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Clinton News Record, 1944-11-16, Page 2PAGE 2 farTIMONIAMMersoW The Clinton N ew s -Decor, d with which is Incorporated THE NEW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION X1,50 per year in advance, to`Can- adian addresses; $2.00 `to the U.S.or other foreign countries. No paper .discontinued until :all arrears are ,scald unless at the option of the pub - ..fisher. The date to which every sub- rser•iption is paid -is denoted on the babel: ADVERTISING RABLS — Transient advertising 12c. per count 'line for first insertion. 8c for each tubae CHAPTER I lie looked. glumly away as if h quoin insertion. Heading counts 2Y lines: Small ,advertisements not to' suspected out :next. move was t AL nine o'clock on Monday .morn - a �;di•a the river. exceed one 'inch, such as Wanted, g "Strayed", etc,, inserted once ']ng, Aecentlrer eighth, nineteen -tot - "'Lost", I Two das later the, enlisting office 3 csubsequent i ty-one, 1 was in the mood to take up i Y " 'for 5 , Balch insertion turned -.up. in the. Merchandise Mari 15c. Rates for :display advertising the sword. The ^ officer in charge looked throuo made known on . application. "Come back with a birth cer'tifi- THE CLINTON NEWiS-RECORD By Charles Spalding and Otis Carney said loudly r e c y while in full' flight: o " "You have a facial squint," He. disappeared into another ✓ room. , t,! I shoved. a. little 'slower after this gh burst of old family kindness, In one corner a ,huge +ntan with a stem; I ach like a barrel stood naked wait ing• for his examination. As I start- rl ed 'to tales off my clothes, the doctor dlreappeared. I "You with the :facial squint, keep your clothes on," he ordered, .1 "We, can't use a man with a squint," he menaced. n Lacking two years of college math, it was best to keep a sweet g even disposition. • e "1 never had squints in my .life," ce I said irritably.. "You have now," said the. doctor. "It's just cold and windy out. As soon as I thaw out, it will be all right" He laughed derisively. "There's the sort of man • we want" -he pointed at the. Boulder Dam in the corner.' "I'm a •college graduate," I"said, trying to rouse his interest. "Where did you go?" he asked absently. "Yale University." He placed both hands on leis hips. "Now, where is that?". he asked in a silky•voice. It was plain that the name of Dowd would not ,be. added to Cae- sar's rolls this day, "Brattleboro, Vermont!" I shouted at him. His face opened.and fell, „ Communications intended; for pub- care, a transcript of your 'high certificate, ;, i ''1 llication must, as a guarantee of good school and college, record, and three; "Lester Dowd,eh"?" -' faith, be accompanied by the name letters of reference. Then we'll talk' -'yes, sir," I said, wondering G. E. HALL, Proprletee, to you'' I the question of legitimacy woul - That was all the Navy bad to say. arise,• t. � , , At any rate, that was all the officer l ' He ]toured over the records. iu charge' of enlistment' on Chiea- "Where is Yale University?" h my paper's, He studied the birth ,._.;_.. H. T. RANCE NOTARY PUBLIC Fire Insurance Agent go's Navy Pier had to say. He was asked, unable to resist the tempta a large, squat' man with a ruddy don. • q .Rtepresenting. •14: Fire Insurance .face, Now . that the war of nerves !' "New . Haven, sir," I said whe Companies was finished he was nntch relisved. the laughter i 1Division Court Office, Clinton gtter had died. • In fact, he was feeling first nate, i „You're the boy we're lookin "Where did you go to college?" for;' he, continued earnestly, "W Frank Flit' lad B.A. LL.B he asked genially r s t „ need •°,fficers, We need men- lil Yale University, sir." • ,Dewe Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Publicthat?" y then.• like Farragut, and Successor to W. Brydone, R.C. Where is he paved blanp- Jones, We're counting on you boys. Sloan BToek .. .. Clinton, Ont. ly resetting resorting to a •time -worn device Wait a minute," he said, looking that fetched a gale of laughter from closer at my college record. the crowd of applicants.I• Dowd have ' you had two years "New Haven sir,"I said red- . '' • of college math?" he faltered, dening. Then I Ieft. I "I took it at prep"•school,. sir,". I Approximately two `weevs later 1•countered truthfully.' returned armed with a birth certif]- "But have you had two years of cats, transcripts cf my academie efforts, and three high-powered let- ters of reference that w.uicl have sold slavery to the North. e' , He came over •to me - - .H. C.MEIR Barrister-at.Law Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario 1 Proctor in Admiralty. Notary Public and Commissioner .Offices in Hank of 'Montreal Bnilldins Rowse 2.00 to 5.00 