HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-07-17, Page 11THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 17, 1952
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Lucan And District News
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and.
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SOU,
Community
; Relations
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vil-
Hanson presiding. The
At
to be held
Riddell, the
be enter-
Holds July Meet
Mrs. Carman Dann was hos
tess for the July meeting of the
Granton W.I. with the president,
Mrs,
roll call was answered by “Ways
of being a good neighbor",
the August meeting,
at the home of Mrs.
grandmothers will
tained.
The program on
Activities and Public
was taken by the president who
spoke on the motto, “Be a par
ticipant and not a spectator".
Guest speaker was Mrs. L. Mit
chell, district president, w’ho re
minded members of the fiftieth
anniversary of the Institute to
be held at Cold Stream.
Mrs. Mitchell also sang. The
others on the program were:
Mrs. Devine read a poem, “I am
a Builder”; Mrs. G. Wilson gave
Current Events; Mrs. W. Coon,
piano solo; and
report on the
The hostess was assisted by
A. J. Clathwortliy, Mrs.
Spence and Mrs. B. Hanson.
a
Mrs. Riddell, a
district annual.
Mrs.
D.
Mrs.
with
Sat-
the
Missionary Receives Many Gifts
From Clandeboye Ladies' Groups
counsellors and members
Explorer Group
kind cooperation
housewives of
all good baskets
to call either
Baskets Wanted
The
of the Lucan
again ask the
of the good
Lucan to save
for them aud
Counsellor Iva Hodgins or Coun
sellor Joan McLean or any Ex
plorer member when they would
like them picked up.
Granton Boy Burned
Us ing Gasoline
Ray Harvey, 14, son of
Roy Harvey of Granton met
a very painful accident last
urday while working on
farm of Elmer Harlpon about
two miles west of Prospect Hill.
Witnesses say he poured a can
of gasoline on some rubbish be-
iore lighting it and his overalls
caught fire. Though Mrs. Harl
pon and daughter Marion put
out the fire, the boy was serious
ly burned on both legs and
left hand.
He was taken first to Dr.
Kipp at Granton and later to
Joseph’s Hospital where he
making satisfactory progress.
his
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Teachers Honored
Miss Pat Gowlett and Mr.
Carl Crocker, two of Lucan's re
tiring teachers were again
honored at a meeting of
Lucan Junior Farmers and
ior Institute members when
met at the home of Ron
Neil White. They were presented
with a
tion of
ization
Lucan.
Don
sentation
wishes
whose marriage
in August and
will be teaching
the
Jun-
they
and
wool blanket in apprecia-
their work for the organ
dur i ng their sojourn in
McComb
and
to the
made the pre
extended best
young couple
will take place
who next term
in Windsor.
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Ralph Atkinson
Ralph
away in
don, on
was the
and Ann Atkinson, Concession
4, Biddulph Township, and
brother of Mrs. Hugh Carroll of
Biddulph Township and Thomas
of Toronto. He rested at the C.
Haskett and 'Son Funeral Home
until Sunday when funeral ser
vices were held. Interment was-
in St. James Cemetery Clande-
boye.
The Women’s Missionary So
ciety of the Clandeboye United
Church entertained the members
of the St. James Church Wo
mans’ Auxiliary on Thursday
evening at the church. Mrs. T.
Collins, president, opened the
meeting. Mrs. Wilmer Scott read
the scripture and Mrs. Arnold
Blake gave a reading.
Miss Audrey Darling of Toron
to, was the accompanist for her
sisters, Mrs. Arthur Erskine, of
Parkhill, R.R. 8, and Miss Jean
Darling, R.N., returned mission
ary from India, who sang a duet.
The Rev. E, M. Cook closed
the meeting with the benediction.
The ladies were invited to the
basement. Miss Darling,
returning soon to India,
her work and the many
customs there.
Mrs. M. McNaughton,
half of the ladies of the
presented Miss Darling
lovely quilt. The children of the
Sunday School gave her many
numerous things to use in her
work. Miss Darling expressed
her deep appreciation for the
gifts.
Aftei' a dainty lunch was
served, Mrs. E. Flynn, president
of the W.A., thanked the mem
bers of the W.M.S. for the pleas
ant evening. Mrs.
plied.
Personal Items
Mr. and Mrs.
were pleasantly
cently when their
ion and her husband, Mr.
Ledley, of Victoria, B.C., made
them a visit. She has been away
for eight years and during that
time, married Mr. Ledley and
resided in British Columbia.
