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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1944-08-03, Page 2PAGE 2 Alle Ulinton News -Record with which is Incorporated THE NEW ERA TERMS OF . SUBSCRIPTION. 41.50 per year in advance, to Can radian addresses; $2.00 to the U.S. or other foreign countries. No paper discontinued until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the pub- lisher. The, date to which every sub- ,seriptiou is paid is denoted on the €label. :!iDVERTISING RA OS — 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," '"Lost", "Strayed" ,' etc., inserted once "for 35c, ealch subsequent insertion -15e Rates for 'display advertising :made kieown on application. Communications intended for pub- lication must, ub-lication.must, as a guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by the name -of the writers' ' G: R HALL Proprietor tr ry, H. T. RANCE NOTARY PUBLIC Vire Insurance Agent lRepaesenting 14 -Fire Insurance Companies /Division Court Office, Clinton Frank Fingiand, B.A., LL.B. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. Brydone, K.C. Sloan Block :... — .. . Clinton, Ont. H. C. MEIR • Barrister -at -Law :Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario Proctor in Admiralty. Notary Public and Commissioner lelFfffices in Bank of Montreal Building Hours: 2.00 to 5.00 Tuesdays and Fridays. D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage `'Office: Huron Street, (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed.and Sett., and by. appointment FOOT CORREGTION Ay Manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment Phone 207 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD T:URS., Aug. 3rd. 1944 '1Ct0t4L,J F‘or° LOVA by Pamela Wynfte CHAPTER XII Mrs. Manvers -Pollock, a guest' ,it Pole Star House, off the coast of England, believes that signaling is going on at the hotel. She tells John Wynter, a government agent who has come from Lgiulon to check up on this, and , he notes a tiny winking signal in the darkness.` He nabs the signaler, Alfred Cummins, who .pro= ves innocent enough. Cummins later informs Wynter that "that man" is at the hotel, and has' taken a room overlooking the sea. Wynter details( 'Cummins to watch the man and re- port 5n everything he does: Wynter meets Fergus Leiter, a Nazi spy, in the shop of Odette Hannan, the girl he loves, and who is under suspicion. Leiter piens on the destruction of 'Wynter by stringing a wire up .HAROLD JACKSON Licensed; Auctioneer 'Specialist in Farm and. Household Bales. Licensed in Huron and ' Perth 'Counties. Prices reasonable; satis- faction guaranteed. For informatiosf etc.. write or phone Harold Jackson, R.R. No, 4 Seaforth, shone 14-661: 06-012 DR. G. S. ELLIOTT Veterinary Surgeon Phone 203 Clinton, Ont. the crumbling cliff to fall with a; she took his departure quite, as a thud at 1 e gus Leiter's feet: In his I matter of course. Fergus felt at sick tterror he did not wait to look; ease again as he flicked round the. With criminal speed he climbed to suitcase in front of him with a hand the top, picked up the incriminating kerchief. wire and flung it over the dliff, As "Start at the endof the rail and, though death was " at his get on with the packing," . he corn- heels, he made for the hotel. mended. And Alfred did as he was And later he hinted at this. "Your 'told. One suit after another until wire has done the trick, Alfred," from the coat in the middle, a little le sail later. "And if you don't carelessly handled, fella fat leather want to hang for it keep your mouth case. Like a lizard, Alfred stooped shut. We shan't hear ,of that beggar and picked it up, and put it in his forsome time. "Good night, my boy, pocket. All he wanted to do now was sleep well." to' get round to Pole Star House. It "Good night, sir." Alfred wiped was half -past three, just the time to the prespiration from his top lip, `catch. Mr. Wynter. If only he could Gone—Mr. Wynter gone! Dead—' get quit of this packinv business, he killed by him. He, Alfred Cummins, could cut round and 'be back again be - was a murderer, He -rushed out of the fore anyone noticed. It was vital!, `bank door, with the wind driving him • The case was fat with papers! It was back. Careless of consequences, he�'sure to contain a code. close to a cliff, but Alfred Ctunmins beat at the front door of Pole Star House. • about the room and clasped his "Come hi. What do you want?" hands to his pocket.. "Seen a leather Grate spoke angrily. case, Alfred?" • "Mi. Wynter—" Alfred gasped. ";A. ease, sir. Is this it, sir?" Al - "Hello, 'Cummins." John's eyes fred, standing half inside the 'cup, were calm. Taking the shaking boy boiird, draped with a mackintosh, by the shoulder, lie shepherded him had taken the ease out of his pock - into the empty sitting room, and et. "There were times when you, had' shut the door. "This won't do," he to let go so •as to hold, on 'tighter said. "You mustn't show' your feel- later. ings like this. What's the matter?"