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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1942-10-15, Page 2AGE 2, IE CLINTON ` NEWS -RECO f # he Ulinton' ,1V ews-Kecord with which' is Inoorrporated THE NEW ERA' TERMS OF SUBSCRIIPTION • ,'($1.50 per year in advance, to Can-: radian 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- soription.ie paid is denoted, on the label• . i .i :ADVN.RTISING RATES - Transien3 - `'aidvertising 12e per count line for first insertion. 8c for each subse- ,quent insertion. Heading counts 2 lines. Small advertisements not to exceed one inch, such as "Wanted," 'Lost", "Strayed", etc., inserted once. for '35c, odd:: : subsequent. inse'rtios 15c. Rates for display advertising made known on application. Comxnunigationss, intended for pub- lication.must, as a guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by the name of the writer. G. E. HALL - Proprietor 11. T. RANCE NOTARY PUBLIC Fire Insurance Agent' Representing 14 Fire Insurance Companies Division Court Office, Clinton Frank Fingland, B.A., LL.B.' Barristor, 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 Office: Iluaen 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 Harold Jackson, R.R. No, 4 Seaforth, phone 14-661. 06-012 ERNEST W. HUNTER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 57 Bloor Str. W. Toronto Ont. 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. Reid, Seaforth. Directors: Wm. Knox, Londesboro; Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth; Chris. Leonhardt, Dublin; E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; Thos Moylan, Seaforth; W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; Alex McEw- ing, Blyth; Frank McGregor, Clinton; Hugh Alexander, Walton. List of Agents: J. Watt, Blyth; J .E. Pepper' Bruce - field, R.R. No. 1; R .F. McKercher, Dublin, R.R. No. 1; J. F. Prenter, Brodhagen. 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- ance or transact other business will be promptly, attended to on applica- tion to any, of the above officers ad- dressed to their respective post offs ces. Losses inspected by the director. C',` NAr".rL!l• }lac► PldL RAILWAYS TIME TABLE Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: Buffalo and Goderich Div. Going Bast, depart 6.43 a.m. 4Going East depart 3.00 p.m. Going West, depart 11.45 a.m. 'Going West, depart 9.60 pan. London—Clinton . ,Going south 2/r. 2.60, leave 3.Orp.'ml. BI CHAPTER XII 'SYNO'PSIS Dave Bruce; out -of a job arrive at Wilbur Ferris' Cross -Bar • ranc Curran, the foreman .prornises; hiss job if be can `break a' horse calle Black Dawn.='When he succeed's,'1 discovers Curran expected the ''hors to kill him. A. girl named Lois ride up, •angry with Dave for breakin "her" horse., She refuses' to speak t him even when he uses his savin to pay off the mortgage on the sma ranch she shares with her forte father, a urian named Hooker. B when, Hooker is shot and Dave i charged with murder, Lois saves hi from being lynched. Wounded; sh guides him to a mountain cave whe she thinks they will be safe fro Curran and the sheriff's posse. quarrel between Ferris and Judg Lonergan reveals that Ferris Iia killed his partner, Blane Rowland many . years before. Thoroughl scared, Ferris takes Curran into hi confidence. When Dave is awa from the cave, Curran kidnaps Lois Meanwhile Dave discovers a huma skeleton with a bullet hole tln•oug the skull. When he later finds Loi gond, he heads straight for Hooker' ranch and there finds Sheriff Coggs well. He' convinces Coggswell of hi innocence and together they start f the cabin where they have learn Lois is being held prisoner and wher unknown to thein, Ferris and Curra are planning to kill Judge Lonergan by Victor, Rousseau h. a ne e g' 0 gs 11 r n§. s e re m A e y y n' •h s or d e n Lonergan sat down with a scowl. "I've got no time to waste, Ferris," he said in his most judicial manner. "I consented to come here and talk with you, because Curran told ire you had something here to show me. Well, where is it, and what's the point of it all?" Curran winked at Ferris as he stood behind Lonergan's