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The Huron Expositor, 1952-09-19, Page 2Established 1869 - - . A. Y..McLegn, Editor t' Published at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- ery Thursday afternoon by McLean Biros, Member of. Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year in advance; foreign $3.50 a year. Single 'copies, 5 cents each. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Marl Post Office Department, Ottawa aEAFORTH, Friday, September 19 Marking County Roads An American tourist, a resident of $Iinnesota, was in the office the other day, and during his conversation re- marked on the excellent roads he had encountered since entering Ontario. Ile wasn't thinking of the super high- ways, but rather the township and county roads. He came to Seaforth from Bayfield over the Mill Road, and according to him the pavement was the equivalent of any road in his State. - He inquired as to the authority that was responsible for the road, and 'When he was told it was a county road he expressed amazement. Such a road in his State would be either estate or federal, he said. "If the County provides roads like that, why aren't they marked?" he asked. It was a good question. Huron has many miles of paved roads of which every citizen in the county is proud and which are a credit to the mem- bers of council and officials, who con- ceived and made them possible. But rarely does one see a roadside sign indicating the fact that such roads are part of the Huron County high- way system.' Consideration might well be given to the design of a suit- able marker which would form the basis of ' signs to be erected along the county highway system. • Is Taft the Winner? When Dwight David Eisenhower was nominated as the Republican candidate for the office of President of the United States, there were hundreds of thousands of citizens of that country who felt that in him was a man who was prepared to and cap- able of reinstating government, in a domestic sense, in the place it should occupy. At the same time it was felt he was,sufficiently in touch with and realistic concerning world affairs to resist the long standing tendency of the Republican old guard towards isolationist and protectionist.policies. Those same people today are ex- pressing concern lest the reported alliance between the Eisenhower and Taft forces will have the result of putting old line Republicans in charge should Eisenhower be elect- ed. One persistent report—or, rather, rumor—has it that Taft obtained from -Eisenhower a promise that, if he were elected, he. would permit Taft, as senior Republican Senator and head of the Republican Policy Committee, to control the legislative program of his party. If this is true, Taft would initiate legislation and Eisenhower, as President, would be in the position of an executive who would have the job of implementing that legislation. In view of the wide differences in their respective attitudes toward for- eign policy and economic policy that existed in the past—and which led to - the tough contest between the two presidential aspirants in the Chicago convention—Eisenhower would be placed in the role of an implementor Of policies to which he is fundament- " opp. Because Taft's principal support cornea frMia the isolationist and pro- tectionist elements in his party--ele- n nts Wi1�y'+f h are wholly out of sym- th with, the views Eisenhower i jVto h, k 'expressed-* indica- tieins' are that the Republican nom- ' h Vold` out to the Taft faction for its support in the a1g. feeling in . a h- •'tIL Yte�' s t the Man, 'Who 1oSt ' the :Q1 iOa o nom ri Mating convention has achieved the principal position of power within his party. This concern may well have a ma- -jot bearing `on Eisenhower's success at the polls. In fact, there are many indications that the reputed change in command has lessened the chances of a Republican victory in the fall. What Other Papers Say: Session Speedup (Financial Post) Canadians will be glad if their Par- liament can streamline its law -mak- ing processes. But in so doing, they will hoPe that any speedup which takes place will not bring a lessening of the individual's important voice in national affairs_ Take the words which fly in. reply to the speech from the throne. Win- dy? Ah, yes, many of them. The M.P. for Paradise Lost, in dulcet tones, boisterous thumping or mon- otonous drones, extols the abundance of nature and the fine people of his constituency. And Parliament's time is wasted. But there are