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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-10-03, Page 18z-015 .70 .,fes•To; V.V." rn ET OR A IS 1 l'Ar PE iS2.3 '''''fhr-/, 41141.711—,.# A: ioNA -; , ,----- . ..- ---- DALEY'S WEEKLY COMMENTS Fall is here "OUR BUSINESS ESTABLISHED 1919" We'll Do the Job Right... Best Interest We represent many Trust Companies. We -are often able to arrange for the highest interest be- ing offered on Guaranteed Investment Cer- tificates. Guaranteed Trust Certificates are term deposits by which $100.00 or more can be left on deposit for periods of one to five years — interest and principal are fully guaranteed , ideal for churches, societies and associations as well as private investors . • an excellent legal investment for •astale funds. All companies represented ate members -of Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation. Every depositor is insured up to $20,000. Gaiser-Knells Insurance Agency inc. Exeter - Grand Rend Office 235,2420 Page'nt linel-Mvocate, October 1974 .OPP officer iniured The following breakdown gives an insight into how the Lucite and District Lions Club spends some of the money they raise, and covers the period July 1, UM - June 30, 1974, which is the Lions Club year: Boys' & Girls' Work ;1,018.15; Health, Welfare & Eye Glasses $326.58; House League Hockey $1,707.39; Equipment, etc. for Lions Club Park' $1,837.44; Donations to Lucan Arena, Lucan Legion, Red Cross and C.N.I.B, $878.87; Senior Citizens $430.99; Lucan School Crossing Guards $300.00; Clandeboye Athletic Assoc. $150.00; Granton Recreation Assoc, $172.80; District & Zone Lions Club Projects $256.00. This makes a total of $7,078.22 spent for the benefit of the people who live in and around Lucan. aucl community work. Lions club projects The balance of the money raised bheLioubheldiPrst until a suitableneed foritaes, at which time, it too will be spent for the betterment of the com- munity, Many attend church service Wednesday morning, a St. Bernard dog was. killedpis. High- way 4 at Cenceosiee. 15 in London. township when it was Woe* by vehicle driven by Dennis Nickles, ott Brookside, London. The.tlog .wao valued at $150 and Constable W, T, Hudgins listed vehiOle damage at $400. Ricky Davidson, aged five of RR 2 Lucan suffered a brtikeo leg in a mishap on Highway 4 at Elginfield, at 4:15 p.m. Wed- nesday, The driver of the vehicle in- volved was Evelyn O'Neill, 135 Elm Street, Lucan. The boy was taken to St. Joseph's hospital, London by Lucan Ambulance. Constable D. R. Vance in- vestigated. Saturday was a busy day for detachment officers with seven. accidents to investigate. Four occurred in the early morning Irish, Lieury even in finals, Rec league playoff extended Lucan Irish began their best-of- seven league finals .against Lieury Wednesday night in Lucan. However, any home field advantage for Lucan ended as Lieury defeated the Irish by a 3-1 score. Lucan opened their half of the first inning, scoring their only run of the game as Russ Smith singled and scored on Verne Offering second cake decorating Finlayson's two-out triple. Lieury tied the score in the top half of the third. Neither team could push across a run until the seventh inning although Lucan had a chance to score in the fourth when Finlayson led off the inning with his second triple of the game but was left stranded at third as the next three Lucan batsmen were retired to end the threat. A number of Lucan area people attended the Inter- denominational Rally in the Ilderton Arena on Sunday evening. The guest speaker Brigadier McCorqudale, Director of Correctional Services, Salvation Army, Toronto, took as his theme "Are you part of the Problem or Part of the Answer". He spoke with humour but challenged his listeners to cease being, as Paul said in II Corinthians,church divided against itself". The choir, under the direction of Mr. Wm. Teller sang four Because of the overwhelming numbers and the "Chapelaires" response to the "Cake- gave witness through word and Decorating" Class, sponsored by song twice in the two hour ser- Fanshawe College, a second class vice. The Community singing led will be offered on Tuesday by Mr. Ab. Furtney, from Dundas evenings at St. Patrick's School, Centre United Church, London, commencing October 8, If you was most joyous. were one of those disappointed on Dr. R. Meredith of Ilderton led Registration Night, please phone in the opening Devotional service Rick Mateer at 433-1211, Local and Chairman, Len Maslen of r andve,ningla registersses or the Tuesday Lucan voiced the appreciation of the Committee to all taking part. Business Ditettoy: 41 :one of 15. accidents in, of ,vestigated: this week by officers the'.14,1eall detachment of the Ontario Provincial :Police, the .detachment :chief was, injured. Sgt. Sid Daley and Na. .wife Hilda suffered cuts and bruises when the vehicle. be. was driving was in a collision on Highway 4 