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.
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WITH My BIRDS, POC-
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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. They called on
friends in Aylmer and London on
the way home.
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