* "Yes, that's it." Fergus felt his breath go short. "That was an im- portant case, Alfred." Fergus could afford to speak jauntily now. "Yes, sir, said Alfred solemnly. It was a ghastly disappointment, but he had done the right thing in handing it over immediately. "It looks as if it was going to be clear tonight. I,hope Miss Hannan doesn't bungle the job. Thank God they've got shutters at Pole Star bedroom -told him what his terrified House, otherwise that beggar would brain was trying to deny. have thrown a spanner into the works As the shaded lights of the coast by having her there." guard ambulance shone faintly by "YYes, sir,". said Alfred, feeling vaguely disappointed. Set free at last he strolled downstairs, , thinking that this affair was ending very tamely—for him, at least. The great opportunity had slipped through his fingers. In the midst of the group at Pole Star House Odette sat, pale and si- lent, smoking. "You look awfully tired," Joan said suddenly. "Why don't you go to bed early?" "And I'll bring your 'dinner up to you, if you like," John offered. "If I did ge •to 'bed.I• shouldn't want any dinner," said Odette. Odd- ly enough it was easy to smile. When the horrible thing was ahnost on you, you did not feel anything. Before many hoiirs were over she would have revealed to a' loathsome and blood- stained .enemy the best way to ap- proach a military object. But she simply hada to do it. With a rather vague little smile she -went upstairs. John followed. "Good night," he said, Perhaps for the last time, he thought. For if she . declined "„to recant, the his course and duty 'were plain. "I'm so tired,” said Odette, her eyes hollow with misery. "I hope no one will disturb me: please: don't let them." "I will see that they don't." lie caught her to him and covered'ber dear face with kisses. Safely within her room, she lift- ed her clenched fists high above her tips Wynter •off. "I thought perhaps you wouldn't came back!" Shaking and weeping she. was in his arms. "Tell me, my darling." He held her close to him. "Odette," he said desperately. "It's sofrightfully im- portant to have confidence between you and me. Especially just now. Tell, ERNEST W. HUNTER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 57 'Moor Str. W. Toronto Ont: Fergus suddenly stopped walking me all that frightens you." "I thought you were dead," said Only two more nights before she Alfred, with staring eyes. committed the supreme crime against "Dead, why?" John's quick brain her country and her soul. leaped. The wire; something had "I haven't anything to tell," said happened. Odette. "Men always think women "Mr. Leiter, he came home pleased. are en the verge of same ridiculous Done in the beggar," said Alfred. confession or other." Did he er did "Done in the beggar, half a sec - he not wish he had never met her, end:' Wrenching- open the door, he wondered, after she had gone. While Odette, flinging herself face John took the stairs two at a time. downward on her bed, began to sob again. Mrs. Manvers -Pollock heard. Odette deep out 'of Mr. Wynter'a room and go to' her own. Mrs. Manvers -Pollock the big five -barred gate, John took drew the curtains back and pressed Alfred by the arm and 'fell a step or her white face to the glass. Shiver- so behind. ing, she started back and drew the "Now, then it's silence for you," curtains again. he said. "Now is the time to show The .following night Alfred made what you're made of. This is war an excellent job of the wire. But and this is the sort of thing that he uttered a little scream as a voice happens in war. But you and I must spoke at his elbow, "Made a good get Leiter somehow." job of it, Alfred?" "Yes, sir." "Yes, sir:'+ "You must pretend you • know' "Yes, . that's all right," Fergus nothing about it. Do you under - said. "1 should get along home now stand?" if I were you." "Yes, sir." "Yes, sir," said Alfred, thankful At the hospital John interviewed to be off. "Heil Hitler." THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont. soFFIOERS- 'President W. R. Archibald, Seaforth, Vice -President Frank ,McGregor, Clinton, Manager Secy-Treas. M. A. Reid, Seaforth: The empty, pitch-black, windswept the House surgeon. The lady 'had "`Heil Hitler." Fergus grinned. He 'was pretty certain the boy was to.be wandered out and fallen. This must. trusted, but all the some it might be be made perfectly clear. Dr. Warner took everything in hand. A telephone call:,to London told the solicitor what hahappened. While Battle Point buzzed with gos- sip for an hour or two and then for- got it. But Fergus Leiter was almost be- side himself because his plan had gone wrong. "Heil Hitler!' Alfred kept on saying to :himself with an almost, hypnotic effect.. Because this Mrs. Manvers -Pollock heard, it, sort of, thing was corning to an end hurried across the