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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1934-05-10, Page 2PAGE 2 Clinton News -Record With which Is .Incorporated THE NEW ERA Terni.. of Subscription- $1.60 per year in advance, to Canadian ad- dresses $2.00 to the D.S. or oth- er foreign countries. No paper discontinued until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the publisher. The date to which every subscription is paid is denoted on the label. 'ledvertising Rates—Transient; adver- tising 12c per count line. for !iret insertion. 8c' far, each sub=Yllueni insertion. ' Heading counts 2 linea. Small advertisements, not to ex- ceed ane inch, such as "Wanted", "Lost,"''~Strayed," etc.,, inserted. ones for 35e, each subsequent in- sertion 15c. Rates for display -ads vertising made known on :apolica- ticu. Communications intended 'for pub- lication 0ntist, as a guarantee of good faith,be accompanied by the name a the writer. G. E. HALL, , M. R. CLARK, Proprietor. Editor. A. T. RANCE Notary Public, Conveyancer Financial, Real Estate and Fire In- surance Agent. Representing 14 Fire Insurance Companies. Division Court Office. Clinton. Frank Eingland, B.A., LL.B. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. Brydone, K.C, Sloan Block — 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 Angliitan Church, Phone 172 Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted DR. HI. A. McINTYRE DENTIST Office over Canadian National Express, Clinton, Ont. Phone, Office, 21; House, 8L DR. F. A. AXON Dentist ' Graduate of C.C.D.S„ ,Chicago and R.C.D.S., Toronto, .•• Crown and plate work a specialty, Phone 185, Clinton, Ont, 19-4-34. D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage Office: HIeron Street. • (Few Doors west of.Royal Bank) Hours—Wed. and Sat. and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION ;by manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment Pbone 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 103. Charges Moderate ,and Satisfactior Guaranteed. Henri Beauty Sho»lie Over Counter's Jewelry Store Isaac Street Phone 223, open evenings. p-5-34. DOUGLAS R. NAIRN Barrister, Solicitor and Notary Public ISAAC STREET, CLINTON Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays -40 a.nt, to 5 p.m. Phone 115 : 3-24. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seafortli, Ont. Officers: President, Alex. Broadfoot, . Sea - forth; Vice -President, :James Con- roily, Goderich; secretary-teasur er, M. A. Reid, Seaforth, Directors: Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth, • R. R. No. 3; James Sholdice, Walton; Wm, Knox, Londesboro; Geo. Leonhardt, 333ornholnt, R. R. No. 1; John Pepper, Brucefield; James Connolly, Gode- rich; Robert Ferris, Blyth; Thomas Moylan,, Seaforth, R. R. No. 5; Wm,. R. Archibald, Seaforth, R. R. No; 4. Agents: W. J. Yeo, R.R. No. 3, Clinton; Jahn; Murray, •Seaforth! James Watt, Blyth; Finley Mc$er cher, Seaforth, Any money to be paid may be paid to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of Commerce, Seaforth, or at Calvin Cult's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to effect insur ance or transact other business will be promptly attended to on ap lica. Coto any of the above officers addrezeed.to their respective post of- fices. Losses inspected by the direc- tor who lives nearest the scene. '.CANAI !IAN k A1b,Ai WA't T1;ME . TABLE Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: Buffalo and Goderich Dir. Going East, depart 7.08 a.m. Ewing 'East depart 3.00 p.m. Going West, depart 11.50 a.ni. Going West, depart 9.58 p.m." London- Huron 8: Bruce Going North, ar. 11.34. Ive.11.54, a.m. ( Aing South L08 !pose. THE STORY SO FAR , Nancy Gordon trades herself in marriage with Dr. Richard Morgan for, fifteen thousand dollars—to save her family from the disgrace of her I brother .Roddy's theft of that amount for a woman. Nancy loves pennil less young Page Reenter, and Rich- ard is loved by Helena Haddon, ° a sophisticated young married woman. Kingdon Haddon, Helena's husband, sees the elopers, but holds his coun- sel. After the ceremony, Nancy re- turns to her parents' home, and con- tinues to see Page, who urges her to divorce her husband. Mr. Gordon, to release his daughter from what he considers her shameful marriage, sells his house to his friend Major m Loax, who rents it. to the original owner. Helena is jealous of Rich- ard's interest in Nancy, although she knows nothing of the marriage, and tries to make. trouble. Once Page conies to Nancy's home and makes love to her. Nancy is frantic—she loves Page but refuses to go back on her bargain, with Richard by divorc- ing him, NOW GO ON WITH TI•IE STORY Nancy lifted the