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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-04-03, Page 16Pali 16 The Times•Achrocate, April 3, 1.958 Describe Trip To NY To. Home And School The March meeting of the Lean Hanle and ,School Asso- Clatien. was held in the School eltditerium last Tuesday with a good attendance, Mr. Swicks' torn winning the attendance cup. The president, Mrs. Sheri- dan Revington, presided and. Mrs. Mel Culbert was lunch con- Vener. - Mrs. Ivan Hem, Mrs, Calvin liaskett and Mrs. A. E. Parry were named H and S represen- tatives to assist in the TB survey at the Community Centre at 2 p.m. Tuesday to receive sup- plies. Atrs. R. Kehl, volunteered to assist in the afternoon and Mrs. Mel Culbert and Mrs, C. H. George at night, the day of the clinice The group decided fo have a used record sale concession at the Trade and Hobby Fair, May 12, 13 and 14. They also voted to donate a trophy for the Music Festival. Paul Steacy and Gary Reving- ton entertained with a piano duet and Miss Carol Reed, Lon- don teacher and one of the Earle Terry Singers, s a ng teveral numbers. Giving some of the high -lights of the recent New York trip, Messrs. Harold Ribson and coach, Bill Smith were the guest speakers.As both lauded the splendid behavior of all the children no doubt every parent present frit proud of their ehild • The speakers related several humorous incidents. Crossing a very large cemetery one boy looked down and said, "It looks as if half NeYork were dead." Another boy had. the misfortune to stepR on the foot of one of the sears. The youngsters received sh much attention. that people thought. that Luean must he a place of great importance iritis a population of at least 15.000. (NO one made them the sviseee A strange coincidence of the twe-day trip was, not one New Yorker even mentioned the "Black Donnelly's." Perhaps Ed Sullivan, who couldn't. pronounce LUCAN, is a typical New Yor- ker, who never even heard of the little Irish village, but the ' Liman Leprechauns have helped to put Lucan really on the map. Many Lueanites are receiving letters from distant relatives saving they saw the children on , TV. Award Contract • •. For Church Job The Ladies' Guild of Holy Tri- nity Church held their March meeting in the Parish Hall last Monday evening vith the presi- dent, Mrs. Kay Egan, in the chair and Mrs. C. W. Hawk- ! sham at the piano.. There were 19 members present. The Scrip. ture Lesson was read by Erwin Scott. The tender for the making of cupboards by Mr. Les Wood- ward was accepted. It was de- cided to begin at the next meet- ing to bring articles for the an- nual bazaar. A guest part of the business session was spent in the discussion of a number of re - Fairs for the church and of an riterchange if servers with the United Church for the Men's Clubs Ladies' Nights, Granton Institute I Aids Leprechauns At a meeting of the Granton W.I. at the home of Mrs. Gordon Dann it was voted to give a don- ation to help finance the Lucan Leprechauns hockey team's re-; cent trip to New York. There was also a donation towards the Ceylon Flood Relief Fund, Mrs. Norman Riddell spoke en "Canadian Industry" and Mrs, George Wilson discussed the motto, "Industry is the parent : of success." Mrs. Carman Dann outlined "Industry in Newfound- . land." Household hints were reviewed by Mrs. Andrew Knox. Mrs. Gordon Dann spoke on the ori- gin of Easter customs. A St. Patrick contest was won by Mrs. George Wilson. Mrs. Harold Hodgins, Mrs. T. A. Hodgins and Mrs. T, C. Mc- Farlane were named a commit- tee to meet with committees from the other organization to make arrangements Inc a cele- bration of the laying of the church's corner stone, 50 years ago, June 24. It was decided to purchase new table cloths for the base- ment tables. IN APPRECIATION Th. announcing the 1958 opening of Elginfield's "LORD ELGIN" Restaurant, on Good Friday, April 4th, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Crinnian, the. proprietors. wish to express their great appreciation for the public's acceptance and favor of the establishment's food! services and policies (by many, many thousands) during the past t six years since the original opening in the year 1952. So' great a number of friends, neighbors and tourists have requested. that "Great Lakes" cold -water fish products be car -I ried. on the menu, that "The Lord Elgin" svill. specialize (for 1 lovers of fish) in breaded Fine of Whitefish, deep-fried in pure oil. Too, Florida's Jumbo -Sized, French -Fried Shrimp will be available at all times. 