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The Clinton New Era, 1920-12-30, Page 1siab1ishcdypi, 55, No,27 CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY DECEMBER 30TH, 1020 W H Kerr & Son, Editor e teed Publishers., ve in4e.,ovvvvvvyvvvykrwvoavvvv,,e, wovyk,MokArove‘ovvvvvvvvvt", . . . A RHYME IN SEASON a When days are chill and cold of Woe And. all .10910. blue and full Winds blow, What; clears tett-lest with a healthful glow, Wampoles Cold Liver Extract When growing boys and girls' look pale 'What best can Make themstrong and hale the-"ARemedy Never KnOwn to fail Wampoles Cod 'Liver Extract GET IT AT 777% S. 1:IriisjETTEx9,LLs%1S11/6 hP rn. B. v4100/woyvvVON,Alvvvvvtoko vvvv4vNivrtvoMovVv~4vvvke 1.020 INCORPORATED 1855 THE MOLSONS BANK Capital and Reserve $9,000,000 Over 130 Branches The Molsons" Bank Assists Farmers Almost every farmer finds his money tied up in stock or crops at certain seasons. If he needs assistance he should consult our local Manager. '4N.N}yings Departments at all Branches. H. R. Sharp, Mgr., Clinton Branch Safety Deposit Boxes to Rent. Let us be Known as A THRIFTY PEOPLE Let us stop spending heedlessly and needlessly, and begin to SAVE NOW AND SAVE • REGULARLY. THERE IS A SAVINGS DEPARTMENT AT EVERY BRANCH OF Tile Royal Bank R. E. OF CANADA MANNING, Manager : Clinton Branch ingion. although 000 ambassador ins not e 0 YOi. been named. While the great exp-riment of up, Lei,gite of NatiorAs has been tattle ring strettg,ill, the tinned States have turned their lachs upon It en- tii•ely. There was a long struggle be- tween President Wilson On One Sid, and Congress and the Senate on Ito other to have the repUblic accept the Treaty and enter the League'. The 001' 21000 and 1 110 Senate W0111(1 hare neither of them, but the Pr, sident consistently vetoed every changu that they suggested, and they could not get a sufficient majoidty to pass their ideas over his bead. The League of Nations became the issue of the Presidential election. President Wil- son ha(1. every faith in the idealism and the moral consciouSness of his people, but his policies were defeated by an o.verwhelming majority. Sen- ator Harding, the Republican candi- date, Will be the next Preeident.. It has been v.undred that he will try tO . start a little League of Nations of his oWn. ,,,,,,T,,.:11r.roarMICALVM7.1r.MOV.7.M141 EVERY VE MUST G i c "NO LEFT OVERS IS OUR MOTTO" AT Each Coat must go in the season for which it was bought. Men's Overcoats $35,00 to $40.00 Value to clear at $25.00. • Boys Overcoats' $25.00 to $30.00 Value to clear at $19.50. 11 Boy's Overcoats $12.50 to $15.00 to clear at $9.50.. If you are in need of an overcoat don't put off buying ex- pecting bigger reduction. These Prices are lower than you.., Will pay next Season, COME EARLY AND GET, YOUR CHOICE. The Moerish Clothing A ill.tioe',Deal or Everytilan 01.111111,11,,IMMIMPt w Year. 10:11EF STORY Of YEA3 orTsTA N N EVENTS Oli" PAST 'PO; EL V te MONS'RS 11 if,' VI EWHD. ' During 1050, the Status of .Cunadn Among the Nations of the. AVorld .n1110 81030 Phenix Establifard, as n Result of Events at Geneva— tieidents intereet Canadians, 0 far as the 1118101'y of Canada es a nation is ooneernod, the great event of 1020 Was the meeting of the Assembly of the League ofNations .at Geneva,. 11 been the concenius of opinion of the writers who gathered there 11101 only Great Britain and Prance were more, influeetial than the yOung Domhalon in the discussions that arose among the assembled nations. Canada MIA a peculiar role to play in 1110 League. When the Politicians of the 'United States decided that the question of •World "Peace and the League of Na- tions should bo taken (1,8' 11 political football, Canada steppdd into the breach as the spokasman of the West- ern Heatisphere. The constitution or the League of Nations is...by no means perf.et as yet. It was 'these huller- foctions that gave the tinted Sottes exellSO to remain °inside of an orgattiaiiion Ulnacould give them no :a, ,'ll at:vantage oraddition to ir wealth. 