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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1939-01-12, Page 6Thursday, January 12, 1939 SPANISH LOYALISTS LAUNCH STRONG COUNTER-OFFENSIVE iqto aban into the town “Yotr can light,” Norris passenger, but him • Grandma always was a keen shopper and quick to “snap up” a bargain ...but you’ll recognize these BARGAIN OFFERS without her years of ex­ perience ... you save real money... you get a swell selection of magazines and a full year of our newspaper. 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Town and Province terg tQ tngte up The storm now had burst in its full fury, Crash after crash rent the air; rivulets .ran across. the road Miraculously escaping disaster, the chronically law-abiding little man crowded oncoming cars to the verge of ditches, took curves on two wheels, He broke enough traffic laws 4:0 send him to jail for fife. And. during it all the man beside him, his eyes glued to the road, said nothing. Then dead ahead of him Mr, Norris saw the lights of Midvale. He would make it! His plan had worked! It hadn’t rid him- of his it Iiari at least spared doning his plan. As the car roared the man cleared his throat, let me out at the next raffic he said—rather shakily, Mr, thought, “O.K.,’’ he replied^ feeling­ little worldly and important, where you say.” He. pulled up to the curb and before he had now a “any- come to .a stop his passenger had opened the j---- “Thanks,” at the car door,huskily’ muttered leaped out, looked back for an instant and sped, around the corner in the drenching rain, “Now to get to the police station and tell them,” though Mr.’ Norris. The fellow,’tafi and lithe, tore' op­ en the dooi- and hurtled up the stairs with all the speed and energy his wenty-five years could muster. “Al­ ice!” he called, “Alice! Where are you? I’m here I I’m safe!" A young woman rushed out of a room at the head of the stairs. “Safe?" she said. “-Safe from what? Why, what’s the matter with you, Larry? You’re trembling!” “Trembling!.”4 he said, embracing her, “I’m lucky to be here to tremble, I bummed a ride-—knew I shouldn’t have the minute I got in the car. People who take chances riding with strangers are, darn fools. Hd tried to kill me! Tried to kill himself too with his cr$‘.zy driving!” He broke, away from her and started down the stairs. ' "Larry,” said the woman, “where are you going?” “To tell the police,” he called back. “It was LeGrange, Frank LeGrange.” She started. “LeGrange!" she said. “Are you sure?” “Am I sure?,’ he shouted back from the landing, “of course I’m sure! I recognized him by his picture in the Clarion!"' wap illustrates, the militaryThis situation in Spain.4 General Franco’s rebel armies concentrated their. re­ serves in the northeast in the hope of overwhelming Catalonia and cap­ turing: Barcelona in this winter’s campaign, They had made consider­ able headway when the loyalists, a few days ago, began a strong count­ er-offensive on the opposite side, of Spain and far to the south-west of Madrid. The government troops ap­ pear to have taken the enemy by sur­ prise and made important initial gains. An advance of 30 miles here wOuld cut the main north-and-south communication lines of the rebels and isolate the southern rebel armies from' their northern armies. Whether the loyalists are strong enough to “follow through” and turn their op­ ening successes into a decisive vic­ tory is an open question. 'AU of their other offensives soon petered out.. The shaded areas on the map repre­ sent .the rebel gains in two weeks’’ fighting on the Catalonian front and: the loyalist gains opposite Merida. during the last two days. Thousands of rebels have been taken prisoners.. idea win- hor- ties. Their place is confined to wind­ breaks, backgrounds for the more brightly colored garden, subjects, or as specimens on large lawns. Here they can be used to provide a suitable year round frame to a view of the house,* or from the house, a view of some distant scene. They should nev­ er be used as subjects for planting around the foundation of a house as is so often, seen. Their nature is to grow into tall trees, and though they will stand proper trimming, this gives too much of an appearance of artific­ iality. The.re are, however, many horticul­ tural varieties of cedar, juniper, and yew, which have a very definite use­ fulness in small, as well as large gar­ dens. They make excellent subjects for foundation- planting around hous­ es of good arhitectural design where it is desired to bring out the lines of the house. They are not, however, as suitable as deciduous shrubs for softening the lines of the older type .. .. .. . A .. . .. ■ ............ ... of house with high foundation and. front verandah. Because they wrill stand proper trimming, cedar, spruce- and even white and red pine all make- excellent hedges. The Japanese yew also makes a fine low hedge. Another place where' the ' smaller evergreens are extremely useful is in. the rock garden. Here they may be planted as a massed background, or used in pockets between the rocks where their upright forms will break, up the flat monotony of horizontal strata, and the low spreading ones will look well at the base of high cliffs. Flowers give bloom for so short a. period in Canadian gardens that it is necessary to rely on thfe quieter ef­ fects secured through good groupings of form and foliage. The evergreens •supply this need 'for twelve months in. the year, and should form the backbone of design for many gard­ ens which may have hitherto beera somewhat bare. Ont. The climate of Canada does not allow acquaintance with the broad­ leaved evergreens of the United Stat­ es or the British Isles; knowledge of the large group of native .conifers and their garden varieties is so lim­ ited that “pine” or “fir" is much the simplest way of conveying the that a tree keeps its leaves all ter. < The native conifers and their ^cultural varieties deserve a very prominent place in gardens. Because of their dense evergreen foliage they can be used in mass plantings along the boundaries to act at Windbreaks and . give definite outlines during winter. Because of their definite shapes they may be used, as speci­ mens or accent poirits to bring out the-architectural .design of the garden throughout the ,whole year, The taller native conifers, the vari­ ous pines and spruces, the balsam, and the hemlock, can be used to ad­ vantage only on fairly large proper- * * * Both the Star .and the Clarion — which also carried copious news and copious illustrations about crime in the community—printed the full story on the following morning. Both of them agreed with the police . theory that it was suicide. At any rate the medical authorities, when LeGrange’s corpse had been turned over to them the previous afternoon after it was fished from the river, agreed that he had been dead for at least five .days. And both papers carried sensational pictures of LeGrange. Of course no two of them looked much alike, but you could see from the eyes that he must have been a desperate character. Grange, a hired man, had suddenly gone berserk and. slain a farmer, his wife axe! Star, his favorite, paper, was always jutted with pictures of contemporary criminals and contemporary lovers. And always, with anyone of import­ ance at all, it had the picture with the- nAme under it so that you could be sure. Again he flanced furtively to his right. Yes, the fellow looked like that picture of LeGrange! Mr. Norris knew that the situation A few more miles, darkness, and then on that lonely bit between Georgetown and Midvale — again inspiration came to him. He drew out his watch, glanced at it os­ tentatiously and stepped boldly on the gas. The car shot forward with a sudden jerk. He headed it directly at an approaching auto and turned aside in the nick of time, missing it by inches. The man at his side gasp­ ed audibly. Crazily, at sixty miles an hour Mr. Norris sped onward. The fellow coughed uneasily. “Aren’t you going pretty fast?” he asked nervously. “I’m late,” retorted Mr. Norris with all the calmness he could mils-; .......... ...................... ....... and three children. With an That was a week ago. The fools enough to pick up strangers. Mr. Norris slackened his speed. “What’s the matter?” demanded his passenger querulously. Mr. Norris’ heart leaped. The fel­ low was getting suspicious! He tried to think fast. “Need some gas,” he replied. It was a lucky inspiration, for dead ahead of them was a sta­ tion. Proceeding once more towards Midvale he realized that it would nev­ er do to slow up a second time. Let his passenger get too suspicious and there was no telling what would hap- was desperate, pen even in broad daylight. Then Mr. Norris perceived with a sinking feel­ ing that dusk was gathering. Mid­ vale was still twenty-five miles away. Drops of rain began to spatter on his windshield. Thunder became loud and frequent. There was a vivid flash of lightning and he cast a hasty terrified glance at the countenance beside him. It was, it was! He felt sure of it. How could be ever have thought that fellow harmelss looking? The man was Frank LeGrange! The papers during the past week had been full of the horrifying story of how not ten miles from this very spot Le- “Is your father always as glum as this?” “By no mean.^. He .laughs twice a theyear—spring and summer—when women’s new hats come in.” DO YOU KNOW THE EVERGREENS? (Expeirmental Farms News To most Canadians all evergreens are “pine” or “fir” trees’, states R. W. Oliver, Division of Horitculture, central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Wellington Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Established 1840. Risks taken on all classes of insur­ ance at reasonable rates. Head Office, Guelph, Ont. ABNER COSENS, Agept. Wingham. Dr. W. A. McKibbon, B.A. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Located at the Office of the Late Dr. H. W. Colbome. Office Phone 54. 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