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. report from Sherbrooke, Quebec, that increase, but cheer up, think of Sher- Vol. 10 STRATFORD, OCT. 28, 1932 No. 22 Compared To Sherbrooke! Users Here Are Lucky Without pretending to find comfort _ in some person else'e tough luck, the the rates on electricity, gas and water are to be increased in that city by 'twelve and one-half per cent. may - eause the supporters of Hydro in On- tario to smile. The announcement from Sherbrooke comes at a_ time when a number of municipalities throughout the province--Stratford is not one of them--are protesting against passing on the cost of ex- change on Hydro's bonds to the con- sumers. The Stratford Commission took what it deemed the only step, and put into effect a slight increase in the cost of electricity, which amounts to only a few cents per month to the ordinary consumer, It's -a tough time to have to pay an in- creased rate, no matter how smal] the brooke. Hydro got another chance to smile within the past few weeks, too, when one Samuel Insull packed up his duds rather hurriedly and departed from Chicago to Europe, finally land- 'ing in Greece from where he hopes _ United States authorities will be un- able to extradite him on charges aris- ing out of the collapse of his great power interests. Mr. Insull, it might be said, was a bitter enemy of pub- lic ownership of power. He talked against it over the radio and through the press, as well as through his own publications. He even came over to - Canada and went to Toronto to give his opinion against Hydro. Mr, Insull has departed but Hydro lingers on. SEARCH YOURSELF The good fortune and the happiness which you are looking for elsewhere are right in yourself. Instead of em- bittering your life and wasting your energy in useless repining and in en- vying others what they have probably attained by hard work; instead of longing to be someone else or to have someone else's opportunities, make the most of those you have. Do the best you can where you are, and you will be surprised at the strength you will develop, and how the obstacles that now discourage you will be over- come.--New Success. Luck has a way of breaking for the fellow who doesn't depend on it,-- The Crow's Nest. In The Realm of Sport Busy Week For The Perth Regiment | The past week has been a busy one for the Perth Regiment. On Sunday Whit Sprung's Collegians journey|cent fashion, Stratford will be well morning, the Regiment attended ser- to St. Thomas to-morrow for the second game in their Senior Wossa series, and judging by the display here on Tuesday afternoon, the locals should be good enough to down the Teck boys right in their own pack represented at Little Stadium when Western Mustangs and Varsity meet for their all-important battle tomor- row afternoon. Should Western win, League leadership. However, the grind the team to feel the immediate bene- vice at St. James' Anglican Church. Forming a parade at the armoury, the men walked to the church, attended by the Regimental Band and the Bugle Band. An inspiring sermon was ~ | delivered by the padre of the Regi- yard. The squad may be at fuli' fits will be McGill which should trim ment, Rev. F. G. Lightbourn. strength for the first time this sea- son, as Don Heath will probably take his place on the line-up. Heath was Queen's and would therefore be a single point behind Varsity for the is not over by a long shot, and if On Saturday, a platoon of the regi- ment gave a platoon demonstration _ at a field on the Huron Highway. This on the bench on Tuesday but was not| Western wins, there is still a chance )jatoon was under the command of in uniform. : * * * Stratford's forward passing was not so much in evidence against the Saints as it was against St. Jerome's at Kitchener. The locals completed only one forward heave all afternoon. St. Thomas didn't have much better luck with them. The locals got a break in the first quarter, when a youthful St. Thomas player, with nothing between him and the Strat- ford goal line got too anxious and dropped a forward pass. It should have gone for a touch. * * * "Swede" McCully, he of the bullet drives, has departed for Montreal where he will get a chance to strut his stuff before Leo Dandurand, Cecil Hart, Newsy Lalonde, and others of the Canadiens' board of strategy. While it is a big jump from Junior company to the fastest traveling and most colorful outfit in big league hockey, "Swede" is one of the kind that will do it if it is being done. Local fans have ot seen him in action for more than a year now, as he played last season with Oshawa Jun- iors, and finished the season with the} Motor City Intermediates. s * * _Herbie Bruder has plenty to wrinkle his brow these days. The contemplat- ed departure of "Dutch" Meier for Porcupine to join "Goat" Smith is not going to help erase those wrinkles. "Peanut" Gingras, the Indians' goalie, is also rumored to be yearning for "Goat's" company and may be an ab- sentee when Herbie calls the roll for the first work-out. If these two boys pull out, last year's Intermediate team would be pretty well shot, with five of the players missing. * * * If the weatherman behaves in de- | of them slipping through to first _place before the race ends. If they | lose--well--. R. Coulton Celebrates Eighty-Fifth Birthday Congratulations and best wishes to Robert Coulton, 134 Caledonia street. Of course you've heard the reason for the congratulations--Mr. Coulton has just celebrated his 85th birthday. He doesn't look that old, that's a fact, but kne doesn't feel it either, so that evens things up. Mr. Coulton is a.native of Downie Township. He came close to being a native-born Stratfordite--he was born only about a mile and three quarters from the city. His father taught the school at Seebach's Hill, and Mr. Coul- ton was one of his dad's own pupils. Tf you think that made things any easier for him on the path to educa- tion, just ask him about it some time. After serving his apprenticeship as a carpenter, Mr. Coulton went to Cleveland, and recalls incidents in connection with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Returning to Strat- ford in 1869, he became actively en- gaged in his trade here, and retired only a few years ago. Homemaker's Page Read With Interest The Mirror renders a special service in the Home Makers' page which the good housewives very frequently ac- knowledge. The other day a reader phoned to say how good the lemon sponge pie recipe was that was pub- lished in last week's Mirror. From it, said this lady, we made the most de- licious pie imaginable. Thousands of our readers find this page just as in- teresting as the one who phoned on this occasion. | Lieut. E. C. Shelley, and was inspected by an officer from the headquarters staff. Last night, the same platoon was inspected for efficiency in indoor armoury. ; The results of these inspections count heavily in the competition for the local unit has hopes of capturing this year. Says Inquiry Is All -- causing members of the City Council to sit up late at nights for no good purpose whatever, as yet at least, the words of wisdom of a columnist in the Border Cities Star might be ac- cepted as throwing no more light on the subject than the three meetings which the fuel committee has held to date. He says: "At least few clink- ers ought to be sifted out of Canada's coal problem by the investigation the Minister of Mines has set afoot at the behest of members of the Sen- ate. Coal laid down on the Montreal Harbor Commission's wharf at $5.30 a ton, according to Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux, ultimately reaches that por- tion of the public willing to pay $16 and $17 for it. Quite a spread, there, even taking into account the neces- sary additional charges for handling public wants," says Mr. Lemieux. Yes, and while the furnace feeding season is still young." - piece is as big a mistake as hiring a salesman for one trip over your terri- cient to pay the expenses. ed Ma THEATRE The Best in Talking Pictures NOW PLAYING NORMA FREDERIC SHEARER MARCH " Smilin' Through" A Motion Picture that you will remember always, MONDAY -- TUESDAY From the Ténements to Park Avenue, all through the Love of many women. Night After Night" George Raft, Constance Cumm- ings, Wynne Gibson, Mae West WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY 2 FEATURES 2 * DIVORCE IN THE FAMILY" Jackie Cooper -- Lewis Stone drill, the inspection being held at the : the Infantry Association cup, which © The Public Want With the. civic fuel yard petition and selling. "An inquiry is all the To buy advertising matter by the. tory. 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