The Clinton News Record, 1942-03-19, Page 2FACE 2
CLIWrON NEWS -RECORD
u Geraniu
by DOLAN .KLEY.
One morning the wealthy; Mrs.
Rodman (Nina) Arkwright is found
.hacked to death in a dressing rooms
of the swimming pool at a resort
hotel in California. Hee body is dis-
covered by the janitor, Mac, when a
teyegram for her is brough to the
,pool; Those there at the time are:--
r -Janet Cooper, swimming teacher;
Joel Markham, young chemist :em-
ployed by Nina who was recently
heard saying that she deserved, kill-
ing; Kay Feldman; her niece; who
will inherit her money; Adele Kram-
er, ex-wife of her husband; Bobbie
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-.Representing 14 Fire Insurance
Companies
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Oreille, rich, but unattractive girl
who's anxious to nary; and Jaci
Seifert, the young man whom Bob-
bie • hopes to :ensnare but who has
been attentive to. Nina . After the
Police, headed by Captain Loring,
have arrived', it's found that the tele-
gram ;for Nina has disappeared. but
no :one admits taking it. The time
of, death is placed at about ton
.o'clock, but every .one except Mac
claims to have cone to the pool after
that. Mae states that, lie arrived at
ten; and, saw Adele Kramer just go-
ing away. (..-
They, passed soken)nly rind unholy
c' through the gate,
It seemed to Janet that, with the
departure of Nina's body, a J'eering
' of relief went through the group,
Some •of the tension loft their .faces,
at any rate.
Bobbie and Jack began to walk
slowly back and forth on the cement
border of the. pool. "Kay shaded her
eyes with her towel and! ,soot Buddha -
like and relaxed, only 'occasionally
looking at the crest of item with is
slow movement of her eyelids that
reminded Janet indefinably of as cat's,
Adele mopped her face and composed
herself. Old Mac watched her sym-
pathetically:.
'Loring .was still reading, his eyes
puckered •againlst the sun. Cotcdr-
an and the uniformed officer loung-
ed near by.
Joel !said, "When ,they let us go,
t yeti must go and lie down, Janet.
Xon look sick.'
She put a hand up to her throb-
bing head. "I db feel a little ill."
"That's a masterpiece of under-
statement, he commented, tightening
e his grip on her elbow. "You remind
• me ef a paper dell that's been out in
the rain."
Then, Loring slapped the notebook
closed, . and looked up.
f "I think the next move is to get
you people dressed and out of here,"
- he said briskly. "Before you go, how-
- ever, I'd like to hear whether any of
- you know of some out-of-the-way
cubbyhole in this place where some-
thing the ,size of afire axe could be,
{ hidden.."
s Ile waited, his gaze sliding over
each of thein in' turn. No one an-
• swered.
"Okay," he said suddenly. "Get
e Igoing, Get into your clothes."
There was a general drawing back
d' sunong the women.
t "I can't go in there!" Bobbie cried
hysterically. "Not after -after -,.P
"I'm not going in there, either,"
Kay .said firmly. "You can't make
me. You can get my clothes for me,
land I'll take one of the men's room!"
Loring sighed. "All right. Corcor-
an, bring out the women's clothes,
'i Myers, you can help him."
Corcoran and! the uniformed officer
disappeared, to return a little later
with their arms laden with feminine
' 'apparel.
CHAPTER V .
Loring looked at Adele, "Miss
Kramer, were you here at ten?"
She took her hand away from her
mouth. "Yes. I X'd, forgotten," she
stammered.
"Alnd, what did you do here at tha
time?"
"Nothing," Adele avoided Loring'•s
eyes. "I-• I was looking for Mrs. Ark-
wright. I'd seen her come down this
way about nine -thirty: I came her
just at ten. When I didn't see here i
the pool, I stepped to the door of the
dressing rooms and called her. She
didn't answer, so I went right away
-right back to the hotel."
