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ented Sa fe 9 te A BU NN ARR Be CF RE al go Bs @) Local Interest Although the building permits is- sued during the month of March were valued at $9,710 as compared with $26,680 in March last year, Stratford is still far ahead so far this year in her building record com- pared to the first three months of last year. The value of permits, according to figures at the office of City Engin- eer W. H. Riehl so far this year amounts to $88,235, as compared with $31,005 for the corresponding period of 1929. There were seventeen permits is- sued last month, five plumbing per- mits and two drainage permits. The permit for the Imperial Oil Service station at the corner of Erie and On- tario streets has not yet been taken out, and this will make a good start on the figures for April, as it is ex- pected any day. Mrs. Ed. Gwyther, of Chatham, was a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Lawson, 84 Caledonia street, this week. Mrs. W. H. Spooner is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred. McDonald, 25 Douro Street, the latter being Mrs. Spooner's daughter. Chas. Harvie, manager of the Kay- ser Clothing Store in St. Thomas ealled at The Mirror office this week when passing through the city. He is looking well. While in the city he was with the McMorran cloth- ing store. Addresses Students. W. J. Dunlop, director of the University Extension, University oi Toronto, was in the city yesterday and spoke to the Normal Students in the afternoon. Mr. Dunlop stress- ed the importance of teachers and graduates of the Normal School im- proving their academic standing and explained the excellent opportun- ities offered by the University Ex- tension of the various provincial uni- versities. While. representing in particular the University of Toronto, Mr. Dunlop urged the teachers-in- _training to take advantage of the extension work offered in the near- est centre to their location. During the four years in which they may may teach before returning for the second year at Normal School, the teachers holding interim second- class certificates may qualify for first-class certificates by taking cor- respondence courses under the Uni versity Extension and attending Summer School for three summers, In the same way first-class teachers may obtain their degree and then attend the College of Education in- stead of the Normal School. Conference Announced. To increase the number of young -1 Patterson sBookstore LENDING LIBRARY We have just recently added mahy new books in Fiction, Love and Detective Stories. You can rent a book for only 3c a day. Take a look through our library! J. H. MOORE The Home of Good Stationery and Gifts 403 Ontario St. Phone 363 less dresses. Sizes 8-14. Bach .... eee eeee Broadcioth Suits Smartly styled broadcloth suits for small boys. Made with smocked yokes and buttoned-on trousers. Colors include copes, nile, and yellow. Sizes 2 to @ years 2 G5 SAE rcee cas bite eos hens a a --Second Floor Carriage Clips Each 23c Splendid value in celluloid car- riage clips. Color assortment includes pink, blue and white. Be here early for this special. PUTS SNR pag een rg eRe Wrest eee" 29c --Second Floor Practical dresses for infants. cashmere material tailored or lace trimmed. Ages 1 month to 3 years. Outstanding value, Pee Ns ee Ee a ee eae eee colors including rose, green, and mauve. 1.25 1.98 Infahts' Dresses Saturday is Children's Day Peter Pan Dresses Girls' lovely Peter Pan printed sleeve- Assortment of attractive Be Kiddies! Assemble your owe planes with this outfit and watch them fly! Be wait- ing at th e doors! --Main Floor Ma White voile or Girls! Here is cure one of these match. ial, each 6Se --Second Floor Mach - 2: _breasted style with smartly dressed with bonnet to About 26" high. Spec- Oaeeeroccerese Bloomer Dresses Splendid value children. with contrasting collars and cv"s. Sizes 2 to 6 years. ~ See in bloomer dresses for Made from patterned prints Chilcren's Reefers Fach 2.95, 5.95 = 1,80 Boys' or girls' cheviot and bot- any serge reefer coats. Double brass but- tons. Sizes 2 to 6 years. See these coats in the children's de- 'partment. --Second Floor Children's Hosiery Children's art silk and mercer- ized cotton hose. 1/1 rib with plain seamless feet. Colors in- clude shell, airdale, French nude, black, and white. Sizes 5 to 10 (a Bait cas. 4Ce to eG -- Main Floor -Ma Dolls a splendid opportunity to pro beautiful dolls Prrrerrerrt titre Outstanding Value Dad! passing hés Haster ¢xams? biéycles, steel rims with What about that bicycle for your son for These fine strofig ¢ frame black or red fin- ish will appeal to him. Standard size, 20" to 22". See these bicycles tomorrow. Price --Store Basement. « CANADIAN DEPARTM Downle and Erie Streets, Stratford. Boys! coasters. blue trim. Box gears. 5% inch rubber tires. 0} 0) Bicycles and Wheel Goods are Featured Saturday Special ! Boys' Bicycles 29. Eatonia Coasters What thrill you get on these Finished in natural varnish color with splendid isl'. %- 9". Steel axles and wheels with % inch o a 5 fe ta) pen OE --Store Basement Kiddies' Tricycles What pleasures the these fine tricycles. large front wheels. ber tires and pedals. little tots will have with trong steel frame with uve leather saddle, rub- 6.00 .. 18.00 ENT STORES inca ~- Store Basement men who are. willing to devote their time to training junior farmers, the Ontario Department of Agri- culture has announced a two-day junior farmer leaders' conference the Ontario Agricultural Col- lexe, Free transportation 4nd ac- commodation will be given to the five young men who are the outstandiug junior farmer leaders "in their county. The date of the conferenc® and the method of choosing the leaders has not yet been decided, but it is quite likely that they will be chosen by a committee. This question was brought up at the re gional meeting of agricultural rep- resentatives held in Guelph recent- ly. C. D. Graham, representative for Perth County, is anxious to get.one junior farmer leader~from @ach township in the county. Will Make Test Here. Rev. Ernest Thomas, Field Secve- tary of Social Service and Evange- lism in the United Church, will be in the city next week to give a SuI- ies of tactures on the subject of "Sejent.ic Temperance" at the Nor- mal School. Mr. Thomas has been making a tour of the cities of West ern Ontario lecturing on this sub- ject and also making various tescs. One of thé tests which he carried out in London this week was a quetsion- naire for the Normal students in which they weer asked to state if they had seen anyone under the in- fluence of liquor in the last thrzo months. Only eleven per cent of the stitents intimated that they had. fifty per cent answered in the af- firmative, giving Toronto the high- Ree Ae Oe Pe ee In Toronto on the other hand © est percentage while London has the lowest so far among the cities testo Mr. Thomas will be here Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings. Contract Let for $28,000. It was announced today that the contract for the work at the Strat- ford branch of the Royal Bank of Canida has been given to Pounder « Bro. /ers, local contractors, Several tenders were in and they were op- ene yesterday. The price is am proximately $28,000 and work will commenceimmediately. The Downie street bank building will be comb pletely remodelled and the prem- ises will be greatly enlarged.