back. Lon- ergan went on: "I understand you're willing to accept my offer. But what is it that you've got to show me here?" "Here's what I got to show yuh, Lonergan " shouted the r'anchman, suddenly drawing a revolver from his armpit. "Desperate? Yeah, and you miscalculated, because you trust- ed the wrong party when you let Curran bring you here. You've hounded me too long to sign an agreement snaking over to me all yore claims on the Cross -Bar, or I'll kill you," Lonergan had sprung to his feet. But Curran was at his side, covering hien too, The foreman stepped for- ward and drew a revolver from Lon- ergan's pocket. "That's right, Lonergan," grinned Curran. "You slipped up some when yuh cane here. Now set down and sign the paper on this table. Yuh don't need to read it. All yuh got to do is to affix yore signature. Mr. Ferris and me will do the rest." "And suppose I do signs," said. Lonergan, apparently weakening, "how do I know you're not planning to kill me afterward?" "Kill yuh, Mr. Lonergan?" jeered Curran. "Why, we ain't murderers, and. you and Ferris has got too much on each other to make it seemly for to kill yuh; He's just aimin' to •git' back what yuh took from him by the processes of fraud. Nobody won't interfere with yuh arter we got yore name signed. Yuh can ride straight home." ; >dir1. With a shrug of his shoulders Lonergan gave in. "My pen's in my saddle -flap with some papers," he announced.• ' I! "That's all right, Mr. Lonergan," said Curran. "Mr. Ferris and me will just accompany yuh outsideand help yuh find it. Keep hint covered, Ferris. I guess he's full of tricks." Lonergan moved slowly out of the cabin to where his horse was stand- ing, a little ''beyond the others, the Yreins thrown over the stump of a tree. He lifted the flap of his sad- dle and affected to be looking for the pen. Curran, who was standing deside Ferris, interposed. ' "You was speakin' of killin', judge," he said, "and that sure hurt my feelings and Mr Ferris'. Be- sides which, there was a little mis- understanding'. We got the funeral staged all right, but we ain't got the right corpse." .g p Lonergan turned around. "Just what de you mean by that?" he de- manded. • "You " shouted -Curran—net at Lonergan but at the .ranchman. With a bound he was upon Fer- ris, and had twisted the revolver out of his hand. At the same instant Lonergan's hand appeared from the flap of the saddle, holding another gun in it. In the brief 1 -interval before the shots followed, Ferris saw the trap, and understood that he had foreseen Curran's treachery quite well in the depths of his subconsciousness. He screamed twice as guns of Lonergan and Curran ploughed their , way through the upper -part of his;' body, reeled, and dropped like a log;, down: the slope into the ravine. Curran fired a second shot'as. Ferris' body was in the act of fall- ing, and turned to his companion with a grin. . "Well, there's one hombre won't make no more trouble," he said. I'll spade hiss snider in the niornin'." • But Lonergan was shaking. "Get me that drink," Curran," he said. "Why did you make that play? There was moments when I wasn't sine you were not double-crossing me." "Double-crossin' yuh, Mr. Loner- gan? Why, I thought you had more confidence in me than that," replied the foreman. . "I made that play so as that girl inside., wouldn't know just what was happenin'. Ferris had to go. He was gittin' too wise. It sure was hard to keep from laughin', him thinkin' it was you who was goin' to be bumped off instead of himself. What's that?" There sounded the creak of saddles, the scamper of horses' hoofs. Then came Coggswell sudden 'challenge out of the dark: "Sky high, the pair of you. You're covered ' Panic-stricken, Lonergan twisted. this way and that, as he. recognized the sheriff's voice. Now, in the star- light, he could see two mounted fig- ures looming up out of the, scrub close at hand. "Beat it " hissed Curran in his ear. "They're on the wrong side of the gully " Dave and Goggswell had come up on the other side of the ravine which, at this point near its blind end, was little more than a coulee. It