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The Clinton News Record, 1937-11-18, Page 2c�. PAGE 2 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., NOV. 18, 1937. arnmg voice SHORT STORY By COLIN IIOWAP,D' ,eo�1/.r, ••/1i,on�6.....i,�n.o6ad.no,�n41M.na�u•011.u.•••,�,�o1n�u.40,.111im :. "Cheers, Luke!" said' Bill Foster, ryou've brought 'er? I should. 'ave lifting a tankard to his ,lips with all thought they was quite good enough the low luxury usual 'to a sailor in- for Millie." Bulging in his first drink at the end "Nothing's goad enough for Millie," of a long voyage. says the big sailor, simply. "Cheers, Bill," responded Luke Lukeglanced in perturbation at Parkinson. his friends. He was well aware that "Good to be back in old Wappinghis slight form and peaked, sallow .:again, eh?"' features compared unfavorably with "Good is right!" 'Nether?" Bill's great, ambling stature and "No,'thanlc'ee!" said Bill, firmly, broad, good-natured face. :getting to his feet, "I got to buy a "Well, it'd look silly if we was aura." both to turn up with parrots," said "What for?" Luke. "You let me do it! After all, A profuse blush battled with the I've been meaning to much longer bronze of Bill's complexion. He coyly than you." "You never said nothing about it to me," "I -I ain't a talker. See, I was re- lying on the, parrot, and yoifve got them curios. I thought I'd wait till I got 'oine so's to get 'er a nice one fair! 'Ere 'ave I been meaning to get —only I should 'ave told 'er I got it Millie a parrot all along, and now you I abroad, same's you meant to, and get a sudden idea, to do the same thing." "It ain't a sudden idea at all, old pal," explained Bill. "I 1vas meanin' to bring 'er one back and teach .it to talk on..the voyage 'cane, only I for - :got." "And so was I meaning to," claim- ed Luke. "What about that shark's tooth and that war club and so on scrutinized his toes, which were sit- mated some six feet from his eyes. "I—I sort o' thought a parrot would make a nice present for Millie." "Hol You did, did you!" said Lille, jealously. "Well, I don't reckon that's The Clinton News -Record With which is Incorporated THE NEW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION 4 1.5.0 per year in :advance, to Cana- dian addresses. $2.00 to the U.S. or rther foreixn countries. No paper discontinued until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the publish- er. The data to which every sub- ncrintion is paid is denoted on the label. ADVERTISING RATES — Tran- sient advertising f12c per count line •for first insertion. Se for each sub- sequent insertion. Heading counts lines. Small advertisements not to exceed one inch, such as "Wanted," "Lost" "Strayed," etc., inserted once ?for 36c, each subsequent insertion 15c. Pates for display advertising made known on application. Communications intended for pub- 'ileation must, as a guarantee of good (faith, be accompanied by the name sof the writer. .1. E. HALL - - Proprietor. taught it to speak specially for 'er." "You ought to 'ave told me afore," said Bill. The idea of Luke buying presents for Millie was: certainly dis- tasteful, but he couldn't stop it. It wasn't as though they were engaged, or anything like that. Not yet, any- how. All the same ... "Come on, Bill," pleaded Luke. "No mate," ` said Bill. "And I thought you was a friend!" "All's fair in love and war. You can't go considering 'friendship in Dither of 'em. Tell you what, though —just to be fair, I don't mind toss- ing you which of us buys Millie this 'ere parrot." "All right," agreed Luke, 'reluct- antly. H. T. RANCE Notary Public, Conveyancer Neinancial, Reaj Estate and Fire In- reuranee Agent, Representing 14 Fire i'lnsurane0 Companies. Division Court Office, Clinton you've got to do for it is this. ` When nights teaching it to speak specially that bloke comes back with 'is cage, for 'er. There, pow! I can't do no give 'im the other parrot, the one with more than that, to show you 'ow sorry the flow o' language. See?" I am for. 'axing been selfish over it, "I don't see!" said ` the proprieto'r can I? I'nn going along to see Mil- fraakly, lie, now. 