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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1933-06-01, Page 2PAGE 2 Clinton News -Record With which is Inccrpcwated THE NEW ERA Terms of Subscription — $1.50 ,per year" in advance, to 'Canadian ad- dresses $2.00 to the U.S. or oth- er foreign countries. No paper discontinued . until all arrears are ' paid unless at the option of the publisher. The date to which every subscription is paid is denoted on the label. Advertising Rates --Transient adver- tising, 12c per count line for first insertion. 8c for each subsequent insertion. Heading counts 2 lines. Small advertisements, not to ex- ceed one inch, such as "Wanted", "Lost," `:Strayed," etc., inserted once for 35c, each subsequent in- sertion 15c. Rates for display ads vertising made known on applica- tion. Communications intended for pub- 4ication must, as a guarantee of good :faith, be accompanied by the name ,of the writer. !q,. E. HALL, M. R. CLARK, Proprietor. Editor. H. T. 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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD TENTH INSTALLMENT 'Synopsis: Joyce Ashton, poor stenegraphert suffered loss of mem- ory in a skidding taxicab accident in Chicago.- One morning two years later she woke, after a fall from her horse, :her memory restored, to find herself, as Frills, the wife of Neil Packard, rich California fruit packer. She determined to tell nobody of her predicament but set about learning What she could of her life in the in- terval, From the conversation of her friends and letters in her desk she gathered that she had been a heartless, pleasure -loving young wo- man. One letter that troubled her was from a woman signing herself Sophie, blaming Frills for not giv- ing a home to a baby Sophie was caring for. Could it be her baby, Frills wondered! She also found 'herself involved in an affair with a man named Maitland. In San Fran- cisco, where she went while her hus- band was away on business, she met Robert Ainsworth, a poet whose work she had• always admired. When Joyce returned home, she decided to be ,pleasanter to Neil than Frills had been. But this line was dan- gerous, too, for Neil was patheti- cally anxious to win back Frill's love. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY "Gan you stand it to have only "tie for dinner this once?" asked Joyce. "Whoopee! Just ask me, can I!" he replied. "You know that, Frills, old kid. I'll go up and wash and be right down again." When Packard came down the stairs Joyce divined his intention to kiss her again, and she moved to- ward the dining room immediately saying, "Dickie eats with us. At least 'he sits at table and snaps up what favors he can persuade me to DR. FRED G. THOMPSON Office and Residence: Ontario Street Clinton, Ont. One door west of Anglican Church. Phone 172 Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted DR. H. A. McINTYRE DENTIST Office over Canadian National Express, Clinton, Ont. Phone, Office, 21; House, 89. D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage Office: Huron Street. 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Any money to be paid may be paid •to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of ;Commerce, Seaforth, or at Calvin ''Cutt's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to effect insur- ance or transact other business will be promptly attended to on applies, tion to any of the above officers .addressed to their respective post of- fices. Losses inspected by the diree- stor who lives nearest the scene. 'CANADIAN NATIONAL RAlt:WAYS • TIME TABLE 'Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: ' Buffalo and Goderich Div. Going East, depart 7.08 a.m. Going East depart 3.00 p.m. Going West, depart 11.50 a.m. Going West, depart 9.58 p.m. London. Huron' & Bruce Going North, ar. 11.34.1ve.11.54 a.m. Going South - 3.08 p.m, PREPARED "You Want to see the gas pipes? Please take care as I have just pol- ished the drawing -room floor?' "Don't mind us, -ma'am, We have ,,good nails in our boots." ter you went they wouldn't let me alone, and I wanted to be quiet, so 1 walked off ,and went up to the city alone." There was an uncomfortable sil- ence. Packard ate for a few mom- ents with his eyes fastened on' his food. Joyce understood without doubt that he didn't believe she had spent all that time in, San Francisco alone. Why should he? ' Suddenly she knew that she wanted him to be- lieve it. It was perfectly . obvious to her that he loved Frills and that he was a little afraid of her. Joyce wondered with a sudden thump of her heart how he would like a baby around the house. If she could only ask him about that baby in New York. "I promised Dicicie to throw .a, stick for him," she said as they left the table, "if you care to join us, come along," and she ran across the terrace and down the wide stone steps to the stretch of lawn at the top of the garden, without waiting for a reply. Packard lighted a cig- arette and followed her more slowly' By, the time he joined them she was racing around with Dickie, having a lively game and secretly amused to wonder what he thought of the unu- sual sight of Frills enjoying a child- ishly simple pleasure of this kind. She turned to him and