those who use the privilege as they should, to bring the feeling from the ,packed cities, the open plains, and the deep forests of Canada. After all, a Caesar, or a small grolip of Caesar`s1-could probably make Canada's has in the days be- tween Christmas and New Yeai .s with a flock of orders -in -council. But then, that's hardly ghat we want. ! • Teachers' Salaries (By K. M. H., in Winnipeg Free Press) One thing we like about the Bur- eau of Statistics is the way it works out slims for one. For instance, it seems that in the nine provinces— Quebec didn't come to the party—in 1950 there were ,59,842 teachers, an increase of 2,367 or, (puts in the Re- port), 4% over 1949. Then there were 875 more university graduates and the percentage of men teachers had come up to 29%, a 2% rise. Twenty-five per cent of all teachers taught in one -room rural schools. Also, as a note of cheer, the pro- portion of substandard—the word is the Bureau's—teachers in one -room rural schools fell from 30% in 1948 to 26% in the year reporting. "This" cheerfully observes the Bureau, "is a considerable improvement over the 35% in 1946." • True, but not suffiici- ent to warrant complacency. It seems also that the median sal- ary (which means that half the group receive salaries less and half more and is not to be confused with aver- age salaries), has risen in all the provinces: but Newfoundland where there seems to be a rather large num- ber of permit teachers. The said median salary has gone up since 1949 in cities by $111, by $72 in one -room rural schools. As for the one -room rural schools: In Newfoundland the median salary for men is $746 and for women $754; P.E.I. for men $1,031 and for women $1,020; N.S. $1,483 and $1,251; N.B. for men $871 and for women $1,135; Ontario, $1,823 and $1,782; Manitoba $1,576 and $1,464; Saskatchewan, $1,524 and $1,463; Alberta, $2,002 and $1,929; B.C., $2,071 and $2,071. The Bureau—for which it deserves a star in its' crown—works out the median over the whole nine provinces and comes up with $1,614 for men and $1,541 for women. Manitoba, as you will note, doesn't quite make it. However, when it comes to salaries Winnipeg doesn't do too badly. The median salary of elementary teach- ers here is $3,067 for men and $2,320 for women; and for secondary teach- ers $3,873 and $3,408 for women. This run$ close to those 'for the 12 other Canadian cities listed, Toronto and Vancouver being slightly in the lead. There is quite a bit of further in- formation which the Bureau sets forth such as whether teachers have gone about among the provinces, and what ekperience they had (teaching, that is), and whether or not they trail ejouds of degrees after them. But Newfoundland seems to be the only rovince that lists the church de- m�l ktiaiiia a yrhl' h they favor. a THE HURON FX?QSITQR Seen in the Comity Papers Brussels Band Takes Thilyd Plate 'General ' Syb.od 'of the - Church of England in Canada... Dean Riley came to Exeter as a representative of the General Synod now meeting in London. — Exeter Times -Advo- cate. The Brussels Lions Boyle and Girls' Band were the third prize winners at the Canadian National Exhibition. The Chatham Police Boys' Band were the first and the Burlington Junior Band second. The boys and girls and Bandmaster A. C. Robinson deserve a great deal of praise for their efforts.— Clinton News -Record. Footing Placed For Bridge. Reconstructing 500 Feet Of Pier The first shipments of steel at- rived trived last week and preparations got under way for the $100,000 job of reconstruction of a portion of the mid-section of the south pier Tuesday workmen of the Gaffney at the harbor. A new steel sheet Construction Co. were 'busy pour- I will he built along the edge of the in s at Pier from the western end of the bathing shouse, to the roadway lead- ing to the harbor, a distance of 500 feet, similar to the sheet wall used on reconstruction. New con- crete wr11 surface the old pier. Con- tract for'tbe• work has been given to the Bermingham 0onstVuction Company and is. expected to take three months to. complete. From wall to Ii mem wbe employed. The work is umd'er the supervision of Donald Parker, Lrieau, of the Bermingham Construction Co. — Goderich ,SignaltStar- ing the concrete for the footings the west end of the new Main St. bridge crossing the Thames River, just west of the office. Wednes- day forms were being placed above the footing in order to erect the west abutment to suport the bridge. —Mitchell Advooate. Entertained By -Choir On Thursday