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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-09-30, Page 13r THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1954 Comments About Clandeboye By MRS. C. J. PATON Lucan And District News Trousseau Tea Mrs. Wilfred Dixon entertain­ ed at a trousseau tea in honor of her dnugther, Shirley. Pouring tea at a candle-lit table with lace cloth and centre­ piece of pink and white mums, were Mrs. Mary Martene, aunt of the groom, Mrs. Beatrice Dix­ on, great aunt of the bride, Mrs. Weigand, sister of the groom, and Mrs. John Hotson, aunt of the bride. Tea room assistants were Misses Helen Lewis and Mary Thompson. Showing the gifts were Mrs. Homer Russell, sister of the groom, Miss Patricia Watson, cousin of the bride, Miss Pauline Dixon, sister of the bride, and Mrs. Charles Martene. Assisting in the evening were Miss Marilyn I-Iern, Miss Dorcas and Alice the room as- Elizabeth Tasko. Dixon Sillery, Mrs. Don Mrs. Joe ’ Martene. Hagger of Lucan Kestle Miss showed "bride’s trousseau. Tea sistants were Misses Gilmour and Margaret Showers Honor Shirley Mrs. Earl Dixon, Mrs. William Thomson and Mrs. Tom Kooey were co-hostesses for a miscell­ aneous shower Shirley Dixon The pital, Dixon table in honor of Miss at Neil’s School. South Huron Hos- presented Miss two hand - painted staff of 'Exeter, with lamps and several other gifts at a shower in the Auxiliary room. Miss Dixon was a assistant at the hospital. Mrs. Charles Haggar tained at a miscellaneous in honor of Miss Dixon home recently. Harvest. Thanksgiving Services Harvest Thanksgiving ser­ vices were held on Sunday at St. James’ Church. The morning ser­ vice of Holy Communion was taken by the rector, the Rev. J. F. Wagland. The church was decorated, with grain, vegetables, fruits and flowers, symbolic of the harvest. At the evening service, the guest minister was the Rev. A. Southard of Muncey. Observe Rally Day At the United Church, Rally Day was observed with the super­ intendent, Mr. Charlie Francis, in charge of the junior choir. Mr. Ira Carling of Lucan, accom­ panied by Mrs. Kermit Thomp­ son at the piano, played electric guitar solos. The Rev. E. M. Cook gave the sermon for Rally Day. Attend Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. J, H. Paton and Clare attended the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. Mrs. “ day Mrs. and Mrs. enter­ shower at hen Three Couples Celebrate Wedding Anniversaries Will Downing Celebrates 92 Mr. Will Downing celebrated his ninety-second birthday quiet­ ly in his home Tuesday, Septem­ ber 28. Mr, Dcrwning still en­ joys splendid health and is able to tend his garden. He is par­ ticularly proud of his dahlias. He counted 42 blooms this week. Junior Choir Party The wiener the members Junior Choir, first planned and then in Clarence Hardy, was finally in the basement of the church last Tuesday afternoon with Mrs, Ray Elson, Mrs. Kay Egan and Mrs. H. Bond in charge. Mr. J. F. Wagland led in the games which followed. Outside Mums AU Colors Coming in Bloom You can Have Them in Pot or Planted in Your Garden and corn roast for. of Holy Trinity which had for the river the home of been flats Mrs. held Phone 761-W Reder's Flowers Exeter, Ont. "'uuiuii.............................................................................................................i<uiiiiiiii<«iiiiii<uiiiiiiiiiiiihiiii(ii<i,iiii«i'> Personal Items Mr. Eli Thompson, who has been making his home with his family since selling his Lucan home, called on old friends last Tuesday. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Millson on the birth of a son, Kenneth Ralph, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, September 18; a brother for Donald. Mr. and Mrs, C. J. Hodgins, of Denfield, visited with Miss Hattie Hodgins last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Tuckwood of St. Marys have moved into the E. F. Bridger ‘ apartment, Mr. and Mrs. Alf Djckins of London and Mrs. W- W. Garrett and Doreen of London township were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Colema last Tuesday, Mr. Cole­ man has been confined to his bed for several days. Mr. E. R. Pitt and son are in the United States on a business trip. Among the Lucanites who at­ tended Mr. and Mrs. James Pat­ ton’s fortieth anniversary “Open House” at their home last Mon­ day night were Mrs. Erwin Scott, Mrs. Harold Corbett, Mrs. Irene Coursey, Mrs. Irving Mrs. T, Brooks, Mrs, Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Wes Atkinson Lina Abbott. Last Sunday, Stone and Doug Seaforth where feted by other relatives. Mr. Ivan Hearn, his father-in- law and brother-in-law, Mr. J. E. Brown and Mr. Jack Brown, attended