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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-10-20, Page 20WE SPECIALIZE IN KEEPING OLDER HOMES DRAFT FREE and WARM Government grants of up to $350.00 per home is available on all houses built previous to 1921. With fuel prices rising rapidly everyone should bring their homes up to the new insulation standard. Southwestern Insulation Contractors Ltd. FOR FREE ESTIMATE CALL 227-4782 Page 20 Times-Advocate, October 20, 1977 Need more bowlers Seniors plan for Christmas and district news ucan Bullet smashes window in one of six vandalism acts LUCAN SLIDERS — This year classes for the Lucan Nursery School are being held in the Lucan United Church. Some of the students are shown above trying out the sliding equipment. Tyler Dunsmore is ready for slide. The girls in the centre are Melissa Dillabough, Bronwyn Singleton and Sara Dunsmore, At the back is Gareth Brown. T-A photo By SID DALEY Comrade Harvey Percy will be at Branch 540, Royal Canadian Legion, Lucan at 12 noon November 10, 1977. Anyone wishing information, advice or assistance, regarding — war disability pensions; treatment for entitled veterans; application for benevolent funds; appeals against adverse original ap- plications for war veterans and widows allowance are requested to contact either Sid Daley, Lucan, telephone 227-4216, or one of our duty stewards, telephone 227-4751, who will arrange an appointment. This is a free Legion service for all service persons and it is not necessary to be a member of the Branch to obtain it. Got your Wintario ticket yet — remember your Branch of the Legion handles them. Here is another free Legion service! Branch 540 has at its disposal hospital equipment — wheel chairs, hospital beds, walkers, crutches and numerous other items. If at any time any citizen requires the use of such equipment, just telephone Comrade Len Fisher and he will deliver it to you. And that's 30 for this week — remember — Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, little minds discuss people. During the week officers of the OPP Lucan Detachment in- vestigated a total of 43 oc- currences and four accidents. Six acts of wilful damage were reported during the week with damages totalling $675, Acts include a mailbox knocked over on Concession 8, London town- ship, value $25.00, grass ripped up by a vehicle on the lawn of Centennial School, Arva, value $100, several cars scratched by persons unknown at Wright Auto Sales, Lucan, value $400, a window broken in the pavilion at Weldon Park, Arva, value $40 and a hole shot in a window of an apartment on Butler St., Lucan, value $100. In the last occurrence a window in the main door at the Butler St., apartment building was damaged by what appears to be a pellet gun. This is an expensive door with a replacement cost of Three mishaps occur in area Three accidents were in- vestigated this week by officers of the Lucan detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police in addition to the fatality at Whalens Corners which appears on the front page of this issue. Saturday at 12,10 a.m. on the Denfield sideroad, a quarter mile south of Concession 14 in London township a vehicle driven by Russell Leneve, RR 2, Ilderton left the road and struck a hydro pole. Constable J. A. Wilson set damages at $1,400. Constable W. T. Hodgins listed damages at $400 Saturday night at 6 p.m. when a vehicle driven by Mirdza Gulens, Dashwood was forced off Highway 4, north of Lucan by an unknown vehicle. Constable J. A. Wilson is continuing investigation of an incident early Sunday morning on the Shillelagh parking lot in Lucan when a vehicle backed into a fence doing some damage. The vehicle was abandoned. Grain Gourmets learn about cereal The fifth meeting of the Lucan Grain Gourmets took place at Tammy McRobert's house Thursday. At this /fleeting the girls discussed the colour for the books, and decided on red. The design will be done by Mary Lou Tindall. They talked about the ver-. • satility of cereals and the dif- ferent types of pastas. Jane Straatman made tomato meat sauce and Christine Geersten made lasagna. The next meeting will be held at Annette Straatman Thursday, the glass set at $100. Constable G. J. Barker reports that it is a Criminal offence to have a firearm off your own property unless you'relfollowing the regulations governing hun- ting or are a member of a recognized gun club travelling to or from a shoot, There is also a by-law in Lucan prohibiting the discharge of a firearm. The lagoon in Lucan has also been posted "No hunting" and' "No trespassing". Charges will be laid against anyone found in the area. Other occurrences include 26 general calls, one noisy party complaint, one theft involving $70, two break-ins involving $332.50, two assist other Police Departments, one fraud, two domestic disputes and one assault. Sunday October 9, it was reported to the detachment that several headstones had been toppled and damaged at the St. Johns Cemetery, Arva, Some valuable leads were received from the public on this and as a result charges will be laid against several London youths, Const. W. R. Disher is investigating. With president Gordon Hotson in the chair, the Lucan senior citizens club members decided to hold a Christmas party and to ask the program committee to come up with ideas at the next meeting, this afternoon Thursday. Mr, Hotson invited more members and friends to join the bowling group each Tuesday at 111. He also called Mrs. Hotson to give the final report on the club sponsored Stanley Brush pqrty, which was held on October 4. Total sales amounted to just over $500 resulting in $105 being added to the building fund. Congratulations and best wishes were offered to all those who had celebrated their 'bir- thdays during July, August, September and to date in October, too many to mention here. Mrs. M.H. Hodgins read a humorous poem entitled "Maggie & Jiggs at the Golden Gate". The Busy Buddies continued Courtship is the period during which a girl decides whether or not she can do better: their Ceramics Creations with Rose Bakker & Elsie Kraft. Lunch was provided by Mrs, Kenneth Carter, Mrs. Jack Darling, Mrs. Rupert Williams and Mr. Earl Dixon. The Sunshine group enjoyed euchre with prizes being won as follows: lady's high, Mrs. Wilfred Dixon; lady's lone, Mrs, Luther Morley; lady's low, Mrs. William Thompson; man's high, Cecil Robb; man's lone, Stuart Munro, and man's low, Lon Phillips. DALEY'S WEEKLY COMMENTS Free service Lucan Lions House League HOCKEY REGISTRATION Sat. Oct. 22 9 A.M. - 1 P.M. at LUCAN ARENA Age 5 - 17 Fees $15.00 or $30.00 maximum per family Further Information phone Gary Manders 227.1011 FIGURE SKATING Registration & Starting Date Thurs., Nov. 3 7 P.M. at Lucan Arena Sponsored by The Ladies Auxiliary Royal Canadian Legion Branch 540, Lucan Girls all ages Boys up to 8 years Special Special Special LUCAN LIONS CLUB Passport to Winter Dancing TICKETS Book of Six Dances $52.00 Value for only $35.00 DANCES AS FOLLOWS Sat., Oct. 29 (Halloween) Fri., Dec. 2 (music by Skippers) New Years Dec. 31 (music by New Seranades) Sat., Jan. 28 (music by Music by Guy Desjardines) Sat., Feb. 25 Sat., April 29 All dances at the new LUCAN COMMUNITY HALL with a delicious hot lunch served. Books of tickets available from all Lucan Lions Members or call 227-4782 We can install Rapco foam in most houses from the outside simply by drilling a 1" hole. This gives an R1 factor of 20 in a 4" wall. Rapco foam is also non flammable and rodent resistant. For attics we have blown cellulose, fibre glass and rock wool. We also have rigid urethane foam for hog and poultry barns, etc. Hurry as a limited number of books available. Box 156 LUCAN, Ont. 227-4782