THE STRATFORD MIRROR Friday, July 20, 1945 Se eee eee en ee To Goderich DAILY 10.20 a.m. 2.10 p.m. 7.30 p.m. Sundays and Holidays 11.05 p.m. ste taet Riycceas ° Pe tne 9 MARKET PLACE | WESTERN ONTARIO MOTORWAYS q Change of Time Table EFFECTIVE JULY 21 To Woodstock DAILY 9.55 a.m. 4.45 p.m. ESSER 7.20 p.m. PHONE 226 Conclave of Canada's Leaders With a number of constitutional and financial problems assuming greater importance day by day, the need for the Dominion-Provincial Con- ference being held as soon as possible is now apparent to officialdom which is extremely busy with preparations for this gathering on August 6 next. In- deed, a further sign of the anxiety of the Government for finding solutions of some of these urgent problems is the report in this capital that already high ranking officials have held meet- ings with a view to studying compara- tive statistics of Dominion-Provincial relationships, with this meeting or meetings said to have been quite satisfactory. Moreover, it is known that some of the problems which may be considered at this coming Domin- ion-Provincial Conference may include A $13,000.00 Tourist Lodge And 73 Other Prizes The Directors of the Society are drawn from members of the City Council, Kinsmen, Gyro, Rotary, Canadian Legion, Moose, Elks, Navy League and other organiz- ations, and from among public- spirited citizens of Kamloops. The Memorial Centre Society is incorporated -under the B.C. Societies Act, and the appeal for funds is being conducted under proper business control. $1,500.00 1942 Chey. Sedan $20,000.°° To Be Given Away SEND ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) To Address Below Subscription List Closes September 30, 1945 CS ee i i i i el Sponsored by KAMLOOPS & DISTRICT MEMORIAL RECREATIONAL CENTRE SOCIETY Box 39, Kamloops, B.C. Dollars {0% ..2525 uu... Subscriptions > i ! | i ; Enclosed find $ 1 Subscriber's : Name 1 : Address i The Society reserves the right to award all prizes in Victory Bonds or Cash. Our Capital Correspondent Written exclusively for The Stratford Mirror By Dean Wilson. OTTAWA issues over taxation, old age pensions, health insurance, employment and others which require Dominion-Pro-. vincial co-operation to a greater or lesser extent, especially bearing in mind that some provinces are poorer than others so that these authorities may not be able to assume financial responsibilities to a somewhat high degree unless their sources of revenue are increased. Neverthelsss, regard- less of such problems, the principal objective, as hinted in well-informed circles in Ottawa, is to avoid the con- ference from suffering "an untimely death," as happened in 1941 since it would be extremely tragic for the tax- payers of Canada if this occurred in 1945 on account of the multiplicity and seriousness of issues involved. In 1941 the late Premier William Aberhart of Alberta, the former Premiers Mitchell Hepburn of Ontario and Pattulo of British Columbia proved to be stumb- ling-blocks on the road towards Do- minion-Provincial co-operation, though they will not be present at this gather- ing. * * * More Troubles While previously farmers had suffer- ed heavily in many sections of this country through the freak or whim- sical moods of the weather, yet fol- lowing a betterment in this direction they are now reported in Ottawa as enduring terrible hardships on the score of labor troubles because not only is good help not available in suf- ficient numbers but the psychological mood of workers is providing bad heartaches for them. According to information in this capital, farmers cannot induce countless men from ex- pecting the same abnormal high wages given them in war work during the last few years, though the wages offered by the farmers are the highest possible which the, farmers can af- ford. Indeed, in some cases, it is im- possible to get such farm help, and all this is happening at a time when there is a crying need for more and more farm products. * * * Demand For Inquiry There is much comment along Par- liament Hill at this time about the demand by a high official of the C.C.F. for a royal commission inquiry into the operations of an organization which, it is alleged, had supposedly spent "hundreds of thousands of dol- lars during the last general election. campaign" on publicity in order to learn whether large businesses were evading income and excess profits tax by making "political contributions through an association which set it- self up as a public relations agent." This high official of the C.C.F. de- clared in part in a speech in the capi- tal that such an inquiry should be held, asking in emphatic language: "What is this but an invitation to business to make political eontribu- tions in such a way as to evade tax- ation?" * * * Weekly Wind-Up It is stressed in the capital that, if any