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The Clinton News Record, 1942-06-25, Page 2PAGE 2 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD 1 ' THURS., JUNE 25 ,die Blue .Geranh by DOLAN BIRKLEY ` Mrs. Nina Arkwright is found mur- found killed, with a broken flowerpot all its force against a face, dered et a resort hotel. Beside her. is beside her. As Joel eoutdntt have Then to her dismay, she saw whom a broken flowerpot. Suspects - in- committed this murder : he's ieleased Abe::` had strruck. Joel! elude Joel Markham, youngchemist Captain Loring of the police believes • He stood staring at her astonish - who wasassoeiated with her in buei- that both ' women were killed • for ment. ness and who recently quarreled with. $100,000 in cash which Nina recently `' Janet! What -on earth are you do - her; Adele Kramer, ex-wife of her es- received from her husand' fora di- in here?" i 1 '• a i trangecl husband; Kay Feldman, her voice. He thinks that she hid the -She laughed in. relief. "The same niece; Bobbie Craine, debutante; and money » a flowerpot but mixed- the as you — searching But Joel °I hit Jack Seyfert, young man, whomBobot with another, anate Y oned th' Adelou!" . . . , - p`With • to the dismay of Janet -cooper. hotel Janet catches; Bobbie in Joel:s room, quito." Then, he added sternly, "'You bi hopes. opes. is to marry. Joel arrested,, later obtained the right one. When With the strength of a mos swimming teacher, who's rn lovewith picking up particles of something. might ,though, have been found here him. .:'rife next morning Adele le Bobbie hides under the bed, but; Janet by ;some one else. I thought 1 told routs her out: hater, Janet searches' You not to take arty more chances • file Clinton Nuts -Record ,tainmg what she believes to be.'the• "I know, but I just had to see with which is missing money. Just then, there's a whether I :could discover what Bobbie Inoarporaaed THE NEW ERA THE at the door, had taken from your room. And I TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION did! Look, Joel!" She held out the patent -leather bag. "I found! this .on top of the wardrobe. It's cheek ,full ough of money —. thousands and thou- ! Bobbie's room and find's a purse con- She stepped out of the wardrobe-: $lr 50 Per year in advance, to Can adieu addresses; $2.00 to the U.S. other foreign countries. No paper discontinueduntil all arrears 'drpaid unless at the option of the pub- lisher. The date to which every sub- scription is paid is denoted on th label, CHAPTER XXVIII or A 'spasm of fright shot thr Janet. She remembered that she e stupidly left the door unlocked: pose the unknown person on the e e AD'_V81 [SING RATES --Transient advertising 12e per count hoe for first insertion. 8c for each -subse- quet;t . insertion. Heading counts 2 lines. Small advertisements not to exceed one inch, such as-`"Wanted,""host", "Strayed", etc,, inserted once for 35e, each subieequent insertion 15c. Rates for display advertising m made kno on application. Communications intended for pub - Heaton must, as a guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by- the name of the writer. G. E. HALL - - Proprieter H. T. RANCE NOTARY PUBLIC Fire Insurance. Agent Representing 14 Fire Insurance Companies Division Court Office, Clinton Frank Fingland. B.A.. LLB. Barristor, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. D ydene, S.C. Sloan Block — Clinton, Ont. DR. G. S. ELLIOTT 'Veterinary Surgeon Phone 203, Clinton IL C. MEIR Barrister -at -Law Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario Proctor in Admiralty. ..Notary Publte and Commissioner. Offices 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 Sat. and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION by manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment Phone 207 HAROLD JACKSON Licensed Auctioneer Specialist in Farm and Household Bales. Licensed in Huron and Perth Counties, Prices reasonable; satis- faction guaranteed. For information etc. write or phone Har-oid Jackson, R.R, No. 4 Seaforth, phone 14 -661. 06-012 THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire insurance Company Head, Office, Seaforth, Ont, Officers: President A. W. McEwing, Blyth; Vice -President, W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; Manager and Sec. Treas., M. A. 1tteid, Seaforth. Directors: Wen. Knox, Londesboro; Alex, Broadfoot, Seaforth; Chris. Leonhardt, Dublin; F•. J. Trewartba, Clinton' Thos. I)__iooyylan, Sea�•th fo; W. R. Arci'tibald Seafor'th; Alex McEw- ing, Blyth; Frank McGregor, Clinton; Hugh Alexander, Walton. 