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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-02-09, Page 7
n THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER,'ONTARK>,THUR$DAY MORNING, FEBRUARY f, 1954 Lucan And District News Story Of Mission Related To WA The February meeting of Holy Trinity Church Women's Auxili ary was held last Thursday after noon at the home of Mrs. Jack Murdy, Fourteen members ans wered the roll call. Mrs, Erwin Scott read the Bible Lesson and the president, Mrs. F. C. McFar lane, led in the Litany. In the absence of Mrs. Harold Hodgins, there was no Study Book, but Mrs1. Jack Murdy filled in with an interesting account of the Colum bia Coast Mission as. told by the Rev. Alan Green. A Holy Trinity, “Book of Re membrance” was discussed and plans made to begin one. Mrs. W. G. Mqore of London Will be the guest speaker at Lucan’s united meeting for the ‘‘Women’s World Day of Prayer” Friday February 17, at 3 p.m, in the Anglican Church. A choir will lead the singing and provision will be made for the care of small children, Rev. J. P. Prest pot' only led in the discussion on the “Book of Remembrance” but also spoke on the church’s resposibility in re gard to our missionary obliga tions. Mrs1. Roy Stanley offered her hpme for the February meeting with Mrs. F. A. Hodgins, Mrs. Frank -Hovey and Mrs, Irene Coursey as assistant hostesses. Personal Items Mr. Arthur Bell the Locker apt. Young apt., Main Rev. J, P. Prest attended a meeting of the Brotherhood of Anglican Churchmen last Wed nesday night in the church of St. John the Evangelist, Strath- roy. j Mr. and Mrs. Theron Creery were Saturday guests of the form er’s sister, Mrs. Warner McRob erts. Mr. and Mrs.. George Fowlie, who have been living in Mr. Wil bert Revington’s apartment, have moved to London. Mr. Harry Hardy, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hardy of Lucan and Mrs A. Brown of London returned home last Sunday, from a„ two week’s motor trip to Florida. Mr. Harry Bawden of Toronto was a Friday guest of Mrs. Helen Watson, Social And Personal 'John Conlin and. Keith Frost, of Lucan’s ’Scouts, were attend, the Bronze course in Goderich February. Mrs. Ken Thorndale, guests with Mr has moved from to the George St. North. SUPERIOR Propane Limited Your Distributor for Propane Gas and Appliances for Farm, Home and Industry Call Stratford 4174 two chosen to Arrowhead the end of Mr. and family, of day ’Murray Abbott. Mi’s. ■' Eldon Hodgson is ■euperating from her recent ness. Mr. and Mrs. Mel Culbert family visited with Mr. and : Chester Patrick of ’Sarnia 'Sunday. •Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Hearn Tuesday guests with Mr. Mrs. Pat Seben of Carlingford. Robbie McNaughton, small son of Mr. ' “ Naughton, days with Mr. Revington. Mr. J. B. Ready is attending .a hardware convention in To ronto this week, Mr. Robert Coughlin,, foreman of Jackson’s Bakeries, attended ia business banquet at the Knot ty Pine Inn Tuesday, evening, Mr. Harold Brooks, of London, spent last Monday with his grand mother, Mrs. Thomas Brooks, who >is on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Young and' Gordon spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dunseith of St. Marys. Sunday guests with Mr. and Mrs. Boh Coleman included Rev. -and Mrs. Harold Dickins of Rochester, Mr. and Mrs.- Lorne McFalls of St. Thomas, Mrs. Frank Coates of Exeter and Mr. T h o m a s Dickins of Corning, Sask. The four sisters had a hap.py reunion with their wesit- At the eight-table euchre and dance staged by the I.O.O.F. No. 70, Lucan, Mr. and Mrs. Omlar Cunningham captured first prizes-, Mrs. Roy Cunningham, the prize for lone hands and Arnold Blake, the lucky chair prize. Miss Rowena Abbott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Abbott, has accepted a position in the Georgt Paul store and is staying with her grandparents', Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hodgins. Mr. W. W. Garrett has beer- elected _new president of the Midd lesex ~ ' . Mr. field, Crop graduated with auctioneer from School of Auctioneering, Detroit, ern brother. ■Miss Delrene Coursey has been home from work with an of flu. Mr,, and. Mrs. .George Young and Nancy were weekend guests with Mr. 