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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-03-12, Page 12rage 12 Th. Times -Advocate, Marcia It M?$ Let contact for wing hire two new teachers Contract for a $30,000 addition lation will be installed. The class ea the Luean Public School has room,* will have acoustic .ceilings been, awarded to Cecil Lewis, and fluorescent lighting. general contractor, of Lucan. Charles Gitlin, London archi• Construction will beginas soon tect designed the addition, which as weather permits, with cons- will form an "L' on the soutir- pletion scheduled for August L east corner of the present build The addition will include the ing, erected five years ago. ' kindergarten, and P.5. Board Hires Teachers^ schools first kinder ar another class room, providing o fl. E3 commander additlonai accommodation At the regular meeting of the Meet uric h a minodatron far up k !�-� I..ucci..n and district news Phone 109 Lucen Correspondent; Mi,s .Lina Abbott vIIS a. 1. S iJ i t r f Thursday, March n f 14 11 to 75 pupils, so two new teachers Lucan Public School Board on , lby Airs. Murray Hodgins on R# Oben came Youth Counsellor, using the Church activities United The Lucan Ciandeboye Y.P.U. held their regular meeting last Sunday evening. Twelve members visited the Pines Haven Nursing Horne before the brtsirtess•meet•. ing which was :attended by 25 members and seven adults, with Sandra Williams in the chair. Alan Ready and Dana Culbert were homed to represent the 1',P,IJ. at an h cumenreal meet• ing to be held at the .home of Miss Lina Abbott. A written cede was .conducted . question, "Why do I go to Y,P.U.?" A resume of the answers whieh showed much serious thought, with a few humorous inserts, will be given at the nett •meeting• IIeien nestle led in the wor- ship service assisted by. Keith Simpson. A panel discussion on "Let's find out about Jews," the first of a series of three on the "Faiths of the World," was eon. ducted by Helen Kestle. The members of the panel were Bonnie Drenan, Jeannette Blake and an orthodox Jew, Allen Wilensky, of London. Pentecostal Holiness Church, :The regular Wednesday eve- ning ' ervice was held at the borne of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Birtch with the Rev. Fred Thom- son in charge. The Thursday afternoon ladies prayer meeting was held at the home of Mrs, Rufus Thompson with Mrs. J. A. Grabens in charge of the Bible study. will be required for September. rrtrsf ay, . are i 5. the board J s e rr At present, the school has five engaged teachers with duties to rooms and 202 students. commence September 1, 1959: The addition will also include Mrs. Alarguerite McRoberts. RR ' Aron- ,. new :teachers' room, and a, 1, Lucan, and Dirs. Donna Ar en storage and service area. Radiant 'khats, RR 1. Luean, as .full-time heating with tempered air venti• teachers. and Mrs. Donald Hearn, Luean, as kindergarten teacher, Explorer News which class wilt be held in the The Lucan - Clandehln e Exmornings only. f►lnrers held their fifth wt ex- The board accepted with regret pedition in the United Church the resignation of Mrs. Maxine basement last Monday .evening. Allison, who has decided to re.: tare from teaching. The meeting opened with mem- bers each making a lei. , The hiring of two additional The study bookstory on teachers was made' necessary by ' Hawaii was taken by Counsellor the building of a two -room addl., Kae Haskett, who also led in the lion which will be ready by Sep Barbara* Ready and Patricia : Open House Cobleigh. ! The members of the Lucan Counsellor Rose Revington was' Public School staff were pleased to charge of the installation of , with the attendance at Open , WednesdayOfficers, ! House last Wednesday afternoon, ; many of whom were caught in ' the freak 10 -minute blinding' blizzard which suddenly hit the village. After viewing the children's Sponsored by ; work in the various elass rooms Legion Auxiliary LEGION HALL, LUCAN ing s I The Lucan Shamrocks advanced to the Ontario Minor Hockey • Association Midget "D" semi- finals when they defeated Platts- ville 8.4 last Saturday. Barry Black scored three goals, Paul Conlin two, and Cliff Acheson, Jerry Harrigan and Hugh Conlin one each. Lucan will now meet Zurich in the best -of -five game series, beginning in Lucan Wednesday night ata p.m. Bingo winners continue lucky Th