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Times-Advocate, January 30, 190
Explorer group learning
of Chinese way of life
Correspondent Mrs, ,Frances:Saward Phone'227-4517
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Hearn leads scorers.
on .Locon-iiderton six
Lucan-Clandeboye Explorers
met last Monday in the C. E,
building of the Lucan United
Church with an attendance of 32
girls and four leaders, Mrs,
William Froats, Mrs. Ross
McRoberts, Mrs. Keith Kraul
and Mrs. Don O'Neill.
Linda Kraut conducted the
opening ceremony.
To earn their second stars,
the gold girls are to read a book
about China and tell about an
interesting part of it; red and
blue girls are to memorize "My
Father's World" and "Master of
the Loving Heart."
An are to participate actively
in the new exploration, "Toward
understanding China and the
Chinese people."
Four groups were formed for
research on Chinese family life
led by Mrs. McRoberts; a day in
the life of a Chinese child, Mrs.
Mr. & Mrs. Alec Young were
guests at a birthday party for
their granddaughter, Tammy,
daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ross
McRoberts.
Mrs. Albert Cowan, wife of
the late Mr. Cowan, a former
Lucan Constable has moved
back to Lucan from Wingham
and is now living with her son in
the Ross Holden apartment.
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Corbett
were dinner guests with Mr. &
Mrs. Alex Young last Friday
night.
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Fischer, Mrs.
William Snell, Mrs. Joseph
Mordush, Sharlene, Mrs. Loraine
Fischer, Kennon and Jamie were
Sunday guests of Mrs. Katherine
Fischer.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Coughlin
and Mrs. Erie Young have
returned from a holiday at St.
Petersburg, Florida.
Dr. T. A. Watson and George
Miller are both home after a
short time in St. Joseph's
Hospital.
Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Abbott were
Monday guests of Mr. & Mrs.
Melvin Elston of Centralia.
Rev. R. A. Carson of Holy
Trinity Church called on Miss
Lina Abbott last Monday.
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Schell
and family of Shakespeare were
Sunday guests of Mrs. Jane
Somerville.
Don Abbott entered Sholdice
Hospital, Toronto, last Sunday
and underwent surgery on
Tuesday. He is making
satisfactory recovery and plans
to recuperate with his brother,
William and family of Niagara
Falls before returing. Mrs.
Abbott and three friends visited
him in the hospital the day of
his operation.
Miss Lina Abbott was one of
those taken to see "Bye-bye
Birdie" at the South Secondary
School last Sunday.
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Atkinson and
Mrs. Bob Coleman were Tuesday
guests of Mrs. Richard Dickens
of Exeter.
Mrs. Sheridan Revington and
Mrs. John Park called on friends
in the McCormick Home
Wednesday.
Raymond Lewis, RR 1
Denfield, reeve of Lobo
Township, was elected
Middlesex County warden for
1969 last Tuesday. Among the
other contestants was Wilson
Hodgins of RR 1 Lucan, reeve of
Biddulph Township.
By MRS. J, H. PATON
CLANDEBOYE
Clandeboye WI met at the
home of Mrs. Omar and Roy
Cunningham with 13 members
and one visitor present. Mrs.
Alex Macintosh read the
scripture from Proverbs.
Business was conducted by
president Mrs. Arnold Lewis.
The motion was passed to
continue to sponsor the foster
child from Italy.
Mrs. D. Kestle, in charge of
program, gave a paper dealing
with Human Rights. Mrs. Karl
O'Neil read an article about the
rights of the illegitimate child
being impaired when the child is
born.
The contest to name Indian
tribes was won by Mrs. R. Neil.
The February meeting will be
at the home of Mrs. Alan Hill
on February 12.
PERSONALS
Mr, & Mrs. Arnold Lewis
entertained Sunday for Arnold
Lewis and his mother, Mrs.
Ernest Lewis of London at a
birthday celebration. Other
guests were Mr. & Mrs. Cecil
Lewis and Mr. & Mrs. Philip
Lewis.
Mr, & Mrs. Jim Donaldson,
Joan, June and Cindy, attended
a birthday party for Teresa who
was two years old Sunday at the
home of Mr, & Mrs. Jim
McCarthy.
Mrs. Kurt Gebel is improving
at home, She has been sick with
the flu. Her daughter Susan is
back to school.
Kraut; communes, a large group
of people who live and work
together, Mrs. O'Neill; and Old
China versus New China led by
Mrs. Froats.
A display table featured maps
and books on China, with
pictures, a blue willow-pattern
plate etc.
Members were asked to bring
pictures of China to make a
poster, or any books, including
library books, they can find for
the next meeting.
"Did you know?" three
interesting facts about China
were given by Sheila Smith,
Kathy Hearn and Karen Mason.
