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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1943-09-09, Page 2PAGE 2 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD The Clinton N ews-Record with which is Incorporated THE NEW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION :;t1-.50 per year in advance, to Can- adian addresses; 32,00 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. a r:,IFC' ADVERTISING RATES - Transient advertising 12e per count line for first insertion. - 8e for each subse- quent insertion. 'leading eounta 2 lines. Small advertisements not to exceed one inch, such as "Wanted," "Lost", "Strayed", etc., inserted, once. for 350, each subsequent insertion 15e. .,Rates for display advertising made known on application. 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 Fingiand, B.A., LL.B. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. Biydone, K.C. Sloan Block .... .... Clinton, Ont, DR. G. S. ELLIOTT Veterinary Surgeon Phone 203 — Clinton, Ont.. • kIdnap llmrd. r as0e. .. by S. S. Van Dine Seventh Installment• ` Synopsis During the night Kaspar Kenting was kidnapped, Philo Vance with District Attorney Markham go to the Kenting home there to meet .Sergeant Beath of the Homicide Bureau, ICen- yon Kenting and Mrs. Reating, the. brother and -wife of the kidnapped development.; I'll ;do nothing, how man,- Present also is Eldridge Fleel, ever without the consent of Mr, Mark- the Kenting family attorney, The first ham." evidence casts some doubt as to the « . Mr Fieel, Markham.said slowly, genuineness of the crime. Vance ex- T think you should go' to Kenyon amines Weems the Kenting butler. ; Kenting at -once, and tell him the ex- • Further search shows that .,Kaspar act circumstances.". probably did notgo down the ladder' "I'm glad you feel that way, Mr. p y. V r Markham, the lawyer said. examines Kenyon Kenting first, then l "I quite agree with. you both. Mrs. Kenting's mother, Mrs. Fallowayitmirmureti Vance, "Only, I would -ask and her son. Frahm. He learns little you, kir. Fleel, to remain at the Ken-. but notes. an undercurrent of hostility ting house until Mr, Markham and I among these members ,of the strange arrive. there. We will be joining you inhabitants of the Purple house. Vance (very soon." decides to question Porter Quaggy,' Pll wait," mumbled Fleel as he known comnanioit of the missing passed through the swinging leather door out to the reception room. Kenyon. defensive; reveals . Quaggy, "Well, Vance what do you think?" nothing but Vance notes a pair' of Markham asked. black opals on his desk,' Two similar "So many things," Vance told him, jewels were missing from - Kenting's "that T couldn't begin to:enumerate room, them. Al] probably frivolous and worthless." When we were back in the car and "Well, to do be more specific, what headed downtown, Vance said: do yon think of that note .you have "By the by, Markham, there -were there?" two rather amazin' black opals on "Quite authentic—oh quite,"• Vance situation if that is his wish." "Does he low of this note?" "Not yet," Fleel said, "unless he, too- received a copy. I' brought .this one immediately to Mr. Markham, But my opinion is that Kenyon should know about it, and .it was my inten- tion to go to the Kenting louse from here and.inform Kenyon of this new rouau outistde the house anee e - H. C. MEIR Barrister -at -Law Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario Proctor in Admiralty._ and Public a d Commissioner Offices in Bank of Montreal Building Hours; 2.00 to 5.00 Tuesdays and Fridays. mg. - Young Falioway shrugged indiffer- ently. "1 say Mr Fleel," put in Vance "just what would be the financial standing Kentingof Mrs. in the hypothetical ease that Kaspar Kenting should die?Would she benefit by his demise. a. that is,lto whom would Kaspar Kaci• ting's share in the state go.?" "To his wife," answered Fleel. "Sure," said Faint Fall'oway sulkily, "my sister gets everything, and there are no strings attached to it, Kaspar has never done the right thing by Sis, . anyway, and it's about time she was coming in for something. That's why I say it's rank nonsense to give up all this money to get Kaspar back. Nobody here 'thinks he's worth fifty cents, if they'll be frank" "A sweet and lovable point of. view," murmured Vance, "I suppose your sister is very lenient with yoti' whenever possible?"_ D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage Office: Huron Street, (,Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours -Wed. and Sat., and by, appointment FOOT CORREGTION by Manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment Phone 207 HAROLDJACKSON the desk in Quaggy's apartment. Noticed thont as I was going out." "You think they came from the Kenting collection?" "It's possible!.' Vance nodded slowly. "The collection was quite! "The instructions seem somewhat deficient in black opals when I gazed vague." upon it: The few . remainin' sped- "No, Olt no, Markham. On the con - mens were quite inferior," trary. Quite explicit. 