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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1938-06-16, Page 2AGE 2 THE CLINTON NEW -RECORD Synopsis.' Lee Hollister, returning unexpect- redly to the Circle V ranch, his home from childhood, is troubled by signs of neglect. Fresh from a trip abroad, ;die is worried, too, when he meets Slaty Gana, a trouble maker. ° Slanty had been run off the land previously by Matt Blair, Lee's foster father and owner of the ranch. Slanty is now manager of the old Ceballos place. Joey, prospector befriended by Matt tells Lee: that Matt killed himself, pro- bably discouraged by hard tunes. The ranch is going to ruin under Lawlor, manager appointed by Matt's deught. er Virginia, who is living with her aunt, ariduncle in New York the Archers. Leo goes east and persuades Virginia to 'return to ' the ranch to save it.. VII 'The days and nights on a ,transcont• mental train were monotonous, but they gave Virginia time for thought `Iter first anger at Lee dwindled and receded as a clear little brook returns to its banks after a freshet. Lee had The ' Clinton News-Recordwith which is Incorporated THE NEW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION 41.50 per year in advance, to Can- adian addresses; $2.00 to the U.S, or ether 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 ,raid is denoted on the label, .ADVERTISING RATES Transient advertising .12e per count line for first insertion. Sc. for eae11 subse- quent insertion. Heading counts 2 lines. Small advertisements not to .exceed one inch, such as "Wanted",, 'Lost, "Strayed", etc., inserted once :for 55c., each subsequent insertion 15.e, Rates for display advertising evade known on application. 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THE McT ILLO)P MUTUAL Vire insurance Company Head Office. Seaforth, Ont. Officers: President, Thomas Moylan, Sea - forth; Vice ?resident, William Knox, `hondesboro; Secretary -Treasurer, M A. Reid; Seaforth. Directors, Alex 03roadfoot, Seaforth; James-Sholdice.. Walton; James Connolly, Goderich; W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; Chris. SLeonhardt,'•Dublin; Alex. McEwing;. %Blyth; Frank McGregor,, Clinton. List of Agents: E. A. Yeo, R.R. 1, `Goderich, ' Phone 603i-31, ,Clinton; dames Watt, Blyth; John' E, Pepper, Brucefield, R. R. No. 1; R. F. McKer-. cher, Dublin, IL R. No. 1; Chas. P. }FTewitt, Kincardine; R.- G. Jarmuth,, 1Bornholm, R. R. sato. 1. Any money to, be paid may be paid to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of Commerce, Seaforth, or at Calvir. C ett's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to effect insur• once or transactother business will, 'be promptly attended to do applica pion to any of the above officers ad 011505ed to .their respective post 01 t• nes. Losses inspected by the director who lives nearest the, scene. ;PANADIA tiVAYS TIME TABLE TABLE -Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: Buffalo and Goderich Dlv. tGoing .E'ast, depart .... —6.58 6.58 a.m. Going -Gast, depart 3.00 pee tGoing West, depart 11.45 p.m Going West, depart 10.00 p.m• Louden, Huron & Bruce Going North, ar, 11.25 lye. 11.47 p.m. d"zoing South ar. 2.50, leave 3.08; p.m been harsh, even brutal, and Virginia meant to punish him in her own way: But he had done it because he had. loved her father. She knew that, Her own preferences did not matter to him at all in the necessity that the work of Matt Blair lifetime should be car- Tied on; he swept them aside impat- iently. It was a new experience for Virginia, not altogether compliment- ary, but not without a tingle of int -1 erest. She was coming back, not to obey Lee Hollister's high-handed com- ae/ids, -but to show him that he was wrong. After that she would .i;o as she pleased with her own property. And she meant to be cool and dignif- ied -with Lee. He deserved it At Saunders, male heads turned re- gretfully as the pretty girl left the car, a porter, a puiiman conductor and a young brakeman hovered, ready to serve, 'as she descended the steps. Lawlor was there to meet her, so was Curly, sunburned and grinning, wait_ ing to: take her chechs and help her pack her hand baggage into the old car that had been good enough for Matt while Virginia was away. She swept a quick look up and down they' platform. Lee Hollister, the