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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-12-24, Page 7Thursday/ Dec. 26th, 1940 WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES PAGE SEVJW* YOUR EYES NEED ATTENTION Our 25 Point Scientific Examin­ ation enables us to give you' Clear, Comfortable Vision F. F. HOMUTH Optometrist L Harriston 'Good goin •to Wedne< limit to If than midni Fares in Canada Redu Between al Phone 118 ARTER TRIP December 20, to Return limit to : later than Mid- 'Good going Friday, Wednesday, Jan. 1. •leave destination not night, Tuesday, January 7, 1941. * (Standard Times Shown) HIRD D TRIP FARE A FOR T LRet® 3r fuary 2, W, Gamble, att,/z meetings and mile­ age 1940, $101.80; D, L. Weir, att, meetings and mileage 1940, $88,70; E, H, Strong, att, meetings and mileage 1940, $81,10; Ed. McCallum, att, meet­ ings and mileage 1940, $83.20; John Winter, att. meetings and mileage 1940, $87.80; J. H, Rogers, Servicing street lights, Fordwich 1940, $78.05; J, H. Rogers, wreath for Armistice service $5.00; J. H. Rogers^ services re sale of debentures, U.S.S.\14, $7.50; Grand & Toy, Relief Vouchers $1.56; County Treas., Cost of lands, re tax sale $275.35;' Relief for November $104.63; Road Expenditures fpr, No­ vember $665,69, - \ , Moved by Weir and JtfcCallum that this Council do now adjourn to meet ip the Township ^H'ail, Gorrie, Mon­ day, Dec, lethjz'at one o’clock p.m., or:■'at the calj/3f the Reeve. Carried. / Isaac Gamble, Clerk. \ - tijereform _____(b^*a OF MISS MINNIS A Christmas Story by Nellie L, McClung Prepay A Railway Ticket Ain Unusual New Year’s Gift "MINIMUM SPECIAL FARE: 25c Full information from any agent. Canadian Pacific HOWICK COUNCIL Wroxeter, December 10th, 1940 The -Council met in the Township -Hall, according to adjournment. The ^members were all present, the Reeve, J. W. Gamble, in the chair. The minutes of the last regular meeting, also special meeting, were read, and on motion of Strong and 'Weir were adopted. Moved by Winter and Strong that "the report of the School Attendance ■ Officer, as read,, be accepted and plac­ ed on file. Carried. - Moved by Weir and McCallum that the tender of Philip and John Durst, •to operate the Wroxeter Rink during “the season of 1940-41 .and to pay therefor the sum of ten dollars, be ac­ cepted. Carried. Moved by Strong and Winter that 'the Clerk be hereby authorized to ad­ vertise for tenders to supply fifteen cords of maple or beech body wood, fourteen inches long, and to be deliv­ ered at the Township Hall, Gorrie, tenders to be in the hands of the Clerk not later than 12 o’clock noon, Janu­ ary 10th, 1941. Carried. Moved by Winter and Weir that By-law Number 12 for the year 1940, as read the third time, be finally pass­ ed. Carried. Moved by McCallum and Strong that the Road Accounts for the month of November, be passed. Carried. Moved by McCallum and Winter that the following accounts be passed. Carried. Fred Hambly, bal. sal. as caretaker Wroxeter Hall, 1940, $15.00; County Treas., hospital expenses for Mrs. M. King $15.75; W. A. Irwin, declaration re Dorothy McCullough, $1.00; County Treas., hospital expens­ es for Muriel King $14.85; Richard Griffith, shovelline^^iWv off shed, Wroxeter $2.25.^4MHks Padfield, wood for Red Croa^uordwich $11.75; Isaac Gamble, bal. sal. as Clerk 1940 $90.00; W. C. King, pt. sal. as Collec­ tor, 1940, $100.00; James Walkom, pt. sal. as Collector 1940, $75.00; Mrs. M. C. Knight, bal. salary as school at­ tendance Office 1940, $13.00; James Anger, Caretaker, Township Hall, Gorrie, 1940, $40.00; L. N. Whitley, M.D., Salary as M.O.H. 1940, $150.00; Isaac Gamble, sal, as Secretary, B. O. H. 1940, $15.00; J. W. Gamble, sal. as member B.O.H. 1940, $6.00; Herbert Collins, sal. as member B.O.H. 1940, $6.00; John Montgomery, cash paid re Dttstow case $1.00; Isaac Gamble, ex­ penses re McCullough case $2.50; J. A. H. McTAVISH, B.A. Teieswater, Ontario Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public and Conveyancer Office! Gofton House, Wroxeter every Thursday afternoon 1.30 to 4.30 and by appointment. Phone — Teeswater 120J. MONUMENTS at first cost Having our factory equipped with the tttost modern machinery for the exe­ rtion of high-class work, we ask you to see the largest display of monu- . ’Pcnts any retail factory In Ontario, ‘All finished by sand blast machines. We import an our granites from the OidjCquntry