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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-01-24, Page 11liff/V.Miskiliedaraner77leieleffelneMIIEWMAZIMellelLS.WX, Pei ejel 11 January 24, 190 and district news SENDING MONEY AWAY? Youcan convert your ea8h, in aim into M PERSONAL MONEY ORDERS Area native new warden Norman 'Hedging, reeve of West Wilitanl Township, for the past three Yeare,, Who was last 'Tuesday made warden of Mid- elieeee, .0:we son of Mr, and. Mrs. Arnold Bpolgirie now of Parkhill and ereedeon of the late Eli Roegine of the Coursey Rd. Mr. Hodgins spent his early days .on .Concession 1, Biddulph, attending the Coursey Public School, .and the Lucan .High School, He now operates a 400 acre farm 0.44 2 pertain): and is the father of three daughters and one son. Mr, Hodgins is a nephew of Me. Harold Corbett of Leapt and apparently is .fol- hewing inhisuncle'sfootstep,as a reeve and warden, Among the other contenders far the ppsition was Reeve Ivan Hearn of emcee, INMenelantellenet Arena t is • ac wities alefeeeeeee leeNale Teen Town held a successful dance Friday with about 50 in atteedance. While they are still having their chaperone pro- blems thanks must go to Mrs. Thomson and Mrs. Hickson for acting as chaperones at the last dance. Don't forget the big dance on Friday, February 1. The big event this week will be on Saturday afternoon at 2 pm sharp when there will be the opening ceremonies for Mi- nor Hockey Week in Lucan and vicinity. Medway High School Band will be in attendance with brief words from various of- ficials of minor hockey and municipal council, Everyone would like to see this week started off with a big splash so all you parents please attend with your boys. Exhibition ga- mes with teams from out of town will be played during next week for squirt, pee wee, ban- tam and midget teams and it is hoped these games will be well attended. Lost property is now accumu- lating in fairly large quantities at the arena. Anyone who thinks they have lost articles in the building please enquire at the office because these items will be disposed of in the very near future. me 1120 AU ST Tit ae. 441. .13a 431 me Vat me AOM 128 asT me 40a me Ram gym me me eeee „ s. Phone 227.4255 iiiMai=1801X,0".,,e=leSe Holy Trinity elects slate The rector, the Rev. E.O. Lancaster, last Monday eve, presided at the annual vestry meeting of Holy Trinity Church. Owing to the zero weather the attendance was small. Mr. Jack Steacy was again voted vestry clerk, Other of- fivers were: clergy's warden, Clarence Haskett; people's warden, Mert Culbert; delega- tes to Synod, Charles Corbett, D.A. Ashworth and Clare Stan- ley; substitute delegates, 120- r,i bent Coleman, Ruseell Bowman, and Don Harding. Board of Management is Mrs. Joe O'Neil, Mrs. Kay Egan, Mrs. Erwin Scott, Mrs. Cliff Shipley, Jack Steacy, Erwin Scott, Russell Bowman, William Little, the rector, the wardens and delegates; sidesmen, Allan Scott (chairman) Don Downs, Peter Shipley, Don Ankera, Gary Mt:Falls, Dwight Hender- son and Gerald Lewis. Treasurere Mrs. Cliff Ship- ley; property supervisor, Erwin Scott; rectory committee, Mrs. Joe O'Neil, Mrs. Erwin Scott, Mrs. Chas. Haggar, and Mrs. Cliff Shipley; auditors, Jack Steacy, Charles Corbett and William Little; cemetery board, Jack Murdy arid Austin Hodge's. All reports were encouraging mid showed a good year. It was suggested that a sinking fund for a new organ be started as the present, over 50 year organ cannot last much longer. It was also suggested the insurance on the rectory be increased. The meeting approved the proposal to permit women to become Synod delegates. Mr. Bob Coleman moved a vote of thanks to Rev, and Mrs. Lancaster for their co- operation and assistance. The Ladies Guild served refresh- ments. A. E. Pym, C.L.1.1. Representative EXETER Tel; 2350395 AN "4eicg Pispensed 1?y .