The Wingham Advance-Times, 1951-09-05, Page 1I
With which is amalgamated the
WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WS
rrie Vidette and Wroxeter News
NESDAY, SEPT. 5th, 1951 Vol. 77-NO. Subscription $2.56 per year; 6e per copy
Premier to Speak
In Wingham Tonight
'Winghani H 4 rw
Wins at C
"Dillon Lady", t
by Currie aneTer
first prize in the
the Canadian Nati
was also second In
class. She was nam
Champion at the bi
1-year,old owned
Wingham}, took
turity class at
Exhibition and
e Standard Bred
*Junior Reserve
show.
Many New
In Rural &It
The first day'a
new teachers assum
rural schools atOn
The newcomers et
who will teach- at,.
Edith Osborne at S
and Olive Thomps0
Culross.
Helen Walker p4 ,,Mrs. Annie
Norman will, be 4ing at U,S.S.
No. 9 and U.S .S. NI Kinloss and
Wawanosh. Phyllisaliaing assumes
her new duties at S,IS,,ICT:e. 3, Howick
as do Jessie Kelsey, at,‘:S. S. No, 6,
Mrs. Erma Bower01 4: S. S. No, 1,
Mrs. Ulah "Hunsteiti.,'.aP S. S. No. 4,
Mrs, Grace Okell ati..p:.p No. 15 and
Mrs, Joyce Polleok S. No. 18,
all in Howick.
Inspectors of Ptib pohools for the
year 1951-52 will lie,g4M, Game and
A. A, Gilroy.
milers
cool found many
g their duties in
-Wingham.
Lucille Pollock
1, Culross,
:No. 5, Culross,
at.S. S. No. 10,
%INGHAM COMPLETES
FIRST PLAYIDOWNS
Defeating the Centralia Flyers at
Centralia on Tuesday evening, the
Wingham Crossett Mercurys won
their second straight over the Air
Force squad and eliminated them
from play-off schedules, This was
the first pair in the loop to complete
their games.
Other games played the same even-
ing saw two upsets in the expected
course of events, for the Southamp-
ton team came from down below to
whip Meaford 2-1 and the Seaforth
nine outpaced Port Elgin 9-3,
,The Wingham team will meet the
winners of the Meaford and South-
ampton Contest in the next round.
Several second games and some of
the firsts were run off in the play-
down series on Wednesday night.
Trousseau Tea
For* Bride=Elect
On Tuesday evening Mrs. Roy Por-
ter held a trousseau tea in honour of
her daughter, Mary Agnes, whose
marriage to Lloyd Townsend took
place on Saturday. The guests were
received by the bride and her mother,/
assisted by the groom's mother, ,•4
The gifts and the trousseau were
displayed by Mrs. Clarence Cantelon,
Mrs. Bill Templeman and Misses
Beth Brydges and Grace Holmes,
During the evening tea was poured
by Mrs. W. B. McCool and Mrs. Ken
Kerr, assisted by Mrs. Calvin Moffat
and Miss Bernice Norman.
Miss Grace Holmes was hostess for
a miscellaneous shower during which
the bride received many beautiful
and useful gifts.
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W. F. Burgman has re-opened his
travel agency service after the annual
vacation, Pending the establishment
of a new office calls may be made to
164, Wingham. 5b
four years• he had been an. advertising
executive with McConnell Eastman
& Co., Ltd., of Toronto..
Mr. Echlin came to our local radio
station on his return from England
after the second war, While overseas,
he made daily translantic news
broadcasts. from London. for the Col-
umbia Broadcasting System. During
the years before the war, he lived in
Europe and wrote for the Toronto
newspapers and MacLean's magazine.
At one time he also headed the Len-
don buread of Time and Newsweek.
Born in Flamboro, Wentwort'i
County, he- attended Hamilton Col-
legiate and the University of Tor-
onto. Surviving are his wife, the for-
mer Beula Smith and two daughters
Mrs. R. B. Stapells and Claire-Anne
Echlin.