the ball game in De­ troit last weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hepburn and family are spending a _few days with Revington. Rev, J. F. Wagland, Miss ion Coursey, Miss worth, Miss, Joan Frank Hovey and Stone attended the P.A. rally in the Church of the Redeemer, London, Among the officers installed by the Rev. Mr, Jones was Miss Marion Coursey of Lucan as past president. Mrs. W. McVey, formerly of Lucan, has moved to London for the winter where she will share an, apartment with’western friends." Among the guests attending a trousseau tea given by Mrs. La­ verne Topping for her daughter, Ruby Alice, was Miss Delrene Coursey of Lucan, who also at­ tended the wedding last Satur­ day at Kerwood ~ Church when Miss Topping be­ came the bride of George Ed­ ward (Bud) Clarke. Mr., and Mrs. V. G. Banting have returned home after a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Banting and family, Bramp­ ton, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Banting, of Bowmanville. Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Hodgins, of London, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hodgius and family. Mrs. Cecil Robb visited her daughter, Rose Marie, and other Sarnia relatives last weekend. Mr. Erie Young has bought the home of Mr. Robert Clubine. Sunday, October 3, will be Har­ vest Festival in Holy Trinity Church. Rev. A. Nield will be the guest speaker at the o’clock service and the rector will be the speaker at the evening service. On Monday evening in the par­ ish hall, Principal B. H. Elliott showed a number of educational films. The proceeds will go to­ wards Ibooks for the library. Weekend guests with Mr, and Mrs, J. R. Murray included Mrs. Roy Paton, of St. George, Miss L, Fox, of Hamilton, and Mrs. M. Stewart, of London, and Sunday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Murray and son, Don, and Miss Gertrude Chase, all of Tor­ onto. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hodgins are holidaying in Batavia. Mrs. C. Johnson, St. Cathe­ rines is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Wilbert Revington. Drain Tile Fire Brigade Saves House On Monday afternoon fire par­ tially destroyed the home of Mr. Tom Weller on William Street next to the Pentecostal Church, The house had recently been sold to Mr. Frank Mitchell and the Weller family had planned moving into a house owned by Mr. Ivan Culbert and were there cleaning at the time of the fire. A neighbour, Mrs. Edgar Mc- Falls, gave the alarm and fire­ men were able to save the house. The fire seemed to start in the walls of the frame kitchen. Most of the kitchen furniture was bad­ ly burned and a budgie bird in its cage killed, A large batch of bread in a pan was browned. The woodwork in the inside rooms was badly 'blistered, drapes on the window burned and flowers wilted. ■Damage upstairs was mostly the result of smoke and water. The loss is partly covered by surance. AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERYThe Voice Of Temperance This is the story of Alcoholism in France, amongst children, as found in “Time”, July 12, 1954. Seven-year-old Pierre was brought by his prosperous parents to Child Psychiatrist Dr. Suzanne Serin. A bright healthy boy he often had strange visions, hands, white things on the bureau . . , Despite 26 years ofSerin was scarcely able to believe her own diagnosis, acute alcohol­ ism, Alarmed, Dr. Serin alerted Paris’ clinics and soon uncovered three more cases, Lucien, 5, Yvonne, 3, and Maurice, 12. Cer­ tain that there must be a host of others such as these, Dr. Serin persuaded the Ministry of Health to conduct an investigation. "The results were shocking.” In Paris Dr. Serin Academy its staid launched campaign difficult and delicate job, for any French peasant will confidently insist, "a little wine never hurt anybody”. It is rather significant that the American Medical Asso­ ciation has decreed a ban on all liquor advertisements in their periodicals. They know that “Wine IS a mocker.” (adv’t) Call 3 J. A. Rydall Tile YardsFifty-five years ago, Septem­ ber 27, Jennie Hobbs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hobbs, of Thorndale, and Mr. Wilbert Rev­ ington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil­ liam Revington, of Con. 2, Bid- dulph, were united at the home of the ents. Fifteen years ago, daughters, Mrs. Art London, and Mrs. Jack Lankin, Lucan, were married on their parents' fortieth wedding anni­ versary. On Sunday, the three couples celebrated with an anniversary dinner at the Knotty Pine Inn. In the afternoon, Mrs. John Park had a family gathering at her home. Many friends, relatives neighbors dropped in to congratulations. Mr, and