd do any- thing for the Red Cross because we: are really grateful for what they've done for us." Said Private Boylan: "The Red Cross food parcels arrived every Friday, and once a month we got an extra one. We relied on the Red Cross to keep us going because we never ate the Jerry rations, but dumped them down the sink. We de- pended entirely on Red Cross for food, clothes and recreation. In 15 months I didn't miss a parcel." He says compared with the German ra- tions of cabbage soup, senna tea, black bread and 5 potatoes daily, eating the parcel "was like walking into the finest restaurant in Toronto for @ meal." Pte. Boylan lives in Toronto; his wife has a job in a munitions plant. Lieut. Morrison has married since his return to Toronto in Novem- ber. Both young men have volunteer ed their services to address Red Cross: meetings. Lieut. Morrison especially praises the foresight which Red Cross has shown in building up reserves of these food parcels against the days, following in- vasion, when facilities for transport- ing food to Germany may be greatly restricted. VISITORS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT STATES: Stratford had Sunday visitors from at least four different states of the American Union: Florida, Texas, Missouri and South Dakota. They were all young Americans and when talking to a Stratford man, spoke as though they were very much enjoying a week-end visit here. Sailors' Wife--So you'll be back in four years, will you? Sailor--Aye, but I may be a bit late on this trip. Sailor's Wife--Well, if you are, don't let's have any of your old ex- cuses about the ship going down and having to walk home, Join The Crowd Of [) Merrymakers --AT THE-- : tif bau { i | ae eke) #4 | + t q i} i i i | j ! | | | | Bl i ii all contents of a Canadian Red Cross food' * at " Blue Room PROPERLY ore ee a> PRE eee ieee d $ hoe Shop poorer es 10-Piece Orchestra = ne Ne re = = Pe =