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Pbon„ .27-4.517 Correspondent: Mrs. Frances *Marti
Noe 14 Times-Advocate, -September 2, 1971
DALEY'S WEEKLY COMMENTS
`foin'
celebration
New monthly net rates
to residential
customers
, Kilowatt Hours
(KWH) Consumption
1st 50 KWH
Next 200 KWH
Next 500 KWH
(for customers with
Hydro approved electric water heaters)
Balance
Cost
per KWH
5.0
2.2
0.9
0.9
1,2
ALL ELECTRIC RATE
1st 50 KWH
Balance
5.0
1,2
The Lucan
Hydro-Electric Commission
wish to announce
A Change In Their Retail Rate
For Electric Energy
The following rates are NET and will apply on all bills
rendered on and after
October 1, 1971
Minimum monthly bill $2.50
Lucian
Centennial celebrations end
with ecumenical service eAtB, OF QUEENS Lucan's Centennial Queen and a similar Queen
named in London a few years ago met Friday afternoon during the
Irish village's Centennial festivities, Lucan's Mrs. Bob Coleman, left
chats with Mrs. Minnie Bennett of London. T-A photo
AT CENTENNIAL CHURCH SERVICE -- All faiths in the Lucan area were represented at Sunday's
Centennial ecumenical church service at the Lucan arena, Chatting before the service are from the left,
Rev. R. A. Carson, Holy Trinity Anglican; guest speaker, the Rt. Rev. W. A. Townsend; Rev. J. G.
McGraw, St. Patrick's Roman Catholic: Rev. W. C. Tupling, Lucan United; Rev. Gerald Rees, Lucan
Revival Centre and Lucan Reeve Ivan Hearn. T-A photo
Old-timers gather
and Historical Sites Board of
Ontario,
Mrs, Archie Reilly, a former
Lucan reeve, read a paper on the
very interesting historical
background of the village, The
plaque was unveiled by coun-
cillors William Mathers and
Bernard Avery,
Rev. W. C. Tupling conducted
the service of dedication.
Street in their one-hundred-and-
over-year-old costumes,
Mrs. Jack Lankin, Mrs. Roy
Hodgins and Mrs. Clarence
Haskett held a get-together at the
home of Mrs. Lankin, Friday, for
the old-timers, at which time the
senior citizens' queen of London,
Mrs. Bennett, was introduced to
the centennial queen of Lucan,
Mrs. Robert Coleman. Each were
presented with corsages provided
by Jim Traher.
Fifty-five old-timers and
centennial guests who dropped in
were served refreshments by the
hostesses assisted by Mrs. John
Clark, Mrs. Sheridan Revington
and Mrs. Donald Lankin. Carolyn
Lankin was in charge of the guest
book. While the guests were
eating and reminiscing the CFPL
and Exeter T-A cameramen were
busy taking pictures. The old-
timers assembled on the lawn for
a group picture before being
driven up town for more pictures
of them strolling down Main
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A combined service for
Anglican and United
congregations was again con-
ducted by Rev. W. C, Tupling at
Lucan United Church, last
Sunday.
The new organsist and choir
director was at the organ.
Next Sunday, September 5,
services at Holy Trinity Anglican
Church and at Lucan United
Church will be at the usual times
and in the charge of their own
ministers.
Neither Sunday School will
resume classes until September
12 at 9:45 a.m.
Decoration day service will be
held at St., James Church,
Clandeboye, Sunday.
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VISITORS SIGN IN - Mrs. Jack Lankin staged an Old-Timers tea Friday afternoon as part of Lucan's
Centennial celebrations. Above, her granddaughter Carolyn Lankin gets signatures in the guest book
from Mrs. Lem Stanley and Mrs. Clarence Millson. T-A photo
Flowers for
Decoration Day
Teachers meet
for orientation
One hundred new teachers in
Middlesex County elementary
and secondary schools will meet
at the Nordon Restaurant this
Friday morning, September 3,
for an orientation program.
