HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1941-11-06, Page 2Replecdge for War Swings
RAILS END
a 6y WILLIAM M^-!L'.OD RAINS
SYNOPSIS
Anne Eliot, a Massillon, Ohio,
girl, inherits the "Powder Horn
Sentinel" when Carl Rogers, her
uncle, is shot from ambush in a
land-grant fend by Russell Mose-
ly'; Hat T riders. As she steps
from the stagecoach at Blanco,
Buck Sneve, a Hat T man, shoots
at redheaded Jim Silcott, now
editor of the "Sentinel,' but only
knocks off his hat and Silcott's
bullet •kills .Buck. Rufa Jelks
takes Anne to the "Sentinel" of-
Iice and Jud Prentiss, Hat T
foreman, and his men shoot it up
until told that Anne is inside.
Anne learns that the gunplay
fatal to Sneve followed the ap-
pearanaa at the Trail's End of .
Jud and his men with Jesse Lam-
prey whom Jud accused of double-
crossing Mosely in the land-grant
feud. Jesse's younger brother
PMI refused to leave without
Jesse and when Jud was about to
beat up Phil, Silcott, waiting for
a poker game, asked if Mosely's
orders included beating up boys.
Jud warned Jim, then slashed
Josse with his quirt until he fell
writhing to the floor. 1t was after
this that Jud, Buck and other Hat
T men lay in wait for Jim. Anne
fears for Jim's life but he refuses
to quit, saying he can't let Mose-
ly drive him out. Mosely of furs
to buy the "Sentinel" but Anne
says she will run it herself. Mose-
ly discharges Pesky Kennedy,
Jud beats him up and Pesky tells
Jim that Mosely is going to blow
Jim's irrigation dam. At Bar
Overstreet's ranch Anne meets
Lamprey. She had eloped with
him at Massillon, he deserted her
and she tells him she never wants
to see him again. Jim and Pesky
surprise Hat T men who had dyn-
amite to blow up the dam.
CHAPTER 28
Fireworks
"Better start up the gulch,"
Pesky," Silcott advised. 'I'll be
joining you in a minute on the
jump. We'll have time to reach
the top and take shelter behind
some rocks." •
Jim lit the fuse and ran to the
gulch. Be hurried up this, and
when he reached the top saw the
other two men -running -.into the
boulder field. Even though
Frosty limped, he was making
good time. Silcott caught up with
him just, as he ducked behind the
flat edge of a sloping slab of
granite,
They had not been there more
Than a minute when a terrific ex-
plosion sent a shower of rocks.
hurtling into the air.
When the sheltered men emerg-
ed from cover, Silcott told the
prisoner, "Tell Russ Mosely we
enjoyed his fireworks. Only next
time he had better conte and en-
joy them himself."
Jim led the way down the
gulch. He knew that the other
two H
at T mot would cams hur-
rying back. The three men wait-
ed back of a fringe of bushes near
the entrance to the gulch.
Presently they heard the sound
of galloping horses. Yeager and
Judson came crashing through the
aspens and pulled up to view the
shattered rocks scattered all over
the pocket.
"Frosty must have been blown
to bits!" Judson cried.
Silcott stepped out from the
bushes, rifle in hand, "Glad to
relieve your mind, Roan," he
said, "Frosty had a grandstand
seat whore he could see the fire-
works fine."
Prodded by Kennedy, Frosty
emerged from the brush. The
two on horseback stared at than
and at Silcott, so completely
taken aback that they had not a
word to say.
Having a "Look -See"
"A little surprised to see us,
boys," the Diann:rid Slash man
said. "We're up here having a
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Peg°,
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A
look-see at my dant, just as a' -
matter of form. I gather from
Frosty that you are hunting —
bucks —, without rifles. It's sure
sporting of you to go after them
with six-shooters."
"We're lookin' for. strays,'
Yeager said, "Any objections?"
,"Did you aim to blow them
back to their own range with
dynamite?" Jim wanted to know,
his drawling voice loaded with
sarcasm.`
Roan Judson was a long stoop.
shouldered -man with a yellow -
jaundiced face. "I don't get
this," he snapped. "Who set off
the powder?, And why?"
