oney_ When Needed The surest way of having money when you need it is to open ‘a Sav- Foca account and deposit stated with ity. Interest will ‘hehe added every six mo nths. A grow- Savin gs Account will assure you ib ghsoned si sr bay emergency in unt savings with this Bink. - The Atwood Bee | (Awulgamated Oct., Ist., 1923.) Published reere sy of each week. ‘aight to sixteen pages, col- tumns to phe a pegs All home-print. use m 5 Gabeeription rate $2. a year, ‘strictly in advance: aarwiee $2.50. ae acathe $1.00; three months 60c. subscribers in the United States 50c additional for postage. Banner and Bee has the cir- eulation—several hundreds more its competitor—and excels as aeitivectising medium Ne do job ntne of all kinds. B. 8. HUDSON. ~ : Editor and Proprietor. /@Member Canadian Weekly Newspa- AS per Association Thursday, Feb. 4th. 1926 Editorial The country’s business fe practic- ally at a standstill. A small group of members are dictating the ‘terms by which the’ government continues in éffice. This is not as it should be No government should be forced to ‘Aicner with smaller groups, but 2. _ should have +a sufficiently strong “backing so as to accomplish some- thing. It seems to be the opinion of the majority that the most direct and -gatisfactory way is to hold another ‘election in the hope thet either party may secure a decisive verdict. INCREASED PHONE RAT ES Now that the Bell Telephone Com- pany has filed an increase of rates the Railroad Board it has be- * | With the Churches Galvary Evangelical Rev. M. iL. Wing, Pastor ’ Sunday, Feb. 7th W.M:S. ANNUAL DAY OF PRAYER 10 a.m.—Address on Missions by the astor. li a.m. —Sunday school. 7 p.m.—Program by. W.M.8. con- sisting of missionary pageant and other exercises. Monday 8 p.m ._L. C. B. Wednesday—Prayer meeting. Baptist Rev. Harry W. Jackson, Pastor Sunday, Feb. 7th \. 10‘a.m.—Sunday school. 11 a.m.—Public Worehip. 7 p.m.—Public Worship. Monday 8 p.m.—B.Y.P.U. Thursday 7.30 P: m.—Prayer service. How Are You Building Yout Life ? Build it well whate'er you do, Build it strong and brave and true Build it clean and high and broad Build it for the eye of God. Come to Worship at The United Church _Sunday, February 7th Morning n-object o of attagk tere through the press and on the platfofr: e Bell does not propose an in- gost of the residence phones ee 7 on business service. he in- voraaga {8 768 cents a mo onth. oebte on g tWO-party business 0r- ‘The record of this company has Ayoen one of efficient service, and the rates have been quite reason- able. for many years. This Sas been ved by a comparison with other tele Sine lines. And these are things bto~be considered before criticizing} the proposed new rates we iiiseve that the whole matter can safely be left in the hands of the Board of Railway Commiasioners.! vestigated by experts on rute-mak- ing and also experts who are acting fn the public interest. If the claims e. Bell Company are just, they will tfkely pe granted. or turned down if the increase is found to be unwarranted, SB THE GROUNDHOG SUPERS STITION Last Tuesday was Groundhog Day. or Candlemas Day—the day when the groundhog on bear comes out of his den and if he sees his shadow he goes back, for six weeks more, or ff he does not see it he stays uut for F the. winter is as good as over. Thus. the second of February is a day of _ geroral interest, and has been such i hundreds of years. the strange myths which Her- Holy on Crusaders under Peter the brought back from the the omit Zand was one they obtained from the}- Saracens which said that when the} and wolves left their the weather . go to the brook, the next the drimals magne or not se6- : their shadows. ' Candlemas be fair ‘nd clear rel] be two wintera in the year.” this myth was spread,,;by the ders in England, France. and thi rounder that poseceses this slous gift. . 3 a matter of face on Febrnaty 2nd arts of Canada the /woo ms » he had a chance AoccRegee it is, that the weather of one particujar day cannot indi- Ae weather. of the wovks. to id The new rate will be thoroughly in-}) .|harr on Tuesday evening. -| Monday evening for thetic ‘Pmonthly meeting. Avs 10 a.m.