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The Clinton News Record, 1932-09-15, Page 2PAGE 2 Clinton ;News=Record With which is /nee:le: rated THE NEW ERA • Terms of Subscription—$2.00 per year in advance, 'to Canadianad- dresses; $2.50 to the U.S. or oth- er foreign countries. No paper discontinued ,until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the publisher, The date to'w,liich every eubsel'iption is paid is denoted on the label. Advertising Rates—Transient adver- tising 12c per count line for first insertion. 8c for each 'subsequent' insertion. Beading counts '2 lines. Small advertisements, not to ex- ceed one inch, such as "Wanted',, "Last," "Strayed," etc., inserted once for 35e, each subsequent in- sertion 15e., Rates 'for display: ad- vertising' made known on applica-' tigme i 'Connnunications intended for pub- tieation must, as a guarantee of good faith, be • accompanied by the name of the writer. >' G. E. HALL, M. R. CLARK, Proprietor. Editor. H. T. RANCE Notary Public, Conveyancer • r Financial,. Real Estate and Fire In- surance Agent. Representing 14 Fire Insurance Companies. Division Court Office, Clinton, Frank Fingland, D.A., LL.B. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Pulehe Successes to W. Brydone, K.C. Sloan Block ' — Clinton, Ont. CHARLES D. HALE Conveyancer, Notary Public, .Commissioner, etc. Office over J. E. Hovey's Drug Store CLINTON, ONT. • • B. R. 1-UGGINS Notary Public, Conveyancer General Insurance, including Fire Wind, Sickness and Accident, A'tro- mobile. Huron and Erie Mortgage Corporation and Canada Trust Bonds Box 127, Clinton, P.O. Telephone 57. DR J. C. GANDIER Office Hours: -1.30 to 3.30 p.m,, •6.30 to 8.00 p.m. Sundays, 12.30 to 1.30 pm. Other hours by appointment only. Office and Residence — Victoria St. DR. FRED G. THOMPSON Office and Residence: Ontario Street — Clinton, Ont. .One door west of Anglirran Church. ,Phone 172, Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted DR. PERCIVAL HEARN Office and Residence: Huron Street — Clinton, Ont. Phone 60 (Formerly occupied by the late Dr C. W. Thompson) Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted DR, H. A. McINTYRE DENTIST Office over Canadian National Express, Clinton, Ont. Phone, Office, 21; House, 89. D. H. MCINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electra Therapist Masseur Office: Huron St. (Few doors west of Royal Bank). ;hours—Tues., Thurs. and Sat., all day. Other hours by appointment Heneall Offiee—Mon., Wed. and Fri forenoons. Seaforth Office—Moa., Wed. and Friday afternoons. Phone 207. GEORGE ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Huron Correspondence promptly answered, Immediate arrangements can he medc for Sales Date at The News -Record Clinton, 'or by calling phone 103. Charges Moderate . and Satisfae-tior Guaranteed. 'THE McICILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office. Seaforth, Ont. President, J. Bennewies, Bi'odhag- sn vice-president, James Conmtil„v, 'Godetich. Sec treasurer, D. F. Me - 'Gregor, Seaforth. Directors: Thomas Moylan, R. R. No. 6, Seaforth; James Shouldice, Walton; Wm. I{nox, Londesboro; Robt. Ferris, Blyth; John Pepper, Brucefieid; A. Broadfoot, Seaforth; G. R. McCartney, Seaforth. Agents: W. J..Yeo, R.R. No. 3, Clinton; • John Murray, Seaforth; James Watt, Blyth; Ed. Pinchleyr Seaforth. Any money to be paid may be paid. to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of 'Commerce, Seaforth, er at Calvin 'Cutts Grocery, Goderieh, Parties desiring to effect insur- -anca or transact other business will 'be promptly attended to on applied, 'titin to any of the above officers addresser] to- their respcetive post o-- picas. Losses inspected by the direc- tor who lives nearest the scene. 'MAIM tioNA _t AYs- 'nen TABLE 'Trains will arrive at anldepart from Clinton' as follows: Buffalo and Goderich Div. Going ' East, depart 7.08 'adn.' Going 'East depart 8.00 p.m. Going West, depart 12.07 p.m. Going West, depart 9,e9p,m. London, Huron SIC 13ruce • Going South 3.08 Tem Going North' , 11.50 .a;m. TI -IE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD ' 14412070P•T Svicese cc..,, ELEVENTH IN TALLMEN S T SYNOPSIS; Johnny Breen 16 years old, who has spent all his life aboard a.Hudson river tugboat plying g near New York City, is trade moth- crIess •by an explosion whichsinks the tug ' and tosses' him into the, riv- er. FI'e swims and. ;crawls 'ashore where starts a. new and estrange life. •TIe