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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1941-12-19, Page 7DECE1V *R 19, 1941 NORTHSIDE W.M.S. NAMES OFFICERS AT MEETIyNG Member Pays Tribute To Work of .Auxiliary in Verse. The W.M.S. of Northside United Church had a very beautiful program for their Christmasmeeting on Dec. 11th. The Meeting opened by singing "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing," and the president, Mrs. Lawson, leading in prayer. After the usual business was transacted, the devotional part of the meeting was taken by Circle 6 in charge o; _vi n ors. Cuthill re;•orteu ;:Eft ' ' quilt covers on hand and Mrs. :,,twequ mov- ed they giye two to the Red Cross and Mrs\Pollard seconded this mo- tion. "Angels From the Realms of Glory" was then sung, and Mrs. Finlayson led in prayer, followed by the Mag- nificat in unison, and following this, "0 Come, All Ye Faithful," was sung. The service as suggested in the Missionary Monthly was carried out by six members of Circle 6, each in turn lighting a candle and dedicating it to those who first sent Christ- mas light to the far corns of the world, being interspersed th the lovely Christmas carols, and s. Fi•r- layson again leading in prayer and Miss J. Ferguson reading the Bible lesson. Just before the offering was receiv- ed Miss Lawrence suggested we re- member the Missionaries in Japan and China, in our prayers during these troublous times. The --following tri- bute was paid to the officers and members of the, Auxiliary by one of its 'members, and is being published by request: Do you, not think there ought to be Some tribute paid by you and me To those who through the year have worked, And very seldom ever shirked? The President would much be missed; It is her name that heads the list;.. She's been as faithful as could be. .. And not one meeting missed has she. The Secretary next we'll name: To her we can attach no blame; We like the way that -she speaks out, So all 'can hear, without a doubt. The Auditors have •less to do, Because the figures all. ,acid true: :The hooks to audit is a pleasure, Our Treasurer is a real treasure. Our Pianist the tunes did play, She's helped us out for many a day; In other ways she's also served And scarcely ever duty 'swerved. Then there is one who states her view's Of study books and 'How to Use'; If we' remember all she told •We'd richer be one hundredfold. The one', whose d'•ut-ty 'tis t. send Our sympathy to be vd t'ends, Has comfort brought to -Many heart; So graciously sthe's done her p, rt. The evils of King Alcohol Were told, and did us much appal, . And who's to blame? Alas! lA.lack! We voted for to -bring it back. Our Press Reporter duly sent Accounts of meetings as they went; 'Twas who read this, and who sang that, She neer a meeting said was flat. The Watch food For earnest thought, could; • For there is much that Of how things in the world Tower Steward gave us er she know do go. b., The Committee of Ways and Means, Once every quarter did convene, And wrestled thard with head and hands, To make supplies reach the demands. Then there are two who time did take To visit oft,for friendship's sake, The stranger, shut-ins, sick and all, Were visited, each got a call, And then there is that group of three, who've visited most faithfully - The ones at home, and did collect From them, all that we, did expect. The bales were packed and. sent away When the time came, without delay; So faithful have- the stewards been, We have no reason to complain. Our monthly papers came when due, And soon we found them in the new; The books and leaflets, too, were • heeded, And all were here when they were needed. And those who lead theb Mission Band Had much to do for to command Those restless children out from school, , .And yet they did their work in full. The leaders for the babies small Were busy kept; to visit all Twice in the year, and ,entertain The mothers of the children. , CHAPTER V SYNOPSIS Harley Longstreet, member of DeWitt & Longstreet, brokers, and host to a party celebrating his