The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-01-29, Page 9Junior Farmers Meet
About 30 members
Junior Farmers met in the S.S.
No. 26 school house, An
trated address by Miss
Carmichael on her trip to
land was much enjoyed.
illus-
Mary
Scot-
Miss
Madeline Hardy sang a solo and
Don Middleton spoke on “Farm
Safety” which was followed by
a social half hour.
Dr. Thomas George Thompson
Dr. Thomas George Thomp
son, who many years ago was a
■Lucan dentist, passed away in
Vancouver at the age of 82. He
practised in Toronto and Lucan,
moving to British Columbia 39
years ago.
He was a graduate of the
College of Dentistry of the Royal
College of Dental Surgeons
Ontario,
He was a charter member
the Native Sons of Canada,
former elder of St. Andrew’s
Presbyterian Church, past mas
ter of Irving Lodge No. 120 A.F.
and A.M. and a charter member
of the Kiwanis Club of North
Vancouver.
He is survived by his widow,
one daughter, a brother and a
sister.
^-TAEN WE LET HIM LEAN BACK.
THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 29, 1953
Lucan And District News
of 22, the
defeated
Revere W.M.S.
Mrs. Orville Newby was hos
tess to the United Church Re
vere W.M.S. Mrs. Charlie Gowan
presided and was assisted in the
worship period by Mrs. II, Per
rin, Mrs. W. Gregory, Mrs. M.
Hardie, Mrs. Stanley Crawford
and Mrs. G. Rathburp. A piano
solo by Miss Grace Lindsay was
followed by a reading
Harvey Kennedy. The
ary topic was reviewed
Floyd Dykes and Mrs.
Rathburn.
The calendar project
resumed by this
means of increasing
givings.
by Mrs.
mission-
by Mrs.
Gordon
will be
circle as
missionary
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Personal Items
In a W.O.A.A.
.played in Clinton
January
Bantams
For the Lucan six Terry
Cecil Hodgins each scored two
.goals.
Lucan readers would like
extend their congratulations
The Exeter Times-Advocate
winning Ontario and national
awards for its safety campaign.
Mr. Harold Corbett, 195 2 war
den of Middlesex, on Tuesday,
January 20, handed over the
gavel to Mr. Neil L. Olde, reeve
of Carodoc Township.
At a
Granton,
tributes
church by Rev. G. C.
and family in memory
late Mrs. Raymer.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Westman
spent last Monday with Mr. and
Mrs. Victor Westman.
Mr. J. Young was a dinner
guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bar
ker last Wednesday.
Mr. Rodney Smith of St. Ca
tharines spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs, Murdoch Smith.
Mrs. T. D. Orme, Mrs. Cliff
Murdy, Mrs. C. W. Hawkshaw,
Mrs. T. C. McFarlane and Miss
Ida Porte attended a birthday
party given by Mrs. Claire Nor
ton of London in honor of her
mother, Mrs. B. W. Stanley, on
Wednesday, January 21. Mrs.
Stanley, though still a patient at
St. Mary’s Hospital, London,
has made a splendid recovery
from an auto accident over
year ago. Her Lucan friends i
tend hearty congratulations.
Mrs. T. A. Hodgins is still
the sick list.
Messrs. Joe Horne and Harold
Brooks were in Chatham on
Sunday -to bring Mrs. Horne
home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Pollard, of
Ingersoll, were Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan Reving
ton.
A euchre, sponsored by the
Home and School Association,
will be held in the public school
on Thursday evening, January
29.
Messrs. E. Scott, H. B. Lang
ford and F. W. Morgenroth at
tended an arena meeting in Clin
ton January 25 to make ar
rangements for a Branch Arena
aiid Recreation Association.
The Lucan Lions « Club are
holding a ladies’ night on Feb
ruary 2 at Hook’s "Restaurant,
London.
In an Intermediate “B” W.O -
A.A. hockey .game played in
Lucan Friday night, January 23,
the home team defeated St.
Marys 11-3. Much credit goes to
the Revington brothers
getting four goals
three.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Mr. and Mrs. George
family of Waterloo attended tha
funeral of Mrs. Isabel Morgan on
■Saturday.