—Fellowship .service. 11 a.m.—Communion and. Recep- tion service. Subject: “MAN'S MEMORIAL OF CHRIST." Anthem-—Take Up Thy — Tan ari ak asa Cocengenee “ae 2.45—Sunday Schoo Basen 7 p.m.--5pbject: “LIVING LEAD- ERS." Anthem—Festival Te Deum —Dudley Buck Mise Franéés Nickawa will recite. Comé éatly and bring your friends . F. Hoadley, Organist. Ee. F. Armstrong, Pastor. eee Rev. J. M. Nicol was able to ac- cupy his ‘pulpit last Sunday atter the past few weeks’ illness. iJ a Miss Frances Nickawrg the noted Indian entertainer, will recite at the evening service at the United Church on Sunday. A sacrament service gwill be held in the morning. i. s o The regular monthly mecting of the Lutheran Ladies’ Aid was held Monday afternoon at the heme of Mrs. Rocher. The annual clection al- eo took place, and resulted in the old officers ‘all being elected. Lunch- eon was served . e s The Young People’s Society of the Lutheran church, 4th. cou. Wallace, were delightfuly entertained at the home of Rev. an R. B. Geel- A short program was rendered, and a dainty luncheon was served. Gamés were al- so played. s s oe The Young People’s Solicty of th> Lutheran church gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frei Nickel art” program was:;enjoyed, and the remainder of | the evening spent in games and a social yee -Luncheon twas served by Mrs. Nickel oe Mr. Dave Savage gare the topic 4 ‘on Charles Dickens. at the regular Guild meeting at Knox church on of a for ‘he | yaa few months, has resignu- hi on Mon- hag evening. The following pro- was rendered: solo, Miss Eva Fjamilton: piano instrumentals, Miss ons and Blythe Debur- wne read 3 Pak You | Thelme Gee. Sides were chosen for a mem be: campzign,...and Miss Thelma Gee and iss Fiora Nicol are SaptalD. the losing side to furnish a a evening in March. * ace M. L. Wine presided a L. C. E. tasting in the avanget Southern h holiday resorts received a setback when the Quarter Million _ Dollar Club of the Canada Life As-+- surance Company, ef Toronto, de- cided to substitute Queher City for Quebec. A huge dog, carved out of ice, with {a stick of candy in his mouth, is 6ne:of the sights in front of a confectioner’s, while another is an immense belsr bear, in” Bieta, form. * About 130,000 young apple trees will be planted in the famous Anna- polis Valley, ‘Nova Scotia, next spring, it is mercial varieties of apples will in- clude Ganos, Baldwins, Spys, Kings, Wagners and Gravensteins. According to the provincial apiar- ist, the value of honey, wax and other papducts of the hive in Que- bec in 1925 amounted to $2,395,558. More=than 1,100 new apiculturists were registered during the year, bringing the total to 7,729, possess- ing 100,155 colonies of bees. - In recognition of his heroic action when he rescued a lady from being: crushed under a tramcar, Joseph Tammaro, clerk and stenographer in the Investigation Department of the Canadian Pacific Raliway, has been presented with a certificate of the Royal Canadian Humane Associa- tion. A new record was created at the port of Montreal in 1925, both in the arrival of trans-Atlantic vessels and in the amount of tonnage. Last sea- son 1,040 vessels, representing a net tonnage of 4,744,793 entered the port. In 1924 there were 988 ves- ’ gels with net tonnage of 3,597,147. A “magnificent silver dish, twenty Inches in diameter, presented by King Emmanuel of Portugal to the famous explorer Vasca da Gama in 1499, in recognition of the latter’s discovery of the sea route to India, attracted much attention while on exhibition in the downtown offices of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Montreal, On the night of January 14 -the oldest wing of the Chateau Fron- tenac at Quebec was destroyed by fire, and within 24 hours a start had been made on the work of re-build- ing. President Beatty; of the Cana- dian Pacific, says the new wing wilt still further enhance the beauty of that famous structure and that-it will be 100 per cent. fireproof. Teachers and educationalists front all parts of the Old Country” gath- ered in London recently to discuss methods