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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-09-21, Page 14Page 14 September 21, 1961 Lucan.°!' _.:,.s..---—..,,Ir.r.rr.... ,.,',......... and, district news Phone IA 7.4255 correspondent: Miss Line Abbott " • Governmen approves site for new post off -ice W. II. A. Thonies, :Middlesex' Pigeon race West MP, reports that a site E • A .1. g for the construction of a new venin uxiiery meet ng Luean .pigeon fanciers are 'post office building for Lucan ()Penni; fall meeting of the still winning prizes, In the 240 has been approved by the (1e- UC Evening Auxiliary was held NomR ination ace from het- adar, Sept, 11, Clarence Hardy came second, fifth and eighth; Frank Hardy third and tenth and Norman Hardy eleventh, but 12 -year-old Tem Hardy only nominated one bird and it yr wo LOOK art pertinent of public works. last Tuesday evening with Vice-president Mrs, J. 13. An - The proposed site, °t1' the dersen in the chair and Mrs. south side of Main St, in- Ivan Hearn's group in charge eludes the OHEPC and Denno of program and was assisted empty •store and an upstairs properties (comprised of an by Mrs. Howard Kew and 'Airs. r - brought him 110 honors. Pyramid winner apartment now neenPled 1))' ofthe study book on "Soul and part of the Irving Masonic .Park read an article from the Observer on the work of Mrs. Coffee Club held a daily pyra- mid draw of $5.00 of those who Already stakes mark the lo-, D, Hutchison of Toronto. cation of the proposed building sex IP said no new members. held on money raising schemes Mr. Harry Bond and family) Searching Sixties", Mrs, Dave For several wceks, the CKSL Lodge property. sent in the names of three The Middle A , A lengthy discussion was M R ' The draws closed on Friday. decision had as yet been made The last winner was Airs. Thomas Weller of Lucan, who held a Coffee Club party at her home some time ago, To erect more towers After less than a week's va- cation M. O. Smith was unex- pettedly called to his job of erecting micro -wave towers, last Tuesday. This time he will be stationed at Hauterieve, . Que. He returned as far as Water- , too with Mrs, Les Franey and Mrs. Neil Leckie who happen- ed to be Tuesday guests and took a plane from there. Church Activities ANGLICAN Thirty-four members of the Irving Masonic Lodge attended the 11 o'clock service. Wor- shipful Master Cecil Robb read the lesson. Owing to Harvest Home services in St. James Church, . Clandeboye, Sunday, there will be no Lucan Sunday School, no junior congregation nor 11 • o'clock church service but there will be a 9 a.m, family communion. • Holy Trinity will hold its Harvest Home services the fol- . lowing Sunday, Oct. 1, when • Archdeacon Foreman of Lon- - don (a former Lueanite) will .be the guest speaker at the `'evening service. • Cceifirmation classes this week will he held Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 7,45 - p.m. UNITED CHURCH Couples' Club social Ten couples of the 'United • Chirch Couples' Club held an Yible wiener and corn • roast .at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alden Walker. A sing- song and dancing were the highlights of the evening, with --music provided by Don Petti- grew, Charles Grose and Stu- art McLellan with Ernest Ross _ doing the calling', Hear student minister - George F. Bates of the Fuller- ton charge, who is continuing his studies at Western, prior to his ordination, was the guest speaker at the 11 o'clock serv- ice and spoke on "The Carpen- ter of Nazareth" as well as telling the children's story, "Steering Clear of the Rocks". The pastor, Rev, G, W. Sach -conducted anniversary services at Carlingford. YPU elects officers • At 8 p.m. Sunday, the open- ing meeting of the'Lucan-Clan- deboye YPU was held and of- ficers were elected. President is Margaret R. Sach; vice-president, Dana Cul- bert; secretary, Judy Scott; treasurer, Wayne Culber t; counsellors, Mr, and Mrs, Al- den Walker. The new counsellors were in, charge of the devotions. The lesson was read by Judy Thom- son. Rev. G. W. Sach spoke briefly. During the business session it was decided to change the k night of meeting from Sunday to Saturday. The next meeting! will be held in Clandeboye church Sept, 30. SS Rally and promotion exer. • cises will be Sunday, Sept, 24 at 10.30, a.m. PENTECOSTAL Open fall meeting