"It would have been better' i
you'd remembered this before." Lor
ing :said, without expression. Cor
corm; cheek back on Miss Krasner'
aecount of how she spent the morn
ing."
Corcoran obediently leafed bac]
through lits notebook.
"It's like I said -I wrote letter
in my room after breakfast," Acrel
said hurriedly. "I came down her
about ten, then went kack to nsy
room, got nip bathing suit, and cant
back here to dress'. That's all."
Corcoran's broad face indicate
skepticism, but he wrote down wha
she said.
Loring turned his attention back
to Mae. "What about the rest of
these people? Did yott see any of
them when they go here,"
"Can't say that I did. It was in-
side the men's section, sweeping and
mopping: One of the men came in
banged a door and: started to whistle
When I finished and came out, they
were all there at the edge of the pool
All but Miss Cooper -she was get-
ing ready to dive."
"I see."
Loring took Corcoran's notebook
dud, in a dead silence, began to read
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THE McKILLOP MUTUAL
Fire Insurance Company
Head. Office, Seaforth, Ont.
Officersa President A. W. "Inlaying,
Blyth; Vice -President, W. R.
Archibald, Seaforth; Manager and
Sec. Treas., M. A. Reid, Seaforth.
Directors: Wm. Knox, Londeeboro;
Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth; Chris.
Leonhardt, Dublin; E. J. Trewartha,
Clinton; Thos. Moylan, . Seaferth; W.
B. Archibald, Seaforth; Alex MoE.w-
ing. Blyth; Frank McGregor, Clinton;
Hugh Alexander, Walton.
List of Agents:
J. Watt, Blyth; J. E. Peper, Bruce-
R.R. No. 1; Z. F. McKercher:
Dublin, R.R. No. 1; J. F. Preuter,
Brodhagen.
Any money to be paid tray be paid
oto the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of
'Commence, Seaforth, or at Calvin
'Cutt's Grocery, Goderich.
Parties desiring to effect' insan
:once or transact other business' will
:be promptly attended to on appliea-
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TIME TABLE
Trains will arrive at and depart from
Clinton as follows:
Buffalo and Goderich Div.
Going East, depart 6.43 a.m.
Going East, depart 3.00 pm.
Going Wait, depart 11.45 a.m.
Swing West, depart 9.50 p.m.
Loudon -•Clinton.
eli.4ag South er. 2:50, leave, 3.0$ p.m.
Two Vinen in white -duck suits push -
d open the S"
They carried a stretcher between
them. Loring looked up, jerked
a thumb in the direction of the wo-
men's dressing quarters. Schultz,
who had finished putting away his
fingerprint outfit, took his satchel
and went with them inside. Loring
went• on reading.
c enclosure.
The minutes dragged by.
Janet, under the heat and the
sense of strain ,experienced a •feel -
mg• of sickness, a twisted emptiness
at the pit of her stomach.
JoeI's hand touched here elbow..
"You look pretty ragged, Janet."
"I suppose I do. I- 1 wouldn't make
a good poker player, would I,"
"Whoever sat in on this particu-
lar game was in it for pretty high
stakes," he said, in a noncommittal
voice.
At that instant, an exodus began
from the Weinenis dressing quarters,
First came the stretcher bearers with
their burden between then -a blank-
et -covered burden. Then carne
Schultz, the doctor, the man with the
camera, and another man with a
satchel.
Janet, Bobbie, Kay and Adele
sorted their belongings, then entered
the Men's locker building, into which
Joel and Jacic had preceded them.
As Janet neared the encu of the
corridor, she saw Loring examining
a fire axe bracketed on the wall, Mae
was beside him, Janet paused an in-
stant to hear what they were saying,
"Was the other a duplicate of this?"
Loring asked, stroking the heavy
wooden handle.
"Yes, sir," Mac replied.
"How long since you last sew it?"
"Can't recall, It ain't there now,
of, course."
"Of course," Loring snapped.
