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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-10-27, Page 16Timo-Advocate: October 27, 1977 6 tito 0,0 it 4 SIGN FOR HOUSE LEAGUES — The Lucan Lions club held registration for their minor hockey house league Saturday. Above, Paul Gilmour and Wayne Hodgins sign with officials Gary Mande rs and Wayne Hall. T-A photo Acts of vandalism continue, damage wagon, combine, car Van hits station Fog causes two accidents Acts of wilful damage again lead the list of occurrences in- vestigated this week by officers of the Lucan detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police. Community services officer Constable G. J. Barker reports damages of $705 in nine of "these senseless acts". A sign valued at $20 was knocked down at the Ontario Pork Producers building at High- way 7 and county road 22. JIM SIDDALL & SON LICENSED & INSURED TRUCKER • LIVESTOCK • GRAIN • FERTILIZER • FARM SUPPLIES KIRKTON 229-6439 Ai • als= s! nu s VE t ECM WI r ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION, BRANCH 540, LUCAN REMEMBRANCE WEEK PROGRAM Friday, November 4 Door to Door Poppy Blitz All volunteers are requested to muster at the Legion Hall at 7 p.m. Residents of Lucan and area are requested to leave an outside light on to assist the canvassers. Friday, November 11. All members of the Branch are requested to muster at the Legion Hall at 10:30 a.m. We will then proceed to the Village of Granton for our Act of Remembrance at the cenotaph on the 11th hour. Friday, November 11th, 1977. Our Remembrance Day Banquet will be served in the lucan Legion at 6:30 p.m. The Ladies of Clandeboye are catering. The guest speaker is Comrade Leighton Howard, Provincial Vice-Chairman. The banquet is open to the purplic. Please obtain your banquet ticket as soon as possible to enable us to advise the caterers how many to prepare for. Following the banquet there will be live entertainment provided. Sunday, November 13, 1977. Our annual Remembrance Church Parade. This year to be held at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church. All members are requested to muster at the Legion Hall at 10:30 a.m. at which time we will proceed to the church, form up in front and parade in. Following the morning service we return to the Legion Hall for our Act of Remembrance. The public are cordially invited to attend with us, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM DALEY'S WEEKLY COMMENTS Thanks Parkhill N We'reWe're open for Business and are eager to help you get through your harvest on time. (opim 24 hours (in season) at farmer's convenience) HURON GRAIN LTD. Ken Eagleson Manager - 238-8262 qbmb..o...kmg•,..oiobmagwbwqmbzk.i.whxgeo.i.wbm...h.wmo...h...agquohwkvgwb.,vgqhif 238-8423 - Grand Bend 0 294-0014 - Parkhill Men's coffee club meetings Mondays Winning the first prize of a side of beef was Ted Howie, Port Stanley. A hind quarter of beef was won by Mary Van Geel, RR 3 Lucan, and Doreen Eedy, RR4, Denfield will receive a front quarter of beef. Name winners in sports draw Winners of the Lucan Athletic Association beef draw were announced at Friday's dance at the Lucan and District Memorial arena. By SID DALEY Tip of our berets to the team of volunteers from Huron Park who so ably assisted at the Lucan Legion minor sports dance Friday night, namely Mr. and Mrs. Don Ridley. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lightfoot and Shirley Stuckless. Many thanks for a job well done, folks. Ladies Auxiliary members are reminded their monthly meeting will be held at 8.30 p.m. November 1. The Branch general meeting will be held at 8.30 p.m. sharp Wednesday, November 9. Let us have a good turn out of all members. There is quite a bit of important business to be discussed. Come on up to the meeting and have your say. Friday, November 4 at 7.00 p.m. is Branch 540's door to door poppy blitz. Volunteers are about. If it happens to you call the Lucan OPP detachment at 227- 4423. required for this important Legion function, Saturday, November 5 volunteers are required for our street sales. Please leave your name with the steward advising the time you will be available. Friday, November 11 at the 11th hour