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=: -- het slate Soren a: alte oes a = Se aL aes THE "STRATFORD MIRROR _ THE STRATFORD MIRROR Five- Day Week Regarded| As An Experiment Perhaps more illunminating than _ any theoretical discussion of the prob- able effects of the five-day week, would be the actual experience of tional Industria] Conference Board is pertinent, showing that of 94 U. S. companies which reduced the number of working hours per week in chang- ing to the fivealay week, 24 reported a decrease in production proportion- ate to the decrease in hours, 46 re-| ported no decrease whatever, and 18 cline in weekly output. These figures seem to show that the scheme can be cautiously and with the knowledge these results and possibly eyen » produce them. Not all employers, of course, agree 'to be spreading. Introduced in 1908, those concerns that have tried it. In) this connection the survey of the Na-) iber of U. S. workers operating under reported an actyal increase. The | other six experienced qa substantial de-| | tial, still represents less than 3 per!. jcent. of the United Sttes wage-earn- | successfully worked, but, as in many } cases of this sort, they should be used | (in the Ford factories alone. that it is quite possible that other in- | fluences may have operated to affectibe regarded as an experiment, the. toinumber of plants where the schedule iis in operation, and the number of with the theory that the additional | day of rest for the employee increas- es his efficiency. the lengthening of the other week- iit has been tried, furnish data upon Some claim that | | practicability of the 'plan in~ given days to compensate for the loss Sat-! urday has virtually the opposite re-| sult. , ier-and employee. The general tendency to reduce the! hours of labor is shown in the JJnited States by the report of the Presi- |omical and unsatisfactory, for the dent's Committee on Recent Econ-} omic changes which_states - that in 'irregular, the application of workers U. §. manufacturing establishments | the average working week consisted | of 55 hours in 1914 and 49.6 hours in| 1927; that the "union week" during the same period decreased from 48.9 to 45.2 hours, and that the union building 'trades "reached the lower level of 43.7 hours. has been, then, since the beginning | of the Great War, a decrease of more than five hours in the normal work- ing week of manufacturing establish- ments, and of 3 to 5 'hours in the case of union labor. As @ method of reducing hours of|er efficiency through the working labor, the five-day week has ih ce week. |close down production for a full day; 'day on Saturday allows time for 'thorough inspection of the plant and still| machinery, and for maintenance and There |repair work, without interfering with | J | | lal plants adopted it. |oi these additional plants changed to 'this schedule during the last half of |; persons employed under it, together been adopted in the United States more extensively than is generally recognized, and the movement sems the five-day schedule was adopted in only eleven manufacturing plants during the succeeding ten years; but between 1918 and 1928, 281 addition- Three-quarters the decade. ; It is now estimated that the num- the five-day schedule appromimates 650,000. This figure, while substan- ing population; and 200,000 of the persons included in it are employed While the five-day week must still with the length of time--20 years-- which to base an. opinion as to the Tit occa You Will Smile when the temperature of your home rises -- the result of LC CAULKING! Installed between the wood and brick work of the window frames. Costs less than a months rent ot | the home- LAMONT & CO., LIMITED Free Estimates. | 158 Church St. prone sites or 469 | CAaSeS. j ItS advocates include both employ: ; Those employers} favorable to the plan regard the half day of work on Saturday as unecon- reason that attendance is apt to be) relatively poor, and production gen- erally lower per hour than on other! weekdays. They also ague that. to| production. They feel, too, that for industries generating their own pow- er the operation of power plants for a half day is uneconomical. Some employers believe also that an extra day of rest for labor results in great- NOTICE Lamona Beauty Shop Has Moved to Room 3, 34 Ontario Street $10 Permanent Wave, Special, $3.75 ' (Waves guaranteed) ,» These waves do not require finger waving. MARCELLING, FINGER WAVING, HAIR CUTTING, SHAMPOOING Phone 2173 for appointments. - To The Public -Having taken out an Auctioneer's License, I am prepared to Have had experience . conduct Auction Sales of all kinds. and can assure good results. Terms moderate. W. E. HOWES Agency Inspector Ontario Equitable Life Co. Phones 1378 or 190. @ Belt Line Coach. CITIES TRANSPORTATION CO. For your convenience to your home and city, ride the SERVICE IS OUR MOTTO. Court- eous and careful drivers. Continuous half hourly Service, leaves City Hail half hourly, on the hour and half past the hour from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Extra's for factories and up town businesses, stores, Collegiate, and office help, leaves Chestnut and Erie Sts at 6.37 and 7.37 a.m. then City Hall 8 and 8.30 a.m. week days. Saturdays, 9 and 10 a.m. for market, Extra. STRATFORD COACH LINES OUR BREAD-- ls Pure! Is Sweet | For toast it has no equal. Eaten plain it astenishes its usegs with its delicate flavor and keeps its fresh- ness longer than any other bread. . T.V.B. BREAD CO. Phone 2345 Is Wholesome ! 