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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1936-04-09, Page 2PAGE 2'' THE CLINTON, NEWS -RECORD'. THURS., APRIL 9,1936 'Che 'Clinton • News -Record With which is Incorporated THE NEW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION 41,50 per year 'in, advance, to Cana dian addresses, $2:00 to the U.S. or foreign countries. No aper ether fore g p ,discontinued until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the publish- er. The date to which every' sub; ecription is paid is denoted on the label. ADVERTISING RATES — Tran- sient advertising 12c per count line for first insertion. Se for each sub- sequent insertion. Heading counts 2 lines. . Smalladvertisementsnot to exceed one inch such as "Wanted," "Lost," "Strayed," 'etc., inserted once for 35c, each subsequent insertion 15e. Rates for display advertising made known on application. Communications intended for pub- lication must, as a guarantee bf good faith, be accompanied by the name ,of the writer.'. :G. E. HALL, M. It. CLARK, Proprietor. Editor. H. T. RANCE Votary Public, Conveyancer it'inancial, Real; Estate and Fire In- surance Agent, Representing 14 Fire 'Insurance Companies. Division Court Office, Clinton ''rank Fingland, B.X, LL.B. 43arrister, Solicitor, Notary Pubffc Successor to W. Brydone, K.C. 'Sloan Block Clinfnn, Ont. D. IL McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage ^Office: Huron Street. (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours Wed. and Sat. and by , appointment. FOOT CORRECTION •fay manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment Phone 207 GEORGE ELLIOTT =Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Huron - Correspondence promptly answered ;Immediate arrangements can be made for Sales Date at The News -Record, Clinton, or by calling phone 203. Charges Moderate and Satisfaction Guaranteed. PROLOGUE'TO LOVE By Martha Ostenso ..v SYNOPSIS '' Autumn Dean's. destiny was sled ea in a moment of moon -lit magic. Looking into Bruce Landor's level' eyes, she knew that she loved hiin. But love between these two was, it seemed a forbidden thing—a 'Bert- tage from her mother, Millicent O- dell . .. forever loved, forever lost. The setting of this splendid story is the Kamloops Valley:, of British Columbia, midway between the vast arches of the Rockies and the color- ful Cascades. To :this region of great sheep ranches, -Antiwar: Dean returns ',rom her schooling, among the Continental smart set, • to find herself inescapably faced with a fate- ful secret and a conquering love. After she and Bruce Landon had de- clared their love to each other she learns that her father felt that he was the murderer of Bruce Landor's. father, though his death is supposed to havebeen suicide. He was shot by his own revolver when struck by Jarvis Dean in a quarrel over Dean's wife, who was loved by and who lov- ed owed Landor. This knowledge oasts a gloom over Autumn's . horizon and for the time;. at least, renders her desperate. She allows herself to be led by a wild crowd . into wild par- ties and . dirang escapades for which she has no relish. Bruce Lander de - tends her honour when her name comes up in a drinking housse and maws the enmity of a rancher. 'THE McIKILLOP MUTUAL +Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont. Officers; President, Alex. Broadfoot, Sea - 'forth; Vice -President, John E. Pep - :per, Brucefield; Secretary -Treasurer, M. A. Reid, Seaforth. Directors: Alex. Broadfoot, Brucefield;, Jaines :Sholdice, Walton;. William- Knox, Londesboro; George Leonhardt, bub - lin; John E. Pepper, Brucefield; Tames Connolly, Goderielt; Thomas Moylan, Seaforth; W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; Alex, McEwing, Blyth. List of Agents: W. J. Yeo, Olin - :ton, R. R. No. 3; James Watt, Blyth; .John E. Pepper, Brucefield, R. R. No. 1; R. F. MoKercher, Dublin, R. R. No. 1; Chas. F. Hewitt, Kincardine; R. G. Jartnuth, Bornholm, R. R. No. 1. 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- 'lance or transact other business will -be promptly attended to on applica-. ion to anyof the above officers ad- -dressed to their respective post offi- sees. Losses inspected by the director •who lives nearest the scene. 