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wl hold delayed
Valentine program
The Feb. postponed meeting
f the Lucan WI was held at the
home of Mrs. Sheridan Hevipg,
tee Thursday aftertope, with the
president, Mrs. Frank Hardy in
the ehair and a ,gesed attendance
Present,
Roll W4S aPswerea Paal- ine a rPsielntihn. one could use
KMJlm I.94yer report ,
Rd on the Meeting shd attended
recently in Exeter, for retarded
children,
Mrs, Harold Corbett, it was
reported had consented to be
convener for the public relations
meeting in March,
Mrs, Owen Seward, .area 5
chairman for Home and Farm
Safety, gave her report on re-
cent accidents.
An- invitation from the Cen-
tralia College of Agriculture
Teehnology, to attend the formal
opening eeremonies, March 1,
was read,
Mrs. Ron Crozier, is Citizen-
ship and Education convener con-
sented to attend the convention at
Guelph April 30, May 1 and 2,
Mrs. Cecil Robb was named al-
ternate District Director.
As a money making project
a "Deficit Sale" was planned
for March 9 with Mrs. Ron
Crozier, Mrs. Ira Carling and
Mrs. Wes Atkinson a committee
to make the necessary arrange-
ments,
Mrs. Ira Carling, as resolu-
tion convener took over, with the
Valentine program prepared for
Feb. 15, Valentine cards and
Valentine articles were read and
March figures
hit over $426
Since sending in a partial re-
port on the "March of Dimes",
Feb. 8, the school collections,
the store jars and an anonymous
check have been added making a
grand total of $426.37.
As last year's total was $275,00
the members of the committee
are proud of this year's report
which is as follows:
20 Marching Mothers - $217.43
Biddulph Central School 19.81
St. Patrick's Separate
School 19.14
Lucan Public School - - 19.05
Store jars 4.7'7
Ladies Auxiliary - 5.00
Anonymous 141.17
TOTAL $426.37
Lions looking
into numbers
The regular dinner meeting of
the Lucan Lions Club was held,
last Monday evening in the Ang-
lican Church basement with pres-
ident, Ian Dallas in the chair.
Lions International, to cele-
brate 50 years of lionism, spon-
sored an essay conte s t on
"Peace". The winning essay and
the seven runners up have been
printed in book form. The Lu-
can Lions voted to purchase
copies for the Dicer' Library,
Biddulph Central, St. Patrick's
Separate and McGillivray Town-
ship schools.
';Leale.eAlex Young was named
convener of a committee to look
into the possibility of the Lions
being responsible for distribut-
ing house numbers to everyone
in the village.
The date of the hockey dinner
scheduled for April 1, may have
to be changed, as the convener in
charge, is hoping to be able to
secure a, Toronto Maple Leal
player, as guest speaker.
At the next meeting, March 4,
a number of Mount Brydges Lions
will visit the Lucan branch. Mr,
Robert Cart will be the guest
Speaker. He will be accompanied
by a number of Korean stildentt
from Centralia.
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Mrs, Wes :Hodgins
active in community vi
Area residents
at lIcierton event
Among the 200 who Friday
night attended the 46th annual
Meeting of the Middlesex. School
Trustees end Ratepayers' As-
sociation at Ilderton Were Mr.
Mre, Cliff Abbott, Mr. & Mrs.
Jack 'Murdy, Mrs. A. E. Reilly
and Mrs. Ressell Goddard.
The guest speaker, George
Waldrin, Ontario Assistant Stl-
perintendeet of Education, out-
lined the proposed consolidation
Of elementary and secondary
school boards, in the provinee,
Into county-wide units. Leohard
Knight, AR 3 Grantee, Was elect-
ed president, Themes H Green,
RR 3, Penfield and Lloyd Elliott,
Thorndale, were elected vice-
presidents. The secretary will be
elected later.