1 In addition to the A la Carte Dinner Menus, "The Lord j lgin" will offer Toasted Sandwiches for patrons who do not desire a dinner. lllll ttttttt 0, lllllll IIII11111111,111111,1,11111111111111,11111,111101111111111111111111,1111111111111111111011111l1111111111111, I '56 STUDEBAKER "CLASSIC" PRESIDENT SEDAN Automatic transmission, whitewall tires, tutone, a one -owner car, ONLY $2,395 '55 STUDEBAKER "CHAMPION" TUDOR - I 18,000 miles, in showroom condition. ONLY . 1,495 '53 CHEVROLET BELAIRE TUDOR HARDTOP Automatic transmission, radio, Winne, ONLY $1,295 ▪ '53 STUDEBAKER "CHAMPION" TUDOR Clean, very economical transportation. ONLY $1,050 Graham Arthur ()tors % Studebaker Sales & Service PHONE 210 ll ll ll III l I ll 11111ffintif1111011/111111111111111t1M1111111,11111111110111111111,11111. + EXETER LUCCI And District News Phone 109 Lucan Correspondeonti Miss Lina Abbott Hear Report Couples Mark Nears 100 Anniversaries Cts Bllt 1 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Schlueter, s'ss"" .' as • • "ao .• " "• On Cancer Mr. Murray Hodgins. pres dent of the Lucan branch o the Middlesex -London unit o the Canadian Cancer Societs presided at the meeting •Thur day evening in the Anglice Parish Hall. The guest speaker was Mrs Allan Rush, who limited her n marks to the great strides mad in cancer research. She met liaised particularly what 1) Noblewas doing in research a breast cancer, and Dr. Patter son on tumors. So many rats ar being used in research effort that thereis now a shortage o rats. whirls is retarding re search, so rat colonies are bein, formed to remedy this shortage Airs. Rush described one these large colonies in Toronto, A rat usually has five litters a year. Each litter takes about 21 days. "What Dr. Salk is working on now," Mrs. Rush said, "is at present a secret," but she hopes it is cancer research. In London, some 500 high school .students are. conducting a Cancer Blitz, .April 14. It is the first time students have enrolled lit this reat work. Before giving out supplies to the Lucan and district workers, Mr. Fred Rime spoke briefly. "Middlesex' objective this year is $18,000. All contributions even the smallest. will he wet- I come," he said. As to the date of the Lucan Blitz, he said it was immaterial, hut suggested the middle cif April. Mrs, Murray Hodgins gave out supplies to the workers who 4; last Saturday entertained with a 1 turkey dinner at their holne, to f celebrate birthdayand wedding '• anniversaries. which occurred all inside a week. "r1 They ipcluded the birthdays of Mrs. Schteuter, Mr. Benny Kelly, Mrs. R. K. Montgomery "' and Mrs. Schleuter's father, Air. Stanley Gordon. It was also the i sixth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Kemp, of Stratford, and. Mr. and Mrs. Schleuter's 12th wedding annir s versary, s; Other guests at the dinner . were Misses Doris Gordon and 4 carol Doerr, of Stratford, Mr. ! R. K. Montgomrey, of Lucan, and Mr. Pat Dewan, of London. John Casey Reaches 95 Mr. John Casey, Lucan's third oldest resident, spent his 951h birthday quietly in his own .home t on Alice Street on Saturday. Mr, and Mrs. Harold Hunter, of Mt. I Clements, were weeke.nd visit- ors, and Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter and family, of Detroit, were Sunday guests. wero prcsent. See Local Team In Peterboro Tilt Mr, and Mrs. Calvin Haskett and family were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cummins, of Toronto. On Saturday evening they attended the Lucan•Keene hockey game at Peterboro. Other Lucanites present: at the game were Mr. and Mrs, H. A. Chown. Air. and Mrs. J. Ready, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Con- lin, Mr. and Airs. Art