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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1934-01-25, Page 2PAGE 2 Clinton News -Record With which is, Incorporated THE NEW ERA Terme of Subscription - $1.50 per year in advance, to 'Canadian ad- dresses $2.00 to the U.S. or oth- er foreign countries. No paper discontinued until all arrears are, paid unless at the eption, of the publisher. The date to which every subscription is paid is denoted' on the label. t ddvertising Rates -Transient adver- tising 12c per count line- for first insertion. 8c for each "subsequent Insertion, Heading counts 2 lines, Small 'advertisements, not"•` to ex- ceed one inch, such as "Wanted", "Lost" ''Strayed," etc., inserted ono) for 35e, each subsequent in- sertion 15e. Rates for display ads vertising made known on applies- ' ' lion. Ei Communications intended fon pubs ideation must, as a guarantee of good Y'aith, be accompanied by the name O the writer. I=1 G. E. HALL, M. R. CLARK, Proprietor. Editor H. T. RAINCE Notary Public, Conveyancer Financial, Real Estate and Fire In- surance Agent. Representing 14 Fire Insurance Companies. Division Court Office, Clinton_ Frank Fingiand, B.A., LL.B. Barrister. Solicitor, Notary Publle Successor to W. Brydone, K.C. Sloan Block — Clinton, Ont. CHARLES B. HALE Conveyancer, Notary Public, Commissioner, etc. 'Office over J. E. Hovey's Drug Store CLINTON, ONT. BEATRICE R. GREENE Teacher of Piano, Singing and Theory. Studio ---Commercial Inn. Phone 172. DR. FRED G. THOMPSON Office and Residence: Ontario Street. — Clinton, Ont.. One door west of-Anglinan Church. Phone 172 'Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted DR. IL A. MCINTYRE DENTIST' Office over Canadian National Express, Clinton, Ont. Phone, Office, 21; House, 89. D. H. MCINNES CHIROPRACTOR' Electro Therapist, Massage Office: Huron Street. (Few Doom 'west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed. and Sat. and by ' alipointment. FOOT CORRECTION by 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 bycalling phone 103. Charges Moderate , and' Satisfactior Guaranteed Henri Beauty Shonl)e Over Counter'e Jewelry Store Isaac Street • Phone 223, open evenings. 'THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont. President, George McCartney,R.R. No. 3, Seaferth; vice-president, Jas. Connolly„ Goderich; Sec; treasurer, Martin A. Reid, Seaforth. ' Directors Thomas Moylan, R. R. No. 5, Seaforth; 'James Shouldiee, Walton; Wm. Knox, Londesboro; Itobt. Ferris, Blyth; John Pepper, iirucefield; A. Broadfoot,' Seaforth; George Leinhardt, Brodhagen. Agents:, W. J. Yeo, R.R. No. 3, Clinton; .Jahn- Murray, Seaforth; James Watt, Blyth; Ed. Finchley, Seaforth. Any money to be paid may be paid to the Royal' Bank, Clinton;; Bank of Commerce, Seaforth, or at Calvin Cutt's Grocer,„ Goderich, Parties desiring to effect insur- ance or transact other business will 'be promptly attended to on applica, 'tion to any of the above officers 'addressed to their respective post of 'fives,' Losses inspected by the direc- tor who lives nearest the scene.' TIME . TABLE Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton es follows: Buffalo and Goderich Div. Going East, depart 7.08 a.m. Going East depart 3.00 p.m. Going West, depart 11.60 sen, Going West, depart 9.68 p.m. London. Huron & Bruce Going North, ar. 11.34. lve. 11.54 a.m. •±,ting South 3.08 pm, THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD TIJURS., JAN. 25, 1934 — Mrs. Gordon peered anxiously out of the window. �. "Papa," she said nervously,. "I do' wish you'd put on your 'shoes. There you are in your stocking -feet and 1: believe Nancy's going to bring young Roemer in!" Mr. Gordon glanced up from his newspaper. Iiis wife turned slowly from the window, a slight flush on her smooth round face, a face that had. a skin ahnost•as fine as a baby's with only tiny wrinkles about the mouth' and eyes like a withered rose leaf. "Papa, I think Nancy--" There was a pause. She did not finish, for the door opened and Nancy came in. She closed it behind her and stood look- ing at them, laughter in her eyes. "You dear old things," she said gayly, "I thought 'you'd gone to bed; I know I'm late!" "We sat up for you, dear, but I was afraid you'd bring Page Roemer in, and