HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1942-08-13, Page 2THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
�LAG1K �A�Y"N
CHAPTER Iia
SYNOPSIS'
by Victor Rousseau
job if he can break a horse called
Black Dawn,. a notorious killer. When
Dave discovers Curran ;expected the
horse to kill him, they fight, Dave
hits Curran just as a girl rides up.
She is bitterly angry with Dave for
Dave Bruce ,out of a job, arrives 'at breaking "her" horse. The girl, Lois,
Wilbur Ferris' Cross -Bar ranch. Cu- rides of fon Black Dawn, and Dave
ran, the foreman ,promises him a follows, but she refuses to speak to
him. Dave goes to a bar where he
finds two men, Lonergan and Hooker,
quarreling. ai
The ivlinton IN ews-Kecord
with which is Incorporated
THE NEW ERA''
•
TEAMS, O0" SUBSCRSPTION
81.50 per year in advance, to Can -
adieu 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
scription is paid is denoted on the
label. ,-iW�;d
ADVERTISING RATES — Transient
advertising 12e per count Iine .for
first insertion, 8c for each subse-
quent insertion. Heading counts 2
lines. Small advertisements not to
exceed one ineh, such as "Wanted,"
"Lost", "Strayed", etc., , inserted once
for 35e, each subsequent insertion
15c. Rates for display advertising
made known on applicat;on.
Communications intended .for pub-
lication must, as a guarantee of good
faith, be accompanied by the name
of the writer.
G. E. HALL - - Proprietor
IL T. RANCE
NOTARY PUBLIC
Fire Insurance Agent
Representing 14 Fire Insurance
Companies
Division Court Office, Clinton.
Frank Fingland, B.A., LL.B.
Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public
Successor to W. Brydone, K.C.
Sloan Block . ... Clinton, Ont.
DR. G. S. ELLIOTT
Veterinary Surgeon
Phone 203 -- Clinton, Ont.
H. C. MEIR
Barrister -at -Law.
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of
Ontario
Proctor in Admiralty.
Notary Public and Commissioner
Offices in Bank of Montreal Building
Hours; 2.00 to 5.00 Tuesdays
and Fridays.
D. H. McINNES
CHIROPRACTOR
Electro Therapist, Massage
Officer 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
Sales. 1.1'
Licensed in Huron • and Perth
Counties. Prices reasonable; satis-
faction guaranteed.
For information etc. write or phone
Herold 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. Archi-
bald, Seaforth; Manager and Sec.
Treas., M. A. Raid, Seaforth.
Directors: Wm, Knox, Londes'boro;
Alex. Broadtfoot, Seaforth; Chris.
Leonhardt, Dublin; E. J, Trewartha,
Clinton; Thos Moylan, Seaforth; W.
R; Archibald Seaforth; Atex McEw- ed
ing, Blyth; Frank McGegor, Clinton; yo
Hugh Alexander, Walton.
List of Agents: i "Fl iif
J. Watt, Blyth; J .E. Pepper, Brum-
field, R.R. No. 1; R .F. McKercher,
Br�bliR.R. No, 1; J. F, Preuter,
fig , 11
Any money to•be paid may be paid
. to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of
Commerce, Seaforbh, or at Calvin
+Cutts Grocery, Goderich.
Parties desiring to effect insur-.
anee or transact other business will
be promptly attended to on applica-
tion to any of the above officers ad-
dressed to their respective post offi-
ces.' Losses inspected by the director.
"You put me off and you'll. wish
you'd never been born, Lonergan,"
shouted old Hooker. He had picked
himself up and came tottering for-
ward, a tragic: figure, with his edu-
cated speech and scarecrow clothes.
"I've kept quiet long enough. I'm
warning you--"
"Yee'? And I -warned you plenty
that your shindigs in town has got
to stop," rasped a.voice`behind then.
Dave turned. A big man with a
clipped black mustache .and a star
upon his coat was standing just be-
hind him.