Mrs. Gordon Mairs of Dor-*
Chester was back in her old
place in the Anglican Choir on
Sunday morning.
hockey game
on Thursday,
Clinton Lions
Lucan 9-6.
and
to
to
in
dedication service in
a pedestal for floral
was presented to the
Raymer
of the
1 a
ex-
Oil
Glen
and Fred
Lacliie and
Lacliie and
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Home And School
The January meeting of the
Lucan Home and School Asso
ciation was held in the school
Tuesday evening, January 20,
with Mrs. T. Watson'presiding.
During the business session it
was decided to have a euchre
party January 29 in the school.
A committee composed of Mrs.
Sheridan Revington, Mrs. George,
Mrs. Harold McFalls and Mrs.
Earle Young will
rangements. Each
asked to secure
members for her
bring table and
price of admission will be 35
cents. The grade mothers for the
Mrs.
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Annual meeting of the Lon
don Township Agricultural So
ciety elected the following offi
cers for 1953-—president, Run
can J. Fletcher; first vice-presi
dent, Tom Robson; second vice-
president, J. B. Kennedy; secre
tary-treasurer, George H. Graves.
A successful year was reported.
Granton Library Board
Officers of the Granton Lib
rary Board are: President, Mrs.
Gordon Dann; secretary, Fred
Couch; treasurer, Mrs. William
Lambert; board of directors,
Mrs. Robert Rainey, Mrs. Robert
Rainey, Mrs. T. Gunning, Mrs.
Chester Gowett, Mrs. G. Devine,
Mrs. A. Hobbs, Miss Verna Mc
Comb, Miss Joan Leslie, Rev. G.
C. Raymer and Grant Gollings.
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Achievement Day
The Department of Agricul
ture Achievement Day for home
making clubs, sponsored by the
Women’s Institute, was held in
Strathroy on Saturday. The fol
lowing eleven members of the
Lucan Hostess Club attended:
Rose Revington, Laverne George,
Audrey Whitehead, Margaret
Neil, Loreen Hodgins, Dallas
Hodgins, Beth Hodgins, Marlene
Revington, Beth Watson, Shei-
lagh Ewen and Helen Hardy.
Each girl received a silver
spoon and Helen Hardy a certi
ficate for having completed two
courses. The leader, Mrs. Frank
Hovey, received two spoons and
her assistant, Mrs. H. B. Lang
ford, one spoon.
The 15 clubs present each
presented a skit. Lucan’s skit
was based on table manners.
Record Books and File Boxes
were on display.
Lucan W.M.S.
Mrs. T. S.
the January
United Church
the <’ "
afternoon. Rev. E.
stalled
1953.
taken by Mrs,
group. Mrs. Blair was assisted
by Mrs. George
McLean, Mrs. C.
B. Langford and
stock.
Mrs. Hill read __
'the African Study Book dealing
with agriculture.
A solo by
accompanied
Mrs. Blair's
freshments.
Hill presided at
meeting of the
W.M.S. held in
churchy parlours Thursday
... _. M. Cook in-
the new officers for
The worship service was
bjr Mrs, John Blair’s
Mrs.
Phone 35-r-8
Gledhill and Harold
re-
yesterdayH. Elliott
•FOR GREATER RETURNS
Mrs. C.
by Mrs.
group
• The finest cars built in North
America are V-8 powered, be
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the
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• More and more manufacturers
are swinging to V-8 Engines.
was
of the
spoke
their Home
by Mrs.
Paul, Mrs, J.
Lewis, Mrs. H.
Mrs. W. Ayle-
Lewis was
S. Chown.
served
The Oddfellows’ Lodge
• Through 20 years the Ford
organization has built more V-8’s
than all other manufacturers
combined.
a chapter from
power
make the ar-
niember was
three non
table and to
dishes. The
February meeting will be
Mel Culbert and Mrs. Cliff
bert.
The guest speaker
Rev. J. F. Wagland
glican Church, who
Montreal schools and
and School activities.
A projector demonstration by
the principal, Mr. Elliott, illus
trated how one could be used
to advantage in the teaching of
nature study and social studies
particularly.
of
Granton enjoyed a turkey din
ner on their “Family Night”
with an attendance of about 75.
After the dinner, pictures were
shown by Mr. Wilbert Stanley.
Lucan Men's Club
The Lucan Men’s Club met in
the United Church last Wednes
day for their January meeting.
