HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1945-05-24, Page 9THE TIMPS-APypeATie, JEXETSR,. ONTARIdTHUBSPAYMORNING, MAY M 1945
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MRS. IIARRY PUGR SMITH
Seven
breathless night
the flat was like
had been kept
for extra work,
and
was
also
that
and
and
Chapter
It was a sultry,
and the kitchen in.
an oven. Barbara
late at the office
By the time she rushed home
prepared a company meal, she
tired and nervous. Slip was
hitterly conscious of the fact
Rer
that
her
the
have felt so agitated 'about her ap
pearance,
at her,
“Thanks
^murmured
from the table.
Gloria smiled
“I envy you
must be i
hair needed a fresh set
both her organdie dress
complexion had wilted before
guest arrived. She need net
Gloria
for a
Tony
scarcely glanced
sweli feed, kid,”
when they rose
sweetly at Barb
ara. “I envy you domestic women.
Life must be so uncomplicated
When one’s talents lie in that direc
tion.”
Thinking of her hot stuffy kit
chen, cluttered with soiled dishes
and pots -and pans, Barbara made a
grimace. “You’d be surprised,” she
said,
“Now- for the big moment,”
Gloria murmured.
“I—I hope you like it; the play
I mean,” said Tony, and gulped.
Gloria laid her hand caressingly
on his arm. “I expect I shall.”
When Barbara rejoined the oth
ers, Tony’s face was shining. Gloria
•had said the first act had punch
and clever situation's. “It needs a
lot of going over,” she warned.
“It’s pretty amateurish in spots
and the dialogue creaks.”
Tony's face fell, “I was afraid °f
that.” He tried to grin. “Whoever
told me I could do a play, any-
Zhow?”
“Nonsense,” ’snapped Gloria.
■”It’$ true that plays are not writ
ten. They are rewritten, With no
more experience than you’ve had
in the theater, you’ve done a bang-
up job. What you need “is some
actual stage work.”
Tony made a wry face. “It’s a
viviuos circle,” he said. “You can’t
do a play without experience and
you can’t get the experience until
you do the play.”
“That brings me
tion,” murmured
don’t we put on the
to a sugges-
Gloria. “Why
first act in the
Highland Cedar
Little Theater during Labor Day
weeR-end? Pinkney Law is coming
down to see me that Saturday, I
can get him to the performance, if
that means anything.”
”But you’ve refused all along to
have anything to*do with the Little
Theater group here I”
“Because they are a bunch of
nit-wits,” remarked Gloria. “I
think three weeks’ work on this
first act in actual rehearsal will do
you more good than six months
anywhere else, There’s nothing like
seeing your- lines fall flat for
teaching you how to time them.”
“I realize that,” said Tony hum
bly. “Good Lord, Gloria, if you
really would put this act on for me,
I’d be indebted to you for the rest
of my life.”
Gloria smiled. “It’s a bargain.”
Barbara spoke for the first time.
“Don’t you think Tony should go
ahead and finish the other two acts
while he’s got such a good start?”
she asked uneasily.
Gloria looked at her and raised
her eyebrows. No, I don’t think
so, but perhaps you know best.
After all, I’ve had only fifteen
years in the theater,” she said with
elaborate sarcasm.
“You don’t understand, kid,” To
ny said, “An opportunity to work
out this first act in actual practice
with an actress of Gloria’s ability
is the sort of chance struggling
play-weights dream -of.”
The Little Theater group when
they heard the news was both
piqued- and flattered. Gloria Have
ner had consistently snubbed any
attempt to interest herself in the
organization. Now that she had
suddenly decided to relent,’ the
members could not afford to refuse
her overture although among them
selves they resented her. Foi’ the
next three weeks Gloria practically
took over the Little Theater.
Gloria and Tony cast the various
parts. Tony would have given them
to his friends, but Gloria was quite
ruthless. She said Wanda Lytle had
no more dramatic talent than a
broomstick. Wanda was president
of the Little Theater in Westhaven.
Gloria said if she was going to do
the play at all, she would do it
right. Curiously enough she* de
manded Hank Woods for the comic
lead, although he was not even a
member of the group. To Hank’s
utter astonishment, she said he
could act. Tony was delighted.
During rehearsals Tony
barely long enough to catch a
of sleep. He always expected
there for dinner, but some-
invar iably came up. More
than not he telephoned Bar-
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Hay Council
The Council of the Township of
Hay met In the Council Chambers,
Zurich, on Monday, May?, 1945, at
1.30 p.m., when the following bus
iness was transacted:
That the Tax Collector’s Roll for
1944 as handed m by IL W, Brok
enshire be accepted and a complete
list of arrears be forwarded to the
County Treasurer for collection.
