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TOE CLINTON. N 'WS.RECORD
1E'e Blue Gera
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by DOLAN BIRKLEY
One morning, the wealthy Mrs.
Bodine/1 (Nina) Arkwright isfound
murdered in a shower neon of the
swimming pool at a resort 'hotel in
California. Her body isdiscovered by
the janitor, lVl:ac, when the hotel's
assistant manager, Jepperson, comes
to the poolin search of her. Beside
her, is a broker flowerpot containing
a blue geranium; in hex hand, are
some newspapers clippings. Those
.at the pool at the time are: --Janet.
Cooper, srvvimming. teacher; Joel,
Marham, young, chemist who was e-
•cently heard saying that Nina desor-
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Trains will arrive at and depart from
Clinton as follows:
Buffalo mad Goderieh Div.
.Goin`; ]past, • depart 6.43 a.m.
Gain"' )set, depart 3.00 pan.
Going West, depart 11.45 a.m.
thine West, depart 0.50 p.m.
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vel killing; Kay Feldman, her niece,
who i will inherit her money; .Adele
Kramer, ex-wife of her husband;
Bobbie Craine, rich but unattractive
girl who's anxious to marry; and
Jack Seyfert, the man whom Bobbie
hopes to ensnare but who has been.
attentive to Nina.. The police, head-
ed by -,Captain Loring, place the time
of death at. 10 o'clock. When Loring
gathers a group together for quest -
toning, he learns that Rodman 'Ark-
wright, estranged] from his wife and
supposedly in Ne w York was seen
leaving' the pool at 9:30.
CHAPTER VIII ridiculous] Nina was a fanatic about
Loring switched, to a new line of clothes. When she wore her reddish -
questioning. "Let's take tip Mrs, tweed suit, she wore a back felt hat
Arkwrightis movements and .activi- with a tall crown." •
ties yesterday and this morning'," he "There was no blank hat beside her
said briskly. "Miss Feldtnran, ten me body," Loring answered. "Instead,
first what your aunt did yesterday." there was a cheap -looking green
"Well, she 'spent yesterday morn- hat."
fag in her room writing letters. In Kay frowned. "It couldn't have
the afternoon, she played tennis. with been. Nina abhorred cheap things."
Jack Seyfes- ." "What hat was she wearing when
Jack's shrewd gray eyes became she went out yesterday evening?"
sudednly wary, "I left her at four "Blaolt, of course."
o'clock," be put in. "You didn't see her come in?"
. Kay paid no attention to him. "In "N°"
the evening she and I . had .dinner Loring turned to Jepperson. "Who
at seven. Aftertvard's, she changed would have been on dusty at the desk
at about midnight?"
"Our night clerk, Mr. Parks."
"Get him in here,"
Mr. Parks was produced within the
space of ten minutes, and stood sleep-
ily looking at the people around the
table. •
Mrs. Nina Arlcivright has been
murd'ered'," Loring said by way .of
eye-opening preliminary, "We're in-
terested in finding some one who saw
her come in Last night about mid-
night."
Parks looked dazedly at Loring.
"Mrs. Arkwright? Yes, 1 saw her."
"Did she have on a black hat?"
"Well, no, I don't believe it was
back." Parks paused; and thought a
minute. "It was a green hat."
"Was she carrying anything?"
"She was carrying a handbag and a
Plant in a flowerpot"
"Didn't that seem odd to you?"
"Well, not terribly. Some of our.
guests sometimes get -ah -rather
hilarious, and bring hone odd things.
Especially late at night."
"Was Mrs. Arkwright hilarious?"
"She was staggering, sir. She was'
out on her feet, if I might use that
expression,
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(The characters in this serial are
fictitious)
name, just said that she'd give it to
me later. I was to have black place
cards nnado. Of course, I wasn't ac-
tually to do any of -It was to pass
all this lamination on to our cater-
ing department."
Loring was staring et Jepperson.
"What else did'she- want?"
"Thatwas all. She went out then
toward the terrace."
"What color hat was 'she wear-
ing?" I '1 ' ; 1,1
"Hat? I believe it'was green..
Kay dropped her cigarette' on .the
floor and ground it out.
"All this about a green hat is
from her dinner dress to a suit, and
went 'out. That was about eight
o'clock. I don't know where she
went, but she was out for several
hours. It was after I went to bed
that I heard, her come in. I judged
at the time it was about midnight."
"All right," Loring said. "Now
about this morning."
"I heard her go •out at about nine.
Our rooms adjoin, I'd just stepped
out of bed when I hearer her leave
her room and walk past mine. She
tapped on my door.' When I an-
swered, she said, 'I was just won-
dering if you were up,' Then she
went on."
"Where slid you think she was
going?"
"I hadn't the slightest idea."
Bobbie spoke up. "I saw Mrs.
Arkwright a little after nine.. I was
in the lobby. I'd just :some from
making an appointment at the beauty
ellen, and there she was, talking to
Mr, Jepperson. She had on her rust -
colored suit and an awful green hat
that -that- Well, I just noticed
that it didn't fit with her suit. And
she was carrying a bundle."
