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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1936-08-20, Page 2PAGE nit CLIN` ON. NEWS=RECORD, THURS., AUG. ;20 193 The Clinton News -Record With which is incorporated. THE NEW ERA TERMS O1 SUBSCRIPTION '41.50 mer veer in advance, to Cana- dian addresses: 52.00. to the U,S. or other foreign countries.: No paper discontinued until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the publish- er. The datQ to which every sub- scription is paid is denoted on the caber. '. ADVERTISING RATES — Tran- sient advertising 12c per count line for first insertion. Sc for eat} sub- sequent insertion, Heading counts .2 lines. Small advertisements not to exceed, one inch; such as "Wanted," "Lost," "Strayed," etc., inserted 'once -for 35c, each subsequent insertion 15c. Rates for display advertising -made known on application. Communications intended for pub- lication nnist, as a guarantee of good +faith, be accompanied by the name of the writer. E. HALL, M. It ''CLARK, ' Proprietor. Editor. H. T. RANCE Notary Public, . Conveyancer ',Mancini. Real Estate and Fire.,In- >euranee: Agent; Representing 14 Fire ilinsurance. Companies. Division Court Office. Clinton 'Frank Fingland, B.A., LLB. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. Brydone, K.C. ,Sloan Block , — d1.invn, Ont. D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage .Office: Huron Street. (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed. and Sat. and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION Jay manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment Phone 207 GEORGE ELLIOTT d.icensed Auctioneer for the Country 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. THE McKILLOP 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; James : Sholdice, Walton; William Knox, :Londesboro; George Leonhardt, Dub - 'lin; John E. Pepper, BrucefieId; James Connolly, Goderich; Thomas Moylan, Seaforth; W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; Alex. McEwing, Blyth. List of Agents: W. J. Yeo, Clin- 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; R. G. Jarmuth, 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 Greeerw,. Goderich. Parties desiring to effect insur- :ance or transact other business- will be promptly attended to do 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. ri ANADIAN NATIONAL Al tIiYAYS. TIME TABLE "Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as . follows: Buffalo and Goderich Div. Going East, depart 7.03 a.m. Going East, depart 8.00 p.m. Going West, depart 12.02 pan.. Going West, depart 10.08 p.m. London, Huron & Bruce -Going-North, ar. 11.34. lve 12.02 p.m. Going South 3.08 p.m. •CAUGHT THE WRONG BUS A bus driver from Toronto to Kit- •ehener tells this story: y Not half an hour froth Toronto a large touring, seemingly carrying a dozen youngsters swung directly in front of the bus and arras by the do- zen waved back. Puzzled the driver however got the general idea, nand pulled to a stop. Out jumped a wo- . man and a little girl; the ohild grasp- ing her week -end bag with one hand and tryin> to haul up a dangling sock with the other. Dashing up to the bus the woman literally tossed the little girl,bag anti all,. into the door, then puffed to the driver, "We've beenchasing you all the way from Toronto; we 'missed • you down atthe hotel, oar own fault because wewere, sitting there. When do you get to Hornby'?'. All'this be- tween laughs. "The fellow you want is ahead, rna= dame," said the driver, "We don't go through Hornby, but if you hurry you might catch that bus.' " Pats- cried Ceme , c ed the'woman to Y the little girl who had just_ settled herself down at the back of the bus, "we'll try and catch 'that bus." The child was dragged off the this, pushed in with the other numerous youngsters in the car, the woman re- placed an' infant on her knee, and -with a great flurry of dust; the man at the wheel fairly hoisted his car on; to the highway, and tore away. The last that was seen of the car, it was •nutting in and out, tearing after. the ,Hornby but. CAUGHT IN THE WIL: By Robert Ames Bennet THE CHECHAIICOS CHAPTER 1 •GARTII KNELT upon the planks of the small floating, wharf to fasten a