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LucKNOW,, ONTARIO, THURS.;, FEBRUARY 17th; 1949
8 PAG
INFANT DIES .IN.
T CREEK. FIRE.
T"ROU
.John, Wesley Osborne, fiv
.mont •''-old,• son of Mr, and Mrs.
hs ,
pert Osborne, died from:asphyxi
Friday Morning. when.
anon last. Fr y
fire . azed their home. • The infant
wa
•s ' rescued from*. the building
but too late to gave. his life.
' Mrs. Osborne 'is a , daughter of
Mr: and . Mrs;. Wesley ' R,obbb: • of
'Huron Township and a granddau-
•;g
r •hte .of Mrs. Alice ;Robb ofr.Luck-
_
• ontin*
naw. She•lattendedltiple . y C
r" Sczhool''' Stratford Normal
• uat�lon, ,
t
' Marriage a aaiu It
,' o � her m
and pro � ,
school at S,S, No 3 Kinloss (10th
Concession)
;The fire broke..out about 8.00
Friday/morning in a general store
operated by' Mr. Osborne,
old 28=year-
war (veteran, and.'. destroyed
both.: their business and home.
` •
Another general,, store and - an
apartment, a ,*arehouse' and a
feed store, were razed .ice the blaze:
• " that raggg ed :for t woo hours, 'until
the North' Bay. and Powassbn Fire'
De attnients arrived On the scene• .
Trout Creek is' neat Powassan and:
25 (miles south 'of ',North Bay..
tl : .after 7.30 Friday morn
•Shor g Y .
ingL, Mr:_.__Osborne h d .••tepped
after tending the
`from.: ...the store. nt8.
that heated ;the:sh • .and the.
, fire ea oP
:apartment above,',A •f ,ewe minutes
later his wife•'.Called him ,and a's
he hurried back smoke, was:'then.
pouring from the eaves.
;., Mrs. 'Osborne. had .already made
two heroic attempts to rescue her
five months' old' son, asleep'. in a
bedroom upstairs. Driven back
once when flames had burned her
hair, she had -Pped-aro water
soaked, towel • around her. ' head
•. and made a second futile 'attempt
to reach the • child:
Mr.'..Osborne, -too,=•-tried to fight
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n'
his . way • through the .,,inferno but
smoke. drOve 14,rn.'back. down, :the,
stairs,
Igrior•ing painfult b -u r n's ,.' the
rrantie father ran: outside 'where;•:
aided 'neighbors, he.'. t a�' lad-
• y ' n �
der Up to the window: 4of the:
bab droomSmashing: ';the
g ss,. he fought:'tfiru the smoke ,
found his 'child and handed
•to '‘,.‘Chick". 'Garland on the" •&ad
pder. By this time lade ladder was
:afire and as 'he' made. ' his, `wa
Y,
to safety, Oaborne fell down the.
last half dozen :rungs '1'
The:, blaze was'' fought in 20-
"below: zero 'weather and 'e4 ui •
A
merit' of the; ,Trout" Creek volar-
teer brig • ade . and; m s of ', the
g :p„up
North Bay . ePa?`tm d ' ent froze
P
• P:owassari fire fighting, equipment
was credited .'with saving the
nearby Bank' of', Nova' Scotia.
RESIGNS POSITION'
Mr, John A 'Stevens, manager
f the Ce -Op. Store, has: resigned
his position;} and we understand
has aoeepted a position in '''the
Co=Op store at Markdale, •
Mr, Stevens was a'member of
the local- cast currently ;rehear--
ing, for the play` "Busy As A.
Beaver", His ,part is leafing taken
' Iby Stuart Collyer. "
LOCAL GARAGE
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LORNE ;JOHNSTON
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C PA•Y
• Theannual meetin "f : West
Q._.w
;W`Wawanosh Mutual' . •FL re .I,ns..•. ura�n c e
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Company, held on Friday'.at Dun
gannon drew an' exceptional at-
tendance: Marvin Dowell the` re -
I?
tinrvg ' president, •• oc. h...
t, coupled • the
chair,'
; r
- The three ' retiring' directiors,
George Stewart, . Ernest. • Ackert
and Harvey McCartney: were 're.
e cted.
o h n • Mc
Lerinanl :successfully
• ,contested the' election for director
to succeed Wilfred McCarthy who
resigned the position. Cecil Blake.
-.was the other
candidate)
At the directors', meeting which
followed, Lorne Johnston was: el-
'ected,president - .
for • a two-year
term Vice president . is Donald'
-McKay and: D.urninPhilli s;, sec-
�p
retar�j.treastirer tie •atidito4'are'
• Chester ` Smith, Concession 4,'
uron . Township, has succeeded
Allan Hunter As prdprietor of the
Supertest Garage: Mr, Smith took
over the business last Thursday.
