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The Clinton News Record, 1933-06-08, Page 2GAGE 2 'Clinton News -Record With which is Incorporated THE NEW ERA `berms of Subscription - $1.50 per year in advance, to Canadian ad- dresses $2.00 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 which every subscription is paid is denoted on the label. Advertising Rates—Transient adver- tising 12e per count litre for first insertion. 8c far each subset:Mena insertion. Heading counts 2 lines. Small advertisements, not to ex- ceed one inch, such as "Wanted'•, "Lost," 'Strayed," etc., inserted ' once for 35c, each subsequent in- ', sertion 16c. Rates for display ad-, ! vertising made known on applica.. 1 tion. Communications intended for pub - 'Ideation must, asa guarantee ofl good +llaith, be accompanied by the name .of the writer. KS's. E. HALL, M. R. CLARK, Proprietor. Editor. H. T. RANCE Notary Public, Conveyancer Financial, Real Estate and Fire In- ourance Agent. Representing 14 Fire Insurance Companies. Division Court Office, Clinton. Frank Fingland, Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. Brydone, K.C. Sloan Block Clinton, Ont. CHARLES B. HALE Conveyancer, Notary Public, Commissioner, etc. Office over J. E. Hovey's Drug Store CLINTON, ONT. B. R. HIGGINS Notary Public, Conveyancer General Insurance, including Fire Wind, Sickness and Accident, Anter mobile. Huron and Erie Mortgage Corporation and Canada Trust Bonds Box 127, Clinton, P.O. Telephone 67. NORMAN W. MILLER ISSUER OF CAR LICENSES Agent for E. D. Smith Nursery Stock Office Isaac Street, Ciinbon. • Pohne 62w. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD ELEVENTH INSTALLMENT Synopsis: Joyce Ashton, poor stenographer, suffered loss of mem- ory in a skidding taxicab accident in Chicago. 'One morning two years later she woke, after a fall from her horse, Iter memory restored, to find herself, as Frills, the wife of Neil Packard, rich California fruit packer. She determined to tell nobody of her predicament but set about learning What she could of her life in the in- terval. • From the conversation of her friends and letters in her desk she gathered that she had been a heartless, pleasure -loving young wo- man. One letter that troubled her was from a woman signing herself Sophie, blaming 'Frills for not giv- ing a home to a baby 'Sophie was caring for. Could it be her baby, Frills wondered! She also found herself involved in an affair with a man named Maitland. In San Fran- cisco, where she went while her hus- band was away on business, she met Robert Ainsworth, a poet whose work she had always admired. When Joyce returned home, she decided to be, pleasanter to Neil than Frills had been. But this line was dan- gerous, too, for Neil was patheti- cally anxious to win back Frill's love. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY At last they were all gone, and Packard, closing the front door, came back to the living room and began to put out the lights. He yawned widely. "Gee, I'm sleepy. Got to be up early tomorrow, too. Going to bed now, Frills?" he asked pausing with his hand at the last light. "Yes, I am," replied Joyce. She couldn't get the words 'out which she meant to say casually. Turning, she went upstairs, closely followed by Packard, who switched on the bedroom light for her. "I sure have missed that sleeping porch. Seems as if I never had any real air in those .hotel rooms," re marked Packard when they were i the bedroom. "Once you get used to R)R. FRED G. THOMPSON Office and Residence: Ontario Street — Clinton, Ont. 'One door west c1f Anglian Church. Phone 172 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 Electro Therapist, Massage Office:. Huron Street. (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours --Wed. and Sat. and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION 'by manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment Phone 207 GEORGE ELLIOTT Licensed .Auctioneer for the County of Huron Correspondence promptly answered. Immediate arrangements can be made for Sales Date at The News -Record, Clinton, or by calling phone 103. Charges Moderate , and Setisfactior Guaranteed raising his voice he called, "Say, Frills, be a good kid and get me the eoap, will you? I dropped it and it skidded tivay .over into the bedroom!" Joyce was petrified by his simple request. She was so startled that she failed to take refuge in what had been .her salvation in ether awkward moments, the conventiently tempera- mental disposition of Frills. "Well, wait a minute, I'll ,.,I'll get it," she returned, and holding her silk Coolie coat tightly about her she emerged from the closet, found the cake of soap innocently lying on the blue carpet, picked it up, and en- tering the bathroom, hastily thrust it into Packards wet outstretched hand. Then she turned hurriedly :and left the room in a turmoil of emotions. "I wish he'd hurry," she famed, with a sigh .of relief that that awk- ward. moment was over, though her heart still thumped violently. "I'm tired. If that shower didn't have a glass door I'd ge and take a bath now. I simply can't do it, though." She sat dawn again and listened anx- iously. 