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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-04-22, Page 13Weather slows sewer construction Area residents hurt in auto crashes Chemical firm loses suit against farmers MISS LINA ABBOTT, CORRESPONDENT A Middlesex County Di- vision Court trial which after being transferred to London from the Lucan Legion Hall some six weeks ago was ad- journed several times before being dismissed Thursday. The civil action was launched by the Shamrock Chemicals Ltd. of London SOON TO OPEN Lucan's motel nThe Shil- lelagh" will soon hold its official opening. The Ladies bowling league's annual ban- quet will be held there, April 28. liffiernifSESISSIONMEMISEENNIEN Among the 135 Grade 11 Medway students who visited Toronto last week were the following Lucan and district students Linda Young, Rus- sell Kennedy, Larry Lewis, Nancy Watson, Cheryl Thompson, Douglas Lewis, Leroy Maguire, Brian Has- kett, Ann Culbert, Dale Froats, Randy Paul, Carol Latta, Dave Parker, Tom Hardy, Terry Thompson, Linda Dickey and Judy Dick- ey. C. E. Kalbfleisch and Tom Williamson, teachers of the history department at Med- way, were in charge of the trip. On arriving at Toronto the group was taken on a guided tour of the Royal Ontario Museum. After lunch they proceeded to the Par- liament Building for another guided tour. Unfortunately Explorers prep for 'bunny tea' Last Monday night 33 Lu- can-Clandeboye Explorers, and three counsellors, held an expedition in the United Church schoolroom. School supplies to be sent to Korea were on display. Duties for the Bunny Dessert Tea, April 24, were allotted. Decorations for the tea were colored. An announcement was made of the Explorer Rally to be held at Byron May 1. Kee-Mo-Kee literature was distributed. Mrs. Ross Mc- Robert taught the group the Trinidadian version of the Lord's Prayer and Elizabeth Revington read the Scripture. The next expedition will be held Monday, April 26, when a film on Brazil will be shown. against four local farmers, Harry Megens, Con. 4 Bid- dulph, Adiel Spriel RR 1 Clandeboye, Hugh Toohey, RR 3 Lucan and Wm. B. Thompson, RR 2 Ansa Craig, when they refused to pay a total bill of $838 for aerial spraying. The farmers claimed that Shamrock salesmen had guaranteed that the spray would increase bean yield by three to seven bushel per acre and would also correct a manganese deficiency, but the farmers could see no increase. Some 40 farmers in all, in the district had used the spray. Some had received the session for the day had been cancelled. However the group was addressed by Hon. W. H. Stewart, well known to most of them. They next visited Canadian E xhibit nearby. Friends shower bride with gifts Miss Victoria Culbert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Culbert, now of London, whose marriage to Earl Richard Schloendorf will take place at the Colborne United Church, London, at 2 p.m. April 24, was guestof honor at a miscellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. Glen Haskett, Lucan, last Tuesday evening. Eighteen Lucan relatives and friends were present. Mrs. Mert Culbert assisted the bride- elect open her gifts. A TV slogan contest was won by Miss Dana Culbert, now of London. Refreshments were serv- ed by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Allan Scott. Mrs. Robert Coughlin and Mrs. John Park. Friends enjoy birthday party Mrs. Al Bromwich of But- ler St. had a busy weekend. Thursday she entertained seven little boys and girls in honor of her five-year-old daughter, Susan. S a tu r d ay she entertained nine little girls in honor of her daugh- ter, Elizabeth's eighth birth- day and to complete the week she entertained Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Bromwich and Mrs. Ivy Hinde and daughter Miss Carline, all of London, for her husband's birthday. Two Lucan residents were among the many car victims in last Saturday's snow storm and slippery roads. Kenneth Hayter, 33, re- ceived a broken hip, which will require at least five month's hospitalization, when his pick-up truck was In a collision with a car on Adelaide St., north of the Thames bridge. The other At a meeting in the Com- munity Memorial Centre Thursday afternoon the slate of officers for 1965-66 of Lucan WI was presented by Mrs. Sheridan Revington. President is Mrs. T. A. Watson; secretary, Mrs. Murray Hodgins; treasurer, Mrs. G. E. Nicholson; dis- trict director, Mrs. Sheri- dan Revington; branch directors, Mrs. Cecil Robb, Mrs. John Park and Mrs. Frank Jolliffe; auditors, Mrs. Stewart Park and Mrs. Jack Lankin; pianist, Mrs. H. B. Langford. Conveners of standing committees: agriculture & Canadian industries, Mrs. Erie Young; home economics & Health, Mrs. Sheridan Revington; citizenship & education, Mrs. Harold Hod- gins; historical research & current events, Mrs. Cecil Robb; resolution, Mrs. Jack Lank in; public relations, Mrs. Alex Young; publicity, Miss Lina Abbott; sick and sunshine, Mrs. John Park; Tweedsmuir history com- mittee, Mrs. Frank Hardy and Mrs. Erwin Scott (typ- ist, Mrs. Murray Hodgins); sewing, Mrs. H. B. Lang- ford; telephone, Mrs. Stew- art park; nominating com- mittee, Mrs. P. 0. King and Mrs. Sheridan Revington. President Mrs. T. A. Wat- son presided for the meet- ing, the motto of which was "Be enthusiastic. It is con- tagious". Roll call was ans- wered by the paying of fees. reiffiiiiNET:::=168106MSESZ DAYLIGHT SAVING Daylight saving for Lucan will begin at 2 am Sunday, April 25 and continue to 2 am Sunday October 31. O'Ima.MEMIMISSIMMIMI driver Gerald Lorne Barc- lay 1'7, of RR 1 Ilderton was treated for a cut forehead at St. Joseph's Hospital and allowed to go home. Meanwhile