They will be welcomed by
Middlesex County Board of
Education Chairman, T. G. Lloyd
of Lambeth, and other school
Trustees and officials. The new
teachers will also meet the
Board's administrative staff and
hear a panel of resource per-
sonnel and school principals
discuss the county educational
system.
Luncheon speaker will be John
A. Gummow, the Director of
Education for the Middlesex
Board, who will outline the
Board's principles policies. Glads,
Mixed Bunches,
Potted Mums
Cut Poms
hall tea was served by members
of the Women's Institute.
Also in the upstairs hall was a
display of antiques under the
watchful eyes of the W.I.
ladies, who wish to thank all
those who brought their precious
articles for this occasion.
The celebrations ended August
29 with an ecumenical church
service in the arena, under the
direction of Rev. R. A. Carson,
Holy Trinity Anglican Church,
Rev. J. G, McGraw, St. Patrick's
Roman Catholic Church, Rev.
Gerald Rees, Lucan Revival
Centre and Rev. W. C. Tupling,
Lucan United Church.
The guest speaker was the Rt.
Rev, W. A. Townshend, retired
Suffragan Bishop of Huron
Diocese,
Music directors, Mrs. Clarence
Hardy and Mrs. David Park are
to be complimented on the per-
formance given by the combined
adult and youth choirs singing
several anthems. Mrs. Roy
Dykeman was the pianist.
The service was followed by the
dedication of an historical plaque
erected by the Government of
Ontario, Department of Public
Records and Archives.
Lucan Reeve Ivan Hearn in-
troduced the following speakers
who each gave a few remarks
concerning Lucan and the cen-
tennial; Wilson Hodgins, Reeve
of Biddulph Township also
Warden of the County of Mid-
dlesex; Robert McKinley,
M.L.A,; the Honourable William
A. Stewart and R. Alan Douglas,
representing the Archeological
After starting with a mile-long
parade, which had been full of
surprises, Monday, a concert
followed by the Midlanders' Band
on the arena grounds, and an
official opening ceremony of the
Lucan Centennial Celebrations
was performed by the Hon, W. A.
Stewart, Minister of Agriculture
and Food for Ontario. lie was
assisted by Huron MPP Bob
McKinley; Mayor of London,
Herb McClure; Middlesex
Warden Wilson Hodgins and
London Township Reeve,
Graydon McRoberts. All were
introduced by Lucan Reeve, Ivan
1-learn.
This ceremony was somewhat
abbreviated, owing to the chilly
weather. Most people were in
costumes which had been
planned for hot weather and
because of the extreme cold
many went home. However,
there was still a good crowd to
witness the ceremony.
The week continued with a
different program each day. The
items included: square-dancing
and tap-dancing exhibitions and
competitions; pony races; a
steak barbecue, barbershop choir
and chorus singing by the Men of
Accord of London; adult and
teens dances; English and
Western horse show; ball games
and swimming and track events
for the children.
There was also a Midway on
the grounds all the week, and
booths for taffy apples and candy
floss.
Refreshments were provided at
a booth staffed by ladies of the
community, and in the upstairs The Middlesex
County Board of Education
Many seniors
were back Centennial visitors
School Bus
Routes
Nicholson's
Flowers There were many visitors in
Lucan last week from the
surrounding area and, of course
from London. One was a very
elderly lady from the Senior
Citizens, 'Happy Hearts' of
London and several other senior
citizens who had formerly lived
in Lucan.
Among the more distant
visitors were those from St. Clair
Shores, Mich., Niagara Falls,
New York, Hamilton, Waterloo,
Halifax, N.S., Detroit, Sarnia,
Oshawa, New Westminster, B.C.,
Winnipeg, Sudbury, Windsor,
Toronto, California, Dearborn,
Michigan, Beaconsfield, Quebec,
Mississauga and Welland.
Mrs. E. Dareby returns to her
home in England, September -5,
after visiting her daughters and
their families, Mrs. Brenda
Grace, Lucan, and Mrs. Mavis
Collins, Oshawa.
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The Family and Children's
Services of London and Middlesex
urgently requires
FOSTER HOMES
ideally structured to take that
leadership,
You are one of the most
powerful organizations in Canada
with branches from sea to sea.