"Oh, we did that," Sileott told
him cheerfully. "Pesky and I.
Wasn't that all right? Didn't you
bring it here to be set off?"
"It wasn't your powder," dud -
son persisted, splenetic anger in
his voice. "What' right had you
to touch it?"
"We found it here," Jim ans-
wered, bland innocence in his
manner. "And when we decided
on the fireworks .Frosty didn't
object. Did you, Frosty?"
The wrinkled little man with
the swim -milk eyes yelped an ex-
plosive reply. "They kept me
covered with their damn rifles."
"It's all right with you boys
about us playin' Fourth of July,
ain't it?" Kennedy wanted to
know, a chip on his shoulder.
Pete Yeager's high -colored face
looked apoplectic. "Thought Russ
told you to get outa this part of
the country, Pesky," he snarled.
"Russ 1'Iosely never saw the
day he could order me to cut my
stick," Kennedy replied angrily.
Frosty volunteered informa-
tion. "They clam: we was going
to use the dynamite to blow up
Red's dais."
"Who told 'cm that? Yeager
quizzed, challenging eyes on the
man who had been left at camp,
In Trouble
"I dunno." Frosty glared at
the fat bald-headed rider. "Don't
you look at me thataway, Pete.
I didn't tell 'ens a thing. Ask
'em. Ask Pesky—or Red."
"That's right," Silcott assent-
ed. "I wouldn't want to start
hard feeling in a happy family
like the Hat T. A little bird whis-
pered ,it to me, Pete."
"Yeah, well I want to tell you
that you've got yoreself up to
the neck in trouble, fellow," Jor-
don predicted.
Jim laughed, "Not news, Roan,
but I'm in deeper than I was be-
fore. Friend Pete here was in
at a little party where I was the
target. There was a little hitch
in it, but Russ will try to see it
goes off better next time. Pete's
intentions were good, but he and
the other boys had been tanking
up sone."
"You tv
ere lucky," c
i
Y, Yeager said,
with an oath. "It ought to have
been you and not Buck that ,was
carried into the Trail's End and
buried'
"That's right," agreed Silcott.
"A man trapped in an ambush,
with five men against hint, hasn't
any license to expect he can rub
one of them out and make his
getaway safe. It was sure enough
gilt-edged luck."
"If you claim it was an am-
bush, that's a lie," Yeager re-
torted bluntly. "Buck Sneve saw
you crossing the street and start-
ed pluggin' at you,"
"Seems to me if .I was you I'd
keep my mouth shut about that
fuss, Pete," advised Pesky. "Four -
five of you jumped him when he
wasn't lookin' and he had the
beat of it. Why shouldn't he rub
you out right now when he has
you covered?"
(Continued Next Week)
STILL ANOTHER
Another .Italian Story to the af-
fect that the Ark Royal was tor-
pedoed again somehow rer ' tis
the Christian Science rotor of
tho inland telegraph editor's sec-
ond daY streamer an a ..iorlin-
reported sea victory of the last
war, which react: "Groat Battle
Not Fought."
—Stratford Bearot:-Herald.
CHRISTMAS
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For Overseas Soldiers
contain Razor Blades, Choc-
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Boot Lacce, So p, Lighter Flints,
ore., etc, All Chugs difficult . to
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Grow More Food
Free More Ships
Churchill Asks British Farm
era for Increased Food Pro..,
duction
Prime Minister Churchill told
British farmers recently they could
free nirre snips, for the movement
of vital munitions to Britain and
Russia by "stil'l greater efforts"
in food production.
"Ships that would have brought
foodto our shores must now be
used to meet urgent needs of our.
selves .and our Russian allies for
airplanes and tanks," Mr. Church-
ill said.
"We find ourselves today in a
better position on the food front
than at any previous time since
the war started," his message went
on. "But there can be no relaxa•
tion. . . You can release more
ships by growing still more food ht
this country, and so hasten the day
of victory"
Echoing the Prime Minister's
call for greater production, Mr.
