Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1936-04-23, Page 2• ?AGE 2 THE ., CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS. APRIL 23, ,1,936 'The Clinton News -Record With which is Incorporated THE NEW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION 41.50 pm: year in advance, to Cana- dian addresses, $2.00 to the U.S. or other foreign countries. No paper discontinued until all arrears are paid. aaless at the option of the publish- -or. The date to which every sub ecription is paid is denoted on the label, ADVERTISING RATES• Tran- -sient advertising 12e per count line 'for first insertion. 8c for each sub ,sequent insertion, Ileading counts 2 -lines. Small advertisements not to exceed one inch, such as "Wanted," "Lost," "Strayed," etc., inserted one ,for 85c, each subsequent insertion .15e. Rates for display advertising made known on` application.: Communications intended for pub lication must, as 'a guarantee of good 'faith, he accompanied ' by the name of the writer. 1G. E, HALL, M. P5. CLARK, Proprietor. Editor. II. T. RANCE Notary Public, Conveyancer Financial. Ileal Estate and Fixe In- t urance Agent, Representing 14 Fire ?Insurance Companies. Division Court Office. Clinton 'ralik Fingland, E.A., LL.B. 'Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. Brydone, K.C. 'Sloan Block Clinre n, Ont. D. FI. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR• Electro Therapist, Massage 'Office: Huron Street. (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed. and Sat. and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION .ty 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 208. Charges Moderate and Satisfaction Guaranteed. IYE McKILLOP MUTtTAL Tire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont. Officers• President, Alex. Broaclfoot, Sea- 'r:orth; Vice -President,, John. E. Pep - ,;per, Brumfield; Secretary -Treasurer, RL A. Reid, Seaforth. Directors: Alex, Broadfoot, Brucefield;'James Sholclice, Walton;, William Knox, londesboro; George Leonlnardt, Dub- lin; John E. Pepper, Brucefield; .:James Connolly, Goderich; 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. McKercher, Dublin, R. R. `No. 1; Chas. F. Hewitt, Kincardine; .11. G. Jarnmth, 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- ranee or transact other business will be premptly attended to on applica- ion to any of the above officers ad- dressed to their respective post offi- ces. Losses inspected by the director 'who lives nearest the scene, 'CANADIAN NATIONAL ' A LiNAYS� TIME TABLE 'Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: Buffalo and Gederieh Div. "Going East, depart "Going East, depart .Going West, depart 'Going West, depart. 7.08 a.m. 3.00 p.m. 11.60 a.m. 10.08 pan. London, Huron & Bruce Going North, ar. 11.34; Ive. 11.54 a.m, Going South 3.08 p.m. get !Sty. se4tCs evoke i ::inter; ::et»:»:stZ HENS Always scratch hardest when he worms are scarce. The hens have nothing on us. We're cer- tainly digging 'our 'toes in to e• catch up on the arrears on our tt subscription list. If you are in arrears will you oblige with a s; remittance? The News -Record. -EGIVIONDVILLE: A concert of Unusual merit and interest which was largely attended was given in the i!: gmondville United Church on Fri- day by the Alpha Juvenile Choresters of Stratford, under -t he direction of Polley and 'sponsored by the Young Women's Bible Class. .A. ole- [ightful program consisted of chorus- es, part songs, solos, duets and, trios, allof which were greatly :enjoyed. Thd boys gave evidence of careful and thorough vocal training anci :im- pressed one with their sense of har- mony. rev. C. Maicolin extended a ;hearty% •\welcome to them. PROLOGUE TO LOVE By Martha Ostenso CHAPTER XXVI Late in the afternoon, when it seemed no longer 'possible to cope with problems, Autumn went to the rose garden to spend an hour with. her own thoughts among her mothers flowers. She had been there, only a few moments when Hannah called to her from the house. "You're wanted on the. telephone, Miss "Autumn,? Hannah told her as, she came up the porch steps, "Is it Mr. Snyder?" Autumn asked with the ever -recurring, breath- taking hope that this, at last, might be Bruce calling. "I don't know. It didn't sound like him—though I don't hear like I once could." Autumn went to the telephone and picked up the receiver. The voice was Florian Parr's. He had just come back from his business trip to Van- couver and insisted on Auttnmi's re- turning with him to Kelowna. He had tented with Linda 'on the telephone, he said, and it was her fervent wish to have Autumn down for a day or two so thatshe might meet Linda's new fiance. Besides, Linda was plan- ning to go to Europet`on her homey - you, really? I—I wasn't sure you would came one 'way ...or the other," "Oh!" She was not sure whether ar not she had spoken. Her fingers twin- ed tightly together in her lap. "I dropped over to say good -by, Autumn, Bruce went on. "Tom Will- mar says you are planiiinng to leave for England in a few days." "I haven't set the 'timeet," Aut- umn