Miss Janet Scott has returned
from visiting Mr. and Mrs.
McCullough, of Gravenhurst.
Mr. F. McDonald, teacher
Clandeboye School, is taking a
six weeks course at the Normal
who is
told of
unusual
on be-
church,
with a
T. Collins re
Austin
surprised daughter
Bice
re-
Mar-
Bill
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Missing Boy Found
Donald Paquette, 15-year-old
of the Catholic Welfare
Society, who has been missing
a week from a farm at
Lucan was found yesterday at
Talbotville, Provincial Police
said,
had
boy
tion
ward
for
A farmer with whom he
been staying recognized the
from a picture and descrip-
carried in The Free Press.
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Anniversary Club
Twenty-three members of
Granton Anniversary Club
at the home of Madeline Baker
for their July meetiug with
president, Mrs. K. Gunning,
siding.
Those assisting with the
gram were Hazel Parkinson,
Madeline Hardie and Pearl Dann.
The next meeting will be held
September 2 at the home of
Nora Wissel. The lunch commit
tee, Gertie Wallis, Ruth Gun
ning, Muriel Lewis and Frances
Munro assisted the hostess with
the refreshments.
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Personal Items
Helen Hardy, teen-age daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Hardy, spent a week at Tand
ragee on Georgian Bay, the sum
mer cottage of Mr. and Mrs. M.
O. Smith.
Miss Vivian Fairless, of Lon
don spent the weekend with her
mother, Mrs. Annie Fairless.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wil
kins, of Hillsdale, Mich., spent
a week with their aunt, Mrs. T.
D. Orme and Murray.
If sounds of hilarity are any
indication then Billie Chown, 10-
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Chown, of Alice Street,
had a very happy birthday party
with his little friends last Fri
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Cook have
moved from Stoney Creek to
Brantford and are spending their
vacation with Mrs. Cook's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs.
Haskett.
The
Church decided to send
tion to Bishop Greenwood
have placed a box at the
of the church in which
member of the congregation
put their donation.
" Valerie and Johnnie, small
children of Mr. and Mrs. P. J.
Laverty, spent a week’s vaca
tion with their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Brownlee.
Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Thom
son and family of Exeter spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John
Thomson.
Mr. Clinton Thomson, of Iri-
quois, spent the weekend with
his father, Mr. Eli Thomson.
■Mrs. J. B. Armitage,
Cooper and Mrs.
pleasant holiday
Grand Bend at
McLeod’s cottage.
A large number from Lucan
attended the Exeter
week and reported a
joyable afternoon.
Mr. Eli Thompson, who
been visiting his daughter at
Forest and his son at Iriquois
for several weeks is home again
and reports he is feeling much
better.
Mrs. Bob Coleman was in St.
Joseph’s Hospital on Friday to
see her sister, Mrs. Aaron Davis,
and found her
although feeling
heat.
Mr. and Mrs.
have returned to 1
honeymoon at Grand Bend
Lucan.
School, London.
Mr. H. Murless is doing the
masonry work of the porch at
Mr. Ivan Hearn’s home, Lucan.
Mrs. Gordon Cunningham is a
patient in Victoria Hospital,
London. *
Dr. Clarence O’Neil, Mrs.
O’N6il, Clarise, Louis and Mary,
of M o n t g o m e r y, Penn., are
spending a week with Mr. and
Mrs. Karl O’Neil.
Nancy Scott spent last week
with Mr., and Mrs. Clarence
Hardy.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Paton and
Clar were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Riehl on Satur
day, In the afternoon they at
tended the L.O.L. celebration in
the Stratford Park.
Frank Hardy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Hardy, spent a
week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wil
mer Scott and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Aimer Hendrie,
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Downing and Joan, of Chat
ham, spent Sunday at Goderich
visiting Miss Ann McKenzie,
R.N., of Chatham, who is a nurse
at Kitig-ami Camp for the holi
days;
Mr. and Mrs. Elgie, of Lon
don, spent the weekend with the
latter’s sister, Mrs. Wilmer Scott
and family.
The Rev. J. F. Wagland pre
sented Gwenneth Tomes with a
diploma from the Department of
Religious Education, Qburch of
England in Canada, for complet-
in tile three separate courses of
study.
On Sunday, July 20 there will
be the Service of Baptism at 3
o’clock as well as the morning
service at 9.45 at St. James Church.
Miss Joan Murless is assisting
at the summer school of the
Anglican Church at the R.C.A.F.
Station, Centralia.
Miss Barbara Simpson is
spending this week at Grand Bend.
