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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1948-12-09, Page 2PAGE TWO • TUE LUCKNOW SEN TINY ., CKNOW, ONTARIO pARAMQU .NT �,, The Paramount Women's Insti- 'Lute will meet at the home of ' Oliver McCharles on,,Wed- >ay, 7enber 115th..: Topic, publicity, to be taken by Mrs. Orland Richards;. current avents,t Mrs. C. Ketchabaw; program comrnittee. ,Mrs. `O, MOCharles & Mrs. W. Wylds. i Mr. and Mrs. It Ensign visited with Mr. and Mrs.. Chas. Smith, Wingham. p • Mr,. J. lVlacIntosh• visited recent- ly with. Mr. and • Mrs, Alex Mc- Auley, Pipl0r - Mr. L. Cline attended the fun- eral of his mother at Leaning- ton. Mr. and Mrs. L.—C1irie's _tittle daughter is convalescing ..at her home .after being ill in •Wingham Hospital, with pneumorfxa, Mrs. A, .Ketchabaw is spending.. S1 H• :b • `htmore dependable II ..:.pay' and night, l e hones .:are four' times as free "trouble"' as ' twenty: years ago, aged Exon. are twice' as many of,them �, there . � added � r, Vag month 0,006 are pemg thatsoon/Ili. may have dependable tele- and . the • security that. •goes •4 phone with it. This: is being done in spite of rising costs, _in -let Dp._ to now there. has been no• increase the basic telephone rate... established ' 21 years ago. than greater value. E . Fo�t: you,> .thin of ro- ever before; for' us,' the.satisfaction•, pro - Nadine - rtelephone : service at the ��g.. "the best P • lowest cost" - than eifer • ss BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA ............ THURS., DECEMBER ',9th, 1948 . LOOKING BACKWARDS O THROUGH THE SENTINEL Vii. • Sixty Years. Ago The •following pupa s, were a- �kendipg S.S. No. 13, Ashfield, tae 3-3 tie in .:a -hardball `game- Jamieson, Laura Johnston, • L. A}. , � . ucknow and Wngham • Sherwood,,• Irene • Smeltzer, Al - with her . son Mr, between _ the lith inning. ton, Mamie O.I ought n, John t Galt. Her rio ..The Scott, ar ie a few days was brokc�ti in Frank Ketchabaw a with the Sepoys victo us t ' Cli' 1 Srneltzer Charles grandson is in hospital for an ap-' "i11the same as men- Sherwood, Wilfred Drennan, line-up was • pendia operation: tinned above with the exception Thomas Little, H.Cair. ernette that T. Reid played third in place O'Laughlin, • Freddie .Johnston, BRCItLES' FIRE .BOMBS,.af Welch: • Jams Little, Neil McAdam, 'Liz - SAVE TEVIOTDALE GARAGE Among those .going West .on zie • Drennan, Annie Drennan, El- . l- a erston Observer re- thea harvest R Barrett,excursion Nere Ar- Andrew sepharBowler, Jean Scott,ed rEd i .• The' F> lin. , . i thus. Gaynor, di.4+ Gently carried •a story'of. how. fire Smith, T Henderson, Wesley Ev Smith, Lorne•Farrish, Bert John- ston, bombs saved'Lloyd Mallett's Gar I eretf, :W, `Henderson; Alex Mc- Marjory Johnston, Leonard age at Teviotdale. 'Mr, Mallett , is • Kinnon, Alex McLeod, ..Mr. and O'Loughlin, ',Sidney • •Ferguson,. Mrs • J. • E. McDonagh, Potcher Verna -,Smeltzer, . Bessie Reed and Paul Sn*eltzer. Dennis • Carrol died .in Wes; •Wawanosh in his 96th, year..; Wnt. • M,cConneil took. over the Lucknow to Goderlch stage busi- ness. — a.brother of .Mrs: Eric . Cox of Rothsay and formerly of, Luck- now.- uck-now:-. • r'rhese fire 'bombs, ,known 'as "Sentinel" ` bombs; are m;anufact Medharles, Fraser.;. Malcolm, J. Fitzell, S. McDermott, W. Bfow:n- son, J Grey, E. Webster,` J. Hen- derson,E. Glasgow, Tom Gleason, : 'by $r ._:Breckles of Luck-' John_ McKinnon, James McKin Wh-h-a r�eee ed; t11e ol:to_ n in G irg—lette- from' I- , -,' ...95=.VD "Please . send ' me • 1/ , dozenStovel was employing met , Sentinel fire bombs. as they' were with an annual production of the. cause of saving my . garage furniture `valued; • •at close to Sunday, ovem er e • $30 0'00.