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GRASS FIRE . CAUSE
Olio'. AhARM TUESDAY • • •
GAUNT.FARM HOME'
SAVED .FROM FIRE
• The:Eine .farrn hoan,e of Mr. and
'Mrs.' Andrew Gaunt. in West
•Wawanosh Was saved', fron•i des-`
truction by fire on Friday', night.
•by the work.,of'tthe Lucknow Fire
Company .anid. their new pumper,
aided ,by . 'neigtabors - .;and other
willing. Workers who quickly
gathered to ,lend .their help,
A. bucket' brigade was -organ.-.
ized and 'Worked' ° at 'a fast. pace
to:. help maintain the water sup -
Ply 'in the 350 -.gallon tankon the
fire ' truck This ,supply proved
•ample to 'finally extinguish the
blaze Which had made Consider-
able •progress in the, partitions of
the home, and which would• have;
razed the• home without tai$ Jfire.
fighting equipment: • Had the
home gone, it, : is doubtful if the
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UCKIVOW,;' oN'fAr,Lc THURSDAY,. APRIL 20th, 1950
A••
rapidly.
api y'. spreading, grass fire
in mid-afternoon, on Tuesday'was
the�eause .of a fire 'alarm being
turned 'in; ,with the fire truck
hose, reel: used to aid' in bringing
it under -control. The'fire-started
from; a !bonfire at at the" • back • of
Innes' " • MacSween's ' ' ,Nome, ,-and.
spread ,ralpidly northward, until
it.provided provided a real theat:- to; the
r esi.dence of Mrs. W..J..MacKen
tie, . who :was •not , home,' alt the
time. .
The ,blaze then spread south
•ward with a s :witch' in the :wind:
but was ,quickly, beaten out as
there was plenty
; uP of helphand.
responding at to the alarm
the •fire •truck, at first' set out for
-the- MacSween r ori -
lock, St. y Have
EIGHT PAGE
SENTINEL
THAT work is now in ro ress
in- constructin, s a -fire-'escape at
t
the rear of the Town Hall The
CrORDON BROOKS BUYS
LOCAL TRUCKING BUSINESS.
Gordon Brooks of '.. •H u r o n
Township has purchased A. J.
Wilson's ' frrucking 'business, with
`the change • of ownership . going
•intro e4fect about the efid of the
month. •
•
Cordon. is holdinga clearing
auction. .Sale- of livestock and.. im-
1' ents at '
• P enihis farm, G�or�cessuon
2,' Huron. Township; on Thursday:
of :next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks will move
to. Lucknow and. take 'resi-
dence-
resi-dence- in Bud Hamiltons duplex.
work is (being , done by Alexa,
Mowbray •and Fred Johnston. KINLOSS NATIVE DIES •
I
N'
ORT
N H DAKOTA
-THAI--•the--suckers are ' running •
and with the 'arrival of s r'
either farm, buildings could . have• is agood' de' l o .
.of a oct r
escaped';the;:same• fate:.` ' •' S • • ..... , . u nal act
or
ENGAGEMENT •
Mr. an�d'•'Mrs, Elwood Br
arbour
ivty, along Lake -Huron shore.
e.
of The smelt run'hadn't
,. , a e- hadrr.t started, at
menu of the g g the' first : of .the ,
. d dauweek:•
Cause• ' of the, outbreak: is •n
.definitely :known: It originated a
the . back, of the Wive,. 'burned
through, the wainscoting•.and , wa
well underway when discovered
by Ralph •Dickson,.who is 'employ
ed by Mr. Gaunt.
*r. 'and' Mrs. `Gaunt and Mur
ray,• and Mrs.James. :Gaunt :.ha
spent. the • day in • London' They
arrived home about 7 30': th•a
evening: to 'find . their h`'.
omeo
:#ire, :'b'ut !by that ,tune, under con
trot •
Sl oi-tl before five Y o clock: that
afternoon Ralp''
. ph had lit the< fire
hi' the kitchen'' ',range, and' head
Ernesto the dbarn,to do' the chores
leaving 't'he''fire properly check,
d !off.' • -
. e IiEtirning' to 'the Nous
nearly two hour;,: later, .he vas
unable to.'.ai entrance g. n e- trance° .to the
kitchen ,because. ,of the chokin -
g
•''smoke that.,filled (the ere. Dash-
ing
ae L ,r9ad 1 ntati fr> d
Jaek Aitchison and • phoned the
alarm to: ,'Lucknow. ' The -siren
blew. here. 'shortly :before seven
o'clock: ° Jaek. •'phoned his 'bother
Archie to'.sound•'the.alarrri:in the.
neighborhood ' -and" :.Jack...z.n d
Ralph
n•eu•
rn�d`' to-'
x the Gaunt
home.=The �.';manage'
. � Y. • r, g' d to' get :into,'
the
k�tchen• t.o throw -a:':few :.p?rls':
r"
' of v.:' ter•on the flare
es:.before'ahe.