Janet moved en and stepped into
a dressing roam. In her mind Spas
a clear metnoty of the corridor in the
women's quarters. At the end; there
had hung• a fire extinguisher and an
axe, just as here. Now, it seemed,
that other axe was gone, and Loring
wanted to know what had become of
it.
A vivid image of Nina's hacked re-
mains rose inr her thoughts. She
ehuddered-put out is hand to steady
herself. It was a minute or so before
the sickness passed,
She began to dress, putting on
garments mechanically witls stiff
fingers.
She was bent ever, fastening her
stockings to her supporters, when
something light fell from above and
She paused as she saw Loring examining a fire axe on
the wall.
T IURS., MAR. 19, 1942
Uneniployment Insurance Commission
With., benefits now payable •under
the '(feerppleem'tent Inetwatoce Act, all
workers: witihin the scope -of the Act
ohonlct understand; the procedure nee -
r scary' 'to apply :for benefit. Mr. R.
Watt, Menage:: o4 the Local Em-
*ley:need: and Claims Office has fie:n-
isl'teit! the News -Record with a state-
ment of the necessary details.
When a worker becomes itnernploY-
ed he rnust get ;'his Unemployment
Insurance Pools froth leis- =Nonce,
take it to the nearest Employment
and Claims Office if he lives within
easy travelling distance of the near-
est office and deposit it there. A
aaceipt for it wile be givers to him,
and this he must keeps as long as his
book remains in the lgcal office.
'While be is at the office he must
complete the required forms to snake
application for .benefit.
The first niers days of unemploy-
ment after he makes a claim are
waiting days, and no benefit is pay-
able for these days. it is not nec-
essary- that these clays run consecu-
tively. If no work is found! for him
and he continuesto be unemployed
and satisfy the conditions, a ,benefit
cheque is to be issued weekly.
The above procedure applies to all
workers who might.rcasonably be ex-
peeted to call personally at a full-
time or part-time local office.
For those who etc not live within
reasonable distance of a loeal office
M the Unemployment Insurance
Commission, ! •other arrangements
have been made. In a number of
towns and villages a special part-
time representative will be sent out
by the Unemployment Insurance;
Commission to deal with any benefit
claims whichmay arise. All claim-
ants 11ee.• benefit will ,register with
himand: he in turn will refer claims
to the nearest local office for exam-
ination.
Persons living in districts5 •where' no
office' has been established and to
which an intinerane representative is
not sent will file claim for benefit by
snail. Any worker in suck an area
Who , becomes unemployed should''
mail his Insurance Book to the near-
est Employment and Claims Office,
state that he is unemployed! and that
he wishes to register for benefit. A
receipt for his Insurance Book and
the necessary forms Which every
worker who applies for benefit must'
fill- out will be sent to him. These
farms nsust be completed -and return-
ed to the local office.
If the claimant is qualified to rh-
ceive benefit, he must continue to
prove his unemployment by mail each
week. After the nine waiting days
have been completed, if he has. no
work and the other conditions are
satisfied, his benefit will be paid
Weekly by a cheque mailed to him,
"YOUR HOME STATION"
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WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
920.tccs. WINGHAM 326 meters
FRIDAY, MAR. 20TH: ,»... ....
'7.30 a.m. Rise and Shine
4.30 p.m. Laura at the Keyboard
6 p.m.. George Wade's Cornhuskers
10 pan. "Voices of Victory"
SATURDAY, MAR. 21ST:
8.45 a.ni. "Hymn Time"
4 p.m. The Strut -In Hour
7.30 Marshall Hatchery PGM.
8 pan. CKNX Barn Dance
SUNDAY, MAR. 22ND:
11 a,m. Church Service
4.15 p.m, CKNB Program Gossip
6 p.ni. Venus Concert
MONDAY, MAR. 23RD:
9 am. Voice of Memory •
12 noon "Farm 'and Home Hour"
5.45 pan. Mitchell Ayres Oreh.
