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PoorEyes and no Glasses make
:Jack a dull boy
Poor eyes make backward child
ren. Exhaustive tests have prov-
ed this. Bad eyesight retards
both mental and, physical pro-
gress, When supplied with pro-
per glasses, backlyard children
hare fairly raced ahead.
We make a specialty of exam-
ining children's eyes. If any
trouble is developing we will
prescribe the proper glasses. If
,the eyes are normal we will gladly
tell you so.
We have a large variety of
spectacles from which to select
the most satisfactory in gold-
filled, alumnico, or still which
ever you prefer, prices from $2
up.
W. IL PIIILYAIt
Jeweler and Optician
NEW OFFICERS NAMED.
•'Clinton Lodge Elects Officers and Dele-
gates to Grand Lodge,
Clinton Lodge, No. 83, 1.C).O.F., elect
.ed officers and appointed delegates to
Grand Lodge and District Meeting as
• follows:
Past Noble Grand—Frank Watson;
Noble Grand—J, A. Sutter.
Vice Grand—T..A, Managha n;
Rec,-Secretary—H. Gould.
Fin.-Secretary—J. Wiseman
Treasurer—H. 13. Chant;
Representatives to Grand Lodge—F.
Watson and F. T. Jackson.
Representatives to District Meeting_
•P. Watson, J. Wiseman, It 13, Chant, J.
H. Kerr, J. W. Moore and G. E. Hall.
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Faill Trophy Tourney
at Mitchell June 20th.
A meeting of the Faill Bowling As-
sociation was held Friday afternoon at
.the Windsor Hotel, Stratford, This as-
sociation comprises Mitchell, Seaforth,
Clinton, Goderich, St, Marys and Strat-
ford. Representatives were present
from each of the above mentioned
places, except Goderich, Mr, Wm.
Jackson of Clinton, President .of the
association, was in the chair, Mr- John
Wiseman represented the Clhrton Club,
it was decided to play a tournambnt in
Mitchell on June 20th.
.Safety First—Drivers of Vehicles.
The Ontario Safety League has
sent out the following request to all
drivers of vehicles: "We ask your
help in preventing accidents of all
kinds m1 th streets. You who use
the streets daily know that careless-
ness is the cause of most accidents,
'Take time to be careful and use extra
precautions when near any of the
'schools, when children are on. the road-
way, when approaching street corners,
when you cross a railway track, or
-when the roads are wet and slippery,
Better be safe than sorry,. •
W. C. T. U. Sliver Contest.
The Silver Medal Contst held under
the auspices of the W. C. T. U. was
held in Wesley Church last Thursday
evening. There were six contestants
in vocal music, Kathleen Livermore,
Vera Gould, Helen Cook, Vera Stephen-
son, Dorothy Rorke and Leslie Pear-
son. In elocution the following five
took part, Earl Powell, Nellis McNeil,
Frank Seeley, Linne Nediger and Donna
Cochrane, The medals' were awarded
to Leslie Pearson for singing and Earl
Powell for elocution, 1'ihe meeting was
Well attended, an d the competition was
keen, the judges reporting that the
marks of several were very close. Mrs.
E. G, Powell was given a hearty vote
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thanks for the success of the con -
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GENERAL STIR IN
RACING MATTERS
Deputations to Federal Government
from Both Racing Men and Antis
—Churches Active
Recent developments in the race
track gambling situation, which, in
different Repeats, comes under the Jur-
isdiction of both the Provincial and
Federal"Goyernments have been (1)
Depiltations.haye gone to Ottawa from
representatives of the race tracks and
the Social Service Congress, and (2)
A number of resolutions have been
passed' by churchi assemblies.
Representatives of the racing in-
terests waited upon Sb- Robert Bor-
den and lion. 0..1..Dohlerty, Minister
of Justice, aud offered that if they
wore allowed Le carry out their pro-
gramme for :the ,present year they
would voluntarily close the race
tracks under their control for the re-
maining period or the war. Mr, W.
E. Raney, who bas been one of the
leading assailants of War•tiine race
track gambling, does not think much
of this offer. "Paltering with the ques-
tion" 1s ilia comment. "The race
track men," he says, in his view of the
situation, ;are trying to save what
they can and if they :ere permitted to
bold Spring and Fall meetings tor 1017
they will have mother million or mil-
lion and a half of betting -house rake-
off to their credit."
The Social Service Congress depu-
tation asked for an amendment to the
Criminal Code which wouldprohibit
bookmaking and l:etling at race
tracks, Rev. Dr. Shearer, who was
one of the speakers, said that their
wish was not to prohibit horse racing
but the business of betting.
Among the church bodies which
have passed resolutions against race
track gambling are the Methodists of
the Goderich district and Toronto
West Methodists.
Mr. W. 31, Nancy floes not seem to
think much of the Federal Committee
appointed by the Government to in-
vestigate the whole question of rac-
ing and gambling. Some of his indict-
ments against race trach gambling
particularly at this time, are, that at
the recent Woodbine meet there were
thirty-five Pari-alutuel maehines in-
stead of twenty-three last year, and
fifty-nine pay wickets for the conven-
ience of the patrons of the machine.
He claims that an enormous amount
of railway rolling stock, hundreds of
cars, are necessary to transport the
horses from track to track for the
various meetings, and that these cars
could better be used for the carrying
of coal, food and munitions of war,
POWER DEVELOPMENT
Hydro Buys Ontario Power Co.—De.
cislon Affects Municipalities
Power matters have again come in-
to prominence. In the first place the.
Hydro Electric Power Commission oi.
Ontario has taken over the privately',
owned Ontario Power Company for
$22, 009,000. The property will pass
to the Hydro Electric Commission on
the 1st of August. Up to the present
time the Hydro Commission, as far as
Niagara power is concerned, has been
merely a distributor and not a pro-
ducer, -but now with the Ontario Pow-
er Company's plant acquired, they will
produce Niagara power. It is estimat-
ed that $70,000,000, including the
money furnished by the muni