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. Pao* 14 October 27 1960,
Lucan
and district news
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Mrs. Jim Cunningham, Mrs,
Omar Cunningham, Mrs. E.
Lewis, Mrs, F,...Tomes, 1‘1,rs, Ray
Simpson and Mrs. Wilfred .CLIii-
ninghain attended the bazaar
And tea at St. Mary's Anglican
Church. Brinsley, on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Paton at-
tended The Timea-Advoeate ban -
spa on Saturday evening given
the staff and correspondents and
their escorts. at Armstrong's
Restaurant with 'the guest speak,
er Fit, Lt, J, M. Gibson of
RCAF Centralia. who spoke of
his recent visit to Cuba,
Several farmers .in the com-
munity are making improve-
ments to their property. Mr. Ken
Carter and son, Clarence Carter,
have built a new galvanized
steel driving shed, Mr, ROSS
O'Neil and son, Alton O'Neil and
Mr, Jack MoEwen and son, Don-
ald McHwen, are building too.
Mr. Rea Neil is enlarging his
implement shed.
The Clandebaye Women's In-
stitute bake sale held on Satur-
day at the Nil-Way Motors in
Lucan was successful,
Mr. Jim Scott, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilmer Scott, left on 'Mon-
day to enroll for a two-year
course at the Ridgetown Agricul-
tural College, He attended Clan-
deboye Public School and the
North MiddleseX District High
School in Parkhill. He is also
a member of the Ailsa Craig
Junior Farmers Club and the
Clandeboye United church.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rollins, of
surance Agency in Sarnia,
Mrs, .Almer gendrie returned
home on Wednesday front St.
Joseph's Hospital where she
spent a few days for a check
up. Mrs, Bill Downing and.
daughter Joan of
with
spent
the weekend with the 'former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. iencirie.
Mrs. Jim Hall visited with her
mother, Mrs. Charlie Carter, On
Friday at the ,Craigholene in
Ailsa
Mrs, Jean Crellin„ of London,
returned borne Sunday evening
after spending last week with.
her brother, J. H. .p'aten. and
family,
Mrs, Andy Carter spent last
Wednesday with her sister,
Mrs. Clarence Lewis, in London
township.
Sp; inches of snow greeted
folks in this area on Monday
morning, Oct. 24, It will help
the water supply. Many were
out of water due to the long dry
spelt and hauled it from Lucan.
Mrs, Blanche Paton spent
some time last week with '11/11,
and Mrs. J. H. Paton, leaving
on Tuesday to spend a .week in
London before returning to her
home in Parkhill,
Rev. and Mrs. E. O. Lancaster
of Woodstock called on Mrs. J.
H. Paton and Mr, and Mrs. Ed
Flynn last week, Mr. Lancaster
is the newly appointed rector
for St. James and Holy Trinity
church, Lucan, and with Mrs.
Lancaster will take up residence
ETHEL and JOE HAY
invite you to their
;MACH. NEWS
An.11,ervl'g.41,11i.. C. Allison of
preached another splendid se1-
mon at the H o'clock service in
hol
provided
•drie'rdinisttlye eiltakil rmel u.,5iBco.th choirs
meRmonbneiresililpiodeelangsuerecoleivtodya hltiys'
filtviteton.ofliorecamtttlevnedingt.medhatytrf h and
ten girls and seven boys - had
their names placed on the bon-
our roll.
1010sTtthi, tleueryicLeliayrdei.spetaisipe .eGfrooroi idct,tit,.eai4rre,'anhnoutyl
„vnito Church.
The Rev. S. E, Lewis of Exes
ter was the guest speaker at
the harvest home anniversary
services at 11 o'clock. Roth sen-
ior and junior choirs provided
'special Music. Owing to Miss
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Beta Chown's broken shoulder,
Mrs. Sach presided 'at the or-
gan. Decorations were done by
'members of Hi-C group.
Pentecostal Hotin•sl Church
The Pentecostal H ol in es s
church have not as yet secured
a new minister, The Rev. F. N.
McCarthy of Toronto was in
charge of both Sunday services,
at the rectory next week.
