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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1944-02-24, Page 2PAGE 2 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD The Ulinton 1V ewS-!record with which. is Incorporated THE NEW ERA , TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50per year in advance, to Can- adian addresses; $2.00 to the U.S. or, other foreign countries. No paper discontinued until ' all arrears are paid unless attheoption of the pub- lisher. The date to which every sub= seription is paid is denoted on the label. ADVERTISING RATES- Transient advertising 12c per count line for, first insertion. 8c for each 'subse- quent insertion:: Heading counts 2 lines. Small advertisements not to •exceed one .inch, such as"Wanted,"1 '"LO5t"Stra ed', etc.,inserted once for 35ceaicl subseqent insertion 15e. Rates for display advertising :made known on application. Communications' intended for pub- 1ication must, as a guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by the name of the writer. O. E. HALL - Proprietor SILVER STUDIO "Portraits of Distinction" For Appointment Phone 259 Clinton II. T. RANCE NOTARY PUBLIC Fire Insurance Agent Representing 14'Fire Insurance ' Companies Division don't Office, Clinton Frank Fingla'nd, B.A., LLB? Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. Brydone, K.C. Sloan] c�c .... — .... Clinton, Ont. H. C. MEIR Barrister-at•Law .Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario Proetoir in Admiralty. Not.ary Public and, Copunissioner :Mites at Bank of Montreal Building ' Sours: 2.00 to 5.00 Tuesdays and Fridays. D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage tgffice: Huron Street, (Few Doors went of Royal Bank) ' Iioure--Wed. arid Sat., and by 1 ! • FOOappointment CO RECTION THURS. FEB. 24, 1944 Cherry Pyecroft, member of thetHe bad to be told the truth, so whyling for the victims; nurses moved Waafs, hurries to London to the tot get it over quickly? But this !about among the injured. apartment of her 'friend, Denise; who was hardly the moment., She ran' Simon ` found. a policeman. "My had married the man she loved. On quickly on, her words.tumbling over wife was on the Bristol train, of - arriving .she learns that Denise no :another. "You must be tired after fiver: longer 'loves Simon, and that she Is so niucli traveling. What's 'the time? „ The man looked at .him sympa- leaving that night to avoid meeting It's too late isn't it for tea? Shall Itltetieally,"Some of the'passengess hint on his, return from a ;trip to get you a drink?" have gone back to London, sir." America. Cherry admits she has l "I'in not sure I wouldn't like tea They found a telephone and Simon. been in love with Simon. Denise rather better. I haven't adece t' oe> whatat seemed an eternity, n ty, got asks 'her to stay and. greet he hus- cup of tea since I left England." He through to the apartment. band with into badnews. stood smiling down at her while "No news?" • Denise shrugged liar shoulders. Connie hurried into the kitchen to get "None." 'We11, someone's got to tell him. Of it. ' "Well, since Denise isn't here to `!Perhaps she hasn't got there course •Connie thinks I'm going greet me you're, certainly a very yet." away for a fevv days' holiday. Un- good substitute. Turn around and let A quiet -voiced official told them fortunate it has to be just as, Simon me have a look at you. Denise told that only three women and five men is coming home. Bqt there, these me you'd joined the Waafs. I like still remained unidentified. things happen.". you in your uniform." Cherry felt sick at heart at the Cherry gave a shaky little laugh. Simon turned to her. "You mustn't sound of Denise's light voice. That "Denise will rave it, it was because come in here, my dear." any woman should leave Simon .. of the uniform I joined up:' The bodies. were charged almost "Thank heaven there are no cull "And was it?" beyond recognition: Two were 'not dren." "Of course not. I wanted to be Denise. But the third.. , "Yes, that's as well, isn't it?" doing something useful" "This case we think belonged to Denise was putting on he r jacket. It was good just to, be with him her, sir. One of the passengers who "The more I think about it the more to have him sitting in the same escaped said'it was in the rack above convinced I am that Ws a pity you room with her. It was agony to her head." The case was Denise's. didn't marry Simon." remember that so soon site would Blackened and charred, her initials "Be quiet. Be quiet!" All Cher- have to hurt him. "Simon, there's were still faintly visible. ry's emotion, pent up since that something I must tell you: Denise The sheet was still withdrawn dreadful day when Denise had step- didn't go to Bristol to meet you. from the body. The left hand hung ply ped lightly in and taken Simon from She's run -away with a man called] flim ' On the third finger was a her, now found en outlet. Jerry Miller ..." (thin platinum wedding ring and aa - "He was, just beginning to fall in She couldn't go on talking inter- other ring with an enormous , soli love with me when you came along. minably. Inevitably there Was a taire diamond set around with tiny I wasn't wrong in thinking that. A pause in her flow of chatter- Itemeralds. It was unusual. Cherry real always knows. .And then he brought Denise back into the con- had first seen it on the evening niet you. From that day I ceased to versatidlr. "What 'train- did Denise Denise had announced her engage - count. You dazzled him by your catch?" ment. beauty, by your charm. Olt, you can be very charming when you like. I'll give you your due there." She broke off. There were tears threatening now. She turned, went blindly into the sitting -room, closing the door behind her. "The three -thirty." "I suppose she imagined I wouldn't be getting in until this evening. Really that wasn't very intelligent of her! I wonder what's the best thing to -do? She won't know I've arrived. It looks very much as if Cherry looked out to the street I'll have to go down and retrieve below with unseeing eyes, hating her." herself now for that sudden out- I "Oh, Simon, you can't do that!" burst. It had done no good. Really "But I can't leave Denise hanging it was nothing to her what Denise around the airport." did with her life, and it +va'sn't for Connie arrived with the tea at that stupidly for a mmnent as if hardly her to fight Simon's battles. She moment. Otherwise Cherry knew understanding her. And then, thought of him now on his way back she would have to say something. `Every bit of it was burnt. Not a to England; landing at Bristol air-., , She glanced at the clock. "Shall scratch left, But luggage doesn't port, catching the first train to Lon- We see if there's anything particu- matter:" ,y Manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment idon, rushing to the apartment to larly interesting on the news? It's It didn't of course,' compared with Phone 207 find Denise. And instead ... just about time." She moved the human life. And to Cherry this news was salvation. She turned as Cherry turned and left the ghastly waiting room. She wondered if Jerry Miller were also there. But for him this would never have happened. A moment later Simon joined h' "Go back to the car? will you? 1 just want a word with one of these officials." "The luggage? What ' happened to it?" she asked desperately of e weary, hollow-eyed porter. "Luggage?" He looked at her t HAROLD JACKSON Licensed Auctioneer Specialist in Farm and Household Licensed in Huron and Perth Counties. . Prices reasonable; satis- faction'guaranteed. For information etc. write or phone Harold Jackson, R.R.• No. 4 Seaforth, phone 14-661:• • 06-012 DR. G. S. ELLIOTT Veterinary Surgeon Phone 203 Clinton, Ont. ERNEST W. HUNTER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 57 Bloor Str. W. • - Toronto Ont. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, .Seaforth, Ont. OF'FIC'ERS—President, Alex Metw- ing, Blyth Ont; Vice President, W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; ]Manager and Secretary Treasurer, IV I. A. Reid, Sea - forth, Ont. DIRECTORS ,— 'Alex McEwing, Blyth, Ont., W. R. Archibald, Sea- fonth, Ont., Alex Broadfoot, Sea - forth, Ont., Chris Leonhardt, Born- holm, Ont., E. J. Trewartha, Clinton, Ont., Thomas Moylan, Seaforth, Ont., Frank McGregor, Clinton, Ont., Hugh Alexander, Walton, Ont., George Leitch, Clinton, Ont. AGENTS—John E. Pepper, Bruce - field, Ont., R.' F. McKercher, Dublin, Ont., J. F. Prueter, Brodhagen, Ont.. George A. Watt, Blyth, Ont. Any money to be paid may be paid to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of Commerce,. Seaforth, or at Calvin Cutt's Grocery, Goderieh. Parties desiring to effect insur- ance or transact other business will the promptly attended to. on applica- tion to any of the above officers ad- dressed to their respective post offi- ,:ces. Losses inspected by the director 4e , TIME TABLE Trains will arrive' at and depart from Clinton as, follows: Toronto and Goderich Division Going East, depart 6.48 a.m. Going East, depart 3.0.3 p.m. Going West, depart 12.04 p.m, Going West, depart 11.10 p.m. London and Clinton Division Coming North, arrive 11.20 a.m. Going South, leave . ..... 