The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-09-21, Page 24Page 10 A Times-Advocate, September 21, 1972
Lucan
and district news
Correspondent: Mrs. Thomas Emery, Sr,
Architect's sketch of the new Lucan-Biddulph fire hall
MAKING ROOM FOR THE NEW — One of Lucan's oldest buildings is being torn down this week to
make room for a new fire hall. The building shown above is located on the east side of Main street in the
northerly end of the village and housed the Salvation Army barracks back in the 1860's. T-A photo
Jacob Kaschper, owner of Kaschper Racing Shells working on a craft
of his design
Jim Lockyer, Lucan machinist who built the trailers for Kaschper
rating shells
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Would you like to choose
.your own 1973
multiyear licence plats?
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The introduction of MULTI-YEAR automobile
licence plates next year will now give every
owner of a passenger car or station wagon the
opportunity of choosing his or her own
combination of three letters and three numbers
on the payment of an extra fee of $25.00.
All these licence plates will remain in use for at least three years.
They will be issued in the series from AAA 001 to Z 999,
However, some letters and combinations will not be available.
The letters I & Q are excluded in the third position, to prevent
confusion with following numerals. Objectionable letter
combinations are excluded.
Letter groups reserved for government use include ONT for
Ontario Cabinet Ministers, MPP for Members of the Provincial
Parliament, while the series MDA to MDZ is reserved for doctors,
Other groups are reserved for various other uses.
Re-issue of plates during the multi-year period
"Own Choice" plates when lost or damaged may be replaced
with plates bearing the same number or they may be re-issued
to another vehicle owned by the holder of Own Choice plates,
for a service fee of $3,00 in addition to any other registration
fee payable.
BEFORE APPLYING FOR YOUR OWN CHOICE OF LICENCE
PLATES PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION.
Annual registration fee
All owners will continue to pay the annual registration fee for
their vehicles when they obtain their new plates.
Additional Fee for Own Choice Plates
Owners who choose their own licence plates are required to pay
the registration fee and a separate fee of $25.00 for each set.
This fee covers the period during which the plates will be used
(a minimum of three years).
HOW TO GET YOUR "OWN CHOICE" PLATES
The additional fee of $25.00 for each set of plates requested
must accompany your application.
You may apply by letter or send an application form to:
Special Plate Office
Ministry of Transportation and Communications
Macdonald Block
Queen's Park
Toronto 182
Print clearly your name and address, your 1972 licence plate
number and then state your first, second and third,choice for
multi-year licence plates. Do not send your car ownership
permit. Send only the application and th ,.) "Own Choice" fee
of $25,00.
Applications will be processed on a first come, first served basis.
TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT SEND YOUR REQUEST
NOW. If the plates you request are going to be available you will
receive an acknowledgement which will tell you when and how
you may obtain them,
If the plates you request are not going to be available your
payment will be returned with a letter of explanation.
Note: The option of "Own Choice" licence plates is open only
to owners of passenger cars and station wagons,
Letter NuMber Number Number
APPLICATION
FOR "OWN CHOICE" LICENCE PLATES
To: Special Platn Office
Ministry of iransportation and Communications
Macdonald Block
Queen's Park
Toronto 182
(Please print clearly)
Name
Apt, No.
stares
I wish to apply for licence plates with the letters and numbers I
have indicated, I enclose payment of $25.00 for each set of
licence plates requested. Money Order ill Cheque LI
Do not send cash. Make cheque or money order payable to
Provincial Treasurer,
My 1972 licence plate number is
(Please use block letters).
Letter letter
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FIRST CHOICE
SECOND CHOICE
THIRD CHOICE
Ontario
leave blank it you will
accept any number available
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MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, ONTARIO
Hon Gordon Carton, 0,C„ Minister A.T.G. McNab, Deputy Minister
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Hold funeral for
resident of lodge
William Northgraves, passed
away at Strathmere Lodge,
Strathroy, September 16, 1972 in
his 82nd year.
He was the son of the late
William and Hannah Nor-
thgraves, Clandeboye and
brother of Agnes 'Northgraves,
Clandeboye. Also surviving are
several nieces and nephews,
Funeral services were held
September 19, 1972 from the
Murdy Funeral Home, Lucan,
with Rev. W. C. Tupling of-
ficiating.
