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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1943-11-18, Page 2PAGE 2 THE - CLINTON The Clinton News -Record with which is Incorporated THE NEW ERA 'TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION :$1.60 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 sn1ess at the option of the pub- lisher. The date to which every sub- scription it paid is denoted on the label. • ADVERTISING RASES Transient advertising 12c per count line for first insertion, 8c for each subse- quent insertion. Beading counts 2 lines. Small advertisements not to exceed one inch, such as "Wanted," "Lost", "Strayed", etc., inserted once for 35c, each subsequent insertion rbc. Rates for display advertising made known on application. Communications intended for pub- lication nt'ust, 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. BBiydone, S.C. Blom ,Block .... — . , .. Clinton, Ont. }L C. HEIR Barrister -at -Law ;Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario Proctor in Admiralty. Notary Public and Commissioner 'Offices in Bank of Montreal Building Henri]: 2.00 to 5.00 Tuesdays and Fridays. D. 11. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage Office: Huron Street, (crew 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. Licensed in Huron and Perth Counties. Prices reasonable; satis- faction guaranteed, For information etc. write or phone Harold Jackson, RM. No. 4 Seaforth, phone 14-661. 06-012 ERNEST W. HUNTER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 67 Bloor Str. W. Toronto Ont. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL ' Fire Insurance Company Head Office. Seaforth, Ont. OFFICERS—President, Alex 'Haw- ing, Blyth Ont; Vice President, W. R. Archibald Seaforth; Manager and NEWS -RECORD CHAPTER I young:" Mrs. Mending conceded wist- Sar—Tuesday, Februray twenty-fifth,, Ifully, "hut.I never saw anyone so nineteen forty-one. The something Sarah Daffodil liked the couple as quiet in all my • life. Yon, just can't 'un- that had been knocking 'at the !back soon as she saw them, though she bad I agine them having large loud parties door; of her mind, vague, annoying be never considered renting an apart —I'd take a' chance, If T were you." eause'she resented distraction, and trent to young people.before. Her oth- a ;a, * denly found its place. She said quick- er tenants were middle -aged -or older) "Before you commit yourselves to ly, "Aren't you likely to be called?" and dreaded noise. But there was leasing, there are' some things about Andrew Thane's quiet, dark face something so oddly settled about this the setup here you should know." did not quicken. "Pin registered." Young pair, a certain quiet Serenity, a Sarah drew forward her small card "But—" Sarah looked from him to shining confidence, that caught at her •file. the girl,.: "Aren't you two taking a sympathy and ;tor her accented their "And some things about us you'll chance by marrying at this time? Do youthful charm. (want to know."' The boy's dark face yeti mind telling' me how old you "We read your advertisement," the glowed with a swift light when he are?" girl said and. her voice was lovely, smiled. He was ';twenty-three, he told her clear as Sarah's icheriahed crystal' Sarah Daffodil admitted that the soberly, his fiancee twenty-one. bell, but with a golden warmth den- rule worked both ways. "I think I "We've talked it over carefully and Md to tingling glass. ! must tell you that niy other tenants we think we're doing the right thing." The young fellow felt his responsi-' are all wen in to middle age. You ,�, * . * bility, his dark, steadfast gave betook- , anay prefer to. be where• your im- "The Merdings were very lucky ened a steady purpose. "It's a three- mediate neighbors will be more likely to be able to sublet so late in the room to sublet? We want three rooms to have interests similar to yours." season." The little silver crochet by March first," Involuntarily he ex-! "No, that doesn't natter. We'll be hook in Mrs. Walters' expert lean. changed a sparkling 'glance with the so busy—both of us work." brown fingers flashed brightly in girl: I Then there was the yarad, Sarah and out of the intricate meshes that From 'her desk "chair Sarah could continued levelly. "I'll show it to yon formed in its wake. see the fireplace and. the few pieces before you go. It's large—seventy-five Sarah Daffodil had. never seen any - of her mother's furniture which trans- feet wide by one hundred' and fifty one'whose crochet work equalled Mrs. former the other half into comfortable feet, deep." Waters' in variety and design. Her practical living room: Built int book-' Experience had taught her Sarah closet shelves were stuffed with boxes cases replaced the 'office cabinets, said, that beyond a certain point in which she had stored bedspreads, the clawfoot sofa and drumhead table' community ownership ' retrogressed. table sets,. edgings for bed linens and towels, medallions, even several balanced the break -front with its tree- Four sets of tenants could not enjoy sure Load of old china and glass. the garden as one big family. "They sets of curtains, all exquisitely made, Chintz draperies for all the windows used to bicker incessantly over their never used. Thad just a glimpse of and two large