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The Lucknow Sentinel, Lucknow, Ontario
THURS., FEBRUARY 3rd,. 1944.
Brighten Up Your Home fQr sPring
TEMPLETON'S have a splendid New Stock of New Cur-
tains that you will want to brighten up your home.
PUT: A RUFFLE • CURTAIN on your . window this sprwg.
Closely set medium size dots on, a, fine duality marquis-
ette, .wwth. wide frill,. colors 'Peach, Rose, Geld: Blue,
Mauve and •Green. Pau' $2.25
COTTAGE SETS—Gay cottage set fo>; your kitchen win
dews .or bathroom, colorful frills.: and colored ground in,
Red, Blue, Green. Pair. $1.5o,\ $1.6.5 & $2.00
LIVING ROOM CURTAINS °- . Sunny web voile, this., popu-
lar .:rayon voile, very sheer tailored curtains.y ' Nothing':
;better for living rooms., Pair .4:50
BETTER QUALITY CRE TONE...: For slip covers or side
curtains, 36" wide. Yard': ,s,. 98c ,w
empleton
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During.' February the Grocers
_at 'Canada__ have• ---- pledged
themselves to selWywo •Mil -
lion :Dollars worth of War
Stamps. Give them your sup-
port by buying regularly.. We
can supply you: '
• TAHE YOUR' "'CHANGE-:
IN, . WAR STA iPS-
RATION ;NEWS
Now Valid
MEAT --No..' 35-37
SUGAR -No. 14-26
BUTTER --No: 4649
TEA, COFFEE --No. 14-29
PRESERVES—No. D1 -D13
Commencing February 17th,
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Coupons E- to E6 will be used
to obtain Tea and Coffee.
Revised Preserve Ration
One `D' Coupon now • valid . for
1' lb. --Jam : or Marmalade:
2 lb.—Extracted Honey.
1 qt.—Molasses, Maple Syrup.
1 20 oz. can. --Canned Fruit.
15 . fl. oz. --Corn Syrup.
�K 1b. --Sugar. 'e
Your Ration Guide:
Just Another Friendly
Service From
THOMPSON'S
`'PHONE 82 WFC DELIVER
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Dk 41EL A.100.1
(,Fernie, B. C., Free Press)
Late Tuesday night, January
18th, there 'passed away at the
family residence, McPherson
Avenue, one of our' very earliest
settlers . in the person of Daniel
Alton, at the age of 80 years. 7:iad
he• lived until May 22 he would
have .:.been 81.
Born: in 'Huron County, near
Lucknow .in O1'd' Ontario, a son
of the late Jeremiah Alton‘ and -
Mary Caesar, he spent, his .early
y: eons on the- farm. °When . 11e•
reached -manhopd , he took , up;
building.. • and barn construction
and soon became famous for -his
work all ; through western Oar
•ario and . many .of the structures
he erected 'are ,still standing and
in use as a 'monument to his ef-
ficiency in that line.
j e was of Irish . extraction
his parents . coming,/ out. to this
country a little ' over 'IN years
ago and Dan was always .very
proud of his, Irish origin.
About forty-five years sago he
Wok. up bridge construction and
came west v4orking for the C.R.R.
In 1898 he came to, Fernie, walk
•ing in .ahead. of the steel like
-quite a number . of ''our. other
, BORN
D WSON—At Alexandra Hospi-
=1, Goderich, on January 27th,.
1944, to Mr. and Mrs:'• Kalrner
Dawson, Dungannon, a son..
The condition of Miss Margaret
McLean; who has been seriously
ill for the past two Months, .con=`
tines to be. grave. Her sisters,
Mrs. J. W: Mank of Detroit, Mrs..
W. P: Bartlett of Aurora and Miss
Jewelle McLean ..of Toronto have
been calleci.to her. bedside. -Rip-
ley 1 Express. '
„CANNING, SUGAR QUOTAS
REDUCED.: IN •S;Oil1E CASES
early pioneers. He worked for
a ,time at Coal Creek, but later.
on again joined the C.P.R. When
the Great. Northern came into
Fernie 'he. took a job .on ttridge
c ' t ucton ' with that railroad
ENTERTAIN ,SUNDAY
A largely ' attended congrega- I SEP 011
PL
AXING AT TII
SCHOOL 'FRIDAY
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tinal supper , was held in . e
United church on 'Friday even-
ing, when the Women's Assoacia-
tion• entertained the teachers, of-
ficersand members of the Sun-
day School.
After supper, cormmnity sing=
ing was led by Mrs. J. W. Joynt.
and the Junior .choir. 91 special •
interest . Was the presentation• of.
a lovely bouquet. of "flowers to
Mrs:- 'Thomas :Bairns by two mens-
hers of .her. Sunday School class
in .recognition of Mrs: Burns'
,long', and', faithful, •'service, oto
which Mr.',Wm Iurclie:"paid tri-
bute on behalf : of..:the.; 'Sunday
'School. ' Mrs. Burns is retiring
from ..active teaching. '
Rev. J. W. Stewart presided
for the following program: open-
ing recitation ' of welcome. by
Nancy. McLean, choruses by sev-
eral Classes,, readings .by John
all, Jean. Treleaven, Elizabeth..
Ann and George Webster., oler
ley .Marilyn Kilpatrick;. and
Qnsr.• i•
.After that' he again- worked for
Many years.'at ;Coali Creek, being
• •ii placed in' charge of haulage. He
•t was an. expert rope :splicerand
the :men under him.,boasted that
cal duet by Doris. Taylor. and
Lorainne Drennan.,
Mr: S. C...Rathwell extended;
thanks to the Women's_ Associa-
tion and Mr.' Harvey Treleaven
to 'those taking part on the .pro
gram. .Other. short addresses
were given : by. Messrs.., ,Ernest
Ackert and W. L. MacKenzie.