1 ANADIAN NATIONAL-RAlLiAYS TIME TABLE /)'rains wilt arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: Buffalo and Goderich Div. AGoing East, depart 7.08 a.m. • Going East, depart,8.00 p.m. ~Going West, depart 1.50 a,tn sCoing West, depart 10.08 p.m. London, Huron & Bruce 'Going North, ar. 11.34. lye) 11,54 a.m, :Going South 3.08 pan. NOW GO' ON. WITH THE STORY Autumn got up and .stood looking out of the wide spread of windows endeavoring•, she thought to herself, to bring her out of the ghostly enchant- ment that had imprisoned her since pie to place these letters in your that dreadful night when Bruce had hand." • come for her at the lodge. Only is- He unfolded the letter and took olated images remained in her mem- from within it a short note that had iiy of the events of that shocking been enclosed with the longer one. time, brilliant and horrible as explod- "This," he said, handing Autumn ;ng stars. The ride hone—a night the shorter one, "you may read be - mare in which the staggering know- fore the other." ledge of her father's death clashed Autumn' took it in tremblingfin- against her knowledge' of Bruce's re- gens and let her eyes dwell upon the action to finding her alone with delicate, paling script. • Florian. Then, suddenly, Elmmah, "Hector, my clear friend (Millicent taking her in her arms - Hannah, had written), I do not think that 1 white faced and speechless. And the shall recover, Please do not forget closed mask of a door -the door of your promise to rte. I trust that the the little back parlor, behind which task I bequeath to you will bring you her father lay. • The comical little no unhappiness. In gratitude, 1Vlilli- undertaker, • with the cone-shaped cent." bald' head, at whose appearance Aut-' With unseeing eyes, Autumn stared umn had fled to her:room to scream for moments at the slip of paper in into her pillows with hysterical her hand. laughter, until Hector had carne "Now, niy dear — you may read quietly in and sat on the bed beside this," Hector said, handing her the her. From smnewhere Hector had letter he held. come. , She learned later that Bruce' When at last she was able to gov- had finally reached him by telephone.' ern her emotions, the phrases seemed Then, in the depth of night, the moan to barn into her eyes with a ghostly of Saint Pat, the deep -throated, for- incandescence. saken moan 'of Saint Pat! I "To my beloved daughter, Autunt Hector cleared his throat'with a painful hesitancy. "He did: I myself know how he tried—quite apart froin anything he wrote here." "I dial not know that," she min- muted. "Your father did. not tell you that, because to hint it was not important," EIector went on. "Jarvis never had a true perspective of the thing . that happened -to hini—to all of them. lie 'was obsessed. Jealousy will drive a man to do things for which he is not altogether accountable. Your father believed it was"Geoffrey's plan to leave and have Millicent join him later. But Geoffrey's property at the time was heavily burdened—and Jarvis held the bag, as we say. He had Geof- frey at his mercy." Autumn sat on the edge of her chair, her fingers tightly interlaced in her lap, Her eyes burned fixedly upon Hector as he talked. "I shall leave. the letters with you, then, to read when you, wish, But. this—" he tapped lightly the letter he had selected from the packet- "this one I want you to read now while I am with you. It was your Mother's wish that I should give it to you w7ien-and if—I should ever think it necessary to do so," Ele removed a fragile, folded sheet front the yellowed envelope that en- cylosed it. Why haven't you told me about this before?" Autumn asked him. Hector flushed painfully. "You forget, my dear, that your father was my friend. • It has been difficult enough for me to decide to tell you even now.,- Nothing but your resolu- tion to leave this country and spend the Best of your days in England con- vinced me that the time had come for T w Toronto studios of the Cana- dian Radio Commission will present a special Raster Sunday broadcast, "Al They That See Him," on April 12, from 900 to 10.00 p.ni. This Eas- ter production will be heard over a coast to coast network and will feature a large choir of leading Toronto' ,soIo- fists an orchestra and cast of dram- atic artists. ' .Im >ressive•draniatie episodes isodes writ - 1 n ten for the presentation will have their inspiration