'file public men of stepped into the breach and (10(( 111 1 1111 spolt',..smen of the New a:111211u ns feltmhat with all 1.1' lrive,4.ecnions, the League of Na- ,ioan Wi 13 an "experiment that tile wir.,i idioalt not give up," to emote wor,..k.• of the lion, A. J. Balfour. rd of rtuntiring outside, the weatto Lite Au" a.? !y, riTroscritPLIVe bilok, for 1,) 1120 1.40)11 Atorica 1, • ti 3 ootri.i to 1, 1112:210 4,0 ol the L•ge,,,..11 .1‘,02 s vro.ai:,enoe 1112 Ile. voie . 11 • '81)12 (1)110. 111, 1,3 •, • ,1• ((:td ((11,i 14 Or 1 1,- .11 11''.11, tronlei,•:1 011 0. ((''('0((Z 10.:2!.2011 10 112,' pow 11 11 1 NV (1Ad 11,1 0. 1..1,1.at Finpfte. the it. ,12.2i01: ;1i1111; 10 1 1,10 111 111,' 1‘,((1 V;:a :1(1 1(1, 01 (((l(1, or 1 ito 10,1, i.1 1. 111:0 Th, 1..!,,o1 4.f wir 1.04(1 1 IN 111(//4 20 1)) on 11)Diina 110 rov wsi 'he (( 11 lit- 1., eat. of is,1,-lion:; 2,•• hav• gone u 1)2 ('(2 12111141' anal 111110.1. od our status 1:10 1,11 111111 or ;(!i neiions 'hi' world. One olt- 2,ar,1 and 'ga of the ''1(1(1 1'' , hes horn the (1(.(1(((;10111 during the year I to give poliiinioe or ouna,10 the right to linvo at 23, Try1ie New Er. r•- for ..101). Work in • European Problems. The two roltstes-"--,* 1n Continued on Page 4. , • MR, A. J. McMURRAY, ' Mayor -Elect for Clinton. Mr, McMurray has always taken an active interest in town Affairs and we wish 111113 a Happy New Year in his duties, 0000.0000.04.0000,083318sa0 0 WITH PUJI G1'IURC1133S. corgete009*Vos900044,41,00 W111i31 Church Special music will be furnished by the choir on !Idly Year's Sunday, The Pastor's subjects for the day are , Morning;—"The Eternal Refuge" Evening:—iiThe 01111101 'y of Mem- ory." Wesley Church • The Epworth League on Monday evening was under the direction of the Social and Literary Department, The following numbers proved an excellent program given by League members. Recitation—Miss Daisy Nediger Solo—Mr. Clifford Andrews. Address—Miss S. Haddock, on Hos- pltaf and Missionary 'Work„ in China. Reading—Rev. Mr, McCamus. Address—Marion 'Irwin Plano Solo—Miss ivison, of Kippen. Ontario Street Church The Christmas services in Ontario Street Church were conducted by the Pastor Rev. Anderson, were very de- lightful' and the Congregation was ex- ceptionailly large. The choir loft was 1 11 • ' tastefully de'corated with evergreens, mas• • o o o oon0000000 NOMINATIONIN o ova T TEACUPS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / Mr, friorley Countar, of Buffalo, was home for Christmas. Mr. William Gould, of Kitchener, was home for the week end. Mr, 1, Rattenbury, of Peterboro, was here for hl s Christmas dinner. Miss F. M. 'Cameron spent Christ- mas at her home in. Mitchell', , Mr. liarry,Rance, of Toronto Univer- sity is here for the holidays. Miss Ray Nealans, of Owen Sound, was home for the Christmas holidays, - Mr, Thomas Morgan, of St. Cattier. ines was a 'Christmas visitor in town, Misses Amy and Pearl Gould, of Tor- onto, was home for the week's end, Miss Kathleen McConnell, of Walton, was home 'for the Christmas holidays. Mr. Emmerson Libby, of Owen Sound, was a holiday visitor in town. Mrs, R. J. Cluff and Misses Cluff were visitors at ttlamilton for Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hitchins was visiting Mrs. Geo, Cooper for Chtist- MAYOR A. J. MURRAY BY ACCLAMATION Only an Election For Reeve— Council Elected by Acclamation • The Electors of Clinton Will only have to decide on the Reeveship 00 Monday next as Councillor A. J. Mc- Murray, was elected Mayor by accla- mation and also the C.ouncil for 1921. The new members so far will bet— . Mayor:—A. J. McMurray COUNCIL Bert Langford J. E. Johnson, W. J. Nediger. W. J. Paisley S, Kemp A, T, Cooper if the Electors will look over the above list, it will be seen that St. James' Ward and St. George's Ward will not be represented at all in the 'Council. St. Andrews has .the Mayor andCouncillors Langford and Kemp in St. John's Ward takes all the rest, 1 even to the Reeve. 