Mrs. J. H. Paton received
news of the death of Clayton
Carpenter in Cleveland. Inter-
ment took place there on Mo 1-
day, Oct. 24. He had been in ill
health for some time. In 1914
he married the forMer Mary
Lewis who was barn in Me0 1 -
livray township and lived
Lieury for several years ss
her brother Jack Lewis before
taking up residence in London
prior to her marriage.
Mr, and Mrs. John Campbell
(the former Elaine Revington)
of Oakridge Acres are moving
to Toronto as the former has
been transferred by the Super-
test Petroleum, Co.
11,0. and Mrs. Ron Goddard
and family, .of Ottawa, arrived
on Monday to spend a week with
Mrs. Goddard's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. P. Charsley.
Miss Betty Anne Young, 14-
year-old daughter of Mr. and:
Mrs. Clarence Young of Main
St. north, who has been in and'
out of the War Memorial Chil-
dren's Hospital several times,
since last March, with spinal;
trouble, had her cast finally re-
moved last Thursday and re-'
turned home Wed., Oct. 26.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Downs
brought the latter's mother,
Mrs. Irene Coursey, home for a
few hours on Sunday. Other
guests included Mr. and. Mrs.
1Fred Ford and Robert of De-
' troit, Mr. and Mrs. James Downs
and Mr. Keith. Downs of London.
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A former resident of Lucan, and
now withthis brother, John Rol-
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Sunday, October 30
to officially open their new
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LUCAN MAIN STREET
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DIANE BOWMAN, Prop.
ALSO on November 7 and 8, there will be a Toronto
lady instructress for men and women.
All wishing to take advantage of this school phone
name and time desired to Mr. or Mrs. Jack Arnold,
Lucan Lanes.
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SOUTH END SERVICE
YOUNG FIREFIGHTER—Eddie Ham, six-month-old son of
Mr, and Mrs. John Ham, Lucan, proudly wears one of the
fire helmets won by Junior Firefighters in the recept pre-
vention campaign sponsored at Lucan PS by the Don
Banting Insurance Agency. Eddie wasn't awarded a hel-
met, of course, but his two sisters, Margaret and Marian,
both won one.
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Activities • • •
LUCAN'S OLDEST — William
Downing recently celebrated his_
98th birthday. He attributes his
• longevity to "hard work and no
worrying".
Involved in crash,
two miss banquet
While on their way to attend
the third annual T-A family ban-
quet Mrs. Irving Gibson and,
Mrs. Aljoe Culbert was in Miss Lina Abbott were in the • middies and Jean Cochrane and charge of the nine table progres-, centre of a seven car mix-up i Linda Ankers were in charge of
sive euchre which formed the about two miles south of Exeter initiation exercises.
evening entertainment, Hi g h on No. 4 Highway last Saturday, A campaign to secure new
score prizes were won by Miss The accident accursed. when. members was planned.
Lina Abbott and Mr. Bob Mur- Mr. Thomas Ellerington of Exe-
ray and low score prizes by the ter, northbound, stopped to make
past president, Mrs. Wes Hod- a left turn, Mr. David McLeod
ems, and a one time president, of Goderich, stopped behind him
but a car ::riven by Mr. David
Millar of Exeter rammed into
Attend H & S Federation i the rear of the McLeod car,
sending it into the Ellerington' Area H-1 Ontario Federation of By SAM SCREATON
Home and School Association vehicle. . Director of Recreation
held its 23rd annual conference Mrs. Gibson, who was some
last Wednesday afternoon and distance behind, stopped her. On Monday evening, the Lu-
evening in the College Avenue car,. only to be rammed by the can-Ilderton Combines held their
United Church, Woodstock, with Rev. Ralph Gibson of Georgian first work-out of the season—
Mrs. „I. E. Gernaey of London Bay who, with Mrs. Gibson, had the next will have been on Wed-
(the former Minnie McTavish of been attending a wedding in nesday. A number of new faces i
Lucan) as chairman. London and were hurrying to, were seen among the players;
Mrs. James Freeman, Mrs. get home. trying out the blades for the I
Pat Grudge and Mrs. Don Ankers Seconds later two other cars . first time this season. However,
were the delegates from the Lu- driven by Mr. Seth Winer of on Sunday, the regular Sunday
can branch and Mrs. Calvin Has- Exeter and Mr. Kenneth Teb. practices from 1 until 3 will
kett, past president, was assist- butt of Sea.forth, unable to stop commence and anyone who would
ant to Mrs, George Parkins at on the wet pavement joined the like to try out for the team will
the lone association workshop. mix-up. be welcome according to coach
Mrs. Gibson's Harry Wraith. Mrs, P. J. Glattbitz of To- So hard was
ronto was the guest speaker car rammed that it not only Still on the hockey theme, the
Following the address the dole- .burst in the trunk but broke off Lucan Pee Wee, Bantam and
gates were divided into six dif the front seat, throwing m rs. Midget teams have each had one
ferent workshops to discuss Gibson's hat and Miss Abbott's practice session. From the pre-
home and school policies, pro- glasses into the back seat. Other' season look, the Bantams should
cedures and problems encounter- than a shaking up Mrs. Gibson bson . have a very strong team with
ed in their particular areas.
