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L1 GGAI: '
T. K. L[UNT1 U
Barrister, Etc.
Royal Metal; Bldg.
Hamilton Street, Goderich.
Phone 968.
MAMMA? ACCOUNTANTS
Ar
%I7. CECIL ATTR DGE''-
WVI' CHARTERED CCOUNTAN'I`
Telephone: Office ' , residence 348.
Goderich.
Se
RATION .COUPONS
Coupons now valid are. sugar -pre-
serves Sl t . S35„,butter B29 to 1332 and
Meat M5O to, M60.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q.—if understand ' there have been
some revisions lately in the regula,ttQffis_
governing the stile of used cars. • Will
you please tell me" how I can ,determine
the real ceiling price of a. used car?
A.—The recent revision covered. the
sale of late -models. You may ascer-
tain, the proper ceiling Price of a used'
car by applying to the nearest office of
the Wartime Prices and Trade Board,
giving the model, model year, serial
number and details of accessories, in-
cluding spare tires.
.ACCOUNTING AND BOOKKEEPING
ACCOUNTING & BOOKKEEPING
SERVICE
For Small. Businesses, Stores, Ylte.
Bookkeeping Systems Installed.
Books Balanced Monthly
Financial Statements
Wage• Summaries
--Business- and ,:.rersOnni. _.Income Tax
ALBERT Si3O�,l
Office:Corner North St. and Square
Phone .975. Residence Phone 444.
INSURANCE'-
• .HURON CQ UN T YbS FOREMOST WEEKLY
EKL Y
ONTARIO THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ,1s -t, 194
had seen Norman MacDonald, W110
Judgment ��ddn4ed thLtrEa lTe'at.i .aEax,-f_1._1.__�,.1,-,I .• .ZiItguy-,
Colborne Township
�er�dr Federation 'E1ect
Ihailiu,vx
• was not, an that was not in contact with, any conductor,
u°�.n MacDonald Case ness found there a 1 d tl tt it
l J. itfa day
Local T. jrtlr® Formai d next day f d
9
a ' Willi warm and dry, and the Terence Htlntel' Chosen. as 'Head
t reElll to �n• a , he' returned after a rail ash
of the Unit at Annual N
•II, . F. C. E pe e 1VC °
examined the wires, which, showed no
.,b4.
evidence 'of pitting, or blistering, which• Vie/sting
E�ridtel<lce , might be expected from any tire on the
. wire. With the power on, he had put ('elborne unit of the . I� ('deratioxi of
his baud on the limb of the thea and Agriculture met in the Township Hall,
with the other touched the power line for their annual meeting on
with the back of his Band, and received' ('a1'.1 .,
Q.—What is the ceiling price of
grade A large eggs?
A. --The ceiling price to the con-
sumer is 56 cents a dozen for loose
packed eggs. The ceiling price is two
cents more if the eggs are In cartons.
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After two and a -half days of ev-
idence and 1�rgument ill the damage
action of Norman and Chester Mac -1'
Donald against the Town of Goderich
and the Godex'icli Public Utilities Com-
anission, Mr., Justice Sillily upsell ed
j}tdgment. Argument by y
oc-
copied more than three hours.
Evidence for tile Defence
The first witness -for the defence
was W. H. Williams of Toronto, land
surveyor and professional engineer em-
ployed by the Ontario Iiydro4Electric
Power Commission, who gave technical
evidence of a survey he had made hf
the scene of the accident in which Could Not Figure Out. Accident
Chester :MacDonald was injured. IIe but it had
said he bad made no test of pulling the lie had not•'ed the tree,
guywire over to the secondary wires. never occurred to him a •child woifld
The wires would be affected by tem- climb it, and he said he could nut figure
perature. If the boy swung on the blow he got to tlae transmission lines..
guywire it would set the secondary Witness frequently worked in trees
wires swaying. - witid110:k-lt wires, and would not ex -
S. H. Blake, Clerk and Treasurer of pect energy transmitted froth that vol -
the Town of Goderich, ipiee.tio ed b. _.ta.ger -_ , °_ ;ry .. __ -� ,�; .