find Papa here in his stock- ing -feet.". Nancy laughed. "Page wouldn't mind," she said, taking off her hat andtossing' it upon a chair, She had glorious hair; the tints of au- burn in it glinted like sunshine caught and held in wavy brown shad- ows. She swept a rumpled lock in place now with -a deft little touch, absently unconscious of the grace of it. "It was lovely — the music, I mean, and we walked home; that's why we're so late, and—oh, Papa, I met old Major Lomax there; he stopped me to ask, quite pointedly, about Roddy. He said: "Tell me, child, is he going -well?" "Of course you said he was!" her mother exclaimed. "Why, I thought the major knew that Roddy was in the Greenough Trust Company in New York," /she added proudly. Nancy, who was looking at her father, nodded thoughtfully. "Ile knew all that, .of 'course, but hewas very pointed. 2 didn't know just what he meant." "lie's getting old," remarked Mr. Gordon grudgingly. "Lomax must be close on eighty -that's all. He probably forgot that Roddy was grown up. I thought he was getting dotty when he let Haddon buy that racer—+Polestar Third—out of his stables. Did he keep you?" he ad- ded grimly. "It's eleven o'clock. I'll wager the squawking was over at ten -thirty; you and that Roemer boy must have found the walking good." His daughter laughed. "It's a lovely night," she said archly. Her father laid his newspaper a- cross his 'knee. "What d'you see in that fellow, Nancy Virginia?" he asked impa- tiently. She gave him a sidelong look, her dark lashes shading her blue eyes softly, without casting darkness into them. "What do I see in Page?" she smil- ed provokingly, showinc' a fugitive dimple in one cheek. "I'm sure -I don't know, Pana.. Do you think peo- ple do usually? Do you suppose old rs el 'It was - lovely the music, I mean, and we walked home, that's why we're so late." Major Lomax knows what he saw in that poor Diana Aylett? He's mourn- ed her forty years, 'hasn't he Or— cue do you know really what you saw first' in Marna, Papa?" ..;, "I supposethe major .and. I fell in love, Nancy," Mr. Gordon retorted. "Do I understand' that you're in love with Page?" he added dryly. Nancy moved -easily across the room and looked out .of the window,. her small slight figure 'and the up- lift of her defiant little head show- ing plainly against the, square of darkness. "That's just what I'd like to know, Papa," she replied, and laugh- ed a little tremulously. Mrs. Gordon stirred uneasily. "Pa- pa, it's . time to go to bed," she warned him, trying to catch his, eye. . But he ignored her, reaching for. a pair of old heelless leather slippers and thrusting his feet into them.., "If you're so keen 'about falling in love, Nancy," he remarked calmly, "it's a pity you couldn't have man- aged it with Richard Morgan." Nancy flashed around upon him, her blue eyes wide open. "I hate that man!" She said quick- ly, "Hoity-hoity!" said her father, ris- ing,"you'd better go to bed; it's time you got a little sense and—" But Nancy interrupted him with a little startled, joyous cry, her eyes fixed on the space outside the open. window. Then she ran tempestuously to the front door. Mrs. Gordon • looked blank. "Is can't be that Roemer boy back a- gain!" she exclaimed. Mr. Gordon, whose ears were sharper than hers, pushed back hit chair, looking toward the door. "It's Roddy." "Roddy??" Mrs. Gordon sprang to her feet, flushed and eager. "It can't be—,why Roddy darling!" For Nancy appeared driving her brother before' her. The reading - lamp on the center bole made a soft illumination which showed young Gordon tall and slender and boyish, but otherwise very like his sister. "You got off unexpectedly, didn't you, Rod?" Mr. Gordon asked. "Got a vacation " • Mrs. Gordon, still clinging to Rod- ney's arm, was absorbing him so closely that he did not answer, and his father spoke again—sharply. "Did you hear me, Rod? How much of a vacation have yoou got?" His son laughed suddenly, and fool- ishly, a deep blush mounting to his hair. "That's what I'd like to know," he exclaimed. "I hope it won't be cut too short!" "I hope not!" Isis mother agreed warmly. "You've been working too hard, you show it. Now you've got to let me have nay •own boy for a while, Have you had your supper 'on the