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THE STRATFORD -- 4 Vol. 8 STRATFORD, DEC. 19, 1930 No. 29 lhe ---- = Topics | Premier Bennett is back home with his feet parked on the old desk at Ottawa. It is said that a diet of hum- bugs has not reduced his weight to any considerable extent. * * af There was no cause for unemploy- ment among the younger generation of the city last Saturday, for fifteen loads of Christmas trees--tall trees, short trees, thin trees and fat trees,-- were offered at the market, and found a ready sale. The task of carrying, dragging, shoving or otherwise con- veying the trees to various sections of the city for five or ten cents was eagerly assumed by a number of the commercially-minded little gaffers, in order to earn money for Christmas presents or, sad to be the thought, mayhap for cigarettes. The presence of the market grounds certainly gave a Christmas atmosphere to the scene. The majority of us are prone to look upon Christmas as something still far in the future, but those fir trees ac- complished the feat of dispelling that illusion and forcing on us the realiza- tion that the Big Day is only a week away. * * * And speaking of Christmas reminds us to advise you--no, not to do your Christmas shopping early,--but to do your Christmas shopping in big quan- tities. The clever lads who know all about such things assure us_ that heavy buying at Christmas will be a big step along the road to recovery from the present business depression. Stores must stock up heavily in order to supply the needs of their customers. This means more work for the factor- ies which supply the goods for the stores. More work for the factories means more work for the men who work in the factories, and so more money for those men to spend in pro- viding still more work for other fac- tories and other men, and so on. And, before we leave the subject of Christmas, one last remark: don't for- get the Canadian Legion Christmas fund and all the kiddies who are de- pending on it for financial backing for their Santa Claus. trees in the | * * * This district is becoming more im- pértant every day, and Stratford con- By Scraps tinues to take on more and more of the aspect of a big city--much to our disgust. A recent arrest here is believ- ed to be a clue to a big liquor ring operating in this district, with head- quarters near St. Marys, for the pur- | pose of supplying Christmas Cheer for our friends in the Land of Liberty | to the south. That news assumes a truly American aspect. " It appears that we are progressing! You have probably observed from | time to time that the grapefruit is | one thing that manages to get itself | into the public eye without the aid ; of the newspapers._-Hardware Age. | |Thomas Tobin some time ago. . . . Pad |known for his activities as secretary | When one thinks of Stratford's Host of Jim's Friends Congratulate Him congratulations of a host of in Stratford and in the dis- trict for miles around are being ten- dered James Stewart on his promo- |tion to the position of Collector of Na- 'tional Revenue here, to fill the vac- 'ancy caused by the The friends retirement of Although he has been connected with the customs office in this city for seventeen years, and has become well-known to Stratford citizens in that capacity, he is really better of the Stratford Agricultural Society. Fall Fair or anything connected with it, he automatically thinks of Jim Stew- og To the farmers out Sebringville way, he may be even better known as a Sa Be sure flowers soon eal bed | is a useful one! | @, Candy is eaten, money is spent and @, --but a Butova Watch gives a life time of dependable, pleasureable service. Q. Truly the IDEAL USEFUL GIFT. $e ipa oe oe ~ a A 4 ry | your gift. | die-- enter Sauls thaseiicts oie 15 jewel move- '$993 memt « + © © « @ rs mem aa kt. solid white g exquisitely en- d; 1Sjewel $ seve : ows 50" *-. MISS AMERICA--Inlaid with red, green and black enamel; green leather strap; radium dial; 15 lows $3 7° {Local Happenings In Brief Stratford City Council holds cluding session for year 1930. * con- a * Perth County Music Teachers' Fed- eration holds birthday party in studio of Miss M. Pinkney. * * * Stratford loses a good citizen and Woodstock gains .one through the transfer to Woodstock of A. J. Sloane, manager of the Bank of Com- merce here. é; It's all in the life of a banker no doubt to be moved from place to place. He rather expects it and the public has become accustomed to it, _but it was with genuine regret never- 'theless, that Mr. Sloane's numerous friends learned that he was to leave Stratford. In the banking business, he has had a wide experience. He began his bank- ing career at Milton in 1901 with the Bank of Hamilton. In 1909 he was transferred to the main office in To- ronto where he remained until 1923. His first managership came in that year when he was placed in charge of | the North End branch of the Bank of Hamilton at Niagara Falls, It was -- while he wag in Niagara Falls that. the Bank of Hamilton amalgamated with the Bank of Commerce. It does not seem a great length of time since May of- 1926 when Mr. Sloane came to Stratford, but during those few years he has become con- nected with a great many institutions. here. In Knox Presbyterian Church, he has been a willing worker and has been particularly popular with the boys, taking a deep interest in Boy Scout work. His financial experience has been at the service of the Horti- cultural Society, Bowling Club, Y. M. Cc. A. and Children's Aid Society, of © which organizations he was treasurer. school master, because he was prin- cipal of Sebringville school before becoming connected with the Civil Service. In those days, he was also chair- man of the North Perth Liquor Li- cense Board. At the present time, in addition to being secretary of the Agricultural Society, he serves in a similar capa- city on the Stratford Housing Com- mission. At St. John's United Church of which congregation he is a valued member, he is known as a willing worker. FATDE THE BEST IN™ TALKING PICTURES NOW PLAYING JOE E. BROWN "Top Speed" | A MERGER OF MIRTH, MELODY and MERRIMENT | MONDAY -- TUESDAY BILLY DOVE 'One Night At Susies' YOULL NEVER FORGET THIS ONE STRANGE NIGHT 4' WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY CONSTANCE BENNETT in "Three Faces East" A POWERFUL STORY OF the EUROPEAN SPY SYSTEM --