lei ignorant, ; cannot lead, arid' knows nothing of lite in a'great city, Beaten and chasedby :toughs. he is rescued be 'a Jewish family ,li've' ing off the • Bowery in the rear of their 'second-hand clothing store. Here' be is openly courted by the young daughter. Breen fights bullies in self.defenee and soon is picked up by an unscrupulous manager 'who cheats hint—until "Pug” Malone at the saloon -fight club, attracted to the boy, takes him under- his wing.. On the other side of the picture are. the wealthy Van Horns of Fifth. Ave- nue. : There; is a Gilbert Van Horn, last of the great family, a bachelor. in whose life is a hidden chapter with his mother's maid—wlio leaves . the home—to bo lost in the city life— when •Gilbert is accused.... It was, reported the maid married an old captain of a river tug :.. rather than return home—and was soon a mother. Under Malone's guardianship young Breen develops fast. -... "Pug" discovers the boy cannot read—starts hint to night sehooI and the world commences to open for Johnny. Breen. .. ', Malone. an old-timer, is backed in a health -farm venture—taking Breen with him. There they meet and conte to know Gilbert Van Horn. John attracts Van Horn, who learns of Breen's mother, named Harriet: Learning Jchn'e desire for an engin- eering course at Columbia Univer- sity—he advances the money. John conies to know Josephine, Van Horn'r ward, and during his school years falls in love with her, Graduating as a Civil Engineer he gets a job witl- a great construction company, work• ing in New York. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Come "Dammit, Breen, it's all hell to gel these rodmen to use their heads," The experienced engineer was speak• ing with authority. "We engineer+: got to hold 'em down," he added with conviction. John was leaving. ',Soo you later," Mulling called ate John left the exciting scene. "We engin- fleeted ngin- fl c e e t d ,light of a 'table lamp, be- neath Jahn's eyes; as ;she had bent` bent • over Birt, placing a etrey of toaet and the upon bis' bed,. on the morning `'of his' convalescent' luxury, happened; as she planned. She 're- called his .'quickly mounting color, her bustling:. of the pillow under his head, bending . close 'above him, breathing' the freshness of her morn- ing "bath: It'was' ell so intimate,' and innocent,' ' And John, bad never asked any- thing. It ;puzzled her: Boys pro- posed to her, almost as a ,matter of course. , Gerrit Rantoul had propos.: ed, and. was waiting her reply.' ' Josephine still felt, Rantoul stanch- ing over her, tall and firm and charin- ing, his .white hair • a mark al dis- tinction rather than .of age. He once: told hot, half laughingly, "I guess I was born that way." Rantoul was wealthy, belonged to gocd clubs, had offices in the finan- cial district, and hand leisure and just enough contaet with great affaire to make hint an entrancing companion. He was constantly meeting hitper- tant men. A word or two, a mere hint, gave Josephine the feeling of mingling in a consequential world. It was so different from Gilbert Van Horn's world. a place utterly divorc- ed from business and occupied with' stupid sports, or gossip, or mooning ' Women were attracted by Rantoul, women always had been attracted tc him. Charming: women, .iosephine knew, would take him in an instant. and he loved her. She wee, certain of that, levee. her intensely. with pas- sion held in masterly reserve. He was a compelling figure. She often thought cf hint as a Richard Harding Davis hero. an engineer of great re- nown, decorated by foreign poten- tates. Josephine Laughingly told this to Rantoul. When they dined that. night at the Nerest-Hambleton', Ran- toul wore a yellow and red sash across his breast with a brilliant ten -point- ed star. A sparkling order hung about his neck by a purple ribbon, On the breast of the evening coat over bis heart, was a row of over- lapping medals. It was the night he proposed. John had never proposed to her, probably never would, or perhaps had never had the chance. Van Horn was dining at the club. It was Friday night, a beastly night ste .a. ,,ee s 1 F7 c :nee atcracttd by Raetou to 1, women always had been attreetrd him. eersl" He felt a foot taller, and Monday morning seemed a year a• way. John was very young. l•Ie went to his new room, unpack• ed the photograph of Josephine, and looked at her image long and though' frilly. He called up Van Horn and had also talked with Josephine for a moment over the telephone. She seemed glad to• hear front him. Her laugh was familiar. John remember- ed nothing but the laugh. 