This will be a feature of future
expeditions, as will Chinese
proverbs which will be on
display,
Examples of proverbs are
"When passing through your'
neighbor's melon patch, don't
After two months in St.
Joseph's Hospital, Art Morgan
was able to come home last
Wednesday, but reports it will be
some time yet before he can
take over the mail route.
Mrs. John McLean has given
up her position in Toronto, and
is at present in her home on
Main St. South, Lucan.
Last Friday Mr. & Mrs. Cliff
Abbott visited the latter's sister,
Mrs. Harry Carroll who is
undergoing tests in South Huron
Hospital, Exeter.
H. A. Mullins, after three
weeks, in Victoria Hospital
following surgery, was able to
return home Friday.
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Hodgson,
Cathy and George of Strathroy
and Mr. & Mrs. William Rock
and David of Ailsa Craig were
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
Eldon Hodgson, the occasion
being George's 16th birthday.
Mrs. W. W. Garrett last Friday
phoned her daughter, Mrs. Don
McTaggart, announcing her safe
arrival in California. With her are
her husband and Mr. & Mrs. Ivan
Stanley.
Former resident
buried in West
Miss Jean Ann Topp, 94, of
Tweedsmuir Hall, London, who
died in St. Joseph's Hospital last
Saturday was interred in Eston,
Sask. with the Needham Funeral
Home in charge of London
service.
Miss Topp has no immediate
survivors.
A retired teacher, Miss Topp,
boarded for years with Miss
Elizabeth Ryan, a Lucan district
native, while teaching in Calgary.
The two became close friends, so
on retiring, Miss Topp followed
Miss Ryan to Alice St., Lucan,
and again made her home with
her, until Miss Ryan's death.
Since then Miss Topp spent a
number of years in London.
Miss Topp was well known in
Lucan and made a number of
friends there.
If two friends ask you to
judge a dispute, don't accept, for
you will lose a friend. If two
strangers ask you to judge a
dispute, accept, you will gain a
friend.
Rev. W.C. Tupling conducted
the service at Clandeboye United
Church where the choir sang an
African hymn "Kumbayah"
with Miss Kathryn Worthington
at the piano.
Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred
Cunningham had their daughter
and her husband, Mr. & Mrs.
Arnold Harper and family as
visitors Sunday. On Monday,
visitor with the Cunninghams
was their son, Joe.
Roy Lynn is improving and
has had the cast removed from
his arm.
Mr. & Mrs, Wilfred Logan,
Thorndale, visited with Mrs. J.H.
Paton Sunday.
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stop to tie your shoe" or "We
can study until old age and still
not finish."
A record of Chinese songs
was played, and the girls began
learning "The Brotherhood of
Man."
A list of words peculiar to the
Chinese way of living is being
learned commencing with junks
(boats) yurt (type of home)
pedicart (2 wheeled-cart pulled
by a person) etc.
Scripture was read by Brenda
Scott and prayer led by Jean
Barker.
Mrs. Froats installed new
officers: chief explorer, Janice
Walker; assistant chief explorer,
Rita Densmore; keeper of
treasure, June Donaldson.
Closing ceremony was
conducted by the new chief
explorer, Janice Walker.
Next expedition will be held
February 3. Members are asked
to bring pencils and be prepared
to answer questions on facts
learned at this meeting.
Bantam tourney
set for Saturday
By J. E. BURT
In minor hockey Friday night
it was Dorchester versus Lucan.
Pee Wee's were Lucan 5,
Dorchester 4. Lucan came from
behind to score two goals in the
last five minutes to win.
Bantams lost to Dorchester
5-2. Midgets scored 12 to
Dorchester's 2. Lucan really ran
away in the second period when
they scored eight goals.
In Shamrock Novice Hockey,
in the first game it was
Stoneybrook 2, Ilderton no
score. In the second game it was
Lucan 5, Exeter 2. The third
game was Lambton 7,
Dorchester 1.
Saturday dances will be
discontinued until another band
can be engaged.
Bantam Shamrock Hockey
Tournament will be Saturday,
February 1 from 8 a.m. to 9
p.m. There will be 12 games and
admittance will be 50 cents.
ORANGEMEN'S EUCHRE
The first meeting of the year
was held at the Orange Lodge
Wednesday of last week with
five tables in play.
High score prizes were won
by Mrs. Joe Carter and Thomas
Emery; lone hands by Mrs.
Wilson Hodgins and Mrs. Harvey
Hodgins.
Mrs. Gordon Atkinson
received a box of groceries in the
draw.
The club will play again
February 5.
Granton man
passes away
Glenn Jameson, aged 53 of
Granton died Friday at St.
Joseph's Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Amelia Hardie; one son,
Donald at home; one daughter
Mrs. Charles (Joan) Hayden of
Granton; one brother, James of
London; two sisters, Mrs. Austin
(Sadie) Hobbs of Granton. and
Mrs. Donald (Evelyn) Kelly of
Rochester, New York; and one
grandchild.
