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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1935-09-12, Page 2PAGE 2 The °'Clinton News -Record With which is Incorporated THE NEW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION 41.50 per year in advance, to Cana- dian 'addresses, ,$2A0 to the U.S. oe. other foreign countries.No paper discontinued until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the publish; er. The date to which every s scription is paid is denoted on. the label: ADVERTISING RATES — Tran- sient advertising ,12e per count line $or`,first insertion. '8e for each sub- •eequent insertion. Heading counts 2 lines. Small l ad v eftts en cuts not t to .exceed one inch, such as "Waited," "Lost," 'Strayed,", etc., inserted once ler 85c, each subsequent insertion i15c. Rates for display advertising .made known on application.. Communications intended for pub- 'lication must, as a guarantee of good ,'faith, be 'accompanied by the name. of the writer. • Q. 'E. 'HALL, , M. R. CLARK, Proprietor. Editor. H. T. RANCE Notary Public, Conveyancer ' 'inancial, Real Estate and. Fire In- surance Agent. Representing 14 Fire Insurance Companies.' Division Court Office, Clinton Fralik'Finglalld, B.A., LL.B. :Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. Brydone, K.C. Sloan Block — Clinton, Ont. TTYR. F. A. AXON Dentist ,Graduate of C.O.D.S., Chicago and R.O.D.S.. Toronto. ciliary. Crown and elate -workc a specialty. lt'. (Phone 135, Clinton, Ont. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., SEPT. 12, 1935 DOUBLE X By, William :Graeme As far as airs. Margaret Van Ra- she thought. s after alte, of New York, was concerned, hey met a vol in i England. They am two nightsafter appearances were deceptive their in other words, she was not all sheaogh SShe waser at ein the seventh Hotel hriten- eaJen seemed to be. For instance, her name n que was not Margaret Van Raalte; It hadwas bf°del delight. ons sthelwith ss, smhe had she in reality, Marie Schultz. She' ' •realised his manner was distrait, un- easy. "What's eating you, major?" "Eating me? Nothing - nothing, my dear," he assured her hurriedly. never married. She was not thirty, as she said , she was. Not Iby a long chalk. She was something over fortyst and that something was not a ter of weeks, She wasn't eventhe respectable women she posed as being. She was, when at home, an astute receiver of stolen property, After spending fif- teen years at this nefarious occupa- tion she had amassed suffficient money to take a holiday. So she de- cided to visit Europe—and especia.- ly London. When her friends heard of her in- tentions they laughed, long and loudly. Marie Schultz didn't mind. "Keep on laughing," she told them.- "Have your little fun. I'm going to London.° With that she lifted the telephone receiver and rang up the shipping company. "O.K. then, if you must go,"' her "Quit stalling. You're worried. A blind man could see that you're not your usual self major, She placed her hand softly on his. "Aren't I to be trusted to hear your troubles? He hesitated, then seemed to make a decision. "It's money," he admitted. "I'm on the rocks." "Cleaned out?" Her voice was sympathetic. He nodded his head. "Yee. That is the corse of being in my position in life. One has to live up to it. When I got toward the end of my cash .resources I gambled on Exchange, hoping to recuperate. Of course I lost. I learned the sad friends next told her. "But keep clear news yesterday. All I have left of the .can. men, Maria. You'll be i are—" e�" she • encouraged when he meat and drink to them slick tailors'stopped dummies over there." "What mei" lMo ri s cShultz laugh- - He m aiste ne d• his lips. ed scornfully. ,ie caught by one of "Family jewels heirlooms, ooms' don't n,. them soft dudes! You'll make me You know. I don't want to part with die laughin' " them—hut—well--" on She sat up. So, in date coure, she sailedHer eyes sparkled - the Aquatic, bound for London and a 1 "Jewels—ch, major. Do you want flat in Mayfair, taking with her a to seYles-tes,m," No -no. I don't know. I'm nervous." "Of what?" ,non for .. For the first forty-eight hours f I "Of the family finding out. But the voyage she bitterly repented of her sudden whisn for travelling to Europe. At the end of that time, however she changed her mind. The Aquatic began to behave her- aclf like a lady and Maria ,Schultz D. II. