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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1943-12-09, Page 2PAGE 2 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD The Lfhton .News-1tecord with which is Incorporated THE NEW RRA 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 RAMS — Transient advertising 12c 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, each subsequent insertion 150. Rates for display advertising made known on application. Communications intended for pub - ligation 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. Barristor, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. Brydone, K.C. Sloan Block .... — .... 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: Huron Street, (Pew Doors west of Royal Bank) Flours—Wed. and Sat„ and by appointment FOOT CORRECTION 5y 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. Per information etc. write or phone 'Garold Jackson, R.R. No, 4 Seaforth, phone 14-661. 06-012 ERNEST W. HUNTER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 57 BIoor Str. W. Toronto Ont. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Plead Office, Seaforth, Ont. OFFICERS President, Alex MeEw- ing, Blyth Ont; Vice President, W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; Manager and Secretary Treasurer, M. A, Reid, Sea - 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—Jolut E, Pepper, Brum- field, Ont,, R. F. McKercher, Dublin, Ont., J, F, Prueter, Brodhagen, Out,, 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 Clot's Grocery, Goderieh, 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 offi- ees. Losses inspected, by the director. AYs ..; TIME TABLE Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: Toronto and Goderich Division Going Bast, 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, ieave 3.10 p.m. • FOR A MiI:.D, COOL„SMQI(,E” The first detachment of the Gan- aclian Women's Army 'Carps to be sent to England recently' celebrated their first year of service there. CHAPTER IV ' `ed until sundown. As it was, they re-, turned home about two o'clock 'in a I Big-hearted Sarah Daffodil acts in every capacity for the four -family house in Garset after her husband's death, The frugal, elderly Mr. 'anc Mrs, Peppercorn and the newly-wed Andrew and Candace Thane oecu1' the two top -floor apartments and be- low them middle aged Bert Fitts, and Ms wife --who is too engrossed in was activities to care for her horde—and King Waters, veteran of World War 1 and itis wife, Emma a devotee of fine crocheting, Mrs. Fitts gets a. beauty treatment froth. Miss Veldts and tells her she 'is going to have four Brit- ish seamen for dinner .that Sunday. warm" glow from. the brisk .oxer vise and with appetites that discount- ed their extra hearty breakfast, .Can- t dace had not removed her jacket when their door bell buzzed. "I'll bet that. drugstore guy is bringing the ice cream, after I told him I wanted to call for .it" Andy in the kitchenwas filling the tea- kettle, "Well, I'tn having roast duck --j men like duck." Toni closed her eyes as the second soaping got under way: "Roast duck, green peas, asper- ages and a mixed salad. Ice cream for dessert: And I'll have candle and flow- ers and my good linens -that's the sort of thing men miss when they're on' board sftip. At least I don't be- lieve they have tablecloths, do you?" Easter, the second Sunday, in April poured out .unstinted stinshitte, but perversely supplied a chill wind that discouraged lightweight finery. WO - men wore their mink coats and de- pended on gay flowered hats to accent the spring motif, Sarah Daffodil who rejoiced annually when the forsythia bloomed at 'the foot of the garden, had planned to spend the day week- ing in the yavd. It was really a res- pectable sized plot, and Sarah raised her own plants in a cold frame she had constructed herself. The telephone called her from her gardening a little after eleven o'clock and she was standing in the hall, writ- ing a note for the bulletin board she kept tacked above the mailboxes. when the Thanes came downstairs, dressed for the Street. "We're going to take a long walk before dinner," Candace looked as bright-eyed as a chipmunk in her brown skirt and jac- ket, a brown calotte topping her pretty hair. Sarah said she envied them "I've just bad a message from an old friend an invitation I feel I should not de- eline. She's seventy-five and she has a nice old boy friend. His cold has improved, so he's taking us out to dinner. I'd rather stay at home and garden, but