That Telephone switch board,
proposition No, 4, Nq, 1 105c, 1
position Stromberg Carlson $968,5.1
he purchased for Zurich central,
That the request by Bishop J, T.
Kidd to haye extension made to the
present St. Boniface R.C. church
cemetery, Zurich be accepted sub”
ject to the approyal of the local
Board of Health and Ontario Dept,
of Health. By-law to confirm the
above request to be passed only
upon approval of the above boards,
That Workmen’s Compensation
Insurance with the A.E. Wilson 'Co.
be renewed for the year 1945-46,
also the Public Liability and Prop
erty damage with the Economical
Mutual for 1945.
That tenders be called for com
pleting the Truemner Drain provid
ing it cannot be done for
Engineer’s estimate.
That the payments on Township
Roads,
phone
counts
Hay
$2.8 O';
Masse,
James
ner,
home
wink
to be
thing
often
bara that he’d only have time to
grab a hot dog before rehearsal.
"See you at the theater, J<id,” he
would say. “And after we get
through, we’ll take a ride and catch
a little air. I thought you looked
sort of peaked this morning.”
Usually it was after midnight
and both Tony and Barbara were
reeling with fatigue. So they sel
dom took a ride and finally Bar
bara practically stopped going to
the theater.
object?”
Second Brood of Chicks.
I
OVER 20% LESS CHICKS HATCHED TO DATE THAN
LAST YEAR.
Government statistics tell us there are over 20% less chicks
hatched to date than last year, and the demand is greater.
Poultry meat is high in price and will continue so. The United
States Army agrees to take 30 million pounds and will pay
the Same prices for all chickens from 2 lbs. up,
1945 Export Egg Prices increased by 6c per dozen
Poultry Industry Committee has announced there will be an
increase of 6c per dozen over last fall export egg prices. For
the years 1945 and 1946 the British Ministry of Food lias
agreed to take all of the surplus Grade A Quality Large
and Medium eggs Canada ettn supply,
, Keep yotir equipment producing a profit and raise that
scednd brood of Chicks this seasori.
It was so terribly lonely, never
seeing Tony, eating her dinners
alone, having nobody to talk to at
night. She was always in bed,
although not always asleep, when
Tony came in. He slept till the
last possible minute every morning
and; then was so groggy that
versation was beyond him.
Barbara’s pride was hurt,
confidence badly shaken, She
far from well and the heat
enough to play havoq with anyone’s
temper. (Otherwise she never would
have gone out to dinner with Mar
tin Fagg. As it was, it happened
accidentally, Martin had bought a
new car, a small conservative se
dan, the first automible he had
ever owned. He was very proud of
it and anxious to show it off. Over
taking Barbara on her way home
from work one afternoon, he
stopped beside her with a flourish.
"How do you like it?” he asked.
“Why, Martin, how nice!” ex
claimed Barbara.
“It’s not the biggest model or
the most expensive,” he murmured,
“but I can. afford it and that’s
more than a lot of car owners can
say, Hop in,” he suggested, “and
I’ll run you home, You ought to see
her take a hill,” boasted Martin.
"If you have time, let’s go out the
river road a piece and I’ll show
you how she can step.”
“Time is the one thing I have
plenty of,” murmured Barbara,
thinking of -the long hours before
her -qxitil she could possibly begin
looking for Tony to come home.
They went much farther than
they intended, ;Suddenly it was
quite dark and they were thirty
miles from home. “I bet you’re
starved,” said Martin contritely.
“I do feel a bit empty,” Barbara
confessed.
Martin looked embarrassed.
“There’s a roadhouse about a mile
farther along where
grand chicken dinners,
wouldn’t object, Barbara,
to take you to dinner. It
like old times.”
“Why should Tony
asked Barbara, her voice tinged
with acid. “I think he and Gloria
Havener have had dinner together
every night this week, either at her
house or on the set.”
They had a table facing the riv
er. There was a little breeze, sweet
with clover hay. The chicken was-
delicious. She enjoyed talking to
Martin, too. At least he did not
talk down to her. “Yon have the
levelest head ■ of any woman, I
know,” he insisted. His attitude
was balm to Barbara’s injured feel
ings.*
“This has done me a lot of
good,” said Martin’when he let her
out at her door at nine o’clock, “I
wish we could do it again some
time.”
