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Page 11 September ROV0147!gre,.if it could talk? SYGAR AND sPlcs
Dispensed by Smiley
Hotel unfolds treasure It was
hectic!
the hotel and adjoining build-
lege, He converted the upper
floor ref the betel into a Com-
munity Hall, which t)s earned
the Bier Winter Garden and
added an outside entrance, The
lower floor he used for acloak-
reom and a room for making
radius .of 40 :miles is,
bent on wrecking POI" ,P14T-,‘
riWt your constitution, and
the .,next sisy, With his hnknie
taitty,
Oh well, the worst .1s, over.,
There remains only a grft,
inns .of teeth, a Oro-; of
the loins, ,and a hardening of
the resolution, to get through
the last week of .stonMer —the.
weekly newspapers convention,
whet). that's over, and I. come
home, a §.44;741;410.K. skeleton,
shadow 'ef the fine, healthy Ming
fellow I was on the ftrst of
July, my plans are Jessie,: I
phone a sanitorium, take my 20
days steisleeVe,artreSuinelive
ing about the end of September.
Former ,Lvcon gid
feted on departure
To many travellers, London-
bound on Ng. 4 MOWRY" there
is a feeling Of satineeS; When
passing through the hamlet of
Hirr to see the demolition of
one of its oldest lencimarks
ee the McIntosh House. But like
the Larnbeth trees this century-
old hotel has had to, eive way to
highway improvement end
clearer
Could thiS old beading but
talk what a tale it could tell of
the prosperous, eareefree days
of yore, when it served the
passersby with food and lodging,
on their way to and from Lon
don market. it Could tell of the
advent of the Motor car, the
motor bus and truck and of
hqw business began decreasing
until finally the hotel had to
close its doors.
In 1920 Etheld Harrie, Who, at
that time, operated the Birr
store, decided to enlarge his
business by adding a chopping
and rolling mill and purchased
looked only slightly dePraVed.
In those five weeks, he had:
become 17, fallen In love at
least twice, bought a pipe and
tobacco, cooked for himself for
two weeks, living mainly on pa-
blunt and cheese, and been in
a •beer joint.
Nene of this bothered me
too much, although his mother
gave him an interrogation that
would have done credit to In-
spector Maigret.
Perhaps the most rugged two
weeks of the summer were those
I spent as a weekly editor. It
all began with a wedding—my
partner's, and very nearly end-
ed with a funeral -- mine.
And how doubly deva.stating
it is to be a weekly editor in
a tourist town, where every
old-friend cott age r within a
Pelee, Community paeties were
held fortnightly during the winte
er and many happy family gathe
ering4 were held in this one,
time famous hotel,
With the outbreak of World
War If and the subsequent hots,
ing shortage the eta. building
Was remodelled, Into apart-
ments, which the present owner
Jeck Legg continued to operate,
when he bought the property in
1946,
All this could the old building
relate and much more, could
it but talk! It could tell weird
stories of bar-room brawls,
robberies and hidden treasure.
Mr. Legg through the years
heard so much of hidden trea-
sure that he decided when it
came time to tear the building
dowe he would search every
hidden crevice and once and
for all, prove or disprove the
oft-repeated treasure legend.
To his great surprise August
17, a store of .coins dated from
1776 to 1859 were discovered
behind a dusty beam. As the
coins have not yet been ap-
praised Mr. Legg has no idea
of their real value but no doubt
every remaining beam and par-
tition will be examined with
microscopic care on the chance
they, top, may conceal addition-
al treasure.
Ladies' group
captures $95
Members of the Evening
Brench of the Lucan UCW and
some friends, totalling 42 ape
peered on the TV program, "Mt
Fast" Sunday evening. Saturday
evening they went to the studio
for the taping.
One of the members, Mrs.
Roger Beath, was asked to act
a Charade. She chose, "A stitch
in time saves nine" but it was
no challenge for the clever
panel. The group was very happy
to come home $95 richer. The
members will have no difficulty
in finding a place to use the
money —the only difficulty will
be choosing the best place to
use it.
WI honor
treasurer
MISS MARILYN BROWNLEE
for dinner by Misses Rose and
Ann Revington, Barbara Mar-
shall, Mary Scott and Mrs.
W. T. McMorran, all of London,
also by Miss Peggy Lang of St.
Thomas and by Miss Helen
Rudski of London.
Mr. Jim Burt just back from
vacation is extra busy prepar-
ing for the big beef barbecue
Sept. 3. The Ladies' Arena
members are also very busy
preparing for the big event.