oval braided rugs laid washings and there were times when the new tenants—they're awfully on the floor tied the divergent see- I could cheerfully have wrapped their young," Emma Waters remarked tions into an amazingly harmonious sheets around their necks and pinned hopefully. whole. them all on a good high line." After King. Waters sat at the knee -hole Tenants' sometimes said that Sarah several years of complaints and war- desk, his back t6 his wife and to Sarah Daffodil. He was making Daffodil possessed two personalities fare she had developed the present out the rent check for March. In as distinct as this room she loved. Un- plan. doubtedly she puzzled this boy and -",Each apartment is entitled to the the hope of garnering a little gossip, girl who had come in response to full use of the garden and lawn for Emma Waters always managed to her advertisement, arrange so that the check must be drying and bleaching clothes, one day "The rooms are on the top floor," a week. This includes the laundry called for in person. Sarah explanted pleasantly. room and equipment in the Over his shoulder King Waters "But those is a fireplace?" The basement. Of course if it should hap- said casually„ "That young chap's girl held her tiny knitted pillbox in pen to rain torrents on Thursday, probably headed straight for training her lap and her • gleaming hair, mol- you'd be out of luck for that week. camp. I'm surprised they married asses -brown. withgold streaks,swirl- You have to expect such a before his number's called. Kids hay - asses -brown p perform- ed in'a beautiful, long, thick bob to anee now and chert!' en't e. grain of sense when it comes her shoulders. She wore it parted in "Why, that's wonderful!" The to realities." wings, framed her small face. the center so that two soft rolls, like young people .manifestly regarded "I suppose they'll 'be having late the originator of this program as n parties," his wife sighed. "I know genius. young people —, liquor and every It had worked out fairly well thing. They're right over our heads, Sarah admitted modestly, barring en too," a fireplace in each of my apartments," occasional controversy when someone I don't think _you'll be troubled she said. +wished to trade his clay and could find by noise overhead." Sarah spoke The boy spoke confidently "We'd I no one willing to exchange. "With the with authority. "Both Mr. and Mrs. like to go up and look, if we may..first four days going to tenants. I'm Thane go to business, they can't el - But we ought to ask the rent first" ,left with Friday for my own washing, fond to keep late hours." "It's a sublet, you know. The ten- Saturdays I cut the grass and tidy up From the desk Mr. Waters said ants in 3-A were anxious to move to the garden generally and Sunday's are his tone muffled, his pen scratching, the coast, They were obligated to pay for the community spirit if it wants "I suppose she's keeping her job bo - forty -five dollars a month until Oc-1 to develop. Mostly it's riding out in cause she expects him to be called for tober, but were willing to dispose of the country, except for a few )tot days training." their lease for forty a month." in midsummer." And from the corner Emma Wa- Could we go up now — while we're Yes, she cut Lite grass herself she ters sniffed. "I've always said that here ?" The girl's exquisitely clear said in answer to the question mir- no woman can do justice to two voice remained unhurried. rored in the two pair of dark eyes. jobs—one of thein has to be neglect - Sarah Daffodil rose and they stood She cut the grass, washed windows ed. Usually its the housekeeping." too, staring a little more intently, per- did the small repairs and all the car- "Is that a new spread, Mrs. Wa- haps than they realized. The woman penter work. "Inn the superintendent tors?" It was, of course. Sarah behind the desk had not, appeared un- and the janitor, the fireman (I have recognized the significance of a sin. Secretary �Treasurer, M. A, Reid, Sea -1 sually tal, but now that she was my license) and the handy man. Pvb gle crocheted wheel—all the won - standing they could see that she was always liked to work with my bands, 1 derful, elaborate patterns Mrs. Wa- at least six feet in height. Although int fact I helped my husband build this Iters turned out in such profusion be - she wore gray flannel slacks and a house. Mrs. Herding probably told i gun with a single crocheted wheel. tailored gray and white long-sleeved i you. that I:'nt the renting agent and What on earth could the woman do shirt, she did not create a masculine landlord, since Mr. Daffodil's death with another bedspread! effect. For one thing, she wore her ten years ago." I "There!" King Waters swung abundant black and silver hair which I "She said there isn't anything you around and his chair creaked. "About waved tightly, coiled softly at the can't do," Enormous respect made the 'that young fellow upstairs," he said back of her head. , `girl's lovely face grave. I as if the topic hadrecently been "There's no reason why you should-` Sarah laughed and picked up her' tabled. "A year of training in the n't run up and see the apartment now' memorandum pad. "Stuff and non -1 Army would be the finest thing that —" her firm, long mouth parted In a ] Bence !Now, if you really wish to take could happen to a young fellow like smile. "Mrs. Merding will show itt ; the apartment.