Paul Graham, the new presi- dent, was in charge of the opening fall meeting of the Young People and gave a talk on Job as well singing a duetwith Vicky tizenga, On Saturday, 30 members at- i tended a corn roast at the! home of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton ; Abbott and held a singsong 1 around the camp fire. It was Rally Sunday and 1 Promotion Sunday fbr the Sun- day School with Ed. Butler in charge, The new pastor, the Ilev.t Everett Gagnon. was in charge of both, church services, In the evening Rev, Gagnon, 'leek Eizenga, Vicky Eizenga and qU Paul Graham as a arette, provided special Music. Prepare fo pack. bale Pentecostal Women's Atodl- fary met at the home of Mrs. Maine Eizenga Tuesday eve- nitig with the pastor, the Rev, Everett Gagnon speaking on the work of the WA - Clothing "WAS brought in hy the members, .for the bale to I be sent tO South America. as to the actual start of con -in charge of the program ler e struetion but it was hoped that the next meeting Oct. 12. it wonld be included in the winter works prograMembers were asked to bring m thi year, --$ , in their dime plates containing a dime for each holiday, The new structure will be a one -storey building co stin g' Cucumber vine about $25,000, The Denno property and the hydro commission building, henear top of tree said would have to be demo!. , ildbtt ing would not be affected. The 13" dangling Alice St, cucumber (reported last week), with no winner last Tliurs-, Not to be outdone, a eucum- day evening at the Legion] ber vine in the garden next Auxiliary bingo, the jack pot I door is heading for the "pearly next Thursday goes up to $160 oates" b f 1 in 54 calls. The $5.00 consolation prize went to Mrs. Russell Schroe- der of Centralia, who also won the second bingo, Legion Auxiliary bingo • is still dangling but is now 15' Mrs. Robert Downey of Lu - can won the first part of Share the Wealth, Mrs. Ken Simpson of Ailsa Craig, who shared the first bingo with. Mrs. Wade Ziegler, Mrs. Pat Crudge and Mrs. W. R. McFalls of Lucan, won the second part and the full card prize was split among Mrs. Cecil Hodgins, Mrs. P'at Crudge, Mrs. Harry Bond and Mrs. Jack Lankin all of Lucan. Mrs. R. Hodgins of Ailsa Craig, Miss Shirley Taylor of Exeter shared the first part of the consecutive bingo, Miss Carole Davis of Lucan, the sec- ond part and also shared the full card with Mrs, William Mathers of Lucan. Mrs. E. Glenn of Ailsa Craig shared the eleventh bingo with Mrs. Roy Pepper of Exeter. Solo winners included Mrs. Collins of Ailsa Craig (two), Mrs. Omar Cunningham of Clandeboye, Clarence Taylor of Exeter, Mrs. Richard Davis of Lucan and Mrs. H. Bieber of Clandeboye. 11.111•••111111111MINIMMINIFIMIIIIIk Never has its owner had such a prolific crop. Already she has given away baskets and baskets of cucumbers, with this heaven -bound vine pro- viding its share. At present it is loaded with small gherkins, many of which will require a ladder to har- vest as the vine has now al- most reached the top of the plum tree. Bowling news Though the men's league played last week, it was de- cided not to report scores ow- ing to a number of new rules. New officers are president, Earl Carling; vice-president, Ted Wright; secretary, Keith Dickson; committee, Les Woodward and Dr. T. A, Wat- son. At a meeting held in Strat- ford, Lucan will again be rep- resented in the Inter -town League with Clinton, Seaforth, Listewej, MarysA Stratford and New Hamburg. Last Saturday, the Lucan team played Seaforth, with Lucan winning 7-4. Earl Car- ling rolled the high five -game total of 1184 and the .high sin- gle, 305. NEW KINDERGARTEN CLASS—Youngsters who began their student careers in the kindergarten class at Lucan Public School this fall are shown here with their teacher, Mrs. Charles Corbett, The children Bre Scott Anderson, Dianne Corbett, Linda Coughtry, Lauren Cox, Jeffrey Culbert, Jeanne Drennan, Davis Evans, John Fritz, Billy Goddard, Jimmie nodgins, Karen Hodgson, Nancy Lewis, Joan Lack- yer, Debra Kennedy, Valerie Leitch, Dwayne Montgomery, Stephen O'Brien, Marilyn Riley, Anne Stanley, Nancy Stretton, Sharon 'Young. —Jenkins photo Donor lauds blood bank Are you a blood donor? Do , you realize the blood you do- nate today may help save a , life tomorrow and that life could be a member of your own family or even your own? For