Barbara glanced up at the dark
ened windows of the flat. It would
be midnight at least before Tony
came home, probably later, for
they were having a dress rehearsal,
“Why not?” she asked.
There were to be two perform
ances of Tony’s play, on Friday
and Saturday nights. It was the
latter at which Pinkney Law was
expected. Barbara sat through the
first
and
The
big
She
Tony thought so too. She knew the
instant she caught sight of him.
“Well,” he said, trying to grin,
“of all the flops!”
"Don’t be. silly!” Gloria snapped.
“-Of course everything went, wrong
tonight. Wait till Law is in the
audience.”
She made Tony go home with
lier and she mixed him a stiff drink
and talked him out of his depres
sion. By the time Barbara and Tony
reached the flat, he was as blithe
and exuberant as ever.
She thought he was asleep when
she crawled in beside him, but he
stirred and put his arm drowsily
about her. “The crowd tried to take
me to a ribbing today,” he said.
"They said that you' went driving
with Martin Fagg the other night
and had dinner with his out in the
country. Wanda swore she saw
you.” Tony chuckled. “As if I’d
fall for a yarn like that!”
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Relief, Hay Municipal Tele
System and General Ac-
be passed as per voucher.
Twp Roads — Bob Taylor,
Wm. Parke, $6.53, Alphonse
$9.00; “ ‘ -----
Masse,
$7.35;
Miller, $4.00;,
Max Jeffrey,
$47.48; Frahk Denomme, $16.20;
Stewart Blackwell, $2.9 5; Gordon
Surerus, $4.7'0'; Sandy McArthur,
$1.30; Bruce Koehler, $19.20; A.
F. Hess, $45.40; Zurich Herald,
$3.75; F. O. Kalbfleisch, $7.10;
James Masse', $10,65, Jack Ingram,
$11.25; Orville Taylor, $14.50;
Sydney McArthur, .87; Harold Wil-
lert, $1.30; Art Weber, $8.00'; Ed,
Schroeder, $19,20; H. W, Broken-
shire, $21.7'8;- Klopp Garage,
$185.43; M. G. Deitz, $11.80; Dept,
of Highways, $191.50; Herb Neeb,
$3 6.'04.
Relief — Morris Denomme, $25;
Li Kleinstiver, $10; John Suplat,
$25; A. Heicleman, rent, $3.00.
Hay Telephone System — Dept,
of Highways, <$3.9 0; H, G. Hess,
$297.8'6, Northern Electric $592.89
T. H. Hoffman, $467.76; Bell Co.,
$215.07.
General
Munitions
L. Smith,
$44.94; H. W. Brokenshire, $55.00,
A. F. 'Hess, $40.00; H G. Hess, 85;
T. R. Patterson, $425.'0'0; Ontario
Municipal Board, $3.0'0.
That the ^meeting be adjourned
to meet again on Saturday, June 2,
at 1.30 p.m. fob -Court of (Revision,
to consider appeals on the 1945 as
sessment Roll and for* the regular
monthly meeting.
H. W. Brokenshire, Clerk.
Wm. H. Haugh, Reeve.
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with her' heart sinking lower
lower. Nothing quite came off.
dialogue missed fire at all the
moments, the action sagged,
thought it a dismal failure.
WHALEN
(To late for last week.)
Mrs. Hannah Millson, of Weston,
is spending some time With Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Millson.
MrS. Bert Duffield and Betty
were Sunday visitors With Mrs.
Wynn at Woodham.
Several from here attended the
funeral of the late ’ Mrs. Arthur
Gunning at Granton on Monday,
Rev. Elstoh, of Centralia, will
have charge of the service at the
United Church on Sunday next.
Mr. and Mi’s. Frank Gtinnihig
spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs.
Roylance Westcott, of Exeter,
Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Bari, of Exeter
spent a few days during last week
With Mr. and Mrs. Milne Pullfen,
Mr. and Mrs. F. Squire and Shir
ley visited on Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. N. Ogden, in Exeter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ratkinson and
family, of Ruseeldale, Mr, and Mrs.
Ralph Parkinson, Ronnie, Miss O.
Elliott; Mr, L. Whiteford and Cfn.
Russell Parkinson, of London, Vis
ited during Sunday With Mr. and
Mrs. Geo, Parkinson.
the
Louis Masse, $21.60;
$79.84; Arnold Mer-
Ed. Erb, $6.90; R.
