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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-12-31, Page 14Page 14 Times-Advocate, December 31, 1974 Lucan Correspondent: Mrs, M.H. Hodlins Phone 227,4714 and ,district news Irish lose only junior start, girls score victory over HP PRESENT OPERETTA — Students at Biddulph Central School presented the operetta "Tom Sawyer" in con- nection with the Christmas concert on December 18 and 19. The cast was different on both nights and pic- tured here are the main characters from the Thursday night performance. T-A photo. Other Changes: The earnings ceiling—that is, the maximum amount on which contributions can be paid and on which benefits can be calculated—is being raised to $7400 in 1975 and to $8300 in 1976, The initial amount of earnings, on which you are not required to contribute, will be $700 in 1975. MAXIMUM MONTHLY CPP BENEFITS Effective January 1975 Retirement Pension $122.50 Disability Pension $139.35 Surviving Spouse's Pension—under 65. . $ 88.31 over 65 $81,67 Orphan's Benefit $37.27 Disabled Contributor's Child's Benefit $37.27 Death Benefit (Lump Sum) $740.00 our Canada erasion n IMPORTANT CHANGES EFFECTIVE 141975 ft Here's good news... for CPP contributors-their surviving spouses and dependent children Recent changes to the Canada Pension Plan will result in substantially increased benefits for 1975 and subsequent years. There are other important changes, too. Some affect people over 65 or approaching that age. Others provide equality for the spouses and dependent children of male and female contributors. These changes may require prompt action or getting advice. So we suggest you read this message very carefully. 1Retirement Pensions Have you contributed to the Plan • at any time since January 1,1966? Are you between 65 and 69? Then you have a choice . Apply now and start receiving your monthly CPP retirement pension. No more need to retire to collect benefits. (Once you start receiving your pension, however, you can't make further contributions to the Plan.) OR Continue to contribute to the CPP and possibly build up a larger retirement pension to commence at a later date. Continuing to contribute is also a way to qualify survivors for benefits if you have not already done so. (When approaching age 70, you should consider applying for your retirement pension because after 70 you may no longer contribute to the Canada Pension Plan.) NOTE: Before making your choice you may wish to seek advice from the nearest CPP office. The staff will be pleased to help you. Are you approaching age 65? If you have made your choice and want your CPP retirement pension to commence as early as possible, you should apply two or three months before your 65th birthday. NOTE: There is no provision for retroactive payment of retirement pensions between the ages of 65 and 69. So if you're in that age group or approaching it, get advice as soon as possible. Do you now receive a CPP retirement pension? As of January 1st, 1975, your pension will no longer be affected by any money you earn thereafter. Equal Protection • for Males and Females. This means that for female contributors, in addition to being eligible for a retirement pension and disability protection for themselves, and a death benefit payable to their estates, as has been the case in the past, their spouses and dependent children are now eligible for benefits as follows: Benefits for Surviving Spouses A monthly pension payable to the widower who at the time of 'the death of the contributor is over 35 years of age, or under 35 years of age but is disabled or has dependent children; that is, a benefit similar to that which has always existed for widows. Benefits for Orphans A monthly benefit payable to unmarried dependent children under 18 and to unmarried dependent children between 18 and 25 attending school or university on a full-time basis. In order for survivors to qualify, the contributor must have died in January 1968 or later and must have contributed for the minimum contributory period, which is three years for deaths occurring