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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1936-05-07, Page 2PAGE 'The Clinton News -Record With. which is Incorporated THE NEW HRA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION 1.50 per year in advance, to Cana- dian addresses, $2.00to the U.S. or ether foreign countries. No paper discontinued until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the publish- er. The date to which every sub- scription is paid is denoted on the label..,; ADVERTISING RATES — Tran- sient advertising 12c per count line for first insertion. 8c for each sub- sequent insertion. Heading counts. 2 lines. Small advertisements not to -exceed one inch, such as "W'abted,' "Lost," "Strayed," etc., inserted once Dior 35c, each subsequent insertion 45e. Rates for display advertising evade, known. en , application. Communications, intended for pub- eication must, as a guarantee of good ^xfaith, be accompanied by the name .of the writer. ''4. FJ.HALL, M. R. CLA1tK, Proprietor. Editor. R. T. RANCE Notary Public, Conveyancer einancial. 'Real Estate and Fire In- :eurance Agent, Representing 14 Fire 12nsuranee Companies. Division Court Office. Clinton 'rank Fingland, 'B.A., LL.B. •iiilarrister, Solicitor, Notary Public.. Successor. to W. Brydone, K.C. "Sloan Block — Olin}nn, Ont. D. IL McINNES CHIROPRACTOR. Blectro Therapist, Massage +Office: Huron Street. (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed. and Sat. and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION dby manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment , Beene 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. VHE McKILLOP MUTUAL .Eire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont. Officers: President, Alex. Broadfoot, Sea- 'orth; Vice -President, John E. .Pep - .pee, ' Brueefield; Secretary -Treasurer, 14I. A. Reid, Seaforth. Directors: Alex. 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Losses inspected by the director. •'who lives nearest the scene. 1 ANAiJIAN NATIONALS ° ALWAYS TIME TABLE Mains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: Buffalo and Goderich Div. traoing East, depart 7.08 a.m., &Going East, depart 3,00 p.m. Going West. depart 11.50 a.m. Going West, depart 10.08 p.m. London, Huron & Bruce Going North, ar. 11.34. lye. 11.54 a.m. Going' South; r 3.08 p.m. ` s,�rr■�rru'sr. r�sr�Yf■'L�rY'rrirr'■r%5�rri'1 FOOTBALL! r , Speaking of Football, you • won't mind if ,we 'kick a little• r e g n about the arrearage o he e" T ,,,■ News -Record subscription list. e. e1 e HOw'e yours ? ?•. The News -Record •r' ■�%��■r■�r��r�rrr r��o'r i i�r'i r r�uS�r • MY BONNY The following is from an ,Alberta newspaper—we're not saying which . one— ' "It is an old song which "night be revised by Mr, Alberhart to read as follows: My bonny lies over the ocean,, My bonny lies over the sea,. .But when he is over there lying, .:He's not here lying to me " ''Canada and: Argentina weee the • chief -importers of European wool tis - •;.sues in 1235, Canada importing 300,000 pounds. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD TIIURS., MAY 7, 1936 TRIAL BY FLIGHT By Aird Galloway He stood outside Dr. Anderson's room with the handle still in his trembling fingers, his, shoulders lean- ing wearily against the panels. He stared blindly in front of him, ter- ror lighting his eyes. But as he heard footsteps, he straightened him- self cmickly im-self"quickly and glanced along the corridor leading to the aerodrome ad- ministration offices. ,Harvey, the crack pilot, was striding towards him, whistlingshrilly with customary zest. And he watched Harvey's face: stretch to a quick grin. "Hullo, son!" . Been looking for you. Heard you werereporting to- day. So the Doe has passed you out as, fit? That's fine. We'll have you up in a jiffy,'' Harvey assured him heartily, "No! Not to -day. You see—I— I—" "What's . the matter?" "I'll—I'll just hang around and— well, sort of get the feel of things to -day, while his thoughts were jump- ing back ovet' the last three months. tothe time when he had come out of that long dark tunnel of pain and doubt to an awareness of living and a vivid memory of that hideous, un- controllable stalling of his machine as he was coming down: into the wind to land, his first consignment from Holland as a fully-fledged pilot in command of a freighter belonging to the Eagle -Hopper Airways' Com- pany , . . the sickening, wallowing ineffectualnes of mechanism in re- volt, the flaring crash as the whole solid world rose out of the night to heap itself on top of hire until he knew