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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-08-05, Page 22Page 10A Times -Advocate, August 5, 1987 Began with tragedy Scoffs' celebrate 50 business Fora whole, Frank's brother Jim ran of running the new office where the grinder in the feed part of the milllivestock medicines, hardware sup - During the war years when help was plies and work clothes are available scarce, Erwin's daughter Ruth work- for the convenience of the customer. ed in the office so Frank could help The office nowboasts a computer to with other duties. keep track of the ever increasing Soon after coming to Lucan, Erwin business. teamed up with two other prominent The original turnip plant and a coal Lucan businessmen, Frank Hardy shed operated for years by Cliff and Wes Revington, to purchase Shipley were replaced by a new shed poultry at the Christmas season. In where a wide range of weed sprays those days many of the farmers wives and insecticides are stored. This year, 1987 marks the 50th year of service to Lucan and area farmers by Scott's Elevators. Now owned an operated by Alan and Elizabeth Scott and sons Michael and Mark, the Scott's Elevator business in Lucan began with a tragedy, The Clandeboye grain elevator and grist mill, operated by the late Erwin Scott burned to the ground: Mr. Scott came to Lucan and purchased the grain elevator then being operated by Mr. Aaron Davis. He also purchased the Western Hotel and several adja- cent buildings located across the street from the grain elevator. The decision to j•elocate in Lucan may have been partly influenced by the fact that many of Scott's customers at Clandeboye came from the Lucan area. "Shur -Gain Feed Service", a divi- sion of Canada Packers Inc., started in 1937 and Erwin got a franchise to market Shur -Gain products. Twenty- five years later (1982), Scott's Elevator received a "Charter Member Certificate" and continues to sell Shur -Gain products today. The first expansion of the new business came when Erwin got into marketing turnips. It started on a small scale in a building near the old hotel but quickly grew and a new building was designed and con- structed especially to wash and wax turnips. It was located west of the roadway going into the Lucan Railway Station. This area of Ontario has the proper mixture of soil and climate to grow excellent flavoured turnips (rutabagas to consumers ). There was a flourishing export market right to the southern part of the United States and the trucks go- ing south with turnips would often come home loaded with oranges and grapefruit. Area farmer and lifelong resident, Joe Benn, was a Government Fruit and Vegetable Inspector to ensure protection to the consumer. The next expansion came during the war years when an addition to the eastside of -the -elevator-- was con----- Waded flocks of, turkes, chickens. Scotts have been great promoters ducks and geese.. The fowl weie fat- of Pioneer Seed Corn. • tened for market just before the holi- Two large grain dryers were con - day season. The farmers would pluck structed. More storage was needed so the fowl and bring them to the Scott, . two much larger concrete silos were Hardy and Revington trio who were erected and a modern unloading the wholesalers for the Christmas facility was added to handle the in - trade. • creasing yield of corn. After the war and with new The Scott family recognizes that technology available, more this milestone in its history could not sophisticated feeding systems were have been achieved without the loyal - introduced. A mixing machine to mix' ty and dedication of the hard working concentrates with the ground grain employees, past _ and present, and and another to mix molasses with their courtesy in dealing with our feeds were installed. A wide range of customers. livestock feeds are blended and stock- In the year 1982 there was an inter - ed for customer convenience. ruption in operations. The Interna - In the early years, the railroad was tional Plowing Match was . held, in the lifeline to the outside world for the September on the farm owned by operation of the mill. Carload after Alan Scott; situated just west of the carload of wheat •and barley were Village of Lucan. Alan was Mayor of shipped out and train loads of feed the Tented City and Host Farmer to grain were brought in from the the big event which spilled out onto Prairies. But times change and now several neighbouring farms. There a fleet of trucks ranging from a pick- were 110,847 paid attendances to the up to a large semi are constantly ser- event together with thousands of ving the public. volunteers and exhibitors. Fertilizer became more important Erwin Scott was born and raised on and with the increase in yields more a farm in McGillivray Township. He grain storage was needed. Four con- married Alice Stewart from the Ailsa trete silos were erected and an addi- Craig area. There were four children tion was built on the west side of the - Ruth, Donald, Douglas and Alan. elevator, complete with modern seed The Scotts were very+ active in the cleaning and treating equipment and community. a