Tuesdays and Fridays. Dr. F. G. Thompson college math?" he insisted. "What sort of math is that, sir?" "It's just two years of college math," he thundered dumbly. "The "A leader, yet withal not over- Bureau requires it. Look here"— bearing. He is strong, yet adapt- he pointed to a list of specifications able; light-hearted, but not trice- I `- Two yens of college math for lout, steadfast in the Iine of duty, V-7 candidates." House and Office, Ontario Street ever hewing to the distant Truth. II "But, sir, I had advanced tnathe- Clinton. Telephone 172 unhesitatingly recommend this boy mattes' in prep school." I clung to 'OFFICE HOURS: 2-4 in the after-tq. the Navy and the service of our my point. A little thing like some ,noon and 7-8 in the evening daily. country: I have known Itis family misplaced ,trigonometry was not go- Other hours by appointtnent, for; twenty-two • years.—Sincerely, ing to come between us. • Edgar R. Lumpkin." i "The Bureau says you have to D. 11. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR • Electro Therapist, Massage Thus -wrote the vice-president of take it in college. .1 hate to lose Bittersweet Condiments, and he was you, boy, but if you haven't had well within himself. two years of college math . • ." With this to back me I expected a I "Do yob actually use it?" I asked, Office: Huron Street, (Few Doors measure of ,success. I was apply- wondering how much tints John west of Royal Bank) ing for the V-7 program which Paul found for scientific algebra, Hours—Wed. and Sat., and IV' turned 'college graduates into off]- i'« •`� "That's he adl;ting" wistfully. appointment: Thais the funny titin . FOOT CORRECTION cers and gentlemen in ninety days• ' y g• lay Manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment A yeoman sat at the desk where I I never took any mathematics in Phone 207 had previously found the enlisting ml -age, and consequently I .. never --- officer. The place was empty. ; got into the V-7 class, It Was a "I•t's .Tuesday," said the, yeoman. disappointment. From the begin- "It certainly. is." That , much I ning my preference was for the Na - knew. vy,a sentiment that cannot logical - "Nobody here' he gestured. at ly be : explained. Perhaps it was the empty* room, "Never anybody Abe lure of ships. Perhaps it was a hereon Tuesday." Ivain conception that the Navy was I} ve come to enlist in the Navy's ever so choosey regarding its per- Officer Training School right, now," Sonne', There was at. conviction The yeoman crossed his arms on among us that it took a pretty good his chest, and rocked back 'and ,10011 to get into the Navy. forth. "Fine," he said,` We : get the cream," beamedI Commander Whitman at dinner one Where are the authorities:' T' night. Ile was stationed at the asked. • "Go to: the seventh'fGreat La loor of the old Training Centre. He: Post 0•ffice Building." It 'soundedknew father in the last war and like the ghostly advice you get ru was a frequent visitor of our house. To the cream," I toasted. the Commander's statement. "Be it ever so thin," muttered Father, who was an Arany man. Beyond this ma.y have , lurked a subconscious desire to frustrate the best -laid plans of the draft 'board. This never amounted to a willful evasion of the law. I could not con- vince myself that the Army had my Lest interests at heart. The Navy was different. They gave you ,your Choice: They did until • the gimmick of college math appeared.' At first I had an astronomical haft number. , , sz! "You ean find 'ern down on ^twen- tY-eight Canal Street," he said: You won't go until the Germans found nobody' but another yeo- get You •Indianapolis," Mr, Greeny Canal head of the board, advised rue- fully from his office in Lite-tyviile. Them, with a pretty' eye for sym- bolism, he had set up headquarters. When the Japs started: coming through the floor, he was forced to revise, the estimate., _ And then I 're - HAROLD JACKSON Licensed Auctioneer Specialist in Farm and Household Sales; Licensed in Huron and Perth Counties. Prices reasonable; satis- faction atis 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 Moor Str. W. Toronto Ont THE McI ILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont. OFFICERS President W. R. Archibald, Seaforth, Vice -President Frank McGregor, Clinton, Manager Secy-Treas., M. A: Reid, Seaforth. -. DIRIi CTORS- W. R, Archibald, Seaforth; Frank McGregor; Clinton; Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth; Chris Leonhardt, Bornholm; E. J. Trewar- graveyards at midnight, but I was in a hurry to join the legions. I hurried off. The Navy's room on the seventh floor of the old Post Office Building wits occupied so'e y' by another" yeo- man. "It's Tuesday," he said, "Where is everybody?" I asked, "This bein" 'Tuesday they moved to' another office," explained the yeoman, ' : Tuesday seemed to stir the Wan- derlust in city -bound seafaring then to the point of madness, Haan down on twenty-eight C l 'tha, Clinton; John L. Malone, Seaforth Street. The Navy apparently sta Alex. McEvring, Blyth; Hugh Alexan- tionerI them abont like buoys. der, Walton; George Leitch, Clinton. "Nobody here: They ain't-ar- AGENTS— John E. Pepper, Bruce- rived yet," he said. This beim' Tuesday I never. ex - field; R. F. McKercher, Dublin; J. F. pecte'd them. Prueter, Brodhagen; George A. Watt, Blyth, I l ' Outside I explained, the problem idoubled 2117 efforts. 