“with aN fai te artictes eredites The Banner - views expres ADVANCED EDUCATION ‘ th School Boards. There are not Meaty to be many School Boards that to the present ugh rate of taxation for secondary ‘incation, as to start more advanced Besides meaning an addition- al teacher it would mean in many municipalities increased acco ang tion, ‘the very thing that we worrying Hanover taxpayers. at the present time. Every Minister of Mducation seems to be @ greater nut for higher. educational cost than his predecessor. MILVERTON OBJECTS (Stratford Beacon-Herald) The Milverton Sun objecta to cases being tried in Stratford that real belong to Milverton ane cening ions The Sun saya that “ci of this vicinity uhatged with iver. offences Clean ! Duet takes its toll of your wearing apparel. It grinds its way into the fabric and, unlegs shecked, soon takes all the life out ofa garment. Get your money’s worth of service out of your clothes by having them cleaned and pres- eed at regular intervals. Joe Lockhart The Tailor We call and deliver. St. Patrick’s Day That’s the time to celebrate, and nev was there a pretti eolor than the Irish en 6 DENNISON’S Crepe Paper and many other decor- ations for the occasion, Festoons, Favors and Cards, etc, Dennison's Gala Book describes many attrac- tive decorations and | stunts for St. Patrick’s ‘entertaining. ELLIOTT & GREER - Quality and Service Gable’s Old Stand Listowel, Phone 188. ford for a day to hear about it. heve been dragged ‘to Stratford to answer charges that could have béen competently dealt with in Milv verton. Not often, very seldom >in fac What's more, we need ail, the trade we can get in Stratford. Here have a police station, police, magis- trate, and all the facilities necessary and. desirable for giving visitors a hearty reception. Stratford has no esire to reach mill of. justice in Milverton, where, under ata guidance of Malcolm Mac ly}to the north is badly needed. ‘The jas it might appear at first glance. The province ‘has been approached]. and the Hon. George S..Henry has} we) did something for itself. out for grist that should “go to the'- made com) a eer hat but itt be made optional cote year, will be so far out of a with pub- jie opinion as to add tourist. cost, instead “o: many milesout of his way stroying township roads by the b | traffic they were never meant to iA. GOOD ROAD PAYS rgpheoe gs see see ag BB ig Aisinsa'.og spring eession, and at that es there should be some action taken on the question of improving the Mornington Road. A better road tr. trouble has been the cost, ye! this does not prove nearly so formidable "| sald quite flatl ip that he will not take over this road as a highway and that it is about time the county of Perth He pointe cut that the only really good roads in the county are the provincial ways, and added that this state of affairs for a county entirely out of debt is a disgrace This puts the issue squarely apie ‘the era Council. At the las beth io Sun, very few people ever = pod ‘ Truth is, its 59. seldom anyone from Milverton pes gets into trouble that we like to have them in Strat- TOWN PAID LIBRARY $3,083 (St. ek Journal Argus) oO the best conducted public libraries es the smal! towns is that of CoHingwood. This is largely due to the personal efforts of one of the town's citizens, Mr. David Williams, a Fullarton Old Boy, and the publisher of the Collingwood Sag ag — a St. Thomas man, the late Murtch, he has been all trie life a lover of literature and deeply in- terested in the development of “the Aagoey library. Both men have with- a few years filled the position of Brialaent of’ the Provincial Lilrary Association. A copy of the printed annual report of the Collingwood lHb- rary comes to @ur desk and from it -wé-learn that the” fiumber of sub- scribers off the Secretary's book at the present time is 814. During the year just closed there were 2,623 non-fiction books to adult readers: printing “and newspaper advertising. The Govern- ment grant for the year was $260. while the town contributed $3,082. highway, road engineers There are 11,354 books in the library of which. number 290 were bonght the past year. | THE MOTOR SPEED LIMIT | {Gananortie Reporter) ~ — |¢ For some:time the Ontario Motorls League has been agitating “ for change in the law governing the op- eration of motor cars on the provinc- jal highways. Again this year it roc- [ ommended to the Government an in- crease in the rate of speed permitted on Toads in the rural sections of the province. It asks that a speed of 25 miles be &llowed: -Hon. George 8. Henry, the Minister of ‘Public Works and Highways, stated in an inter- view that he thought the time for the adoption of this change was snot far off but he could not any remedial legislation af this pod of the house. The time for the change is now. More drivers are exceeding the present limit of 25 miles than are keeping within it. A law that per- mits a speed of 26 miles in a town*or city and only 