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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-03-21, Page 13SIMEISWEetele aeleahhareeethel=he nrgormasomr:larnmr.cazimmiw Page 13 March 21, 1963 • $VAR AND AMP' Dispensed by ;Srr> ley Lucan Mrs' T" Whalen Sewer cost .choice: Petroit resident cash y or pa,. ments Mrs, Thereea Whalen,80, of and district news c ur sprin ull never hone p7-4M Rec news By Norm carter correspondents MIA*.tIna Abbott vurzwzmzonosEv;:,.. elefieneetneVeal whose Puhap pumps were set gotng, folloWing the rain and Sunday's thaw, will no doubt Weleeme sewers With open arms --if they can afford them but lieforttinately much Of Lucan's population is made up of elderly retired people, many depending on their old age peneion. Last weekend all home own era received circelare outltning two plane, the cash payment and the anneal payment (over e0 years) and the cost of each, and the requeet they mail the village clerk, prior to March 27 a signed form designating, which plan they prefer. The cost of the first is $6,00 per frontal ft. cash and the lat- ter ‘W Per frontalft. eaohyear. The connection charge for the first is $112 cash and thelatter $7.85 per year. The property owner will also be responsible for the connection of his building to the sewer. Even though the second plan will cost more than double the cash plan, yet many elderly people in particular, cannot de- cide which to sign. Friends honor bride of Friday Mrs. Jack Legg of Birr enter- tained at a trousseau tea in honor of her daughter Grace, prior to her marriage to H. R. Beaman, Friday, Pouring tea, were Mrs. Ed- ward Mitchell, London, Mrs. La Verne McPherson, Arkona, Mee. James Masters, Parkhill and Mrs. Norman Taylor, Lon- don. Assisting in the tea room were Miss Lydia Driscoll and Miss Sheila Perkins, Parkhill. Displaying the trousseau were. Mrs. Patrick Menders, Lam- beth, Miss Jane Roughley and Miss Kathleen Walker, London. Miss Legg was also honored by many showers andpresenta- tions. Shower hostesses were, Miss Kathleen Walker and Miss Jane Roughley, Mrs, Taylor and Mrs. Robert Morash, Mrs. Mandars, Mrs. Wm. McNaugh- ton and Miss Mary Kennedy and Mrs. Patrick Lord, Presentations were made by Girl Guides, Brownies, church choir, of Bethel Presbyterian Church, the Birr Community, and teachers of Manor Park Public School. London, formerly of Biddulph, . died suddenly at her late resl- Once Wednesday, March 13m New sewers? to. be or not to The body rested in the pa he, and the pros and cons,matie Haskett 4. Son fuherai home, PP much of bece,4'.a ePtlepre ,Lucan, until 9:30 am March 16 Laatien over the Weelteral. Those then to St. Patrick'e church Biddulph for, olemn High .Mass at 10:30 am, with Father Frank aPeieted by two other priests, officiating. Interment was in St. Patrick's Church leiddelph, Prayers were said at the funeral hemp, Friday twee, teS at 5:30 pm. The pall-bearers were mos, srs. Lawrence McCarthy, Hugh Toohey, Joseph Grace Jae ries Dewat, John Dewan and Jo- seph Harrigan. She is survived by one sister, Sister Mary Flavia 1HM, two brothers. Joseph Ryder of High, land Park, Mich. and Stephen Ryder of London. Mr, and Mrs. Whalen lived many years in Detroit before moving to Highway 23. After her husband james, death in 1956 Mrs. Whalen moved to ari apart., ment in London. She was the former Theresa Ryder. Team MVP's get awards • . . Engel photo MR. AND MRS. HAROLD ROY HEAMAN Couple will reside at Birr Through the courtesy of Robin Hood Flour, last Thursday night was a big night for the Lucan Lions house league hockey teams, their parents and mem- bers of the Lion Club, who met at the Community Memorial Centre, A hockey movie, fea- turing Gordie Howe, and how to make more goals, was shown. Billy Haskett of the pee- wees and David Lippert of the bantams were each presented with a trophy, crest and cer- tificate by president Elmer Mo- surinjohn for being the most valuable player of his team. Following the presentation the 60 of the 85 players, who were able to be present, were treated to refreshments at the snack-bar. The big event during the papt week has beer the Shamrock pee wee hockey tournament. This was held on Saturday, March 16. The tournament was very successful from all points of view. I thank all those who worked so hard to make it the success it was, especially the able assistance offered by Pat Crudge, care Rummell, Harvey Langford, the timekeepers, the referees, the boys who scraped ice and swept out the dressing rooms, the people who assisted us with door duty, this news- paper for their excellent cover- age, and above all the two judges Ralph MacFadden of the Detroit Redwings and Derry Boyle of Exeter who carried out their difficult assignment with every efficiency. The WI held a small but suc- cessful two day institute on in- terior decorating