The Legion Auxiliary bingo at the Legion Hall drew a bigger than ever crowd Thursday eve• piing, Many of the previous win- ners must have taken their rabbit foot and good luck charms with them, for there were very few new names among the win- ners. They are: Mrs. Thomas Jack- son, Airs, Roy Stanley, Mr. Les Luepke, Mrs. Thomas Weller, Mrs. William Mathers, and Mrs. Richard Davis, Mr. Thomas Wel- ler, Mrs. John Smibert, Mrs. R, Westworth; share the wealth, Mr. H, B. Langford. Consecutive bingo: Mrs. Pat Crudge, Mrs. Van Develin, Mrs. R. Westworth, Mrs. Jim Avery, Mrs. Roy Schlueter; five' dollar consolation jack -pot, Mrs. Pat Crudge. (Last week was the first night since the bingo games be. gan that Mrs. Crudge was not a winner, so this week she made up for last week's deficit.) The jack -pot for next Thursday night will remain the same $60 in 54 calls. devotions She was assisted by tember 1. Every Thurs. Eve. 8:30 p.m, Admission 35. Extra Cards 3 for 25(+ "Share -the -Wealth" Jackpot now $60 Personal Items in 54 calls. Mr, and Mrs. Merrill Edwards, EVERYBODY WELCOME of Mrs. IrenerCourse . guests t,,,,,tt,,,,ttYft elect, eal,,,,,1,l,,,!!!,!!l,l,Yt!t�,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,!!„tiltles,,,,,,,1,,,,1,,,,,f,,,,!„tt,t,Ytt,f,ttmee • visitors were served 'refreshments' by the president of the H. and S. Association, Mrs. Calvin Haskett and her helpers, Mrs. Cecil i Lewis, Mrs. George Paul and, Mrs. Norman Hardy. An innovation was tried out, this year. A consultation time was set Thursday and Friday,i 3.30 to 5 p.m., for parents whose; children needed special help.; Many parents availed themselves of the opportunity to consult with the teachers at the time assigned them. E DODGE REGENT 4 -door, V-8, with Powerflite I DODGE SUBURBAN 2 -door with Powerflite DODGE SUBURBAN 4 -door, standard transmission See Dobbs For Dodge We have some choice used cars of the three standard makes. We will gladly demonstrate at your conven- ience, 1957 1956 FORD SUBURBAN, automatic transmission MERCURY 2 -door Hardtop with everything DODGE ROYAL 4 -door, like new 1954 PONTIAC 2 -door coach BUICK 2 -door hardtop BUICK 4 -door sedan Service continues to be the most important part of our business, Exeter Motor Sales ,PHONE 200 Fred Dobbs NIGHTS 762-W or 769•M Fred Dobbs, Prop. 'attUuulu n,R7„ttt a ugnlnitL'tf![Uti Ulltfttl Nlit ll[I, IlufOlftl!llntlltOu,atl,•,tf111tOt,iHtH,Y,ittltti,i1,1110,ntt The Lucan Legion Auxiliary held its March meeting at the Legion Hall last Tuesday evening when 22 members answered the roll call. live new members, Airs. Bud Cooper and I1rs. Les Luepke, were installed. The new zone commander, Mr's. Millie Seed of Stratford, paid her official visit, and was aecom. panied by the past zone com- mander, Mrs. Eva Quackenbush, By a strange co -incidence, the mystery prize was won :by Mrs. Seed. Lunch conveners were Mrs, Ralph Rummell, Mrs. Art Bell, and Mrs. Harold Butler, Jr, The zone rally is scheduled for May 7, at Melbourne. During the meeting past prese. dent Mrs. A. E. Reilly was pre• rented with a citation in appre• elation of five years of service while president. Describes trip to UC group Woman's The Woman's Association of the Lucan united Church held its March meeting' in the church basement last Wednesday eve. ning. The president, Mrs. Murray Hodgins was in the chair, and Mrs, H. B. Langford's group was in charge of program and re- freshments. Mrs. Langford was assisted by Mrs. Benny Saulnier and Mrs. R. K. Montgomery. Miss Nancy Elson, of Clandeboye, sang. Mrs, Jens Anderson gave an illustrated resume of her trip recently to Holland, She also showed souvenirs which she brought home with her. Mrs. Sheridan Revington and I • Airs. Jack Lankin were named College alumni the new nominaeing committee, attend reunion secretary, an rs. , , Ready, the new The London Teachers' College Alumni staged their annual home -coming weekend, March 6, and 7, which included a dance Friday evening, a basketball game, tour of the college, ban- quet, concert and dance on Saturday afternoon and evening, Among the vast crowd attend- ing the banquet we're Mr. How- ard Cranston, former Lucan H.S. - i principal, Mrs. Cranston, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Thompson, of Thamesford (the latter was the former Miss Gertrude Elliott, of Lucent, Mrs. Irving Gibson and Miss Lina Abbott. It was