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Times-Advocate, December 2, 1965 Page 20
Lucan
and district news
Rain and smoke hamper firefighters
Fire fighters from the Lucan brigade found it difficult to locate the source of the fire Friday eve-
ning at the rear of a Main Street business block. Heavy smoke and rain hampered their fight.
This view of the rear of the building was taken about 20 minutes after the blaze was reported.
—T-A photo
Firemen gain control
at business block fire
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London cartoonist speaks
to Home and School meet
til 5 am but were called back at
8 am when fire was discovered
on the roof.
No estimate of the loss is yet
available but it is partially cover-
ed by insurance. Mr. Cochrane
was able to open his shop as
usual Monday morning.
ing December 3 at the bazaar
and tea.
Plans were also made for the
leader and the Sr. group to tour
"The School of Nursing" at Vic-
toria Hospital, Dec. 28.
"The meaning of advent"
Lucan's business block was
threatened when about 11:15 Fri-
day evening fire was discovered
at the rear of William Cochrane's
barber shop, but Lucan's Fire
Department, headed by Fire Chief
Alex young assisted by the Ex-
eter Fire Department was able
to get the fire under control and
confine it to the rear of the shop
and apartments above, one of
which was recently vacated by
Mr. Fred Windsor and family.
Bob Hick son, Bryan Smith,
Larry Lewis and Ken Hardy, who
had come out of the restaurant,
Businessmen plan
for new Shamrock
At the December Business-
men's meeting, held at the Arena,
it was decided to publish another
edition of the Lucan Shamrock,
Dec. 9 and to run a "Santa's
Stocking" contest similar to the
'Witches' Brew".
Ivan Dallas reported on the
meeting and dinner at the Shel-
lelagh. Sign committee reported
signs were ready for painting
and would soon be erected and
that the council would see park-
ing lots would be kept free of
snow.
The next meeting (for mem-
bers only) will be a dinner meet-
ing at the Central Hotel, Dec. 16.
A lengthy discussion was held
as to how to assist village
nomination Nov. 26.
Former residents
receive honor
Friday night, Mrs. Charles
Mills of St. Marys, and Mrs. Jane
Somerville of Lucan were guests
of honor at the Fish Creek School,
on No. 7 Highway near Prospect
Hill.
Residents of the Fish Creek
school section and Metropolitan
school section as well as rela-
tives and friends of Mrs. Mills
and Mrs. Somerville met to do
honor to them, who had done so
much for the community, before
moving to St, Marys and Lucan.
Louis Mitchell was MC for a
program of instrumentals, duets,
solos and community singing.
During the evening Mrs. Mills
was presented with luggage and
jewelry, with Miss Marie Powell
reading the address and Mrs.
Somerville was presented with
a German clock. Mrs. Gerald
Bryan read her address.
The committee in charge of
arrangements and refreshments,
included Mrs. Fred Fitzgerald,
Mrs. Fred Powell, Mrs. Dewy
Mills, Mrs. Gerald Bryan and
Mr. and Mrs. Don Harris.
Timely hint
Last year several people took
advantage of this timely hint of
adding gift T-A subscriptions
to their Christmas list. A sub-
scription gives pleasure to an
absent relative or friend so
Much longer than flowers, candy
or even nylons, Ring Lina E.
Abbott, 227-4255 for particulars
and do it now.
were on their way home, when
they spotted the fire. It was Bob
who sent in the alarm.
As yet, no one knows the cause
of the fire. The continuous rain
was a big factor in keeping the
fire from spreading to other
buildings. Firemen remainedun-
At the Tuesday meeting of the
Lucan-Clandeboye CGIT in the
UC schoolroom, the worship ser-
vice, on the theme, "The Mean-
ing of Advent", was taken by
Helen Shipway and Karen Grose.
The study of 'Our Father" was
continued with Mrs. Fred Suter,
taking the intermediate group
and Mrs. Murray Hodgins the
senior group.
A report on the checking, the
night of the Masonic banquet at.
the Community Centre, showed
$32.64 was realized for the build-
ing fund.
Names were also drawn to help
in the candy booth, Friday even-
Service for
young infant
Christopher Douglas Holmes,
infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Holmes of Lucan, passed away in
Victoria Hospital, Saturday, Nov.
27.
The body rested in the C. Has-
kett & Son Funeral Home, Lucan,
until 2 pm Monday, Nov. 29, when
the Rev. E. 0. Lancaster conduct-
ed funeral services. Interment
was in Dorchester cemetery.
Besides his parents he is sur-
vived by two brothers and two
sisters, Derek, Robert, Deborah
and Heather all at home.
Banquet for
Trail Riders
The banquet of the "Midnight
,Trail Riders" was held in the
Legion Hall with 72 members and
families attending.
Following the banquet the tro-
phies were presented. Senior
winners were Jim Paisley of
Ilderton and Paula McMurray of
Thorndale, junior winners, Terry
Sharp and Nancy Paisley both of
Ilderton.
A contest was held for the
children with every child receiv-
ing a prize. il
Electors of Lucan
VOTE
Radcliffe
for
Progress
Merle Tingley, the famed edi-
torial cartoonist for the London
Free press was the guest speaker
at the Lucan Home and School
Association meeting held at the
school last Wednesday evening.
"Ting" served five years with
the Canadian Army where he was
cartoonist for the Army News-
paper "The Maple Leaf". After
the war he toured Canada on a
motor bike. In 1948 he started
working for the Free Press and
has won the WO Newspaper Award
for humorous writing four times
since 1958.
He was humorously introduced
by Mert Culbert and later thank-
ed by Leroy Bryan, a member
of the school staff.