on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. On Thursday last a film, "How to Score Goals" featur- ing Gordie Howe, was shown to approximately 50 boys from the Lucan half of the Lions Club House League. At the same gathering the most valuable player awards were given to Billy Haskett of the Peewees and to Dave Lippert of the Bantams, in the form of smart trophies. The Teentown hold a dance at the arena on Friday March 22 and on the same night the Com- bines play their long awaited seventh game in their series with Seaforth. A win for the Combines will give them a seven game series with the winners of the Phillipsburg - M ilve rton series for the group champion- ship. It was decided by the recrea- tion committee that they would allow me to run a B antam Sham - rock hockey tournament onSat- urday, April 6. So would any in- terested party please get in touch with me at Lucan Arena for entry forms, as soon as possible. pleasure as they race to their nameless destiny, free again after months of silent slavery, Dawn at the dock, the hog owners prowl, calculating, es, timatinge figuring the daysuatll they can launch that leaky, paint-peeling monument to man's eternal folly. Up on the hills, the fanatics are still at it, hurtling down over gravel and grass, rocks and roots, and occasionally some snow. Up in the bedroom, the good wife views, with horrified de- light, the sickening shade of last year's wallpaper, reveal- ed by the yellow March sun. Down in the basement, the fisherman putters and mutters swears and glares, ties flies. Down at the park or the ppolroorn or the post office, the old gents, sick to the soul with confinement, suck in the sun, shivering, but once again defiantly alive, part of the world. Up in their rooms, the teen -agers seem to be study- ing for their Easter exams, while through their heads and bodies swirl the heady fluids of life, the juices of spring. Up in the attic, the black squirrels perform their end- less do-si-do, interrupted only by queer periods in which they don't scuttle, but chortle and croon to the doubtless thousands of babies they have produced in the winter months. Down in the basement crouches the cat, vast with unwanted kittens, brooding, patient, green-eyed. Ours, I'm afraid, is not the spring of 0 To Be in England, Now That April's There, It's not the spring of tiny jonquils poking their dainty heads through the turf. It's not the seeing of birdies and blossoms of gambolling lambs and tender green buds, All this is two mon- ths away. Ours is a savage, sudden spring, raw and rugged, orn- ery and awkward, unexpected and uncomfortable, muddy and moody. But It's never dull. And boy-o-boy-boy, aren't we glad to see it. There's one thing about Ca,. ned ian weather —you'll eever die of boredom. This is 411' thought for the week as the equinox arrives. 1 think a Ca- nadian March 21, the first day of spring, is just what the word suggests. Equinox is from the Latin Equus horee,Nox-- night, English translation-- nightmare. We don't knew whether we're going to be sitting out on the patio in the sun, having lunch with the birds yelling wildly and the grass sprouting green, or huddled by the window with a red nose, looking at a back- yard of navel-deep snow, with a gale howling about the house. It's refreshing, by George. I have neither patience nor sympathy with those traitors who complain continually about our Canadian weather. What we should do is pack them off to England, where it rains all the ruddy time; or ship them to the desert, where they'd be stunned into sullen submis- sion by the brutal thump of the daily sup; or pay their pas- sage to the tropics and let them mould in the mildew of mono- tonous dampness. We should be proud of our winters, for example. They're mean, tough old devils, grimly clinging to their reign until they've wrung the last ounce of resistance out of us, Some- times, I swear, one more week of cold weather would have everyone in the nation at each others' throats. Then comes one of those Incredibly soft, caressing days, then the wind is velvet from the south, the sun licks ice and snow with hot, ravishing tongue, gutters gurgle, and there's a lovely stink as the wrappings are peeled from the rotting, buried body of the earth. Out in the ice, the steam- boats bellow like trapped buf- faloes. Out on the street, the kids stroll through puddles over their boot tops. Out in the bush, the trout streams, black eels against the snow, snort and chuckle and burble with pure Mrs. E. Hodgins former resident Mrs. Ethel Mae Hodgins, '73, of London died in VictoriaHos- pitai, London, on Tuesday, March 12. Mrs. Hodgins, the former Ethel Mae Jones, was born in London Township. Her husband, the late Mr. Malcolm Hodgins, predeceased her in 1953. She lived most of her married life on a farm about two miles north west of Lucan on Concession 3 Biddulph. About