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BLACKSMITH SHOP LFIRST TIME BACK • IN,
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
LEVELLED BY FIRE
Mr. Kenneth MacLean of .Win-
. Purves', blacksmith shop ni eg• has. been • 'enewin old
.Ali . P _ r t
t ,S t. Helens Was destroyed by. friendships; in the '• community, It'
• : .an early leveningis his .first visit back • here in
. fire' • gni Tties-
day.Origin .of the blaze was' un- twenty-five years. Mr. MacLean -
certain. Alex , had been'' working' was born on the farm now l.own
at shop in the inorning,:.but 'ed” by, `Pat, MacMV illan, Boundary
h ,
.had �P
's ent• the afternoon haying ; East;,;` Before coning . to. Lucknow
at his farm east of St, ;Helens 'Mr. MacLean visited . in Montreal"
The . outbreak was discovered. -with. his/sister,, Mrs. Archie' Ari
` Mac Rauna .e 'Who', lives near-.1Berson.., ;Mrs:. • MacLean has been
`.by g
e '' residents visitiri .with vela
b '�tihe:.> shop.. Several ral res dents �' ;• , fives{ at Brus=
of `,the • hamlet . were quickly on sets
hand,!but laxres`spread.' rep,,
idly
_
idly. ,and • the heat drove them, :'CAUGHT
,HORNED OWL, HAD
back • before they removed :any- BEEN FEASTING ON POULTRY
thing : of value from th e shop. •
Alex had... a valuable , assort- ,. A horned owl, which had been
t. of `tools and machin .- y� m..
amen_.-_ - - e1"Y ..gorging �on._--�Ernie� :-Crawford 5
,this % wwell , equipped little . shop. chickens, had 'its last. feast at. the
'understand.. there was n Week -
end. o in j Week end. The' big bird was trap-
.
L UCKNOW, ONTARIO, THURSDAY; JULY . 21st, .:1949 •
EIGHT PAGES
Surance.
The ��cro'wd :that. soon gathered,
• le to: • do anything
thin
vu'�exe '' helpless ssy g
other than to' 'Watch nearby build
ings; Fortunately it :.Was: ;'very:
' calm or several 'buildings 'Would
have been lost
The shop,at one time'', owned
andTo eraated b. ;thee .,late; �hornas'•
• Phillips, sat. near.' the re adside on
the Phillips' property.. Immedi
ately, to the ; East is Frank Wea-
'. therhead's . ;house, the roof of
:which caught 'fire, but' a :bucl et.
brigade nipped. that • outbreak.
Across the road to the` north-east
is ` Mac •Ramage's home, ` Roof
watchers guarded . this. home. To,
the north and • not' cut • of the
danger ' area ' was Mid . Huai
phrey's . residence, where he has
been living since 'tire razed .his
home 'east of St.`, Helens, a 'few
months ago. Iirnmediately west
of `the b1aze? -Was the `unoccupied
Phillips' ,residence, but • :which;
was :not endangered at the time
as the wind drift was :away -from
St. Helens,.. ,' which once :had
, � . Mrs. R. Lane of. Kinlou,gh.
two . blacksmith Shops,' has seen received word on Sattirda of
theme both destroyed by fire, ; the c y
smithyof` 'the
r the death of her- • sister,'' Mrs..
,late James Hyde
havingmeta similar -fate. Percy Purves, Which occurred; at• .
a I:her home an Ontario;. Oregon
.
Mfrs. Purves ;was in here 83rd
year:. She was •: formerly • Susan
Malcolm"; a daughter of the late•.
Mr:: and, Mrs.. Wm. W. 'Ma colrcn,
and was:born. on • the ; 12th..: Con
• cession of '' Kinross. In .1884' she
went to British • Columbia with
her brother, Joe Malcolm': ' She
was rnarried in the West;. her
husband,' , Percy .Purves, who . sur':
vives her; also . being a native of
Kinloss Township, and a brother
of Mrs :Joseph Hanna. Mrs.
aped by .�a; couple' of young'lads,
George. _Webster .'and Dale'
tden'by, •who :were proudly dis
'playirig their "catch'',-` at the ;first:
of the week. The'.owl had 'a .:wing'
spread of ,'4 'feet, .2 inches, arid .a
Iv'icious looking beak that had
rippedthe. life out 'of •about. one:
'hundred 'of N Ernie's: chickens,
which he is. raising. in 'a ,field'
just east of town, -owned by Dave
Miln.e.
;On Saturday George and Dale..
set. a muskrat trap ` for the Un-
known marauder. They, 'Surround-
ed' . it:,with ::enticing:a bits ,of' pout=
.try flesh and hid : the .trap ,with
a sprinkling, of • feathers' ,On Sun-
day Morning they discovered the
owl firmly olight by the leg but:
'still` very rr uch•alive and .full 'of
fight.:, Bill': Lyons,, Who 'Was ..with.
