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VICTORIA and GREY
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EACH YEAR, GIVING 7 DAYS NOTICE PRIOR TO
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YEAR AND MAY BE MADE FROM TIME TO TIME
DURING THE YEAR AND UP TO 60 .DAYS AFTER
THE END OF THE YEAR.
Deposits Made By February 29, 1968
Are Tax Free for 1967 Returns
There is no commission of any kind
Charged on our Retirement Savings
VICTORIA AND GREY _
TRUST
Established 1889
The Locan Jr, Farmers met
last Tuesday In the Maple Lodge
.poramenity Centre, with an at,
*lc41)Pa of M President Alfred
Ovens presided. Officers were
elected for 1900,
President is John Riddell; vice
president, Garry TreVitlitelc; See,
retary, Bennie Tweddle; assist-
ant, Viola Tweddle; treasurer,
Ron Scott; press reporter, Brian
Trevithick; 1st county director,
Kathy fledgsPni 2nd county direct,
or, Alfred Ovens,
The pest speaker was a Mem,
ber, Phil Conlin, who this year is
Flames damage
NA(c)marl's house
Mrs. Claire Wisbey of 43 The
Ridgeway London, formerly of
Beech St. Lucan nearly lost her
home. Fri., Jan. 5. Her stepson,
who works nights was away when
Mrs. Wisbey smelled smoke
coming from the basement. Sud-
denly the lights went out but
with a flashlight she was able to
call the fire department.
Flames extensively damaged
the basement and burned a por-
tion of flooring on the first floor
anf knocked out the electrical
system.
Mrs. Wisbey is staying with a
neighbour across the street, It
will probably be five or six
weeks before she gets back in
her own home.
It is thought a spark from the
fire place ignited some papers
in the basement. It was for-
tunate the fire began about 9
p.m. for had Mrs. Wisbey re-
tired it might have been much
more serious.
Couple's niece
slain in London
Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Haskett
Alice St, on Friday, attended
the funeral of the latter's niece,
16 year old Jacqueline Dunleavy,
at the Needham Memorial Chapel,
London.
Jacqueline, the daugher of
Policeman and Mrs. John 0.
Dunleavy was murdered last
Tuesday evening in London.
MEDWAY EUCHRE CLUB
Last Monday, a 100% member-
ship of the Medway Euchre Club
met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Wm McComb for a night of euchre.
High score prizes went toMrs.
`Clarence Lewis and Mr. Earl
Middleton, lone hand prizes to
Mrs. Wilbert Stanley and Mr.
Carmen Hodgins and low score
prizes to Mrs. Chester McComb
and Mr. Otto Daley. The next
game will be held January 22 at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Car-
men Hodgins.
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Miss Angela Armitt of Lon-
don, one of the London resi-
dents without heat, spent the
weekend with her sister, Mrs.
Clarence Haskett and family.
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Watson and
son Bobby have returned to 27
degrees below temperature at
Winnipeg, after a holiday with
Dr. & Mrs. T. A. Watson.
Friday, Jan. 12, Mrs. Frank
Stanley attended the funeral of
her brother, Mrs, Maurice C.
Smith 64, of Buffalo. at the Mac
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Lucan
Rec News
BY L E. St_IST
Anothet week haS gone by
and What a week With below zero
ternperatarea then freezing rain
and snow. I think I'd better head
for southern pOitits.
Oh Well that's not red news, so
I'd better get On with it. teat
PridaY night in Shamrock Hbakey
it was Exeter vs Laden; in pee
twee it was Lucan Irish 4 -- the
Exeter team, 2. In PAntani the
Irish took an awful rittibbing as
they fell 9,0 to Eketer t and in
midget it was a 3-3 stand off.
There was a bit of a iniSurider.
standing in this one. I gueSs
everyone knOWS how our game's
run ekeept the Exeter tears.