1 know the tree The next morning, Shortly before well. Romantic lovers leave billets - ten o'clock, Markham telephoned deux there. No difficulties in that Vance at his appartment, and I an -I quarter. Quiet spot. However, it could swered• be adequately covered by the police. I "Tell Vance," came the District wonder . " "This sitmation upsets me," Mark - returned without hesitation. Hasty businessis afoot. A bit to precipi- tate for my liking, hoivever. But there's no overlooking the earnestness of the request." "That's it exactly, Mr. Vance. She's the kind that would searifice every- thing for her brother and, her mother. That's natural, perhaps. But, after all, Kaspar is my brother, :and I, think something ought to be done _about it, even on the mere chance it may save him, if it does take practically every cent I've got in the world. But I'm willing tb go through with it, if you gentlemen and the police will agree to keep entirely out of it, until I have found out what I can do without any official assistance which might frigh- ten off the kidnappers." "You see, I discussed the point with Mr. Flee! just before you gentlemen arir•vcd. We are agreed that police should allow me a clear field in hand- ling this matter in exact accordance with the instructions in the note. "I can understand your attitude in the matter, Mr. Kenting," he said re- assuringly. "And therefore,"— he made' a suave gesture—"the decision on that point must rest solely with you. The police will tutor their backs, as it were,'for the time being, if that is what you wish." Attorney's peremptory voice, "I think he'd better come down to mythem rumbled at length. "The news - office at once. Fleel is here, and I'll loaners were full of it this morning, as keep him engaged till Vance gets you may have noticed." here." "I must get some action. This new note changes the whole complexion of We arrived at Markham's office a things:' half-hour later. . After casual greetings M'arlcham "'Tut, tut," Vance's admonition was announced: almost frivolous. "Really, y'know, it "The instructions promised in the changes nothing. It was precisely ransom note have been -received. A what I was swain' fon" note carte in Mr. Fleet's mail this "Well," snapped Markham, "now Licensed Auctioneer morning, and he brought it directly that you have it, what do you intend Specialist in Farm and Household to me," to do?" Sales. He picked up the small sheet of "Why, I intend to go to the Purple Licensed in Huron and Perth paper before him and held it out to House," Vance said calmly. "I'm not Counties. Prices reasonable; saris - Vance. It was a piece of rules] note- pyschie, but something tells me we paper, folded twice. The quality was shall find a hand pointin' to our of a very cheap, coarse nature. The future activities when we arrive writing an it was in pencil, in an there." obviously disguised handwriting. "Well, if that's your idea," demand - "I say, let's see the envelope," eded Markham, "why didn't you go Vance requested. with FleeI?" The postmark showed that the "Merely wished to give hint suffic- note had passed through the post- lent time to break the news to the oth- office the previous afternoon at five ers and to discuss the matter with o'clock from the Westchester Sta. brother Kenyon, Nothing like letting tion. I every one know the details of the "And where night the Westcltes-: case. We'll get forrarler that way." ter Station be?" asked Vance. i, At the Kenting residence we found "I had it looked up as soon as Mr.: Kenyon Kenting, Fleel, young Fallow Fleel showed me the note," re- ay, and Porter Quaggy assembled in faction guaranteed. For information eta. write or phone Harold Jackson, R.R. No. 4 Seaforth, phone 14-661. 06-012 ERNEST W. HUNTER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 57 Blom Str. W. Toronto Ont. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company -Head Office, Seaforth. Ont. OFFICERS—President, Alex McEw- ing, Blyth Ont; Vice President, W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; Manager and Secretary Treasurer, M. A. Reid, Sea - forth, Ont. DIRECTORS — Alex McEwing, Blyth, Osit, W. R. Archibald, Sea - forth, Ont,, Alex Broadfoot, Sea - forth, Ont., 'Chris Leonhardt, Bern - holm, Ont., E. J. Trewartha, Clinton, Ont.,aThotnas Moylan, Seaforth, Ont., ' Frank McGregor, Clinton, Ont., Hugh Alexander, Watton, Ont,, George. Leitch, Clinton, Ont. AGENTS—John E. Pepper, Bruce - field, Ont„ R. F. McKercher, Dublin, Ont,, J. F. Prueter,_Brodhagen, Ont., George A. Watt, Blyth, Ont. 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 applica- tion to anyof the above officers ad- dressed to their respective post offi- ces. Losses inspected by the director. AOIAN.jIO' At ALWAYS Fleel nodded his approval of Mark - ham's words. "I think," Vance begat, "both of you gentlemen are in error and I am definitely opposed to the withdrawal of the authorities even temporarily, at this time in such a vital situation. It would amount to the compounding of a felony. Moreover, the reference in the note regarding the police is, I be- lieve, merely an attempt at intintida- ation. I can see no valid reason why the police should not be permitted a certain descret activity insthe mat- ter:1' sponded Markham, "It's in the the drawing room. upper Bronx, f "Diel you bring the note with you, "As a matter of fact, it's in the gentlemen?" Kenting asked innediat- toughest district in New York in'ely, with frightened eagerness. "Fleel which to trete any one by a post -'told me just what's in it, but I'd alike to see the message itself." mark-." Vance adjusted his monocle and Vance nodded and took the note read the front his pocket, placing