—" 'that. Put him right on bis feet," to anyone before five o'clock, Tells Their names, they told her, were "Far as 1 know he's on then now." het'1 sent you." IAndrew Thane and Candace Moore.I The check fluttered feebly in Mr. "You'll be here when we come they planned to be married early the, Waters' blunt -tipped fingers. He clown ?" They both looked at her as if following week and would like to move' chewed on his unlighted cigar with She were a kindly monument: in that week -end. vigor, "Do this present generation "I'll be right hero. �: Sarah's pencil wrote the , word'good to taste a little Army disci - The desk phone buzzed and Sarah "Lease" hesitated. "You're taking ov-pline, Why, I wouldn't take anything lifted the handset, "Mrs. Daffodil?I er the Merding lease, you know—it for the lessons I learned while I This is Mts. Mercling, .That couple ,runs until October." ,for in the Services." you sent up are on their way down Yes, they knew that. Iwo "I could stand it if you were a to your office. They like the rooms 1 411 you care to stay beyond Sep- little less. active right now in Post a lot. �' tenches thirtieth, a new Tease will be work " Mrs. Waters observed "Do you think—" (necessary of course," From force of it's gtffle "Well, of course they're terribly'habit she glanced at her desk calen- vlously. `Now another raffle and would you believe it, Mrs. Dal- fodil, they're after the to contribute THURS., NOV. 18, 1943 the cheek. "I'll be up in the morning to put diose washers on the kitchen faucets," "Nothing very cheerful to read, eh?" King Waters unabashedly scanned the 'headlines in the news- paper of the man whose. bus seat he shared, The young fellow looked up cour- teously. "All war news," "Yep, Most of it sounds pretty familiar to rte, I was in the last fracas. Don't suppose you know anything about that?" The dark, quiet young octan said composedly, "Only what I've heard." He dexterously folded his paper to bring the sports page uppermost, (TO BE CONTINUED) V Christmas Seal Preparations for the sixteenth an- nual Christmas Seal Campaign which will be launched by Queen Alexandra. Sanatorium, London, on the 16th Nov- ember, are rapidly nearing comple- tion. Her eyebrows and her eyes match- ed her hair perfectly, Sarah Daffo- dil thought appreciatively. "There is forth, Ont. DIRECTORS — Alex McEwing, 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 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- mice 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. CANAo Ai Ato-A `.�- A1�S TIME TABLE Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: Toronto and Goderieh Division :Going East, depart 6.43 a.m. ...Going East, depart 3.03 p.m. Going West, depart , .. 12.04 p.m. Going West, depart 11.10 p.m. London and Clinton Division 'Coming, North, arrive 11.20 a.m. %Going South, leave 1.10 p.m, Fide To%zcco FOR A MILD, COOi:,SM1 i E FLUCTUATING FLOWER The jack-in-the-pulpit is subject to frequent changesin sex, according to botanical discoveries. When weak-, ened a female plant assumes the• characteristics of a male. ' 1 • one of my spreads. They say they can sell a thousand chances on it," "Wolf, I suppose it's for the dis- abled veterans—" Sarah found 'her- self snaking wild calculations as to the actual number of bedspreads stored in the appartment. "But it's all handiwork. No one knows the amount of effort it iseto make a spread, until they're done it mow themselves." Something less elaborate might be acceptable, Sarah hinted. "Why don't you give them one of your, handsome chair sets?" "There's a good deal of work on - those chair sots. All filet," The. gilt clock atop the radio tin- kled eight times. "I must be go- ing—" Sarah rose gratefully, "Thank you, Mr. Waters-" as he relinquished "We resit' youradvestisetnoot. gyri Said- e.. The campaign is not a local one, but part of a nation wide, coast to coast effort, to raise funds to carry on the Sanatoriums preventative educat- ional and research programme. Sim- ilar campaigns are being conducted at the same time by ' Britain, the United States of 'America and all the free countries of the world. At a recent meeting, Mr. Thomas F. Walker was appointed Chairman, succeeding Mr. Arthur R. Ford, who had held the office during the pre- ceeding two years. The other mem- bers of the central London committee Mr. J. D. Buchanan, Major D. B. Weldon, Lt. Col J. Inned Carling, Dr. Andrew Scott, Mr. J. MeClary Moore and Mr. R. L. Whitman. Colonel F. B. Ware is the Secretary. The Sanatorium district comprises the counties of Middlesex, Lambton, Kent, 'Elgin, Oxford, Perth and Hur- on, with local committees and chair- men at each of the following points. --Clinton, F. Fingland, K. C., Ex- eter, J. W. Morley, Esq., Goderich, G .L. Parsons, Esq, Mitchell, Mrs G. V. Mounteer, Seaforth, M. A. Reid. Mr. F. Fingland K. C. is the chair- man of the local Clinton Committee. The war has brought an appalling increase in Tuberculosis in every Eur- opean country, including the British Isles, while here in Canada, intensive work in war industries congested liv- ing conditions and war weakened,con- stitutions, also lay our Canadians op- en to the same danger. The Canadian Tuberculosis Assoc- iation Ms