'soon List of Agents: hail sands of dollars! I'm sure it must be Sup: the money. Nina got frqm her bus - and!". side of it .should walk in and find her with this money? She must hide! e Hastily gathering up. the !strewn greenbacks and stuffed tback t into the patent -leather handbag, she rose and frantically looked around for a hiding place. The wardrobe seemed to be -the only refuge. She squeezed in -among the ha ing clothes -and had barely closed wardrobe doors, when she heard room door open. Pressing back i corner and' arranging some of clothing to conceal her, she held breath and waited. For a minute, there was no so in the room outside. Then, she he the door shut with a click, and he stealthy footsteps move across ol floor. The person out there co be Bobbie. She would not have knoe nor would she now be movi about so stealthily. There came the sound of a dre er _drawer being opened — then faint rustling, as though the intru were rummaging through the draw So this person, too, had come search Bobbie's room! He or would cventualIy reach the wardrobe! Janet strove to overcome her pan- ic — tried to plan what to say if she should be discovered. This s her mind to puzzling over Bobbi strange actions, for they were reason for her being here. Could it have been the money th Bobbie had been picking up from t floor of Joel's room? No—of coat - not! She had ben picking up tin particles of something - probabl Some of .the dirt that Joel had found later. Had it been hidden in Joel's room? That would have been an ideal place of concealment, for Joel was in jail at the time. Was it possible that inoffensive little Bobbie was the killer — that she had hidden the money and then gone back later to get it, after every one's rooms, including her own, had been searched by the police? Had she removed the traces of dirt from the floor in order to cover up her trail? Janet shrank from the picture of obbie brutally committing murder th an ax. No, it coudn't be! Not bbiel Janet's eyes widened. "How could you have guessed that?" "When I crawled under my bed after Bobbie had been there. I found ng- a torn green shred of a bill caught the m the springs.:That, combined' with the the traces of soil on the floor, made in Joel took the bag eagerly and °I/ - fled it. "Aha! I was right! I thought t hem he money would be somewhere in his room!" a me conclude .that the money had the been hidden there after it was taken her from Adele's flowerpot. Of course, it might already have been removed and from the springs before Bobbie hid and under the bed, but a more Iogical and theory was -that she knew it was the there and came to my room for the d'n't express purpose of taking it away." k- "If she knew it was there, she ng must have put it there," said Janet. "Do you realize what that may sa- mean, Joel? It may mean that she % a —she's the murderer!" der Joel took hold of her arms and push- er. ed her toward the door, "Whatever it to means," he said grimly, "we'd better she tell Loring about it at once!" CHAPTER XXIX et I Joel and Janet, leaving Bobbie's the room. went down the corridor to the stairs. As they decended:, Janet hurriedly heat outlined the things that had happened to her since- Joel had left her a couple se of hours before — told him of the Y flier's helmet she had found in the little banquet hall, of Rodman Ark- wright's visit, and of the conversation she hacl overheard between him and lCay. Joel frowned. "This thing gets more and more complicated. The money angle is simple, but I can't understand all this business about Danny McLeod. "Did you go into town and look up the news files on his flight?" "Yes. I found something interest- ing I'll tell you about it later." They had reached the first floor, and began a search for Loring. They eventually found him having a sand- wich and coffee in a little room near . the kitchen. "We've something to tell you, Cap- tain Loring," Joel began. "Okay—go ahead," Loring grunt- ed. B WI Bo Yet, how explain her possession of the money? And how explain her presence in Joel's room? Had she accidentlly discovered that the money was there and been unable to resist the temptation, of stealing it? But how could she have discovered it was there? Janet remembered noting that Bob- bie Looked fatter and bulgier than ever as she emerged from under Joel's bed and waddled to the door, She must have had the wad of money in- side her shirt. And I let her Leave without question, thought Janet. She was jerked back to the present and to her own predicament by the ds from Bobbie's xoom. The eareher had evidently finished with the dresser and was now examining ie bed, Janet heard: the squeak of the springs. Then, a few minutes later, sleeps l;proached the wardrobe. Janet oze. Now .she would be found! But no . . . There came the scrape' of a chair, the sound of its being aced against the front of the ward- obe. The person out there evidently was climbing onto the chair to explore l L'1 top of the wardrobe. Janet felt as though she had. been given a reprieve, but it didn't last 1 long. ' The jar of a d'escendin'g step ; reached her. the chair again scraped,! and thee — the wardrobe doors were; jerked open. j The clothes