The Clinton News Record, 1920-1-15, Page 41920
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PREMIER TRYING TO DO AWAY
WITH PATRONAGE
Premier Drury's position withre-
gard to the appointment of Miss Min-
nie Walker to the post of Register
of Middlesex County, his convictions
with tegard to the abolition of the
old patronage system, and his views
as to how the Govermnent should ar-
rive at a choice are concisely Con-
tained in his letter of. December 24,
to Harold Currie the, Middlesex
-.U. F. 0. organizer. To NIr. Currie the
Premier wrote:
Toronto, 24 Dec„ 1919
"Dear Mr. Carrie,—I received your
letter this morning re the appoint-
ment of Miss Walker to the.-Regis-
trarzhip of Middlesex. To me the
matter appeals as one of public ser-
vice and of getting -the person who
can best fill the position, regardless
of what her past politics have been.
In fact, I can see no half -way stop-
ping place between filling appoint-
ments with the sole object of effi-
ciency and slumping back to the old
patronage system, which .we all 'op-
pose so strongly.
- As I see the matter the facts are
as follows: Miss Walker, of whose
political past I know nothing, has
been filling the position as Deputy
Registar very aecegably for some
months. It would appear if we adopt-
ed simple business sense in making
appointments that as a matter of
promotion she should have the officio,
I 'have htvestigated as to her quali-
ileetione tend it spears that no one
Frei mime anything; epithet her on
the ground of her not beim able to
fill the office efficiently, Then if we
turn her down, it mush be simply
becnuee she as not .of ores„ political
g'renp. Ifwe slid that it seems to me
that we have fastened upon ourselves
with all ite evils,, the old system of
"to the victor belongs the ,spells." I
=nut see the .natter of iiiling public
positions is that light, and much as
I 'regret that a persgnal :friend and..
a good man, such ne you are, should
have to be overlooked through the
application of this principle, I feel I
must defend the appoiitmcnt 05 in
the interests of efficiency in the pub -
lis searvlee.—Your sincere friend,
E. 0, Drury,
I•Iarold Currie, Esq., Stratheoy.
FLAX SEED .FOR* FREE DISTRI-
BUTION
This season, for the first time,
_samples of flax seed are being
tributed free to farmers, from the
Cereal Division of the Experimental
Farm at Otttawa. The sample con-
tains about two pounds of seed, en-
ough
n-ou„ h to sew about one -thirtieth of
an acre. The quantity of fibreflax
seed available this seagon is very
small and enough requests have al
ready been received to dispose of, it
all; but applications for samples of
flax for the production of seed can be
aeeepted for some little time yet
though the number will necessarily
be limited. These samples will be
reserved chiefly for farmers in dikt-
ricts where the cultivation of flax
for seed has been found profitable.
The varieties available are ordinary
commercial Premost, one of the"most
Popular sorts in Western Canada,
and a new selected type called Nov-
elty which seems superior to .Pre -
most in produtiveness but is not
quite, so attractive in appearance.
These free samples furnish an oppor-
tunity for the -farmer to start the
growing of a kind of flax superior to
the ordinary stockusually sown. If
carefully propagated, the second crop
will yield enough seed to sow quite
a large field. "Good, pure flax seed
is usually very hard to obtain, and
the best plan is for eachfarmer to
produce his own,
The variety of flax for fibre pur-
poses which is being distributed is a
new, selected grain named Longstem
which has already made a name for
itself as a singularly fine variety.
Samples are not being sent this seas-
on to any new districts where the
success of flax a fibre plant is doubt-
ful or where the industry of fibre pro-
duction is not already established. It
is expected that a meth larger stock
of Longstem will be available for dis-
tribution another year. C. E. Seun-
ders, Dominion Cerealist.
DryGoods
and•
House
Furnishing
tat
PRONE 78.