Peter Deichert, $5.30,
$2.70; M. G. Deitz,
To the political and economic reactionary, Social Security is something to
be used as a bribe to win votes — a sop to soothe unrest. Social makeshifts
of that kind are actually offered to-day as political substitutes for sound,
economic planning for the post-war reconstruction of Canada.
Accounts — Dept. of
and Supply, $666.25; C.
$l'0|6.25; L. Schilbe, coal,
Hodgson-Flower
At Holy Trinity church, Twicken
ham, England, -on Saturday, April
14, 1945, at 2 p.m., Joyce Iris, el
dest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Flower, of-52 The Meadway
Staines Road, was united in mar
riage to Flying Officer David John
Hodgson, R.C.A.F., son of Mr and
Mrs. Will Hodgson, Granton. Given
away by her father and carrying a
shower bouquet of white carnations
and heather, the bride wore a gown
of ivory satin with train. Her head
dress was a crown of orange blos
soms with long silk embroidered
veil. She also wore a pearl and gold
necklace. In a frock of apple green
taffeta with yellow feathered head
dress and silvei* shoes and carrying
a bouquet of yellow tulips, Miss
Beryl Flower, sister of the bride,
was chief bridesmaid. The other at
tendants were Miss Bessie James
and three year old Geoffrey Stone,
who wore a kilt of McDonald plaid
with white shoes and silver buckles.
Mr. John W. Terry was best man.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. A. Howard, Vicar, .and the
Wedding march was played on the
organ by Mr. C. Martin. After a
reception at the bride’s home at
which 50 guests were entertained,
the bride and groom left for a
honeymoon to Newton, Abbott,
Devonshire.
John Grieve Ries in Seaforth
resident of Seaforth for 54
Dr. John Grieve died at his
Dr.
A
years,
home Friday after an illness of a
few days.- Born in McKillop Town
ship in November, 1865, he moved
to Seaforth when 26 years of age.
In January 1915, he Was united in
marriage to Louisa E. Ferguson,
and besides his wife he is survived
by a daughter, Ethel, of Toronto; a
son, David, of Seaforth, two sisters,
Mrs. R. Hogg, McKillop, and Mrs,
J, Homuth, Whigham; a brother,
Egmondville. He ser-
and as councillor in
15 years. Funeral
held in First Presby-
T, Grieve, of
ved as reeve
Seaforth for
services were -
terian Church Monday with Rev.
R. H, Williams officiating. Inter
ment was in Maitlandbank ceme
tery.
GRANTON TEACHERS ENGAGED
Teachers! engaged in the sur-
rounding district are *Miss Lois
KnoX, of ’Granton, at Welbttrh S.S.
No. 13: Miss Bernice Guest, at S,S.
No. 5, West Nissouri, Mrs. I-Iartweil
Eppiett Glendale Sciioob Btanshard.
To the State Socialist, on the other
hand, Social Security is a bookish theory
seeking to prove that poverty would be
much more endurable if only it were
much more general.
And now, listen for a moment to
John Bracken, the forthright leader of
the*Progressive Conservative Party:—
“The State *here in Canada, unlike in
Germany, is the servant of the people,
not its master. Finance, and economic
mechanisms associated with it, must
likewise be regarded as the servants, not
the masters, of our economy. The under
writing of prosperity AND social
security is a proper function of tfie
State.”
Notice how closely prosperity and
social security are linked together. ,
We are determined that Social
Security shall no longer be regarded as
a charity but as what it is—a social
obligation and national responsibility of
the very first magnitude and import
ance. Social Security must grow with
prosperity—because the degree to which
social services may be provided is deter
mined by the size of the national income.
We are pledged to maintain that income
at a high prosperous level,It is against
this background of plenty for all, that
the Progressive Conservatives see
Social Security.
TH
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The Progressive Conservative Party
is pledged to provide, without delay, a
uniform and comprehensive social
security programme for all Canadians,
including:
[V Extended unemployment insurance
coverage.
V Adequate payments for the mainten
ance of unemployables.
V Accident and sickness benefits*
V Children’s allowances.
V Maternity benefits.
VWidows’ benefits.
[V Retirement pensions.
VIncreased old age pensions at age 65.
,VIncreased pensions for the blind.
Where any of these social services
are administered provincially, we shall
provide grants large enough to ensure
adequate standards of social security
for all Canadians.
Compare this positive and complete
programme with the make-shift ex
pedients of other parties. No other
party can equal or even approach John
Bracken’s guarantee of security for all
Canadians. -
It’s rational security—NOT rationed
scarcity.
^Published "by the ProgVRsriivc CdhsfetVativd Psi'fty,
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