before January 1, 1975. Benefits for Children of Disabled Contributors A monthly benefit payable to unmarried dependent children under 18 and to unmarried dependent children between 18 and 25 attending school or university on a full-time basis, where the contributor concerned is in receipt of a CPP Disability Pension. NOTE: In all case!, it is necessary to make application for benefits. If such applications are approved, payments can only be made currently—that is, from January 1, 1975. No payment can be made for any period prior to that date. 14, Health Sante et and Welfare Bienoetre social Canada Canada Marc Lalonde, Minister For assistance contact: Your nearest Canada Pension Plan office Your Canada Pension Plan keeping up with changing times Christmas guests with local residents were as follows: With Mr. & Mrs, Sheridan Revington - Mr. & Mrs. Lyle. Revington, Mr. & Mrs. John Campbell, of Chatham, Mr. Mrs. Jack Marshall, RR 1, Lucan and Mr. & Mrs. Gary Revington, RR 2, Lucan and their families. With Mr. & Mrs: Cliff Abbott - Mr, & Mrs. Arthur Abbott and family of RR 1, Centralia, Mr. & Mrs. Allen Tindall, Wiarton and Mr, & Mrs, Mike Anderson, Lucan, With Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Hotson, Mr. & Mrs. Ed Roth and family of Guelph, Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hotson of Kitchener, Mr. & Mrs. Larry Hotson and Amanda and Mrs. Jack Darling of Lucan. With Mrs. Harriet Holmes: Mr. Mrs. Albert Rusling of Orillia. With Mr. & Mrs. Larry Gibson: Mrs. Evelyn Hall and Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cain and family of Lon- don, Mr. & Mrs. Ken Cain of Sarnia and Mr. & Mrs. Gary Gibson of London. Mrs, Russell Bowman en- tertained the members of her family and a few friends on Christmas Day. Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Cun- ningham, David and Donald, Mrs. ,Alvin Cunningham, Mr, & Mrs. M. H. Hodgins, Mr. & Mrs. E. Wayne Hodgins, and Miss M, Merle Law spent Christmas with Mr. & Mrs. W. Ward Hodgins and family at Vanastra Park. Mrs. Catherine Fischer spent Christmas with Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Stanlake and family, London. Lucan Christmas visitors A MODERN CHRISTMAS CAROL — Unit I of the Granton United Church presented "A modern Christmas Carol" as part of the Christmas Sunday service in the Granton United Church. The play was based on the Christmas Carol but updated for a modern audience with the lead character, Mr. Grurnpet played by Jean ' Tuttle. Shown here is the entire cast. T-A photo. By MIKE WRAITH In the only Junior OHA game, the Exeter Hawks defeated the travelling Lucan Irish by a 9-6 score with five goals near the end of the game. Lucan trailed 2-1 after one period and 4-3 after two but fought back for a 6-5 lead before the Hawk outburst. Craig Gorman and Mike Wraith led the Irish with two goals each while Charlie Frank, Ron Fun- , ston and Mike McIntyre each added singles. Lucan was assessed 19 of 34 penalties in- Holy Trinity Anglican The Service of the Nine Carols was presented in Holy Trinity Anglican Church on Sunday evening in cooperation with Lucan United Church, with Rev. John Hofland, the Rector, leading in the service. The many members of the congregations joined in singing six of the nine carols while the joint choirs sang the other . three under the direction of John Allen, host organist. Readers of the nine scriptures. were Tim Culbert, son of Mr. & Mrs. Merton Culbert, Mr. C. B. Culbert, Mrs. G. G. McKenzie, Mrs. Ewart Madden, Mrs. K,I. Egan, Mr. Bryan Smith, Rev. Ewart Madden and Rev. Hofland. Soloists were Bev Madden, Ann Revington and Brenda Haskett. Uhited Church "The Christ of Bethlehem" was the theme chosen by Rev. Ewart Madden for the Christmas Sunday service, when he told his congregation that "Bethlehem" means 'house of bread,' and turned our thoughts toward thinking of bread as the 'staff of life" as "Christ's body." Mrs .Alex Jones sang A) yt.1 light!" and the choir" under The direction of Paul Kight, B, Mus,,M.A. sang "The Story of Christmas" by Wilson. Mr. Madden voiced ap- preciation to the Banner