asked very abruptly. "Are you very tired after your trip?" "Good Lord, no!" he answered. evidently startled, "why?" "It's going to be glorious moon- light in a few minutes, Let's go for a horseback ride." His look of blank amazement at this suggestion caused her heart to sink for a moment. Suppose he refused! A gust of angry impatience struck her. If they didn't "Are you afraid it'll cause a scandal if anyone discovers you've been out with your own wife?" give him, don't you, darling? He has his regular dinner in the kit- chen." "Where do you want his chair?" in- quired Packard politely. "Here you are, boy, get up and let's see how good your table manners are" They sat down opposite each other at the small round table with Dickie between them. Joyce was struck by the lingering bewilderment on Pac- kard's face.. There seemed to be something he .couldn't quite under- stand, but he asked for no explana- tions, "Gee! it's good to be home again," hd began. "I sure do hate Chicago." She asked politely, "Was the con- ference a success?" Packard stared. Joyce flushed. "Oh, is it something I'm not supposed to ask about?" rushing into the first remark which occurred to her in an effort to cover her embarrassment. "Good Lord, nol" he exclaimed hastily, "Only ... only ..." be hesi- tated,. "Iin sorry, Frills, I can't keep up with you. You've jumped me so hard about talking shop and said so often you didn't give a damn about what happened so long as you didn't have to hear about it that--" "Well, I don't want to know every- thing that happened. I just wondered if you had a successful trip in gen- eral," said Joyce. She • began to wonder if Frills had ever had a de- cent word for anyone. "Oh, sure, -we fixed . up what I went for and got the nevi branch office planned out and ready for business," be said. "Sam said there was 'a fire at the plant here," remarked Joyce casu- ally, "but almost no damage done. Had you heard about it?" "Yes, I called up from the city` be- fore I came down. But, tell me what you've been doing with yourself, Frills. How's every One in the gang? Doe been in much?" "Don't know. I, just got home die- day myself," replied Joyce. "1 hav- en't seen anybody I know for nearly two weeks. The first two days af- THURS., JUNE 1, 1933 her as they rode close together On a short level stretch along the ,hills. Joyce accepted it but did not dare, to try lighting it while they were mov- ing. "You light it, please." She hand- ed it back to hint. "That gives me permission to kiss you," he remarked, . sinning as he handed her back the lighted cigar- ette. "But who wants -to kiss his own wife?" retorted Joyce, urging Rosita into a quick trot. "Here's one man who does," he re- plied, easily catching np with her. Riding close to her horse he put his arms around her and tried to draw her toward hien. Joyce was alarm- ed, this time not so much at the pros- pect of being kissed as at the dans ger of such reckless actions while on horseback. side, Joyce heard voices; and when they entered the living room they were immediately surrounded by a welcoming, group who had evidently' been waiting for their return. "Well, what do you know? Frill's been riding in the moonlight with her husband! Hot stuff! Somebody, telephone the scandal to the papers." The company consisted of Doc El- lison, Ross and Clarice, Emery, Char- lie Bates and Art iBelmain. Joyce wondered where the other women were. ' I :0( ' 1 NEM "Don't suppose you got any golf while you were East, did you, Neil?"' asked Art Belmain. "Not a round," replied Packard. The men proceeded to, talk golf and business. As the party broke up, Dr, Elli- son said in an aside to Joyce, "Say) Frills, you're looking much better than you did two weeks ago. Has your head bothered you any late- ly?" (Continued Next Week) "Oh, please don't" she exclaimed hastily, "you make me --"she had been about to say, "you make me nervous," when she was struck by the absurdity of Frills Packard say- ing anything like that. Packard looked surprised, but he obediently fell away a little. Joyce was undecided whether to be con- temptuous of him for his lack of spirit or to conclude that his exper- ience with Frills, when he crossed her, had probably been so unpleasant that he had learned his lesson thor- oughly. Try as she 'would, Joyce could not keep Robert Ainsworth from her thoughts. The beauty of the night brought vividly to mind his delightful personality. It would be so perfect with the right pian! Joyce wondered most of the way back if her silence puzzled Neil very mulch. She would have chatted wil- lingly enough, but nothing except dangerous remarks seemed to occur to her. Neil was little help for he too rode in silence. What' was he thinking? Looking at him she thought with amusement "Prunes!" "Don't you feel well Frills? You . . you're sort of quiet tonight," said Packard, in what Joyce describ- ed to herself as a "cautious voice." "I feel absolutely wonderful!" she retorted with spirit, "can't I enjoy myself just once without shrieking over it?" "Oh, surd, only it's ... it's not ex- actly like you." hurry, somebody would come and "What's the matter? Afraid it'll cause a scandal if any one discovers you've been out with your own wife?" she demanded. "Ilell!" grinned