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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1943-09-16, Page 2PAGE 2 The Clinton News-itecord with •which is Ineorporated THE NEW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year in advance, to Can- adian 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. ADVERTISING 'RASES '=— Transient advertising 120 per count line for Brat insertion. 8c for each subse- quent inserter,. `Heading counts 2 lines. Small advertisements not to exceed- one inch, such. as "Wanted," "Lost", "Strayed", etc., inserted once for 35e, with subsequent Meantime15c. Rates for display advertising made kpown on application. Communications intended for pub- licetion must, as•a guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by the name of the writer. G. E. HALL - Proprietor H. 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, I{,C. Sloan BIock ..,, .. 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 Roues: 2.00 to 5.00 Tuesdayu and Fridays. D. }L 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 Kidna.p. Murder Case by S. S. Vin Dine THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., SEPT. 16, 1943 vimeg EIGHTH INSTALMENT eager to be on hand for anything SYNOPSIS new that might develop, had waited in Markham's office, and I stayed Kasper. Keating disappears. Philo with him.. Kenting had a large bundle Vance, District Attorney Markham of 1100 'bills with him and threw it and Sergeant Heath of the Homicide down •on Markham's desk with a dis- Bureau investigate the Kenting home and question Kenyon Kenting, and Mrs, Kenting, Kaspar's brother and wife in the presence of Eldridge Fleel gruntled air of'finality' "There's the money, Mr. Mark- hatn," he said. "Fifty thousand good American dollars. It has completely Kenting family attorney. Vance impoverished me. It took everything ¢loubts the kidnapping story.•He I owned , . How do' you suggest we further questions Weems the but- go about it?" ler, Mrs. Inenting?'s mother, Mrs. Fal- I'I1 give the matter careful con- loway and son Penial Falloway, and sideration," he answered, "And . I'll Porter Quaggy, raconteur friend of get in touch with.you later." Kasper's and: last person to be with "Pm willing , to leave everything him. All reveal :an undercurrent of to you," Kenting• said with relief as hostility to Kasper. At this time a he departed. ransom note arrives demanding $s0,- Heath who had gone out earlier in 000 and _freedom from pollee inter -the afternoon, came in shortly, and Terence: Vance and Markham con - con. matter was discussed pro and suit the Kentings and Fleel, their con. The plan eventually agreed on lawyer. It is decided to allow the was that Heath should have his police a/ free hand in dealing with searehdigltts focused on the tree and the supposed kidnappers. ready 'to be flashed on at a given signal; and that three or four men of the Homicide Bureau should be on the ground and available at a mo- ment's notice. Vance and I, fully arm- ed, were to perch in the upper branch- es of the tree. Vance remained silent during the discussion, but a length he said in his interrogative look. lazy drawl: ("I'm .sorry I can't advise you, "I think your plans are admirable Kenyon," the lawyer said in answer Sergeant, but I really see no neces- to Kenting's unstated question. "It's sity of actually plantin' the ,money HAROLD JACKSON Licensed Auctioneer Specialist in Farm and Household Sales. Licensed in Huron and Perth Counties. Prices reasonable; satis- faction guaranteed. Fer information etc. write or phone Harold Jackson, RR, 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, Alex McEw ing, Blyth Ont; Vice President, W. R. Archibald, Seaforthi Manager " and Secretary Treasurer, M. A. Reid, Sea - forth, Ont, DPRECTORS — Alex Mewing, Blyth, Ont., W. R. Archibald, Sea - forth, Ont., Alex Broadfoot, Sea - forth, Ont., Chris Leonhardt, Born- holm, Ont., E. J. Trewartha, Clinton, Ont., Thomas Moylan, Seaforth, Ont., Frank McGregor, Clinton, Ont., Hugh Alexander, Walton, Ont., George Leitch, Clinton, Ont. AGENTS—John 13. 