- on S y,. N b 14 Th basement of .my service station was a mass - of flames fi mm - gas- oline seepage, •which was.. ignited by an electric spark. We could not get near the . basement with our other. extinguishers, . as the flames spread over the •whole basement. Six Sentinel fire bombs were thrown. ,into the basement which; saved the building. The fire was out when the Palmer- ston Fire ;.Department arrived,. I Can highly recommend . Sentinel fire_, extinguishes for any fire • in a confined space":' - , Forty -foot telephone poles were • being erected in . the village with, The Company's office • ito be. business at Lanes to Percy Ssun= Berson of Dungannon. John. Griffin of Kintailreceiv- ed word that his son Joseph was one of .more than 100 .passengers who drowned- in a shipwreck on est - Arthur Congrain's .theWalteralter , is coast, , Murdpch accepted', ri Drablishedug aer�C Valens died in KinlossStore�in ^ • e b'• 'position • as traveller with the, .W Ro'R. Brock Co:' sof Toronto. ITownship in his 73rd year '• Mr. "Wm. Connell bought • Geo. Kerr's ,dry goods,: millinery. • and general Ca mercire &'Mur- doch Mur-doch .bought the -dry goods. stock of '. W. and S. tlie.• Lucknow .Sepoys won'- the la- crosse championship of. the Gerry district which; included . Listowel, Lucknow,, Walkerton, Paisley, Chesley, Teeswate , . Wingh am Kincardine; The league appeared to create bitter rivalry: The final KINIOSS. HOG ENDED ..1 P IN LONDON, ENGLAND, :SHOW game; was awarded to Listowel Fred Gilchrist of Concession 4, chin•: after they had refused to take Charlie Chin bought out th .Twenty.. Years .Ago Students who .:` wrote Uppe: School . examinations at Luckno-, High School, included 'Rena Car ruthers, Annetta Fisher, Donal( Grant,., Pearl Nixon, Molly . Pep. per and Edwin Smith.. Miss= -Dorothy, Douglas • sails( from Vancouver to • the Island • .o Formosa'to work of the foreigi mission work of the Presbyteria: Kinloss. Township, marketeda hog some. time ' ago, that was,' re- . garded by , Canada 'Packers 'as'a .#suitable ecimen •for competition in ' the. London .-En England, Dair • •. g.�d+ Y • `.Show As • a - consequence Fred's 1. porkervas • included -.in the 'Can- . ada : Packers •entry, which . was awarded first prize in competi tion with other countries }n . the. British':. Empire: ' A letter from. Canada . Packers', to 'Mr. • Gilchrist: read in part: "Some weeks .ago' we selected.'one of your : hogs,• and held it, .along with others, in order to: 'procure anexhibit of. Wiltshire bacon .for this show. The entr7-' from Canada - Packers won first prize We wish ,Authorized Bottler a Coca-Cola ca -Cola under Limited' GODERICH BOTTLING WORKS GODERICH ' PHONE 489 contract the field whe nh he Sepoys oYs co ud restaurant busine• ss ; of Harr not prOclue&.playingi certificates Which were .in thea possession •of Wellington Henderson sold:ili the C:14.