Clinton News Record, 1944-11-23, Page 2t'AGE 2
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GIIAPTER II
l that the maaiagement was living' up
to it; reputation. c
Barred from the Navy's V-7 pro -1 ',you'll be sorry," chanted the
grann beeause he lacked two years of guard, •
college math, Lester Dowd tries to A lialidfnl of fellow ;birdmen. piled
enlist in the Coast Guard but is into a station wagon . and we mere
turned down because` of a "facial off to see our skipper. The atmgs-
scfuint". The doctor r•efuces even to phere in the back seat had that
examine him. ,Commander Whitman, , strained intimacy of a crowded
an old friend of the family, endea- elevatr. , ;;i ; ; r •
vors to get a Waiver for Lester so Finally burl b b • 1 th
, y, a ur y bo
. ro ce a ice
waiting Lester learns they still in halfback. Champions in '39."
sist on two years of college math. I "Oh yeah," murmured the rest
, ; ; in friendly rezognition.
"V. • C V
Representing 14 Fire Insurance
i ' Companies
Division Court Office, Clinton
Frank Fingland, B:A.,
Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public
' Successor to W. Brydone, IC.C.
Sloan Block .... — ... , Clinton;; Ont. ++1
H. C. MErR
Barrister -at -Law
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of
Ontario
Proctor' in Admiralty.
Notary Public and Commissioner t
Offices in.Bank of Montreal Building
Hours: 2.00 to 5.00 Tuesdays
and Fridays
Ly a kaid-?ookinrg, partly medico
who mslced if I,was Dowd.
"Yes ear."
"What's this •about a backward
niece?" He pointed' to my records.
During the' early ° days of indue-
tion I hal filled . in . a blank that
searcheLd into the activities• of the
su anmel• vacation,. Zn. order to Me -
Ii parse the selection board with the
fact that, I didn't fritter ,my days
,away in p sailboat' like' some people
I knew, I' volunteered the fateful
information that the holidays af-
forded -me a chance to teach bas-
ket\weavirug. at Hull House and tutor
an imaginary,. "-backward niece" in -
years," volunteered another. + Spanish.
• "Oh, sure. Oh, yeah," chorused �,
, the •others as ,they moved slowly 1 "Any insanity in the •family,
e into the warns, sunny' light of fa- i so"No he asked I e tly, •
mn+ria:fly. T decided they either all' . ' explained. "She
1 belonged to some national under. (~vaso t exactly' queer; you 'see. She
ground society, or that a radio p-o,i�nst grew too fast for her ago—
awfully 'big through. the hips—and
gram hadi welded them . into a her mind
hadn't caught upto her
hitherto inarticulate •bondage, for I
now they were all chattering in the waist;' I put it delicately for both
code. parties.
"It's nothing to be ashamed of,
i Time was just about to force my I son" —he pressed my arm under-
code.
'hand and I was on the verge of an standingly "only if there's a nut
nouneing , myself, "Lester Dowd, tjin the family we gotta' know."
Mill Creek Hunt Club, Assistant 1 "She wasn't a nut! ,She passed
? 111. F. H. with one bad fall at Rolling the exam!" I cried, hoping her
,Rock," . when the mnahine stopped achievement would take the strain
front of a bleak administration. off each of us.
m building. We were led into a room' The doctor went into a huddle
and addressei, by au officer in ; with one of the others, convinced
charge of cadets, a tasty tar with lit was a borderlaue case at best,
ten years' ser.i.e on the good ship I was cursing myself for not shay -
Proctor and Gamble and two ing followed the best policy and
months -at Quonzet. .checked 'back to see if there wasn't
"Glad to have you men aboard," an odd one or two • among the tela
he stare,] in a cold, clammy, in- tions, when he approached, unseen,
st:tutionel tone, Before I oould'wipe from the rear.
the brine out of my eyes, he went; "Say thirty-two'," he snapped.
on transfornmine tltiltgs into a nau- 1 My tongue felt like a ,bathtowel,.
tical world of decks, ladders, tap- but I did' the bet I could with a
sides, and ,bulkheads. tough assignment.
"Men, we're in the Navy now," ,.�u right," he said begrudging -
he announced, as if the •au.iienee g '
"Men needed for lighter tha
' air," the poster read.
I told Jumbo Russel about th
;opportunity. - '
"Wlliat are you going into?" h
puzzled.
"Lighter than air," I saki
He began to laugh, softly at first
and then in uncontrollable fits.
"Lighter than air," he gasped.
"Oh, lighter than air!" • He rolled
his voice over the ;phrase. ' Wait
until Jimmy hears you've joined
lighter than air."