Vortally 'they We 5 minutes
stop time for the last 5 minutes
rOf the 3rd period but because
of our 'ice bookings If a garde
takes too much tithe we ctit
their off at 10 minutes to the
liotit. I hope that this is tindet-
itandable to my reatieft.
in novice' etkey oti SattirdaY
it WAS :Liman: 2 Buron B 1
Strathroy and Dorchester battled
to a 2-9 tie; Exeter clobbered
Huron A 9.0 and Lambeth beat
Stoneybrook '3-0,.I can not giVe
you the league standing as I
MVO not got theni, We had a very
POO crowd out to the daride
Saturday night itiebabse of the
Weather. We - altd had a lot of
CatibellatiOnt because Of the same
conditions on Sunday and the'
Way' it looks now we will have
It pretty quiet here at the centre
tonight and that IS that fOr the
present,
attending the Agrieillt4r41 School
at Oentr4.1i4. He spoke pn Schoel,
studies and the activities,
Ttiell4rci Beck, another teem,
her, who recently qualified as •an
AtietiPaeer, proposed, as a future
club project, to WO a Corn-
nitinitk Auction Sale during the
summer.
plans were made for the annual
banquet. A committee was set up
to arrange the hay-ride party
followed by a dance for Friday
night, Jan, 12 and a competition
was held at "Fleetway 4Q" Lon-
don on January 13.
Once a Year the presiderit of
the Middlesex Co. Junior Farm-
ers' Association, visits each club
and evaluates the meeting. Last
Ttleaday,. Don Foster, attended
the Lucan meeting. The mem-
bers were happy to learn they
were awarded a mark of 72, out
of a possible 100, whidh was the
second highest mark given to
any Middlesex Club.
CNR agent
dies at home
Frederich J. Crouch, 70,
passed away at his Granton home,
Wed., Jan. 10.
Mr. Crouch served 47 years
as CNR agent. He was a member
of the Shriners, life member of
Tillsonburg Masonicorder, mem-
ber of the Canadian Order of
Foresters and a member of St.
Thomas Anglican Church, Gran-
ton.
Mr. Crouch is survived by his
wife, the former Ethel (Powell)
Hodgins, two sons George of
Williamsburg, Virginia and Don-
ald of Granton, one daughter
Mildred (Mrs. Mark Gorth) of
Sarnia, one step-son, Wm. Powell
of Granton, two step-daughters,
Elizabeth (Mrs. Peter Finch)
London, Mary Rose (Mrs.
William Elders) Chatham, one
brother John Crouch of Brant-
ford, four sisters, Mrs. George
Cooper of Sarnia, Mrs. Norval
McKim, Tillsonburg, Mrs. Earl
Ferguson, Pt. Huron, Mich., and
Mrs. Floyd Smith of Sarnia.
Funeral services were con-
ducted by the Rev. S. J. Dell of
Granton and Kirkton on Saturday,
Jan. 13 at the C. Haskett & Son
funeral home, Lucan with in-
terment in St. James Cemetery,
Clandeboye.
Pall-bearers included Messrs
John A. Stewart, S. S. Robinson,
Ross Clatworth, Allan Aitche-
son, Jack Noon and Kenneth Hod-
gins. The flower bearers were
Frank Squire, Gordon Leslie and
Bill Wiseman.
On Friday evening at th e
funeral home a Masonic. Service
was held under the Auspices of
Craig Lodge No. 574 A. F. and
A. M., Aliso. Craig.
Mrs. Eldon who had the flu
at Christmas has had a relapse
and is confined to her home.
Miss Nancy Watson, who un-
derwent surgery in Victoria Hos-
pital, has sufficiently recovered
to return to work.
The Week of Prayer collection
for the Bible. Society amounted
to $32.97,
Mrs. Prank Egan (the former
Marilyn Culbert) now of Aylmer
is a patient in St. Thomas Hos-
pital.
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Hotson who
had been living In the Radcliffe
Apt. have moved into Mrs. Lou
McFall's house on Alice St.,
recently vacated by Mr. Bob
Anderson and family.
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Miller of
Saskatoon spent a feW days last
week with Mr, & Mrs. Clarence
Hardy and other Ltican friends.
Mr. & Mrs. AljoeCulbertVere
Wednesday guests of Mr. & Mrs.
Cliff Abbott,
Lunen hockey fans, who have
been watching Canada's national
hockey team in action lately, are
proud of the part pawl. Conitii;
a former Limanite, has contrib-
uted to the success of the team.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wilson of
Burlington spent lest weekend
With the latter's parents, Mr. &
Mrs. Bert Thotnpson,
Mrs. Wes. Atkinson was a.Wed,
nesday guest of Dr. & Mrs. Mar-
via Sniout and family of tendon.