no. more ... not until he open- ed his, eyes and they assured him that he was alive and all right, that his right leg was broken, two ribs were cracked, and that he should sing for glory at having escaped within an inch of a fractured skull. He had been glad and grateful — but the terror of his first crash still lived with him, and not even the re- peated and lengthening visits to the hospital of Madge Lynwick, the man- aging -director's daughter, had eased that living fear of going up again, "Chuck it; Gilson!" Harvey's brusque tone brought his head up, a sudden resentment jagging him. "Jitters—eh?" Harvey sighed nois- ily and studied the youngster's pallid features. "I feared as much. Well," and he sighed again and shrugged his massive shoulders, "that just means your going up right now, son ---before you've time to think any. thing more about it, see?" "No!" Gilson's voice rose passion- ately, ' "Don't' let it get you like that, kid." "What business is it of yours?" A lazy smile climbed to Harvey's grey eyes. "You'd wonder!" And he scraped his chin. "I'm 0.0. pilots; also, the line doesn't keep duds in clover, and even if Samuel Lynwick looks like becoming your father-in- law be won't stand ---u "Say that again and I Ralph Gilson taunted. "K -keep Miss Lynwick out of this." "Now, listen," Harvey said quietly, his whole sympathy going out to the fair-haired youth standing glaring in front of. him. "Sugary condolences aren't going to get you flying again; plain speaking might. If I happen- ed to mention the Lynwick end it was because everybody with half an eye knows how the wind's blowing there.. Madge Lynwick's a fine girl. I' know, because she turned me down just be- fore you came on the scene." "What's that . got to do with it, Harvey?" "Everything. If you've no guts, Madge Lynkcwi will never look near you again. And I wouldn'tblame a girl like that. I don't mind admit- ting, I envy you; but I want to help you. That's honest." "Maybe you'd like her to see me yellow!" At any other moment "Red" Har- vey, as he was known, would have lived up to his nickname by hitting Gilson into sense and apology; but he was quick to remember that the junior pilot was not normal, that he was going through a funic period like every one .else who had crashed and thought too long about it, that usu- ally`he was likeable, sturdy with the confidence o f youth, . frank an d friendly, and with the makings of a supreme pilot. "That's enough," he warned. him..' "Now come on; I'll back you up." "No!" The terror was on Gilson again as he saw a 'plane make a bumpy landing on the temroe out- side. "I can't—I can't.' I'm yellow. Go on, say it," he shouted hysteric- ally. "Run anal tell everybody Gil - son's yellow. I'm through!". Harvey's s e o n y p hand clapped across Ralph Gilson's "mouth. "For heaven's sake," he hissed, "d'you want every- body to know?" Suddenly a door at the far end of the corridor opened, and Harvey re- leased his hoitl, pulled out his cigar- ette case and proffered it. Samuel Lynwick, the manager, .was ,coming towards them, and behind him 'came Madge, • her slim figure neat in a' tweed suit, a quick smile of welcome on her face. "Hullo, Gilson! The doctor says you're okay. Splendid!" the manager said and shook hands. "Yes—oh, yes sir," "IIe's just going up now to get his appetite," Harvey volunteered bland- ly. "Aren't you, Gilson?" Ralph Gilson's head nodded. Not in agreement, but with bitter resent- ment. "Good luck," Lynwick was saying as he passed,on; and nor . Madge was standing before him, eager and adorable and she was saying happily: "I'm so happy. I'll watch you—if that'll help, Ralph," and he was hat ing himself for the fear within him, and -wishing it were all some hideous hightmare, and listening to 'his own voice saying unsteadily: "Of' course --of, course! ` Thanks, Madge.. I'px just—just going up now . " And so Harvey had won. And a great rushing storm of wind tore over him and a pandemonium of din dumbfounded him: as he screwed his eyes up in chilly fear and peered through the goggles as the leather, coated back and helmeted head of Harvey in the fore cock pit. A tre- mendous excitement gripped him as he saw green and grey flash past him. then came the red and white of squat suburban houses, and the sud- den up till' the 'plane nosing to height—and far down below the flut- tering handkerchief and .upturned face of Madge, He was in the air again: he was flying.. And he sat petrified by his own emotional storm, staring with unaccustomed loathing at Harvey's red, grinning face looking back. at him in triumph. "How d'you feel?" He