1•Ier• very reticence conveyed things that seem- ed bound to bring 'them close togeth- er again. The warmth of young summer was in the air; lovers were walking in the park across the way. Van horn remained in the city. Ile luitt refused to leave, and Josephine, in the dark cool house in the middle Fifties,' agreed with those millions who have said, "New Yotk is a splendid summer resort;" As many people were always in or about town. and as Josephine had several insistent problems confront - Mg her, the city, lin the summer, took on the proportions of an adventure. ,Terephine was frankly in the business of. living' successfully, She had no intention oe being anything but • a success, and not merely a social suc- cess, but to achieve•freedent, and ex- pression, and, , well, lots of ethee things. besides. In :fact she was not above the plane of experiment. The artless .dropping. ofe a fold of then crepe kimono, the closeness of her firm., beeasts, for •an instant pier re - •d by the way, with SO many people al- b ways eating fish, and Aunt Wen was I in the midst of a book. I John had called up only an hour !before. It was six o'clock. Perhaps he was still at his new quarters, She would call, and would leave word for Rantoul at his rooms, that she could not see him, After all, Josephine could see Rantoul often, but that night she g wantedto sae John Breen, They met, , an hour later, at the Savoy,•and walked east, through Fif- ' ty-ninth Street to the Third Avenue L. It was a familiar station to John, in a reminiscent way, as indeed the entire city was reminiscent and, crowd ed with surprises. The same old plat- forms andrails but a t r electrified train carried theta down through the close revealment of the East Side. Jacoh Riis had written about shuns, disturbingly, and Theodore Roosevelt+ i had endorsed his words; this gave :the tistearning tenements a sentimental and a literary value. i. "Jwhn, -I'm so, glad to see you ar lone." Josephine was starting things early. "There's a lovely place, the. Cafe 'Boulevard, ' so Bohemian, John, end, with you, I'm not afraid." A few weeks before Rantoul had pro - tooted her there, ,John,Breen might: have no medals, the mused, moving closer to him, but he. did Have an uncanny fascinatisin' on that simmering .night. • John' secured a table on the bal- cony, ten feet or so above the crowded street, where they could dine, under the awnings, in the open' air, and still in eight of the entrancing, things within. Josephine t;ine south into, her seat with a sigh, the" y .vete very fortunate in- deed in `getting that delightful' tab'le't: Oe their ride downtown they had titlked the con nain-places eof their separation:.' But once at table, and alone, as 'if by magic, John and'Jose- phine were again on the,eatal plane of delicious intimacy. Josephine smiled.. John; noted the - merest suggestion of a .dimple,. A mood :of perfect understanding seem- ed to 'permeate. the air. The dinner was superb. She had asked for e cocktail and John joined her, and r'I bottle, of St. Julien added flavor to' the dishes. Cafe Boalevard always famous for its coffee, ''outdid itself) on that, Aimabian night. They ate their" ices and lingered; while Johr emeked a cigar ' grandly, Metering fragrant clouds through ' the hedge as they leaned across• 'the table tete- a-tete, Blue wreaths drifted slower back 'across her hair, "Do you mind the smoke, Jo?" He used the diminutive easily. "No. Jahn, I' love it" Her face was close to his, her hair gave back the faintest perfunte: She was even lovelier than he had imagined her in his fondest dreams; she was an angel. As John talked Josephine teas glad. so glad, to be with' him. He was finer, more manly, more hand some than ever. John talked as he had never talked before, His life at the University, in the atmosphere of recognized ideas, had broadened him. He unburdened great ambitions ripe for expression in that understanding night.