Abigail pities my solitary state. It makes her so happy to save me from a lonely day with painful memories— she's sure my memories are painful." Sarah laughted infecti- ously "Abigail loves to do unto others and it's my fate to be done unto." She always left word on the bulletin board, When she expected to- be ab- sent any length of time, she told them. As the Thanes turned to the door, Sarah mentioned the -sailors who were to be guests of the Fittses. "Are they likely to turn up, do you think, before Mrs. Fitts and her husband are home tom church? Shall I leave a note for then to wait here in tine 1ta1l?" "Olt —why, they're not coningl" Candace said, "Not coming?" "Andy met Mr. Fitts when he went out to get the papers. this morning. He said Mrs. Fitts hacl called the din - nor off last night. They're going to a reception for some English officers. given by the Daughter of the British) Empire this afternoon," As Mr. Fitts. had outlined the program to Andy,, Candace continued, • he and his wife would dine in one of the downtown restaurants after church and then go' on to tine reception, held bra fashion- able suburban woman's club, "I'm notl sure but I thirds the British Ainbass actor is to be there. Or else it's the daughter of an earl or something." Andrew Thane said levelly. "Is Mrs. Fitts an Englishwoman?" "She was born," Sarah answered, "in Kansas City, of pioneer .stock," If' it had not been for anxiety about the fate of the roast they had en-, trusted to their thermostat -controll- ed oven, the Thanes might have walk - doing the dishes while they talked,. In the great quiet that filled the living room . after the six men had gone, the old lady and the young 'wife looked at each other across the die- ot'clered table "You are so good!" Can- dace snuffedthe blue candle and the thin, amid smoke blended with the odor of smoked cigarettes, Old Mts. Peppercorn :absently strok- ed the head: of Doggie who rested against her, his forepaws on her kuee. Candace opened the door. Four ser- "They were nice men. And they en- ious tanned faces• confronted her, four joyed their dinner. Only suppose,- if pairs of anxious eyes met hers, All they had come here and found no one were in sailor uniforms, "ET.— Miss, and had gone away again. On Eastel;" would you know where a lady When Toni Fitts heard what had named Mrs. Fitts is?" The tallest et happened, she said that someone at the group, a weatherbeaten man pet•- headquarters had been inexcusably haps in his early thirties, swung his stupid. Most of the volunteer help cap nervously in one Band. "She ask- wasn't worth the telephone bill they ed us to dinner, but we've rung her •ran up. Still, the situation could- have bell and she didn't answer. No -body been explained to the 'sailors and" site answered" !would have tried to make it up to The man behind him . muttered, them some other time. Not,, she ad - "Maybe we didn't get the right bell." ;mitted kindly that she didn't apprec- "They told us . at headquarters it tate the generosity of her neighbors, was the apartment to the left, second I She added that alto only wished she floor." ' could count on them for steady. con - Without a moment% hesitation Can- certed effort; dace sat her door wide. "Mrs, Fitts is Until Ned .Peppercorn had retired sorry, but she was called out of town." ,from fifty-four years' service as door - (To the suburbs ,to meet an earl's utas and confidential 'messenger for daughter, she reminded her •.con- one of the city's oldest wholesale science), "We hoped that you would .firms, he and his wife had Iived in have dinner with us. Won't you come old houses, lacking almost every con - in and meet my husband?" venience, but with one •attraction, that She left them in the living room of :cheap, rent. When at seventy, the with the radio turned on and sought old man had automnticaliy retired, he Andy to acquaint him with the start- found himself with a small pension, a ling news that they bad four guests modest savings account and a great for dinner. longing for :hot running water and no. "What in time are we going to feed duties connected with stoves 01' coal. them?" He opened the oven door and Olci Mr. Peppercorn and his wife peered in at the roasting pork. "It liked to have dinner at noon. 'The smells swell, but there isn't enough , Monday he and Doggie arrived fully for four hungry then—those sailors twenty minutes ahead of schedule, old probably eat like prize fighters." Min. Peppercorn was mildly alarmed. All he need do, Candace, said than "I'm early, Mother, He came out into quilly, was to go in and talk to the the kitchen where she was stirring men. "We couldn't tell then point- thickening for the ;gravy and kissed blank that Mrs. Fitts had changed her her. 