Gladys Maxweii
dies in Detroit
miss Gladys Maxwell of Lon.
don, formerly of Birr, died
suddenly at araee Hospital, Dee
troit, Saturdays Aug.. 22.
Miss Maxwell was the daugh-
ter of the lete Mr. and Mrs.
John Maxwell of 13irr. She spent
her early life at Bier where she
attended the Birr school during
the years Miss Lina Abbott of
Lucan taught there, She later
attended the Lucan High School.
She clerked for many years in
the Bier store.
After_ her father's death the
home was sold and a yeae later
she and her mother moved to
London, Her mother died in 1958
and since then Miss Maxwell
has been living alone. She work-
ed for some years in the Wal-
lace store but prior to her death
was working in the Holt Renfrew
store in Wellington Square.
At the time of her death she
was holidaying with her sister,
Mrs. Clark (wife of the late Dr.
Neil Clark, a one-time Lucan
dentist).
She is survived by one sister,
Eva (Mrs. Neil Clark) of De-
troit.
Funeral services were con-
ducted by Rev. Moir A. J.
Waters of Robinson United
Church at the Needham Mem-
orial Chapel Tuesday, August
25. Interment was in Bier United
cemetery.
Pallbearers included Messrs.
Don and Keith McComb, John
Clark, Bob Harris, Allan Donn-
elly and Ron White.
Couples mark
anniversaries
September 2, 1939, Miss Ed-
ythe Hodgins (daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Hodgins) and
Mr. Jack Murdy, Miss Kath-
leen Hodgins (daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Hodgins) and
Mr. H. A. Chown were united
in a double marriage ceremony
in Holy Trinity Anglican
Church, Lunn, by the Rev. L.
C. Harrison.
Sunday, August 30, Mr. and
Mrs. Murdy held a 25th wedding
anniversary dinner, at the Duf-
ferin Hotel, Centralia, with Mr.
and Mrs. Harrison, Mr. and
Mrs. Chown, Rev, and Mrs. E.
0. Lancaster and 21 members of
their family as guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Murcly's two
children Ann Marie (Mrs. Ed.
Morris) of Mt. Forest and Mi-
chael of London sponsored the
anniversary celebration.
Their one grandchild, Sandra
Morris was born on their 24th
wedding anniversary, Septem-
ber 2, 1963.
Prior to moving to their new
home in Gravenhurst Mr. and
Mrs. Perry Charsley were pre-
sented with remembrances
from their immediate neighbors
and friends.
Mrs. Char sley will be greatly
missed as WI treasurer. She
was presented with a small gift.
At an afternoon luncheonheld
at Oakridge Acres Restaurant,
a number of her especially close
friends presented Mrs. Chars-
ley with another gift.
Mr. and Mrs. Charsley have
sold their Butler St., home to
Mr. Everett Noordink of Lon-
don Township.
After serving for eight years
in the Anglican Synod Office,
London, Mips Marilyn Brown-
lee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Brownlee, Lucan, de-
. cided to accept a position in the
Department of External Affairs
for the Federal Government,
at Ottawa.
Prior to leaving for her new
position Sunday, Miss Brownlee
was honored with a number of
Parties and dinners, at each of
which she was presented with
so many gifts, she felt like a
bride-elect,
One of the ministers from the
SYriod Office entertained the
staff in her honor at his home.
Mrs. Lionel Kendrick of Lu-
can, Thursday entertained a
number of Lucan friends, (Dur-
ing the evening Miss Brown-
lee's parents showed pictures
of their recent trip to the coast).
Miss Brownlee was a faith-
ful senior choir member of the
Lucan Anglican Church and
taught in the Sunday School as
well as assisting the wardens
in clerical work. At a choir
party at the home of the or-
ganist (Mrs. Gordon Jacklin),
Miss Brownlee was presented
with a hymn book from the choir.
Mrs. Cameron Colbert of Ii-
derton held a family going-
away-party.
Archdeacon and Mrs. C. J.
Queen and family of London held
a party at their home for her.
Three times she was taken out
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everything's
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How I envy the fellow who has
two weeks holidays! He takes
his family to a cottage, or on a
motor trip, or out camping, and
that's all there is to it. He can
then go quietly and sanely back
to work.
Things are always pretty hece
tic around our place in the
summer, but this was the bee-
ticest ever, As a teacher, I'm
almost frantic for school to
start so I can get off the ferric
wheel.