nine years ago she moved to London. Mrs. Hodgins is survived by one brother and one sister, Les- lie Jones and Lillian (Mrs. Earl King) bot'h of London, Funeral services were con- ducted by Rev. E. 0. Lancaster of Lucan on Thursday, March 14 at the A. Millard George fu- neral home, London. Interment was in St. James cemetery, Clandeboye. Mrs. J. Holden dies at age 91 Mrs. Jemina Holden, 91, wife of the late Michael Holden, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. JohnSmibert, of FraekSt., Lucan, on Thursday, March 14. The body rested in the C. Haskett & Son funeral home, Lucan, until 3:30 pm Saturday, , March 16 when the Rev. G. W. Sach of the Lucan United Church conducted funeral services. In- terment was in North Missouri cemetery. Pall-bearers were six grand- children Messrs. Kenneth, Ross Sr. and John Holden, John Jr. and Gordon Smibert and "Bud" Cooper. She is survived by four sons and one daughter, Gordon of West Nissouri Township, Roy of Prospect Hill, Edward of Caro- lina, Mervin of London and Mary (Mrs. John Smibert) of Lucan, also 19 grandchildren. Mrs. Holden was the former Jemina Near. She spent mostof her life in Nissouri, coming to Lucan about seven years ago. Choose head for new PS Baskets of white snapdragons and blue iris, candle-lit win- dows and lighted candelabra, formed the setting at 8 pm Friday, March 8, in the Bethel Presbyterian church, for the wedding of Janet Grace Legg and Harold Roy Heaman, with the Rev. James Gilchrist of- ficiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Angus Legg of Birr, RR 2 London. The groom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Mitchell of Arkona. Given in marriage by her father, the bride chose a cock- tail-length gown, of F r e nc h peau-de-soie. The bodice was highlighted by a shallow scoop neckline, with an applique of re-embroidered guipre lace and elbow length sleeves. A finger-tip nylon net veil, fell from a pearl coronet. She car- ried a heart shaped arrange- ment of white carnations, ac- cented with white streamers, adorned with rose buds. Mrs. Robert Morash of Stoney Creek, as matron of honor wore a cocktail-length gown of ra- diant blue French peau-de-soie in princess line, with elbow length sleeves. Misses Mary and Lois Legg, sisters of the bride, as bridesmaids, also wore gowns of blue French peau-de- ,..Pgrsonals, Last. Thursday, Mr. and Mrs Ttehert poleTAAn of Lucan. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Garrett and Jack of Edgewood atiended a family gathering at the home. of and Mrs. Don IgeTag- prt! the occasion bin 'Mr,. QPiere •14rth0Ay, Mrs, Evan Hedging is con,. fined to her home With an ate tack of On .Saturday 'Mr. and Mrs, charles. Windsor visited Mr. Fred ..Q1bson of Thedford, who has been hospitalized in Lori- den and Torente since he and mrs, gibeon were InVOIVed in a bad car accident last Sep, ternbere, Mr. Gibson was per- mitted to come homefrora Tore mita just for the weekend. A benefit dance is being spon- sored by the community at the Community Centre, April 5 for the Woodward family who lost their home and contents in a fire February 14, Mr. Perry Charsley was ta- ken to St, Joseph's Hospital last Thursday but is. making satisfactory recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lan- caster and Mr. and Mrs, John Lancaster of London were Wed- nesday rectory guests to cele- brate Rev. E. O. Lancaster's birthday. Mr. and Mr's. R. O. Spence of Weston were Sunday guests of Mrs. Jane Somerville. About noon on Sunday the Lucan fire department was call- ed to the farm of T. J. Morkin to put out an oil stove fire, but the family had the fire under control on arrival, The Lucan Branch of the London Middlesex Cancer So- ciety will hold a meeting in the Anglican Parish Hall, Friday, March 22 to meet, and further instruct, the canvassers in the coming April campaign. Mrs. Lloyd E. Bissell and Miss Merle Law of London were Saturday visitors with their sister, Mrs. MurrayHod- gins and family. After a six week holiday in Florida, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Corbett returned home last Wednesday but the latter has been sick ever since. The third division court of Middlesex met in the Legion Hall last Wednesday with Judge McCallum presiding. Several civil suits were handled. Last Wednesday, Mr. Cecil Robb, local State Farm agent, attended a dinner meeting, sponsored by the company, at the Hillcrest Motel, Tillsone burg. Mr. John Hunter and daugh- ter Dawn of Detroit and Mrs, C. F. Langford of Toronto, were Thursday guests of Mrs. John Casey and attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Mal- colm Hodgins in London, Thurs- day afternoon. Mrs. Langford remained over until Friday with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cantelon have returned home from a few days visit with Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Cantelon