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR 'Electro Therapist, Massage Office: Huron Street. (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed. and Sat. and by appointment. - FOOT CORRECTION thy manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment Phone 207 GEORGE ELLIOTT s4 �eee eee eeeee e.e,ee,ee„ee,e*eee•ee,e-e*Y is i much excellent talent in Canada.( is available in connection with the, VES I Se enthusiastic has the response been archaeological specimens. owned by Y r that Russ has found it necessary to the museum, but the moods, habit:,^, V1 engage Stanley 1VIaxted, Mickey loves, hopes and triers of the peoples SJR BY "ETHERITE•• PRESENTING DETA FORSYTH, WHO WAS DORN IN TH:E JUN- GLES OF SOUTH AFRICA, A ND WHO IS NOW A STAR OF TILE CANADIAN RADIO COMMISSION Before, we tell this little yarn it creature and therefore she was de - might be well to say that the lady scended straight from heaven, She in question is married. Perhaps that i was the first golden -haired child that will avoid o. concerted rush to Toren -'the Zulus living -near the convent had Over seen. was when she had graduated from the school and returned to her parents that Dote. had the encounter with a cobra. Her horse's sudden fright gave the alarm and the animal needed no urging to gallop for own and his young mistress' life. But with every pound of hoofs the oobra gained in the short race, and the re - to by romance seeking >Romeos.' Ever heard of Deta Forsyth? Well, Miss Forsyth, as she is known pro- fessionally, 'frequently plays the role of the harassed heroine in the Radio Commissions 'newsy journal, "Up -To - The Minute." But no ordinary dam.= rel is Miss Forsyth, far she possesses a eareet' perhaps unequalled by the average man of affairs. wallet full of money and all he` 'jewels, for Maria Schultz had a pas - f jewels iLicensed, Auctioneer for the County of answered immedn rCorreeiate arrangondence ements can bemade for Sales Date at The News -Record, *Clinton, or by calling phone 203. Charges Moderate and Satisfaction Guaranteed. Francis, farmer BBC star), Jimmie, of those far-off `days ' will be inter - Burns, of the London "Free Press," I preted exactly as they have been re- corded by seientists and %others who made studies of the subjects. Throughout the, series there will be one sustaining character ,that of a veteran art collector, who will tell Y the stories to a typical: Canadian school boy. And through these stor- ies the radio audience will leare. many things about the treasures which have'ibsen brought from the tombs "or the mighty and the ruins of earlier civilizations to enrich the halls of that famous institution. I Born in the wilds of South Africa suit would have been fatal, had na- with savages and deadly reptiles her tives not dashed wildly out from the neighbours, the daughter of a man who was anvong the first to establish e, manufacturing concern in that un- civilized country, she was one of a family of three girl's who were sent to Zululand to a convent presided ov- er by French and Carman nuns. Here the golden head of the Beta causes the natives to bow low and say the fuivalentt of "Godpalaner," Which, the a h when translated, means that sun was in the hair of this strange 0 there — I dont want to spoil your meal speaking of my troubles." "We -will speak. again of them -- later," she murtnered. "In my flat." She spoke truly. In'her flat she tackled him about the jewels. "Have you got them with you, m - it ,, "I am afraid you must, madam, The night before last he stole Lady Sanders' jewels. He had them when he met you at the hotel last night. He hadn't them when he left your rooms. He must have girion them to you to mind. I suppose he told you some pretty story er other. Trust him. Have you got the jewels, please, madam?" "lie's • not capable of stealing jew- els, officer. There must be :some S h Itz mistake." a "There's no mistake." The detec —or, rather Mrs. Margaret Van Ra- jot true began nate—met Major Morgan Hazelwood. yes compound and slain the enemy. Soon after, Deta was sent away to England to study for a dramatic ca- reer. Her early facility for things theatrical had not been discouraged and in London she justified her mother's sympathy by graduating from tate Royal College of Dramatic Art with honor standing. She return- ed and for toher land, it a happily d pp . three years she visited all the lead- ing cities of that far away contin- ent, acting, singing, and