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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
THURS., JULY 25, 1935
'The 'Clinton News -Record
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H. T. RANCE
Notary Public, 'Conveyancer
'Financial, Real Estate and Fire In-
:surancee Agent. Representing 14 Fire
insurance Companies.
'Division Court Office, Clinton
'Frank Fingland, B.A., LL.B.
'Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Pale
Successor to W. Brydone; K.C.
Sloan Block — Clinton, Ont.
DR. F. A. AXO
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'Phone 185, Clinton, Ont. 19-4-34.
,THE CALABASH
IS FLOODING
BY A. C. LIVIIVGSTONE
Making their excuses to the ladies A question had to be settled a few
proved a more intricate problem than ,minutes later, and this was done by.
the men had expected, for the for- Mc0ordle choosing to ,surrender his
mer were astonished and querulous at dress shirt and retain his collar and
the announcement of the foot race.tie. But this 'stratagem was of little
Mss. Smith, the 'blacksmith's wile, use, for on the next end he had to
begged hey husband not to enter the' decide between giving up his, caller
race and ?tisk catching a chill in the and tie, or his new shoes. Shaken
night air. Mrs. Blainey sensedthatin the face of probable ''defeat, he
there was more than a foot race on removed his neck dress.
the program, but awhile her position While McCordle had reached the
of /laving both a husband and a 1
stage where, his bad fortune con;
brother, the Iatter the guest of non -
tinning, he would .have difficulty in
or, about to join in the sporting e-
vent caused. her some worry, yet be-
ing the hostess she could •only ac-
quiesce, MIs. CJoI'lins, wife of the
little nitan with the' big voice stoutly
affirmed; her determination to enter
the race, and was dissuaded much
against her will, She enjoined her
husbiund to put his, best foot forward,
and the firm set of her jaw suggest-
ed that on 'his fleetness of foot det.
pended the family honor in this hour
of trial.
Mr. Stone had slipped out,' during
the confusion that preceded the men's
departure, and when the others ar-
rived at the vacant .lot adjoining
Henry Gibson's store, he had return-
ed with a set of horseshoes.
As for Henry Gibson, he had been
so long detained, 'choosing from the
display of chinaevare samples of a
traveller that, having attended only
the dinner proper; end then exeus•
ing himself, promising to return lat-
er, he had arrived back at the Ar-
mory to find all the men gene. He
was mildly astonished to learn that
the Re -Union Dinner had turned in-
to a foot raee, and he sought out Ed-
wyna for information.
"Do you know if 3heCordle said
anything to Mr. Toe:Inns. about the
gaol being closed, Miss Armitage?"
he questioned,
"Not while we were at the table,
Mr. Gibson, but I have a feeling,
and so has Mrs. BIainey, that there's
more in this than a foot race. All
the men were giggling to themselves
like little schoolboys, that is, ev-
eryone except Mr. Tomkins and Mr.
iifcCordle. They looked—well, silly."
Sure ns' you live McCordle's got
himself into another mix-up of some
kind," the grocer declared) 'lOh,
well, there's nothing to be done a-
bout it, I suppose."
"He hasn't been. himself since Mr.
Tomkins arrived in town," Edwyna
said, "He promised to get me a
erockerycrate from your store yes-
terday, to make a pen for Mickey,
and he forgot. It slipped his mind
again to -day."
"Where is Mickey?" Henry ask-
ed, slightly suspicious that the little
pig might be conscripted into what-
ever monkey -business was afoot.
"He's in the back porch. I really
think I should find out if he's all
right."
"I'll tell Mrs. Blainey," Henry vol-
unteered. And excused, with an ex-
planation left for Mr. Tomkins, she
took her leave, accompanied by the
quiet -mannered, reliable grocer.
At the vacant lot pegs had been
driven in at paced distance, and Mr.
Blainey had been elected referee.
Much humorous comment marked the.
preparations for` the horseshoe con-
test, but .McCordle stood a .part,
grimly determined that hi,e enemy
should shortly suffer embarrassment,
His idea was to cause Mr. Tomkins
to lose at least enough of his cloth-
ing to prevent his being presentable
to take Edwyna home, and to retain
his own apparel intact, and so merit
that privilege himself.
"Alright, gentlemen," Mr. Blainey
called at last. "The rules. of this
contest are simple. I shall lib im,.
partial in my judgments, of course,
The loser. to each end obeli give up
the clothing that I call,•fo'. Are you
ready? Very good; you first, Abe
Tomkins."'