The following officers were
elected for 1953: Past president,
Wilbert Stanley; president, Jack
Murdy; vice - president, Murray
Hodgins; secretary-treasurer, Mel
Culbert; group leaders, Clarence
Lewis, Reg
Whyte.
Group 1,
of Clarence
p r o ,g r a m
unique. Mr.
Ailsa Craig interviewed
member present
recording machine, after which
he played the interview back to
the club.
under the leadership
Lewis, conducted the
which proved very
Will Burg'iss of
each
on his tape-R. B. Williams
Phone Either 44-9 Kirkton or 287 Exeter
Credit Union
Mr. Don Smith, of Hamilton,
organized a Credit Union in
Lucan at a meeting held in the
parish hall Thursday, January 22, a'nd explained that anyone
in Lucan or within a ten-mile
radius of Lucan was eligible to
join.
An election of officers result
ed as follows: Board, Mrs. Mel
Culbert, Mrs. A. E. Reilly^ Mrs.
J. R. Boon, Mr. B. ““
and Mr. Cartright.
Credit Committee:
vey Hodgins (one
Charles Haggar /
Rev. J. H. Wagland (three
years). Supervisory Committee:-
Mr. Frank Hovey (one year),
Mr. J. Ft. Boon (two years), Mr.
George Paul (three years).
Mr. Har-
year), Mr.
(two years),
Wagland
Evening Auxiliary
The Evening Auxiliary of the
Lucan United Church met at
the home of Mrs. Harold Whyte
Thursday, January 22. Mrs. Alex
Young presided. Plans were
made for a Valentine Tea to be
held at the home of the presi
dent February 14. Members were
urged to attend the W.M.S.
Presbyterial meetings to be held
in Wesley United Church, Lon
don, Tuesday and Wednesday,
January 27 and 28..
A committee composed of Mrs.
Mel Culbert, Mrs. S. Park, Mrs.
A. E. Reilly, Mrs. B. Thompson,
Mrs. J. W. Lockyer, Mrs. Chas.
Sovereign and Mrs. C. Magoffin
was appointed to take charge of
the birthday calendar campaign.
Group 3, headed
George Paul, took the worship
service at which another chapter
on the African Study Book was
reviewed.
Mrs. Isabel Morgan v
Funeral services for Mrs. Isa
bel. Morgan, who passed away in
Victoria Hospital, London, on
Thursday, January 22, in her
sixty-eighth year, were held in
the Murdy Funeral Home on
Saturday, January 24, at 2:30
p.m., with interment in St.
James’ Cemetery, Clandeboye.
Rev. G. Parker of Ailsa Craig,
officiated. The pallbearers were
John, Merton, Laverne and Joe
Douglas, Morgan and William
Elson.
Mrs. Morgan, daughter of the
late
was
her
W. 1
last
vray.
She is survived by five sons
and three daughters—Jack, of
Guelph, Laverne, of Royal Oak,
Mich., Wilbert, of Vancouver,
Joseph, of McGillivray, Merton,
of Kitchener, Catherine (Mrs.
Ray Elson), Lucan, Elizabeth
(Mrs. Jim Robinson), Ailsa Craig,
and two sisters, Mrs. Hi Thomp
son and Mrs. Guy Harrison. '
Mr. and i
born in
marriage
Morgan, '
May, she
Mrs. John Hotson,
McGillivray. After
to the late John
who passed away
s lived in McGilli-
A.Y.P.A.
The Lucan A.Y.P.A. met in
the parish hall Monday, January
19. In the absence of the presi
dent, Miss Joan I-Iodgins, the
meeting was taken by Miss Mar
ion Ashworth. Miss Helen How
ard read the scripture lseson,
The business session was spent
In making plans for the drama
festival being held in Ilderton,
January 28. Eleven-year-old John
Smibert was made an honorary
A.Y.P.A. member to enable him
to take part In the play present
ed by the Lucan branch.
Birr Anglican Officers
At the annual meeting
Trinity Anglican Church, Birr,
Murray Shoebottom was appoint
ed rector’s warden and William
Hodgins, people’s warden. Lay
delegate to the Synod, Austin
Hedging; Mrs. ICen Roberts,
treasurer; and Mrs. Earnest
O’Neil, Vestry clerk.
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