dancing, un- der the management of South Africa Tkestre Limited. -v" to get impatient. "Come, " did he hand the jewels to you to next whom she had been placed at „ "I et me see. She held .out her take care of ?" the dining table. hand for them. After a momentary , Inwardly Maria raged with fury Not only was he an Englishman, but At first she was suspicious of him. hesitation he pulled a small valve: bag from his pocket, which he pass- She realized that there was no sus- picion against her, that she could give the jewels to the detective with. out harming herself. But if she did that the £350 which she had given ler the jewels would be gone for good. She began to hate the major instead of loving him. "Well, madam?" She decided to bluff the police. Af- ter all, they couldn't prove anything against her. "I knew nothing of them," she said coldly. Franklin shrugged his shoulders. "I was afraid you would say that. Ho's made you fall for him madam. I am sorry for you, but I have my duty to do. I have come armed with a search warrant.'? With that he i showed it to her. "Now I ant going to search the pace," "Yon wouldn't dare!" she stormed at him. "I am sorry, madam." Imperturb- ably he commenced his task, "If you have any complaint to make, you can ring up Scotland Yard, but I am afraid it will not help matters." It did not take him long to find her jewels. "Here: they are," ho pointed out to her, looking inside her jewel box. "But they are all my jewels you fool. They are mine that I brought with me from America" Tho detective picked out a ring from the pile. "This is Lady San- ders'. And this, also," he added, touching a necklace. "I ant afraid I shall have to take them with me to have Lady Sanders identify hers. Of course, 1 will give you a receipt, but I shall probably be back with theta within two hours. It is only a mat- ter of red tape and formality." Ev- en •as be spoke he wrote out a. re- ceipt for eceipt.for the jewellery. "There you are, madam. Expect me back before lunch. Bring him along," be said curtly to the, two constables. With no gentle hands they hauled the; wretched Handsome Harry to his ,feet. Together the four men marched out of the reception -room and then y i b' out of the flat together, They tn• h Maria spent an unhappy morning. For. eats h new she had always hated Eng - and., Y curtly• She. knew Now:she hated the English t] , lice as . well. In one fell swoop y hail robbed her of the man she had hoped to marry,, and, indirectly, of £350 as well, She made up her mind to depart for France. As soon as her jewellery was returned to her she would, go.' Unfortunately, luncheon arrived before the detective. And tee also: Then she' . telephoned Scotland Yard, "Franklin?" came the voice at the " is no here vino T he t other end of • detective -inspector at that . name here, madam. Cott we ---Is there any- thing wrong?" But Maria had hung up. The fear that had been haunting her since lunch was justified, after all—in spite of her boasting, she had fallen victim to a clever gang 'of con. men: And what she wanted to say was not the sort of thing you telephoned — especially when you are talking to a police officer.=+London "Answers." 'THE McKILLOP MUTUAL :Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont. Officers : President, Alex. Broadfoot, Sea - forth; 'Vice -President, Janes Con- molly, Goderich; secretary -treasurer, 3f. A. Reid, Seaforth, —what made natters even worst— he wore a monocle, And as if those two handicaps were not sufficient in themselves, he -wore immaculate . uits like a tailor's dummy. One glance at him was •enough to assure the astute Mrs. Van Raalte that if ever a confidence man was outwardly labelled as such, the maj- jor was that man. It was not until she realised that there were many other Englishmen on board who were dressed equally -well, and one or two of whom also wore monocles, that she began to change her mind and talked to him mare amiably. Before two more days had elapsed the. two were firm friends. Perhaps this was not surprising, for however old she might be, Mrs, Van Raalte not only looked comparatively young and pretty, but she could be, when she choose, very charming. For his part. Major Hazelwood was old en= h and had seen enough of the Directors: Alex. Breadfoot, Seaforth, R. R. ;Knox, Londesbo o; Geo. Walton; Bornholm, R. R. No. 1; John Pepper, 'Brueefield; • James Connolly, Gode- rich; Alexander