HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-12-18, Page 15De.otrd)er 10, 1.975 Page 15
By MRS. PA= .1(E$TI,E
CLANMOYE
Clarence 'Willson was
pleasantly surprised Sunday
when. his family gathered at the
home of his son and daughter in
law Mr. & Mrs. G, 'Willson to
celebrate his 81st birthday,
Mr. & Mrs, Ralph Millson
London, Mr. & Mrs. J. Beckett,
Kitchener, Mr, & Mrs. Eugene
Glavin,Leona and Mark and Doug
Millons London were in at-
tendance.
Iaucan Guides
sing at Craigholme
The First Luella Girl Guide
Company from Lucan along with
their leaders, Marie Ewald and
Elsa Vandenberg, filled
Craigholme Nursing Home with
happy sounds on Monday evening
as they sang Christmas carols for
the residents. The girls were
accompanied on the accordion by
young Mart's Vandenberg.
As the residents gathered in the
dining room, the girls sang a
number of favourite carols for
them. At the conclusion of the
singing, resident Rupert Cam-
pion thanked the girls for their
joyous singing, and commented,
"even more than your wonderful
singing, we appreciate the fact
that you've taken the time to
come and visit us."
The girls then distributed gifts
of fruit to each of the residents in
the home. Earlier in year they
had earned funds by holding a
bake sale. At a later meeting they
bought fruit and carefully made
up fifty baskets of fruit which
they then presented to each of the
Craigholme residents. As the
girls visited with the residents
unable to meet in the dining
room, Marcus Vandenberg
continued to entertain with ac-
cordion solos,
War Cry. Mrs. Rae Neill gave the
reading on the Legend of Flowers
and the Care of the Christmas
plants,
Flora Robertson and, R. Hill
presented two lovely duets, and
Velma Hardy read a poem the
secret of Christmas.
Mrs. J, Donaldson presented
the contest, "Parts of the
Turkey".Velma Hardy who
knows her birds won the prize.
Persona Is
Miss Sybil Stephenson, Ailsa
Craig, spent a few days with her
sister Mrs. M.J. Simpson,
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Kestle visited
with Mr. & Mrs. D. Kestle and
Janis Monday evening.
Andy Robertson was the guest
speaker at the Ailsa Craig Bible
College and showed his slides
taken while he was in the
Philippines this summer,
Young Mark Glavin son of Mr,
& Mrs, E. Glavin, Huron Park
was christened Sunday at Mt.
Carmel with Father J. Mooney in
charge. Mr. & Mrs. G.W. Millson
entertained. Mr, & Mrs, John
Glavin and Mr. & Mrs. Gerry
Glavin, godparents, and Father
Mo6ney, Mr, & Mrs. C1,V.Millson,
Mark's parents and sister Leona.
Senior citizens were en-
tertained at the Lucan Shillelagh
by the management and owners.
Sunday afternoon and evening,
employees and guests of the CH
Lewis family and company were
entertained at the Shillelagh
Motel. It was an enjoyable day,
Mr. & Mrs, R. Richardson and
family Denfield and Mr. & Mrs.
R. Rollings were Sunday guests
with Orville and Lena Rollings,
Surprise birthday party
honors Clandeboye man
WI
Mrs. Alan Hill was hostess for
the December WI meeting
Tuesday evening, when four
guests and 15 members answered
roll can. Gifts were given for the
cancer baskets and an exchange
gift was made.
Mrs. B. Henry president,
opened meeting, with a thought
for the day, Mrs. S. Lynn read
Scripture and Mrs. H. Hardy
read minutes and correspon-
dence.
A donation was given to War
Memorial Hospital,
, Mrs. J. Donaldson was in
charge of the program and Mrs.
C. Carter conducted a contest.
Several carols were sung, Mrs,
Hodgson won name the carol
contest.
Mrs, R. Williams read the story
of how the Poinsettia became the
flower of Christmas.
Mrs, A. Lewis read Christmas
customs of other lands and Mrs,
J. Robertson favoured with a
solo, 0 Little Town of Bethlehem.
Mrs. D. Kestle read, "A Loss of
Wonder" from the December
SANTA DOESN'T — often have the opportunity of meeting three members from the
same family all at one time, but Saturday was an exception to the rule. He took a few
hours from his busy schedule to visit the T-A office and meet dozens of Exeter and area
youngsters. Shown from the left are: Jerry, six, Joel, five and Christine, 2. Children of Mr.
and Mrs. Dennis Lamport, RR2, Crediton.
T-A photo
Lucan students busy
St. Patrick's included in concert
same experience one day prior.
Mrs. Radcliffe was ably assisted
by Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Darling
— both parents. These students
although taking the trip during
the day also visited Simpson's
Christmas window decorations.
past several weeks.
