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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1947 \ THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE 2 PAGE FIVE Today's Short Story THE STRATEGIST By Donald J. MacLeod Goo hung like a fog over the small room. Both Joe! Winsor and his sister Anne fixed their eyes on the pale green door of their mother's room. Silently the door opened and a shadow detached itself from the doorway. Dr. Miller stood before them and shook his head. 'I'm sorry, Joe, She's gone." Anne put her face in her hands .and her red hair spilled over her shoulders. Joe sullenly eyed his .gister as he pulverized his cigaret. Dr. Miller put his arm around Anne. "She didn't suffer, Anne, she went quickly." Have a good ery, you'll feel better." "Sure, let her cry, Doc," Joe said brusquely. "She fought with Ma for years." He lit a fresh cigaret and strode from the room. When Anne got home, Bill Car- son was sprawled on the sofa like a collapsed parachute. He had his fedora pulled over his face and an unpleasant odor floated above him. Anne slumped in the easy chair. Bill shifted his hat back on his head and squinted. 'Where yuh been, over at your old lady's again?" Anne winced. "Please, Bill You needn't worry about Mother bothering you again. She's dead." Anne's voice was black coffee to his befogged brain. His blood- shot eyes raced around the room and rested on his wife. "Dead, huh? Well, who yuh goin' fight with now?" "You're the only reason Mother and I quarrelled. Mother warned me but I thought if you loved me enough you'd stop drinking." Bill fumbled to find his tie and brush the hair out of his eyes. "Thatso?" Bill said. "What a pretty speech. Let me tell yuh one thing, just one thing, I'm as good as thish Jimmy Sharpe. If I'm not why'n yuh marry him? Just tell little Bill the answer to that one, just tell me." Anne passed her hand across her forehead. "Bill, please. 1 don't feel like going over all that again. I'm going to lie down for awhile." "Yah, go ahead. Lie down a: long as yuh want. Yuh didn" answer little Bill, did yuh? I'm goin' get some air . . ." Bil weaved 'to the door, fumbled fo the knob and carefully pulled if behind him. : Anne sighed, kicked off he) pumps and slipped the flowerec jersey dress over her head. She slid beneath the cool sheets ané . closed her eyes. The years begar to march before her in review It was away back, she couldn't have been more than ten wher Dad died and Mother started planning her life and Joe's. That was the trouble, Mother planned every detail, where they went whom they associated with. Joe had always been mother's little white-haired boy--he, never ques- tioned her plans. A few more years hustled past and Mother began to suggest Jimmy would make a g.od hus- band. Anne liked Jimmy, it wasn't just because they'd gone to school together, it was some- thing deeper. She had rebelled, not bécause he was only a grocery clerk but perhaps because mother had picked him. It seemed like yesterday she had been in the kitchen helping Mother with the es. "Jimmy was wondering if you'd 0 roller-skating Saturday night, "First I've heard of it, Mother. sorry Anne. Anyway, I'm going out with Bill | Carson." "Jimmy phoned when you were out, dear. That Carson boy isn't good for you, he drinks." "Not too much. I can arrange my own dates, Mother." "I know, Anne, but Jimmy's such a nice boy." * Anne threw the tea towel on the rack. "You've said it a million times, Mother, I'm sick of hearing it. Bill loves me and I'm going 1» marry him. ( Anne still remembered the hurt that came into her mother's eyes. After the wedding, just before they left on their honeymoon, Anne noticed a strange look in eyes. Anne laughed uneasily. "Don't worry, Mother, we'll be happy." Their marriage had been a series of sessions making black coffee and bailing Bill out of jail. Bill was penitent each time, like a little boy who'd been caught stealing apples. "It 'won't happen again, Anne, I promise." The laughter in his eyes was contagious. >. "You always say the same thing, Bill." "Arne , . . "Yes, Bill?" "I love you, I love you, I love you..." : The words rolled on and on, growing fainter and fainter until they became a whisper. Anne sighed as sleep came. JAVIER EZRA SNAPE adjust- ed his