FORMER CKNX STAFFER
PASSES IN TORONTO
+In a quiet but pretty ceremony at LADIES
the home of the bride's parents, East
Wawanosh, at noon on Saturday, )raze a e..1:
A rink from Lon n'took the first
September first, Jean Lois, daughter" the" L di "' Tourna-
of Mr. and Mrs. George Deyell, be- ment held on tiles; kroghara greens.
came the bride of Harold Walter Po- last Wednesday' a2ft* noon, capturing was the oldest person present. The
cock, on of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Po- the King Depart* le;iStore Trophy, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
cock. Officiating were Rev. E. G. The nineteen partreipatilig rinks were Don McCallum of Woodbridge was
Lancaster and Rev. Ted Black. Miss
music and Rev. Coyle was the solo- from -.London;
Goderich, the youngest guest, and Mrs. Wil-
eLinton and Winghaan..Winners were limn Neal and family of Richmond Lois Burchill played the wedding ' . • 'Ste't
Hill came the greatest distance.
Mrs. R. G. W ,eees, R. The following officers were elect-
Cherry and-MisWAige4Vilson, Lon- oefd forwi n1g9h52a,m7evsliclooentp,rDesaivdeidnt17ourtou‘nve.
don, 3 wine ,vplugl:9,008; J. A. Mac- of
M. Fortune of Chesley; secre- Donald, Mrs:-.F.4, ;;;;;.. 'Ish, Mrs. G,
S. Alice-11S, Stratfor.„- ins plus 19;, tary treasurer, Miss Jean Wilton of
Wingham; sports,. _convener, Robert
M. ,Thevis-,--Wittgireji-11- wine' .plus-19'; Schenk of AytOtit "tai3le 'eonvM'Yer,
Mrs. J. M. Elliott,Vrs. Fairservice, Mrs, Gowing of CrawfOrd.
Mrs. M. Turner, Clinton, 2 wins plus
16; Mrs, A. Townsend, Mrs. G. Cutt,
Mrs. R. Wheeler, Goderich, 2 wins
plus 14; and Mrs. IP. Price, Mrs. R.
McLeod, Mrs. L, Harris, .Goderich,
2 wins plus 12.
Word has been received here of
the death of Erland Echlin, former
honour carried a bouquet of orchid news broadcaster with CKNX and
gladioli and the bridesmaid peach The marriage of Mary Agnes Por-
ter, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. one time foreign correspondent, in gladioli.
Mr. Norman Pocock acted as
Toronto last Friday. For the past
riage with Keith Leonard Johnston, bride travelled in a navy gabardine
son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Sohn- suit with navy and white accessories, TRAVEL AGENCY
ston, last Saturday,Y'rhe ceremony They will reside in Wroxeter. SERVICE RESUMED
was conducted by Rev, E. .0. Lan-
caster.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore an ice blue nylon mar-
quisette over taffeta With lace inserts
and matching shoulder-length veil
of embroidery net caught by a crown
of seed pearle, She wore a gold neck-
lace, a gift of the groom, and carried
a bouquet of white gladioli and fern.
Mary E. Powell, sister of the bride,
was bridesmaid, and Lloyd Johnston,
brother of the groom, was best man,
The musical background was supplied'
by Mrs. Harry S. White of Toronto.
At the reception on the lawn of
COUNCIL ASKED FOR
COSTS IN ACCIDENT
To the lilting strains of the Wing-
ham band, practicing across the alley,
the Wingham council sat down on
Tuesday evening, to consider the
business accumulated over the past
month,
Present were Mayor Gurney, Reeve
Johnson, Deputy Reeve Adaii, Coun-
cillor Kerr, Councillor Rintoul, Coun-
cillor Cruickshank, and Town Clerk,
Galbraith,
The agenda was a light one for a
change. Some of the topics that crop-
ped up during the meeting were;
Wingham water has been, tested
and found to be Grade I.
Chief Irwin reported that signs
have been placed to enforce the new
'by-law prohibiting the parking of
vehicles within 30 feet of any inter-
section,
The town hall boilers have been in-
spected and found to he in good con-
dition.