of West Lorne While there Mr. Cantelon de- veloped the flu and is sick at his home here. sole out with puffed sleeves. All attendants carried cascades of white carnations and blue iris. The best man was G. A. (Pat) Mender of Lambeth and the ushers were Robert Morash, and Jack Legg (brother of the bride). Miss Mary Kennedy of RR 3 Ilderton, provided traditional wedding music and accompanied the soloist, Mrs. George Ken- nedy. White streamers, bells, can- dles and baskets of snapdragons and iris adorned the bride's home for the reception, fol- lowing the wedding. The bride's mother received in a gold bro- cade ensemble with rose design and matching draped hat. She was assisted by the groom's mother in a blue and white print- ed silk with beige chiffon hat. Assistants at the reception were, Mrs. Russell Rush and Mrs. Keith Wildfong of Birr and Miss Patricia Rhodes and Miss Elizabeth Kincaid of Lon- don. ' For a honeymoon trip to Tor- onto and points east, the bride changed to a charcoal gray suit, white accessories and pink and white carnation corsage. They will make their home at Birr, RR 2 London. teSaieeeMsheeeeneheeeaineeMaSeeplalineWSWESSIMASeeteeitaa The Biddulph Area School trustees held two meetings last week. On Wednesday night they met at the home of the chairman, Ron Crozier where they chose, Fred Darden, assistant prin- cipal of Oxbow school, as their new principal. The rest of the meeting was given over to the discussion of material and plans for the new school. On Thursday night they met again, in the Granton school to try to decide on the remaind- er of the staff, but their final decision is not ready for pub- lication as yet. HELEN ARNOLD Helen Arnold, infant daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ar- nold of Lucan, died shortly after birth in St. Joseph's Hospital, Wednesday, March 13. C. Haskett & Son funeral di- rectors were in charge of fu- neral arrangements in St. Pat- rick's Church, Biddulph on Thursday, March 14, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold have five other daughters and one son. SCHOOL NURSE RETIRES Miss Margaret S. Smith, Mid- dlesex county senior public health nurse since 1944, has tendered her resignation, the same to take effect, June 30, PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. John Vesser of Clinton were Wednesday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Engel. Principal Robert Jenkins of the Lucan Public School last Wednesday attended a princi- pals' meeting at Bryanston. Mrs. Evan Hodgins, Mrs. Ja- mes Davis, Mrs. Harold Cour- sey, Mrs. Allan Scott, Mrs. Jack Murdy, Mrs. Harold Hod- gins and Mrs. Aljoe Culbert from Holy Trinity Church, were among those attending the eu- chre at St. Patrick's Church, Saintsbury last Wednesday. with Mrs. Culbert bringing home the prize for high score. After over four months in St. Joseph's Hospital, following an accident to his arm, Mr. Jo- seph Haskett got home Saturday. Thursday guests with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kennedy were Messrs. Reginald and Harold Johnson of Belmont and week- end guests Mr. andMrs.George Garton and family of 'Nilson- burg. Mr. Lionel Kendrick who underwent a knee operation, in St. Joseph's Hospital, is able to be home. Sponsor show of furnishings Last Tuesday afternoon and all day Wednesday, Miss Jeanne Armour was in charge of the display, "What's new in home furnishings", sponsored by the Lucan WI and held in the Com- munity MemorialCentre. Tues- day was given over to tiles and carpets and Wednesday to wall- paper draperies and home fur- nishings. Due to the bad weather, fog and so much sickness the at- tendance was not as large as expected but those who were able to be present, said it was a splendid demonstration. A second course (free) on glove making is scheduled for April 30, May 1 and 2 for non- members, as well as members. Hojifl el electric makes all ea in s out o Laverne Abbott store operator LaVerne Abbott, 57, of Clarkston, Mich. died suddenly of a heart attack Tuesday, March 12. He is survived by his wife, the former Esther Brown, two sons Glen and Kenneth and two daugh- ters, Gloria and Bonnie, also his step mother Mrs. Clara Abbott of Centralia. Funeral service and inter- ment were at Clarkston. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Abbott, Mr. Abbott was born on Concession 5 Biddulph about four miles north of Lu- can. He spent his early child- hood on Alice St.,Lucan in the house vacated by te death of the late Mr. Mitchell Haskett. At the time of his death he was operating a successful 5 to 1.00 store in Clarkston. Just last Sunday he went for a ride in his new car and ended at the home of Mrs. j. Blanche Dobbs, Exeter. 