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Anderson
and family have moved from
Alice St. to the corner of Main
and Princess St.
Mrs. Gordon Ranting is at
present Making her home, With
her sister and brother-in-law,
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Paton of Lon.,
don.
By MRS. G. HOOPER
Mr. -Leonard Thacker and girlt
visited Sunday *with Mr, and Mrs,
Peter Vanexan and Lite, of Water.,
lob,
bOti Langford -of
sity of Toronto And Mr. Walter
Langford of Kitehetter spent the
Weekend -with their patents, Mr.
arid Mrs. Kenneth Langford and
Carl.
Mrsi dertie Thomson of Sty
Marys spent the weekend at her
home,
Revise levy
onproperties
Middlesex Cpunt y' g assess-
ment court of revision at Arva
heard 24 appeals for the Town
ship of Biddulph last Wednesday
with the following eight receiv,
ing reductions:
Mrs, T, A. Hodgins, $150 dye
to error in the lot assessed;
Austin Hodgins, $150 for 5 acres
sold to the Department of High-
ways; Peter Fevery, $200 for a
barn blown down by the wind;
Joe Grace, $300 who was assess-
ed for a building which he did
not have; Bert Daman, RR 3
Lucan, $380 for swampland on
his property; Harold Westrnan,
Edgewood, $80 for 3 lots sold;
John Bryan, $100 for a building
which had been torn down; For ,
rester's Bldg., Grantee, $2300
to bring in line with other Grant-
on buildings; George Maxte d,
Clandeboye, assessment written
off as property sold to Depart-
ment of Highways.
LUCAN REVISION COURT
Assessment Court of Revision
was held in the Municipal Bldg.,
Monday, Jan. 8.
Ernest Ross of Lucan receiv,
ed $150 reduction because of a
car wrecking yard across the
road from his residence, which
he claimed devalued his property.
Mrs. Mary Dykernan of Lucan
was granted a reduction of $290
to $555 in the assessment, on a
small house which she is renov-
ating.
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CHURCH
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ANGLICAN
The Anglican Church Women
held the postponed January meet-
ing at the home of the president,
Mrs. Jack Murdy last Wednesday
afternoon with the president in
the chair and leading in the wor-
ship service.
Mrs. Frank Hardy, the new
Educational Convener, took otter
and read a newspaper article
and also, "The Shape of Things
to Come", from the "Living
Message", which were followed
by a lengthy discussion.
The roll call was answered by
the nine members present.
Cards were signed to be sent
out to absent members and lunch
served.
CHURCH SERVICE
Flowers in the church were
in memory of the late Edward
Mills and Frederick Crouch.
UNITED
Mrs. William Froats presided
at the UCW meeting last Tues,
evening. Mrs. Stewart Park re-
ported on the 1968 budget. Mrs.
Dave Park, Christian Citizenship
and Social Actien convener, led
in the worship service and pre-
sented the film, "What happened
to Hanna".
CHURCH SERVICE
Considering the Weather there
was a good attendance at the 11
o'clock service, so the service
went as scheduled. The choir
was out in goodly numbers and
sang at anthem, with Marilyn
Hearn and Wendy Cronkite sing-
ing the duet.
As Miss Reta. Chown, the or-
ganist Was unable to be present,
Mrs. Sach was in Charge of the
organ.
PENTECOSTAL
In spite of the Weather, all
services were held OA usual.
Sunday school attendance was
down about 50% and attendance
at morning and evening church
services was small,
There was no Young People's
meeting scheduled for Sat, even-
ing but the Hey, and Mrs, Gordon
McDonald, truce Currie and
Joyce Butler attended a. "Youth
for Christ" meeting in the Beal
Tech, London, Saturday evening.
Mt. Carmel
Mrs Ada Dietrich has ?tett& tied
hotrie after visiting for the past
couple Weeks in Detroit.
Miss Atte MdCatiti Of Mother ,
house Academy, London; spent
the weekend with her parents
Mt. and MrS, Wm McCann,
MISS Anne Ryad and friend,
Londoii i, and Vitae' Judy Ryan,
London, visited OVer the weekend
With their parents.