one perste on directly responsible for het com- ing to take her cheeses and help her if, indeed, he had returned yet at all. She stepped into the car with an an- noying sense of disapeointmene. It is practically impossible to snub a man trine isn't there. Only once did Lawlor, a lank, big - boned man with Hale eyes and a stragglingmusiatthe; r offer• a re- mark of any moment. They were jolt - 'ng over a -peculiarly atrocious bit of road. "Bad goin'," he jerked, "I hope the millionaire that's buyin' your place will fix up this road." "I haven't sold yet," she replied coldly. "Olt, I thought you was goin' to." A glaze seemed to.have conte over Lawlor's pale eyes. "Well, you know your own business, but it'll take an awful lot of money to .'rat the Circle V on its feet. Kind of rough work for a lady." She did not reply, and they rattled and lurched on, The toot hills were opening up before them; they dived suddenly from prismatic brillaece:in- to shadow, then climbed again, through a narrow defile to a suddenly widening sweep, into the Valley of the Sun. Up there was the old ranch house and, on the porch, hobbling ex- eiteclly on rheumatic feet, a little, wizened old man. "I knowed ye'd cone back, Honeys 11cnowed it] There, there!" For a proud young head that bowed for no one had dropped suddenly against Joey's deplorable flannel shirt, "There;! there," Joey crooned, "It's goin' 'to+ cone all right, Honey. Joey'Il look after ye. You'll be glad ye've come. It's been awful lonesome without ye.' a. but trouble had found him unpr-epar., ed. The reserves had rocked under it, and Matt had gone down. ,This was the story that came back to Virginia again, leaving her de- pressed and dispirited, and glad to see Lawlor leave From the empty veranda she looked out on the great valley that was hers, if she chose to keepit and fight for its bid suprem- acy. The loneliness of the house sud- denly became intolerable. She called back to Ling that she was ,going to see Joey, and Walked slowly toward the horse corral. Five minutes later she was heading down the valley. There were 110 cattle in the hone Pastures, now; but in the distance she could see the scar of the Welberslash that Lee had censured. It was early summer in the Valley of the Sun. Over there a -branch of the creek turned and dropped from sight. She followed it, slipping out of sight .into green Shadows at the head of a small ravine. Down there was Joey's claim, and in front of the little grey cabin a con- spicuously . tall young pian w was just rising from the domestic task of fili- ng a coffee pot, with water at the creek. Already lie had seen her, and Joey from the doorway had raised his thin halloo. "Here's Lee, Honey: Jos' turned up, doggone his ornery hide. Yo're corrin' to supper, ain't ye? Shore ye will. Lee's brought some trout" "Glad to see you, Virginia." Lee held out his hand as a matter of course and gave hers a grip that was somehow reassuring. "Joey says you got in on the morning train." "Yes. I didn't expect to see you so soon." "I got in yesterday. Came through by the back trail." There was unexpected delicacy in that. Lee had not openly gone east and arrived back in Saunders just be- fore she had. He had dro;':ped off at another station, a much less Conven- ient one, and had returned inconspic- uously to avoid comment, "If you don't stay to supper," Lee won't be fit to live with for a week, and I'd counted on bunking with hurt for a night or two." "Oh, are you staying with Joey?'" She hesitated. As far back as she could remember, the ranch house had been Les's home, Her father .had treated hint like a son. "'You know, Father would always want you to feel--" "Thanks, but Pm afraid that wouldn't do. T'm not a part of the Circle V outfit now. I'll probably camp out somewhere in the bills while I'm 'looking around. Here we are. Joey ,tae set his heart on an open air supper with trout broiled on the coals I'll make you a cedar throne and get to work." From the cedar throne she watched Joey as be bustled about, in contrast to Lee's easier notions. There was a sense of power about Lee, a smooth- ness of action that was swift without the least sense of haste. The pleasant smell of cedar smoke was in the air, the aroma of coffee, the hissing of troutbroiling over live coals. Virginia felt lazy and peaceful. It