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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE FLETCHER JOHNSTON PRESS, STRATFORD, ONT. Vol. 19 STRATFORD, NOV. 7, 194] No. 22 Hospital Staff and Board Have Reason To Be Proud Stratford citizens generally and the staff and board of the General Hos- pital in particular, have reason to feel proud that the local hospital is on the 1941 list of approved hospitals which was announced at the opening of the twenty-fourth annual hospital stand- ardization conference of the Ameri- can College of Surgeons. The an- nouncement was made in Boston. There are 2,873 hospitals on the list. That represents an increase of sixty- Seven over last year's total. Com- menting on the survey of hospitals, Dr. Irvin Abell of Louisville, chair- man of the board of regents of the college, expressed the opinion that hospitals are more appreciated today than ever before, probably because the fundamental value of a high aver- age of health was recognized in na- tions which are mobilized for war. Dr. Abell suggested that hospitals should be regarded as fortifications for health preservation, especially those which are properly staffed and equipped to meet the standards for approval. Rare Treat For Students Stratford Normal School That China is the bulwark of demo- cracy in the Far East was the asser- tion made by the Rev. J. G. Endicott, M.A., of China, who addressed stu- dents of the Stratford Normal School this week. His address was a rare treat for the students of the Normal School. It was made possible because Mr. Endicott, who is a member of the staff of the West China Union Uni- versity, was in the city addressing the missionary rally in Central United Church. Mr. Endicott speaks with authority on conditions in China. For years he worked with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek in the China Youth Move- ment. Mr. Endicott denied vigorously that it was Chita's inability to govern herself which made it necessary for Japan to step in and restore order. What worried Japan, the speaker declared, was that Chiang Kai-Shek was making remarkable progress in unifying his country, in building roads and railways. Japan feared, he said, that if she didn't strike when she did, she would be too late. While the Chinese had been caught unprepared for war, Mr. Endicott said, they quickly had become the masters of guerilla warfare, which had taken a terrific toll of Japanese manpower and equipment. ANOTHER SONG Everyone Will Be Whistling and Singing Soon FREE ...in The Comic Weekly with this coming Sunday's Detroit Times... will be a new Weekly Song Hit, "Honey Bunch," selected by Sam- my Kaye. Sing-able! Dance-able. Romance-able! ...a heart throb song ...COMPLETE with words and music .. . ready for you to sing and play. Get The Detroit Sunday Times this week and every week for aSONG HIT selected by a noted bandmaster. s J BRITISH TROOPS IN TOBRUK place for storage. Thousands of British troops in and around Tobruk have taken to living in the caves below the ground, where vital work is carried out free from interruption by the enemy's shelling and bombing. This photograph shows Australians at the entrance of these caves, where they live and work. The caves are found to be also a useful Saturday will be Poppy Day. No citizen needs any explanation of what Poppy Day means. Without waiting for explanation, most citizens buy a poppy as quickly as possible on Poppy Day. And they give as generously as possible, because the cause is one which has their whole-hearted sup- port. se All that is needed, as far as city and district citizens are concerned, is a re- minder that the Stratford branch of the Canadian Legion depends on the DESERVES WHOLE-HEARTED SUPPORT proceeds from Poppy Day to carry on work which the Legion is especially well equipped to do. Throughout the year, the local branch of the Legion has many ap- yeals for help from veterans of the last war who are down on their luck. It is from the Poppy Fund that these appeals are met. A man does not have to be a member of the Legion to get help. If he served his country in the last war his appeal is not made in vain. Sojfhoy Say THEY FOUND THEMSELVES IN A JAM - - » because they hadn't been able to find the. right service. Then someone told them about BOYD'S and now they're steady, enthusiastic patrons! It's Easy To Get In A Jam but getting out is a horse- of another color. Luckily our new customer met the right person who told her something worth while learning. And we are always grateful to those who tell their friends of our shoe- fitting service. It is like the quality of mercy, "It blesses those who give and those who receive." 99 Ontario St. Phone 11383 Carl White and Bill Gerby To Have Charge Juniors The best news which hockey fans have received in a long time was the announcement that Stratford is to have a contender in the junior "B" divisiom of the Ontario Hockey Association. Carl 'White, who managed the senior "B" club last season, will have charge of the juniors. He will be as- sisted by Bill Gerby, who has been as- sociated with hockey teams in this city for many years. A number of new players have ar- rived in the city. Along with the bovs who are left from last season's junior team, they should give this city a strong club--one which well may prove a threat for the junior "B" championship, which was won last season by Brantford. The announcement of the decision to enter junior "B" companyy was preceded by one to the effect that @ last-minute effort to round up suffi- cient material for a junior "A" club had failed. In order to compete with Oshawa, Brantford, and other junior "A" teams, it would have been neces- sary to have an outstanding team, as all the other clubs are well with capable players. 5O0thWedding Anniversary For Mr. and Mrs. Eli DuCharme, 3& Bay street, Monday of this week was one of the happiest days of their lives. On thet day, thev celebrated the 50th anniversary of their wedding, which took place on November 3, 1891, in the Roman Cathoile Church at Drys- dals. Mrs. DuCharme, who is now 66 vears of age, is the former Celina La- Porte, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph LaPorte. Mr. DuCharme, who is 69 years of age, is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elie DuCharme: They came to Stratford in 1905, where Mr. DuCharme entered the service of the Grand Trunk Railway, now the Canadian National. He retired in May, 1937. The golden wedding was celebrated quietly. The family attended an anni- versary dinner in the Windsor Hotel, at which Mr. and Mrs. DuCharme were presented with a generous gift of money. Sitting on the bench, the little boy watched a very fat bather disporting herself in the surf. He knew nothing of tides, and he did not notice that each succeeding wave came a little closer to his feet. At last an extra big wave washed over his shoetops. "Please stop," he yelled to the fair, fat bather, "stop jumpin' up and down else you'll drown me!" staffed Popular Couple Celebrate To-Nisht Annual Meeting Bible Society in Knox Church. Rev. R. S. Albright, Missionary from e apan, is the speaker, a ee THE STRATFORD MIRROR sacea mes