we hold our Act of Remembrance at the 'cenotaph in Granton. Rev. Mary Mills will be in attendance to assist us. At 6.30 p.m. the Clandeboye ladies will cater to our Remembrance banquet. The public are cordially invited to attend. Please obtain your Banquet tickets early, Comrade Leighton Howard, Provincial Vice-Chairman will be our guest speaker. Following the banquet we will be holding a sing song with Jean Hare on the hanky' tank piano. Sunday, November 13 we will be attending the 11 a.m. service at St. Patricks Roman Catholic Church for our annual Remembrance Church parade. Following which we return to the Legion Hall for our Act of Remembrance. Again the public are cordially invited to attend. The ladies of our Auxiliary will he serving hot drinks etc. to our volunteers on the Poppy Blitz and following the Act of Remem- brance in the Legion Hall, Sun- day, We do hope there will be a good turnout. At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them. and that'S 30 for this week remember — Flattery, like perfume, is supposed to be sniffed — not swallowed. Air Conditioning e Humidifiers 1 • • Ventilation Fog was responsible for two of the eight accidents investigated this week by officers of the Ontario Provincial Police detachment at Lucan. The two fog related mishaps occurred Thursday morning. The first at 5.20 a.m. on Highway 4, north of Birr involved a tractor trailer driven by William Haynes, RR 1, St. Marys and a car driven by Thomas Fenwick, RR 3, Lucan, Constable Jim Craig set damages at $650. Fenwick received minor injuries. At 8.55 a.m. on Highway 4, near Concession 15 in London town- ship, a vehicle driven by Vivian Laplante, Granton stopping for a school bus was struck by a vehicle driven by Perry Knee, Centralia. Constable Craig listed damages at $1,700. Tuesday at 1.30 a.m. on the BP service station lot at Elginfield a van driven by James Donkin, Owen Sound collided with the corner of the building. Constable N. A. Campbell estimated damage to the building at $800 and $50 to the van, Friday, a vehicle driven by Robert Graham, Lucan left the Brinsley road, 3.2 kilometers west of Highway 4 and rolled over. Graham was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, London by Lucan Ambulance. Constable D. R. Vance listed damages at $500. Constable W. T. Hodgins estimated damages at $900 when vehicles driven by Gerald Knoop and Lloyd Hewitt, both of London collided at 12.10 a.m. Saturday on Highbury Avenue at Concession 8 in London township. .1111111111111i1111111111111111111111111111111M11111= Fr: 1 ADAMS Heating & Cooling F. i▪ s Heating Systems of All Types INSTALLED, MODERNIZED and MAINTAINED e General Sheet • Metal Work = 235-2187 c . • 133 Huron St., East, Exeter 11 ranunuomunnofflennumninnounumf-^: The second Saturday accident collided with a farm wagon being occurred at 7.05 p.m. on High- towed by a tractor operated by bury Avenue at County road 16 Percy Hodgins, Granton, and ,involved vehicles driven by Two minutes later, a vehicle Eric Lenczner, Stratford and driven by Jack Dykes, RR 2, John Hill, London. Constable Granton struck the McRoberts Vance listed damages at $600. vehicle which had stalled on the The final two mishaps of the road after colliding with the week occurred Saturday night at wagon. the same location within two The McRoberts vehicle suf- minutes of each other. fered damages of $150 each time At 9.20 p.m. on County road 23, it was hit while Constable G. N. one kilometer north of Granton, a Wilcox set damage of $200, each to vehicle driven by Clare the wagon and the Dykes McRoberts, RR 1, Grant on vehicle. Demonstrate sauces Custom drying and storage Dump scales and platform scales Easy accessibility g HYDRAULIC DUMPER dispenses with the hassle of hoisting the truck to unload grain. This improved C method enables the raising of the C whole platform with the truck held P at the back by a stopping gate. TOTAL STORAGE CAPACITY 350,000 by. rAg You're only a stones throw away from FA it C rA The men's coffee club con- tinues to meet each Monday morning for cards from 9 am to noon, All retired men are welcome. Bowlers are enjoying the facilities with Don and Audrey Watt, each Tuesday at 1:30 and all