25 According to The New York 1 lerald, 15000 men, women and children. are burned to death every year. "A few of these deaths are the outcome of unavoidable mis- adventures which human prescience could not forsee, and human in- genuity could not guard against", but most of them arose from causes easily preventable, and too often from criminal carelessness. The Herald add: "This appalling and heartrending death list is a monument to stupid, criminal disregard of elemetteary p0111- cb11es of 'sound 'building construction and simple good behavior. lit is the terrible price the nation pays for heed- lessness abd short-sighted selfishn'ess in individuals." Ontario Legislation 192o . and was assisted by former. members I Mr. and Mrs, Spence], of K ngst on, who have returned home to spend their spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. R. Christmas holidays. A full attendance Marshall. of the Choir,was present and their ser- I Mr. and Mrs. W. WaSloan, of Tor - vice of song was most cieliglitful and • onto, appropriate. ,,1 holidays. was home for the Christmasappropriate. An open session of the Sunday School ; was held in the afternoon at which Mr, and Mrs. Ken Chowan and Miss the Past Quarters lessons were received 1)1 220. Hamilton, are holidaying • by the following person:—Mr. Harrison Wiltse, teacher of the Adult 1311e Class; ! Mr. Earl Cooper who has been ‘Nork.- beloved teacher; :old Alvin Leonard, of 1 week end. at Goderich, was home for the 131r. Charles Holland, a former and much , 1115 Victoria University, Toronto. Ao ex- i Mr. and Mrs. Ward and family, of cellent program of music, consisting of Woodstock was visiting relatives over a solo by Miss Marion Gibbings, a cher- the week end, us by Ails, Edith Cornish's class and : Miss lona and Ethel Bouck, are visit- duetts (10 the Pi;1110 and a cornet soR) Mg at London, and other points this by Master Glenn and Jack Sheppard, of week with friends. Lonsion, nephews of the Superintendent I Inas recitation l'y Miss Irva Carter, en- Was here visiting at Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Powell, of Toronto, Mr, William Walker. A splendid Christ- titled "Bells Across 'Fite Snow." The 1 George Cooper's. attendance was 212 and many members I, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sutter and Mas - of the Sunday School were present 'tor Benson, spent Christmas with and many interested visitors. 1 Stratford relatives. Next Sunday . the choir is preparing 1 Miss Beatrice Jervis., who has Special New Year's music and the Pas- been in Toronto, was. home for the tor, Rev. S. Anderson, will giTe "A Ne,v Christmas 1.1olidays, Year's Messages", Everybody wet- I Mr. Asa 13,111011, of the Stratford e("Tnlet,e choir of the Church was en: Herald, was a visitor at the Parental tertained to an oyster Supper Tuesday i 11,11110 for Christmas. • Mr. Earl Livermore, of Stratford, will evening at the home of Mrs. Fred Leon- . ard, of Goderich Township, spend a few weeks at the home of and Mrs. Livermore. The Young Men's Bible Class is et- tertaining the Young Ladies' Class and 1 Mr, and Mrs. A. Collyer, ard child - the returned Students on Thursday rem of London, are visiting with Mr. night. and Mrs. James Steep. BEIT FELLOWSHIP TO MISS M. COWAN Mr, and Mrs. N. Fitzsimons, ot De- troit, are visitors in town with Mr. ' and Mrs. R, Fitzsimons. • Miss Irene Cole, of Whitehall, who has been teaching School was home for the Christmas holidays. 'CLINTON AND HURON COUNTY Following were the Nominations handed bite Returning Officer Mac- Pherson at the Clinton Nomination on Monday evening, Afterwards the Chair was taken by Mr. R. E. Mann- ing and all who wanted to address the meeting had an opportunity to do so. The Nomination paper held the following (lamest— MAYOR Harrison Wiltse A. J. McMurray Thomas Cottle J. A, Ford Seaforth Girl Will Go To ,London For Miss Elva and Edna Lavis, of Tor- ' • Medical' Reaearch Work. onto, are visiting at the home of theif- mother, Mrs, George Lavis, • A signal lionor has coma to Miss Mary Logan Cowan, of the Depart- Miss Annie Shobbrook and Miss ' meat of Pathology, University of To- spend a few weeks atthe home of