started at the words in his ears, and found ' that the telephone had been plugged in. He felt the bar. kick under his feet as Harvey t - the Sesser Dual -control machine into a wide sweep and climbed in lazy spirals to the two thousand marls. "Hold on!" Harvey's voice splut- tered in his ears, "I'm going to give you a joy -ride.' His retort was quick and bitter and in tune with his slu'ieking nerves: "You're' having great fun making a fool of pre. Trying to send me to the deuce while showing me what a fine, clever fellow you are. You know I can't do it -I can't do it, Harvey," he screamed. "Save your breath, kid," As he spoke, Harvey let the machine dive a hundred feet and brought it up in a rocket -loop to shoot up vertically to six thousand feet so that the world was nothing but a broken platter, re- mote and unreal. Gilson licked his lips. His heart was hammering high in his constrict- ed throat. His fingers were sense- lessdigits that mocked hien as he stared at them; and the instrument board, winking in the brilliant sun- shine, was a contraption of the devil, Suddenly there was a swift change in the plane's behaviour, It stutter- ed into a shivering, dizzy spin. He watched Harvey turn slightly to- wards him and saw that the face was no longer red, but pale and deathly. Then' it was turned away again and Harvey's head jerked forwardand his body sagged and became limp. "Harvey —Harvey!" he shrieked into the mouth -piece. "Don't—don't try any of your s -silly stunts — don't---•-"' There was no reply. Down, down, with perdition screaming through the stays, the machine hurtled headlong on full throttle. Stupid and ineffec- tive, Ralph Gilson watched the alti- meter marking his tile off beside the air -speed indicator—four thousand — three thousand five hundred - three thousand -two thousand. He could make out the landmarks now— the railway, and a train curling London - wards, then, roads `criss-crossing — fifteen hundred feet . Harvey, stop it," he yelled again. "That's an old trick; you .cant fool me. I 'can't land her --I can't----" , , : One thous- and—and a few more seconds before the end. No, not that! Do some- thing, you fool, he shouted to, himself. Do something! Look how you 'used. to .do it, with power at your finger- tips. Remember how you first knew that you could tame a monster to know Rs lord. No, not a monster—a thing of beauty and brilliance and effi- eiency, a lovely ship, a friend,,a hap- py adventurer like yourself . . Do something! His hands were live things again his mind wns an instrumentsudden ly electrified intoactivity and pre- cision. He exulted as he . felt the 'plane respond to hissearehing touch. Then his frenzywas gone; in its place • was a throbbing glory, of ar- ticulateness and reason and triumph. He ,sang to the wind, and he shouted to the ground; "Look, Madge! Ism landingher—look! n ex . I've mastered it again, I'm cured—I'm cured—this is me, supreme. Look how it knows my touch." • And he, scarcely felt the wheels, bounce as he made a perfect. three-point' landing. As he climbed to the ground he saw'the chief pilot raise his head and fumble with his strappings. He went forward to the cockpit; there was no bitterness now. 'Instead, a great joy and gratitude. "Thank 'you, Harvey! And Iso sorry. But, all the same, that's an AUDIENCE ESTIMATED AT FIFTY MILLIONS IIEARD COMMIS- SION'S BROADCAST FROM MOOSE 'RIVER—LIS'LENERS EX- PRESS THEIR. SENTIMENTS ON THE BULL • D1'I INS A possible listening audience ofdays Froin Moose River. Ido think fifty million people throughout the North American continent heard the five-minute news bulletins broadcast by the Canadian Radio Commission from the scene of the Moose River oxine 'rescue, • it has been estimated here by Commission officials. . An additional world-wide audience of un- told millions heard the same reports broadcast by short-wave stations in Canada and the . United States. The total length of Commission broadcasting time was 47 hours and two minutes during the three days, from Monday at 5.00 p.m. to Thurs- day at 1.30 a.m. J. Frank Willis, the Commission announcer, who spoke his very splendid work deserves spe-, tial commendation — his choice . of words—delivery—voice, etc., I' con- sidered to be very fine indeed," A King's Counsellor of St, An- drews, P.Q., was not sleeping during the nights of the broadcasts from Moose River and heard them all. "I think they are carefully truthful and he speaks with a clear resonant and distinct voice which makes listening easier. I' do not think I have ever heard any announcer or speaker over the radio whose voice has come in