train, dear?" she added anxious, ly. "Let me get you something—a slice of cold ham—" she started to-, ward the door. But her sot stopped her. "No!" he cried hoarsely, "Don't! For God's sake—'I can't eat I•iant?" he laugh- ed shrilly; "ham When a man's done for!" He made an angry, swaying move- ment toward a chair, stopped short and rallied himself, folding his arms on his breast in a boyish tragic at, titude. His hair was disheveled, too, one long lock hung between his blood- shot eyes. His startled family, grad- ually taking in these details, discov- ered too, that his necktie was untied and his collar wilted. Mr. Gordon suddenly sat bolt up - 'right in his .chair.: "What's the matter with you, boy'd" he demanded sharply, "Have you been drinking?" The young fellow steadied; him- self, white to his lips,his haggard eyes turningfrom rem one to an- other in the little group. "No," he said thickly. "I'm not drunk—I'm a thief." No one spoke; his mother dropped into the nearest chair and his fath, er stared at him with his mouth open. Only Nancy "drew a little nearer: searching his face, her eyes intent and wide. She caught at his sleeve. "Rod! What do you mean?" Ile shook her hams off. "You'd better not touch me, Nance, I'm a thief—that's what I came hom to tell you all." • The repetitionwas too. much. It forced belief. Mr. Gordon pushed himself forward in his chair, grip- ping the arms . with such force that his knuckles whitened. "What d'you mean?" he demanded hoarsely; "what are, yu talking about anyhow? Explain yourself:" Roddy turned a startled look, to, ward him, which had in it something ofhis boyish flinching from the pa- ternal wrath, but he faced them all desperately, "I've been taking money :bonds and cash," he repeated it like a les- son he had already learned by note. "I've been a messenger and go -be- tween'in' the Trust Company. Mil Greenought sent me over to the banks sometimes himself. rye carried a lot of money. Millions, I reckon, I' didn't mean to keep any of it—I meant to return it all, but—" he stop- ped, gasped, and went on harshly— "I can't that's all. . When you „Can't you're a thief." His mother, ,staring at him with terrified, incredulous eyes, uttered a cry of anguish. "You meant to return it?" his father shouted with sudden violence. "You meant to return money you'd stolen? My God, do you mean to stand up there—my only son—and admit you're a thief?" Roddy choked, his smooth, young faces darkening with shame. "I meant to return it!" he strug, gled' with himself, facing his father; "I tried to , I even gambled in stocks to make good, but I can't it's too late --they'd find it out be- fore I can put it back." "Can't we pay it back?" Nancy's shaking, voice startled them; they all looked around at her speechless- ly. "Can't we pay up? How much is it, Roddy'?" She asked tremu- lously, her blue eyes fixed upon her brother. He gulped painfully., "Fifteen thousand dollars." "Roddy!" ' his mother dropped weakly into• her chair. ' Mr. Gordon rose and prowled up and down the room, his heelless slippers slapping the floor at every stpe. "Fifteen thousand dollars," he re- peated fiercely; "by gum, you're some spender for a boy of twenty- three! You're the first felon in our family, sir. How did you get rid of a small fortune? Spend it in chew- ing -gum?" Young Gordon made no reply; he was breathing hard and drops of cold, presperation stood out on his forehead in beads. Mrs. Gordon was sobbing audibly, her head in her hands, and Nancy stood, looking on. She felt as if her world had sudden.. ly tumbled down about her ears; for the first time in her life, too, her 'What d'you mean by. k:? Did you forget the family ,honor -your own good name?. DOINGS IN THE SCOUT WORLD Scouts Assisi His. Majesty's Mail Scouts of Annox, B.C., repeated their annual Christmas good turn. of assisting in the delivery of the heavy Christmas' mail throughout the dis- trict. father terrified her. Ite wheeled now and came back, thrusting his face close to his son's. "What d'you mean by it? Did you forget the family honor -your own good name? Who taught you to steal? My God in heaven, I never thought my boy'd be a felon!" he raved. His son faced him suddenly, he felt like a man with his back to the wall, but the sting of his father's insults was turning his shame into rage;, he returned his look with riss ing fury. "1 didn't take it for myself," he cried bitterly. "I borrowed it -bit by bit -Ito help someone else, some- one in distress. I swear I swear I meant to return it; she—he promised to return it to . me—+.things`, went wrong, T can't put it back in time— I started for Brazil—I-1 •came here because --1 wanted to see mother first!