ape gM OR a AS LARC pL BE aM NCR ih oy oo SHASON TICKETS (Adults) oo ea $2.50 STUDENTS" TICKETS POUND ORNS as oe ue cee cs $1.50 Available Saturday, October 20th at9 a.m. at Kalbfleisch Drug Store Perth County Music Teachers' Federation Branch of O.M.T.A. CONCERT SERIES KATHERINE BUSBY, Soprano, Guest Artist with University Conservatory Orchestra (University of Western Ontario, London) October 29, 8.30 p.m., City Hall ABRAM CHASINS, Concert Pianist November 27, 8.30 p.m, City Hall STELCO MALE CHOIR with CyRIL HAMPSHIRB December 10, 8.30 p.m., City Hall Canada's Annual Statement The principal topic of conversation seems to be this country's annual financial statement which Hon. J. L. Iisley has had to prepare in a manner that would attempt to satisfy as many people as possible, though it must be admitted that to please all taxpayers would be an impossibility under pres- ent conditions. Nevertheless, it is held jin Ottawa that no official document could stress more at this time the fact that changes in the world are bound to affect the general economic condi- tions not merely of this nation in her dealings with other nations, but every- one in Canada will be affected direct- Available now at Kalbfleisch Drug Store or from members of the Federation. ly or indirectly by the developments Sunday, October 21st, at 4.15 p.m. Qth Victory Loan Dedication and Thanksgiving Service In Front of City Hall A parade of Cadet Units and Bands will move off from in front of Shell Band- stand at 4:00 o'clock, along the route-- Waterloo St. to Ontario St-, west on On- tario St. to Downie and south on Downie St. to the City Hall. : PROGRAMME "O Canada," to be sung by the gathering. Prayer--Rev. S. M. Roadhouse. Address--Mayor J. Waldo Monteith. Introduction of Speaker--Dr. David Smith. Address--Capt. Rev. N. A. Healy, B.A. Presentation of Victory Loan Plaque by Warden J. N. Corry to Chas. D. Dingman, Chairman of the Perth County National War Finance Committee. Dedication of Peace and Justice by the gathering led by the - Mayor. Victory Loan Prayer---Rev. B. L. Walden, B.A. In the event of rain or inclement weather at 2 p.m. the Dedication Service and Parade will be caucelled. Our Capital Correspondent Written exclusively for The Stratford Mirror By Dean Wilson. OTTAWA on the international scene in peace- time as in wartime. Far too many people in Canada, it appears from information in Ottawa, seem to be under the wrong impres- sion what the cessation of actual hos- tilities has brought in its wake or what is meant by peacetime under present world conditions which are not normal by any stretch even of the imagination. : ning to realize that war expenditures proper must continue for some time after the actual end of hostilities," said the Canadian Minister of Finance in a speech in Parliament. This is an extremely important statement be- cause it infers clearly that, while the actual fighting has stopped, yet an estimate of the probable income as well as expenditure of Canada for the following year of so-called peacetime will reflect anything but normal con- ditions. Peace prevails but it cannot be re- ported that, in so far as Canada's an- nual financial statement is concerned, actual normal conditions of peacetime exist, with the latter not likely to be forthcoming for some months at least, if not longer, since the general eco- nomic conditions in the world are di- rectly affecting this nation's economy, this in turn producing. effects in the economic affairs of the individuals within Canada. No Conference Planned Though plans for a conference of the Senate and House of Commons in Ottawa for the purpose of increasing the usefulness of the Senate have been suggested in Parliament, yet Canada's Acting Prime Minister, Hon. J. L. Isley, has rejected the idea on the ground that the Speakers of the Senate and the House of Commons are in consultation continuously on the operations or functions of the Upper and Lower Chambers so that there ap- peared to be no need for such a con- ference. However, throughout the war period the Canadian Senate seemed to be doing remarkably little, though the Senate did not do much even before the war. During the war, legislative action involved considerable ques- tions pertaining to the raising of money, and, since the Senate could not originate such legislation, its oper- ations decreased rapidly. Indeed, the lack of work of the Senate has been and is a topic of much conversation backstage in Ottawa, with some changes being inevitable sooner or later in the Upper Chamber's func- tions. Veterans' Special Committee With no less than a record number of 84 veterans amongst the members of Canada's 20th Parliament, there is no doubt that the protests of these former members of the nation's fight- ing forces will be well protected in the 'the guns. "I think it is essential at the begin-. Friday, October 19, 1945. THE STRATFORD MIRROR Winter's Deadline Is Mighty Close! How would you like to be one of -those 125 million half-strved people in 'Europe who have no extra clothing to Refugees who fled before . . prisoners of war plod- ding home . Slave laborers clad in rags, children who do not remem- ber a world that did not have war put on? 