100 skaters stage revue Figure skating classes spon- sored by the Legion ladies' auxiliary, presented an ice re- vue Wednesday, March 13, at the community centre following 15 weeks of instruction by Miss Marnie Campion of London. Over 100 participated in a variety of acts, which included: Grand march, Dutch waltz by eight gala dressed teenagers, comedy act by Paul Raipi from Delhi, Canasta tango "jalou- sie"; majorettes, soloby, Kerry, Leitch, Cowboys, Indiana and Chinese girls, solo by Miss Marred Campion the group's ir- structer. During the firiale, Miss Cam} plod was Presented with a gift on behalf of the entire grOup. Guest 'skater's were presented With gift eertificates. Approxi- reately 200 attended. The aueillary anticipates, bigger add better revue for e, 64''. O it's the world's safest heating system — does not use flammable fuel. to it's cleaner than any other heating system—cannot create dust, smoke, soot or dirt of any kind. • You get custom -comfort in every room —electric heating offers you a separate thermostat in each room. 40 Easy to install —no furnace or fuel tank. • No annual maintenance costs nothing to clean, no filters to replace, electric heating is truly a carefree system. Holy Trinity Anglican Church service was held in the Parish Hall with Miss Line Abbott taking the League of Loyalty in the basement. If the church pews can be replaced, on the newly finished floors, in time, next Sunday's service will be back in the church (but with no carpet). Last Sunday Joan Lewis and Bobby Arnold were presented with this month's proficiency awards for attendance, attention and co-operation in the junior choir. Pentecostal Holiness Eldon Boyd of Newmarket was in charge of the showing of two Oral Roberts' films, Wednesday and Thursday night. Wednes- day's showed Mr. Roberts' work while in Jerusalem and Thurs- day's was entitled "Adventure in Faith". The special feature at the YP meeting on Friday night was the showing of a Youth for Christ production, "Seconds to Midnight''. Corrections, please Some member of The Exeter T-A must believe in Church Woe, for the last two weeks the news of Lucan's th r ee churches has been very Much mixed up. The king and queen in the Ice Carnival picture this week, were Nancy Hardy and Betty Park, not MaureenSmith, as printed. However Maureen's picture, in an outstanding cos- tume, as Captain Hook, was one of the three pictures sent to The T-A. Reduced operating costs —in many municipalities the rate for electric heating has been reduced as much as 30% during the last 2 years. If you are engaged in a business—or if you plan to start one—and required financing is not available else- where 04 reasonable terms and conditions, you are invited to discuss your needs with the Industrial Development Bank. l'or further information, 'write for this descriptive booklet, visit an IDB office, or consult your auditor, lawyer or chartered banker. Call your qualified electric heating contractor or: your hydro . tiVE EtEtTER ELECtRICALLY SECOND "WATERLOO° Gillian MeNatteei daughter Of Mr. and Mtg. Kenneth Ile- Namee Of Market St., Lucan and Grade 8 pupil of St, Patrick'S Separate School, Met her eecend "Waterloo" when she repeated her prize winning speech, "My breams of the Future" at Chet- heart Satutdo, litlereVer she was a Winner at the Lucan Public School, the Lucan Legion Hall and the Teee there' College, London, United Church Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Culbert and Mr. and Mrs. George Car- penter were in charge of the pot-luck dinner meeting of the Couples Club in the church schoolroom last Wednesday. Vice president, Mr. Tom Barr presided for the business meeting. Rev. G. W. Sach, Mr. Don Pettigrew and Mr. Stuart McLellan were named a com- mittee to arrange song sheets and Mr. George Carpenter and Mr. Ernest Ross to prepare money-making plans. Mrs. Carpenter read a poem, and Mr. Sach took the study book, "The Word and the Way." Mrs. Stuart McLellan was the winner of a contest. For the April meeting, it was decided to all attend the Holy Week Prayer service, prior to the meeting. UCW AIDS ORGAN FUND At the UCW meeting held in the school room last Thurs- daY, Mee. Ross McRoberts, in- troduced an Easter skit takenby Mrs. G. Nicholsot, Mrs. Char- lee Sovereign and Mrs. Sheri- dan Revington. Mrs. R. W. Stutt and 'Mrs. J. D. Ariderson took the wor- ship period, Mrs. George Paul gave a brief resume of What took place at the Annual Meet- ing of the Middlesex Presby- tery, held in London in Janu- ary. It was announced, Mrs. Tonge of bong Kong Will be the speak- er at the beat meeting. One hundred dollars was voted for the "New Organ Fund". CGIT PLAN TEA After e lengthy Dimes Mrs. Murray Hodgins was able to take charge of the CGIT meet- ing and the Hong Kcing study botik last Monday evening in the school room. Suzanne Kennedy took the Worship service. Plebs were finalized for the ShatneOck Tea, Saturday, March 23. 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