3.10 p.m. She beard Denise moving about' dials on the wireless, waiting for the !n her' room, closing her war'dr'obe announcer's voice. she saw Simon. walking 'blindly to- doors, calling sharply. "Would you :'Let's just hear the summary," ward her. Leading hini back to the ring for a taxi, Connie?" he suggested, . car she said firmly, "I'm driving Now she was in the hall saying .a There was little fresh until the back. 'Yes Lam. Please, Simon, don't curt goodby. The porter wasak- last item. The three -thirty train toargue."' 't ing her luggage 'Their the front a soul in sight. Cherry said, 'with a heartbreak in ' her voice, It's so lovely, so peaceful. It's almost im- possible to ,believe that this war is really happening." "I think the war does something to one/' said Sirnon; speaking now almost as if to, himself. "It makes one see thing's in truer light, I believe." "I know what you mean." IIe stopped. Putting his arm on; her shoulder, he swung her around so that she faced him. "Cherry?" She looked up into his eyes. If he should read in hers the secret she'd tr'oasui'ed all these years, she didn't care. But suddenl'Y there was no need to, for she was in his arms and he was holding her close. "One can't mourn a lost love for- ever darling. There are times when I feel sure that it will still always be Denise. And then when I'm with you I feel differently. Now you're here in my arms I'm convinced I'in wrong, that Denise no longer matters, or atleast, not in the way that she did." He bent his head and kissed her. " Cherry's hands reached up and linked ' behind his neck. He strained ber to him, and as his kisses crushed her lips a flaming joy rushed through her. (TO BE. CONTINUED) V Bristol crashed into a freight train As .they neared the city he spoke door banged and there was silence. same little dstance from the , Read- if She sat" downM heavily in ai n arm-ing Station. It is feared the death !. chair, wondering what to do now. toll is likely'r• the first time. " I can't bear the to prove heavy,"oapartment, Cherry.'t Then suddenly all thought was ' Cherry saw Simon's expression.1 S"I wasn't goingto take you there. 1ia11 I drive you to your club?t driven. from her mind for there was change. Stark fearand horror were' "please." . Then with an effort. a sharp ring at the front doorbell. in his eyes. In an instant she was. � "Please." what about. you? Cherry, for- give knewfor certainty She ne a c r ty that it was at his side, her hand on his arnt, not been think - Simon. No one'else would be in "Sinton, think of the number of owe me I've lust such a hurry to gain admittance. people there must have been on that I'm all right. I've.got twenty-, III go, Connie."She opened the train. Don't, oh please, don't look four hours' leave. I1n " not due back door and stood smiling at him. • like that. She—she's probably ,all at the station till two -thirty tomer- "Cherry Pie!" right. She must . be. Oh, Simon row." It was Simon's pet name for her. dear, don't worry too terribly." It She drew up outside his club some He'd never called her anything else was easy to say this but she knew little while latest She said nothing from the first day, they'd met. how much he was suffering: for she knew that no words could "Cherry Pyecroft? But all your] "I'll go down at once," Simon -said, help him. But at,.least he doesn't friends call you Cherry Pie, of i in a voice she scarcely recognized. know the truth, she thought. At all course?" They hadn't as it happened; "The thing is,. the best way to get costs she would keep it from trim. 110 one else hadeven thought of it. there? She's still got the car, I take He could always believe Denise d "Olt Simon, it's grand to see you.. it?" y had "Its grand to see you too, my"Yes._ I'll ash Connie where she been on her way to meet him.The heart went out to limn "You'll dear. But where's Denise? Didn': garages it" „ let me see you sometimes'? Ili do she get my cable?„ « We always kept it at Didcenson's all I can. There'll be ..things to Cherry drew a swift breath. Yes, 'just around the corner. Petrol mar arrange. I don't get a lot of spare she—she's gone to Bristol.” be our difficulty, Ill go 'around time, but I may be some help." This at least was true, Only not right away and see them.""You're sweet, Cherry Pie." His the. way he was taking it. "Oh, Ill go with you." voice shook. "You and I—we both. Lord!" His face fell. 