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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-08-24, Page 9Tiie Wiughain Advance-Time*, Wedne*day, August 24, 19&S HARRISTON RESIDENT MARKS 97tll XEAR Abram Pike, the oldest man in Har­ riston, observed his 97th birthday quietly at bis home on Elora Street, where he makes his home with his son, Harvey, and daughters Ella and Martha Pike. Mr, Pike, who was born in Mark­ ham, enjoys fairly gopd health, al­ though his eyesight and Rearing are failing, He is a member of the Re­ vival Centre Church. / Page Wtaf •■ * * WINGHAM LIONS 4 THURSDAY, FRIDAY, rW i Xtj? M SATURDAY at the Arena 8.30 p.m.—PROVINCIAL OLD TIME FIDDLING-CONTEST to determine Ontario Champion DANCE to the MUSIC of DON ROBERTSON and the RANCH BOYS. Friday, Sept. 2nd 1.15 p.m.—CHILDREN’S PARADE—Prizes for best Davey and Daisy Crockett costumes. Decorated Doll Buggies, Bicycles, Tricycles, Wagons, etc. 2.00 p.m.—OFFICIAL OPENING of WINGHAM’S FRONTIER DAYS. 2.30 p.m.—HIGHLAND DANCING *• ' •- - » 3.00 p.m.—CHOOSING of FRONTIER QUEEN 3.30 p.m.—LOG-SAWING CONTEST 4.00 p.m.—VARIETY CONCERT with FANCY RID- ING and ROPING . - 8.30 p.m.—DOMINION OLD-TIME FIDDLING CONTEST with contestants from all parts of Canada. Saturday, Sept p.m.—FRONTIER PARADE with Bands, Floats, Costumes, featuring Canada’s Outstanding Baton Twirlers, Joan and Barbara Ann Lounsbury. p.m.—Selecting BEST FRONTIER COUPLE in costume of the middle 1800’s. p.m.—INDIAN TRIBAL DANCE by Six Nations Indians. » > y p.m.—AMATEUR CONTEST * p.m.—SQUARE DANCE and STEP DANCE CONTESTS p.m—TUG-OF-WAR p.m. p.m. Contest Winners as guests Wingham the mar-» by Rev, Andrew’s the tra- Nichols-Irwin Vows In United Church A wedding of wide interest took place in Wingham United Church pn Saturday, August 20th, when Marion Elizabeth Irwin, daughter of Dr, and, Mrs. A. W. Irwin, of Wingham, wag united in marriage with Er. William Russell Nichols, of Pittsburgh, Penn., son of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Russell Nichols, of Stratford, Ontario, Rev. D. J. MacRae, of United Church, performed riage ceremony, assisted Alexander Nimmo, of St. Presbyterian Church, and ditional wedding music was played by Harold Victor Pym at the organ. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was lovely in a floor-length gown of white embroidered tulle over satin, worn over hoop and crinoline and falling into a chapel train, with a portrait neckline and matching gloves. A bridal cap of embroidered, tull© held her fingertip veil, and she carried a hand bouquet of white glamellias and stephanotis. Mrs. Richard J. Lloyd, of Wingham, was matron of honor and bridesmaids were Miss Jean Irwin of Wingham, and Mrs. Leonard Ste. Marie, of Mil­ ton. Miss Deborah Grose, of Wing-, ham, was flowergirl. Mrs. Lloyd wore a floor-length bouffant frock of tulip pink embroid­ ered crystalette over pink taffeta and matching bandeaux with chig­ nons of white ’mums. She carried a hand bouquet of white 'mums. The bridesmaids wore gowns alike in floor-length bouffant frocks of tulip pink embroidered crystalette over shrimp taffeta, apd matching band­ eaux with chignons of white 'mums, and carried hand bouquets of white 'mums. Dr. Melville Platt, of New York City, N.Y., was groomsman. Ushers were Dr. Lyall Secord, Dr. Bruce Waldie, Mr. Richard Lloyd and Mr. William Grosch. At the wedding reception held in the church rooms following the cere­ mony, the bride’s mother received guests in a waltz-length gown of grey nylon marquisette over pink taffeta, garlanded with matching French lace. She wore matching ‘accessories with a hat of French shades and a roses. The groom’s length gown of chantilly lace over taffeta in Dior blue, garlanded with applique of opalescent sequins in floral design. She wore accessories of icing blue and a corsage of Talisman roses. Guests were present from New York City, New Haven Conn., Buffalo, N.Y.; Rochester, N. Y.; Saskatoon, Sask.; Toronto, Port Colborne, Lon­ don, Owen Sound and Stratford, For a wedding trip to Berumdaf the bride chose as a travelling costume a navy and white three-piece linen suit, with white accessories and a white orchid corsage. On their return the couple will live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The bride is a graduate of Victoria Hospital School of Nursing and the University of Western Ontario. The groom is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario Schoo} of Medi­ cine. tips in rose and grey corsage of Aristocrat mother chose a waltz- Champion Old-Time Fiddlers FRONTIER BALL —COME in COSTUME if you can Music by Serenade Ranch Gang Famous Six Nation’s Indian Band Canada’s Champion Baton Twirlers A HOST OF OTHER SPARKLING FEATURES f -BARBER SHOP QUARTET CKNX BARN DANCE BROADCAST with Conquering Diphtheria Once the most terrible of all infec­ tious diseases that menace children, diphtheria is being vanquished by advances in medical science. When cases now arise there are weapons on hand to combat the disease—and these are becoming move effective every year. In Canada there was an average of 421 cases a year during the 1948 to 1952 period. Ac­ cording to the Do­ minion Bureau of Statistics, the number of cases last year was, down to 132. More than 80 per cent of all diphtheria cases arise in children below ten years of age. The disease is spread by children or adults who have the disease either with symptoms or without them. The latter person is called a car­ rier. Children are not likely to show many symptoms until the dis­ ease is well established. Then a very sore throat, swollen neck and poor breathing, along with a high tem­ perature, develop. Doctors recommend that all chil­ dren be innoculated against diph­ theria before the end of their first year. Recent scientific reports show that e:<»ellent results are obtained when the antitoxin is given together with an antibiotic. In one study, six patients with acute diphtheria treated with terramycin and anti­ toxin showed no signs of the dis­ ease after an average of 2.3 days treatment. Antibiotics alSo have been used to eliminate the diphtheria germs .from carriers of the disease.