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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-07-24, Page 141. Th... 'I'.irrt 1 24,9 t»s #�. .�1 S8 A�IX��a � July CUA LEADERS -- Under the leadership of these three yocing ladies, Lucan Cub Pack has increased its enrolment to 41 during the past year and activities of the pack have been stepped up. From the left are Miss Barbara Marshall (Balooi, Mrs, J. 0. Andersen tAkela), and Miss jean Hod gins (Bagheeral, .Former Pastor Qies In Milton 1 Rev..1. A. Graham. 57, former- ly of Lucan died suddenly in his home at Milton. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. James Taylor assisted by the' Rev. A. ?\oseworthy of Toronto June 27, with interment at Aloote- ' field. kie is survived by his wife, three sons and five •daughters: Rev. Byrne! Graham of (Ottawa, John and Paul at home, ,lune of Toronto. Doris t Mrs. Gordon `loll- ; low Hamilton, Pauline (Mrs.t Eizenga) Lucan. Katie ( Mrs. Robert Dempster) West Hill and Lorraine at home. Mr. Graham was pastor of the'. Luean Pentecostal Holiness' Church for a number of years before going to Milton. It. was { through his untiring efforts and faith that the Lucan church was built. Ile himself did much of the work, Mrs. Graham, Lorraine, John and Paul have returned to Lu - can and are making their home' with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Eizenga. ucon And District News Phan 109 Locan r"eriespondent: Miss Lina Atiiaott Itll�s.. Horace Hardy oi' Canton is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hardy and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Cronin of Toronto. were aveekend guests. M. and Mrs. Roy ie:1111ton and Mr. and. Mrs. Eldon 'Voting attended the races in Toronto: last 'Thursday. Mr. Chas. Windsor spent Tues- day and Wednesday in Cass City bringing home Mrs. Windsor whOE had spent a week with her sister, Mrs. Ralph Loney. Mrs. Ada Jennings who has been a patient of the Tines .,...- . Haven Nursing Home far the • • • • past 10 weeks has returned to Parkhill. Rev. and ars. Harold Dickins onstruction Act' h 1 Evening Auxiliary Picnic The Evening Auxiliary of Holy Trinity Church held an enjoyable picnic last Thursday at the Clarence Baskett cottage,. "The Highlands", Gr•and. Bend, with Mrs. Haskell, a former president. t as hostess. Eleven mothers and twenty-eight children were pres- • ent. Swimming, races and. games brought happiness to the; children, while the parents en- jjoyed races, guessing games,' contests and home movies, I Personal Items h ClandeboyeThe Pentecostal Sunday School Comments held their annual picnic at Fan. shawe last Saturday. By MRS, J. H. PATON United Church News At the United Church on Sun- I day, the Rev. E. MI. Cook B. Th., of Lucan, former pastor took the service as the Rev. E J. Roulston is on vacation. The services for July 27 and August it are withdrawn, St. James' Church News On Sunday, the service in St.' James' Church was taken by Mr. K. Bridle, lay reader, of Clinton. Starting Sunday, the; services will be at 11 a.m. and during August. i On Sunday, Mr. Ernol Cunning-' ham, B.A,, lay reader, of Glen-, coe, will take the service. Mr. Cunningham, is the son of Mrs. Omar Cunningham and the late'; Omar Cunningham. He was a former member of St. James' Church and lived in this com- munity. He is now principal of Glencoe High. School. Ritchie Reunion The Ritchie reunion was held alt the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Ritchie, near Parkhill., the old homestead of the late; ,Joseph and Mary Ellen Carter. Mrs. Ritehie passed away in January of this year. Those attending were Mr. Carl Ritchie of Baden, Mr. and Mrs. i Jim Johnston, Tim and Sandy of Stratford, Mr. and Mrs, Don Lawrence and Mary of London, Mr, and Mrs. Wilfred Cunning-, Ilam, Clandeboye, Mr. and Mrs, Arnold Harper and Joan of St. Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lynn, Pauline, Dorothy,' June and Ger- ald of Clandeboye, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brock and. Karen; Mr. and, Mrs. Harry Hern and Ivan of Zion. Aro. Ql1t. Yil J. t.1G1C 11111:1110 VL Sarnia, Mr. and Mrs. John Eagleson, Michael and Julia of Grand Bend, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Ritchie, Glen and Dewayne and Misses Sandra and Sonia Ritchie of Parkhill, Miss Joan Guenther of Dashwood and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hunter, Pat Anne and Paula of Niagara -on -the -Lake. Presentation A party was held on Monday • evening at S.S. No. 3 in, honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McNair who were married recently. The evening was spent playing euchre And dancing. Mr. Don Mclntrye read an ad- dress d dress of best wishes and, on be - The Middlesex County Hog Producers Association expresses their Thanks to all FAR..MERS who suppolrteci e v n : he ,Hog ro ucer tw ..o p half of the friends and neigh - hors, Mr. Bob Armstrong pre- sented the young couple with a • purse of money. The couple will reside in Cargill. W. A, and W,M.S. Mrs. 'Wilmer Scott was hostess for the July meeting of the; W.M.S. and W.A. meeting of the United Church. Mrs. William Darling presided for the meeting. Mrs. T. Collins gave a paper, on stewardship. Mrs. Rupert Williams gave a report of the Presbyterial meeting held at Brinsley when Mrs. Arno 1 d' Blake, Mrs. A. Macintosh and' Mrs. T. Collins led in worship.. service. j Mrs. Wilmer Scott presided for the W.A. meeting. Plans were laid for Mrs. Ar -t thur Simpson and Mrs. W. Scott to be a committee to get prices and details for a communion' table and report at next meet- ing. Personal it ems Mrs. Arthur Hodgins enter -1 rained in honor of her daughter Laura's sixth birthday on Thurs- day when 12 little girls helped' celebrate the occasion. Miss Myrna Jane Logan, of Thorndale,. spent a few days last week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. 3. II. Paton. Sgt. and Mrs. Max Bloye, Cheryl and Susan of North Bay spent the weekend with Mrs. Bloye's parents, Mr. and Mrs. If. Murless, They will spend this week at Ipperwash. Last week they visited in Ottawa and Algonquin Park. Mrs. Fred S 1 m p s o n, >tiIrs. Laura Henry and Mrs. Emily Tomes left on Sunday with their sister, Mrs. G. Maines, of Dor. Chester, to spend a week with her at the cottage at Kincard- ine. Mars. Ralph Lynn and infant daughter arrived home frofn Vic- toria Hospital on Monday. Mrs. Lynn Sawyer and son, David, of Petrolia, are spending a week with them. Mir. and Mrs. Ernol Cunning- ham of Glencoe visited on Sun- day with the former's mother, Omar Cunningham. taking Don- ald home and leaving Patsy for a week's holidays. Miss Mary Northgrave, Lucan, spent Thursday afternoon. with Mrs. J. 11". Paton. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Paton, Clare and William Allwright, with Mr, and Mrs. Wilfred Lo- gan and Myrna Jane, Of Thorn. dale and Mrs. Harvey Riehl, Veneta and Bob, enjoyed a fam- ily picnic at Stratford Park on Sunday. Lucan Personals Mrs. Eleanor Enterick, who underwent an Operation in St, Joseph's Hospital, was able to be brought home last Sunday. Weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Herold Whyte included Mr. and Mrs. Eric Armstrong and. Mary, from Dundas, Mr. and Mrs, Jack Whyte, Rick, Bob and John, from Bothwell, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Whyte, Harold, David, Peter and Mary from Dartmouth, N,S, The latter family, (he hos- tess, and son, David, left on Mon- day for. a holiday • at the Whyte cottage at Calpoy Bay, Mrs, Herman Young spent the last two weeks with relatives in Sarnia, Petrolia and Courtright. Mrs. Warren Flannigan .and infant babe arrived home from St.Joseph's Hospital las Sun- day, t day, }ler mother, Mrs, Bruce Abbott. of London is staying with Mrs. Flannigan tor a week, Mrs. Ben Rutile of Kincardine, who is taking a summer course in London was a Friday guest of Mir. and Mrs. Ceeil Robb. Miss Rowena Abbott, a clerk in the George :Paul's store is on a two week vacation, one week of which will he spent with her grandmother, Mrs. Jncho Abbott at Southampton I3e�clt. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff' Abbott of Saintsbury and Mr. Clayton. Ab- bott, manager of the Paris Bank of Montreal were Sunday eve- ningguests •o' rand Ms. C Mr, Mt s. henry l od ins. e I y t; Seven-year-old 'Peter Tleving- torr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Revington spent part of his va' eation with his grandpareits. Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan 1tev.ing- tett. • Mr. and Mrs. Alfred ylodgh'is and family of Toronto were week- end guests of Mr, and Mrs, Wil- son il'odgins, Please Tura TO Page 1S Pines Haven Marks Year Next Tuesday, the Pines Haven Nursing Hoine will celebrate its first anniversary, On July 1, 1957, Mr. Eric , Hussey, a well driller by trade, I purchased the old Stanley resi-; dence, previously owned by the', late Mr. G, G. Chisholm. Mr. Hussey continued his well drill- i ing in the Petrolia district, and Mrs. V, M. Hussey began the! task of turning the historic old home into a nursing home. By July 29, she was ready for her official opening. Her first pa- tient, Mr. Harold Allen, front Lambeth, arrived .August 21. Since then she has had 17 pa- tients, nine being the most at any one time. At present, Mr. and Mrs, Donald Neelin and, family have an upstairs apart -I ment but they expect to have their own house ready by Octo- i ber, when Mrs. Hussey will have: room to expand. One of the biggest renovations inside was a new heating system, Outside improvements continue.; Grounds, which years ago had. been beautifully kept, had gone i wild, necessitating the cutting; down of many trees and shrubs.; A new two-way sign has lately been placed on the front lawn informing the passing public that; Lucan at last has a much needed nursing home, Mrs. Hussey herself has a very kind, sympathetic bed -side man-{ nets making all her patients feel very much at home. Four Hospitalized; In Severe Crash Returning home to London from the funeral of the late Rev. J. A, Graham (where the men' were pallbearers) Mr. and Mrs. Allan. Eizenga and Mr. and Mrs. George Eizenga were involved in a serious car accident at New Hamburg, that sent all of them to the Kitchener -Waterloo Hos pital, Misses Tena and Margaret; Eizenga (the men's sisters) ,bap-; pened to be visiting Miss Bever.; ley Stanley near the hospital at the tine. The two men are now out of , the hospital and at their parents': home in Lucan. George is still on crutches and Allan iselsuffer- ing from facial and hip injuries, Both wives are stilt in the hos- pital. Half of Mrs. Allan's face is still paralyzed, She also has concussion and a broken shoulder blade. George's wife is still in a cast from the waist down with a dislocated hip, Matthews Clan Enjoys Reunion Some 60 descendants of the late Mr. and Mrs, Ben Matthews celebrated, their second annual reunion at Springhank last Sun- day. Guests were there froth. Sarnia, Hensall, London, Byron, Ailsa Craig, Clandeboye and Lu - can, Sports were in charge of Messrs. George Phillips, George Hughes and Gerald Parsons. The hunch committee comprised Miss Alma Hughes, Mrs. Archie T -'arsons, Mrs. Charles Little and Mrs. Joe Carter. Winners in races were: girls, 10.12, Betty Prestly and Gladys Carter; boys, Joey Phillips; young ladies, Betty Prestly, Ber- nice Carter and Edith Carter; young men, Jack Prestly, Harold Parsons and Gerald Parsons; married ladies, Mrs. Jack Prest- ly, Mrs. P•at Prestly and Mrs, Joe Carter; Wheelbarrow race, Miss Alma Hughes and Mr. Jack Prestly, Betty .Prestly and Joey Phillips: throwing ping -gong balls, Mr. Donald Parsons; kicking the slip. per, Miss Edith CarteN; driving (he nail, Miss Verna Linden; dropping elo(.hes•p!ns into bottle, Miss Mary Lou Wilkins, President for 1959 is Mrs, Austin Matthews, .Sarnia: viee president, Mrs. Albert Hughes, Byron; secretary, Ars, Wilson fl'odgitts, Lucent sports commit- tee, ldr. George liuihes, Mr. Ceorg'e :Phillips, Ailsa Craig, Mr. Gerald Parsons, Ifensall: lunch committee, (Miss Alma I•lughes, Ailsa Craig, Mrs. Archie PV. sons, Ifonsall, Mrs. Charles Lit. Ile, Merton, Mrs, lack Prestly, Ansa Craig, Miss 'Veerna Linden, Dettfitrict, and Mrs, Joo C ertnr. Clandeboye, The I;)ili picnic will bis" 'held lit Sprite bank, Building activities in Lucan are prevalent in the Lewis sub- diviston district and on No. 4 Highway south-east of the vil- lage. In the former. contractor Cecil Lewis has the foundation in for a new home just north of his. own home. (.contractor Ralph Lippert who has .completed three new ranch M T. Culbert Active Here After a lengthy illness, Mr. Mel T. Culbert. 