Loring turned to Mac. "Bring
Jepperson in here."
Mae shuffled out. He must have
found Jepperson hovering near the
door, for the two came into the room
in less than a minute.
While Loring told Jepperson in
rapid-fire fashion how he had been
seen talking to Mrs, Arkwright in.
the lobby, the man's head began to C K N X
bob back and forth.
"Oh, yes. Yes, indeed," he said, 920.kcs. WINGHAM 326 meters
the instant Loring hail finished. "It
must have been a minute or so after
nine."
"What did she have in her hands?"
"'Well- uJr-" Jepperson looked
pained. "It was really a rather un-
usual bundle for a lady like Mrs.
Arkwright to be carrying."
"What was it like?"
"Well; is was wrapped in a news-
paper. It was small at the bottom,
big at the top. She carried it with.
her hand under it. You know, at the
"YOUR HOME STATION".
WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH:
8 a.m. "CICNX Breakfast Club"
1.15 p.ns. Sunset Time
4.30 p.m. Laura at the Keyboard
8.15 p.m. Henderson's Old -Timers
SATURDAY, APRIL 11TH:
8.45 a.m. "Hymn Time"
11.45 Morning March Past
6.15 p.m. Parade of Bands
8 p.nt. CKNX Barn Dance
SUNDAY, APRIL 12TH:
rnre. I thought it had come from a 11 a.m. Church Service
florist's shop but in that case, it 2 p.m. Cranston Hour
wouldn't have been done up in news- 5.15 pan. Nat Sehilkret Orch.
paper would it?"
Losing- leaned toward Jepperson.
"You were in that shower room. You
saw that corpse and the things with
it. Do your recall what was •on the
floor?"
Jepperson stared back then wwal-
lowed slowly. "Oh. The flowerpot
wth the .blue geranium. But -but
the newspaper she had it wrapped in.
I don't believe that was there, was.
it?"
"Just those clippings," Loring said
thoughtfully. Dill she matte any
mention to youof this bundle?"
"No, not at all."
"What did she say to you?"
"She asked them to a1nange a din-
ner panty for tonight at eight." Ma-.
Jepperson wriggled o'ntbar.•asseddy.
"It was to be a rather unusual party.
I mean„ the decoration of the room.
and table. 01 course, we get some
rather odd requests but, in the Light
of Mrs. Arkwxight's death . .
Ile looked about the table - at
Jack and Bobbie directly to his right,
at Janet and .Teel near the end of the
table at Adele her head lifted and
her fear -haunted eyesi on his, at Kay
who was smoking a !cigarette.
"I wouldn't want this to get out,"
he continued. "It might give the
hotel a bad reputation."
"Get down to brass; tacks!"
"She wanted] all the decorations
done in black. Black tal'bleclotb,
black chiha,'black draperies at the
windows, black candrles,--._."
"Good lord]" gasped Loring.
"The -the guests -- "Mr. Jen -
person made a notion that includ-
ed the people at the table. "There
were to be six. Miss Feldman ; Miss
Kramer, Miss Craine, Mr. Seyfert,
Mr. Markham, and -and, " He
paused.. "She didn't, mention the last
MONDAY, AIPRIL 13TH:
10 am, Mid -Morning News
1.15 p.m..Girls -af the Golden .West
7 p.m. "Odgen's Hoedown"
8.30 CKNX Ranch Boys
TURSDAY, APRIL 14TII:
7.30 a.m, "Rise & .Shine"
11.30 a.m. Tues. Morning Variety
6.45 p.m. Your Evening News
9 p.m. Seaforth Serenade
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15TH:
8.30 am. Studio Roundup
2 pan. Kay Kyser• Orch.
4.30 p.m. Waltz Time
7.30 p.ar, Crawford Garage
THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH:
9.45 a.rn. George Hall Orch.
4.15 p,m, Mart Kenney Orch.
8.15 p,ni. Laura at the Piano
9.15 p.m. Barney Groves -songs.
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Dt7TCli SET ONIONS NOT 0001)
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Suggest Switch to SoYa Beate
Reason for ihe Agricultural Suppllcts.
Board, Ottawa, decision not to estab-
lish minimum prices for dutch set on-
ions is, that "the. Board 'holm tlorina]
proat:et'ion of onion sots • is not a
national essential[ so far as !oocl is
(*accrued" the Ontario Vegetable
Growers' Ass'ociation annoctnced to,
day. ' 11 l•
"Growers of onion sets had many
other crops that they ,could grow
`which ;should net them, fair returns if
they decide to reduce- or stop the pro-
duction of sets, Soya beans was men-
tioned as sueh an alternative crop and
it was, pointed ,out that the Oiils and
Fats Administrator is urging the pro-
duetion of soya beans," 'the Agricult-
ural Supplies. Board stated.
Ti)is ilocisioti directly' affects some
four hundred grewers Who annually
produce aproximately eleven hundred
tons of omipn, sets in 'Middlesex,
Huron, Kent and Lamnion C'ounties
valued at approximately $100,000.00
to ,$125,000.00. Indirectly it affects
many thousands of growers as onion
sets ere largely purchaised, on contact
by the sees] trade and resold to mar-
ket gardeners and vegetable growers
throughout the Province for seed to
produce the annual onion crop.