'One she ain't doing noth- "lt's a present for -- for a young ing, that's all. • lady we're both keen on. 'E's going Luke's mouth opened and then as to tell 'er 'e bought the parrot abroad he realized the inadequacy of words, and taught it to speak all the way, closed. 'oine. She's, a bit nroper, this young "No," Said Luke, flatly. "No. She lady, and when she 'ears this parrot She ain't doing nothing. I shouldin't', letting loose she'll realize that Bill think—not now.— . a:n't the plaster -saint 'e sets up to be. —London "Tit -Bits," It'll be sort of a warning voice to 'er. See?'" "It don't seem quite the thing." "A quid," inentioned Luke, remind- ingly. "Oh, all right!" acceded the other. "Leave it to me I'll` pop the wrong' 'un in your chum's cage when 'e comes back with it. Though be rights," he wistfully observed, "I don't knoryv as I didn't ought to charge a bid more for a talented bird like that!" Satisyfied,` .Luke proceeded to pay a call upon Miss Millie Saunders her- self. Millie opened the door. "`Oh, it's you!" she said. "I—I was expecting—I thought perhaps - but come along in!" 1"Oh, 'e's got a lot 'o' calls to make," said Luke, openly. "I dare -say 'e'll be round in a dayor two. Well, Mil - ie, 'ow about coming to the pictures?" "I -I was sort of keening tonight free-" n ' "I shoudn't worry, as 'e ain't been -round yet. We've been docked- some time, you know." The girl's chin lifted. "All right, Luke: I'll come with you." "That's the way!" said Luke. quite reartily. Ile went on to enliven his call with a colorful account of the voyage so •ecently terminated—an account that lid credit to a retentive memory for he imrrobable literature he had 5fav- ored in his youth, and partly to his. magination. "Dear pre!" interrupted Millie, sud- denly. "What on earth's this?" A lad was crossing the street to- wards her door. A. large gilt cage dangled from his hand. Luke reeog- iized Alfred, the ship's boy, and was a little disappointed. He had hoped that Bill would deliver the bird in per- son. "Looks like a parrot," said Luke, casually, as he got up. Do you like em?" "Oh, I love them! But=but—" "Well, I 'ope you like this one, that's all. I must be off. Good-bye, Millie: See you this evening." He brushed past Alfred, who was standing on the doorstep, and hurried off. Alfred extended the cage to Millie, and recited in a brisk monotone the message entrusted to him by Bill. "For ME'?" exclaimed Millie, grat- ified. "How lovely! Bring it inside, won't you? But -but why on earth didn't he give it to me himself?" Alfred had no conjecture to ad- vance. "Will it talk?" He produced a coin and spun it "Tail!" called Bill. Both craned to look at the coin. Bill met Luke's disgruntled face .with a beaming one. "There you are, then!" lie said. "That's settled. Now, 'ow about com- ing along to 'elp me pick out a nice one ?,1' Together they quitted the Tall Ship, and found a shop, where the co- veted bird might be secured. "Want a parrot," announced Bill. "Nice African parrot? I got a couple going, eight quid apiece. Love- ly talkers, they are!" '"Talkers, eh?" said Bill, interested. "This is the best," said the proprie- tor, stripping a cloth from a cage and revealing a grey parrot caught in the act of doing a little manicuring. The parrot blinked' at the sudden floodof light, and commented on the intrusion with force and eloquence. "'Ere—cover'im up, quick!" order- ed the scandalized Bill. "Cor, where Frank Fingland, B.A., LL.B. WHY NEWSPAPERS ARE SUPERIOR TO RADIO Charles McIntyre, in Printer and Publisher, says: You can't put a radio broadcast in your pocket and read it at your. leisure. You can't save a clipping from a radio broadcast. You can't skip it in a radio broad- cast. You can't shut.