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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-11-01, Page 17Pa 'e 17 her 1, 1973 Tinter-AsIvocctte, Nave QALEY'S WEEKLY COMMENTS The 11th hour Luccin and district news Phone 474714 Correspondent: Mr.. 140d910$ Damage high in accidents four cars in train crash side. Constable N,A. Campbell was the investigating officer. Thursday morning, a vehicle driven by Donald Scott Mead- well, 1872 Wavell, London was damaged to the extent of $3Q0 when it went out of control due to loose gravel and high winds. A GUESSING GAME - Visitors to Saturday's ,Lucan CGIT Halloween tea had a chance to guess the number of candies in a jar. Above, Raggedy Ann Wendy Kraut takes a good look. Around her are Ricky Emery, Bren- da Thompson and Brenda and Marjorie Dykemon. T-A photo SELLING TICKETS - The Lucan CGIT group sponsored a Halloween tea Saturday afternoon. The organizer of the tea Mrs. Margaret Paul is shown with ticket sellers Joanne Hodgins and Laura Wilson.T-A photo Church News Lucan district news Newcomers to Lucan include Mrs.. Cliff O'Neil, Market St, from the 4th of Biddulph; Mr. & Mrs. Dean Gibson, Duchess St. from the 2nd of Biddulph; Aggie Northgraves, Frank St., from Clandeboye; and the new ac- countant at the Bank of Montreal, David Johnston, Frank St. from Trenton., Ed. Ryan spent a few days recently visiting with Mr. & Mrs. Don Abbott, Manitoulin Island. Mr. & Mrs. Alex Blackburn, Dresden were Sunday guests with Mr. & Mrs. M. H. Hodgins. Mr. & Mrs. Claude Sinclair, Haliburton visited with Mr. & Mrs. Archie Sinclair last week, enroute to Florida for the winter. last Sunday at a family gathering at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Sheridan Revington. Lim Abbott was one of those who enjoyed the Commercial Travellers' drive last Saturday and also attended the Marian Villa Hallowe'en Party Friday. The Fanshawe dancing classes continue each Saturday morning from 9 to 12. Registration totals now are: ballet, 19; jazz, 14; tap, Caroline Madden and friend, David Zaluski, Etobicoke were weekend guests with her parents, Rev. & Mrs, Ewart Madden. Dr. & Mrs. Len Lobsinger, Sarnia spent the weekend with Mr. & Mrs. Art McLean and visited with Mrs. Wesley Revington Sunday. Mr, & Mrs. Frank McGoun, Montreal, Mrs. Lang DeCoursey and her sister-in-law Helen DeCoursey, Detroit visited Mrs. Kenneth McGoun in Victoria Hospital last week. Tina McPherson, formerly of Ailsa Craig, is a patient in St. Joseph's 'Hospital, London, Mr. & Mrs. John Campbell and family, now of Chatham, spent 11. "Women in White" a play about nurses, will be presented in St. Patrick's School gym November 11, at 7:30. Players are the ladies from Mount Car- mel Church, By SID DALEY Comrades the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month will soon be here and you are reminded all members of the Royal Canadian Legion have a solemn duty to perform 'YOUR ACT OF REMEMBRANCE'. How soon we tend to forget the troubled years of the First and Second World Wars and the Korean Conflict. How soon we tend to forget the many Canadians who gave their lives that we might continue to live out our lives in relevant peace and a sense of well-being. Do we really forget, or is it we get a little careless and tend to let 'Joe' do it, so what I'm only one, I Constable 13.D. Munro in- vestigated. Later the same day, a similar incident occurred when a vehicle driven by Helen Elaine Marriage, 87 13 oullee street, London went out of control on Middlesex road 28. Damage to the Marriage vehicle and a farm fence and plow owned by Craig Day was set at $725 by Constable N.A. Campbell. Early Wednesday morning, damage was listed at $150 by Constable W.T, Hodgins when a vehicle driven by Steven Meszaros, RR 2 by was forced off the road by an unkown oncoming vehicle. The accident occurred on High- way 4, a short distance north of Middlesex road 28 at Arva. Tuesday night, vehicles driven by Bill Adrain Bos, 1423 Baseline road, 1..,ondon and Alexander Douglas Murray, Lucan collided on Middlesex road 22, north of Highway 7. Constable J.A. Wilson listed damages at $150. On Tuesday, October 23, four vehicles were involved in a collision with a Canadian National Railways train on Middlesex road 27, near Con- cession 5-6 in West Nissouri township. The vehicles involved were driven by Bruce Jones, RR 3, Thorndale; Trevor Williams, 1205 Huron street, London; William Whitfield, 951 Harrison, London and Murray Elliott, RR 3, Thorndale. No injuries were sustained and total damages were set at $1,485 by Constable James Craig. The train engineer was Clifford