'THE STRATFORD MIRROR A Friday, August 24, 1945 CROSSWORD - - - By Eugene Sheffer. | 2 1 e: ul ey 52 YW Wy HORIZONTAL 45.short doze 1. convene 48. sacred musical 5. body of composition water 50. kind of type 8. root out 51. rage 12. medley 52. salutation 13. perform 53. solar disk 14. comfort 54. regarded 15. obligation 55. marry 16, soaped 56. musical 18. one-spot VERTICAL 1. finale of a fugue 2. masculine nickname 3. release 4. fate 8. perc< 3 9. edible rootstock 10. utilizes 11, layer 17, waver 19. marked 5. act of selling by sharp 6. French card emphasis game 22. silkworm 7. Siamese 24. goddess of § coin the harvest 25. miscellany , instrument 19. 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An enterprising baker, who paid help higher wages than he ever paid before, concluded he wasn't getting his money's worth, so he put up the follow- ing sign in the shop: "Bread is the staff of life, but that is no reason why the life of our staff should be one con- tinual loaf." ---- CHINA STALL "ss INCLUDE T Keeps the juice and the you, too! 84 Ontario St. When you choose the gift to the Bride think how the Groom will enjoy those better made pies cooked ina PYREX PIE PLATE know the groom likes a good pie and he will thank J. L. BRADSHAW HE GROOM flavour in the pies. You Phone 179 For more than five years they had in |to miss that crucial word or sentence, England two half-hour programs of |--and why be aggravated unnecessar- light music designed by the BBC for jily. Plan to prepare the vegetables, the special benefit of factory workers. |catch up on mending, or just lie rest- At ten in the morning and at three in jing, while the mind concentrates on the afternoon gay swing tunes gave a |something interesting. lift to the spirits and released tensions, We could carry the idea a lot far- with excellent results all round. There |ther for the pause that refreshes is a was no law against others taking ad- |very real need. A change of peace is vantage and the record shows that' a |good for even the old work horse. A wide audience enjoyed Music While |change of posture relaxes tired mus- You Work. cles. A change of view is a delight to the eye. And a new idea will revive any jaded mind. So far as possible alternate standing and sitting; when sitting, have a stool handy and put the feet up for a while; lie flat and re- laxed for a five-minute rest; keep a This is good common sense and good psychology and I'd like to see a wide application of the principle. There is nothing much worse in ordinary life than a radio which blares away hour after hour, no one paying much atten- ; tion but everyone Be alba tn ea really interesting book nearby and i _ tread for ten minutes, giving the mind oN ae yes pale wa ag something to ponder during the next have neighbors, apparently deaf, and routine task. After all, one great ad- the din is frightful sometimes.) 'Too |Vantage of being a housewife is that many treat the radio as the new cook there is freedom over detail and a treated the electric stove. Asked if it |chance to work at the pace and by the was any trouble, she'd say, oh, no, it method which is best suited to one's hadn't gone out yet. Because we snap |°W? temperament and condition, it on with a touch does not mean that JUNIA, in Farmers' Advocate. it stays on in perpetual motion if we "l have discovered,' writes a doc- are to get any real good of the radio. |1.. «that the 'flu is both affirmative One if the minor ills of the house-jand negative. Sometimes the Hyes wife's life is that inevitably she does |have it and sometimes the Nose. spend hours alone, and under press- ure of all there is to do each day she is apt to work at top speed, aiming only at getting things done. Factory workers did not pause to enjoy that music. Its magic operated while hands sped at urgent war tasks. I wish more women would treat them- selves as well as these factory work- ers were treated in this matter. Note that the music did not blare all day; that there was no talk over which to strain ears and attention; that the tunes were light and gay. Half an hour is plenty at one time. Follow out the idea and if there is Scott, Crane COMPANY INSURANCE - REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS Phones--633 and 2413J 110 ONTARIO STREET Musico While We Work, talk to be heard sit down and listen, for nothing is more aggravating than Job Printing with Quick Delivery LETTER HEADS ENVELOPES STATEMENTS TIME SHEETS BUSINESS CARDS The Stratford Mirror Press Tel. 115 123 Ontario St. Friday, August 24, 1945 ee fk 'THE STRATFORD MIRROR a Mirror Short Story BENNY'S POP By LILLIAN AUSTIN Fees PAYTON felt compassion for * the small, grief-stricken boy who had come to him seeking aid. "Get hold of yourself, Benny, and tell me fwhat's happened,"' he advised. "They stole Daisy,'? Benny man- laged to say between sobs. "Who did?'