Funeral service Monday was
conducted by the Rev. Susan
Seymour at the C. Haskett and
Son Funeral Home. Interment
was in Granton Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Don Dean,
Jim Riddell, William German,
Lloyd Mardlin, Tom Ross and
Garfield Nixon. Flowerbearers
were "Bubs" Jameson, Bob
Hardie, Bob Pincombe, Cliff
Hardie, Cliff Cook, Doug Heard,
Bill Dykes, Bill Egan, Pat Hardie,
John Hariton and Ken
Mulholland.
4-H leader at
training school
Mrs. R. B. Worthington
attended a two-day training
school at the new Union Gas
building in London, to prepare
herself for teaching a series of
cookery lessons to the 4-H
members.
Mrs. Lorne Mohr was unable
to attend owing to illness, but
will assist Mrs. Worthington with
the lessons.
Clandeboye 4-1-1 members will
work at Lucan Arena from 9:30
a.m. to 12 noon and Lucan 4-H
members from 1:30 p.m. to 4
p.m. Saturdays, commencing
February 8. There are 19 Lucan
members and 13 from
Clandeboye.
For Achievement Day, Lucan
members will have an exhibit of
a buffet table setting for a
special occasion, and
Clandeboye members will
demonstrate the preparation of a
meatless main dish.
Church service at St. Patrick's
Anglican Church was cancelled
owing to a sudden death in the
family of the rector's wife, Mrs.
S. Bell, and a winter storm
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Kooy
entertained Saturday evening.
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice MacDonald,
Grand Bend, Mr. & Mrs. Harry
Noles, Forest, and Mr. & Mrs.
Jack Dickins, Exeter, were their
guests.
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Latta and
Centre board
is appointed
By MRS. FRED BOWDEN
CENTRALIA
A meeting to elect a new
committee to govern the affairs
of the community centre was
held Thursday night last week.
Elected were Mr. & Mrs.
Lawrence Hirtzel, Mr. & Mrs.
Robert Breen, Kenneth Hodgins,
Ralph Lightfoot and Earl Dixon.
Mr. Dixon was appointed
chairman and secretary
treasurer.
PERSONALS
Mr. & Mrs. John Thompson
were guests Friday evening at a
dinner party at the home of Mr.
& Mrs. Sherman Eaton in
London. Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence
Eaton of Chatham attended,
too, and the occasion was a
birthday celebration for Mrs.
Lawrence Eaton and Mr.
Thompson.
Mr. & Mrs. John Thomas of
Kitchener were weekend visitors
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Shoebottom.
Sunday visitors with Mrs.
Arthur McFalls were Mrs. Phil
Johnston of Glanworth, Mr. and
Mrs. Al Champion and Steven,
and Mr. & Mrs. Randy Cuthbert
of London.
Mr. & Mrs. Berton Morgan
and family of Kitchener were
weekend visitors with Mr. & Mrs.
Lloyd Morgan.
Mrs. Cooper McCurdy is a
patient in Victoria Hospital,
London.
Mr. & Mrs. J.S. Thompson,
Cam Thompson, and Miss Lynn
Thompson, Listowel, and Mr.
and Mrs. Warner Westman,
Granton, were Monday visitors
with Mr. & Mrs. John
Thompson.
Girls invited
to lead rally
Lucan-Clandeboye CGIT held
their ninth meeting January 21
in the C.E. building of Lucan
United Church with 25 members
and three leaders, Mrs. R. B.
Worthington, Mrs. Clare Stanley
and Mrs. M. H. Hodgins.
The members have been
invited to lead the worship
service at the CGIT rally in
London February 7.
After worship service led by
Jane Lockyer and Linda Hodgins,
and a business session, the girls
divided into three groups.
Mrs. Stanley's group were
given a first lesson in liquid
embroidery assisted by Mrs.
Frances Saward. Mrs. Hodgins
group continued their Bible
study, and the senior group
under the leadership of Mrs.
Worthington, had a discussion
on "Social Values and Moral
Issues."
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Blaine were
Saturday evening guests with Mr.
& Mrs. Earl Greenlee.
Mrs. George McFalls spent
Saturday with her daughter and
family, Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Davis.
Mrs. Harry Carroll returned
to her home Sunday following
several days in South Huron
Hospital. She is awaiting reports
on X-ray tests taken during her
stay in hospital.
Mr. & Mrs. Heber Davis were
Tuesday guests with Mrs.
Richard Dickins, Exeter, and
Monday guests with Mr. & Mrs.
Mervyn Elston, Centralia. On
Friday they entertained Mr. &
Mrs. Earl Shoebottom of
Ilderton and Mr. & Mrs. Earl
Atkinson, Lucan, and spent
Friday evening with Mr. & Mrs.
Cleve Pullman.