seemed less important now that Les should be punished for the things he had said. (Continued) If that ornery young nuisance of Lee Hollister hadn't come pesterin' around again, I'll have gone plumb out of ray 11 ad The: moment of .abandon was brief. She. raised her head: "Oh, is Lee here?" "Well, he ain't exactly here, but he drops All 011 me now and then. One minute talks about taldn' up a home- stead claim and thenext minute says he's minded to pack n mule and go of, prospectln'. No sense a -tall. Need; steadying', Lee does." Joey paused in his affeetionate. gruinbling• and shot a shrewd glance flt her, but Virginia made no comment, Lawlor, for the moment disregarded had come U1i with her bags and was evidently waiting to go m With her. She dismissed him Carelessly; "Thanks Lawlor. You may leave the bags here. Ling will look after them: And I want to see you after lunch and have you tell me how things are going." She left him, glowering and dis. comfited, while she greeted Ling, Joey followed the manager with mal- icious glee - "Pretty fine to have the boss brach; ain't it?" he asked .slyly. 'Too' had yore havin' to move out, The fore- man of this: outfit most generally pate up in that cabin over by the bun], house." • Lawlor did not answer, but the look that he, sent hack at, Joey was little short of venomous. • The afternoon had been long Vir- ginie had worsted energetically, set- ting herself to unaccustomed tasks. In the midst of unpacking; there had been an interminable hour of going over dreary details' and bewildering accounts with 'Lawlor. ` The manager was more' ingratiating now, but the 'nterview was not cheering. It only showed that the Circle V, hit by the sequence of calamities that soanetime seem to pursue one` ran with mall - gait zeal, was not making enough to cover operating expenses and the int- erest on a burden of debt. Math Blai' had been an easy-going man, with an open hand toward the world. He had made money and had spent it gener- ously, always counting On his reserves of strength and natural resources, John 11, Sturdy Hoole From, West John H. Sturdy, General secretary of -the Saskatchewan Teachers' Fed- eration, has returned to his old hone m the Hunon read for 0 short vaca- tion. Mr. Sturdy attended public school in Holmosville, graduated from the Clinton Collegiate Institute n 1911 and later attended the 'Gni- versity of Saskatchewan. He has beet' a resident of Saskatchewan since 1912 with the exception of four years dur- ing which he servedin the Cenadia' Expeditionery forces. Mr. Sturdy has beep actively en- gagdd in lyublie and educational work in Saskatchewan dining the pari twenty. five years. He has been in tintately associated with Teachers' or- '•anizations of that province and was appointed to the secretaryship of the Federation in 1935. The Saskatch- ewan Teachers' Federation has the unique distinction of being the first tatutory organization in the Domin- ion and possibly the firat in America, 411 teachers engaged in public ed- acatioa in Saskatchewan are requir- ed by law to be a member of their professional brganization. The Feder- ation has 'done a great deal in main- 'wining public :school education during. ..he past few years of the den,ressioa and the unprecedented drought which has afflicted Saskatchewan. Nis. Sturdy reports that crop con- ditions during the present year are =xeellent and he expresses confidence 'n the rapid rehabilitation of the ec ntrntio .life of Saskatohewgn, Mr,' Sturdy is accommaned by his wife, formerly Miss Edna Agar of Gucitnow, his son, renis and delight - "V, Dorothy, THURS., JUNE 16, 193g. ; ' by JOHN C. IKIRKWOOD A man holding a $7500 job is trem bling, fearing that he is going to lose it. He is over 50 years of age. His position is an enviable one—of na- tional importance. This man began with his ,present employers over 25 years ago as office boy. By fidelity, diligence, competency and character, he won his way forward. His present job is that of sales manager, but he in these present difficult times not proving himself to be a very good sales manager. Time was when bus- iness was easy to get, and it was durs ing this time that the man of whom I write was made sales manager of his company. Today buyers of his company's class of produce are hav- ing 'their own, hard times, and they can