Interment was in St. James
Cemetery, Clandeboye.
Lucan building boom continues,
plan fire haII,OPP quarters
made it impossible to hold a
conversation • The soft-spoken
Mr. Kaschper suggested that we
talk outside in the warm af-
ternoon sunshine.
"Three shells made by our firm
were used in thd games. Jim
Lockyer made the two trailers
that carried the shells and all the
equipment to Munich." Jim, a
Lucan machinist, was asked to
build the trailers according to
Mr. Kaschper's specifications.
Each trailer carries seven shells
of various lengths, plus all the
necessary equipment required to
operate them.
Mr. Kaschper flew to Germany
August 22nd and 23rd, visiting the
Canadian crews at Olympic
Village, where he found spirits
sang a duet, and Mr. Thornton's
message was the name of Jesus,
the many meanings of His Name
to different people.
The Women's Auxiliary of the
Lucan Revival Center had their
monthly meeting at the home of
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Ferguson, RR
1, Granton. The president, Mrs.
Eileen Currie, was in charge of
the meeting.
The devotional study was on
the theme of Christians being the
many members of the body of
Christ, composing His church.
Ways of working at handwork at
the meetings was discussed,
along with the work for the
coming year. Lunch was served
by Mrs. Ferguson,
Hold reunion
for Law family
The Law family reunion was
held on Saturday September 16 at
the home of Mr. & Mrs. Murray
H, Hodgins, Butler Street.
Members included from Ottawa,
Crampton, Clinton and London,
Weekend visitors of Mr. & Mrs,
Harold Prince were Mr. & Mrs,
Horace Blake, Grand Bend; Len
Gallienne & Susanne, London;
Sheila Prince, Ted Kostecki of
London; Scott Thistlethwaite,
London, England.
Mr. & Mrs. Wilbert Stanley
have returned home from a three
week visit with their son John and
family of Lethbridge. They went
out by bus and returned by air in
time to attend a family picnic at
Arva, While in Toronto they
visited other members of their
family,
Mr, & Mrs. Cliff Abbott have
returned home from a three day
vacation in Manitoulin Island in
a cottage. While there they
visited Mr. & Mrs, Don Abbott
and family.
Mrs. Catherine Fischer caught
her index finger in the wringer of
her washing machine Monday
and required ten stitches.
The Rev. E. 0. Lancaster, New
Hamburg, a former rector of
Holy Trinity Church, Lucan, has
had to give up his work owing to
ill health. He will be moving to his
London home at 474 Ashland
Avenue the end of September.
Mrs. Frances Saward has
returned home after a month's
vacation in England. Mrs.
Saward toured by train all parts
of England. On her return she left
for a week at Sparrow Lake.
Weekend visitors with Mrs.
Catherine Fischer were Mrs.
Gerty Higgs, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas
Thompson and son, and Mr. &
Mrs. Ray Fischer, all of London.
Mr. & Mrs. Archie Sinclair
were weekend guests of Mr. &
Mrs. David Moore and Kevin,
Midland.
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Kennedy
and Debbie spent the weekend at
their cottage in Wiarton, and
attended the fair at Hepworth.
Former Lucanite
dies in Toronto
A former Lucanite, Miss .Eva
Elmina Carter, passed away,
September 11 in the Queen
Elizabeth Hospital, Toronto.
A private funeral service was
held at the Murray E. Newbiggin
funeral home followed by in-
terment in Park Lawn
Cemetery, Toronto.
She is survived by one sister,
Mrs. Douglas (Alma) Kelly and
a number of nephews and nieces.
Miss Carter, who began her
teaching career in the Granton
public school did most of her
teaching in Toronto until her
sight failed. She had been blind
for 25 years.
United
The worship at Lucan United
Church was taken by Rev. W. C.
Tupling. A welcome was given to
members of Irving Masonic
Lodge who attended service. The
sermon "The Pearl of Great
Price".
The church is badly in need of a
C.G.I.T. Superintendent, Leader
of Junior Choir, help in the
nursery and kindergarten.
Anyone interested please contact
Mr. Tupling, Wes Stanley or Ed
Melanson.