room, crept down pretty quickly now. Tonight was the night of the raid •on Swansea when Mr. Wynter was going to catch out Miss Hannan. Then the next day they'd have Mr. Leiter himself. Fergus had already warned the girl in- the office that he was leav- a good thing to find out. Not that it would follow that Alfred was double-crossing him if Wynter an- swered to a signal. He might be on the alert on his own account for any signals. If only he could put that man out of the way. Fergus sud- denly felt reckless. Carefully picking his way down to the beach, he sent out a low continuous whistle. the stairs and out the front door. In her dazed .mind she thought only of the sea. Somehow• it was connect- ed with John Wynter. Coming, com- ing ..." she gasped out the words as, brought up short, she •struck out wildly: and then went headlong over ing. Itwas reassuring to find that DIRECTORS— W. R. Archibald, !Seaforth; Frank McGregor, Clinton; 'Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth; Chris Leonbardt, Bornholm; E. J. Trewar-- -tha,,,Clinton; John L. Malone, Seaforth :Alex. McEwing, Blyth; Hugh Alexan- ,der, Walton; George Leitch, Clinton. AGENTS— John E. Pepper, Bruce - 'field; R. ruce-'field;R. F. McKercher, Dublin; J. F. Ptueter, Brodhagen; George A. Watt, .Blyth. Parties desiring to effect insur- .anee or transact other business will be promptly attended to on applica- tionto any of the above officers ad- dressed to their respective post of -ki- tes. Losses inspected by the director. ,CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS The. British Destroyer "MUSKETEER" The British destroyer H. M. S. Musketeer. She was adoptedby the Urban district of East Barnet. head. "Oh, God help nee!" She would lock her door to be perfectly safe. Did the door lock? Yes. But' the key was' gone. Or perhaps it. had never been there after all. At any rate no one would come; they never did, and locked doors always aroused 'suspicion. She began her proparatio'ns for the job ahead of her. Her torch, her pocketbook, her code written out in big letters on a piece 'of cardboard. Now she could rest until midnight. The old, grandfather clock in the hall had just struck half-past,mid- night when John heard the first drone of a plane. He opened his window .' . . Nothing in sight yet. He tiptoed down the hall and stepp- ed inside Odette's room. The rooms was pitch dark, but the drone of the planes was very audible. She must be by the •open window, behind the blackout curtains --he rad thorough- ly examined the room the day before when he bad also removed the key from the lock. • Stooping he unlocked .the hand- cuffs. Ten 'minutes • later he was back again. "Ready'?" "Yes. No, please—" She backed away from •him. (TO BE CONTINUED') V S. S. Survey at Goderich Plans to Net Many Workers Not in Essential Work There is a surprising number of men in the Goderich area of Selec- tive Service who have not been directed from non-essential to essen- tial work and a survey is now under way with a view to correcting this situation, Manager E. H. Hill said. Many interviews' are being held daily. Crossing the floor with the stealthy tread. of a cat, lre dragged, the curtain back. With a stifled shriek she turned to face him. "Hold ,out your hands," Mechani- cally she did as she was told, and the tinkle of the handcuffs sounded • as he clipped them on her wrists. • Shutting the window he picked up the torah and cardboard set up on the sill. Then closing the curtains he turned to Odette. "Traitor." "John." "Please. That's all over and done with. Now you are only a spy and I the man who has caught you. I sup- pose you know that you will either be shot or sentenced to a long term of 'imprisonment." "I don't know what you mean. I was only looking outof the win- dow." TIME TABLE ' Trains will arrive at and depart 'front Clinton as follows: Toronto and Goderich Division Going East, depart ,: ... 6:48 a.m. Going East, depart . 3.03 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 . ... 8,10 p.m. During the pasture season, bur docks and plants of a similar 'nature' .should be removed frena sheep pas-, 'tures. 'Ibis will help in some measure ,to prevent reject wool. Defence Minister Tales Over C.P.R. Hospital Car Defence Minister J. L. Ralston, LY lip on the ladder in this pic- ture to look over one of the upper beds in the 28 -bed casualty ward, had .high praise for the third hospital "car turned out by the Canadian Pacific Railway Com- pany at its Angus Shops in Montreal when he inspected it at Ottawa this month and released it for immediate service in Canada and the United • States. The air- conditioned hospital on wheels' was "as nearly perfect as it can be", the defence minister said,. and he congratulated those re- sponsible "for thethought ascwell as thework" which made possible the most comfortable accom- modation icor Canadian casualties.. The car was the first of two released this