'But you and me, we got our af- mind, could we? Evidently her mess- ternoon crit -out for us. Hen was Wi- ese e1Lage didn't reach the right persons—at ing me about a family he found in his least no one broke the news to those junk yard." poor 'trusting souls. You go in and "His junk yard?" be •a host, Andy. Build up a fresh fire An unfortunate family had been on: and don't mix the drinks too strong, icted and had moved in under the I'm going across the hall to 'ask olei sheltering lees of the piles of rust y Mrs. Peppercorn's advice." metal inHen's yard, old Peppercorn Although young Mrs. Tisane anti explained. "When he found 'em, the old Mrs. Peppercorn had hitherto met five kids were asleep on oldautomobile only on the stairs and in the halls, seats. There's eight altogether—five ;they had already discovered that children, their ma and pa and an or - they liked each other and Candace's pltam ahoy just sort of adopted." "They on relief?" ' The outcasts .had not lived ie Garset the year required to make them el- iance to her practical kindness.igible for relief, old Mr. Peppercorn instinct in turning to the okl lady was basest on mutual trust, Mrs Pepper- corn solved the problem neatly and with an enthusiasm that added rad - said, "We got to hustle around fol "0f course you haven't enough for them, Mother, I thought maybe you'd faun' extra. No couple plans a dinner speak to Mrs; Fitts." She collects for six, unless 'they've invited cont- clothes for children, •don't she? I pany." The old lady thought for a mo- thought maybe you'd ask .her for ment, then beamed. "What we can do, something these kids can wear," is to pool our dinners. What kind of "Well, you sit down and begin your meat are you having?" dinner, Father, and I'll run down and Roast pork, Candace disclosed. see Mrs•. Fitts. But don't pin your hop - "We're having roast lamb. Pat your es too high, because—well, because." pork at one end of the table and have Toni Fitts, dressing to go to a ben- your husband carve it. Father can efit bridge, said frankly that she dicl- carve our lamb at the other end. Two n't believe in individual interference, kinds of meat always look lavish, The clothing ,she received was given The combined dinner provided a with the understanding that it was to gratifying abundance and se:oncl even go abroad: All cloth was ripped apart thiiv1 helpings' testified to the appre-iwaslsed and made into garments, right dation of the guests. They ate and ,in the workrooms, site said "But I talked, until one of them remembered ;couldn't ask those women to suspend the dishes to be washed, He was a their work, ot'"divert it. They're en, curly haired lad under twenty and I rolled for a cause and they're entitled during most of the meal the Pepper-lto feel that they're working toward corns' affectionate poodle had slum- i their goal." bered on his lap. The boy, his cam- I "What did she :say?" asked old panions asserted, mothered all the • Mr. Peppercorn, when his wife return - ship's mascots. ed to the apartment. "We'll clear away and wash np — The old lady's' round face flushed you just sit and rest," chorused the "Mrs. Fitts thinks they're a drop ie four, waving huge paws vaguely to- tits buc." ward their tesses. "TheketBerson yon should have tacl<- Canclace sawhosdid Mrs. Peppercorn's lett;" said old Mr. Peppercorn, seren- :face and signaled Andy, "You're head- ely ignoring the fact that he had sug- ing for the movies—all you men;" the guested the appeal to Mrs, Fitts "is Sarah Daffodil." Sarah, despite her ,fondness for slacks, possessed a not inconsidera- ble wardrobe of dresses and skirts costumes saved' over a period of years and 'hoplessely out of style. The mat- terials were good, the old fashioned triodes utilizedd yards of fabric and, like everything belonging to Sarah were in excellent condition and spot. lessly clean. She offered Mrs. Pepper- corn a freer selection. Presently old Mrs. 'Peppercorn' spoke of the family for whom they 'were sawing; she had never seen such poverty, she declared. Hen had now offered the man •a job as his helper and they were to live in, his house, on the second floor, in rooms unused since the death. of Hen's wife. ' Candace Thane sewed with old Mrs. Peppercorat night after night, Andy and Sarah Daffodil worked with old Mr•' Fopporcorn' to patch and mend sandpaper and paint furniture for the rooms, equipment for the kitohen. Hen and his junk wagon did the moving. (TO BE CONTINUED) girl directed, smiling upon them from her place behind the ,percolator that had been a wedding gift. Women liked to take their time, she told them, and she and Mrs. Peppercorn would enjoy THURS., DEC. 9, 1948 �!