risked that we redouble our efforts in order that this dangerous and costly disease may eventually be wiped out and to this end the com- mittee is confident that the cam- paign will be splendidly supported. `Victory over the White Plague" can only be won by the united effort of EVE BUY SEALS Y SEALS Queen Alexandra Sanatorium needs the help Large or Small of every home and business concern Please send contributions to Christmas Seal Committee - 382 Wellington St., London Home -Grown Tobacco Used' Only 30 per cent of the leaf used! in the manufacture of tobacco in Can- , oda in 1938 was Canadian -grown, but, as a result of the improvement in the quality of tobacco grown in Canada through the research and practical work of the Tobacco Division Domin- ion Experimental Faring Service, 92. per cent of Canadian Ieaf was used in 1940. In 1942 it is stated that 100• percent of the tobacco manufactured in Canada was hone grown. This means that a very substantial increase' in revenue has been secured for the 7,000 farmers in Canada engaged in the production of tobacco, as well as much greater prosperity for the to- bacco growing districts. In 1940 the gross sale value of to- bacco in Canada amounted to $108,- 471,000 of which $69,346 was collected in excise duties and taxes. The To- bacco Division to which the great im- provement of Canadian tobbaco is mainly due is the only institute in Canada where investigational work is conducted with this crop. Dr. N. A. McRae of the Division in Technical Advisor to the Tobacco Administrator under the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. The Tobacco Division also pro- vides information to the Bureau of Statistics in regard to acreages, yields and quality of the various classes of tobacco produced in Canada. v Keep Consumption Bacon, Ham, Pork Reasonable Britain's requirements of Canadian bacon and )tarns and other pork pro- ducts are such that it is necessary that Canadians continue to keep do- mestic consumption within reasonable limits, if the minimum export quanti- ties are to be assured, the Meat Board stated. Although the Meat Board has al- ready announced the lifting of restric- i tions on slaughter and domestic distri bution of hogs and pork products any appreciable increase in domestic con- sumption can only mean that smaller quantities of :bacon will be available for export to Britain. Consequently re !toilers are asked to continue to co -op - erste with the Meat Board by refrain- ing from featuring bacon, hams• or fresh pork in advertisementr and store displays. The Meat Board states that the tot- al supply of meats in Canada is ample to provide the quantites required un- der the rationing system of the War- time Prices and Trade Board, Con- sumers are therefore able to satisfy their frill ration requirements with- out materially increasing their pur- chases of pork products. V AIRPORT GRASSING The Dominion Experimental Farms Service from coast to coast has as- sumed the responsibility of largely su- pervising the grassing and mainten- ance of grass coverage on Canadian airports, This has been done from the various branch Farms and by the for- age crops and field 'husbandry divis- ions by the loan of an agricultural engineer, Flying Officer E. C. Bain. Navy Marine Engines Made and Carried by CPA. 11 Helping to meet the urgent need of the Royal Canadian Navy for main marine engines and condensers to he used in escort vessels the Canadian Pacific Rail- way's Angus Shops in Montreal. now has a steadily increasing flow of these "tools of war" coming from that section of the big shops which earlier completed the manu- facture on schedule of more than 1,400 Valentine tanks, mainly for service in Russia. The marine ' engine, pictured above on a C.P.R. depressed - centre flat car, prior to being pre- pared for shipment, weighs 89 tons, with condensers and abed - plates included. Its size is demon- strated in the picture on the right of the workman,' who is dwarfed by one of the huge connecting rods. Handling of the engines, to their destination comes under the head of "high and wide" trans- portation, with special advice from the Canadian Pacific's engineering department being followed to squeeze the loads past: bridges and other permanent installations. As was the case with the Valentine tanks the marine engines are being made at the same time as Angus Shops handles the greatly increased repairs on Ioco- motives and cars necessitated by wartime's heavier transportation load. All the jobs are being done without new buildings or extensive additions to the existing plant, a further demonstration of the versatility of the department 'headed by H. B. Bowen, chief of motive power and rolling stock. To reach marine engine produc- tion as early: as possible machin- ing of parts and fabrication of sub -assemblies was started while the tank work still was proceeding at the big Canadian Pacific shops. As, machine capacity and floor area were released from the tank contract. they were utilized for the marine engine work. The first 13 - ton engine bedplate was laid down a little over two weeks after com- pletion of the last tank hull on the Valentine contract to earn the compliment in an official report that "the very best efforts were put forth by all persons respon- sible for this work".