pitcb-erneared patch on the bottoiin of his upturned birchbark canoe. Though eight hours. had passed since neoic, the subarctic summer suin still blazed above the northwestern pori- ZOn. All'about Garth swarmed clouds of wharf, Aided by a slight swerve in the torrent, he Was able to walk the plane to the enter end of the wharf before the nearer pontoon could bit the float logs, As the aircraft glided oloar, he made the'line fast to a ringbolt and returned to lois canoe, "What the devil!" snapped the pilot. "Come back, yon fool Take in the slack, -moor us." Garth swing his canoe into the mosquitoes and bulldog flies. The water and stepped aboard to test the myriads, of stingers could have driven last pateth, Theairplane; having a dog Mad or made moose bulls take drifted downstream to 'the. end of they to bog holes. Garth gave no heed to line, swung around.ancl lay hosing the thein. ' They could not Gore or bite' current. Neither the nnan nor the wo- through his buckskin clothes, ,and main made a movement until Garth those that came down on his neck or I drove his canoe ashore and lifted it hands or bearded face flew- off again atop the stony bank. at once. I As he climbed tothe front of the V In the midst of his work he paused old post store, above the base of the to listen. A faraway drone was just wharf, he saw the pilot at Inst swing audible above the ting and hum,of the' down to haul on .the line. inside the insects" • He turned to peer at the big log. cabin he crossed to one of southerly sky above the vast flood of the rear rooms !and put a light hand the Mackenzie. The drone becameon the forehead of the snoring man more distinct.' in the nearest bunk. There could be no doubt of it. AI "Turn out, Tobin. Visitors." plane was corning downriver towards! The grizzle -bearded station tender the emergency refueling station at roused up to blink and peer. the old abandoned trading post. Yet, "Vis'tors? You're not stringin the regular schedule of the line did rne, Mr. Garth?" not call for the northbound Bellanca1 "No. Rover plane."_ for several days. In all probetbilityl Tobin .slipped on his moccasins the Commercial Airways had sent out and hobbled out into the storeroom. its emergency plane from Fort Me- Through the insect -dotted screen door Murray, Alberta. !of the front entrance he had a full • I view of the wharf.. The pilot had No occurrence in the vast northern moored his plane head and tail to territory of Mackenzie lacked interest the lower side of the landing -stage. to Garth.. But though his thoughts lin- He was handing his woman compan- ion down from the cockpit. Both had replaced their leather flying hel- mets with hats and mosquito nets. I They went in under the overhang- ing wing to the screened door of the cabin. It opened to the outthrust of 'a portly man in city clothes. Assist- ed by the pilot, he managed to get dower upon the wharf by means of steps loweed from inside the cabin. After hurriedly patting on a headnet and gloves, he started inshore be- tween his two companions'. He limp- ed as if slightly, crippled. But the Ilameness might have been due to cramp from long sitting. Garth spoke to the supply ,tender: "I'm only a stray prospector, Tobin. Understand?" "Aye, sir," grunted Tobin, before closing his jaw on a chunk of plug tobacco. He stood silent, mumbling the quid, while - the three visitors came to the wharf base and climbed the stony slope- Without a word of greeting, he hobbled' back a few steps as the pilot and his passengers step- ped in over the rough threshold. All three at once shed gloves and headnets. But several mosquitoes : and bulldog flies hacl come in with them. The portly titan opened a gold mount --- ed cigar case. The young • woman produced a long amber -stemmed cig arette holder. This was Promptly filled by the pilot, who paused only to slap a Mosquito on his 'clean -she ven cheek before striking a match, .Out went Garth's hand in a swift clutch that caught the flaming match in his calloused palm. The pilot, who was as tall .as Garth and Heavier built, turned to stare down at. hhni With cold anger. "You insolent roughneck! Clear out of here." Garth smiled. Tobin did the ens wer•ing; "Huh, crazy' loon - lighting matches in here. Can't yon read the r. sign? 