Clarke, Point Edward. Area native graduates Anglican At Holy Trinity the Rev. R.G. Jackson, Ailsa Craig spoke on the Jewish laws, particularly the one governing the Sabbath. He said that the Pharisees believed that the Jewish law must be kept absolute in regard to the Sabbath. He pointed out that when Christ came, it became more important to give a man back his health and strength than to keep the Jewish rules of the Sabbath. His desire was to heal the sick, give kind- ness to the outcast and the op- pressed and to make life more plentious to all believers. Rev. John Hofland will be in- ducted as the new rector November 4, at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to the service. United The congregation of Lucap United Church enjoyed a hymn sing with Mrs. Madden in charge, prior to the service, Mr. Madden related some of his happier ex- periences during the past fete years when a number of people came into vital contact with Christ in beautiful ways, in- cluding a medical doctor and business men. These examples show how Jesus Christ is very much alive today and influencing the lives of many people. Appreciation of the congregation was voiced by Mr. Madden to Mrs. Stanley DeVree for assisting at the organ during October and regrets that' ,.;,she could not continue due to other chinmitments: a • 7 'The members of the iff-C group viewed "Jesus Christ, Super Star" Sunday afternoon; returning to the church to share their reactions to the film over a pot-luck supper. LIONS CLUB HOUSE LEAGUE Registration. Sat. Nov. 3 from 9 - 1 at the Arena For further information call Gary Manders 225-2849 Wayne Cranston, son of the late floward Cranston and Mrs. Cranston, all formerly of Lucan, after several years of night and summer courses, received his B.A. at Western's Convocation last Friday. To celebrate his graduation, his mother held a family dinner at the "Seven Dwarfs". Damages were high in the 11 accidents •investigated this week by officers of the Lucan. Ontario Provincial Police detachment. A Monday accident at the in- . tersection of Highways 4 and 7 at Elginfield caused property damage of $5,700 and sent three persons to hospital. Drivers of the two vehicles involved were Frederik Willen Mohlman, 124 James street, London and Leonard Dobbs, 78 Summitt, Sault Ste, Marie, The two drivers and a passenger Frances Dobbs were taken to a London hospital by' Lucan Ambulance Service and OPP cruiser, Constable D.R. Vance investigated. In another Monday crash, vehicles driven by Milton John Tweddle, RR 1 Ailsa Craig and Leslie Andrew Charlton, RR 1, Denfield collided at 10.15 a.m. on Middlesex County road 16 just east of Highway 4. Constable Vance listed damages at $375. In the early morning hours of Sunday David Cunningham, RR 2, Lucan suffered a concussion and fractures when the vehicle he was driving went out of control on Concession 6-7 of McGillivray township and struck a tree. He was taken to St. Joseph's hospital in London by Lucan Ambulance Service. His con- dition was later listed as im- proving. Constable James Craig investigated. At 11 a.m. the same day six persons were taken to hospital as the result of an accident on Middlesex County road 28, just east of Highway 4. The drivers of the vehicles involved were William Anthony Vaneyk, RR 8 Watford and Rudolph Reimer, 326 Sherry Lawn. Creek, Amherstburg. Inuries to the two drivers and four passengers were listed by Constable D.R. Vance as frac- tures, dtite'atitl'brulseg. —; Early ' Sattirday afternoon; a vehicle driven by Pauline Schering, RR 1, Ilderton struck an unattended vehicle owned by Teutloff Construction of London. Constable B.D. Munro set damages at $75. Late Friday night on Lucan's Main street, a vehicle driven by Elizabeth Helen Tudor, 1874 Bloor street, Toronto was damaged to the extent of $90 when a pedestrian ran into its Irish lose first game Crossing guard projects planned The members and Executive of the Home and School Association are enthusiastically working toward and pleased that plans are underway to get the Crossing Guard Project "off the ground". To help with this there ,is a continuing sale of candy and "lunch treats' at the home of President Marlene Degraw, 143 Main Street. The more support this gets, the quicker the guard will be on duty. All parents are reminded of the next Home and School meeting on November 8th in Lucan School. Pentecostal Mr. & Mrs. John Bend, graduates of Foothills Bible Institute, Alta. presently in Toronto, were guests at the Pentecostal Holiness Church Sunday. At the morning service Mr. Bend spoke on "A Christian's contract with God". He said we must