-arrival: 'of `
the fire''trick.' ;Sin'oke'
was pou•rili froth .
g , the eaves':and
•''the root by'this':tinie and'while
entrance `on 'the: first.' fle r
o was
then : possi!bae, it ;was' imdpossible'
' to get uipsta'irs The . partition Vas
broken into in 'severe
a1 `spats
by use of'the ,fire•
truck -3/4-inch.
s
St. •Helens,:�anno :
,
announce the en
it •secon :-eldest
ghter, Margaret, Isabel,„ . ,
g', . to; Mr. '
Donald Wialia�rri'`Mon:t • SHAT:.'
• tgosnery; son., :the timely � assistari e� •of
c
of Mr..,and.;Mrs Joseph J. Mont- .' • rei;g'hbors• fbroughta •bad:•chim:
gorne•ry of Win h
g arri.
ney' fire • under control last
week, at -the horn': of Mrs. 'Mita-.
fez onram:,
s Y o 'turn " iii a Mire
' alarm
•
The death of Sa,rriuel• McCorvie
of Palermo', North .Dakota, • .oc-
cur. on
Mln.neso�ta ;Mr.
24�tlh aft";Frazee,
red March
McC;prvie :„Wes 'a'
native of
'ixil;�oss_' Township
where -,he 4vas born. and; would
have reached' his .:80t1}` birthday
on * April 2nd: '
He Was a tsori off, the late :Mr:
•
CONFER ON. HIGH
SCHOOL QUESTION
Representatives of the . Luck -j.. •
now Board• ofEduc. atiori, : ,and '..
Reeves of ;the xn;uni palities dire
eetly' ,concerned, with the question -
of a LucJnow High• School' Dis-
tact, • were in Tor -onto last Thurs= ..
day conferringg with a tap ranking
authority .on.. the.. question. The'
infortha'tion .received was clear-,
cut, and most irifotmative.,
Reeve J. C..McNate has called
a meeting of the entire Council
Boards of adjoining municipali- ...
ties. which; is to be held here :to-"
day, when the ' matter will Ibe
gone . into thoroughly.
' Those' comprising the"' Toronto '
deputta'tion last, week 'Were Ger-
ald
Rathwell, A E., McKim, Riobt.
Rae and W. V. Johnston of the
Board, of .Education
Reev•: C'.
McNab: of Lucknow,' Ree , o;.;
Tiffin • of Kinloss, Reeve ..Ev vett ":
Finnigan of+.;West W'awanosh and
Reeve Cecil Johnston 'and,:'Coun- •
cillor' Jack Bradley of Ashfield.
and ,Mrs.. Neil McCorvie,' who . liv-
ed.'on'the SIaER�T:
'McMillan S%deroad BIRTHDAY DA.Y
Wi?;S�LOSE. T'yl O 1VIEMBERS'.: beth C g and m north "of.. the Luckno.w=Wi•nghamn
rh ode it u r-
IN HOSPITAL'
P I
B T�L
,C
JOHNSTON BOYS MOVE • necc sag t t d S 1
t.: The • Luckn•ow , Cub Pack "has:
=o
r1 lost two of its
most faithful mem=',TH.AT• Mike •'
•
McCaffre has:.�beeri
begs,' Bobby ,and'.'J ninrn 'i
J JohnstonJo.hhston�.� ' :transferred to the 'James
'Both .. ,. .. �, . orgies::and.
were :members of 'the 'Gre Larton t, .. :
y.. St .�r.•anca''r of the Bank'
Six with 'Bobby' the :"Sheet". cf;
(or .. Montreal ..n I�azlton:: M'ike:.
-leader) of 'the m:
i>,wtrol., , .was on .the local':,
'.. •Ther ., _ taff,'`duririg
eu:l,ar;:'meeting ',on Plies- the winter and
•,• donned .• a Sepoy:
day' •of last 'tveelc :'took: the',. or •uniforrii
,' form... ... after;`.arriving• '.liege.