Mrs. Shobbrook for Christmas. ronto, in the award to'ller of a Belt Mr. and Mrs. A. Morris, are spend= Methorial 'relic:48111p of the 5(11(003value 011 £400, • :tenable ' for three ing a couple of weeks with their daugh- ter, Mrs, DrUmmand, of Detroit. years. •The 'award 'of 'this "fellOwship means the:Miss 'Cowan' will ••• 'engage Mrs. McDonald, Isaac Street, is in medical research in the Lister visiting her daughter, Mrs. T, Mustard Institute for ' Preventive Medicine in in Toronto and she may spend 'the Notes•on tion Consideredand Enaeted' London, England. She leaves for winter there. • • • England 3150l 111 the New Ydar. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Counter and daring the SesSiOnof 1920 'Continued from Last Week) be composed of the reeve, and four members appointed bY• the town- ship council, one of whom will bea separate school supporter if there is eseparate school in the tciiV6hip. Boards in, school sections will be composed, Of ,five petsons, all of whom will be appointed by the public sChool trustees where there is no separate school, and where there is a separate sch,00l three members will be appointedbythe, public school trustees, and two bythe separate school trustees. Union library boards are also 'provided for. Length of terms for members in the various kinds of communities and times for appoint- rne provided." The municipal council of a city, town, village, or township, the Council Of•the towraip or the councils of the townships in which a police village or school section is situate, or the trustees of a -school section is not situate in an organized township, in addition to all othel rates and assessments levied andassessed are required to levy and assess in each year a special rate to be called "The Public Lib- rary rate" sufficient to provide the amount eStimatesi by 'the board, such amount not to exceed a rate on the dollar of taxable assess merit that will yield fifty cents per capita of the population of'the litufficipality, police village or school section, as shown in the latest revised assessment roil, but by a vote of a majority of the council or board pre- sent and voting thereon, such rate may be increased'kto 90 amount .to yield 'not more than seventy-five cents per Capita of the' population, but the council of any 11111111C1 - play which prior to the first day of Janu- , . ary, 1917, entered into a contract with the HON. MR. ORANT. donor of,funds for public library purprr,es to expenCannually not less than a stated sum fru-public library tila 1 11- tanatice, niay levy and assesseach year a puplic library rate sufficient (Continued 00 13(131 Page) Miss Cowan was born in Seaforth, Master Norman attended the wedding Ontario, and was educated in the of Mr. Morley Counter and Miss Swarts, School and the Collegiate In- at Winghatn, on Tuesday. stitute of that town. She •graduated - (Miss Eldanor Kelly, who Is teaching in Arts at the University of Toronto, School at Thorold, is spending her vaca- in 1916, taking first-class honors in tion with her •parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. physiology and bio -chemistry. 'In Kemp. .. ..... ' 1949, she graduated in medicine and , Rev. and Mrs, R. J. Irwin, of Toronto, was appointed fellow In bactell°1°gY were visitors in town last week with the for the session of 1919-20.. This- ses- former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. sion she has held a special research fellowship in the Department of Path- . ology. I Harris B, Holmes, youngest Son of ed and endowed in 191)9 by Sir Otto The Belt Fellowships were found- Mr. aril 'Mrs. R. Holmes, Toronto. is Beit as a memorial to his brother. s51'0u161019 a Few days among old Clinton friends. 1 - Mn, Dodds Holloway, of Langruth, Births Manitoba, is visiting at the parental 13D111I—In Tuckersmith, on Christ- mas Day, December 25th, to Mr. and home, Mr, Holloway is manager of the Royal Bank there, Mrs. Edie, (formerly Miss Mary Mc- Donald,) of Brucefeld, a son. ' Miss Bessie McCamus, of London, BIRD:—In Regina Hospital, on Dec- and Miss Marion McCamus, of Toronto, ember 1 91.11, .to Mr. and Mrs. Dudley who are on the teaching staff are home H. Bird, of Gienavon, Saskatchewan, for their Christmas holidays. 