McEwing, Blyth, R. B. No. 1; Thomas Moylan. Seaforth, R. R. No. 5; Vim. R. Archibald, Sea - 'forth, R. R. No. 4, Agents: W. J. Yeo,R. R. No. 3, +Clinton: John' Murray, Seaforth: James Watt, Blyth; • Finley McKer- •cher, Seaforth. Any money to be paid inav be paid 'to, the Royal Bank. Clinton; Bank of Commerce, Seaforth, or at Calvin Cutt's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to effect insur- ance or transact other business will 'be promptly attended to on applica ion' to any of the above officers ad- �dressed to 'their respective post ofli- ,•etjs, bosses inspected by the director +'who lives nearest the, scene. CAN •DIAN t AYIo ,"j TIME TABLE 'Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: Buffalo and Goderich Div. '•Going East, depart Going East, depart '' Going West. depart Going West, depart eel over. She tipped the contents out on to her lap. Ono glance at them made her eyes sparkle, her mouth fill with cal'va, They were beautiful, gor- ge -ms. Over in the States they would sell for thousands of dollars. "I will buy them." "You But-4tut-" "One hundred pounds." There was a dramatic silence. Then he laughed harshly. "One hundred pounds They are worth thou -sande." "I know," she agreed coolly, "but you will not sell them for thous- ands" ? "Why not'?" "Because my. dear major, they are stolen." Her keen eyes _saw his glanee waver and fall. She knew she had guessed the truth adout him. "Come clean, major. I ain't no angel my- eug self, I'm glad you're not on the might we rhos e Now p P world, to be immensely interesting straight. and likeable. So chance acqualu team up." tanceship developed into a friend- ream expression seemed to brighten. :hip which made Mrs. Van Raalte "You are n.illing to buy stolen play that the major might never dis-property?" coyer the source of her wealth. "Yes." One day he commented an her i `"Done," he said 'coolly. "Now we jeivellery, "You must have a tremendous amount of jewels, Mrs. Van Raalte." "Why do you say that?" "You have worn different rings, ear -rings, and necklaces every night. You must be very rich.' "I'm no pauper," she admitted. Then she saw him sigh, "What is the matter?" "I am sorry you are so rich. le you were not—' He' paused. "I am a comparatively poor man. If circurn- stances were different--" He shrug- ged his shoulders. "But they are not." She was delighted. Her instincts told her more plainly than his words would have done that he was very much attracted to, her, perhaps even to the extent of 'wishing to marry her. Why shouldn't they marry? she asked herself. she had wanteda us - band, but until now had found no one whom she considered worthy of her. Major 'Morgan Hazelwood was dif ferent. He might be poor, but he was a gentleman. And if she were mar- ried, to such a respectable member 7.08' a.m. 3.00 p.m. 11.50 a.m. 9.58 p.m. London, Huron & Bruce Russ Gerow, whose contest for teur song -weirs is meeting amazing 'success. COMMISSION FEATURES DAY BY DAY I (All Times .Eastern Standard)' Thursday, September 12: 9.00 p -m, "Up-to-the-minute - Featuring latest news, music, liter- ary, and sports, releases. From To- lima. ionto. with 9.30 p.m. "Anything Goes"-, variety program. .From Halifax. . Friday, September.13: 8.45 p.m. Wlf. Carter.— and Philip Morris, program director The Yodelling Cowboy: From Cal - of OFPL, ruling judges of the con- gory. test. Incidentally, Ruse has askee urs to announce that only manuscripts. accompanied by sufficient postage will be returned to the entrants. The came rcnance—marriage to a young Scottish'scientist-and fur ther thrills leading into the torrid gold coast, where Deta again won dia- tinetion by becoming the proud moth- er of a girl child, the first to be born and reared in that land of strange adventure. will talk price." Then they talked of price — for hours and hours, Hazelwood was 1. mite `bargainer, but he found Marie Schultz too hard, for hien. In the end she bought the jewels for £350 and paid for them in notes. After the transaction was aver. they changed the conversation. In- stead of jewels they spoke of love, She went to bed a happy woman that night. -. The awakening came early the next morning before she was thor- oughly dressed. There was a loud summons upon the front door of her flat. Hastily donning a dressing gown, she hurried to the door and opened it. Outsido stood Major -Mor- gan Ilazelwood-a dishevelled, .sul len major, held firmly in. the grasp of two uniformed policemen. T e were accompanied y a fourth man dressed in plain clothes. Speaking to Maria, he said "Mrs. Maria Van Raalte?" Unhappily she nodded; her head. "Yes," she -admitted. "I` am Detective -Inspector Frank- lin. May we come inside?" .She threw open the door and show- ed them all into the reception- room. "W!hat do youwant of me?" stn. demanded. "Do you know this man?" The. de- tective nodded his head toward the prisoher. 