THE STRATFORD MIRROR Friday, May 3, 1946. SC j THE PROVINCE OF PROMISE... ONTARIO, in a geographical sense only, may be said to be sharply divided ...a natural division into north country and south country that emphasises the province's variety of climate--of industry--of character. to the semi-arctic region of Hudson Bay... Southward, to the semi-tropic fruit belt of the Niagara Peninsula... "The Garden of Canada" .. . a blossom land overflowing with nature's gifts, where peaches, plums, pears, grapes and cherries come richly in their seasons. Fruit farming is but one of the untold opportunities offered by the four hundred thousand square miles, and more, that are Ontario... a veritable empire of resources. Published by THE BREWING INDUSTRY (ONTARIO) Base Northward, Ontario extends A CORNER ON FRUIT PEACHES wecceeseseseseseoooseseeecsasse 90% of the acreage devoted to the culti- PLUMS and CHERRIES in the Province of Ontario centres in the rich Niagara district which produces 91% of the province's total yield. vation of ¢ GRAPES « PEARS When the Ontario fruit belt's two million peach trees, seven million grape vines and hundreds of thou- sands of other fruit trees bear their abundance, armies of workers are on hand to gather it. Seeeesseeseseseseseeessocsesssece BRITAIN PLANS FOR TOURISTS In the midst of reconversion pro- blems, Britain is making plans for the future tourist industry. It is ex- ected that the 1937 Coronation Vear peak of 403,154 visitors (ex- cluding those from the Empire) can be trebled. Although official figures are not available, it was estimated that 1635,000,000 was spent in the nited Kingdom by visitors in 1937. At the beginning of the week, Mr. H. A. Marquand, Secretary of Over- seas Trade, told the House of Com- mons that the British Government will not encourage tourists to come to Britain before 1947. Owing to the acute shortage of accommodation, food, and transport, only those com- ing for urgent personal or business reasons are now able to travel from America to Britain. Bombings and military requisitioning, plus the ces- sation of Continental travel have resulted in a serious shortage of holiday hotels. British vacations are from the spring through the autumn in an effort to relieve congestion. In addition the Ministry of Health has recently appealed to the public not to visit London and thus add to the overcrowding of boarding houses, hotels and restaurants. But there will come a day -- it is hoped that a beginning will be made in 1947 -- when large numbers of American visitors will once more be welcome in Britain. The Travel being staggered, as far as possible, Association of Great Britain and Ireland considers that this traffic will bring notable increases in re- venue from overseas, provided that the hotel and catering trades can be expanded and modernized to pro- vide the standards of service and food demanded by Americans, "What is a conscience?' when everything else feels good." "Conscience is the thing that hurts' THE STRATFORD MIRROR Friday, May 3, 1946. Page 3: United Church Pension Fund Very Necessary ; ' The United Church of Canada has A regular department conducted for Mirror readers t} a Pension Fund for her ministers. It by Ina St. John. ®|is an expression of Christian broth- SUSHI VEN naess | Chood. Every minister pays into it : a proportion of his salary. The min- ANN HATHAWAY POPEYE S FAVOURITE ister with a large salary pays more SMBENE Dear Miss St. John; Dear Miss St. John: than the minister with a small sal- ARs Who is Ann Hathaway? I am| For years I have served spinach) ary Yet each, on retirement, draws ----_ ashamed when people speak of Ann Hathaway Cottage, for I have no idea who she was -- or is. Mary. Answer: Ann Hathaway was the elderly wife of Shakespeare. She lived in a thatched cottage which may still be seen one-half mile from Stratford in England. Ina St. John. WARTS Dear Miss St. John: Can you settle an argument for me. My husband says it is all balder- dash that if a boy handles toads he gets warts. I have always been told this is true so I don't want our boys playing with toads. Mrs. -- Answer: Toads are covered with wart-like lumps, which probably ac- counts for the general idea: that the warts come from handling toads. Actually there is no truth in it. Ina St. John. PETS Dear Miss St. John: Don't you think something should be done about people buying young rabbits, chickens, kittens or pups for little children. They are usually mauled to death. Animal Lover. Answer: Little children should be taught to take care of any living pet before they own one. I believe most people take this precaution to safe- guard the pet. Ina St. John WEDDING GIFTS. Dear Miss St. John: How soon does a bride write "thank you" notes for the wedding presents received. Bride-to be..... Answer: Wedding presents should be acknowledged by a personal note from the bride just as soon after they are received as possible. Ina St. John..... Invisible Soling THIS NEW METHOD MAKES SHOES LOOK LIKE NEW! No Bumps No Nails No Ugly Joints Rubber Heels In Stock SUPERIOR SHOE REPAIR J. J. DuCHARME Phone 941 113 Ontario St. 5 and made the younger children eat it. A friend tells:me that recently it has been found that other greens are as good or better for one's health. Do you know if that is true? Tha nks a lot for the space. Home-Maker. from the Fund on an equal basis-- $20.00 a year for each year of ser- vice. In addition to the minister's dues, there are four other sources of rev- 'enue for the Pension Fund: Con- Answer: It is now known that) gregational assessments, an annual spinach is no miracle worker. one wants to eat food that doesn't No | grant from The United Church Pub- \lishing House, a proportion of the taste good. If your family has been | \yicsionary and Maintenance Fund, forced to eat spinach, no dobut they it. | have Other greens are considered as high} come to actually dislike in nutritional value. A young man went to see his doc- tor about a pain in his back, which had been troubling him since morn- ing. The doctor gave him the once over and in a few seconds the pain had v "That's quick work, doctor," ex- claimed the pleased patient. "Was it Ina St. John. anished. rheumatism?" "No," was the reply. "Your sus- penters were twisted." |and interest on investments. Interest ion investments has declined in re- cent years, lowering the income from this source. To make up for this decline in revenue, and to re- pair the damage done to the Fund during the depression, additional capital is needed. The laymen of the Church are canvassing the constit- uency for 3% million dollars, begin- ning April 28th. When this is secur- ed the Fund will be on a sound basis. The minister spends seven years at College and is rarely ordained be- fore he is thirty years of age. After paying College debts, bringing up a --{ family, providing transportation, he has little left for his old age. An act- uarially sound Pension Fund will enable the Church to guarantee the minister on retirement the annuity promised him. Ministers do not obiect to hard work. 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