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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-08-21, Page 14COrreSPOn.dent Mrs, Frances Saward: Phone 227.-4517 Now Put your money into our guaranteed investment certificates now paying the never-before interest of eight and one half percent. VG The senior Trust Company devoted entirely to serving- the people of Ontario. IICTORM. and GREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 197 Bay Street he could have had enough Money out of this race to pay for a boat ride on the Muskoka lakes. To those people who purchased a band last fall I would like to tell you that this race will be coming up very soon now. If there is any one you know that hasn't got a band there are still a few 'around and may be had from any member of the Lucan Homing Club — more about that next week, f . ANNOUNCEMENTS • INFORMALS • ACCESSORIES FOR The DISCRIMINATING The Times-Advocate You may select your wedditig.. invitations, announcements and accessories with corn. plete confidence as to quality and correctness of form. 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GRAHAM ARTHUR MOTORS = = El HAMILTON'S MACHINE SHOP CUSTOM TRAILERS LIMITED EXETER COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION LTD. E--. = a = -=-... FaiiiiimiliillinimiiiinnimiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiIiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinituiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiikalothiiiiiiiiiiiIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiitialiguininiiiiiininuitionitiliothillibil.1 .. „ . .. Page 14 Times-Advocate, August 21, 1969 Despite hazy skies, high humidity Lucan Pigeons make fast flight home Lady is buried at Clandeboye Mrs. Mary Olga Lynn, wife of the late William Wilson of Lucan died Friday, August 15 in her 81st year at St. Joseph's Hospital. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Pete (Olive) Voisin of McGillivray Twp. and two sons, Norman and Charlie of Lucan, She is also survived by a brother, Harold Lynn and a sister, Mrs. Marvin (Genie) Williams of Clandeboye. The body rested at, the Murdy Funeral Home, Lucan, where service was conducted by Rev, Susan Seymour, Granton, Monday, August 19. Interment in St. James Cemetery, Clandeboye. Pallbearers were Ken Carter, Roy Cunningham, Emerson Simpson, Arnold Kilmer, Maurice Crone and Harry Vandenbrook. Hydro interrupts regular milking A widespread Hydro interruption was felt Saturday afternoon and evening and in some cases until Sunday morning in the Lucan area, Inconvenient to many, it was most trying to the farmers affected, some having upwards of 30 cows to milk by hand. Ford reunion The Ford picnic was held recently at Woodstock. Guests were present from Toronto, Buffalo, Exeter, Windsor and Lucan. Mr. & Mrs. Herbert C. Ford from Hanna, Alberta, who are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hedden were also guests. They are spending much of their holiday in Lucan visiting friends and relatives in the district. 4-H course is organized A new 4-H course will be organized in the fall in Lucan District. It is entitled "Focus on Fitness" and encompasses a wide variety of subjects,which should be very interesting and informative. Exercises are not a dominant part of the project but leisure-time activities, first-aid, baby-sitting, and citizenship will be studied, with huck-weaving, knitting, stuffed animals and mobiles for handwork. Any girl wishing to join must be. 12 by September and should contact either Mrs. R, B. Worthington, 227.4197 or Mrs. F. Saward, 227-4517. • 13. Harold Hodgins dies in London Harold Rae Hodgins, son of the late Sydney and Jessie Hodgins, died at St. Joseph's Hospital, Thursday, August 14, in his 67th year. He is survived by his wife, Olive Rock of Clandeboye, one daughter Mrs. Lerry (Elaine) Noyes of Denfield and one son, Robert, of Clandeboye; one brother, Clinton, New York; and two grandchildren. The body rested at the Murdy Funeral Home, Lucan, where a funeral service was held Saturday, August 16 with Rev. R. A. Carson in charge. A Masonic Memorial Service had been held at the Funeral Home Friday evening, under the auspices of Irving Lodge No. 154, Lucan. Pallbearers were Bill Smibert, Jack Whitmore, Bruce Henry, George Hindmarsh, Bob Murray and Murray Hodgins. Interment was in St. James Cemetery, Clandeboye formerly of Main Street, Lucan, had the misfortune to fall in her nursing home and break her hip. Alan Melanson was invited to attend the Huron Choir Camp, near Dutton, for a week. This camp is sponsored by St. Paul's Cathedral, London, and Alan participated