` Hi; curer outlook and hit burning belief in the g'•eat diunity of the career ahead, glorified hi'n. He would be a builder, "like Rantnnl, TH.URS., SEPT. 15, 1932 . Yes, 'like Rantoul,"'a 'builder in the greatest ?city ,,of the world! Something front within snore Jose- phine; • it came, a' cold ,breath of doubt. • She was losing ground,, slip= ping in a mental panic as ,she corn= pared, her lev• ers, ' She missed'' the •nighty, high -colored skin of the older man,: youthfully flushed at tines, perhaps by .vine, 'The crisp while hair of Rantoul was les., silky, and lese,thick, than the youthful': crop oil Breen, and she missed that /careful guardecl manner, the habit of an old- er pian,. but which she then 'set down, to cunning. John swept her along on a flood of ,emotion. His hunger dg enabded her; ,it was a terrible nmo= 'tion..' She' dared not try to ;fascinate' or. charene Love stabbed her de- withlirious - e lirious pain.. Doubt 'dropped' away. and, in her instant:ef•surrender, her hold` en John • was of .tranecendent power; Rantoul vanished' from bee 'mind and John Breen,. GO close sn oss - the; table, clasping 1ier hand, her 'pulse. her 'soul, was the fine); man, weal- thier by twenty yeare, rich Poli years she was to share. with him, love with him. eliie grip tightened; he whis-: pered, "Darling, will you marry me?" 'The question' had been•. in his eyes. She heard the words, the fervent words carrying her beyond. ell thought of time or calculatibn. "Will you wait for. me?" his eager ,tones were tender. "Will yeti—sweets hear: Their eyes met, ,swimmingly. She whispered, "Yes." Rantoul }vas for- gotten; her plans and structures' tumbled and re-formed. • They drove home in e taxi gliding quickly through dark enveloping streets. John helped her to the door, and Iran IIoi•n,, who had entered a minute earlier, called to him.. "Come in, John, glad to see you. Josephine!" he called, but his ward had already disappeared in the upper hall. "What's up, . John? Nothing wrong, 1 hops?" Ile looked at the young man quizzically. "Josephine has promised to marry ane." The werdi sounded unreal, al- most as if he were uttering some- thing sacrilogicu. s "Marry you?" Gilbert Van Horn steadied himself at a newel post. "The devil you say? Come here, John." Ile gripped him by the hand. His eyes glistened. he turned away. "Here, Jules!" to the butler hovering in the hall, "some Cliquot, Jules. Well have to drink to this... ‘,By gash, By ;ad!' 'Kelly will; like this,i he will, I"'waq afraid Rantoul had the inner trathee;ool-gold, 'John=too ''old," be added, smiling apd shaking hips head, Gilbert Uah Florn looked, bid, tired, as he led 'the way to the library.. It had beerl d long pull.. "Yog'il need a ring 'Ring her, boy, ring; her," he advised. ,titles filled the glasses. "Rote's good lucic;' Josephine .'and yon." ; They stood and drank the wine in solmen silence. "Thank you, Gil," John said simply. "Slow Me yon fixed? Money, T mean," the older man spoke with the ease 'of Gong friendship. eI've -enough," ' John answered; "I'll make' more." The talk of enoney'seerned hateful to' John, 'He wars, feeling let sloven Froin his .period of exaltation; he wanted to get away, wanted to think. "`Good:: night, John, .I won't come Owe." Van Horn held out his hand, Ile too wanted to be alone, to think. `D.on't worry about money;" •Ire cal.+ led, Josephine twill havo enough. It's 'a partnership. you know—" He waved his hand as Jghn left, to walk uptown under the stars, up through the'south- ern, parb �f - the park where he and Becks had tarried, land en, tip to the flat opposite the shaft site. The more John walked the less certain he was of what might happen next. (Continued next week.)' • The Beer Bonner in the Labor Parade The appearance cf banners demand. ing "beer and wine without permits" in the Toronto Labor Day parade to the Exhibition brings into the open a situation not fully appreciated by the mass of our citizens, According to the press, the Mod- eration League approached the Man- aging Ccrnmitteo of the Labor Day celebration, were granted permit_Mop and placed their paid ar"euts decorat- ed with these banners in the evade The matter was apparently carried through with expedition. The idea it all probability wee suggested by the famous beer parade organize l bi New York to boost the fortunes cf the dis- credited Jimmie R'alkor, The financial backers of the Mod- eration League have a very distinct selfish interest in promoting their program. Aided by their support the League is pushing its propaganda in every possible waye It shows scant' regard 'for facts, the rights o;' others or the dignity of an aocaeion. ` Its one desire is to put it over by all meatus; fair or; foul. Res sped for the +authoritine who permit, ted •'the parade, 0onsideeation for, the 1 city fathers who hon!e:reel itwith•ltheir 'presence; ar vegard for' the fair name