'I never The found the car, luckily, with loved her so much. I , , . " he couldn't thought of that. I suppose she a tank practically full. It was an go on. Without another word he guessed that's where my pl. agonizing trip out of London. Simon turned and walked like a blind; man would arrive and: she has gone to drove - as if possessed. He shot meet me." across traffic lights, but mercifully up. the steps to the alb. The next • "Yes." no vigilant policeman was about to moment Cherry saw the door swing behind him. Had she really said that? Some see hint. Their speed increased on one had "spoken and it hadn't been the open road. When they reached taip ouThe Battle of Connie who was hovering in the the wreckage, fires were Still burn- Britaenhs in was rrught and won. 'background. Oh, this was cowardly. ing. Men were working hard., search - was worried about Simon,' who was "working' in London. Her own gait.Mrs wt'.'.. fen..! .,'+itl w*....nvkVF.AISa '_......- airdrome, some distance out of• town, though a.' military objective,, knew comparative quiet. Always now when she had leave Slie saw Simon. .Ile. turned to her after that tragic after- noon, grateful for the, friendship. she offered. him. It was Cherry who rejoiced at the change in him as time went on. He 'laughed more often and she, too, was gay these days. Valerie Sharpe, her partieular, friend, said one day, "You'll tell me, won't you, Cherry, when that young man of yours pro- poses to you?" It was on that particular ;day that he did. It was a Sunday, and Sinion had managed to get hold of enough petrol to drive out of town. They had lunched together and were now walking through a little wood they found off the beaten track, It was a Warm spring clay and there wasn't Thrilling Experiences Told by Exeter Sailor 0/D. Seaman Raymond N. Hig- gins, 1' gr s, who enlisted in the, Canadian Navy about a year and a half ago and who for the past fifteen months has been on strenuous convoy routes, is now spending a 28 -day leave with his parents, Mr., and Mrs. Robert Higgins. Ray is recuperating from an ex- citing and almost tragic experience. On'his recent return from England when the convoy was 'several days out they ran into one of the wildest storms of the winter on the North, Atlantic. The ship was running and a strict watch was being kept to avoid collision. Ray was station- ed on the bow of the ship when one of the big waves swept over it. He grabbed an upright ladder but the terrific force of the water broke his hold on the ladder and he was swept overboard. He was wearing his life -belt. Before the. , boat had gone the length of itself, over 400 feet, another big wave caught him and swept him back over the stern of the ship. While going back over the second time he managed to grab a deck rail 'and hung :on. The suc- tion of the water 'was so strong that it almost torehis arms out. As soon as possible he was rescued by other members of the watch and taken to the ship's hospital riot much the worse for his thrilling experience except a badly sprained neck. During his fifteen months at sea his ship was almost on continuous convoy duty. They helped to guard 15 convoys to England and 15 back and also made two trips to Iceland and one trip to Algiers. During the trip to Africa their ship was bomb- ed by a German airplane but no particular damage was done and no one was hurt. In all the convoy trips he made lie never saw a German submarine although they were known to be in tie vicinity. They never lost a freighter, every ship in their charge arriving safely at its destination. England and Canadian planes accom- panying the convoys, were never out of sight. With a number of Canadian destroyers and other small ships the convoys always got through. The latest convoy left England after. New Years and brought a large convoy of freighters across the Atlantic to an eastern Canadian port. For several weeks during the summer their ship was tied up at an English port for repairs. During that time some 68 sailors of this ship went out to English 'farms 'to help with the harvest. When they were finished_ they pooled _ their. wages of about $6,000. a part of which was placed ill . the s'hip's can- teen fund and the balance, which was the greatest part, was given to a British. Red. Cross fund. This was a splendid action, for this crew of Canadian sailors. Besides this the crew went almost 100 per cent in subscribing to the last Canadian Victory loan. Ray will rejoin his ship at an eastern . portearly in March. He has qualified as an A/B. Seaman. Exeter . Times Advocate. -V The 1110011 has its quarters and, its halvesiiaybe because it doesn't get full very often. .This being Boy Scout Week here is a bit of advice to those who get lost this time of the year—Keep Cool. GOVERNMENT NOT]ICIF NATIONAL WAR LABOUR BOARD `?t3s Incorporation ;o f Cost of Living Y. Bonus into Wage Rates HE ATTENTION of all employers in Canada, subject £o the Wartime Wages Control