:Toronto woman
reaches age 90
Mr. Hiram Thompson, Of Tor-
onto, Spent last weekend With
Mrs: Charles Haggai* and other
Lucan reletives. Mrs. Itorlipsen
was Unable to accompany hitt,
owing to the Serious illness of
her mother, who celebrated her
90th birthday in the OtieensWAY
hospital TerOntO, on Feb, 22.
MISS Lina .Abbott conducted a.
VSlentine contest gter which
interesting ones..
Mrs. Carling spoke on "Roe-
MOW and 'needed a number
Refreshments were served by
wee, Revington, Mee, Hardy
Mrs. :Saward,
Girls hear
missionary
Groups "Sailorettes" and
"Lively Ones" and their leaders
Marilyn Hearn, Nancy Park and
Mrs. Richard Worthington, met
in the United Church schoolroom
for a Japanese supper at 5:30 pm.
Members of the "Dopey Dozen"
group joined them at 7 pm for
the regular CGIT meeting.
A work session was held Sat.
afternoon, Feb. 24, when scrap
books and a quilt was made for
the War Memorial Children's
Hospital and church hymnaries
for the Lucan and Clandeboye
churches were repaired.
At '7:30 the Explorers, leaders
and a few parents and friends
joined the CGIT to hear the guest
speaker, Rev. Donald Orth, a
former agricultural missionary
from Japan.
Mr. Orth gave an interesting
talk to the young people before
showing his slides. He described
what home life was like in Japan.
Mr. Orth was introduced by
Counsellor, Mrs. Worthington
and thanked by CGIT president,
Carol Haskett, who on behalf of
the group presented him with a
sterling silver Maple Leaf tie
tac.
Skate teacher
Mrs. Chapman is completing her
third year as teacher of Figure
Skating at the Lucan Arena.
Last week, Mrs. Russell Bow-
man broke her left wrist when
she fell in her daughter's home.
The Legion has set the date of
March 1 for its public speaking
contest. This year winners will
not have to travel many miles
for the zone contest for it will be
held at the Lucan Legion Hall,
March 22.
Miss Beta Chown of Lucan and
Miss Flo ChOWn of St. Thomas
were weekend guests of Mr. &
Mrs. H. A. Chown of Stratford.
Mr. Roy Hamilton has sold
his service station on Highway
4 at Lunn to Mr. Roy Zinn Of
London. HO and Mrs. Hamiltoh
will be moving to William St.
Exeter, March 1.
Mrs. J. S. Radcliffe, last Tues-
day attended the semi-annualNa-
tional Gift Show et the Exhibition.
Grounds, Torente,
Mrs. Wm. Haskett has return-
ed home after a 16-day visit with
Mr. & Mrs. 0. C. Lillie of Birm-
ingham, Mich.
Did you know you can now get
e two-year Subscription to the
Timee-AdVocate for $e.00? One
Lueanite has hOW taken advantage
of this eaving. If you ere interest-
ed phone 1.alCants correspondent
227,4255.
Rev. E. 0, and mt.% Lancaster
were in Stratford Saturday even-
ing as guests at a dinner and tee
ception honoring Mrs. Dorothy
Phillips, Associate Grand Con-
ductress OES held at Franklin
Court victoria The,
Leiden CUbs were out bright
and early fora successful bottle
drive last Saturday and 14 of
them were able to attend the 'youth
Service in the United Churn,
Sunday.
Mr: t Mrs. Bert thohipson Ate
tended the Bishop-Thompson
Wedding in the Alma College
Chapel, St, There* Saturday,
Feb. 24,
Alter lb days in St. Joseph's
Hospital for surgery, Mrs. Jack
Arnold is able to be Mine.
The many tutatiltes and past..
erg, through Who Were euetozil
ed to checking the time on the
high electric clock on the old
Bank of Montreal, miss it sorely
and hope it, or a new one, will
beMetalled on the new WWII/lg.
the World Pay Of Prayer win
be held in the 'United church at
2 pin, Friday, March 1 with Mrs.
