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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, 'THURS., FEBRUARY 28th, 1952
Barn FIre isfortu00-jo
• Fire of unacountable origin de-
'greyedthe large barn,, and its
•• contents of stock, iniplenienti.and
" feed, on- the farM•of1My..: and -M. •
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..Loine Ritchie of Ashfield
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Monday4'." morning. The roof :of
• 'their nearby home took ..fire, but
• was extinguished by Lorne and
• two neighbor boys.
The fire waS the latest in a
• series. of •Misfortunes that have
dogged , this young couple since
their inarriage three • years. ago.
Lorne is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon• Ritchie, and Mrs. Ritchie
was formerly Margaret Nichol-,
• son,' daughter of Mr. and- Mrs.
• Dan Nicholson, Boundary. West.
They have a seven weeks' old
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After their marriage Mr. and
Mrs' Ritchie took up farming on
the Edgar Ritchie farm, but Lorne
soar.' had' to leave the farm be-
'. cauie of , a back .injury. Ile took
a Rawleigh-reute in'the--Parti-Elt
• gin% district and ;rented a farrn.
In the meantime • he.. underwent
• a spinal 'operation and when his
• recovery permitted .his return to
.farming he bOught.the Port Elgin
district farm. Last: fall he took
the opportunity to sell *this. farm
•and returned nearer home, buy-
ing the Harvey Sillih farm on
Con. 2, Ashfield; about 3 miles
•. west of, the Dungannen Road,, and
midway: between this road and.
the 13lueWatter Highway at Port
• Albert. They took over the.Sillib
farm last November: •
.1: Since the'. birth of their datigh-
• ter early in January, -Mrs. Ritchie
has net been in good health. Ste
'presently has a' heart ,condition
and at the time of the fire was
being cared • for at the home of
her parents, And was planning to.
go • to the hospital for rest and
treatment:
• , Cause A Mystery. •
Cause of the fire ,is a mystery
to Lorne. He did not have hydra'
in the barn; and hadhot had. a
lantern in. the •barn, on Sunday.
He did his ,Sunday evening .Chores
before dark, and left' for Mr.. and
Mrs. ..holne to have
Slipper and.spend the• evening.
Lorne returned home about ten.
,e'clock that /evening, 'Aibptittwo
he Was awakened by the re?
'•• flection of :thefire lighting. up
his :bedroom.
• By. the tirne he.pull-
c.on_some-clothes-and-reaehed-
the' barn it was enveloped in.
-' flames, which were.. pouring out
the stable, •9'he roof. of. the-home-took-ffre-
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,but a 'trap door opening from the.
attic to 'a flat deck oh the root'
• enabled Lorne and two Brown
boys to save the houie. Lorne's
ladder was in the barn but the
roof .opening and an attic Stair-
way leading to •it, enabled •them
- to carry water and dowse the fire
• before the arrival' of the Goderich
Fite triode., A hole was 'burned
•• through the roof. .
WaS441*.geBOin-
The barn was ,a large building
• 56x90 feet. :Twenty-one heacy.of
; cattle were lost, 8 of which Were
•heavy feeder steers'. awned by
Porn Garvey. There *die 55 Pigs
destroyed and 60 pullets. The pigs
.ineluded 9 sows, a hog, • some 30
.charilts and the remainder Wean-
• line yolks;
., Lorne had a tractor and a full
line Of iinplements, except a
binder. All were destroyed, along
20 tons' or hay, 20 tons
, of straw • and a quantity' of pig,
Oelj. A sleigh and a plow, Which
Weren't in the •bar, Are the.only
• 'artiales to be seen about the
Place. Everything else is, a mass.
.of ash oritwisted metal, within,
the Cracked and, crumbling foun-
dation of l theonce big barn.,
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- The loss is 0111.3i partially, cov;.
bred by 'insurance, and as yet,
Lorne hasn't made up his Mind
• What he's going to do.
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THROMBOSIS ATTACK
AFFECTS EYESIGHT,
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James Meacloyks • Who: 'iS
'spending' the winteraat the home
of her daughter, Mrs. •AleX. Ham-
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Men ,. so erecl,, a cornea .thr,ona-
liosis on Friday that instantly .af--
fected her -eyesight, and left her
blind in one eye: Mrs Meadows
will 'be 85 in June.
