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THE LDCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCK1vovir, ONTARIO
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By Smiley
Noir that the Big shooting
match of* Cabcentury appears .to
fae postponed; perhaps .we can
Wm our attention to a more
persona/ type ,of, shooting that
'j no less /ethal, but .a lot more
fun for 4 ;concerned. I refer
' Each fall, I 3ke to print some
•of the tips on •hunting safely,.
.especially. for the re -assurance
of the wives. But I haven't had
the nerve t�do it fon the Last
•three, years. Why? Because the
last .time.. I •produced a safe-
'. unting . column, there • were
rather peeuliar results.
One fellow shot , another fellow
out of a .tree, taking him for a
partridge,- Don't ask me what
this bird was &Ding upa tree.
Probably taking a 'bead on •ano-
tiler hunter who, that same year,
shot two more hunters out 'of
a cane, claiming. they. were
moose. RunterS may lack a. few
of the finer things, but there's
nothing. Wrong with their' •ima-
gination. • •
However, I think a decent in-.
teniai has passed, and huniani-•
tarian instincts drive ' me to
make one more attempt to pre-
Scrve' the human species, while
it'is attempting to extinguish
a few other species. Here goes,
'and every man for himself.
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The first and foremost rule
of the 'bush is:, never mix
cohoi and gunpowder'. Tastes
like the devil. Just use ginger
ale, cake or •whateyer Your nor-
mal fixer is. . • '
Before you start off on a
hunting trip, look down the
barrel Of your gun to make sure
since last year. If you .can't see
nahIng h4s bUilt a riteSt in it
through the barrel, put in a shell
and fire the gun. • This usually
remnves any obstacles. It some-
times removes the head of the
hunter as.. well, but •that's tiller here :nor. there, It's probab-
ly a. tittle of both. '
° Always haire yciur gun loaded
• when driving to the, hunting
grounds. If •there's a collision,
and they can't .cut' you out of the
wreckage; you can always shoot
your way out., Besides,.YOula .get
a real belly -laugh .out of: the look
on..the cdivers face when hits
a., bump, the gun goes off, and
he has suddenly acquired. a no-,
top convertible. ,
You may find ycu have to
elirriba .fence, when,. you get
there. A• Tot of hunters are kil-
led trying '; to get through, or
over, a fence while • carrying
their guns. Don't take chances,
Gra-Sp your gun firmly by the
Barret,. takd /a .short 'min,' and
Lail 'neatly over, using the mus-
ket as a vaulting pole.' , •
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':No, how d� we :carry the
gun? It should be -held; hi the
right hand,. the barrel pointing
11 toward the: . ground. And; of
course, you. Always carry it with
the ,safay natch, off, in ease you
have to get '.a quick shot away.
If the gun is; held in this way,
and yon stumble over a, root,
you'll merely shoat off a °toe. If
you he:c1 it with •the 'barrel
• pointing up, .you might shoot.
your head off. And dosing a toe,
especially that one that's had
an ingrown nail for years, is
much .preferable to losing one's
head, • •Ask anyone who's done.
both,
Don't wait till you •see the
whites of their eyes, If some-
thing moves in .the bush,blaze
away. It might be another hun-
tfr, .but there's an even chance
it's a partridge or a deer.' Or a
• farmer. • , '
old fashioned towear
bright red clothing in the bush.
Statistics Shaw that 98 ,per cent
of the *hunterS who have been
shot in 'the past ten years were
clad in • red garments. •So. :why
not wear something that ,blends
with ,the hush? You ean sneak
up on the quarry that much
easier,' and 'there's a fair chance,
you can 'sneak past, the other
'hunters with out • being spotted.
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they de • see you, get' away
your shot first, then
the ground and let—them bang
• away. They'll 'go horne . happy,
telling everyone •abaut the big'
buck they missed. ,
• If you happen tn become lost
in the bush, don't panic. Just •
run in circles as hard as you
can, streaming at the • top of ,
your lungs.'and firing your gun
as fast as you can, When you
have run out of breath, and.
ammunition, sit down` quietly
and take stock of the situation.