replied. "It won't be for another ten days, • anyway." I ant going into the bilis for a couple of weeks," he continued. "I'in leaving early in• the morning. You'll probably be gone before I get back." Her voice, when she spoke again, seemed to limp' like some injured thing. "Oh," she said, "it was nice of you to come," He opened his cigarette case and offered it to her. She was obliged to make her fingers rigid in order to control their trembling as she held the cigarette while he lit it for her. "I came, Autumn," he said at last, his voice strangely tense, "because I did not want you to leave with the feeling that`—that we are not friend.' A desire to give way to tears almost overwhelmed her as she looked at noon. There would be plans to adm- him now and recognized what it cuss with Autunm. meant for him to speak so frankly, "I'd love it, Florian n said She could have gone to him in that '�' Autumn moment and wept in his arms; impulsively, glad at the prospect of "I have had no such feeling', Bruce," she said with difficulty. "I couldn't blame you if you had," he said. "I think I tokl''you--one night -that' we could not be friends" She smiled at hum, but did not speak, smiled frozenly iii a silence that was unbearable. "I wanted you to know, before you left, that we shall always be friends —because we must be. I had dinner any relief from the depression that had weighed upon her all day. "I'll oe ready when you get here. Hurry!" -"flight-cm old thing!" Florian chim- ed back. "You won't be able to see me for dust once I get started. I' have a few things to do yet before I leave, but you can count on me in —snake it about ,an hour and a half, say. How's that?" "The sooner the better,? Autumn told him. "I've had a terrible day of with Hector the other night." it, one way or another. I'm dying to . "He told me so," Autumn said. talk to some one." "I heard the whole story—our "And I'm dying to talk to you," he whole story," Bruce went on, with ev- -replied. "I'm the original old die-hard, ident emotion. "I wish you had told Autumn." - it to fine before."' She left the telephone with a sucl Autumn lifted her hands toward den feeling of relief. Florian was a him slightly, in a gesture of appeal. goon sort, after all. I "I wanted to tell you, Bruce, but you After. telling Hannah her plans to trust know why I could not," go to Kelowna fora couple of days,1 I understand that perfectly, Aut- Autunm hurried upstairs, took a re -1 unm, I should have felt the same a- freshing cold shower, and proceeded bout it myself—and would probably to dress, with an attentiveness to her; have acted as you did." appearance which had, in times past,' She forced herself to look squarely helped to brace her flagging morale.{ Into his eyes. "It has all been ter - Presently she stood back from her l riblefor both of us." pier glass and surveyed herself.- Thel "Forget it, then," Bruce said firm- past few weeltd had taken their toil;21y. "What's past—is past!" her eyes looked frightened and too As he spoke, a car drove up before large in the hollow pallor of her face 1. the door and came abruptly to a stop. tine backwat•cl, clustering of her hair 1 l3 tt i' got up and walked toward the seemed too heavy for her head, And window, "That trust be Florian now," Aut- umn said. "It is," Bruce, told her. "I"ll be on my way." }Ie came toward her and held out his hand. She slipped her hand into his and thought in .swift panic that she was losing hint now, forever. "Dili you mean what you said- that the past is past?" she asked him hurriedly as Floriati's footfall sound- ed at the door. Before he could reply, Florian had hailed them from the doorway. Bruce drew back a step and Autumn turned to meet Florian, who was coming to- ward them, his usual easy self, his hand extended. "Hello; : folks!" he geeted them "Great to see you again, Autumn! And you too, Bruce! How's the big sheep man? Gosh, I haven't seen you for an age!" "The last thine we met—" Bruce began, but Florian interrupted him. "Say, the last time you spoke to the -you had murder in your heart," "I admit it," Bruce said with a smile: this severely tailored suit of white linen, smart though it was with Rs mannish silk blouse, gave her an al- most ascetic look. Florian would have a shock when he saw her, she re- fleeted indifferently. But the won- der that thrust sharply into the back- ground of her thoughts was what Bruce night think if he carne face to face with her now. She selected a half -opened pink rose from a vase on het dressing table and drew it through the lapel of her jac- ket. The effect was chastely sweet, she decided. Well one had to contemplate the .trivial details if one kept going at all -especially when the important things of life seemed bent on'one's un- doing. Bruce Lander might just pos- sibly call while she was away ---no, no, there must be an end to such thoughts as that! She tightened her lips as she heard Hannah's voice call- ing her from the foot of the stairs. That had been Florian's car, then that she had heard entering the driveway. "I'11 be down