On the way to the seye .th floor
of the old Post O:fice Eeildng, the
words 'repeated themselves over
and over in my mind.
Dr. F. G. Thompson
House and Office, Ontario Street
Clinton. Telephone 1'72
OFFICE HOURS: 2-4 in the after-
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Other hours by • appointment,
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1. 1 CHIROPRACTOR
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Office: Huron Street, (Few Dori
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Hours—Wed. and Set., and by
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Phone 207 1
m. arisen el, irginia Wea-
n leyan, guard. All -State last two
"Lighter than air, lighter than
air, bright as a feather and light
than air."
Certainly the • grim ring of i the
Tank Coip: was rot there. Next to
the Marines it szetned all of elves
and dewy meadows in the morning
suit.
"What did you ' do in the last
war?" someone was bound to ask.
"I was in lighter than air," I
shouldhave to reply.
I winces.. But beggars cannot be
choosers.
met the requirements and
passed the exam. Afterward 1 watch -
d an officer• write on my* jacket,
V-5, lighter than air."
"Isn't that V. the 'Naval Avia-
tion designation?" I asked.
"Same exam exactly," he smiled.
"Want to switch?" ,
Why, sure," I said dreamily,
but I -haven't laid two years of
allege math." Naval Aviation
akes only the cream of the cream.
"That doesn't matter to us;" and
e took an eraser•'. and ° #uabed out
lighter than air."
"Now you're a naval air cadet.
d'e'll cal! you in about two months.
Glad to have you aboard, Dowd."
lis offered his hand.
'Thank you, sir," My vrice was
little weak. I felt as though I
Era just . come out of ether. "Glad
o be aboard, sir," I said, prepar-
ng to leave. From the very be -
•inning my preference was for
Naval Aviation, a sentiment that
annot logically be explained,
T.ho Anacostia Naval Base' is de -
HAROLD JACKSON
Licensed Auctioneer
Specialist in Farm and Household "
Sales. •
Licensed in Huron and Perth c
Counties. Prices reasonable; satin t
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For information etc. write or phone h
Harold Jackson,. R R. No. 4 Seaforth, ,1
phone 14-661. 06-012
DR. G. S. ELLIOTT
Veterinary Surgeon
Phone 203 Clinton, Ont. f:
1t
ERNEST W. HUNTER i
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
67 BlomStr. W, Toronto iTnt.1
THE McKILLOP MUTUAL
Fire Insurance , Company
Read Office, Seaforth, Ont.
OFFICERS— president W. R.
Archibald, Seaforth, Vice -President
Frank McGregor, Clinton, Manager r
Secy-Treas. M. A. Reid, Seaforth. o
DIRECTORS— W. R. Archibald,
Seaforth; Frank McGregor, Clinton; ;
Alex, Broadfoot, Seaforth;, Chris 6
Leonhardt, Bornholm; E. J. Trewar-
tlia, Clinton; 'Jahn L. Malone, Seaforth i
Alex. Mawing, Blyth; Hugh Alexan-
der, Walton; George Leitch, Clinton.
AGENTS—John 111. Pepper, Bruce -
field; R. F. McKereber, Dublin; J. F.
Prueter, 13rodhagen; George A. Watt,
Blyth.
Parties desiring to effect iner
es t-
anor transact other business will
be promptly attended to on applica
tion to any of the above officers ads
dressed to their respective post offi-
ces. Losses inspected by the director.
lllhtfully situated between the Po -
teniae River .and a m:ntal hospital
(the Capitol is to the west), and in
my day we graduated some Erten
both to right and left. It is an area
that seethes .with discontent. No-
ody in the hospital was quite sat -
died, and it is peri?eetly true that
ne night two members shook their
*uncle and tried to join the ,'V-5
by scaling the fence. Later. one: of
our innbates sn piped under the
train of .an aviator's routine, and
he .traded over. to the hospital. Each
nstitution had one . member lump
nto the river. And then, a; if to
prove t1'at Nature is not the flail
incomplaining thing .y•u- might
think,' the -Potomac overflowed. This
bickering back and forth went on
most of the summer as everyone
NAQIAN' ' T
TIME TABLE
Trains will arrive .at and depart
from Clinton as follows:
Toronto and Goderieb Division
Going East, depart 6.43 a.m.
Going East, depart 3.03 p.m.
Going West, depart 12.04 p.m.
Going West, depart 11.10 p.m,
London and Clinton Division
Coming North, arrive 11.20 a.m.
Going South, leave 3.10 p.m
tried to find his proper niche.