Accounts for the past month were
approved for payment.
It was decided that the loan for
improvements to the arena be in-
creased frdm $3,000 (already approv-
ed) to $4,500.
Some people evidently linger too
long in the cemetery after funerals,
according to local cemetery employ-
ees, This often doesn't give the latter
much time to complete their work
before 5 p.lm. quitting time. The
Council will look into this matter.
A lady who fell on the sidewalk
in front of Dr. Connell's office sent
a letter to council claiming damages
for broken glasses and injuries to her
ankle. She also complained about the
condition of the sidewalk at this
point, The committee chairman was
asked to investigate.
Council decided to refrain from
taking any action on the propoa(d
application by the Bell Telephone Co.,
for increased rates. They felt that it
hadn't done any good the last time
the Bell Company jumped their rates.
The meetings adjourned at 9.45 n.m.
ENGAGEMENT
Mr, and Mrs. George Sieling wish
to announce the engagement of their
daughter, Florence Marjorie Wil-
loughby, to Lloyd jacob Humphrey,
son of Mr, and Ms. Win, A. Hump
phreY of Lueltnow,
r
the Marriage to
take place in September, 5*
Time to Smile—
The preacher came along and wrote
upon the signboard: "I pray for all"
The lawyer wrote underneath: "I'
plead foe all."
The doctor added: "I prescribe far
at"
the plain eititeri wrote?
NI' pay for aill"
ENGAGEMENT
The engagement ie announced of
Lenore Winnift•ed, youngest daugh-
ter of Mr. Wm, R. Adams, London,
and the late Mrs. Adams, to Oliver
W. Glenn, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Glenn, Dungannon, The mar-
riage is to take place on September
22nd., at 3,00 p.m. in Chalmers Pres-
byterian Church, Whitechurch. 5x
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
WHILE FIGHTING FIRE
gCharles Blatchford, a member of
the Wingham Fire Brigade, and two
farmers were knocked down by a bolt
of lightning while they were assisting
at a barn fire at Wroxeter South, on
Friday afternoon. Node o the men
were seriously hurt. sfs V
The blaze broke out when lightning
ignited the barn on a farm owned
by Miss Nellie Ball, a nurse at the
Wingham General Hospital. Neigh-
bours engaged in threshing at the
farm of George Griffith saw the bolt
strike and rushed to the scene. They
were able to remove some of the
machinery from the burning building
and called the Wingham firemen.
Though unable to save the barn they
assured the safety of the nearby
house and driving shed. The farm is
rented by George Sanderson and the
loss is partially covered by insurance.
The men were struck when light-
ning hit a tree nearby at the height
of the blaze.
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Adam J. Darling,
Mildmay, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Helen Agnes, to
Harvey S. Ballagh, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fleming Ballagh, Belmore, the
marriage to take place in September.
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—Mr. and Mrs. John Blake spent
several days last week in Toronto,
taking in the C.N.E.
Wingham Crossett' Mercurysdis-
posed of the Centralia Flyers hand-
ily, two games in a row. They now
advance to the semi-finals and will
play the winner of the Meaford-South-
ampton playdowns.
Highlight of the series was Wilf,
Self's three home runs against Cen-
tralia on Tuesday night, one each in
the thrid, fourth and eighth frames.
Final score of Tuesday night's affair
was Wingham 7 and Centralia 4.
Here's a run through of the two play-
down games.
WINGHAM 6 CENTRALIA 0 ..„
Guy Sparrow's pitching arm was
right in the groove Thursday night
and his hurling accounted for eleven
strike-outs. He retired three batters
in a row on strike-outs in the first
frame. Bob Groves brought in the
first run for the locals in the fourth
innings and Gardner scored Groves
in the same frame. Biggest innings
for the Mercurys was the fifth with
four runs crossing the plate. Fred
Templeman started the ball rolling
with a two-bagger'in this frame.
Wilf Seli brought in Templeman
with , a triple. Sparrow scored Seli
with another triple and John Crew-
son's single brought him home.
