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: STRATFORD, APRIL 8, 1932 ice , a i : f Vol. 9 No. 45 Public and Private Citizens Pay Tribute Perth County has suffered a great Let's All Give Up loss in the passing of Wellington Hay at his home in Listowel. Mr. Hay was one of those men, born in a small} town, who rose to be one of the lead- | ers in his country, was acknowledged by the great, and yet retained his close touch and treasured friendship | with the humble and was always sympathetic toward their problems. - In politics he was fearless in the ex- pression of his convictions and a tire- less fighter for his party, but he al- ways placed the welfare of his county "Our country is prostrated. Its life blood is oozing away. People are in rags and are dying from starvation while politicians are talking. "The wheels of industry are idle. Mills are closed; factories are shut down; stores and offices have reduced their forces. Men independent a year ago are walking the streets today ...- beggars! | "The cry of all the world is bad and his constituents above party poli- business. Nothing like it has ever tics. His career in politics was mark- been known before! Energy has emp- ed by a driving energy and perpetu- ty hands. In the safe of prudence, money lies locked by the key of fear." These, discouraged reader, are not al optimism. Wellington Hay's death is mourned by both political parties alike. Prob- our words. They were written during ably no greater tribute could have the dark days of 1893... almost for- been paid to the former Liberal lead-| ty years ago! But even in those dis- er in the Province than that his' tressing times one man had the cour- former political foes joined in age to say: "Confidence is all we lauding him as a true friend and @ need Confidence in ourselves; con- hard fighter who took his victories ggence in each other; confidence in modestly and his defeats as a true Quy, form of government and in the sportsman and democrat. k Li ioeican future of our fair Dominion. Those who had that confidence were rewarded by seeing Canada enter the | greatest period of prosperity in its history. And unquestionably an even | greater period of prosperity awaits 'those who have confidence today. So eqns of joining the swelling chorus of "Let's all give up,' why not asso- (ciate yourself with the small but cour- -ageous band that is shouting "Noth- ing ever stopped us and nothing ever wil... On the cost sheet wages are mere figures; out in the world wages are bread boxes and coal bins, babies' cradles and clothes, other family com- forts and contentment. AND YOU GUESS Of all the ads we've ever seen, Jukes Gordon has about the best, He offers to sell a building For the amount at which it's assessed. Among the many public men who expressed their loss through his death was the Honorable Dr. Mon- | teith. He expressed his feelings in these words: 'It was with great surprise and re- gret indeed that I learned of the pass- ing of my old friend Wellington Hay. But a short time ago, en route to_ Toronto, I enjoyed an old time chat | with him reminiscing on North Perth and its public interests. A man of outstanding personality, affable, con- | genial and ever generous with the friendly handshake, al- | ways ready to further the community , interests of his home town of Lis- | towel, his death marks the removal of another member of an old and re- spected family reaching back to pi- oneer days. Mr. Hay for many) years has been prominently in the public eye representing creditably the | electorate of North Perth over a per- | iod of years in the Provincial and Federal House and attaining high position in the rank of the Liberal | Party. A successful business Man and close to the every day life of human and APRIL 11th, 'The Ladies Too! | are invited to attend a special showing of a Cutaway Chassis of the New 1932 Essex 12th and 13th average citizenship, in the death of Mr. Hay, North Perth has lost a- worthy citizen of high esteem; his pilgrimage on earth ended; a gentle- man has finished his work." Many a business man thanked his stars for the pinch which showed him | that his best capital was in his own Blackmore Motors 203-5 Waterloo Street brains and not in bank loans. '| ported men in the past has been much 'Should Have Included | Percentage Lecal Labor The County Council's point in urg- ing that unemployed men in this county be given work on the building ot the highway between Listowel and Palmerston this year is well taken. The only criticism of the resolution is that it did not go far enough. The County should have demanded that a percentage of loca labor clause be ;put in the contract before it is let. Enforcement would then be greatly simplified. Perth County taxpayers are to con- itribute 20 percent. in direct taxation toward the cost of the highway, and Perth County unemployed should re--- ceive first consideration when labor is being hired. In former years there have been too many cases where con- tractors have brought in their own | men to do the work, while local un-_ employed, with the exception of a few men who have been given jobs, have had to be content to sit and watch outside men, in many cases foreign- ers, do the work for which Perth County tax-payers are to pay in their - taxes. It is quite true that a certain per- centage of the workment on a paving job are skilled men in their line and that the contractor is quite justified in bringing then into the county to do a job here, but the percentage of im- higher than necessary. It has been the custom, for instance, to bring in out- side truck drivers for most jobs. Sure- ly there are plenty of truck drivers in this county who could fill these jobs justas well as Toronto men. We realize that in many cases the trucks are not owned by the paving company, but if the paving company had to insist on local drivers, the trucking company ~ would soon be able to see things that _way. Jobs are not so plentiful that 'they could afford to do otherwise. Such an arrangement would probably cause some inconvenience to the trucking company and to the contract- 'or, but these are unusual times when every person is doing things which | 'would have? seemed unreasonable hardships a few years ago. e "he ------= Son of Ex-Alderman and Mrs. Wahl Promoted A splendid promotion has come to Peter F, Wahl former well known Stratford boy, and son of ex-alder- man Peter Wahl and Mrs. Wahl, 'Wellington street. Mr. Wahl, more familiarly known as Fred, has become _ superintendent of Matthews. Bros., manufacturing company of Milwau- kee, Wis. This concern manufactures high-class interior cabinet trim, work- ing only in walnut and is said to be the largest concern of its kind in the world. Mr. Wahl has been an em- ployee of Matthew Bros, for 16 years and for 3 years prior to his recent ap- -- pointment was superintendent of the company's plant at Oshkosh, Wis. -- Normally the Milwaukee plant em- -- ploys about 300 men. : "eae we ae x NOW PLAYING JOHN and LIONEL BARRYMORE " ARSENE LUPIN" A new kind of mystery drama Maa THEATRE The Best in Talking Pictures MONDAY -- TUESDAY Fredrick March--Kay Francis "Strangers In Love"' One of the swiftest, funniest, modern stories. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILLIAM POWELL in "High Pressure" LLOYD HUGHES in "The Deceiver"