'and hunger in it. They all need clothing. Need it in the very worst way. For six terrible 'years their countries were looted of clothing ... blankets... . textiles . their factories wrecked their looms broken and destroyed. No won- der they need help. Women have often been heard to remark during this war that they didn't feel as if they were doing enough to help. Well, girls . chance. You won't need to leave home and take on extra work. Just go up into that nice, warm aitite of yours and root out all the clothing you have stored in mothballs ... shake out the garments and lay them in nice piles to send to Europe. * They won't lay in trunks over there. They'll be put on the weary, shivering bodies of little children and grown- ups who most likely haven't had anew garment in six years. They'll clothe the naked and warm the destitute . .. they'll stave off pes- tilence and disease ... they'll put new life into people who have hung on with superhuman strength through . now's your BIG privations and sorrows of which we haven't the faintest idea. They'll warm... not only the bodies ... but the hearts and souls of these folk, making them realize that here-- on this favored continent--we DO think of them and are trying to help them get back on their feet. Here are the things mostneeded: SUITS--men's, women's and chil- dren's. Odd coats, skirts, trousers, dresses, blouses, aproos. OVERCOATS--men's women's and children's. Jackets in all sizes, scarves and shawls. FOOTWEAR gether in pairs). are barefooted ... a short time away. BLANKETS -- The Germans stole most of the bedding in every country they occupied. Cold people are an easy prey to dis- ease. If children are to grow into healthy adults they must be warm. These little ones are tomorrow's citi- zens on whom the burden of Europe will fall. Winter's deadline is mighty close-- What can you spare that they can wear? (fastened firmly to- Millions of people with winter only "T gay,' said the English tourist, "you have a great many hills in this country of yours, Pat." "Sure, of course, sir," returned Pat; "there was so much land that we had ito put it in heaps." The Industry and effective November Ist, (la.) Notwithstanding ONTARIO Hours of Work and Vacations with Pay Act, 1944 administers The Hours of Work and Vacations with Pay Act, considers, in view of the termina- tion of hostilities and the cancellation of war production, the acute manpower shortage which existed during the war years will be minimized, therefore the postponement as to working hours previously provided shall be cancelled and of an employee in any industrial undertaking shall not exceed forty-eight (48) in the week. "1, Regulation 4 of Ontario Regulations 8/44 is amended by adding thereto the following subregulation: Labour Board which 1945, the working hours the provisions of 1945-1946 Season Stratford Collegiate- Vocational Institute Evenings TIME-TABLE MONDAY WEDNESDAY Acetylene Welding, Book- Acetylene Welding, Book- bin Dietetics, Oana keeping, Chemistry, Electri- city, Shop Mathematics, city, Shop Mathematics, Type- Shorthand, Typewriting and Woodworking. TUESDAY Auto Mechanics, Acetylene Welding, Commercial Art, Cookery, Dressmaking, Me- chanical Drawing. Classes writing, Shorthand and Woodworking. THURSDAY Auto Mechanics, Acetylene Welding, Commercial Art, Cookery, Dressmaking, Me- chanical and Sheet Metal Drawing. No fees will be charged, but a deposit of Two Dollars will be re- This will be returned if attendance during the term is quired. satisfactory. All students holding Home Permits or Employment Certificates must attend Evening Classes regularly as required by the School These students will be admitted without paying Attendance Act. the deposit. J. A. BOYD, Chairman Advisory Vocational Committee. D. S. FULLER, Principal. "When does the half-past five train leave?" asked the city man of acoun- try railway porter. "Wive-thirty," was the reply. "Well," continued the traveler, "the church clock is twenty-seven minutes past and the _ post-office clock is thirty-two minutes past -- which am I to go by?" "Yer can go by any clock yer like," responded the porter, "but yer can't go by the train, for it's gone." Northway's Anniversary Week Anniversary Features in the Young People's Shop GIRL'S COSY CHENILLE HOUSE COATS Warm, fleecy floor length robes with generous wrap and tie cord belt. Blue and Rose. Sizes 2 to 6 3. 98 7 RS SP ce are oie é Turquoise, Powder, ete! AOS subregulation 1, an employer may adopt one or more overtime work periods in his industrial undertaking between the Ist day of November 1945 and the 31st day of December 1945 without a consent in writing of the Board, but the overtime shall not exceed thirty hours in the aggregate. composition of the special committee of Parliament which is being set up to look after all phases of veterans' af- fairs. The special veterans' affairs com- Monday Morning at 9 o'clock-- Victo ry Loan Broadcast Over CJCS mittee is facing a tremendous task, : considering the numerous patterns of The formal launching of the 9th Victory Loan campaign will be signalled by the blowing of its operations, _orders-in-councils, factory whistles and the ringing of church bells. Immediately afterwards, a brief ceremony Ce nr ee ee : : : A : in the Civil Service, veterans' housin will be breadcast from the studios of CJCS. The ceremony will be carried by radio to all senbaeina. allowances for tivaiaae schools in Perth County. etc., yet the large number of veterans PERTH COUNTY NATIONAL WAR FINANCE COMMITTEE Fleece Lined Sleepers, 93c Soft and warm one-piece style with buttoned fronts, sizes 2 to 6. White, pink and blue. & SON JOHN NORTHWA LIMITED Phone 192 54 Ontario Street neal 2 BS I ps ROE in Parliament, aside from the type of these highly qualified representatives, is an assurance of excellent accom- plishments for the best interests of veterans far beyond any previous (Continued on page 8) INDUSTRY AND LABOUR BOARD; Department of Labour, Ontario, Hon. Charles Daley, Minister of Labour.