in the tenet of the Christian faith that "God so .loved the world that He gave His only be- gotten Son that whosoever believed in Him should not perish but have. [ife everlasting." The strife and tur- moil of the world sinee Christ's re- surrection; the struggle for world amity and the selfishness which has inevitably brought about a stagger- ing human; sacrifice in modern times will be told in a compelling story, mounted with -choral and orchestral music. The promise of peace will be symbolized in the Easter music from IIendel's "Messiah." "All They That See Him" will con- stitute one of the most impressive of the special programs originating in the Canadian Radio Commission stu- dies this year. Over fifty artists will take part in the program. .SPECIAL TRAINS FOR VIMY PILGRIMS tt Yes, Hector was trying to bring (she react). When you read these her around. It was sweet of him, of !words, if you ever do rend them, it course, . but where was the use of will be because Hector Cardigan has their talking any more of Bruce Lan- deemed it proper that you should do dor? Bruce seemed more =guess'. so, They concern things which I my - able to her now than ever, in the self should have wished to tell you numbness of fatigue. It was diffi- if events and circumstances had made cult to remember clearly what he it necessary—or possible. looked like, or to recall the timber "I want you to know, dear Autumn of his voice. It seemed years 'since that neither your father nor Geoffrey she had seen him, severe and silent, Landon was to blame in the unfor- at the entrance to the Castle, wheretunate accident that took Geoffrey's he did not turn in after his car had life. Geoffrey had clone his utmost to got away and forget me -and' help me forget him. Hector chn tell you why it was impossible for him to go. Since that terrible day, in the spring, your father has brooded constantly over the death of the man he once called friend. , I •fear that it may are you going to do about that -that 'become an obsession from which he little note your father wrote into his shall never escape. I am the one will?" who is to blame,` Autumn, if any one "I don't know yet," she replied. "I is to blame for hopeless love. should like Bruce to know about it, naturally. I shall think of some way—" - "With your permission," Hector suggested, "I shall attend to that my- self. I should like to, if you don't mind. Or perhaps you would prefer to look afterit in your own way." "I'd like you to do it," she replied. "It would be simpler." "I'll make a copy of it now, then," Hector said, and took the paper to a small desk at the end of the room where he sat and wrote while Aut- umn smoked a cigarette in silence. To facilitate the transportation 'of the hundreds of pilgrims,who will journey to Vimy next July and wit- ness the. unveiling of Canada's war memorial on the battlefields, the steamship companies concerned are' requesting definite information' on the number of advance bookings ears iy in May, -according to officers of the Canadian National Railways. More than 3,000 war veterans and their dependents have made- deposits .on their passage already. Nearly 350 • of these are from British Columbia. Such a mass movement requires, con- siderable advance planning on the part of the transporattion'agencies concerned. The Canadian Nationa2 Railways are planning special train. service to the Port of Montreal Where the sailing take.place July 15 -and 16. • Wheat, flour, and farm. implements • efmnong- the leading Canadian ex- ports to French Africa: The area of :'French possessions in Africa nearly equals that of the Dominion of Can- ada. The population is over 32,000,- -000 of which more than 1,000,000 are ,of European origin, escorted her and Florian home, Autumn turned and faced Hector. "Fools?" she said. "Yes darling— and past redemption." He looked 'at her with curiously bright eyes. "Probably, niy dear, pro- ably," he replied, "What, for example "I can never tell you, niy darling girl, how love came to me at last, af- ter years of groping. I can only tell you that it came, after you were born, but that I never forgot the vows that had made rile the wife of your fath- er. I can tell you, too, that love — tvhen it is love—is a woman's whole life and being. She can never escape it though she go to the ends of the earth. "I