The .Cabinet Minister stepped for-
ward and there was a general 'eras,
ing of necks. Ile calculated the dis-
tance for a moment and then his
horseshoe sailed through the air
and plunked to rest a.couple of feet
'from the peg. McComdle's throw woe
temporary advantage. Mr, Tomkins
released his second half circle of
iron. Xt went wild, but fell on its
:ode and rolled towards the peg,
the closest- shot. McCordle's throw
was perfectly distanced, but unfor-
tunately it bounced off M. Tomkins'
shot, and the latter Won the end by
a point.
"Your hat, Angus.," Mr. Blaine
requested. ./McCordle grimly handed
over his.hat and set his' jaw deter-
minedly at the laughter that follow-
ed the foifeit. Again Mr. Temkin../
stepped forward and released his
horseshoes MtCCoxdle followed in
turn, and each repeated. When the
round ended I1fcCoedle had lost two
points by a wide margin.
"Your coat ,and vest," the referee
intoned,, and Angus complied with an
alacrity /born of exasperation.
At the next round fortune favored
Angus, and Mr. Tomkins' was 'obliged
to deliver his hat into the referee's
keeping. Both men nowywere warm-
ed to the game and striving earnest-
ly for Mastery.
D. H. McINNES
CHIROPRACTOR
Electro Therapist, Massage
Office: w st of Street. Royal Bak) Doors
Hours—Wed. and Sat. and by
appointment.
FOOT CORRECTION
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GEORGE ELLIOTT
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of Huron
eCorrespondence promptly answered
Immediate arrangements" can be made'
:for Sales Date. at The News -Record,
',Clinton, or by calling phone 203.
Charges Moderate
Guaranteed.
DOUGLAS R. NAIRN
'Barrister. Solicitor and Notary Buhlic
ISAAC STREET, CLINTON
-Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays -10 a.in. to 5 p.m.
Phone 11. 3-34.
"THE McIKILLOP MUTUAL
Fire Insurance Company
Head Office, Seaforth, Ont.
Officers .
President. Alex. Broadfoot, Sea-
ler*: Vice -President, James Con-
,Holly, Godesich; •secretary -treasurer,•
id A. Reid, Seaforth,
Directors:
Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth, R. R.
No. 3; James Sholdice, Walton; Wm.
Knox, Londesboro; Geo, Leonhardt,
Bornholm, R. R. No. 1; John Pepper,
Brucefield; James Connolly, Gode-
rich; Alexander McRwing, Blyth, R.
B. No. 1; Thomas Moylan. Seaforth,
R. It No. 5; Wim. 11. Archibald, Sea-
forth, R. R. No. 4.
Agents: W. J. Yeo, R. R. No. 3,
..Clinton; John Murray, Seaforth;
James Watt, Blyth Finley McKer-
,eher, Seaforth.
Any money to be paid may be paid
to the .Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of
'Gorninerce, Seaforth. or at Calvin
''Cutt's Grocery, Goderich.
Parties :desiring to effect incur
ranee or transact other business will
',be promptly attended to on applica-
eon to any. of the above officers ad-
.dressed to their respective post offi-
ces. Losses inspected by the director.
ewho lives nearest the scene
getting home unnoticed, stili in his
lack of clothing' he was unencumber-
ed. On the other handy Mr. Tom-
kins had carelessly abandoned him-
self to complete victory.
This proved a mistake, for Me-
Cordle won both points of the next
end and, sobered by the reverse, Mx.
Tomkins handed over his coat and
vest meekly.
Angus stepped up now with a sot
look on his face. BiOs throw was a
good one. Waiting to regain judg-
ment, the delayed effort of Mx. Tom-
kins fell shortby a couple of feet.
Angus appeared to be riding in luck.
He threw again, a beautiful shot
that landed against the peg•_ and,
this accomplished, he grimaced tan-
talizingly at his opponent. Put his
cockiness was ill-timed. Mr. Tom-
kins' horseshoe 'arched forward and
downward over the peg—a ringer.
"Your shoes, Angus," Mr. BIainey
chuckled.
"Not on your life," .MeCordle's
stubbornness stilled the merriment.
"Your trousers, then."
.".I.Sook, here,/ Angus thundered,
backing up defensively, "You're not
getting any trousers, either."
' Mr. Blainey turned to the crowd.
"What's the verdict, gentlemen?"
"Mutiny on the high seas," the
little man with the hoarse voice tbel-
lowed.