„1 .Prelude to Dictatorship Canadians should be grateful to those' prom/neat socialists, Harold Winch of Vancouver and Bert Leav- ens of Toronto, for clear statements of the plans.of the C.C.F. party if it should be elected to forma Dominion Government, Mi•. Winch says that they will scrap the B.N.A. Act, institute socialism immediately, treat as crim- inals those who oppose them and use' police and military forces tp coerce the opposition, Mr, Leavens, when in- terviewed by a Toronto, newspaper seemed to think that the 0,C.3'. mer- ely intended to put clown illegal op- position, but he is reported as saying at a recent meeting in Orillia that :he would take the leaders of the cap- italits and dump thein in the lake. other C.C.1''. supporters also seem rath er alarmed at Mr. Winch's bluntness, although they do not disavow the principle underlying his remarks, The argument that the O.C.R. would use force only to put down illegal opposition is begging the question, We have seen numerous innocent ac- tions made into crimes under the blanket authority of the War Mea- sures Act. If the Winches and Leav- enses ever are in the majority in Parliament, they will snake the laws and we may expect to see other in- nocent actions cone under their ban. It the laws are made drastic enough, Mr. Leavens will have no difficulty in recruiting, by perefectly legal means a goodly number of capitalists for his little swimming party. It is sometiniestannising to dream of the laws one could make and en- force if one had the power of a dictat- or. Some •of o us would be content with such mild measures as passing a pen- alty of life imprisonment for anyone singing Trees' or Danny Boy in public and decreeing death for the wearer of a zoot suit. The leas humane would have a longer list -of crimes based on their presonal prejudices. Some of the more fanatical might even make smoking a crime, Perhaps fortunately for the rest of the country, our daydreams of dic- tatorship are unlikely to be realized. But as each of us knows what he might be tempted to do, had be the powers of a dictator, we can assess the danger of giving absolute power to men who have no doubts about their abilitiy to enforce socialism, with the aicl of the army and police. - V Canadian Farmers Helped Save Britain Right. Hon, Malcolm McDonald, High Commissioner for the United Kingdom, said at the formal opening of the Export Food Show held re- cently in Ottawa, that the occasion provided him with an opportunity to pay tribute -on behalf of the people of Britain to the vital part Canadian farmers have played in the war, "In 1940 and the first half of 1941 the citizens of Britain had to bear the full fury of the attack of a stupendously victorious foe" said Mr. Macdonald. "To survive their ordeal they had to be in possession of a few essential things. First they had to have a fearless spirit; that they were given by Divine Providence. Then they had to have a strong right arm with which to deal some counter blows at tate enemy—that was provided by the immortal group of boys who manned the R.A.F. in those days, "But also the people of Britain needed sufficient food to keep body and soul together until the forces of freedom all round the world should come to their rescue to help them to beat back the Nazi conquerors. That essential food. was provided in large measures by the farmers of Canada, and you have gone on providing it through alt bite different times that have 'passed Since." V HOlue-made Devices Save Labour on Farm Properly constructed and installer] home-made equipment can be of value in saving labour end in inereas- ing production. No single piece of equipment 'can be ' expected to cut farm labour in half, but any device which can help to save 15- minutes or one hour of work per day can be recommended when labour is scarce. Before making pieces of home-made equipment, however, at farmer should carefully judge the value of the device for his particular farin, : and if the device appears to be suitable it should be properly and suitably tion- strutted so that time will not be lost in continually repairing a so-called Iabour saving device. The following, agricultural engineer- ing plans have been issued recently by the Central