Black, Mr. and Mrs. Stowart Sceli, Messrs. Lloyd Acheson and D. Neelin, IIrs. Wes Hodgins and Don, and Jackie Park. Perhaps the fact the boys were involved in a slight acci- dent and also saw another acci- dent which. kept them late. had lsoosms.ething to do with their 6-2 Mrs. Herbert Summers Mrs. Herbert Summers, the former Ida Elliott, 81, died at Port Arthur. Thursday, March 27. Upon arrival in London, Sun- day night. she lay at rest at the, A. Millard George funeral home, where funeral services were I held Tuesday, April 1, with in- terment in Mount Pleasant cern- eters, Mrs. Summers was the daugh- ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Elliott of Clandeboye and Lu- ean. After her marriage to Mr. Herbert Summers, ,she lived for a number of years in London. Besides her husband she is survived by one daughter (Eve- lyni Mrs. Alexander Williams of Port Arthur and three sisters Mrs. Ben Abbott and Mrs, Al- bert Simpson both of London and Mrs. Charles Thompson of Thamesford. Explorer News The seventh Expedition of the Lucan - Clandeboye Explorers was held in the 'United Church Parlors last. Monday afternoon with 27 members present. The worship service and Japanese story was taken by Counsellor Kae Haskett assisted by Bar- bara Ready. Japaneee Carp banners were made for the Bunny Tca to he held Wednesday, April 9. Chil- drenare also inaking posters. Birthday Celebration Mrs. Richard Dickins of Exe- ter was guest of honor at a 'birth- day family dinner and social evening at the home of Mr. and Airs. Bob Coleman last Wednes- day evening. Guests included Mrs. Frank Coates of Exeter, Mrs.. Phin Dickins of London and Mrs, Will Dickins of Lucan, Sickness prevented the attend - e000 of other members of the Dickies 'family. The evening was spent in playing carde, Eteltiortlica uthity vhiIE bi roorrly1 fufly powerodl 1 Graham Arthur Motors During the day, he received many cards and letters of con- gratulations, and friends and neighbours dropped in during the day. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs, , Thomas Casey, he was born March 29, 1863, on Concession 7, .Biddulph. He worked for some time m Cleveland and Detroit before taking up farming on the edge of Lucan. On retiring from the farm. in 1920, he worked for the next 15 years with the Rev. J. J. Brown, raising gladioli, but the last few years, has been content in his own garden. Whether he will have a garden this year, time will tell, He is up and around every day, but his hearing and eye- sight are not as keen as they were. His front verandah abuts Aliec Street, Here he sits in his rocking chair -and talks of the days gone by with all who pass. This warm weather should bring the rocking chair out. Airs. James Stanley, who will celebrate her one-hundredth birthday next Thursday, proved she's still able to carry out her civic responsibilities this week. She went to the polls Monday lo exercise her franchise, as she did in last year's federal dee - lion. Mrs, Stanley will mark 100 years with an open house on April 10, Another Lucan nonagenarian, John Casey, who celebrated his 95th birthday on Saturday, cast his vote Monday, too. Mr, and Mrs, Charles Ross, and daughter, Mrs. Robert Doxen- and daughter, Debby, all. of Toronto, spent last SunOS' with Mrs. Ross' and Mrs. Doxen's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Witham ,Aylestock. Presentation and Dance Mr. and Aire. Larry nee Alice Leitch, were guests of honor at a presentation and dance in the Lucan Community Memorial Centre last Friday night when a large Lumber of their friends and neighbors inet to extend best wishes, During the " evening, the young • couple was presented with a purse of money, Mr. Bill Mar- rinan reading the address and Mr R,Pitt making the presets- ' tation.The evening was spent indancing.Larryling. is working still ' in Strathroy, the young couple will make their home in Lucan, having secured the apartment above the Hub Restaurant, T.B. Blitz Monday, April 7 is the date set for the T.B. x-ray clinic blitz, when literature will be left in every home In the vil- lage, Church News Anglican—. Palm branches