"Fain% fair; you agreed to do as
the referee said, Angus," someone
called.
But McCordle was adamant. "Jus:
anybody try to get my pants," he
challenged.
Big Mr. Smith directed a quick,
questioning glance at the referee, and
the latter nodded. The blacksmith
grabbed Angus and the others circled
round, and althouglu the unfortunate
bachelor struggled valiantly, in :,
Couple of minutes the blacksmith
emerged from the group displaying
a pair el' trousers.
"I declare the contest over, AIx.
Tomkins the winner," Mr. Blainee
announced, Now, Angus, you will
have to shift for yourself. 'You eau
get your clothes back to -morrow,
"Colne along, men. Let's get bate
to the Indies," he rallied, They made
off, leaving MicCordle sitting on the
ground, clad only in underwear, shoes
and socks. Fortunately the former
was of heavy wool, but even so, he
was becoming chilly. When the last
man had rounded Henry Gibson,*
shed and was out of sight, Angue
crawled gingerly to the protecting
wall of that structure, there to de-
vise a plan for reaching his apart.
trent. Ironically, one of Henry's
willow crates lay near at hand.
•Unexpectedly iV1cCordlets brief
meditation was interrupted. "I un-
derstand," a voice jeered—and the
bachelor's blood quickened, when he
recognized it—"I understand that
you are very pleasantly disposed to.
wards Miss Amirage. I came back
to tell you, in case you were worried
about the young lady getting home
safely, that I shall take it upon my-
self to accompany her."
Mr. Tomkins'' silky words stagger-
ed Angers to a frenzy. He jumped
forward and struck out blindly, and
the hard tblow landed on the cabinet
minister's jaw. lie dropped like an
ox and McCordle was .kneeling beside;
him at once. Working rapidly, he
transferred the big man's trousers to
his own smaller frame, paying no
heed to the generous fit. His imme-
diate concern was in acquiring just
enough covering to get home decent-
ly, there to dress properly and return
to the Armory for Fidwyna.
Ite waited long enough to obey an
urge to roll Mr. Tomkins into the
empty crate, then he hurried :along
the lane, homeward bound. As he
came in through his back gate, be
was surprised to see, a light shining
through Edwyna's kitchen window.
He halted, pondering the cause of it,
then climbed over the fence into her
yard and cautiously approached the
window. What he saw, standing on
nip -toes, , made his head' real. He
couldn't believe his ' eyes. Iie had
seen Edwyna but a short • time be
fore at the pasty Now she Was
home, and the grocer with her, tak.
ing a late eup of something, and ap-
pearing quite at his ease in the pro.
Cleaning and Pressing
Suits. Coats and Dresse.
DRY CLEANED . AND REPAIR=
W. J. TACO
Cif not . open work may be let1
Heard's Barber Shear
ANADIAN NATIONA ' AIMS
TiIVIE TABLE
'Trains will arrive at and depart from
Clinton as follows:
Buffalo and Sod'erich Div.
m,
eGoing East depart
708 a
.Going East depart 3.00 p m.
'Going Wrest depart 11.50 a.m.
'•Going West, depart : 9,53 p.m.
London, Huron & Brace
',Going North, ar. 11.34. lye. 11.54 a.m.
Going South 8.08 p.m.
WHO CARES? k
' :fie-neelhat's the name of the sel-
A ection the orchestra is playing?",
She --,"Go Feather Your Nast."
He—"Go jump in the lake. I ask -
earl you, a civil question." n!
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B1 "ETHERITE"
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PROGRAMS FROM ENGLAND AND TIIE CONTINENT TO BE
HEARD SOON IN CANADA
Canadian Radio Commission Completes Powerful Short -Wave Receiving,
Station to Pick up Overseas Programs for Nightly Broadcasting' on
National Network. ,
Final tests are now being made of
the ,Radio 'Commissianls new :short
wave receiving Station, construction.
of which was recently completed on
Ontario Highway 15, ten miles west
of •Ottawalt Ottawa newspapermen
inspected the station last week and
were given a demonstration of the
quality of reception ,of programs
from Great Britain. u0omhnission en-
gineers' pronounce th'e operation of
the station to be highly satisfactory.
This station is to be used for bring-
ing in programs by short wave front
tem. Throngh the new station nese
Ottawa they will he picked up by
the 'Cocnmiesion itself.
Perfect Reception Ensured
The short wave receiving equilp
ment of this station is the latest de-
ve'lapment of the .Canadian Marconi
Company. The nature of this equip-
ment and the location of the station
and the quality of the soil on which
it is built ensure practically perfect
short wave reception at all times.