Five weeks at summer meek
school for Hugh, Three weeks
at a different summer music
school for the old lady, Two
weeks at camp for Kim, Two
weeks refresher course in Eng-
lish and two weeks as a weekly
editor for me.
Now this doesn't sound so
bad, when you say it quick-
ly. But all these things were
going on in different placee
at different times, The result
was a combination of the Grand
Prix, Musical Chairs, Who's
Been Sleeping In My Bed? and
Let's Break The Bank,
My wife gets home every
Saturday night, heads for the
basement with a huge armful
of soiled clothes, and we don't
see her until it's time to get
in the car late Sunday and charge
off once again in all directions.
Last Sunday, for the first
time in six weeks, the four of
us were under the same roof
together. We were all a little
uneasy at being with these
strangers.
Hugh came through virtually
unscathed, despite the tremb-
ling and trepidation of his par-
ents. He talked us into extend-
ing his stay at the summer
school from three weeks to
five, in a letter emphasizing the
"inspiration" he was getting
there.
After deep and midnight con-
sultations, we reluctantly sent
off the requisite extortion for
the extra two weeks.Soon after,
another letter arrived. In this
one we learned he'd beenout for
dinner steak and mushrooms,
Chianti, the works—with a Yank
girl whose father was an Eng-
lish teacher, was divorced, and
was having an affair with the
daughter of the bartender in
the place they'd eaten.
Hugh's momma was ready
to call out the militia, declare
war on the U. S., and invade
if necessary to snatch her boy
back to safety. His father was
trying to soothe her fears and
at the same time, remember-
ing, with not a little sadness,
what he was like at that age.
However, he surprised us.
He arrived home the day he
was supposed to. Even more
amazing, he had some money
left. Completely astounding, he
By MRS. ARCHIE DEWAR
Mrs. Maria Tasker of Lon-
don was a guest with Messrs
Wm. and Howard Rinn and Miss
Noreen Walkom Sunday.
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Coward
and boys were guests of her
sister Mr. & Mrs. Jim Kelly
of Hyde Park, Sunday.
Mr. Bert Essen of Ridge-
town visited with Mr. & Mrs.
Nelson Baker and Bill last
week.
Mr. Jim Shoidice and boys
of Don Mills were guests of
Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Baker for
the weekend.
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas McLean
and Mr. & Mrs. Grant McLean
were guests with Mr. & Mrs.
George Wilson, Friday.
Miss Brenda Parkinson had
as her guests Kathy and Joy
Thacker for a few days last
week, Brenda returned with
them for a few holidays.
Mr. Frank Parkinson and
Glen Parkinson of Granton were
Sunday evening guests with Mr.
& Mrs. Fred Parkinson and
family,
Miss Norma Elston is holi-
daying this week with her friend,
Miss Gwen Dunlop at Bruce
Beach.
Miss Susan Hutson of Munro
spent a few days last week with
her aunt and uncle, Mr. & Mrs.
Oliver Baker.
The KCA was held at the
home of Mr. & Mrs. George
Wilson Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. George Wilson attended
the UCW Perth Presbyterial
executive at the home of Mrs.
Struthers in Mitchell regarding
UCW Program Shops, to be
held in Tavistock and Mitchell
this fall.
Mrs. Tom Coward, Mrs. Ro-
bert Elston, Mrs. E. Straiten and
Mrs. A. Dewar attended the
Guest speaker
assists baptism
Rev, E. C. Attwell of Ottawa,
as guest speaker at the 11
o'clock church service in Holy
Trinity Church Sunday took as
his text, "But they supposing
Jesus to be in the company,
went a day's journey."
He also assisted the rector
in a baptism ceremony and with
Mrs. Attwell (the former Mar-
garet Ashworth) were sponsors
for their niece,Susan Victoria
Hodgins, daugter of Mr. and
Mrs. Roscoe Hodgins of Alice
St.
Mr. Attwell is now teaching
in Ashbury College for boys in
Ottawa. He and Mrs. Attwell
have four children.
"IT COULD BE WORSE"
"There is nothing so bad but
it might be worse!" Miss Lina
Abbott has an attack of bursitis
but Pollyanna-like she is thank-
ful, it is in the left arm and not
the right so she can still send
in her Lucan News, this week.
Two RCAF pilots from Centralia provided some exciting
moments for, spectators at the second annual fly-in at Sexsmith
airport north of Exeter, Sunday, when they went through some
well-timed manoeuvres. This photo caught the two planes as
they appear to be heading for a crash course with each other.
