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STRATFOR Bs 8 Ot Bee Boe by fo No. 20 the press, indicated that Strat- is among the half dozen most rably situated cities in Canada in 'respect. Only one or two cities ed a lesser number of unemploy- proportion to population. principal of an organization that been opening up employment bu- in a number of cities made a| rvey in Stratford the other week re- rted to the authorities that he and s associates would not think further ! opening a bureau in Stratford. 'It would not pay us," he explained. inety per cent of your factories are | king 40 hours a week. You have 'unemployment problem that is se- us. An employment bureau would have enough customers in Strat- "ford." ! The Canadian National Railways, employing nearly 1,500 men in Strat- ord, have not reduced working hours. The employees were. given their usual week's holiday with pay this summer. The furniture factories and textile mills, which were not in"a very fa- yorable position during the early half of the year, report a marked stiffen- ing in business. ROSS M'LEOD ANNEXES BEAUTIFUL LLOYD CUP Congratulations are due Ross Mc- Leod, who won the Lloyd Cup at the Stratford Country Club golf course when he defeated Joe McLennan in the finals. The four semi-finalists were Ross McLeod, Joe McLennan, C. A. Down and George Bailey. McLeod eliminated Bailey and McLennan did likewise to Down, and in the final match between the two winners, Ross emerged victorious. HERE With the big Ontario Plowing Match | a thing of the past, Stratford today is, greed that one of the causes of the beginning slowly to settle down and! duration of the business depression The wife had been put on the bud- AND THERE (By Scraps) return to the ordinary level of life. The visitors, for the most part, have gone, and Stratford has. again been transformed from a seething hive of activity to the quiet Classic City on the Avon. Not even in the days of the Old Boys' Reunion of 1924 lwere such crowds seen in the city. The streets were thronged at all times, and local merchants made good use of the op- portunities to drive hard times a little farther away. The fact that Stratford was chosen for the big meet shows that the Clas- sic City is at last achieving it rightful place in the work of the province. * % * We don't know whose idea it was, but this Canadian Prosperity Week project is, in our opinion, just what the doctor ordered. Economists the world over are a- is the pessimism which prevails. It is a known economic fact that when the business* cycle Has reached the bot- tom, as it did during the past winter and spring, it will not take an upward turn until the people recover from their fright and begin to circulate money, causing the "wheels of in- dustry to turn." The one thing that is necessary to make the cycle continue on the curve towards Prosperity is the rousing of the people of the country from their state of pessimism, so that they will have the courage to let go of the odd dollar. At the present moment people won't spend a nickel unless they can see 25 cents profit ahead, and even then they think the matter over carefully before taking the plunge. This idea of showing a special Can- adian Prosperity Week feature at | Canada's Most Popular LOR-Y-LEI "Dearheart™ Bridal Pair grr get plan. At the end of each month she and her husband would go over the accounts together. Every once in a while he would find an item, "L.O.K., $3," and a little further on, "L.O.K., $6." Finally he said, "My dear, what is this--'L.O.K.'?" "Lord Only Knows," she replied.-- FOR SALE--That~ fine solid brick house on 193 Nile Street. Modern, easily heated, good dry cellar, and fruit cellar. Apply W. G. WILSON, 195 Nile Street. 3 DEFERRED PAYMENTS ARRANGED 'band to match. PHONE 584 Featuring "Canada's Own" "Dearheart" solitaire together with beautifully en- graved three-diamond heart-set wedding Pequeqnat's A dominant value. Opposite Post Office Prominent and Respected Business Man Passes "The sudden death of Ezra Knechtel while driving his car on the Shakes- peare highway Monday afternoon, came as a great shock to his family and friends. The late Mr. Knechtel was one of Stratford's well-known citizens, who had the respect and esteem of all who knew him. His kindly disposition and quiet manner were prominent and ad- mired traits of his character. Mr. Knechtel was an active and devoted member of the Centennial Evangelical Church, where funeral services were conducted on Wednesday afternoon. Ele was also a member of the Masonic Order, Odd Fellows and Foresters. Besides his bereft wife there are surviving a family of five--Willard, Dutton; Mrs. D. Atkinson, Walker- ville; Muriel, Jack and Lois at home; four brothers, Aaron, Stratford; Gid- eon, Kitchener; Solomon and Samuel, Elkton, Mich., and one sister, Mrs. Roy Ackerman, Elkton, Mich. = the Majestic Theatre was a splendid one. "Canada is going to lead the world in prosperity, and Nothing Can Stop It;' is what the theatre flashed on the screen. Congratulations Charlie. But you are always a bit there. That's the stuff that has to be hand- ed out now. That's the method we must use to restore confidence and put the country on its feet. * * % Did we hear somebody say that the "Dumbbells" were deteriorating? Af- ter seeing the show which visited Stratford last Thursday, we're pre- pared to give, to anyone who says that they lie direct. A few members of the "Old Gang" who for some time have been absent have returned to the show, with the result that this Canadian presentation this year has perhaps one of the best offerings in its history. Original wise- cracks, novelty skits, and peppy songs combine to make it worth double the money. * * * We saw a picture in a newspaper the other day of a girl called Grace, and, looking thoughtfully at her sprawling figure and awkward poise, we wonder- ed why nature always makes people the opposite to the name which their parents fondly bestowed on them be- fore the infants had been given an opportunity to show traits of character or physique. If you hear of a girl named Grace, you can bet on it, nine times out of ten, she will be the absolute antithesis of Grace. Similarly, women named Con- stance are almost always gay charac- ters who have had at least three di- vorces and are contemplating another trip to Reno. Women who possess names like Fifi (Continued on Page Five.) THE BEST IN NOW PLAYING A Thrill in Store at Every Cross-road With RICHARD ARLEN "SANTE FE TRAIL" MONDAY -- TUESDAY AL JOLSON BOY" "* BIG The Greatest of Jolson's Pictures WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY See What a Country Maid Did to a Sophisticated Londoner In ONE EMBARRASSING NIGHT With TOM WALLIS TALKING PICTURES