that hung in front of.j Janet began to sway. A. hand was ng among them, they were es suddenly aeted blindly, instinctiv lY•' Her aside Her cited fist' shot out and struck with J. Watt, Blyth; J. E, Peyer, Brad- field, &R. Ne. 1; Ii; F. 11ReKereher. ti Dublin, R.R. No. 1; J. F. Preuter, Brodhagen. _"! Any mono to be paid plaMy d a to the Royal Bink, Clinton'; Backof Commerce, Seaforth, or at Calvin fr Cutt'a Grocery, Grodericb. Parties deeirhrg to effect Mow - ante I or transact other Nosiness will p7 be promptl; attended to on applies • r tion to any of the above officers ad-, dressed to their respective post am c• cos. Losses inspected by the ;Brock*t CANADIAN NATIONAL,,RAILWAYS Ti1ME TABLE Trains wlil arri'e at and depsrt,fron, Clinton as follows: Metalo and Goderlch, Div. Gains Oink depart 6.43 a.m. Geis¢ teat, depart S.00 pm feels GiOng Wed, depart. 1.45. a.m. As Oltii nitWaat,� 9.60. pm. she Udine Imes ar. 8.80, Isere 5,08 pm. elen Joel plumped the patent -leather purse down in front of him, told him what was in it and where they had found it, adding an account of Bob- bie's suspieious' actions. Loring opened the purse, examined its contents, then closed it. "AIl right — I'll look into it. He turned his attention back to Ins sandwich and coffee, as though !the discovery of the money were of little importance. Joel and Janet non- plused. stared at him. Then, Joel said, "There are some other things I'd' like to discuss with you if you don't mind. You see, I've drawn some conclusions about • this case. Perhaps you'd like to hear them." Loring shrugged, "Sure." "The thing has two distinct threads in it," Joel continued, "One for the money, two for the show. The mon- ey, of course, is what Arkwright gave his wife. The show is the weird din- ner she planned. which seems to have some connection with Danny McLeod. "Now, as to the money, Janet and I think it may have had 'something to do with Mrs. Arkwright's battered condition when she returned to the hotel on the night before her death. Some one may have made a violent attempt to get the money away from her. It's strange, though, - that she made no rumpus about it. That would seem to indicate that she knew therson e who assaulted p sa Ited he ' r and that she kept quiet for slime special rea- son.• It's my opinion that she plan- ned to take .engean+ce later !e1 her own way, and that—„ "Wait a minute," Janet broke in.. "Speaking of vengeance, I think her dinner party may have been a plane for revenge on some one. This hasn't any connection with the money, but let me tell Captain Loring about Rode pian Arkwright and Kay." She rapidly related what she had overheard, ,then continued, "If'Kay-gave Danny McLeod some- thing which caused hint to crack-up and if Ninaeeventually discovered this, Nina may have intended her,dinner' party as a means of public exposure. Kay might have learned of her pian' and killed her to save herself:" Joel pat forward eagerly. "Say! Here's a thought Maybe. Nina's dinner -party plan explains her silence about what happened to her on the night before her death. Suppose that Kay. learning that Nina was going to get the money from-Arkwright, fol lowed her that night and attempted . to rob her. Nina keeps quiet about: it' because she already has.planned. this dinner at which Kay will be branded' as MoLeod's murderer. "Kay kills her to prevent the din- ner party and, while she's at it, breaks Nina's flowerpot in the expec- tation of finding the -$100,000 in it. She fails to get the money, however, then discovers' that,Aldele has it. She kills Adele for the looney," • Loring, who had been listening with interest, now raised a hand. "Hold on: That theory has its• points, but how explain the fact that the money was found in Miss Craine' room?" "Bobbie may have come into Pos- session of it by chance. The assump- tion • is that whoever killed Adele hid the money in my room immediately afterwards in order not to be caught with the evidence when the police came to check up on. every one. It was a good hiding place, because I wa sin jail. Bobbie may have seen this person -possibly Kay --either en- tering or leaving my room, This would have aroused her curiosity. es- pecially after she heard of AdeIe's murder. She may have gone back later simply to investigate and, thus, accidentally discovered the money," Loring arose -suddenly , walked to the door and opened it. "Corcoran!" he called. Then, when his assistant name to the doorway, "Go and locate the Craine girl. Take her into that little .banquet room. I want to talk to her." He closed the door and came back, "I'll get the truth out of her if it's to be had," he growled. "Well, Mark- ham ,have you any other theories• up. your sleeve?" ' "Yes," said Joel, "I've thought of a way to explain the disappearanee of the fire ax. Hasn't it occurred to you that it's queer that the ax was re- moved from the scene of