years, Will Haskett of the C. Haskett and Son Funeral Home, and his family, have been donating blood at the various blood clinics, sponsored by the Lucan Lions Club, of which both he and his son have served as president, and of which he himself is chair Little did he dream that one day he would be most grate- ful for the donors who pro- vided 25 free donations for him, while a recent patient in St. Joseph's Hospital. Reckoning up what these transfusions would ordinarily have cost him, Mr. Haskett is doubly thankful for the Red Cross Blood Bank. Now from his own personal experience he feels he can more greatly stress the im- portance of being a blood do- nor and of urging all, to not wait for the next local clinic, but to donate blood as often as possible, wherever and whenever convenient Bon Voyage fetes Prior to sailing for Europe Sept. 21 for a two-month vaca- tion, Miss Marilyn Brownlee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Brownlee, and employee of the Synod Office, London, was thrice honored last week, On Thursday night Miss Pa- tricia Philott held a dinner party .in„ London; On Friday night Miss Dorothy Gleason, a fellow employee, entertained her and the other members of the Synod Office and on Satur- day night Misses Rose and Anne Revington of Lucan, had a dinner party for her. • LIVE BETTER ELECTRICALLY Ari award for electrical excellence, This is the Medallion symbol you will see on many new homes all over Ontario. Medallion Electric Homes give you Power Conditioning—a 100 ampere main service entrance and a "full houscpower" distribution pancl—plenty of capacity for your electrical needs—now and in the future, Appliance Conditioning provides ample circuits and outlets. Light Condi- tioning, another important feature in Medallion Homes, adds beauty and safety both indoors and out. A Modern, fast - recovery, two-eletnent electric water heater is installed in every Medallion Electric Home, ready to supply all the hot water you need -the low-cost; fiameless way. A "Gold edallion" Home is all -electric, including heating. Before you buror build a new home find out more about Medallion Home,,, call your electrical contractor or your local Hydro office, WillW14,44 HYDRO is yours 4424,, RE SURE TO SEE MEDALLION HOMES ON DISPLAY IN YOUR AREA DURING NATIONAL HOME WEEK -SEPT. !WEPT. 24 Will make home Wiiis vital, in Quebec town Lions learn St. George's Anglican Church wasthesetting Saturday, Sept. 2, when Helen Ann Liddell and Keith' Lawrence Jeffrey ex- changed wedding vows in a ceremony conducted by the Rev, Charles Black. The bride is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Frank Liddell, RR 2 Denfield and the groom • is the son of Mrs. William Jef. late Mr. Jeffrey. fery, RR 1 Thorndale, and the The bride wore a floor -length gown of white Swiss brocaded peau de soi. The bodice fea- tured a shallow scoop neck- line, elbow -length sleeves and a slightly dropped waistline. Her Victorian, bell-shaped skirt swept to a court train, below a large bustle back. A pearl crown held her finger-tip veil of pure ,silk illusion and she carried a cascade of white roses, stephanotis and myrtle. Miss Marie Liddell of Den- field as maid of honor for her sister and Miss Kae Little, 11. derton, and Miss Carol Gard, London, as bridesmaids, wore sheath gowns of imperial green crystal charm with tulip over• skirts. Rena Weatherheld of Pinck- ney, Mich., as flower girl wore a white nylon dress. Barry Hobbs of London was groomsman and ushers were Hugh Jeffrey, London, and Ken Little, Denfield. For travellling to the east coast, the bride chose a brown Ed Unger, Lucan's lawyer, was guest speaker at the din- ner 'fleeting of the Lions Club in the Anglican Church Monday evening. • Mr, Unger spoke on wills and estates and stressed the im- portance of everyone making a will. The date of the rummage sale was set for Sat„ Oct, 21, and the co-operation of all house- wives is again solicited, It was decided to subscribe for the International Maga- zine to be sent to the Lucan library. Members of the Lucan Volun- teer firemen will be guests at the Civil Defence meeting, Oct, 2. I3ud Cook was enrolled as a new member, Represents cancer society Mrs. Murray Hodgins and Mrs. Mel Culbert represented the Lucan branch of the Can- adian Cancer Society, • Wednes- day night at the cancer booth at the Western