in the Church Service there, last Sunday. Mrs. Jane Somerville, returning home from a ten-day vacation at the Blue Haven Spence cottage, at Nine-Mile Lake, Muskoka, (near Bala), had as Saturday guests, Mr. & Mrs. Norman Schell of Shakespeare. Catherine Abbott, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Art Abbott, was a Thursday guest of her Former reporter submits poem Lucan's retired reporter, Miss Lina Abbott, a one-time ardent jig-saw fan submitted the following poem to the McCormick Home paper, "Golden Glimpses". My life is a jig-saw puzzle, And a Master Hand, each day, Is putting the parts together In a a slow, but steadfast way, Continuously, hath He wrought, During eighty years and one, Now His task is nearly ended And the picture almost done. As I glance back life's long Highway, Many wrong turns, I can see, Which doth mar the picture's beauty And bring deep regret to me. The final date of completion, — Only Father Time can tell, Details, I leave with the Master, For He doeth all things well. When at last, Death draws the curtain, And the jig-saw is complete, May I hear the Master's — "Well done" As we, face to face do meet. Hodgins picnic at Poplar Hill At the annual Hodgins reunion picnic at Poplar Hill Sunday there were over 65 descendants of the late Mr. and Mrs. Eli Hodgins to enjoy the dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Hodgins conducted the sports for the young and the older members. The 1970 picnic will be held on the third Sunday in August with a 12 noon dinner. Mr. & Mrs. Austin Hodgins will conduct the sports. Guests were present from London, St. Thomas, Ilderton, Parkhill, Whalen, Lucan and Denfield. grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Abbott. Mr. & Mrs. Bob Patterson and family have returned from a week's vacation at their cottage at Lion's Head. Mr. & Mrs. Evan Hodgins and Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Davis visited Sunday evening with Wilson Hodgins at St. Joseph's Hospital. He 'has been a patient for four weeks, and is making a slow recovery. Mrs. Florence Smith and son George, of Washington, • D.C., and Mrs. Edna Burnett, Toronto, spent a few days this week with Mrs. Earl Young ' and other relatives in the Lucan area. Mr. & Mrs. M. H. Hodgins stayed at Owen Sound for three days last week, visiting Mr. & Mrs. B. B. Hodgins while there. Mrs, Frank Hardy Sr. last Saturday visited her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. John Brock of London. Mr. & Mrs. Mert. Culbert were among those who attended the 100th. anniversary service of St. George's Anglican Church, London Township last Sunday. Mrs. Olive Essery of Centralia visited last Thursday with Mr. & Mrs. A. M. Hedden. Lucan Anglican and United Churches again attended joint Sunday morning service at Holy Trinity Anglican Church. Rev. R. A. Carson was in charge. The sermon was entitled "Evangelist Steward". Mrs. Ileen Bamford sang. By MRS. J. H. PATON Mr. & Mrs. J. Maynard and Beth, Chatham, L. C. Harrison, also of Chatham, Rev. & Mrs. E. 0. Lancaster, Forest, visited Mrs. Almer Hendrie last week. Mrs. James Scott will be the school leader for the United Church at Alma College, St, Thomas. Mrs. Arnold Lewis has gone from St. Joseph's Hospital to the home of her sister, Mrs. George Crow, London. Mr. & Mrs, Orval Taylor, Brockville, entertained Mr. & Mrs. Ernie Lewis, London, recently. Mr, & Mrs. Jim Donaldson spent a week at Grand Bend. Mr. & Mrs. Steve St. Pierre and Laurie Jane have taken the apartment over the Clandeboye Store, Steven Carter is spending a while with his friend, Paul Roberts in Toronto. Joanne is visiting with her uncle, John SiMpsori and family, Xirkton, By HOMER PIGEON Last Friday evening when we went to the club house to band our birds for the second Oshawa race, everyone was talking about the heat, and the humidity, Some of our members figured it was too hot to send all their birds but one fellow said he had worked all day in the heat and after eight hours he was still in good shape so he figured his birds should be able to fly for three hours or so in the morning, Now right away there was some discussion as to how much work this fellow had done in eight hours as he is a member of the Ontario Hydro and to some 'nsa Craig School. ° Biddulph township bus routes will undergo no changes except to transport the kindergarten children to the Lucan school. Half will be picked up one day and the other half on the alternate day. Interpretation of what constitutes "particular cases" who may be asked to walk to a central or more convenient pickup point will rest with the board's transportation