"He struck me across the face,
Coggswell. I want him arrested for
assault and battery," shouted' old
Hooker. "I've got some rights,
haven't I?" '
"You got nett rights while you're
drunk and incapacitated ,exceptin' a
.cell in the town lockup," answered'
the sherriff. "And how about you,
stranger?" he demanded of Dave. "I
never' seen ydu before that I know
of. How come you're interferin' in
this matter? Keep yore hands away
from yore belt and speak up guide."
"Why, I was just urgin' this rev-
erend, or whatever he calls himself,
to pick an extra heavyweight of his
own brand," answered Dave, jerking
his head to indicate Lonergan's bulk
of paunoh. "I'm just a harmless pun-
cher, sheriff, ridin' in to get me a
job somewheres."
"You seen Mr. Ferris?" '
"I seen him and I had a few words
with him and Curran. Result, no
job," said Dave,
"Then you'd best ride on," said
Coggswell,
"As for you, Hooker," he added to 6
the old man, "you fork yore cause
and git back to yore piece pronto
Maybe you'll have time to sober
and make yore plans before the sal
comes off."
"Just a minute," said. Dave. "How
much is it Mr. Hooker owes this het
Lonergan for back int'rest on .his
mortgage? I thought I. heard solne-
thing said about two hundred dollars"
"Two hundred twelve dollars. and
fourteen cents, if it's any int'rest
to you," the sherriff answered. "You
was thinkin' of payin' it, huh?"
"Well, I dunno," said Dave. "It'
seems kinder hard to put this old
feller out of his ranch for two hun-
dred and twelve dollars and four-
teen cents ,after he's been there,
twelve years — wasn't it twelve?
And that there notice' on the wall,
presumably referrin' to his ranch,
describes`it as a valuable property, of
two thousand acres.
pardnership, there ain't no way of
etoppin' them. This is a sheriff's
sale, and that's the law. Heinle," he
shouted to the.barkeep, "just bring'
me. a sheet' of paper and a pen and
a bottle of ink, and, ,come here for a
witness will'yuh?"
Five minutes later, with the money
transferred to Lonergan's poelcet, less
the sheriff's fees, and the deed of
partnership in his wallet, Dave was
assisting old Hooker ;who looked com-
pletely dazed,, out' of the saloon.
"Didn't want your pardnership,
Mr. Hooker," he said, as Hooker elung
to his arm, voicing protestations of
gratitude. "All I was lookin' for was
a job. When we get to your house,
and you've had a sleep, we'll go into
details. Where's your cayuse"',a,'
"Over there," mumbled Hooker, in-
dicating a strawberry roan standing
at the end, of the hitching -rack:
ip-
the
ain
ed
by
the
of
ail
the
the
de
in
at
I
to
as
ad
ng
ey
o-
ar
e,
of
id.
w
to
lee
ed
he
ed
I
ng
g
e
Dave unhitched the horse and he
ed Hooker to mount. Once in
saddle, the old man seemed too reg
control of his limbs. Dave mount
his bay, and the two set. off side
side along the street.
At the end of the short street
sage began, mingled with patches
Hooker grass. ooker struck a tr
that ran outside the bottleneck of
valley and wound upward' toward.
mesas. For half an hour the two ro
in silence, Rooker now and aga,
reining in to drink from a bottle.th
he carried in his saddle pocket,
variably he tendered. the bottle
Dave first, but Dave declined it.
They had reached the lower nes
and the upper mesas. The sage h
given place to a thin •scrub. Look'
back, Dave could see the whole wall M
stretched out beneath him, and:e
cal a mere blur on the landscape, f
below. He spoke for the first tin
"Seems to me, pardner, you g
mighty poor grazin' up here," he sa
"Looks like a self-respectin' co
would- have hard scratahin' for
make a livin'."
Hooker swayed in the saddle, le
' at hila as he rode closer.
"I've only got one cow, Dave,"
answered, "and a rundown ranch."