Order 1943 ,(P.C. 9384), is directed toth provisions revisions of the requiring Order re uirin them to establish for each of their occupational classifications, not above the rank of foreman, a single wage rate, or range of wage rates as prescribed by the rules set out in Schedule A" of the Order by adding to the previous authorized single wage rate or previous authorized range of wage rates the amount of previous authorized cost of living bonus, and that such established single wage rate or range of wage rates shall be effective for the first payroll period beginning on 'or after February 15, 1944. Employers who may not be paying previous authorized cost of • living bonus as required by General Orders of the National War Labour Board, issued under dates of August 4, 1942, and Novem- ber 3, 1943, pursuant to the provisions of the Wartime Wages Control Order, P.C. 5960, are required to include such amounts of cost of living bonus in the establishment of wage rates of their employees under P.C. 9384 effective for the first payroll period beginning on or after February 15, 1944, as stated. C. P..McTAGUE, Chairman NATIONAL WAR LABOUR BOARD Ottawa, Canada 0.3.44.W FiLieutenant County Home Committee The County Home Committee of the County Council meeting on Wed- nesday authorized the matron, Mrs. Jacobs, and her son Erwin to employ a man to do general work around the home and the farm. A committee'was appointed to pur- chase a commercial washing machine and drier. Mrs. Jacobs, was authorized to se- cure prices and other information on a large mix -master, and to procure a full dinner set. It was decided also to purchase a new vacuum cleaner, and to have all the pipes in the building covered with asbestos. Flying Officer Aldie Eckert, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Eckert, Mc- Killop, has been promoted to the rank of Flight Lieutenant. Flight Lieutenant Eckert has been serv- ing with the R.C.A.F, overseas for the past year, and has been on a number of bombing raids over Europe. A few weeks ago he shot down his second German plane on a bombing raid over Berlin. —Huron Expositor, Seaforth. v Annual Meeting of Presbyterian Church Clinton Presbyterian Church held their annual congregational meeting in the schoolroom of the church on Friday evening Feb. 11. Dr. Shaw occupied the chair. In spite of bad weather the meeting was well attend- ed, • Reports were presented during the evening "by representatives of the various departments each revealing -a great deal of progress. The financial report showed that the church had a most successful year anti finished the year with a large surplus. John Leiper, Frank MacDonald and J. Cook were elected to the trustee board of the church. A. word of ap- preciation to the minister, Rev. D. J. Lane, the Church rc h treasurer and the choir leader and choir was tendered by the congregation for their services in making this one of the most suc- cessful years in, the church's history. _u Get your noggin from Goggin. r: Mr. Jacobs was requested to get • mfbrmation regarding a potato • sprayer. The meeting was held at the Coun- ty home. The members present were W. J. Baker, chairman; B. W. Tuckey D. L. Weir, J. F: Inglis, A. McGann land Warden Fred Watson. v Experience is a swell teacher but needs quite a bit of help from com- mon sense. VIRCINIA PIPE TOBACCO It's a real pipe smoker's tobacco lnf ntry Meet Their Flyilg Artillery e Flying' artillery for the Eighth with the worst job in the world. The Army's ' front line infantry are the infantry, watching planes' slipping R.A.F.'S Kittyhawks and-Warkawks through heavy flak, knew they were of the Desert Air Force. When the doing a grand job, and thought they infantry are held up, and their guns. cannot deal. with the opposition,• an "Innneclate Target" is wirelessed beck to . the aerodromes " in the rear and a squadronus quickly briefed and despatched. Within a short tine the German's are deluged, with 250 -pour- der I1. E. bombs. Thus Arany-Air co- operation has reached' a new peals But individuals, doing their water- tight jobs, know little of the ',liffi- themselves wouldn't like it. ' That was all. But 'now, :under the new Eighth Army -Desert Air Force scheme, pilots are taken up into the line and given a taste of infantry work, and infantry Officers leave the front line for three days to visit for- ward aerodromes' from which, fighter- bomber squadrons operate. Picture. Shows:—A British squad- ron is going out now. An 'Army Of- culties of others. Pilots, looking (icer watches' the Squadron Leader down on the ' sweating 'infantry, who is ready to take off. thought they must be great chaps