-.:of ••
at
ai
we �
11 r”
p rty- for the, boys. ' He-w'as-'-=clicki, iii
•ng his best •
e The ca; ening was;:,s'aent in games forge :by. playoff • tirrie ' but . -
suf•
s . followed by a:1un. 'h of" fered
.c , sand- a, Jolt 'izi• the: first'"Wel'�•
wiches and:coke. �, aeslev
°y game- that` affected hirci'
S
o u n a r y. arms' ' attended
school at 1VLurrays
As . a young rdan' he •went .to
the :Western. United •States :and
homesteaded ;, north`. Of, Blaisdell
North::Dakorta:•, He 'farmed for' 45.
years . until retiring: 5 .ears
. Y g ..
IXe had: never Married
He is survived dby'one 'brother
Neil of Marysville, California andW
a sister _Mi•s.. Nancy -
Keened ' -;o':
T .
y
or'
ont' �'
o a �d f..
n oi•dm
erl
of'' '
inl
Y l� oss.
Surviving :also are four' nieces: in.'
Ontario' and -•three nieces:• in. the.
The' boys , ;appreciated ' very• a es.
,; ....for the balance'Of playakfs.'
much the send; off ie.' . '.them by Mike cyan -ie here from Mirnic
• the 'Pack : °
"he�'-:3vh'zi'ston_'.'�atri'1fiy`.I�ls�•ht�ne�is•�•�F�e�w:rr�.et
I'
:lett
this week for their new home',7.-.°-,--.-
• in 'Pari hill:°
THAT'. the:.Wingham Kin:�nen's'
1Vliris'trel show was enjoyed b
a fairly larg
y a,.,,ge',audience in�. Luck-.,
t.:0U1'rNL.Y ,at 'Alexin .: ndbw on.Frida : night': The -
dra lids; y g. •at
pital,` Goderic'h on .April 8,-.1650,, :; en epee °:was ' -.curt considerably ,.
• hose ;a nd a'a'tirru
p ,pump ,Water an the To.wn.Hali •on Friday,`,Aniil
extr u:is 21st,' Standrn cornmrttee
. ng her; ; carried•' • o n � t'h e , g s please'
BORN .•: •
to Mr. and Mrs: 'Leo Courtne' by the fire'at Andrew Gainit's
Y
R. 7 • �Luekn h''p ne as :a oo
, ow -a•` son: ' : :� � g d man' vvho had ;
Y
:planned ...
;to !attend:: the' show.
MOR:R.I:SON—rn.. were _
Wrngharn:Hosp>-• : lending assist�,ance in: s�av-.d
'tai, ,oh 7. ucs;dey,• Aril' 18t : in
. ,. p h, .io• ,g ,the: house. The show, while`'
Mr..'. and Mrs. `'Gor,don Morrison not le L.
son' . ngthy, u� as a.:.'verY. good d: s
7(n.ee. `Phyllis Blake R; amateur: :
), 1;�.Luck- ' ateur� effort...
f and proved '•:
now, ': a son. 1quite entertaining...! '
Hing
►,I R SI EA
• Mr.:Jack Farrish":ob 'e '
.751th `birt�lday, last . Wednes. a
April
1,2th as'•a patient in 'Victori;a
hospital; but`;':found: it wasn't
'bad snot' after' all'as'. the nurses
:and fel];ow 'patients 'da
., , triode it : a
"h.appy'.:birt"ela. ":'in
`h Y deed,
• 1 i:. Farrish's'. •'first
surprise '
cadre at six a
in,. that' Morning
when two nurses.came' into' his
r oom singing "Happy: Birthday to.:
You'''. N''• s
was ..even.
stirrprised that. ''evening when "a
•
numiber:.of nurses, : came" up,;.'the ., ..
corridor arid. into : his. -room, re-
>peating the birthday ' greeting
�olig, anal mirth
a• birthday cake
'in':.the centre ';
e o� his Slipper. ,:'
tray ' .
The cake• had ' 'lighted candles
signifying.:his ,75th : birthday.
vLr.: k �anrish• thanked' ¢eked tlieni all
very much for their ind : `
k Hess. and-
thoughtfulness..
ne}-
thou .ht uln 's
• g f ess, , He ` sa �=s t h e
nures r .
s, ogre •..efficient, kind ,•azici:
c;oinsider^a�te
to :everyone. and ••t
just. 'efamily,J s urns:.'3ke•; one. bi
g .:
with. everyone• trying :to, do ;sonic
thing • for'sorn•eone;..el
se. 1VIr. Far-"
risl-r. ,adds .that he has had several
roorri"mates .who have ',been:very
kind. to 'him,.. as he was a : bed.
patient and they were ' moble • to'
Move about. 'i
have met patien'fi7.
roM.:B`lenhi,em .•St
.,, ratford,
Thecliford, ,Chatham, ,•ho rid on-'.