"Different when my wife lived,"
aid, "She. stuck to me. But she di
three years ago, and since then
haven't cared much about anythi
u excepting :well, let's be gettin
home."
(Just visible at the edge of th
brush was a small cabin, with a wiap
of . smoke eddying upward from a
stovepipe chimney. The little place
was a mere shack. ,and looked utterly
forlorn.
'
"Well, we're home, Dave," said
Hooker. "Here's where we hang our
hats under our hospitable rooftree."
He took the lead, swaying from
side to side in. his saddle as he cross-
ed the strip of green. The horses,
wild -looking !zones, scattered, snort-
ing. And then Dave saw something
that momentarily brought his heart
into his throat,
For in front of the door, standing
with neither bridle, saddle ,nor hal-
ter, was Black Dawn.
Old Hooker shouted, and the door
of the cabin opened. The girl, Lois,,
stood in the entrance, a frying -pan in
one hand, and her arms white with
flour to the elbows.
"Howdy, Lois!" Hooker bawled.
"I got some news for you. I've
brought me back a partner, named
Dave Brace, and the interest on the
martgage is `paid. He's going in
`with us, fifty-fifty. Come and shake
hands ,with our new partner, Lois!"
Dave clapped knees on his horse's
!flanks and rode quickly' up. . Lois
was •staring at him with dismay and
anger on her face. He slipped to the
ground and moved forward, but she
made no responses to his approach.
"So you've come back!" she said
in tones of bitter anger, "I told you
I never to cross my path, again. What
have you come for?"
i told I
"Why, Y you, Lois, he's gone
into partnership with me—" Hooker
began.
"I don't believe it, . You can take
this man back where you found him,
and when you've done so, I'll come
back and talk to you. Till then you
needn't expect to see me again!"
"But Lois—" protested Hooker.
Ignoring the old, man'sshrill vo-
ciferations, the girl vaulted upon
Black Dawn's• back and, clapped her
knees to his sides. Ile smarted at a
swift lope along the mesa, followed
by the whole herd of bronco, and in
a few moments they were lost to
sight in the scrub.
There were. two rooms .in the cab-
in, and a tiny kitchen, with a sink
and a flow of water from a stream
above. There was a bunk in either
room, a table andtwo chairs, a few
pathetic touches of a woman's un-
trained hands, such,as the chintz cur -
"What you say to me lendin' you
the money to settle with this Loner-
gan, and then givin' me- a job asa
puncher?" asked Dave, turning to
Hooker. 1 A' I : #111)
)
He opened the pocket in his belt
and pulled out a sheaf of bills,
which he proceeded to count. The
total sum. of Dave's remaining sav-
ings amounted to two hundred and
sixty-five dollars, with some email
change.
"I'll take this Lonergan's receipt
for that mortgage int'rest," said
Dave. "And here's the money."
Lonergan's eyes were popping.
"Say, who sent you here?" he shout-
.. Just what game do you think
mere playing?" a
"Why, I'll tell you," answered
Dave, leaning forward confidential-
ly. "I'm, figurine that two hundred
will buy me a job till I got time to
ook around some more. And I kind'
of hate to see an old feller like Mr, 1
Booker forced to pull up stakes after -1
welve years because of two hunlired'
and twelve dollars. So if you'll just
fix ups that receipt, Lonergan, me and
Mr. Hooker will be ridin' home."
Hooker grasped Dave's ...hands in
his. "It'll be pardners," he shouted'.
"I never hired nobody in my life to
work for me, and. I'm not going to
start in now. Pardners, fifty-fifty,
and I won't take the money no other
way."
Dave shrugged his shoulders, "Well,
if you feel that way about it, Mr. 1
Hooker I'm wil'lin' to oblige," he an-
swered.