in a 'moment; Han- nah? she called back,' and hastily dabbed a powder puff to the shadows under her eyes. She had almost convinced herself that she was gay when she descended the stairway and approached the drawing room door, On the threshold she paused abruptly and checked the greeting that was ready on her lips The young man who rose to meet her was Bruce Lander. "Hello, Autumn?' he said quietly as he came toward her. "I was afraid I might not find you at home." She felt the wild, hot flush that knights were bold—and all that rot covered her cheeks. "Why—Bruce! I —when running a man through was he'd no, idea it was you, 1 was expect just part of the day's, work." He ing Florian." laughed at Bruce' and then turned to In her confusion she knew, of course Autumn, "Give us a drink, Autumn. that she had stumbled wrechedly Pm as dry as a salt mine." there. Sorry I can't stay with you and "Pll not stay more than a manute, join in one," Bruce said: "I've got to Autumn," he said, with a diffidence get into the hills first thing in the that brought her quick marveling of morning and I've got a,lot to do be- incredulity. fore dark." "Oh, please!" she breathed. " Sit "Sorry," Florian replied. "I. was down—until he comes at any rate." hoping we might have you down at What on earth' was she saying? the ranch for a little party this week - She felt as if her wits had left her end. Autumn is coming down to corepletely. What she had just ,said, help us celebrate her going away. In in effect, was that he might ,leave the fact, Lin told nue she intends to tele - moment Florian arrived. But perhaps 'phone you to -night about it." Bruce would not care to meet Florian "I'd like to go,"' Bruceassured him after their last encounter. "but I can'tut off the tripanother P She seated herself and Bruce took day. Tell Lin for me, will you? I'll a chair near her. Somehow she could not be home to take her call." not bring herself to glance directly "You're not leaving to -night?" "No, but I'll be staying up at the cabin in the ravine to -night," Bruce. replied. "I have some work to do up there on some new corrals I'm put- ting „in." • "Well, business is business," Flor- ian observed, "and I've had enough of it to last me for a month, How about that little drink, Autumn?" "I'll say good -by then," Bruce said "You're great on that defending -a - woman's -fair -name stuff, Bruce. You - 'I1 get a reputation if you're not care- ful. You looked ready to kill me that night—kill .me with your two hands, as they say in the thrillers" "I know I was," Bruce admitted. "1 owe you both art apology for what I thought that night." "Don't spoil it, now," Florian ad- monished him. "You know, you really should have lived in the days when etrhinn in her sharp awareness of the distraught look on his face. Every in- stinct' of nstinct'of her being, alive to his near- ness once more, informed her that Bruce . Lawlor had been suffering even as she herself had suffered. "I had hoped you might come," she found herself sayings: the words stumbling, out recklessly. He darted a quick lookather. "Had and gave Autumn his hand once more. Autumn held his hand' for a mom- ent without speaking, then turned a- way as Bruce started for the door: "Call me up when you come out of the hills," Florian suggested as Bruce waved him a farewell. "Right!" Bruce replied and was gone. Florian turned, to Autumn as the door closed. "Come along darling qne drink and we'll hit the trail." Autumn brought the ingredients and permitted Florian to mix then. He kept up an incessant chatter con- cerning his trip to Vancouver and the scores of small interests that had :oc- cupied him since their last meeting. Autumn did her best to listen but found' it imposible to keep her mind on what he was saying. When at last Florian filled the glasses and handed one to Autumn, she sipped it once and set it aside. "Come on, darling," Florian urged, 'We'll have to be making tracks.' She looked at him. "I can't go with you, FIorian," she told him. "•What!" "I'm sorry," she replied, "but some thing has come up—since you tele- phoned. I've got to stay here to- night." Florian was puzzled. He knew from her manner that there was no me urging her to come with him, She he'd r made up her hind. "That's rough on me," he said, "but you've become a woman of affairs, and there isn't much 1" can do about it, I suppose,, "There's nothing any one can do–. about me, she said, "except myself." Florian was silent for 'a moment. Then he helped himself to another drink and lifted it in his hand, re- garding it thoughtfully. At last he looked at her over the rim of the glass. "You know, Autumn," he said slow- ly, "I have a hunch you will not go to England at all." "I don't know, Florian," she ad- mitted. "You don't want to go; he told her. "You, know I don't." "I thought as much," he said, lift- ing his glass. "Well—here's luck!" Autumn lifted her glass and drank with him. When she set it aside once more, she got to her feet. "You are going to stay for din- ner," she announced abruptly, and in spite of his protests