The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-11-26, Page 11Personal Items
Mrs. Wiliam Prodge r and
daughter, Marion, and Mrs. Viola
Sutton, of London, spent Wednes
day with Mr. and Mrs. A. M-
Hedden.
A committee composed of Mrs.
Irepe Coursey, Mrs. E. M. Cook,
Mrs. George and Mr- Earle Has-
JcetUpurchased new books for the
library valued at
$100.
Sunday guests
Mrs. M. O. Smith
Mrs. Less Franney and sons, Den
nie, ' ***,“•
and Mrs. Neil Lachie and daugh
ter, Charlene.
Mr. Grant Stevenson of Akron,
Ohio, flew his private plane to
London on Sunday and visited
with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cante-
Ion, who also had as guests their
son and family from Woodstock.
Mrs. Don Revington and iam-
•ily, who spent a week with Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Jarvie of Wind
sor, returned home last weekend
•with Don.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Acheson
may be justly proud of their two
■children who took part in the
Rotary Musical Festival in St.
Thomas on Monday, November
Monday, November 23. Clifford,
11, competed in solo for 12 years
and under, and Heather, 9, com
peted in solo for 10 years and
under. Both children came first.
Mrs. J. O, Lovie of
Mrs. Fred Simpson of
spent a few days this
Mr. and Mrs. Wes
approximately
with Mr. and
were Mr. and
Rickey and Neil; also Mr.
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Mr. and
Sarnia and
Clandeboye
week with
Revington.
Mrs. Arthur Shaw, of Bluevale,
spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Mathers. Sunday visitors at
the . same home were Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Johnston, John and
Wilma of Jamestown, and Mr.
and Mrs. C. J. Irwin of Hickson.
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Scoufs, Cubs, Prepare Lot
For Their New Building
Personal Items
The ladies of the W.A. of the
United Church held a very suc
cessful turkey supper in the
basement of the church Wednes
day evening, November 18.
Mr. Clinton Hodgins, of the
U.S., is visiting with his mother,
Mrs. Sid Hodgins.
Schneider’s of Kitchener are
putting on a meat supper for fhe
LOL Lodge 493 in Mooresville on
November 30.
Mr. Ernie Lewis, who was in
jured while loading cattle a week
■ago, is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Omar Cunning
ham entertained friends Tuesday
evening at a turkey dinner. The
.guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Aimer
Hendrie, Mr. Moore Cunningham,
Mrs. Fred Simpson, Mr. and Mrs.
Wilfred Cunningham, Isabelle
and Joe, Mr. . and Mrs. Harry
Robson, Tom and Eleanor.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Kilmer at
tended the Royal Winter Fair and
while in Toronto were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Butt, North
York, for several days. They
spent the weekend in St. Cathe
rines with their daughter, Mrs.
John Houston and Mr. Houston
and family.
Mr. Lome Derbyshire has the
basement dug for his house in
the village.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiriam Thomp
son visited Sunday with his
nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Hiriam
Ball, in London.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Logan
and Myrna, of Thorndale, spent
Sunday
Mrs. J.
Mrs.
visiting her brother,
Mrs. Hiriam Thompson.
On Sunday, November 29 at
the United Church, Rev. E. M.
Cook will have as 'guests, two
members of the “Gideons”, of
London, who will speak on their
work.
Couple Honored
Several members of the Hill
crest Farm Forum attended the
party on Friday evening in No.
9 School, Biddulph Township,
when friends and neighbors met
to honor Mr. and Mrs. Murray
Herbert and present them with
a lamp. They have sold their
farm to Mr. Harry Carrol and
moved to London Saturday.
Hillcrest Fawn Forum
The members of Hillcrest
Farm Forum were guests of Re
vere Farm Forum on Monday
evening at Pro-spect Hill. Miss
Mary Carmichael, of Uderton,
showed pictures of her recent
■trip to Scotland and England.
Other forums attending were
Fish Creek and Prospect Hill.
After the radio
group discussion followed, also
a. variety program. Mr. Arthur
Simpson thanked the members of
Revere Forum for the 'pleasant
evening.
evening with Mr. and
H. Paton.
Stewart, of Toronto, is
Mr. and
broadcast, a
Personal Items
The Rev. Ramsay Armitage,
M.A., D.D., principal of Wycliffe
College, Toronto, visited with his
aunt, Mrs. L. Downing, this week.
Mrs. Kenneth McGown and
Mrs. Howard Cranston, London,
visited with Miss Lina Abbott on
Tuesday evening, after calling at
the C. Haskett and Son Funeral
Home.
Mr, Alfred Hodgins, Granton,
spent Thursday with his cousin,
Miss Hattie Hodgins.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Morley
spent Thursday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Casey.
