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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-11-11, Page 16..Page 11$ Tfirnis-AdVocate, November 11, 1965 Lucan Correspondent: Miss Lina Abbott Phone 47,420 and district news Ceremony marks burning Revival Centre mortgage Kleenex Pop.Up White and Colors FACIAL TISSUE LUCA-N CHURCH NEWS 8-1b. Bag November 7, 1965 will long be remembered by the congregation of the Pentecostal Revival Centre for at 3 pm on that day they beheld the mortgage bur nin g ceremony, which meant the cul- mination of 10 years of hopes and self sacrifice in building and paying for their church. Rev. E. A. Gagnon of St. Cath- arines, a former Lucan pastor, was the guest speaker and assist- ed the pastor, the Rev. J. E. Sexton, in the mortgage-burn- ing ceremony, by igniting the paper. As the last embers died away Mr. Paul Graham touch- ingly sang, "Bless this House, 0 Lord we Pray". Prior to the burning, three board members spoke briefly. Mrs. Graham told of the day, her late husband, the Rev. J. A. Graham decided to undertake the stupendous task of building the church. Mr. Meine Eizenga spoke on the number “10" — ten years since the church was built, Mr. and Mrs. Graham and children, a family of 10, the 10 command- ments and the 10 virgins. He ended by urging all to be like the five wise virgins. Lastly Mr. Ed. Butler gave a short financial Arena news By RAY DOBROSKI Monday Nov. 1 saw the Sham- rock Hockey Association open its league for approximately the 13th season here at the Lucan Arena. Dorchester supplied the op- position and opened with a thund- ering victory as their Pee Wees simply overwhelmed the Irish 9-1. Our Bantam team put up a good fight and came out a little on the short stick as they went down 5-4 with Tom Hodgins supplying all the scoring punch for the local group. The Midget encounter was a pleasure to watch as both teams passed and skated almost as well as if they were in mid-season form. Dorchester with their new uniforms failed to dazzle the Lucan six and both teams battled evenly to a 2-2 draw. South Middlesex League re- sumed their regular Thursday night schedule and supplied the fans with three exciting games of hockey. Ailsa Craig proved to be the powerhouse of the night as they whipped their opposition Rankin Ford 9-1. The second game pitted Lee and Stewart against the boy's new entry the London Firemen who put up a very good battle but were defeated 6-3. The third game saw the Lucan Merchants outskate Strathroy to a 6-3 victory. Snow plowing contract awarded Clerk Austin Hodgins reports Jake Van Arenthals of RR 1 Lucan was appointed grader op- erator and Ed. McMurray of London was given the contract of snow plowing at the Biddulph Council meeting last Tuesday. Thursday evening, Nov. 25 was the date set for the Court of Revision on the assessment roll, the meeting to be held in the township building. Former resident of Lucan area Mrs. Charlotte Kirk, 80, pass- ed away Monday, November 1 at the home of her brother, William McCann, of Toronto. The body rested at the C. Haskett & Son funeral home, Lucan, until 2 pm Wed. Nov. 3, when the Rev. G. W. Sach of the Lucan United Church, conducted funeral services. lntermeht was in St. James Cemetery, Clande- boye. pallbearers included Messrs Joe Bonn, Harold Corbett, H. B. Langford, Harold Hodgins, Stew- art Park and Edgar McFalls. She is survived by one son, George Denman of Chicago ' one brother William McCann, three nephews and three niedes. Mrs. Kirk was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tom McCann and spent her childhood on Concession 2 Biddulph, where she attended SS 2 Biddulph (a nuMber of her schoolmates there, still live in Lucan and Visited the funeral hOme). The family moved to LUcan in 1912 and Mrs. kirk left in 1917 and went to the West with her first hits- band. Her second husband, the late Jack Kirk, predeceased her. UP until last January Mrs. Kirk had been living in New York, She was a nurSe, report telling how, with a meagre building fund, the small band with faith, not only built the church but also a parsonage. Mr, Gagnon gave an inspiring address, warning tile members that now the church is paid for, to not forget the true purpose of worship. Mr. Paul Graham, who led in the music, also sang a duet with Mr. Gagnon. Many former members return- ed for this momentous occasion. Refreshments were served after the service. Two other services were also held, the pastor being in charge at 11 am and Rev. F. J. McPhail of Arthur, Conference Superintendent, at 7:30 pm. fentiMSIMICROSIO1=151.. Mr. Edward Dundas of Lake City spent last weekend with Mr. & Mrs. Roy Hamilton. Mrs. Wes Atkinson has return- ed home after spending a week in London, with her son Mr. Ger- ald Atkinson and family. Randy Kraul, seven-year-old son of Mr. & Mrs. Keith Kraul of George St., was hit by a car last Tuesday night, but x-rays showed no broken bones, The