G. W. HUDSON PASSES
The death of George William
Hudson. occurred in Toronto Wes-
tern Hospital on .Thursday, Feb-
ruary 14th. The funeral service
was held on Saturday; February
16th in. Toronto with interment
in Park . Lawn Cenietery. Mr.
Hticison. is survived by.a daugh-
ter Eleanor, by one son, Harry Of
St.' Lambert,' Quebec, and by a
sister, Miss Margaret 'Hudson of
Elora, and formerly_: of KinlosS
ToWnslfip Mi? iludson, foxn e r ly
Alice White; predeceased her hus-
band. . ' • : • .
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HAD SPINAL' OPERATION
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William Kennedy Of Teeswater
lecently underwent ,a spinal op: -
alien in: Toronto General Hospi-
tal, necessitated because of
alinjurieS he • received in
a,ccident fourteen' months ago.
After., Bill recuperates ,from• the
spinal Surgery, he will undergo
another . oPeration, on his heel,
which . wasinjutecLin the .same
accident. Then' he will . go from
Taronto General, to 1VIalfon . Hos-
pital to complete the treatinent..
Bill is aT.sOn of John .Kennedy.
•of Ripley, and a :brother of Mrs.
Walter Dexter; of Paramount :
BISHOP'S, BROADCAST TO BE
HEARD IN ST. PETER'S . .
• The •Right .ReVerend Bishop.
Luxton of .Huron DioCese• will be
-heard. this. Sunday 'morning,
March 2nd att.11.30' a.m. and his
address' will. be •received • in. St.'
Peter's Church as. 'part of the
- egUlar ' service. .
Other broadcasts Of.interest!
Vilrhe made 3.15.157E7Oli Sun-
day, February 24th; Sunday, Mar.
2nd and Sunday, March 9th and
at 7.25 p.m. on. Wednesday, Mar..
5th, Tuesday, March llth",. Thurs-
da ST; Mari-13t1M-arcir
ISEE BY
..,S.ENTI.'EL •
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THAT local. Anglicans coinnienc-
ed. Lent by two serVices.in •the
• church yesterday (Wednesday).
Plans have been made th con-
duct* horne-serviees each Wed-
• nesday during Lent.
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THAT twelVe tables ,,toOk part.
in ' the Shoat 'party Monday.
High -score •winners were •,Mrs..
Clarence Greer :and Frank.
Hamilteri. ::Consolation . priZes,
went .to Wm Eadie •and Mrs.
Richard Elliott.
THAT .representatives of Ash-
field_TawnShip_U.nit of the fed-
eratibp of • Agriculture named
to the County .Poultry
• :Corrunittee are -Clifford: Croz-
ier, RuSsell. • Irvin and Mark.
Berger. The County Carnmittee
haa.'an egg marketing plan un-
der' couSideratiori, • aimed. at
:stabilizing prices and prevent-
ing
eXcessivemarket
• tions: . •
THAT Wm: Lyons had' his. horrie
entered at the week -end and
• ;twenty •Potinds ,of pork stolen
from., the electric refrigerator..
Police Working on the case
rounded up the frig • pilferers,
THAT. Mary Allirr entertained a
number :Of her., young friends
on Saturday : on the occasion Of -
her 8th birthday, and On Mon-
day, Elizabeth 'Ann Finlayson
had a similar party marking,
her -9th: birthday.
THAT. costunie skating party
was held .at the Arena last
.."ThuTsclaY-afternoOn.. for nti,blic
school/and pre-school age
ren..Prizes were awarded and
refreshments 'served. Pr kz. e
winners were: Sr giils Mari-
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Kennedy; Jr. girls, Mary Allin.;
Jr. boys; Jimmie Gardner; pre-
school. age, girls Lynne Cowan;
boys, Douglas McKinnon,
1 - -8th;. 'Thursday; March-2OTh:7'
WORLD .DAY OF. PRAYER :
SERVICE . ON F!t,IfDAY „
THAT a statement -of erection
expenses. of Elmer j, F-arrish
list expenditures :in the earn...
Paign at $1108.95.. • -
The. World's Day of Prayer is
being 'Marked en. Friday Of .this,
Week by a mass se vice for wo-:
rnen in the Presbyterian 'church
at 4,01 p.m. Women of the various
local congregations ,Will conduct
the service. A generous c011ectiOn
has been. asked for Christian lit-
erature -distribution in the more
isolated parts of Canada
1,4-.-OF-181OPITAL., • •
• Bill Allin Suffered a °pelvic in
jUry on Tuesday 'of last . week
when crushed between his work
'bench and .a truck in , Crossett
,Motors 'garage, where he is. ern-
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played, Bill, who was • married
ten days, before Was .removed to
Wirigham Hospital, but was .per-
mitted to i,ettirn to his horde' the
first:6ot the week, although he is
.1ikely.to be off work for a time.