Miss Lina Abbott picked a daisy
ih bloom on her lawn Saturday.
Mrs. Laura Blake is holidaying
in Detroit.
While driving from work in
London, Johnny Sterrit was sur
prised when a deer jumped out
in front of his car. The front of
the car was damaged and the
deer had to be killed by police.
Mrs. Brabam, of London,
a visitor’ with Mrs. Preece
week.
The Holy Trinity bazaar
babe sale will be held in
church basement Saturday,
vember 28.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hodgins
and daughter Norma June, of
Denfield, visited with Miss Hattie
Hodgins on Saturday.
Mr. S. R. Luker, who was ab
sent from school owing to the
sudden death of his father, is
back on duty again with his
grade three and four pupils.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hodgins
and Joan spent the weekend in
Barrie, the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Ankers and family.
Miss Rose Marie Robb, of Sar
nia, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Robb.
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
John Thomson last week were
Mrs. Thomson’s brother, Mr.
John Earl, and Mr. Alfred Coates,
both of Exeter,^ Mrs. Nelson
Squires, of Usborne, and her cou
sin, Miss Mary Skinner, of Grand
Bend. '
Little Janet Nagle has been in
St. Joseph’s Hospital for two
weeks with pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs, Donnie Damm
were most happy to welcome
their son, Ronald, on Wednesday.
Ronald has been stationed in
Korea.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Corbett
and grandson, John Moore, of
Toronto, spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Corbett.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hovey and
Frank were the guests
and Mrs. Ernest Hovey
field on Sunday.
Mr. C. Robinson, of
Scouting is on the march in
Lucan.
Activity is being sparked by
the Lucan Lions Club with Lions
George Paul, H. S. Stanley and
Clarence Haskett as the “group
committee”. Lion Mel Culbert is
heading the Cub Pack of 28 boys.
He has been able to secure the
assistance of Miss Audrey Mar
shall and Miss Joan Hodgins. The
Cub meeting is Thursday night.
The Scouts have 25 boys. Of
this number two patrols have
been formed and are very active
— "The Eagles”, patrol leader
Jack Young, second Walter
Damm, and Larry McFalls, Don
Lankin, Keith Frost., Jack Park,
Tom Brooks and Pete Shipley;
“The Rattlesnakes’, patrol leader
Alan Ready, second John Conlin,
with Gary McFalls, Gary Elson,
Harold Frost, Victor Neil, Frank
Hardy, Gerald -Hamilton, Carl
Rummell. “The Beaver” Patrol
with Raymond Ford is not fully
organized but consists of the fol
lowing boys: Gerald Hunter, John
S m i b e r t, John Armitage, Jim
Rummell and Allan Finley.
On Saturday the boys, under
the guidance of Mr. Harry Lewis
and with the assistance of
Mr. Ray Elson and Mr.
Young, dug the trenches
poured the cement for the new
Scout Home to be built on the
ball grounds on a lot donated by
the village council.
Mr. H. W. Whyte is Scout
master with Mr. Charles Corbett
as assistant. The Scouts and Cubs
ask the support of all in build
ing their new home.
Attend Funeral
Those from a distance attend
ing the funeral of the late Mrs.
Mary Jane Davis were Rev. and
Mrs. Harold Dickins of Rochester,
N.Y., Mr. and Mrs. Lome Mc
Falls, St. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs.
Ivan Wasburn of Flint, Mich.,
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mains of
Dorchester, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Lammie of Centralia, Miss Greta
Lammie of Hensall, and Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Culbert, London.
of Mr.
of Bay-
Pincher
Creek, Sask., is holidaying with
Glen Revington.
Is this Ontario or Florida?
While cleaning out his flower
beds for winter Mr. Alex Young
was most surprised to find, in a
sheltered nook, a beautiful rose
in full bloom.
The W.A. of Holy Trinity
Church will hold their December
meeting at the home of Mrs. Will
Haskett on Wednesday afternoon,
December 2.
Holy Trinity Church is plan
ning an “Every Member Canvass”
on Sunday, November 29, from
2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Mr. Wagland
requested all members to arrange
to be home for those two hours,
if at all possible. He also asked
for 20 volunteers to meet with
him for final instructions as for
the aims and purposes of the
Visitation.
The Brotherhood of Anglican
Churchmen of the Deanery of
West Middlesex will meet at
Ailsa Craig on Monday evening,
November 30. Dr. Coleman of
Huron College will be the guest
speaker.
At a social evening in the Le
gion Hall last Tuesday of the
Ladies Auxiliary to the LegiOn,
the following were the prize win
ners: bridge, Mrs. F. Hovey and
Mrs. Roy Stanley; canasta, Mrs.