members of the Lucan- Clandeboye CGIT and leader Mrs. Murray Hodgins held a jewellry work-meeting in the Anglican Parish Hall last Monday evening. Mr. & Mrs. Al Bromwich'and family of Toronto spent last weekend with Mrs. H. S. Stanley. Mrs. Charles Windsor has re- turned home after spending a few days in Cass City, Mich., the guest of her sister Mrs. Ralph Loney and family. Mr. & Mrs. Donald Leckie of London and their seven children, Alex 10, Susan 9, Danny 8, Scott 7, John 6, Harvey 4, and Michelle 3, have purchased the Drennan house on Alice St., and moved in last Wednesday. Mrs. Gerald Lewis, who under- went surgery in St. Joseph's Hospital was able to come home last Wednesday. Mr. & Mrs. Harold Butler Jr. and Marline spent the weekend in Sherwood Forest, near Streetsville, where they attended the 20th wedding anniversary of Mr. & Mrs. G. V. Kleinfeldt. Mrs. Frank Hardy and her granddaughter, Miss Helen Hardy, have returned from a one- week plane trip to Canton, Ohio and Cleveland. At Canton they were guests of Mrs. Richard Wise and visited Mrs. Gertrude Hardy in the Canton Hospital. At Cleveland they were guests of Mrs. Lawrence Ryan. Mrs. P. 0. King, who under- went a cataract operation, in Victoria Hospital, London, is able to be home. Mr. & Mrs. Aljoe Culbert and Mrs. Eldon Hodgson attended the funeral of Mr. Wm. Culbert at Kincardine last Tuesday. Mrs. Wilfred Congram returned, with It was through the untiring ef- forts of the late Rev. J. A. Gra- ham and his handful of faithful parishioners that the church was built 10 years ago, mostly by volunteer labor. Early and late Mr. Graham could be seen work- ing with the men. In spite of a bulging basement wall the col- lapse of rafters, the replacing of wiring and difficulty with the ceiling, they never gave up. August 12, 1955 the church was dedicated by the Rev. J. Taylor of Toronto, Conference Superin- tendent. On the following day at 3 pm Rev. A. Noseworthy of Weston was the guest speaker, at another large gathering. Sun- day Mr. Graham had charge of both services, vammemossosommo the former, for an overnight visit here. Mrs. Wilbert Stanley held a family gathering of 15 from Tor- onto, Glencoe and Birr, Sunday last, in honor of Mr. Stanley's birthday. Randy Cronkite, two and one- half year old son, of Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Cronkite, Alice St., who was in St. Joseph's Hospital London for nine weeks, with a broken leg, is able to be home. Mrs. Murray Hodgins, as dele- gate from the Lucan WI was one of 450 who attended the Area Convention, held in the Victorian Inn, Stratford last Tuesday and Wednesday and reports it was one of the best conventions she ever attended. WO 2 and Mrs. W. C. Moody of Duchess St. Lucan celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary, Nov. 2, with a quiet supper at the Lucan Shillelagh. Their guests included Mr. and Mrs. Sween Tweed of London, Mr. Gerald Lewis and Mrs. George Kelman. CWL sponsor social evening The social evening, sponsored by the CWL of St. Patrick's cath- olic Church held in the Com- munity Memorial Centre last Friday evening, began with pro- gressive euchre. High score prizes went to Mrs. Vincent O'Shea and Mr. Ferg Flood; low score prizes to Miss Catherine Kelly and Mr. Robert Teckham. Joanne Dewan won the girls' prize and Richard Munn the boy's prize. The euchre was followed by dancing with "The Ramblers" providing the music. OMITTED LAST WEEK The name of Barbara Park was omitted last week from the honor graduate list at Medway Com- mencement. Remembrance service held Following a church service in the United Chureh members of the Royal Canadian Legion, Aiix- Mary, Scouts and Cubs paraded to the Legion Hall for the annual Remembrance Day service in front of the cenotaph. Owing to special services at the other churches and heavy rainSaturday night, the attendance was not as large as usual. The Last Post, the Silence, Reveille and the placing of Wreaths followed the devotional with President J, H. Smith and Zone Commander Dwight Ball in charge. Wreaths were presented for Province of Ontario by Hon. Wm. Stewart; Village of Lucan, Reeve Ivan Hearn; Canadian Legion, President J. W. Smith; Legion Auxiliary, President A. E, Reilly; Ilderton Legion, President Char- les Grieves; Lucan Lions Club, Dr. Lloyd Hall; Businessmen, President, Steve Storey; H. S, Stanley, son Clare Stanley; Kent Stanley, Clare Stanley. Following the National Anthem all were invited into the Legion Hall, where members of the Aux- iliary served refreshments. FIGURE SKATING The Lucan Legion Women's Auxiliary have been successful in obtaining Mrs. Anna Chapman as instructress for the coming season which commences Tues- day, Nov. 16. Entry forms may 'be picked up at the Legion or at the arena office. Anglican Mrs. Earl Atkinson was host- ess for the Sr. WA meeting and Mrs. Charles linger and Mrs. Harvey Hodgins were joint host- esses. After the opening, taken