of teaching and suggested improvements of bringing up young- sters the way they should go. Among those who spoke were Sir Gilbert Parker, the famous Canadian writer; Sir Sydney Low, Imperial Publicist, and Dr. Stevens, President of the Head Masters’ Association. As a tribute to over forty-six years of service with the, Canadian Pacific Railway, George Rollin, who “retired on New Year’s Day under pension arrangements after holding the position of yard agent at the Place Viger Station since May, 1900, was presented with.a purse of gold. The presentation was made at a dinner at the Windsor ae res- taurant. Mr. John Leslie has been appoint- ed vice-president and ‘comptroller The new vice-president joined the Toronto, Gray and Bruce Railway | 54 in‘ 1877 as a junior clerk attached to the auditor’s office. When the road was taken over by the C.P.R. he was made chief.clerk and by 1914 had advanced to the position of many of the quaint old streets ot expected. Good com- in of the Canadian Pacific Railway. | tne and shipowners. with meas worth many thousands of pounds, paid our wages.. That was somewhere about 1780.” About eighty. years ago. however, the authorities recognized that the job was so important that the} took over "the river police and joined them uP with London’s ordinary cons force; with them, thex took over thirty-one cut) u ity-five large flin istols, five . blunder- ore, 6. rehants lost, 5 ro ou abandoned wharves criminals hid by the dozen. were dens acum.of London. Fights with river ey once numbered over 2,000—-were as dangerous as. those which the race gangs now wage. The Valuables in the Poo! of: London were their prey, and two different gangs fought each other, as do the race gangs now, whenever they were not | “— law and order. tiver police, says Hannen Swafter in Tit-Bits, came from longshoremen of the Thames. were hardy, brave men, and qiticust. when they a ike hori ble. murders were common gangs were dis- a. a broken up gradually. Now, ndon, the Thames is aatinel tke Piccadilly. old river watches, and we do patrols. just nike i round the ocast.” And they have strange stories to tell. One night,.a small yacht was mak- ing towards the open sea, looking or- dinary enough until a passing skipper ve a hail. ere 9 no reply o- his continuous calls, the skipper images . ie to ser ne eee no sign of life above aa ow, ate around & table Ye the eabin, were the bodies of four men—all dead! them was a half-eaten meal; but there was fio clue as to why they died,-or now. uring the war the Thames police had to seize enemy vessels directly hostilities began. They then started Policing the captured ships, super vising the landing of aliens; and ali along the river-they had to watch for illicit signalling “-° ane use of wireless telegraphy hy 58. Through the air tn ig thet duties were doubled; and, whenever there was an explosion on the riverside— some of them were:attended by great loss of life—the river police had to take the dead ° the mortuary and the injured to hospital. Comparet with that, two of th their little peace- time jobs, watching the race for. Dog- get’s Coat and Badge, and guarding the Houses of Parliament, are pleas- nt pastimes Not long ago, Abraham’ Jackson, formerly Master of the Hssex Stag- nag and the owner of £50,006. ound dedd in the Thames at Rotherhithe with marks of a blow on the back of the head. He had lived for two years at the Grand Hotel, Noten eee avenue, e of London’s mystery men. Then he porkewed &@ one-pound note—and went out to-die. It a a river policeman who picked is Three months later, » young Cam- berwell girl was found floating in Thames near Temple Pier. For days, 8 and aniateur investl- gatora by the score had scoured the nelghborhood of her home. nown Holy Communion in the morning, she spent the day playing with her baby niece, went to buy some sweets, and Was ne never seen again alive: “A a been e- | 8 “I vous plait.’” ‘hard at the same of all. The H. pard; defence, am, centre, Finkbeiner; wings. Wenzel; eubs. MConaghy and MciIn- tyre. . * We are wondering what position “Slippery” Irwin will be playing on me Senlor Team ‘seventeen years. ence. The girls nela a strenuous work- out. Tuesday afternoon in the rink and demonstrated that they know more about the winter pastime than one would think. Referee MI. George assisted the ladies to their feet to the entire satisfaction of all con- cerned. s = se , Manager E- Savage put his H. 8. team tcugh a stiff work-out im- mediately after the girls left the ice, and is fast rounding them into shape for the seme with the P.