„ "She?" Mr. Gordon pounced on the pronoun. "You've been giving money to a woman -- that's what you've been doing! Some painted hussy's been paying you for moneyt" "She's not a painted hussy!" cried his son passionately, she's the,loveli. est woman in the world -4 love her, I'd steal for' her, Pd die for her -- I'in going to jail for her Howl" "Going to jail for her now, are you?" hisfather shouted. "A pretty story-stealingfor a jade, a hussy, a--" "Oh, Papa, hush!" shrieked Mas. Gordon, (snatching at his '. sleeve, "hush!" She was in tears. But her husband shook her off, "Youkeep out of it!" he said fierce- ly. "You let me alone—I know what I'm talking about. Here's this - this young jackass beenstealing for a hussy! D'you hear me, sir?" he, thundered, facing , his son again. "You've forgotten the family honor, you've forgotten you're a 'Gordon, you've broken your mother's heart,. you've disgraced your father and your sister -your young ,sister! Look at her, a girl in the morning of life •--swith a thief for brother!" "I'm sorry, Father, Roddy burst. out hoarsely, "but it's not true — about her, the lady, 1 mean, who - who`„ "Lady.?",mocked his father, "la- dy? By gum! You fool, you mad young fool, you've ruined yourself, you've ruined us all—I'm too poop to bail you out, you'll go to jail. You're a felon,. a disgrace to ,your people,' your name, your family hon or, yourself—and you've done -;it all. An Archbishop on Scouting "I am always; in seaspn and out ofseason, calling attention to the great fact and still greater possibil- ities of your wonderful Movement." --The Archbishop of Canterbury in a letter to Baden-Powell. esailesare Now Scouts in Liechtenstein The Boy Scouts of the Principali- ty of Liechtenstein have been recog- nized by the Scout International Committee, This makes a total of 48 countries (counting the British Empire as one) in the World Broth- erhood of Scouts, • sessoeseel Christmas For the Settees A colorful Christmas happening was the presentation' of gifts by Cal- gary Scout leaders to Indian chil- dren on the Sareee reservation, in the presence of Chief Joe Big Plume. and a large gathering of braves and squaws in gay blankets and shawls; A Union Jack flew from the skele- ton framework of a summer teepee. Santa Really Came Over the House - Tops The belief that .Santa Claus comes skimming over the snowy housetops for somo worthless, painted trolIop— d'you hear me, sir? -for a painted trollop!" His son stared at hint for a mo- ment, speechless. He was not quite sure that the redfaced screaming, frantic man was his father. He couldn't be! And the insult plunged deep into the boy's raw heart. Hat. rod leaped up in hint like a flame. He emitted a snarl of rage, like a young wolf gone mad. "Stop that!" he shouted. "I won't have it! You shan't insult her!" He rushed blindly at his father, deaf to his mother's shriek. His hands were aetually on the older man's throat before he knew it. Then, for the first time, he heard his mother's frantic cries. (Continued Next Week) was fully confirmed last Christmas for the kiddies of 150' families on homesteads in northern Saskatche- wan. ' The old gentleman was caught in the act, He was disguised as an Airways pilot. Betweenyou and mei he had filled his bag at Santa's Boy Scout -Girl Guide Worship in $as- katoon. A Determined Scout An example of persistence which won was offered by Rover Scout Fred Blight in capturing the 28th running of the Calgary Herald Christmas road race against 46 oth, er finishers. Blight first eompeted as a 16 year old Scout in 1926, tak- ing aking 4th place. Subsequent places farther back did not discourage him, and in the last run, in 10 -below wea- ther, he eather,'he came through. Rover Scouts Taylor and Broderick took 14th and 27th places. IMPORTANCE OF HTJMAN ELE- MENT IN RAILROADING Railwaymen as a body are health- ier today