child gently on his pillow. "Now—quickly don't be frightened, take off the old sheet and put on the clean one." Together they slipped the child into clean things, and Nancy sponged his • hot little fact with eold water. "Telly's more quiet see, the spong ing did him good," she said gently, but her heart bleat in her throat. The child seemed to be slowly eihok- ing to death. Richard, Richard! Her heart cried again desperately. It seemed impose Bible that she could need him so, but she did. At last she stopped and looked a- bout her. It was better! The at+ ntosphere had cleared, the floor was bare and clean, the bed absolutely white and fresh. She took hold of the sobbing woman and led her to the chair beside the bed. Nancy ran into the outer room and began to iron towels, with feverish energy, Wlould Richard never come? Perhaps Henry had been thrown by Polestar, perhaps the roads were impassible—but, no, no! She would not believe it, he would come, he must comer Nanpy laid the clean towels in a row beside the clean opsin, ready for the het water that was steaming in the kettle. Then she went to the bedside. The boy was very still; his glassy eyes stared and his parched lips were open, Was he breathing? Ile gasped and she drew a long sigh of relief. "Don't cry so!" she checked the poor mother pitifully. 'EDon'tl He hears you. The doctor must get here' "Where s the patient?" he ase ed briefly.. soon now, he rust!----" she ram to the window: Would Richard never come? Then, suddenly, she saw` him, ,com- ing .over the crest of the hill on foot. Of course!. She ought to have known it; he couldn't drive his car past that telephone pole. ' Howe strong he looked; how cool. And this man was her husband! It seemed' to her that she stopped hxeathing; then the child's gasps grew suddenly audible. She ran to the door and tore it open. "Oh, Richard; I'm afraid he's dy- ing!" she whispered, holding thedoor open. He cane in and shut the door with his shoulder. • " "Where's the patienthe asked P briefly. � "In there!" she pointed'• to the in - nee roon,•a:catch in her throat. tie • did not notice it. His eyee went to the other room, His glance THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD swept aver the preparations with something like a flash of surprise but he said nothing. Slie saw him put the frantic mother gently aside and bend over the child. Deftly, si- lently, swiftly, he made his examin4 ation, raised up, and turned to face them. Nancy was trying to coax the fran- tic woman away, but she broke out in a hoarse whisper: "Be he, dyin', doe - tor?" "No! Be quiet, please. Leave the room. I must be alone, I've got work to do," Nancy drew the woanan gently 'a- way. Mrs. Kinney dropped into a chair and Nancy •tan back. . "Here are towels, and I've got plenty of hot water. I can help you. " He turned from his open surgical - case and there was no response in his face at all. "No! You ought to be at home. This is diphtheria, I'm going to put a pipe in his throat — Ieave me, please!" "Oh, poor -child; Richard, she can't help, you need help. Let me help you." "?$ol" he motioned to the door, im- patience in his gesture. "Leave the room, please!" He did not want her. He would not let her help! She turned and walked slowly to the door. Then she heard the woman's voice, broken and husky. "Th' doctor's savin' him," she said, "He's like . God, ain't he? Workin' ter save life an' gettin' no pay for it." Nancy made no answer. The wo- man had begun mechanicaly to feed the fire to keep hot water ready, and the girl helped her, "Ieave you had anything to eat?" "Me eat? Fer th' love o' Mike. however kin th' likes of me git time ter eat—, an' him so sick!" "Ohl" Nancy found a little tea, half r loaf of dry bread, some sugar,- and she managed to spread an old clean napkin on the end of the table. Then she sliced and toasted bread and made tea. In spite of herself, Nancy watched. Richard covertly. In the stern con- flict that he waged, she had no place at all! She felt suddenly insignifi- cant. Icer very rage at his domina- tion dwindled. She was spellbound• she had never noticed before hew strong he was, how powerful and deft his hands in their dangerous office. Nancy put the kettle back and dropped down on the floor beside the old stove, furious. She had gone to this man and of. fered to marry him. After she had refusedhim, she had given herself tc him legally.. And tonight she had seen' how great he could be --and be had not even looked at her. Nancy could net stand it. She got up and went to thedoor and opened it, It was pitch black outside. She could not go; she wanted to go home —she was willing to wade through the night and the water, anything, to get away! But she could