do not know what lies before you here, Jane Landor is a strong-willed woman and she has already made it clear that she intends to continue+at Presently he got up and•folded the her own ranch, discharge all her ob- f paper as he can's toward her, ligations, and bring up her boy in the sheet o for them and his radio audience on Saturday, April 11, at 7.45 p.in. The Canadian Radio Commission's popurar "Book Review" feature to be present- ed over the eastern and tnid-west net work will encompass the experiences of''inen- whose lives have followed strange,. quiet, 'and varied roads: Thee books will provide the meat, or the 'address: Pearl S. Buck's `latest novel, "The Exile"; Harwood Steele's rugged record, "Policing the Arctic," and Reginald•Arkell's humorous little bouquet of verse abort gardenings. The Book Review' The outcast, the adventurer and, the safe little train in his'own-snug garden, will be drawn into one comn- papy by the deft word pictures which Professor J. F. Macdonald will draw "Thank you, Hector," site said; `—for showing me this." He did not turn from the window, and Autumn laid 'the letter beside the packet on the table and went to him. "You've done your part," she said, "and I'm grateful to you." He turned and put an arm about Important Band Broadcast A coast to coast broadcast of na- tional interest ,will be Presented by the Canadian Radio Commission from Hamilton, on Thursday, April 9, at 9.00 p.m. Arrangements have been complete 'with H. A. Starves, Captain Director of Music of the 91st Hgihland- crs' band to present this famous mu- sical aggregation in a special pro- gram celebrating- the "Viiny Ridge Anniversary." Captain Stares will conduct; and the program will include marches popular with the overseas men; selections and melodies of all the countries of the British Empire;' Captain Stares' own arrangement of the hymn, "Nearer My God to Thee," and a selection of popular war songs and regulation marches of famous regiments. The Bancl of the 91st Highlanders has a distinguished record. It enlist- ed with the 80th Overseas Battalion in 1915 and went to. England in May, 1916, becoming brigade band for the British, Canadian, and South African troops at Borden and Oxley` Canips. Two months later Sir Sam Hughes appointed the band staff band of Canada and increased the personnel froin 46 to 65. Throughout the war the band played for nearly 10,000 men each week and became lcnown to soldiers from all parts of Canada and other parts of the Empire. It has triumph on an earlier broadcast from Windsor ;determined Commission Pro- gram officials to invite them- for, return •engagement, Music Hall Artists Right on Their Toes Manifesting the sante exuberance of spirit which marked their 'radio de but, the 'artists lel "Let's Go To the Music Hall" are busily engaged in re hearsale for their summer 'sprint on the: Commission's schedule which will carry thein along, on the national net- work without a break since, last Oc- tuber,' One of the' biggest surprise .hits on the network, this unit has established international popularity under . the direction of George Young. Young is a Canadian ,who saw, his "music hall," lilce many other Canadian lads, dur- ing army leave in London. But he has gathered about him such theatri- cal sure -fire -call ire mate her. For a moment he seemed on the since filled countless important =- point of speaking. Then he patted agements in Canada and the United her shoulder affectionately and turn- States: Captain Stares has been its ed away, leader for 38 years. "I'11 be going, •I think," he said brokenly. "Conte to see me." Without another word heleft her, picked up his hat :from the small sofa on his way out, and walked away, his. thin, straight back soldierly and un- flinching. Fromthe windows, Au- tumn watched him go, her teeth bit- ing down into her quivering lip. Then she turned and went to her room. Iter ayes followed him with a slow,, valley. You and he will be growing client interest as, he thrust the paper up together, Autumn,, and the time into his pocket and drew out a', slender rowtill come when you mist be friendsfriendspacket tied with gold cord. ":enemies -according, to the Will of Hector unbound .the packet, and his mother; and your father, who hate •each other now. It is my wish, Au - with fingers strangely