was unhurt and able to phone many of last year's team, plus
her son-in-law, Mr. Les Wood- about three-quarters of the last
• ward of I, 1: year's Pee Wees team trying . •
but Miss Abbott received a neck' for sp ots on this year's squad.
injury which is still troubling The Midgets also did not lose
her. „ too many players and have some.
They both regretted missing: good bantams moving up. The out on the banquet but feel, Pee Wees, however, having lost
The small 12-passenger school grateful that they escaped more most of the former team to the
bus, awned by Mr. Victor Sei- .serious injuries. higher age bracket, are the un-
fried, RR 1 Lucan, which each In spite of a seven-car crash
quantity for the coming
day makes 'two trips to the SS all occupants escaped with a mseaans3o.n. However, there are
shaking up and minor injuries.!iug
hopefuls among those try- No. 6 B I d d u fp h (separate
in no time police were on 'the 1
out for this year's team. school) on No. 4 Highway near
Elginfield was involved in a se- scene and in charge of traffic,
Last 'week, there was not
rious accident last Tuesday af- quite enough ice to permit pub-
ternoon, when it stopped on
highway 23 to let the three Da-
mien children out.
A southbound car driven by
George Pring of London who
was accompanied by his mother
Mrs. Elizabeth Pring, stopped
to let the children cross the
road. Behind him was a 33-foot'
Imperial Mobile Homes convoy,
trailer, drawn by a truck trac-
tor, driven by Wilfred Kaufman,
53, also of London, who was un-
able to stop in time, crashed
into the rear of the Pring car,'
then swerved across the road'
crumpling the front of the small;
bus.
Mrs. Helen Seifried, who often
assists her husband, was driving ,
the bus and was the most se-
riously hurt. Seven children and :
Mrs. Seifried were taken to St.
Joseph's Hospital. They were
Eddie, Maureen and Catherine
Harrigan, Cindy, Alice, and Che-,
rYl Broderick and. Frances Van.
Lieshout, Maureen, Alice and '
Cheryl were released but Alice
had to return next day. Some of
St, Marys
wins again
The family night meeting of
the Lucan. WI, was held in the
auditorium of the Community
Memorial Centre, last Thursday
evening with Mrs. Irving Gib-
son, Mrs. Edgar McFalls and
Mrs, J. R. Murray as lunch con-
veners.
The tables, • centred with
autumn flowers, were decorated.
with blue and yellow crepe
paper, yellow candles tied with
blue ribbon and "Help Me Pre-
vent Accidents," place mats,
donated by the Ontario Depart-
ment of Transport, through the
courtesy of Mr. C. E. Robb of
Lucan.
Sitting at the head table were,
the president, Mrs. C. H.
George, the secretary, Mrs. Ce-
cil Robb and Mr, Robb, Mr. and
s Mrs. Fred Dobbs of Exeter and
all those who entertained at any
of the meetings, during the year.
Owing to family illness, Mrs.
John Davies, district president
and family were unavoidably
absent.
Following the toasts and din-
ner, a short business meeting
was held, the most important
item being the change of date
of the November meeting from
the 17th to the 10th owing to the
Masonic dinner and dance, Nov-
ember 17.
Lucan is really good to St.
Marys. About six weeks ago
Mr. Jim Heinbuch won the $1,000
draw sponsored by the Lucan
Firemen and last Wednesday
evening at a smorgasbord at
the Community Centre Mr. Joe
Mavity, also of St. Marys, won
the $1,000 draw sponsored by'
the Lucan-Ilderton Combines.