However, the pilots naturally didn't collide and went on to
some other exhibitions of flying that were enjoyed by the many
visitors and the 57 civilian pilots who registered. —T-A photo
LUCAN PERSONAL ITEMS
Horticultural Show at Russel-
dale Tuesday evening. Mrs.
Strahan won some prizes on
her flowers.
Dr. George Morphy and Mrs.
Morphy of Toronto and Mrs.
Norris Atthill and boys of Kirk-
ton visited with Mrs. T. Doube
and Russell Sunday.
Miss Lynn Brook of Toronto
has been holidaying with Mr. &
Mrs. D. McNaughton this last
week.
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Mr. & Mrs. Ephram Hem
of Zion were Wednesday guests
of Mr. & Mrs. Eldon Hodgson.
Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Cantelon
of West Lorne are holidaying
with Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Cantelon,
Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Brownlee
Jr., Vicky and Dale of Ottawa
were weekend guests of Mr. &
Mrs. Wm. Brownlee.
GRANDSTAND FEATURES . .
Opening Fri. evg., Sat, oft. & evg.,
Sept. 11, 12
Speedway Auto Racing
Mon., Tees,, Wed., Sept. 14 to 16
Parisienne Follies
starring The Step Brothers
Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Sept, 14 to 17
Bell Rocket Belt
Demonstration Flights
Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sept. 17 to 19
Hubert Castle's 3-Ring Circus
Tues. and Wed, aft., Sept. Li Si IS
Golden Horse Ranch
Thrill Show CHOICE OF ROYAL
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PERSONAL ITEMS
Mr. Ozzie Gillies of the Dres-
den High School staff and Mrs.
Gillies who have been visiting
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Toohey, called
on Mrs. Warner McRoberts Sat-
urday,
Among the many guests who
attended the Hunt-C ranston
wedding at the Central Baptist
Church at 12:30 pm Saturday,
August 29 were Dr. & Mrs.
E. R. Patterson, Mrs. Erie
Young, Mrs. Jce Whelihan, Mr.
Earl Haskett, Miss Doris Weir
and Miss Lina Abbott of Lucan,
Mrs. H. A. Chown, who was
a patient in St. Joseph's Hose
pital, is able to be home.
Mrs. Wes Revington, now of
London, entertained her Lucart
bridge club last Tuesday,
Mark birthday
at Toronto Ex
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Crozier
and family Spent last weekend
at a motel near the Exhibition
Grounds, Toronto so they could
fittingly celebrate the-2ist
birthday of their daughter,
Julia, who is working at the Ex.
Everything went as planned
even to the cutting of the birth-
day cake.
YAMAHA
• U.S, Space Exhibit
Featuring space capsules
and models used in Pro.
iect Mercury.
• Dept, of lands and
Forests Exhibit
A plea for conservation
from Smokey the Bear and
his friends.
Square & Folk
Dancing
Annual competitions featuring
the finest dancing groups of
the area,
Horse Show
One of the Most popular
features of Western Fair. ▪ Agricultural Displays
Largest Agricultural Machin•
ery display of any exhibition
in Canada,
• Manufacturers'
Exhibits
New products from Canadian
manufacturers new ideas
for everyone, The kids love
touring the eXhibits
• Midways - Adult
and Kiddieland
Famous Conklin Shows have
new rides , new excite.
men'.
Conservatory teachers say
their Yailiaha pianos are not
only among the best they've
tried, but alsci the most mod.
erately priced. You'll echo
their praise once you've
heard the magnificent full
voice and vibrant tone of
these fine quality pianos.
Hear them today at
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Mrs. Violet Sanders and
daughter Delaine of Pomona,
California, were guests of their
cousin, Mrs. Cecil Robb, last
week. On returning home, Mrs.
Robb accompanied them as far
as Sarnia, where her daughter
Rose Marie (Mrs. Jas. Bawten-
heimer) entertained at a noon
luncheon in their honor.
mr. & Mrs. Cecil Armitage
and faniily spent Sunday at Port
Elgin.
Debbie Mueller, five-year-
old daughter of Mr. & Mrs.
Henry Mueller of Waterford,
has returned home after a
Week's visit with the Crozier
family.
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Young and
family of Toronto were week-
end guests of Mr. & Mrs. Ross
McRoberts.
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Lewis
were Sunday guests Of Mr. &
Mrs, Maurice Campbell and
family of Sarnia.