'No smoking.' Bounce him, lad." The pilot thirst 'a hand inside his leather jacltet "Try it, I'll drill both of you." "How frightful," said Cratrth. "You must imagine this is a Wild West show. Please don't shoot until the lady can get outside. Shots are ev- en more apt thah matches to explode all this gasoline." The pertly man snapped shut his cigar case. "That's so! You have no cause to be ruffled, Vivian. The fellow seems to have acted on a well-intentioned impulses' . The pilot's hand came out em ,ty from: inside the jacket, "Why could- n't the crumb fool have spoken a warn- ing?" - Garth had sized. up the man. He expected neither an apology for the abuse nor thanks for saving the visi- tors from possible annihilation. With an indifferent smile, he shifted his gaze of his gray eyes to examine 'the woman member PC the party. A first glance had led him 'he think her older ithan. the pilot Under her rouge and powder her race was .two thin' and drawn. r d Its Lues might have belonged to i woman 'in the. mid-bhiib!es. Her bine eyes looked more than bond and cynical. Their tiredness matched the lined facie, Her body was thin almost to boniness, Yet upon examination, Garth saw she could not be even hi the moi twenties Traces of girlish freshness still lingered, in her painted :franc, an - der the,l l annishe I 8 s dissipation e . n inn in i L t and (hail lesion ,nonl Mach as he disliked the vivid scar- let, that Was tic!thickly snnoarod on gered on the approaching plane, his eyes and hands returned to the patch- ing of the canoe. .The craft must be made ready for the weeks of upriver paddling. There would be none too much time for tate thousand -mile trip out before the winter freeze-up. As he finished the patch the drone of the motor became so loud that he knew the plane must be in sight.' Without looking' at it, he told hhnself it was not one of the regular trans- port Bellancas of the Airways line. "Different tone to the motor. May be a rover from outside," He swung the .canoe overhead to lower• it into the water on the down- stream side of the wharf. Paddle in hand,he stepped aboard and walked from end to end, rolling and dipping, the unstable craft to make sure all leaks were stopped, A small jet of water spurted in when the far stem, was pressed down. One stroke of the paddle shot•the can noe back to, the wharf. As he lifted out the craft the loud drone of the motor swelled'into a staccato roar. He turned to watch the white Mono- plane swoop down and take the water I like a squattering duck. "Not a kiwi at that stick," he said. "Yet none too smooth a landing." The pilot started to taxi shoreward. Garth set about patching the small leak. A sudden silence told that the motor had been stilled, Across the hash came a curt order: "Ho, Jack, fend off and snub her. Garth leisurely twisted around to eye the incoming craft. She was a beautiful medium-sized plane with a cabin behind the semi -enclosed cock pit. Between her headway, and the river current, she was ch•iving towards the upstream side of the wharf at a speed that promised to .smash the pontoons. Yet neither of the two helmeted persons in the cockpit made a move to climb down in -readiness to ward off the shock. Nor 'did either work the controls to veer the craft clear.I Both were. hastily putting on head- � nets and gloves to protect themselves Exon, the outbuzzing swarms of mos- quitoes and bulldog flies, They seem- ed to take or granted that the work- er • on the wharf would rush to give them service.. In the North ablebodied men are supposed to wait upon themselves. More, the pilot's tone had been that of a master commanding an inferior. Garth stayed motionless, waiting': for the crackup with cool curiosity. , At that the smaller person cried out in a sharp, almost shrill voice: "Quick, you gawping dummy!" The fact that one of the pair was a woman made a vast difference. Garth bounded up and '•across the wharf. He caught' the end • of the mooring lineflung' by the pilot,' an snatched up a t. long pikepole.' Its out thrust point met the tip of the nearer' lpontoon. , Bent low, Garth _ put all of his weight and strength into his angling' shove with the pole. , Under his buckskin shirt and trousers his wiry