on the altar and pulpit formes) the setting for the Palin Sunday service in. Holy Trinity Church lest " Sun- day. During the service ten members, of the junior choir distributed paim crosses to every adult and child, in the large congregation. At the com- munion service five of the re- cently confirmed members re- ceived thcir first communion, the others will receive theirs Easter Sunday. United Church—. The first united Holy Week service was held in the United Church last Sunday evening with the Rey. Edgar Rouiston in charge. He was assisted by the ' Rev. J. P. Frest, who read the • lesson and the Rev. Fred Thom- son who gave an address on "He was oppressed and Be was afflicted yet He opened not His mouth," Mr. Thomson enumerated Bib- lical situations,,in which Jesus deemed it expedient to keep silent. He then went on to cite many circumstances when peo- ple, too, should be silent and others when they should not, Members of the 'United Church Men's Club and the Lucan- Clandeboye Y.P.U. attended in a body. Pentecostal Church— The Sunday School attendance Iasi Sunday reached the all- time high of 61. A number of the children presented a special program. . Rev. Fred Thomson has re- covered from his recent acci- dent. W.M.S. Easter Thenkoffering The W,M.S, of the trilled Church held its March meeting in the church parlors last Thurs.: day afternoon with the prosi- dent, Mrs. Alex Youilg, in the chair and Mrs. Wes liodgins' group in charge Of the program and refreshments. Mrs. Hodgins, assisted by Mrs, Sheriden Rcvington and Airs. Murray Iiodgins !,* the wor- ship service and the Rev. E. M. Cook was in charge of the study book. This was the Easter thank -offering meeting. Plans were made to visit Lieury in April, to hear the Rev. Anne Graham and for holding W.M.S. Sunday in the near ,future. The: Lucile met In the United Church parlors. last Mon- day evening with Aft attendance of tight. Mrs, Charles Sovereign had charge at the •morlitation and prayers, Dan Culbert read tho Japan .story and Bonnie Drennan read the scripture les,' SOD, During the business sossion ft WS decided 8 or .1() members' should. attatid the Liettry Katy, April 18 and that all Should at tend church in a body Thuos. day evening. at the Pen(teestet Church. Knitting' .bineks. tor Kor- •ca was continued. ...Please Turn to Page J TripToNew York 'What A Thrill!' (This essay won second prize in The Times -Advocate contest for descriptions of the Lucius Le. prechaune recent trip to New York.) fly PAUL STEACS( A trip to New York to appear on the Ed Sullivan show! What a thrill! Finally, :after weeks .of wait- ing and hoping, aur Lucan Lepre- chaun Pee Wee hockey team said good :bye to parents and boarded e Viscount aeroplane At •Crumlin Airport, London, Ontario. The team included 1.2 boys and three "Colleens," and we were accom- panied by three chaperones. The _time was 845 a.m., March. 15, a date we will long remem- ber. A few minutes later we were high above the clouds • on our way to Toronto, where we were to change planes. This was the first aeroplane ride for most of us, Far below, the clouds looked likerolling, snow-covered, fluf- fs!, white mountains, and be- tween them we got an occasional glimpse of farms that looked like toys. Before we knew It, we were fastening our seat -belts in pre- paration for landing at Melton airport. While there, we met Ellen Fairclough, Canadian See- cretary of State. After a 50 min- ute wait, we boarded another Coursey School Euchre Mrs, George Hodgins and Mrs, Joe O'Neil were hostesses for a six -table euchre at the Coursey School last Friday night, High score prizes went to Mr. Harvey Hodgins (playing a lady's card) and Mr. Harvey Hodgins (Lucen), Consolation prizes went to Mrs, Harvey Hod- gins and Air. Guy Ryan and lone hands prizes to Mrs. Eldon McRoberts and Mr. Tom Cour- sey. Airs. Wilson Hodgins and Mrs. Evan Hodgins will be hostesses for the next Euchre, Friday, April 11, The Early Bird One optimistic Lucanite ls really rushing the season. He completed puttingin his garden March 28. He claims his ground worked up well. plane for New York. • After a good dinner on the plane, we arrived in NOW fork international airport Around 12:80. and as we got oft the plane we had our picture .taken. This was one of the :Many tittles it was taken -during 1110 trip. A bus, chartered by the New York Lions Club, was waiting to take us to the Piccadilly Hotel, where we were s' own to our rooms. .cleaned upa bit, anni thee went downstairs to meet the Montreal Canadiens, who were staying at the same hotel. Having socrce, nittsA heig.