Dr. & Mrs. Ed. Illevins and
family of Chickasha, Oklahoma,
and Dr. & Mrs. Walter Rice
of Stillwater, Oklahoma, haVe
returned bottle after extended
visits with Mrs. Dell Sprowl.
The latter couple also spent
a week with Dr. & Mrs. Earle
Blake of Waterloo, Quebec.
Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Abbott of
RR 1 Lucan were Sunday evens
big guests of Miss Lina Abe
bett,
Mrs, Ralph Rummell, after
a three Week vacation is back
oh duty et the post offiee. Mrs.
O. E. Nicholsoti relieved for
her. Mrs. Rumrnell, together
with her family, including Dr.
& Mrs. S. J. Morrison and ail&
ren spent two weeks at North
BO and points north.
Mrs. Murray Hodgins has
returned heated frOm Kee-Moe•
Kee Where she Was directing
Jr, Girls for the past week.
Margaret Cobleigh and Bar.
tiara Park Were aisci there as
the Toronto Ex., and also spent
a couple days with Mr. & Mrs.
George Stanley of Beamsville.
Some people believe inpaint-
ing the town red, but not Lucain
During the last few weeks a
number of business places and
residences have receivedardce
clean coat of white, The former
William Porte building looks
particularly attractive.
Peter & Gregory Revington
are holidaying with their grand-
parents, Mr. & Mrs. Sheridan
Revington,
Ann Stanley, small daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Clare Stanley,
is holidaying oh Prince Edward
Island, with her grandmother,
Mrs. A. Devine of London, but
will be home Thursday In time
to celebrate her eighth birth-
day Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Attwell
and four children of Ottawa
and Mrs. Helen Smith of St.
Thomas were Sunday guests
of Mr. D. A, Ashworth and Mr.
& Mrs. Roscoe Hodgitie and
family,
Mr. & Mrs. Morris Murdy
of Kitchener were weekend
guests of Mrs. Alma. Price,
and attended the 25th wedding
anniversary dinner at the Out.
ferin Hotel, Centralia Sunday
in honor of Mr. & Mrs. Jack
Murdy,
The Mut daughters of Mr.
& Mee. Cliff Shipway of Alice
St., spent, last Week in Totohte,
guests Of Mrs. Pauline Wads-
worth. They came home with
many "treasures" purthased
at the Toronto Ex,
Mr. William F relates Of fide re
ton, owner Of the Lucah Perm
Equirenieet, has purchaSed and
moved into the former hpitie of
Ready and fatrilly.
Mr. Ready has stored his fur:4
niture and is it Grand
Bend while hiS nevi home in the
Langford subdivision is being
built.
junior counsellors and Jane
Hodgson and Helen Lewis as
campers.
Mrs. Cliff Cronkite, who un-,
derwent surgery in St. Joseph's
Hospital the first week of Aug-
ust, returned to her Beauty
Shop, Monday.
Misses Ann and Doris Cul-
bert, daughters of Mr. & Mrs.
Aljoe Culbert, are holidaying
with their brother-In-law and
sister, Mr. & Mrs. Norman
Hankala of Detroit.
The senior branch of the
Anglican Woman's Auxiliary
will hold its opening Fall Meet-
ing at the farm home of Mr. &
Mrs. Harold Corbett, Wednes-
day, Sept, 9. The meeting will
take the form of a noon, pot-
luck dinner.
The C011een Bowling team
will hold its first Fall bowl-
ing, Tuesday evening, Sept, 8.
There is still room for a few
more players.
Ward Hodgins, son of Mr.
& Mrs. Murray Hodgin.s
°
and
Bill Park, son of Mr. & Mrs.
Stewart Park, left Monday for
a motor trip thrdueh northern
Michigan. While at Fairgrove
they will be guests of Mr. &
Mrs. Millbank Culbert.
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Hutt and
Welly have returned from a
two Week camping trip. While
at Welliegton and Belleville
they were guests of Mrs, Ber-
tha Topkins and Mr. & Mrs.
Norman Carter, F r Olt there,
they toured through the Algon-
quin and Huntsville areas,
Mrs. Jane Somerville IS able
to be home after her eye operae
tion he Victoria Hospital. Her
cousin, MiSs Margaret Powell
of London Is'With her at present,
Mr. & Mrs. Wilbert Stanley
stayed with the children of Mr.
& Mrs. Peter Wiseman Of White
by, while their parents'attended ,.
the World'S Pair in NOW Veit,
On the Wae, hernia they took in