Flowers in the church were in
memory of Allan Ready, son of
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Ready of
Vancouver. •
U.C.W.
The Lucan United Church
Women held their 'meeting
Tuesday evening at the United
Church schoolroom, Mrs. Robert
Patterson assisted by Mrs.
Robert Barr was in charge of the
program and continued the study
of Africa.
Mrs. Wm, Froats gave a
synopsis of Lee Holland's work in
Zambia. Mrs. M.H. Hodgins
presided for the business
meeting. Lunch was served by
Mrs. Robert Patterson assisted
by Mrs. G. Froats and Mrs. S.
McLellan.
Holy Trinity Anglican
On Sunday after the service of
morning prayer there was a
private service of Holy baptism
for` Courtney Marie Gunn.
daughter of Dr. & Mrs. G.G.
Gunn of Midland, Ont. She is the
fifth grandchild of Dr. & Mrs.
E.R, Patterson, Lucan to be
baptized in Holy Trinity church.
Next Saturday, the marriage of
Marlene Irene O'Neil to Morris
Euchre for
Sunshiners
The meeting of the Sunshine
Club was held Thursday with
Mrs. Harry Bond Sr. presiding.
Eighteen members were present,
with progressive euchre being
played, convened by Mrs. T.
Emery.
Sr. men's high score, Ben
Kelly; ladies high, Margaret
Kelly; men's lone hands, Mr.
Hebden; ladies lone hands, Mary
McCarthy; men's low score,
George McCallum; ladies low
score, Mrs. C. Rogers.
Mrs. Frank Hardy Sr. gave a
reading entitled "Lazy Man's
Psalm".
By MARY E. SQUIRE
September's Munich Massacre
at the 1972 Olympic Games
shocked the world but hit
especially hard at the heart of
Jacob Kaschper, Lucan. The 37-
year-old designer of three racing
shells used by Canadian oarsmen
in the Olympic games, plies his
craft in a grey, cinder-block
building on the 4th concession of
Biddulph Township on the south
edge of Lucan.
Mr. Kaschper and his two
assistants barely removed skilful
hands from the exacting work on
the shells as we entered the long,
one-storey structure, The heady
fragrance of Canadian sitka
spruce, combined with the
screech of electrical equipment
Stephen Kelly will take place in
Holy Trinity church. Marlene is a
Registered Nurse, the daughter
of Mrs. J. O'Neil. Morris is a
Registered Nursing Assistant,
son-of Mr. & Mrs. M.B. Kelly, St,
Thomas.
Lucan Revival
Center News
Sunday morning the singing at
Lucan Revival Centre was led by
Rick Thornton, Rev. Elvin
Thornton was in charge of the
service, Mr. Thornton's theme
was Love, the greatest of all
graces from God, and the mark of
the Christian.
Sunday evening Rick Thornton
again led the singing. Mrs, John
Armitage and Mrs. E. Thornton
George Miller
dies in London
George Miller, Lucan died in
St. Joseph's Hospital, London,
September 17, 1972 in his 67th
year.
He was the husband of Jean
Stanlake and father of Mrs, Don
(Dorothy) Lietch and Dave,
Lucan,
He is also survived by several
brothers and sisters in Ireland
and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at
the Murdy Funeral Home, Lucan
September n. 1972tic ;h Ise W
C. Tupling officiating, with in
tcrrnent in St. James Cemetery,
Clandeboye.
Pallbearers were Stewart
Cunningham, Roy Hudgins, Jim
Walsh, Bill Niel, Victor Niel and
Xieth Lawless and flower bearers
were Stanley Johnston and Carl
Niel.
high. There he met Dr. Martin
Biels, Technical Director of the
Canadian Association of Amateur
Oarsmen, Who was in complete
charge of the rowing program-
me, The Lucan builder's shells
had proved superior to all others
during the Olympic trials in
Canada, and for this reason were
taken to Munich.
Oarsmen from various rowing
clubs, already in possession of
Kaschper shells, included such
well-known oarsmen as Dr,
Roger Jackson, 1964 Tokyo
Olympic winner, and Jim Walker
and Carl Buelher, Vancouver
Rowing Club. Sixteen oarsmen
from rowing clubs in Hamilton,
St. Catharines, • Toronto
Argonauts, Vancouver Rowing
Club and the University of
Western Ontario formed the
crews,
The Canadian teams were
eliminated in the semi-finals.