It. M. Weeket oftendaontsgitest
Speaker,
Mra. Steve "Storey spent last
FATHER MCGEE
Lucan native
given honor
Upon completing 50 years as
a Basilian, Father William Mc-
Gee, a Lucan district native,
was honored recently at a din-
ner held at Assumption Uni-
versity, Windsor, by 90 Basil-
ican priests and seminarians.
Father McGee was born Nov.
27, 1888. He taught school for
several years before entering
the Novitiate in 1917.
He is now stationed at La
Pointe "Basilian House of Stud-
ies" at Windsor, and takes ah
active interest in the work of
the apostolate. at Assumption
College.
Having attended the Lucan High
School, Father McGee still has
a number of friends in Lucan
and district.
Former resident
to assist Bishop
Archdeacon Clarence Foreman
of London, who spent his early
life on Beech St., Lucan, and re-
tired as rector of St. John's
church, London and as archdeac-
on of Middlesex, now has a new
job.
With the approval of the dioces-
an sub-executive committee he
has become temporary executive
assistant to Bishop Luxton, for a
period of six months.
weekend with her aunt, Mrs.
William Tideswell of Camlachie
and attended the funeral of Mr.
Tideswell, Monday.
Susan Crozier, 13-year-old
daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ron
Crozier, spent last weekend in
Guelph, the guest of her aunt
and uncle, M. & Mrs. R. Cam-
eron Vance and while there at-
tended the Ice Capades.
Kirkton players
best at euchre
The LOL held its first euchre
last Wednesday evening. In spite
of zero weather, and blustering
snow, players were there from
kirkton, Whalen, Exeter and Lu-
can, making a total of 41.
As for prize winners it Was
kirkton night. High score win-
ners were Wayne Chapel (play-
ing a ladiee card) and Russell
Morrison, Lone hand prizes went
tie Mr. and Mrs. Reber Shiite and
Mrs. Russell Morrison Won the
box of groceries. The next game
Will be Wednesday, March 6.
Rec news
BY .1. E. Bt RT
We had two minor hockey
games here Friday night, both
OMIIA Playoffs.
In the first game it Was Lam-
beth Novice vs Lucan. This was
the second game of a two game
total goal Series. Lambeth won
the first game at Belmont Arena
8-0. The game here ended in a
2 all tie but Lambeth worl the
round 10-2. The other was a pee
wee game, a best of 2 out of
three series. This was the first
game with Belmont. Belmontwoh
1-I. The second and third games
Will be played in Belmont, If
necessary.
There will not be any public
skating here et the centre Sature
day night March 2 because Of a
pee woe tournament which will
last ail clay until 9 phi at night.
in XoVice hockey, Saturday
afternoon Leiden defeatedStOhey-
brook 4...2 and Lambeth knocked
off Dorchester 6-1,
The South Artierieell ""kleeirig
hug" can 'tolerate radiatiott.pow-
erful enough to .kill a Man.
Mrs. Wesley Hodgins 71 of
George St., Lucan after alengthy
illness, passed away at 5t. Mary's
Hospital, London, Feb. 22.
Daughter of the late Mr. &
Mrs. Wellington Haskett, Mrs.
Hodgins was the former Jennie
Mae Haskett. She was born on
Concession 5 Biddulph about two
miles north of Lucan. She spent
her married life on George St.
Lucan. She was a faithful mem-
ber of the Lucan United Church,
taught Sunday School for a num-
ber of years, and belonged to
the Evening Auxiliary. She was
a,past Worthy Mistress of LOBA
387, and a secretary and presi-
dent of the Lucan Women's In-
stitute.