set of. .scales capable of weighing Erwin was a driving force in the trucks or wagons loaded with farm construction of the Lucan Communi- products. ty Memorial Centre and was its first During this era, Scotts also ran a President. He was active in the af- Iumber yard and Erwin did some fairs of Holy Trinity Anglican building. He had a design for imple- Church, in the Lucan Booster Club ment sheds that had a roof shaped and the Lucan Male Choir. like a semicircle. He made the rafters He would have his trucks bring by driving stakes into the ground to oysters from New York for an oyster form the desired shape and bending supper at the Church. Mrs. Scott was 1" x 4" lumber into shape and nailing equally active and their contributions several layers together. There are to the community life of Lucan were several of these buildings in the area, endless. All of their children took a including the one he built for a storage turn in contributing to running the building next to the present day of- family business. It was son Alan who fice. For many years fertilizer came accepted the responsibility of follow - packaged in bags with the analysis ing in his father's footsteps to operate stamped on the bag. That has now the grain elevator and the various changed to,customer bulk blending. associated branch lines that The customer has several choices. developed over the years. He can take delivery in his own Alan married Elizabeth Gilmour; vehicle, rent a company fertilizer also a native of McGillivray township. spreader, have the fertilizer spread They have two sons, Michael and by Scott's self-propelled spreader or Mark, who are now making their con - have it applied from the air. The com- tributions to help with the family pany vehicles all have the slogan business. "For Land Sake Buy Scotts". Three generations of the Scott tam - As business increased the next ex- ly are looking back with satisfaction pansion was to build a new office on over 50 years of service to the com- where the hotel had once stood. Larry munity and looking forward to the Ilotson, formerly employed by the challenges that lie ahead. It is truly Bank of Montreal, took on the duties "The Luck of Lucan". strutted. Harold Hardy, now of McGillivray Township, dug out the basement for the addition with a team of horses and a slush scraper. On the west side of the grain elevator stood a coal shed, then operated by Mar- shall McFalls. This building was add- ed to Scott's holdings and used for cleaning and treating seed grain. In addition to operating the elevator, Erwin Scott owned several farms in Biddulph and McGillivray Townships where he grows seed grain that he marketed through the elevator. He won many prizes with his seed grain at the Seed Fair held the first week in March each year in the London Armouries on Dundas Street and later at the London Fair Grounds. In the early years the Western Hotel was used to raise chickens and house laying hens, while hogs were kept in some of the adjacent buildings. In those days Frank Scott (no relation) was in charge of the of- fice but he also fed and cared for the chickens and hogs. Frank hailed from London Township where he had farm-- ed arm-ed on Hwy. #4 just north of Birr on the farm now owned by George Adams. ALAN AND ELIZABETH SCOTT Only one accident for. area OPP force A mishap occurred Saturday at the intersection of City roads 23 and 28 in London Township. A vehicle driven by Jacqueline Van Loon of R4 Thedford skidded into the Lucan Co-op Nursery School We are still taking registration for September. Phone 227-4142 Best Interest 1 "Gaeedt JO 1/ Inveuarstntmen • (� Certificates subject to change Galser•Kneale IligInsurance Brokers Inc Exeter Grand Bend 235.2420 238-8484 Clinton Hensatl Goderich 482-9747 262-2119 324-2118 We are now receiving monthly shipments of Best Seller Novels Come and see the New Arrivals 1988 Robert Bateman Diaries in stock rv' Imes - Advocate t f rear of a vehicle driven by Elaine Donaldson of 111 Arva. Both escaped uninjured. Total damages were -assessed at $4,2(x►. Among other incidents reported -by the Lucan detachment of the O.P.P. included four break and enter thefts, six thefts under $1,000, and one assault. Charges were laid for one break and enter. one attempt to escape lawful custody. one failure to attend, one for trespassing, and one - charge for false pretenses. One youth who was reported as missing Was located four days later in London and returned home. More help for dystrophy victims A big step towards assisting On- tario people affected by muscular dystrophy was taken in 1987 when the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada (MDAC) opened a regional office in London to service, the southwestern Ontario area. - 'The office was set up to raise public awareness of neuromuscular disorders and to promote increased support of the organization and its programs in southwestern Ontario. Muscular Dystropliy is the name of a distinct group of over 50 neuromuscular disorders marked by wasting and progressive weakness of the muscles controlling body move- ment. It can strike men, women and children at any age. MDAC