buy what they -want from two other 'manufacturers -manufacturers who have made themselves fortnid_ able competitors of the older firm. The man of whom I write ---I'll call him Brown—is not equal to the de- mands of his pre-ent job. He knows this, yet is unwilling to admit it. He is fearing that a junior employee in his department, will displace his. Out- siders watching Brown feel that it will not be very long before he will be dropped, being succeeded by the jun`or clerk. I know Brown moderately well, He is likable. He takeslbimself very ser- iously. He regards himself as beim ra+her important. But those who hav dealt with him have perceived him tr be a weakling. He lecke, the eiiorgy the daring, the forcefulness of his as- sistant. He has . a certain smugness— a.contentment with things as they are. He has not an adventurous mind. This sort of contentment has bred in him a degree of laziness. He does not want to be disturbed phys- ically or mentally. When times were good, it may not have been necessary for him to exert himself greatly. Orders came along in satisfactory volume. His subordinate salesmen did not 1ecrnire a very large _amount of gingering. But in these past years -- very difficult years --orders have to be fought for, and buyers prefer to give their business to those keenest to have..it. This man Brown of whom I writ. is a typical mazer, Everywhere, always you will find men resembling Brown, You will find them among retailers, among manufacturers, among farm- ers, among bankers, among school teachers, among lawyers, among of- fice workers, among managing dna esters. That is to say, you will al- ways and everywhere find men who are smugly content, who are toad_ venturous, who resist those who try to rouse them to more aggressive ac- tion, Men of this type do not grow in strength or competency. For a time they may be able to carry on without their shortcomings being de- tected. But there surely comes a time when the inertia, the weakness, the smugness, the lack of the spirit of adventure, will be perceivers. The fact is that all of us are perretuaily in the scale's of judgment, and that if we are short weight, our deficiency will be seen, not alone by outsiders or lookers on, but also by our em- ployer's. Very surely there will come a day when those who employ us -- and they may be. the public as well as those who pay us our wages or salary—will require more from us than we are supplying, and unless we can meet the larger demands, we are 'retty sure to be replaced," good ideas. It was an attitude of 'receptivity. Unlike most men, Smith did not put up his defences.' Rather would he sit himself down in an easy chair and invite you to state your proposal . His own attitude was jud- icial-, If udicial,.;If he liked your idea, he would use it, He might suggest changes; but his will was to turn your ideas into money. Always. he was ready to else ideas presented to him from with- otit,' I recall Wareham Smith's saying to me one time, "I . have ne brains. I: hire'' brains'. This was not true—that Smith lacked brains; yet it was true that his own abilities were limited. Notwithstanding this fact, Wareham Smith became the largest figuare in British advertising, and held this stat- us for many years. His very re- markable success was due to his set purpose or making himself larger by the intake of his genius and zeal and energyof others. He delegated much of his work. He multiplied himself by using the power of others. As usual I am preaching a sort of sermon- to young people in particular. The essence of my sermon is this: incorporate into your life the lives of others. Let the door of your life be oven to others seeking admission into your life. Grow larger by tak- ing in to your life the life of others. It is pitiful vanity in a ratan when to declares that he is sufficient in himself for all his needs. Of men of this .sort there are millions. They are ill about. us. Indeed, you yourself may, be one. Those of us who take ideas to oth- ers, for acceptance, know how un- iversal are self-sufficient men—men who are ready instantly, to say "no" to any proposal which may be set be- tore them. It is instinctive in men to set up barriers when they are ap- proached by outsiders, but it is not creditable to a man's intelligence or manner of life when he declines to consider