Gordon Watson; _To•rcuitu,__.-.. mss- _...cr.E►ss,.-;,-iu►liCed.).Dy J�.:lank 1. onnelrY,
titled there had never been a complaint K•C•, �1r. Nelson said he would .expect
to the parks committee regarding the some pitting if contact were made at
location of the apple tree 110 volts. He admitted the town volt. c -
Cross-extanhiueci by F, I7oiinelly, ty & 'sas old and nvt accurate and It was agreed that the secretary be
,,f;��t ;zt�] _ #t 1 law assed �l t he had borrowed "one fur tests! pajd the soul of `�15 per year for his
•� • . he ',ol.' t..;._uf. (,u(Leric:h oolc and balanced • it Is'ith ane nit his board.. ser1'ice5: °, ban -
n.: -1Jy1. t 7, fix. y .
over the- bare---of-_t ;ties on:ta Xt011 e. and i., av .4J•s uu?1 it accurate. Ile did 'not I The,, unit will hold the annual
wind streets. Hecould-not say Whether j try the -small ampere meter . ou the!, chief at tin curly date.
the parks committee ever operated un- I atuali green -growing twigs and could! The meeting adjourned with' the
at tlanse -2 of b3Jlahti_11, 1.J4+, "that tie i_no . say .-what the effect Would be it.L singing (ii the National Anthem.
trees -planted in ..the- town shall. be. there :were coii1af t of hare fe , with ( - •
t
Q.—Where may 1 obtain a ration
book for a newborn baby? How old
must a_lab!_ 1?e before .it may have a
ration Wok?, ___ _. _... --
A.—Ration books may be obtained
if you apply to a local ration board
and presentgroof of birth. Books -are
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jeKiiLLOP " M V TUAL.. FIRE IN-
SU1t.NCE CO. --Farm . and �.
lated town property• Insured.
Officers -- President, ]frank Ade -
Gregor, Clinton, No. 5; Vice -President,
•Chris,. Leonhardt, Bornholm, No., 1;
Manager and Secretary -'Treasurer, M.
A. 'Re'id, Seaforth. -
I2irectors—Frank McGregor, Clinton;,
to
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!i>kiatlte .
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II ,
rds
Ch
tb
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lbroadfuctt,"Seat�th,
Seaforth; Ueorge Leitch, Clinton; tl;.
J. Trewartha, Clinton; Alex. Mchlwing,
,Blyth; Hugh Alexander,' Walton; J.
Li. Malone, Seatorth. , grucefield,
Agents—John E. Pepper,th, No, d,
1;
R. 1; ay McKercher, Dubatt, lin, 0No. 1;
]Finlay
J. 1?. Prueter. Brodhagen.
.Policy holders can make all pay
ments and get. their cards receipted at
.the Royal Bank, Clinton ;, Calvin'Cott s
• Gr.ocery, Iiingetun .Street, Geclerich, or
• J. H. lteid's General Store, Bay'fie1d.
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W- ESTLRN_ONTA ,I0 .MUTORWAYSS
Iii Schedule .: now in, effect.._
Leaves Goderich daily.including Sunday
7.45 a.m.; 12.25 p.m.; 4.15 p.m.
- Arrives Goderich daily
11.50 a.m.; _ 3.45 p.m.. 9.20•- pmr,
Leaves, Sundays and holidays
8.00 p.m. and 9,30 p.m.
The 8.00 p.m. bus'goes di._ ect to London
only.
Connections at Clinton Tor London,
Detroit, V,Vingham, 'Walkerton, Port
wen. Sound.
1 a
Elgin la
Ochi
o(ist
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f i=d
fur P'
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Kitchener, ner,� Guelph, " IlainiTttdia.''-and'
Kitchener, U P
Toronto. •
Connections at Mitchell for Listowel
and London.
For information phone British Ex-
change phone 691 or 717.-
)1CAL
i1R. F. J. R. IfORSTER, EYE, EAR,
D NOSE, THROAT ••
Late Souse Surgeon New York
• Ophthalmic and Aural. Hospital, assist-'
• ant. at ,Moorefield Eye ,Hospital and
Golden Square Throat Hospital,
- London, England.