The entrance gate had the same
come -hither appeal .as the jaws of,
Death. I passed through early in
the morning and was - soon aware
were blindfolded and being led ly, still not conviresd that the stock
through the palace: "We're in a l was of good stuff. 1' moved, off Te -
war. We're going to forget all that "eyed, but certain that I had been
marked down for close ob eivntion
and well aware that any waving
of handkerchiefs' or denting in the
hallways would make things pretty
hard on Lester Dowd.
bunkaroo we leirrel in college"—
he grinred to show how may the
p.
mess Lai bean for him. Tilting
Ills head back and- plating both
feuds in his side pocket, he looked
far over everybody's head at some- For three hours the exani'ners
thing that info enti'alI,y raj we'll went up and down my body as if
board-
beyond- normal vision ane] in mys- it were the Atlantic City
Mal cadences said:: walk. I made a kid for recognition
an Da dentist's chair. For some
"Men, it's a grand old flag"' biochemical reason I had never had
Tint Car; e t'1, Virginia Wesley- a cav ty, en 1 tis scientific four -
an, All Star the last two years, leaf cover sent the department into
shifted nervously. a tizzy. Each 'ntoin had to climb
"Jeez," he muttered: in abd see for himself.
' "Remcns' er, men, we're a1 in "This a:oesn't happen every. day,"
this thing t-geter," the Command -,one of them toll me when he re-
ca• :•fin'she'l, and swept into his aproared,
office, i "Some irceithl" ob arced the
"Jcez," nattered Carpenter again, chief of staff, a little more self -
I supyose th's.was the same sort contained than the younger man.
of w ]come the- ircornirg class of ,"You, must have gotten a lot of
Aged and Retirei R'ail:oad Engin- calcium at home."
eers received. I. wished to God I were, "Moti-es' calls me'Cha'ky," I told!
back cm old 97. him.•
OLD
VIRCINIA
PIPE TOBACCO
It's a real
pipe smoker's
tobacco
A seaman sus;:ected of living' un-
usual , qualities of leadership, . war
attached to our group 'and given a
chance to prove himself. He Orn
mantled
0 imanded us to silence, lined us up,
and marched _tit off to sick bay,
trotting along beside like a Seeing
Eye dog. He regarded the' new
men in the Sine traditional way
and kept up a fire of chatter as we
went.
"Cream of da nation's gout,"
huht—it cointainly soured . . Goin'
to be da Navy's air ahni—so da
Navy's got a fractumed abin." This
rich flow of •Americana teased only
when we reached the infirmary.
"0, Ii., Doc, pickle 'em" —he
turned us over for inocplitions and
the routire physical cheek -up. The
Ilea] of the medical department
'supervised these operations from he -
Ihints a well thumbe l copy of ""Super-
! man." The skilled surgery itself was
delegated to dubordinatei who mana-
ged the dart work well enough, but
it was plain there was no Cushing in
the lot. -
"Reedy", I heard :the 'attendant'
say to the candidate in front of Inc.
He gavethe bulging vein a sport-
ing chance' before lunging on the
o off•n
target,• talion he , took the 1 vel
againit was my turn.
He rearmed and name at me.
"Couldn't you slipup quietly :!Main
the side?" I suggested. These; re -1
peated formal attacks were wear-
1ing mime' down,
On my way to the are, ear, nose,
end throat booth, I was inter,..e.sted
*
I•
After being pronounced fit and
expendable, we were giiren time to
rake up the bunks and prepare
for inspection. The Navy, it de-
veloped, "gives time" away. as if
;it were radium, and when you get
• a little chunk you are to make the
most of it..I hauled out the in-
structions ,dealing with the bedding.
Stated, in icy . precise terms the
manifesto declared, • "Sheets will be
drawn taut, tucked in, and folded
back • six t; inches from head ' of
bunk." •
"Yah, Meester Lestair, you weel
keep your ruin neat, yah ?" a little
voice cried through the cosmos.
On the surface it would seem that
any normal mentality could' draw
taut, tuck, and measure off six
inches from head of bunk., But un-
mentioned and unnot'ced lays an
'adder.in the bedclothes, the deadly
Navy Corner. This maneuver re-
:qui/ad that you unsnarl the corner, -
I make a series of Gray Lady passes
at the linen', and 1 meet , nc finish with neat,
trim results, The novice found
hiruse:f enmeshed either in . the
springs ' or -with something that
looked like a ball' of yarn. If all
was rot according to ,Edith Cavell,
later in the day the inspecting
officer walked by, noticed the trav-
esty, screamed ` like a 'Nagle crea-
ture, andfor some -savage reason
tore the entire thing up..
At first I thought I was simply
the victim of hallowed custom and
THE: -
against V.
1s 'a family affair
A laughing couple, dodging showers
ft of rice .. fireside ... garden .. .
chubby babies - ..
These are scenes we know and like, be-
cause they're part of our lives ... because
they spell happiness . . contentment.,
But we know that these things don't "just
happen." They have to be worked for, lived
for. Protected,too, because of ever-present
dangers which may spoil them.
Venereal Disease is a spoiler. In a cold,
relentless way it can kill infants, rob the'
home of its breadwinner, cripple, destroy.
These arc not mere possibilities. THEY
HAPPEN . RIGHT HERE IN CANADA!
But, these things should never happen.
They can be prevented.
Young men and women can safeguard their
figure happiness together by making sure
before marriage that V.D. will not blight their
plans. A medical examination, including a
blood test for syphilis, is a protection no
couple can afford to pass up.
For a!1 the facts about VD write yottr
Provincial Depat•tme,t of Health for the
new, fret booklet
"•VICTORY OVi m ',tsetse". •
The expectant mother, too, may know for
sure that her baby will be all she dreamed of.
Syphilis in theexpectant mother rarely
shows outward signs, and'it is no respecter
of persons. An early check-up by her doctor,
including a blood test, is a most essential,
yet simple, first step in protecting her baby's
health,
Nor must the breadwinner neglect his
part. The security of the home depends upon
his ability to work regularly and efficiently.
Unsuspected syphilis, striking in middle
life, may make the head of the home unable
to provide for his family. It is Wise to KNOW
FOR SURE in time. Industrial medical exam-
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A blood test should not be looked upon
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for what it is ... a normal safeguard of
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3Vw
accepted the hazing with a broad
grin to my fellows, But day after
day my bunk looked as if demons
had held a cotillion in it, while the
others went. unscratched. I went
down to the officer to get to, the
bottom of things. Either it was tra-
dition or it was sabotage.
He looked through impressive -
looking files and said seriously;
"Dowd, the Navy Corner seems to
have you buffaloed."
"Yes, sir." "Buffaloed" wasn't the
woad.
"What's the matter, Dowd?" He
wanted to und-rstand the inner
man. "Anything worrying you?"
"No, sir."
"Some get it with no trouble at
all," he mused. "Others take more
tine."
Before failing to the rear with -the
rest of the morons, I requested, " rr,
if someone -would show' me the Navy
Corner instead of 'dismantling the
bunk daily, perhaps this chamber
mystery would clear up." •
"Not at all, not at all"—he dis-
missed the sun estion airily. "You
stick to it, Dowd., You'll get ,it,
boy. School of Hard Snocks, that's
what it is,' -School of Hard Knocks."
I'tl had enough- of that dull over-
rated curriculum, and finally learn-
ed the easy way from my bunkie,
Red Run, who explained embarrass
sedly that he knew a nurse in Clarks-
burg.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
V
But Is It A Wolf?
The hunting season has been
marked in recent years by numerous
newspaper reports of wolves killed
in sopthein Ontario. Although we
arenot confirmed debunkers, and
take no delight ,in shattering the
illusion of the gipwing hunter who
believes he has just brought down' a
big bad Wolf, the truth must be told.
Many of the southern Ontario wol-
ves are dogs—renegnade wild dogs
perhaps, noel' probably e. destr mor ' c-
u
tine to sheep and poultry th-an real
wolves, but clogs just the same: Many
of these animal; have been sent to
the Royal Ontario Museum: for
identification and most of them have
proved to be dogs.;,
Ontario Vias , wolves, Of course,
and in the souh too The big grey
timber wolf, weighing around seven-
ty-five pounds, was at one time
found throughout Ontario, but is
now 'seldom encountered south of
Haliburton County. The smaller
brownish brush wolf or coyote,
weighing up to forty-five pounds,
is a plains animal and at the, turn
of the ^century was confined in Ont-
ario to the western section of Rainy
River and Senora Districts. Since
then it has spread rapidly eastward
and is now found in southern
Ontario.
Just how abundant the wolf is, is
hard
to determine, for the issue is
clouded by dogs being shot and mis-
taken far wolves. There is some evi-
dence that brush 'wolves are iii -ter -
breeding with stray or renegrade
clogs. This complicates the problem
still further by making identification
of some of the animals more difficult.
However, the wolf is far from
being a common animal in southern
Ontario. Much of the damage to
sheep and poultry blamed on the
wolf should in justice be placed
wheie it rightly belongs, on the
head of the stray renegade dog.
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