manager, Max Malpass. It was general agreement that cases which required a bus to drive a short distance from a main road along a sideroad and then turn around in a farmer's yard or lane and return to the main road would come under such review. While the administration had asked 14 other boards for information on their transportation policy, such data was received only from the Oxford board. In that county pupils may be required to walk up to a mile to a convenient pickup point. No differential between elementary and secondary pupils was indicated. Peter Turk, business administrator, verbally informed the board that in Norfolk county where he was a school official prior to his Middlesex appointment, the board has set a maximum walking distance for secondary pupils of 1 1/8 to 11/4 miles but has not set a rule for elementary children. Mr. Turk told the board that one purpose of the administration's recommenda- tion was to reduce the time that the first children picked up would have to spend travelling to and from school. By reducing the number of stops which a bus would have to make, it was estimated that up to half an hour could be cut from a bus's running schedule. There also could be a saving in costs. Waldie Allen, member for Westminster—Delaware disagreed on both points. Parent's main concern was transportation for their children and there were few complaints about the time the children spent riding the bus while the matter of cost was incidental, He claimed that Delaware township ratepayers gladly paid extra for the bus service when the central school system was first set up and that this was more important to them now than the cost involved or the time their children spent on a bus. Dr, Fred Boyes of Parkhill echoed the point that few parents objected to the time their children were on the buses. "There were no complaints on that point," he said, "but there will be a lot of complaints if they ate riot picked up at their gateways as in the past.' Dangers of walking on country roads were emphasized by various trustees, "particularly now that we'll be transporting who stand and observe these boys don't exactly get round shouldered from over work. As it turned out, however, on Saturday night when the hydro was off we felt rather good to know the repair work was in capable hands and if they do have extended coffee breaks, they sure can get things done when the going is tough. The birds were liberated on Saturday morning in Oshawa at 7:30 a.m. They were released into a very heavy haze and the chances of a good race seemed very remote, as it turned out it Was quite the opposite with a reasonably quick flight and very good returns. five-year-olds." This applied especially during the winter when it would be dangerous for anyone to walk along a freshly-plowed road during a snowstorm. Mrs. Marie Temple, Strathroy trustee, admitted that she had had no experience in pupil transportation but in talking to parents, she found one source of complaint was the time which students sometimes had to wait for the bus. She suggested that schedules be set for the buses, and that pupils who were not at the stopping place at that time should not be waited for. "There should be no waiting for late students," she said. "One operator told me he frequently waited at a laneway while the student walked from his house to the road, waiting in his home's warmth until the bus was sighted. We'd save more time on bus running schedule if we set a policy that bus operators cannot be permitted to wait for students who are not at the road at the specified time." Delmar Cobban, Caradoc trustee, saw danger in frequent bus stops in built-up areas. "If a bus has to stop every 200 feet it causes traffic to pile up behind it to the point where danger of a rear.,nd collision with the bus becu,aes a serious hazard," he says. "That places children who were picked up earlier in a purely rural rural in a danger which they should not be expected to encounter." George Lloyd, member for Westminster-Delaware urged that the bus pickup practise be left to the discretion of the the transportation manager. "What's a reasonable practise in Westminster may not be right at all for Ekfrid," he said. "The transportation manager should be given the right to exercise discretion in such cases. If we find that such a plan doesn't work we can easily amend it." These birds made the 136 Miles in much better time than they did last week. We were all figuring on a slow race, so some of our members were caught with their coop down, so to speak. The first three birds were at Willy Vanneste's loft at 11:09 making 1,115.8 yards per minute. Now