Sheriff Coggswell cut short Loner-
gan's explosive oaths. "That's fair
enough, Mr. Lonergan." he said. "If
them two wants to execute a deed of
C&KAlb=1N N�i�°MAL RAILWAYS
TIME TABLE
Trains will arrive at and depart from
Clinton as follows
Buffalo and Goderlch Div.
Going Last, depart 6.43 a.m.
Going Egst depart ' 3.00 pan.
Going West, depart 11.45 a.m..
Coing West, depart 9.50 p.m,
London -Clinton
Going south ar. 2.60, leave 3.08 •p.m.
tains at, the windows, two cheap rugs,
and several pots of wild flowers' bios-
eenining in tin ,cans at the windows.
In the larger, room ,into which
Hooker had 'staggered, blrere was
something that bore out the old man:'s
bo€ust of iris past, in the shape of a.
bookcase containing some throe dozen
tattered' books, Dave glanced at
them and Saw that they were mainly
historical volumes,
Hooker saw him looking at them,,.
and came staggering up.
"Queer tricks life plays," he hic-
coughed. "You wouldn't: believe'- I
used to be a' professor of ancient
languages, would' you? And now Ism
just anold bum. A, pest, as that
Lonergan calledeene."
"You'd best lie down and sleep, Mr.
Hooker," said Dave, In spite of the,
incongruous old figure, he .couldn•'t
help feeling bath respect and pity Inc
it. "Lie down, and I'll see about
rustling up a meal. How about your
daughter? She won't come to no
harm will she?"
"She's all right," hiccoughed Hook-
er. "Nobody around these parts
would dare to touch her. They're
plumb scared of her. She's got them
wild bronce so they'll eat out of her
hand. Grew up ;With them,' running
wild on the mesas,' •
"I did all. I could to educate her,
I knew I hadn't long to live, and I
wanted to help her, so that she could
go out into the world and make her
living. But the cout}try's got her.
She's a half -tamed thing, and some-
times I'm plumb scared of her my-
self." '
"Why.didn't you quit this mesa and
take her to a city?" asked' Dave.
He grasped Dave by the sleeve.
"I've done my best by her, but she's
not my daughter. Unnershtand that?
I'll tell you—more="
Sleep overcame Hooker even as he.
stood talking. His tall frame swayed.
Dave caught him and, carrying him to
the bunk, laid him down.
Night fell, and Lois had not re-
turned. How Iong did the girl in-
tend to stay away? When Hooker
was sobered up, Dave meant to thresh
matters out with him, and come to an
understanding with Lois. Suddenly
he realized that he was dog-tired after
the exertions of the day. He went in-
to Hooker'a roomand spread his
blankets on the floor, making a pillow
of his coat and slicker. In a moment
he was sound asleep,..."
Hooker was awake and stumbling
about the room, muttering to himself.
Dave started up,'sleep still in, his, eyes.
"Hold on, pardner," he called.
"Don't go treadin' on me."
He heard a heavy body Lurch
against the cabin wall. "Who are
you? What are you, doing here?"
called' Hooker.
"Just take it easy, Hooker. I'm
your pardner, Dave Bruce, Maybe
you don't remember signin' up with
me."
Dave turned up the wick of the
lamp that he had set on a shelf be-
side the open door. He could see that
Lois' bunk was empty, Hooker was
leaning against the wall beside the
little window, breathing heavily, and
staring at him. Outside it was pitch
dark, but a glance at the clock showed
Dave that it was within an hour and,
a half of sunrise, •
Hooker stared at Dave in the light
of the lamp and passed his hand
across his forehead. "Yes, I rememb-
er," he said thickly. "I was dreaming.
Where's Lois?"
"She ain't come in."
(TO BE CONTINUED)
•
Huron Clubs Will Study
Economics
A. series of meeting for the Huron
County Home -making Clubs, has been
arranged by county home economics
coaeh Miss Flora Durnin, of Dune
gannon.
