The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-05-09, Page 23(Photo by Fred H. Bisset)
MR. ANC/AIRS. W.O. GARiDNER
W�d�t .Easter
4A lovely Easter wedding was was Miss Nancy Anderson,
sollomenized on Saturday April Auburn who sang The Lord's
13` in Dungannbn United Prayer. During the signing of
Church when, Rev. R.C. the 'register, Miss Anderson
McClenaghan officiated, at a sang Ava Maria and We've
double -ring ceremony uniting ,,Only Just Began.
Rosemary Elizabeth Eedy and The Lucknow Legion was
William O. Gardner. decorated , with wedding bells
The bride is the only ' and pink and white streamers.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs..Ross . The bride's mother received
Eedy, Dungannon,- and the the guests wearing a floor -
groom' is the son of Mr. and .length yellow flowered organdy
Mrs. Orval Gardner, Stratford. gown with high neckline andlt
Gold, candelabras cegttered yellow velvet trim, white ac -
with white daisies, large mauve cessories and a yellow rose cor-
-mums and white streamers sage. The groom's mother wore
decorated the church: a mint green crepe with ruffled
Given in marriage by her neckline and a white' gardenia
f___parents, the bride wore a shim- corsage.
mering opulence ligoda floor- The bride's •travelhing
length gown of white satin with costume was a princess style
'square neckline and smocked '•white knit dress, red rose cor-
bodice. A nosegay of roses and
daisies held her cathedral veil
edged with scalloped lace. She
carried a lace covered white
bible with a mauve and white
orchid white streamers and.
stephanotis.
The matron of honour was
Mrs: Barbara Eedy, sister-in-
law of the bride. Bridesmaids
were Miss Martha Eedy, -Miss
Carole Cruickshank cousins' of
'the bride and Miss Patricia
Willert, friend of the bride.
All the bride's attendants
wore identical gowns 'of white
satin crepe with sheer over-
skirts with embossed purple
velvet roses 'and, purple sash.
Each carried a basket of white
daisies and purple babies'
_breath.
Flowergirl Miss Lisa.
-McTavish, •Eganville, wore an
all white satin crepe dres,l, pur-
ple sash styled similar as
bridesmaids. She carried a
basket of miniature mauve car-
nations. Groomsman was
Robert Gardner, twin brot`ber
of the groom. Ushers were .Mr.
Dan Gardner, brother of the
'groom; Paul Eedy, brother of
the bride; and Michael 'Eedy,
cousin of the bride. "
The groom and his atten-
dants wore brown tuxedos with
brown velvet lapel and bow tie,
yellow ruffled shirtsand yellow
boutineers.
Organist was Miss, Karen
Rivett, Wingham and soloist
sage and navy accessories.
After a wedding trip . to
Niagara Falls arid points east
the bride and groom will reside
in Stratford.
The groom is employed at
Cleaver Brook of Canada and
the bride at Stratford District
Co-op.
(Quests were present from
Sarnia, Strathroy, Kingston,'
Sudbury, Ega.nville, Calgary,'
New 'Brunswick, Stratford and'
Goderich area.
The bride was feted with
several showers in Stratford,
Goderich and Dungannon Corn-
munity prior to"her marriage.
Mrs. Eedy • entertainedfor
her daughter at a trousseau tea
the previous Saturday. The
dining room was beautifully
decorated and the dining table
centred with sihver candle
holders and white daisies. Tea
was poured. in the afternoon
and evening by the bride's
grandmothers, Mrs. H. Eedy
and Mrs, Harvey Fuller, Mrs.
Cliff McPhee, _ a_ great aunt of
the bride and Mts. Wilbur
Brown,''LucknoW. Tea. was ser-''
ved by Mrs. Bruce Erskine and
her daughter Mary Jane
assisted by Mrs. Donald
McKenzie, ,Mrs. Jack Eedy and
Mrs. 'Mel'' Dickson in the kit-
chen.
The trousseau and gifts were
displayed , by Miss Martha
Eedy, Mrs. Barbara Eedy.„ and
Miss Patricia Willert.,
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Well, here's your Innocent 441, Silver Fox. They received.