not; there was no light, anywhere. She shuf the door silently and, turned back; she did not want to see him again but she could not help. it, He had his watch in his band and was counting the child's pulse. It did not matter to him whether she went or stayed --so long as she did not obstruct him in his work, The strain on her mind gave way sudden-` ly; she felt as if she had fallen through space; she did not matter at all! She sat down, huddled, on the window sill and stared out at the night. Mr. Gordon, scorning to admit anxiety,' sat up late,waiting for Nan- cy. Before the storm reached its height, Mrs. Gordon had phoned tc Angio Fuller to know "if Nancy ped been there. Angie's reply that she had left before the rain began, worn ried the poor woman. lien Gordon, pretending to read his newspaper, 'grunted. "I've thought for some time that my children didn't have sense enough to come in when it rainedj" he growls ed. But all the same he sat up himself Long after he bad driven his worried wife upstairs, he tramped up and demon the old room. Ile went to the windows and threw open the shutters. - It was morning now and the:rain-swept earth smelled.. sweet. A mackerel sky showed its golden scales all over the rosy east. Mr. Gordon stared•down into Ids own garden. The Japanesequince was i in the He sagging corner. started violently. Ito had heard his old gate creak on its hinges. "The childs come home!" he thought with sharp relief. But he. opened the door to Page Roentero The young man's .clothing was wet and muddy, but Mr. Gordon DOINGS IN THE SCOUT did not see it. "Is Nancy here, M. Gordon " Page WORLD asked anxiously. "I believe I've forbidden you the house," replied Nancy's father. Page leaned against the door post. "Mr. Gordon, your daughter was down at the inn when the storm broke yesterday afternoon. She went out - 81 its height --no one knows where. Wo can't find a trace of her!" "When was it?" he asked, "and why did she leave?" Page's answers were vague, but he said that Helena Haddon and her hus- band were both there. Helena had been with him, lending her car to help in the search.' "Go on, make what inquiries you can," he said sharply to Page. "Try the Lomaxes. I've got to speak to my wife—then I'll look myself." "I've been there!" Page's face set 'itself, then ho looked. at Mr. Gor- don, I went to Morgan's, obit he's out, been out all night" Mr. Gordon said nothing. He shut s1.01141% {' r,1...:. Mn Gordon scorning to admit a ix-. iety, sat up late, waiting for Nancy. the door in the young man's face and went upstairs, "Nancywas at the inn when the storm broke. Tate Haddon's were out there; than Roemer boy's just come here to tell me. Of course. Nancy got out of it to shake him off. Don't. worry, Mama; I'm going to see about the telephone, our wire's down on top of. the Japanese quince." Mrs. Gordon crept out of bed and dressed herself. She . came down- stairs before Amanda made the coffee, and tried to set the breakfast table, when -Amanda came out from the kit - "Pse matin' biscuits, leis' Gordon, an' Mis' Haddon's autermobili's at de gate—I recken yo' all got tee go ter de doah yo'self." ;Helena came up the path alone. Mrs. Gordon was agitated when she opened the door. "Oh, Mrs. Haddon, where's Nan- cy?" she •cried. "I came here -1 hoped she'd come home," Helena replied gently, "I've been nearly crazy all night," she said weakly. "Mr. Gordon's sure she's stopped somewhere --because of the storm. Page eame hero a while ago." Melena laid her hand on her shout - der. "Don't worry,'" she said with a sweetness that went to Mrs. Gordon's heart. " "I'm sure she's safe --isn't there anybody you can think of --she. might know " The poorwoman forgot herself en- thinly. "If our phone wasn't out of order—I'd call up Richard Morgan she might be there, she— -" she stop' ped share, catching herself. Helene's long eyes glimmered un- der their heavy lids. So, she thought, there is something in it! She thought she knew it all now. The mystery of Polestar's condition—discovered late the night 'before --shad been explained just before she left the house. •Hen., ry had confessed to Kingdom Raa- be. He had told where Morgan went. Amanda came to the door, "Mitt' Page Roomer's outside, m'nt. He'd like ter see Mis' Haddon." Helena leaned over and deliberate• ly kissed Mrs. Gordon. "He's going with me. We'll find her. Don't be frightened," she said. "I know where she is, dear boy," she said softly to Page. "I've just found 'out—we'll go and get her. She can't walk 'home 't}irough this mire," Page knew nothing .and divined nothing bleyond his own mad anxiety. He knew that the mad infatuation oe. his own passion, his blind belief in Nancy's lovefor him, had led to this.. Nancy