Mr. Tingley gave an interest-
ing illustrated talk of his recent
trip to Korea, Cyprus, Congo
and The Middle East.
The following are just a few
highlight pictures: the mighty
rock of Gibraltar overlooking
Spain, war-torn Cyprus, pictur-
esque Formosa and Japan, the
lofty pyramids of Egypt, the
hovels of the Pigmies and re-
built Pearl Harbour.
Many pictures of s t ar v ing
homeless children and over-
worked women were shown. In
imagination, his listeners enter-
ed the gate to Jerusalem and
thought of all the Biblical char-
United
Next Sunday, Dec. 5, will be
White Gift Sunday.
VIEW WORLD FAIR PICS
The Evening UCW unit met
in the schoolroom Tuesday, even-
ing at 8:15 p.m. Roll call was
answered by a shower of get
well and sympathy cards.
Mrs. Owen Saward was con-
vener and took the last chapter
of "God and His Purpose". Mrs.
Dave Park took the last chapter
of the study book on Brazil.
Mrs. Erle Young and Mrs.
Robert Coughlin showed slides
on their trip to New York World's
Fair and The White House.
Plans were finalized for the
Dec. 3 tea and bazaar.
AFTERNOON UNIT
The members of the Afternoon
UCW met Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. Jack Lankin as acting
secretary for the meeting.
Mrs. William Froats took the
worship service, based on "Ad-
vent". She showed the film,
"Making Christmas Christian".
The study book, showing var-
ious phases of Brazil, was taken
by Mrs. James Lockyer, Mrs.
Murray Hodgins, Mrs. Sheridan
Revington, Mrs. William Ayle-
stock and Mrs. Gordon Banting.
Members were reminded to
save stamps, nylons and Canada
Packers' labels.
acters who had also entered and
also stood on the narrow streets
of Pompeii and marvelled at
the stupendous task of uncover-
ing a lava-covered city.
His audience saw many prim-
itive "laundromats" (women
standing in rivers or stagnant
pools doing the family wash)
and wondered what "tiger in their
detergent" ever got their clothes
white by beating on a stone.
Interspersed with the pictures
were copies of humorous car-
toons which Ting had sent home
to "Dear Boss" while on his
One of Lucan's largest attended
nominations was held Fri. Nov.
26, at the Legion Hall, with Rus-
sell Bowman elected reeve, Alan
Scott, hydro commission, and
Leslie Kennedy (for two years)
on School Board (all by accla-
mation).
Twelve were nominated by the
council, but Harold Butler, J. W.
Smith, Mert Culbert, Thos. Eng-
land and Verne Avery did not
qualify so there will be an elec-
Mrs. Sheridan Revington and
Mrs. Murray Hodgins were ap-
pointed drivers for the Lucan
Branch of the Cancer Society and
Mrs. Eldon Hodgson and Mrs.
W. J. Frost to represent the Af-
ternoon Unit in the making of
cancer dressings.
The Christmas meeting will
be held Dec. 9, and will take the
form of a pot luck supper at
6:30 pm.
Anglican
Mr. Dwight Henderson, super-
intendent of the Sunday School,
made a large "Advent Wreath"
with four colored candles to re-
present the four Sundays of Ad-
vent with a large white candle in
the centre to represent the birth
of Christ. He lit the first candle
Sunday as it was the first Sunday
in Advent. The large base in the
form of a cross was covered with
evergreen.
To impress the children of the
Advent season, all were urged to
make their own Advent Wreath
and light their own candles, each
Sunday.
Catholic
The December meeting of the
CWL will be held in the old
school Thursday evening, Dec. 2
and will take the form of a social
evening for members only.
trip. These evoked chuckles from
adults and children alike,
The only business done by the
president, Mrs. James Lockyer,
at the meeting was the allotting
of the attendance cup to Mrs.
Hearn's room.
Mrs. James Freeman as lunch
convener was assisted by moth-
ers of children in Mrs. Hearn's
room. Mr. Tingley was unable
to get out to the hall for lunch
so it was sent in to him as he
was kept busy with souvenir car-
toons for all the children pre-
sent.
tion Dec. 6 to elect four of the
following, Mrs. A. E. Reilly, H.
B. Langford, Jack Lankin, Verne
Storey, Jerry Nurse, Wm. Math-
ers and Russell Radcliffe.
Woman wins
shopping spree
Last Tuesday Mrs. Thomas
Emery of Alice St., Lucan, was
able to finally oust an eight-
day champ on the CFPL -TV Shop-
ping Spree and remain a two-day
champ herself.
Tuesday she won $32 in cash
and hit all three bonus numbers,
two of which netted her 75 cans
of fruit cocktail and 12 boxes of
powdered milk.
Wednesday she won $27 in
cash. She lost out on the one
bonus number she hit when she
said hockey was Canada's nation-
al game, instead of lacrosse.
By MRS. M. H. ELSTON
Miss Karen Skinner had as
her guests over the weekend
Linda Hem, Zion; Helen Batten,
Elimville and Susan Parsons,
Hensall.
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Gibson called
on Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Atkinson,
Lucan Saturday evening and pre-
sented them on behalf of their
friends and former neighbors
with a table lamp and a Blue
Mountain vase.
Visitors during the week with
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Atkinson
were Mr. & Mrs. Jack Eagleson,
Parkhill; Mr. & Mrs. H. Eagle-
son, Mr. & Mrs. Jim Eagleson,
Greenway.
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Kemps of
London spent Monday with her
parents, Mr. & Mrs. Charles
Atkinson.
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