'and Mrs. Chester Smith of London. Mrs. J. C. Davies, of Wood- stock, spent last weekend with her sister, Mrs. Mitchell Has kett and Mr.,. Haskett. Brock and were Sun- and Mrs. re- ill- were and ■and Mrs. Harry is spending a and Mrs. Mc- few Don Federation of Agriculture. Hugh Filson, R.R. 4, Den- vice president of Middlesex Improvement Association, honors as an the ’ Reppert attack !■ a iiaiin iiiiiim t ■>> i ii ii t > t in m ■ i in in 11 11111 ii ii >i 11 mi in i >i ii tn 11 in > ii i ii 11 in ■ 11 ■ >■ > > ii<ii I •< •< * t ■ i * ■ ■ ■>■■ i* ■ r Barley Contract No. 1 Treated Montcalm Seed Barley. Best prices paid. You may have whichever price is the highest based on 3 C.W.6 row Winnipeg cash' price or 3 C.W.6 row Win nipeg Wheat Board price. Free storage until December 15. Come in and. have this, special contract explained before contracting. 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Gay Liquid Detergent .............. Brown Bear Honey, 2-Lb. Tins Instant Maxwell House Coffee, Lg. Jar J Al's Groceteria And Meat * Hensall f Ontario ^ttiriniiiiiviiiiihiwiiihfi Purchase Gowns For Junior Choir The Women’s Association of Lucan United Church ‘met IR Wednesday afternoon, February 1, with the president, Mrs. C. H. George, in the chair, . A report was given on gowns for the Junior Choir and a buying and cutting committee was ap pointed, Mrs1. W. Parkinson and Mrs. A. E. Reilly, with other mem bers of the W.A, to be asked to sew. A letter was read from Mrs, G. A. Wheable asking this branch to participate in the Presbytery W.A, meeting in the Lambeth United Church on April 30, by taking the worship service. It was agreed that this should be done. Mrs. Arthur Black was ap pointed to look into the re upholstering of three chairs for use of the .W.A. at teas, etc., and Mrs. George and Mrs. Harvey Langford will meet with Mr. McLean regarding the sale the linoleum previously used the church sanctuary. Unsold bazaar articles will ■donated to the Evening Auxiliary for their bale. There will be "an “apron shower” at the March meeting for the 1956 baziaar. Mrs. Sheridan Revington re ported for Mrs. -Murray Hodgins on the Children’s Work Confer ence held in Tor-onto last week end. 'Mrs. Edgar McFalls as group leader led in the worship, as sisted by Mrs. W. Lee. Mrs. Cecil Robb as speaker, took as her subject “Men of the Bible”. Explorer Group Plans Bunny Tea At the Expedition of the Lucan- Clandeboye Explorer Group held on Wednesday evening, February 1, the date for the annual ‘‘Bun ny Tea” was set for Thursday, April 5, with the Executive plan ning the affair. Marilyn Culbert was elected Chief Explorer with the Recorder, Coralyn Donaldson; Keeper of the Treasure, Ilene Donaldson; and pianist, Elizabeth Parkinson. Counsellor „Iva Hodgins lead in worship with Counsellor Kae Has kett telling of Dr. Walter Strang- way’s work as a medical mission ary in Angola, West Africa. It was decided that the Explor ers, who will graduate into C.G.