0 son,—Will1am • Morgan, . Miss D. Stephenson leaves this week Marriages for Port Arthur, where she wi'l teach during the coming term. Miss Stephen- ' ELLIOTT—GR3SONs---iOn the 1355'- stm has been teachinghere during the. field Road, on Thursday, December, Mbdel Term. 2.5112, by Rev. Mr, .Andersott, Miss Lil-• Edo, ad Mrs. 13. E. Foulds left klinton. lian May Elliott, daughter of Mr. and last week for Toronto for the 112233,114' 01024 Alexander Elliott, to Mr: Alexander sellsom. Mr, Foul& will spend some G3b50n,-.0f Ashfield, lturOrt COunty, :111ne in Ottawa, hef,.r.s mee".”,•• WW1- : • 'iPeg to take up his duties as Chief Seed 131R1)1—'1" ..150912313 lin8Pitalt 011 Atiftlysist for Manitoba and S,tri::ti DPeerds,r alad, infaill. sou at Me, Ind' "ehewati uncle', the d'rectioe 01 11131 Dom - Moa. Dudley IL. Bird, of Gleual'Our Ad< n GOVertlInent. SaCkateitewan. • • • • 0.0» 1(12)1511 OD Page 5. ,. 1 REEVE R. J. Miller C. a Middleton 11 wiithsoCnOUnNOLLORS 13. N. A. J,j. McMurrayNedigel Geo, A. McLennan J. W. Langford Guy Hicks WN.. Bali Geo, Elliott Geo, Roberton D. Cantelon F. W. Wigg A. T, Cooper SCHOOL BOARD , W.S. R. Holtnes—St. Andrew's Ward, G:' A. McLennan:—St. James' Ward, T, A. Ilardy—St. John's Ward A. J. MorrIsh—St, George's Ward Public Utilities Commission S. J. Andrews GODERICH 1(---)WNSI 1 1P:—Reeve—. N. W. Trewartha. 'Councillors:—D. A. li.indsay, Geo. Vanderburgh, (1, L. Salkeld, H. C. Cox, all by acclamation. STANLEY TFMNSIIIP:—Reeve.:--M. Elliott, Jas. llood, councillors:—Ilan- lcy:1,. Mere, fgaiglas, Thompson, Alas so - 11ULLETTi—Reevei—M, Armstrong, James Watt, •ihomas McMichael. Counc.il—Charies liewson, W. 11,1 iller, Robert Clark, Alex, McEscen, J, S. er, John Barr. EAST WAWANOS11:—Reeve—New- ton Campbell, W. Currie Connell— W, StratAan, John Coultis, Arch. Robinson, W. Gillespie, Robert Leisch- man. Roert Buchanan. • 'COLBORNE:—Reeve—G. Young, II. 11111. Council—George Robinson, T. McNeil, John Currie, George Fisher, William Graham, Alex. Shaw, GREY TOWNSHIP:—Reeve— McNabb, (acelaination,)Deputy Reeve F. Collins, P. A. McArthur, Coun- cil—R, L. McDonald, Thomas McDbn- aid, 0. Harris, R. L. Taylor, Thomas Vodden. MORRIS TOWNSHIP:—Reeve:-Wm. Elston, Council—Harry Fear, A. Proc- tor, R, Shortreed, Walter Yuill, all by acclamation. TUCKERSMITH:—Reeve:— Herbert Crich, John McNaughton: Council— Isaac Moore, Charles Riley , Joseph Crich, Roland Kennedy, Robert Wat-' son, McKILLOP: — (acclamation). Reeve:—Erank McQuade, Couhcil:— El Horan, Bruce Medd, Dan Regele, John Doods, TURNBERRY:—Reeve:—J, 1, Scott, James Porter, Arthur Wheeler. 'Conn - J. Moffat, W. A. Mines, Reuben Stokes, John L. McEwen, Wm. Austin. Since Nomination day Mr. McEwen, has dropped out and this leaves only a contest for Phe Reeve- sillEAP. ST WAWANOSU:-Z-Reeve,—W. J. Currie, J. N crtnnieli. Councillors:- Robt, Coultes, Geo, M. Robertson, John Gillespie, W. W. Stranghan, Henry Leishman, Since nomination day Mes- sers. Campbell and Leishman have dropped out and this leaves last year's Council elected, HENSALL:—Reeve:—Alex. Smibh, and Thothas Hudson, Council—T, Higgins, W, Jones, T. Sharp, G. Hud- son, (acclamation.) USBORNE1-5eeve—Wi11, Coates t Councillors:—:T. 9. Morgan, John Hanna, Fred Stewart, and Joshua Johns all elected by acclamation. STEPHEN:—Reeve,—Alex, Neeb; Deputy Reeve:David Webb. Coun- dillorst—Geeo, Penh:de, Wm, Swett- zer and John Ilays all elected by ac- clamation W, D. Sanders was nontl- tutted but withdrew, HAY:—Reeve:—E. F. Klopp, Wm, Consitt. The following were immi- nafed but withdrew: John Laporte, If, 15, Neeb, and W. IL 'Turnbull; 'Councillohs:—John Campbell, L. H. ‘V. E. Turnbull and Sam Deitz, al; ted by acclamation. The fol-, lov. i usw ithdrew:—Casper Waiper,, (')Ia_.Yr T;r11:(-1PIR''eeve:---W. It Mellroy„ Dr, Milne, 1 Tanian, '11. 'Fhomak., Couneil:—James Moody, W. Watson, H. A, Thomas, George White, John (Conttnuecl on next Page)