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 lneur- 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 offi- ces. Losses inspected by the director. CANADIAN" AtIONAC. " AILWAYS, 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 3.03 pm. Going West, depart... . . , 12.04 p.m. Going West, depart 11.10 pan. London and Clinton Division Coming North, arrive 11.20 a.m. Going South, leave 3.10 p.m. CUr COARSE FOR THE PIPE CUT FINE FOR CIGARETTES "I think I'll go down to my office now," he said wearily, "and try to raise the cash," Then he added to Markham, "And I think the police had better go ahead with the case." He turned quickly to Fleel with an z very difficult problem on which to offer positive advise. But if you decide to take this step, I think I should leave the details in the hands of Mr. Markham, If I can be of any help—" "Oh, don't worry, Fleel, I'lI get in touch with you." Kenting turned to the dark corner of the room. "And thank you, Quaggy, for your kind- ness; -but I think I can handle the situation without your assistance, though we all appreciate your gener- ous offer." Markham. was evidently becoming impatient. "I will be at my office," he saki, "until five-o'clock this afternoon. I'ti expect you to communicate with me before that time, lir. Kenting." "Oh, T will—without-fail." When we were back at the District Attorney's office, Markham sent tel. mediately for Heath. As soon as the Sergeant arrived the situation was outlined to hint, and he was shown the letter which Fleel had re- ceived. He read the note hastily and looked up. "If you ask me, I wouldn't give those babies a nickel," he comment- ed gruffly "But if this fellow Ken -i Marlchant anxiously. yon Kenting insists, i suppose we'll • "That was easy, Chief," Heath ex - have to let him do it. Too much re- plained with satisfaction. "I had a sparrow as fun . I'll go up first. Find yourself a limb where you won't be exposed but where you can see pretty well all around yon through the leaves." We had climbed up and bad been sitting ,in silence in our •precarious seculsion for .about ten minutes when a corpulent figure, which I recogniz- ed as Fleel, carne into sight on the pathway to the left. He stood irreeo- lutely opposite the tree for several. moments and Looked about him. Then approached the tree. 1147 pause,, beneath ' where I sat twelve or fourteen feet above him, and ran his hand around the trunk of the tree until he found the large irregular hole on the east side; then he 'took a package from under hit coat. Thepackage was about ten inches long and four inches square, and he inserted it slowly and care- fully into the hole. Backing away, he ostentatiously relighted his cigar, tossed the burnt match -end aside, and/ walked slowly toward the west, to the •west, to another pathway at ]east a hundred yards away. It was less than ten minutes later that I saw a figure moving toward us from the north. No one had passed along that little-known, illy -lighted pathway since we had taken our plac- es in the tree. At each light I picked out an additional detail of the approaching figure: a long dark cape which seemed to trail on the ground; a curious toque -shaped, dark hat, with a turned -down visor ex- tending for over the eyes; and a slim. walking -stick. Any package of the same size would answer the purpose just as well; don't y' know. And notify Fleel; I think he would he the best man to place the package in the tree for us." Heath nodded. "That's the idea, sit: Exactly what I was thinking ... And now I think I'd better be running along —or toddlin', as you would say — and get busy." • Vance and Markham and I had din- ner at the Stuyvesant Club that night II had accompanied Vance home where he changed to a rough tweed suit. He did not exhibit the slightest apprehension, although as we were about to leave the apartment he handed me a .45 automatic. We had finished our dinner and were having our coffee in the lounge, shortly before ton o'clock when Ser- geant Heath joined us and reported the arrangements' he had made. "Well, everything's been fixed Chief," he announced proudly. "I got four powerful searchlights in the apartment house on Fifth Avenue, just opposite the tree. They'll all go on when I give the signal." "What signal, Sergeant?" asked sponsibility in tryin' to stop hien" "Exactly," assented Markham em- phatically, "Do you know where this particular tree is in Central Park, Sergeant?" "Hahl," Heath said explosively "I've seen it so often, I'm sick of lookin' at it. But it's not a bad lo- cation, at that." "Could you and the boys cover it." asked Markham, "in case Mr. Kent- ing does go through with this and we decided it would be best to have the spot under surveillance?" "Leave that to rue, Chief," the, Sergeant returned,' confidently, "There's