Mrs. Revington two sons and five daughters. All were home but Mrs. L. Lobsinger of Sarnia, who was absent be­ cause of sickness in the family. Mrs. Sheridan R e v i n g t o n poured tea and a number of granddaughters served. Mr. and Mrs. Revington received a num­ ber of gifts, bouquets of flowers and anniversary cards. Promote Children At Rally Service A capacity crowd filled the United Church for the Rally Service Sunday morning. The junior choir conducted by Mrs. Dave Park had charge of the music. Sharon and Bobby Stan­ ley, small children of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stanley, assisted in the service with their cornets. The superintendent, Mr. Alex Young, had charge of the ser­ vice with the Rev. E. M. Cook making the announcements. The theme of the service was "’‘That India's Children May Learn of Jesus,” The story told was onfe of India’s children. The body of the church had been reserved for the many of whom were promoted through the gate and by their new teachers, lowing were promoted: intermed­ iates to seniors, Beth Watson, Laverne George and Marlene Rev­ ington; junior to intermediate, Merry Roberts, Clifford Acheson, Bill Chown, Terry Culbert, Wayne Culbert, Harvey Hayes; primary to junior, Nancy Schran, Eliza­ beth Parkinson, Shirley Emerick, Bonnie Drennan, Shirley Sher­ wood. Randy Paul, Art Cobleigh, Gordie Young; beginner to prim­ ary, Louise Cochrane, David Bergstam, Patricia Cobleigh, Lynda Currie, Wayne Hodgins, Gerry Sherwood. Cheryl Thomp­ son, Gail Hickson, Terry Thom­ son and Helen Sigsworth. China Missionary Speaks To WMS The United Church W.M.S. meeting was held in the church parlors Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Warner McRoberts presid­ ing in the absence of Mrs. T. S. Hill. Mrs. R. Pitt’s group had charge of the program and re­ freshments. Mrs. W. Aylestock read the scripture and Mrs1. Pitt read the poem "Gratitude,” with a Thanksgiving theme, The guest speaker was Mrs. Brown of St. Marys, a former missionary in China. She gave an interesting talk on conditions in China and Korea. Mrs. S. Chown sang. in marriage bride's par- two of their McLean, of and offer have children, welcomed The fol- Celebrates Birthday Mr. Roy Stone, Coursey Line, celebrated his seventy-first birth­ day on Sunday, September 19, when 20 members of his immed­ iate family, including 10 grand­ children, came home for the oc­ casion from Dorchester, Seaforth, Welland and Hamilton. Lions Hear Speaker The Lucan Lions Club their regulai- meeting in Anglican Church basement Monday evening with Mrs. Hodgins’ group catering a ken dinner. The District Deputy Governor, Mr, A. J. Sweitzer, of Exeter, speaking on Lionism, was the guest speaker. held the last Cecil chic- Injures Shoulder Mr. Henry Hodgins, who will be seventy-nine in November, had the mistfortune to fall in his home last Sunday breaking a hone in his shoulder. When taken to the hospital, the doctors thought it advisable not to set it. At present he and Mrs. Hod­ gins are with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carroll. Boy Scouts Meet On Tuesday night the annual Huron District Boy Scout Asso­ ciation met for the first time in this locality in Lucan's new Scout - Cub building. Thirty - six leaders from the Huron district were .present. Misses Joan Hod­ gins and Audrey Marshall of the Lucan Cubs attended. Business of the past year was discussed and plans for next year lined up. Sponsor Demonstration Invitations were sent out Clandeboye, Birr, Granton, River­ view and West McGillivray Wo­ men’s Institutes to attend the interior decorating demonstra­ tion In the Community Centre last Thursday evening. At the end of his talk, Mrs. Tilson drew the lucky door tic­ kets. Mrs. Ken Carter and Mrs. Helen Watson were the wallpaper winners and Mrs. Roy Morton, of Ailsa Craig, and Mrs. Wilbert Revington were the paint win­ ners. Mrs. George Paul moved a vote of thanks to the speakers and Frank Hardy thanked all present for their interest. to in- Gibson, Harold Mc- T. Flynn, and Miss ELGINFIELD, ONTARIO Phone Lucan 25-r-31 Groups Shower Dorothy Hardy Miss Dorothy Hardy, whose wedding to Leroy Revington will take place in Holy Trinity Church on Saturday, October 2, was the guest of honoi- at two Lucan showers last week. On Monday evening, the mem­ bers of Holy Trinity choir, of which Dorothy has been a most faithful members for years, pre­ sented her with a canister set, bread box and waste paper bas­ ket. On Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hodgins, Misses Joan Hodgins, Pat Watson and Helen Howard were hostesses at a miscellaneous shower. Twenty-two girls were present to extend congratulations to bride-elect. the Mr. spent Mr. and Mrs. the day in Stone was Mr. and Mrs.Wes Mar- Ash- Mr. Marion Murless, Mr. Douglas annual A.Y.