had gone out into the storm to escape him. He hated Morgan a- gain, hated him with all his soul, be- cause Morgan had clone what he could not do. But he followed Helena into her car. II she knew where Nancy' was, he would find her and—if he found her—he would make her for- give him. Nancy was drying her shoes by the fire when the big .car—failing to cross the stream -stopped nearly a quarter of a mile away and Page and Helena took to the path over the hill. Richard w wasstiltIlwith the h'i child, d, blit the crisis had passed in the night and his poor mother, in the collapse of re. lief, was lying asleep on the floor, Nancy, shut out 'of the sick -room, war ,trying to get ready to walk home. She was .petting on the, wrecks of 'London has 63,317 Boy Scouts Lan- cashire 48,284, Yorkshire 34,756, Sur- rey 10,394, and Kent 16,145. Bur• iningham has 12,295. -Danish Blood Transfusion Service Wollowing the example of , London Rovers, Danish Rover Scouts have organized •a Scouts' Blood Transfu- sion service, They have tested and enrolled 1.60 Rover Scouts and Scouters for transfusion service at hospitals throughout Denmark. Where Scouting Helped Writing a Saskatchewan: juvenile court judge regarding two boys, a probation officer reported that they had "attended school and church re- gularly, joined Boy Scout troops., and done their good turn each day," and recommended that they be diseharg, ed from the probation list. Irish Boy Scouts at the Vatican Pour hundred and fifty Irish Boy Scout pilgrims were received' at the Vatican by Pope Pius on St. Pat- rick's Day. Addressing the boys, His Holiness gave them as a watchword that they "must endea- vour ever ndea-vour.ever to be better, ever to do more for Christ, - for His Church, and for their own sanctification." A World Pageant at Albert Hall Flags representing every section of the Empire and 40 ether Scouting countries were carried in a pageant cf Nations at a great rally of Lon- don Scouts at Royal Albert Hall. A campfire sing song of 3,000 Scouts was led by a choir of 600, a Scout orchestra, and the famous Albert Hall organ, played by a Scout. Indian Scouts and the Earthquakes Reports from Northern India tell of splendid service rendered by Boy Seouts 'of the Province of Bihar and Orissa following the recent serious earthquakes. The Scouts distributed blankete and food, constricted tem- porary shelters and dug wells, and were given .charge of sanitary mea- sures for relief camps, supervision of bazaar prices, etc. Scouts from oth- er Indian provinces offered help and money. Telegraph Officer Plans Emergency Trip Made Possible By Wounded Man's Chums Telegraph .service, plus the sem. Pathetic co-operation of 8 Canadian National Telegraph supervisory offi- cer, played a large part recently in helping a Montreal mother to reach the bedside of her son, victim of a serious shooting accident at, Houston, Texas, The Iady in question, Mrs. C. Blanehard of Montreal received a telegram by Canadian National Tele. graphs advising her that her son Tammy, apprentice jockey, had been seriously wounded in a shooting acci- dent. Other jockeys at the course urged Mrs. Blanchard to hurry to hes son's side anti, as funds for that pur- pose would be required, they clubbed together and wired the' sum neces- sary for the journey. This money ar- riving pan Sunday, when ordinarily de- livery of the money world have been difficult, the Canadian National Tele- graphs supervisor toot a sympathet- in interest in the affair. Consulting railway and air lino officials, he planned the trip for Mrs. Blanchard, having first secured the necessary funds for her journey. To get Mrs. Blanchard to +Houston as quickly as possible, it was 'decided that she should travel by train to New York. and fly from that city to Houston. Accordingly the lady was a passenger on "Tho Washingtonian" train of the Oanadian National Railways, with all arrangements, completed for her to board an airplane at New York and fly to Houston to bo at the bedside of the young jockey who was reported in a serious condition, CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS REVENUES The gross revenuesof the all-inclu. sive Canadian National Railways System ter the, 9 -day period ending April 30, 1934, were . 