25 miles in the country where the road is free and visibility good is a foolish law. Th 2 of speed in urban centres might well it is far more dangerous than driving at 36 or 40 miles on an open country road. law is amended the better alfke for ®' bordering on this. road The sooner the} Ried sion a mittee was appoin aia 16 meet with ¢ one from the City Coanetl on the question of a Suburban Area Commission. This ¢onference will bo held some time this month and a re- port will likely be presented to the] + County Council at the April meeting. There ms to be little doubt that the report of the committee will be fayorable to some action to improve this road and provide an outlet for a large section of the northern part of the county. There is some doubt thit the committee will recommend concrete road, as there éeems to be a feeling that this type of road is ex- peusive. highway department do not support this idea, for their experience is thal gravel is an ‘mpossible road to main- tain where there is heayy motor traffic. Contrasting this with a permanent point out that the first cost is practically = last until the road wears v Stretch of road which-it-is i Pa to pave is'some five miles in length. The estimated cost of concrete is a- round $160,000. Of this reg the pecvinge pays 60 per cent.,-or $80,- The remaining $80, 000 +4 divid- pe between the city and county, mo : and : vy} erth County Council} bigh-| e Pimiedet SB : a ie ae ak ; % 8. 8. NO. 4, WALLACE z + peretedensesessenesiiceses The following is the report for the month of February. The names are arranged in order of merit, Sr. ae Bailey 79%, Carl 4); Orth 7 Jr. Y —Edna Berfelz 78, Lily Orth 66, Reuben Orth 65, Ruth Officials of the provincial senses of s aeelioe Bartman 62. I— rs ra Orth 83, Ruby Mil- Prey 79, ore Hevinae 76, Good 73, Laura Gottfried .5 F. If—Elsie Miller 89 Margaret 56. » Milton , Al bert Orth 89, . Gladys Soeteg 88, ope Karges 87, Lawrence Koch , Harvey pare -ri 65, Gonna: Milter 50; Carl Knipe 52. .Primer. classe—Bértha Turbnull; Edna Orth, Jean Bailey, Arnetta Ott Ethel Clark, Harold Ott. . EB. Spence, teacher. $40.000 each. Since one mill on the county taxes yields $34,000, the problem of paying this amount ef The Business Outlook — marchipa roan eens ot Gast. eet ae inver—B. J ineligible to ‘hiiise for the titles, mie tramp, tramp, tramp. of four thousand spow- gj fap gh fell with reguler thud over the soft, | Montreal clubs. new orga’ which was falling in par pre -ay and ed In the evening the snowshoers panied by glaring bg e, and 6 pom con ; dour which Fass as tries the.tuk Swe | Greet Altes. The next and splen Q the thousand snow most neha of pate in the Inte lent on bel a wee e snowshoers were} warmly poet: to the city by. Pro-Mayor Duquette. le ba oy ig ter were ente u ‘ad tho en ana Sn coat aan representing forty-seven clubs, were present. Din the afternoon of the first day six snowshoe races, tnvolving three world championships. and three Can- adian championships. were-beld: The American snow- shoers, not having sent In their entries by February 1, Arrivitig on aa reanired according to the Inte i Club, Montreal, won the Championship. W. Smith, Cham Championship ee on wena A. orate won the 120-yard hurdles, ORES) “Among the visitors were three clubs from ‘ewes, and another from Auburn, Maine. ~~~ f Rules, were money is nota very stiff one. The payments could be divided and paid in‘ two separate amounts of $20,000, or slightly more than one-half mill is, so far as the individual farmer is concerned is not a very serious thing. On a farm assessed at $6,500 the tax would be $3.25 each year, or -50-in total payment for the road. Since the residents of the townships| have paid their share toward the other provinc- ial-highways in the county from which they derive no benefit,. resi- dents of other sections of the county cannot reasonably object to paying something toward this road The chief point of argument hers is that with the cost of a permanent Toad so low, it would seem poor busi- ness for the county to spend money on a road of any other type. The reat- dents of-North Easthope and mati in Ellice want it and the ple “in Morninbton are iy, sees desirous of a better road to the-ci GPetttrtetett ttt tttts a as Saad 8. 