month and two more are under way at, Angus Shops to bring to air the number of these warbiine units of rolling' stock provided by the C.P.R. to speci- fications of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. Back of the defence minister in this picture is A. L. Sauve, general agent for the C.P.R.'a passenger depart- ment at Ottawa, who took him through the car; and standing by is Col. G. S. Currie, deputy minis- ter oi)'national defence (army). "Listen." . As he stood up there he held up one hand. The drone became louder, Planes were corning in from the sea; probably a couple of Junkers 88, thought John. Well, they weren't going to get a sign from Battle Point. "1 . . ." Odette began. "You, don't know ... I can never make you understand." "Don't waste 'time in excuses," said John briefly. "Outside the gate at this very moment are two police officers. I've • been 'watching you for weeks. Do you suppose that a man of nay age would come down to a place like. Battle Point and moon about, simply for the pleasure of the thing? , There is a desperate and bloody war in progress.' He took her by the shoulders .and dragged her to the window. "That's: it." Away to the east searchlights swept the sky. There was a low crump of a heavy body falling and then another, great flashes of dight, com- ing at irregular intervals. "There you are, and I hope you are ' enjoying it. Innocent people being murdered." • "I will tell you," . said Odette suddenly. "I will tell you, even though it means that Alan. ." She was sobbing as he put his arms, round herr . He struggled with his overmaster' ing relief. This •sudden, .capitulation —he had not expected it. : Taking her 'dispatch •ease from the table, he opened; his pen. "Now then." "What are you agoing, to do?" "Take down your confession in shorthand, and you must sign it" "Sobbing, she:closed' her eyes and began to speak. cite wrote i'or ten minutes or so and then • stopped.. "That's enough," • he said. "Sign it—yes, you 'can manage it. 'That's it. Now then, get up and dress." "How can I dress with you here?" Her "distress Was pitiful. "You can't. I shall go away and lock you in." A special order has come through authorizing R.C.A.F. Holding Unit No. 102 (Sky Harbor) toengage a Certain percentage of civilian help. This, it was stated, will apply to all R. C. A. F. schools. Men rejected from the armed' forces are now be- ing interviewed with a view to direc- ting them to essential work. Manager Hill said, however, that he is fig- uratively scraping_ the bottom of the manpower barrel.. ABOUT THAT "When your son has completed his studies, what will he be?" "Oh, about 78 years of age, .I should think." V VOLUNTEER TO DAY - - JOIN. THE CANADIAN ARMY ' FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE_. Registration of Threshing Machines is Discontinued It is not necessary for the owner or operator of a threshing machine, including a• combination machine, clever huller, bean thresher or har- vester combine to register it this year before starting threshing opera- tions, it isannounced by John D. McLeod, Director of the Crepe, Seeds and Weeds Branch, Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture. The sections' of the Ontario Weed Control Act which previously made such registration compulsory were rescinded by lees- lotion egislation passed by the Ontario Legis- lation at its 1944 session. Legislation with respect to the cleaning' of the threshing machine and equipment ;before moving, how- ever, still remains in the Weed Con- trol Act. This section states as follows: "Every person in possession or charge of any machine used for threshing shall, before removing such machine' or any equipment used in connection therewith, to another farm, or before travelling upon any public roadway, clean ors cause the same to be cleaned thoroughly both inside and out, by the removal of all seeds and other crop refuse.". • A threshing machine which has' not been cleaned before` it is moved will carry ,weed seeds on to clean lanes, roadsides and neighbouring farms, /nixing of varieties will occur and" smut and other seed borne dis- eases will be carried from farm.)o farm. Farmers are urged not to risk con- tamination : of farms and cropsby permitting_ a threshing machine to enter the farm gate in an unclean condition» When engaging your thresher insist that the machine and equipment , be thoroughly cleaned immediately after the previous job has been completed. Weed Inspectors have been advised to contaet every thresher regarding this matter and. threshers are urged to co-operate in this necessary measure of weed con- trol, ... in fact, quite a' serious shortage of bottles and cartons.: 'However, it can be overcome if custom- ers return :their empties, in the original containers, promptly - to the nearest Brewer's Retail Store -as these can be used over and over; again. In this way you can help us maintain steady supplies for you.