at Elginfield, Friday night at .8. p.m. The driver of the other vehicle was Edward Bestard, RR 3 Thorndale, A passenger Frances Eisen, Lucan suffered a broken. ankle. All :four persons were taken to University Hospital, London by Lucan Ambulance Service. Total damages were listed at $2,600, Daley was proceeding north on Highway 4 while the Bestard vehicle was in the process of making a left turn onto Highway 7. The first of two other mishaps Friday occurred at 8 a.rn. and involved vehicles driven by Brian Hodgins and Raymond Flannery, both of RR 4 Denfield. Constable James Craig estimated damages at $600 at the scene on County road 28, just east of Highway 4 at Arva. At 2:30 p.m. the same day, a collision on the same road, but a mile farther east involved vehicles driven by Alice Van der Weg, RR 1 Arva and Gordon Moir, 27 Cornish, London. Constable James Craig in- vestigated and set damages at $275. The only accident Thursday on Adelaide street, south of Con- cession 10 in London township occurred when a vehicle driven by William Barry Horne, RR 1 Exeter left the road and struck a hydro pole and fence. Area ladies on Institute bus trip Mrs. George Hodgins, Mrs. Harvey Hodgins, Mrs. Wilfred Hodgins, Mrs. M. H. Hodgins, Mrs. Wm. Froats, Mrs. George Miller, Mrs. Murray Hodgson, Mrs. George Jervis from Lucan and Mr. Sr Mrs. Louis Reycraft from Clandeboye enjoyed the Granton W.I. Bus Trip last Tuesday, to the Bell Homestead, the Adelaide Hoodless Homestead and the Brant County Museum, but everyone was disappointed not be be able to get into the Mohawk Chapel and the "Chiefswood", the home of Pauline Johnston. PERCY WRIGHT LICENSED AUCTIONEER Kippen, Ont. Auction Sale Service that is most efficient and courteous. CALL `THE WRIGHT AUCTIONEER Telephone Hensall (519)262-5515 MT. CARMEL INCOME TAX CENTRE INCOME TAX — ACCOUNTING for Farmers and Businessmen INDIVIDUAL TAX RETURNS No Job Too Small PHONE 237-3469 Vince Ryan B.A. OFFICIAL PARADE CAR — Ilderton Fair officials rode in style in Saturday's parade. Riding in a convertible are Ontario's Association of Agricultural Societies president Duncan McTaggart, ladies division president Katherine McNaughton and fair president George Kennedy. T-A photo Lieury won the game as a result of two runs in the seventh inning while Lucan, despite threatening, was again held scoreless. Russ Smith with three singles and Finlayson with his two triples led Lucan offensively. Friday night Lucan travelled to Lieury and gained • a victory by reversing the score as they defeated Lieury 3-1. Three runs in the first inning was all Lucan needed as Irish pitcher, Brian Lightfoot, limited Lieury to just two hits, both in the fourth inning, which produced Lieury's only run. Lieury's pitchers allowed just four Lucan hits in the game called after six complete innings because of rain. In Rec league final play Wednesday, Hardys staved off elimination with a 15-12 victory over Walloy-Hearn. Both teams went scoreless in the first inning. However, Hardys scored four runs in the second inning and another two in the third only to have Walloy-Hearn tie the score with five runs in the third. Hardys then scored two runs in the fourth and another two in the fifth while Walloy-Hearn could only manage one run in the fourth. In the sixth, both teams scored five runs and the seventh inning went scoreless. Pete Revington led Hardys with two home runs, a triple and a single while Don Coughlin, Jeff Park and Tom Hardy added two hits apiece. Bob Hardy led the losers with a homerun and a triple while Jeff Craig and Don Henderson also contributed two hits apiece. GEORGE EIZENGA LTD.. INCOME TAX - ACCOUNTING for FARM & BUSINESS 107 MAIN ST., LUCAN Telephone 227-4851 Zeeeaff Pe,t4eutata • BUSINESS & FARMERS Bookkeeping - Accounting as required -Weekly - Monthly - Quarterly Yearly Financial Statements Taxation Returns Coll Neil Romphf 235-0443 HURON BOOKKEEPING SYSTEMS T. PRYDE & SON LTD Ph one 235-0620 Main St., Exeter NORM WHITING LICENSED AUCTIONEER & APPRAISER • MONUMENTS • MARKERS r. • INSCRIPTIONS onthct Jock Prycle: .4/Ace 235-0620 or Home 235-1384 hours- before 4 The first at 12:15 a.m. involved vehicles driven by Gregorius Luyten, RR 2 Ilderton, and ROy Thompson, RR 5 $trathroy, on -County road 16 at County road 22, near Ilderton. No injuries were reported and Constable J. A. Wilson set damages at $800, Less than an hour later at Weldon Park in Arva, a vehicle driven by James Roberts, 579 Rosedale, London struck a tree. Constable Wilson estimated damages at $300. At 1:30 a.m. a vehicle driven by Fred Rennie, 933 Southdale, London left County road 23, a quarter mile south of Concession 10 in London township and struck a sign post. Damages were listed at $125 by Constable Wilson. Electrical power was knocked out to homes in the Arva- Adelaide street area at 3:45 a.m. when a vehicle driven by Thomas. Jackson, 200 Westfield, London left County road 41 and struck a