- “Wings not which dance It is awful.” practice, Dr. reported findings to the of Medicine. Dismayed, members p r o~m p 11 y a big anti-alcoholism in French schools — a ' I wouldn't have ANY PART OF IT stAnd neither would my Dad. He knows the value of trust company experience in looking after an estate. He wouldn’t be without it!” So many wise men to-day rely on the experience and co-operation of a trust company. Write for free booklet headed: "Blueprint For Your Family’’, covering some aspects of estate ad­ ministration. Organize Party For Wee Folk Between morning and evening storms last Tuesday, the wind and rain abated sufficiently in ■the afternoon for 39 Little Help­ ers, their .parents and W.A. members to attend the first Little Helpers' party in the Par­ ish Hall. This group, of wee folk has just recently been organized by the W.A. and all were happy at the success of its first party. A committee composed of Mrs. Jack Mtirdy, Mrs, Harold Corbett and Miss necessary Mrs. T. president, using the which the little people emptied the contents of their penny boxes into a decorated pail. All were surprised to find they amounted to $10.'0.5 (and one button). In a short talk, Mrs. McFarlane ex­ plained the aims of the oragniza- tion to the parents and gave spec­ ial thanks to Mrs. Jack Murdy for all her work in organizing. Miss Lina Abbott took over for the games and prizes. The tots were all on their very behaviour and a happy time had by all. After lunch, a small gift presented to each child and all were able to get home before the next real downpour. Personal Items Mr, and Mrs. George Smith and family of Toronto spent last weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Al­ bert Parry. Miss Mary Hynes, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, spent a few­ days with Mr. and Mrs, Frank Hovey. NO ODOUR Presbyterian Dow-PER eliminates the sharp, depressing odour of dry clean­ ing . . . your clothes smell fresh, feel fresh after they’ve been deep-cleaned with Dow- PER, used exclusively by THE STERLING TRUSTS CORPORATION BRANCH OFFICE 1-3 Dunlop St., Barria MID-TOWN CLEANERSTeen Town Club Starts Badminton Last Monday night, over 30 Teen Town Community badminton their 25<i was decided to charge evening and to allot the follows, 7-8 for ages 12 8- 9 for ages 14 and over, and 9- 10 for experienced players. On Friday night, 19 were present for the HEAD OFFICE 372 Bay St., Toronto EXETER teen-age 11 was Lina Abbott made the arrangements. C. McFarlane, the W.A. opened the meeting Mothers’ Prayer, after fee. It 10^ an time as and 13; members met at the Centre to organize a club. Seventeen paid membership Mr. and Mrs. Myrna Logan, Mr. and Mrs. Randy Morri- Mr. Austin Bice returned home from St. Joseph’s Hospital, Lon- underwent an tiny best was Emerson Paton, last Other guests were Mr. W. L. Paton, Parkhill; Mrs. Dave Hills, Mr. Mill Martin, Paul Mrs. J, H. afternoon. Mrs. Jessie Lewis and on Monday PHONE 33and Sun- and Mr. and and Nancy, of London; Mr. and Mrs. ^Morley Hobbs, Gary and Judith Hobbs, of Lucan; Wilfred Logan and of Thorndale, and Ray Morrison and son of St. Marys. Personal Items Mr. Jim Cunningham has been cleaning up after the fire and hopes to have a new barn built this year to replace the one de­ stroyed by lightning on Septem­ ber 21. Mr. Milton Brock, Thorndale, auctioneer, sold the 200-acre farm of the late Mrs. Mary Anne Jones estate on Friday, Mr. Jar­ win Scott of Lucan purchased it for $9,600. don, where he operation there. Mr. Ward Hodgins is Able to be out driving his truck again. Following surgery, he spent seve­ ral weeks in St. Joseph’s Hos­ pital. He visited later at the home of his son Emerson in Lon­ don, and with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr .and Mrs. Ralph Ainslie and family of St. Marys. Mrs. Irving Gibson, Mrs, Irene Coursey and Mrs. Wes AtkiiisOn of Lucan called on Paton on Thursday Mrs. Jennie Conner, Lewis, Miss Batgara Mrs. W. Dixon called afternoon.Miss Joan Simpson, of Sarnia, and Miss Barbara Simpson, Lam­ beth, spent the week with their parents, Mr, and Mrs. ’Maurice Simpson. members regular Teen Town meeting which took the form of a scavenger hunt. The members were divided into groups of three and given a card with the name of seven articles from a broken comb to a mini- 'ster’s signature. The winning group comprised Margaret Neil, Beth Watson and Alan Ready. Second prize went to Jack Young, Maureen Fenn and Linda Tatlow. During the business session, plans were made for Gala Night to be held in the near future. 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