Fair. Personal items Mr, and Mrs. Keith Dickson and family spent last weekend at Grand Bend. silk and wool shantung en- semble, with green accessories and a corsage of yellow or- chids. The couple will make their home in Sherbrooke, Quebec. ucan personal items and Mrs. Cecil A.TattagO 4114 family 01 Lucan 414 F.1-, mar And Morris. Paring of Louden visited Mrs. Levi Dar- ling at the 'Green •Gables Nurs- ing Home, Parkhill Sunday, rugDarjuig v ' Iseans-s..afbetra atQLerne: don visit, Mrs, ,Ceell Robb, ,whe bad the misfortune, to break her foot at Grand Bend some weeks ago, had the vast removed last Friday,. Mrs. Warner McRoberts of the Dresden high s,cliool staff spent the .weekend at her home by:144V.:a'$Iteofr-90 his age f1w from home in West Vancouver to. visit MODtreat, 'Ottawa, Toronto. and Herniae!' before visiting Mr, and Mrs. CccU Robb. of 14F-craend'. Sadlier and Mrs. Arps of London and Mr, and Mrs, Ken Brock and 1 a in 11 y of Thorndale were Sunday guests of Mr, and Mrs. Cliff Abbott, Mrs, 0, W. Sach arrived home by plane from a 10 -week visit in England, where . she made headquarters with her sister, Mrs, Florence Mein, tyre Mrs, Viola Jenkin, Fred, Bob and Keith attended the wedding of Mrs. Jenkin's nephew, Terry Hodgins, in Holy Trinity Church Saturday, Mrs, Jenkin and Keith remained overnight with Mr, and Mrs. Erwin Scott, Family fetes 90 -year old Mrs, John Smibert of Frank 51,, held a family turkey din- ner recently in honor of her mother, Mrs, Michael Holden, who was celebrating her 90th birthday. Mrs.% Holden, the former Jemima 'Near, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Near, with the exception of the last two years in Lucan, spent her entire life in West Nis- souri. In 1889 she was united in marriage to Michael Holden, at the hom.e of her sister by the Rev. D. Perrie. Fifty years later they celebrated their golden wedding, but shortly after Mr. Holden died. Mrs, Holden has four sons and one daughter: Gordon of Thorndale, Roy of Prospect Hill, Mervin of London, Ed- ward of Wallacetown and Mary (Mrs. John Smibert) of Lucan. Mrs. Hold -en looks and acts like a woman of 60 and is still able' to assist her daughter with the housework and can- ning. To see her sprighty step and her sparkling eyes and to 'hear her witty remarks you would never dream she has reached her four score and ten year. Mrs, Fred Dickins and si;,,cr of Coldwater and Mrs. Viosslo 4 11:11:11kLins of Exeter, were Fri ClaByil:UeC4ciwatso: Aolfrs.0 r13:n4g e ole.v°11 le who succeeds Grant Brooke as .Lucan's policeman, has arrived in Lucan. lie and his son are staying with mr. and Mrs. Joe apartment, lia3' until they can secure 44 rs, lItary%selplh Mrs. Sodsiipginsorse-ietn torai Tuesday for her third opera- tion in 10 months. buli'lldleingfroinmtsofreUceivV, edStaanley's coat of white and green paint to Res- taurant. ltthe Koffee Kup Res - Mrs, John Blair, Calgary, who made headquarters with Menitsesrtaiiionead AbybbooltatoywiolfileherbeLly. cananf d doirstrict friends, left Saturday London to visit her daughter-in-law and sister, After visiting Toronto relatives she plans to be back home bY Sept. 23, Unfortunately MT, Blair was not well enough to accornpanY her on her trip, Mrs. Eva Henson spent a few days last week in London with Mr, and Mrs, Jim Taylor and family, who brought her home on Sunday. Mrs, Lily O'Neil, Detroit, after a week's visit with her sister, Mrs. Harold Hodgins and family, accompanied Mr. and Mrs, Don Ankers and Miss Joan Hodgins to Kitchener where her sister Edna (Mrs, Mann) and family will ,meet her and take,her on to Toro IF for a visit with them, Mrs, Murray Hodgins spend last Monday at her old home town of Crampton where she visited members of her family and former friends. Jack Young, who won a scholarship last June, spent the weekend here with his parents, Mr, and Mrs, Alex Young, be- fore returning to take a post- graduate course at the techni- cal college in Nova Scotia. He has been working in Toronto all summer. Presentation & Dance FUR MR. AND MRS. PETER SHIPLEY (nee Donna Blake) LUCAN ARENA Fri., Sept. 29 9:00 p.m. GOOD MUSIC Ladies please bring lunch HOW MANY PAY THEIR .BILLS BY CHEQUE ? Nowadays most people do/Writing a cheque on your bank account is the quick, handy way to pay for larger purchases as well as bills. 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