The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

CREATE YOUR OWN . CURRENCY : OUR ownership of a Savings Bank Account rceates a currency all your own. A cheque bearing your signature jointly with that of the Standard Bank adds the prestige of our name to the integrity of yours, a combination of inestimable value to you from a business and social stand- point, while offering other practical advantages of incalculable number The deposit of one dollar to your credit in the nearest Standard Bank Branch will lay the foundation for a reat minds think alike" or by a mere coincidence, hy that on the same morning our article on the ers of stocks and bonds Sppeared, the | lowing - din the daily press, and it looks as p ve somewhere in this matter. a 9.--Proposals of legislation in the interests of , seeking to curb activities of "high pressure" arketing of questionable securities were the slation forshadowed in the speech from the dis Honor, Lieut. Gov. W. D. ( In this connection "the ad | stated that legislation would be submitted respecting 2 ration of stock salesmen and brokers with a view to proper regulation and control of the sale of securities. : : - line. might find . busin June, 1928, than- in June, cause of the extri Saturday, always u day of heavy traffic. But as a matter of fact, business might have actually fallen off, The 13-month calendar straightens the accounts and records of business B organizations, but the advantages are # by no means confined to commercial 8 and industrial interests. Like stand- ard fime, the fixed calendar is. a need- ed reform and, like the former, must be adopted on a world-wide scale to be fully effective. ~The International Commission having. this matter in hand hopes for speedy success with : » various nations, and the establish- : ot the new calendak in the year 1988 when Sunday and the new year are again coincident. rs, Roopewster of visitor at the home --Oshawa Times. : | Is Sale of Beer By Glass Coming? Sale of beer by the glass was the subject of the opening motion appearing bn the order paper of the Ontario Legislature. Frank Wilson, Conservative member for Windsor East, filed:notice of this motion some weeks ago so that it would appear at the earliest possible moment, after the opening of the session, which took place on Thursday. The placing of the motion does not necessarily mean that there will be a debate on the question, and whether or not issue will be raised is problematical. MEMBERS OF LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASSOCIATION "WAIT ON PREMIER Quebec, Feb. 11.--Requests that wine be sold'in the grocers' stores of the Province of Quebec was made to Premier Taschereau, and Hon. Jacob Nicol, Provincial Treasurer, Thursday morning of last week, by a delegation of the Licensed Victualler's Association, composed of a number of its members from Montreal and Quehec. The sale of beer through the grocers was also discussed, a the Government was also asked to carefully control the number of licenses granted for this purpose. The delegates included ; Moise Lepointe ,Provincial Secretary ot the Licensed Victualler) Depelteau, of Montre: , Montreal; Antoine Bonneau and J. H. ; Joseph Savard, L. F. Martel, Charles Martel and R. Pouliot, all of Quebec. ONTARIO ASSOCIA _FAIRS AND EXHJITIONS, Supt. J. ie Wilson. ome to me from dges employed ' $9 Fairs and Exhibitions 8t held in our Province. ove a satisfactory reply bi with their lack of know- that this the oldest agri- Wsitation in Canada, that gtress 300 stain of 150 s endéavor, has lost Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Darlington of in, were visitors last week at "the home of W. J. Cook. ronto. ; Rev. Mr. Swayne attended the meet- ing of the Presbytery at Whitby last . WM. §. 'meets this Thursday aftec- noon at the home of Mrs. Tordiff. If you have leased Groceries, Boots Crockery etc. you prices, 'any clover seed for sale we will ase aes = e--------y of our League went to t Wednesday evening and follo: m. d- AePasane, Graham e; duett by the by Mi "contest by n 5 ! yne, this was followed by refres! Gd Swa; . ts and and hear "The Fruit of His GREENB Mr. Geo. Lee DK ok end in Toronto. ; : Mr, and Mrs. Ernest F' son of Sonya, Mrs. Will Renne, of Wick, and rteosB vp Bk : "with Mrs, Mc: the County BLACKSTOCK 5 At the annual Vestry Meeting ot St. John . kstoe £ n_marked improve- work. Greater care is being taken by your officers in charge in tastefully displaying your varied and innumer- able products. Many new exhibition buildings have recently been erected, and the housing for livestock has been generally improved. The finest pure bred horses, cattle, sheep, swine and (poultry are in evidence wherever our AFairs are held, and particularly y of mention are the exhibits of ock, fruit, grain and vegetables. 