lots of ways of doing it, along the east and west roads every Searchlights from the houses along two or three minutes. bn top of that, Fifth Avenue could light up the place you can't stop people strolling in like daytime' when we're ready. And the park :there's always a bunch of some of the boys hiding in taxicabs lovers on the path by that tree— or even up the tree itself could there's gonna be some tough babies catch the baby who takes the money too ... I don't see how the goys can and tie him up in bow -knots." get away from us, unless they're "On the other hand, Sergeant," mighty slick" He chuckled and turn - Markham demurred, "it might be • ed to Vance. "I don't think there'll better to let the ransom money go, be much for you to do, sir, except 1 so we. can get young Kenting back lookin' on from a ringside seat," -that is if the abductors are play- "I'm sure we won't be annoyed," ing straight" answered •Vaelde good-naturedly, "Playing straight" Heath repeated "You're so thorough, Sergeant-•• and red electric flood -light, put on a traf- fiee post on the north -bound road near the tree, and when I switch that on with a traveling switch I'll have in my pocket, that will be the signal.' "What else, Sergeant?" "Well, sir, I got three guys in taxi- cabs stationed along Fifth Avenue all dressed up like chauffeurs an they'll swing into the park at th sante time the searchlights go cn. got a couple of taxicabs at every en trance on the east side of the pari that'll plug up the place good and tight; and I also got a bunch of Immo cent looking family ears running with contempt. "Say, Chief, did you 'so trustin ;" "Well,' gond luck and cheerio.' Vance dismissed our taxicab at the corner of 83rd 'Street and Fifth Av- enue, and we continued northward on foot to the pedestrians' entrance to the park. As we walked along with out undue haste, a chauffeur from a near -by taxi jumped to the side- walk with alacrity and, overtaking Us, stepped leisurely in front of us across our; path. I immediately re- cognized 'Snitkin, in the old tan dus- ter and chauffeur's cap. He apparent - us off the track. Still, the experiment i ly took no notice of us but must have may be interestin'. Fact is, I'd be ov-'recognized' Vance, for he turned enjoyed to participate in it myself." 'back, "You like to climb trees, maybe, Vance led the way across a wide, Mr. Vance?" Heath asked. stretch of lawn to a large oak tree "I adore it, Sergeant," Vance told whose size set it apart from the 1 im. "But I simply must change my others. It stood in comparative dark - ever know any of these palookas to, be on the level? I says, let's catch the guy who conies after the money, and we'll give him the works at head- quarters." • In the pause that followed Heath's last words Vance spoke. "Really, y'know,Sergeant, I think' you're going to be disappointed. You may round up somebody, but I doubt f you will ever be able to connect your victim with the kidnapping. I have an i'lea it is designed to thew clothes:" What would you suggest as an appropriate costume?" "Try rompers!" retorted Heath, It was four o'clock that afternoon. when Eenyon.Kenting arrived, Vance the fun—if you regard emulating the ness, at least fifty feet from the near- est dimly, bickering electric light. "Well, here, we are, Van," he an- nounced in a low voice. "Now for "How positively thrillin'!" I heard Vance whisper, though his voice did not sound in the least excited, "This may be the culprit we're waitin' for. But what in the world will we do with him when we catch him? If only he wouldn't walk so deiced slowly." The dark -caped figure was moving at a most deliberate gait, pausing fre- quently to look right and left, as if sizing up the situation in all direc- tions. It was impossible to tell wheth- er the figure was stout or thin, be- cause of the flowing cape. It was? a'sinster-looking form. Its gait was so dilatory and cautious that a chill ran over me as I watched—it was a mysterious nemesis, imperceptibly but inevitably creeping up on us. Then, as if with a burst of vigor, the cloaked form stepped toward the natural cache on the east side of the trunk and, fumbling round a moment or twq, withdrew the package that Fleel had placed there a quarter of an hour earlier, I glanced apprehensively at the red flood -light on the lamppost Heath hacl described to us, and saw it flash on and off like a grotesquely winking monster. Soddenly there were wide shafts of