-K's Saturday.) “Bill. McIntyre wanted to know if he would lose his amateur stand- ing by playing. on the High School team, as he sa he is etudying to become a “professiona]”’ mon, The annual Onitories! Contest for H. 8. pupils. of the L. be held in MeDonald’s Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 23rd. at 8 p.m. A silver eullection will be taken to defray expenses. “Bob” Gtbeon—"Se t’ adcre.”’ Mary Hodge—"Shut it yuurself,”’ @. s Miss Weir is offering a prize tc at. ee a wea 3 Men’ s. Department MEN'S OVERCOATS Men's heavy blue “ir tages 2 ‘Other SUITS, WOOLLEN SOCKS. Every Article to’clear at less FELDMAN’S STORE NEXT TO IMPERIAL BANK Burts, ro: 880. fr oe ee we Pete w isis ® Da $2.50, Si ia reg. 5 nip Bs The; for ... Se ea os PHONE 291 , THE FEED sem Bence and pacha before thié crisis Yr prices are inet $31. ’ Many mills aere been forced to close down owing to no ~ This m Se erin, ee for MERE Bends, as’the demand We have th very ey fortuhate aby having a lot purchased very reasonable competed to what mills are Bran a d Shorts are moving out very rapidly and if letkicraee supply we ine ya As got ae are rep ed another car of those Good Screenings at 00 per ton, chopped. Get your supply. ~,' PFEFFER MILLING Co. Chopping’ caste wee Soshaie fully Gone QUESTION on. © would advise you to get bey be given to the first onn to arrive from the train each — the 9 o'clock “hog-apecial” is lat Miss Tathem. Lopisiney la porte Kate thinks a min- ute,-then goes and puts her gum jn the waste paper basket. 8 Elmirg has carried ‘off thé Nondi rt Group 2 of the N-H.L. series, de- ‘ating Palmerston last night. in e yv-off by a ene- nage leud. ’ The play-off estan between the winnerg of section “A” and “B” of intermediate tell No. 11 has been Between |*®rranged as follow: Monday, aie 2 Listowel at Han- over or Ches Wednesday, "Feb. 10—Hanover o Chesley at Listowel. . The second game the ‘town league was played on Safur.iay after nodn last, when the High + team defeated the Farm score of 5-1, and the P. K. serie ns e Wanderers 4-1. Mr. Jack Peppler reterada the forme: game and Mr. Roy Collins, the litter _ Mr. Frank Kelly has been busy during the past week; refereeing hockey matches, He was at Palmer- ston.on Monday night refereeing 2 game between Harriston and Palm. erston; at Hanover Tuesday night. refereeing a game between Hanover , and Chesley. On Friday evening “he will referee a game at Falimerston between aay and Hanover. Great saitaioad is being taken here the issue of the hockey games of piers ‘ale O. H. A. schedule. The two i @ contestants are Chesley ana Hanuver: At the time of the last thaw these two teams played at Han- over, and in spite’of the abnormal period of 30 minutes overtime waa score finally etood at 2-2. Tuesd night the same two teams battled rink,” though on better ice, but this time Hanover beat Chesley 4-2. As Chesley was in a Tead before, this. result brings he wo teams to a level. The ‘‘sud- den-death™ game is to be played at Palmerston on*Friday evening, Feb- ruary 6, ~ ; , SOMP> bay troller. Since ‘Marcel 91918, he has been in entire charge of the com- pany’s accounting departments, - . Will Trein for Nurse— Miss Dina H . of Donegal, | | who pe been engaged in the store J. M. Schinbein ed her position and leaves day, February 15th. for Stratford where slie is taking a nurses’ train- course at the General Hospital. Miss Hymers is spending two weeks with her parents in Donegrl. before leaving tor Stratford. Celebrates. 