NEW CRBC
SHORT-WAVE
STATION
e�?•
Left, the three. -panel
control board for the
reception of overseas
short-wave programs.
Right, the new sta-
tion near Ottawa.
waves skipping several wave lengths
at intervals. Radio engineers have
found that the skip is about tee
wave lengths: For this reason ono
of the two antenna systems is' plac-
ed 1,000 feet closer' to the station
b'nilding than the ether so that when.
the sbort wave skips the first anten-
na system it is caught by the second
and taken into the receiver with
which the antenna is joined. The
two receiving units are coupled by a
control board and their Combined
reception synchronized, this having
the effect of keeping reception con-
stant.
Great Britain, France, Germany and
other countries, and giving thein to
the Commission's networks eoverinl,•
Canada from coast to coast. This
additional service by the national
Can Overcome toed Initerference.
Reception interference from l'oca'l'
causes such as ignitionsystems on
automobiles, weather conditions in
the vicin.ty of the receiving appa
ratus, and other`oonditions are over. -
come, first by the isolation of the
station, next by the nature of the
soil on which it is built, and then
by special insulation of the lead -In
Wires from the antenna. These wives
are carried from the aerials to the
receiving units inside two 'sets of.
copper tubing. One small tube is
inside a larger tube and the space
between the two tubes is filled witia
nitrogen gas under 100 pounds of
Pressure. All this insulation has the
effect of keeping out mechanical in.
terference and dampness.
The station building is modest in
size and 'appearance. It is located
on a twenty -acre site, this acreage
being necessary for the proper sep-
aration of the two antenna systems.
K. A. MacKinnon, Radio Commission
engineer, is in charge of this station
and the operator is Charles Finlay,
who has handled the control panels
of station 'OR00, Ottawa, and other
station&
cast in the evening hours everseaa
which aro daytime hours here, the
Commission will reproduce the pro-
grams by its blattnerphene equip-
ment in order that they may be,giv.
en to Canadians during the evening
hours when most people are able to
listen and when the Commission net-
worlts are in. operation. The Com-
mission's blattn'erphane apparatus
is the only .reproducing' equipment
of its kind en this side of the AtIan-
tic. Identcal apparatus is used ex-
tensively by the (British 'Broadcasting
Corporation.
It is not subject to interference,
failing and other interruptions ex-
perienced by listeners using ordinary
short wave receivers. The station
actually has two complete receiving
broadcasting system w1I1 be inaugur- antenna systems 'and two reception
ated very soon, ane overseas pro- units, giving the station double re -
grams will be fed to the network ception at all times. This double
daily. Thus another of the original reception is to overcome the inter -
purposes of the national system is i caption known to radio listeners as
being carried out. It is recalled that • fading. The two antenna systems.
the Aird Commission in its report in
1929 recommended that the proposed
public service broadcasting system
for Canada should not only supply
Canadian listeners with the best
Canadian broadcast entertainment
that could be produced but should al-
so effect an exchange of programs
with other countries. During the
past eighteen months the Commis-
sion has been exchanging selected
progroms 'with the big networks of
the United States, and now choice
programs from overseas will be made
available to Canadians. Hitherto,
overseas programs brought in by the
Commission have come by way of the
trans-Altlantle radio telephone sys-
tarsen his legs, upset him backwards,
and he had just time to pick himself
up and dart round the corner as the
back doer opened. He had no choice
but to keep on going, and his diree,
tion was towards the front picket
fenee, one mighty )cap and he was
over it, but. he couldn't atop. Ile
stumbled across Main Street into the
ditch, filled ;almost to the •brim with
cold water.,
Fortunately the night policeman
heard the splash, and he came -twi-
ning to help Angus from ,the water.
"McCordle, are ye drunk?" he de.
mantled,
cess.
Angus studied the situation unhap.
pily, then all common •sense deserted
him. With a great leap, he trade for
Rdwyna's back deer, and lifted tht*
Latch to go in. In his 'jealous` rage
he fargat abbot his 'ridiculous dress.
He got into the porch. Bat' a
quick thump, thump, and a series of
terrified squeals, followed by some-
thing white darting .like a. flash be.
installed on two sets of
four poles, are directionally placed
to most effectively tap the route tra-
velled (by short waves from Great
Britain and the European continent.