Crewson scored on a single by Groves
and a two-bagger by 'Roney' Foster.
Wingham--Templeman, 1.f.; -Sell, s.s.;
Sparrow, p; Crewson, lb; Groves, c;
Gardner, 3b; Foster, c.f.; Foxton, r,f.;
Saxton, 2b.
Centralia—McLean 2b; Sasso, c.f.;
Todd lb; Wilberforce, 1.f:; Tun-
stead, 3b; Thornton, p; Jarvis, r.f.;
Sokoloski, c.f.; Kearney, s.s.
WINGHAM 7 CENTRALIA 4
The locale took an early lead in the
first frame when Fred Tenipleman
scored on Wilf Sell's hit. Self Was
the star of the game with three home
runs with his first in the third,
John Crewson also scored in the third
on Bob Groves' hit. At the end of the
third the score was 3-0 for Wingham
and they never lost their lead after
that. SeliV home run in the fourth
frantic brought in Templeman making
it 5-1. Wineberg of Centralia hit a
homer in the fourth for Centralia's
lone tally, Wingham's other two runs
came itr the seventh and eighth.
Crewson tallied in the seventh on
George Weettake'S hit and Self hit
his third homer in the eighth.
Centralia made the round trip twice
in the sixth, Grayber scored ,Thorn-
ton and Wineberg came through to
score Grayber-. Therptort brought In
Sasso in the last frame.
Aitchison was in uniform for Wing-
hair last night for the first time since
he had his finger broken in the early
part of july. However he didn't play,
Winghatn--Ternpientatt, l.f.; Sell, s.s.;
SparroW, p; Crewson, lb.; Groves, c;
Westlake, r,f.; Gardner, MI; Foster,
c.f.; Saxton, 2b.
Centralia—IVIeLean, 1.f,; Sasso, e.;
Thornton, r.f,; Grayer p.1 Willeherg,
Priidenee, 21); Keertiey, 'e.s,; Sok-
olOsiti, c.f.; PanieWich,
PREMIER LESLIE M. FROST, who
will be the chief speaker at a rally in
the town hall, Wingham, tonight.
The meeting is the occasion of the
nominating convention for the Pro-
, gressive Conservative party in the
riding of Huron-Bruce, John W.Ilan-
na, of town, is the present member
for this constituency. Purpose of the
gathering is to name a candidate for
the next Provincial election. Other
speakers on the program will be S.
W. Hanna, M.P.P., Thomas L. Pryde,
M.P,P., L. E. Cardiff, M.P., Howie
Meeker, M.P., J. Fred Edwards,
M.P.P., and Z, Janes, M.P.?,
Pocock-Deyell
groomsman.
For the recetpion at the home of
the bride's parents, the bride's
mother received in a gown of navy
blue lace with matching accessories
and corsage of pink roses. She was
assisted by the groom's mother, wear-
ing wine lace with 'navy blue acces-
sories and corsage of yellow roses.
For a wedding trip through East-
ern Ontario, the bride wore a wine
suit with black accessories and cor-
sage of yellow roses, On their return
the young couple will live in Wing-
ham.
Johnston-Powell: ..74
'74.A lovely wedding took place on the
lasvn of the bride's home, under an
arch of maple leaves and ferns bank-
ed with gladioli, when Della Cather-
ine Powell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert A. Powell, was united in mar-
the bride's home, her mother received
'n navy blue sheer with matching ac-
cessories and corsage of red roses
assisted by the groom's mother in
blue crepe with matching accessories
and a corsage of red roses.
For her wedding trip to Northern
Ontario, the bride wore a navy gabar-
dine snit with navy and pink ACCOS,
series and a corsage of pink roses,
The couple will live in Turnberry, on
the 'sixth lin% on their return,
At the reception on the lawn of
the bride's home, her mother received
in navy blue sheer with matching
accessories and corsage of red 'roses
assisted by 'thegroom's mailer in
blue crepe with matching accessories
and a corsage of red roses.