Making Committee, saying their work made the church more beautiful. United Church Youth Members of the GYPSWY Group of the United Church, entertained members of the Parkhill HiC group on Saturday evening. A "hayride" was en- joyed followed by games and refreshments at the church. On Monday evening the young people went carolling to the elderly and shut-ins of the congregation. Last Tuesday December 17th members of the Lucan C.G.I.T. sang carols to shut-ins and elderly folk of the village and delivered 22 baskets of fruit, cookies and candy. The theme for the Spoken Word on Sunday at the United Church was "The Star . . . Went Before Them". Rev. Ewart Madden told the congregation of the visit of the wise men to the manger. A hymnsing was led by Mrs. Madden and Miss Olive Donaldson, the guest organist, while Paul Knight is visiting his parents in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Sacrament of Communion will be celebrated next Sunday. Pentecostal Three Bible School students were in charge of services on Sunday. Carol Mason taught the adult and young peoples' class, Roger Mason led in the hymnsing and Bill Cochrane brought the message. At the evening service, Bill led the songservice and Roger gave the message, eluding two misconducts and two major misconducts. Sunday, St. Marys defeated Lucan juveniles by a 5-1 score in a game played in Lucan. Scott Anderson scored the lone goal after one period of play as Lucan led 1-0 but the rest of the way was all St. Marys. Sunday in exhibition midget play the visiting Lucan team posted a 9.6 victory over Exeter with Jim Benn leading the way with four goals. Monday night in Ilderton Lucan defeated the home team 5-1 with On Saturday evening the youth group members went carol singing to shut-ins, taking fruit baskets to some of them. Sunday morning Bill Cochrane led in the song service and Joan Lockyer and Marlene Butler sang a duet. Rev. Ray Brewster told his congregation that "as Christ is the centre of the Christmas story, so He should be the centre of our life every day." The evening service was one of candle light and music, with Roger Mason leading the song service. Hugh Rooney, son of Mr. & Mrs, Barney Rooney, has been spending November and December with relaitves and touring Ireland and is meeting friends in Switzerland for the Christmas Vacation. Mr. & Mrs. Alan Hodgins and Ann spent Christmas with their parents, Mr. & Mrs. Don Sutherland of Brinsley and Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred Hodgins, Lucan. Al ,Coccluyt attended4 a eR Christmaetreat last weekend at "Holy Cross Centre" Port Burwell, Leo Giesen of Didam Holland is visiting with the members of the Giesen family over the holiday season. Mr. & Mrs. Howard McDonald, Butler Street, entertained for Christmas and the birthday of his mother on Sunday, the following Mr., & Mrs. Morris McDonald, Grand Bend; Mr. & Mrs, Jack Dickins, Exeter; Mr. & Mrs. Peter Sovereign and family, Lucan; Mr. & Mrs. Howard McDonald and family spent Christmas with the latter's parents Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Longman of Mississauga. Mr, & Mrs. Wm. Park of Oil Springs held Christmas for the Latta family on Sunday, in- cluding Mr. Harvey Latta and son David, Mr. & Mrs. Ken Latta and son Timmy and Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Park. Dr. Ernest Salder, eldest son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Wellington Sadler, formerly of Lucan, is still a patient in Seaforth hospital, Physically he is feeling fine, but his memory is still very poor. Visitors this week with Miss L. E. Abbott included Miss Irene Sadler, a cousin, on Tuesday, on Thursday Rev. John Hofland, bringing a pot of mixed flowering plants from the ACW on Saturday two members from the Lucan and District Lions Club presented Miss Abbott with a beautiful poinsettia and on Sunday Mrs. Robert Jenkins formerly of Lucan called with a large plate of homemade candy for Miss Abbott to treat all her friends, as well as two prayer booklets, Guests with Mrs. Percy Wells, included on Sunday, Mrs. Edna Richardson, Mrs. Doris