R. Hudson, minister of agriculture,
said British farmers had been able
in 12 months virtually to make up
the nation's losses in imports of
animals and foodstuffs.
"1 cannot promise you agriculture
will be relieved altogether of the
obligation imposed on all industries
to provide a contribution towards
the manpower needed for the ser•
vices," he said.
Agriculture, therefore, he added,
must rely more upon women.
Heat With Wood:
It Is Econornical
Cord of Hardwood. Yields Al.
most As Much Heat As Ton
Of Anthracite Coal
Research on the •fuel value of
wood, conducted in the Forest Pro-
ducts Laboratories of the Depart-
ment of Mines and Resources,
shows that wood can often be used
to great advantage in reducing
heating coats. Fuel is always a
large item in the Oanadian family
budget, and In war time every ef-
fort should be put forth to keep
,this item -of expense at a minimum.
and at the same time conserve for-
eign exchange by reducing the out-
lay for imported fuels.
Tests:" -made in the laboratories
reveal that with good equipment .a
cord and a quarter of heavy hard-
woods such as hard maple, yellow
birch, beech and oak will yield as
much heat as a ton of anthracite
coal. A cord of white .birch, the
soft maples, the poplars or bass-
wood produces only about 60 to 80"
per cent of the heat delivered by
hard maple, Por the best results
wood of any .species should be
thoroughly dry before being used
for heating purposes.
Because wood requires much less
air for its proper combustion than
does coal, it is important that
wood -burning stoves and furnaces
be made as air -tight as possible.
The only air admitted should be
through the draughts. provided for
that purpose. Under these condi-
U.S.A. RECRUITS FOR CANADA'S ARMY
Typical of the 35 to 40 husky American citizens arriving each
week across the International Bridge at Niagara balls, Ont., to enlist
in the Canadian Army are the three prospective recruits ,pictured
above talking things over with Pte. George Thomas, Irish Regiment
of Canada. The soldier belongs to the recruiting staff maintained at
the bridgehead. The Americans are, left to right, Harold Maythnn,
of Buffalo, N.Y.; Albert Haygen, Philadelphia and Norman Curtis of
Pittsburg, Pa. Many of the recruits from the U.S.A. are experienced
mechanics or factory hands, thus being particularly valuable to
Canada's motorized army.
Land of Plenty
There's one man in London who
does not quarrel with food cards
and rationing. His name is
Fred-
erick Langley. He has just coma
back froth France.
Since last winter he has been liv-
ing at a tiny village in the Pyrenees
called St. Beat, south of Toulouse.
Until the Germans occupied Paris,
this Londoner was owner 01 the
most famous women's habit -making
firm in the French capital.
He starved in France. After a
few hours in England, lie exclaim.
ed: "England is ovortlowing with
milk and honey."
Germany's largest air service
carried 95,000 passengers last
4,000 miles.
Nous the operator will have com-
plete control of combustion and
obtain economy in operation.
If suitable grates and hoppers
are installed and if sufficient space
for fuel storage is available, saw-
dust can ho burned with great sat•
isfaotion and ecbnomy. It burns
very steadily without much atten•
tion and leaves little ash, a feature
of all wood fuels, Sawdust has long
been used as a domestic fuel in
British Columbia, and more recent-
ly its use bas spread to ]Eastern
Canada,
Wood ashes should be saved,
stored in a covered place unexpos-
ed to the weather, and used on
the garden for fertilizer in the
spring.
Mexico's oil shortage is stop-
ping road improvements.
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TABLE TALKS
• By SAME B. CHAMBERS
Be Patriotic
Eat More Apples
This season of the year, as we
are ,gathering in the, apples, is a
splendid time to make thereso-
lution for more apple eating. Our
ancestors knew nothing about
vitamins and' suclr like and yet
who .knows but one of the rea-
sons for their good health was the
abundance of apples which they
used. The Canadian apple is the
oldest prescription for health and
beauty. Out of apples can be
created an endless variety of
wholesome and delicious treats.