Inu r s s good out like! whipcord. cid The momentum of rho ingfidmb plane forced hinn back one step after anoth- er. Then his moccasins found a hold- ing grip agains't the upturned edge of a plank. - Instead' of driving in against the wharf at the :blunt angle with which it had approached, the head of the plane began to swing off. Around carne the tight wing until it overhung the platform. With another output of strength, Garth swung the plane par- allel With the upstr.eain side of the her lips, 'he put Isis, hand to his bat- tered hat and started to rise. The leek in her -sophisticated eyes stopped him, Their curious stare at his . two Months' beard had chilled to a disdain that would have made most men eith er wilt or -flare with anger. Instead of reddening, Garth looked back at the girl sis if eyeing a pecul- iar specimein• His bearded lips quirk- ed in an amused simile. Slip was the one who fh,sheci. As she faced away from him, the pilot spoke to Tobin: "Get busy. Truck down sixty gal- lons of gas, and five of oil—ancl -be quick about it: While your helper is refueling the plane, you'll cook us the best ureal yaw- can throw togeth- er." Down came Tobin's shaggy "eye brows. "Who d'you think you're bos- sin' ?- Shove along to traylin' post for yep grub an' gas. This here cache is the comanny'sn ennergency. cleepo." The portly visitor took a billfold from his coat and drew out a paper. "Take a look ai this order, my man. It authorizes me to requisition any of the Airways'. stations for whatev- ei supplies I wish." Tobin react the order, and thrust it back, With ho lessening of his dour=' nets. "So you're Burton Ramill, are you? 'Looks like a straight order. All the same, you'll sign the book be- fore' you'll get a drop." He turned about to open an oily account book one one of the stacks of gasoline cases. Mr. Ramill drew a fountain pen from his vest pocket with plump white fingers, and limped forward to write. "There's your. receipt," said the pi- lot,! "Now have this dumb helper of yours rush out our gas, and get your pans on the fire." "Bound to prove you're a loon, huh?" said Tobin. "Lemme tell you, feller, I'm' no innkeeker—nor's this Were prospector my helper." "He's not? Then load the cases yourself. We want service." "'VA? ' Well, you're welcome to want it till doonhsday, That conp'ny order calls for supplies. Don't say nothin' about cookin' nor service."' Mr. Ramill interposed: "All right, rum,. I see you're stiff from rheum- atism. I will. pay this young fellow to refuel the plane." Garth turned his cool gaze Oen the pilot. "Why not give this bird of yours a chance 'to earn a little more, pay?" "Because Mr. Huxby has flown my plane all the way from Chicago, with only short stop -overs. Also, he is my partner, not a mechanic." "Well, he's not the only party pre- sent who's, not a kiwi." Garth pul- led a small poke from inside his buckskin shirt, hefted it. as if con- sidering, and put "it back. "Nor do I need your pay." Huxby's supercilious eyes glisten- ed with sudden keen interest. "What's that? You're from the new gold fields?" "No" "But your gold sack?" "Gold?" Grath muttered. He drew out his poke again and opened it to shake a few small nod- ules of metal into his palm. Both Huxby and Mr. Ramill stepped close. to peer at the grayish silvery bits. The older men looked puszled. The younger man took a nodule into his own palm, eyed it a moment and handed it back in an indifferent man- ner. "Galena." "That so?" "Yes, no mistake. I'm a mining. engineer. You're out of luck, not mak- ing a gold strike.. Never before in history has silver been so low." Garth looked disappointed. "Too bad, isn't it?" He picked out a' nodule ' that had been rubbed to a rather bright polish, The girl was leaning with her left hand on one of the lower piles of gasoline cases. Apiring with a large blue diamond banded the "engage- ment" finger. Garth thrust the nod- ule up close beside the ring. "Yes,"' he said, "Z. always did think gold looked prettier than galena — even white gold," The girl drew' her hand away as if Ise had smirched it. -"My ring is not gold. You pretend to be a prospec- tor, yet do not know platinum from gold!' "Platinum?" Garth questioned. "But your friend here calls