•the, lads, 'administered. the ::coupe
de grace with .a few lusty clouts
with a' stick.
NATIVE OF• KINLOUGH
DIES` IN OREGON
BOWLING CLUB TO. HOLD ;
LABOR DAY • PRIZE DRAW ;
lie Lucknow• Bowli.C1' is
•• to hold '.a>prize draw :foe„ trwo;
watches- .a mla n'
• s and •a* lady s--
each with a Ivaakie, of 442.50. Tick-
ets are n
ick-etsaren
oMr on Salle.
• , The draw is to bem, ade ;on
',Labor bay;: Monday, September
• 5th at the ''Club's .annual Luck
.now ,Merchan
is pou'bles Tourrna-
. menta
TARD GOODS•'BARGAJNS
10 �rcent`di
Pe saovtit on 411' yard
goods 'for t o wee . Jul t .h..
1�s,: Y 15
10..141Y. 29th,
THE 'i RPOY STORE
LEGION N TOHOLD
MOTORT
C
R�
CAR .00 RAW
Ludknow Branch of : the Can-
adian Legion is to shortly launch
a ,campaign ' for their floodlight.
�und, :'w h:e r.e bay -,:some --lucky.
"shareholder” ' Will receive 'a
brand new Ford coach: The car,
Iva -Lich will not ' have a ile: on
is being it', •. , . 'mile
purchased: from 'Mont-
gomery Motors; 'Lucknow.
The• Legion's 'plans: is to' sell
800' shares >, . �
cares, in . this ear at $5.00.
each. That is the limit of the
shares sold.:. Each, sharehold'er'.
agrees that the car may be
Purves' last trip back . East ' was,
in 1929.
CHEST 'CLI:NIC
D
M,UGAUST
ISAAC PI N.N.ELL,
KILLED BY, CAR.
Mr Isaac .Pinrnel%'. an aged Kim -
•lough resident, Was killed about
eleven • o'clock Tuesday ' night
when struck by a car driven:0V
Weir Sheave, son of Mr, and Mrs
Wib Sheaa e of. Bervie..:
Mr.:: Pinnell : was Walking.
on
. .•
theh'g y, i ghvva • ' on his way. home,
from the store y
�.. to his'home n
ea.'r
oy ; The • accident, oceurr d
m .
front, of Harold H aldenby's ser-
vice •station.' •
jIr
e u der '. '`n'. ,
n sta that .'the:aged•°
man stepped in:front','of the ap-
proaching '
. -proaching' car. Dr. Tyndall was.
called from Ripley, !but Mr: Pin -
hell was dead before he arrived.,
.PLAYH
O •.T
USE
O
START 'PRIZE ..PLAN'
•
A :chest xc ray. clinic is to be
held in Luckno'w on Monday,.
'Tuesday and Wednesday;, August
•-:15th, 16tH, :.,17tYi' it is, of coarse, :•
freee'and is. available toall those.
in . the. distribt 'wishing to take
ad vianttage of this service, • de-
signed. , to eventually wipe' out
tuberculosis.
The�c�liin a ts�sponsored;by
Clansmen Club," and is ' made
a possible, by :the community's lubry
eral support of.'tle annual Christ-
mas seal : fund Campaign.
At a later - date ;it' is . planned
rto make a personal canvass of
the cromiinuinty, , inviting ' attend-'
ance at this clinic.
At the previous clinic held,here
overtwlo years 'ago upwards of
:Posed of 'for $2.00 ;to son 2,500 persons'were x-rayed ' in
.. . any person
°'Wm a similar share or shares, I two days and nights. The August
Y
selecting the , clinic . continue for thre
, .. �' a nairie !bx lot at clinic . will c ,
Leg1on's ,,Annual -. . .
.. � . Rememcilbrance � :days,: and appointment times will'.
Night, dance.. on 'November 1 th. not be ,set, > so 'that anyone may
Shares+ convenience
. in
•
this new Car wall. •,go; ,come at :his or her coil
;only sale within a 'few days.: f"duaing• the 'three days.•'
Rei,.. } x. ' •0e
WIND DAMAGE CLAIMS
RAN • TO OVER $200,000
John Faarrish Was in Wood-:.
stock Jast week.: attending: a Bir-
ectors n}eeting • of the, Western
Farmers Mutual Weather Insur
ance Company. At. this meetinag,
it was rorwam
age ciainme vs.?
resultintedthatg:. fromindd'the
January 18tih storm, had, now
practically been dealt with •and
disposed of total',Claims. num-
,tiered in the , neighborhood ' of
20,000, . With ° total' ;compensation,
,Paid .... a Xceedi '
ng.-$208,000�._'
The damage done :in: this storm
was .regarded • as the.. most. exten
'sive :ever'to strike Western On-
tario, .and, the claims:, on` tis;
articular • an • were v r
p P Y Y
heavy, depleting the company's
,reesrves to a .point where., it was
considered adlvisable to increase
the, :rates.