•
•- The new prpprietor is •a 'native
of the -Underwood district." He
served.. for. -over five years in
World''• War II, and following his
discharge -took over the Brecken-
ridge
•ridgefarm-on the Fourth Conces-
sion, which. 'he has now disposed:
of. <'
Mr: ' and . Mrs. Smith. have an
11 -Year-old son, Gerald. They are,
at present residing in the -Gam-
mie Apartments.
• Inc oharge-or- the -mechanical de-
artnierit at the- Su rtest :is ;Bob
p, . Pe.
Burns,' a qualified .•mec'hanic,
whose home. is at 'Underwood..
NEW: TREASURER
Clarence Greer, elder son • of
Mr afid Mrs. J. M. Greer,:: has•
been :apointed treasurer of West
Wawanosh Township succeeding
Mr. W. A. Boyle -Of .St. Augustine
Who •resigned, the.position.
REVISED, MAILING LIST
USED THIS WEEK
The Sentinel, mailing list
has been ''revised this. week. :
In fact, the entire • list 'has'
been reset, so all subscribers
are requested to check • the.
date on their label to ;see, if
" It :is; correct:
FAMILY OF • EIGHT" ALL . „
HAD PNEUMONIA' °. <
11/Ir and; .Mrs. Jack Curran. •
of Crewe,' have had their
!hands•full for,
the
past, couple
of we s.or so, as pneumonia
.sweapt through the household
'and:all eight of their children. •
were 'ill with the malady and
• confined to bed for, periods of
10.. 'to 12 'days; e. Alla the child-
ren received
l ildrenreceiived enicillin treat-
ment : receiving from :12 . to
14 "shots" each.
•
:This family of. tout: boYs
and four girls • consists of
Ruth, SSylvia, John Donald, ,
Grant; Dorothy + May, ' Marys
Ralph ' a n d • • Steward' They
comprise imost "of the students,
at Creweschool which has '•
'been closed` for' two weeks'- ,
/while they were ill.:
PARK .IMPROVEMENT UP
FOR DISCUSSION -FRIDAY.
An: ;open meeting of the Luck-.
now Agricultural. Society,, issche-
duled for,, Friday afternoon ,of
this week •
'at 'two; o'clock. Reports
•of the: delegates ' to the:Pairs As-
sociation. convention will be; heard
arid., a discussion of ways and
means'; Of improving and beauti
Zing the ,Caled+onian' Park • will',
entered into.
The general public;is•invited to
attend: this.:imeeting.
PLAY. MAKING BIG HIT•
St-THe1en's yeung--Peo file's -play
"Uncle Cy. >Hits A .New .High::",, is.
making a.'Ibig hit: It has, been
presented;fnve times with several
Mete bookings arranged for. -The
play. ';has, ',been. presented
Helens, .Lucknow, Holyrood, Dun
g
a'nnon and ': Bluevale,
It 'will
be ' presented at White
church • on Friday night and; is
definitely ' booked for 4•Goderich,
Brussels •'and Wroxeter, - with ' en-
quiries received 'about a :couple
more possible engagements: •
CO=OP ANNUAL
HELD, S
,. D L�� �T WEEK
The ' annual' <meeting • of, • the
,
Lucknow, District CO -Operative:
was held,: in. the :Town ' Hall on
l+'riday, February 4th with a large
attendance of; members' and 'inter-
ested . patrons
The.- three retiring directors'
were Wallace.Mrller, Wm. Hamil-
ton • and D. A. MacDonald. 'Mr.
Miller : was :re; -elected sand two
new directors, Lloyd : MacDougall.
Robert �
and; p
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Cam" b"ell.for�a-"fie`. `
r
of three. years •
Mr': Norman Alexander; who
'gave the financial statement,, was
'complimentary of the way it Was
compiled' so as to. be easily 'unde'r-
stood; Be was ; appointed•' auditor
for.• the coming year ' by a vote
of the meeting.
'Mr' Alexander, as.guest speak
-er, pointed'' but the relationships
between ,the Oo-Op • wholesale , in
Toronto to the locals' and explain-
ed the numerous ''iwaysin which
the, locals .benefited by: being af-
filiated with the wholesale.; Dur'
in :his talk he *reviewed' Co -Op-
erative history back, to 1840 and
told of the system. of organization
and` steady P :rogi ess in the, Many
fields into whist Co -Operatives
Stewart and P. A: Murray: ,have ventured:
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SPECIALS, . n • men s .•and' boY s '
work "clothin shirts,,Pants,- ... over-
alls, 'underwear.
E
COMING . �E
. ,V NTS
PAR
EUCHRE PARTY UC
At ,Hol rood' Hall Thursda•,
Y � 3,
February 17th. (tonight).