it. galena. "Shouldn't lie know better than a mere ;prospector? He says he's a mining engineer."' • (Continued next week.) English Scouts May Now Be Real, Backwoodsmen A woodland estate of 240 acres, Great. Tower Plantation, on Lake Windermere, in England's' beautiful Lake District, has been presented to the Boy Scnouts Association by Mr. W. 13. Wakefield. The gift realizes an old dream. English of Dn sh Scout leaders b of some day acquiring an extensive, wooded cannp site where English Scouts could really practise backwood- ticanship. The donor it a member of the National Boys' Department of the Y.M,C.A., and one of Scotiting's ear- liest supporters. He assisted at the first Scout camp at Northumberland in 1908, and held the first hiking and training camp for Scout . It is Inter- esting that this hike covered much of the country now included in Great Tower Plantation. COMMISSION WILL PRESENT SP ECIAL "BILLY HILL NIGHT" ON NATIONAL NETW,ORIi, AUGUST 24-EARLE SPICER IIAS HAD MANY AMUSING EXPERIENCES. A planned overnight stop. which len' gthened into a week's visit • on the part of Billy (Mill -Billy) Hill, versa tile New York t unesmitlt; will be echoed :across the Dominion on Mon day, August 24, from 8.00 to 8.30 o'clock, EST, in the' weekly offering of "Fan Fare," Bruce Holder's Radio - Commission program. The program -will originate in Saint John, New Brunswick and on that night, the or chestra, ensemble and vocalists will present their efforts in the form of a "Billy Hill Night." A wide variety of the composer poets works will be offered in solo roles. -Nita McKiel will sing "Lights Out," John Riordan will offer "Wit - gen Wheels," Ena Barbarie will give her interpretation of "The Old Spin- ning Wheel" while Holder, as a violin solo, will play "Sweet Misery of Love." Mr. Riordan and Miss Mc - Kiel will face the.microphone togeth- er to present "The Glory of Love," as a duet. Among the thousands of radio lis- teners who will be tuned in for the broadcast will be Hill himself, back at his Tuckahoe, New York, farm, and with him will be deB. Holly, regular master -of -ceremonies for the "Fan Fare" transmission, who at present is a guest of the world -travelling writer. Hill first embarked on the uncer- tain career 'offered in the mythical "alley" in 1919. Greeted as a fly- by-night contestant for honours, he soon forged his way into the money making ,end of the row and has re- mained there ever since. Ziegfield Follies, Candals, Vanities, movies, and radio have been in line for his mater- ial and furnish a ready market. "Timber," a ballad of the mining camps, designed primarily for the in terest it would arouse in Canada, is featured in the current edition of the Follies while "Empty Saddles" is now being heard by theatre -goers as Bing Crosby moons over its plaintive notes in "Rhythm on the Range." With His Tongue In His Cheek Bonny Goldstein, bprnoustached pi- anist in Bruce Holder's "Fan Fare" ensemble, wants to know if the Ra- dio Commission program director out- lines his schedule with his tongue in his cheek. On a recent program Nita McKiel sang "Alone"; John Riordan ILEA sang "On the Roard. to Maldalaay,. and Ena Barbarie sang "With You," in that order. To Benny, the sched- ule ran: "Alone. on the road to Man- dalay with you." Add EmbarrassingMoments s Scheduled to sing between acts at a charity- amateur theatrical, John Riordan, Saint John radio singer, tells this one, He walked out of the left Wing .of the stage, in front of the cur- tain, while his accompanist was to en- ter from the right. The accompanist didn't. John waited. And waited some more. Finally, red in the face, he returned to the wing and hastened back stage. In. the rear of the stand- ing set, stretched out on a "prop" lounge lay his pianist—sound asleep. CRC Arousing Interest By broadcasting from the scene of the • Winnipeg competitive musical festival, - the Canadian Radio Com- mission is in no small way.respon- sible for the seed of other competi- •ions which is: being spread through the Dominion was the declaration of Sir Hugh Robertson, distinguished Scottish composer and author, direc- tor of the noted Glasgow Ohpheus Choir, during a visit with his sister, Mrs. Hope A. Thomson, of Saint John, N.B. Sir Hugh has