engagement to Cherry Browne, actress, dies on a trolley from poison scratched into,his hand by a needle -pierced cork in his pock- et. Fie\Vitt, his wife Fern and daughter -Jeanne, her fiance Chris- topher Lord, Cherry's vaudeville friend Pollux, Ahearn, friend of D Witt, Imperiale, middle-aged Latin, and Michael Collins, brawny Irishman•, are Longstreet's guests. At the 'carbarn Inspector Thumm examines them, the other passen- gers, the conductor, Charles Wood No. 2101, who says he 'has often seen Longstreet and DeWitt on his car, and the motorman Guiness No. 409, who corroborates him. Thumm learns later that Long- street had had an affair with Mrs. Fern DeWitt; that he had a bold on his partner, frequently demand- ing large sums of money from him. Indeed, each member of the party seems to hold some griev- ance against Longstreet. Drury Lane, retired Shakespearean ac- tor, is helping Thumm and D. A. Bruno. Lane, who says he thinks he knows the 'murderer, refers to him as Mr. X, but refuses to name him. The three go to the Wee- hawken Ferry one evening in an- swer to an unsigned letter pur- porting to be from somebody on the fatal trolley. About midnight as a ferry boat comes into the slip, there is great commotion. Lane and Bruno push forward. "Man overboard," rings the- cry. "They say he fell from the top deck," explains a ferryman. The men find DeWitt on his way home. The four go to the top deck. "Something rummy here," says Thumm. "The body was dragged across the deck. It might be mur- der." The Crushed body of the man is hauled on the deck. The visor of his cap bears the metal number 2101 --Third Ave. Rail- ways, His identification card is signed Charles Wood. "The writ- er of' the letter," cries Thumm, "the tpetlductor ' of the murder car!" "Everybody see the same thing?" There was a chorus of assent. "Anybody see anything else—may- be get a look at the- face as it fell past?" They looked at each other, doubt- fully. • "Very well. Jonas!. Take their names, occupations and addresses." The detective stepped into the midst group. After Havemeyer came a felly e black, then Mrs• Martha Wilson, returni.r, from work as scrub woman in a Times •quer off' ing. The fourth wa man, Henry Nixon, dressed• in shrieking checked suit. An itinerant salesman of cheap jewelry, he told of strolling forward through the cabin when the body hurtled past the win- dow. The other two were young girls —office workers—returning from see- ing a show. When' Bruno. Lane and DeWitt Ant back to the stationmaster's of- fice, Inspector Thumm glared at De- Witt. "When did you get aboard the Mohawk tonight?". "I took the 11:30 boat," said De - "Were you on the upper passenger deck during any part of the ten-min- ute ride act -s the river?" asked Thumm. "Suspicious ag•• Inspector? No." "Did you see Conductor Wood dur- ing the trip?" "No." "If you had seen him, would you have recognized him?-' "I think so." Thumm produced a paper packet of matches, ripped one away, struck it and lit his cigarette most carefully. "In all the times you've • seen Woid on his car, did yott ever speak to him?" "Of course not." I DeWitt seemed amused. "When I stepped on the ferry you We're just. leaving. You certainly knew an accident had occurred. Weren't you curious enough to stay and find out what had happened?" e but a _e pper The Captains and their Lieutenants Have labored well for to advance The cause which to them is so clear, To spread the Gospel far and near. Among the names writ on • the roll Are names of some good faithful souls Who'd tend the meetings if they could While others could, if they but would. And there are those who do not join But always have some bits of coin For the collectors, when they come To visit them within their homes. The sick ones we do not forget, Their illness we do much regret; We wish them quick return to health, For health is better than wealth. We mention those none can replace, They've gone beyond both time and space, Tbey've gone to dwell in mansions rare. The Master did for thein prepare. And there are those 'who never fail To