°ulfbr.illig °ilntele.e‘xqpsel°rnieObce fore, e for us. We kept them busy sign ing autographs and talking, Af ter a short while, we went sight- seeing on TiMeS Square, While •we were there sve bad our pic- ture takewith Dickie Moore, hockey's top scorer. We had to stretch our necks • to look At the tall buildings and iinrneflSe signs. Later we went to the Television Studio, and watched Ed. Sullivan and his cast re- hearse for the evening show. The size of the stage and the seating capacity amazed us. .From Nvina we had seen on T.V. we thought it would be an im- mense place, but it was much smaller than we had expected. We were very interested in all the .equipment used to televise the show. There were three large T.V, cameras taking pic- tures of the show from various angles. Two were mounted on wagon -like affairs and the other on a crane, which could be raised or lowered. as they wish- ed. There were many bright lights all over the place. Due to so much equipment, most of the audience cannot see the stage show. Because of this there were two large TV sets mounted on poles a short distance in front of the stage. We were surprised to learn that the commercials are televised. from a building across the street, After the rehearsal was over, we had dinner in a near -by restaurant, and then walked back to the hotel, which was about five blocks away. When we got there, we all cleaned up in preparation for the big show that night. We sent our equipment to the studio by taxi, and as usual, we "hooted" 11. After puttin o n our hockey. uniforms, -every, Hone sat ,quietly on the stairway, waiting for the big moment, While there, we talked to Mitzi Gaynor for a few minutes,. Final- IY, at 8:40, Ed Sulhvan called us 0111 10 A group 10 appear be- fore the audience. It was all over in a few seconds. He asked LIS how to pronounce L -U -C -A -N, And said, "They're a happy group, the happiest I have ever seen." 11 was very exciting, and we were all liePistg that our parents and friends back home had been able to see us. After the ShOW, we kept Ed ,and Mau, ✓ een .011ara busy signing auto- graphs, and found them very friendly. Trudging baek to the 1'1014 seemed -like twenty blocks. Boy, were ourfeet sore! We were a tired bunch, but still had enough pep left for a few pillow fights :before our chaperones made uS settle down. The next morning we were up bright and early. After break - fest, they allowed us most of the morning for shopping, but as our allowances were small, we couldn't spend very much money. - Another treat in store for us was a 'isit to Madison Square. Gardens. When we got there, an official showed us ar.ound, as the place was vacant at the time. Here, we learned many interesting things.' The Inc sur- face, for example, can be put in, or taken out in about two and one-half hours, a rodeo can be set up by putting about six inches of soil all over the sur- face, with .fhe use of graders. In a very short while they can be ready for a circus, basketball game, or wrestling. The wrest- ling ring was set up when we went there, ready Inc the next show. We also visited. the Rang- ers' dressing rooms, and met their trainer and a couple of players. When we all got back from Madison Square Gardens, we checked all of our duffel bags, and prepared to leave New York, The Lions had also chartered a bus to take us back to the air- port. The plane took off at 4:50 p.m., and we arrived back in London at 8:40,, having changed planes at Melton again, as on our first trip. We had only been away from our homes for about 36 hours, but so much had happened that it.seemed much longer. 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