38, died in Westmin- ster Hospital Sunday, July 20. He lay at rest in the C. Haskell and Son funeral home, where a Masonic service was held at 8.30 p.m, on Tuesday, a private serv- ice at 1.30 Wednesday, July 23, followed by a public service in the United Church at 2 p.m„ with the Rev. Edgar Roulston officiating. Interment was in St, James Cemetery, Clandeboye, Pallbearers were Bob Murray, Harold Whyte, Dr. C. H, George, L. Blair, Les Woodward, and George Lackey, Son of Mr, Myron Culbert and the late Mrs. Culbert, he' was born about three miles north of Lucan. In World War H, he served in the air force from 1941- t 45. Before and after the war, he worked for E. J. Cossey, Dry, oods, London, for five years. Ten years. ago, he opened his i own dry goods store on Main St.! here. Ile was leader of the Cubs from 1953-57, past president of the Lions Club, past secretary of the Lucan United Church Men's Club, and at the time of his; death, president of the Lucan Business Men's Association, a member of the Board of Stew- ards of the United Church, and a member of the Irving Masonic Lodge, A.F. and A,M., 154. Besides his wife, 'the former; Mary Patrick, he is survived by, one son, Terrance, two &ugh- ters, Dana and Mary Jane, all at! hdme, and five brothers, Clifford and Merton, of Lucan, Kenneth, I of Granby, Quebec, Ivan, of Lon-' don, and Earl, of•Kitchener, and his father, Mr. Myron Culbert, of Lucan. Hedden Picnic About 50 descendants of the: late Mr. and Mrs. William Hed-1 den, gathered at Woodstock; Park last Sunday for a family' get-together. Guests were pres- ent from Brantford, Woodstock, Exeter, London, Crumlin and Lucan. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. A, M. Hedden, of Lucan, and their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Elgin' Hedden and family, • of London. David A, Youngson Mr. David A. Youngson, 63, died suddenly at his late resi- dence, Queen St. West, St. Marys, on Thursday, July 17. He lay at rest in the L. A. Ball funeral home till 2 p.m, Saturday, when funeral services were held. Inter- ment was in St. Marys Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, the former Annie Whalen, of Lucan; three sons and two daughters, Gerald, Jack, Leone and Mary (Mrs. Robert Conley), all of St. Marys, and William, of London. Ladies Spark Mrs. . Ih. Elliott, Graham end, Robbie. .of Barrie, spent the. weekend with Luean ,and Clande. boye friends. The two boys fit,, tended the junior ,congregation at JIoly Trinity Church where they were League of Loyally members awhile their father taught here in the Lucan Public. School. Michael Atkinson, son. of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Atkinson,: .af. London, is holidaying Avitit his grandmother, Mrs, Wes Atkin San. Alt'. and Mrs. Bernard idurle, of London, were Saturday .guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Iiodgins. Bryan Smith, son of Mr, and Mrs. J, W. Smith, is spending of Rochester were Thursday ay part of his vacation with Mr. and Mrs, John 'reciter, of Hills' type houses an Duchess Ave. renovating the 'United Church ghee burgh. has two more hattses well on the basement. 1-(e has 10 to 15 ertt Bob Coleman, and other Lucan Mr. and Mrs. Art McLean, o01 1 way just north of the Lewis sub-ployees, relatives. London, were Sunday guests pitting the building of the cense Les Woodward reports, thug].) Those attending the funeral of Aar. and Mrs. John Faris. i ter•y chapel at St. Jaines, rc�•much of his work is done in Lon the late Itev. J. A. Graham from Mr. Herbert Bridle, of Clinton, ports that he ]las the job aat cion et since the erection of Lucan were Mrs. Meige 1'aizenga, vwas the guest speaker at Bob division, In the latter district his hew shop work there has Airs. hied Thomson, Mrs. Harold Trinity Church last Sunday. Mr is of the Jatier's sister, Mrs. the Lewis t'onstruction is build- ing a house for Glen Haskett and a 11'''x58' barn for lies Ole -Melon increased Inn';. At