Manitoba onions set growers bad
joined in a joint request to Ottawa for
the establishment of minimum prices
due to Largely increased costs of pro.
duction and particularly for labors
and seed. In 1941 growers were paid
40 per lb, for yellow and white sets.
Price of seed to grow those sets, an
important factor in the cost of pro-
duction, was $1.75 to $2.00 per Ib.
Seed will cost $3.50 per lb. in 1942 and
60 Lbs. to 70 lbs. of seed per acre is
necessary. Labour and other costs are
also up proportionately.
As a result growers and seed hous-
es jointly and unaminously reconimen
ed to Ottawa that a minimum price
of 6c per lb. to the grower be estab-
lished in Ontario to 5c per lb. to the
grower in Manitoba. The difference
was to equalize the freight rate into
the Ontario market where the Nlani-
toba sets are largely sold. Approxim-
ately 75% of the dutch sets are pro-
duced in Ontario and 25% in Mani-
toba.
Considerable skepticism is shown
to wards the Ottawa announcement as
dutch set onions are grown on a
type of soil which is entirely unsuit-
able for producing soya beans. Fur-
ther, onions have always rated as one
of the cheaper high food value vege-
tables, tine production of which was
understood to be a must in Ontario
as not only this Province but Quebec,
the Maritimes, and to a large extent
the West Indies, depend on the Ontar-
io crop. in British Columbia thous-
ands of tons of onions are being de-
hydrated annually for export to Great
Britain.
Maximum retail prices have already
been established on dutch sets by Ot-
tawa at 35c per pound to tine public
although the great bulk of the crop
is sold back for seed to market gard-
eners wholesale at around 12c to 14e
per lb. and loose to the public at
around 160 per 1b.
raced with seed costs alone this
year of $225.00 per acre and with
everything else up in price and with
labour difficult to obtain Roca/ grow-
ers state the risk now' is muck too
great without a least a minimum
guarantee of costs back. Production
as a result is expected to be largely
curtailed.
WHAT YOUR WAR SAVINGS
STAMPS CAN ACCOMPLISH
$10 will stop a tank with one round
of 18 or 25 -pounder shells,
$20 buys a cannonade of four 3.7 -
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p75 will provide a 500-1b. bomb to
drop over Berlin or Berchtesgaden,
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News From international
William Quinn Chairman IHorseshoe-
iag Cont. For International
Plowing Match
William Quinn is chairman of the
Ilorseshoeing Committee at the In-
ternational Plowing Match to be held
in Huron county on October 13, 14,
15, and 16.
Some . people might say, "Heck
that must be an easy job. Just get a
few horses together and let the blaok-
smiths go to work on them."' It is,
however, a real job requiring a 10.t
of direction, tact and skill.. The reas-
on for this, is the ,fact that the Ont-
ario Plowmen's Association has laid
a good deal of emphasis on horse -
shoeing competitions each year, be-
lieving them to be;,an art that should
be kept alive.
The automobile and the truck made
inroads each year on old Dobbin.
Blacksmith •shops switching from.
shoeing horses to filling tanks with
gasoline. However in many centres
hardy blacksmiths still kept on at
their, trade and it was to give a com-
petition for these men as well to en-
courage young men in the trade that
the horseshoeing match was started
at the International.
Now, when you visit the Interna-
tional you'll find, a crowd of people.
standing arounrlu'the spot where the
horses are being shod. There are
Volunteer today!
Join the Farm Service Force and help
Ontario farmers produce food for Vic-
_ tory. Be a Farm Cadet or a Farmerette
and make a real contribution to Can-
ada's War Effort this Summer. Hun-
dreds of farmers have registered their
need for help already, and more are,
registering every day. Last year more
than 14,000 young men 15 and up and
young women 16 and up, pitched in
and lett a hand. Thousands more are
needed this year. Get full particulars
from your High School Principal,
Y.W.C.A., Y.M.C.A., or write On-
tario Farm Service Force, Parliament
Bldgs., Toronto. Volunteer TODAY!
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CREST; Farm Service Volunteers are entitled
to wear this distinctive 3" Crest (right)
supplied ou application to the Ontario
harm Service Force. 21 S
young people who see the operation
for the first time, There are older
people who recall fondly the days
when the blacksmith shop was a
favorite spot in which to spend a few
hours.
Bill Quinn farmed for many years
in Osborne township on one of the
finest tracts of land in the township:
Lately ha has been working in the
building business but he still retains!
his farm. He always liked horses
and kept a fine team for general
farm work. One of the things he was
always particular about was that
they were shod' properly.
By reason of the emphasis placed
on the horseshoeing he will have 1,0
make certain of a prominent spot for
the location of this feature.' The
proper number of horses, will have to
be on the spot. Equipment for the
blacksmiths will have to be set up.
And of course right now he is con-
taeting the most skilful blacksmiths
in the province and inviting them to
attend the International in Huron
county this fall.
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