white light from the direc- tion of Fifth Avenue splitting the gloom;i and the whole tree and Its immediate environs were flooded with brilliant 'illumination. For a moment I was blinded by the glare, but I could hear a bustle of activity all about us. Then came Vance's startled and awestruck voice somewhere at my left, "Olt, my word!" he exclaimed over and over again; and there was the sound of his scrambling down the tree.. Everything seemed to happen sim- ultaneously. Markham and Fleel and 'Kenyon Kenting carte rushing across the eastern lawn, preceded by Heath and Sullivan. The two detectives were the first to reach the spot and they grasped the black clad figure just as it straightened up to move away from the tree: Each man had an arm tight in his clasp, and escape was impossible. (CONTIUUED NEXT ISSUE) Gloria Holland Leaves For Washington D. C. Miss Gloria Holland daughter of Mr, and Mrs, J. J. Holland who has been with the Mutual Life Insurance Co., at Waterloo for the past two years, has accepted a position with. the British, Embassy in Washington, D, C. Miss Holland' is a graduate of St. Columban and Dublin Contin- uation schools and also of the •School. of Commerce, Clinton: She has two brothers serving in the armed forces. Sgt. John Holland has been overseas for three years and Sgt. W.A.G. Kale Holland who is stationed at No, 4 Wireless School, Guelph.— Seaforth News. V; New Telephone. Operator Hired At a meeting of the Blyth Tele- phone Commission on Saturday night, Mrs. Jean Harris was engaged] to take the place of Miss Myr'tIe White on the Switchboard. Miss White's ser- vices cease at the end of the month and she will go with her family. to Galt where they will make their new home. -Blyth Standard. at0A1Vr and volume of credit are matters of high national monetary policy. Canada's Chartered Banks exist to perform two main services: 1. They receive th e savings and, other funds of the public, who thus build up bank balances in the form of savings and current accounts, 2. They advance :money to communities, enterprises and persons to serve their legitimate needs. Along with these main functions the banks, through more than 3,000 branches and sub -agencies, render a large number of other important services related to local and national needs -services which have greatly increased as a result of the war. But the quantity of money in existence in the country at any -given time, and the volume of credit, are matters of high national monetary policy. The nation's own central bank, the Bank of Canada, determines them. The Bank of Canada makes ex- tensive use of the Chartered Banks' facilities in giving effect to these policies. the Chartered Banks' responsibility, clearly established and regufcfed by the Bank Act, is in the realm of commercial banking—that is, to receive .deposits and to serve the needs oftrade and industry, "John Stirling" -- United Church Novae Here Saturday, Sept. 18th. The other day in a small Ontario town a United Church minister pro- duced Canada's first religious dra- matic moving picture in sound and colour. Rev. Anson C. Moorhouse, minister of Arkona United Church, near Sar- nia, is at the moment receiving the plaudits of his neighbors and fellow ministers for producing a film said to be comparable to the finest pro- fessional religious films ever produc- ed. • The name of the picture is "John Stirling" It was produced from a story written by the noted Canadian authoress Marian Keith (Mrs. D. C. MacGregor), whose husband exper- ienced most of the events that take place in the film. . The young minister of Arkona not only produced the film of an hour's length, but ire was the scenario writ- er, the sound equipment man, the tatnerantan, the director, the ward- robe manager and general handyman. Shown in a few churches near Ark- on, the film rapidly created quite a wide interest. The Windsor. Star sent a reporter and photographer to "do" a feature on the film and its produ- cer. Maclean's magazine published Mr. Moorltouse's photograph and a brief story- about the film. The Tor- onto Star published seven photo- graphs and a story about the "parson of Arkoma who produced a picture with sixty-nine village actors." The Board of Home Missions of The United Church was meeting in Toronto. Rev. R. B. Cochrane, D.D., beard of the picture. He invited Mr. Moorhouse to bring his film, sound equipment and projector to Toronto so that the Board, members might see