answer 'Present' to the call; 'There to !l ,promise In the Word, "No. I was tired, anxious to get home." "DeWitt, do you smoke?" "Cigars," he said slowly. "Have you any with you?" Silently DeWitt produced a leather cigar -case neatly initialed in gold, and handed it to the Inspector. Thumm pulled the top away and, taking out one of three cigars, examined it min- utely. On the cigar was a gilt band lettered J. O. DeW. "Private brand, DeWitt?" "Yes. May I ask: What of it?" "Have you ever offered Wood one of these cigars—on the street car or anywhere else?" "Certainly not." "That's fine, DeWitt," chortled Thumm. "Because I've found one 'of your special -brand, initial -banded cig- ars in the vest pocket of the dead man!" At :this moment two men appear- ed at the door, led by a police captain. The newcomers were Patrick Guin- ess, wiho had driven the street car in which Longstreet had been murdered and a lean old man, who said be was Peter, Hicks, ferryman on the New York side. Guiness glanced at Woo s remains, swallowed convulsively a d mumbled: "It's Charley, all right." "Hicks, got anything to offer about Wood's movements tonight?" Thumm asked. The ferryman nodded. " neound ha' past ten, Charlety comes into the fer- ry terminal and we gabbed a spell as usual." "You're sure of the time -10:30?" "Sure I'm sure. Ferries run on sche- dule. Charley -vas carryin' his bag. and I asked him if he'd been in town the night before as per usual—y'see. sometimes he stayed -over in the City —but no, he says, it was jest a sec- ond-hand bag he'd bought on his off - time today; handle of the old one'd broke. And—" "What kind of bag was it?" de- manded Thumm. Hicks pursed his lips. "Jest one o' these cheap black handbags you can buy for . a buck any -where. Square, kind of." Thumm motioned to Detective Pea- body-. "See if any of the passengers have bags like Hicks describes. And get a search started on the Mohawk for a bag of that description. Have the boys on the police boat search the water -might have been thrown or fallen overboard." As Peabody str-oIled out, Drury Lane said: "Hicks, was Wood smok- ing a cigar while you chatted?' Hicks' eyes widened at this appari- tional inquisitor, but he replied: "Yes. Matter• of fact, I asked Char- ley for one. Them Cremos he smok- ed sorta appealed 10 me. But he said: 'I'm all out, Pete. I'm smokin'- my last one.'' "Smart question at' that, Mr. Lane," said Thumm grudgingly. DeWitt sat in his chair as if turn- ed to stone. From his eyes, it was doubtful whether he had evetard 'the exchange of questions(and an- swers. "Guiness," said Thumm, "do you km:kis where Wood lived?" "In a rooming -house on Weehawkin —2075 Boulevard." "Any rel'atives?" "He wasn't' married and he never said a word about kin." "Here's another thing," put in Hicks. "While Charley and me were talkin', all of a sudden he points to a little geeier that gets out of a cab all bundled up and buys a ferry -ticket. Charley says to me that the little guy was'bhe •broker, John DeWitt, the fel- low mixed-up in the murder on Char- ley's cas." "What!" roared Thumm. "You say this was around 10:30?" He glared down at DeWitt, who had roused now and was sitting. forward, 'hands grip- ping the arms of the chair. "Go on, Hicks! Did DeWitt see Wood?" The faithful shall have their reward. This opportunity I take, A little extra effort make To write this verse; to tell each one, We thank her'for the good she's done. The slate of officers for 1942 is as follows: Honorary presidents, Mrs. James Beattie and Mrs. W. IA. Brem- ner; past pres., Mrs. H. V. Workman; pres., Mrs. R. Lawson; le„t vice-pres., Miss A. Lawrence; 2nd vice -pre§., Mrs. W. Hay; 3rd vice-pres., Mrs. J. Rintoul; 4th vice-pres., Mrs. J. C. Laing; rec. sec., Mrs. A. L. Porteous; treas., Miss A. Ferguson; Christian Steward sec., Mrs. Robert Archibald: corresponding sec., • Mrs. A. Cuthill; literature sec., Mrs. F. Harburn; press sec„ Miss M. Somervill'e; Temperance sec., Mrs, C. C. Kline; Missionary Monthly secs., Miss J. Ferguson and Mr., W. Webster; Cpmmunity Friend- ship secys., Mrs. J. Consitt, Mrs. J. .Finlayson; Associate Helpers, Mrs. Jas Barron, Mcs. W. Fee; Watch Tower, Mrs. C. Glew; pianist, Mrs. C. A. Burner; supply corn., Mrs. J. Simp- son, Mrs. A. 