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• MiSq Marion MacDonald of
Ltic,know and Miss Marilyn Mof-
fat ' Illuevale sang. a duet atl
the Service of dedication of the
,new electric orgah at Bluevaie
Presbyterian Church on Sunday,
" Switzer' ,of Huron 7`,,ovi/n.
• ship is leaving Vancouver this
week ehroute home, 'but will
°make ,some Stap.overs on .the re.
ttirn trip,
THAT MirSTMaTid-S her aci:bd-aria-
Miss Dorothy Cook are moving
this week freM: the forrner
Spindler residence' to an apatt.
Mont in Art 13reckles' 'building
which he built during the Past
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THAT June Diebel of Southamp-
ten, a7 granddaughter. of Rev.
and • Mrs. C. B. -Woolley, re-
ceme_d her __cap_.-last___week-. at.
the Whitby'Provincial Hospital.
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THAT the) iiting People of Ash-
field' .CirCilif held a skating
• party on Thursday night, fol-
lowing Whichtheywere the
guests of, Ilev. and, . Mr$. C. B.
•Woolley 'at, the • Parsonage.
Gaines were played and a de-
, licipous• lunch served.
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THAT the R C A F degree team
from :ClintOn. Radar'. School
visited Old Light Lodge on
Thur day night for. the conferr-
• ing of degrees, and performed
the work with precision arid
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THAT The 'Sentinel would be
glad to learn of anyone in thiS
comnitiriity, or any of our read:
. era for 'that Matter, who have
a birthday on Pridayi rebru,
ary 20th.
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DONATIONS TO :WAND.
FUND EX4E4),.
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Donations to the Lucknow and
District campaign in aid Of the
new home for the blind. at Lon-
don, have now' exceeded $1,200, -
and donations are 'still tr•ickling
Much...:qt 1tweeles. tat 'of
donor ad to' be. held Over Until
this week, Next week the list of
donors.will be brought up to date
and anyone who still wishes to
cotitribute to the cause is re4uest-
ed to clo' 'So by ..the...week-en,..
. TOM TODD IN WINNIPEG
AT ANGUS' CONVENTION •
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Tom Todd of St. Helens; one
of three 'Ontario directors et -the
Dominion . Aberdeen Angus 'As-
sociation, is in Winnipeg • this
week • attending the national
.black cattle
breeders. It is Tom's second year
on the Dominion , directorate,
Other Ontario 'directors are M.,ah
colart Bailey of Uxbridge' •and
• Toni' Henderson of Guelph.
LOCAL: HATCHERY
IN _FULL 'SWING
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• Crawfords Chick Hatchery is
swinging into full production ; to
fill an unexpected demand .for
baby chicks. .The third hatch
comes off ' this iireek, :and the
hatchery's Modern incubators will,
then be set for 'capacity produc-
tien of 8,000 chicks a Week. •
. The aernand locally has swung
to' Rhode Island Reds, Which are
being hatched in increasing num-
bers at the local hatchery,. Which
also offers a:brooding service that
. permits delivery of birds at any
.age '*desired. The *bulk of pro-,
duction goes. to the brooder pens
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for • varying lerighthS • of time,,
rather than Customers taking
• day-old deliveries. • , •'
The hatching eggs are obtained
;by Craiir.,,ford's Hatchery chiefly.
fromlocal flocks that are gov-
'ernment inspected_and_apriroved.
.However, the supply. locally at
present hasn't been equal to the
demand for ',chicks, and Ernie has
had to go to -another : district hat-
chery to Obtain eggs' ito keep his
-frIcithaterstull.:: -s.-
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TEN. •PAE.S,••
LOCAL:PARISH. •• • •
TO AID APPEAL •
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• The Rt. Rev. G. L. Luxton;,
L.L.D., Lord Bishop of
Huron, wilk speak to Anglican
Church congregations throughout
the Diocese of Huron by radio on .:
Sunday; March 2nd..,The Bishop'
message, which will inaugurate
the Huron College buildinrfund
canipaign to, raise' $375,000, will
be' broadcast over radio • station
.CL; The 'Broadcast will be
heard locally over CKNX.
