Se ee er ee ee A Rt a En ae NE GIR AE Ris 8 Page 8 THE STRATFORD MIRROR Friday, July 20, 1945 ~ STRATFORD CHIT CHAT (Continued from Page 1) "Vacationing" -- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Orr and chil- dren, Marian and Bobby, Toronto, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. Smith, 96 Avondae Avenue. Miss Barbara Reid, 216 Douglas street, is spending a couple of weeks at the cottage, "Sunnyside," Grand Bend. Mrs. J. Weenk and baby son John are enjoying a few days with her. Dr. and Mrs. M. J. Fraser are vaca- tioning this month at Bear Island, Timagimi. With her two nephews, Bobby of Belleville and Andrew Fraser, Douro street, Miss Janet Fraser, 75 Douglas street, is holidaying at Bayfield for two weeks, ; * a * "Bon Voyage" To Mary Doreen Jennings, wife of Set. Wireless Airgunner "Mick" Jen- nings of the R.A.F., Doreen, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Skirten, 72 Cherry street, expects to leave the end of July for London, England, where she will make her home with her husband's mother and sister Sheila in Isleworth, a suburb of London. The Jennings were married June 10 @ year ago. Doreen met her husband- to-be among the many English air force personnel who enjoyed the hos- pitality of her parents' home during their stay at Port Albert. At present "Mick" is flying in Burma, but after the war he and his bride expect to go to British West Africa to join Mr. Jennings, "Mick's" father, who is a deep sea diver by trade employed with a construction firm there. Mr. Jen- nings was not in favor of his son fol- lowing such a hazardous occupation in his footsteps since, for one reason, water pressure affects the hearing in time. But "Mick" has persuaded him, and so as soon as he's through flying in Burma sky he'll learn about deep Sea life in African waters so many fathoms down. Mr. and Mrs. Skirten gave a fare- well party for their daughter the past week at which a large number of friends extended best wishes for a good trip and happy future. ee RE "Stratford's Loss, Strathroy's Gain" Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Brown and chil- dren, David and Linda, 231 Douglas street, are expecting to move to Strath- roy next week. The Browns have made many friends since they moved here two and a half years ago, who re- gret to see them leave. Mr. Brown is a salesman for Canada Packers, Ltd. BAKERS T. V. B. BREAD CO. A. H. Zurbrigg 56 Huron St. Phone 2345 BGOTS and SHOES LINCOLN SHOE STORES Ltd. Men's and Women's Shoes. 93 Ontario St. Phone 125. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BENNINGTON ELECTRIC CO. LTD. Oil Burners, Stokers, Stoves, Washing Machines. 92 Ontario St. Phone 595 FUNERAL DIRECTORS GREENWOOD-GILBART Fun- eral Service. 46 Erie Street, Telephone 1760. OVER FIFTY YEARS Benjamin Franklin Invented Bi-focal Glasses ' Probably no other man in history has given us more conveniences than Benjamin Franklin, but few know that it was he who invented the bi- focal lens. Franklin, the man of vision, owed more than most people to his eyesight. He had attended school for only two years; and he had to secure his edu- cation independently, from books and from everyday observations. No one had to tell him that his eyesight was one of his most precious possessions! By 1759 he had begun to use glasses. These first spectacles were a god- send because they enabled him to continue his studies and experiments. Yet there was a difficulty: to see close at hand he needed different lenses from those required for seeing at a distance. Franklin observed that it would be more convenient if both types of optical help could be com- bined in one set of frames; and he found a way by which this could be done. Thus Franklin invented bi- focal spectacles. George Washington was one of the first to adopt the new device. This was one of the last of Frank- lin's inventions and one of the most far-reaching in the blessing it has brought humanity -- for out of this ingenious idea has grown the modern highly perfected bi-focals -- glasses which permit the eye to glide smoothly from close reading to distant objects without distortion annoyance, or ef- fort. You may not need bi-focals. You may not need glasses at all. But eye- strain can occur without giving much immediate evidence of its presence, though the effects may be felt in loss of "pep," headaches and other dis- turbances. Eventually, too, the eyes may give way -- all for lack of a little precaution. Don't take chances! Have your eyes examined now, and Clearance! Women's Summer-White Gloves Main Floor -CDS CANADIAN DEPARTMENT STORES umireo Sleek rayon stylesin | sizes 6 and 63. Reg- | ularly priced pair 49c to ff 69c pair. Reduced to-- | 29c Pair | plan to have them examined at least once a year hereafter. STRANGE ANGLES ON THE DOPE PROBLEM Panicky drug addicts, confronted by a shortage of opium and other nar- cotics finding their way into this country, are employing desperate means to obtain relief. They are hold- ing up doctors and resorting to other means to get dope. You may read about it in The American Weekly with this Sunday's (July 22) issue of The Detroit Sunday Times. eee Read The Mirror 'Ads'. Do You Use Bifocal Glasses? annoyance of another. paper ? house. Bifocal glasses are a great convenience to those who require lenses for both reading and distance. But when you sstretch out in that easy chair in the evening don't you find it awkward to read the news- For this purpose we recom- mend a straight reading lense in an easy horn rim frame. expensive and you'll find them mighty comfortable and handy around the The Steele Optical Co. (H. S. MALLORY, Optometrist) Stratford's Reliable Optometrist for over 20 years They save the changing from one to They are not Sudan!..surpassing the thrills of "Arabian Nights" and "Ali Baba"! 'MARIA MONTEZ JON HALL TURHAN BEY ANDY DEVINE GEORGE ZUCCO ROBERT WARWICK THREE BIG DAYS STARTING MONDAY ~ Sree Pare is. cian ere