EYES TESTED, GLASSES
SUPPLIED
53. Waterloo Street . S., Stratford.
Telephone 267.
Next visit Bedford,, Rotel, Goderich,
' ',eclnesttay, .Nove.,mberr 27, at 2 p:m.
till 4.30 p.m.
no shock.. He tested tike guywire to November 18.
see if it could be pulled over to come . President 11. Montgomery presided
in contact with' the bottom conductor, l)ver ti most enjoyable program of -M-
in
only the insulator came in contact struniental, and vocal numbers ' and
with the upper cuuductur. The teat- dances. The guest speakef, R. Bolton,
IDerature was around 70°. pre sent of the Huron County Fed-
eration. by Mr. Haines his opinion as eration of Agriculture, discussed Work
to how. the boy received the burns, dune in `the 'county throughout the
Mr. Nelson said he must have come in ,year.,
contact with both feeders, but he could The election of officers, presided over -
not higure out how the boy got up that by Stanley. Snyder, resulted as follows
high. Witness desc;ribed tests he,mode
President, T. Hunter; vice-president,
ef the. voltage.
E. II. Robertson; secretary -treasurer,
to be appointed by executive. Section
representatives—No. 1, Tait ,Clark;
13. Willis, J. Fisher; 3, Fordyce
Clark; 4, J. 2. 'J eynighatl ; 5, Andrew
Bogie; 6, H. Clutton; 7, :11. Durst; 8,
W. Hardy; 9, W. Meyer ; Nile, D. Mc-
Neil. T. Wilson'aad F. Mellwain were
chosen to act as' auditors.
• Air. Hunter and Mr. Robertson will
represent' eh-Thorne—at- ` the anjivaL
euunty meeting on November 26 and
Mr. Hunter• will be a member of the
•Daint y, organization.
CHIROPRACTOR AND DRUGLESS
' , THERAPIST
Goderich, Phone 341 -
Oi'F10E HOURS
Moil..& Thurs.-9 to 11.30 a.m.
2 to 5 p.m. (only-)
Tues. & Fri. -9 to 11.30 a.m.
2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m.
Wed. & Sat. -9 to 1120 n,ni: (only)"
Mineral fuliie baths by °appointmeint
only.
A. N. ATKINSON
51 South St.
Registered under Drugless Practitioners
Act for the Province of,Ontario.
A. L. COLE !
Optome'trist�OPticiati1
Eyeg Examined, Glasses Fitted
Phone 33 Goderich, Opt.,
Optometrist=Optician -
EyeS Glasses Fitted
Phone 33 ' Ont.
P. J. RYAN
Real Estate, and Insurance
Office and Residence: -
11 Trafalgar Street
Phone 663
FOR SALMI—Houses of all kinds,•
choice building lots, 'business pro-
perty and several good farms:
arm,
INSURE IN SURE
INSURANCE
CONFEDERATION LIFE
WIND- CAR,
FIRE --Preferred rates for
,preferred risks.
ACCIDENT- & SICKNESS
tl :
Consult
JOHN FARRISH
Phone 82-13 Diu:10 nom'
IONALD B. BLUE
EXPEtt c'NCED AUCTIONEER
Licensed for Counties of 'Huron
and Bruce
RIPLEY, PHONE 49
For information apply to J. N.
IS,ernigban, Division Court Clerk.
Goderich, Ont. .
tinder the supervision of the cemetery
and parks committee." which has taken
t k
'tcticun when recyilcsts~ were made to
the accident through the press andin
t•onver4ntion. He- had received'' 11,0
communication from the Public Ltil-
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these. Saskatchewan bond, of which the
• ••lou knew better with t\ventyseve4
veur,; exuerienee than to grub the. -wire I plaintiff chained he had n0 knowledge.
tit the palm. of your all "'• b id was later disposed of, with
ent of the plaintiff, for. Mrs.