The fading, or fluctuation, in short
wave reception is caused by the short
"Angus haltingly , gave his de-
nial. "Just a weak spell. I came
out to got a little air, and toppled In-
to the ditch." Ile was straining his
ears, nervously listening for some
evidence of what his antics in the
backyard had aroused. But while it
Was a relief to hear. Edwyna's voice
calling calmly enough, her words
caused his heart to sink.
"The little rascal," she declared,
referring to 'Mickey. "You'll be a
dear, and: fix up a pen for him, 'Won't
you Mr. •Gibson." The grocer's reply
was inaudible as the door again clos-
ed on the two.
"I'll ;help you to your rooms," the
policeman •offered. Ile saw McCordle
safely to bed, and made him a hos.
drink. "If you get any worse, let'
your front blind ftp, and I'll be
watching for the signal when I pass,"
ho instructed, taking his leave.
Angus was grateful to the police-
man,' but he couldn't help' wishing
that Edwyna were looking after him
in his self-inflicted disability. Blink-
ing ing his eyes passed ever the framed
motto on the wall slowly.. "Easy
Does It" lie thought of Henry, now
with Edwyna, and his chin quivered.
But he merely sneezed. It was 'so.
quiet, so lonely in his rooms. His
clock ticked intrminably, Re sneer-
ed again. Ile could hear the smooth
rush of mater in the Main Street
ditches; the louder roar of the angry
Calabash. .Re shivered, then drew
the covers over his head, and waited
for the .kindly oblivion of sleep.
THE END.
Programs Fed to CRCO
As the programs are received from
overseas they will be carried by spe-
cial wires to the Commission studios
in the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa,
Commission Features Day by Day
All Times Eastern Standard
Thursday, July 25:
8.00 p.m. "No Mournful • Numbers"
—Comedy team with: orchestra di-
rection Isaac b axnott; ladies trio,
male quartet and soloists, From
Winnipeg.
9.30 p.m. "Nova Scotia on the Air"
--Music and drama with orchestra
direction Marjorie Payne. From
Halifax. •
Friday, July 26:
8.45 p.m. Wilf. Carter—
The Yodelling ' Cowboy. From Cal-
gary.
9.00 p.m. "From a Rose Garden"
—Lorna Grayston, soprano; string
ensemble, piano duo; Allan Reid at
the organ. From Halifax.
Saturday, July 27:
8:30 p.m. "Soliloquy" --
Instrumental group direction Percy
Faith with male quartet and soloist.
Froni Toronto.
9;00 p.m. "Fiesta"-
Orchestra and soloists direction Don
Pedro. CRBC-CBS international ex-
change program, From Vancouver.
Sunday, July 28: •
8.30 p.m. "Radio Theatre Guild"—
Presenting "Montreal Under 'British
Rule." Direction Rupert Caplan.
From Montreal.
9.00 p.m. The Commission's Little
Symphony—
Direction Captain Charles O'Neil.
From Quebec.
from where they will go to the net- Monday, July 29:
works. As the best British and Eur-
opean programs are usually broad- (Continued on page 3)
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In a way on speaking, the buying public ovens every retail store
in our town. It pays the rents and the salaries andall the other
costs of all stores in our city. It informs the owners of these
stores what to buy and at whatprice to sell, And it demands from
all retailers a communication service—meaning news of what re-
tailers have in stock, and what their prices are. And of course it
does most of its business with those retailers who report to it regu-
larly and fully—by the agency tiff advertisements in our newspaper.
And if any retailer says --lin effect—"I'll not give you—the real own-
ers of my business—'any information about my business'," then the
buying public says—nn effeet-. "Right you are. As for us, we shall
go in largest numbers' to those retailers who communicate to u$
regularly and adequately via the medium of our local newspaper.""
This way of pitting it is not just fanciful. It is stern fact.
Retailers who decline to maintain communication with the public by
means of the newspaper which it reads' lose business to those who are
faithfully communicative,
.Some retail business is languishing today --unnecessarily. Its
attitude to the public is wring. It says—in effect -to the public.
"You come and find us" and the publiJ~'s attitude is: "You tell us
about your business and your merchandise. You are our employee.
Report to us regularly and adequately on how y'ou are s'er'ving us. If
you convince us flhat you are our faithful and effidient servant, well
keep on employing you, and will pay you well."
The way of malting a business grow and making 11 healthy is as
plain as its the nose on one's :face. It is the way of maintaining a
steady .domtnunicatlon relationship with one's employers --,via the
one • effective and economical ageney-eur advertisements columns.
The Clinton News- 'acard
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