reverent,' lift- . . • ed from it a letter that lay upper_ tunm, that you see things clearly and ,test, without prejudice, and 'that you re- , fuse to be influenced by this tragedy "These letters," he said in a gently of the post. I should like' to .think modulated -tone, "were my reason for that you would.be a friend of Geof- aslcing you and Bruce to dinner at frey's boy. It might help to pay the my house that m ght, As ittut turned t of, Your d voted mother; Milli- -you could not come, but I had want -cent. ed you both to react them, even then,' By the thne Autumn had reached difficult as it •was for tie. These let- the end of the letter, the words were Lets belonged to your brother. They moving like a dimly silver, caravan were_ written to her by Geoffrey Lan- beyond her tears. , The clairvoyance dol:. Before she died, she entrusted of the dying! ,Perhaps -Millicent had theth to rte. I ant giving them to you even hoped that there miglit be more now so that you may read them w-nenthan friendship' between her daughter ,you are alone, In them he tells of `his l arici Geoffrey Lander's son—and : ef- efforts to leave the country with his fectuation of that destiny which .had wife and son when his life here be- begun, in her, and Geoffrey. ,Autumn came hepelessly involved."' !glanced across at Hector, whei:+c he Autumn drew a quick breath. "You had'•seated himself again; at the mean -ire tried to go away''" she dews, and 'folded the letter pensively asked softly. • CHAPTER XXIV Bruce Lander, in loose gray flan- nels, swung his considerable length of limb out of his modest automobile and proceeded carelessly up the steep steps to Hector Cardigan's door, He was somewhat mystified, though he had resisted any suspicion of intrigue, which by the urgency with Hector had pressed him to come to dinner. IIector, obviously at a tension, ush- ered him in, took his top coat and hat and hung them on the rather insecure rack in the hall, a rack which, Bruce supposed, one should admire as hav- ing belonged to Cleopatra, or perhaps Confucius. - "I'm glad you carte, my boy," Hea- ter said drawing himself up' solemn- ly and looking at Bruce with a pene- trating eye, "Colne along in. I have an appetizer waiting for you." "Right, Hector!" Bruce said, fol- lowing his host into the dining room where one end of a long refectory table of solid gloomy old oak was spread tastily with fine linen and sil- ver and china, and a surprising array of . edibles. Bruce had here, always, a discon- certing feeling that he was about to see the wraiths of antiquity emerge from the draperies on the walls and repossess with jealous hands' these treasures that furbished Hectors home, in her hands. • b vial as Red Newman, George Patton, and Yvonne, Miller, whose impersonations have brought letters of 'keen praise from all over Canada and the States. Short wave fans in England, also, have paid them tribute ands since their first pro- grants they have had enough song suggestions by mail to set the show up for five years. Real showmanship has won the paten for "Let's Go To the Music Hall" and the Commission, is pleased to reply in the affirmative to the hundredsof fans who have :pronounc- ed the verdict "the show must go on." The artists are ready and, the day is 'set. Schedule announcements will follow later. Boys' Band Returns to Networks The Kiwanis Boys' Band, Juvenile champions of Canada, who, under the guidance of Bandmaster Murphy, con- tinue to add new lustre to an estab- lished reputation, will return to the eastern and midwest networks of the Canadian Radio Commission on Fri- day, April 10, at 7.45 p.m. The band will be featured in another special radio program on the Windsor studio. presentation "Surprise Box." Their He stood by while Hector filled two glasses) one of wihch to handed his guest with a courtly bow. "To good ,fellowship, my boy!" Hec- tor proposed, and held his glass for Bruce to touch it with his own. They drained their glasses at once and Bruce held his forward witha smile. • "One more, Hector—to the spirits of the past!" He: waved a hand: to- ward the tapestried walls. as he spoke. I-Ieet&r looked at him quickly, then filled the glasses again with an ex- citement in his movements that caus- ed Brice to wonder. But he smiled across the top of his glass as he bow- ed once more to Bruce and drank. "Well," he