so well." ' from a radio car less than 15 feet Noted Band Returns from the entr f th h ft anceo eminesa , broadcast 92 bulletins which were carried by 58 Canadian stations, as Well as by the National Broadcast- ing Company, Colombia Broadcasting System, Mutxlal Broadcasting System, the Michigan Radio Network, and their affiliated stations in the United States. The wire -fine used to relay the bulletins would encircle the earth several tines. Judging from telegraph, telephone, and written communications reach- ing Conunission headquarters during and following the broadcasts, hun- dreds of thousands of people stayed awake during the three . nights to hear the bulletins. Listeners Express Their Sentiments Some radio listeners liked the Com- mission's broadcasts from .Moose Riv- er giving the public half-hourly bul- letins oh the progress of the work of rescuing the oxen entombed in the Moose River mine. Some listeners did not like them, Sharp conflict or opinions mark messages from listen- ers received by the Commission by telegraph, telephone and mail. Di- vergence g of sentiments may be illus- trated by extracts from some of the messages received: A Toronto editor writes; "The Commission did a grand job. Willis excellent, Everyone lauding Com- mission for coverage." A Toronto doctor wires: "I protest most emphatically at the scandalous way you permitted the broadcast of the mine disaster. Your Canadian broadcaster tells nothing, simply apes the dramatic and sensational like a blinking idiot" Many of the messages are in the nature of pleas for fait playfor the Commission's Maritimes program di- rector, Frank Willis, who did the an trouncing from Moose River. They were prompted by newspaper criti- cism of the announcing, They show appreciation of the strain under which the announcer was functioning and of the fact that it was practically the first time an effort of the kind had been made in Canada. A Hawkesbury, • Ontario, lady writes: "In the hope that I shall be only one out of many who will rise to the defence of Mr, Willis, your an- nouncer at Moose River. We appre- ciate his efforts and realize that he was working' under a nervous strain, May 4 offer my appreciation to the Commission for supplying news but - !dins over that trying 'period" A Toronto lady: "I want to con - Vey my sincere appreciation and praises for the announcer of the Com- mission who kept us in constant touch with developments these Iast few ancient trick, staging a faint like that. You did it well, though." Harvey grinned weakly and nod- ded, "I know. 'But, you see, I—I—" He stopped, and a fresh pallor swept his features. "Why, Harvey — you are unwell!"' Ralph Gilson cried in alarm. "You did black out after all. Forgive nee --I'in terribly sorry." "Look out!" Harvey straigtened. himself. "Here's Lynwick!" "Harvey," the managing director began. sternly, "what d'you mean by it? I, thought Dr.' Anderson told you only :yesterday ;afternoon that you hadn't recovered from that bout of malaria. That yen might put such a strain on yourheart that—" "That's all right, sir," Harvey grin- ned. "I'm—T'm• okay. I was only a passenger up for a flip. If you'd seen how young Gilson handled the old lady you'd agree he's ready for anything. He can go back on sched- ule at any time. That right, GB- son ?" Ralph Gilson :nodded with a quick of his jerkhead. He fought down a surge of hot emotion. "I am sir," he said simply. He looked at Harvey, his eyes glowing with understanding and .grat- itude. Then he saw the trim figure of Madge walking quickly towards. them, her face radiant. Harvey rolled histongue in his cheek and winked. "Good luck, old son," he whispered as he climbed slowly to the ground. "It looks like another happy landing for you." --London 'Tit -Bits," Lovers of band music will receive with pleasure the announcement -that the Band of His Majesty's Canadian Grenadier Guards hes returned to the air with a new series of half-hour concerts to be broadcast each Sunday at 5 o'clock EST, As in the past seasons this famous organization, whose work is known and acclaimed all over this continent, will be directed by Captain J. J. Gagner, D. Mus., an executive mem- ber for many years of The Associa-, tier of Bandmasters of America and the Canadian Radio Commission's musical director in Montreal. The concerts will ,be broadcast from the Commission's Montreal studios. Unique Orchestral Effect The very satisfactory orchestral et - feet on the Canadian Radio Commis- sion program, "Garden of Melody," originating in Regina each Sunday at 7.00 p.m. EST, is achieved in a 50x1- nue manner. By