Fur's
and
Ready.to-
Wear
Oarmente
oats
We put on sale Saturday, Jan, i
3rd. every cloth coat in stock—" 1
25 coats in all, at 25 per cent off -
regular prices. They are all
new coats this season; illcauding
Uhincillae, Velours, Silvertone
and Beavers, sizes 34 up to 44.
s
Come"early for best choice
Ladies' Suits 25 per
cent off Regular
Prices
Just -seven suits to clear, all
this season's styles, b1aGk, navy,
green. silk lined, sizes 36, 38
and 42, "
FURS
25 per ceat off the
egular Price
We put on sale -Saturday, Jan.
.aril, all fur at 25 per cent off
regular prices, including Mink,
Lamb, Wolf, Fitch, Ooon, Sable
and Opposuln,
leo
Boys' Pullover Sweaters
One dozen only, Boys' Sweaters, all wool, colors
grey and blue, black and orange," grey and green, sizes
86 and 38 only, very special $4.00
SOUTH IIURQN BOARD OF
AGRICU 1;TI3RE
'rho 8, Ii', Boars/ of Agrieultnro
will hold meetings on Wednesday,
Jan, -21, at Varna; oet Thursclay,.Jan,
22, et Uensall and en Friday, Jan,
23, at Grand Bend, when topics in the
intei.'ests of ng'rlsulture will be die.-
cussed by Mrs, :James ,Person of
Gadshill, Mr. A. R. 0, .Smith of
New Hamburg and Mr. J, N. Allan,
13. S", A.e of Dunnville. Afternoon
and evening 855510ns will be held, at
two o'clock and at eight,
CHRISTMAS EVE AT ]HERON
CHILDREN'S HOME
Christmas Eve at the 1-luron
County Children's Homo in Goder-
ich was a title of great expectations,
and when 501110 of these were real-
ized these had passed into the mem-
ories of thoso.partieipating in the vis-
it of . Santa Claus, and the friends
who assisted in the festivities, ex-
periences which will not soon be for-
gotten. Few if any of the ten child-
ren now in the Horne hadever known
what such an occasion means, and
when at last they beheld the patron
saint of childhood they stood spell
bound with mingled feelings of wend-
er, fear and delight, Thanks to the
efforts of friends of the work, the
response in gifts for the little folks
was generous in the extreme, and
under the skillful management of
Miss Bentley, the matron, her sister,
Miss Lottie Bentley, and Mrs. Bos-
well -Reid, the decorations and the
Program throughout were such as
to make the occasion a charming
success. Dr. Reileutann acted ad
chairman, and the program of songs
and recitations was most ereditably
rendered -by the children. Then in
answer to insistent calls from the
little ones, a real live Santa appear-
ed from the chimney, with sleigh -
bells and shouts to his reindeer, and
with words of greeting, he began the
distribution of gifts, till each little
wonderng'figure had arms filled wth
such toys and gifts as their wildest
fancy had not conceived of. This was
followed; by an invitation• to' lunch.
speeially for the little folks, who sat
Clown to a tempting and prettfiprh
arranged table, the dishes on which
were the. . gift • of the
Colegiate Institute, • who deserve
hearty praise for so acceptable and
and thoughtful a contribution. It
may well be said that this, the first
official visit of Santa Claus to the
Huron 'Children's Home was a de-
lightful success and a•eplendidtest-
imony to the generous sympathy
which so many of the people of the
County have shown to the work of
the Children's Aid Society. It
would be impossible to give in full
either the- names of the donors or
their gifts,. but these listed" below
are worthy of special mention:
Town of Clinton, $10; W. C. T. U„
Crediton, $10; Mocha Temple, Lon-
don, .$25; Amity Bible Class, Blyth,
$7; friends of a dancing class, God-
erich, $17; Mrs. Challenger and Miss
Montgomery, Alberta, $2; Goderich
friends—A._. F. A., $2; Mrs.' (Dr.)
Hunter, $5; A NI, Robertson, $5; Nlrs.