it on the pencil -scrawled conununi-'small desk near hint. cation carefully. It ran: Kenting, without a word, tools the Sir: I no you and :family have ,folded piece of paper from its envel- money and unless 50 thousand is placed in hole of oke tree 200 foot west of Southeast corner of old resivore in central park thursday at eleven o'clock at nice we will kill Caspar Kenton This is fine!, If you tell police deel is off and we will no it. We are watching every move you retake. The ominous message was . signed with interlocking squares made with brush, strokes. TIME TABLE Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: Toronto and Goderich Division Going East, depart 6.43 a.m. Going East, depart 8.03 p.m. Going West, depart ,..f 12.04 p.m: Going West, depart 11.10 p.m. London and Clinton Division Coming North, arrive 11.20 a -n, Going South, Ieave .. ... • . 3,10 p.m. CUT COARSE FOR THE PIPE CUT FINE FOR CIGARETTES THURS., SEPT. 9, 1943 Chateau Frontenac 'Work Centre" of Conference _. tamed in this picture by the 'D I' of Great Britain, the United States and Canada, the Chateau Frontenac, world -famed Canadian Pacific Railway hotel in Quebec City, fulfilled its most important role as the "work centre" of the strategy conference of the democracies for which Can- ada was host. The towering Cha- teau, seen here from the cannon- guarded battlements of the his- toric Citadel, housed the technical experts who caste to the confer- ence on the staffs of Prime Minis- ter Winston.Churchill, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Prime Minister W. L."Mackenzie King (left to right in insets). who themselves stayed in the Citadel. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Secretary of State Cordell Hull, the British and American experts on foreign policy, lived at the Chateau Frontenac. magazine collecting agency and to date he has sent in several thousand magazines collected on his pain -weary the wards half of the a• e o round ofs n b 'silent services.' If he can do it, our school -children can, setting all of us a wonderful ex- ample we are sure! Magazines inn be taken to any Branch of the Navy League in On- tario ... ninety of them .. . or to any station of the British American 011 Company, or to Magazine Headquar- ters 1193 Bay Street, Toronto,Mid- way 2897. "You may be right, 'Mr. Vance." Kenting admitted finally in a hesitant tone. "On second thought, I ant in- clined to follow your suggestion:." "You're all stupid;' mumbled Fallo- way. Then Inc leaned forward. His eyes opened wide, his jowls seggsd and lie burst forth hysterically: "It's Kaspar, Kaspar, Kasper! lie's no good anyway, and he's the only ono that gets a break around here. No- body thinks of anyone else but Kas- per ..." His voice Was highpitched and ended -in a scream. "Shut up, you ninny" orde'ed Ken - ting. "What are yon doing down there anyway?" Go on up to your room." "Well, what's the decision gentle- men?" asked Markham, in a calm, quiet tone. "Are we to go ahead on the basis of your paying the ransom ope, and read it carefully. "What do you thing should be clone about it?" Markham asked lupi, "Per- sonally' I'm not inclined to have you meet that demand just yet." Kenting shook his head in perturb- ed silence. At last be said: "I'd always feel guilty and selfish if I did anything else. If I didn't comply with this request and anything should really happen to Kaspar--" "But I've no idea exactly how I'm going to raise that much money—and "No more original than the first at such short notice. It'll pretty well communication," commented Vance break me, even if I can manage to dryly. "And it strikes me, off -hand, got it together." that the person avho worded this "I can help contribute to the fund," threatening epistle is not as unschool- offered Quaggy, in a hard tone. ed as he would have us believe ." "And I'd like to 'do something too," Ile looked up at the lawyer, who' put in Fleel, "but, as you know niy was watching him intently, personal funds are pretty well de - "Just what areyour ideas on the pletedat this time. As a trustee of situation Mr, Fleel?" the Kenting estate I couldn't use "Personally," the man said "I aha that money for such a purposc..with- willing to leave the whole natter to out a court order. And I couldn't get Mr. Markham here, and his advis- one in such a limited tine," ors. I—I don't know exactly what Praia. Falloway stood back against to. say I'd rather not offer any rug- the wall, listening intently. gestions. The ransom demands can't "Why don't you let it go?" he sug- possibly be met out of the estate, as gested, with malicious querulousness. what funds were entrusted to me are "Kaspar's not worth that much mon: largely in long term bonds. However, el' to any one, if you ask: me; And I feel sere that Mr. Kenyon Kenting bow do you ]snow you're going to will be able to get the necessary a- save his life, anyway?" mount to ether 1 t 1 th "Shut up, Fraim!" snapped Kent - alone; or shall. I turn the case over to the Police Dopartm.int to handle as they see fit?" Kenting stood up and took a deep breath. (CONTINUED NEXT ISSUE) --v-- "Canada An Important Seafaring Nation." In his historic speeeh from Quebec the 'gateway of Canada,' August 31st Prime'Minister• 'Winston Churchill paid special tribute to Canada and its 'silent' services' in these words. "Canada has