$011.1ey hiPpopotateus hide, Chief sent h.raVes,, Four years Teter, they return, with hide. Nuptials eels', 'rated, Pretty Soon, first two wives complain, 'f You spend as • time with pew wife as you de with both of us together." Chief replies, "Natoli. Squaw on hippopotamus hide equal to sum Of utmewe en other two hides,“ And .that remimis Me of the sad, little, grunting hound, whose Only desire was to join her preeleceaSeel mate, Mid go to the :happy Grunting Bound# but perhaps we'll leave that for another day. coast to coast heater ar " this home late cold wet, tired -et' the family. Each year, .the teversa ratio applies. His 'wife ,and children get better loolethge while he gets,. Another wel- come photo Is that of the Au* dells of penden. F lledh fe bet:15yard with boys before Jen- nie came eleteg.'Sixboye AN one tiny girl who wraps, them. all axon)* her pinkie, * * I spent a good part of Christ- meg Pay on my knees. And 1 wasn't praying, Quite tbe re- verse. I had been suckered into new skis for the kids, and 1 was trying to .et the blighted boots- into the blasted bungee. This kind of thing is second only to erecting the Christmas tree in our family convulsions. That Boxing Day is the hest day of the year, as far as I'm. concerned. Fire in the lire, place, Friends with noggins. Kids off somewhere in the wild, white yonder. A great sense of relief. Exchange of anon., dotes. With message. One was about the South Seas islander who had a great de- stye to be king. With this in view, he saved up, purchased a beautiful throne. But he lost the election, or something, Put the throne away in the back room, to await better times. Had a fire House burned down. Moral: people who live ingress houses shouldn't stow thrones. Another story was mathe- matical. Indian beckground. Rule of tribe: suitor must pro- duce requested gift for potential bride, Young chief wants wife. She wants No. 1 buffalo hide. Easy. Five years later, chief decides to take second wife. She wants polar bear hide. Chief sent braves. Months later they return, with hide. Nuptials cele- brated. Tee years later, chief spots beautiful maiden, be events , 40,71iN. „rv,,Wc ;elief.,."1-teree•e14., • 41,1 six k,^ COrresPondent: Miss l-kla Abbott MA, egeenelleSereeletteiWatereeeeleee. 'Phone voice .Has topic and had crawled into- bed with the old Trouble 'n Strife. I had eemPareti her to a little box stove. (And I'll stand by 'it). Chap In Aylmer did the same thing, but got a little mixed in his metaphors and said to his wife, "You remind me of an old pot-bellied heater," Mrs. Frank Rastin of Mount Brydges, Ont o sent a note re- vealine that there are still a few real Christians abroad. she referred to a column of which I had mentioned Mrs. Mallett, an elderly lady, sick and alone, who had found time to thank me (I say it humbly), for bringing a little warmth into her life. 1VIrs. Rastin enclosed a letter, full of interest and cheer for Mrs. Mallett, asking that I for- ward it. Old friends, Mrs. ViolaNick- erson of Massachusetts, and Mrs. Paul Rutz of Red Deer sent cards, with friendly notes. Margaret Brontmier, lino op- erator at the Paris Star, sug- gested an addition to my list of Christinae gifts: Giving the last twenty years back to the unhappy people. She adds, ra- ther cynically, "I'll bet they couldn't do any better." I agree, but I don't see any- thing wrong with being unhappy. They're the interesting ones. From Don McCuaig in Ren- frew comes the annual photo We go week . . And as usual, I'm belated, but thanks anyway to those read- ers who sent cards and notes at Christmas time. They're appreciated. In my better moments, I tell myself that there are about a mil- lion people, give or take a. couple, reading this column every week, But sometimes late at night, column not going well, squirrels scampering, wind hp,wlin g the banshee blues around the window, I feel as though I'm writing in an ini-• mense void. , Think I'll have to go down east this summer. I'm going great there. Lovely card, with seagulls, from Cyndy Godbold of Bridgewater, N.S. Nice note from Miss S, Forhan of Hali- fax, enclosing an advertise- ment, which reads, "Why, you haven't been in GERMANY yeti Plan your trip nowt" She said it made her think of me. Sorry, I've been in Germany. In those