Bishop Luxton ' will ask the
People •in Western Ontario to
help the college free itself of.
debt accrued • through the eon-'
strUction of a $1,359,000 'building
to . accomodate : divinity students
and, other students at the Uni-
versity of. Western On'ario, the
district's own institution of
• er learning. •
Over -a -milliOn :dollars have al-
ready been. sUbscribed. '
The Rev. C W. ,Mixer, rector
•'of St. John's Anglican Church,
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Kitchener, As • directing the Ap-
peal, • and in Lucknow the CAM,
p-aigri' will be headed by Carman
/111cQuilliri„ The Deanery.ehair-...
man is Mr. Ray Cutting -of South"-
a/Tipton. •
Local Rectors In Residence ..
. • Since Huron College of Landon .
was :incorporatedunder charter
on IVIay 5, 1863, ' it has . senti‘hun-
dreds of clergymen of the Church
of England tO'eharges in the'Dio-
cese of Huron and to many Other
parts of th World.. Even. the '
University :of Western On:tattle
itself awes its beginning to Ben -
Jamin Cronyn, . first Bishop of
Huron:: Who with other leaders
:of •Huron College.biiiit the foun-
dation'pf education in these conn -
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:The' !Puri -Jose of the .cellege is .•
primarily,. Ito train men for the
ministry. And the‘ tr,aditiarial
motto is "Woe •is unto me if I
preach not the GOspel". Descen-
• dants of 'the first Bishop of Eur -
on have already contributed con-
cretely ,to the new, buildings in'. •,
London, and the 'chapel, •-seating
209 ,people as well as an' organ. •
have come .from this sOurce.. •
The Memorial Tower was giv- •
en. in memory of - the men of
Huron College; both, graduates •
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An increa'se in water rates,
which are 'being established on a
the Village Council at a special
session on MOnd.ay night. :The
new rates go into effect with the
• March billing. •
It is the first rate' increase since
the water systemwas.,,instailecl
in 1931 -over twenty .years` ago.
As the system ".grew.up'.' a steady
.increase . consumers put the
system on a self-supporting- basis,.
ibtiLplovided_nothing_:.for a' sink-
ing fund to taketare•of deprecia-
tion. NOW, faced with a major
capital expenditure to deVelop"' a
new well, an increasein rates is
imperative to keep the system
out of the red.•
,The original water system de-
benture which runs for 30 years,
doesnot retire dritiI 1961.' The
new well debenture'is a twenty-
year issue. '
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.• ' , Flat Rate „System •
• The new rates are 81.00
month net for domestic and com-
mercial services without toilet;
.and $1.50 .a month net for 'dor-n-
estle and commercial 'services
with 'toilets The rates are struck
at ,a figure that nets the system
$1.00 or $1.50,, a month, as the
Case may be, after the 10 percent
"Proinpt payment. discount. has
been taken off.
gunieipal hydrant rental
charges has been increased from
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$80 to $90 6 hydrant. Private hy,
drants
--Special-contract
be adjusted accordingly at an in-
crease of approximately 20, per. *.
cent
In adopting the hew flat rate
system, 'Council took the • view
that the consumption of Water
was not necessarily proportionate
to the number and type of • otit,'
lets, upeit which. the original"
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sates Were -based, The neW•basis,-, ,
Of ehargeithe.z.„Board feels,
a sounder ,anCl7more equitable • •
system.
E. IL Agnew; secrelarrtreas-
urer. of the Waterworks System,
tabled an estimate of receipt's and'
expenditures which revealed the
System "would run into a sizeable
deficit ni 1952, if rites were not
increaSed.. The increase Ivas 'fore-.
cast' by Reeve J. 'C..,-MeNab at
.the torninatien meeting,
Egitriated expenditures for 1952
total $9301. This includes deben-
ture :and interest charges againSt ..
the system and new ,Well ,Of $6776,
and administration power, light,
material and 'laborcosts of $2585.
10n the basis of 1951 revenue of
$7172, thie would leave the sy,s*-
'tem under lthe old rates with an
estimated' deficit of $1589,00.
The new rate structure is es-
tirnated' to earn revenue of $10,230,
in 1952, or pi 'estimated surplus
of $869.00 over the expenditure. •
estimate of $9261,
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