'THE MCKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont. President, George McCartney, R.R. No. 3, Seaforth; vice-president, Jas. 'Connolly, Goderich; Sec. -treasurer, 'Martin A. Reid, Seaforth. Directors: Thomas Moylan, R. R, No. 5, Seaforth; James Shouldice, 'Walton; Wm. Knox, Londesboro; 'Robs. Ferris, Blyth; John Pepper, ''Brucefield; A. Broadfoot, Seaforth; George Leinhardt, Brodhagen. - Agents: W. J. Yeo,' R.R. No. 3, Clinton; John Murray, Seaforth; James Watt, Blyth; Ede Pinchley, Seaforth. Any money to be paid may be paid 'to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of 'Commerce, Seaforth, cor at Calvin -Cutt's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to effect insur- ance or transact other business will be promptly attended to on applica. •tion to anyof the above officers - :addressed to their respective post of- fices. Losses inspected by the direr - 'tar who lives neatest the scene. ,!k ANADIAN;NATibNAL.' AILWAYS 11 TIME TABLE Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: Buffalo and Goderich Div. Going East, depart 7.08 a.m. Going East depart 3.00 p.m. Going West, depart 11.50 a.m. Going West, deparb 9.68 p.nt. London. Huron & Bruce Going North, rte. 11.34.1ve.11.54.a,m. 'Going Sou'th 8.08 pm, SURE ENOUGH Q. --What is it that no span wishes to have yet does not wish to lose? A.—'A bald head. THURS., JUNE 8, 1933 She got out of bed and listened. It was, so quiet that she concluded Neil had gone downstairs. She had just taken a dress from the hanger and had come out to put it on in front of the long mirror when she was startled by Packard appearing. "Good morning, wife!" he exclaim- ed, "how's the world?" • "Oh! . . . Good morning, she re- sponded, hastily pulling the dress on and watching him apprehensively in the mirror as she fastened her col- lar and tie. "We'll give Roxie 'a surprise, eat- ing breakfast together," she remark- ed, as they entered the dining room. "Good morning, Roxie, where's my blessed 'Dickie?" "Out with Sam," responded Roxie. She too smiled, but there was a puz- zled look about her face as she did SO. Presently she Sheard him rubbing himself vigorously and a few min- utes later he appeared in the bed- room in blue pajamas and islippers, his hair sticking up in damp rumpled •confusion. How funny a loan looked without a toiler, she thought, and the pajamas looked so loose and bag- gy! Lowering her eyes she went past him into the bathroom. She shut -the door after her and very quietly and carefully turned the lit- tle catch that locked it. When she opened the door again she found the bedroom empty, but from the porch Packard implored her, "Say, Frills, bring me a glass of water, like an angel, will you?' Joyce wanted to -retort crossly, but her naturally obliging disposition automatically asserted itself and getting the water she went to the sleeping porch which lay in the shadow. The moon made it light enough, however ,bo see Packard's "Oh, sweetheart, won't you love me a httle?" ho whispered sleeping out anything else seems stuffy." This hardly seemed an appropri- ate time to announce that she had ! decided to sleep in the house here- after and Joyce, in an agony of em- I barrassment and indecision wander- ed over to her dressing table where she sat down and lighted another 1 cigarette. If he would only go to his ' oven rooms and let her alone! But Pack- ard lingered taking off his tie and unbuttoning his shirt, while he talk- ed. Neil was now taking off his shirt, and Joyce, catching sight in her mir- ror of the white top of his sleeve- less underwear felt a wave of color burn her face and she sat rooted to the spot. To her great relief, how- ever, he went •off to finish his un- dressing elsewhere and she jumped up and hurried to the closet. Just as she had stripped her last garment off and was reaching for a kimono she heard him again in the bathroom, She had left the door of the closet a trifle ajar so that she could keep track of his movements and the bathroom door stood wide open. "Shall I run a hot bath iior you?" called' Packard, "or are you going to take a shower?" Joyce hastily called out, "No tub, thanks. I'll take a' shower when you get through." ` F'You needn't wait. I'm not using the shower," he . called back cheer- fully. "I want. a real soak