Most of the medals for rowing
were taken by the Russians and
the East Germans. Mr. Kaschper :
pointed out that almost unlimited
funds and practice time are
available to athletes in those
countries. Frequent meets and
shorter distances to travel are in
their favour too.
Mr. Kaschper feels strongly
that the reputation of the games
will not suffer in spite of the
Palestinian guerillas' 'murder of
the eleven Israelis,
We asked Mr. Kaschper if he
felt that greater security would
have to be exercised when the
games come to Montreal in 1976.
"Security in Munich was quite
sufficient. It took me an hour to
get in to the Village. At the en-
trance, besides giving my own
name, I had to state the names of
the manager and team-mates of
the Canadian team. Confirmation
by telephone followed. Finally
Canadian officials gave me
approyal to enter for one day.
Even with their approval, I was
stopped and questioned on two
occasions."
Do you believe that the
Olympic Games are worth-while
in terms of world peace and
brotherhood?
"Naturally, what is the
alternative?" he replied.
"I truly believe that in-
ternational understanding can
best be accomplished through
competition and true sport-
smanship." Jacob Kaschper's
earnest, statement is believable
when one observes firsthand the
pride and professional approach
he has to his work.
Building racing shells in south-
western Ontario, far from his
native Germany, may be Mr.
Kaschper's way of showing the
need for one man's un-
derstanding and acceptance of
another.
The building will be 66 feet by 40
feet and will house three bays.
The fire hall costs are shared
by Lucan and Biddulph with
Lucan bearing 60 percent of the
costs and Biddulph 40 percen,t,
The Lucan-Biddulph fire area
covers about two -thirds of the
area of Biddulph township. The
fire committee is made up of
three members from each
municipality.
Biddulph Reeve Wilson
Hodgins is chairman of the group
and Cliff Abbott of Lucan is
secretary-treasurer. Other
members are Reeve Ivan Hearn
and Cecil Lewis of Lucan and
Fred Dobbs and Joe Haskett of
Biddulph.
Inspect OPP Site
Tuesday morning, Lucan OPP
detachment head, Sgt, Sid Daley
visited the site of the hew
headquarters with Robert See of
the Department of Public Works
and Toronto representatives of
the OPP planning branch.
Mr. Archie Kennedy job
superintendent for the con-
tractors, Jabo Holdings of
London showed the layout of the
building on the blueprint. The
overall size will be 35 feet x 83
feet built to face in a
southeasterly direction. The
large general office will have a
reception area at one end and a
lunch room and a large janitor's
closet at the other.
The familiar black 'and white
cars will use a driveway joining
the 4th concession rather than
Main St,
Sgt. Daley said "The decision
to move to new quarters was due
to the expansion of the Lucan
detachment from a 3 man force
at its inception to the present
staff of 15. Facilities have
become too small for our needs at
the present building.
"For the proper functioning of
the force we needed more
space", continued Sgt. Daley
"and this plan is what we have
come up with."
The approach to Lucan from
the south will be beautified by the
additions of the new OPP
building which should be corn-
pleted according to Sgt. Daley the
later part of December or early
in Jan 73.
In addition to many new homes
being built this summer in the
village of Lucan, municipal and
provincial construction will be
taking place in the next couple of
months.
Thursday the first sod was
turned for a new Ontario
Provincial Police detachment
and Monday demolition of ,one of
Lucan's oldest buildings started
to make;way for a new fire hall,
The OPP headquarters will be
built at the northwest corner of
Highway 4 and the 4th concession
of Biddulph township.
The fire hall which will serve
Lucan and Biddulph will replace
the former Salvation Army
barracks building on the east side
of Main street.
The building being torn down
this week is more than 115 years
old. It was used as training hall
for the Lucan Blazers, a battalion
in the Fenian Raids of 4366-67.
The contract for the new fire
hall was tentatively let to Peter
Buren Construction of Lambeth.
Lucan church news
Lucan made racing shells
used in '72 Olympic games