Abroad again. This week me their colours last June from
and me brudder are blasting. up Prince Philip, in'an impressive
the autobahn to Ramstein. ceremony. My brother claims, '
Blasting is the word. As I seriously, that the ' Canadian
mentioned, Germany is squadrons have the best pilots
probably the only country in in Europe.
the world with no speed limit Zoom. Off again to Ramstein
on its autobahns, the where I was plunged into a gay
superhighways. round of parties that would
During the fuel shortage, the make a debutante green with
government applied a limit. envy. But not before I crashed
The death toll • on the roads out for a few hours at the kid
dropped drastically. But the brother's apartment. I had to
government caved in 'to'' an gird my loins for the big dinner
angry lobby from auto -makers and party that night.
and racing clubs and lifted the Like a number of officers, he
speed' limit. lives off the base, in a small
The result is somewhaut„like a village. He pays a little over ,
combination of the In- $200 fora two-bedroom t'mfUr-
dianafolis speedway and low 4 nished apartment. This is sub -
flying over mountains, that is sidized to some extent by 'the
guaranteed to stand your hair service. But rents have soared
on end, 1t not turn it white. in Germany.
My brother is a. good driver, 'On the base, a Canadian,
and he was only idling along Major George Taylor, told me
about 90, But I was slighily un- he pays only $120 for a two -
nerved by his habit of pointing bedroom job.
.out scenery with one hand and My broth had to install
whistling past -a 20 -ton truck everything: stove, fridge, even
with the other.: ' - cupboafds in his: flat. •
E-ven—more hair-raising was Parks? Yes, there are some.
the traffic from behind. Those Liquor is $4.00 for 40 ounces of
mad Teutons zoom up to within the' best. Cigarettes, for those
inches of *your rear bumper, afflicted, are $2.00 a carton.
hang there, then, as' soon as Food and drink at the mess are
there's a chance, flash past you relatively cheap. But nothing
as though you were standing. much else is. The halcyon days
still when our troops on the con -
Personally, I wouldn't drive tinent were living high as lords
" on a German autobahn in are'gone, thanks to German in -
anything, but a fifty -ton tank. nation and the devaluing of the
Arrived at'the halfway mark dollar.
so weak and shaky I. couldn't Change the shirt, shave the
even get a .beer dawn, in the of- whiskers, and off to the mess. It
ficers'. mess. And'that's pretty . was a special occasion, and he
shaky. didn't want me to miss it. A
This was Baden-Soellingen, farewell dinner for a German
home, of the Fourth Canadian , Colonel, Moving to another
Mobile Brigade -Group. There post. German? Yep. It felt
are • three squadrons of CF rather odd to he drinking a
104's, a token force, but a toast to a chap who might have
highly efficient -one. This is been shooting at Me some years
down from .12 squadrons in ago. But this is NATO, remem--
1954T her? There'- were three other
Those remaining are' 426, - ,colonels �_of .the German ., Air
'Red Indian, 439, Tiger; and Force at the dinner. - , bo,
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Most of the others at the
party were Americans, ands, I
was welcomed with all the war-
mth and hospitality for which
Americans are well "knoyvn.
Mrs. Martha Heaton said, "The
Canadians here are the funnest
and nicest Canadians we've
ever met." Brig.Gen. Dick
Merkling, USAF, our host,
stuck me .at. the head table and
introduced me after the food. I
graciously murmurmed that the
food was better, than -last time I
was in Germany.
And wasn't it just. A steak so
big and tender it made one to
drool. Wine flowing freely.
Choice dessert. And a lot of
beautiful women, for eye -
feasting.
Lowest ranking officer there
was a major, and there was
only one of these,. It's a good
thing I look so distinguished or
they'd have turned livid at the
thought of a little old miserable
Flight Loot.iitting at the head
table.
Then it was back to his shack
with the brother, and, a long
evening of reminiscing about
such things as how I used to
diddle him out of his paper -
route money, and the girls we
had tried to steal from each
other, and 'old days in the
REAL airforce, and exhausted
.to bed. One more column on my
trip, if you can stand it'.
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senior citizens
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' The Golden Gate Senior
Citizens of Goderich met in
McKay Hall May 1. ,
Wm. Snyder the president
had charge of the business
meeting.
The minutes of the April
meetings were' read by the
secretary Mrs. Hazel Salter,
Mrs. Larder gave the Financial
report.
There was a discussion on
the bus, trip on May 16 to
Rockton. Any senior citizen
"wishing to take this bus tour
should contact Mr. Snyder.
Next meeting will be May 18
- when members will be enter -';s
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