than ealth-ier'todaythan ever before, at least as far as Canada is 'concerned, de- clares Dr. John McCombe, Chief Medical Officer for the. Canadian National Railways, and in conse- quence, railway operation is more efficient. The lay mind, says Dr. McCombe, is apt to give All credit, for better travel conditions tothe great ad- vanes that have been made in ime- chanical devices for simpler railway operation. People forget that maxi- mum results from these Improve, silents must always depend on the fitness of the human element. Not only had increased attention to railway medical service reduced the liability to accident, but it had added years to the lives of thousands of raiiwaymen by detecting in their early and curable stages, diseases which otherwise would inevitably have resulted in complete physical breakdown at a comparatively early age. Less than one half of one per •cent of railwaymen in the employ of the Canadian National Railways have to be retired as a result of advanced disease. NORTH HURON MEMBER AP- POINTED PARTY WHIP BY LIBERALS Toronto, Jan. 19.-.A completely renovated Liberal party prepared Iast night for a stormy session of the Ontario Legislature—the last before a general election. At a caucus attended by the majority of the members, the leadership of Mita chell F. Hepburn, M.f., and Dr. Geo. A. McQuibban, new IIouse chieftain, was indorsed. Charles A. Robert- son, North Huron, was elected party whip, with T. A. Blakelock of Hal- ton, his deputy, and; Dr. L. J. Simp- son, Centre .Simcoe, was appointed financial critic, to sbe-assisted'by' N. O. Hipel, South Waterloo. A. resolution inviting ;the Pro- gressive United Farmer and Labor groups in the House to "sit in" at future caucuses, "in order that we 4.- may present a united' front against the present administration," was a- dapted. A department of the Government will be 'singled out by the •Opposition members for investigation and crit- icism. Practically every member of the party will be engaged in this work. And the caucus gave Dr. Mc Quibban authority to appoint an ad- visory committee of three or four members to assist the .committees in their duties, The lands and forests department headed by Hon. William Finlayson will be the target for William New- man, North Victoria; J. A. Sangster, Glengarry T. P, Murray,' of South Renfrew, and R. A. Baxter of South Oxford. Premier George S. Henry's depart- ment of education is to come under the fire of Paul ,Munro, South Wel- • lington; David M. Campbell,: newly elected mambo, from East Kent; Mr. Hipel and Mr. Robertson. The department of agriculture, under Hon. T. L. Kennedy, will be criticized by W, J. Mackay, South Bruce; Mr. Campbell, R. A. Baxter and William Newman. BUFFALO ADAPTED TO REVERSED CLIMATE Three buffalo, two cows and one bull, from Buffalo National Park, Wainwright, Alberta, and shipped by Canadian National Steamships to Adelaide, Austrlia, in 1929 have succeeded in adapting themselves to the reversal of seasons. Shipped during the Canadian winter, the buffalo arrived at their destination in the height of the Australian sum- mer while they had still to east their winter 'coats. There was some spec, ulation as to whether they would manage to alternate their change of coat to suit the reversed climatic conditions. Not only have they done so but a calf born in Australia pro- mises to grow into an exceptionally fine bull, The advertisements are printed for your convenience. They inform and save your time, energy and money. TOO FEW BUSINESS FIRMS EMPLOY ADVER- TISING TO LESSEN THEIR COSTS OF SELLING. Business enterprise today has two major'prob- lelns: 1. To increase sales; 2. To lessen the cost of selling. Yet so many omit the use of advertising, despitetheir readiness to agree to the proposition that "advertising lessens the cost of selling," We're frankly amazed at the avoidance of ad- vertising in the face of"the knowledge that it costs lessto sell with the assistance of advertising than without it. Strange, strange—this human tendency to go contrary to what knowledge and experience have taught us is right! To lessen your cost of selling, we commend to you an adequate campaign of regular advertising in THE CLINTON NE J'S-1ECORD A FIVE MEDIUM FOR ADVERTISING—READ ADS. IN THIS ISSUE