proposals put before him, ostensibly or genuinely calculated to be of advantage' to him in use. It is a sign of weakness and fear in a man when he shuts his ears tight against all.nroposals and new ideas. The weak and fearful man can't grow. Forever he must remain small, He cannot t.njay Iife as can. that man whose mind and will are adventurous, and open to everything 'able, in use, to enlarge hint If we want to grow mentally, cult- urally, spiritually, we must be con- tinually taking into our life new thoughts, new experiences, new emo- tions, new . stimulations. We need to react books which will put yeast into our minds. We need to meet new ex- periences which will disturb us and perhaps stretch us. We need to be attempting new things, even difficult things. We need contacts with then and women 'whose views and ways are a challenge to tis. Vire cannot grow by being complac- ent, or by trying to get along day after day on past experiences, T am thinking of a main under whom I worked for six years. He was the advertising director of the Harm - swarth newspepers—a half-dozen or more in number. He was but 31 years of age when he was tirade director of advertising of these papers and a director of the company publishing then'. This roan had no early advantages —unless you call it an advantage to have to work desperately to make a living. His father was a bus driver. This man—Smith was his name --of whom I write had very' little school- ing, but he had an enormous amount of energy. He .was small statured, en Ads years before his 20th birthday Smith had a variety of employments, each of them requiring him to hustle. Then he got a clerical position with the Har•msworths. Within two years he was out canvassing for advertise- ments. In this work he was notably successful. Then a new advertising manager for the Daily Mail—Britain's wonder' newspaper in those days—was required,. and Wareham Smith was given tate job. From the beginning lie was eminently successful. Always he was experimenting. Always he was using new ideas. He was 'great_ ly resisted, even by his chief, Alfred Harmsworth, afterwards'Lord North- ;aliffe. Yet he was ,not Haunted by resistance. He won his way forward by inches, rather than by jumps. • It was my good fortune to have close association with .Wareham Smith,' I went to him once, to say M him that I had not enough to do. He said to nine that he wanted ideas —ideas calculated to sell more adver_ ising space. I was '.able, happily, to supply .him with good ideas, and it was this',,ciraumstance which put and kept nae in his .favour, . What I re- call vividly was Wareham Smith's at- titude `toward• men ,who. took' to hint EBENEZER The W. A. of Ebenezer held their monthly meeting on Thursday, June 2nd, at the hone of Mrs. R. Jervis, Clinton, The president, Mrs. Merrill presiding. The meeting opened with a hymn followed by the scripture reading and prayer by Mr. Herbert, Readings were given by Mrs. B. Lobb, and Mrs. S. Hayden and an address by Mr. Herbert. A pleasing number on the program was the presentation of a shopping bag to Mrs. Join Teb- bett, in appreciation of her services in the church and the W. A. An ad - rens was read by Mrs. Merrill, pres- entation by Mrs, W. Biggin. The business was then taken up. Plans were 'made andcommittees formed for the garden party 00. the 24th of June. The meeting closed with hymn 247 and prayer by Mr. Herbert. A dainty lunch was served by Mrs, Charles Williams and Mr's. Irvin Tebbott. ti VARNA Mr, and Mrs. Paul John and Son, Donald, and Mrs. Winn Cable of Phut, Mich.. visited this week with Mr. and Mrs. Will Reid and with Mr, and Mrs, George Reid. Mr. and Mrs, Will Reid and Miss Jean accompanied by friends from Flint, motored to London.. on Wednes- day., Members of the Orange Society met on Thursday evening On Friday even- ing special speakers of the Black Knights, enolte irethe hall. -- Mrs. Mossop held'a very ,successful euchre .party at her home on Tuesday. evening, in aid of the Library. Mr. and Mrs. Graham of Goderich township spent Sunday with the lady's brother, Mr. N. Reid and family. Rev. Hunt of Exeter will occupy the pulpit of St. John's an. Sunday evening, iti;the absence of Rev. Bug- ler. Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Keys spent Thursday of last week with Mrs„ Jas, M. Reid, of Clinton, Master Waiter lerethton spent Sun_ day with Master Alvin Keys, Mr, Amos Keys spent Sunday, with his sister,. Mrs, Lou Anderson, Mr. Lloyd ,keys spent Tuesday with Mips, Jas, M. Reid, 'Clinton,. Ask your local dealer, `Learn how to savedollars by filling your fuel lain with "Canada's finest Coke" NOW. HAMCO GET A DANDY HAMCO COKE SHOVEL at a fraction Of regular cost. See your dealer. Ask him, too. about the new HAMCO AUTOMATIC DRAFT CONTROL and HANLC0 JOT WATER HEATER mote"mid money COKE HAMILTON BY-PRODUCT CAKE OVENS, LIMITED HAMILTON, CANADA HAMCO COKE SOLD IN CLINTON BY VICTOR FALCONER W. J. MILLER COAL CO: A. D. MCCARTNEY J. B. MUSTARD COAL CO: (ALSO BRUCEFIELD) INSIST'Ol'HAMCO CANADA'S FINEST COKE. Womens Institute The first meeting of the Women's Institute for the year 1988-39 was held in the Agricultural Board Room. The president, Mrs. Holmes; pres- ided, Mrs. E. Adams at the piano and the new secretary, Mrs. M. Batkin taking the minutes. - The meeting opened with the sing- ing of the "Institute Ode" followed by the Lard's Prayer. After the reading of the minutes a report was received from Mrs. Tre wartha, representing the park cane mittee. As the park is not yet in con- dition for the planting of flowers, shrubs or trees, it was decided to lease such work over to a more suit- able opportunity, The roil call which was "pay fees" was very well responded to. Tho treas- urer's retort was received and se- -epted. The secretary read a number of "thank you" letters, also one con- taining an invitation from the God - oriole branch tD visit that branch in "eptember. A comununicaticn from the I St. John Ambulance Corp asking if I the Institute would consider a First Aid course was read. A motion was carried that consideration of this be left over until next meeting, The motto "Man's work is from sun to sun, but woman's work is never' done" was taken charge of by Miss Harrison, and was very cleverly pre- I stinted in poetic form, Reports were then received from the treasurer and convenors of the standing committees. A motion was then carried that we pay tribute to the local press for the kindly consid- eration it has given to our Institute. It was felt that the recording sec-' t•etary bass too many tasks imposed n her so a corresponding secretary, 'n the person of Mrs. N. W. 'P ewar- tha was appointed to take charge of; communications and writing letters. Annual reports were received show- dartMemiftwasta ing the Institute to have had a,very successful year. Mrs. Oakes .most gracefully contributed two solos, "Who ever makes a garden, has all the help he needs" and "Little mother of mine". She was accompanied an the piano by Mrs. Agnew who is ever ready to use her musical talent in any worthy cause. A splendid and most interesting paper on the life and reign of Queen Victoria was given by Mrs. J- B. Lavin. The Women's Institute would like all who use the Rest Room, especially the young girls of town, to bear in mind it is keit up for use and not abuse and cannot be kept presentable if some insist on breaking the furnit- ure and destroying things in general. The meeting was brought to a close by singing the National Anthem after which meet delicious refreshments were served provided by the hostesses Miss Brigham, Mrs. E. Adams, Mrs. MOLinchey, Mrs. Veneer and Mrs. Vanhorn, George 3'. Gould George Parker Gould, a former pro„ minent resident of Goderich township, died at his hone in Goderich on Tues day morning after a long illness. He had been confined to bed for the past four months. Mr, Gould was born at Kingston seventy-five years ago, and was a son of the late William and Mary Gould. He came to Goderich township in 1885 and operated a farm there until he retired to Goderich in 1919. He was married to Miss Bertha Hus_ ton, who died in the year of her mar- riage, and seven years ago Mr. Gould married Miss Susie Wallis, of Gode- rich, who survives. Surviving, also are two brothers, Henry W. Gould, , Clinton and 'William W. Gould of 'Por- tage La Prairie, also a sister, Mrs. John Hunter, of Goderich, TRADE I OUR OLD FIRES 'fake your choice of any fresh, new Goodyears in our stock ... we'll put thorn on your car without delay .. . you drive on safe Coodyesrs as you pay in small weekly amounts. Terms as low as 57c a. week. rfl Townie's Service Station Clinton, Ontario.