evening, Sept. 4, the choir of St. Michael's Church met at the home of Miss Nora Kelly to spend a social hour with their organist, Miss Mary Phelan, prior to her coming marriage. The eve- ning was spent in games, contests and music, after which Miss Mary Lou Ballahan read an address and Miss Nora Kelly made the presen- tation of •a silver tea set. Although taken by surprise, Mary responded, thanking the choir and wishing them every success,--EBTyth Stan- dard. Lions Band Honors Two Members Miss Irma Watt, who is a 'mem- ber of the Brussels Lions Club Band and Russell MacBeth, assist- ant bandmaster, whose marriage will take place this month, were honored by fellow members of the band at the regular band practice on Wednesday night of last week. Miss Helen Johnston read an ad - (tress of congratulations and good wishes, while Edna Martin present- ed the couple with an electric auto- matic toaster. Taken completely by surprise, 'Mr. MacBeth express- ed thanks and that of his bride-to- be, for the gift and good wishes.— Brussels Post. Meets Brother For First Time Albert Silk is having an uique ex- perience this week, entertaining his brother, Walter Silk, whom he had, never seen before. It seems that the latter left Liverpool, Eng- land, for America some 50 years ago before his brother, Albert, was born. Now 73, he is a resident of Inglewood, New Jersey, where he lives in retirement. He drove here and Mr. Silk will accompany him on a trip to visit another brother at Alton. Miss., this week. Mr. Silk was attending a ball game when his 'brother arrived, unheralded, and has been enjoying greatly the privilege of becoming acquainted for the first time.—Mitchell Advo- cate. Named P.C. President C. S. "Charlie" MacNaughton, Exeter businessman, is the first president of the• Progressive Con- servative Association of the new federal riding Of Huron. He was elected by acclamation at the as- sociation meeting Monday night in Clinton. Mr. MacNaughton suc- Goderich), Goderich, to Windsor ceeds Elmer D. Bell, Q.C., former on Thursday afternoon of last president of the Huron•Perth P.C.'s week to compete for the Beauty and now head of the Western On- Queen title, Miss Western On- tario party. and George Feagan, Colborne township, former presi- dent of the old Huron riding. The new P.C. chieftain is manager of Jones. MacNaughton Seeds Co. Limited. A native of the west, he moved to Exeter shortly after the war when his company was form- ed.—Exeter Times -Advocate. SISIXALTINI - Marks 80th Birthday Mrs- Ben Allen had as her guests for her 80th birthday celebration, September 3, Cbl- and Mrs. Rolph M. Trow, Marin, Allen and Ben, of Stratford, and Mr. and Mrs. Cassius D. McCormick, Allen, Arch- ie and Audrey, of Muncie, Indiana. Congratulatory cables came from Virginia, Trow, Edinburgh, Scot- land, and Carol Trete Seaborn, The Hague, Netii'tikinnds. Mrs. ' Allen re- turned ti June` from a 'visit to Eur- ope with her granddaughters. She had the unique experience of flying from London, England, to Sky, Har- bor Airport. Crossing the Atlantic in a T.C.A. plane via Scotland and Iceland to Toronto. where she was met by a private plane, she arriv- ed home in Goderich after a total elapsed flying time of 22 hours.— (roderich Signal -Star. • 407 Registered At New Collegiate The first meeting of Goderich District Collegiate Institute Board in the new building was held in the men's staff room on Friday eve- ning last. Reports from• High School Inspectors H. M. Matthers and A. W..:Canieron on the Shop and Home Economics of test year graded the work first-class in all respects and were highly complimentary to the work !being done by teachers and students. Mir. O. McBrien was en- gaged as assistant janitor to re- place Mr. N. Bowler who resigned. Mr. Scott reported that the regis- tration had .reached 407, of 'whom 158 are in Grade IX. The registra- tion on the corresponding late last year was 350. The rental of the auditorium was set at $25 per eve- ning with an additional $10 if the cafeteria is used. Applications for its use are to be made through the secretary of the board.