The meetings and. dates are; Slue -
vale) August 8, at the home chosen
by Miss Marguerite Henning; ,Ethel
and Brussels. August 15, at Grey
Township hall; Ethel; Seaforth, Aug-
ust 17, at home chosen by local lead-
er;' Belgrave, August 18, at home of
Mrs. Cyrus, Scott,
The meetings, will be held at 2 p.m.
of the given dates and. the exercises
wil lire canning demonstrations. The
club girls are instructed to bring re-
cord books.
Achievement Days. willbe held at
Belgrave Hall for Hoimesville, Bel -
grave and Bluevale Clubs on Septene
ber 5 at 2• pFm: and at Seaforth,
September 14.
CV)* COARSE POP THE Pint
cur FINE FOR CIGARETTES
•
THURS„ AUG. 13,1942 'J 41.
Threshing Fires Are
• Preventable
Every year in Ontario $100,000 is
royed during the shg seas
ondestby :'fires fires• whicthreh ininnorpitl,
times, are a major disaster for the
farmer involved, but which in wartime
become a calamity felt by the nation,
A fain fire ,today destx•dys precious
food vital to our armiesand our al-
lies. Secondly, the replacement 'ef
the buildings and, machinery call for
materials and manhours' :of which we
have all•too few to produce the sinews
of war. Thirdly,• and this effects the'
victim directly, he may be unable to
rebuild until after tlie-war, because
of the scarcity of the wherewithal.
The cold fact of the matter is, how-
ever ,that threshing fires . could be
practically eliminated 'by employing
three simple peeeautionary measures.
These are based on the principle of
removing, as far.. as possible, both the
direct causes and the contributing
causes of such fires
The first and perhaps the most im-
portant preventive is the use of a
water spray at the base of the blower
which will apply 20 to 40 galions of
water per hour according to the dry-
ness of the straw. This will alleviate
dust conditions which would rapidly
propagate fire once it started,
The second yet no less iritportant.
precaution is the prevention of loose
matches or boxes of matches (the
boxes being more deadly than the
loose) from passing through the
machine. The one in charge of the
job should insist on the strict obser-
vance of the Ontario Fire Marshall's
order posted on every licensed thresh-
ing machine.: This not only forbids
smoking, but prohibits carrying
matches . on the premises' during
threshing operations. Let the work-
ers deposit their matches in a safe
place away from the scene.
Last but not least, have the engine
or tractor located away from any
straw or other readily combustible
material. Straw or sheaves in this
danger zone invite firesrof the most
disastrous type. Don't drive loads of
sheaves near the exhaust.
Especially in wartime it is the duty
of everyone of us• to prevent fires by
keeping them from starting. But if
they do 'start, be ready, A barrel of
water, not only close by the engine,
but another up on the separator near
the blower, are simple common sense
precautions. Up-to-date threshermen
equip their outfits with five gallon
extinguishers, which, like the water
spray, is money' most wisely spent.
A flame proof blanket is an excellent
thing to srnother a fire the minute it
begins—but a smock or coat will do a
job if the blanket is lacking.
11
NATIONAL WAR LABrnn BOARD sD F'ii'TI a7
GENERAL, "ROE
The, Dominion Bureau of Statistics has found .that the cost
ofliving index number for July 2, 1942, of 117.9 (adjusted index
117) has risen by 2.4 points over the index for October 1, 1941,
of 115.5 (adjusted index 114.6).
Accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of Section 34'(I) of
the Wartime Wages Control Order P.C. 5963, and subject to the
general provisions of the Order, the National War Labour Board
orders that employers subject to the Order who are paying a
cost of living bonus shall adjust the amount of such bonus pay-
ment, and employers who are not paying'a cost of living bonus
shall commence the payment of such a bonus, both effective from
the fust payroll period beginning on or after -August 15, 1942,
as follows:
(a) If payment of a coat of living bonus is being made pursuant to
the provision of Order 3n Council P.C. 8253 (now superseded by
P.C. 5963):
(i) For employees to whom Section 48 - (iii) (a) of P.C. 5963
applies, the bonus 01011 be increased by the amount of sixty (60c)
cents per week,.