Nina's, mur- der, while the flowerpot and the clip- pings about McLeod were left behind? Shouldn't the murderer have prefer- red: to dispose of the flowerpot or clip- pings since they seem to be connected with the motive for the killing:? The only explanation is that he or she hadn't the time or opportunity to dis- pese of theme. Yet the ax was remov- ed as if by magic! What's the ans- wer? That the ax wasn't taken away. either!" • "Where is it, then?" "Hanging on the wall in the men's dressing quarters at the pool. I'lI bet that, if you test that ax for blood, you'll find that it—not the missing one — was the weapon that killed Nina. The missing ax could have been removed during the previous night, in preparation for a carefully planned alibi. The murderer antici- pated that the missing ax would be considered the murder weapon, and that he or she would be alibied by the fact that he couldn't have Tarried it away from the pool without being seen," Loring stared at the floor,a moment, then looked up. ' "You're right, Markham," he said flatly. "We have tested the ax in the men's building and we did find fresh traces of blood on Die wooden handle, It undoubtedly Was the weapon used on Mrs. Arkwright." Janet stared at him. "But—but if that's true, it—it means—" "It means that no one has an alibi worthshaking a stick at," (TO BE CONTINUED) (The characters in this serial are fictitious) CANADA... 1942 NA-T1014AL SELECTIVE SERVICE ONT R0L OF EMPLOYMENT NO EMPLOYER HEREAFTER SHALL HIRE ANY PERSON, MALE OR FEMALE, "WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF A SELECTIVE' SERVICE OFFICER IN AN EMPLOYMENT OFFICE OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION• .THE Whenever a vacancy occurs, or additional staff is required, or a lay-off of staff is anticipated, the employer shall notify the local Employment Office. He may engage only persons referred to him by, or approved by, the local Employment Office. A local Selective Service Officer may revoke at any time, on not less than ten days notice, any approval granted by him. Appeal from a Selective Service, Officer's decision may be made in writing_ within ten days to the Divisional Registrar of the National War Services Board, and the decision of the Board shall be final. EXCEPTIONS This order does not include employment: (I) In agriculture, fishing, hunting or trapping; (2) Subject to the Essential Work (Scientific and Technical Personnel) Regulations, 1942; (3) In domestic service in a private home; (4) Of students after school hours or during holidays (but does include employment during Sumer Vacations); (5) In part-time work which is not the principal means of livelihood; (6) Casual or irregular employment for not more than three days in any calendar week for., the same employer; (7) Under the Govern- ment of any Province. This order does not affect Re-employment: (I) Within not more than 14 consecutive days after the last day a person worked for the same employer; (2) After sickness or disability which caused the suspension°of the employment; (3) On resumption of work after a stoppage caused by an industrial dispute; (4) In accordance with a collective labour agreement which provides for prefer- ence according to length of service or seniority; (5) On compulsory re -instate- ment after Military Service. Until further notice from the Director of National Selective Service or a local National Selective Service Officer, any employer may temporarily engage any employee, if he submits within three days to a local office an applicafionin dupli- cate for the approval of such engagement. Such application shall state the insurance book number; or the insurance registration number, ,(U,I.C. Form 413), name, address, age, sex, occupation of such employee, the name of his or her most recent employer, and the date he or she left employment with such employer. Penalties for infringements of this order provide for a fine up to $500.00, or imprisonment up to 12 months, or both fine and imprisonment. * This order supersedes previous National Selective Service Orders respecting restricted and unrestricted occupations. ELLIOTT M. LITTLE, Director National Selective Service HUMPHREY MITCHELL, Minister of Labour dEWST''FR�OM THE INTERNATIONAL The recent announcement by the Wartime Prices and Trade. Board re- stricting demonstrations of farm machinery at all fairs, exhibitions and plowing matches will give the direc- tors an excellent •opportunity to as - slat the farmers of Ontario at the International Plowing Match in Hur- on County this fall. With new mach- inery becoming very diffioult to ob- tain and with repairing of farm mach- inery becoming so .important, the ed- ucational aspects' of the International Plowing .Match will be increased a great deal when the event is held in Hullett Township on October 13, 14, 15, and 16. Farmers will want to know as much as possible