F. J. Pridham, $5; George•Porter, $2;
Mrs. R. G. Reynolds, $2; Mrs. P.
Macfarlane, $2; James Currie, $1;
S. S. Class at Blyth, 2 boxes choice
Males; Ashfield Patriotic Society;
12- jars -of fruit; St. George's Ladies'
Guild, Goderich, complete lot of
clothing for the children. Other gifts
of provisions, toys, clothing, books,.
candies, etc., from a wide circle of
friends, are all gratefully acknowl-
edged here, and will be particularly
mentioned at the next meeting of
the$ociety,
Brussels skating rink has again
changed hands, Robert Trench, of
Teeswater, purchasing it from Fred
L'urchill, taking possession on
Wednesday. The new proprietor
built the rink several years ago,
Full military honors were paid
the late distinguished flying offi-
cer, District Headquarters, London,
sent up a gun carriage and firing
patty, and the G W, V. A. band of
Stratford was present. Lieut. -Col,
W. Bnrkor, V. C. and Lieut. -Col, W.
A. Bishop, V. C., Canada's most
noted aviation officers, attended the
funeral at Listowel,,
Keeps Our Bodies Warm
Pure, rich, red blood 0 a necess-
ity in the production of animal heat.
It keeps our bodies warm. We all
know very well that when the arteries
that carry it 'to a limb are bound or
tied, the temperature et the limb is
immediately lowered.
There is a suggestion in this that,
at this time of year especially, we
should take Hood's Sarsaparilla, if
our blood is impure, impoverished or
pale, Hood's Sarsaparilla makes the
blood good in quality and quantity.
It has an unequaled record for rad-
ically and permanently removing blood
diseases, nodule, rheumatism and
catarrh, and giving strength and tone
to the whole system. It is a scien-
tific conibinatioie of roots, barks, herbs
and other medicinal substances that
have long been used by successful
physicians. Get it today,
OUR CLUBBING LIST: FOR 1920.
The News -Record anal Globe .. 5.25
" Mail and Empire ...5.25
" Toronto World 5 25
'> Farmer's Advoe'o , ...3.00
Family Herald . , , ...2.00
Weekly Sul 3.00
" London Advertiser 5.25
n ;Gondol Free Prose .:9.25
" Weekly Witness 2.85
" Youth's Companion „8.75
Above prices aro tor addresses in
Canada or Great Britain, If publica-
tion you want is not in above list, let
us know,
Remit by Postal Note or Express
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31/DOE KLEIN TRYING
GOLDEN RULE
leerly this year. Judge Klein
found g. boy guilty of n crime, and
ineteacrof sending hint -to goal or
the reformatory, dineted that he
return home end . go `' to Sunday
Behind and church regdlav'ly . and
On work and be in by 8 o'clock
eoeh,evoning, The boy also got a
nice Iittie lecture and promised not
go astray again, HIS father had to
outer into a bond that 'the boy
would appear for senteitee on Dec,
28rd. 'J.'liis the boy did on Tuseday
last. The report sent in to the
Judge was -that the youth was worit-
ing in a factory now and earning
good honey and had. reformed.
Previogsly this boy. was a"terror in
Ms town. After telling the ex -prise
otter how Pleased all were at Itis re-
formation and suggested that he was
the makings of a fine man, the Judge
let pini go. Another party from a
nearby township also came before
Judge Klein last Thursday who, too
had been remanded for sentence so
that -in the meantiine he might make
good. This gent had been found
guilty by Judge of not supporting his
wife and children and had gone away
with another woman, At the trial
the Judge asked the }wife if the would
live with hint again ifhe would stip=
port her and the chilclren. She con-
sented and he promised to support
them and be a good husband and kind"
father: Instead of sentencing the.
men to the prison farm and placing
the children in care of the Children's
Aid Society as some parties request-
ed, the Judge directed that the pris-
oner be given another chance. Space.
then this man has resided with his
family and 'has properly supported
them. They are all living happily
together. The children are clever and
the father will be"a decent citizen the
same as he has been during the re-
mand. He was allowed to go and
promised never to go wr'bng again..