Your members have already
demonstrated in times of war
that you could face a common
peril, side-by-side, with valour
and tenacity. You never allowed
the difference of language,
religion or geography to divide
you.
You can use that same devotion
to our common cause to help the
people of Canada to stand and
understand together. You can
encourage and inspire all
Canadians to combine and use
their strength to weld this
tremendous and wonderful
country of ours into a free,
vibrant Canada — Labrador is
such a brilliant, virile example of
how strong and free this country
can be if we can only learn to live
and work together."
And that's 30 for this week,
Remember — We only hope
that all the under 21 year olds
who are eagerly flocking to the
bars will also flock to the polls to
vote come next election.
School Year 1971-72
School buses in the County
will initially follow the same
routes as in the 1970-71
school year with the following
changes:
1. Pupils who attended
CARADOC SOUTH SCHOOL
in grade 8 and who will be
attending grade 9 high school,
will attend GLENCOE DIS-
TRICT HIGH SCHOOL.
Transportation will be sup-
plied by McNaughton Bus
Lines with the first running
time at 7:45 a.m., and indivi-
dual pick-up times determined
after the first morning of
attendance.
2. Pupils from the Lambeth area
Opportunity Class will attend
M. B. McEACHREN PUBLIC
SCHOOL instead of WEST-
MINSTER CENTRAL
SCHOOL. Transportation for
these students will be discon-
tinued.
3. Transportation from DOR-
CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL to
INGERSOLL HIGH SCHOOL
will be discontinued. Pupils
who attended INGERSOLL
HIGH SCHOOL will attend
DORCHESTER HIGH
SCHOOL and willtravel on last
year's routes.
4. Transportation for pupils who
attended PAR KVIEW PUB-
LIC SCHOOL and are affect-
ed by the new boundary
change for VAL LEYV I EW
PUBLIC SCHOOL will be
transported to VALLEY-
VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL by
Mitchell Bus Lines.
5. Transportation for pupils who
attended MeGILLIVRAY
CENTRAL SCHOOL and are
affected by the boundary
change will attend PARK-
HILL-WEST WILLIAMS
SCHOOL and travel by Russ-
ell Bus Lines,
6. Grade B pupils who attended
DELAWARE CENTRAL
SCHOOL and graduated to
grade 9 will attend SAUN-
D ERS SECONDARY
SCHOOL, Transportation will
be supplied by Skinner Bus
Lines with the first running
time at 9:30 a.m., and indivi-
dual pick-up times determined
after the first morning of
attendance, For return trip on
September 7, 1971, buses will
leave Saunders school at
12:00 noon,
Transportation companies know
about these changes and have
Made the necessary arrange-
merits.
T,d. Lloyd
Chairman
J.A, Gummow
Director of Education
Willing to take four or six children E
from the same family = =
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If interested please phone 434-8461 -2-
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AND ASK FOR LOLA MANNING
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way to the Lucan centennial
celebrations.
Mr. &Mrs.William McKinnie of
Hagersville, Miss Edith Linton
and Mrs. Tommy McKinnie, of
Strathroy and Utah Wen-
nerstrome of Lucan visited with
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Prince, last
week,
Mr. & Mrs. Manford Belling of
New Smyrna, Florida, visited his
sister Mrs. Eldon Young last
week.
Mr. & Mrs. John Park, Mr. &
Mrs. Stewart Park, Mrs. David
Park and Mrs, H. B. Langford
were at Hamilton Saturday last
at a going-away party given for
Mr. & Mrs. W. T, Butler who are
leaving in September to spend 10
months in England and the
continent.
Kenneth Culbert, Mrs. Eldon
Hodgson ' s nephew from
Toronto, Mrs. Wes Hodgson of
Red Deer Alberta, her daughter,
Mr, & Mrs. Ladheed and their
daughter, were visitors with Mrs.
Eldon Hodgson Wednesday last.
Mr. & Mrs. Kelvin Townsend of
North Bay visited Mr, & Mrs.