a red-letter night for Mrs• Thompson and Miss Abbott as they were two of the thirty- three 1909 braduates who were presented with 50 -year pins.. Speaking on "Patterns of the Future," Rev. Angus MacQueen, 13.A., D.D., moderator of the United Church Council of Can- ada, was the guest speaker. It was a happy reunion for j 1909 graduates, many of whom had not met for a half century, Plans were made for a St Patrick supper, Tuesday, March 17, The maintenance committee was empowered to purchase two extensions for the tables and also an electric kettle, It was decided to send an Easter basket to the patients at the Pines Haven Nursing Tome. L• ions_p an house 'blitz' The Lucan Lions held their regular dinner meeting in the Anglican church basement last Monday night with Mrs. Al Bromwick's group doing the catering. Four members of the Ilder•ton Lions were guests. On Monday, March 16, the Lions Club is having a blitz to collect funds for the Red Cross. A house-to-house canvass will take place from 7,30 to 10 p.m. Householders should leave porch lights on and have their dona- tions ready for the collectors when they Calf. Teen- The Lucan-Clandeboye Y.P.U. staged a successful teen -hop in the Legion Nall last Friday night. In spite of weather conditions, the young people from the dis- trict attended in large numbers. Special guests were Mr. and Mrs. Jens Andersen and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Young, of Lucan, Tuckey Beverages, Exeter, do- nated soft drinks. "A Little git Better . All Ways" MID -TOWN Phone 3 3 CLEANERS Arena Activities By HAROLD RJBSON Just couldn't keep quiet any longer, It's about time I broke a long silence to bring you some important hockey news. Once again, it's Lucan and Zurich in the Ontario semifinals for the midget "D" champion- ship. Man, what a series this is going to be! Saturday night, a short time after the Lucan boys so ably.dis- posed of Plattsville, representa- tives of the Lucan and Zurich teams had a meeting regarding ,playoffs. After an hour or more of argument and phone calls to OMHA headquarters in Toronto, they came to some kind of a fighting agreement. The first game is to he played in Lucan on Wednesday, March 11, at 8 p.m., and back at Zurich (???) Friday, March 13. If Zurich thinks they are going to force the Lucan team to play on soft ice, mud andwater, they have another thought coming. Lucan also is insisting on "good" neutral referees. This series will have to he settled on good ice acid not in committee rooms which seems to be the favorite procedure of the northern teams and the WOAA. I understand Zurich has a terrific following, and I'm quite sure that Lucan and distriet people will he out in full force to give our boys the encopregement they deserve. This is Lucan's year to go all the way, say Coach Jim. Freeman and Sponsor alar• vey Langford, The team is of the same opinion, to a man, Saturday, March 14, brings the Shamrock tournament, starting at noon. Tuesday, March 31., is the date for the monster earhival in aid of the Listowel disaster fund. More of this later. It 'gives me a great deal of pleasure. to announce that. "Big Bil1" O'Neil, the 95•poundheckey wizard, has been awarded the RObin Hood Trophy for his Mackey ability, improver, scholas- tie standing and attitude toward teachers and eoaches, Bit is cap- tain of the Lucan bantams, and also plays for the midgets. We are all proud of him, Keep up the good work, Billy boy! Attend Baptism Mr. anti Airs, Ronald Crozier and daughters, Julia, , ra as old Susan, Tyrone harm, 'Lucan, at. tended the christening ie Water- ford of their niece, Deborah Ann Mueller, Chosen daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Ilehry Moeller, Water. ford. Following the cereniony,a re• ception teas held and dinner served to close friends and mem- bers of the family. Mr. and Mrs. George Saratuse, owners of the Saraeuse Rotel, wore hosts. �Ir. and Ales. Fred H'eyetrs, Guelph, were god -parents. Mr, ft. Cram• eron Vance, l•laitrilton, Was toast - Master, Persenad Items Mie thornas Maines, who has been visiting Lucan aftd distriet relatives for the past week, Itas Left for his home Irl Sitskttfclte- t . ittl. s. by SchMMuter returned to brsytoii on Monday after spired• int; a Mw days witit lir. and Mrs.: It, X. Mont"gorntry, eear l.. When Airs. Ira Carling ail ng last Thursday saw not one, hut two