56 Hureh St. "Just over the river" POST GRADUATE PRACTIPEDIST (FOOT EXPERT) In Attendance at THE Ato D SHOP 45 Downie St. Phone 1182 Special Reductions on the following: Bed Lamp Iron Table Lamp Towel Bar | Boudoir Lamp Toaster and many other linés L. 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"That's reasonable. around some time." ke * Ther are two things that have broken up many a home. Women's love for @ry goods and man's love for wet goods. Bring him * * * Apartment houses are becoming popular because they provide all that one now expects of a residence --a place to sleep. * ek * A friend of ours says his wife is one of those hit-and-run women. She hits him for ten dollars for groceries and then runs to the hat shop with it. xe * A local poker player tells us that the chief difference between the stock market and a poker game is that in poker you can see your cards. * * * A crying baby in a theatre is like a good idea. It should be carried out. A joy-killer is out with the state- ment that the automobile will, in a few generations, deprive us of the use of our legs. Don't you believe it. Ve have to have something to reach the clutch and brakes. "* k & He--You were no spring chicken when I married you. She -- Right you are. I was a little goose. x * * A neighboring town council discus- sed garbage and one olderman moy- ed that it be put in the hands of a special committee. No doubt the committee will have their hands full. * & * The Springfield News says: People are no worse than they used to be. They are simply a _ little bolder about it, that's all. * & * People would be happier if it were not so easy to forget a friend and so hard to forget an enemy. * * & If I were going to offer advice to a2 young man--and I hesitate to do that,--I'd tell him to guard carefully his reputation, work every day, and save a little of his wages. Other things will take care of themselves if he does that. * & A Scotchman once lit his pipe with a twenty-dollar bill. He had no in- tention of paying it anyway. * & If you desire to be known as 4a good conversationalist just let the other fellow do most of the talking. Teacher--What is the interest on a thousand dollars at 3 per cent. Ikey pay attention! Ikey--For 3 per cent. I'm not in-; terested. * *£ * s A real estate salesman of West Texas had just finished describing the glorious opportunities of that part of the country. "All West Texas needs to become the garden spot of the world is good people and water," he said. "Huh!" replied- the prospect. "That's all hell needs." * & * When a girl of 18 deceives a pro- posal she will enquire, "Who is he?" When a girl of 28 receives one she wil] ask, "What is he?" But when a girl past 40 receives one she cries, "Oh, where is he?" * * * At a recent meeting Hon. Geo. S. Henry told his audience that he would like to see the highways made a place for education instead of per- secution. We approve fully of the idea of the Minister of Highways. * *% & Crashing into a telephone pole, a motorist smashed his machine~ and was picked up in an unconscious state entangled in the wires. Just as his friends feared the worst, a smile swept over his face and he was heard to murmur as he fingered the wires. "Thank Heaven, they've giv- en me a harp!" *k * * A financal writer advises the peo- ple to save one-fifth of their income} As most of them are already spend- ing about six-fifths of it, saving one- fifth would bring them out about even. * k* * There was an old woman, and what do you think? Her children she bathed in the scullery sink, When the baby ohe night dis- appeared down the drain, She remarked, "Well, I shan't have to wash her again. * * & In passing through the vale of tears There's one thing you will note: In every day of every year Someone must be the goat. * ek & And That's That. RECORDS of many things are kept by photo- graphs. Let us take a picture of any record you want to keép. Baby's Birthdays, Wedding Anni- versaries, etc. The Rogers Studio 83 Downie Phone 1096-M (upstairs) In The Melting Pot "Next."--*Who, me?" "Born?" -- "Yes, sir." "Where?" -- "Russia." "What part?" -- "All of me." "Why did you leave Russia?" -- "I couldnt bring it with me." "Where were your forefathers;born?" "I only got one father." "Your business?" -- "Rotten !" Where is Washington?" --"He's dead." "I mean the capital of the United States?' -- "They loan- ed it all to Europe." "Now, do you promise to support the Constitution?" --'Me, How can I? I've got a wife and six children to support." AVOID WET FEED by having your shoes re- soled. A pair of heavy soles often prevents a cold. Get them done the SUPER- IOR way. Superior Shoe Repair 119 Ontario St. Phone 941 Down & Fleming Funeral Service Rooms Phone 314 Mr. Down, 308Mr. Fleming, 811. 94 Ontario St. Peter &Sylvest er Will do your Repairs in Plumbing Heating Electric Phone 210 12 Ontario J. S> RUSSELL Registered Architect Phone 1533F Gordon Block Try Our FHome-Made Confection Fresh from our Candy Kitchen. Grant's Chocolates -GRANT'S CANDY SHOP Near Majestic Theatre . 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