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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1952-07-09, Page 5MECURYS WEN WOAA LADDER The Mercurys extended their win- ning streak by edging Hanover in that town on Monday night 4-3. The first two innings were the big ones for Wingham with two runs in each frame. Hanover was held scoreless until the fifth, when they got two and another in the ninth. Bud Lott clout- ed a home run in the second and Seli earned three hits for four times at bat. sparrow and Cqtton were both work- ing well on the mound, Sparrow hurl- ing six and Cotton seven. Hanover earned only one hit off Sparrow. Wingham hits totalled seven. Both teams were assessed two errors.*Mi- chanick gained the only Hanover hit, a two-bagger in the ninth, WINGHAM—Templeman, c.f.; Spar- row, p.; Gaull, c.; Crewson, 2b.; West- lake, r.f.; Sell, s.s.; Gardner, 3b,; Hanna, lb.; Lott, 1.f. HANOVER--Strong, lb.; Nickson, 2b.; Cotton, p.; Michaniek, s.s.; Pol- oaki, c.; Wendorf, c.f.; Hickson, If.; 1 Kroft, r.f.; Lawrence, 3b, R H E Wingham 220 000 000 4 7 2 Hanover 000 002 001 3 1 2 MERKS TAKE HANOVER ON ONE RUN ENE Wingham Mercurys won their ball game in an extra innings, last Sat- urday night here, when George West- lake singled to score Lenny Gaull after Lenny had hit a double and stolen a base. • There were several spectacular plays in the course of the game, one of them being West- lake's catch of Cotton's long fly deep in right field and Seli s one hand spearing of Nickson's drive with a man on second. Both pitchers were working well, Sparrow retiring 12 via the strike out route and Cotton 19, Both teams had five men, left on bases. Wingham Templeman, If; Spar- row, .1); Gaull, c; Crewson 2b; West- lake, rf; Seli, ss• ' Gardner, 3b; Hanna, lb;-Fry, of; Lott, sub. rf. Hanover 000 000 000 0— 0 1 2 Wingham ., 000 000 000 1— 1 5 1 WINGHAM MEMORIAL SHOP 'Phone 256 R. A. 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" YOU CAN RELY ON v.v-gpripspAY, grixy 1962 4111•1b11101•1111111110110111111•11MMNIMMMINIMMIIIP Reunion Attended By Over 200 About 200 relatives and friends/ga- thered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bowman, Listowel to attend an the eighth annual Good-Zurbrigg re- to union on Tuesday, July 1, in ' During the program, which Grant Bowman presided over, varied re- marks were given by Rev. arl Zur- members, Discussion was held on having a dance in the early fall, an invitation to be extended to district C,Y,O, or- ganizations to participate, proceeds of the event to go towards the pur- chase of a record player to be used in the recreation ball. An interesting and instructive religious quiz brought the meeting to a close, The next meeting will be held July 27th. O'Krafka-I-lastie Wedding In Gorrie Gorrie United Church was the set- ting for a very pretty holiday wedding of local interest on July 1st, when Audrey Jean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Elastic+, Gorrie, became the bride of Mr. Thomas Louis O'Krafka, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claus O'Krafka, Gorrie. Rev. J. Robt. Watt performed the ceremony amid a setting of orange blossoms, mauve canterbury bells and fern illuminated by tall white tapers. Mr, Richard Carson, was the soloist and sang "The Lord's Prayer," and "Because." Mr. George Gregg presided at the organ, The lovely bride, givenlin marriage by her father, wore a period gown of starlight taffeta, with a bouffant ny- lon net skirt accented by a deep rose- point lace peplum terminating in the train. The fitted bodice had a small pointed collar, taffeta lily-point sleeves and a deep lace shoulder flounce, White lilacs adorned her scal- loped taffeta bonnet and finger-tip illusion veil, She carried a white Bible with catelia orchids and streamers knotted with stephanotis. Attending as maid-of-honor, Miss Phyllis Ford, Gorrie, was gowned in dark French lilac net over taffeta with deep net skirt flounce. Shirred net formed the bodice over which was worn a hello lace jacket with portrait collar. She wore a crownless hat of shirred lace over net with lilac and yellow lily-of-the-valley trim. Match- ing taffeta and lace gloves completed the ensemble. She carried a basket arrangement of mauve gladenias, selel and trailing ivy. Miss Marie O'Krafka, sister of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Wm, Otto of El- mira attended as bridesmaids, wearing similar gowns of net over hello taf- feta with lace jackets. Their hats and gloves