on Highbury at Concession 14 London Town- ship, Bob Hardy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hardy, accompanied by Miss Char- line Little of Granton ram- med into a car driven by Annual reports were pre- sented by standing commit- tee conveners. Five dollars was voted for a cup for the Music Festival, slated for May 13, 14 and 15. Material for the making of children's aprons for the war Memorial Hospital, was given out. Mrs. Murray Hodgins and Mrs. Stewart Park will be in charge of the collection for the Cancer Society. A short course was discussed and a choice made in the following order: hats, vegetables, lamp shades and window decoration. Plans were discussed for the final euchre. It was de- cided to make it a dessert euchre at 1:30 p.m. April 28. Mrs. Murray Hodgins' contest on poison, which for lack of time had to be post- poned last month, was con- ducted by Mrs. Hodgins, but Lucan nsmellers" were not particularly keen for no one recognized more than five of the 10 poisons. Mrs. Murray Hodgins and Mrs. Erwin were in charge of the lunch. Members busy --small turnout The Lucan Businessmen, who hold their monthly meet- ings the third Thursday of each month, did not realize in time, that the stores would be open last Thursday so, together with the big TV hockey game, there was a small attendance at the meeting, at the Community Centre, Thursday night. Those who were there, ex- amined and discussed the road and parking signs but could do no new business. Peter Bos, accompanied by another teen-ager, which had come out of a lane, unto the highway. All were taken ' ambulance to Victoria Hos- pital. Bob was badly shaken up, Miss Little received fa- cial lacerations and bruises but they were released after treatment. The two teen- agers were more badly in- jured. Bob was on his way to London to pick up his sister, when the accident occurred. The road was slip- pery and the fog made visi- bility almost nil. Right after the accident, another Lucan car came along and had to ditch their own car to avoid hitting the two standing cars. Though the ditch was deep the car didn't turn over but gave the three occupants a bad scare, especially when a truck came along hit the Hardy car and sent it hurl- ing through the air and land- ed it beside them. It was fortunate that Bob and Char- lene had gotten out of their car, for the car is a com- plete wreck and they would most probably have been killed. Try to save area fossils Tourism promoters in Lambton County last week requested the Ausable River Conservation Authority to take appropriate steps to- ward preventing any further destruction of the fossils in and along the Ausable River near Arkona. Freeman Hodgins, chair- man of the Authority, and Robert Love who chairs the parks development by the Authority, both attended a meeting of the Sarnia-Lamb- ton Regional Tourist Council held in the Arkona restaur- ant on Wednesday, April 14. Both are from Parkhill. Hodgins had accompanied members of the council on a tour of the fossil beds in the Hungry Hollow area, about one and a half miles upstream from Rock Glen Park. Fossil expert Mrs. Belle Hall, a councillor in For- est, explained the strong at- traction which the area has for rock hounds. She noted that universities studying archeology in the United Sates made regular trips to the area to discover certain kinds of fossils. Two types are found at Arkona and nowhere else. erhe fossils are strangely shaped rock-like piece s which archeologists say are upwards of two millions of years old", reported Mrs. Hall. "They are priceless things, and should be pro- tected". Concern for the fossils was roused last fall, when at a meeting of the tourist coun- cil Mrs. Hall reported the' road-building machinery h.. been used to take rock from the river-bed, ',rich in fos- sils" and the rock used as fill on a development road being constructed nearby by the Ontario Department of Highways. The problem is complicat- ed by the fact that the fossil area is in both Middlesex and Lambton counties. Love pointed out that the Authority is already plan- ning to acquire property on which a conservation school can be established. This also is on the Ausable River, and could eventually be com- bined with existing park area there. Hodgins stated that the Authority would be willing to sit down and discuss plans for the area. Also vitally interested in the project was the Arkona Lions Club, and the Central- Erie Tourist Council for whom Bruce Cormon, London spoke, has assured the —Please turn to page .5 written guarantees. The judge was W. E. C. Colter. E. D. Bell of Exeter was the farmers' lawyer and C. H. Fee of London repre- sented the firm. Top student wins award Harry Prest, younger son of Rev. and Mrs. John Prest, formerly of Lucan, now of North Battleford, Saskatche- wan, has been chosen the Grade 10 student for the 1965 Jubilee Trip. He was given a choice of Ontario, Quebec, New Brun- swick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or Newfound- land. He has chosen Nova Scotia, with Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island as his second and third choice. He expects to make the trip August 1 to 15. Harry has always been an outstanding pupil. For the last two years his average has been 9'7% plus. His brother Peter is com- pleting his second year at University this year. APRIL 22, 1964 Area students visit Toronto museum WI pick officers, fail to pick poison The weather is not only slowing down area farmers in their bid to get seeding started, but it is also making it difficult for workmen on the Lucan sewer. Most of the area dug up is Shamrock Photo now nothing short of a sea of mud, as this photo indicates.