been closely iden- tified with ntsuical festivals in the !west for the last 10 years. David Thomson, director of "The Bruns- wick" Singers" quartet, heard during the winter season, is a nephew of the eminent Scot. Arrested For Speaking "Unknown Language" Earle Spicer, the internationally famous radio and concert pianist, who is starred on the Radio Commission program, "Music to Remember," broadcast each Wednesday at 8.00 pan. EST from the Halifax studios, has had numerous amusing exper- iences. Once, in London, at a very grand reception he gave his name "Earle. Spicer" to the butler who, thinking him to be one of the nobility, at once very pompously and in loud voice announced him as "His Lordship The • Earl of. Spicer." Another time when he was toming Canada, he had as his pianist Prince. Goo, Chavohavadze. They registered at a Hotel in one of the leading west- ern cities and the next morning the following -notice headed the society news. "The Earl and Countess of Spicer ore registered at the—Hotel, The Countess, we hear, has a very beautiful baritone voice." He was arrested in England just after the 'war broke out ,because he was heard 'by some of the country people talking in an "unknown lan- guage" in a field near his maestro's summer studio. Later the manuscript found upon his person proved to be the words of one of the Arias from Rigoletto, in Italian, which he was memorizing. "Minarettes0 At 9.00 pm. EST on August 28, ov- er the national network of the Cana- dian Rad io Commission, will be broad- cast a dramatic program entitled •"Minarettes,', The presentation, which will originate in the Montreal studios, will be under the direction of George Temple, and will feature Howard Fogg'c orchestra. DOINGS IN THE SCOUT WORLD In recognition of the value of Scout training to the boys of the commun- ity, a grant of $25 was made to the Trail-Rossland Boy Scouts -Associa- tion. Scouts Restore An Historic Bridge An old pack -horse bridge at Thorn- thwaite; in the deep and lonely valley of Nidderdale, Yorkshire, has been repaired by the Christchurch School Boy Scouts, Harrogate. The Scouts undertook the restoration at the re- quest of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society. ' I D.A.C. President Likes Boy Scouts "A good Scout is a good Canadian. It is my experience' that since Scouts' and Cubs have been established on , this side of the river there is a dif- ferent attitude on the part of boys. No one thing does more to put grow- ing boys on the right path than the Scout Movement." Dr. G. I. Christie, President of Ontario Agricultural Col- lege. Edinburgh Raising 550,000 For Boy Scout Halls An appeal for 110,000 to set up Boy Scout centres in non -Scouting ar- eas of Greater Edinburgh has met with such success that the first new hall, to cost 11,000, is now being built !at Stenhouse. It will accommodate 250 boys, and will be used by differ- ent Scout trops on different days, !Similar halls will be erected at Pilton Iand Craigmiller. The room, The buy Scattered MAKING UP A SHOPPING LIST the bath- of paint. Well, we the hall needs a new rag. More towels are needed for and the kitchen floor could certainly stand a coat children need shoes. The car will soon need tires. a hundred new things every year. throughout Canada are manufacturers who make very things we need. Their products are on sale in certain stores within easy reach. Certain of these products, and certain of these stores, are especially fitted to take care of our special need. But which products and ,which stores? Which can we afford, and which do we think is best? We mist look to advertising for advice. Advertising is the straight line between supply and demand. It slaves time spent in haphazard shopping. It leads you directly to Four goal. By reading the advertisements, we can determine in ad- vance where the best values are to be found. With -the aid of ad- vertising, shopping becomes a simple and pleasant business, and budget figures bring more smiles than frowns.• From the pages of this paper you can make up a shopping list that will save you money. They carry the.. advertisements of live merchants who .carry %1111 stocks. • e 1t0 �j . A FINE MEDIUM FOR ADVERTISING—RHAD ADS IN TRU ISSUE. i ' iPHONE 4 � e