—Goderich Signal -Star. Win Many Prizes in Contest Lions Louis Thiel and Herbert Turttheim, of Zurich, took Miss Barbara Joy Brandon (Miss Hur- on County), .bliss Donna Anne Sturgeon (Miss Zurich), Bayfield, and Miss Nora Wallis (Miss Dean Speaks At Anniversary The 64th anniversary of Trivitt Memorial Church was held on Sun- day with two services. The preach- er at the morning service was the Very Reverend C. E. Riley, Dean of St. James' Cathedral, Toronto. Guest soloists were Miss Jean Hen- derson. Hensall, and Miss Marie Wildfong. Mr. R. A• Cameron pre- sided at the organ. Dean Riley spoke on the`•history of the Chris- tian church, !dwelling on the pro- gress of the church from its earl- iest days. His concluding remarks .had reference to the work of the tario. Miss Barbara Brandon made the finals. The title was won by Miss Dorothy Jobin, Windsor. Each girl who entered the contest at Windsor received the banner of her title and also a bronze trophy. The two Bayfield girls, who were winners at the Zurich Lions Club beauty contest on September 1. re- ceived the following °gifts: Miss Huron County—Evening in Paris perfume, bed lamp, trio of towels, two pairs nylons, one dozen silver teaspoons, $10, $5; $75 first prize (Zurioh Lions Club), and a carton chewing gum, three boxes choco- lates, and a bouquet of bronze and yellow chrysanthemums- :Miss Zur- ich received: Two pair nylons, "Ev- ening in Paris perfume, $10, bed- room slippers, three boxes choco- lates, one carton gum; $25, second prize (Zurich• Lions Club)! and a bouquet of red roses. Each of the girls received silver trophy cups.— Clinton News -Record. Crop Report For Huron Seeding of fall wheat is in full swing and soil moisture conditions have never been better for the seeding of this crop. Silo filling has commenced in the south end of the county and will become gen- eral in another week. Both silage and husking corn will be consider- ably above an average crop. Perennial Crope Need To Store Food Supplies Everyone recognizes the symp- toms of starvation in animals but relatively few people are able to recognize the symptoms of this condition in plants, says W. J. White, Forage Crops Laboratory, Saskatoon, Sask. In fact it is prob- ably not widely known that such a thing as "starvation" may occur in plants but suchis. definitely the case. There are several causes of starvation in plants but this article will be restricted to starvation caused by removal of leaves. Starvation caused by removal of leaves occurs commonly In grasses and legumes which are grazed heavily •or cut for hay frequently. Like all plants, grasses and legumes manufacture in their leaves the sugars° and starches they require. The leaf surface is the food "fac- tory," and the immediate effect of clipping by .anfmais or machine is to reduce the $ize of this factory. The roots of stammering may be Deep in a child's anxiety. Dad ads too much or be too stem ped speech control hell Iikely leant, i Dept. of National Health and Welfare Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expoeltor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago From The Huron Expositor September 16, 1927 James M. Ritchie, a former pupil of S.S. No. 6, Hibbert, and of Sea - forth Collegiate Institute, finished his Collegiate• course this year at Sarnia, obtaining ten first-class honors and thee second-class, and wincing the" econd Edwnrrl Blake Classics Proficiency Scholarship. Rev. J. 41i. Eckert, who has been touring Europe the past four months, has returned and is visit- ing his brothers and sisters around Manley. Mrs. R. J. Paterson, Hensall, has taken a position with Mr. T. C. Joynt in his large general store, in the dry goods department. Bert Johnson, of the 10th conces- sion of Grey, was badly hurt en Saturday when kicked by a horse. It was first thought that his skull was fractured. He was taken to the hospital at Kitchener, and it was found after taking x-rays that his skull was not fractured. Miss Isabelle Archibald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Archibald, Tuckersmith, deft Monday for Tq- ronto, where she will enter Welles- ley Hospital to train as a nurse. Mr. Sydney Deem, who has been on the J. MacTavish staff here for a number of years, 'has accepted a pesition in Sarnia and will move his family there. Mr. G. D. Haigh caught a 3% pound bass on Wednesday. Bass have been very scarce this year. Mise Izzard, of Woodstock, is tak- ing the place of Miss Hazel Reid 'n the Caeqe�da Furniture office while Miss 111Fid is on holidays. Mr. Thomas Purcell, of Manley, left for Mildmay last week to run, the cement mixer for Mr. King on the provincial highway. The corn borer bas destroyed the garden corn crop, and by all ap- pearances the growing of corn will have to cease. The storm on Monday night did considerable damage in this dis- trict. Over a dozen hydro 'poles were blown down between Mitchell and Seaforth, and hydro power was off