Witness admitted he tonna surae old
pita, spotted. along the lduttum - secun- ;'Clark's support, ;ts t1n will provided_
dar • 110 -volt ('ire over it di taueu of 1'that - the principal Could be��used
n n
11•: lihanne r if the
have trees i al ed, .E1t; first heard. of'� t�•i Mind "1e ' � 11h1•• u
the consent
ti
es rift lhiiS` t'Drt tinthihe hath no- u Beth > iyi-r-ty o.nt� („.. ..�.ant.1...tlt.at, 1,1,14r.q.„.-.\..,ta Iia f for Ler (oniturt ,
Ci ni
IC re
u fl
f1
n t t that
f trouble./
1't� Ci" II'�`tT'i �frt" Il. �tll�ltl.titii TiA1kI1 4111'5 ..1.t1 1.11#Lrrihi�j)!'i�t1121�,.11 t c ..�,t.... ° t
an eye wail kept open ul A (lt'c'r`(Ye ltl•Y w?tc „'r,ln cl" to l- h'
iului.garet Wee 1'itblado itt her .action for
hydro- Foreman a Witness
Ed. Nelson, for tweutx-seven years
with they Public L; tilities Commission,
said he had examined the poled and
lines un' the clay of the accident. Ile
'lramstormers were inspected and linea
rebuilt when required. Three men divorce from James Clarence Pitblado,
were employed under him, two • of with Helen Bell Hutchins named as,l•
whom were experienced. Ile agreed co-respondent. The ctlstucly of a child
tlio1, a guywire froom' the sutttli -come, was gi\,eu to the mother.
Adjournment to the next nun -jury
1 from tl Dale, carrying a high voltag
sittings was allowed By consent' in the
issued to babies lmiuediately after' wire. • Ile admitted it would haft, beenc a�1 of Ogletree vs. Watts. In this
• t help.(an that but dry day it the wire tc•tiun \if• Mabel Ellin Ogletree of
hall been d He did t know 1 Bend t� �uult, (h.
EDWARD W.- ELLIOTT
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
Correspondence promptly . an-
swered. Immediate arrangements
• can ,.be .made for Sales Date by
calling Phone 203, Clinton-
Charge moderate and satinfac- '
tion Guaranteed.
birth,
(1:--I 1►
tilt Of eutsnl,.
'A.—It would seem that this price is; would nut necessarily,. expect th1 fust, yl..")Ut9' damages for brt'u11► �,t eoutraet.
above the lural ceiling. If you will! to *be »low'm Dail• and that it .would
ould
• n iusulat:e 1 nu o r Charles- �IIcur�
1 ) .
i
(71(11
,r eehl l
�, � .. lad b
ll 1o
line 1performance 1'
r the" 'l,l'lll.
' U11(It
2S:ounce u� 1for )
l cents for .1 _. Ulll Ct 11 „
l this price tau high? To Mr. Justice Sillily w'itue,s' aid ,he 1\'alts. Ih►shwood, I
g , 1 ail agreelilent far -the sale of lands and
HAROLD JACKSON
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
' HURON AND PERTH • •
For information, etc.. write
R.R. 4, Seatforth; or phone (col-
lect) Seaforth, or 867; Goderich.
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give us details of ti>,c' brand of the require 100 amperes to slaw it uu . There's a space on the wall of J. A.
1 fI d E1 I
1 • regarding the effects u t c-c� t se. ,air in Goderich. Dates of previous
Q. --When will' price controls be re the tree, the guywire and the sevondary , ,se. t snowfalls in Goderich ate recorded at
catsup and the uaill;e� of your .dealer` Inspector 1'011111 of t le' y ru . tic- i Ntvuls' shop waiting to be tilled in w-ith.�.
We will check., 11n Power Commission gave, evidence tl irate of the flet •he t\`1)11 of the,
f utict with
wires.? j the shop are: Nov . '_'a, 19-15• Oct. '�lt,
A.—The removal of price controls .is Argument by Counsel o 10 194:1
19.1 , Nov. v.
moved?
a smatter of Government polisy and not frank .Donnelly, K.C., counsel for_ the
dependent upon the decision' of the
'Wartime Prices • and Trade Board.