about meth- ods and means of improving nsachin- ery so that the maximumbenefit can be derived front them. There is no doubt that a tour of the "Tented City' will be a virtual tour of.education. Thousands of farmers from all parts of Ontario will come prepared to make the most of the suggestions offered. J. A. Carroll, Secretary -Manager of the Ontario Plowmen's Assoeiation is very optimistic about the match this fall. He has been greatly impressed by the excellent ground work laid for the event by the Huron County Plow - ng Match committee, In compan You Roil Them Betfer Wifh FINE OGDEN'SC� T C/GARETTE 7-O9AOCO with members of the executive of ty he Ontario Plowmen's Association he're- cently toured the site of the match and saw the demonstration plots' of. hybrid corny export tutnips, and soya beans , on the farm of W. L. Whyte. Said Mr. Carroll, "Everything points to a truly great International this fail in Huron County." Stanley Community Club A display of quilts and sewing fol - The Jane meeting was held at the lowed the reports, then we were home of Mrs, Wilk McEwen with the favoured by having Mrs. Alton Johns - president Mrs. Broadfoot in charge. ton, Mrs. W. MeBeth and; Miss Eva There. were 24 members and 5 vias- Stackhouse as visitors. They sang a couple of trios which were much en- joyed and Miss Eva Stackhouse played selections on her violin which were also much appreciated. Miss Helen Stewart and Miss Henry enter- tained us with humorous readings. The annual election of officers fol- lowed: President: Mrs, Norman Baird Vice -President: Mrs, Ed. Glen Treas.: Mrs. W. Moffat Secretary. Mrs. F. McGregor Packers or shippers: Mts. Murphy, 20 Mrs. W .Welsh. 43.23 Knitting convener: Mrs. Broadfoot. 12.05 Buying committee: Mrs. Broadfoot, 9.85 Mrs. J, McGregor. 26.00 Roll calls: Mrs'. J. H. McEwan. 8.35 Besides the knitting the club made 53.35 over 50 quilts; 8 complete layettes; so .36 bought 18 grey wool blankets, flan - 120.03 nelettee sheets, 12 ditty bags, 10 tur- tle -neck sweaters, and much more $303.42 sewing and articles too numerous to mention. The next meeting is to be hid at the home of Mrs. E. Glen; the roll call to be answered by "My First visit to the City." INDOOR BOMB SHELTER SUITS CANADIAN NEEDS tors present and the roll call was an- swered by "Hints on making °Salads." The meeting opened' by all singing, 0! Canada and repeating the Lord's Prayer. The sec. gave her annual re- port which credited Mrs. N. Baird, Miss Mary Gilmour, Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Will MoDwan and Mrs, Frank McGregor with perfect attendance for the year. The Treasurer's an- nual report was as follows: 1941-1942 Receipts Balance , Garden Party Teas . Donations , Salvage , Cushion Raffle . Quilts Baking Sale . Collections , , Expenditures Blankets , 58.26 Flannelette and Print 31.56 Pen and Pencil Set 6.00 Plnmsteel's' . . 70.60 Yarn. 45.30 Ditty Bags , 30.00 Boxes for Boys overseas 16.20 Turtle -neck sweaters ..,...,20.00 CKNX Orphanage Fund 10.00 Jim hunter's Christmas Fund 10.00 Money orders friegh, and other expenses 6.54 Balance on hand .06 Indoor bomb shelters within private homes have gained, considerable popu- ]arity with British iauthoritiee, re- ports the Journal of the Royal Archi- teetura] Institute of Canada in a special issue devoted to air raid pre- cautions as related to buildings. The indoor shelters keep the fancily to - $303,42 gether within their •own homes, pro - Mrs. Innis' knitting report for the duce a minimum amount of disturb - past year: Club knitting: 23 pair once to the normal life of the in - gloves and mitts; 5 men's sleeveless dividual' and the community and re - tweeters; 4 navy turtle -neck; 4 caps quire, the least capital expenditure. and helmets; 91 pair service sox; 8 . The all -steel Moraison shelter, built scarves; 2 wristlets; 1 multi -wrap. to resist up to two. floors of falling Donated knitting: 1 pair mitts; 2 debris, and the so-called table shelter, men's sleeveless sweaters; 1 navy made of wood and heavy wire mesh, turtle -neck sweater; 17 caps and are the chief types They should be helmets; 1 pr. service socks and 1 located on the ground floor and at ,pair hospital sox; 1 man's long- least two feat from the wall of a sleeved en/eater; 3 turtle -neck tuck- sand -bagged or otherwise protected in's.; 4 pr. seaaboots. 'room. Bomb Victim knitting: 3 pr. ladies' j In Canada, states the Journal, the sockees and stockings; 9 colots and , scattered character of our population toques; 3 childen's mitts; '1 woman's , makes indoor shelters • of greater im- sweater. portance than in England. d g The rig - Donated 'Bomb -Victim knitting; 3 Tour of Canadian weather will also pr. ladies'' sockees . and stockings; 9 I tend to encourage Canadians to find oolots anti. toques; 3 pr. children's , shelter at honte if and when Canada mitts; 1 ,woman's sweater. is invaded by air.