, Woodstock :Landes
born,' Exeter-`
A Very eniov; blr:P�'eeine ieec:
•Bent at Ho rood•`'Hall on' Fri-
lv.
.day • April' 14th ; When' `rriembers '
of the` Kairshea• W�oineri's • lnsti'-!
tute• entertained` at' their' , annual
"At Home". Despite other at- -'
traction' and sorrie' illness a 1�arge
Crowd gathered:.: fpr olgarn.;•'pre-
ided;:over:.by .the president, Mrs.
Fred `Gilchrist, -consisted • of the
i'
116 im .._ tuber v
'The. ' ,, " .
. L•ucknow 'Women s, Ins a -
b
•cute ! of luck su - per will e.'
p pI. , b held
truck, the. blaze was gradually
bar o.u'gh t., :.'tinder : control` The
flames had burned'�thro:ugh 'into
a clothes closet above the kitchen,
and destroy' , s ' eontents: '`:
t�,
It was lea . ed: the. flames. had
.•.5pr.ead•'to the he ttic �• and they: roof
;was opened with an 1'/L -inch hose
from the truck. taken to the 'r
Insulatron howeverroof..
had kept` the.
• flames frorn getting ••into the attic.
Although
damage by fire,.water
and smoke was 'extensive; Mr.
'and •Mrs, Gaunt
are'' happy to
have :a .home: ..•
and.
most apprecia
, 'five 'of the efforts of all who
hriad a ;part •in . helping • save 'it; . .
The Gaunt family were able t .
occupy . , td
the hon-ie',that might,. and
„Vie `first of . the week , repa'rs'.
were immmediately':sltarted: ° ' •
MAKE . L•AS�T''
EFFORT
'TOS
AVE WELL
At .a csrpecial meeting' of ; the
Village'Couricil on
of last Tuesday .
week,: Council decided to'
friake :ono l. "
last. efifort ' to : •,save
the No, 1.•vvela,: , :
The International ater•. -
''nly Corrin W Sup
?any offered little hope
that• anything more could. ',b ac-
complishi:cl but : _ th_s
the:.... .
Cd -
last try,st of this'
the inner a hien •involv.es• pulling
inner easing,: "will be very
'Small, and, th.e-e •is -the '
,,that it..: sari .: possilji,lity
h'
• pxad . g help restore the
Sictiori if the. Well. .
rYg this,
m'ern , r . s, the well equl,p�-
t will' be salvaged ' which
t~0nrSe Of -action would have been
;,
tfiken iia' any event.
:THAT Easter week 1950 will ,be
remembered .:.as anything' ibtt:
• springlike. , With -.a temperature
P e
of .11 above zero hast• Thursday
MacMillan,. J J. • and. Hugh Hous_.'
ton;
:,
o solos.
b "
rs.
M J:��,
NLacT° `
Y v-
ish
I
Miss :'Mjarjory Scott and :IIaroki I f
'McGillivray; pinna instu t 1
el • "i
g e r reports: morning, and 10, above•on-Fri- 'by 'Mrs. William Scott' and 'Mrs.
RE-ELECT
'OFFICER
MOND-AY
The annual ' Meeting .of, the
Business Men's -Association. Wes
\held in. the ;Town Hall on Mon
'day* evening' with:,:'the •lir esident
.Charles Webster,..pr:esiding.;
•
The question arose 'if it was
feasible t:o have a business men's- -
;conTh ittee. within the Charnber
.of.Comd e u lantthe
me M, '.
r�
c s.
ppA
but, it was decided' by, motion''to
continue. The --Association;.:'and to
re-elect last year's officers : as
follows: president, Chas. Webs
sten;: seer etary, treasurer~ Gordon
Fisher; Advisory 'Committee,
A. Porteous, N. H. -;Hedley,, Ernie
Crawford, Lloyd • Ashton,• Ross
Button, Lloyd.' Hall:- contact 'men,'
A. E:.McKiirn, J. L. '.MacMillan;
collector's, •north side, R. ';C. Mur-
die, •L, C', .Thompson; south, side
r
Chas: 'Webter; Lloyd Hall."
remain. o'se,
' it was ciceidhd to Oen,
n•
.Clay Thursday,: May 25th, fol-
lowinf the. May 24th Holiday;;
which 'this year falls•, on Wednes•
-
day .morning, there' was ` ung.
Harvey llousfon. ••
scheduled skating in ` the'~arena Evelyn; Mary, Margaree: &
on a fair' sheet df :ice. • Along `l•Y''MacTaidsh danced; the. Scotch..
i 'Cie lake on �•Phursday-there ''was reel .to mjusic supplied., b ::Pier
enough. snow. for sleighing- Frank :