Mrs. Hodgins is survived by
three sons and four daughters,
Joseph of St. Thomas, Bill of
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Donald
K. of London, Mrs. Isabel Cope-
man of London, Mrs. Shirley
Earle of Edmonton, Lorraine
(Mrs, Bruce Stewart) of Kenora
and Beth, (Mrs. Jim Tubb) of
Mitchell, 22 grandchildren and
nine great grandchildren, also
one brother and one sister, Mr,
Joseph Haskett, of Lucan, and
Mrs. Rebecca Marshall of
Emaus, Pere),
Fitieral services were con-
ducted Monday, February 26 by
Rev. G. W. Sach at the C. Haskett
and Son feneral home.
An Orange Lodge service, une
der the auspices of LOBA, 387
was held Sunday evening at 8:3Q
p.m.
Interment was in St. James
Cemetery, Clandeboye. Pall -
bearers included Messrs Reg
Copeman, Rob Bennett, Ron
Barker, Bill Hodgins, Terry Hod-
gins and Don Gorman.
LEGION EUCHRE
The Lucan branch of the Royal
Canadian Legion held a nine-
table euchre in the Legion Hall
Saturday evening.
High score prizes went to Mrs.
William Mathers and Mr. Cecil
Logan, lone hand prizes to Mr.
& Mrs. Don Lightfoot and low
score prizes to Mrs. Harold
Lightfoot and Mr. Harry Bond.
ANGLICAN.
GUILD
The Ladies gnild Met in the.
Parish Hall last Wednesday
afterneen. The. president, Mrs,
Charles Haggar, was assisted in
tne worship service by Mre. key
Egan.
A tentative date Of Saturday,
March 16 has been Set for the
official openipg of the new Bank
of Montreal. As 1,000 invitations
are being, sent out the ladies
groups from the Anglican, United
Church and St. Patrick's 01401,
have been asked to assist with
the lunch, so it was voted at the
meeting to assiet.
The date fel' the Fall Bazaar
was set for Sept. 27 and group
leaders asked to contact their
grow), early for donations.
Blocks for another quilt were
given out.
UNITED
Mr. Ed. 'Melanson presided
at the Couples' Club meeting in
the scheolroom last Wednesday,
Feb. 21. One of the group's re-
cent projects was to secure fold-
ing 009re for the new GE build
lrrg.It waS reported doors tar Pne
opening had been ordered,
The Abbotts led in the eivr011iP
SexVice assisted by Mrs. Fred
Suter end Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Parr.
Mre, Erie Yeunechowed slides
on her trip to California and.
Florida. fainoh was Served.
YOUTH SERYlCE
There was a large attendance
out for the 1.1 o'clock Youth
Service Sunday with EAPIerers,
CGIT, Cubs and attending
in bodies.
MemPers of the 111P were in
charge of the service with Bert.
Walker, David Stanley, 14 ind a
Smith and Pat Smith taking part.
The pastor, Rev. G, W, Sach
epoke on the theme, "Why Be-
lieve in God?"
Hic members assisted in the
music. Nancy Park, Marilyn.
Hearn and Wendy cronkite sang
a trio number.
Hi C RALLY
Following the 11 o'clock sere
Yiee 17 MP members left for
the afternoon and .evening rally
at ayr94 VC. 1.4,,t4q afternoon the
film ff,ThP. Shattered Silence"
(the story of a motorcycle
g4.4g) was :shown, followed by
group discussion and an adult
Ana The Rev. ,George -Pennell),
of Terente spoke en. VC prP,
grenlieg. An neer of recreation,
Melee and, song was enjoyed be,
fore ,enpeler WAS SerVed.
The ,evening program to 8 pm
was given over be "Folk Mao" to
end a long and eejeyeble day,
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
Larry Ditty gf 1c140can Elec-
tronics'' 'helieves it pays to ad-
vertiee. Recently he advertised
two slightly marked colored TV
sets, in thp T-A. One set he sold
and the second is now out on
demonstration.
Sunday
Bowling
Come One CorTie Ali to the
LUCAN LANES
SPECIAL
SUNDAY BOWLING
250 a game
OPEN 12:00 NOON
— MIDNIGHT
Chyrch. meet
Youths at church, rally
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