do our part to obey God if we expect Him to keep His promises. At the evening service he stated that the Christian must draw his strength from Christ to be a strong, useful, fruitful Christian. Those who do not abide with Christ will be cut off. Tim Stutt conducted both services and led in the singing. Marlene Butler and Mrs. John Armitage sang a duet in the morning and Joan Lockyer ac- companied herself on the guitar singing "Amazing Grace" at the evening service. Jr. D's lost their first regular scheduled game to Tavistock, on Lucan ice Wednesday 9 to 2. Sunday evening they played a "marathon" scoring game with Lambeth on their ice winning 9-8. In their opening games of the Shamrock League, the Lucan Minor Hockey teams were defeated as follows: Atoms lost to St. Thomas 4-0; Pee wee, Bantam and Midget lost to Ilderton 3-1, 6- 3, and 2-1 respectively. won't be missed if I'm not in attendance. Don't believe it Comrade - you'll be missed alright along with the many other Comrades who feel the same as you do. Remembrance Day is on a Sunday this year and most of our members should be on a day off, therefore Branch 540 is looking forward to the largest attendance ever. All members and Ladies Auxiliary are requested to muster at the Canadian Legion Hall by 10.30 a.m. Sunday, November 11 so that we can move off in a body to attend our Remembrance Day Church Service at St. Pat's Roman Catholic Church for the 11,00 a.m. mass. Following Mass we will assemble at the Lucan Cenotaph (this will be set up inside the Legion Hall) for the wreath laying ceremonies. After our service we will proceed to Granton to assist those Comrades with their service, then off to Ilderton for' the Remembrance services and parade in that community. Following all this there is the Branch 540 Remembrance Banquet at 6.30 p.m. in the Legion Hall, the guest speaker will be Comrade Ron Watson Ontario Provincial Chairman. Looking forward to seeing you on Parade' Comrades. The citizens of Lucan and area are invited to attend at the wreath laying services at the Legion Hall. Chairs will be provided so there will not be too much standing around. "Rig" for the day - Legion dress, berets and medals. Wow!! Is competition ever keen at the Branch 540's Tuesday night mixed sports. The hall is a hive of activity and every one has a good time. Remember this is mixed sports and all card carrying members of Branch 540 are eligible to play. The next matching of wits will be Tuesday, November 6th. commencing at 8.00 p.m. Sharp. Bring along your lady and join in on the festivities at the Action Branch. Another important date to keep in mind is Wednesday, November 14,8.30 p.m. The date and time of your next general meeting. This is your Branch, Comrade, attend and make known how you want it operated, assist your executive committee, they appreciate your attendance in the lounge, Now how about attending the general meetings as well. Do your best Comrade that's all we ask. And that's 30 for this week - Remember, certainly your wife will be willing to forgive and forget - just don't expect her to forget'what she forgave., Sunshiners elect slate The members of the Sunshine Club held their election of officers last Thursday with the following results: president, Gordon Hotson; vice-president Mrs, J,F. Tuke; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Cecil Robb; and social convener, Mrs. Cedil Neil. Bingo was also enjoyed. Saturday, 73 senior citizens, including members of the Sun- shine Club and about 30 from Granton, were treated to a bus trip and dinner by the Lucan and District Lions Club. The group toured the museuth in Godetich, drove around the Salt mines area, then to see the wild geese at a local game farm and -on to the beautiful "Ben- miller", The SeniOrs voiced their ap- preciation to the Lions Club for a lovely trip, 1/ 1 1 9" NO MONEY DOWN American is equipped to take you over any snow — any time — ahead of every- one. American gives you something to brag about: • 336 or 438 cc engine, speed and power to lead the pack. • Automatic torque con- verter, keeps you moving on powder or hard pack. • 171/2 " track and 301/2 " wide Stance skis, Stability and agility on any trail. • High back seat, built-in Storage compartmentjor tools and spares. • Aluminum/steel chassis, takes Stress and abuse in stride. *CD ignition, guarantees fast starts so don't worry about walking back, RU ottDnlythe Best Stop in today and see our full line of '74 Rupp LUCAN Sports Centre RR 3 LtACCH1 227-4662 Highwpy, 4 0 . NOW LOCATED MON. OU AC ENDS THROUGH ON AT HWY. 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