'Cuthill, Mrs. J. Barron, Miss T. Bristow; finance coma; Mrs. Robt. Archibald, Mrs. R. Lawson, Miss A. Ferguson, Mrs. J. Finlayson; Baby Band, Mrs. McIntosh, Mrs. T. Storey; Mission Band, ,Mfrs. W. Barber, Mrs. G. Hoggarth; key woman, Miss A. Lawrence; auditors, Miss M. Somer- ville, Mrs. C. Glow. - The -meeting closed by singing "0 Canada” and the benediotion.. • •. Thumm grasped Bruno's arm and marched him to a corner. The two men conferred in heated whispers. Drury Lane sighed and closed his eyes. At this moment Peabody returned from the waiting room with a group in tow and detectives brought in five cheap, black handbags. "Here are some bags like you described," grin- ned Peabody, "and their anxious own- ers."' Thumm opened one of the, bags; the scrubwomad uttered an outraged little gasp. Thumm pulled out a bun- dle of ,Soiled working clothes and a lunch box. On the next bag, the jewelry salesman stepped forward ; it contained several cardboard trays covered with cheap trinkets and a, pall of Order blanks with the man's name imprinted. The next bag re= .vealed a pair of dirty old trousers and some tools. Thumm looked up and sae the) Mohawk pilot regarding him anxiously. "Yours?" "Yes, sir." The fourth contained a dockworker's change of clothing and a lunch box; the other, three baby -diapers, a half- filled nursing -bottle, a packet of saf- ety -pins, and a little blanket. They belonged to a young couple with a sleeping infant. Thumm whirled on himself like a furious dog chasing his own tail. "I'm going over to Wood's roomin - lOUSo with some a;F the boys, Bruno," District Attorney Bruno al:dolled in- to Thumiies office. "Well, what hap- pened last night?" "We went out to that rooming house, but got nothing except some more samples of his handwriting. Here they are." Thum®: riffled through a bundle of papers on his desk. Dr. Schilling marched in. He ex- tracted a long piece -of paper from his breast pocket, slapped it on the desk before Thumm. Thumm and Bruno rapidly read the neatly written report. "Nothing here," mumbled Thumm. "The usual bol- oney." - Drury Lane came in. He asked: "}ave you the autopsy on Wood's carcass?"- . The Inspector picked up Dr. Schill- ing's paper and handed it to Lane without comment. Drury Lane held it high before his eyes, intently studying the report. It stated that Wood had been uncon- scious, not dead, at the time he was thrown overboard. This, it went on, from unmistakable signs of assault on that part of the head which had not been crushed, and substantiated by a small quantity of water in the lungs, indicating Wood had been alive for a few seconds after plunging iiito the water and before being crushed. The scar on ,the left leg was estimated to ,have been at least •twenty years old. There. also was a two-year-old appen- dicitis scar. The man had weighed two hundred and two pounds and been six feet and a half-inch tall. Lane returned the document to In- spector Thumm. "Get anything out of it, Mr. Lane?" asked Bruno. "Dr. Schilling is a meticulous work- man," replied Lane. "And how are your suspicions of DeWitt faring this morning?" At? na i i01 the (,i11 , OP.*. In r ';tlsia i' aef "Yost Are; tyt)t *101440 'any , l from me, Mr: I3,r flW?" 4rgf.I4 Lane, rising and settling il5 gum a; ;' bout his .shoulders, "14t 11101:11 rm' sure you are not . Thank Yeti in- spector, for granting &ny regilest .for a clear photograph of Longstreet. It mei prove useful before the curtain comes down." (Continued Next Week) WINTHROP (Intended for last week) Mr. •MeL Merriam, Mrs. Geo. Eaton, Mrs. Foster Bennett and Mrs. Peter McCowan spent Sunday afternoon in London and visited Mel's mother,'Mrs. Merriam. - Mr. Haze, of Listowel, has 'purchas- ed the Holman mill. e WINGHAM (Intended for last week) Mrs. Thomas Irwin received word of the safe arrival in England of her sous, Howard and William. Dr. and, Mrs.'Redmond