'Yes," she admitted defiantly. "He is Major Morgan Hazelwood, a re- speetable memberof society, What does this indignity mean?" Franklin laughed loudly. "Major Morgan Hazelwood my eye, madam. He is Handsome Harry, one of the smartest jewel thieves on. this • side of the Atantic, We've been "Forgotten Footsteps" A series of 26 dramatizations bas- ed on the forgotten legends of some of the thousands of priceless relics now resting in the Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, will be broadcast over the national network of the Canadian Radio Commission, as part of the new Fall schedule of the 'reignite studios. "Forgotten Footsteps," as the series will be cal- led, makes its premiere on Sunday, October 13, at 9.00 p.m. with the pre- sentation of "The Tragic Mirror." The stories to be dramatized have been written from what little history Another Chance for Amateurs The amazing success that is at- tending Russ Gerow's contest for amateur song -writers has had a far- reaching effect. In Toronto, Stanley 1Vlaxted is planning a series of week- ly musical dramas, for presentation over a network of Ccemnsision sta- tions, with the hope of encouraging Canadian composers and play- wrights. Just what the requirements ern have not been made known, but it is expected that the rules will he made public soon, Up in London, Russ is actually swamped withmanu- scripts, many of which are really worth -while and indicate that there „Going North, ar. 11.84. dve. 11.54 a.m.Going South 3.08 p, 'WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION STATEMENT -During the 'month el August there -were 4,055 accidents• reported to The `W'urkmen's Compensation Board, as compared with 5,480 during July, and ,5,127 during August a year ago. The fatal cases numlbered 26, as -against 29 in July and 25 last Aug - The •�.ust. benefits awarded ankcunted to $447,128.93, of which $362,798.72 was forcompensation and $84,328.21 • was for medical aid. The benefits a- warded during , July amounted to $420,42'1.47, and $415,973.77 was a- 'warded.during August of 1934. ..DMFFERaNT NOW 'A'Sunday school teacher asked a • small girl why Ananias was so rev- eerely • punished. The little one thought a minute and then answer ed, "Please, ,teacher, they weren't so essedi,to lying in those days." of society, she would be able to pur- sue her business as a 'fence" with even greater safety and success. From that moment she determined to become Mgrs. Morgan Hazelwood. Before the end of the voyage she. discovered •everything about him ex- cept make could not m ' s t she coo dept one thing —she disclose the source of what little money he might have, So secretive was he that her old suspicions of him returned --phut this time she did not care. ,She rather hoped he•+'was engaged in some illegal career, for then he would lose all his . scruples —at which he had once hinted—land marry here By the' time the liner docked at after him, for years. This time we Southampton, to Mrs. Van Raalte the have him." future looked ,more than rosy. EN, .. Wlhat do you mean? He isn't a erything' was going to be el right,1 thief. He cannot be. I won't (believe 9.30 p.m. "Sinfonietta"— orchestra direction Alexander Chu- haldin. CRBC-NBC, international ex- change program. From Toronto. Saturday, September 14: 8.30 p.m. "From a hose Garden"— Lorna Grayston, soprano; string ensemble; piano duo;. Allan Reid az the organ. From 'Halifax. 8.30 p.m. "Mutually Yours"— CRBC-MBS exchange feature. From Tavola°. Sunday, September 15: 8.00 p.m. Radio Theatre Guild — Dratnatic presentation under direc- tion of Rupert Caplan. From Mon- treal 10.30 P.m. "Atlantic Nocturne"- --Readings by J. Frank Willis with (Continued on page 3) -------ter=====_____. --,----------sreees--_,..--7.--m—____--ettl I tie So t!e mily 4h� Look at the packages on your pantry and bathroom shelves, and see what a multitude of :brand names you recognize. 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