IVIt, and Mrs, John Morrissey
accompanied by 'Mrs, Catherine
MerrISSeY are holidaying In
tunny Florida for three weeks.
'MiSs Wendy Trainor spent a
rew days 'with friend, 'MISS Judy
Thompson, Of Bert-fish.
Mr. and Mrs. 1161'0 Vett and
Nancy of Parkhill and Mn,' and
Mts. Ray Yelle and family, Liati,
don; dined With Mr, and Mrs,
Jack .1loganSubday evening,
MrS, Jelin Angell left on Jail,
vary 1 to visit her relatives in
Rolland,
Weight watchers
honormember
The pew co-leader, Mrs. John
McRoberts presided at the
Thursday meeting of the Lunen
TOPS, "The Streamliners",
which took the form of a farewell
to one of its members, Mrs.
Ted Faris of Nairn, who is mov-
ing to Watford, Mrs. Faris was
Lucan's third queen and was
crowned last October.
During the evening Mrs. Faris
was presented with a cup and
saucer as a remembrance, with
Mrs. Gary McKenzie making the
presentation.
Mrs. Faris makes the third
member the club has lost re-
cently. Mrs. Ernest Kennedy, who
reached her goal weight, no
longer attends and Mrs. Wes.
Hodgins, who suffered a stroke
is still a patient in St. Mary's
Hospital, London.
Thursday, nine members
showed little change in weight.
All were pleased to learn that
Mrs. Harry Bond, the press re-
porter who has been very ill
is able to be up. During her
absense, Leader Mrs. Eldon
Hopps has been reporting the
meetings.
ic.e 'freezes'
house doors
Lucan and district reSidents
had a hectic weekend, Drifting
snow Saturday left a number- of
drivera in the Oita or stranded..
Stindayga freezing rain, broke
many branches from trees and
caused hydro black-,outs to sev,-
eral parts of the village, TO
add to the discomfort a water,
main broke on Main North,
and a number of residents were
without water all night, hut, at
time of writing, all but, two homes
have water.
Farmers, north of Lucan were
hard hit, with neither hydro nor
telephone, which meant the milk-
ing of many cows by hand ,
A number of Lucan residents
whose front doors faced east or
south found themselves "frozen
in" and had to secure help to
get out."
Sunday night's heavy snowfall
still added to the hectic weekend
as many cars are still stalling in
the deep snow.
SCHOOL NEWS
The Biddulph Central School
was closed Monday but the Lucan
school carried on with the 48
pupils who braved the weather
conditions and bad walking, (The
full enrolment is over 200) mrs.
Allison, Mrs. Cobleigh and Mrs.
Garrett were the only Lucan
teachers, who were able to make
it. However they were assisted
by Mrs. Hearn of Lucan. Princi-
pal Fred Berdan and Mr. Norman
Steeper of the Biddulph school
were also present and were able
to catch up on office work.
Mrs. Don Ankers group of the
Ladies' Guild catered for the
dinner. Lion Gary McFalls won
the door prize.
Pay* 10 'Timos-Advocati, 4.4‘,44.a.ry, 1,04
juniors, elect ate,
hear ag school.
Lions heor
local officials
The Lucan District Lions Club,
held its dinner meeting in the
Anglican Church basement last
Monday evening with president
Ian Dallas presiding,
One of the encouraging reports
was that of securing Mr. Gordon
Froats to succeed Mrs. Laura
Morgan, as Cub Master. Mrs.
Morgan was forced to submit her
resignation, when she couldn't
secure a house in Ltican. As a re-
sult the cubs have had no meet-
ings all Fall.
Before coming to Lucan Mr.
Froats had two year's experience
as assistant Cub Master in Pres-
cott, so the Lions were fortunate
in securing his services.
Lion Clare Stanley, who is now
Zone Chairman, gave his official
talk to the group.
It was reported the club had
spent $224.73 on 10 Christmas
hampers and on providing a din-
ner at the Shamrock for one area
family, also $58.80 had been spent
on flowers for the sick and shut-
ins.
A report was also given of the
successful December dance at the
Community Centre.
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