8. NO. 2, WALLACE : FOSS ERE EEEEEEREES pevort of 5. S, No. 2 Wallace, for Febru t+ bjects hes paing Algebra, 4 gaye g Fietta. Mason 79, Kathleen + Arith % Soe Coghlin. r. IV—Harold Reid 72; eer Lud- 4 Peleg Maries Campbell 5 Mar- Have You Renewed Your ; Banner Subscription ? $2.00 per Year $2.50 to United States LOOK at the LABEL on-YOUR PAPER THE LISTOWEL BANNER eee Listowel, Ont. - . : $ for my subscription to THE. | _ BANNER Nor Name re. P.O > R.R. a oe Stella Cosens,. Sin Fel- Ria ‘a Birgenes Lament, Davie} 5 fd 52, Lester Darna 44 rt ‘Iil—Earl Haltman 64, * Helen | d 63, mn. Keeso 64, “Merle Intosh 47, Charles McIntosh 47, Grace: Perrin 44, Lenore Reid: 44. eras *Thomas Ash Fra lin Bowman 42, Harold Ludwig 28. li—Elleen Hallman 85, Lyla Mas- on 85, rie n 64, James Reid 48, = aROr eee Ash 34, *John Harkes. I—Sub. ubject. Ari metic. Gordon Weber-83; Vietta toe $2, Vera Me- Intosh 12, a Hisson. V—Isabel (acdc Smit Jeah Martin, ~ Sr. ong Murray Bro “ty Cait: Jessie Ed- ‘ar. Jr. ‘om ee Archie “*umifing, Agnes Bitio! pode ““urray, Glenn ‘otis Favorable Factors Building operations continue . un- usually active—for two months the total is 25 per cent. above that of last year. Less unemployment exists than at this time during any of the past five years, Improvement noted in each area except pease: and all lasthtnd cities but on Railw: traffic and railway earn- ings are maintained at very encour- aging levels’ Car loadings are high- er than for some years. Operating revenue of the Canadian National Railways $32, sale 000, against $17,- 000,000 last y An bicudase of money is avail- able on reasonable for new enterprise and for the development of the country. Savings, bank deposits are higher than ever, wing growth of thrift; and pees. ample funds for b ness ex needed. *Trade Nairacs vastly in our favor. ae fees for January still above nor- , although far below Ry Retail stocks of nearly a tines of merchandise are extreme t, - that day beday, ordering is ties active Peg <i still cautious. Motor manufacturers report great ages in. demand for motor cars More winter driving than over before, g wer and “actual volume jot buying io ‘Prairie Provinces larg- ,,est in five years. The boom in mining and the come back of the. Jumber industry have up trade. Larger healthier conditions in industry. nfavorable yori yae 4 high taxes are es ess - initiative h etre the beneficial results of the favorable factors. Business pessimism and lack of comfidence have not yet disappeared. Thousands of our citizens are still “trekking” to ‘the United’ States. Bank loang wre lower than fot k of decision et on the nation’s ho Ike Bills, dyiving Drewster’s fam- ous flussian wolf hounds, won the Strongheart Trophy in the 96-mile Dog: Derby race at the Banff Win- ter. Carnival and soon after left to enter the American Dog Derby races which were held at Ashton, sh for Canada this year under the Land Settlement ‘schenie, “gecording | to December*s} vborn fighters from the “eounty of Yorkshire, England, ar- « City, Mo. demand for steel indicates | mnany years, icating a stagnant. high serene in industry, and j — has the effect of a wet oot bale Je business. Five laa settlers eit sight . dian Pacific headquarters ef the death of James McGown, Superin- tendent Engineer of British sve bia coast services. Mr. McGown w born-in 1863 and entered the service of the Canddian Pacific steamships ia 1891 as fourth engineer. brought over the Canadian Pacific steamer “Princess Marguerite” from Glasgow .to Vancouver last year. An. indication, that big fish are migrating from the waters around Florida and Mexico to New. ree! . fs forecast in a special cable receiv recently. Zane Grey, the famous American writer, who is in New Zea- land at present, caught the world’s record swordfish recently. The mon- ster weights six hundred and eighty- five pounds and is large in propor- ticn, Stricken sick suddenly, Mrs. Charles Burns, wife of the president of the Carling Brewing and Malting Company, London, Ont., telephoned to Mrs. Leon, her sister-in-law, wife of the vice-president of the company, ‘who was in Montreal with her hus- band, Mr. and Mrs. Leon left Mont- real in a. special Canadian Pacific train, which made the run to’ Toronto in six hours and forty-three minutes, just in time to make. the connection with the regular train which leaves Toronto for Londen at 6.45 a.m. Tom, Dick, Jerry and Harry, four fighting rived in Montreal recently: on their way to W. W. Graves, United States Supreme Court justice at Jefferson They are not going to the judge to. be sentenced for in- fractions of the peace, but simply because.‘His Honor, being from and. in Missouri, wants to be. shown whether it-is true, as alleged, that the best Indian game — can = Le got from Yorkshire. Dogs, pigeons, canaries,- rabbits, pedigree fowl, wild birds, gold fish, linnets, ducks, monkeys, cavies, bet- ter known as guinea pigs, and parrots were among the livestock carried from Etrope and the British Isles to this mtry and the United States by foreign of the Dominion Express Compan? statement recently issued. by the company. ‘In the statement, was in- ee eee ee ee eee ate, s] wel - ma ane Word has been received at Cana- Bren : Flour. Feed & Seeds : He : t , i BUY HOME GROWN SEEDS o. | Peel County Alfalfa Seed : $11.00 bus. a 1 Home Grown Red Clover seed $18.00 bus. No. 1 Home Grown. Alsike Clover. _ $14. 00 bus. ~~ No. 1 Timothy Seed $5. 50, bus. No. 1 White Blossom Sweet Clover $4.50 bus. No. 1 Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover $4.50 bus. Chopping Done Satisfactorily and Promptly De C. H. 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