For her wedding trip to Northern
Ontario the bride wore a, navy
gabardine suit with navy and npilt
aetessories and a eorsage of pink
roma. The couple will live at Turn-
berry, sxth line, on their return,
Townsend-Porter
Roy Porter, Wingham, and Lloyd
Austin Townsend, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold W. Townsend, Wroxeter,
was solemnized in St. Andrew's Pres-
byterian Church, Wingham,. on Satur-
day, September 1st., with Rev. Alex-
ander Nimmo officiating,
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride was gowned in ivory satin
with net overskirt and French lace
peplum. The top was fashioned in a
satin bolero with long lily point sleev-
es and French lace madrian collar.
She wore a Juliet cap with fingertip
veil and carried roses.
Her only attendant was Mrs. Calvin
Moffat, gowned in orchid satin with
matching net headdress who carried
a nosegay of ruffle gladioli and roses.
Mr. Calvin Moffat was groomsman
and the usher was Jack Porter,
brother of the bride.
A reception followed at the home
of the bride's parents, after which the
couple left for a trip to Montreal, Ot-
tawa and through the States. The
DOGS MUST BE
TIED UP.
Dog owners in this municipality are
reminded that all dogs must be tied
up or kept on leash during the sum-
mer and early fall months according
to local bylaw, This by-law will be
strictly enforced.
3. W. IRWIN,
Chief Constable. 5:12b
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
MEETS FRIDAY
The September meeting of the Lad-
ies' Auxiliary to Wingham Hospital,
will be held in the Council Chamber
on Friday afternoon, September 7th.,
at three o'clock. Plans will be made
for the fall work and a good attend-
ance of members is requested. 5b
DANCE AT voraceitootai
A donee will be held in the com-
munity hall at Whitedlitirch on
Friday evening of thia week, Sept,
7th to the Mole of the Junior Fettle-
etle Orchestra, AdMiSSIOik gents 500,
ladies Me. Lunch counter in the
hail. All welcome.
banding at the Royal T
You are welcome at the Royal T
on Saturday night for your dancing
pleasure from 0.30 to Music by
Jack Ilenclerson's Orchestra.
IN TORONTO GAMES
Mrs. C. W, Lloyd and Mrs. A. R.
DuVal took part in the Globe & Mail
doubles in Toronto last Thursday.
They won their first game but were
eliminated in the second round.
ENGAGEMENT
Mr, and Mrs. W. G. Hamilton an-
nounce the engagement of their dau-
ghter, Dorothy Eleanor, to Donald
William Morrison, son of Mr. and
Mrs. D. W. Morrison of Toronto.
The marriage will take place on
September 22nd., in Runnymede
Presbyterian Church, Toronto. 5''
ENROLMENT UP AT
MUD' SCHOOLS
"NEnrolment at Wingham District
High School this year has reached
an all-time high of 328. This is an
increase of 70 over last year's total
of 258, ef.:,
The biggest increase is in the high-
er grades. A breakdown of the differ-
ent grades shows 96 in Grade IX,
which is divided into three classes.
Grade X students total 88, also divid-
ed into three classes. Seventy-two
pupils make up the two classes in
Grade XI. There are only single class-
es in Grades XII and XIII with 33
and 23 pupils respectively. The special
commercial class has 16 enrolments.
One of the causes of this year's
increase in registrations is the clos-
ing of the continuation school at
Wroxeter which added about 35 new
pupils.
It has been announced that Jim
Henderson, who graduated from the
Wingham H. S. last year has been
awarded the Dominion-Povincial Bur-
sary, at theOntario. Agricultural Col-
lege, 'which will provide him with $400
a year while attending O.A.C.
Total enrolment at the Public
School is 353, an increase of about
20 over last year. There are 64 kin-
dergarten pupils divided into morn-
ing-and afternoon classes.
Bride=Elect Honored
Before Marriage
Mrs. George Deyell entertained at
a trousseau tea in honor of her bride-
elect daughter, Jean Lois, on Wednes-
day last week. Guests were received
by the hostess, her daughter and Mrs.
Walter Pocock, the groom's mother.