I,jo'tvever, it has been stated repeatedly
by Government spokesmen tliat con-
-trols :.will not be continued a day
longer than they are absolutely Ite-
cedsary.
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Por courtesy, experience and
successful sales call
MATT. GAYNOR, Goderich
Licensed • Auctioneer,
Sales conducted anywhere.
Ch tires reasonable
Telephone Charges Paid
Phone Goderich 62..6M 43-6x
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ATE CAPITAL 'THEATRE PH4,
ONE
TH
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Now..—Alan Curtis and Martha O'Driscoll, in "THE DALTONSRIIDE
AGAIN"
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday—
In blushing Technicolor, Noel Coward's spicy screen comedy
"BLITHE . SPIRIT"
Telling the story, of Flvira,,,the kind of girl who could than an even-
echo a night you'll 'never forget : the man says ! ,Starring
Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond, Marg Rather:
ford
Thursday, Friday 'and Satdrday— . -
IDana Andrews, 'Brian' Don'lev', Sus;lnn- Hayward and Patricia Roc
With its majestic. baekgrou nds aecented'byt Technicolor this piefure
has became the most notable outdoor attraction of the year
CANYON PASSAGES' .
Coming --"Johnny Conies Home," cdgtht"It Shouldn't Happen to a pog"
• Matinees e[s 'Wed., Sat. and • lofidays at 2.30 pan.
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Far relief of stomach dis-
tress
hurtling: gnawing
'stomach pains jet -digestion heart,
bum, or other symptoms of hyperacidity.
try Minder'. Tablets. Morethu,n.100mt1-
llon:Pfunder's Tablets sold in 10 years by
leading pharmacists
FOR STOMACH DISTRESS
one.TO HYPERACIDITY
plaintiffs, claimed uu1.-of-pocket_ expen-
ses fur Norman Macllouald of 0,000
incurred _for medical -treatment for his ,
soh •and that the child would have a 1
disability fur life that Would prevent
his doing manual labor. lie 1laiuied^
the Public Utilities Commission ..was
liable because' of not keeping; the Power
lines in repair. With. 0 surplus of
$74,000 in :the lirtnds of • the Cont--
mission,
um--mis ion, the condition ofthe- lines was i
not be(,ause of tack of funds but 0111
account- bf shortage of staff, and had 1
fallen short of the., standard •of iu-
spectiuu. Loth the' Town and the Com.-
mission- bird' Thad no inspection of the
streets. He subinitted the apple tree4—
constituted a nuisance and a hazard.
The only reason given in the ev idence
fcir trii))lning trees was that the wires
should nut touch 11t'W' branches, •not as
u protection for ,people. Ile; claiu)(d
the ' ('umnllsslun - was negligent in al
lowing wireti- to go through this tree
without proper iusplatiou. 'ile sub-
mitted there was no effort • )nude to
carry out the . duties imposed by a
street bylaw.
G. Watson, c•utu►sel for the Town,
TRIAL $
Slat
50 Kowa $ O
�. • SIZE 4
;PFIJNDER'S TABLET
Campbell's • Drug Store, Godelrich
Y
.
F. T. Armstrong
OPTICIAN and OPTOMETRIST
Square — Goderich.
"See Armstrong, and See Better"
At Luckhow. 'first Friday of
• - each month.
• J. W. CRA1G1E
DURANCE
and
REAL ESTATE
PRONE 24 GODERICH
•
.usimir
Wawanesa Mutual Fire Insu-
rance. Co. 50years in business,
Canada's largest Fire Ins. CO.
Get our rates on Car and Wind ' .
Insurance.
Among the • loivest in, Canada.
GORDON JEWELL
R.R. 6 Goderich
Phone Carlow 21-r-4.
Geo. G. MacEwan
Fire, Accident and. Motor Car
Insurance • ,) •
OFFICE—MASONIC TEMPLE, -
WEST STi Eir
1010 :0 230 GO s -eines
claimed daft as far its the Town wcZs
contelue(1 the position was taken that.
the c Mild going it5to the tree was tres-
passing, as it NV/I::; TIM on the travelled
p0111011 of riltet rstreet ; the Town had
no complaint ur knowledge' of children
playing in the tree.