the addition of a pipe organ to a small group of strings anti piano, and with painstak- ing musical arrangements, much or the colour of full orchestra is made possible. "Garden of Melody," under I the direction of W. Knight Wilson, is produced from the stage of the Darke Hall for Music and Arts and is broad- ! Cast over the Commission's national network. "With .Banners Flying" An announcement of importance from the Canadian Radio Commis- sion's Montreal studios concerns the much -heralded program "With Ban- ners Flying," Tixis colourful presenta- tion brings to the microphone "The Imporial Grenadiers Sof the Air'' a male quaret which first achieved dis- tinction over the Commission's na- tional network, and later over the National Broadcasting Company's' nation-wide hook-up. This .'famous singing group will be supported by a popular" orchestra. Listeners are reminded that "With Banners Flying" will ,reach theair- waves every Monday evening at 9.00 o'clock EST., and will be heard in the United States, over the facilities of the Mutual Broadcasting System. DOINGS IN THE SCOUT WORLD D value of observation, tracking and deduction that enters into many Boy Scout games today. More City Dads Would Encourage Scouts If They Realized City Conditions "When I was Mayor of this city I had pceasion' from time to time to give voice to the debt of gratitude that the citizens of Toronto owed to the Boy Scouts Association. Tonight, as the father of a Scout, I repeat my tribute ... - If some of the fathers who do notssupport their sons in this movement- knew one half of the things that are going on in this city- among ityamong the young people they would quickly change their attitude."—For- mer Mayor. W. 3. Stewart, C.B.E., at the Father and Son banquet of the 10th Toronto Troop. London's last Boy Scout census showed 1,084 club packs, 1,164 Scout A "Doggone"' Good Turn sg troops and 65r Rover crews, and a: total membership, all ranks, of 57,- , A Scout, good turn to a dog unroll:- 668, ing quick action and some courage was that of Scout Joyce of Hunstan- ton, England, on Guy Fawkes day last. On his rounds as an errand boy, Joyce came upon a dog with lighted fire -crackers tied to his tail. He called the dog, and cutandthrew the fire -crackers just before they ex- ploded. Did The Test Include Ears? Last year 5a6 Ontario Boy Scouts demonstrated their versatility by pro- perly washing clothes, and so qualify- ing for the Scout Laundry -man's Proficiency Badge. - More Boys Given a Better Chance Immediate consideration will be The membership of the Boy Scout given by the Government to selection organization in Canada has increased of a successor to Haroy Anderson, of more than 4,000 in a year. That' the royal commission to investigate means 4,000 more boys have a better penitentiaries. chance of growing up into the best Although the commission was an - type of citizenship.—Peterboro Exam- pointed two months ago, it bas not yet functioned because of a series of accidents. Justice Archambault, of A Scout Camp Where B. -P. LearneiT Montreal, selected to head the coin - mission, suffered a fractured leg His Scouting almost on the day of his appointment, and sufferecl a further injury just The Southern Rhodesian Govern- when his recovery from the first mis- nxent has presented a seventy-five ac- hap was complete. re camp site in the famous Matoppo Last week Mr. Anderson, former Hills to the Boy Scouts of that CO- managing editor of The Toronto ony. It is a unique coincidence that Globe, and who took a prominent part in the fight for penal reform, died following an operation, R. W. Craig, K.C., of Winnipeg, AN UNFORTUNATE COMMISSION iner. experience as a scout in this coun- try during the Matabele war later gave Baden-Powell many stories which helped him to show Boy Scouts former Manitoba attorney -general is the interest and character training the third member' of the commission. A K! ASK! ASK! —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 man 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! ask! ask! buyers to buy your goods. —You can hardly go round canvassing homes anis buyers face to face. This practice would be too costly, though undoubtedly would be effective. But you can use newspaper advertising; in this away you can do your asking for business. 'You are not required by the buying public to do 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 waiats information, and it won't object to a little yrging. 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 Clilltoil News ?? eeord A FINE MEDIUM FOR ADVERTISING --READ ADS. IN THIS ISSUE. PHONE 4