was, however, too wide to set a horse to jump it. Next instant Curran was on his knees firing at the two mount- ed figures, • 'Dave felt a slug thump into his seddlehorn. he emptied his gun at the flashes, and heard a yelp of pain. He saw the other figure racing away, dimly outlined against the sky Then Curran was following, bending almost double, weaving in and out of the sorub, with his hand clapped to his ear. "Git Miss Lois, Bruce. I'll handle this pair!" the sheriff shouted, and he raced his horse around the blind end gully. Dave, cramming fresh cartridges into his gun, saw the two weaving figures attempting to mount two of the group of horses that were clus- tered together near the cabin en- trance, Coggswell was ahnost upon them, his gun blazing. There came came a single shot in return, then the thump and clatter of hoofs, and one of the pair was racing along the trail, Ieaning flat upon his horse's neck. This was Curransnaking his get- away at top speed, while Coggswell was struggling with Lonergan. Dave raced his stallion to the sheriff's side. "We'll git the other, Bruce," said Goggswell. "See if Miss Lois is in the cabin." Dave required no third invitation. He dashed into the shack. The can- dles were guttering on the table in the outer room, but the room was empty. But in the smaller room Dave saw a little figure gagged and', bound. "Lois!" His voice went out in a cry of fury. He ran to her side, slit 'the 'gag from her mouth, cut the ropes with his jackknife. ' "Lois! Lois'!" he whispered. "They ain't harmed' yuh, honey girl?" She tried to speak, but could only reach up for Dave's neck. He bent and covered her face with kisses. "They ain't harmed yuh? "No," ` said Lois in the faintest whisper. "I'mall right, Davey. Dave swung, around as the sheriff entered the cabin with' his prisoner. "I got' her sheriff," he called: "They ain't harmed her. Who was the other coyote, Lois?" . "Curran!" Lois' voice was just audible. ' "Yeah, Curran," said' the sheriff grimly. "I' reckernized him. Dunno yet who was shot, but I'll know soon. Yuh best come through Lonergan ," he continued, "No use splutterin' like a trapped eat, There's too much evidence against yuh. And I'm stay - in' here till yuh talk." Lonergan glared at his captor, then seeiped to wilt.- "Goggswell, I'll talk—I'll talk .to you," he said. "P11 talk when w'e're alone. Get me?" "No difficulty about that," said Lonergan. "Bruce, s'pose yuh take. Miss Lois back to her cabin on yore horse. She'll be feelin' better there, and I'll see yuli there before the night's' through," Dave picked the girl up in hip arms and carried her -to where Black Dawn was' standing. He raised her into the saddle' and swung up behind her. "Dave, they shot Mr. Ferris," whispered Lois, shuddering. 'I heard the shot. They trapped hinr here." "Ferris?" Dave cried. He pulled Black Dawn around and:. rode up to the cabin door. .;"Sheriff, Lois says it was Ferris that .they -shot just now. "Yeah," came the sheriff's grim. voice, "Mr. Lonergan's just told me that. I'll be seein' yuh later at the Hooker cabin, Bruce. Keep yore eyes peeled for Pedro." Dave, turned the black and rode off along the gully again. They rode through the canyons and were ap- proaching the thickundergrowth at the back of Iiooker's cabin. Dave leaned forward. "We're home, Lois, darling," he whispered. "And it looks as if all our troubles was just about over." And' as the words left his mouth, there came the crack -crack -crack of six-guns from a clump of shrub to the left, Black Dawn - leaped; convulsively. A bullet whipped Dave's hat around on his head. Another passed be- tween the reins, searing his knuckles. Black Dawn's legs bent under him. The horse was going down. "We got the coyote!" yelled Cur- ran exultantly out of the scrub. A second man ran 'forward, and Dave recognized the Mexican, Ped - co. But Dave was already on his feet and pulled Lois to the ground. His gun belched answer. Pedro howled as the bullets caught hint in the chest and abdomen.. Then he flattened out, his scream of death cut short, -and .dropped almost beneath the stagger- ing stallion. As