'More than. ever to the cab driver, who was tiring I wanted to serve With the Navy. Parties desiring to effect lusty- of the phase. The lure of ships can be a very ansa or transact other business will "They're somewhere between here Potent thing at times. be promptly attended to on applies- and theseventh floor of the Post Barred from the V-7, I was tion to :any of the aboveperi • officers ad- dressed to their respective Office Building," I told him. -- nonetheless • determined to be en- . Gas Losses inspected by the director listed by sundown The Coast Guard, AN n'NATI1 •:LAAI WAITS: TIME TABLE Trains will arrive at and depart 'froth Clinton as follows: Toronto and Goderich Division 'Going East, depart 6.43 a.m. 'Going East, depart 3.03 p.m. Going West, depart . • . l • , 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 psn., needed men, - "Why don't . you go and see OLD VIRGINIA PIPE TOBACCO It's a real pipe smoker's tobacco thein?" urged the enlisting officer. "They're on the seventh floor of the old Post Office Building." They actually were. It was' blowing hard outside. The winter wind had pinched :my eyes up protectively. 1 got ,just inside the Coast Guard -quarters when '. the t examining doctor croised from one oohs to another. He was in his hirtsleeves and taking large, rapid str;dos. Spying,ine in the doorway, '•o pointed with his stethoscope and e They moved it stone by stone," I was still shouting- in the hall., IFora month I sulked like Achil- lcs. It was a tantrum with limita- tions, however,. I never elaimed an influence with Mr.' Green 'com- parable to the Greek's sway. over Agamemnon.' It is not much of a sulk if you know that the local draft board can rout you out of your tent any day it chooses. I was not the only victim of pet- ty discrimination. Jumbo Russell, who was built like a bronze and had never known a- sick day in his life, was discarded. His nose was always stuffed. Rut you get used to that. It takes a good deal more that a sinus block to stop a man like Jumbo. Still, no service would touch him with -a ten -foot pole. Tim- my Guile had an operation on his pyloric valve ' when he .was eight months old. That put hien out in spite of the fact that twenty -three - years later he was a' picture of American youth. On the other hand, Mr. 'and Mrs. Quinn announced the enlistment of their son Walter, jun- ior in the paratroops. Nobody bad counted on Walter formore than a couple of pints of plasma at the most. Here he was in the para troops, To • those who were turned away on .the grounds of facial squint, or sinus block,: it was a dreadful. blow. "I don't know," Juutbo told me dazedly, "Lt's taken a lot of wind out of my sails."' In one strategic prove Walter metamorphosed from worm to won- der while alias- established charac- ters, - such. as Jun*o..Russell .and Barney Tree, who had a flat foot,. fell off one to five points. On every side; one heard- what a fine chap Walter - was, ',what a w'onder'ful fel- low he always had been, and what. a world of good the paratroops would do for any minor failings he might possibly have -owned. 'Before the date of his induction, Walter Quinn, junior, was a, green ,gem of sin. I suspect that after the Pow- ers have made another just peace, he will return the 'same despicable toad he went away. However, there 11 a 'theory, in any home -town that Armageddoo. had a medicinal effect on' all,;blightod. souls, They will not accept the . sad, truth ,until Walter establishes it. Those .of no `who phew and loathed hire are counting on the boy to keepourfaith.. After .Walter took the high road, there was feverish activity among those of military age. The young people turned ,to, Washington :itt heir moment of. crisis, Invariably there was a friendly captain in the Bureau with a sympathy ;born of an ancient 'wedding panty. IIe wet, r'cached on the :long-distance Wire— xpense was no matter when the riI}IURS., NOV. 16th, 1944 NOICICE TO EMPLOYERS AND IrriEtit MALE EMPLOYEES Including ;Farmers By an order signed on August 15th, 194.4, by the undersigned Minister of Labour