E. L. IInines. (0lussol for the Public
Utilities ('uttt1uisio11, subini'tt.ed tbe ac-
•(•id('Irt was easily foreseeable by 1111
concerned.IIe _ (11)im►(ed the tree wast
not a hazard, as evidence, showed it '
had been i1► ilte same 'condition for
thirty years.; that the polder lines were
m1laitttained upp to the standards of -the'
municipality and tyre II.E.1'.('., that
the boy could receive the burns only by -
contacting the 1SVO upper Power lines:
that ueilller (of the deteiulltnts had any
know'le(ige that children' played- itt the'
tree.
In •rein}-, :Mr. Donnelly submitted
thin the defendants should hove a11
ticiplttetl the', risk of children touching
the wires.
DISPOSITION OF OTIlER
- SUPREME COURT ACTIONS
At the non -jury sitting of the Sup-
reme Court of Ontario lii'ld hone last
week, Mr. Justice Sillily dismissed with
costs the action brottglit by, (filbert
('lark, Sarnia, for an accounting of the
assets of the estate of his uncle, the
late Melvin J. ('lurk, r•et=ireai farther'
of Goderich, who (lied- October 31,
1929. The defendant In the11(11on was
Mrs. Amelia thew of Lond011 sister of
the deceased widow of Mr. ('bark.
The pia int it't•,' Who Was co exec•trtor
of 'the estate,* with his aunt, the late
Catharine ('lurk, claimed that tWo de-
'bentttres, one of the crown of Goderich '
for $1,000, and the other of the Town
of Clinton for $500, were,disposed 1)f
'without his. knowledge. '
'i'he evideilce showed that the (lili-
ton debentttre wits Purehaacrd by Mrs.
G1irw at Mrs, ('larl'S request* and the
proceeds Were awed to pay the-;!iex-
pe11se of ;isle(' estate.
The '1'i)wp of. Goderich deliontnre,
Iit, wits shown, thiel otur(=d,., and a
iT)ominlon O Canada 'iiond pt s chased
\'•hick was ' Vater sold lfor a Province
,
Nearpr,Corfaes
Nearer and
hris
ONLY ABO,,UTSOUR Wp E.W
;' ., ..... LEFT 'TO B•
DO IT NOW!
A SIRIPMi 1El OF
SLE1GHS
SEE OUR...
ovcIyDis.pIay of Toys
TOBOGOAN $
(4, 5 and` 6 feet)
HAS ,JUST ARRIVED
INCLUDING .. .
Walking Ducks and Dogs
ALSO .. .
Wagons
Scooters
bicycles -
Dolls
Gaines (all kind
Tap Da Kers
Ta-Hockey
bre
Electric motor kits
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TOY MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION SETS
for' the boy engineer of the family
ALL -METAL TOY'S OF MANY KINDS
Horses
STUFFED ANIMALS ( elephants, cats, dogs)
.S OF DAD TOOLS FOR
ALL KINDS
SMART GIFTS
'iii-PYREVnd
D
EVERYDAY HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES ,
.A small deposit on any. article will hold it for you until
Christmas.
M
•
eckenridge
HARDWARE -- PLUMBING ItEATING
PHONE 135 GODERICH
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xktir:�7`u...-S
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Rh'
ERS make constant use
of banking services. In some '
•cases these are simple but essential;
the bank takes cash receipts on
deposit, makes change, operates cur-
rent accounts, and accepts and
records used ration coupons. Other
retail accounts involve considerable
handling of drafts,- and —a very
' important service -the making of
loans to enable retailers to take
advantage of trade discounts. All
this entails Banking' in .Action.
The Canadian Bank bf Commerce
has among its customers many
retail houses, from the small Corner
store to the large chain and depart-.
ment store. Strict attention to their
particular needs is given to all the '
Bank's customers. ,
Use our services for your banking
requirements, whatever they may
be. Consult our local Manager.
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TIIE CAHADIAK BAK OF COMMERCE
(1()I)FIRI(1II ERA TCII
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Coder°ich',Er'aneb, 12it., A. ary, Manager -
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