action should be taken in the United States to bring about the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project as rumored lately, this would have to be approved by the Canadian Parlia- ment before anything official is done. ... Not only was the Canadian Army responsible for the liberation in part of her homeland, but Canada was the home during the war of her three little daughters and herself. This was proudly emphasized in Ottawa by Princess Juliana of The Netherlands (Continued on page 5) " Friday, July 20, 1945 THE STRATFORD MIRROR , Women Who Overcame (Continued from Page 1) "Then came the crucial test: would she, a famous swimming instructor and diving champion, be able to swim? She entered the water of a pool, -started to strike out in the old fa- miliar way -- and sank straight to the bottom! She.had to be hauled out ignominiously. But she wouldn't give up. Slowly, painfully, she learned to -swim again like the veriest beginner. In two months she was able to dive from the pool's edge. Another month and she was diving from a sixteen- foot platform. Eventually her re- covery was complete. She was able to teach once more, winning total victory in the one field which to her was the 'symbol of life itself. The Show Goes On A giant Clipper loaded with stage stars skimmed in for a landing in the harbor of" Lisbon, Portugal. Some- thing went wrong. In a cataclysmic instant the huge plane was wrecked and sinking. Many of the celebrities it carried. perished. Some few were rescued. Among these was Jane Fro- man, famous singing star of radio. She, like the rest, had been bound overseas to entertain soldiers. Although she lived, no one believed that Jane Froman would ever walk or sing again. That was what others thought--not Jane. Cruel and disabling though her hurts were, the one thought in her mind was "How soon can I sing again?" Splints and bandages and surgery were made endurable by that hope. Doctors couldn't quite bring themselves to tell her the truth, that at best she would be a lifetime inva- lid. It was they of course, who were surprised. Now when we hear Jane Glamorous Shits We have made a special study of glamor pictures. One radio announcer described them over the air as "Portraits In Melody !" Our artist is able to bring out that "something" in his subjects which makes Harnum Portraits so pop- ular. Your friends will appreciate that "some- thing" in the photograph.you give them of yourself. You will like them too! HARNUM PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIOS 121 ONTARIO ST. Drink Milk for Health says: teens." MILK TAKES ITS PLACE IN THE FRONT LINE Lt.-Col. Ralph Webb, D.S.O., M.C., C.1. of C. & M. Department of National Defence, Ottawa, in a memorandum to all units of the army "Milk is the most important single item of food found in the Scale of Rations issued to the men of Canada's fighting forces, 20 oz. daily, ' and the men themselves now realize how much milk helps to keep them fit, for at the present time, the men are also buying more milk than either beer or soft drinks in the army Ccan- Read what other experts say in this issue. MILK FOUNDATION OF STRATFORD * 103 ONTARIO 8ST. SUMMER CLEARANCE FINE WOOL GOATS Reg. 25.00 to 39.95 Group No. 1 Group No. 2 Group No. 3 Raincoats Reg - 15.00 - 20.00 - 29.00 is = 12,95 Also a Small Group of Shortie Coat s and Suits REDUCED TO CLEAR All groups include a selection of imported tweeds, Harris tweeds and plain fabrics -- in pastels and dark shades. included. Sizes are broken -- 12 to 46 with half sizes Store Closes 6 p.m. Saturdays 103 ONTA RIO ST. Froman on the air, when the boys hear her in service shows, it's some- thing more than a song we hear -- it's a paean to the incomparable ability of the human spirit to climb higher in adversity--Woman's Life. Our Capital Correspondent (Continued from page 4) upon her arrival in Ottawa in order to take back to The Netherlands her three little princesses, aged seven, five and two years. ... The famous "Baby Bonus" proved a wise move from a political and social angle but it may be another story when its financial significance is studied closely in fu- ture, especially when it is stated that its cost during the first year of oper- ation has been estimated at a mini- mum of $253,560,000 and the whole revenue from taxation of the Govern- ment in some peace years was about this amount, with the added remark that 401,568 families registered in On- tario will receive $74,368,000 annually | but 370,300 families registered in Que- bee will get no less than $83,116,000 a year. . . . Incidentally, frequent ex- changes of visits between Canadians and Australians has been foretold in Ottawa by an official of the High Commissioner's office in this capital as one of the post-war expectations of s great importance to businessmen of epee nations. er 2 =