under authority of ' National Selective Service Mobilization' Regulations, 1944: 1. Commencing August 22nd, 1944, every documents he has not checked before, and employer as requii}ed tocheck the docu to report to the Registrar for his MVlobilize meats held by each newly engaged male ation Division at once on any such em. employee, within 7 days of the employee's ployee found not to possess documents as engagement, to determine if such employee referred' to; • possesses documents to show that he is in good standing' under National Selective e Any male employee here referred to, se Service Mgl,iliaationRegain Lions, 19i4(that : required by the Regulations to present is, in relation to the Military Call-up); his documents ;to lits employer for outposts of inspection; 9 tut..ery employer must report --- Schedule 9 to the Registrar for his Mobiliz ation Division,concerning any employee found not to possess documents as referred to; 5. FOR THIS PURPOSE "EMPLOYER" INCLUDES' ALSO ANY FARMER OPERATING A FABIVI, WHO HAS A MALE PERSON WORKING FOR HIM; 3. Every employer is acquired' Similarly 6. Penalties aro provided for any employer to cheek the documents held by each male or male employee who. fails to comply employee now working for him, whose with these Regulations. ' By an earlier order, employers were required to check the documents held by their male employees, and to report by May 1st, 1944, on doubtful cases as well as eases where employees did not possess documents. Employers are asked to remember that they do not report on men who do possess the necessary documents—only on those who fail to present documents for, examination, or ,there, there is doubt that the document presented actually proves good standing.- The tanding.The employers of Canada, including farmers, co-operated very satisfactorily on deaf first check, made up to May 1st, last. This co-operation was decidedly helpful, and is very much appreciated. Further co-operation' is now earnestly requested. - Schedule' 9, for reporting to the Registrar, and details as to documents which prove good standing, are available through the nearest Employment and Selective Service Office, Farmers not needed on the farm during the winter, who answer the urgent call for winter workers in other essential industries, will be given a continuance of postponement of military training while away from the farm. NATIONAL SELECTIVE SERVICE RUMPHREY MITCHELL A. MacNAMARA Minister of Labour Director, National Selective Service country was imperiled -•-and ques- tioned about: available billets. Deal- ings of this sort were kept a strict secret. If the details were detect- ed, it .motivated a scene like the Oklahoma land grab as everybody between eighteen and forty-five stampeded for your claim. When the business was successful, the. lucky prospector peeked his ' bag in the dead of night, slipped off, and was next heard from as an aide in Australia. I concentrated on Commander Whitman. I explained my Prob ]ern, and he promised to obtain a waiver in no time, Weeks went past, and still the V-7 stood on two years of college math. "The point is," said Mother, glar- ing at the Commander gorging him- self on our very good food, "is Les- ter the cream or nett?" There was never a definite an- swer to that question. However, the Comanander's face and that of his wife vanished forever from .our table. - I was about to give myself up: to Mr. Green when a call for volun- teers issued from the Navy dirigi- ble:service. (TO BE CONTINUED) WAR BRIDE Their house has only dreams far roof, And sunlight thoughts for beams, And yet their happiness is proof There is deep joy in dreanrsi He is a half world away, And she, in a bare loom, Thinks of a promised perfect day When happiness will bloarn. She buys a piece of linen fine Enough Inc.that bright place. It •bears a heaven -trade design That nothing ean deface. For it is bound with thoughts of hint; Like everything she bays. The home -that -will -be does, not dim Before her dream -filled eyes. - She walks 'alone within its walls (As many war brides do!) Till his step echoes, his , voice calls, To make her dreams come true, Anne Campbell' WORSE AND WORSE "It was so cold where we were," boasted the Arctic explorer; "that the candle froze and we couldn't blow it out," "That's nothing," .said his rival. "Where we were the word's came out of our mouths in pieces of ice, and we had to fry them to see what we were talking about." W.F-alae-tdi lied Cross serum is saving the lives of hundreds of wounded sailors, soldiers and airmen. But thousands of additional blood donors are needed. Give a pint of blood to save a life. Call Redi Cross Blood Donor Service. 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