spectacles as he peered at the relatives of the late Mrs Winsor. Anne dreaded the read. ing of the will, hadn't her mother SW). + " =Jllustrated by Aileen Richardson. "It won't happen again, Anne. 1 promise." The laughter in his | eyes was contagious. caused her enough' embarrass- ment? Anne thought the rela- tives looked like a bunch of vul- tures. Ezra's voice was droning on, "... and to my daughter, Anne, I leave my entire estate in the amount of $10,000." . Anne felt the heavy silence, Joe's surrpised look and the stares of the vultures as she got up and left the room. , Even after she got home Anne couldn't believe it, neither could Bill. "If you'll stop drinking, Bill, you can have $5,000 for your- self ® Bill beamed. "Anne, I'll do fit, 80 help me. This time I'm seri- ous." It was four drunks and one month later that the telephone rang. "Yes?" "Acme Hotel here, your hus- band's in our cocktail bar, he's hurt... yr "How bad, tell me . . . "He's dead, Mrs. Carson." The room turned, twisted, then began to spin around and around. Anne swayed, tried to stand but was sucked into the vortex. Jimmy called around later to see if he could do anything to help. "What's the answer, Jimmy?" Anne said. . "The answer to what, Anne?" "To life." Jimmy stood for a moment looking at her then put his big hand over hers. "Don't tny to understand now, Anne." It took Anne two years to find out she needed Jimmy. She smiled to herself as she nestled in his arms and felt the pressure of his lips against hers. Who but her mother could have planned such happiness? (Copyright, wifi on?" "» No Easy Success Road For C.C.F., By JOHN DAUPHINEE Canadian Press Staff Writer London, June 11 -- (CP)--David Lewis, general secretary of the C. O.F, says in the first issue of a new socialist quarterly that parties representing capitalism are "very strong" in Cenada and no one in the CCF. "has illusions about a quick advance to power." 'Political Disinterest "Relatively prosperous economic conditions have produced a tenden- cy toward political disinterest and resultant conservatism among the people," he writes in "Socialist World," official journal of the Ine ternational Socialist Conference, successor to the former Second In- ternational, "Future political development will depend largely on economic development." 'While "all signs" pointed to con- tinued C.CF. progress, there was Its Belief at present a swing to the right, "very mild compared to the swing in the United States, but real nonetheless." The situation would change "if and when the depression hits this continent." Social Credit 'Dangerous' Development of Social Credit party progress am French- speaking Canadians if Quebec he terms "a dangerous development." "The Social Credit movement of Canada shows many signs of Naz- ism in a mild form . .. "There is reason to believe that there may be some kind of infor- mal understanding between Can- ada's Conservative party and the Social Oredit movement. If this should prove to be so, the danger will be greater, because a combina- tion of these two groups in the Canadian political community might become a pretty powerful force of reaction." gPRING TONG, Bask in sunshine and seo oir of hospitable Collen Manor. 250 fine rooms, sea-water baths, Ship's Sua Deck, famous food. Booklet. AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS. Pennsylvonio Avenue Overlooking Osean THE HOTEL OF MANY HAPPY RETURNS ATLANTIC city Brougham Guests Attend Wedding MRS. J. C. BROWN Correspondent Brougham, June 9--A wedding of interest to Brougham people was that of Elsie Adele Adair, of Pick- ering, to George Harold Phillips, of Whitevale, on Saturday. Relatives from here were guests at the wed- ding. Donald Ritchie was home for the week-end. B. Carter of Green River paid the A, Gray family a visit on Wed- nesday of last week. The John Knox family and Harry Knox, of Solina, were with their people here for the week-end. Mr, and Mrs. Alan Miller of To- ronto, were with their people here on Sunday. Grant Johnston is away on holi- day this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Brown, their daughter, Mrs. George Drynan, and small daughter, Judy, of Toronto, spent Saturday with™Mrs. Brown. Mrs. W. Brown won a lovely gold wrist watch in a recent radio ques- tion and answer