become in the course of this war an important seafaring nation, building many scores of war- ships and merchant ships, some of them built thousands of miles from salt water, and manned by hardy Can- adian seamen to guard the' Atlantie convoys and our vital life -line across the ocean." Canadian seernen are doing an int. portant job in the United Nations naval set-up and :her sailors and mer- chant seamen have proved and are proving daily that, in one 'capacity or another, they can fight and. they can get, the goods through! Right across the Porvinee this fall school children are being asked by the Ontario Division, Navy League of Canada, to become collectors of mag- azines for these same men that Prime Minister Churchill praised at Quebec. Millions of magazines are needed annually by the Navy League if our sailors and Allied Nations sailors too are all to have soinething to read during their long periods at sea. , • In a• city hosiptal,sonwhere in On- tario, a.. young lad has organized a V Preparing Roasters For the Market (Experimental Farms News) IIiyh guality market poultry can be produced more economically and bring 'higher prices than a mediocre product. The producer has nothing to lose and everything to gain by giving his market stock the advant- ages which they require to develop into "A Grade", says H. S. Gutter - ridge Poultry Division, Central Ex- perimental Farm, Ottawa. Except in the cure of capons which, if well fed and managed, should be sufficiently fat and so fleshed when killed directly off range, all market poultry should be crate or pen fatten- ed. Crate fattening is the more ef- ficient ne.othod. Under conditions where suitable accommodation for crate fattening is not available or where for other reasons crate fat- tening is not practical, pen fattening is a goad substitute. While it is possible to produce birds sufficiently fat to enter the higher market grades Bush On Farm by pen fattening; it is not possible to produce the quality of texture and True Bonanza softness of flesh so characteristic of crate fattened birds by this method. The choice of fattening feeds is of great importance. Unlike growth and egg production, where very ex- acting requirements for mineral and vitamins must be stet, all or most of the necessary ingredients of a fat- tening mash are available on most farms. The selection of the most suitable of these feeds, taking into consideration their cost and :walla bility is a matter for the judgment of the individual operator based on sound information as to the compara- tive merits of different feeds. Almost equally important with use of the proper feeds is feeding management which exacts more of the operator's attention in• the fattening process than is the ease with other poultry feeding operations. Management of the birds other than feeding must be given some attention if success is to be achieved. The farm woodlot has been proved over and over again to be a good investment, and where ever possible every farmer should have his own re- forestratio'n or conservation plan, in addition to any provincial scheme, ur- ges the Dominion Forest Service. Most farms have an area of stone,- or oughor strong land that would produce more revenue as a tvoodlot if pro- perly cared for than as a rough pas- ture. It is on record that one farmer who has followed good woodlot practice, and who has kept records of every- thing he has removed, found that the land in bush was producing more revenue than the rent of the farm. In the management of a woodlot, it is iinportant to observe one or two things. Cattle should not be allowed to graze in the bush because they de- stroy all the -young growth which pro- tects the roots of the trees from dry - All of the above mentioned stat- ing out, ters, as well as many other factors When cutting wood for fuel, it is important to successful preparation advisable to remove all dead trees, of poultry for market, are considered and in order to find the dead trees in detail in a publication entitled "Fattening Poultry for Market" easily in the winter it is a good plan which is available without charge Ito mark them during the summer. It from the Dominion Department of is also good practice to remove undo - Agriculture, Ottawa. The prospec- tive producer of market poultry will find it profitable to make himself acquainted with the subject of fat- tening poultry for market through the medium of this publication anti to sizable species of trees, such as iron- wood which does not produce a trunk ' satisfactory for making into Iumber. The sante applies to crooked and mis-shapen trees which occupy space give the production of quality tires- that could be utilized for growing sed poultry the attention which it straight trees of good 'umber var- deserves., - ieties, BRITISH TANKS CAPTURED LONCSTOP HILL The capture by the First Army of Longstop 11111, Madjez-el-Bab sector, marked the beginning of the end for tha Axis armies in Tunisia. British in- fantry, stormed the strongly -fortified heights assisted by Churchill tanks which scaled gradients thought to be totally inacessible to them. This was the fust of a succession of unwelcome. surprises for the enemy, who has since been outfought, out manoeuvred and totally defeated in this theatre of tear. Picture shows: British tanks ap proacliing the: extremely difficu country round Longstop Hill,