until Tuesday afternoon. Miss Margaret Cuthill, Winthrop, is in Paris Hospital where she is seriously i11. The plant then seta about to re- build its factory. This rebuilding process requires more energy than the reduced leaf surface can sup- ply, and reserve or stored food sources must be used. With these facts it is readily realized that if the clipping process, either by an- imals' or with a mower, is repeated frequently and the grasses and legumesclipped closely the plants simply canpot manufacture their food. requirements for normal growth. One form of starvation occurs under these circumstances. Grasses and legumes on literally thousands of farm pastures in Western Canada are suffering in various degrees from the type of starvation described above. The cause is overstocking—snot enough actes of grass " for the number of animals. The effect is lowered production, reduced ability to com- pete against weeds and eventually death of the grasses and legumes if starvation is carried far enough: The effect on yield depends. en how long the overstocking has proceed- ed ,and how excessive it has been. lit severe cases—arid they are not uncommon—the yield mat only be 10 per cent or Oren less of what normally could be 'prodilced. Starvation at any time of the year is serious;"Dr. White points Mit lett it partiettlarty eo in the fall. F'rom early fill Oftlrard grass- es and legumes north -art Store foods (•Caiitfneaed ort 'rage 6) 'SEPTEMBER 19, 1952 'loud Over Corston By T' C. Bridges (Continued from last week) SYNOPSIS Peter Plows, doing a light, vol- untary job after his' return from the Army, goes to stay with Der- ek Martyn, who has recently tak- en over Coraton, the three -hun- dred -acre farm and 17th -century farmhouse in Devonshire which has come to him as next-of-kin to his grandfather's brother, who died intestate. Driving to the farm after his arrival, they are caught in a heavy thunderstorm. Crossing the local river, they see an old resident named Prance who is hshing, washed off some step- ping stones into a pool. Peter contrives, in spite of his disability, to fish out Prance, and also Derek, who has, got into dif- ficulties in attempting a rescue, The comforts of the delightful farmhouse are ample compensa- tion for the dipping, and Peter feels happy at the prospect of staying there and giving such help as he can. In the night, however, he is disturbed by heavy crashes, reminiscent of 'blitz' experiences on London- He gets up to in- vestigate. From The Huron Expositor September 19, 1902 A big load of flax was hauled to Brussels flax mill by one of Mr. L. McDonald's teams of Walton. There was 'considerably over 8,000 pounds. While Mr. George Edighoffer, Hay Township, was driving 'home this cattle Saturday evening, a two-year- oid bull attacked him and inflicted some very bad wounds. Although his wounds are serious, he will re- cover. Mr. William Acheson has sold his farm in Hullett to Mr. Thomas McMichael. The farm contains 100 acres and has a good !house and fair buildings. Mr. Acheson in- tends coming to Seaforth to live, having purchased the residence of Mr. F. G. Garden, just west of town. Mr. Robert Bell, of the •Seaforth Engine Works, had a display of engines and other machinery at the Toronto and London Fairs, and, dis- posed of the traction engine he head on exhibition at Toronto. Mr. Geo. E. Henderson and Maj- or Anderson were the first to open the hunting season this year, They went back to Morris on Monday and bagged,eight rabbits and one partridge. Mr. S. A. Moffat, London, and formerly of Varna, recently pre- sented his daughter, Mrs. Harry E. Fair, of Whitechurch, with a hand- some piano. Dr. Armstrong, Brucefield, has sold his !practice to Dr. Rodgers. In last week's Expositor mention was •made of a large stalk of corn grown by Mr. Watt, of Harlook, but we think we can beat it. Mr. Thomas Fraser, Stanley, has one 14 ,feet high, with wellldeveloped ears. Mr, Jam'e's Chesney, veterinart surgeon, Hensall, took advantage of the excursion to 'Manitoba this. week. Mr. David 'Miller, V.S., for- merly of Hensall -is takingClar e of his practice. The following were ticketed to the West this week by Greig & Stewart: John Balfour Kippen, to Prince Albert, Sask.; 'VV. J. Matey, Beechwood, to Regina; Robert J. Holmes, Leadbury, to Arcola, Sask.; Miss! Ea B 'Cooper, hippest, to Este - van; William With FredAdama, seer forth, to Mooeanlanl 'Nies:" Staples, Winthrop, and Thomas Elder, sip, pen, to •Moore Jaws er, both killed in a moment by lightning