A sister of the groom, Miss Helen
Louise Pocock, displayed the bride's
trousseau and gifts. Other assistants
were, Mrs. Roy Burchill, Mrs. Roy
Sims and the Misses Ruth Cantelon,
Lois Burchill and Alice,Laidlaw. Tea
was poured in the afternoon by Mrs.
R. J. Currie and Mrs, James E.
Currie and in the evening by Mrs.
Cecil Walpole and Mrs. Gertrude
Allan. Other tea room assistants were
Mrs. George Scott, Mrs, George Mc-
Gee, Mrs. Earl Weitz and the Misses
Dorothy Deyell, Bernice Norman and
Mrs, Norman Deyell.
Mrs. George Scott, cousin of the
bride-elect, entertained in her *home
at a miscellaneous slower and Miss
Vicki Moszkowski and Miss Helen
Louise Pocock entertained at the
home of Mrs, Waiter Pocock at a
personal shower for the bride-elect.
—Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dalglcish of
Hamilton, are staying with Mrs, Thos.
.Brydges of Belgeave.
)( Two of the boys front the CKNX
group have won distinction at the
Canadian National Exhibition, Ward
Allen took first prize in the, Old Time
Fiddlers Contest for entrants 30
years and under.
Mel Lavigne, who recently captured
the all-Ontario title at Shelburne, Won
second in the class for fiddier4 frond
30 to 50 years of age.
RECEIVES CERTIFICATE
NV Miss Ruth tradbUrri, of East Wa-
wanosh, received word last week that
She had successfully passed her
exams, following the six 'week
summer course In English, at West-
ern University, London. With her
credits from Wingham High School,
and from the extension work in
whiter courses from the University
and her four years' teaching ex-
perience, Miss Bradburn is now quali-
fied for her first class permanent
certificate, and commenced her duties
In the senior room of Belgrave School
on Tuesday. Her many friends ex-
tend corigiattilatiOns for her nchle`ve
merit.
THREE INJURED WHEN
CAR HITS BRIDGE
Three Wingham lads suffered minor
injuries on Saturday evening, when
the car in which they were passeng-
gers collided with a bridge spear
Wroxeter. The car, a 1940 Buick
coupe, driven by Arthur Simmons,
struck the railing of Day's bridge,
north of Wroxeter and Gerald Gerrie,
William Waine and W. Taylor, all of
Wingham, were removed to the hos-
pital here. Waine and Taylor were
permitted to return to their homes
the same evening, while Gerrie was
released the following day after ob-
servation.
The car is believed to he a total
loss.
Fortune Family
Holds First Picnic
A reunion picnic was held recently
by the Fortune clan at the Southamp-
ton Park.
Coming from Kitchener, Waterloo,
Woodbridge, Richmond Hill, Gorrie,
Wingham and district points about
75 descendants spent the afternoon
reminiscing.
Joseph Johnston of Southampton
was chairman for a short business
program, It was unanimously de-
cided to make the re-union an annual
affair and to hold next year's on
Civic holiday in Southampton Park.
A vote of thanks was extended to
Mr, and Mrs. J, Johnston who were
the host and hostess at the re-union,
Miss Clara Fortune of Wingham
MARRIED IN ENGLAND
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Seddon
Celebrate 56th Anniversary
FIRST ROUND OVER
gercurys Eliminate Centralia
Flyers in Two Straight Games
LONDON RIN INS
' IOU WENT
ist. The ceremony was performed as follows: - '
under a lawn arch banked with sum-
mer flowers.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride was gowned in white silk
,net with bouffant. skirt and cape col-
lar..... Shewore : reatehirig.„01,bewlength•
tiiittteiTS'''ailir:ed.filWtttieletVadClititt
quet of red roses. Her three-quarter
length veil was of French illusion
caught by a crown of seed pearls.
Attending her were Miss Dorothy
Deyell, as maid of honour and Miss
Helen Louise Pocock, as bridesmaid.
Their dresses of yellow and green
frosted organza respectively were
styled alike, with bouffant skirts and
bertha collars caught with pearls.