—The Times, Walkerton,
Countaj News
The sum of $282.58 was the amount
collected by Brussels branch of the
Bible Society, which has just been
remitted to the provincial treasurer.
This the largest amount on record
here.
The Wingham band serenaded the
election candidates at Wingham on
election night and were rewarded with
generous contributions, which they
added to their treasury.
A room was opened in the public
Library, Brussels, one day last week
and the three local doctors and a
nurse vaccinated all who came. A
large number presented themselves
and many went to their own- doctor
at his ofliee. Smallpox should have
no terrgrs for that burg in future.
Wigs Men's Town,
ohs original Gotham, a name some.
times applied to New York, was a
village near Nottingham, in England,
and was the reputed home of the"will
mea of Gotham."
Not Much of a Hardship.
"Feb de life o' me," said Uncle
Eben, "1 can't see no hardship in food
regulations dat pifts it up to folks to
eat mostly cornbread an' chicken
Before or After the Fact?
There must be a mob of unprincipled
persons in the motorcar game, else
how explain all the _accessories?
Hope's Llmitatfons.
Hope is a 'buoy but like any other
buoy it only floats; it can't be steered
nuywherc.—Cbaries Dickens in "Dom -
bey and Son."
Applee and Cider.
It takes a ton of apples to make
about 150 gallons of tiler.
j�i-'^rF•� 1.^_'• moi-" � i
!A l+rl i"k l{l fait
1LL�.tt ;mak w'tecseSese.,
The DouWl ,lack Route
--between—
:MONTREAL,
TORONTO, -
DETROIT
and CHICAGO.
Unexcelled dining car service.
Sleeping cars on. night trains and
parlor cars on principal day trains.
Full information from any "Grand
Trunk Ticket Agent or 0. P. Horn-
ing,
ornhag, District.: Passenger Agent, Tor-
onte. •
-
A: 0. Fettlson, Depot Agent.
JOHN RANSFORD d SON,
Phone 55, Uptown Agents
RAW FURS
Highest cash prices
paid for
Skunk, Raccoon
and Mink
Enquiries promptly
actswored
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LONDON - . ONT:
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Mr. Themes Gregory died at has
'110010 lit Wingbaiii on Christmas Day,
The funeral was .told Saturday to
Wingham Cemetery, IIo is survived
by his widow, two sons and two
daughters,, The late Mr, Gregory
Dame to Wingham in his youth,
when the country was largely forest,
I3e took up the carpentry and me-
,sonry busine522, the buildhtg. -now
known, as the Farmers' Home being,
one of the first be erected, Prior to
•
January 1,50, 1920
Ills settling in Wingbnln lie Ives 4
contractor on the Baillie ,r.& Goder-
belt Railroad. At that time Clinton
was the nearest railroad station, ,
Games fnt' the ehiktren which
were institutt'cl -this year as part of
the • program by the St,
Andrews Sunday school
Hlppen, will be continued
throoRbo11t the winter at monthly
intervals; The. seheol is also plan-
ning inane week night gethevrings
SUN.
;
MON.
4w1�
TUE,
i'ot' the year, Last year one depart-
Inept held 12 'Such gatherings, but
this ,yoar they expect to hold 20,
The Itinoral - of M0'Q5' A, '.C,
McKeever, 1), 8, 0„ J) F. 0., M. 0„
and Croix de Guerra, who died in
hospital at Toronto on Friday morn-
ing, following a second operation for
a fractured leg, tools place on
Wednesday afternoon, Interment was
delayed to permit his brother
Liett, James Melfeevor, to come from
Vancouver.
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Canadian National ell the way.
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Vla 0.T.R., North Say, Cochrane and Canadian National.
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