93rd. tisinies: Congratulations were extended to Mrs. Margaret Chamney on Sundey the! Inst, on reaching her 93rd. bei soy Many cards and bouquets were’ teal church on Monday pha a s ceived by Mrs. Chamney, and she ay so had several callers durfing the y. We are sorry to report that Mrs has not been enjoving good |* t two weeks. man has eg she had sald the day "nerere: That was all. ‘The river police found afterwards, in the Thames. ong ago, hear sions; but that ara stal voice trate kept talking till it moan mei desperate."’ The river Bagong gather- ed up her body. Usually, a hundred, bodies are picked up th a year. The. parish ‘In which the corpse is fund pays five shillings each time, _ this is divided amdng the crew that makes the d Why is it that the Thames attracts : Dra: courtesy of the ag aed be Palmerston Hockey Club, the onset s : a ' es * ® ___ Withdrew._ Frum League ___ Walk eiee Picky an 2 Fe Walk- erton withdrawn from the Northern as hs Sesge ai Seve played four of the six games the ai gation Tectded to default ths last two, with Chesley and Hanover, Not eaking 9 any ice on which to stage the home games, the team has been put to "he disadvantage and expense of driving to Hanover for each of of these events. Rather -than in- crease their indebtedness, it was de- cided to - withdra owever, the boys = feel tees record this ag has been splendid consider- Mrs ps travel eix miles for ioe nt “whic to play. The executive, the manager (Mr. Nalg O"’Mahey) and all concerned have reason for satisfaction, s ¢€ -» Train to Listowel Game yton Ppa i ade the of the in section B, in group 13, of the Inter-| 4 | feat” 1 Be uaa run) ke} ws PRINCESS THEATRE FRL and SAT. re eee HOOT GIBSON —IN— “SPOOK RANCH” FRIDAY &SATURDAY ONLY Until Further Notice Is It | LikeY ou} Now? 4» That old photogaph of your: ig : s. self you had taken years ago— 4 does it do you justice now? Your frieids would welcona the gift of a new portrait. Make an Appointment Now CALL or PHONE 162 R. J. Russell Photographer —Listowsl EVENING - SITTINGS BY APPOINTMENT —— . > ile lth ia: ocala $ WALLACE eeerrarrrr tS Serer rer rss The. Ladies’ Aid of the United church, Wallace, met at the home of Mrs. John Gabel, Sr. 1. Tuesday evening and spent a social time. The | evening was spent in “listening in’ on the radio. The Aid have Jonated thirty-five sealers of fruit and pick- les, anda large box of laundry soap in aid of the Sharpe family. A quilting bess heid at the nome of Mrs Wm 3rd. con. Thursday SS ctens in aid of the Sharpe family. Mr and-Mrs. Wm. Caldwell, 3rd. Ou con. en 2 at ie gioy ‘on. Monday which was plsambolly spent in euch; Halal eh a lh =: + ay shige camp bell, budvieg. Lester Bowm2: Sr Reid, Marion Keeso, Chari tosh, Merle Macintosh, Grace Per- Per- : rin, Franklin Bowman, Ha - wl, is down, rold dud- Marj . 8. 8. NO, 2, WALLACE + ; be ELOEEEEE EE EEL EEE EE EEE EERY * January Tpcaka Those marked * @ exame. V—vVietta "Meson, Kathleen Reid: Sr. IV—-Harold Good, Clarence ‘IV—Harold Reid, have missed s Marion pags Iebeok od Reid, iy Helen Ties, M: IlIl—Earl Hallmas, rin, ie te Reid, *Wallace Arm- stron Jr. *i11—Greta Bowman, Ruth Bowman, "tialase Reid, Joh Harkes, *Norris Ash. sday, Shamuey, lot 15, coif.2. Wallace, purebred and high grade Bol stein cows, also herd sirc. The vital and telling phrases coin- ed day by day are soon incorporated jn our slanguage. there were over 300 on Wear’ which made up a splendid excursion crowa, The game was a splendid one, but Listowel team proved too many for their oppenents who weut down Ae fd D C) way was greatly enoyed te ail and’ the’ Nagas chorus from. yton oS aaa in good humor. "The h “here appreciate the ined in geography, Orth 64. re and danci I era et agen ong er, rigtt fa 5 Elsie } So ues eS: Gampatt teacher, epee eeeeeetttteeee fa et ? DOWD'S SALE: LIST Oe ig 2 eee a + ALLA eh? peanene eeeewerncerererer ss PRP i sie: es ee Tue: Feb. 16—For Ryerson| The following t@ the sch hy Teport % for January] The pupils wera os ee drawing and hy: Sr. IV—Alice Bailey 83%, | CAEL = Jr. IV—-Reuben. O¢th’ 83, 2 Berfelz 75. Ruth ee tates "8, “Ly te Orth 65 8. nes r. h Tt Hart- man 70, Ruby Miller an tanta Gott-— : et can es oy. debe ; er 72 nase 58. ee pelling, the evr een, regen ah 5.2 press Ie Land wope that itl ae ake 0 a they yl