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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1979-05-30, Page 13TALK ABOUT ACTION! If You're in a HURRY to GET RE- SULTS IT'S TIME YOU USED THE WIN GRAM ADVANCE -TIMES want Ads W 357-2320 (Staff Phots) 1 GOOD THINGS 1 HAPPEN ., WHEN YOU HELP' RED CROSS'.1 %:_I_i,. ol Guaranteed. Investment Certificates NOW perc tit Annual Interest fOr Five Years ` AND G E I TRUST Sitz ei1844 Contact our office:, Main Street East Listowel 291.1450 Member: Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Mass includes accommodation for two No A nights, free overnight parking from 6:00 pm to 8:30 am. Based on double occupancy $29.50 per person or $59.00 per couple. 1111111111m B includes accommodation for two nights, full American breakfast each day, dinner one evening in the Captain's Table dining room, admis- sion to the C.N. Tower skypod obsenia- tion deck, free overnight parking from 8:00 pm to 8:30 am, Includes all taxes and gratuities. Based on double occupancy M.50 per person or $99.00 per couple. Subject to advance reservations. See your travel agent or contact m tlaelaem���u��n`I�►� Lord Iiia KI Strut West Toronto MSH 1K1 Tel: (416) 362.1646 Tolex 06.22186 Ls2 1 r I 0 ESCAPE ROUTE—When Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lockie of RR 2, Gorrie woke up at around 6 a.m. on Thursday morning, they quickly woke up their four children and escaped through the upstairs bathroom window. The window, partially hidden In the photo, is the one the family climed through. The family climbed across the porch roof and lowered themselves onto the ground. Two of the boys explain the fire escape route, Ron (holding the family's dog) and Wayne, re-entering the house. CLOSE—Numerous articles belonging to the Bill Lockle family were burned beyond repair. Here, it was close when shelves located in the basement of the house toppled over and came close to the oil tank. The fish tank, which was empty at the time of the fire, melted. Skates, winter boots and children's games make up,the rubble In the lower left side of the photo. (Staff Phyto) CHARRED REMAINS—This photo shows the origin of the fire which dam Bill Lockie home at RR 2, Morrie. The tangled mass of wires is believed � where the fire started. The wires connected to the smoke detector in theohome melted, giving the, family no warning. ( Staff Photo) Smoke de&act6rdoesn: t heloin farnih ouse flffl IA smoke detector in the home floor. of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lockie of RR ' V TALK ABOUT ACTION! If You're in a HURRY to GET RE- SULTS IT'S TIME YOU USED THE WIN GRAM ADVANCE -TIMES want Ads W 357-2320 (Staff Phots) 1 GOOD THINGS 1 HAPPEN ., WHEN YOU HELP' RED CROSS'.1 %:_I_i,. ol Guaranteed. Investment Certificates NOW perc tit Annual Interest fOr Five Years ` AND G E I TRUST Sitz ei1844 Contact our office:, Main Street East Listowel 291.1450 Member: Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Mass includes accommodation for two No A nights, free overnight parking from 6:00 pm to 8:30 am. Based on double occupancy $29.50 per person or $59.00 per couple. 1111111111m B includes accommodation for two nights, full American breakfast each day, dinner one evening in the Captain's Table dining room, admis- sion to the C.N. Tower skypod obsenia- tion deck, free overnight parking from 8:00 pm to 8:30 am, Includes all taxes and gratuities. Based on double occupancy M.50 per person or $99.00 per couple. Subject to advance reservations. See your travel agent or contact m tlaelaem���u��n`I�►� Lord Iiia KI Strut West Toronto MSH 1K1 Tel: (416) 362.1646 Tolex 06.22186 Ls2 1 r I 0 ESCAPE ROUTE—When Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lockie of RR 2, Gorrie woke up at around 6 a.m. on Thursday morning, they quickly woke up their four children and escaped through the upstairs bathroom window. The window, partially hidden In the photo, is the one the family climed through. The family climbed across the porch roof and lowered themselves onto the ground. Two of the boys explain the fire escape route, Ron (holding the family's dog) and Wayne, re-entering