have left to spend the winter in Florida. Mrs. (Dr.) W. A. McKibbon is vis - Ring Mrs. Zeigler, of Guelph. Mr: and Mrs. W. A. Gurney are spending the week -end with Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Gurney, Sarnia. Mr. Bert Kincaid, of Chicago visit- ed Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Maclean. The pensioner's office in charge of Miss Sarah Maclean has been moved to Walkerton. Dr. W. A. McKibbon has arrived safely in England. Corporal--deorge Currie, of Tren- ton, spent the week -end with his friends in East Wawanosh. Mrs. Geo. Dales visited with friends in London. *414 Q 'Conscience de: i xl iSOA 0DWIdla about questions o right anti wra. —Whewell. Every body drags itis Shadow, snit every mind its doubt, Vin'ter II1a n. TORONTO Hotel Waverley Sranma Avz. at Cort.*pn Sr. SINGLE ]RA $TEL to 0.00 DOUBLE - $2.50 to $6:00 Special Wadely Monthly Rate. A MODERN ... - QUIET .. . WILL CONDUCTED .. CONVENIENTLY LOCATED HOTEL ... Close to Parliament Betiding University of Toronto, Maple Leaf Gardens„ $ashiouabb Shopping District. Wholesale Houses, Theatres, Ctiurcbra of Every Denomination. A M. Poweu. President "Reckon not. He stuck in a corner, all by himself. As the ferry boat came in he went through the gate and Charley says good-bye and goes in too," Thumm pushed by the, ferryman to the broker. "Hicks, is (this the man Wood pointed r out to you?" Hicks stretched his attenuated neck. "Good enough. You two go down- stairs and wait for me." Thumm turned to DeWitt and growled: "Now, suppose you explain bow you were seen boarding the 10:45 ferry, yet a while ago you said it was the' 11:30." DeWitt made a sorry attempt -o smile. "Yes, gentlemen, I took the 10:45 beat." "Wfhy'd you iie, DeWitt?" Thumm shouted. "That," said DeWitt quietly, "I must refuse to explain., I had an ap- pointment with someone on the 10:45 boat, but the matter was strictly per- sonal and had nothing to do with this ghastly business." "If the appointment was for the 10:45 boat, why were you on until 11:40?" , • "The person I was waiting for did not show up. I remained for four trips, stlspecting a delay. At 11:40 I decided to go home." Thumm snickered. "Who were you waiting for?" "I'm sorry." Bruno wagged his finger at DeWitt. "You are placing yourself in a most peculiar position'. You must realize your -story is very thin. .Under the circumstances we can't accept it with- out specific information." DeWitt stared at the •oaf. " te, "Well," said the Inspeetor4 argn- mentatively, "maybe you'll tell ns how the appointment was made. Any re- cord of it?" "It 'was made over the phone this mornfng at my office. My. Operators keep no record of i)thoming resile." "Yeti knew the person Vibe called Yon?" DeWitt femaitted t ieil TO THE WOMEN OF CANADA Here is One Big VVarlob which You Alone Can Do "Ceiling Prices" Must Be Maintained This is an appeal to the women of Canada. There is one vital part of our war effort which depends on you. Your government has placed a "ceiling" on retail prices. You are the buyers of four out of every five dollars worth of all the goods sold in this country. Your whole -hearted help is needed in this price control plan. If every woman does' her part, it cannot fail. Its success will be a big step On the road to victory. Its failure wtuld be a serious blow ,to our war effort. You.can tip the balance towards success. • Will you, then,• undertake to make the successful control o'f commodity prices an established fact? We know you will. And we know the when you undertake this task it is as good as done. This is the work you are asked to do 1. Make a list of commodities We want you to sic down today and make J list of the - things you buy, from week to week and from month, to month. Write down •food and clothing items in particular, because these account for the biggest share. of your expenditures. Bur We want you to list those articles you buy ac the drug store, hardware sto.r:, and other stores, too. 2. Make motes about quality - Now go over'. our !it anain and mark down ncc necessary details about yua tv, type, grade and size, Then :when maf:ing future purchas: s J ou- will be able to compare values as well as prices. . 