seniors or near-seniors are invited. The weekly meeting of the Sunshine and Busy Buddies groups was held Thursday af- ternoon with president Gordon Hotson in the chair, A few moments silence were observed in memory of the late Harold Egan, who will be greatly missed. Members extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones, The president drew the at- tention of the members to a poster re the United Church Bazaar and welcomed Mrs. Aaron Scott to the meeting, Cards were read by the secretary, Mrs. Fred Crouch, from Mrs, Cecil Neil, Mrs. Andy Carter and Mrs, Karl O'Neil, and Mrs. Gordon Hotson read "The Optimists' Creed", Winners in the Sunshine club euchre games were: lady's high, Mrs. R. Atkinson; lone lady's, Mrs. A. Kish; lady's low, Mrs. Evan Hodgins; man's high, Alex Young; man's lone, Cecil Robb; in a three way draw, and low John Park, The Busy Buddies continued their ceramics, this week with Mrs. Lyle Kraft as instructor. Lunch was provided by Mrs. Lewis Raycraft, Mrs. Frank Hardy, Sr., Mrs. George Hind- marsh and Albert Armstrong, Omitted last week - Mrs, Cecil Robb spoke on "sports", par- ticularly hockey in Newfoun- dland and showed beautiful pictorial place mats of scenes in our newest province. CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY A joint family birthday party was held at the home of Mr. & Mrs. John Campbell, Chatham, It was for Mrs. Campbell's father Sheridan Revington, Lucan and her niece, Carla Revington, RR 2, Lucan, Twenty guests were present. I itArtirrAWEE DANCE LUCAN COMMUNITY CENTRE Sat., Oct. 28 Dancing 9 -,1 Music By GUY Lunch Provided Tickets available from any Lucan Lion's Club member or at the door. $6.00 per couple The interior of a converted school bus at the Clan-Lan apartments at Clandeboye was damaged to the extent of $30. The front window of a house on Concession 6 in London township was broken when struck by a thrown beer bottle. Value $30. A harvest wagon on Concession 6, West Nissouri township had the tires slashed and power takoff bent. Damages of $440. Another window at the Butler street apartments in Lucan struck by a beer bottle or pellet. Value $50. A lawn on Concession 9, London township was ripped up by a car. A mail box valued at $25 was knocked over on Concession 13, London township. Three suspects were ap- prehended after white paint had been thrown on a combine on Concession 15 of London township and the windshield of a car left on the side of the road of Concession 6 in West Nissouri was smashed. The theft of several gallons of gasoline from a car on Church street in Ailsa Craig was reported Friday night. Constable Barker cotainued, "I understand these gas thefts are more numerous than we know 10# 00 • Two 5,000 bu. per hour receiving lines 1500 bu. per hour drying capacity Grand Reed Nwy $1 N. BETTER SERVICE Middlesex -Rd. 15 ElerellwoY The Lucan Grain Gals held Rosemary Boland debated on the meeting six at the home ,of Mrs. pros of convenience foods. de Brouwer, with eight members After the debate, Mrs. de present. Elizabeth Morgan Brouwer read "Shopping for opened the meeting by leading Cereal" from the leader's the members in the 4-H pledge. phamplet. The members worked Mary Dewan and Louise Van- out the cost per ounce of 'five derloo proceeded to demonstrate different breakfast cereals. "Hot Water Gingerbread. They concluded that the plain After they finished making the cooked oatmeal cereal was the cake Elizabeth Morgan read the cheapest, minutes from the last meeting. Mrs. Vanderloo explained the Mrs. de Brouwer read a note on proper procedure for making the pros and cons of "Con- lemon and brown sugar sauces, E. J. Melanson venience Foods," The girls held a short debate on ' After Reta Dewan and Karen Clerk -Treasurer this topic and Karen Vanderloo Vanderloo prepared the sauces, Village of Lucan presented the advantages of the leaders /and members making food from scratch, sampled them with Gingerbread. r110\111011.1101611~011.111~101116.1110101101101101MW110101MIAMININIMIMMWWWWW4116WIMNIMMill Taxpayers of the Village of ,Lucan are reminded that the Second Installment of 1977 taxes are due by November 15, 1977. 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