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Come, talk to John Durand. _ You'll find him most helpful! 4 llll 11111111111$1111,11111114111M01111 lllll $ llllll f1,111 llllllll 11101110111 lllllll 1$11111111$11111111111.11111E 131 Thames Road, West, Exeter Phone 235-1422 Oineliessielasseollimeerietioiribieme About Loss of Drive and Power , Lucon April II, )963 Page 13 and district news SUGAR AND,SPICE, Pispense4 by Poetry on. the ice Phone 2214745 Corrosoonchmt; At** 1 IV: • .TagtaMlaqaar,Meatleliee ;pane has -all the grade altc1.494eaay.Of atore ige-ybe we clen't think Of these ceniperisPAIS..:U :we sit on. the edges of our ehairof watch- ing the •warrioro weave their intrieate...00aign ief combat, but we're aware Of them,. ft's a. :national OiAeaSe, pretty well restricted to the MaleepeeieS. and it makes the sq., called "fever" of the World :series or.0P'graY-.CPP game look like A Mild case Of the sniffles, in comparison.. How did we get this way? Well, a little embarras- eleg to eiplain. nine out of 10 boys in this country are exposed to hockey early in life. And eight out of 10. of them have had, atone time or another, a desperate Ogre to become a, truly great hockey plAyer, The orge may haYe lasted live olio-, utes 94, five years, but At WAS so 1>OltYerfAl it hurt, whea.Atwao. • in force. And. about 90 per cent!, of us • 110.Y1 perfectly well that if it :hadn't been for ..oheer -bad luck, Pr .bad .management, we'd haVe MAO the NHL. Some of USWere: ten 'heavy, some Oct 1/04.041,. Were a little slow; others could net hoist the ,p.uck. Some started to smoke; others to go with girls, it was Pet some lousy break like that that kept us Put of the big time. EVen knowing this, however, we're not envious, We watehthe t3est players In the world with the complacent camaraderie of -please turn to page 14 di stressed by the utter nothing- ness of your bitter half, pear with them, Mil., playoff time Is to them what Paris is to middle-aged French teacher, what Stratford is to the faded chap who helped paint the seen, ery for the Hayfork Centre Drama Festival. Stanley Cup time is a won- derful spring tonic. It is Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan to the males in your family, from eight to 80. Where you See only a lot of large young men rushing at each other, they see a ballet. Where Yoe see only brutality and blood- shed, they see the drama of a bullring, As you shudder at the bestial roar of the arena mob, they are thrilling to the skill and gallantry of the gladiators. You see, mum, hockey at its beet is poetry in motion, music MR. AND MRS, JOHN HARRIS CELEBRATE t18 YEARS Well, now that the nonsense is over (and boy! aren't there a lot of dopey voters in this country?) we can get back to the important things of life, I'd like, at this time, to pass along a vote of appreciation to the women of Canada. They have put up with a great deal in the past couple of weeks, and it's not over yet. It has been a harassing experience, but theylve taken it as brave- ly as usual, No, I don't mean the election. Night after night, our wo- men have wheedled, coaxed and threatened, trying to get small boys and grandfathers to bed at a decent hour. Night after night, they have received only blank, uneomprehending stares from their husbands. But hold, ladies. Reck naught of the scowls of young Wilber, the snarls of grampa. Don't be Area's oldest couple celebrate 68 years Mrs.C. H. george library chairman At a meeting in the library last Wednesday evening, Mrs. C H. George was named chair- man for 1.963. Other officers included C, P. Corbett as seeretary-treasur- er, Rev. E. O. Lancaster, Messrs. Jack Steady, Charles Sovereign, Elmer Mosurinjohn and Mrs. C P. Corbett as library board and Mrs. Rose Atkinson as librarian. The purpose of the meeting was to hear a report of the county library, giver) by Mrs. George, In the new set-up there will be no membership charge for Lucan and Biddulph members but until McGillivray joins the county public library they will be charged $4 per family. It was decided to discontinue