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E STRATFORD MIRROI PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE FLETCHER JOHNSTON PRESS, STRATFORD, ONT. "Vol. 18 STRATFORD, JAN. 3, 1941 No. 30 Stratford's Fire Losses me The Mi : In 1940 Remarkably Low | e Mirrors The announcement this week that CT HE f ° > & e : Sport Review | Stratford's fire loss for the year 1940 uture is lighted for us with the radi- Ckcuie tale will gut dn operat was probably the lowest in the history ant colors of hope. Strife and sorrow shall dis- ity to look over the team which Al , of the city reflects great credit on ' Murray is coaching for Galt this Fire Chief A. S. Kappele and the men appear. Peace and love shall reign supreme. ar Mg ey Terriers pay their : : : irst visit 0 e season, at the arena : a pe department ae The dream of poets, the {lesson of priest' and tonight. Al has many friends here, That Stratford's fire loss for the z ; : Whe who will be on hand for the purpose year was kept down to an estimated prophet, the inspiration of the great musician, of watching him in action as a coach. $2,195 was due not only to the work 5 . : He retired from professional hockey Dik. department th. Gxmeutaning +s confirmed in the light of modern knowledge. this season, after years of service : , ' with the New York Americans. fires, but also to the campaign of fire ON Toe, prevention which the Fire Chief and In tonight's game, the Kist Canad- his department have waged for years. ians will attempt to ring up the first Mr. and Mrs. Stratford, of course, victory of the season for a Stratford Sat: b aS d He : Pare team in the O.H.A. To date, neither « " : wee generous share 0 the junior Midgets nor the senior "B" e credit for this city's remarkably B k B | k Kist Canadians has been able to turn low fire loss. Only through their co- arrac S O \-- a efi in' a win. The Kist Canadians lost ? operation with the fire department O B N th ] J ei games . the EC A ee ee oe : nN omas, and were blanked by brant- cae such a splendid record ver Vy € er a ers ford in their first home game. ; achieved. Care in preventing fires is bia te: : the best guarantee that the city's fire] Stratford citizens learned with] ianna Barracks when the Netherlands The largest crowd of the season < loss will be low. , mixed feelings of interest and regret | Military Mission takes over. The new saw the Midgets in their New Year's 3 While congratulating ourselves on that Perth barracks will be taken over | name will be in honor of the Crown | Day game at the arena, against the Ek doer tiguse Ai ip a|by the Netherlands Military Mission | Princess of the Netherlands who is a Etobicoke Indians. Our local boys , thee igure, this: wow e a g00C)in Canada on January 7, and that guest in Canada at present. were neither fast enough nor experl~ | time for each person to ask himself Pp : Bhat or nn | ncosuuary tn Ton Netherlands troops will arrive for It is expected that there will be a enced enough for the lads from Etobi- 'se ghee 1 ee sid geet grt training on January 15. brief ceremony in connection with the | COHe- The result was a crushing 11-1 eae ict elf oe the fire depart- They will be glad to welcome the] transfer of the batracks to the Neth- defeat. Dutch Davey scored the only Sate Pa pee he will Aer et A Netherlands troops to the city. At the | erlands Mission. Details of the cere- goal for the locals, during 4 ganging equally fine showing in 1941 same time, there are feelings of regret | mony have not been announced as act in the second period. It was & : qually fing show? ; because it is realized that the High- | yet. low shot that slipped past the Etobi- By: land Light Infantry of Canada soon aida: sae nmemnaton conser coke goalie, Bert Halliday, whose 3 Rev C R Dun Cal will be leaving for a new camp in the| Address Precedes Installation view was blocked. . : Ve win times. While most of the HLI.| 4 plea for understanding the | ake r Mp RR a boys were strangers when they came | 4,.aini arl Fox, captain 0 e Etobicoke | Rotary Club Speaker here, they nave made many friends in eae oF pees agua of today was |team, was much the best scorer on : the oi ' : y voiced by Flight Lieutenant the Rev. | the i In addition to gettin f 3 ; : e city, and they will be missed. age e ice. a getting four | The speaker at the weekly meeting a : M. C. Davies of the R.C.A.F. training | g F isted i The barracks will be renamed Jul- : goals, Fox assisted 1m two others- f the Stratford Rotary Club th q treat: St, "eb dd ; fe) e Stratfor otary Club was the centre a ; omas, in an address | The Etobicoke team also had a fine 3 Rev. C. R. Duncan, pastor of Ontario goalie, in the person of little Bert : Street Baptist Church. Mr. Dunc&l tialliday. It is expected that the Eto- BS. gave a most thoughtful and timely bicoke boys will be hard to beat for Mesese'- |. j the championship of the Big Six jun- Serious-minded statesmen and relig- © e ior "B" group. i ious leaders, Mr. Duncan said, are Get : he Risht Width a .: reminding their fellow-men today that aes 8 The Brantford Lions, who defeated even vast materials 1m themselves are the Midgets here last week, lived up not sufficient to igiaee the struggle in to advance notices of being a fine which the British Empire is engaged. e junior team. Their coach is Tommy Spiritual and moral strength ae aee e is { ape Ivanoff, who also coaches the Guelph essential. ; org rae ah oy VR : : i Biltmores in the junior A" division Despite the upheaval which is shak- oF the OFFS He's a former Brant- ing the world today; ie, Ine pre ford payer, and very popular with a tg - i the Brantford fans. tion which Sir Wilfred Laurier made: In other words have your shoes cor . . a f " cf $ ' " P This is Canada's century: rectly fitted by Boyd's.... and you Kenny Pigeon, a former Stratford The speaker was introduced by H. ' boy, plays for the Brantford team. He Ba Showalter. On behalf of the Rotary won't express that little moan of re- earned assists on two of the goals Club, a vote of thanks was extended é that were scored @ ainst the Midgets by Very Rev. Dean D. J. Egan. li f h : hy Me & genie y ief the moment you kick off your Bruce Strongman and Sam Kenedy . . h b d ° were the scoring stars for the visitors, Old-Time Instructions urea aa (Continued on Page Remain Applicable Today Shoes from Our St kN d Littl which preceded the installation of ur oc e e l @ officers of Tecumseh Lodge, No. 144, TORONTO, Dec. 30.--From @ book F A. F. and A. M, in the Masonic of instructions to employees issued in N. B k I Temple. 1860 by one of the express companies or O r ea ing fi The padre is particlularly well of that era the Canadian National equipped to speak of the problems of Express quotes the following: youth. He knew young men as a "pe most pelite and gentlemanly AND YOU PAY NO MORE! soldier in the last war, and he comes ~ treatment of all customers, however in contact with thousands of them > insignificant their business, is insist- now in the performance of his duties ed upon. Proper respect must be at St. Thomas. oe shown to all, let them be men, women Every Pair Flight Lieutenant Davies" is nO or children, rich or poor,. white or 99 stranger here. At one time he was _ plack, and it must not be forgotten Goodrich : curate to the late Canon w. T. Cluff -- that the company is dependent on Every Pair Ontario St. at St. James' Anglican Church. He > these same people for its business." J was tendered an expression of thanks : : Officials of the Canadian National Guaranteed Phone 1182 py the Rev. F. G. Lightbourn, rector -- = Express state that these instructions of St. James. In his remarks, Mr. t are as applicable today as they were | Lightbourn praised the willingness a 80 years ago. | and thoughtfulness of the men who -. 3 , are serving as chaplains in this wat.