hydro pole. Constable Wilson again in- vestigated and damages were listed at $2,100. Only $75 damages resulted Saturday at 11:25 a.m. when a vehicle driven by Alan Laurin, 283 Algonquin, Huron Park was in collision with a parked vehicle owned by Frank White, 127 Langford, Lucan. Constable James Craig investigated. A vehicle driven by Michael McKeown, 194 Bennett street, Goderich was damaged to the extent of $200 on Lucan's Main street when it was in collision with a vehicle which left the scene. The driver was uniden- tified. The accident occurred Saturday at 7:30. The final mishap Saturday occurred at 9:45 p.m. on Highway 4 at Concession 2 in London township. Constable Vance set damages at $350 when vehicles driven by Terry McIntyre, RR 5 London and Michael Henderson, 139 Main street, Lucan collided. Sunday afternoon, a vehicle driven by Earle Lawrence, 475 King, London was damaged to the extent of $2,500 when it left Highway 4, south of Clandeboye and struck highway posts. Constable D. R. Vance in- vestigated. Constable N. A. Campbell investigated a Monday report in which a vehicle driven by Kim Kimball, RR 1 Hyde Park was damaged to the tune qf $400 when it left Concession 8 road in London township and struck the ditch. C. HARRY RODER, D.C. DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC 84 Panne! Lane, STRATHROY By appointment please. Junior farmer DISPLAYS ALSO IN GODERICH AND CLINTON Prompt, Courtenus,., F.ffirientv. ANY TYPE, ANY SIZE, ' ANYWHERE We give complete sale service. PROFIT BY EXPERIENCE Phone Collect 235-1964 EXETER Whatever the project, call on us for ACTION CENTRE MART Located on Highway #4 1 Mile North of Exeter THE BIG, LITTLE MARKET —Large Auction Room available for complete or partial estates. —Complete refinishing centre. Minwax wood finishes, etc. —Weekend Antique Flea Market. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Before You Buy (or Sell) Give Us a Try Bill & Levan* Clark, Owners 672-3566 Percy Wright, Auctioneer 262-5515 Hugh Tom FILSON and ROBSON AUCTIONEERS 20 years' experience of complete sale service Provincially licensed. Conduct sales of any kind, any place. We guarantee you more. ' To insure success of your sale or appraisal Phone Collect 666-0833 • 666-1967 enters road race Tom Hardy, a member of tt4 Lucan Junior Farmers was among the.165 persons competing in the Men's 41/2 mile Springbank Road Race on Sunday. Records were broken in three of the four events. Tom is an ardent runner, competing and winning in the county 880 yards and one mile races. He has won two years at the Zone level for Southern Ontario Junior Farmers at Ridgetown and the last three years in the Ontario Field Day at Guelph he has come in second, pushing the winner to a new record each year. Congratulations Tom. Ready-Mix Concrete • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • FARM (Including Manure Tanks) FREE ESTIMATES GERALD L. MERNER Chartered Accountant C. A. McDOWELL LTD. Mrs. Catherine Fischer was honored on her 79th birthday on Saturday evening when members of her family celebrated at Coldstream Community Hall, dancing to the music of a ."live" 'band. She spenethe weekend with' her son and family, Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Fischer of Komoka. Miss Clara Howard has had a double misfortune in the past week. She experienced a fire in her bedroom, which is still under investigation as to the cause, and a few days later she fell in her home and is in hospital with a broken leg. Chester McComb, Elginfield, was involved in a tractor ac- cident last Friday and is in hospital with a broken leg. Helen Triebner attended a social event on Sunday afternoon at the home of Dr. & Mrs. S. E. Carroll, Chief of Vasser, as Helen is one of his team. Mrs. j. F. Tuke spent last week with her niece, Mrs, Cliff English, St. Clair, Michigan. Mrs. Mildred Stoner of Watford spent a few days with Mr. & Mrs Harold Prince. - Mr. & Mrs. Harold Prince had dinner with Mr. & Mrs. Ted Kostecki of London celebrating her father's birthday. Mr. & Mrs. H.J. Stanley spent the weekend with their son and family, George Stanley of Hanover. BUS: 20 Sanders E. — EXETER — 235-0281 RES: 10 Green Acres — GRAND BEND — 238-8070 CENTRALIA, ONTARIO Plant: 235-0833 Office: 228-6961 Leaders needed to help scouts The Lucan Scout Troup held their opening meeting of the fall season, under the leadership of Scout Master Don Williams, at the school on Monday evening. Meetings will be held each Monday evening at the school and all boys of the community 11 to 14 years of age are welcome. More leadership is required, at once, and if you are free to give a few hours time to help train the youth of the community, please contact Don at 227-4058. Auctioneer TOM SHOEBOTTOM FARM SALES HOUSEHOLD SALES ILDERTON 666-0289 Free Appraisal "Call now for complete Auction Service" Seniors enjoy euchre games Plan training for youth groups A special training event for all Brownies and Guides in the District including Hyde Park, Ilderton, & Lucan, will be held on Saturday, October 5 at St. Patrick's School, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Training will be given in singing, camp knowledge, and arts and crafts. Games to help Brownies earn their Golden Bars and Hand Badges will also be taught. Each girl is asked to bring a pencil and paper. An admission of 25c will be taken to assist with expenses. 