Packard, "I shoulc werry about that. But you can't blame me for ... for wondering if I'll heard you right. You—.we hav- en't spent many evenings together lately." There was something in his voice which hurt Joyce a little, She had not found him exactly interesting so far, but she already liked him e- nough to be sorry for the way Frills had been treating him. "Well, it's up to you," she replied, "I'rn going for a ride and if you want to coine, all right." Secretly she quailed at the idea of going out alone for the first time. Would it be light enough for safety? Could she handle Ros- ita ? os-ita? But Packard accepted without further questioning. "I'll tell Sam to saddle up while we get into our things," he said. "Run on in dar- ling. Let's light out before any of the gang shows up. "Take Dickie with you and leave him with Sari,"- said Joyce, • and, trembling with excitement, she raced into the house and upstairs to her. big closet, where she proceeded to kick off her slippers and pull her dress over her head as rapidly as possible. She was just drawing her boots on when she heard Packard cross the bedroom and go through to his dressing room Scarcely five minutes later they were hurrying downstairs and out to the stable. She noticed as they rode off slow- ly that Neil kept eyeing her in an apprehensive fashion. She decided he must be worrying about the accident she had. had and probably wondering what' mad idea. the moonlight would inspire in her tonight. Well, if he were looking for trouble of that kind he would be disappointed! "Want a ; cigarette; dear?" he ask- ed once, holding out his case toward DOINGS IN THE SCOUT WORLD Eighty Boy Scouts at Wycliffe College, England, spent the Easter holidays camping in Algiers. . c=1i==t, Youth of 32 Nations to Meet Thirty-two nations in addition to the British Empire have indicated their intention of sending contin- gents to the World Scout Jamboree this year in Iiungary. Some 100 Brazilian Scouts also ren- dered valuable service in Sao Paulo. Afghan Scouts True to World Scout Principles This interesting announcement to the Scouts' of the world comes in the current number of `Jamboree," the official international Scout maga- zine, from Mohammad lakub, secre- tary of the recently recognized Boy Scouts Association ,of Afghanistan: "Wo wish to assure all our brother Scouts in other lands that the Af- ghan Scouts, while abiding by the laws .o of their Holy .Religion,' will un- failingly practice Scouting in its true meanings in thought, word . and deed." cJ— Palish Scouts Want World Contacts At a Polish Rover Scout confer3 ence attended by Rovers from each of the seven Polish University cen- tres a resolution was adopted that every Polish Rover should corre- spond with a Rover Secut in another country. Scout Friendship Tour of Baltic For the purpose of "strengthening mutual acquaintance and amity," a party of 600 British Scout and Girl Guide leaders will this summer tour the ports of the Baltic by the White Star liner Calgaric. Joyce, torn between impatience and amusement, answered, "Well, whatever I do is me isn't it?" Packard made no reply to this, but a little later on he said earnestly, "Look here, Sweetheart, 1 stop- ped to see mother today on my way down. She'd like awfully to ... to be friends with you. Won't you, please? I'd give anything in the world if you'd go to see her and just be nice to her a few minutes. You needn't go often or spend much time there, but if you ... she's so anxious to have things friendly. It's tough on her, my being her only son and my wife never going to see her. She's getting old, you know." Before Neil stopped Joyce felt a lump coming into her throat. His voice was so pleading and so a tx- ious. She remembered the sweet- faced woman whose picture she had found in his desk drawer, and how she wondered if his mother were still living. "Well, all right, I'll make a date with you to take me to see her to- morrow. I won't go alone," and was a little pleased with herself for her diplomacy. Her prompt acceptance surprised hire, she saw', but he seized upon it gratefully. "Thanks a lot. We could take a run out there before dinner, Could you be ready at about five? Or would that interfere with any- thing you're doing? We don't have to go tomorrow, you know." "No, we'll go at five. If you for, get or let any business interfere you'll have hard work making any more dates with me --for anything," retorted Joyce. "'I'll be there, I'll tell the world. Gee, Frills, that's sweet of you. You know how much mother means to me." Joge rode on in silence thinking fast and furiously. If she could do things like thie for Packard surely she needn't feel that all the giving was on his side, 'even though she re- fused him 'herself. She could give him more of her company than Frills had; she could eliminate all cause for jealousy with IVfaitland; she could make his house more of a real home.. Or was it too late to do that? And could she follow out' such a plan without misleading him as to her feelings? Well, she had made enough con- cessions for such a short tune! The future must somehow take tare. of itself. A'5 oif foot once' more, they ap- proached the house from the terrace .t Scouts Aicl Red X in Brazil Revolt During the recent