A Splendid , way to start the. day.
is with a delicious baked apple. or
fried apple rings with bacon. In
salads they offer variety, com-
bined . with grated raw .carrot,
raisins, cheese, nuts, etc.
Apple, Gingerale Salad
1 tablespoon gelatine
Y/z cup cold, water
% cup boiling water
2 cups gingerale
2 tablespoons sugar
ifs cup diced apple
t/a cup chopped dates
3(e cup chopped walnuts
Mayonnaise
Soak gelatine in cold water 5
minutes. Add boiling water and
stir until dissolved. Add ginger-
ale and sugar. Cool. When gela-
tine mixture begins to congeal,
add fruit and nuts. Pour into
individual wet molds. Place in
the refrigerator or in a very cold
place to set.
Cinnamon Apples
Cinnamon apples make a splen-
did 'accompaniment for meat and
fowl. Peel apples of uniform
size and 'place a clove in each.
Place in a syrup made of 1 pound
of brown sugar, 1 cup cider vine-
gar and iia stick of cinnamon.
Cook a few at a time carefully so
apples do not break. Arrange
carefully in dish and pour syrup
over thein.
Dutch Apple Pie
Line pie tin with a good rich
pastry. Spread 1 cup brown
sugar over the bottom and then
thinly sliced apples or apples cut
in eighths with slashed cut part
of the way down. Arrange them,
small side down, over edge of
crust. Blend a beaten egg with
1 cup of sour cream and 14, cup
brown sugar. Pour over the
apples and sprinkle with cinna-
mon. Bake 10 minutes, reducing
heat to moderate, and continue
until apples are tender and all is
a rich golden color,
Glazed Apples
8 large apples
1 cup sugar
s teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
ort teaspoor4 nutmeg
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons red cinnamon •
drops
Select large firm red apples.
Core the apples and, if necessary,
cut a thin slice from the blossom
end' so that they will stand
straight. With a sharp paring
knife, score the skin of each
apple the 'desired distance from
the stem' end. Place the apples
in a large shallow baking pan and
fill the cavity with the sugar,
mixed with the salt, cinnamon
and nutmeg. Dot with bits of
butter, Pour water into the pan
to Si inch depth. Bake in a mod-
erate oven for about 30 minutes.
The apples should be tender but
not mushy. Remove the apples
carefully to a second baking pan.
Add the cinnamon drops to the
syrup left in the first pan am
simmer over direct heat until the
syrup thickens. y i th oke s. Remove the up-
per portion from the apples and
baste the tops with the syrup.
Place antler the broiler at a safe
distance from the heat and allow
to glaze for ten minutes.
`rhos Clambers Nt'k',, ttte`.'1 Iter0e,11d
letters from Were/sled renders. Slid
Is pleased to revel ve suggestions
on loples for 11e1• 001011lu, 0011 Is
even reedy 10 listen to your "pet
beeves.'• Iicttuesta fur recipe•, or
apevio1 menus are 111 order. A "dress
Your tetters lo '•rilisa same It. 0111e-
hers 08 Went Adelaide street, T0-
,41111 0," 0011.1 SW "o ped, stir-eilid ressell
en .sous I1 run wlSh 0 reply.
War Industries
Need IVnanpower
Severe Government Action
Expected to Meet Demand
for More Men
Too many Jobs for too few men
Is Canada's present-day problem
and officials said recently that in-
creasingly severe action to sheet
it was to be expected.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
figures and warnings that non-
essential industries may aeon lose
Some of their labor force for more
important duties point to the grow-
ing gravity of the situation.
Officials said the ln'oblom is
more serious than that existing
during the First Great War. Pre-
vious to the last war immigration
was heavy, with 1108,030 persons
entering the country in the three
years 1011-13. in 1030-38, only 44,-
000
4;000 immigrants arrived.
and the and anciyzznsaell r1-811,0
Immigrant recruits to Canada's,
labor fortes were valuable because,
they represented more or less un-
attached workers at the best work-
ing ages. Another possible source
ot labor, foreign countries, did .not
offer mach hope to Canada, 011ie.
lass said.
U.S. Needs Own Labor.