were identical to those worn by the maid-of-honor. Basket arrange- ments of yellow gladenias, selel and trailing ivy were carried by both at- tendants. As flower girl, little Ruth Edgar wore canary yellow taffeta with skirt ruffles and scalloped taf- feta bonnet and gloves, She carried a basket of mauve sweet peas. Mr. Boyden lVfcCoag of Stokes Bay was best man. Ushering were Mr. Donald Irwin, of Gorrie, and Mr. Wm. Otto, of Elmira. Following the ceremony, a recep- tion was held in the church parlor. Receiving, Mrs. Hastie wore a navy crepe ,street-length dress with navy lace over petal pink nylon yoke and lace skirt insets, A pink picture hat and gloves completed her ensemble. She wore a corsage of., pink delight roses. Mrs. O'Krafga wore a silver grey faille, street-length dress with lace collar buttons, and skirt trim, Her accessories were navy._ and her corsage was of pink delight roses. For travelling to Algonquin Park and points north, the bride donned a golden wheat suit accented by rows of tiny dark brown buttons. Her ac- cessories were in dark brown and her corsage was an orchid. Those attend- ing from a distance were from To- ronto, Stokes Bay, Trenton, Owen Sound, Galt, Hespeler, and Elmira. Chapleau, Sask., is the centre of area where sodium sulphate, vital the newspaper industry, is found quantity. LUCKNOW DOWNED BY MERCURY SQUAD The Lucknow Legionaires were a. luckless team last Wednesday eve- ning in that hamlet, when they were trimmed 6-1 by a hungry Wingham team. The Mercurys had the power at bat with 13 hits against Luck- now's five. Sparrow, Gardner and Templeman had a field day at bat. Sparrow hit a double and three singles, Gardner also hit a double and two singles, and Templeman hit two doubles. Both Sparrow and Jus- tice fanned nine batters, The final stanza was the big one for the lo- cals with four runs, Jerry Fry, "the modest kid,", played left field, earned a hit on his first trip to bat and made a great catch over the left field barrier with the bases loaded. Wingham 001 000 014— 6 13 Lucknow 000 100 000— 1 5 Car Schedule For Ball Team The fastball club wish to thank all those who volunteered to take their cars for transporting the team to outside towns. The following names are drawn for the remainder of the schedule: July 2nd—Wingham at Lucknow, Don Nasmith and Chas. Hodgins. July 7th — Wingham at Hanover, Gill Miller, Jack Dodds and L. J. Slosser. July 11th — Wingham at Port Elgin, leaving at 6:45, A. D. Mac- William, Ross Hamilton and Jack Heal. July 14th — Wingham at Walk- erton, leaving at 7:15, Wingham Taxi, Mike McPhail and Verne Dunlop, July 18th — Wingham at Port El- gin, leaving at 6:45, Merl, Temple- man, Whitney Grose, and Len Craw- ford, July 23rd -- Wingham at Luck- now, leaving at 7:30, Nels Cunning- ham, Bill Conron and Harley Craw- ford. July 26th — Wingham at Han- over, Howard Machan, Athol Pur- don and Fred Davidson. July 28th— Wingham at Meaford, Al Williams, Bud Cruickshank and Scott Reid, 'Trousseau Tea For Bernice Blake An event of interest took place at the home of Mr, and Mrs. John T. Blake, Frances St., Wingham, when Mrs. Blake entertained at a trous- seau tea in honor of her daughter, Bernice, a bride-elect of the month. Friends coming from Goderich, Clinton, London, Lucknow, Ashfield, Wawanosh, and the town of Wing- ham, numbering over three hundred, were received by Mrs. Blake and Mrs. Johnstone. Displaying gifts and trousseau were: Miss Myrtle Johnstone, Goderich; Miss Hilda Twamley, London; Miss Marion Simpson, Miss Cora Gannett and Miss Caroline Weliwood. Mrs. A. Alton, Lucknow, Mrs. Wm. Field, Mrs. Geo. Cameron, Mrs, H. Machan, Mrs. A, Coutts and Mrs, W. Alton, poured tea. Assisting with the tea were: Mrs. L. Balser, Mrs. E. Blake, Mrs. G. Al- ton, Mrs. B. Alton, Mrs. L. Ritchie, Mrs. W. Wilson, Miss Norma Coutts, Miss Helen Machan, Mrs. H. Webster. Mrs. C. Crozier, Mrs, L. Hasty, Miss Dorothy Blake and Miss E. Alton. Miller Reunion Attended by 51 A very pleasant day was spent on July 1st, at the home of Mr. and Mrs, William MacDonald, Gorrie, when 51 guests gathered for their reunion. A welcome, hung in the maples at the gateway, greeted the guests arriving from Detroit, Toronto, Minden, Col- lingwood and many other places. A highlight was the surprise presen- tation, from the relatives, of a beauti- ful table lamp, with a plant attached and a sum of money in honor of the 40th wedding anniversary of the host- and hostess. The recipients thanktd the donors and stated