Brazilian revol- ution 23 British Scouts and Rovers, sons of business men in Brazil, serv- ed with the Brazilian Red Cross in casualty clearing stations and field hospitals and as ambulance drivers, at times under fire. Others looked after women and children refugees. less than 50,000 people are better equipped with telephones and their associated apparatus than are in- habitants of most of Europe's larg- est and more important •centres. Canadians make more use of the telephone than any other people. In 1931 Canadians held 249.1 telephone conversations per capita. The Uni- ted States, with a comparable fig- ure of 222.0, is the only other court - try in which conversations per per- son `•exceeds the 200 mark. New Zealand comes next with 197,5 and is followed by Denmark which leads in Europe with 156.6, Canadians make upwards of seven times more use of the telephone' than the British who reported 34.4, and over twelve times more than the people of France who make 20.1 calls per capita. Canada, with 1,364,000, ranks fourth in absolute number of tole - CANADA SEEMS TO MAKE GOOD phones and is led only by the United States, Germany, and Great Britain USE OF THE TELEPHONE (including Northern Ireland) and in that order. But in telephones per Canada has maintained its leader- ship of the world in the number of its per capita telephone conversa- tions and in the matter of its tele- phones per 100 population hi com- munities of 50,000 persons and more. This country stands second only to the United States in telephone wire mileage per 100 inhabitants. These and other interesting statistics of communciation in the Dominion are contained in the official records of the Bell System from which a sum- mary has been compiled, as of Jan- nary 1, 1932, and is made public to- day. World progress in the development of telephony has been se rapid with- in recent months that strictly up-to- the-minute figures are not possible of attainment. For that reason this latest summary which is complete for last . year, should be accepted with the thought in mind that tele- phone development everywhere is an almost daily process that continues to add to the whole result. In rela- tion to this development of last year, Canada's performance is outstand- ing. With 22.8 telephones per 100 popu- lation in cities of 50,000 and over, Canada continues to lead the world in this particular classification. Sweden is next with 22.2 and the United States third with 21.9. In the smaller towns and villages, Can-. ada ranks third with 8.8 telephones per 100 inhabitants. The United States is first with 11.8 while New Zealand comes second with a fig- ure of 9.0 based on statistics com- piled up to and including those for March 31, 1932. Canada's ranking in this relation emphasizes that re- sidents of our cities and towns of 100 population, Canada has 18.1 which is second only to 16.8 in the limited States, while Germany and Great Britain have only 4.8 and 4.5, respectively. Eighty-two per cent. of Canada's total telephones and all of the telephones of the United States are under private ownership and operation. In both Germany and Great Britain all telephones are operated by the respective govern- ments. Argentina leads South Am- erica in telephone development with approximately 2.7 per 100 popula.. tion. Japan easily leads theAsiatic countries but shows a figure of only 1.4 up to and" including March 31 last year. CANADIANS AND AMERICANS VERY NE'IGHBORLY, STAT- . ISTICS SHOW More than 14 million Americans visited Canada last year, according to a recent estimate. This number constituteed by far the bulk of the tourist traffic to Canada, the num- ber of visitors from other countries being estimated at only 11,000. The United States, in turn, at- tracted more Canadians than any other country, the number of Cana- dians who visited that country dur- ing 1932 being estimated at 1,500,- 000. Based upon population, the per- centage of Canadians visiting the, United States was about equal to the percentage of Americans visiting Canada. About 30,000 Canadians visited other countries. T1he advertisements are printed for your convenience. They inform and save your time, energy and money. NECESSIT -__Not ';;' itches MAKES US DO THE RIGHT THING Let's thank Heaven for those business firms which are carrying on -. - fighting the depression. There are many of them. Nec- essity - - not an abundance of riches - - for- ces them to keep going in strength. If they relaxed their sales efforts - - if they sus- pended their advertising - - ruin might over- take them. The interesting thing is that those who are down in the mouth applaud those with steam up and who are fighting for the bus- iness to be had. If this world had no fight- ers we'd all be overcome with despair. As it is we get some buoyancy just from watch- ing the fighters. But how much better it would be if more of us did some real fighting - - if we did some advertising - - if we got out and did some hustling, too, which would buck thers up. That's what The News -Record is trying to do. Keep going ourselves without sur- rendering any of our old-time quality, and thus assisting others. Coyne now all to- gether! THE CLINTON NEWS - A FINE MEDIUM FOR .ADVERTISING—READ IS SUE PHONE 4 ECIC O ADS. IN THIS