he fell, Dave leaped' to one side and emptied his gun into the thicket from which the flashes had conte. Two wild shots from Curran answered him,then carne the audible click of the hannher upon an empty cartridge. Dave was on his feet again and rushing forward. With a vile curse, Curran wheeled his lease and raced through the scrub toward the Hooker cabin. Dave was no more than twenty yards behind him when Curran reach- ed the open, and he had already jammed fresh cartridges into his cylinder. He saw Curran working frantically with his gun, while his horse, frightened by the sound of the discharges, reared wildly, almost un- seating him. Yelling obscenely, Curran spurred his horse and dashed across the mesa, and a moment later Dave could hear him forcing' his mount down the steep side. He sent a last shot after hint and ran back to Lois. She was standing beside Black Dawn, who was on his feet again. "Lois yuh ain't hit?" Dave shout- ed. "No, nol `did he hit you Dave?" "Nary nick. But he hit hit Black Dawn!" .Dave cried. He had heard the bullet thud into the stallion's body. Dave ran his hand along the flank, and felt the blood dripping from the shoulder. With his fingers he traced -the course of the • wound, - It ranged upward. Suddenly be felt the bullet just be- neath the skin. It had been deflect- ed by the shoulder bone, and seemed' to have inflicted only a slight, glanc- ing wound. Dave leaped into the saddle and gripped the horse with his knees. Black Dawn responded with his us- ual gait, though he was quivering from head to foot. It was clear that neither bone nor sinew had been seriously injured. . (TO BE CONTINUED) v Mail Christmas •Parcels Now to Forces Overseas November 10th. is latest date parcels May Be Mailed Santa Claus must get of at an early start if our Armed Forces overseas are to get their Christmas boxes on time. m . Though that holiday seems far in the distance, TODAY is not too soon to start Christmas overseas mailing. The Postmaster General, Honourable William P. Mulock, advises thatgifts should be sent now and during October—the earlier the better—oto ensure timely delivery. November, lOth. is the very latest'date that parcels may be mail- ed if they are expected to arrive in time for Christmas. However, pat - rens are urged not to defer mailing until the latest possible date but to. Mail Early•and prevent congestion, and give ` the Postal authorities op- portunity to arrange for cargo space. aboard ocean vessels. A great in: flux of mail reaching the :Base Post Office around, or after the "dead- line" set .would result 'in delivey be- ing delayed, for not only would it accentuate the problem of handling, but of ; finding sufficient storage space aboard ships because only a limited space is allotted the Post. Office in view of the urgent re- quirements for ` forwarding munit- ions and other war supplies.' To further facilitate theP robleln of providing adequate shipping space. for the Christmas mail to'the Forces, it is suggested, that although the maximum weight of a parcel at red- laced rate is set at eleven pounds senders should voluntarily cut down as fax as possible on the weight and size of their Christmas packages. If they do 'so they will help make more accommodations available for other parcels on the same ship, and give the Post Office the chance 'to make deliveries in time for all. There is the most vital need of full co-oper- ation by the public, for this year the Post Office expects an all-time ra- cord in the overseas yolumn of milit- ary mails Will be established and is already preparingin every way to possible to handle and expedite the influx. Greater care than ever before is necessary on the part of mailer's, in the preparation, of their •overseas parcels in _order to avoid delay., Address all mail in INK, '; fully clearly and without misleading ab- breviations.