•off the beauty hints and turn to the baseball scores. You can't stop listening to answer the phone and go back to the radio without missing something; You can't skim the news in six minutes . with your toast and coffee n the mornings and get an idea of what is going on around the world. You can't get a line on the stock market '. when you have only three minutes to spare. Of course, your newspaper has imitations, also. You' can't put a song and dance and some bum jokes n your newspaper and get paid for them at high rates. You can't get your clients to accept as your circulation every person in the company that can read. You can't, tell your readers at ex- actly what time they are going to 'ead your newspaper. or not at all, and make them like it. Also (and this is a deep one) you are not smart enough to get your chief competitor to advertise your medium for nothing. •sSarrister, Solicitor, Notary Public 'id'e learn all that?" Successor to W. Bryd ne, R.C. • Sloan Block — Cintnn, Ont. "Ain't -'e a beauty?" said the proud owner, in hushed accents of admira- 1, D. H. MCINNE1S tion. "I don't believe there's a man CHIROPRACTOR in the Merchant Service what can Electro therapist, Massage swear to equal 'im." ;Office: Huron Street. Mew Doors "I 'ope there ain't!" rejoined Bill, west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed. and Sat, and by with severity. "What .I'm looking for appointment. is a parrot -for a lady. Ain't you got FOOCORRECTION one a bit—a' bit more geneteel-spo- ay. manipulation Sun -$ay Treatment ken?" • Phone 207 "This one wouldn't.'ardly do for r" said Luke. 1 Millie, would it "Grimes, no! She can't bear that coarse language Millie can't. Besides, what'd she think o' ire?" "What cl'you mean?" "Well—this parrot is supposed to 'ave picked up its speaking from me, don't forget. If she thought I said things like that ..." • . A. E. COOK He shook his head in something of a panic. "'Ow about this 'ere, then?" "What's 'e got. to say for 'imself?" inquired Bill. "Nothing that'd bring a blush to the cheek of any lady, whatsoever. 'Ere, old„nian,-pipe up, and let the gents 'ear you." He brandished a lump of sugar en- ticingly before the parrot, who eyed it longingly, and, prefunctorily uttered a few innocuous sentences rather in the manner of a child saying grace. "Sure that's all?" demanded Bill. "I -I don't want 'lin to come out with anything . ." "That's all. Enough ,ain't it? And dirt-cheap at eight quid." - The next twenty minutes went by in spirited bargaining that eventually found Bill the owner of the bird for four -pounds -ten. "No, I sent the parrot along by Any money to�be paid may be paid Alfred. 'El ought to 'ave been back -to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of by now" `Commerce, Seaforth. er at Calvin "Mind! said the defeated proprie- ^lCiitt's Grocery, Godeerich. GEORGE ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer for the County of '$uron correspondence promptly answered 'Immediate arrangements can be made Tor Sales Date at The News -Record, "Clinton, or by calling phone 203. 'Charges Moderate and, Satisfaction C,uarahteed. PIANO AND VOICE 'STUDIO—E. C. NICKLE, Phone 23w. 11-11-x. VILE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont. Officers: President, Alex. Broadfoot, Sea- 'forth; Vice -President, , Thomas Moy- lan, Seaforth; Secretary -Treasurer, M, A. Reid, Seaforth. Directors — Alex. Broadfoot, Sea - forth; James Sholdice,.Walton; Wil- liam nox, Londesbaro• Chris. Leon- tiardt, Dublin; James Connolly, , God- 'ericli; Thomas Moylan, Seaforth; W. E. Archibald, Seaforth; Alex. McEw- r9ng, Blyth; Frank McGregor, Clinton. List of Agents: W. J. Yeo, Clin- ton, R. R. No. 3; James Watt, Blyth; Zahn E. Pepper,Brucefield. R. R. No. 1; R. F. McKercher., Dublin. R. R. No. 1; Chas. F. Hewitt, Kincardine;' bR G.iarmuth Bornholm, R. R. No. 1. THE NATIONAL DEBT The National Debt of Canada has assumed large proportions during the last two decades. In 1913, the year before the Great War broke out, the net debt amounted to $314,000,000. Last year it was over three billions. It was almost ten times greater. In 1913 the per capita net debt was $41 but in 1936 it was 8272, The in- terest paid per capita in 1913 was $1.65; last year it was $12.20. For many years preceding the War, customs and excise duties, together with the head tax on Chinese