after being ,ion the train two nights!" She sat huddled on a chair in the closet andlistened tenselyeenselye to the process of his bath. He splashed olid whistled and to poor Joyce it seem- ed as if be would never finish. tSuddenly the whistle stopped ab- ruptly and she heard him ejaculate', "Damn! There goad the soap!" Then "Oh, then I'm going out to get him," exclaimed Joyce, "you start eating, I'll be right back," and shot dashed through the kitchen and caI- led bo Dickie, whom she saw lying with a bored expression outside the stable door. "I wonder if he'd get too tired to go along with me if I go out to ride on Posita. , What do you think?" asked Joyce as she began her break. fast. don't really care what you do. Joyce, listening fascinated to this explosion, recalled the words in `Jerry's" letter: " . . Just remem- ber that a pian like Neil won't stand pushing too far." (Oontinued Next Week) A, FARMER' GIVES SOME FIGURES (Received too late for publication last week.) Brueefield, May 21st, 1933. Editor The News -Record:— average charge for interest alone a- Now food, clothing and shelter are "Dear Sir: 31 is to be noted' with gainst each worker will be $128.00. wealth and the first two mentioned interest that the Board ns of Clinton of Trade and Then add to this interest charge are principally farm products. But have revived its Board the cost of administration and other not a very bad idea now that the 'expenses, T ederal, Provincial, Ooun- world is in the shines of a depeas- ty and Municipality, and the individi sion, the aftermath of war and des- nal burden when analyzed is stagger- truction, which has' periodically .af- ing. , Meted the human race since the dawn of 'history. So it is presumed The burden of debt carried by the that the merchants of Clinton need a Occident, that is people of Europe market for their goods. And the and America, is supposed to be five market around Clinton, (and the hundred billions of dollars, principal same may be said of other towns and interest payable in gold, and it and cities), is not very good just at is estimated there are only twelve present, for that market is Agricul- tural. Due to the National Policy inaugurated • by Sir John A. Mac- Donald over fifty years ago the high tariffs imposed on foreign goods has forced Agriculture to sell in the open markets of the world, and buy in a protected market, for behind this high tariff wall the manufacturer, the merchant, the professional men and labor, skilled and unskilled, were able to place an enhanced monetary value on their . commodities which, while it built up large cities, it re- duced the purchasing power of the farmer so that he was forced to leave the land and while the cities were growing the market for their wares was growing smaller. died and thiry-five billions of doilara or 41.900 per head. In Canada,the total debt public and private is estimated at eight billon or $800.00 per :head. I have heard it stated that only 25 per cent. of the people produce or work, then for the States the burden of debt on each worker will be $7600.00 and assum- ing the ssum-ing.the interest charges to be 4 per cent. then the average worker pays in interest alone $304.00. The debt against each worker in Canada would be $3200.00 and assum- ing interest at 4 per cent, then the Canada 31.7 per cent. of the people were farming and' it is said there are too many farming now for the prices we get, but if there were only 5 per centof the people farming prices would not advance because the other 95 per cent would not be needed to supply the farmer with necessities made outside the farm. According to the number of unem ployed it is quite evident that Agri- culture either does not need their services or cannot afford to purcbase their services. "Well, I wouldn't take him if you are going more than a shtet vide. I doubt if he's used to long runs." "By the way, I heard that Mait has a new horse," remarked Pack- ard toward the end of the meal. "What sort of a cayuse it is? Did he get it from MacBready?" Joyce's heart thumped. Now was her chance. and she determined to take it. She spoke casually, though the knowleclge that she was chang- ing color disconcerted her slightlyt "Pin sure I don't know." she re- plied, "I haven't seen Mait for near- ly two weeks" When she raised her eyes from her plate she encountered a look on Packard's face which filled her with It airva infuri- face vaguely. He sat up in bed and took the glass which she handed him. As he did so, she said hastily, "Good -night! I'm... I'm going to sleep inside for a while." She turned away as she spoke, but she scarcely finished the sentence before Packard put down the glass and jumped out of bed. He stopped her at the door and drew her into his arms, not roughly but with a gently firm movement which she could not evade. "Oh, say, sweetheart,' he protest- ed, "not my first night home, Frills? I've been so . . . so lonesome for you, dear." sudden anger. ha d Ys ated Joyce to realize that her word was doubted. 