Admis-
sion. . 25c.I�allies PTeebring.
lunch. Proceeds,' for the Wiimen's'
Institute.
RECEIVING 50 -YEAR JEWEL
Dr, J., K. M. Gordon of tattle
Creek, Michigan, • and the oldest
member of Old Light Lodge, A.F.
& A.M is recetvurg' the fifty-
year jewel' from Old Light., Dr
Jim Gordon, as he is better known'
to old friends" here, is. 'a native
Of the St. Heken's , district..
U RSI NG AWARDS
Mr: and Mrs. W." CO: Hunter, Mr.
and Mrs Dan ,Nicholson,; Mr:sand
Mrs, •Jinn • Hunter, Mr. and. Mrs..
Lloyd Hunter, • Mr. 'and Mrs.' Bill
Button, Margaret, Marion a n d
Kenneth, Nicholson, Mr., Lorne
Ritchie' .and Mr. and Mrs. John -
L; Mackinnon and Jean of Glamis
,spent a -few: days in :_Toronto. last
,week .and on Wedrlesda r,' Febru-
ary 9th' attended the •:graduation•
.exercises • of the " 1940.class '' of•
nurses of 'Grace Hospital held' in
Westminster Central ,Unit ed
Church
Among. the eighteen graduates
were Masses; •DOnalda'Nicholson
s
sand Loi'Hunter: of Lucknow. The
local, ` girls captured: two of the
five • awards presented: to• the class,
Lois receivingher° prize for gen-
eral proficiency''and Donalda for
proficiency in nursing . technique.,
Leg Still : In• Cast
.Har3'. r y:'Swan has returned from
Chatha... H ' tal 'Where `he `was
Chatham os�pi r as
i j{_ ,
having ra s traken•of his !tact-
tired leg,suffere
d when struck by
ac r the middle of last Noven-
ber.
The fracture is: not tom
knitting
•as., dil as was :hoped,''.`'and
Pee . Y
Harry fad-' a new -cast: ,'put on-
p ,
Which he 'will `wear : fo an ther
• r9
sic weeks.
FATAL 'ACCIDENT
,HENSALL
NE A.R LL
L
Joseph J. Evans of 'Wingham,.:
was ' killed, in a highway accident '.
,near Hensall early Thursday ev-
ening. He was a passenger in a
•northbound car .driven by D.
Jeffs of Wingham which figured
•in 'a ,head -en collision with • a
southbound car driven' by Rev.
Wm. Matheson, of ,Chesley. The
two, .Fars collided in the '.iniddle.
of
the slippery highway.... Both
'were .badly, wreckedAn •inqu.est
has" been set ,Wrecked,,,,An, q
for. February 23rd.
Mr. - Evans. `:die
d• ....shot, .. after
being -admitted ' to Clinton Hospi
tal. He was in his 81st year. Mr..
Evans' was an ex -reeve of Wing-
haih , and was a -member . of the
.P•U.C:
All passengers in the twa. car
th s
were taken to Clinton Hosp til. <:
Mr; ' Matheson suffered 'a com
pound knee .fracture and lacera
tions; Mrs., 'Matheson', a fractured
jaw and `;.lacerations; Mr. Jeffs
lacerated; hands` and Mrs. • Jeff,
fractured ankle and facial cuts.'
Their. injuries werenet .,:reg arded
as serious.
Rev Matheson, - : age60' Years,
is=; a native of : m
the Lochalsh Co
munity_ and for, over: thirty years
liras
e.
f
`
astor f the Free
Pr .
b teraan Church at;Chesle He e
frequently .conducts'service
at�4he
Free . Presbyterian. .. Church a t
Lochals , and his 'servic s' ' '
h, a are
often in .demand at widely separ
ated
charges .
• in -'western: Ontario. •
He, Was enrouteto Dutton 'to ,con-
duct
a funeral e al service-,wlien the,
alcciden:
t occurred: '`; ; : `
FLAY..&, DANCE ',
' A- Hi li"
LTn: le "C' :Hits T�Pew.
• c v g
by St;; -Helen's,: Young' People will.
'he presented • :in. 'Whitechurch
Memorial Hain Friday,. Februat
T Y:. y• Y
18th'. at. 8.30 Dancing after to
music "by •Farrier's Orchestra,."
"AUNT 'TILLIE :GOES TO 'SEA".
Will be presefited by•Benmiller
Draniatic Society: in , the; Town'
Hall, ;Ltieknow, under auspices of
the, Anglican Men's Club, .Thurs-,•
a.. •Feb 24th ..at 8:30:...Ad-
d roar ..
mission 5,0c and 25c: Special (music
between acts - __..
PLAY AT:I:BLAKES'
The. papular play; "Aunt Tillie..