Kerman Jim Benn again leading the way with three goals while Rick Freeman added two. Thursday the Midgets travelled to Petrolia for their first game in the annual Silverstick Tour- nament and came away with a 5-2 victory with Benn again scoring three while Cecil Nickles and Ricky Freeman added singles. The Ilderton bantams edged out Lucan 4-2, Monday, Ilderton accounted for three goals early in the first period before Lucan replied with two in the same period. The other Ilderton goal was scored in the third period. Calvin McCallum and Kevin Gilmour scored for Lucan, Lucan pee wees squeaked by Ilderton with a goal near the end of the game to defeat the home team 2-1. Paul Wraith and Kevin Duenk scored for Lucan. Friday night Lucan was shutout by Belmont by a 5-0 score. In the lone atom game the visiting Ilderton team defeated Lucan 1-0 in a game played on Saturday afternoon. Saturday the Lucan girls team travelled to Huron Park and defeated the home team by a 2-0 score. Denise O'Brien and Mary Duenk scored for the girls while Brenda Parnall registered the shutout. and Mrs. Bea Fay, and on Monday Mrs. Violet Heb- blethwaite and her son, Mr. Patrick Hebblethwaite, all of London. Mrs. Hebblethwaite is a sister-in-law of Mrs. Wells, Mr. & Mrs. Harold Cobleigh and Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Mayhew and family, (nee Coralyn Donaldson) spent Christmas with Mr. & Mrs. Brent Bamford and family at St. Ives. Mrs. Thelma Grantham of Irving, Texas spent the past week with her father and her brother and his wife, George Jervis Sr., and Mr. & Mrs. George Jervis Jr., Butler St. Mr. & Mrs. William Froats have returned from a four day business pleasure trip to Kemp- ville. Mr. & Mrs. C, B. Culbert and Wayne, and Mrs. K. Egan, were guests with Mr. & Mrs. Frank Egan and family, Niagara Falls, for Christmas and Boxing Days. Thirty-one members of the Ward Hodgins family gathered at the home of Mr. Emerson Hodgins, Cheapside Street, London, on Sunday. Guests were present from Peterborough, St. Marys, Tillsonburg, Vanastra Park, RR 3 Ilderton, Clandeboye and Lucan. Entertain at Christmas Mr. & Mrs. William Froats, their family were: Mr. & Mrs. Dale Froats and children, Mr. & Mrs. Fred Schembri of London and Pte, & Mrs. Paul Melanson of CFB Borden. Rev. & Mrs. Ewart Madden were the former's mother, Mrs. Walter Madden of Waterloo, the latter's niece ,Susan. McBain of London, formerly of Edmonton, Mr. & Mrs. Ted Madden and Miss Vera Vankeulen of Etobicoke. Mrs. David Park, Miss Betty Park and Mr.& Mrs, Dan Mayoof Ottawa, Mr. & Mrs, William Park of Oil Springs, Mr. John Park Jr., Arva, Mrs. H. B, Langford, Mr. & Mrs, John Park and Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Park, Mr. & Mrs. Don Coughlin of Lucan. The Holmes family spent Sunday with Mr, & Mrs. Seen Hamm of Woodham on the oc- casion of their 25th wedding anniversary, Mrs. Frank Jolliffe is spending the Christmas holidays with the Dupuis of Walkerton, formerly of Lucan, and the Vince Moran's of Oil Springs. Mrs, H. T. Bond, Sr, spent Christmas with Mr, & Mrs. Lloyd Gibson of Clandeboye. Mr. & Mrs. A: E. Reilly were holiday guests with their daughter, son-in-law and family, Mr, & Mrs. E trle D. Haist of Ridgeville. Mr. & Mrs. Russell Thompson and family celebrated Christmas on Sunday with Mr. & Mrs. John Bullock and family of Grand Bend. Mr. & Mrs. Gary McFalls and family spent Christmas with the latter's parents, Mr. & Mrs. Willis Hotson of Grand Bend. Mr. & Mrs. Duncan McPhee and family were holiday guests with the former's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Edgar of Alvinston. It was a double celebration as it was also the 80th birthday of their mother, Mrs. Robert McPhee of Petrolia. Mrs. Eldon Hodgson and her daughter Mrs. Rita Cunningham spent Christmas holidays with the former's granddaughter and her husband and family, Mr. & Mrs. Allan Robinson, of New Hamburg and with a sister, Mrs.Albert Beadle of Stratford. HU ....... 41111111110HHIHIUNHUIHMUI ..... HIMHIHUF ...... Ul llllll UUMIU1 llllllll llllll llllll lllllllll Church news Lucan personals - ,