54,098,601, as compared with 53,550,338, for the corresponding period of 1983, •an:in- crease :of $548,263., • her shoes when there carte a knock at the door, Richard himself" came .to answer it, He wasstill in his shirt sleeves. He had stripped off his col- lar and the strong cords in his throat showed like the scrolled . muscles of an athlete. The next moment the door opened and the broad sunshine showed her Helena and Page Roemer. Helena caught at Richard's arm, "Richard!" she cried anxiously, 'you're killing yourself! It's not right—we can't let you do it—you're too valuable!" (Continued next week) THURS., MAY 10, 1934 What Hydro' has Meant to Clinton Saving of $539,000 Effected Clinton light and power users have saved an estimated $539,000 on elec, tricity bills by reason of the intro- duction of hydro power in March of 1914, according to eom.putations now being completed by Ontario Ilydrry Electric Power Commission statist;' clans. The figure of $509,000 is an esti- mate to the end o£ 1933 and of the total of saving to the end of 1932 is the lighting consumers. The precise total of saving to the enclof 1982 is 1484,697, of which 5456,573 remained in the poekets of Clinton lighting con- sumers and the bake -ice accrued to the advantage of poever users. Hydro statisticians :base their cone putations upon a comparison of Hy- dro lighting rates against Minton lighting rates in existence prior to hydro, and, in the case of power us,, ere, a comparison of hydro power rates with 540 steam power develope ed from coal. On this same basis of calculation the saving to Hydro consumers all over Ontario passed the 5601,000,000 mark at the end of 1932. Clinton's present domestic and com- mercial lighting rates of 2.4 and 3.2 cents per kilowatt hourrespectively compare with rates of 10 cents per kilowatt hour plus 25 cents : meter rental charge in effect prior to the entry of publicly owned power. Out of these law rates and without the imposition of a cent of taxation. Clinton has :built up 887,449 worth of reserves and surplus. These assets are 'comprised as follows:—+reserve for equity in Hydro system' 523,720; reserve for depreciation on local plant S18,662, other reserves 5682; Iocal COMBINATION TRAIN, BOAT AND BUS SERVICE A new development in transporta- tion to Muskoka Lakes District fea- turing a combination of train and bus service is announced jointly by H. 0, Bourlier, General Passenger Agent, Canadian National Railways, and W. F. Wasley, Vice -President and General Manager, Muskoka Lakes Navigation Company. Commencing May 4th a motor bus route was inaugurated by the Navi- gation Company which meets the tri -weekly Canadian National train leaving Toronto Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9,30 a.m., at Torrance, and connects with the southbound tri -weekly train on Tnesday, Thurs., day and Saturday, at the same point, enabling arrival at Toronto 5.05 p.m, These trains operate via the Bala Subdivision and on Standard Time. Mr, Bourlier, in commenting upon the new service, started it should prove to be a most popular adjunct to the regular Spring and P811 boat route maintained by the Navigation Company, and pointed out that in ad- dition to the quick and convenient service thus afforded via Torrance to Pott Carling, Elgin House, Pori Sandfield and other points, the bus wouldalso give residents of Graven- hurst and vicinity a new -channel of access to Beaumaris, Milford Bay and all places on the east side of Lake Muskoka through to Port Car•. ling. "The idea in this combination bus and steamer service in conjunction with our Muskoka trains," Mr, Bour- Tier concluded, "is to afford every possible passenger, express and freight facility to the summer resi- dents of, and early and late visitors to Muskoka, and thereby give then¢ a direct connection with Toronto and their summer homes. While the joint operation is the first of its kiwi so far as I am aware, and therefore somewhat experimental, I am satis- fied it will demonstrate its popular, ity and be well patronized," WELL, WHAT DID HE SAY? An inquisitive wanderer caused some excitement in Port Elgin. He was enjoying a night's free lodging in the town hall and thought to turn on the lighting swi8eh, instead of which ho rang the fire alarm. What the chief rof the fire brigade said to him was certainly hot enough to need the fire extinguisher. •Wiarton Echo. MODERN FEATS EXCEL MIGHT- TYMENOFOLD, 'Tales have been handed down of the n'righty lumbermen of old but two Nova Scotians recently piled up a record in felling' trees which it is believed has never been. equalled. Two brothers made a wager as to who could fell the greatest number of trees during the space of three days with a maximum of eight hours to the day. One contestant, aged 30 and weighieg 200 pounds, in a total of twenty-four working hours, •cut a road. to his timber, :felled, trimmed, junked and helped to load on a trail sled 12,000 :teat of lumber. But the other, aged 24` and weighing 176 pounds, beat his record with a total of 12,187 feet. Working together in focty clays the two out 700 trees av- eraging from 35 to 75 feet in height and scaling approximately 150,000 feet. The 24 -year old has