she went to the kitchen to confer with Hannah. The sound of Floriart's car on the highway was still audible to Autumn its she hurried to her room and began removing her white linen suit, She changed quickly to her black riding clothes and fastened a bright green scrarf about her throat, her hands trembling .with an unaccountable ex- citement. Her flight down the stairs and out of the house brought from old Han- nah a mere despairing click of the tongue. She had long since given up the struggle of trying to cope with the vagaries of her young mistress. She sun had gone and the new noon had cut "a barely perceptible silver curve in the pale sky as Au- tumn mounted her horse and turned him westward," She was glad, shame- lessly, that her gaze fell full upon it, and neither over her .right shoulder nor over her left, Beneath the serene dome of even- ing the mountains had drawn into their blue secrecy. The drowsy mur- mur of the range drifted toward her and overwhelmed her senses with its prophecy of fulfillment. Brum 'had told Florian than he would not be at home. He would be in his cabin. She turned from the trail and rode over the hills straight in the direction of the ravine, As she came to the white birches and looked ahead, she saw the cabin a- mong the trees, almost hidden in the dusk. There was no light in the window, and her heart fell at the thought that he might not be here, after all. If he had already gone— She rode up the narrow trail and dismounted among the hirches, leav- ing her horse to graze as; she ap- preached the door. She did not knock,. but pushed the screen door quietly open and stepped within,. Bruce was on his knees in the mid- dle of the floor, packing a heavy box with supplies. He looked up quick- ly, then got to his feet and faced her in the shimmering gloom of the place. She retreated a step and Ieaned her back against the frame of the door- way. For a moment neither spoke. Then he stepped toward her. "Autumn!" he said, his voice quick with excitement, "You did not answer my question —this afternoon," she said. "What question?" he replied. Autumn strove to speak but her voice failed her, Bruce came and stood looking down at her. "What question?" he repeated. "Did you mean it—when you said —the past is past?" "I meant -just that!" he told her. "Forever?? "Forever—and ever!" She looked at him " for a moment before she spoke again. Andyoume once —tat I told h should never come here again," she said, smiling up at him. "Did you mean that, too?" The slender furrow deepened, in ei- ther cheek as he Ieaned toward her. "I meant' that, too," he said. "I meant it—then." She caught her hat suddenly from her head and 'flung it across the room. "I'm here!" she said. "That's why I've came." The End. BY "ETH ER ITE NEW SPRING ANDSUMMER M U MI;R PROGRAM SCHEDULE STARTS s APRIL 26 — LISTENERS' GO TO THE POLLS TO DECIDE MOST POPULAR BROADCASTS Program deseigners, artists, . and technicians of the Canadian Radio. Commission in regional centres of the Dominion, are putting the fin- ishing touches to a schedule of pro- grams which will be inaugurated the week of April 26 and which promises to outstrip in variety anel entertain- ment quality anything yet e ndertak- en since the national system came into existence three years ago. If the .weather man takes his tip from Canadian Radio Commission production chiefs, . this will be .a bright, ,tuneful and gay summer. Sunshine will radiate from fiddle strings and keyboards, eager young artists and the seasoned performers of the ether will join forces :to Mad- den the airways with lilting music and 'romantic song. Everything from a symphonic arrangement of a hit tune to the light classics in lullaby mood will decorate the program schedule. Following weeks of auditions, re- hearsals and technical experimenta- tion, the winter presentations are to be called in and replaced with a brand new bouquet of musical entertainment designed to satisfy all tastes. The names of the leaders who areto be featured this season read like a page from Canada's musical blue book To- ronto alone has a formidable list of top names "with which to assure the listening public that this will be a sunnier :luring wichh Canadian aud- iences can find plenty to hold the dials at Canadian stations. Jack Arthur, one of the best known theatre maestr'oes in the eountty, will have a gala show 'that will be heard each week. His own hand-picked or- chestra and vocal artists which pass muster with this exacting showman will contribute a popular program. Dontild Heins, distinguished as a musician and conductor, is expected to lead a dozen of the finest instrmi- mentalists in Toronto through pro- grams designed for the dinner hour three times a week. Samuel Hersen- horon, tate violinist, will provide one of the really 'unusual programs in a slumber hour feature employing in- struments to give tine effect of voices. In addition to an impo'sing array of musical organizations scheduhech to appear on the new summer programs originating in the Toronto studios of the Canadian Radio Commission, the