resent 1te Butler, Sr. Aar. and Mrs. Jack Bridle spoke en world condition. has four employees. Mr. Wood Eizenga and Misses Lena and of today. Services will be at 9,3t ward specializes in windows, Margaret Eizenga, next Sunday. h doors and specializes •(lie had Marilyn and Jimmie Hearn are Mrs. Harry Atkinson, of Lon Contractor Les Wood+varcl Itas 'ab of irtalsin all the ru holidaying with Mr. Roger don, is holidaying with Mr, and A Corbett. t J g cup - Brown, , Brown, of Carlingford. its. Harold �,ot et• Russel .and Sons are buildingof Harriston, spenta few ave heir• third home farther rant.A' A. the roof on a 1eshence for 1. boards for the Anglican choir Mrs, Douglas zing and family, Miss Boxie Matthews and Mist 11e1 Culbert and the Frank Van From September to December t , d , , Elsie Sweetman, of Detroit 1957 he made 900 storm windows I last week with Mrs, Annie called on Mr. .10 vrog Up until a year ago, Lucan Cubs and Scouts both met on Thursday nights, but often meet- ; ings clashed, so the leaders of the Cubs, Mrs, 3. 0. Andersen (Akela), Miss Joan Hodgins (Bagheera), and Miss Audrey Marshall (Retool, asked, permis- sion to change their day to Mon- day evening. Since then their enrolment has doubled with a present enrolment of 41. Scoutmaster Harold Whyte still assists for signalling, knot -tying and 'passing of tests, but the three young ladies are doing a splendid job of training the young lads of the village, tlride.Eleet Feted Miss Moyra Brigid Markin, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Thom- as F, Markin, R.R. 3 Lucan, prior to her marriage to John James Trainor of Ottawa was guest of honor at two miscellan- eous showers before leaving Ottawa where she had been work- ing. Hostesses for the showers were Mrs. Duncan Hagerty and Mrs, Charles Robertson. The bride elect is a graduate of St. Michael's Hospital School of Nursing, Toronto, Personet items Mr. and Mrs. Warren Flagg(. gan, nee Mabel Abbott, are hap. py to announce the birth of a daughter, Karen Laurie, at St, Joseph's hospital, Itionday, July 14. Miss Audrey Copeman of tel. mord and Miss Marie Levi of St. Marys were 'Sunday guests. of Mr. and Mrs. Wes Hodgins. Mr. and Mrs. J. 0, Andersen. Mr. and Mrs, Fred Marshall and 7t1iss Barbara Marshall are spend- ing a week's vacation at lnver- TYu'rorr, Snell Mrs. !Slitter of London trilled On Miss Lina Abbott last Friday evening, Misses Tena and Margaret i izetlga have returned hone fiesta a Vacatiatt at Kitchener and Paris. Mr and firs, :hill 1-foruk are h. o at1 nuf est the b` a t tt birth ' slit iir.'ysr n, Nicttolas Boger, born t in St, Jeeeph's ffnspitah Julie 2.ti. R brother for Willie. and Mrs besides other work, Simpson .last Sunday. In the north end of the village Mr. and Mrs. Al Bromwick are now living in their Kernohan home,. The owners of the Pines Haven :Nursing Horne have sold some lots off the south and east end of their property, Cecil Lewis who is now eons• Irish Race Horses Win Three Events Pauline Volo owned by the (hardy Bros. and driven by Neil McMann of Clandeboye won a first last Tuesday evening at To- ronto Woodbine. Floating Rythm owned by Mr. Sheridan Revington won a first at Hamburg last Saturday. Lena's llope, owned by Mr. Lyle Revington won a first at Toronto Woodbine last Saturday. W.I. Film institute Among the 120 members of Women's Institute branches in Western Ontario, who last Thurs- day attended the one -day Film Institute at Huron College was Lucan's director, Airs. Cecil Robb. The purpose of the Filin In- stitute was to educate members of the Women's Institete in the use of films and slides for a Netter knowledge of Canada and the world. Delegates saw various types of educational films followed by panel discussions on their use. They also received instructions on the operation of a projector, Personal (tents Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Attwell and fancily are making head- quarters with Mrs. Attwell'a father, Mr. D. A. Ashworth while Mr. Attwell is taking a summer course in London. I Fairies, OMPNIMMitalVJEIPMSEW mre are pleased 'to announce that MR. DONALD G. 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