3. Write dou-ii prices After each item we want you to write down, if•,you can, the 'highest price charged at your srorc during the period September' 15 to October 11, 1941. If you cannot remember the prices charged during than period, fill 10 your list with today's prices. Our survey shows that -retailers, with few exceptions, are keeping prices well ;vichin the -ceiling" levels. As exceptions are being discovered they are being quickly- broeght into line. 4. lifer) this list —use it when you buy! Make up this price list neatly and accurately. You will not be able to ,gut all the items at oece. Keep adding to your .list f. en day to day. Mese;: it vc,,.r permanent check list— } p.rso :al sr,frguard against any farther rise in prices. Price May be Different ir, Different `Mores There has always been a different: in prices•in diifidrenr stores—even stores in She same locality. This may depend on the kind of service the store gives, or ti,e way it op=er- ates. Some stores, for instance, have delivery- service, give credit, dr provide other extra services. • Under the new Price Ceiling Order there will still be differences in prices at different stores. The new price regulations will not do away with competition. The high- est prices in any particular store must not he higher than the highest prices in force in that store during the period September 15 to October 11. They may be a little lower or a tittle higher than the prices in other store. The prices you will mark down will be the highest .,.prices charged at the store where you shop. .'t hew Points to Reriwnsber 1. Th;: ceiling price is not necessarily the price you" ptid.' It is the highest price at which the store sold the particular item hcr;veen September 15 and October 11. 2. A merchant may reduceshis prices for sales or other reasons -he may also raise Them providd they do ,not go above,th@ ceiling price. 3. Variations in seasonal prices on fresh fruits and vegetables are permitted. Rulings on seasonal°ittarkcts will be announced from tame tto time by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board 'in newspapers and over the radio. 4. Fill out your price list without bothering your mer- chant. in many cases he is making a financi eI sacrifice to sell under the price ':riling. The war has left him short- staffed and the Christmas tush is on. Items most frequently bought 1 This is not intended as a complete list. It is simply nffered as a guide. Add to it the other :tc'ms } ou buy er expect to buy. 1 \I D• •s, ri ' inn Item re. t?ua;ay, etc.), Store FOOD Mill.. Buttcr Eggs Sugar..., Tea, Coffee Flour Cereals... .... Bread Meat..... Pace Canned Goods OPERATING EXPENSES Laundry and cleaning Soaps and other cleaning agents ... Blankets, Sheers, Towels L De..r'pt inn Ttern ,5'.:,,.t`tuilay.'v'•i Story 'Ake (:LOTiji\G (tun's, Worn•-n's, Childrrn',) Coats Swcatcrs .............. Suits Dresses Skirts, Blouses Shirts .. Underwear Boots and shoes .. Rubbers, Goloshes Stockings Socks Hats, Gloves r_ --^-----. Why you must do your part If a price seems higher than the ceiling, ask your merchant about it. if further infofmation is necessary, report the full details in writing. Address your letter to the Prices and Supply Representative, Wartime Prices and Trade Board at any of the following: Vancouder, Edmonton, Regina; Winnipeg, North Bay, London, Toronto, rockville, Montreal, Quebec City, Saint John, Halifax, Charlottetown. PRICES AND TRADE DOr1RD, Ottawa, Canada To ensure the success of this price control plan, every woman in. Canada should make a list. Retailers are showing a splendid spirit of co-operation. The great majority of them arc determined ro make this plan work, but if you do not co- operate the whole plan might fail —prices might start to skyrocket. So keep yopr list handy. Check the prices you pay against it. Published under the authority of TIIE WARTIME 1 ..41x.5 rt S, tt'4 .[dt " 'WrwNS''M Vf IbW •'...art li it