- I.T. this year, should take a more active part in leadership and along this line Jean Cochrane, Diane Hickson and Marilyn Cul bert assisted with the worship service and Ilene Donaldson lead in a game. Mrs. W. Brownlee Dies At 99 Years Funeral services for Mrs. Wil liam Brownlee, who celebrated her 99th birthday two weeks ago were held from the C. Haskett and son Funeral. Home Saturday, Febru ary 4, with interment in St. James Cemetery, Clandeboye. Rev. J. P. Prest, rector of Holy Trinity of ficiated. The pall bearers were, Cecil, Tom and Allan Hodgins, Earl Haskett, Clarence Lewis and Chester Ryan. Mrs. Brovfailee, the former Jane Ann Hodgins, was the daughter of the late George and Rebecce Hodgins,! and was born bn the farm now occupied by her neph ew, Cecil Hodgins, just north of the village/ After her marriage to William Brownlee 73 years ago on her. 26th birthday she lived most of her married life on a farm south of Lucan. Her husband predeceased her 15 years ago at the age of 89. For some years she made her . home ^with her daughter, Mrs. E. McEwan of To ronto but for the past three years was a resident of Lambeth Lodge, Toronto.' Of a family of five girls and one boy her only survivors are Mrs. Percy Ryan (Ava) of Van couver, Mrs. E. McEwan (Myrtle) Toronto and William of Lucan. Other survivors include eight grandchildren and fourteen* gregx grandchildren. the on J. of in be New Auxiliary Plans Activities 4 The recently organized Evening Auxiliary of Holy Trinity Church held their February meeting in the Parish Hall last Wednesday evening with an attendance of 15 answering the roll call by the paying of fees. The new president, Mrs. man Hardy, was in the Mrs1. Clarence Hardy at the and Mrs. ’ Merton Culbert, Cecil Lewis, Mrs. Clarence Nor chair, piano Mrs. __ , __ ___Has kett and the president served as hostesses. The president was assisted in the devotional by Mrs. B. H. El liott. After a lengthy discussion, it was decided the branches’ first objective would be the purchasing of hew altar linen, A “silver-ware contest” was won by .Mrs. Herb. Stretton. Mrs. Clare Stanley offered her home for the March meeting, Which, owing to a church service, will be held Oh Thursday Match 1, Coursey School. Elichre A gplehdid attendance was pres ent for a nine table Euchre at the Coursey School last Thursday night. Hostesses were Mrs1. Hat- old Coursey and, Mrs. Chas. Hag- gar, Winners of liigl\ score wont to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hodgins and second ptifce winners were Miss Alice Haggar and Mr, Er- van Hodgins, J. Joseph Dewan Biddulph Native C.* Haskett and Son, funeral directors of Lucan, had (Charge of funeral 'arrangements for James Joseph (Joe) Dewan ■ of Windsor, who passed away in Metropolitan Hospital. Saturday, January 28, in hiq thirty-seventh year. • z He lay at rest at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Dewan, Concession 8, Biddulph, until Tuesday morning when he was Church. High Mass. John C. sisted by deacon ■Sweeney, was in the adjoining > cemetery, , Pall-bearers were John Egap, Joseph Harrigan, James, O’Shea, Les Morkin, Clarence Mitchell ■and Otto Desnarais. A construction worker hy trade, Mr. Dewan had worked in Windsor for the past 11 years. Besides his parents, he is sur vived by two brothers, John of Biddulph Township, and Frank, of Allan Park, Mich. Lucanites Honored Last Wednesday evening, Mrs. Harold McFalls entertained with a social evening in honor ..of Mr, and Mrs. Joe Horne, prior to their departure for Winnipeg. Other guests included Mi'S. T. Brooks and family and Mrs. H. Wilkinson of Portage la Prairie. During t'he evening, Mr. and Mrs, Horne were presented with a cocktail set. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cough lin, Judy and Don spent last 'Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Black of St. Marys. Enter Play In Drama Festival The Lucan Junior Farmers are entering the .play ‘‘Be Home By Midnight” in the Drama Festival being held at Iklerton Monday night, February o 13. The cast will consist of 'Miss Margaret Henr.y and ■parents and Block, Gordon Leslie and Jim McComb as their children. Miss Lina‘Abbott is directing the play. Mrs, William Dickins received word of the death of her brother, Mr. Jack Mains, of Eston, Sask., who passed away Sunday after ■being hospitalized for two months with a heart condition. Among those from a distance who attended the funeral of the la'te Mrs. William Brownlee were Mr. and Mrs. W. E‘. McEwan of Toronto, Mr. Billy Towle of Pitts burg, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Woods of Brantford and Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Laverty of Hamilton. Mr. Erwin Scott flew to New Orleans last week to attend the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable con vention and returned on Sunday. Hockey News The Lucan Irish piled up two more victories in the WOAA Big Eight Hockey League last week. On Monday night they defeated ■Clinton Colts 6-5 at Clinton and on Friday night at Lucan they defeated St., Marys Alerts 15-3. Lucan Boy Injured T o m m y Brooks, 16-year-cld son of Mr. Grant Brooks, suf fered a broken collar bone last Thursday. He and his cousin, Gary McFalls, accidently fell on t’he ice on Main Street. Gary landed on top of Tommy. Dr. E. R. Patterson ordered Tommy to St. Joseph’s Hospital for X-rays. News of Clandeboye By MRS. C. PATON Hensall Personal Items Harry Lowery moved to the Lovell on No. fit, 'Patrick’s for .Solemn uncle, Father officiated, as- ■taken 'to Biddulph His Jordan, Father J. A. Machesy, , and Father J. F- sub-deacon. Interment W.I. Molds Successful Euchre The Clandeboye Women’s In stitute held a successful euchre in the Oddfellows Hall in Lucan with 17 tables in play. Mrs. George Simpson, convener of the group, said the project was to raise money for the Scholarship Fund at Macdonald Institute, Guelph, for Middlesex County ■girls.’ The winners for ladies’ high were. Mrs. J. Hall; gent's, Jack Harrison; lone hands, Mrs. JEd Flynn and Rea Neil. The lucky chair prize was won by Ernie Lewis. W.A. And W.M.S. The February meeting of the W.A. and W.M.S, was held in the Sunday School room with Mrs. George Simpson as hostess. Mrs. Rea Neil, president of the W.M.S.,‘presided for the meet ing, introducing the new study ■book. Mrs. Macintosh presided for the W.A. for a short business meeting when a supper was dis cussed. Two quilts were quilted. Personal Items Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Harper and daughter spent Sunday with _ ’ ' , Mr. and Wilfred Cunningham and Mr. and Mrs. and family have residence pf Mr, 4 Highway. Wendy Moir of Grand Bend, spent the weekend with’her aunt, Mrs. Elsie Case. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ibhotson of Hanover were Saturday visit ors with Mr. and Mrs. William Pepper. « Mr, and Mrs. W. E. Sled den, Mrs. Pete Balfour and family, Woodstock, visited Sunday with Mrs. Catherine Hedden Mr. Lloyd Bail of Miss Eleanoi* Dunlop ■took, visited Sunday and Mrs, William Pepper, and Herb. Stratford, ■of Tavis- with Mr, T asRoy McComb 'Miss Bernice De .Mrs, Harper’s parents, 'Mrs, ............ ~ Joe, Mr. Clare spent Saturday with Mr. ■and Mrs. Wilfred Logan, Thorn dale, Mr. John Simpson attended a course in television in London last week. Mrs. Alvin Cunningham re turned from ©pending two weeks 'With her daughter and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Manson, of Embro. Mrs. Tom Brock and daughter returned to her (home on Tues day atfer spending a few days’ with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lynn. and Mrs, J. H. Paton and Mrs. Fred Armitage is on the sick list. •Mr. Ross Hern last Monday with Myron Culbert. The W.I. Euchre have been held last Thursday af ternoon was postponed a- week, owing to the death of Mrs. Brown- of Zion spent Mr. and Mrs, which was to Miss Clarissa Mitchell returned home .Saturday from South Huron Hospital, Exeter, where she had been a patient for the past few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. 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