Mr. and Mrs. Lk Raycraft left
on Monday for Sarnia to attend
the funeral of the late Mr. E.
Haslip, who pased away Sunday
as St. Josephs Hospital, London.
Mr. Haslip underwent an
tion there about a week
Personal Items
Mrs. Jim Tunks (nee Shirley
Taylor), a former teacher,
newed acquaintances in the
lage on Thursday.
Miss Marion Coursey spent
weekend with
London.
Owing to the
ground and
clouds the Lucan United Church
picnic which was to have been
held
was
July
date
Springbank.
While Mr. John Blair attend
ed the Exeter races, Mrs. Blair
was the guest of Mrs. Zurbrigg
of Exeter.
Mrs. William H. Murdoch
from Mille Rouche and Miss
Elsie Young of Cornwall are
holidaying with Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. Murdock of Beech Street.
The former, Mr. Murdock's
mother, is leaving in the near
future for New Zealand where
she expects to make her home.
The children and grandchild
ren of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hod
gins and some of their neighbors
on the Coursey Line had a
weiner roast at Ipperwash Satur
day night.
her cousin
the
in
thedampness of
the threatening
at the river last Wednesday
postponed to Wednesday,
16. That day is also the
of the Anglican picnic at
tion
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BIDDULPH
William
W.A. of Holy Trinity
a dona-
and
back
any
may
J.Mrs.
Blake had a
last week at
Mrs. Margaret
races
most
much
the
last
en-
has
Mt.
better,
extreme
HodginsNeil
Toronto after a
and
Middlesex farmers will stage a
Keith Riddell Appreciation Night
August 27 as a tribute to Mr.
Riddell’s untiring efforts as
agricultural reprsentatfve for
Middlesex for the past 23 years.
The event will take the form of
a garden party at Lobo Memor
ial Park, Poplar Hill.
Granton Woman
Seriously III
Hard luck seems to dog Mr,
Harold Wallis, of Granton. A
year and a halt ago a disastrous
fire destx’oyed his farm. Now .Mis
wife is lying dangerously ill In
Victoria Hospital,
Doctors are fighting to save
her life and that of her unborn
child. Mrs. Wallis was at one
time an employee of a London
department store. Ten days ago
she underwent an operation for
a brain tumor after which
lapsed into unconsciousness
is still in a coma. She has
four and a half year old Paul.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Culbert, of
Ilderton, spent Saturday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. Aljoe Cul
bert.
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W.M.S. Picnic Changed
Owing to the United Church
W M.S. picnic for the Mission
Baud and Baby Band July 24,
the W.I. executive changed the
date of the W.I. picnic to July
31. It is hoped all W.I. members
will note this change.and be at
the .public school grounds July
‘31.
Personal Items
The family of M. H.
attended a family reunion held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Humprhey Arthur (nee Ruth
Elston) of Anderson on Satur
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Warwick
and boys of Port Huron visited
recently with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Blair.
Miss Shirley Ann Atkinson is
holidaying with her aunt, Mrs.
Gordon McAlpine, of Ailsa Craig
and while there
Bible School.
Mr. Roy Motz
Mich., visited for
last week at the
and Mrs. Cecil Skinner.
Mr. Allan Elston assisted with
the program at “Emmanuel
Church’’ Garden Party, London
Township, on Monday evening
last, also at the Kirkton Ice
Cream Social on Tuesday eve
ning.
Mrs. Will Isaac spent Wednes
day afternoon with her cousin,
Mrs. Walter Cunningham, of
Exeter.
Mr. Willie Lambourn, station
agent at Camlachie, spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Atkinson and attended the fun
eral of his uncle, the late R.
Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Blair and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Blair and family attended the
Robinson reunion held at Turn
bull's Grove on Sunday after
noon.
is attending-
of Elkton,
a few days
home of Mr.
Reta Isaac Honored
At Surprise Party
A surprise party was given
July 3 by the staff of the of
ficers’ mess, Centralia .RCAF, at
the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Isaac, in honor of
Miss Reta Isaac, Who has re
signed her position from the
place where she has served for
over four years.
Miss Isaac was the recipient
of a beautiful grained leather
cosmetic case with alligator trim
—'Showing the esteem with which
she was held by the staff. After
the presentation, they all sang
“For She’s A Jolly Good Fellow"
to which Miss Isaac made a very
suitable reply.
The evening was pleasantly
spent playing games, after which
a delicious lunch was served by
the staff assisted by Mrs. Isaac,
opera
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