'eligible to take part in Sports a' member of the Ladies Auxiliary must attend at least 30 percent of the meetings and must help at Functions. This would be banquets, etc. There it is ladies the rest is up to you. By the way is any Comrade interested in purchasing a Legion Jacket. We still have a few in stock. These were ordered by members who have failed to honor their obligation. So . . . if you would like one see either of the stewards. Sorry to advise the battle of the sexes was rained out Saturday and there are no plans at present to hold the ball game at a later date. Not only was the ball game rained out. Apparently the dance received the same treatment as welL However, reports advise those in attendance had a real fine time with plenty of `Newfoundland Chili a la Stuckless' to wind up the evening. We have had some enquiries from the youth of Lucan and area for used hockey equipment. Will our readers please check around and if they come acorss any please leave it at the Legion Hall, Lucan if you.have no way to get it there please give us a call at 227- 4751 and we will make sure what ever it is you have will be picked up, Let's help the kids get off on the right foot with right equip- ment. Members of Branch 540 are reminded the next general ; meeting will be held at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 9. Make it a point to attend comrades this is your Legion and it is your right to have your say-at the meetings and not in the lounge between. Surely you can spare about an hour of your time once a month. See you there. and that's 30 for this week. Remember take it easy going through Elginfield as the writer recently became a veteran of the location and it smarts. By SID DALEY • If you care for further evidence that fall has finally come here /it is. Any member of Branch 540 and partner is invited to sign up for Branch 540's annual ball and winter Tuesday night sports program. The sports played are crib- bage, euchre, darts and shuffle board. This is a mixed effort and is thoroughly enjoyed by men and women alike. It is requested that you sign up as soon as possible because the games get under way October 22 and we must give the Sports Officer ample time to make up a schedule.Remember the games end with a gala presentation of awards night, banquet and dance. So, get in at the beginning and enjoy your Legion. Saturday and Sunday, October 19-20 will see the delegates from all over District A in attendance at the Royal Canadian Legion fall convention to be held this year at St. Thomas. All Legionnaires are requested to make note of this important date and make every effort to attend. All won't be able to vote but you surely will be able to make your wishes known. Make it a date to meet and greet your comrades from all over District A. If you have never attended a district convention before here is your opportunity you cannot get one much closer. Don't forget there will also be a parade on Sunday generally held around the noon hour. See yu there. Here is some news for the Ladies Auxiliary which comes from their recent provincial convention which I have been requested to pass along for your information. • Apparently the Provincial Command of the Ladies Auxiliary have set down rules and regulations governing the participation in sports at all levels. It has been decreed to be JOHN A. NORRIS Chartered Accountant 497 MAIN ST. EXETER 235-0101 "Your Family Health Centre" 373 Main St. Phone 235-1570 or 235-107O EXETER PHARMACY LTD. We Process The Following Drug Plans: * BLUE CROSS * GREEN SHIELD * ONTARIO DRUG BENEFIT PLAN n9liartt Telly, 'Nig and Co. Chartered.Accountants 268 Main St., Exeter ARTHUR W, READ ' Resident Partner Bus. 235-'6120, Res. 238-8075 The Sunshine Group of the Senior Citizens Club played euchre on Thursday afternoon for high score with prizes being won by Mrs. It. Atkinson and Mr. Cecil Robb. A humorous reading, more truth than fiction, "I'd like to Attend Church - But" Was read by Mrs, T, Emery Sr., for Mrs. J. Kelly. The Craft Group, under the guidance of Mrs. George Jervis, commenced classes in "Decoupage" and will continue for four weeks before starting a different craft. During a brief business session, President Gordon Hotson, an- nounced that the Lucart & District Lions Club Would like to sponsor a bus trip for'the Seniors, again this year. Date and place will be announced later. Best wishes were extended to Mrs. Lorne Barker who had celebrated her birthday since the last meeting,