? Jim prompted.™ "Them new folkses on the Berk- ley place. They was lookin' at her Jas' night, and they say they wants 'to buy and I's scared then they's fixin' to swipe her. When I come from school they is talkin' to my pop 'bout a barbecue up to their lace tonight, and this mornin' she's gone and Pop say he don't iknow nothin' 'bout it, but he do. 'She's over there, I see her and I tell em she's my pig and they laugh 4nd say, 'Call the sheriff.' They know he ain't listen to me and iffen the do Daisy's gonna be et time he lgit®here.'" : ,__ 'We'll see about that right now," Jim promised. | Backing the truck over the nar- row culvert into the highway, Jim recalled that agonizing moment 'weeks before when Baby Sue had 'toddled into the driveway behind him and Helen came running from the porch screaming, '"'Stop! Stop!" and he jammed on brakes. Benny idling near had seen the danger and 'dragged the little one to safety. _ In gratitude to the boy for his courage and foresight, Jim had of- fered him anything he desired and that was when the black and white shoat changed hands and became Daisy. Since that day the thin youngster never left their door hun- gry. Jim and Helen had even at- tempted the reformation of Bill Reed, Benny's father. _ "You're to let me do the talking," Jim explained before they reached the Berkley place. ' "Yes, sir."?' Benny held his head high, proud of his importance in having a friend like Mr. Payton. '. To Benny it was amazing the way white folks did things. Mr. Payton merely said he had come for Ben- ny's pig, then loaded her and drove off. "Mr. Jim, they ain't make no jtrouble, 'cause they's scared of you, but dat ain't gonna keep 'em from 'doin' it again." *"You can stop worrying," Jim as- sured him. "We don't tolerate ithieves in this neighborhood. They'll \be. moving on as soon as the owner learns of the trouble they've made, jand I'll see to. that personally this 'afternoon." - Jim put Daisy back with his own jhogs until it would be safe to take ther to Reed's place again. He jwouldn't allow Benny to go home 'but kept him occupied all day, and after supper he put up a cot for ithe boy in the garage. _ Benny hadn't been asleep long 'when his father came looking for shim, He knocked at the door of the 'screened-in porch and removed his shat when Helen came out of the tchen. ' 'Scuse me, Miss Helen, T's a lookin' for Benny,' he said umbly;, -<: 5 - > eaLS 05 *'m really sorry for you, Bill,' she told him, "but we've tried to help you and you wouldn't listen to us. I'm afraid Benny isn't your boy now."' '"How come he ain't? He belong to me. Ain't nobody got a right to take him." "'Oh, yes they have, Bill. The stat« can take any child, if he's not get ting proper care."' Bill was frightened. "Honest, Mis: Helen, I ain't never raise my hanc to that young 'un, and does you ho'p me get him back I ain't mess no mo' wif new folkses till I knov is they trash or is they aint." "I wish we could help you, Bil} but I'm afraid it's out of our hand: now." 'What they do wif him?" Bil asked haltingly, ; "Take him to the orphans' home But you needn't fret. Some nics family will adopt him, people who'] appreciate a bright boy like Benny." Bill's shoulders drooped as he shuffled hopelessly away. "T'm out of patience with the man," Helen told Jim, '"'still, I can't help feeling sorry for him. You'd better see if Benny is asleep. |! wouldn't want the child to suffe1 for his father's shortcomings."' In the garage Jim looked at the empty cot. His guest had vanished. "TI imagine he heard the conversa- tion and went home but I'd better make sure,' he told Helen. Everything was quiet at Reed's shack, and Bill's face was expres- sionless as he looked straight at Jim and declared he had not seen Benny since morning. "It's too bad he ran away fron you after we'd made up our minds to give you one more chance," Jim said loudly. "T's here, Mr. Payten." Benny ducked under his father's elbow and bobbed up on the doorstep, fac- ing Jim. : *'So you are!"' 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