(Contributed), REV:' FiOWSE' 'CONCLUDES,
The maria e¢nent Of The 'Y -
G
'Pla PASTORATE AT ORRIE
lionise Theatre feels •,that. those
who patronize the .theatre should.
be ; rewarded • and so ;a• monthly'
Y.
prize; : award system is . to be
-ado• t -
ted--and'Rwl- -�._ • '�
1 be- star-tedM-on-
P
`Monday,','August •lst •
-
•The plan is- simple. On ands
after August. 1st, each : ,theatre
'at
ron ei wliil re
A ,. , ce ve a nun>bered
cou' ori,. with,
his or. her ' '
Pticket,
at each and
e
very
show.'t
heyat
tend. • bu ha tenumbers will -be-
::
held at. The Playhouse'. ' and on
aY .
the 1
as•t Thursday rsdaY of the'
month,.
the.
.
the . ri e
in
n m`
gticket will
dranfor :t•he month..
.
'The Aut -
rizeWill :P _ l : ,be a
beautiful ut fol et of
. .dishes:
There'are two requirements to
win the, hesize. The winner must,
P ,
be at the theatre the night of the
draw and must be :able to' pro_.
duce .:the .corresponding :stub af`.
the winning ticket. '
•
If : • the winner is'• not present
when < the draw is made,
, ,. success-
ive draws.. will .Ibe. made : until
someone: in attendance claims the
prize.
In .order to avoid •confusion,'
only tickets sold up' to the day
before the draw will .,be in the
barrel. Tickets sold the, night of.:
.the '' draw, will be included in the',
'following .Month's 'draw '•
These ,monthly. draws ;:will .be
made' the last Thursday of :each'
month and'will be made between
the.. :first and second . show. '
In addition to 'this monthly.
award The Playhouse -„will con-
tinue ;' its practise of: issuing two
passes weekly- to thetheatre bye
moans of' the."hidden names”
system which has ,proved so• pop-
ular. s
:. ESCAPE INJURIES,
Elmer Umbach .' and 'Gilbert
Hobrough ; escaped . injuries on
Tuesday; when, Mr. Umbach's car
Was . in collision: with a gravel.
truck at the Milverton-Brwsels,
highway intersection.' Mr. Ho=.
_brough:._.was •at the wheel.- at • the
.time.' The . car wasconsiderably
damaged,,
:COMING : EVENTS
MISSIONARY SERVICE .
Hackett United Church will be
holding' ' Missionary' ::Service at
Hackett Church on Sunday,. July
24th •' at; .11. 4,m. Zion' and Blake:
kongregations cordiallyinvited to
attend: Rev. A. P.. Wilson will
be the guest speaker.
.
BAND CONCERT SUNDAY
• Walkerton Band, "40 strong,
will , present a band concert in
the Caledonian Park, Liroknow,
on' Sunday evening, -July 24th at
' 8.30 sharp.: 'Silver collection; 'Pro;
ceedd for 'the band. Concert
sponsored iby 'Lucknow and Dis-
trict Chardber of Comm erce. •
Rea.. and Mrs G. ' G Howse
.and' 'Gilbert left yesterday • for;
Alvitston::•where Rev. ,Howse
Will. be .•inducted on August, 5th
and the follwing Sunday, will as-
sun -ie' . the. .d4ties of• his new
charge: .
F ror'. the• past four years Rev.
Howse •has been • •at``•`Gorrie and
the :lash year of his . pastorate':
there has been a record:year ::in
the history • of: the •,church.: Prior.
,to going to Gorrie, , Rev,,. • Howse
ministered • for four ' years on 'the.
•Ashfield Circuit, coming.: to, that
charge from Newfoundland.
Besides their: son Gilbert, Rev.
and' Mrs:: Howse have two ,dau-
ghters, .Rose,. who is, an .exive
secretary.
„e..rtoryre
•of . 'the:kshu:
Co
c tt��Corcn-
"pang: in ` .Brantford, and Betty,
Who. is in 'training • in ' Brantford
General Hospital.
'Rev. Howse received a call to
Alavinston last April;=.and as the
family "'. departs for their new
'home they, have .Many friends
here who wishthem well:
• BEAUTY SALON SOLD
• Stewart's. Salon has
been sold`' andY,.
will .change Shands.
August 1st. Mrs Lorraine
.Stewart will 'continue• in.`'c,
charge'
until " at Aline.
t 1-tri
ILL WITH P•OLIO,`
.RECOVERY RAPID
AP1
Mrs..: Campbell: Thompson is.
making a: "splendid recoVery,; from
an illness . that ;vias definitely
Pronounced on' Tuesday night to,
be poliomyelitis..