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Love,
Varna, visited with the latter's
parents, Mr. & Mrs. Clarence
Davis Sunday evening.
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Muller and
family of London spent Sunday
with their cousins, Mr. & Mrs.
Jim Barker and family.
Whalen soloist
guests at Toronto
By MRS. FRANK SQUIRE
WHALEN
Mr. & Mrs. Arvid Beitans and
family spent the weekend with
friends in Toronto. While there
Mrs. Beitans was guest soloist at
the annual concert of the
Latvian Inter City men's choir in
Columbus Hall.
Mr. & Mrs. Percy Hodgins and
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Hodgson
attended the Junior Farmers'
banquet in the Foresters Hall,
Granton, Saturday night.
Mr. & Mrs. Heber Davis,
Saintsbury, were Friday evening
visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Cleve
Pullman.
Ron Squire was in Exeter
Sunday visiting with Mr. & Mrs.
J. Dickins.
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Fields and
family, London, were Saturday
dinner guests of Mr. & Mrs.
Gordon Johnson.
Joan Hodgins is spending this
week in Dutton practice
teaching.
Mrs. Ervin Uldris, London, is
spending a few days at the
Bertan home.
Seek additions
for Tops club
Five members of the Tops
Club were present at the meeting
Wednesday of last week held at
the home of Mrs. G. G.
McKenzie. Mrs. McKenzie
presided in the absence of Mrs.
Don McRobert.
No pigs had to be taken
home, and Mrs. Ambrose
Koricina of Ailsa Craig was
Queen for the week.
Any lady (not necessarily
over-weight) who would like to
join the club could contact Mrs.
McKenzie, Lucan; Mrs. Koricina,
Ailsa Craig; or Mrs. Don
McRobert, Denfield, who would
be glad to provide information.
Former Lucanite • is hospitalized
By a very round-about way,
Miss Lina Abbott Saturday
received word that her cousin,
Mrs. Cliff Down of Edmonton,
was at present a patient in
Glenrose Hospital, Edmonton,
(Station 33, Room 303) as the
result of a fall.
Mrs. Down is the former
Saidie Abbott, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Abbott. She was born and raised
on Concession 5 Biddulph, two
and one-half miles north of
Lucan.
Over 60 years ago she moved
to Edmonton, where she
married, and has lived ever since.
Mrs. Down is a cousin of Mrs.
Hubert Jones of Exeter, and has
many relatives in and around
Lucan.
Church
news
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UNITED
Rev. W. C. Tupling was in
charge of the Sunday morning
service at Lucan United Church.
He continued with the series of
sermons "Pronouns of the
Gospel", this time using "We"
and quoting from the fifth
chapter of the letter of Paul to
the Romans "While we were yet
helpless, at the right time, Christ
died for the ungodly."
ANGLICAN
Rev. R. A. Carson was in
charge of the Sunday morning
service at Holy Trinity Anglican
Church, Lucan. The subject of
his sermon was "Huron College
— Asset or Liability?"
The Holy Trinity Sunday
School in co-operation with
Lucan Hydro Commission is
presenting "The Magic of
Electrical Appliances" in the
Parish Hall, Thursday, January
30.
PENTECOSTAL
Regular Sunday Services at
the Lucan Pentecostal Church
were in the charge of Rev.
Gordon McDonald.
In the latest statistics released
byofficials of the Ontario
Hockey Association
intermediate "B" league,
members of the Lucan-Ilderton
Jets are well up in the running..
Barry I-learn of the Jets is in
third place behind George
Robinson and Blake Ingles, both
of Georgetown with a total of
44 points.
Following are the scoring
records of the Jets and the
Western
standings.
B. Hearn
J. Nairn
J. Robb
B. Neil
R. Ryan
J. Bender
LUCAN JUNIOR FARMERS
Lucan Junior Farmers had an
attendance of 35 at their
meeting January 14, at Maple
Lodge Community Centre.
Miss Donna Pickell was guest
speaker. Miss Pickell is
campaigning for the position of
first vice-president of Middlesex
Junior Farmers.
A toboggan party is planned
for February 1.
J. Cousineag
D. Galloway
D. Urbshott
B. McIntosh
T, Monteith
D. Aldis
K. Loft
S. Proctor
B. Urbshott
S, Storey
WESTERN DIVISION
W L Pts.
L.I
14 2 28
Durham 12 4 24
Elmira 9 6 18
Seaforth 9 4 18
Port Elgin 3 8 6
8 12 20
6 14 20
2
18 20
10
9 19
10
7 17
6 9 15
5 3 8
3 4 7
0 5 5
0 4 4
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Lucan personals
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Clandeboye WI hears
about human rights
By MRS. HEBER DAVIS
Division
G A
league
Pts.
12 32 44
17 19 36
13 14 27
12 12 24
11 10 21
10 11 21