parties direct, in the can saVe alI |dCal deal. eripi^^nts* and middleman profits by seeing us. J* Skelfdrt & Soil Wt West End firidge-WALKERTON (copyright reserved) Miss Minnis knew that the girls the office talked about her. She even knew the nickname they had given her and did not resent it. Indeed she thought it had, some degree of. apt­ ness. They were cleyer, these shrill youngsters, with their much curled hair and scarlet fingernails, but she had made up her mind not to try to be friendly any more since the day they had made it so* plain that they didn’t want her. Her face burned with the memory. She had. gone .to one of their luncheons, though she could not very well afford the seventy-five cents it cost. It was their custom to make a ten-cent pool with everyone’s name put in the box. .When the lucky name was called, it was her’s, Minerva Min­ nis, but .there was not a hand-clap — just a gasp of surprise. No one -told her that they were glad she had won it. Her first impulse was to refuse the money, but decided to turn it ov­ er to the Red Cross. For .the two fol­ lowing days she did without her lunch to make up her loss. , And so Miss Minnis kept to her own desk during working hours, ate her lunch alone, .and went to her cold little room at night, where, well wrapped in shawls, she did Red Cross knitting until nine o’clock — then fill­ ed her hot water, bottle at the tap in the hall, thankful if the hot water was even ‘cat-warm,’ and so to sleep. .It was not much of a life for Min­ erva Minnis, who had been educated at Bishop Strachan’s% School in Tor­ onto, confirmed by ,the Bishop of Col­ umbia in the Cathedral, and was still the owner of the old Minnis house in Esquimalt, B.C. With the coming of Christmas Miss Minnis felt more and more lonely. One fine bright day, when the spark­ les on the sea made her eyes pink be­ hind her thick glasses, she walked by her inheritance. It was not often she could get up her courage to enter her old home. Some new sacrilege was sure ito -meet her eye.. On -this day she went in and found one of her tenants scrubbing the back steps, with a need­ lepoint cushion for' a kneeling pad. She recognized it as one of her child­ hood treasurer, rescued it, and brought it back to her room. It was a Christmas cushion,-with Santa Claus and his reindeers in gay colours rid­ ing down a snowy road, with a full moon above the pine trees. Incredib­ ly dirty wet with scrub water, the pat­ tern dulled, it seemed an allegory of her own life. She should have sold the old place with everything in it, she knew now. There was no use in trying -to hold the past. It had been a great mistake to rent her house furnished, allowing the beautiful things her parents had cherished to be used by people-who did not know their value. She had acted on the advice of a man who had been her father’s lawyer and divided the house into four apartment. The district that had once been one of the best in the city, had gone steadily down, and the people who lived in her apartments now seemed determined on their destruction. They Were the typical renters, they struck matches on the walls, dragged furniture over the hardwood floors, burned holes in the rugs. Miss Minnis collected the rents her­ self, or at least she tried to, but none of her tenants paid regularly and it became hard for her to raise the six hundred dollars for taxes. There was always a fear in her heart that she would fall sick and the house would go to complete ruin, She might be struck by a motor cah and be months in the hospital, and the city would sell the house for the taxes, and all her father’s books and her mother’s paint­ ings would be sold under the hammer, and even the name of Minnis would be obliterated from the gate postst. Up to the present she had kept the taxes paid, but it ent deeply into the in and they also call you the ’Heiress.’ They think you do not need a job, They wonder why you do not spend more on yourself, They believe that you own many houses in Esquimalt and that you have plenty of money. They say you do not want to asocj- ate with them — they are too young to know that many a person appears aloof-when they are only lonely, Now I want you to come home with me, I want you and Anne to know each oth­ er, I want to hear more about you, and I would love to see your mother's paintings.” When Miss Minnis came in to work on Monday morning ^he went over to speak tp Billy. She was wearing a new hat. “It works, Billy” she said smiling. ”1 gave the present, and. a whole new set of forces began to work just as you said. One of my tenants paicl his arrears of rent—I even think I’m going to be able to sell my house, I’ll be a new woman if I can get out from under that burden, I’m a new woman now. Today feels like Christ­ mas Eve. And look, Billy, just to show you that I’ve carried out all the directions” — she spread her hands toward him, every nail glowing like a neon sign on a rainy night. official, place in French-German deal­ ings, the Petain Government confer­ red new powers upon Fernand de Bri- non, whom Lavale stablished in Paris as “ambassador of France” for pur­ poses of collaboration with the con­ querors, To Cut Use of Aluminum Ottawa Further restrictions in the use of aluminum in homes and in some industries are necessary, G, C. Bateman, metals controller, said in an address to the Ottawa branch of the Mining and Metalurgy Institute. do. and can that I’ve worked I haven’t a live without out. I was to me,” Miss Minnis said one day as she finished her work. She Stayed be­ hind to dp some extra work and there was no one with her in the office but BiUy, the junior clerk. His desk was next to hers and he looked up in sm> prise, “Did you' speak to me, Miss Minnis?” he asked. Miss Minnis actually blushed, “I’m afraid I was talking to myself, Billy," she stammered, “It’s,a bad sign and I’m ashamed to admit it.” “Gosh, Miss Minnis,” Billy said timidly, “I wish you would talk to me. I work here beside you every day and you never even look at me. I be­ gan to wonder if you were thinking I should be in the army," “Oh, Billy,” she answered, “I’m not a bit like that. I’m too lonely and mis­ erable .to sit in judgment on anyone. I was just feeling so sorry for myself I could break down and cry. I’m like a poor old grey horse on a tread-mill, I can’t stop and there’s no fun in go­ ing on.” The.new clerk stared at her in sur­ prise,./“Why should you feel like this, Miss Minnis?” he asked. “What have you got to worry over?” “For one thing,” she said, “you must know the girls here do not like me. They leave me out of everything — their games, their presents, their problems — everything. They call me ‘Pale and Proud’. I hear them and they don’t care if I here for five years friend, and no one friends. I’ve found born here, you know, but lived most of my life in the East — came back .here at thirty-five, and my friends were all gone or married and my fa­ ther and mother were both dead. I had to work, for my people had lost everything but the old house, and I was very glad to get a job here.” Then she stopped in confusion. “I don’it know why I unload my grief on you, Billy. It must be just because you have a friendly face. I haven’t talked this much for a month.” “You have a nice face yourself, Miss Minnis,” Billy said gallantly, “if you would only smile once in a while. Now I wa,nt to tell you that I’ve been reading a book about people who get in a rut, and this book says the way to get out of it is to do something different — take a ride on a new bus, somewhere, give someone a present— get a new hat, redden your finger­ nails, but do something new. It says •that you can start a whoje new series of influences to work that may change your life. You should try that, Miss Minnis.” Billy was called away then and Miss Minnis went • on invoicing. But that night she thought of what Billy had said. She certainly couldn’t spare the money to get a new hat, and as a mat­ ter of principle she wouldn’t redden her fingernails, but she could give a present, to the only people to whom a present could be given without ex­ planation. The Christmas cushion could be washed and put on a new form — there was not a hole in it. She had intended to wash it anyway, for it had.'been done by her grand­ mother and was a beautiful piece of work. She would give it to the Red Cross Secretary when she turned in her knitting. When' the cushion was completed, with new cord and a new back, Miss Minnis was proud of her salvage work —the colours had come back wonder­ fully—she even bought a little bottle of lavender water to sprinkle it, and white tissue paper and silver ribbon for its wrapping, and a Christmas card to go with it. Then the old shyness came back, and she wondered if any person but herself would see beauty in it. However, the Red Cross get many queer presents, and if the sec­ retary didn’t wish to keep it for her­ self, she could sell it at the Superflu­ ities Store. The' Christmas cushion was receiv­ ed with enthusiasm by Mrs. Yardley. “I’ll put it in the window/’ she said, “to attract customers.’ It’s just the thing to catch the eye of the Christ­ mas Shopper. But how can you part with it when it is your grandmother’s work? If I had a” grandmother who could make as pretty a picture as this, I’d be so proud there’d be no living with me. Have you more of her work?” Before Miss Minnis knew it she had .told Mrs. Yardley the whole story — all about the house, the tenants who would not pay, who "left in the night, the people Who let their wash basin overflow, the plumber’s bills, the des­ perate struggle to keep the taxes and insurance paid. “But the worst of it all is that; the girls Where I work do not like me. They never speak to me if they can help it. I know I am old — I’ll be forty next month — I wear thick glasses and dull clothes, but I am so poor what else can I do? I live on less than twenty dollars a month. People in jail are happier than I am. They have companions.” Mrs. Yardley reached over and took her hand. “Miss Minnis,” she said, “I know you now. My girl works in the seventy-five dollars a month that she same office. Do you know the one received from the departmental store with a boyish bob and black eyes'# where she worked, ’It fa neither a pleasure nor a profit 4he girls tall you ‘Pale and Proud’ called Anne Yardley? It is true that 33/4% On Guaranteed Trust Certificates A legal investment far Trust Funds Unconditionally Guaranteed Blast 'Mannheim London •— In a British campaign which informed London quarters said was intended to destroy communica­ tions between Germany and Italy, Mannheim was bombed in the third successive nightly assault while other pilots ranged to the south to strike at Milan and Genoa. Charged with Attempted Murder Crown Attorney Newton said that Christina Granger, aged 28, of Lon­ don, will be charged with attempted murder, after her mother was critical­ ly wounded in their home, north of the city. The mother, Mrs. Thirza Grang­ er, aged 68, is in Victoria Hospital in a serious condition. Kallio Dies Saying Good-Bye Helsinki—Kyosti Kallio, who broke his health in leading Finland’s lost cause again the Russians in 1939, died of a heart attack in the arms of the country’s greatest military leader, Baron Gustaf Mannerheim, just as he was saying farewell to Helsinki and to public life. Italy Plotted Against Spain’s Ships London — The Admiralty released a document found by British seamen in a captured Italian submarine in in which Italian submarine command­ ers were instructed Jo attack “certain Spanish merchant ships without warn­ ing.” Ouitdo Nazi Blitz'kreig London — The Admiralty, in a lengthy communique on naval opera­ tions in the Mediterranean, disclosed in detail how the fleet, striking with its air arm and working with the Roy­ al Air Force and the land forces, help­ ed drive the Italians from Egypt into Libya in one of the most co-ordinated offensives in Military history. U.S. Turns Over Planes Washington — The pace of United States aid to Great Britain has been stepped up, authoritative sources dis­ closed, to the point where Britain for the time being is obtaining many tim­ es more fighting planes from. Ameri­ can factories than the United States army is getting. Say Nazi Specialists in Rome London .— The British Broadcast­ ing Corporation, quoting a “neutral observer” in Rome, said large num­ bers of German anti-aircraft gunners and other German army units describ­ ed as “specialists” have arrived in Rome. Four Canadians Received D.F.C. London — Four Canadians were named in a lis€ of awards to the Royal Air Force. Three received the Dis­ tinguished Flying Cross and the fourth the Distinguished Flying (Med­ al. Dublin District Bqmbed Dublin — Two bombs from a single unidentified raiding plane fell within seven miles of neutral, brilliantly lighted Dublin, injuring three persons and damaging several houses in the suburbs of Dun Loaghaire (formerly Kingston). “Farm Cabinet” Formed Toronto — Formation of an all-far­ mer committee of the Ontario Cabinet took place and, at a meeting which took place soon afterwards, the com­ mittee decided to ask the Federal Gov­ ernment to reduce hog-raising costs. Members of the new “inner farm cab­ inet” are Agriculture Mininster P. M. Dewan, Premier- Hepburn, Provincial Secretary H. C. Nixon and Hon. W, L. Houck, minister without portfolio and vice-chairmati of the Ontario Hy- cTro-Electric Power Commission. Earthquake in New England Boston —■ An earthquake centering in New England and felt from South­ ern New Jersey to Montreal, Que., shook heavy buildings, caused slight damage and threw thousands of per­ sons into panic. Japs to Study Axis Tactics New York — The Japanese news service, Dome!, announced in a wire­ less dlspatcli- from Tokyo that the Jap- afteseymmd^ mis- sion to Europe “upon invitation by Germany and Italy.” Its task, said the announcement, will be to study “the experiences taught by the present European war at the places of actual events.” Try to Stimulate Production Washington — President Roosevelt designated two of his defence com­ missioners and his war and navy sec­ retaries as a new high command charged with the job of stimulating the United States to greater arms pro­ duction. He asked William S. Knud­ sen, now industrial production boss. of the defence commission, to serve as director of a new organization. Germany Shows Concern Berlin — Enough evidence of con­ cern over stumbling Italian' military operations in Greece and Africa ap­ peared here to give some support to widely-heard reports that Germany has decided to place a crutch under her ailing ally. Cabinet, Stays Close to Capital Ottawa — Prime Minister King and all but a few of his Cabinet minist­ ers will spend the Christmas season within a few hours’ travel of their of­ fice desks. War has brought extraor­ dinary responsibilities to those in of­ fice and placed restrictions on foreign travel. To Probe Nazi Bund Washington — Attorney-General Robert Jackson ordered an investiga­ tion to determine whether the natur­ alization process might have been us­ ed to bolster the German-American Bund membership. Want Foreign Ships London . — Britain’s minister of shipping, Ronald Cross, cast what he called a covetous eye on “a certain number of enemy ships in the United States” and declared that assignment of these and United States ships to the British service “are the only ways I can see for replenishments of any consequence,” Mother of Provincial Treas. Dies Waterford — Mrs. Emma Sayles, mother of Chester S. Walters, deputy provincial treasurer and controller of finance and one-time mayor of Ham­ ilton, died here Friday in her 100th year. She observed the 99th anniver­ sary of her birth last February 3. Britain Gets the Go Ahead Washington — Henry Morgenthau, secretary of the United States Treas­ ury, announced the British Govern­ ment has been authorized to proceed at once with negotiation of billions of dollars’ worth of new war material contracts, but not to sign the con­ tracts until Congress acts on President Roosevelt’s “lease-lending” plan. Churchill Warns of Invasion London —v Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that Bri­ tish losses to December 16 in the “highly satisfactory” Battle of Egypt and Libya were “less than 1,000 killed and wounded in all ranks of the Aus­ tralian, Indian and Imperial troops” and at the same time issued a renewed warning against the invasion danger. The premier hinted at a British land offensive against Germany in 1941. He admitted Britain still is only a half-armed nation fighting a fully- armed Germany and said that in 1941 we shall be fully armed. Plane Found In Lake Gravenhurst — Royal Canadian Air Force search parties seeking two low- wing monoplanes which are believed to have plunged into Lake Muskoka near here, reported that one plane had been partly raised on grappling hooks and sank again. Britons Aged 36 Called Up London —* Britons 36. years old were ordered to register January 17- 18 for duty with the armed forces. The new call-up by the (Ministry of Labor and National Service is expected to make about 260,000 more men avail­ able for Britain’s fast-expanding army. Report Laval Back Vichy, France — With Pierre Laval apparetitiy restored to aft active# If un- To Hold New Year’s Day Levee Ottawa — Maintaining the custom of previous years, the vice-regal levee will be held on New Year’s Day. Sir Shuldham Redfern, secretary to the Govern-General, has advised gentle­ men of Ottawa may present their res­ pects to His Majesty’s representative on New Year’s morning. One of Howe Party Lost A British Port — Hon, C. D. Howe, Canadian munitions and supply min­ ister, announced the death of Gordon W. Scott, Montreal accountant and financial adviser to the ministry, who was drowned when a lifeboat from the torpedoed liner Western Prince cap­ sized at the side of a rescue ship. ST. HELENS (Intended for Last Week) The .December meeting of the'W. [. S. was held at the Manse with 12 ladies present. Christmas hymns were ns- and the...theme of the program was “The World Church Pays Hom­ age to Christ.” Mrs. Stuart read of the Homage of the Church in Europe, Mrs. Cameron in Africa, Mrs. W. A. Miller in India, Mrs. McK. Webb in China and Mrs. Thom in Japan. The report of the nominating committee was presented by Mrs. Thom and on her motion the following officers were re-elected: Hon. Pres., Mrs. Barnard; President, Miss M. E. Rutherford; Vice Pres., Mrs. W. I. Miller; Secre­ tary, Mrs. W. A. Miller; Assistant, Mrs. Stuart; Treas., Mrs. Gordon; Mission Band Supt., Mrs. T. J'. Todd; Assistant, Isobel Miller; Miss. Month­ ly Sec., Mrs. W, I. Miller; Associate Helpers, Mrs. Gordon; Supply Sec., Mrs. D. Todd; Pres Sec., Mrs. W. A. Miller; Lit. and Temperance, Mrs. E. W. Rice; Stranges Sec., Mrs. R. Woods; Pianist, Mrs. Rice. The December meeting of the Wo­ men’s Institute was held in the Hall with Mrs. Ball presiding. The Roll Call was well responded to with sug­ gestions for inexpensive Christmas gifts. It was decided to receive con­ tributions at the January meeting for the Canadian Army Hospital in Great Britain to be furnished by members of the Women’s Institute of Ontario at a cost of $3000. Committees were appointed to arrange for an At Home. Mrs. Ball gave a reading “Who Santa Claus Was.” The topic “Christmas” was in charge of Mrs. W. A. (Miller, who read several articles in keeping- with the subject, Mrs. WcKenzie Webb 'fead how “Queen Mary Goes Shopping for Christmas”- and Mrs. THE STERLING TRUSTS CORPORATION STERLING TOWER TORONTO Rice read of “Celebrating His Birth­ day.” At the conclusion the exchange of Christmas Gifts was enjoyed by all and lunch was served, the hostesses being Mrs. Gordon. Mrs. Jas. Gaunt, and Mrs. W. I. Miller, Mrs. Robinson Woods, Mr. and. Mrs. Lome Woods were recent visjt- with Brucefield friends.ors MOLESWORTH (Intended for Last Week) A Merry Christmas to Everyone. Messrs. Jim Smith, Mac Smith, Donald Campbell and Misses Jean Stewart and Marian Smith visited re­ cently with Davie Stewart and Bill Campbell in training camp at Wood- stock. Pte. Bill Brown, of Dauphin, Man., and now stationed at Camp Borden, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Schotts. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Anger and Bobby, of Moorefield, spent Sunday with the latter’s mother and brother here, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison and family spent Sunday with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Douglas. Those who were home from train­ ing camp on Sunday were, Davie Stewart, Bill Campbell, Clarence Luc­ as and Roy Charles, of Woodstock. Mrs. Hugh Smith spent Sunday with relatives in Stratford. Get Another Fox— Herb. Duffy and Carman Thompson hied out once more for a fox hunt Fri­ day morning last, and the former bag­ ged a dandy red one. This makes two for Herb so far, and one for Carman. —Teeswater News. Wins Science Shield Mr. Layton Bray, was successful in winning the Science Shield award kt the Clinton Collegiate Institute last year, and congratulations are in order.. Layton is now with tike R.A.F., stat­ ioned at Trenton.—Blyjth Standard. IN CANADA’S PLAYGROUND YES, out in Vancouver and Victoria GOLF is played all year * round! Warm sea-breezes and the protection of the mighty Coastal mountains maintain a moderate temperature in which all outdoor sports take on an invigorating newness* Plan now to visit Canada’s EVER­ GREEN Playground—for rest or play, the ideal place for a thoroughly . enjoyable winter vacation! Special Winter rates at hotels. The new Hotel Vancouver’s spacious rooms and de­ lightful accommodations will add to the pleasure of your stay in Vancouver. TRAVEL WEST THE JASPER WAY USING THE AIR-CONDITIONED CONTINENTAL LIMITED ATTRACTIVE RAIL RATES Reduced sleeping-car fares... Low meal rates on trains ALL YEAR ROUND Always Use .», CANADIAN NATIONAL EXPRESS TELEGRAPHS • MONEY ORDERS Speed i •. Dependability*»*» Safety Vtill in/ormatton /row any ticket agent CANADIAN NATIONAL