Houseleagues were organized for
Junior Girls (Grades 4,5,6),
Junior Boys (Grades 4,5,6) and
Senior Mixed Boys and Girls
from Grades 7,8. The winning
teams from each of these three
MAGNETIC BRACELETS are believed by many to help their arthritic
pains. Rev. Harold Snell looks at the bracelet that has helped him.
Lucan woman
escapes injury
A car driven by Jean
Mawosley,RR 2,Lucan, collided
with a train last Wednesday
afternoon. The woman was not
injured, although her vehicle was
demolished, sustaining some $450
damage, according to in-
vestigating officer, B. D. Munro,
of the Lucan O.P.P.
The incident occurred on
Sideroad 25-26 at the CNR
crossing.
Later on Wednesday, a three-
vehicle collision occurred on
Highway 4 south of Birr, Damage
was estimated at $9500, Frances
Sambell received cuts and
bruises from the mishap and was
taken to University Hospital in
London,
The other drivers were
Laverne Bilyea, RR 3 Ilderton,
and William Porter of Bayfield.
Daniel Toner of London was
taken to University Hospital in
London by a passing motorist
when he suffered undetermined
injuries resulting from his car
rolling over at the Clandeboye
Curve on Highway 4 early Sunday
morning. Damage was estimated
at 00 ..
McInnis sufferedcuts
and bruises Monday morning
when his car left the road and
struck the ditch on County Road
28 at the London West-Nissouri
Town line, Damage to his vehicle
was estimated at $3000.
By DES DESALAIZ
The weeks prior to Christmas
have been busy ones for St.
Patrick's Separate School,
Lucan. Students have been in-
volved in a variety of activities
ranging from Houseleague
Volleyball to participating in a
Concert performance at Alumni
Hall, University of Western
Ontario.
The teachers have been in-
volved in a variety of
Professional Development
Workshops ranging from
"Metrication" to "Elective
Programs".
The parents, too, have been
making their contributions
toward the life of .the school
through attendance at a
Volunteer Parents' Pre-
Christmas Dinner.
Cyclone turkey
draw winners Magnetic bracelets
for arthritis pain relief
Janet VanderLoo, Jeff Lemmon,
Raymond VanGeel, Evelyn
Vanderminnen, Susan Huffman.
The modern family was played
by Annette Straatman, Lisa
VancierLoo, Marianne Den Otter,
Wilma Vereyken, Judy Thomp-
son, Deborah Giesen, Philip
Clarke, Jacqueline VanDen
Boomen, Lynn Haygarth, Jim
Kelly. Unfortunately, Michael
Toonders was unable to perform.
The children who assisted in
the production were Nancy
VandenHeuvel, John Harrigan,
John Taylor, Mark Vanderploeg,
Marie Haygarth and Margie
VanBussel,
Due to the success of the
venture this concert will become
an annual event. It certainly
provided a fitting celebration for
the festive season and was en-
joyed by all who were involved.
Concert
December 9, St. Patrick's
School performed in the
Christmas Concert which was
arranged by the London and
Middlesex Separate School Board
at Alumni 'Hall. About thirty
children participated in a tree
decorating pageant which told of
the tradition and history
surrounding the Christmas tree
and its decorations.
Their performance com-
plemented the singing of 1,400
elementary school children
along with the Catholic Central
Band and Orchestra.
The Tree Decorating Pageant
was directed by Mrs. Kopal, who
was assisted by Mrs, Morkin. The
performers were Kim
Hoevenaars, David Versteegh,
Mona Morkin, Andy Mellhargey,
Theresa Hamlin and David
Manders. These children mimed
the story of the first Christmas.
The Victorian family was
played by Jackie Toonders, Paul
VandeBorne, Josie Sentjens, Pat
Dewan, Dianne Kelly, Maria
VanSas, Susan Vanderploeg,
Karin Giesen, Tony O'Brien,
The winners of the Lucan
Cyclones Turkey draw
were announced this week. They
are: Art Bell, Lucan, Pete Butler,
Lucan, Cathy Stonehouse, Lucan,
Clarence Carter, Clandeboye,
Janis Dobinson, London, Dorey
Cunningham, London, Joe
McNeil, Lucan, Jim Simpson,
Lucan, Betty Martin, London and
Ginnette Gwalchmai of Lucan
competitions represented St.
Patrick's at inter-school tour-
naments for the London and
Middlesex County R.C. Separate
Schools held at the London
Teachers' College.
Junior Girls team comprised of
Lisa O'Brien, Jacqueline Van-
denBoomen, Susanne Giesen,
bane Straatman, Jackie Nygsen,
Carokine Versteegh, Ann Van-
bussel, Tracey deBoer, and
Jackie Rosch did exceptionally
well winning against St. Michaels
and St. Albert's Schools.
The Junior Boys team also
came up with winning games
against Holy Rosary, St. Albert's
and St. Anne's Schools.