it. They saw it, and were thrill- ed with its merit, and its power as an effective method of interesting young people in the ministry. M. and M. Borrows Film. The Missionary and Maintenance Committee heard of "John Stirling." They wanted to show it to The United Church. They asked the Board of Rev. Anson C. Moorhouse's church in Ar- kona if they would "loan" him and "John Stirling" to the wider church for three• months so that thousands of church people might see and enjoy the film. They readily agreed. Music Most Appropriate A word er two may be said con- cerning the sound effects of this pic- ture. It is not, in the technical some a "talkie" with dialogue and music, on the sound track. This, however, is no great handicap in view of the lim- its imposed by amateur actors, the limited fidelity of the sound track and, by the nature of sound recording equipment. Mr. Moorhouse has devise ed a method whereby an epilogue covering action and speeches is mixed with music from records; These re- cords, more than anything else in the picture, provide the emotional moods for each, scene.' They were the enskilled musician from rhos bya to i fines' recordings in classical music and are reproduced with a fidelty that is truly amazing. The music ac- companying such a picture fits per- fectly into the atmosphere of a house of worship and inspires its audience with a sense of God's presence. Motives of Production I asked Mr. Moorhouse what were Ms motives for making "John Stir- ling." "What I sought was a moving pic- ture with sound that would be ap- propriate in a service of worship," be told me" "Secondly, I wanted a film story that -would readily be- come a part of the atmosphere of worship. Front what people tell me, I think we have got both of these. The third problem is one of economic distribution of the films. We're work- ing on this, and with the help of the Missionary' and Maintenance Commit- tee we hope to -find the solution." He wants every Conference in the church to have movie projectors and sound equipment. "John Stirling" was produced by an amateur—Amateurs some sixty-nine of them from the town of Arkona, played the parts. But there is noth- ing amateur about the completed filen, according to all who have seen it. It is in colour and in sound. It took about two years to produce.i When it rained and the farmers near by had time to act in the pic-` -Lure, taking pictures wasn't earl'. S8th.—.Huron Expositor. When the sun shone, the farmers were busy. A young fruit Terme Murray Evans, plays the leading role, the part of a young student mission- ary. A mission field in Saskatchewan is the setting for the entire story, yet every foot of film was taken in Lambton County. Kettle Point In- dian Reserve, on Lake Huron, is used for many of the scenes. The story tells of the joys and tri- bn'lations of a student missionary; the need for a versatile individual in the student such as knowing how to make a coffin when the need arose; caring for a man with pneumonia and reviving a little girl who had fal- len into a well. It does this with all the dramatic effects, and at the same time presents an authentic ac- count of the life of the student mis- sionary. Maybe Hollywood could learn something from this. ,Rev, Anson Moorhouse would rath- er talk about his film than about himself, but I did manage to find out that he was a son of the manse. His parents are Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Moorhouse, Anson was born at Shed- den, Ont. V Pilot Officer Bruce Campbell 'grighit, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wright of Sea - forth, who graduated at the Wings Parade at No. 0 Service Flying Train- ing School, Centralia, on Thursday, last, heading a class of 48 in Opera- tional Flying, was on Monday noti- fied by wire from Ottawa that he had been granted a commission. Pilot Officer Wright has been posted to Penfield Ridge, New Brunswick, where he will report on September British C-in-C Home Forces Watches Canadian Gunners In Britain Handle 25 Pounders General Sir Bernard. C. T. Paget, ;British Commander -hi -Chief, Home Forces together with Lt. Gen. K. Stu. art, C. B., D.S.O, MC, (Chief of the Canadian General Staff) and Lt. Gen. A.G.L. McNaughton (G. O+0, -in -0 First Canadian Army) visited Artil- lery Tangos in the British • Western Command, where thye saw Canadian gunners firing 25 -pounder guns. Picture Shows:. Twenty-five poum- der, guns manned by Canadian gun. nem.