They wore matching mittens and bon-
net headdresses and the maid-of-
7 R. Hilliard to Open School
air at Belgrave on frfr ednesday
The Belgrave School Fair is the
big event of next week for this dis-
trict, T, R. Hilliard, associate director
Of extension for the Department of
Agriculture, Toronto, will officially
open the fair on Wednesday after-
noon, September 12,
The parade of children from 21
schools will commence at 1,30 p,m.
and will he followed by sports and
other activities.
A notable..feature of the fair this
year will be the Achievement Day
sponsored by district Swine Clubs in
conjunction with the usual fair day
activities.
Each year the Belgrave School Fair
attracts a larger crowd of interested
attendants who turn out to see one of
the finest fairs of its kind in the pro-
vince. It is expected that this year's
fair will be' the best in the history of
the organization,
On Friday of last week Mr. and
Mrs, Ralph Seddon, of Wingham,
quietly celebrated the 56th anniver-
sary of their marriage. Members of
their family were present at their
home during the day and at a supper
to mark the. event.
Mr. and Mrs. Seddon were married
at Leigh, Lancashire, England, on
August 31st, 1895, by the Rev. Law-
ton. Mrs. Seddon was the former
Mary Partington. They continued
to reside in the Old Country until
they emigrated to Canada and settled
at Wingham in 1920,
The early history of their lives
takes one back to another age indeed,
for both were working by the time
they were eleven years of age. Mrs.
Seddon was employed in a cotton
mill, going to school in the after-
noons. Mr. Seddon worked in a coal
mine, going to school only part of
each week. He continued his work
in the mine for 37 years, until he
moved to this country. When he
arrived in Wingham he found em-
ployment at the Western Foundry
and continued there until nine years
ago.
Mrs. Seddon, who is 81 years of
age, has been an invalid for the past
twelve years, as the result of arth-
ritis, but is still keenly interested in
all that goes on about her. Mr.
Seddon, aged 79, is still most active
and looks after much of the house-
work as well as a large garden, which
is his chief hobby. They are mem-
bers of the Church of England.
Mr. and Mrs. Seddon have three
sons in town: Frank, caretaker at the
Armouries; Ernest, well-known as
master of the Twenty-first Anti-tank
Regt, Band, and Wilfred, who is em-
ployed at the C. Lloyd & Son factory.
There are nine grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren, Mrs. Sed-
don has a sister in Guelph sand a
sister and brother in England,
Best wishes are extended to this
fine old couple for continued happle
fless and good health.
TORONTO MAN JOINS
ADVANCE-TIMES STAFF
The Advance-Times is pleased to
announce the addition to its staff of
Alan Forberg, who will act as sports
editor, and cameraman-reporter. "Al",
as he is familiarly known, has spent
the past year and a half as news
editor of The West Toronto Weekly
and as Globe and Mail correspondent.
Previous to that he was with Hugh
C. MacLean-publications in the same
city. His home is in St. Thomas,
One of the very nice things about
Al is that he brings along with him,
in addition to a pleasant personality,
a lovely big news camera—so we are
hoping to increase the number of
pictures presented to you as the
weeks go by.
Al is a keen golfer and a former
rugby player. He, is also one of
these crack-pots who enjoys news-
paper work (like ourselves) —so be-
tween us we may he able to cook up
something that's worth reading, Oh,
yes, incidentally, he's single,
As time goes by you may find this
same young fellow asking you per-
sonal questions about the names of
your week-end guests, and how long
you folks have lived in Wingham.
As long as you folks give him the
answers this paper should grow
bigger and better.
Pouring Cement
At the Arena
The pouring of Concrete for the new
floor in the Wingham arena com-
menced on Wednesday of this week.
The job represents a lot of work, for
the concrete lutist be puddled down
through the refrigerating pipes of
the artificial ice plant, The mixer has
been set up at the rear of the build-
ing and the mix is wheeled in bar-
rows to the forward end of the build-
ing where the pour was started. Work
will go on without interruption until
the job Is 'finished.
FIDDLERS AT TOP
IN C.N.E. CONTEST