(ii) For employees to whom Section 48 (iii) (b) of P.C. 5963
applies, the percentage of their weekly wage rates, paid to them
as a coat of living bonus, shall be increased by 2.4 poino;
(b) If no cost of living bonne is being paid, the payment of such a
bonus shall be commenced:
(i) For employees to whom Section 48 (iii) (a) of P.C. 5963
applies, in the amount of sixty (600 Bents per week,
6O For employes. to whom Seet1on 48 (ni) (b) of P.C. 5963
appttes, in the amount of 2.4% of their weekly wage rates;
(e) In no case shall the amount of a coat of living bonus adjusted •
as stated -exceed a maximum of $4.25 per week to employees to
whom Section 48. (iii) (a) of P.C. 5963 applies, and of 17% of their
weekly wogc rates to employees to whom Section 48 (iii) (b) of
R.C. 5963 applies:
(d) (1) (i) For employees to whom Section 48 (iii) (a) of P.C. 5963
applies now being paid n cost of living bonus, not puryrant
to the provisions of P,C. 8253, established prior to the
effective date of that Order, in an amount exceeding 44.25
Per week, the amount of the bonus shall remain unchanged,
(ii) For such employees now being paid a cost of living
bonus of less than $4.25 per week, the amount of the bonus
shall be increased up to sixty (600 cents per week, but in
no case to exceed a total weekly bonus of 84.25;
(2) (i) For employees to whom Section48 (iii) (b) of P.C. 5963
applies, now being paid a cost of living bonus, not pursuant
to, the provisions of P.C. 8253, established prior to the
effective date of that Order, in an amount exceeding 17%
of their weekly wage rates, the amount of the bonus shall
remain unchanged;
(i() Forsuch employees now being paid a cost of living
bonus of less than 17% of their weekly wage rates, the
bonus shall be increased up to 2.4 poihta, but (n no case to
exceed a total weekly bonus of 17% of their weekly wage
rates;
(e) The adjustment or psyment of n soot of living bonne calculated
ae ordered chappa to the nearest cent of any fractional figure;
(f) Employero in the construction industry shall adjust the amount
of any cost of living bonus required by paragraph (a) of this order
only for employees in respect of whom no special bonus arrange.
rent has been made with the approval of a War Labour Board,
Nursuant to the provision of the Order for the conduct of the
ational Joint Conference Hoard of the Construction Industry,
Ottawa, Ontario; HUMPHREY MITCHELL;
August 4, 1942. Chairman, National War Labour Board.
Are You Coasting?
Business is good in most lines today and for this reason there is a
natural, tendency to "let down" on aggressiveness — to
spend Less time on trying to win new customers and
to keep old ones from straying to some other
merchant.
Business can easily be compared to a motor car. As long as
there is gasoline in the tank and you keep "stepping on" the accel-
erator, the car keeps gaining speed -or at least travels along at the
speed you desire. So it is with -business—as long as you keep adver-
tising you gain new customers to replace those who for some reason
or other are lost, -
When you "throw out" the clutch on a ear it doesn't stop—it
coasts. So it is with your business, when you slow down or stop
advertising you cannot see an immediate difference in the tempo of
your business—it "coasts" on the speedwhich you have gained
advertising.
But once again, let us compare the motor ear to a business.
When the car "coasts" for a time it slows down to regain the
former speed you must feedit extra gasoline to regain the lost
momentum. This is exactly what happens to a business. When the
pulling power of advertising has been taken away for a time .you.
must, use more of it to regain the lost momentum.
There are a great many kinds of advertising available to the
man who wishes to dispose of hie merchandise, He can tell his cue
tomers and prospective customers in many different ways of the
service he has to offer—But for a
STEADY PULL, a LONG PULL and a SUCCESSFUL PULL
use the advertising columns of
Clinton News -Record
•