The following boys comprised
the Junior Boys team: David
Hartman, Paul Groenewegen,
John Broeders, Hubert Tim-
mermans, Richard Giesen,
Marius Vandenberg, Terry
Maslen, Brian Haygarth, Chris
Van Boxmeer and Sean Rooney.
Our mixed team comprised of
Marianne Martens, Karen
Toohey, Brenda Boland, Mary
Helen Toonders, Louise Van-
derLoo, Lynn Haygarth, Mark
deBoer, Frank Toonders and
Mark Vanderploeg came up
against stiff opposition and
although they lost both games
they played to Sacred Heart,
Parkhill and Notre Dame schools
gave a good account of them-
selves.
All in all students gained from
the experience of playing against
and interacting with other
students from schools both within
the City of London and Middlesex
County.
Merry
Christmas!
-Tuckersmithr alter -
dog control law
Before any decision regarding
a sewer system for the hamlet of
Egmondville is made, Tucker-
ship township council will mail a
questionnaire to the 170 property
owners asking if they are in
favour of inEgmondville's share
of the sewers, which would be
owned by the Ministry of the
Environment would be about
$225,000.
Council amended the township
dog control by-law. The by-law
includes the following charges:
first male dog, $5: first female
dog, $10; second male, $20;
second female, $25. For each
additional male or female dog
kept at any one time in anyone's
household or on anyone's
premise, $30.
Council approved the bylaw
covering the agreement with the
London Humane Society making
it the pound keeper and animal
control officer for the township
for one year period beginning
January 1, 1976.
A request from the Hensall
recreation board will be held over
until the new year for a decession
when other centres requesting
aid will be dealt with.
Volunteer-parent luncneon,
Parents and their contributions
to the school were recognized by
the staff recently. All staff
welcomed these parents into the
school to participate in a Pre-
Christmas Luncheon.
This was a tangible way
whereby teachers could show
their appreciation for parents
who voluntarily assist them in the
school throughout the year.
Volunteer parents, P.T.A.
executive, Board Chairman and
the Parish Priest, Father
McGraw were present.
Mr. Crunican, Board Chair-
man, on behalf of parents
thanked the teachers for the
invitation.
Class trips
Victoria Park, London and its
Christmas decorations were
closely observed by the Kin-
dergarten and Grade 1 students
recently. Chaperoned by Miss
Mohan and Mrs. Henn, the two
teachers of these classes and
assisted by Miss Berm, Mr. Henn,
Mrs. Duncan and Mr, deSalaiz
the students had the opportunity
to experience the fantastic array
and colour of the Christmas
decorations and lights of the park
recently,
The visit was the introduction
to a theme on a most interesting
topic for all boys and girls of this
age — "Christmas and Santa
Claus". Mrs. Hem and Miss
Mohan as a Christmas present
provided a supper for the
students to fortify them against
the cold prior to the visit.
The Lucan cavalcade left the
school at 6:15 and returned at
8:15 whereupon a group of very
satisfied yet tired youngsters
were picked up by their parents.
The Junior Kindergarten class
led by Mrs. Radcliffe had the
Folk Dance Festival
Miss Mohan's Grade 1, Mrs.
Forrest's Grade 3, 4, Mrs. Kelly's
Grade 4, Mrs. Duncan's Grade 5
and Mr. Ziler's Grade 8 classes
represented St. Patrick's School
at a Folk Dance Festival
organized by the London and
Middlesex County R.C. Separate
School Board's Physical
Education Department.
Schools from all over the
system participated in the
Festival but none had the
representation of St. Patrick's.
Folk Dances performed by the St.
Patrick's students were as
follows: Grade 1 - Jingle Bells,
Grade 3, 4 - Carousel, Grade 4 -
Seven Jumps, Grade 5 -
Meitelitza, Grade 8 - Irish
Washerwoman.
HOuseleague Tournaments
There has been three
houseleague competitions in
volleyball at the school over the
by Fred Youngs
Arthritis afflicts many people,
both young and old, and often the
only way relief comes is waiting
for the pain to subside, Many
people offer various cures and
forms of relief, from copper
bracelets to special diets, One of
the newest forms and one which
is gaining more popularity and
credibility is the use of magnetic
bracelets.
Magnetic bracelets, which are
manufactured in Japan, England
and France, originated with the
ancient Chinese who also
pioneered the art of ac-
upuncture, which has gained
credibility and'notoriety;over the
past few years.
The bracelets are of the ex-
pansion style and have six
magnets encased in them. The
magnetic force contained in the
bracelet is supposed to exert
influences on the ions in the blood
stream.
Most of the wearers talk of
relief from arthritic pains and leg
cramps, but there are other
reports of blood pressure drop-
ping from dangerously high
levels.