halcyon days they did not have to advertise. All sorts of tourists were dropping into the country. Most of them by parachute. They didn't spend a lot of money. Yet despite this flaw they were warmly wel- eomed by the natives. I still have a lump over my right ear to prove it. Chap in Aylmer, Ont., drop- ped a note to say a column; of mine got him in trouble, a gi year ago. ApparentlyIharl come WY.BANIf 70 3 501100 0111A01ANS Quick — convenient — inexpensive — safe , . . here's why: e You simply hand the teller the cash for the amount you want, plus 150 a You receive your money-order in a matter of seconds .. . a Then you fill in the name of the payee and mail te money-order at your con- venience,,, e And no one can tamper with your Per- e Tsohneal Money Order, because the Bank prints the amount right on it. money-order can be cashed at any chartered bank in Canada, without cehxacerpgteed(f)a , r northern branches Next time you are sending money away, why not call in at your nearest B of M branch and send it this safe, speedy way? Mrs. I. Coursey district teacher Mrs. Ivy Coursey, 67, died Sunday, January 13, at the home of her son, Mr. Tom Courspy of Chesley. Ted body rested in the Murdy Funeral Home, Lu- can, until 2 pm Wednesday, when the Rev. Edgar Roulston of Exeter conducted funeral ser- vices. Interment was in St. James cemetery, ClanciebeYe• Pallbearers included, Messrs. Harvey Hodgins, Har- old Coursey, Even ilodgins, Wilson Hodgins, Allan Ryan and Al joe Culbert, She is survived by two sons Thomas of Chesley, FS Victor of Camp Borden, two daughters, Mrs. Clarke (Catherine) Taylor of Harrow, Mrs. William (Fran- ces) Dickerson of Ann Arbor, Mich., and 13 grandchildren; ,also two sisters and three bro- thers, Mrs. Russell (Nellie) Mills of Tara, Mrs. J.H. (Ha- zel) Cadwell of Toronto, Elmer Perkin of Fergus, Russell Per- kin of Picton and Bert Perkin, Sault Ste. Marie. Her husband, George Coursey, predeceased her 20 years ago. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Perkin, Mrs. Cour- sey was born at Melorehead. Before her marriage, she taught school at S.S.6 and S.S.1, Bid- dulph. After her marriage she lived on the farm now owned by Mr. Ross McRobert, concession 4 Biddulph. After her busband's death she taught five years at Hanover, five years at Court- wright, five years at Iona and two years at S,S. 9 Biddulph. built near her son, Thomas on the Coursey Road, she only lived in it a short time after retiring in June 1961, but owing to poor health moved in with her son and family. When they moved to Chesley in November she went with them. Shop at Davis Hardware, Linn MID-WINTER SALE 10 -0 TO 50% DISCOUNTS FROM JANUARY 24 TO FEBRUARY 2 Electrical Appliances. Kitchenware, Dishes, Toys and Tools, Bente:rim Moore Kern - Tone, Keen Glow Paints BANK OF MONTREAL 6144.4?..a 9ada V4,44 Exeter Branch; CHARLES SMITH, Manager Centralia (Sub-Agency): (Open Tuesday, Thursday and on Friday 4.30 - 6 p.m.) Crediton (Sub-Agency): (Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday) Grand Bend Branch: DONALD ROBERTSON, Manager Dashwood (Sub-Agency): Open Mon., Wed. & Fri. Hensel] Branch; KEN CHRISTIAN, Manager Lucan Branch: JACK STEACY, Manager Zurich Branch: JOHN BANNISTER, Manager Lucan Phone 227-4242 At the citizenship and educa- tion meeting of the WI 'retire-. daY aftereoon Mrs. Perry Charsley spoke on the motto, "The life you live is the les- son you teach," The roll call, which was answered by, "Sug- gestions to improve our Insti- tute", resulted in many peeful ideas.' Mrs. Erie Young, as citizen- ship and pducation convener, read a short article on educa- tion and introduced the guest speaker, Mrs, Virginia Ridge- well of the traffic department of the Bell Telephone Co. She gave much up-to-date informa- tion on the correct speaking voice when phoning. She made a tape recording of eeveral pairs• of members carrying on a conversation and when played back only one voice could be recognized. As the branch's funds are at low ebb it was decided to hold another euchre, Mrs. Er- win Scott, Mrs. H. B. Langford