said, when the glasses were, empty. again, "you must be rea- dy for supper, niy boy. Let's sit in, "I hope I shall never be hungrier," Be .replied nuc retli d and tools the chair to which his host invited him with a wave of the hand. The wine was excellent, as were the cold meats and the salads. Elector's first excitement seemed to subside as the areal progressed, and he talked in. a leisurely fashion. They talked of Jarvis Dean's death and the impros. sive funeral that had followed, .of' the Dean estate and of Autumn's 'plans to live in.Englarid—but always 'in lin impersonal tone that gave Bruce no hint of what was in -the old• Man's mind. (Continued Next, Week) 13RAVE.'DEED BY BOY IN SAVING FATHER'S LIFE, WREN AT- TACKED BY BULL "Jim Smith, 13year•s old, : son of a farmer in the London district, says the Toronto Globe, "should have his name inscribed high in the Iist of 'courageous Canadians. Armed with a pitchfork, the lad beat off an in- furiated bull that was goring Ins Lather, ., So 'terrible a situation called for .the utmost in bravery, and tins y boy rose splendidly to the occasion,"YO A img Stanley township •ill did g the same thing for her father a few years ago. The News -Record called the attention of the Humane Society to the act, but that organization said no official notice 'could be taken of it, on account ofthe- relationship between rescued and rescuer,. s• GODERICH: With numerous bou- quets of spring flowers attlactively arranged, the hone of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bradford, Trafalgar street, Goderich, was the scene of an interesting wedding on Satur- day morning when their daughter, Elsie Viola, was united in marriage to Neil MacKay, son of Captain Jola MacKay and the late Mrs. MacKay, all of Goderich. Rev. W. P. Lane, of North Street United. Church, of- ficiated, in the presence of the im- mediate family. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a navy blue wool ensemble with canary yellow silk crepe blouse, blue 'tat - feta hat and matching accessories. Her corsage -was of yellow violets. Immediately following the wedding breakfast, Mr. and Mrs. MacKay left on a trip to eastern places. Mr. MacKay is the assessor and tax col- lector of Goderich and both' he and his bride are popular in social circles. ACCIDENTS AND COMPENSATION There were 4,843 accidents report- ed to The Workmen's Compensation Board during March, as compared with 4,428 in February, and 4,880 during 1VSarch a year ago. The benefits awarded amounted to $529,461.45, of which $434,579.88 was for compensation and $94,881.57 for Medical aid. The accidents reported during the first quarter of 1936 numbered 13,687 as compared with 13,884 during the same period last year, and the bene- fits awarded amounted to 81,423,914.- 93, as against $1,430,634.12 during the corresponding period of 1935. C. N. R. EARNINGS SHOW INCREASE The gross revenues of the all-in- elCNational Ra systeusivem for theanadian 10 -day period ending March 31, 1936, were $4,562,504.00, as compared with 94,452,342.00 for the corresponding period of 1935, an in- crease of $110,242.00.. 1 e ' INVITATIONS COUNT Many a non -advertising .retailer keeps back from advertising just because he feels that it is necessary to advertise in ,a big way and because he is not ready to advertise in a big way. To keep back from our newspaper until you are ready to use big space isjust as foolish as would be keeping a child out of school until it had theability to pass its matriculation. Beginners in every form of enterprise need to go warily; until experience and practice and growing ability warrant them to attempt larger things, they should • proceed cautiously. It will pay some retailers to use classified advertisements and small spaces of 2 and 3 inches. These little advertisements will surely get seen and read by newspaper readers. Make small ad- vertisements offer special merchandise. Change thein frequently. A quick succession of little advertisements, everyone of which is alive, will of a certainty effect sales—will attract new customers.. The- thing to be frightened of is dumbness: a retail store which does not talk to the pubic by means of newspaper advertisements Misses a lot of business. Thepublic goes where it is invited to go. 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