Bert Thompson and Mrs. A. W.
Murdock; euchre, Mrs. W. Sove
reign; bingo, Mrs. Nagle and Mrs.
J. W. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. .Tolin Park, Mr,
and Mrs. Jack Lankin, Mr. and
Mrs. Wes Revington and Don at
tended the Toronto Winter Fair
last Thursday and Friday.
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Explorers
The Lucan ‘Explorers met in
the United Church parlors Friday
night, with Sheila Iredale, chief
explorer, in the chair. Games
were in charge of Counsellor Iva
Hodgins. She was assisted by
Margaret Brownlee, in t.he ab
sence of Elva Young, during the
craft period. It was decided to
purchase a book for the kinder
garten Sunday School Depart
ment. Ilene Donaldson and Mari
lyn Culbert led in the worship
period. A report on the poppy
sale for Remembrance Day was
very gratifying. The girls collect
ed approximately $50.
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Formerly Of Lucan,
Alecia Ross Dies ■
Mrs. Alecia Kathleen Ross, be
loved wife of Dr, Charles B. Ross,
passed away at her residence,
Muskoka Hospital, Gravenhurst,
Thursday, November 12 in her
siyty-fourth year. She rested at
the family residence till Satur
day, November 14, when funeral
service was ^lield in St. James’
Anglican Church, Gravenhurst.
Interment was in Mickle Memor
ial Cemetery.
Mrs. Ross was the daughter of
the late Rev. and Mrs. William
A. Lowe, who for a number of
years had charge of Holy Trinity
Church, Lucan, and St. James’
-Church, Clandeboye. Mrs. Ross
attended the Lucan High School.’
Sympathy is extended to Dr.
Ross who also came from Lucan,
being a
Mrs. J.
Teen Town
The Lucan Teen Town met in
the auditorium of the Commun
ity Centre on Friday evening but
owing to hockey the meeting was
not a success. The leaders found
Teen Town and hockey just won’t
mix so they decided to postpone
further meetings till December
.30.
Draw For Doll
Some little girl is going to be
very happy when she becomes
the proud owner of the beautiful
big doll and extensive trousseau I
now on display in the Lonnie
Bake Shop window. A draw for
the doll and outfit will be made
on December 12 and is sponsored
by the members of the Auxiliary
to the Legion, Branch 5 40, Lu
can, who are each making an
article for “Miss Lucan’s” ward
robe. Adults as well as children
are fascinated at “Miss Lucan’s”
change of apparel every
days. ,
few
son of the late Mr. and
Ross.
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Elect Slate
The members of the Lucan
A.Y.P.A. held their annual ban
quet and election of officers in
Holy Trinity Church basement on
Thursday
members
slsted in
banquet.
Mr. Charles Corbett, one of
church wardens, had charge of
the election of officers, which re
sulted as follows:
President, Marion Ashworth;
vice-president, Marilyn Brownlee;
secretary, Joan Murless; treasur
er, Frank Hovey; worship con
venor, Douglas Stone; program
convenor, Marion Coursey; lunch
convenor, Helen Howard.
During the, business session it
was decided to hold meetings just
once a month, instead of twice,
in the Parish Hall the first Mon
day of each month.
Rev. J. F. Wagland will install
the new officers at the evening
service next Sunday.
C.G.I.T.
The Lucan C.G.I.T. met in
United Church parlors for
regular meeting Tuesday night.
The worship service was taken by
Maureen Fenn, Marlene Reving
ton and Beth Watson. The theme
of the worship service- was “The
Sabbath”. .
The installation of the follow
ing leaders and officers was con
ducted by the the Rev. E. M.
Cook: leaders, Miss Audrey Mar
shall and Miss Muriel Carling;
president, Margaret Neil; vice-
president, Marlene Revington;
secretary and press reporter, La
verne George; assistant, Gladys
Bond; treasurer, Shelagh Ewen.
The
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Accepts
Congratulations to Miss Mar
ion Coursey on her new position
as stenographer in Russell
Waide’s personnel services office
of The London Free Press. Her
duties will bring her in contact
with the public as she is at the
Information Reception desk. She
will also meet a number of staff
members as she will handle hos
pitalization claim’s and have other
duties pertaining to employees.
Miss Coursey for the past three
years worked for the Canada
Trust. She not only is president
■of the London and District Local
Council of the A.Y.P.A., but
teaches a Sunday School class
and is a choir member of Holy
Trinity Church, Lucan.
Anglican Ladies Guild
Twenty-six members of
Ladies’ Guild met in Holy Trinity
Church on Monday evening with
Mrs. J. Thompson presiding. Mrs.