by the President, Mrs. Frank Hardy, the educational secretary, Mrs. Har- old Hodgins took over aad re- viewed the catechism, with each member in turn replying to the questions, It was decided to hold The Little Helpers' annual party in the Par- ish Hall Friday, Nov. 12 at 3 pm with each member donating cookies. A letter from Mrs. Robert Skutt, the new chairman of the Women's Service of the Cancer Society, was read. (Mrs. Stutt succeeds the late Mrs. William Brownlee). Mrs. Jack Murdy and Mrs. Earl Atkinson consented to represent the branch as Cancer Society helpers. Mrs. Harold Corbett and Miss Lina Abbott were named a no- minating committee to bring in a slate of officers at the next meeting. Mrs. E. 0. Lancaster read an article entitled "Arise and shine for the light has come". Mrs. Jack Murdy offered her home for the December meeting. EVENING AUXILIARY The Evening Auxiliary met at the home of Mrs. Clarence Has- kett last Wednesday evening, with Mrs. Jack Gilmour and Mrs. J. W. Smith as assistant hostesses. In the absence of the president, Mrs. Gerald Lewis, the vice pre- sident, Mrs. Clare Stanley, pre- sided. Mrs. Kay Eget' read the Scripture lesson. Mrs. Jack QiImpur offered her home for the December meeting. The executive will act as a no- minating committee to bring in a slate of officers at this meet- ing, Most of the time Wednesday evening was spent in packing four boxes of clothing for the Rev. Stanley Tomes. SUNDAY SERVICE The flowers in the chancel were in memory pf the late Mrs. Charlotte Kirk. Monthly medals for attendance, attention and co-operation 1 for October were presented to Julie Hardy and Peter Culbert of the Jr. Choir. The candidates, who were confirmed last Sunday re- ceived their first communion. BAPTISM Sunday afternoon the rector baptized Janet Elizabeth Gil - mour, infant daughter of Mr. arid Mrs. Jack Gilmour. Godparents were Mr. and Mrs. Don Ankers and Mrs. Allan Scott. United Flowers in the church were in memory of Mr. George E. Pat- terson (uncle of Mr. Robert Pat- terson) and Mrs. charlotte Kirk. Members of the Royal Cana- dian Legion and Auxiliary and Scouts and Cubs attended the service. The pastor the Rev. G. W. Sach spoke on Remembrance Day. Woman killed in area crash A tlu'ee,vehicle crash, occnr- red last Wednesday near pros- pect Hill killing Mrs. David Reeve, 32, of Waterloo and send- ing two others to St. Marys Memorial Hospital. The crash happened, when a truck owned by Parkhill cream- ery, driven by James Dixon, 17, of Parkhill, going south on No, 7 highway sideswiped a car driven by David Reeve of Waterloo, go- ing north. Another car driven by William Plaskett of St. Marys, behind the Reeve car, collided with it, after the accident. The truck burst into flames when it landed in the ditch near the home of William Rovers, who phoned the Granton Fire Depart- ment, as he feared flying embers might set fire to his home, Thos. Browning, 19, of park- hill a passenger in the truck and Mr. Reeve were both hospitalized but Mr. Reeve's injuries were not serious, Mr. Dixon was released on $200 bail and will appear in magistrate's Court on a danger- ous driving charge. Was well known local resident One of Lucan's oldest resi- dents Mr. John Leopold Hod- gins, 96, passed away Sunday Nov. 7, at the home of his son, Wilfred Hodgins, of Lucan. The body rested in the Murdy Fu- neral Home, Lucan until 2 pm Fresh Eviscerated Ice Packed' Broiler 6 -9 lb. average Tuesday, Nov. 9, when the Rey, K. 0. Lancaster.conducted fu- neral services. Interment was in St. James Cemetery, Clande- boye, Pallbearers included Messrs Clarence Hardy, Sheridan Rev- ington, Gordon Nicholson, Ken Towell, Jack Dobson and Ken Carter. Ile is survived by two sons Wilfred of Lucan, and Verne of Angus, one daughter Myrtle (Mrs. Jack Dobson) of Aurora and two grandchildren, Leo and A Ilan Hodgins of Lucan. Son of the late John and Sarah Hodgins he was born in Siddulph Township where he farmed most of his life. His first wife Armina Carter died in April 1913 and his second wife, Charlotte Dignan in April 1957. For the last two years he made his home with his son Wilfred. Except for poor eye sight he en- joyed good health. He was able to be out the day before his death. He just slept away peacefully during the night. To Mitchell Rev. H. orb Miller, historian newspaperman and author, (a one time resident of Lucan) has been appointed rector of the parish of Trinity Anglican Church, Mit- chell and Trinity Church Sebring- ville. He succeeds Rev. W. H. Godden who has been appointed to St. Mark's Anglican C hu r c h, Windsor. Mr. Miller is married and has one son Gordon Kevin, More Lucan News on Page 17 3 24 oz. Family Size Pies SAVE 23¢ 6 15 oz. e tins %Pii SAVE 230 6 15 oz, tins 4P 10 oz. $1 8 tins Lucan .Pers-onal Items agfaxcz,;:..,::.v.,....aamwasrimdatzzivat.F PRESENTING Fresh Turkey LEGS or BREAST L. 69c TURKEY o. 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