It is the only known case in
the Luckno st district: "
'.. There has. -=been nro indication'
sof paralysis, and . it is believed
that the danger of .such a
velopanaent'`:ia past:
Mrs;; :..Thompaon, 35. -year-old.
'wife : of :" The Sentinel Publisher,
wins" taken '° ill.a week' ago,: Sun-
day, but her condition did not
cause any concern at the time.
A soreness in. the 'back 'develop
a.
and medic 1.
attention was ,,received • on Satin,:
day; Over : 'the weektend ' a 'very
close check • ' was, kept by the
P. y
doctors, as the syan`iptom.s, pointted
to polio. On Sunday • a •1 mbar
puncture was ,performed and a
spinal. fluid specimen sent to
• Toronto for a laboratory. . cell
count , which affirmatively s"
ported the diagnosis'. •
, Margaret was quite i11: over
the :.week -end but '° a marked
'change was . noted in her con-
dition on 'Tuesdaay afternoon, and
in the succeeding hours' the ,im-
provement has:. contintied quite
'steadily.
ARMY .WORMS . 'HIT
ASH," ELD GRA' N.
About 100 acres of grain on
the adjoining .farms as.L. Charles •
Robb• • and Joseph. J., Martin, in
,,.
the vicinity of Ashfield Presby-
terian
Church, .are infested with
army worms., Considerable dawn -P
age-has.:been done, but. the ripen
ing' of the ;,grain appears. to re-
"tard'the devastation 'done bythe.
worms,
Vy;,h.en the worms ° were discov-
ered•• they; wiere''spread
. ,through ✓. ,
both these crops,' so thatthere
was little purpose . in'' plowing'
furrow around the field and
using' poison bait.
• There is 'albout sixty acres' of.:.
Oats ' infested on the Martin fariri,
Ownership of this croab is -shared.
by Mr. Martin* 'and. :Arthur Simp-
son, On, the Robb farm the in-
vaders are • found', in ten acres
of bats and about 30 -acres of
barley. T,tie' oat crop is • Suffering
the mosrt••darri,age.. The ,infestation;•
however does not seem to be so:
extensive as ' in some districts
and : seems ' to be `pretty well
isolated -to thus.:10
0 acres; •
Strike•'Near : Formosa
On TuesdaY Tuesdayevening . Mr.
Bushell has a:: few''spec'ianens: of
these, ;dest•r•uctive. crawlers 'which
were ravaging a field. near For
. g ,g
mos".. ' M
so . r, ,B,ushell...states. that
theylie undercover durin the
day and in late afternoon tom- ,
'thence :their ;destruotive advance..
f wlhich continues throughout thenig
lilt: They• ,travel • in a straight
line;, he ,*gays, : and; 'deviate' their.:
course for no obstacle,- . simply
crawling .UP and over it in their . .
forwaard'march. They Climb :the
•grain stocks, ' cut the'. grain ; gaff
and.:go on .to the 'next one
PASTOR: AND FAMILY` AT,
SOUTH KINLOSS MANSE.
Rev : ; and •'Mrs G S. Baulch
end favi ily recently took, up res
dente in South Kinloss Manse,
and . are Ibeing welcomed to the
community.by menders of their
congregations and residents in.
general
Rey.,Baulcli : was ' inducted : as
Minister: of 'South Kinloss azuy,,
Kirilough churches; on June 30th..
Rev and ,Mrs. Baulch,have a :,•
family of Tour Children, Joyce and
$11 of high school age,, Mar-'
garet who will. • be in 'public .•
school, and Anne:.whois of pre-
school age.
BOUGHT LINDSAY HOME
Mir and Mrs, "Jack MacMillan,.,
Boundary East', Naive purchased
the village ,.residence. of .Mr. and
Mrs. H. J.' Lindsay: Mr and .Mrs.
Lindsaywall continue `to .occti '
PY
the home until 'September lst.
,IS MANAGER OF
STRA T
O-ISD---STOR E
.Lloyd •Stew'art,'son of =Mr, and'..
Mrg. 'Philip Stewart Of town; has
been appointed manager, of Lob
lar's Stratford store ' and too ;y
over.his_new_ assi ent on Mon-'
day of ' last :
week'
Lloyd, who will not be .25 until
,September, has, been with' "Lob
laws for , 8 years; He started ,
the •Stratford. branch, ndlater'
served at Kitchener and Bramp-
ton. He,,returned to Kitchener 'aa
assistant manager,, a position. he '
has held until .reveiving his lat=
est promotion to • the •Straiiford
store which :is', currently .being
..:
Enlarged by the incorporation• of ..
pan adjoining building. '
Lloyd is to he congratulated
on . his promotion, and 'many
friends 'here extend. best . wishes
.for, success in his new position.
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