robins feeding at tier miniature bird sanctuary in her back yard, she decided spring must be just around the corner, but Fr'iday's wild storm filled her :mind with doubts again , For years the late Mr. Carling purchased food and provided Water for the Frances St. birds. Iriswork.family is carrying an his Ml winter they have enjoyed the blue of the blue -jays and the brightness of the cardinals as well as all the other birds which visited their feeder, hut on. Thursday Mrs. Carling was sur• prised to see the two robins among her feathered friends. Their place of refuge during Fri- day's storm is still veiled in mystery. Lenten Service Last Wednesday's Lenten serv• ice for Holy Trinity Church• was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Murdy, The Evening Auxili- ary attended in a body, This week's service is” being held at the home of Miss Lina Abbott, Rev, J. P. Prest con - Untied his address on daily readings, Personal Item* Misses June Graha'h , Tena and Margaret Eizenga, of To- ronto, attended the Youth Rally in the Pentecostal Holiness Church last Saturday, More Lucan News On Page 13 The S.W. division of the Middlesex Quarterly -Conference of the Penteeostat Holiness diuretics was held at L un last Saturday with the superintendent, Rev. J. 1-l. Taylor in charge. The forenoon session which begat' at 10 o'clock, was given over to the receiving of reportsfrom the delegates. Mrs. i' red 'l'honison reported for the Lucan church, The delegates were served a chicken dinner at noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Frost, Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Frost in charge. They were assisted by Lorraine Graham, Vicky Eizenga and Erma Morrillson. At the afternoon session, Mrs. Fred. Thomson reported on the Sunday School, and Mrs, Howard Currie on the work of the Women's Auxiliary. Plans were discussed for a summer camp, somewhere in Southern Ontario, if possible. The session closed at 3.30, and was followed at 5 pen. by a buffetresidensucepper. again at the Frust A capacity crowd filled the church at 7 p.m., for the Youth Rally. David Howden, of To. ronto, youth leader of the Life - liner Youth Council, who was to have been in charge of the meeting, ran :into road troubles so was late in arriving. The Rev. Fred Thomson carried on until his arrival, The guest speaker was the Rev. Alvin Thornton, who told some of his experiences as .a mission- ary in Cuba, taking ,as his sub- ject, "Giving One's Life to Christ." He and Mrs. Thornton sang a duet in Spanish. Other numbers on the ,pro. gram included .a duet by Misses Tena and Margaret Eizenga, a trio by Mrs. Jack Eizenga, Misses Lorraine Graham and Velma Birtch, and a trio 1Iy Chatham girls. Miss June Graham was pianist for the evening. Puring the Daily several pee* gave their lives to Christ, Anglican -Church Last Sunday was Mothering . Sunday ici Holy Trinity .Church.. Two members of the Evening Auxiliary, Mrs. Kay Egan, W.A. president, and Airs. Calvin leas- kett, Explorer counsellor, read the lessons. The Hill Florists of Landon donated the flowers to quake the traditional Mothering Sunday gifts to tach lady present, The .choir provided special music, and the rector preached on the traditions of Mothering Sunday. . Next Sunday, Bishop Townshend will conduct a confirdtation sere lee at the 11 o'clock service, There will he a special coniirtna• tion offering. - The next Alert's Club meeting will be Monday, March 16, with Oyster refreshments, Usborne & Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company The Exeter office will be Closed d TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY 1 THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 18 & 19, on account of the Mu- tual Fire Underwriters' Con- vention in Toronto, ARTHUR FRASER, Secretary -Treasurer "Why don't we have a clothes line?" "We don't need one, son. We have an automatic electric clothes dryer." With the wonderful convenience of a modern electric dryer there's no more need to lug heavy Loads of wet wash out to the line. No more watching for "drying days." In any weather clothes dry indoors, automatically . fluffy and sweet smellix'tg ... or, with just the right amount of dampness for ironing. Laundry is only orae of the many tasks you can do quickly, easily and economically with electricity. 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