and Mrs. William B r o w n 1 e e were named a committee, to make the necessary arrange- ments. It was also decided to hold another hat fashion show in March, to be convened by Mrs. Murray Hodgins and Mrs. T. A, Watson. Mrs. C. H. George as lunch convener, was assisted by Mrs. H, B. Langford, Mrs. E. R, Patterson and Mrs. George Young Sr. COURSEY SCHOOL EUCHRE Mrs. Harry Stokes and Mrs. Harvey liodginswere hostesses for the six table euchre at the Coursey School, Friday even- ing. High score prizes went to Mrs. Bruce Morley and Mr. Don O'Neil; second high to Mrs. Guy Ryan and Mr. Bruce Mor- ley and lone hand prizes, to Miss Helen Hodgins and Mr. Wilson Hodgins. The next euchre will be held February 1. WORKING WITH CANADIANS IN EVERY WALK OF LIFE SINCE 1817 0.3400 Pick council committees The inaugural meeting of the village council was held in the council room last Monday even- lug. The Rev. G. W. Sach of the United Church opened the meet- ing. After the clerk, Mrs. Muriel Gibson, had installed the reeve and four councillors for 1963, committees were set up: Weed inspector, James Mc- Intosh; fence viewers, William Berryhill, Earl Mathers; streets committee, Mrs. A. E. Reilly, and Jack Lankin; drains, Harvey Langford and Russell Bowman. Parks, Jack Lankin and KB, Langford; arena, Erwin Scott, Bernard Bonn, Jack Ryan, Ken Carter, Russell Bowman, Mrs. A. E. Reilly and Don Banting. me NMI .10: mis ,2/1. 245t WE me SS .tig. 1114) tra; • • •• • • • • • • . 34$ CZ 1E15 1 n.at ce me In so far as the figure skat- ing group is concerned, Miss Marnie Campion, the instruc- tor, will soon be starting to work on rehearsing for a show and she would like all children to attend regularly so as to be fully conversant with the pro- cedure. The house league schedule will be as follows for next Sat- urday; 2 pm. Canadians v Ran- gers, 3 pm Redwings v Maple Leafs, 4 pm Bruins v Hawks, 5 pm Indians v Orioles, 6 pm Bisons v Hornets, 7 pm Bea- vers v Maroons. Please remember folks, next week and every week: Don't Send--Take- your boy to the arena. M .•• ese. ; S • ,••• rson ite Rev. and Mrs. Ronald Hall and family, now of London, were Saturday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Abbott. Mr. Neil Hopper of Seaforth, who has been drilling for water at the proposed site for the Area 1 public school, struck water at 310 ft, and is now down 375 ft, At present he is waiting for a pump to make tests to see if the water supply will be suf- ficient, or if it will be neces- sary to go deeper. Saturday and Sunday's storm were bad for travelling in the Lucan district. A number of cars got stalled on Concession 4 Biddulph about two miles north of Lucan and the passen- gers had a long cold wait. Owing to road conditions buses 1, 2, and 3 brought Lucan and district children home from Medway School at noon on Mon- day as roads were filling in bad- ly. Mr. and Mrs. James Downs and Mr, Robert Downs of Lon- don, were Sunday guests of Mr. 'ern* ormthuras,natame, HOTSON PROPANE LTD. Grand Bend and Mrs. Don Downs and family. Mrs. Roy Hamilton and son Robert attended the dedication of the new Mount Olive Lutheran church at London Sunday and the latter, as a member of Trinity Lutheran choir, took part in the service. Mr. Mert Culbert, painter and decorator, has begun work on the former Nursing Home, which was recently purchased by Mr. Clarence Haskett as the new "Haskett and Son Funeral Home". MeelleSelleeMe.elftelleintiare MORE LUCAN NEWS ON PAGE TEN is happy to announce the appointment of When kidneys fail to remove specs acids and wastes, backache—tired feeling— disturbed rest often may Dolld'e Kidney Pills amulet° kidneys to normal duty. You feel better, sleep better, work huller, rw MEDWAY EUCHRE A four table Medway Euchre was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Daley Friday evening. High score prizes went to Mrs. Austin Hobbs and Mr. Clarence Lewis, lone hand prizes to Mrs. Earl Middle- ton and Mr. Austin Hobbs and low score prizes to Mrs. Car-` men Hodgins and Mrs. Wm. McComb. 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