contest, encourag- ing for those who are interested in these contests. Miss Wilkinson and senior pupils of school spent a day visiting To- ronto museum. Miss Ethel Seebeck, who has been in Toronto hospital a couple of weeks for observation, is now home again, : Mrs. John McLean and son, of Oshawa, former residents of Brougham, called on Mrs. Brown on Sunday afternoon. The late R, Witter, who passed away recently in Toronto at his home, spent his childhood and youth here. He and his wife, the former Nellie Mathews, represent- ed two pioneer families of this dis- trict and though the years have kept in close touch with the Math- ews families here. The late Mr. Witter was crippled and helpless for many years with arthritis, The family has the sympathy of Brough- am friends in their bereavement. Temperance Message A very fine temperance message was delivered by a representative of Ontario Temperance Union to St. John's congregation last Sun- day, appealing to young people. A number from here attended Erskine memorial service on Sunday ast. June 15, next Sunday, is the date set for the memorial service at Brougham Union Cemetery. If the weather is not favorable for an out- door service, it will be held in the church at 230 p.m. Rev. I. E. Ken- nedy will be in charge. The June meeting of the W.M.S. of the church will be held at the | Anna home of Mrs. O. Burton. Hostesses are Mrs, O. Burton, Mrs, H. Miller, Mrs. G. Duncan. Program: Mrs. R. Crawford and Group A. Roll Call: Verse from Bible containing the word justice. The attendance at the early morning service is better than was hoped for. W.I. Celebration The speoial bus leaves for the big celebration at Guelph on June 18th from the Municipal Building at 9 am. Have you made sure of your reservation? Each passenger. ar- ranges for her own lunch, but after- noon tea will be served at the col- lege. Last minute information on the pageant states that it will com- mence at 5.30 and continue for two hours. The well-known | Horace Lapp and 35-piece orchestra will play all afternoon. The T. Eaton Company have a special window display in Toronto for this event. The district annual meeting of South Ontario Women's Institutes was held at Pickering United Church on June 5th, with Miss May Brown presiding. Brougham Was represented by Mrs, R. Birrell, Mis L. Sheppard and Mrs. B. Har- The address of welcome was given by Mrs. H. C. Hutchison, and the minutes and reports by the 25 Years With J-M F. L. SHERRY District Manager at Toronto for Canadian Johns-Manville who re- cently was inducted into the Com- pany's Quarter Century Club at a complimentary dinner and reception, Mr. Sherry was presented with a suitably engraved watch by Earle C. Brockett, G 1 Ma Mr Sherry was born and educated in Port Hope and still has active agso- ciations with this town. He joined Johns-Manville at Toronto in 1922 and became District Manager seven years later at the age of 29 . . . one of the youngest men to hold such a post in the Company at that time, A life-long resident of the Toronto area, Mr. | Sherry, who resides at RR. 1, ncourt, is a member of the Masonic Order and the Kiwanis Club. The Canadian J-M Quarter Century Club now numbers more than 162 members with an average of over 30 years service, secretary, Mrs. Wm. A. Heron. The president spoke briefly, reminding the members that they were start- ing on a new era with the 51st year. Mrs. Rolph, member of the Pro- vincial Board, told of the plan to establish the scholarship which will be supported by the Adelaide Hood- less Foundation Fund--to which 11 out of 12 branches in South On- tario have contributed--it will be a 4-year course open to an outstand- ing girl who has completed 10 years of club work. An anniversary book- let is being published, with photo- graphs and all outstanding hap- pening featured; its jacket wiill be in the Ingtitute colors, blue and gold, priced at $1.50. A world conference is to be held in Amsterdam, Holland, to which Ontario will have six delegates, Miss P. Lewis, supérintendent, W.I, being one. There are to be examples of handcrafts from On- tario sent for exhibition in Hol- land and later sent to the National Museum in London, England. Mrs. Rolph urged that the Institute pa- per, "Home and Country," be read and digested