7 p.m. "Odgen's Hoedown"
TUESDAY, MAR. 24TH:
10 amt. Mid-morning News
3,45 p.ni: Gene Autry, songs
6.30 pan. Hyde Tractor Program
9.30 pass. The Friendly Voice
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 25TH:
8.30 a.m. Studio Roundup
11 a.m. Empire Cavalcade
6.30 p.m. Goderich on the Air
9.30 p.m. Dance Time
THURSDAY, MAR. 26TH: , .. . , .. .
8 a.m. "CKNG Breakfast Club"
4.80 p.m, Organ Melodies, H. Pym
6.45 Your Evening News
8 pan. Wayne King Osch.
struck her shoulder. She jerked
erect. Then, in the center of the
floor, she. saw What had struck her.
•A crisp ball ofyellow paper, wad-
ded tiil it Was little larger than a
walnut: •
She looked up. here was no ceil-
ing to the dressing room. There
were only its partitions and, far
above, the slcylighted roof of the
building.
Her eyes went back to the pauper
ball. Then, she bent and picked it
up, unfolded it and spread it out.
The missing telegram!
Through a panel of cellophane, she
read! the typed adeeests: Mrs, Rodman
Arkwright, Hotel Quillen, Santa
Mlonica; Cal. Alnd below: Private.
Urgent.
Janet's first impulse was to get rid
of the telegram in the same way that
it had come to her- simply to toss it
into the air and let, it fall where it
would.
Then, the thought came to her that
perhaps Toel had sent it, since he had
been in Santa Monica that morning.
Perhaps it contained a message that
might incriminate him.
Seeing that the envelope' had al-
ready beers .opened!, .she lifted the flap
and drew out the folded .sheet of yel-
low paper.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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RULES FOR MOTORISTS UNDER
GAS RATIONING
The Munitions and Supply Depart-
ment at Ottawa has issued a list of
"must" and "must not" rules for the
users of gasoline, effective when gas-
oline rationing goes into effect on
April 1. It is urged that motorists
clip these for ready reference.
The motor vehicle owner must buy
only "graded" gasoline. must not use
in his vehicle the purple gasoline
which will be sold for industrial ma-
chinery. must not siphon gasoline
from his car for use in another ve-
hicle; must not sell, barter or give
away his gasoline.
He or she must not detach a coup
'on from the book; must not transfer
gasoline from his car to his motor-
boat, nor froth his motorboat to his
car.
The service station operator must
sell for use in motor vehicles. only
"graded" gasoline; must not charge
more than the maximum price allow-
ed; must not sell gasoline to anyone
who does not produce a.ration book;
mist do the detaching of the coupon
from the cutomer's book, and must
never accept a detached coupon.
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Clear telephone lines for
ALL-OUT PRODUCTION
Your telephone is part of a vast interlocking system now
carrying an abnormal wartime load. Don't let needless delays
hold up messages on which production efficiency may depend.
Or,ER „14444r/ME TWAIN
1. BE SURE you `ha lYE mares -
1.
number... consult the die right
2. SPEAK e directory. in
the mouth distinctly, [lY' direct]. into "�
3' ANSWER promptly when the
hall rings.
4. USE OFF,PEAK hours for Long
Distance calls: before 9.30 a.m.,.
1.2 p.m 5.7 p.m., after 9 p.m.
These things may look trifling, Alit
on 6,500 000 daily telephone
calls, they are very,,,,perlarrl.
ALLIED ADVANCE INTO SYRIA
Axis infiltration into Syria compelled the advance• of the Allied
Forces to avert so dangerous a threat. British and Free French
forces were opposed by the Vichy troops and after there had been
Bard fighting for s month, General Dente, Vichy High Commission-
er for Syria, asked for an armistice.
British tank troops are seen .here keeping a sharp look out from
the turret of their tank, during the advance into Syria.
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