Those receiving $$0 included
Messrs, George Paul, R. J, Cr-
ibs, D, Dunseith, Alan Ready
and Pete Shipley, A, Scruton,
Earl Barnes and "Wildcats",
Ilderton.
A portion of the profits will be
given to the Lucan minor hockey
and an equal amount to the Ti'
derton minor hockey associa-
tion.
• CGIT plan party
The regular CGIT meeting
was held in the United Church
schoolroom last Monday evening
with Mrs. Roger Heath in charge
of games.
Plans were made for a Hal-
lowe'en party to be held in the
schoolroom from 7.30 to 10.30.
Oct. 28.
It was voted to again check
at the Community Memorial,
Centre for the Masonic banquet
and dance, Nov, 17,
.nda Ankers and Helen Sigs-I
th demonstrated the CGIT
Mrs. Frank Hardy (playing a
xnan's card.)
Recreation
iniurea
in bus crash
lie skating —although we did
have the youngsters out for two
hours last . Saturday afternoon,
However, this Saturday, evening,
public skating for the season will.
start regular Saturday and Sun-
day sessions—Saturday evening
from 8 to 10 and Sunday after-
noon' from 3 to 5. Admission will
remain the same as last year.,
1.5C for the children and
35 for adults.
Lastly, don't forget Monday
evening, October 31, the Hal-
lowe'en party in the auditorium
for the youngsters. They will pa-
rade from the yard in front of
the Wraith - Storey Hardware,
where the - parade will form up
—to the arena auditorium. And
please remember—weather per-
mitting, of course—the judging
of costumes will be done at the
start of the parade. So if you
want to be eligible for a cos-
tume prize, he in the parade at
the start. We hope we'll have a
pleasant surprise in the form
of -entertainment for you this
year. Plan to be there.
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leased but Mrs. Seifried, who re-
qttired surgery, will be hospita-
lized for some weeks.
The occupants of the other two
vehicles escaped injury. .
None. of the village children
nor the three Seifried children
Were. on the bus, They and the
teacher, Miss Simone Jacques,
were later picked up at the
school by one of the. Medway,
buses.
The Itaslsett ambulance, Lu-i
can, and Dr. F. S. Kipp of Gran.'
ton conveyed the injured to the
.hospital.
Birt Institute
hears speaker
Mr, Stewart O'Neil. of the
Clarke Sideroad ttigh School
staff was the guest 'speaker at
the October Meeting of the lAirr
Women's InatittAl held at the
home of his Mother. Mrs,
George O'Neil,
Mr. O'Neil Spoke On various
IA'sp e c t s of agriculture and
"grossed the value of good fano-
Log practices — feeds, soils.
tuning antl'fertilita Han.
Roll call was analVered by the
tiainiog of favourite apple with i
it. recipe for cooking the Mite. ,
Mrs, •George O'Neil enter-
itaitied with 4 Solo fa her own
Thn ,s6diat hour was converted LONDON „ ONtAik10. y Mrs, atm tleMott, Idrt, It
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Legion Auxiliary bingo
Though the Legion Auxiliary
bingo has gone up to $165 in 55
calls there was no winner last
Thursday evening,
Mrs. Calcott of Mooresville
won the $5 consolation. "Share
the Wealth" was split among
Mrs. Jack Henson, Mr. Louis
Lemieux (who won the 6th bingo)
and Mr. Harry Bond, all of Lu-
can (who also won the second
and third part of the consecu-
tive bingo). The first part was
won by Mrs, Vincent Densmore
of Clandeboye who shared the'
fourth bingo with Mrs. Cecil.
Hodgins( who won the eleventh
bingo), Mrs. Omar Dobbs of
Exeter and Mrs. Leo Boyle of
Centralia. Mrs. Hassell of Cen-
tralia split the seventh bingo
with Mr. Joe Campbell of Exe-
ter.
Other winners were Mr. Roy
Pepper of Exeter. Mrs. Lawr-
ence Hirtzel of Centralia, Mrs.
Harold B.utler and .Miss Mary
Young of Lucan.
Sincere
Best Wishes
to. Joe and
Ethel Hay
urphy 'Tobacco
Limited
On The Opening Of Their
. KOEFEE KUP
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