immi- grants, were the ony revenues classi- fied as taxes, and as customs and ex- cise were indirect the average Cana- dian felt but little the pressure of taxation for Dominion purposes. The War enormously increased the expen- diture and this increase had to be met in the main by loans. In 1913 the national debt had been incurred almost altogether either for public works of general utility and was represented by corresponding assets or had been expended as sub- sidies to enterprises of a national character. Broadly speaking it was a debt incurred for productive pur- poses. Also it was held mainly out- side of Canada, chiefly in the United Kingdom. The debt which was incur- red for war purposes is not reere- sented by any tangible balance -sheet assets and it is now held mainly in Canada. However, nearly two and a half billion of it, five -sixths of the total net debt of Canada, is now pay- able in this country, according to the Dominion Bureau •of " Statistics, De- partment of Trade And Commerce. "Yes, Miss. I was to tell you par- ticular ,it couldn't speak a word when 'e 'ad it, but 'e spent hours and hours every day on the nvay over teaching it to talk, 'specially for you." Millie, much touched by this evi- dence of r'egaxcl for her, removed the covering, and found herself meeting the gaze of a parrot that was almost apopletic with indignation at the rough and bumpy jeurney,it had taken at the hands of Alfred. It fixed Mil- lie. with an austere stare, took a deep breath, and gave in full its opinion of life in general. " " Ochi gasped Millie, pink to the tips of her ears. "What—what an awful bird! Quick, cover hint up!" Alfred obeyed, with some reluct- ance. "You mean to say he spent all that time teaching hien those terrible words?" "That's 'what I was to tell you, miss. Specially for you, he done it." ."Take it away!" ordered Millie, "Take it back to him and tell him 1 never want to see him or his parrot again. "Taking a lot o' trouble over your- self tonight, Bill, ain't you?" com- mented Luke, . as Bill stood before a mirror adjusting his cap to the ex -an- gle of nautical rakishness lie desired. "Going to see Millie," explained Bill. "Going to give er them curios I brought back for 'er." "And—and that parrot?" Bill was not to know that Alfred was, at that moment, exhibiting the verbal gifts of the parrot to an ad- miring circle of friends. ' His toilet at length meeting with his approval, he went to the companion, hesitated, and then turned to Luke. "I—I got something to tell you Luke,1' he mumbled. "I — I been thinking over what you said about— about wanting tol'give that parrot to Millie yourself.. I reckon I was' a bit selfish over that, seeing I'd got thein sharks'teeth, and so on: for 'er. I didn't know you was so set on it, Luke, or I' woudn't 'ave butted in." "That's all right, chum," said Luke, magnanimously. "We tossed for it, fair and square." "It ain't all right. I'm pretty luc- ky at tossing. No, it was treating you a bit mean, and I -I been a bit ashamed o' -meself about it.;. It's all very well to say alis fair in love and war, but—well, anyway, chum, you ain't got no call to worry." "Why not?" "'Cauca -'cause," stumbled t h e big•sailor, flushing, "I told Alfred to give that parrot to Millie with your very best compliments, see? And 'e was to tell 'er 'ow you sat up 'o Parties desiring to effect insur- tor, bitterly. "You don't get no cage; -once or transact other business will for that." be promptly attended to on. applica- "You keep the 'parrot, then, while I go and buy a cage. Come 'long, len .to any of the above officers ad- riressed to their respective post . offs- Luke." aces.Losses inspected by the director who lives nearest the scene. "I must get back to the ship," he said. "Forgot something." The two left the shop. A. little way up the street, Luke stopped and click- ed his tongue in self -reproof. Bill nodded in affable acquiescence, and went on his way alone. But Luke retained to the 814. "Mate," said Luke to the "proprie- tor, , with urgency, "d'you feel Pike making a ten bob?" The proprietor said that he felt A01 I10 AL'AILWAYS iyeF,' TABLE STrains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows; 'Buffalo and fioderieb Tttt•. lrioing East, depart7.03 a.m. Clhhig East',-d'epart . $.00 p.m 'Going West, depart 11.45 pm. •Going West, depart • 10.00 p.m. London, Huron & Bruce 'Going North, ar. 11.25 ave. 11.47 p.m, much more like making a quid. 