in one of those fierce - tropical storms which scourge West. Africa. There was no money left, Derek had no near relations. If the war had not come just then he • would have been obliged to take - work as a gardener or agricultural!. laborer. With his big load and• trailer, Derek had to drive slowly and care- fully over` the rough hilly road. It. eras still fine, but not so bright as the past two days. Great fiuffyr umulus clouds drifted slowly out f the southwest. A solitary Spit - ie came in high overhead, making - in the direction of Exeter. There, - was hardly any traffi4 until Derek: reached the main road. The towns was full. Queues stood outside the'• confectioners and fishmongers. Der- ek parked his car in the market::• square and went about his busi- ness. , - There was no difficulty in finding;: customers. All he had was snapped[ up at once. A dealer named Per -- vis whom he knew slightly, button holed him and asked if he had any' rabbits. The price he offered sur prised Derek. Derek told him there- were a good many on his land, but: he had no time or men to trap" them, "I'll find a trapper," said Purvise. He glanced up at the big clock om the church tower. "It's nearly one," he went on. "Come and have, dinner with me at the Feathers.. We'll talk it over." Purvis was a• big, bluff, genial fellow, and Derek: accepted his Invitation. The twat. Left the iirket and were on their• way up Bi'ook Street to the famous'. old Prince of Wales's Feathers., when the air vibrated to the: hausiit scream of the siren. At once the' crowds dispersed for shelter. Some • ran, but most moved quietly into. the many narrow yards and alleys- whiei-n nan: off on both sides of the street. Derek and' Purvis had not refuge near: They faced' up against: the nearest wall. Before the sleeve had ceased sounding there came a. rapid crackle of machine guns, then.: a thunderous crash, followed al -- moat instantly by, a second much louder and nearer. Derek held his, breath. When was the third come ing?" There was na third. "There her goes!" shouted'a matt on the other side of the street. "There: baint but one on 'em." "That last bomb was on the sta- tion or near it," said Purvis. "Reck- on we might lend a hand." Derek nodded, and the two, hur. - ried up the hill and turned into - Tor Street. The station stood:' above the main part of the town. "Yes,, right on the station," Pur- vis went on pointing to a cloud of dust and smoke barely three hun- dred yards ahead. Men were running. Derek could not run, yet made good speed, and. Purvis stayed beside him. "Hell, they got a train!" Pervie said sharply. A train had been standing in the station. Thebomb, had not hit it. It had struck the station building on the far side of the line and brought down then }wreckage across the rails and the - train. Smoke was rising ominous--' ly but already men were running' hose from a static tank close by. Home Guard were keeping back-. the crowd. Purvis was a 'time Guard. They let him through. "I'm an old soldierDunkirk," Dere ek told the sergeant, and he, too,. was allowed to pass. The sergeant. knew his job. His orders cameo quick and sharp. Picks and spades, appeared as if by magic, and every., man allowed inside the cordon was - put to his job. The locomotive, which was only -- partly covered, was released and: hauled away. The tender, which. was afire, was drenched with wa- ter. The driver and fireman, both: hurt, were' carried off. Twocar- riages were smothered under - beams and masonry. Derek work ed alongside Purv;s. It was not his. first experience of the 'kind, he, knew what to do; so, too, did Pur- vis. Between them they tunnelled: towards the first carriage and, with. the help of a couple of sturdy ,farm: laborers, at last reached it. . It was flat on its side, but thea roof was still sound. Derek was dripping with sweat. when at last he and his compan- • ions reached the door of the car- riage. - Timbers arched overhead,. but they managed to wrench open the door. Two men, a farmer and a commercial traveller, refused toy come out until the -women were: moved. First came the dead women. She was about fifty, stout, dark, foreign, looking. She had no outward signs of injury. The second whs a girl,.. also dark, but slim, with clean-cut-. features and a lovely skin. She had. a head wound. The two were pass -:- ed out through the tunnel. Derek straightened his bent back: and wiped the sweat tliat was streaming into his eyes. There was , a cracking sound overhead. - "Look out!" cried Purvis. It was •too late. A broken tins ber struck Derek's skull, and het wen flat. CHAPTER V NO EXPLANATIONS In the passage Peter met Derek, also in pyjamas, carrying a torch. His lips were tight' set ,and there was unusual anger in his eyes. "You're not telling me that was a -ghost," Peter said. "It sounded more like a bomb?! "It was a gun fired outside the house," Derek said curtly. "I'm go- ing out to tee.", "So as to give the sportsman a chance of filling you with buck shot. Don't be an ass, Derek." "I must find out what it is. I'm sick of being turned out of bed ev- ery other night." "Well, get your own gun and find me a torch. Two will have a better chance than one." "Gun's in my office," Derek said, 'and hurried downstairs. Below they met Alfred Farrell, a powerfully built man of thirty. "e0 you heard It this tiipe?" Der- ek said sharply. "Everyone must have heard it," said Farrell in a flat voice. "It sounded like a gun." "A poacher," Peter suggested. "No poacher in his senses would fire a gun close to a house. Be- sides there's no moon, so he couldn't see to shoot." "The fellow might be trying to get you outside," said Peter. "Wait- ing to bat you over the head." "Who'd be fool enough to try a stuift like that?" snapped Derek as he loaded the twelve -bore, "I don't know unless it was the missing heir," replied Peter as he unbolted the trent :door and flash- ed his torch. The night was perfectly still. The only sound was the tinkle of the brook. The three searched the whole place and found nothing. When they came back to the house Derek was grimly silent. Farrell went back to his room, Derek got out a bottle and glasses. "Better have a drink, Peter." "Thanks," said Peter. His red eyebrows rose as he looked at the bottle. "Pre-war .Scotch. This is a treat." He drank and set clown his glass. "Ever had this sort of thing before, Derek?" "Not shooting. But some queer noise has brought me up about ev- ery other night." And all the night long there was rattling of bones, all along, out along, down along lea," quoted Pet- er. Derek smiled faintly. "No, not bones or chains. Usual- ly a queer humming sound. Some- times it makes the whole house vibrate. I've searched every room but found nothing to account for it - It's getting me down, Peter." "Obviously that's what it's meant for," replied Peter, "the more so as you're a bit high-strung. My ad- vice is to sit tight. Noises can't hurt anyone. And I'll back you all I can." "You can't think what a comfort it is to have you here," said Derek with unusual earnestness. "I'm free to admit I was getting windy." Peter laughed. "What—after Dunkirk. Get to bed again, old son. We're going to be busy tomorrow." The rest of the night was peace- ful and another day of brilliant sun was good both for the last of the hay and for their spirits. "Market day tomorrow," said Derek as they sat down to supper that night. "Will you come, Pet- er?" "Not unless you want me. I'll be glad of a quiet day. I have some letters to write and in the evening I might try for a trout in your brook. I see you have a rod." "And files, but the casts are old. You'll have to soak and test them." "I'll manage," said Peter. For the rest of the evening he kept talk away from Derek's torubles and that night passed without disturb- ance. CHAPTER VI JERRY TAKES TOLL The back of Derek's little car was piled with baskets. of eggs and early strawberries, and in a trailer he had new potatoes, lettuce, and other green stuff. Prices . were so bigh and transport so difficult that he carried' all he could. Coraton, lying in a valley sheltered from cold winds, pr .steed early crops; Derek was ma' money, and saw prospect of doing even better in the future. He had always loved the land, so match so that his father, a Nigerian Commisslener, had allowed him to go to Yearsett Agricultural. Oollege straight from. school; Ile., had Spent two happy years there, work- ing hard an. soil chemistry and modera,,crop prgductton before hiS course wao, it short die sud- den uf denn,deatlt of his £ather,;anit ,1 (Continued :Next Week) A Smile Or Twit Employer: "Yes, f did advertise' for o, good strong 'hoy. Do yoll ! think you can handle the job?" Boy: "Heck, yes, I just finishedi Whipping 16 other applicants out -' side the door." s "Friend of thebridegroom?" ask- ed the tether at the wedding. "Ceetainly not!" replied the dig'- ni4ted matron. "I am the bride's ;nether." • Guest at wedding reception: "Ars Yoh the bridegioom?" Zotiz g Man: "No, Ma'am. I was - eliminated hi the semi44nials."