ef! Laboe, in the t'anics of which are initittsiles who hvill resent the urn- plication that Labor is wet, welt far from tine•minds of these social but- caneere. Lat�or people differ AS 'do others on thie social problem, but within the ranks of Labor there is: an organized section,' the "brewery woikcers," close- ' .. ly, allied with the 'hone interests, •Because :of the, presence. of this 'in:- ganized group, it is comparatively easy fon the liquirr intersts to push i`,orwai-d their program in the coun- cils of Labor. There..15'.nes., similarly , organized group. in the 'Labor body whose in- terest it nz especialiy.to combat these 1 efeorts, conseguentiy any resistance +' to the subtle lnanrpulations of liquor agents in the Labor•ranks must come 1 fron,individuai initiative, There are groups in Labor that are predomin- antly dry, such AS the great railway bodies which outiett nber the brewery employees by many thousands, but they are not organized with any re- lation to liquor or any financial in- terest therein. Social student; recognize' that a people dopod with alcohol tend to be tolerant of, evil conditions and in- capable of the initiative and sustained effort that can right them. Liquor has everywhere been a retarder of social. progress. One main purpose and one inevitable result of the Mod- eration League's program. if sucees- •ful, is the further exploitation ofthe mass .cf our people, and especially of the wcrkines classes, in the interests of the brewery magnates.—From the office of Ontario Prohibition Union. • An cld codger was crossing a busy corner when a huge police clog dash- ed into 'him and bowled hen over,. Thr next instant an Austin skidded armtnd a. corner, humped him, in- flicting more severe bruises. Bystanders assisted ]tin: to his feet and someone asked him if the dog had hurt him. "Not exactly," be replied, "it was the tin can tied to his tail that did the most damage."—Paw Wow. T "n,etrc fah'° +a4'! ,° PAPOO9t f j�dE'r"d�'t irjroanae 1b0 biGAfran ��"" tssalt.upw,ass.0 7.:h.vsehrea,...cnly, 1,. a 1 ow Many Sales Transactions s Do You 1''F' cel.? An Advertisement address- ed to our Local Retailers It is possible for a retailer to calculate the number of sales transactions required by his business each day, week, month, year. Here's how the calculation can be made: 1. Sum up the estimated operating expenses for the year --the aim:nits required for rent, wages, .delivery, supplies of various sorts, insurance, repairs, losses. Add, also, the net profit which one should have to reward his capital and enterprise. 2. Divide this total by the number of tvorlting days inr-- the yea say 305, in order to get the average daily cost of operating one's business. 3, Ascertain the amount of the average sales t transactions. (The daily records of .individ- ual sales, over a period, of a month or so, will enable one to make this calculation), 4. Reckon the amount of gross profit earned 011 an average to g e sales tr anaetion-2 0-25- 30 per cent, 5. Divide the total average daily expenses ,by the prof1 011 an' average sales transaction, Thus one gets the number of sales transec- tions required daily to recover the costsof do- ing • business, ILLUSTRATION Suppose that you find that your annual ex Tenses, including a desired pet profit, total e4,000,.or, 'sae', e13:11'per .day; that your aver- age sales transaction is 50 cents, en which the average gross profit, at 26 per cent. would be 14 cents. Then your required number of sales transactions pet day would be 513.11 ,divided by 14, or 04. L Now, to assure an average of 04 sales transaction, per day, rain or shine, will require You to be extraordinarily diligent in the hatter of attracting customers. Your windows should be made alluring. Your service should be cour- teous, prompt and pleasing, so as to make cus- tomers willing "repeaters," Your range of mer- chandise should be good, and your prices should be competitive. ut these alonewon't suffice to assure 04 sales transactions every day, on an, average. You'll have t whole do a who e lot of inviting. Week by week your invitations to buyers ought to be published in this newspaper. .Lr IF YOU FAIL TO ISSUE CORDIAL INVITA- TI0NS,,WESIi BY WEEK, THEN YOUR • BUSINESS IS IN A STATE OF PERIL. N.B. The accompanying illustrativeexample makes it clears•that a retailer can check up his progress daily. ' Without a, daily measuring of achievement against requirement nq business management can be called safe. 1