The bracelet is worn on the
right arm, as far away as
possible from the heart, There
are two styles, one for men which
is plain, and one for women, with
a selection of four different
stones,
One of the biggest supporters of
the magnetic bracelet is Rev,
Harold Snell, of the Exeter
United Church.
Rev. Snell, who also wears a
bracelet, has counselled many
People who have complained of
arthritis and leg champs, to
purchase a bracelet.
lie received his from his sister
arid would not be caught without
it, At the age of sixteen he broke
his ankle, he said, and was not
bothered again by it until after he
reached sixty‘ However, since he
started W wear the bracelet, he
claims that his ankle has been
trouble free.
Despite the high number of
Apeople who have been advised by
elt. Snell to buy these bracelets,
he has had only tine complaint
Grandparents entertained by
Mount Carmel school students
about them. Most of his other
acquaintances talk of their relief
and the fact that they would
never be without a bracelet.
He has had requests for in-
formation from a woman in
Souris, Manitoba, who sat beside
someone wearing a bracelet on a
plane trip to Florida.
One woman in Crediton sold the
bracelet that she had to a friend
who was in pain. After selling it,
she had a reoccurrence of the
pains that had plagued her before
arid wanted another one. While
she waited for delivery she had to
borrow a bracelet from Mrs.
Snell, who also wears one,
Despite the seeming miracle
cures of these bracelets, the
medical community still looks
down upon them. Dr. Manfred
Harth, of University Hospital in
London, who's specialty is ar-
thritis, puts the cures down to
what he calls the "placevo ef-
fect," Placevo is latin for
"pleases".
The placevo effect, he ex-
plained, occurs when the patient
gets better "whether the treat-
ment in fact has validity or not,"
He also said that some people
have a spontaneous effect from
their arthritis. When the spon-
taneous effects subside, which
they would do naturally, the
person sees whatever he was
using to relieve the pain as a
cure, He added that there is a
certain amount of faith in any
cure and particularly so in
methods that are not medically
substantiated and therefore not
used by doctors,
The use of the magnetic
bracelet is net as yet being
studied by arthritis researchers,
but Dr. Harth said that one of the
first things that a study Un-
dertakes is to discover whether
there is any placevo affect in the
treatment.
The Canadian Arthritic and
Rheurnatisrn Society is how
considering recommending the
use of the bracelets for people
who have arthritis in the early
Stages. It May well be that the
use of magnetism in arthritis
treatment may be as important
as the Use of acupuncture is
becoming in the medical field,
Wednesday, December 10 was
a very special day at Our Lady of
Mt. Carmel School. Usually,
parents of pupils often drop in on
school activities, but this special
event put the grandparents of
pupils attending the school, in the
spotlight.
The older generation no doubt
found it enjoyable and
educational to witness school
activities first-hand, and the
program in which pupils of all
grades participated Was
especially appreciated by the
grandparents.
The event was highlighted by
the presence of two particular
visitors, One of those was Mrs.
Betty Scratch, the former
housekeeper at the Rectory in
Mt. Carmel, who enjoyed the
program greatly, and who
commented on the beauty of the
Church and Rectory since
Larry McCann and Bob
McIntosh both got hat tricks,
while Paul McCann and Jim
Morrissey were the other Mt.
Carmel goal-scorers.
On December 4, the Mt. Carmel
team was again victorious, this
lime defeating Shipka by a score
of 5-3. Paul Glavin scored twice
for Mt, Carmel, while Paul
McCann, Larry McCann and Jim
Morrissey added singles,
On December 9, the Mt, Carmel
team didn't win, but they cer-
tainly didn't lose! They took on
the team from Malcolm Welding,
and the game ended in a 4.4 tie.
Ron Pickering, Who as men-
tioned, proved himself as a goalie
in an early game, was the lead
Mt, Carmel scorer, popping two
goals into the opposition's net,
Larry McCann and Paul Glavin
put away the other two Mt,
Carmel goals.
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float they entered. Pictured from left to right are, Corol Luther, Lorry Luther, Paula 'Idyl& (kneeling), tarry
Taylor, Rosemary Vanbruciene, and Cathy Ann Lavie, photo by liagley
renovations on them have been
compldted,
The other visitor to the school
Was Mrs, Catherine Morrissey, a
well-known resident of Mt,
Carmel. Her visit was itself an
example of the success the school
achieved in bringing together the
older and younger generations,
since Mrs. Morrissey has great-
grandchildren attending the
school.
Hockey
Over the last two weeks, the
Mt. Carmel hockey team has
proven itself as a strong com-
petitor, a team that others better
be on the look-out for!
On December 2, Mt, Carmel
trounced 13rinsley, by a score of
8.3, Their victory was an even
greater achievement considering
the fact that Ron Pickering
replaced Eugene Glavin, the
regular goalie, in the Mt. Carmel
net, and did an exceptional job.