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dontgo in ortrappedhe7jhereiysaia t every precaution should i vourrcartner u i isf hat be taken ypu never know nearest the fire should be brought out first said julia plewes and either tied up or corralled well centre resembled fa 4 the recent tragic l the someon pvddockvpartyj- much blaze at shalowjcfeek worhs youve got ho bumped 1 t 19tiorsesr think ofyourbwn lives cautioned jyourpartnerv however he felt that tvchildren raced in and out cpenshed in flames had- firstti know you love could save your life vitfnyhiintprthfrhanre wteenagers jokedndritriggeredjthisineeting horsesrahumaiirlife shouted in loud voicesahd and a worried v of s worth more atplumpallergicwoman parents arid theirchorse- the chief explained rsporungoluedustmask loving offspring crowded thatabarn fire is very added-gfeatlyjtogtliei- around the chiefrl badnotonly because of general hilarityvbyjtryihg- generallywe fight the highly flammable f tovadeanierciless lthe fire and let thepepple materials but also i camcraafmedirep6rter took afterthe livestock ifioinr 1 the firmtvoice rapped out animals are used to them juskbelquietnow- in and the people who have unmistakable- tonesa been working with them morevsuitable at- canhandle the animals mosphcrevresultedi ibetter than we juseditoibe aschool canvv r teacher ifeedlessly the chief impressive explained julia rewes in a natty blue uniform wife of the owner and trimmed with gold braid fire1aiief waltjsmith then went w to caution chuckled appreciatively his audience vbut dont yoipdonthavvto tell mehe equipped my people nodded i their heads in agreement obviously- many were 1 extremelyworned about the possibility of another conflagration and thought howard ratcliff left and brother don make a futile attempt to encircle this giant pine tree the tree which measures more than 12 feet around at the base is believed to be the last tree remaining from the virgin forests that covered this area before it was first settled the tree is dead now and will be coming down around the beginning of december until then the public are invited to come in and look at it it is located about a mile back inthe bush but there is a good trail everything added the owner- alan plewes mr smith nodded it could get very hot especially if you have lots get so involved here that of wind and you have to you forget to call the fire watch out that things metal ceiling and thick planks ltyyouldbequite a whilebefore fire spread v- tbjhe stables especially because barnsaresoaway from the fire smce smoke alarms were open- itll goj in a vvhat if you could to be installed shoray hurry he pointed out save two horses by just especially since it will leading them outsidea create its pwn draft v teenaged girl wantedao and a bale of straw know v is going togo like there r you wouldnh have was gasoline all oversavedthe first one oiroruthinn oirioh tho anyway replied mrs plewes the first horse would run right back in while youre trying to save the next one when a horse is frightened hell head belonged jointly to the mens father and the father of mayor gordon ratcliff although the top was knocked off the tree by lightning it is j believed it still stands more than 100 feet high howard ratcliff plans to lay the tree out in front of century mill formerly ratcliff- lumber on gormley rd the other ratcliff lumber outlets will- retain their old name pieces of uheijog- will eventually go to 3 markham andwhitchurch stouffville museums mr ratcliff ihas also donated the irks from the old mill on the lumber com- pany property- tothemarkhammuseumimrf ratcliff challenged ariyorieto dispute that the tree is the biggest one between gravenhurst and toronto if there is only smoke and no visible fire chemical fire ex tinguishers are of little use according jo the cfiief utrying to blindfold a horse can be a tricky v technique for bringing a reluctant horse past a business heldat ftc and explains that it helps if theempty pnyhunter last saturdav alan sack once contained oats y foxhunter discovered last saturday j alan plewes theownew demonstrates the proper you are better off with water since it will sink down to the flames he instructed chief smith also cautioned against wearingnylonski jackets which are highly flammable when fighting a blaze youre much better off with a woolen coal he remarked to his squirming ski jacketed- audience jrrii big hfightly coloured or- striped mittens were an6ther that came sunder attack if you try to grab the halter with them on they tend to scare the horses painted out mr plewes i know horses- are- supposed to be colour blind but he shrugged maybe its the stripes f v the best way to lead a nervous horse is with a firm preferably mit- tehless grip on the 7 halter mr plewes- ex plained he- recom mended that- huiaes be blindfolded if they have to be led past flames and then handed out feed sacks so everyone could practice riders of various ages then attempted to cover their horses heads prior to leading them out of the stable the results were mixed f to the amusement of those watching and geefull cries of hes peeking were common however eventually all the reluctant quadrupeds were blindfolded and hesitantly picked their many farmers in thearea areyery concerned about the possibilities of another barn fire and are consulting the fire department for advice here fire chief walt smith is addressing a group affoxhunter equestrian centre assisting him is firemanbillbrbwn councillor hi lawrie has about electtonvasijmarkham of it regional councillor hj5 rcceived he had announced papers lastweek would subject seek jlfeectlon jointly didacy had figured into emphasize thatpur ron moranis again a wiwaln thedccisforisjlv approachiwasvnbtimarkham regipnal hasireverscdhisposition the councillor said l with uv 1 and will nol run for office- his reason for running a slatesad mr la head now is sort ot like ieaningjo swirn before fivfi y k jmjwffiy sandy ramer with the ballmade up ta speed what she n