opening the library Saturday evenings. In future the library will be open Monday and Thurs- day evening as formerly and on Saturday from 1:30 pm to 5pm. Since Lucan became a public library, membership has in- creased from 90 to 220 and the circulation from 3034 to 4540. The bookmobile will visit the Lucan library on April 10. Lucan's oldest couple, Mr. and Mrs. John Harris (95 and 87), celebrated their 68th wed- ding anniversary Wednesday at the home of their daughter and eon-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kernick, Frances St„ Lucan. Mr. and Mrs. Harris were married, by the late Rev. Wes- ley Cousins April 3, 1895, at the home of the bride's parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. David Campbell of Walton. Mr. Harris is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Harris of Grey Town- ship, The couple farmed for 35 • years at Walton, where. Mr. Harris was also insurance agent for the Howick Mutual Fire In- surance Co, for 14 years, They have three daughters, Mrs. Lena McGavin of Kitch- ener; Mrs. Hilda Sellers of Walton, and Flora (Mrs. A. L. Kernick) of Lucan. They also have five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Since retiring 37 years ago, the couple have been living with their family, coming to Lucan, June 1960. For the last two years, Mrs. Sellers has been living with her sister, to assist in the care of her par- ents. Mr. and Mrs. Harris are still in good health (consider- ing their age) and able to en- joy TV and reading. Mrs. Har- ris likes to dry the dishes. Owing to sickness in other members of the family, the an- nual anniversary gathering has had to be postponed for a week or two, but will be held later. LUCAN BANTAMS CAPTURE TOURNAMENT "D" HONORS . . Jack Ryan presents trophy to Captain Dave Lippert 50 YEARS OF DANCE0INSTRUCTION Recreation news Lucan wins two cups thanks to all who worked so hard to make this event the success it was. Without the un- tiring efforts of all these peo- ple during a very long day, this tournament would not have been possible, This being the close of the hockey season for Lucan our sights are now set on the fast approaching ball season. Would all interested persons please contact me at the office at the arena so that we may get things under way for these summer activities. Use MECCA for SCRAPES BRUISES , INFECTIONS Mecca, a favourite family ointment for over SO years quickly heals minor wounds. Non-Irritating, soothing antisep- tic. Sold at all drug counters. Buy Mecca in din or tube Lions choose new officers ARTIE-IURATURRAY School of Dancing MEDWAY EUCHRE At the four table Medway Euchre, held at the home of Mr. Chester McComb last Wed- nesday high score prizes went to Mrs. Crinnian and W. J. Stanley, lone hand prizes to Mrs. Earl Middleton and E, Summers and low score prizes to Mrs. Carmen Hodgins and Austin Hobbs. The next game will be held at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Lewis in two weeks. LOL EUCHRE A nine table euchre spon- sored by the LOL was held in the lodge room here last Wed- nesday evening. High score prizes went to Mrs. George Davis (Exeter) and Harry Weber. ' lone hand prizes to Mrs. Wilson Hodgins and Evan Hodgins and low score prizes to Mrs. Cecil Neil and Art Cobleigh. The box of gro- ceries was won by Cecil Neil. The LOBA hope to hold their next euchre April 1'7. A. DICKSON 425 RICHMOND, LONDON GE2-6383 The main event of the past week was, of course, the Sham- rock Bantam Tournament. This was successful from all points of view. The following are the trophy winners: Winners of the "B" cham- pionship and the C. Haskett & Son Fuaeral Home trophy was Byron, Winners of the "B" consolation and Shorty Sover- eign "Supertest" trophy was Huron East. Winners of the "C" cham- pionship and the Radcliffe Drug trophy was Winona. Winners of the "C" consolation, Hearn Dairy trophy, was Stoneybrook. Winners of the "D" cham- pionship was Lucan. They took the Langford Lumber trophy (donated by Jerry Nurse). Win- ners of the "D" consolation Don Smith "Sunoco" trophy was Ailsa Craig. Most