Experimental Farm for saving labour 'and increasing pro, duction, and are available frown the Publicity and Extension Division, Dominion Department of Agriculture, Ottawa: ' Transport wagon AE8 . (a low wagon with platform 14" fi:om the ground for moving machinery, etc.) Two. ton tractor traitor,'AE•13 lcV'eSNAPSI-1OTGtJIW L 'VARIATIONS IN EXPOSURE 211 Deliberate underexposure produced T ROM time to time this column has discussed correct exposure, and its importance In obtaining fine pictures. There is, however, another aspect to this question of exposure, for with certain subjects more in- teresting pictorial effects can be obtained by deliberate departure from accepted exposure practice. Nothing illustrates this point more conclusively than silhouette or sun- set pictures. And eertalni'y the ex- posure used to produce the picture above was far from that you would have used if you wanted to show the features of the boy and girl. In other words, the photographer ex- posed xposed the film for the background, thus underexposing the couple for the silhouette effect. For this picture, a full normal ex- posure with ordinary snapshot film would have been about 1/25 of a this striking southern beach scene. second at f/11. However, by reduc- ing this to 1/50 of a second at f/22, all shadow detail was suppressed and only the background rendered properly. The result was the strik- ing silhouette you see here. That strategy of ignoring the shadows, and exposing only for a brilliant background can be used in producing more dramatic pictures whenever you encounter a subject which comes between the camera and a strongly lighted background. In fact, the inclusion of some easily recognizable silhouette in the foreground of any scenic shot will add' greatly to the interest and story -telling qualities of the picture. So never overlook the possibilities. A variation from normal exposure may be necessary to get just the effect that you want, but the results will be well worth the effort, John van Guilder Flog Watering Device, AE15 Low lung Corn Wagon, AE16 Egg Cooler and Humidifier, AE17. Self -feeder for Hogs, AE18, Hay Racks and Troughs for Hogs, AE19. Pig Creep Rail and Castraction Rack for Hogs, AE20. Other suggestions for the construc- tion of equipment can be obtained from the Dominion Experimental Farms or an Agricultural College, V Conference Will Discuss Farm 1944 Objectives. Farm production objectives for'1944 are to be discussed and set at a Dominion -Provincial Agricultural Con- ference, v,hich Hon James G. Gardiner Dominion Minister of Agriculture, has called to meet in Ottawa, Dec- ember 6th to 8th inclusive. In ad- dition to the Provincial Ministers of Agticulttue and the principal officials of their departments invitations to attend to producer farm organize - The Conference will be opened by Hon. Mr. Gardiner, and A, M. Shaw, Chairman, Agricultural Supplies Board, will be the Chairmen. Government agrbculturral econom- ists and statisticians are assembling information on the quantities of farm products required to meet Canada's re- quirements for the civilian popula- tion for the armed forces in Canada, for ships' stores, for the Red Cross and the war requirements in Canada and for export commitments to Bri- tain and other countries of the United Nations. At the sante time a general survey is being made of Canada's ab- ility to meet the necessary objectives, taking into consideration the pro- tlems in connection with labour, farm machines and other factors. Spearhead of Invasion: :,Naval Beach Parties ' �p When the Allied armies make an as- sault landing in enemy -occupied wen - try, it is a well-known fact that the Royal Navy conveys the men in isa- stiult landing craft. It is not so well known, that practically the first men ashore are the ``Novy Belch Party." These parties makea reconnaissance of the beach for enemy position. They find the best routes for road layers and set up and maintain wireless coat- tacts. They also make reconnaissance of the foreshore: Stripping' off their Clothes, linking hands, ,and wading to find any obstruction such as submerg-' ed wire. They then erect signs facing • seawards, As the various craft conte in with tanks 'heavy guns and light guns, the crews know exactly at whets point to beach their craft. The nut a•. of these N.B,P.'s have an extensive and strenuous training along com- mando lines, and are trade up of men from all parts of the United Itingdom and Empire. Picture sews: Two neem bees of a Naval Beach Party with their wireless apparatus.