'Going South ar. 2.50, leave 3.08 p.m. "All right, then—a quid. And what, ..YES dear, HAMCO certainly banishes the dust bogey ... so clean and lasts so long! From now on it's only HAMCO Coke for us." You too will find HAMCO the ideal fuel—dustless, smokeless, longer - lasting. And easy to regulate — HAMCO delivers just the measure of warmth you want, regardless of the weather. Besides, it's a pleasure to use—so light, so clean and leaves far less ash. Order from your local HAMCO dealer —he deserves your fuel business. • HAMILTON BY-PRODUCT COKE OVENS, LIMITED HAMILTON:.CANADA • aia HAMCO COKE sold in Clinton by: A. D. McCARTNEY VICTOR FALCONER J. B. MUSTARD COAL CO. W. J. MILLER & SON k ' .. .'ti t vk • THE NAME CANADA How Canada got its name has been a matter of controversy for a long period of time, but the historians now seem very generally agreed that the Iroquois word "Kanata" is the real derivation. Kanata is still used in the Iroquois language to mean a collec- tion of dwellings or settlements. to the place -name Canada can be fully followed hi the narrative of the Ex- plorer, where it appears first in his account of his second voyage in 1535. . The two Iroquois Indians whom he had seized at Gaspe and taken to France the preceding year informed him on entering' the Great River (now the St, iLawrence) that their home was in Canada, which proved later to be an alternative name for the village of Stadacona on the site of modern Que- bec City. Cartier himself seems to have extended the word to the sur - Cartier; in one of his vocabularies of the Iroquois speech, says of it,"they 11 t n Canada " Its evolution in - Pilots To Look Like Navy Men Pilots of the Trans -Canada Air- lines will look very much like smart officers of the Royal Navy, judging by the pattern uniform which has just been made lip for approval. The double-breasted "monkey jacket" and the trousers (known as "slacks(' in spite of their immaculate creases) it he of Navy blue and Navy cut One difference will be that the jac- ket will have only three buttons on each side instead of four. On each button will be stamped the Airlines' insignia and this will be embroiled in gold on the boldpeaked cap. Caps, it is announced, will not be worn in the planes but the pilots will have small torques to pull on in cold wea- ther. Rank badges have not yet been decided on but each pilot will wear his brevet wings embroidered above the left breast picket. The six pilots now in training for Trans -Canada Airlines services are all Canadians who have flown more than 1,000 hourv, some of them as much as 5,000. Some have been in transport flying in the:north coun- try, some on .schedule work, some in the fisheries patrol and others freighting., At present, they are get- ting their training out of Winnipeg, some flying to Lethbridge and ' oth- ers going as far as the Rockies checking radio range stations. P I C O BAC PIPE TOBACCO FOR ?A MILD,000L SMbKt 11 rounding region as a convenient terri- torial name—much as the naive of Quebec has been extended from the City to the Province. There have been other explanations of the derivation of the name, such. as "Seguada Canada," meaning in Indian "men seeking land," but they appear to be just guesses based on chance resemblance of words. Prob- ably the view of the authorities is the correct one, that Cartier was the originator of the name, and that he took it from the Iroquois tongue; P G CAR G Christmas Cards Printed with Your Own Message are More Popular This Year. COME IN AND. SEE THE NICE SAMPLES TO CHOOSE FROM. The Cards are Boxed -25 ill each box. They Range in Price from $L75 Up The Clinton Ne'vvs-Record b 4016.5$110116M11454461614614,51tgq%5145114,5100A5Stc,