valuable player to his team in the tournament and win- ner of the C. & C. trophy was Walter Parkinson of Stone y- brook. Best goalkeeper in the tour- nament and winner of the Grant T, V. & Watch Repair Trophy was Barry Fuller of Lambeth. The H. B. Harvey Langford Trophy for the best all round team for sportsmanship, abil- ity, and deportment on and off the ice, was won by Lucan. I would like to express my Gary McFalls was named the new president of the Luc an Lions Club, at the zone meet- ing held in the Anglican Church basement last Monday night. Other officers include: past president, Elmer Mosurinjohn; vice presidents, Al. Bromwich, Wm. Little; secretary-treas- urer, Don Hodgins; Lion tamer, Bud Cook; tail twister, Wesley Colley; directors, Dr. Lloyd Hall, Pat Crudge, Mike Bator and Jack Atkinson. Zone representatives were present from Parkhill, Ilder- ton and Thorndale. Gilmour Sign Painters of London were given the contract of painting street names for the village. Another beef bingo was plan- ned. Last year's successful fireworks display for May 24, will be repeated this year. A committee was headed by Alex Young was named to make the necessary arrangements. Miss Line Abbott's group of the Ladies' Guild catered for the dinner. Insurance agent dies on vacation Harley Dewey, 62, a recent- ly retired Hartford insurance agent of Hartford, Conn. died suddenly of a heart attack, Mon- day, April 1, while spending the winter in Florida. Funeral service and Interment were held in Florida. He is survived by his wife, one brother, Dr. Jack Dewey of Palm Beach, and one sister. Hattie (Mrs. Russell William) of Ft. Myers, Florida. Mr. Dewey was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Dewey of St. Marys and nephew of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Revington of Lucan. He was born in St. Marys where his father was a well known printer. He had been out swimmingSun- day evening prior to taking a heart attack during the night. He and Mrs. Dewey had planned a trip to California before de- ciding where to make their new home, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Revington and Mr. and Mrs. John Park had visited the couple a few weeks ago. LEGION AUXILIARY NEWS At the meeting of the Lucan Legion Auxiliary, held in the Legion Hall last Tuesday even- ing, Zone Commander, Mrs. W. E. Boud of Mount Brydges, made her official visit. During the business session it was decided to donate a • trophy for the high single, ladies bowling team. The m y st e ry prize was won by Mrs. Doug, Ewen, Last Friday night the mem- bers, catered for the banquet of the Ladies Afternoon Wednes- day Bowling League. Th ere were 66 members present. Join The Crowd & Save New and Used TV Models on Display glamour! EVERY FORD HAS IT ! We will not knowingly be undersold. For your TV, radio, small appliances and watch repair, come to Fourth unit for brigade Lucan Area Volunteer Fire Dep't received delivery of a new water tank truck last week. This tanker, built by volun- teer fireman Wes Hickson, will accompany the pumper on all out-of-town calls. It brings to four the number of vehicles in operation. This completes the major equipment for the brigade, al- though Many smaller pieces of equipment are still required. Fire Chief J. Alex Young Comments: "Lucan and area can be proud of their fire dep't which now rates second to none in Middlesex county." The chief also revealed there are some openings for volun- teers on the brigade. He re- quested any interested men to contact him or come to the fire hall any Wednesday night for further information. Grant's Watch & TV Repair x4FALC0N Glamourcarof the compacts! Falcon makes the world sit up and take notice—and saves you money in the bargain. Glamorous is the word for Falcon style with Thunder- bird roof, decorative new side trim and color-keyed interiors. Choose from 15 glamorous Falcon models. PHONE 227-4812 LUCAN AFAIRLANE Glamour on a budget! Fairlane has its own special kind of glarn. our—unlike any other car. 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