- Be sure to place return address on cover — also include a slip in the parcel bearing sender's address as well as address of parcel. Prepare all mail .correctly.' Parcels should be packed com- pactly enough to resist the pressure of other mail in the sack and the handling in transit. Use strong cor- rugated containers, not light card- board boxes, wrap in several layers of thick wrapping paper; and tie securely with strong cord. Do not use Christmas tissue paper for wrapper, or ' coloured ribbon to tie. Parcels may be sown in strong cot- ton or similiar fabric. Janis, syrups and other substance likely to leak and spread, if sent at all, must be enclosed in sealed con- tainers, (not glass bottle), surround - THURS., .00T. 15, 1942 ed withabsorbent material in cor- rugated cardboard, and securely wrapped and tied. A complete' Customs Declaration 1 fm•m :, should accompany; every parcel. Apples, grapes etc., or any; article likely to spoil or become damaged, or to in- jure Postal personnel, or the 'mails are not acceptable. The mailing of matches, safetymatches and lighter - fluid or any other inflammable sub- stance is strictly prohibited by law. Citizens, by refraining from writ- ing to our Forces overseas that gifts are being sent, until actually l y mailed,_ can save much disappointment. Do not disappoint our men by mailing their gifts too late for Christmas delivery. V Major General Leo. R. LaPleche, Ernest Bertrand', M.P., and Alphonso Fournier, M. P., sworn in as minis- ters of War Services, Fisheries and; Public Works respectively; Hon. J. E. Michaud, former Minister of .'fisheries becomes Minister of Transport; Hon. Joseph, Thorson, former -Minister of War Services, appointed President of. the - Exchequer Court of Canada; Thomas Vien, M. P., appointed, to the Senate. far Savona Stamp Free DON'T MISS YOUR NAME! The Plan in Each week there will appear in an advertisement on this page, the name and; address of someone residing in Clinton or district. A Nutshell Simply locate your name, clip out the advertisement and present it to The Clinton News -Record Office, and you will receive. A War Savings Stamp Free WATKIN'S Service .Station Huron St. Phone 18 Sunoco Products Goodrich Batteries Lubrication, A -Z Fred Burdge, Brucefield Ont. Brucefield Garage WM. 11. DALRYMPLI Sunoco, Gas—Oil—Grease General Repairs to All Makes of Cars, Acetylene and Electric Welding, Machinist and Mill- wright. Phone Clinton 618r4 Brucefield, Ont. REG. BALL Shell Service Station Gas and Oil Your present car may have to last a long time. Have us lubri- cate and inspect it at regular intervals and keep it rolling. Phone 5 No. 8 Highway JOE McCULLY & CO. General Merchants Sunoco Gas and Oils Seaforth si-00 Brucefield, Ont. Clinton at -611.2/ Try ,VVellsr Auto Electric; For Complete Motor Tune-ups Generators and Starters Ex- changed, Carburetors, Batteries Brakes Re -lined and Adjusted Wrecker Service W. D. (BILL) WELLS, Prop. Phone 349 Clinton H. F. BERRY Groceries, Dry Goods Boots and Shoes, Hard- ware, Paints and0 ils Flour and Feed, Etc. Phones Seaforth Clinton 23-659 23.618 Brucefield, Ont. GODERICH BOTTLING WORKS Tweedies, Popular drinks It is safest to get the best 58 Picton St. Phone 48a Goderich, Ont R. V. IRWIN Dry Goods Women's and Children's Ready-to=Wear Phone 96 — Victoria Street When you buy here you can take Your change in War Savings Stamps PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CLINTON Repairs and, Mainten- ance Service Phone 20 C. V. COOKE Florist Flowers for All Occasions 66w Phones 66j Orange St. Clinton SUTTER & PERDUE ' Hardware Plumbing and Heating D)eal Here and Take your change in War Savings ,Stamps Phone 147w Albert St. EGGS! ,EGGS! EGGS! Gathered Daily from; our Modern Laying House. Graded for Size and Perfection R. L. JERVIS Imma /THE KOZY GRILL Clinton Ontario "Not just a place to Eat But a place to eat An- other." Meals—Lunches— Sandwiches Serve By Saving We sell War Saving Stamps B. F. Thrower With so much low testing bar- ley in this section, barely test- ing high brings a nice premium. Bring in samples of your bar- ley. If the test is high, I am sure you will find the price I am offering interesting. FRED 0. FORD Grain and Seed Phone 123w PRODUCE PRICES TODAY Eggs '44c 43c 26c 20c Cream Chickens Fowl CANADA PACKERS CLINTON BuyiVar Saving Stamps and Regularly IRO SAVING CERTIFICATES