their apprecia- tion of the kindness shown them. The sports committee planned a full afternoon with croquet, horse- shoe pitching, races, contests and ball. There were also swings for the little ones. After a bountiful supper the guests departed, happy to have been once more together at their reunion. Next year's gathering will be held in the Wroxeter Park on the last Saturday in June. Knox Church Bldg. Fund Over=Subscribed A victory -service of thanksgiving for the fine response to the financial campaign for the building fund for the new edifice, was observed by the congregation of Knox Presbyterian Church on Sunday afternoon, The service, which was held in North Street United Church was conducted by thb minister, the Rev. R. G. 'Mac- Millan. In announcing that a total of $80,- 188.50 had been pledged, the minister stated that one of the highlights of the campaign — in which there were many—was the pledged contribution of $2100 of the teen agers—many of Whom are at school or in part-time jobs. He expressed appreciation of the congregation to Mr. Christie A. Mc- Donald of Toronto, for his inspira- tion and guidance during the cam- paign. $65,000 Objective The estimated cost of the hew church with furnishings is $305,000. Insurance received Was $100,000 and StibacriptiOns before the campaign totalled $50,000, leaving a balance of $65,000 which was the objective of the campaign, King-Pitch St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Gorrie, was the setting for a quiet wedding, when Donna Isabelle, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Fitch, RR 1, Wingham, became the bride of George Donald King ,son of Mr, and Mrs. Garnard King, of Fordwich. The Rev, G. D. Vogan officiated, The bride wore a street-length dress of aqua blue nylon marquisette, fashioned with a fitted bodice and full skirt. Her hat and accessories were white, and, her corsage was of pink roses and white carnations, Miss Maxine Fitch attended her sister, wearing a similarly styled dress of pink taffeta with white accessories and a corsage of white carnations and pink roses, The groom was attended by his brother, Bernald King, The reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, For a motor trip to Hamilton and Niagara Falls, the bride donned a navy gabardine suit, with navy and pink accessories. Mr. and Mrs. King will reside in St. Jacobs. 01111100...1...M.1.101.11100•IMIII. C.17 .0. Meets Ronald St, Marie presided over the regular meeting of the Wingham 1110,C.Y.O. Sunday evening, June 29, at- - tended by 13 members. The chairman of the spiritual committee, Miss Mary Louthe Flach, announced that a rack is to be erected at the roar of the church and religious pamphlets will be placed in it for the use of the par- ishioners. The chairman of the recreational committee enquired regarding the re- creational interests of members, and the erection of a ping-pong table was a popular suggestion, among others. It was decided an enquiry would be made regarding this, with the possi- bility of the assistance of the St. John Berquin Society, which would also have the use of it, Vice-president He- len Ernewein reported 16 paid-up THT,'„ WIN GHAM ADVANCE-TIMES V4040 VWX ....1.1.101•n •••••11000.1.1. Good of Listowel, and Charles Zur- brigg of Safety Harbor, Florida. The oldest gentleman present was Mr. Levi Good Sr., of Blyth, Ontario and the oldest lady, Mrs. W. H. Good of Listowel. The youngest present was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Emke of Elmwood, Ontario. Officers for the coming year were elected as follows: President, Grant Bowman, Listowel; vice-pres., Leroy Zurbrigg, Listowel; secretary, Lloyd Zurbrigg, Listowel;, treasurer, Gordon Zurbrigg, Ford- wich; sports committee, Frank Bow- man, Lloyd Klein, of Listowel, and Gordon Zurbrigg, of Stratford; lunch committee, Mrs, Wilford Iorne, Mrs. Leroy Zurbrigg, Mrs. Victor Hartung, Mrs. Calvin Rocher, O, Wallis. A very interesting program of sports, races, and novelty races was carried out under the leadership of Lloyd Zurbrigg and Ralph Bowman. Rev. and Mrs. Carl Zurbrigg and fam- ily travelled the farthest to attend the reunion, they came approidmatcly 3,000 miles from Peace River, Alberta. Fourteen ocean-going tankers of 14,000 or more gross tons fly the Canadian flag. The third largest telescope in the world is in use at Toronto's Dunlap Observatory, PARTNERSHIP INSURANCE Has proved Its worth many, Many times. CONSULT— • F. 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