- The Sepoys offered • .to butcher business, to Joe MacMi, play the game under protest, totan: Milton' Naylor, 'mail. courier :-o •routes 2 and 7, left for Toroni to take a;..position, with . the sire, u railway. MaxRaynard• :took or show. `5p until :' the' four,the Mail delivery. on No '' 2.. o'clock train:: The referee award- The` 'United 'Church . decided ed the. game to The Sepoys, who the'; erection:: of. a new , steep ar refused to`:play on the basis that:cement shed 160 by '54 feet.. ;'the Listowel. -team. should •have The Treleaven 'Flour. Mill iii derwerit an -extensive:.Modern ing program no. :avail The ;two teams , were later ordered': to play', the game in Lucknow. It:• was called:' for two o'clock, bit the Listowel team 'Come up on the noon• train. Mem- bers of. the Lucknouv'tearnninclud- ed: 'J: Berry, AB. Cameron, Joe Elliott, A. Hall,, A. *Johnston,'. R. to 'offer: you our sincere ;congrat Chisnbers, D. Johnston, H. Mari- .•post office gays. Mail Eariw: ulations' for the fine job you did tyre, George :.Kerr, Ja es .Kerr,- With 'Christmas just around ti in producing 'such ;an. xcellent W. Moody, W. Grundy, M Camp - with Post.` Office Dep' type 'of hog'• bell • .ment has circularized the distr with valuable Mailing inform tion, and4he plea' to 'mail early: assure Christmas delivery: T J. G, Anderson purchased: the public, generally, appears. to :apple pack of , the Norfolk Fruit growing wore "early m ailin Growers Association: • of Simcoe, conscious,' but; notwithstafidi amounting to some 15,000 barrels: there is always:a last minute ru. • • Robert Macintosh of Ashfield and congestion. t died at • the home of his son in '. .:One -cent, stamps' are ali etid Iluron Township: •He was in his, .demand for Christmas matin 80th year.* This. is probably due to the ; Although in his 88th:year•, John', that the local Post Office IA Odium . assisted 'in Shinglinghis o.0 ora e x lore than. 5,000 ' Canadians; die. of tuberci •1.osis each year. and . an other 55,000 :are probably ill. with the disease, This' is. needless waste, for tuberculosis is' a disease Which could, be . wiped 'out:: You ,can' play your part in the canipaign to . eradicate ' Tp by buying. , Christ- mas .Seals. • Your money will be used . to - good advantage in your own Community Forty Years' Ago' - h sold t f few hours l�i.t S. MRS. T.. ALTON DECORATED • home on Outram. Street : at the peak of the rush BY GOVERNOR-GENERAL ls"�'�C" Dt; 1�t � '�tl b "l it^" D '!".,fids .00awe,10,40aimii004rusOtt�'."��1o3I,..,s i ' Mrs:' Elizabeth Walken•`• . t, Alton„ - ton, w i fe' o. f Mr... Thonias Alton,- '±e i- treasurer of the County of Bruce, IN was the • recirient•, of the.' Royal I lied Cross (2nd• Class) at :trtY Fin_ vestiture. held . Monday, , Novem-- ber 22nd" In the Port. York. Arm- ouries, Toronto, • .by , His Excell envy • Viscount Alexander; Gov- ernor-•Geperal;�of Canada. This award , was. . ann unced • in. His Majesty the K.ing''s' New ,Year } lrnour List 1946. Mrs..Alton ser �. lied • in the Roy, al Canadian. Army - ; • Medical Corps for five -Yeats and eight trionths • during World War ti As a (Lieut) • Nursing Sister, she. was .attached to various hos- pitals in Canada, . and .England. 'During the ',last two years of,. tn.e war she. served at .Canadian 'ail-. le itary Headquarters, toiidon, Eng- F lard; with the ranit of. (Capt.) with Coca-Cola Matron, Among the official guests ' ' attending the investiture :from ". Walkerton were her husband, Capt. Thos. A. 'Alton, County treaavrer,,•and her sister-in-law,. 'Mrs. Katherine Alton.,:--Walker- ton lton,:--Walkenton • Herald -?times. YOUR' LAST OPPORTUNITY. • To.. Have for hristm A LASTING, CHERISHED - GIFT aim Arrangements At Once For A Sitting To Assure Delivery For Christmas. filbert Hobr� Fine Portraits Jinotap iiitopitoomo I#,t sagas 1 `ei f caimpu' t oo