Larry Lewis, Wednesday last,
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Prince were
visited by Mr. & Mrs. Milton
Berger of Seaforth last weekend
and also by Miss Sheila Prince
after her return from London,
England.
Mrs. Wm. McFalls who has
been in the Craigholme Nursing
Home for some time is now in St.
Joseph's Hospital.
Centennial guests with Mr. &
Mrs. Roy Hodgins were Grant
Hawkshaw, St. Catharines and
Mrs. Lang DeCourcey, Dear-
born, Mich. Callers included Mrs,
Earl Vanwell, Windsor; Helen De
DeCourcey, Mr. & Mrs. Michael
Bruno, Michael, Laura and
Nancy all of Dearborn; Mr. &
Mrs. Frank McGavin, and
Clifford McGoun, Montreal; Mrs.
Kay McGoun, London, Mrs.
Bernie Paddon, Hamilton and
Mrs. Elissa Sweet.
Terri Culbert, his wife and
family visited Mrs. Eldon
Hodgson last Friday.
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Hodgson have
returned from a trip to Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick.
Visitors with Mrs. Katherine
Fischer last week were Mr, &
Mrs. William Fischer and Chris
of Komoka, Mr. & Mrs, Ray
Fischer of London, and Mr. &
Mrs. Thomas Thompson and
Tommy and Ruth Chisholm.
Mr. & Mrs, Louis O'Neil and
family of Watsontown, Penn.
visited with Mrs. Karl O'Neil and
relatives last week.
Miss Marianne Herbrecht of
Toronto was a guest of Mr. &
Mrs. W. Scheidler last week.
Mrs. Jean Stoner, Niagara
Falls, New York, was a visitor of
Mrs. Jack Lankin and Mrs, John
Park, last week.
Mr. & Mrs. Grosse of
Tillsonburg visited Miss Lina
Abbott, at the McCormick Home,
Wednesday last, when on their Off to Another World . .
the World of University . . .
Comrades, as summer '71
draws to a close, we can look
back and reminisce on what an
eventful summer it really has
been. All Lucanites can be truly
proud of the "Foin Celebration"
commemorating Lucan's 100th
birthday, The week long event
was the result of good planning,
hard work and the complete co-
operation of all organizations
working with the Municipal
authorities. No one can say that
the celebration was anything but
successful.
To imagine a village the size of
Lucan sponsoring such an
energetic program must have the
larger centres agog and its im-
pact on our visitors and guests
can leave nothing but a good and
lasting impression.
Branch 540 and the area
veterans were well represented.
With a brass band from our
Comrades of Mitchell, a pipe
band from Strathroy branch plus
two floats; one depicting the
serious side of Legion, the other
the fun side, plus a fine display of
Zone A5 colours did much to add
colour to the parade. Thanks,
Comrades for a job well done.
And as the fall gradually
makes its presence known,
Branch 540 reminds all comrades
that our general meetings
commence on Wednesday, Sept.
8, at 8:30 p.m. Make it a point to
attend, comrade. Your new
Executive Council is brim full of
enthusiasm and looking forward
to an eventful and interesting
Legion session.
All members of good standing
owe it to themselves and to their
branch to be in attendance at the
general meetings and support
these good comrades who devote
their time to the Legion cause,
The meetings only last a couple of
hours. See you there, Comrades,
The date — Wednesday, Sept. 8,
8:30 p.m.
I recently received the text of
an address made by the
-Honourable J. n. Dube to the 1971
Biennial Convention,
Newfoundland-Labrador Pro-
vincial Command, Royal
Canadian Legion the closing
remarks of which I feel are well
wotth quoting — "Before I
conclude my remarks to you this
Morning I would like to make a
comment about something
which, I feel deep in my heart, is
of grave importance to all
Canadians. The matter I refer to
is Canadian unity.
Yout esteemed Dominion
President, Judge Redmond
Roche, his predecessor 13ob
Kohaly and I have been out-
spoken and oft-spoken advocates
of the need for leadership in this
precarious and important area,
The Royal Canadian Legion is
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