Page 8 THE STRATFORD MIRROR Friday, May 18, 1945 On The Beam (Courtesy Toronto Y.M.C.A.) "Abide Pure Amid the Impurities of the World." This is not a story from the boy- hood of a great, or wealthy, or out- standing man. Rather is it a story of an ordinary, normal boy who had real courage and is now a sound, de- pendable and very worthwhile citizen of Canada. His name is Tom Ander- son. The first time I saw Tom he was selling packages of tea from house to house. He wasn't doing very well. He was not a salesman. He was only getting one or two poor meals each day and lived in a small room. But he had no money left over for cloth- ing. His shoes had big holes in their soles and his bare feet showed through. He was beginning to feel that maybe everything was going against him. He had come out of a reformatory a few weeks before. Not many jobs are open to a boy who has been to a reformatory; he has no work refer- ences. Besides jobs were hard to get in those days. I told him about a job which two other chaps had turned down because it was a dirty one, and poorly paid. But Tom took it with a sparkle in his eye, and a gritting of his teeth. After four months when the job was done, his boss asked him if he would take another temporary job. You bet Tom would.' In three weeks the job was done and Tom was out of work. Before leaving he asked for a referene and received a good one. He showed it to me saying, "Now ['ve got to get another reference like this. Can you help me?" The only thing we could scare up in the next week was a filthy job in a slaughter- house. "Well, it's a job; I'll take it,' said Tom. In six months he'd\ had enough of it, but before quitting he secured another good reference. Putting them down on my desk in front of me, Tom said, "I've got two good references. Now if you and my 'Big Brother' will recommend me, I'll try and get a job more like the kind of job I want." Of course we recom- mended him and gave him the names of a few firms to whom he could apply. He secured a really worthwhile job. Tom was soon doing very well as a young man in the' business world. To- day, he and his wife and family live in a little bungalow and his good job and his decent salary enable them to be very happy. Tom is a grand fellow and a good citizen. Everyone who knows him is very pleased and proud to have him as a friend. I wonder if Tom would have suc- ceeded as well if he had not been will- ing to take that dirty job, and then that filthy job, and make a success of both of them so that his references were good ones Doing that took courage. -- DR. KENNETH H. ROGERS. ® The Most For Your Money In Furnishing A Home The place in which a piece of furni- ture is to be used will determine its size, shape, color, and style of design, so it will be helpful first of all to draw the floor plan for each room, and see what possibilities it suggests. Take the measurements, and for the drawing use %4,-inch to equal one foot. Indicate the exact size and location of windows, doors, fireplace, bookshelves or other built-in features, and electric outlets, If you are planning to move, take a yardstick along when you go to look at the new home you are considering, and take careful measurements so you can make an accurate floor plan. Then you will know before the final decision is made whether or not your present furniture, rugs, and curtains will fit. After the floor plan is drawn, make cut-outs of your furniture and try various arrangements on your floor plan. Trese drawings are standard sizes. The pieces of furniture you have should be measured accurately and, your cut-outs made larger or smaller than these drawings if neecs- sary. Let one-fourth inch equal one foot in all your drawings. In laying out the floor plan, be sure to leave plenty of room to walk around a large piece of furniture; leave pass- ageways clear between groups and to doorways; do not obstruct a beauti- ful view through a window; instead you might be able to catch its reflec- tion in a mirror opposite. Notice which way the door swing, so you can avoid putting a piece of furniture in the way. Leave free ac- cess to the bookcases. Take into con- sideration the position of electric out- lets when placing lamps and the radio. Move the cut-outs about on your floor plan to try different arrange- ments. You can see immediately which wall spaces will accommodate the larger pieces of furniture, and whether the groupings you plan will fit into the spaces where you would like to have them.--Courtesy House- hold Corporation. Wishing Wells Where (Continued from Page 1) England was one, the "Well of St. Catherines," at Milton, where spins- ters dropped a coin and wished for a handsome husband. 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