"Migrants of special skill may
00100 into Canada from the United
Status, but the industrial activity
of that country may be expected
to -require all of its available lab.
or," the Bureau of Statistics said.
"During the last Great War ear -
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ly` \
"Everything he did seemed to turn out
wrong. I-Iis nervousness and bad tem-
per were getting his family down, until
one day his wife made him cut out tea
and coffee and start drinking Postum.
Now he is going around with a smile
on his face, and I've lost one of my best
cases of caffeine -nerves,"
If you are fuelingout of aorta, is could
• ho from drinking .too much teaand
coffee. Delicious Instant'Post= is
ontircly f oo from caffeine. Try it for 30
days.and see how much better youfoell
Orderei un from your grocer today.
talo Alliad Countries imported
Chinese labor, but is unlikely that
this will prove a solution for (Ma-
eda."
The number of wage-earner's at
work was estimated at more tnau
3,000,000 compared . with 0,101,000
in March, 1989, when uueanploy-'
ed wage earner's were about 484,.
000. The number at work had
risen to 2,508,000 in September,
1939, and to 2,805,000 in Septem-
ber, 1340,
Possible sources of labor supply
to liee'p the war industry machine
moving have been studied by Fed-
eral officials. Apart from finding
more _actual workers it may be
necessary to make more intensive
use of existing forces, including
lengthening of hours,
The Bureau estimated that in-
dustry and the armed forces hale
expanded at the rete of 40,000 per.
eons it mouth since the start ot
the war, The "natural increase"
through boys and girls leaving
school and entering employment
was placed at 10,000 a month, leav-
ing 30,000 to be filled by unemploy
ed, persons who have never work-
ed, housewives and others not us-
ually counted as available for labor
outside the home.
At the rate of 30,000 a month,
750,000 of those available for labor
duties have been recruited and
the Bureau of Statistics said "it
may be -assumed this has included
the majority of the unemployed,
although It is a well-known fact
that. plentiful jobs attract house-
wives, '05031 account' workers and
others into the labor market long
before the last unemployment is
mopped up."
When the C. N. R.
Faces a Shopping
The C.N.R. Purchasing Depart-
ment buy; in a year:
More than two •-"s of pins.
Two and a half million flathead
brad paper 'taste ers.
One and three quarter'mill'im
paper 'ps.
More than five thousand pounds
of rubber bands.
Five and a quarter million
sbeets of carbon paper,
Three and three quarter million
sheets of paper for copies.
Forty-three thousand typewriter
ribbon-.
Nearly a million pencils.
Sixty thousand erasers.
Two and a hall million tag
manilla file backs.
Twenty-eight thousand stenos'.
rappers' notebooks.
Ono hundred and fifty million
copies of printed forms.
Winnsto: Churchill
And Sir Winstl.:n
P. O'D. In Toronto Saturday
Night Delves Into English
H l story
Some little time ago a bookseller
hr the Charing Cross road, where
nearly all the old books in the
world seem to turu up sooner or
later, unearthed an ancient volume
on the Kings of Britain "froth the
year of grace 1000". It began with
Brutus or. Troy—or "Brut," as the
old chroniclers call hien—and end•
ed up with Charles 11. Which seems
a considerable amount of history
to crowd between the covers of
any one volume,
But it is not as history or as lit-
erature that this particular book
has any value. Almost' its sole in-
terest lies in the name Of its auth.
or—Sir Winston Churchill, •ISt., a
Devon man, born in 1020, who held
various small government posi•
tions, was an M,P., and became a
Fellow of the Royal Society. And
the most interesting thing about
the good Sir Winston was that he
had three sons, of whom ono be-
enme an Admiral of the Mite, an-
other a lieutenant general, and
the third, John, Duke of Marl-
borough.
So we come 1n a direct line to
our own Winston.
PLUG FOR PEGGY
Pretty Peggy Snell perches
atop fire plug in Hutchinson,
Kan., a fugitive from fast rising
flood waters.
Analysts, probing complaints
of English farmers that air raids
affected their cows, claim tests
showed the quality of mills is on-
ly slightly spoiled by bombing,
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