the house. CLOSE—Numerous articles belonging to the Bill Lockle family were burned beyond repair. Here, it was close when shelves located in the basement of the house toppled over and came close to the oil tank. The fish tank, which was empty at the time of the fire, melted. Skates, winter boots and children's games make up,the rubble In the lower left side of the photo. (Staff Phyto) CHARRED REMAINS—This photo shows the origin of the fire which dam Bill Lockie home at RR 2, Morrie. The tangled mass of wires is believed � where the fire started. The wires connected to the smoke detector in theohome melted, giving the, family no warning. ( Staff Photo) Smoke de&act6rdoesn: t heloin farnih ouse flffl IA smoke detector in the home floor. of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lockie of RR Furniture in the •family, s living` 2, Gorrie did not make any noise room received smoke and water 6 t on Thursday morning, May 24, damage, as did their clothes. when the house was filled with Mrs. Lockie mentioned that it`< i'j The Wingham Advri� the detector had burnt at i he of laundry in the hallway up - ' TALK ABOUT ACTION! If You're in a HURRY to GET RE- SULTS IT'S TIME YOU USED THE WIN GRAM ADVANCE -TIMES want Ads W 357-2320 (Staff Phots) 1 GOOD THINGS 1 HAPPEN ., WHEN YOU HELP' RED CROSS'.1 %:_I_i,. ol Guaranteed. Investment Certificates NOW perc tit Annual Interest fOr Five Years ` AND G E I TRUST Sitz ei1844 Contact our office:, Main Street East Listowel 291.1450 Member: Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Mass includes accommodation for two No A nights, free overnight parking from 6:00 pm to 8:30 am. Based on double occupancy $29.50 per person or $59.00 per couple. 1111111111m B includes accommodation for two nights, full American breakfast each day, dinner one evening in the Captain's Table dining room, admis- sion to the C.N. Tower skypod obsenia- tion deck, free overnight parking from 8:00 pm to 8:30 am, Includes all taxes and gratuities. Based on double occupancy M.50 per person or $99.00 per couple. Subject to advance reservations. See your travel agent or contact m tlaelaem���u��n`I�►� Lord Iiia KI Strut West Toronto MSH 1K1 Tel: (416) 362.1646 Tolex 06.22186 Ls2 1 r I 0 ESCAPE ROUTE—When Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lockie of RR 2, Gorrie woke up at around 6 a.m. on Thursday morning, they quickly woke up their four children and escaped through the upstairs bathroom window. The window, partially hidden In the photo, is the one the family climed through. The family climbed across the porch roof and lowered themselves onto the ground. Two of the boys explain the fire escape route, Ron (holding the family's dog) and Wayne, re-entering the house. CLOSE—Numerous articles belonging to the Bill Lockle family were burned beyond repair. Here, it was close when shelves located in the basement of the house toppled over and came close to the oil tank. The fish tank, which was empty at the time of the fire, melted. Skates, winter boots and children's games make up,the rubble In the lower left side of the photo. (Staff Phyto) CHARRED REMAINS—This photo shows the origin of the fire which dam Bill Lockie home at RR 2, Morrie. The tangled mass of wires is believed � where the fire started. The wires connected to the smoke detector in theohome melted, giving the, family no warning. ( Staff Photo) Smoke de&act6rdoesn: t heloin farnih ouse flffl IA smoke detector in the home floor. of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lockie of RR Furniture in the •family, s living` 2, Gorrie did not make any noise room received smoke and water 6 t on Thursday morning, May 24, damage, as did their clothes. when the house was filled with Mrs. Lockie mentioned that it`< smoke. The wires hooked u to x was "lucky" she had left a basket the detector had burnt at i he of laundry in the hallway up - origin of the fire. stairs Mrs. Lockie said she and her "All we had on was our husband are normally early- pajamas," she said., morning risers, but at 6. a.m. on The laundry basket provided a Thursday; May 24, they woke up clothing for each member of the