week of April 26 also will see a parade of prominent and popular vocal stars to the same radio arena. Many names of national favour and some which have won similar regard in the United States will be listed on the weekly presentations: Notable •in the latter category is Wishart Campbell, the Canadian baritone, who has been claimed on many occasions by American net- works and who bas continued through five strenuous years to hold his leg- ions of admirers at home. Lovely Helene Morton and young B.iI1 Morton who promises to be the Kenny Baker' of Canada, two years ago came from western Canada to centime audiences in the east, This brother and sister duo again will have stellar billing' in a program specially designed to greet the audiences of the west, who first gave them allegiance. Nellie Smith, a leading contralto of . Toron- to; Adolph Wantroff, distinguished Russian -Canadian' baritone; Alice Strong, the soprano Gordon Calder, the popular purveyor of popular hits; Frances James, the young soprano; Louise King, beautiful young person- ality singer; Jack Reid, a young ten- or who is reaching the top brackets with a most appealing voice and matching personality an cl several young artists of lesser record will be heard on the various shows resigned for the summer run. Listeners Vote Favorite Programs The Western Producer, an influen- tial weekly newspaper published at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in its re- cent issue announced the results of a ballot conducted to ascertain the popularity of programs produced by the Canadian Radio Commission. De- voting almost a whole page to the results of the voting, in which it also listed the 'first 43 programs adjudged' es favourites, the newspaper com- ments, in part, as follows: "With very few exceptions, Wear, - ern Canadaian rural radio listeners are deeply appreciative of the broad casting service the Canadian Radio Commission has rendered during the past year or two, and in practically all cases where a Tetter of comment accompanied the coupon setting our the writer's choice of radio programs, strenuous objection was taken et any attempt to supersede the. Commission' by a return to the experience of ear- lier years. Whilst many complained that Commission coverage was not all that could be desired due to interfer- ence of Canadian stations by foreign- ers there was practically unanimous agreement that radio entertainment has improved, a thousand -fold under the guidance of the Commission. "Many hundreds of coupons were received, andtabulating thein proved to be a laborious task, but it has been couipleted at last, and the result of the balloting is given in this issue. Ballots were received from as widely separated points as Sudbury in the east, and Vancouver Island in the West. One ballot was received from the Yukon, the listener at that north- ern outpost receiving Commission broadcasts regularly by short wave. On the whole a very accurate cross- section of listener opinion has result- ed from the balloting, and the radio editor is deeply appreciative of the , fine co-operation displayed by West- ern Producer readers in en effort to ascertain to what extent Commission 'broadcasts are being accepted by western listeners 1 "By far the greatest number of letters expressed very warns approval for the very wide range of radio en- tertainment offered by the commis- 'sion, and whilst certain individual pro- granas came in for adverse criticism, 1nnost listeners realized that it world be impossible for any particular pro- gram to satisfy all listeners, but there was something to suit all tastes. The rebroadcasting by the Commission of 'such events as the Jubilee celebra- 1 tions last year, the royal wedding, and the ceremonies incident to the (Continued on page 6) r Sig ASK! AS —He who asks most gets most. There is no escaping this truth, It is something like the tortoise and the hare. The race in business is not to the swift, nor to the clever, nor to the brilliant man, but to the pian who is most diligent—to the man who keeps on doing his plain duty. —You are a retailer. You want to get on. You want to swell each day's sales. Well, you will sell more each day if you ask! task! ask! buyers to buy your goods. • —You can hardly go around canvassing hones and buyers face to face. This practice would be too costly, though' undoubtedly would be effective. But you can use newspaper advertising; in this svay you can rho your asking for business. You are not required by the buying public to clo smart advertising. The public doesn't.,like smart or 'clever advertising. The public just .wants to be informed about what you have to sell; and if you will add reasons why the public should buy what you offer, then you will get more custom- ers. The public wants information, and it won't object to a Iittle urging. Spending money is for the most persons quite a serious business, and so they 'like retailers' advertisements to be plain, straightforward statements of fact. , The CIffltoll S A FINE MEDIUM FOR ADVERTISING --READ ADS IN THIS ISSUE. PHONE 4