with" more interest, especially the special "Anniversary" issue. Claremont won the contest for the best program for the coming year. Kinsale was second, Altona was third and Honeydale fourth, The annual convention will be held at the Royal" York on Novem- ber 10, 11, 12, 1947. / . District Officers / A delicious lunch was served' by the United Church W.A. at hoon, and the afternoon session opened with community singing. Mrs, Cronk conducted the memorial serv- ice with dignity and the floral trib- ute was beautiful with its simplicity. Preceding the election of officers conducted by Mrs. Rolph, the re- port of the nominating committee was given by Miss Richardson. The new officers are: District president, Mrs. Brady, Pickering; 1st .vice-pres, Mrs. F. Bunting, Pickering; 2nd vice-pres., Mrs. R Birrell, Claremont; federal district representative, Miss M. bBrow,: - ternate, Mrs. Fitch, Whitevale; dis- | INTERNATIONAL Bit, "CLEAR FINISH D> Glassite is the var- nish that beauty-covers home woodwork, floors, linoleum-- and goes one-third farther! It's quick drying . . . easy and fun to apply. J. NELSON PAINT & WALLPAPER 14 BOND ST. WEST PHONE 841 - VARNISH COMPANY LIMITED ARINES trict directors, Mrs. Beach, Ajax; Mrs. Carter, Mrs. N. White, Brook- lin; Mrs. W. Gray, Brougham; Mrs. | Owen, Honeydale; Mrs. Haw, Pick- ; Mrs. A. Moore, Shirley; Mrs. M:" tyre, Claremont; Mrs. Town, Whitby; Mrs. Fitch, Whitevale; dis- trict delegate, Mrs. Ivon McLean, Kinsale, R.R. 1;alternate, Mrs, Pat- terson, Pickering; district conven- ers: Home economics, Mrs. Carson, Claremont; historical research, Mrs, L. Rorke, Pickering; citizenship, Mrs, Sheppard, Brougham; agricul- ture and Canadian industries, Mrs, Fitch, Whitevale; . social welfare, Mrs. McCool, Ajax; publicity, Ms. H. C. Hutchison, Pickering; dele- gate to Federation of Agriculture, Mrs. Leishman; alternate, Mrs, Randall; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Wm. A. Heron; auditors, Mr. and Mrs. Goodman. Miss Spencer from the Depart- ment of Agriculture addressed the meeting on the co-operative pro- gram, comparing the advantage of the Institute courses, which are free to rural women, with similar courses which city women pay eagerly to obtain. In historical vein, Miss Spencer referred to the fact that Champlain passed through Whitby about 300 years ago. Also that Whitby was the second branch to be organized after Stony Creek, by Mrs. Laura Rose Stevens, and from old to new it was interesting to know that 11 new branches had been organized in Ontario during the past year. The work of the Juniér Branches was ably reported by Miss Beth Oliver, junior coach, and the vocal solos of Mrs. H, Tunnell were much appreciated, Jhe Day n Parliament By The Canadian Press > TODAY President Truman addresses a Joint session.of the Commons and Senate. YESTERBAY The Commons gave Prime Minis- ter King an ovation as he replied to congratulations on celebrating his 20th year as Prime Minister; heard Finance Minister Abbott say the government has power to force heard Reconstruction Minister Howe announce that 1,000 Netherland farmers will embark for Canada June 17; heard Progressive Conser- vative members protest that the Union Jack was not given a place of prominence on parliament hill; heard Dr. W. G. Blair (PC-Lanark) say hospital and medical costs'had risen to a point where lower income gold companies to deliver the gold;. brackets could not afford them; gave third and final reading to a bill to abolish the Excess Profits Act and simplify and consolidate the Special War Revenue Act. The Senate gave second reading to a bill to amend The Penitenti- aries Act. 3 Some scientists believe the ty- rannosaurus, greatest of the rep- tiles on earth before the coming of man, could leap the air, Dangerous Flying Count Dismissed Toronto, June 11 -- (CP) -- A charge of dangerous flying was dis- missed against Fred Halliday today in county court. The youthful' fiyer with 25 hours solo time had been charged with low flying and in his defence stated he wasn't fiying in a dangerous. manner. "The only time I was low-flying was' in land. ing and taking off," he said. The strip of water Flor. ida Island and Malaita, in the Solo. mons is named "Indispensable Strait." 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