Willy often has a race all his own out there on the 2nd of McGillivray, He has looked after the first three positions in more races than most of us care to remember this year. The next positions were sort of a second race with 14 birds being timed in Lucan in less than four minutes. If any one of these members had stopped to say good morning to his neighbour it. could mean he was down on the race sheet by about six positions. Mert Culbert clocked in the first bird in Lucan but with the extra yards he had to allow his relatives he ended up 6th. After Willy's little performance came Jack Hardy with one at 11:17, then came brother Clarence at 11:18 and at 11:16 was the Culbert loft. Now of course this has a habit of making some glad and some sad but this is the way the birdie flies. Jack Hardy was in there for 7th, then Tom & Gord got one at 11:18 to take 8th position. Then there was good old Dwight Henderson who had 5 birds land all at once. He was picking berries at the time and Dorothy said he tramped one row of bushes completely into the ground. With Dwight being a pretty good stick handler he was still no match for the boys on top of the hill as Jack got in with one as did Clarence to give Dwight 9th, 11th and 13th. Not at all a bad showing for such a hot day. Mert Culbert clocked his second one at 11:19 and got 15th. In 16th spot was Carol Hardy who has to give everyone else over fly. She got her 1st one at 11:18 which was still a good bird. Now Norm figured his birds were in the best of condition and he should beat all of us by say ten minutes. Maybe he did and maybe he didn't, no one will ever know not even his barber is sure, you see he found six of his speed balls in the loft at 11:20. This just got him the last three positions in the money. His young daughter Jane wasn't able to help him last week or he would have been looking half an hour earlier. Next came Chuck Barrett who had a bird in St. Marys at 11:08. By the time he gave us our extra yards between St. Marys and Lucan he didn't fare so well. Jim Hodgins had one at 11:33 to sort of finish off the positions. That was the first time I can remember a pigeon race holding up the start of a family vacation. If Jim's bird had been faster Mrs. Violet Sanders and Miss Delaine Sanders of Pomona, California, spent last week with their cousin, Mrs. Cecil Robb. Miss Sanders, who is the present Queen of the Los Angeles Fair, was invited to be present at the opening ceremony of the C.N.E. Toronto, with a car provided for her, and as a guest at the banquet honouring the Prime Minister. Mr. & Mrs. Earl Atkinson and Mrs. Bob Coleman from Lucan were among the 66 who attended the Dickens-Davis picnic at Riverview Park, Exeter, Sunday. Miss Eva Carter of 1098 Davenport Road, Toronto, Lucan district news 1 llllllll lllll .1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 lllllllll .1.1 llllll llllll 1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 lllllllllllll lllll .1.1.1.1.1.1. lllll 1 lllll 1 Most Middlesex County school children who have been transported to their schools by buses which picked them at their gateways will continue to receive such service when school resumes in September, the county board of education decided after an hour's debate at their latest meeting, In approving a continuance of the gateway pickup practise the board did so after adding a proviso that in "particular cases" elementary school children can be asked to walk a maximum of one-fifth of a mile to a pickup point and secondary students one-half mile. This plan is to be given a year's trial. In setting this policy the board rejected a recommenda- tion of its administration staff which would have set maximum walking distances to a central point at four-tenths of a mile for children in Kindergarten to Grade 3, seven-tenths of a mile for those in Grades 4 to 6 and one mile for those in Grades 7 to This same recommendation was debated length at the board's last meeting in July but various alternatives which were suggested then failed to win majority support with the result that the problem was shelved until this week's meeting. In McGillivray township bus routes are not being changed, except that the kindergarten children will be moved to the McGillivray Central School by the various buses from where they will be taken by one bus to 11111111111111111111111111111111 llllllllllll 1111111111 llllll 11111111111 llllll 11111/1111111.1.1 lllll 1111111111111111 lllll 1111111111111 lllllllllllllll 111111111111 llllll 11 llllll llllll 1111 lllllllllllll 1111111 the kindergarten rooms at -othe Continue same service for school bus pickup 91 I) I ,o) o)