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ma. ne, and th > Telax our efforts in $5 few words regard- - ght iteration and "re-iteration o ths has grown irksome; but we ver the "top" and have the ger of the axles heating, and to keep the wheels turning. many and expenditures will be "large, and while the recent Victory Loan figures are astounding, and -of which we are pardonably prod will be other Government loans, and there must be the thet kitoucd) og figues. 'down pull," there is the et © we must maintain our suppl) We | l ning with the buyer or ithe seller we succeed in in- fa or reduring tne price whereby we secure for ourselves his legit: imate profit, we are practising the principles of thrift, Not so. By 'beating down the dealer, we may save ten, twenty, fifty cents, or a dollar, but we forget that, in the law of self: "preservation, the dealer must make up the amount by "gettifig back" at us on some other transaction or else "take it out" 'of some other purchaser or seller. This is not thrift, but "Shar, practice, and but loses. the respect.and' good will of our neighbors with whom we transact our dally affairs. I have in mind two © miei to mein years gone by who, to themselves, were the person- ification Thrift. Oe would commune with himself as to whether he i inva fifty cent pair of suspenders ot make those already i in ell worn, last: hint another. mdRch: Quite probably in the nnadiyhe would think mothing of losing twenty or "at dest) is fast disappearing. And one could go on ad infinitum, men- tioning homely atranine othe practice of thrift beneficial 0 Ourselves to our co-workers. rs fellow citizens. 'been saved, 'may b Be from the time of purchase, semi-annually it the rate of 4} % per "anni, and which i redeem in 1934 for Five Dollats, "By. saving. the a ore Tow Toll Stamp may be purchased, 7 8nd 8k once chmmences fo add cubits ta it siafufe. ie The salient feature to be remembeted by all tw saving "regularly, we mist also spend judiciously and freely--not Javishly--else arive 'the very condition, § Aare striving to avoid. If we ! ; demand fails; factory wheels cease 'to turn, the one of the 'unemployed, business lags, and the Times," who is not eugenic, and is not: Canadian, is nd mae bo es and lack of _. to 6, Regular $3.50. "a guarantee of absolt , security and [interest at current rate,' PORT PERRY BRANCH ips " Mr. John Spence Dies Mr. John Spence; one of Toronto's best known public school prin- _ cipals, died at his home, 503 Euclld avenue, after an illness of some "months. . While suffering from an ailment from which there could 'be nothing but temporary relief, Mr. Spence remained at his desk until Wednesday morning, when he was forced to leave. Desiring to 'avail himself of every moment, so deep was he interested in his work, Mr. Spence, when he found he could not go to his school by street car or on foot, was driven there in a taxicab. On Thursday morning he be- lieved that he would be able to return on Friday. Few teachers in the service of the Board of Education 'held the affection of these under him in the profession or pupils as Mr Spence did. While brusque | in manner, he was of an unusually generous dis- position. In 1891 Mr. Spence was attached to the staff of Dufferin school, and in the ensuing year he became principal of Clinton Street school, where he remained until the Kent School was opened on Dufferin Street in 1908. He was principal of Kent School until his death. Born in Whitby in 1859, the son of Wiliam Spence, Notary and Clerk of Whitby township, and one of a family of nine. Mr. Spence obtained his early education in the public and grammer schools of the locality. He was graduated from the Toronto Normal School and the Guelph School of Pedagogy, and in 1878 commenced to teach sehool on Scugog Island. He went to Prince Albert, Ontario, in 1882, and 'then to Brooklin, where he remained until 1889, when he bLecame one of the headmasters in Port Perry High School. Mr. Spence was a widower, a member of the Masonic order, and attended St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church. Five children survive: Miss Edna and John, at home; Mrs. R i ~~ Smith Of Toronto; and Mrs. Reginald Waters, of Vancouver. Hisar: viving brothers and sisters are Robert of Toronto, and Willian of Port Perry, Mrs. W. R. Cruse, Oshawa; and. Miss Nellie of Toronto. HALF AS MUCH It we could secure half as much co-operative self- sacrifice and unstinted expenditure of wealth for the promotion of social and national welfare, as have I expended to win the" war, we should be 'able to 'Canada a perfect Paradise. Boot & Shoe SALE We are carrying too many. boots and shoes and . must reduce our stock to make room, In order to do so quickly we will sell them at prices which will make it worth while to buy now. For example: Misses' Calf Button Boots, 2} to §, Regular $4.00. e Price $2.99 Misses Patent Boot, cloth top, sizes 215 For $2.49 These show the sacrifices are making, There are many other kinds at equally 1educed priccs. ALE STARTS ON.