8 to be wondered at, ladies and men, that the great Canadian b, Sen NAtional Exhibition and Royal Agri- cultural Winter Fair held in Toronto have proved to be two of the out- standing annual exhibitions held any where when they have standing solid- ly behind them your 860 Fairs, all contributing to make these two Ex- hibitions greater as the years go by. We cannot do without them and they cannot do without us. Proud, indeed, should the delegates at this Conven- tion be who are taking part and are truly working partners in the success the of our great undertaking. There is no room in_our institution for men "who are low-browed pessimists. We want less patriotic profession and more patriotic well-doing. We want an inspiriting song of an industrious ~ citizenship that will swell the nation's ¥ heart. Ce apd In every section can be seen rapid "improvement in our livestock, and in, certain counties nearly ninety per ; animals are reported as usual, loomed large in the eyes of the million and three quarter spectators who attended that wonderfully or- ganized institution. The Royal Fair held in 1927 will go down in history as ideal agricultural exhibition for the staging 'of exhibits and'the showing of the finest livestock on the continent. The Standing Field Crop Competi- tions continue to do splendid educa- tional work in the production of high class seed grain and potatoes, and the quantities of these continue to in- crease. Thousands of farmers enter- ed these competitions and it required one hundred and twenty judges to score the fields of the different So- cieties. The number of judges sent to the fairs last season for all classes-- livestock, grain, poultry, vegetables, ladies' work, domestic science and fine arts was 1206. 269 Societies applied for Departmental Judges, and several others were refused as their applica- tions were received too late. Societies which require Departmental Judges should apply for them not later than May 1st, and all Fair dates should be arranged for by that time. It is absolutely necessary for the success of a Fair that the Secretary be a man who is up-to-date and com- petent for the work he has to per- form. The Officers and Directors elected at the Annual Meeting should be energetic men who are not afraid to work. If no one has been appoint- ed as manager of the Fair, the Secre- tary should be authorized to act as such, but should be given one. or more assistants to relieve him of some of his secretarial work for a few days before the Fair date and after same. Needless to say, the assistant should be an active man competent to carry out the work he is expected to per- form, Although the weather during the time the Fairs were held was fairly good in 1927 yet more than the $10000 was required to meet the losses in gate receipts. I wish to draw the attention of the delegates here assembled to a new departure that has been recently in- stituted by some of our Fairs. The primary idea of an an agricultural society's fair is thé exhibition of live- stock, poultry, ladies' work, domestic science, fine arts as well as imple- ments and machinery required on the farm. Is it your opinion that it is ime to attend. * jo; it as well as currency all your own. | an agricultural fair they should cease advertising as such and call it by its proper name, a circus. In the So- cieties I refer to all the catering and handling of booths was handed over to the management of these foreign institutions, and many of the side shows were, to say the least, not an elevating character. I would strong- ly urge you to keep clear of a develop- ment of this kind if you intned to make your fairs of educational value to the youth of the country. Ladies and gentlemen, at the Royal Fair there were no midway spielers to jar the tender sensibilities of interested spectators, this is as it should be, in my judgment. Now that the auto lorries are so universally used for the conveyance of livestock it is increasingly necessary for Fair Boards to provide platforms for the unloading of stock. Moveable pens for the judging of sheep and swine are of great im- portance. Poultry cannot be shown to advantage in home-made boxes and wooden crates, Societies should pos- sess up-to-date wire coops. Seating accommodation around the judging rings should be provided. A few planks and supports are all that is necessary. These can be stored after the fair. : The Standard Prize Lists prepared by the Department of Agriculture and endorsed by the delegates to the Con- vention last, have been most favor- ably received by the societies and are largely used by them either in whole or in part. I am confident that the level headed men and women at the close of this Convention wil go back to thé head- quarters of their societies filled with enthusiasm and have a vow registered that all will do their part in making the Fair in which they are particular- ly interested brighter and better than it was before, and that the fakir and the gambler will no longer be allowed to ply their nefarious