The , W:P.T:B.-'—gas ;`azrnoiiriced-
the. allotment• of sugar that will
beavailable' for • canning pur-
poses in 1944. In most cases it
means a reduction' in the quant
ity allowed in. 1943: •
A comparative .• table follows:
' Persons Amount Amount
In'. 1943 for 1944
10 lbs. 10: lbs.
20. " • 20 „
35 " 5r• 30. „
45 . 40. „
60 " 50 ,"
70 " 60 •
80'"
95 „
.105 "
120
'In Home
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3.
5
7
8
9'•
10
there was not , his _equal in:. the
west—He worked actively. up • to.
a few years, ago when the. de-,
pression, in the coal industry was
the cause of so many old 'employ-
ees being laid off.
Dan always took a keen .inter-
est in civic. affairs and Made
himself;.lieara on many occasions
when he did not agree with ' the
way city' affairs were being con-
ducted. '
He was an active member of
the local' lodge of the Knights of
Pythias •up uCntil a -few weeks
ago when the lodge• disbanded.
70 . .,, Mr. Alton was ° twice. married,
His first ` wife was Elizabet4
80 " White, who died in. 1896 in- Al -
90 " •
100 "
ST. HELEN'S
BORN ---In 'Alexandra Hospital,
Goderich on Thursday, ;January
27th to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Todd, . St. Helens, a son. .
Mr. and Mrs. Victor, Taylor
and children of Barriefield,were.
reeent visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
• R. Woods and •Mr. and Mrs. - Lorne
Woods. •
Messrs. F. G. and, Tom Tpdd,
Fred McQuillin and 'George Ken-
nedy .were . in. Toronto this week
for the conventions.
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A CHAPEL and mortuary is to
be' built. at. Southampton by the
.Cemetery Commission.
U NflTED ' CHURCH
LUCKNOW
Rev.. 3. W. Stewart, B.A., B.D.
Pastor '
SUNDAY; FEBRt1ARY 6th'
11 a.m.—"The Value of Def-
' inite Aim".
Story --"The Strange Pate,
of Matilda".
Junior Church.
3.p.m.—Sunday School.
7 p.m.—"Building".
8.15--Y. P. S.
• PLAY WELL PRESENTED''
Theatre
Thursday, Friday, T
Saturday & Monday
Reveille With Beverley
Starring .. .
DUKE ELLLINGTON and' his
Suring •Band -of the ,Year
THE MILLS 'B.ROS, hottest
.,`of all, harmony steams.
COUNT BASIS and his un-
dispilted• Kings of
THE RADIO ROGUES;: mer
riest of all mimics,.
BOB. CROSBY and his Band.
ANN MYLLER, scintillating
:dancing star.
And last but not least., that.,
most exciting vocalist of
radie and .screen.
FRANK SINATRA
SHORT SUBJECTS
NEXT WEEK '..
VICTOR MATURE
LUCILLE BALL
The Great Gildersleeve
The ' 3 -act 'play "Ready4"iV1ade,
rdrnily"•. to be pr esented' in Luck -
now tonight was staged in Rips
ley recently. "The Express" says
"This' comedy,illed' with many
laughs, was well presented and
richly enjoyed. -The 'castwas well
chosen " and each member per
formed individual • parts • with
credit".
7 DAYS' LEAVE'''
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'COMING ;.
"WHA DONE IT"
goma, . leaving six sons and :three
daughters. Some years': later he'
remarried: Deceased is survived;
by his wife, and nine sons, Geo.
and Henry of Sault Ste. Marie,
William of ' Port Arthur,. Wesley
of ' London, Ont„ Earl of • Echo
Bay, Daniel of Trail, Joseph. of
Hamilton, Ontario; Thomas of
the R.C.A.F. • at Dafoe,
Flt. Sgt, James , with the R.C.A.F.
overseas, three daughters,• Mrs.
Alfred Armstrong of London,
Ont., Mrs. Wm. Irvin, ' Luckirow°,
Ontario; • Mrs. Lionel. Watson,
Echo Bay, and -one step' daughter
Mrs. W. Pirie of Fernie, One son
Alfred predeceased him a num-
ber . of years ago. There are '37
grandchildren and 17 great.
grandchildren, two brothers,
Jerry Alton of Echo Bay, .Joseph
Alton -and a 'sister, Miss Mary
Alton,. Lucknow, Ontario.
Dan Alton ,has 'been a well-
kndwn and useful citizen and in
his death Fernie loses a man who
will long be remembered:
The funeral was held from the
United Church' today (Thursday)
at 2.30 p.m, and was largely at.
tended. Rev. J. H. Matthews con-
ducted the service.
We take much pleasure in 'an-
nouncing for your special en-
tertainment
A NEW" SERIAL
Commencing Feb.. 18-19-21.
entitled
'!FIGHTING. WITH
KIT 'CARSON"
, And, will run for 12• weeks:
We feel sure you will not
want to miss a single chapter
of this absorbing continued
story.
This is not the . usual run' of
serial- pictures but a story
based on events which are •re-
corded in, the History of Early
America. -
It brinis
merica.
It.brings to' life again those
stirring times when the. In-
dian held sway over vast
areas of this continent, before
the Red Man and the White
Man learned to dwell togeth-
er • in. peace. -
WE REPEAT
You•,wil'1 not want to miss
one •episode of.
"FIGHTING WITH
KIT CARSON"
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GOOD STOGIES here . for you to choose from
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NEW TABLE. OIL 'CLOTH
NEW CONGOLE+UM RUGS
NEW LINO MATS and 'RUNNERS
;__�_ _-- --•NEW FACTt?RY S -IEETINGS
NEW FEATHER -PROOF . TICKINGS
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