Frank Hovey read the scripture
lesson. The financial report was
most encouraging, not only for
the turkey dinner but also for
the Lions
decided to
cheque for
A.Y.P.A. a
and also to recompense Mr. Lit
tle for extra work entailed at
the suppers and bazaar.
Most of the evening was spent
in final details for the
next Saturday, November
Mr. Wagland arrived
the meeting and spoke
words of congratulation
success of the turkey dinner. He
also expressed the wish that the
Guild would again assist
“Family Night”.
the
Club dinners. It was
give the wardens a
the coal bill, and the
cheque for the screens
bazaar
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remainder of the evening
spent embroidering.
evening. A number of
of the Ladies Guild
the catering for
as-
the
the
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Garland of
Wiarton spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hedden.
Mr. Harvey Revington spent
the weekend at his home here
and attended the Western-McGill
game on Saturday.
The Birr Community Home
and School Association sponsored
a nine-table euchre in the school
room. The winners were Mrs.
Sherman Adams and Mrs. Gordon
Zerk.
Arena
Mrs. M. J. Davis
Active In Church
Mrs. Mary Jane Davis, after
one and a half years in St. Jo
seph’s and St. Mary’s Hospitals,
London, passed away in the lat
ter on Monday, November 16 in
her eighty-fourth year. She lay at
rest in the C. Haskett and Son
Funeral Home, Lucan, till Wed
nesday afternoon, when she was
taken to Holy Trinity Church for
service conducted by Rev. J. F.
Wagland. Interment was in St.
James’ Cemetery, Clandeboye.
Pallbearers were Messrs. Heber,
Clarence and Gordon Davis, Whit
ney Coates, Frank and Harold
Dickins. Flower-bearers were
Messrs.
Garrett,
Mains and Jack and
kins.
She is survived by
and three brothers,
Coates, Exeter, Mrs. Robert Cole
man (Norma), Lucan, Mrs. Har
old Dickins (Ina), of Rochester,
N.Y., Mrs. Lome McFalls (Edna)
St. Thomas, Thomas B. Dickins,
Corning, Sask., Phin and Albert
Dickins, London.
Daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Dickins, Mrs. Davis
was bom in Usborne Township,
moving to Con. 4, Biddulph, at
the age of five. After her mar
riage to the late Mr. Aaron Davis
(who passed away five years
ago) she lived On a farm four
miles north of Lucan, later re
tiring in Lucan. In 1943 they
celebrated their golden wedding.
Mrs. Davis was a member of
Holy Trinity Church and a life
member of the W.A. For many
years she taught a Sunday School
class In both St. Patrick’S'Church,
Saintsbury, and Moly Trinity, She
was very interested in’ both church and village affairs, being
president of the W.A., the Guild
and Horticultural Society, She
will be greatly missed by her
many friends in the village and
community.
Lome McFalls, W. W.
Earl Atkinson, Gordon
Albert Dic-
four sisters
Mrs. Lottie
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| By LEN GAUDETTE I
We are still rolling along, a
bit smoother every week, thanks
to a capable -staff who know
their business. We’d also like to
take this opportunity to thank
those kind gentlemen who have
helped us out tremendously on
hockey and skating nights. They
have certainly taken a load off
our minds!
Our Irish Six took Goderich in
fine fashion last Friday night
and surprised a few hockey ex
perts at the same time. You
won’t find better harmony on any
club than on our own Lucan
squad. We face our old Exeter
rivals this coming Tuesday When
the Mohawks bring their toma
hawks and w a r - d -r e s s to our
arena. From reports, they have
a tough team, so our Irish will
have to 'be at their best!
Mr. Wagland, Ferdinand Fil
lion, and Eddie Rowett are hand
ling the church league every
Wednesday afternoon from four
till six. Anyone belonging to the
Roman Catholic, Anglican, Unit
ed or Clandeboye Church is wel
come to play in -this "play
fun” group.
The kitcheh committee
certainly a great bunch of
men who are not afraid of work
or long hours. They are at Our
arena every night -till midnight
giving free help to build up a
fund to he used for some Useful
purpose later on.
Jim Freeman i# hoping to have
a bantam game Saturday morn-
iirg at 9 a.m. with Ildetton play
ing Lucan. Jim also is in charge
of our pee wees, Cubs and Scouts.
We need a few more chaps like
him. Take a bow Mr. Freeman,
take a bow.
Our midgets are handled by
Jim Thompson, who is founding
a pr&tty fair squad into shape.
The Recreational Difectof is in
charge of the minor teams, but
has appointed the above-named
coaches.
Now all wo need
nites to enter a .............
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has
wo-
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is some jttve-
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