'Suddenly her pleasure in the day was spoiled. A hurt feeling of ee- sentntent against him for ruining het happy mood seized her. She for- got his side of the affair and the things which Frills had done to make this reaction so natural, She said nothing until they hacl left the table and were in the living room. Then suddenly she faced hien end with flaming face said, "Look here, I want you to know that I wasn't lying just now when I said I hadn't seen Mait for two weeks" Packard stated at her. He looked bewildered. An expression of eager hopefulness dawned in his face, but it was the cautious hope of one who has been hurt and disappointed too many tines. After fully five second's silence Packard said dully, "God knows 1 want to believe you, Frills, but after , that New Year's thing ..." Ile hesitated as if he were referring to some painful incident he could scarcely bear to mention. Joyce was quivering all over. It seemed to her that nothing was more important than to snake him believe her. Silo groped desperately for the right words to convince him, liove "Butma." I'm telling the truth," she insisted, "you can ask 'Clarice . . . or ask Malt himself 11 you won't be - Packard bent his head quickly and kissed her eagerly, not once but sev- eral times, then drew her closer still and kissed the holbeiv of her neck several times. •"Oh, ,sweetheart, won't you love me a little?" he whis- pered, his cheek laid against hers. "Won't you love me? Somehow to- night you were so sweet, going, out with me alone that way and 1 got to hoping you might—Oh, Frills, what caro I do to make you come back to me?" "Oh, let's not talk tonight," she exclaimed impatiently, "I'm dead tired, I tell you," To her relief he did not follow-h'er, but' she heard his deep sigh as she went on into the other room and shut the door, her, knees trembling a little. Once in bed with the door locked, she lay and thought over what had happened. This' victory was hers, but she did not feel quite the satis- faction in it that she had felt in cir- cumventing Maitland. Waking the text morning at'her usual hour- of 7 ,o'clock she heard Packard whistling as he dressed and, elle debated whether to get up and have breakfast ' with him or to .let him go away without seeing her. Per by law of nature mankind's most pressing needs are food, clothing and shelter, and while in the course of farming there will be so much pro - centuries man has evolved some very duced that farm produce will be that statement was familiar with de - wonderful schemes and systems of worth nothing. Witile that statement pressions and their causes. construction, transportation, and seems sound in a monetry sense, Some time ago I had the pleasure business, still, when analysed all still if a greater proportion of unem- of going through Col. Combe's fac- these inventions are but evolutions ployed people were farming they tory. There seemed to be a lob for everyone and everyone on the jab, and when I think of our great Na - So all our civilization is simply an tionaI factory of the Dominion of exchange of work or services, meas- We have often heard the expres- Canada I would like to see everyone used, of course, by the weight of sion, "build up your cities and towns have a job and everyone on the job. gold. And mankind for a number and make a market for your farm . Yours truly, -13. WALDRON. of years has realized and enjoyed a Produce, and the cities will consume that of the surplus farm produce," and that the human race has not been fussy about wealth but it has been fussy about getting money, which though a very useful commodity and at times more useful than wealth, is in a sense not wealth at all but simply a: measure of wealth which simplif- ies transactions and saves bookkeep, ing and haggling. It is now estim- ated that the total debt of Canada, public and private amounts to $8,- 855,596,829. The annual interest bill billion dollars of gold bullion in ex- for same is $421,965,896. The total istence, or one dollar of gold to for-- value of all Agricultural wealth is ty-one of debt. Most of us are look - 25,069,930,000. In 1932 the total ing to Franklin D. Roosevelt to al - farm income was $416,587.000. The lure to brighten worlds and lead the value of the field crops in Canada way but about all he can do is lower the tariff walls to the ground and write .off the debt. And he can only do that if he has the support and aquiescence of the rest of the world, and provided an agreement to these conditions is reached ' the world is then only at the beginning of a solu- tion to the depression for the reason that there is too small a percentage of people fanning. More people should of course return to the land but many lack farming experience and for those that have experience the •cost is prohibitive. Then many say if more people go for the last five years has fallen in value as follows: Value in 1928 . ..