provides services to clients in the form of equipment purchase and repair, up-to-date information, and counselling. ongoing research for a cure of the disease is also a primary concern, and MDAC allotted over $2 million to research projects in the 1986/87 year. Fundraising activities and dona- tions support the Association. The • largest national fundraiser is the Labour Day Jerry Lewis Telethon, which raised over $1 million in On- tario in 1986. Individuals, organizations and businesses interested in the work of the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada should • contact Larry Longfield at 400 York Street, Suite 204, London, Ontario, N6B 3N2 or phone (519) 438-3623. FIRST SCOTT TRUCK Fun two weeks in Quebec area by ('oby Butler Hiding six hours, opens a new world to us, an environment totally different from ours • and here they spoke french. Forty-four students from Mid- dlesex, including myself, went to Quebec for a fun -filled, adventurous two weeks, learning a differnet culture and a new language. Along with 44 french students and monitors, the 47 of us travelled all through Quebec City, Montreal and our adopted home town, Terrebonne. We visited amusement parks. baseball games and for the full two Weeks we had a lot of fun. Then it was our turn to be the host. The french students came here, and I believe.we had as much fun in On- tario as we did in Quebec. After going to Niagara Falls, the Toronto Zoo, Canada's Wonderland and others, we found our trip coming to an end. The excitement was over and, for some, tears took over as we bid our 'twins' good-bye. Without all those who sponsored us. this trip would not be possible, so we would like to thank all those who sup- ported us. COUNTY MEETINGS The Minister's Advisory Committee on County Government in Ontario will meet from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. August 5, and from 9a.m. to4:30p.m. August 6 at the Middlesex County building in London with people who have made written submissions to the committee concerning accountability, represen• tation and the distribution of respon- sibility for services within the coun- ty government system. Presentations will be heard only from those people who have notified the committee in advance of their in- tention to appear, but news media and, the general public are welcome to observe the meetings. • OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE SCOTTS FEED MILL UCaf and district news Suaon Cook 227-49t 1 Summer films set at Revival. Centre Rev. Roger Mason conducted the Sunday morning service. Rev. Mason ministered from Mark 6:7-13. Jesus was extending His ministry through His disciples by sending them out to preach and minister. Jesus had train- ed and empowered His disciples to do His work. Jesus wants to do the same today through His people. Jesus has given Christians the power to communicate the gospel faithfully to others. Jesus first called His disciples to himself. God's calling is placed on all who know Ilim. Jesus came to call sinners to repent and follow Him. God's calling is to enter into a relationship with Him. to know Him, and to follow Him. Christians can get so busy serving the Lord that their relationship with Jesus suffers. But the relationship with Jesus must be maintained daily as all service for God flows from Jesus. Revelation 2:2-5 warns Chris- tians to keep their relationship close with Christ. Jesus instructed His disciples what to do. First they were to engage in an urgent mission, and not to be en- cumbered with extra provisions. Believers need to have this sense of urgency. Christians have a ticket to heaven that is urgent for others to know about.. Because Jesus•told the disciples not to take extra provisions their mission was one of faith. Christians have to exercise faith in their work for the Lord. Jesus told them they would be received into houses, showing them there are people who would respond to their message. But there would be those who would reject the.gospel message. Jesus said the disciples were to shake the dust off their feet as they left as a sign their responsibility to those people was ended. God would visit these peo- ple in judgement for refusing the gospel message. Just as Jesus sent His disciples out to preach the gospel, Jesus is sending Christians out as His authorized representatives. As Christians preach and pray for the sick, Jesus is work- ing through them, as Jesus empowers them for service. The disciples found they could do the work for Jesus when they went out and started doing what Jesus commanded. Christians can do the same. Communion was served after the service. Upcoming events - August 10-14 -- Lucan Community Vacation Bible School at Lucan Revival Centre each morning. August 9 -- Summer Sunday Even- ing Film Series starts -- A House Divided,- August 16 - Peace Child, August 23 - Honest to God. August 30 - My Brother's Keeper. All welcome - starting at 7:00p.m. each Sunday evening. - Lucan Athletic Assoc. Hockey Registration Wed., Aug. 19 b -8p -m. Sat., Aug. 22 9- 12 a.m. August 22 Hockey Equipment Exchange. 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