work in ex- tracting illegally the hard earned money of the boys and girls of your community. In closing I wish you God-speed in your splendid endeavors, Mr. John Jeffrey was the local deln- gate to this Fairs Association Con- vention, rs gO wr i-- SEAGRAVE Miss Irene Spofford, teacher of our school, provided a real treat for the scholars, their parents and friends in the school room on Tuesday afternoon, it being Valentine's Day The enter- tainment provided by the pupils was greatly enjoyed by all present. Every- one received a Valentine, Miss Annie Michie gave a similar entertainment in Bethel school. The Epworth League have changed their night of meeting, back to Tues- day night of each week, instead of Wednesday. - The League has been divided into two sides, namely the Purple and the Gold, with Charlie Ne- ville and Mr. Sydney Webb being the Captains. Keen rivalry is anticipated. The sides providing additional pro- gram. with points allowed for best program, etc. . Our Sunday School is growing steadily, but there is room for more. A pleasing feature has been added to the regular service, with a short song _gervice before and a ten minute pro- gram provided by the respective - classes following the teaching of the Everyone is cordially invited e are sure you will en- heing benefitted. es' Aid is being held at the Howard Leask on Wed- Mr. and Mrs. Albert Martin and family spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Orval Boe, at Bowmanville. Mr. Geo. Watson and children of Cresswell were visiting at the home of Mr, John Watson, on Saturday. Mrs, S. J. Woolridge is visiting in Toronto this week, Mr. A. Wells of Toronto, is visiting with his sister Mrs. C. W. Moon. Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Hackisepor of Port Perry, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. Wannamaker, this week. An epedemic of mumps is going the rounds. Everyone 'is pleased to hear that 'Jimmie" Boe of Port Perry, is im- proving after his serious illness. We are also pleased to report that Mrs, James Harding is feeling better after having been under the doctor's care for a few days. mer me() Qreeinmann © MANCHESTER NEWS The Ladies' Aid held a very sue- cessful meeting last Wednesday at the home of Mrs, $v. D. Munro. The day was mild and the attendance good. All report a pleasant and profitable time. 'We learn with much satisfaction that the highway is to be paved from Marchester to Greenbank this sum- mer. This will be a great convenience to the motoring public. We are anx- iously «awaiting the time when we shall be connected with Port Perry by a paved road. However, much of the trafic which would otherwise have gone by yay of the highway will be diverted to Port Perry this year. We had almost given up hope of seeing the bus again this season, but it was a pleasant surprise when it be- gan its regular trips again on: Satur. day afternoon. Owing to an unavoil- able delay the roads were net o ; for several days after the last storm. The erection of snow fences has done much to prevent drifts on the way, but there are still a few where their use might prove a benefit. Mr. and Mrs. F. Crosier entertained the former's father and mother on Sunday. ag Miss Norma Armstrong, stock, visited her many Manchester on Saturday. Mr. Hill of North Bay visited ut the home of C. Lamb over the week. Mr. and Mrs. George Samells, of Scugog, visited the latter's parents, Mr and Mrs. Wright Crosier on Sun- ay. Miss Aletha Barrett continues to improve after her recent illness. What might -have been a - serious accident occurred at the home of Mr. W. W. Holtby, recently when his young son had his face burned with an explosion of gasoline. Fortunately the injuries were not serious. Mr. and Mrs. E. Holtby, accompa 1~ ied the former's sister and husband on a trip to Shelburne on Saturday. But owing to impassable roads which thay encountered when almost at their destination, they were forced to re- turn home. The train has some ad- vantages over the motor car in th winter at least. . Miss Jean Ferguson, accdmpanied by Mr. Fred and Miss Hattie Lamb, spent a very pleasant evening in Osh- awa recently. : A number of our young people spent an enjoyable afternoon at Port Perry rink on Saturday, Mr. Clarence Wallace, of Oshawa, spent the week-end with -his grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs, T. Johnston. Mr. Arnold Roach, of Oshawa, spent the week end with his mother, Mrs. L. Roach. : Mr, A. Crosier is having his sum- mer supply of ice stored. We shall all reap the benefit of it ¢ the hot months that are fast approaching. aS 9 on-Sun- y ti appreciative gation, un the subject of "Lover Although the nuumber who attended the service was Sl a Tow Faces that we only Te still a few faces we wo 'to welcome at these n § A g The Sunda, nesday of week. A report of the a meeti; be given next week. Mr. James Dus! \ - BY a most Suc- 'week. friends in =~ TT