to find them two-storey farm- family. The boys kidded their , house surrounded on the out- mother because she had thrown side by a cloud, "which looked the basket of laundry out the ,like mist". It was in fact smoke. ;� ovi.. W --n-2 wn as she made Mr. Lockie attempted to get to her escape. DETECTOR—This phot the main floor via the staircase, but his attempt was thwarted by The family considers them- shows the inside of the smoke detector selves lucky. The boys, who are at the home of Bill smoke funelling up the stairway. avid musicians, have musicial Lockle that did not go off Family members tried to reach the fire department on their equipment including a piano, when there was smoke ba- telephone, but the lines guitars and drums which were cause the wires connected to were dead, not damaged. They also escaped it were burnt. with their lives. Mr. and Mrs. Lockie woke up their four children and they scrambled out of a small bathroom window, made their way across a back porch roof and jumped approximately eight feet to the ground. Sixteen -year-old Wayne Cockle j The ran acrossens the road to the farm of Howick G Jean and Bill Hutchison, called ar the Listowel Volunteer Firelight- ers and went back to the rest of his family. ASSEMBLY and when they arrive at Mc - "It took the firemen 11 minutes On Friday, May 18, Mrs. Tavish Pond there will be ap- Dykstra's grade seven class put proximately a 1/4mile walk into to get here," said Wayne. The family all agreed it was a on an assembly for Victoria Day. the bush. The tents will then be long 11 minutes. They presented three Indian set up and some nature study The Lockies said when the legends. Each of these presenta- activities will take place. The firemen arrived, two of them tions was well performed and students will then have a paper - greatly enjoyed. bag lunch. More educational went directly to the basement where the fire started, and they I'm certain Mrs. Dykstra's activities will be done during the said if it was not for them getting class practised hard to do well afternoon. Supper will be cooked there so quickly the house would and they succeeded. over a fire and a recreational Peggy Lynne Strong period will be held followed by a have been lost. There were no human lives lost GRADE EIGHT camp fire and finally bedtime. 1h the morning, breakfast will be in the fire which caused an CAMPING TRIPS On May 23 to 24, a grade eight made and eaten and more acti- estimated $8,000 to E1o,000 damage, but a pet bird died. The class will be going camping at vities will take place. Lunch will family's dog, a pure Yorkshire McTavish Pond in West men be eaten and clean-up will be Wawanosh The other grade eight done, then the students will come terrier was rescued by Mr. class will be going on a similar back to Howick Central. Lockie. The firemen put out the fire excursion on June 5 and 6. Each Presently the students are group will do nature studies on working hard getting ready and I and left by around 9:15 a.m., land and in the stream. The first think it will be very educational leaving the family to go to their class will leave on May 23 first and fun at the same time. neighbor's for breakfast and then thing in the morning on the bus Shelley Moffat begin the cleaning up process, "We had talked about the possibility of fire and had BELGRAVE 4 DISTRICT planned what to do," said Mrs. Lockie. KINSMEN She was upset though, because the smoke detector which her . pork Bar b -Q husband, an electrician, had installed did not alert the family to the fire. and Dance "i'm flabbergasted," said Mrs. Lockie. SAT. JUNE 9 She noted that it is law that new BRUSSELS, MORRIS B GREY homes being built must have smoke detectors which are COMMUNITY CENTRE wired. She did not know if a Suppisr from 6:00 to 8:00 battery operated smoke detector Dancingfrom 9:00 to l :oo would be any safer. Listowel Fire Chief Tom Music b MORAN BROS. y Blackmore told the family their $10.00 per couple smoke detector was located in Tickets available from Kinsmen the proper Position -- at the bottom of the stairs on the main PROCEEDS FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS