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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-09-18, Page 11THE TIMES-APVOCATE, EXETER. ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER JS, IPS?Page 11 Mrs. Louis ’ Thorworth (nee Noreen Whalen), of New Jersey, is visiting with Mrs. L. Downing. Mrs. Frank Hardy and Mrs. Wes Hodgins of the Lucan W.I. attended the ladies’ night dinner at the Western Fair Wednesday night, when Claire Wallace was the guest speaker. She gave a humorous account of her career. I Mrs. A. C. Calder, Goderich, called on Lucan friends Thurs- (day on her way to the Dominion. W.A. meetings at Woodstock and London. Mrs. Wagland, of Toronto, a life member of the W.A., spent the weekend at the rectory be­ fore attending the Dominion W.A. meetings in London. For Sale District Teachers The 'following teachers began the school term in the district: S.S. No. 4 Biddulph, Mrs. Cecil Bowman; Prospect Hill, Mrs. Lant Hardie; Glendale, Mrs. Stuart Keith; S.S. No. 5 West Nissouri, Miss Marion Elliott; S.S. No. 26 London Township, Miss Madeline Hardie. Transvaal, Miss Ethel Bumble; S.S. No. 4 Biddulph (separate), Miss Audrey Becker; St. Pat­ rick’s (separate) Biddulph, Mrs. Nora Conlin; S.S. 3 and 10, Lon­ don Township, Mrs. Reg. Gled- hill; R.R.. 1 Biddulph, Miss Ann Cameron; R.R. No. 2 Biddulph, Miss Marion McIntyre. Mell Brock Mel Brock, born in Lucan 35 years gao, died in Westminster Hospital Wednesday, September 10 after a. 10-day illness. After leaving Lucan he moved to London where he attended public and technical schools. In 1939 he began working in the mailing room of the London Free Press. Early in World War 11 he joined the RCNVR. He re­ turned. to the Free Press at the end of the war. He was an adherent of St. James (Westminster) Anglican Church. • He married the former Hilda Wood Saville about 13 months ago. Surviving besides his wife are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Brock, London; one sister, (Marian) Mrs. Rus­ sell Hills, Alvinston, and one brother (Ted), Edward Brock, of Toronto. Pigeons Win * In the pigeon show results at the Western Fair, the Hardys made a good showing. Their names appeared as follows: Homers Flying Blue Cheguer, H. Hardy, C. Hardy; Homers Flying Red Chequer, H. Hardy; Homers Flying Blue Cock, H. Hardy; Homers Flying A.O.C. Cock, H, 'Hardy, C. Hardy. Harry Hardy showed 10 birds, winning eight firsts, one second and one fourth. W.M.S. Meeting Mrs. Nelson Tate was hostess for the September meeting of the circle W.M.S. Mrs. Holden and Mrs. Metiers were named to arrange the bazaar program. Mrs. Hudson gave a reading and Mrs. Holden played a piano solo. Bible readings were given by Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Armitage and. Mrs. Tate. “I Remember Africa” was given by Mrs. Met- ters. WHATS THE MATTER. WITH My BIRDS, POC- THEV'RE ALLTHIN - AND STARVED LOOKING. J 4 pTW al Lucan And District News Certificates Awarded At Rally Day Service Baskets of gladioli, asters and fall flowers made a pretty set­ ting for the Rally Day service in the United Church Sunday, September 14 as the following children received brightly color­ ed certificates as they proudly passed through white vividly trimmed gates to their new classes: Beginners to primary: Billy Park, Robert Donaldson, Ward IIodgins, Lornie Morley, Gary Revington, .Judy Thomson, Ruth Cochrane, Coralyn Donaldson, Ruth Frost, Vicky Culbert, Patsy Sovereign, Jean Marie Lankin, Janet Kael and Iva Stanley. Primary to junior: Ronald Woodward, Jimmy Drennan, Westley Stanley, Jerry Kael, David Whyte, Marjorie Donald­ son, Mae Cobleigh and Beverly Butler. Junior to intermediate: Jack Park, Harold Frost, Walter Damm, Laverne George, Heather Stanley and Beth Watson. Intermediate to senior: Doro­ thy Miller. Superintendent, Mr. Alex Young, had charge of the service. The Pastor, Rev. E. M. Cook, told the story and the Rev. G. T. Simpson was guest speaker. He preached on the Rally Day theme "Let us now prepare w build,” stressing the dire need of more churches and Sunday Schools, and that the shortage of preachers and teachers handicaps progress. Mr. Simpson urged young people to offer tlieir services to God’s work. Assist At Celebration Miss Anne Atkinson, of Lucan, received guests at the London home of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. C. Powers, on their golden wedding celebration Sep- tember 13. In the afternoon, Mrs. Harry McFalls, who attended Mrs. Pow­ ers at her wedding, and Mrs. John Casey, of Lucan, who played the wedding march 50 years ago, presided at the tea •table with Mrs. John Stockton and Mrs. Wilson McCullough. At Wedding Celebration Mrs. Sheridan Revington, Mar­ lene and Gary spent the week­ end in London. On Saturday, Mrs. Revington attended Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Powers’ .golden wedding reception and on Sun­ day her brother’s silver wedding celebration, which Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McFalls held in the form of a picnic at Springbank. Lucan Lions Name Officers At a dinner meeting of the Lions Club Monday, September 8 the following officers were elected for 1952-3; Past presi­ dent, J, Alex Young; president, Mel Culbert; first vice-president, Ray Elson; second vice-presi­ dent, Cecil Robb; third vice- president, Dave Ashworth; secre­ tary, F. W. Morgenrotli; treas­ urer, A. Murdock. Tail-twister is Ivan Culbert; lion-tamer is Eddie Hajvhshaw, and directors are T. A. Watson, Charles I-Iaggar, George Paul and Clarence Haskett. The new meeting place will be the Stanley Opera House instead of the Killarney, with Mrs. Damm doing the catering. The club will have a dinner meeting each first and third Monday. The executive will meet each second and fourth Monday. Personal Items Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Damm, of Leamington, sent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Damm. Messrs. J. Scott, Murray Hod­ gins, M. Bradley and Emerson Stanley attended a meeting of arena managers in Ayr on Sun­ day. Mrs. W. Dickens, who has been visiting Mrs. Caldwell at Shedden, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. William Brown­ lee and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. P. J.^ Laverty in St. Thomas, calling on Mr. and Mrs. C. Colbert of Ilderton on their way home. Mrs. Harry Atkinson, of Lon­ don, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Corbett. Private Ronald Damm, of Pet- tawawa, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Damm, on embarkation leave. Mr. and Mrs. Art McLean and family, of London, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wes Reving­ ton. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Elson and family, who havj^. been staying with Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Hod­ gins, have moved back to* Wind­ sor. Mr. and Mrs. John Hodgins, who have been on the sick list, are much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Blair, of Centralia, and Mrs. Jim Blair, of Exeter, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Blair and helped them celebrate their wed­ ding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Mullins and family of London and Me. and Mrs. Cliff Abbott and family of Saintsbury were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hodgins. CLANDEBOYE Afternoon Service On Sunday, September 21, the church service at the Clandeboye United Church will be at 2:30 p.m. During the summer months the services have been at 10:00 a.m. Rally Day service on Sunday, September 14, was taken by the Rev. George Simpson, B.A., B.D., of Fanshawe. The harvest thanksgiving serv­ ices of St. James’ Church will be on Sunday, September 28. Morning service at 11 a.m. with the Rev. C. L. Langford, B.A., M.A., of Exeter, as guest min­ ister. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. with the Rev. J. F. Wag­ land, rector in charge. On that date the district will be back on standard time. Juniors Win Second The junior girls, with their teacher, Mrs. Rupert Williams, and assistant leader, Mrs. Mur­ ray Lewis, put on a skit, "How To Look Your Best” and illus­ trated the poorly-groomed and the well-groomed girl at the Western Fair on Tuesday, Sep­ tember 9, and won second place. Vegetables First Miss Margaret Ann Henry as lead of the Girls’ Garden Club and assistant leader, Mrs. Alex McIntosh won an award of first for their exhibit of vegetables at Western Fair September 9. Personal Items Miss Joan Simpson and her guest, Miss Joyce Porter, of Sarnia, spent "the weekend with the farmer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Simpson. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Carter and Mr. and Mrs. Andy Carter attended decoration service at Birr United Church and ceme­ tery on Sunday. Mrs. Alvin Cunningham, Miss Verna Cunningham, Mrs. Omar Cunningham and Mr. Roy Cun­ ningham attended the Lasenby- Cunningham wedding at St. James’ Westminster Church, London, last Saturday. Reception at the Knotty Pine Inn. Mrs. Lasenby was the former Irene Cunningham and attended Sun­ day School and church at St. James’, Clandeboye. Mrs. Jennie Laur, .of Ingersol, spent a week with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Kilmer. Mr. Gordon Banting, of Lucan, has finished the new cupboards and counter in the basement of the United Church. Mr. and Mrs. J. li. Paton and Clare were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Paton, of Kirkton, Monday evening. Lucan )V.I. The September meeting of the Lucan W.I. was held in the Community Memorial Centre on Thursday evening, September 11 with the president, Mrs. Warner McRoberts, presiding. Mrs. Frank Hovey was secretary In the absence of Mrs. Wes Hod­ gins. Mr. George Stirling gave a