If the stock -taking shows the
shelves to be pretty bare, there's •
one splution. It 'works best if
there's a good 'stiff breeze. Just •
gather some birch bark, pile it
in a clump •of• dry bush and start
a soaring bush fire. When the ,.•
fire-fighters arrive, you are no •
Innger lost. ' •
One last word caution, .•
When you bag yourfirst :hunter,
don't brag about it. It just isn't
done, in bunting circles, Don't
even allOW yourself a small
smirk of satisfaction as you
carve • that first'. notch in your
gun. After all, • there's nothing
so unusual about your feat. Any
dam -fool can shoot a hunter.
And. quite a few do.
When you Start thinking about
a Christmas or birthday gift, do •
.as-niany- do ,---give--a-sulDSeriP-
tion to The ISentinel.
OBITUARY
ings. ThOMAS ALTON
A death during the past week,
Which Occasioned , widespread,. •
, Sincere; regret, was that of Mrs.
Thomas Alton, Wife of Mr. :Thos. •
Alton, treasurer' of the. COunty. of
Bruce. 'Mrs,. 'Alton passed away
at .SUnnybrOok Hospital in To-
r onto on Sunday, her ' death
terminating an illness of • several •
years 'during whichshe had re •
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ceived hospital treatm,ent' at
Walkerton, London and, Toronto.
She hadrecently been taken to .,
Sunnybrook, merely for a Medi- 2...
cal check-up, and her death. •: •
whicirivaircl6.,er-17-trne-3-wnl-,-- -
fed nature, proved a great thock:. •
to • her many Walkertnin friend.'i•
the passing of 1VIrs. •Alton,
the Bruce Capital lost a valued
•highlyreiteerned ditif.eln-She was .
very active in all Welfare work,
was, a: charter Men-iber of the
Ladies' Aukiliary •to the Canadian.
Legion, and member of the Im-
perial Order of the Daughters of, •
the Empire, • Graduate Nurses'
Organization, the Hospital AI&
as weir as,being active 'in the,
work of the .Varibus ladies' or-. •
ganizations , of St. Paul's Unit-
ed • Church, .pf which sla.2 was:
a * devout menther.•
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The deceased served nyerseas
in ViTOrIcl War II aS. a nunsing sis-
ter with the Royal Canadian.
,'Arrny. Medical Corns, and it was
• • while on the, StaftrirritlitarY
hospitai in •England• that sh.e. met
Alton,, whom she married. in
'England some twenty 'years ago. •
The Iate Mrs. Bessie Alton w•aa • •
born ,At Glasgow, Scotland, but
carne. to Cana,da ;with her par-
ents at the :age offour years,
spending her early' life in Tdr-
• nto, where she' followed: the
Musing .profession. Fifteen years,
ago she' became , a eitiZen of
Walkerton, and 'in recent years.
Mn and Mrs. Alton' had made;
their" home, in a modern ranch
type dwelling which they had
erected on Highway 9, at the
southern outskirts of the •town.
• BesideS her husband, who has
the sirnpathY• of the. entire cOm-•
• . 'Munity in his ibereavernent, 'she
• is survived by an only brother,
• David Jackson, and rah
L.-.1 Thomas Hamilton, both of TO-
• ',onto; • • •
The 'remainS rested at the
• , • Tanner .8z. Pearson *Funeral Rome
.,.' in Walkerton, . Where funeral
service was Conducted on Wed-
nesday' afternoon, by Rey.' Eric.
. Nelson, pastor of 'St. Paul's'.
Ilnited. Church, interment fol- •
'lowing in the ,Walkerton come -
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•I The pallbearers were br.
Swan, Dr • .George 'Hind, Crown
Attorney J. W. Freeborn • and
• Alan Robley •• of 7Walkerton,
Thomas Alton Of Toronto and
1 Blake Alton of Lucknoin.
. 1. ALegion Auxiliary service
'for the deceased' was conducted*
• 1 at the Funeral' Horne on 'rues-
' day. evening.
--Walkerton Herald-T.:mei
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