"willbe
does. To Sea", presented
by the Beniniiler 'Dramatic Club°
in Blake's Hall, Con. 9, ,Ashfield,
on Thursday,. February . l7h at
•8.00 •o'clock. Admission:•'aduits
40c, 'children 20c.•
LOCAL' TALENT PLAY, •
A local talent east will present
the three -act farce' comedy ,Z Busy
4As A Beaver",'. in Lucknow Town,
•Hall, !Tuesday, March lst, at'8115'
sharp.~A,din-issiion'56c, and 25c' Re
,, t ' ...Kim's Drug
served seat plana Mc g,
Store, or tickets can • be obtained
members of ,the ' ucknow'
from L ,
Women's• �I:nstitute_bance:_after.
•arrier's orchestra. Adiiission.
F „,,.
50c.
Has Conducted 800 Sales :
Donald B: Blue of,•Ripley :Was
thegAt est ape aker :t • a r anti
a ec
meet' of the 'Kincardine •Din
c
a e'
s:
A men .Club,ad gave, his 'audience
some.. sound advice :on salesman=
sr
...,Donald is a /widely
'known auc-
tioneer,
,launching, into this busi-
ness in 158. Since then he has
•had 800':"sales, :112 of which •were
'last year. This . was °•his' -busiest
..season
TO..PAY. CLAIMS
T OF RE ERVE
OUT. S • V S
Alton,of: Belfast . Was
Mr ` �S,an
attendance t the
amongthose ina
those
•annual -meeting: of` Western'.
Farm-
ers: Weather Insurance, Company
of Woodstock:` and whit' ;'was of
special interest to policy ,holders,
fo law_ ing so": closely the Janizary
wind storm•
1
The•'Meeting was,.informed that
there =re .are. Close '
hs o to 5,OQO.:clams in
the Corripany's office as a result
.
;ofhwind storm and - stressed
ll• 'laims wi ll -be'paid '
that a c 1 as
quickly as they can be.' handled
'without any special'' assessment
N.
pone icy holders. •-Thee.-Coln-
,pang. will still' have _a good sur-
plus • `• after •all • claims- are ' paid;
which will be good. news to Many
. g
in. this,` localitv.•.as it was to the
meeting; beoause' many were won-
dering how the Company ` could
take such a loss as extensive and
general as that resuiting•,from this
storm:
The Weste •n Farmers Company
�
has its;beinning 42 years ago as.
g g Y
_a local company in the Woodstock
-area. It has • i own" steadily', until
•g' Y,
today it is the largest .mtituii1
coin.�.y n.. in: 'Ontario Jiyith ,i►x:-
APPOINTED N
IN. AG T .
,Art ,Breckles has, ,been appoint
ed Austin; agent for Lucknow and
district.:: Art ' himself, 'dri'ves .::an
Austin- and has ' .a w-ays::'been.- a
'g mileage
booster for it and the bi mile e
he ets
g •
Awaiting The Verdict
Kenneth Cameron e has_ been
anxiously awaiting' word.• of : re
cent 'x-rays,`of his spine to deter=:
mine the success of alon eri
g. P od
of. rest and.: Surgery.. Kenneth has
•
been in a fulll:bodv cast and 'com:-
letel ' iminioibile for m a:
"P., ny.
Months. Aboiz� . three :months ,
t_.
a o•
. he underwent surgery' and x -rags , •
were taken •a couple of weeks ago
to : determine the', progress' being
• made. This willprobabL '
•Y •b e
.known ;by. the- time ,this is in
,print,.If 'sufficient progress, has,
been made Kenny, 'wilk••be fitted <`
with a .:partial cast, • or possibly'
'braces; that • Will ;,permit'%'hit to
move aroufld.::
HOME BURNED
AT.D�
U•.N'GAt4N •N'
Q.
T'he' `two-storey .home of Edgar
Hodges at the' timer flats .Dun
gr ,
an_ w,
g iwn, . _ ,, as burned to the ground
n.
`a?aout oc�n on-A•l�riday -Thele
was`believed to have started frorn.
overheated .stgvepipes
Mr: •Hodges, a• bachelor; :was • re
:turilling.or
from doing* ng •barnehdres'•
when henot i
red smoke coming • .. .
from 'the upstairs portion; ,of thr
house, hitt wihen he entered the
dwelling he found the fire had
adv'anced': too far to save anythi•,dg
'except"sorne household effects on
the :ground floor -S me insurance
was
Carried ed : on
rti house. and h
.nis
furrirtute;, ►inti:one on consider:
able furn:tture owned ••by aSister:
_Which was in the upstairs part,
Mr ' 1-fodges; who purchased :the
• property about ;two' years ago, 'a'f
1.ter corning •from. ,the Clinton ais
trict, is g
remainin with some rel..
remaining
,surance•in force. of: mere than .109 ,natives nearby tzi;;;attend:. to some
million dollars. - . livestock.
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