talk on the Middlesex Co-opera­ tive Medical Services and com­ plimented the W.I.’s secreary, Mrs. I. Gibson, on her capable work and urged all who were not insured to see Mrs. Gibson at once. Mrs. Frank Hovey and' Mrs. II. Langford were appointed as leaders to take the course "Club Girl Entertains” and to try and form a girls’ club in Lucan. Members decided to postpone plans for an Institute play until the Oetobei’ meeting. It was de­ cided to take a trip to Toronto to see the Winter Fair and if possible, the Ice Capades. Guest speaker was Mr. Andrew Dixon, of Exeter, representative of the Ausable Conservation Authority and chairman of the advisory committee of reforestation. He was introduced by Mrs. Harold Corbett. Mr. Dixon attended Lucan High School and at one time wag a pupil of the president, Mrs. McRoberts, and knew seve­ ral . of the Institute members during his school days. From "The Ausable Conservation Re­ port of 1949”, he read many interesting items pertaining to Lucan and vicinity enlarging on the necessity of a Master Plan He explained what the Authority is planning, recreation, reforesta­ tion and flood control. Colored slides of the Ausable, The Pinery and Rock Glen were enjoyed by all present. Roll call was answered by "An Obnoxious Weed". Mrs. E. Scott was lunch convenor. Presented With Gifts Mr. and Mrs. William Skelton were dinner guests with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sovereign Thurs­ day evening. During the evening Mrs. Skelton was surprised by members of the Lucan Evening Auxiliary of the United Church. The president, Mrs. Alex Young, presented her with scat- ter-pins, crystal pitcher and lollipops. After a social evening of games and contests, Mrs. Stewart Park and Mrs. L. Ache­ son assisted Mrs. Sovereign in serving refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Waiste, of Detroit, spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Warner McRoberts. Western Ontario Cash Crops Day At Granton October 2 Preparations are being rapidly completed for the Western On­ tario Cash Crops Day, supported by the counties of- Essex, Kent, Elgin, Lambton, Perth, Huron, Oxford and Middlesex, to be held at Granton, midway be­ tween Stratford and London, on Thursday, October 2. Crops to be featured are field and soy beans, silage and husking corn, sugar beets and turnips. All leading machinery companies will dis­ play and demonstrate the latest implements for growing and har­ vesting these crops. Among the special guests for the event will be Honorable T. L. Kennedy, Minister of Agri- culture, Honorable F. S. Thomas, Minister of Public Works, J. A. Garner, Director of Extension, and A. H. Martin, Director of the Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture. Professor J. Scott, Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, will direct the machin­ ery parade. Demonstrations will begin at 10:(f0 a.m. Heading the committees in charge of the big day to be held on the farms of Elmer Harlton and Norman Riddell are chair­ man Cameron McTaggart, Glen­ coe, and secretaries R. E. White, Stratford, and W. K. Riddell, London. Lucan Old Boys Return; M iss Carved Desks Mr. and Mrs. Uri Hodgins and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hodgins, after a two weeks’ visit with Lucan relatives, left on Monday for Chilliwack, B.C. One of the highlights of their trip was a visit to their old farm home and school which they haven’t seen sicne they left 46 years ago. At the latter were new desks so they failed to lo­ cate the 13 notches they carved the last day of school to indicate they would be back in 13 years —a promise which was long de­ layed. Over 40 relatives and friends were present to offer congratula­ tions and best wishes to the bride and groom. Little six- year-old Gary Revington present­ ed the gifts. Personal Items Mrs. S. Andrew7, of London, visited her s ister, Mrs. John Blair, on Saturday. Rev. J. F. Wagland and fam­ ily returned home Saturday after a holiday visit to Boston. The Lucan A.Y.P.A. will be represented in the public speak­ ing contest in Cronyn Hall fol­ lowing the rally service Septem- tember 22 in St. Paul’s Cathe­ dral. Mr. Albert Mitchell, Exeter, and Mr. Norman Mitchell, of Centralia, spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. John Slair. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hearn, of Exeter, spent last Sunday wTith Mrs. J. B. Armitage and Mrs. Blake. Mr. Frank Hardy returned on Wednesday evening from a three weeks’ trip to Edmonton. Mr. Sheridan Revington’s horse "Money-Maker” came in first at Batavia races on Saturday. Mr. Evan Hodgins, Mr. and Mrs. Uri Hodgins, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hodgins and Miss. Lina Abbott were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. Bannister, of Lambeth, on Tuesday. 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