$1,125,000,000.00 Valve in 1929 . .. $948,941,000.00 Value in 1930 ... $662,041,000.00 Value in 1931 . .. $432,199,000.00 Value in 1932 . . $416,587,000.00 So is it any wonder that people are out of work and on relief and that railyays are taking off trains and that factories are idle and that business men are in despair? But we have been making the eph- al small and the skekel great and the Bible calls down curses on they who make the ephali :shall and the shekel great and the prophet who wrote of that age old instinct of the human race for food,clothing and shelter. would be able to produce food for themselves and would not be a bur- den on those who are working. very pleasant ambition, vie. making the ephah small and the statement seems sound but the fall - shekel great. acy lies in he Economic Fact, that , According to authorities in the the city must give the farmer some- United States only 22 per cent. 'of thing be needs and at the same time the people are farming. not demand more farm produce for In Canada according to the last ,that service than they need and at census only 31.7 per cent of the poo- the same time not demand more than ple are farming. the farmer can produce, which is the The debt that the 'united States case just now. is carrying is estimated at two hun- According to tate last census in Neil still looked as if he dared not believe and Joyce, exasperated at his obvieusly unconvinced mentor, ex- claimed, "Perhaps I was mistaken, perhaps you ... you don't really care what 1 do— -•—" But at this Packard suddenly woke up. His face went white under the tan and taking a step forward he gripped her shoulders with his hands and said, with an intensity of re- strained force that frightened her, "By God. Frills, I won't stand for that! When have you ever ca'r'ed what I thought? When have you ever done anything but give me the most careless sort of response? You've lied to me before. You know it and I know it. How can I help doubting you? I've done' everything I could to try to make you •happy. I've given you every bit of freedom and fun I could just so you might have a good time, I've protected you more than you knave against open scandal. I've stood 5o damn' much' from you that I sometimese wonder what kind of ae weak fool I am. But I can't help loving you in spite ,ef it all. I've stood for this business with Maitland . . I've stood, for all sorts of things —• for your sake, and partly for my moth- er's. And . when ... when you've been a little nice to me, what has it ever meant? Some devilish scheme of yours to putt something over on me: I don't lcnaW what your game is now, but even you can't tell me I CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS EARNINGS The gams revenues of the all-in- clusive Canadian National Railways System for the 10 -day period ending May 31st, 1933, weed $4,000.793 as compared with 84,088,247 for the correspoutling period of 1932, an in- crease of $2,646. If Everybody Did If! Think for a moment what would happen if, even for one week, everybody in town were to shop elsewhere --either in a neighboring town or by mail! Would it not cause consternation, and would not all business houses be very much conrerned? They certainly would and with good reason, Some Do This Regularly --{And what is the result? - Evory dollar sent to distant business houses is gone for good so far as that particular district is concern- ed, and merely serves to build up and maintain some distant town. The local business men are robbed of that circulation of money which during its ramblings might help dozens along the way. How About Printing? All business houses need more or less printed matter, all of which is withiti the possibilities of the local printer. Yet how prone many are to pass up the home printer and let the orders go to city offices which have no interest whatever in rural oomm•unities except to get printing orders and the cash paid fol' them. Business men, re- member that the home paper is constantly promoting the interests elf the home community and you owe it to yourself and your local paper to back up these efforts by at least having your printed mat- ter done locally. e THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD 6 FINE MEDIUM FOR ADVERTISING—READ ADS. IN THIS ISSUE .,-� ,t PHONE 4