somewhat of a reputation as a strong man. One of his feats was to push a wheel- barrow with 1,070 lbs. of .consent up a sinking fund $30,131; operating sur. plus $14,253. Clinton's Hydro business has grown materially in its 1.7 years of opera- tion. Total consumers have increas- ed in number from 320 in 1915 to 663 in 1932; horsepower used has increas- ed from 116 to 427; total revenues in- creased from 59,856 to 526,425; re. venue: from lighting increased from 55,999 to 517,986; kilowat Hours sold for lighting increased' from 76,832 to'F 680,653; and plaint capital increased in value from 539,926 to 570,481. Un- der Hydro the average cost to Clinton lighting consumers has been reduced from $7.81 to 52.64 cents per kilo. watt hour from 1915 to 1932. Despite four years of depression, the people's provincial Hydro system finished the year 1933 with the larg- est reserves in its history 569,000,- 000. Mu'nicipa'l Hydro reserves reach- ed a total 02 560,000,000 at the end ee last year. At the end of the last decade; the year ending 1923, the corresponding reserve ;totals were but 512,000,000 and 5521,000,000. Se- venty per cent of Hydro Electric Power Commission reserves have been built up in the last decade. Total investment in Hydro _ has now reached the tremendous aggre- fr•om 669,000 to 1,511,033 horse pow- with $239,000,000 at the end of the year 1923. As between 1923 and 1933 Hydro's peak load has grown from 669,000 to 1,611433 horse Pow- er. Most noteworthy, perhaps, for rural 'Ontario, the number of miles of rural lines has increased from 605 in 1923 to 9,000 in 1933, and the number of rural customers teems - ed from 7,7.00 to 62,000 as of the sante comparative years. six foot incline 32 feet long and dump it. IIe is about six feet in height. A younger btrother, who is six -;foot -three, has easily lifted a bar- rel of potatoes with the 175 pound brother sitting on it. They are mem- bers of the Welton family of South Alton, Nova Scotia. OLD GODBRICH TOWNSHIP CI?I- ZEN DIES AT PICI{ARD, MICH. There passed away .an Thursday evening, May 3rd, at his home on Sohn street, Pickfard, Michigan, Charles Cottle in his 85th year. He was barn at Barnstaple, Devonshire, England, being the fourth son of the late James and Ann Weber Cottle, and came with his parents to Canada in 1353. The family first settled at Brantford, later coming to Goderich township, where the family engaged in farming. He was married to, Miss Mary Shanklin at Goderieh, April 23, 1874. His wife predeceased him by nine years. The late Mr. Cottle worked for a number of year at the salt works, Saltford. In 1888 he went to Pickford and there engaged in pioneer life, clearing land and made a comfortable home for himself and wife. Ile was a man of excellent qualities, industrious and thrifty. In religion he was a staunch Methodist. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Wm. Combellack on Saturday after- noon, May 5th, interment in the Cot- tle cemetery. One brother John of West Branch, Michigan, and one sin- ter, Mrs. Mary WQritington of Sun- dridge, Ont., survive. Mrs. Thomas Mason of Clinton is a niece of the de- ceased. JAVA HAS TRUCK RAIL TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM Even in far roti' Java they have their transportation problem complicated by the motor truck. The government authorities of Java, it is reported, have increased license rates for mo- tor transportation due to declining revenues on the state railways. In- creasing numbers of large diesel - powered trucks are operating on the highways which cover the island' of Java and the authorities are endea- vouring to handle the matter so that the railways and the trucks are able to compete on a more even basis SAINT MAKING A clergyman came at a newspaper man this way: "You editors do not tell the truth. If you did' you could not live; your newspaper would be a failure.." The editor replied: "You are right, and the minister who will at all tines and under all circum• stances tell the truth about his mem- bers, alive or dead, will not weepy the pulpit more than one Sunday, and` then he finds it necessary to leave town in a hurry. The press and pul- pit go hand in hand with whitewash brushes and pleasant words, mag nieying little virtues into big ones. The pulpit, the pen and the grave stone are the great saint -malting tri' univirate." SEAFORTH: At a congregation- al meeting, on Wednesday night mom. bers of the Northsicle United Church issued an unanimous call to Rev. 1'. A. Carmichael of Alvinston as suc- cessor to Rev. Wn P. Lane, who has accepted a call . to North Street Uni- ted Church, Goderich, It will be de finitely known in the course of a fele days whether or not the call will be acceped.—Exposior.