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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
THURSDAY, SEPT. 16, 194
District Weddings
MORLEY-41u= curing the popular' young bride
(By our Bayneld correspondent)
In an all -white setting of early
fall flowers and tapers in St.
James (Westminster) Church,
London, on Saturday, September
4, Mergaret Lillian Burt, daugh-
ter of Mrs. L. M, Burt, Evergreen
Ave,, London, and granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs, F. W. Baker,
Bayfield, became the bride of
William' Edward Morley, son .of
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Morley,
Toronto.
Rev. H. E. 1Vierifield performed
the ceremony and Miss Marjorie
O'Neil, the soloist, sang • "The
Lord's Prayer," and "0 Perfect
The pretty bride is a member
of the 1945 graduating class of cedar, formed en attractive set-
ting on Saturday, September 4, at
twelve o'clock noon, at the home
of Mrs. Wilhelmina Leatherland,
R.R. 3, Blyth, for the marriage
of her daughter, Viola Mary, and
Frank Gordon Raithby, R.R. 1,
Auburn,
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. John Honeyman, Auburn,
arid during the signing of the
register, Misses Laura May and
June Leatherland,s nieces of the
bride, sang "I Love You Truly."
The bride was attired in a
street -length frock of sky blue
jersey, white accessories, and
white bandeau for her hair and
bouquet of Peerless red roses. Her
only ornament was a strand of
pearls, the gift of the groom.
Mrs. Norinan Vincent, R.R. 3,
Blyth, sisten of the bride, was
matron of honor, and chose e
street -length dress of grey 'floes-
ered crepe', white accessories and
white bandeau for hair and cor-
sage of Johanna Hill roses.
Norman Vincent was best man.
, After the ceremony a recep-
tion and dinner was held, Mrs.
Leatherland, the bride's mother,
wore a grey figured crepe frock
with black accessories and cor-
sage of Talisman roses.
A. wedding dinner was served
to 32 guests by Miss Elda Reich-
ert, Zurich, Mrs. William Mc-
Lachlan, Kippen, and Mrs. Earl
Love;' Zurich. The house was
tastefully decorated with pink and
white strearnees, white bells and
gUteM11 fleWera,
Amid showers of good wishes,
the newly-wed couple left for a
wedding trip to Kitchener, To-
ronto, and Lake Simcoe, the bride
travelling in a black and white
check suit, black accessories. On
their return they will reside on
the groom's farm.
Guests were present from To-
ronto, Zurich, Kippen, Blyth, Au-
burn, and Goderich.
The groom's gift to the best
man was a leather belt. The
bride's gift to the matron of hon-
or, was a pearl necklace.
Feted 'Before Marriage
Prior to her marriage the bride
included a shower given by the
members of her graduating class
of St. Joseph's Hospital at the
hoine of Mrs. Gs. Coleman, Gros-
venor St.; Mrs. Frank Morton and
Mrs, Bert Weiler at the latter's
home on Langorth St. and Mrs.
Leonard Smith. and Mrs. Marry
Baker at the former's home on
Smith St. The latter was a joint
shower for Miss Margaret L. Burt
and Miss Vera Pease, a former
Bayfield girl, whose marriage to
Jack Barrows was planned for
September 11.
"RAITHBY—LEATHERLAND
(By our Auburn corresponden )
Baskets 0± gladioli, asters and
St. Joseph's Hospital and the
groom is a lecturer in engineer-
ing on the staff of the University
of Toronto.
Given in marriage by her uncle,
Harry Baker, London, the bride
wore a lovely gown of -white eye-
let organdy fashioned with full
skirt falling into a slight train,
high round neckline and leg
emutton sleeves. Her halo head-
dress held in place a tiered veil
and she carried a bouquet of
Johanna Hill roses.
Matron of honour, Mrs. Bert
Weiler, was gowned in mauve
dotted swiss with picture hat of
white lace and she carried a white
basket of mauve and yellow
gladioli. Four bridesmaids pre-
ceded the bride and matron of
honour down the white -carpeted
aisle. Miss Beverley York, Bay-
field!, and Miss Donna Baker,
London, were gowned in yellow
dotted swiss fashioned with full
• skirts and they wore matching
halo hats and gloves and carried
gladioli in fuchsia and purple tones
in white baskets. Misses Mary
Lou Burt, sister of the bride, and
Roberta Clark, Cleveland, were
junior bridesmaids in green dot-
ted swiss with matching halo
headdresses and they carried
nosegays of mixed flowers.
Robert Morley, Toronto, brother
of the groom, was best man and
elhe ushers were Wendell Perry,
Toronto, A. P. C. Brindle, Quebec
City, and Howard Burt, London.
A reception was held at The
Cobblestone Inn where the bride's
mother received in an attractive
gown of blue crepe with black
accessories and a corsage of pink
rOses. She was assisted by the
groom's mother who chose a gray
suit with black accessories and a
corsage of pink roses and lily -of -
the -valley.
Later the couple left on a wed-
ding trip to Muskoka. For travel-
ling the bride donned a navy
gabardine suit with navy acces-
sories and a corsage' of white
gardenias. On their return they
will reside in Toronto.
• Feted Before Marriage
Mrs, L. M. Burt entertained at was the guest of honour at a miss
?ler home for her bride -elect cellaneous shower given by Mrs,
ranged trousseau tea. Receiving relatiVes and tri@lids ware Pres -
daughter at a delightfully ar- Stanley Johnston, when some 40
'with Mrs. Burt was.5ff., t J, Ont. l•
ran Manse, Hensel, Saturday, don Snell, son of Mr. and Mrs.`
September.l1, at high noon, when
Rev. P. A. Ferguson united in
marriage Leura Letitia, youngest
daughter, of 'Mrs. Sangster and
the late James Sangster, Hensall,
and Victor Stan, son of Mr. and
Mrs. 5, Stan, London.
For her wedding the attractive
bride chose a street -length dress
of light blue wool gabardine wits
black accessories, and -borsage of
American Beauty roses. Her only
ornament was a necklace worn
by her mother on her wedding'
day, the gift of her late father.
Her bridesmaids were her sis-
ter, Miss' Marion Sangster, Lon-
don, and Miss 0. B. Banchue, De- wore a gold bracelet, a gift of
troit, Mich., cousin of the groom. the bridegroom and carried a
The former wore a dress of fawn sheaf of red Peerless roses and
gabardine with black accessories bouvardia.
' •
Burt grandmother of the bride-, I During the evening while Mrs.
R. J. Phillips was playing "The
Bells of St. Marys," a decorated
wagon was brought in by Ross
Sturdy and Larry Perdue. An
address extending best wishes was
read by Mrs. William Govier. The
bride was assisted in opening her
gifts by Miss Evelyn Raithby and
Miss Joan Killough, .After the
gifts had been opened, the guest
of honor made fitting reply. A
dainty lunch was served by the
hoStess.
STAN—SANGSTER
(By our Hensall correspondent)
A lovely autumn wedding was
to -be. Pink and white asters and
e.ssink tapers adorned the tea
table. Pouring tea were Mrs.
Lloyd Scotchmer, Bayfield, aunt
of the bride, Mrs. Robert Clark,
Cleveland, Mrs. Leonard Smith
and Mrs. Harry Baker, London.
Assisting in the tea room were
Mrs. Marshall Griffin, Mrs. Angus
McRae and IVIrs. Carl Garbe.
Showing the gifts and trousseau
were Mrs, Bert Weiler, Miss Max -
lie Smith, Miss Roberta Clark,
Miss Donna Baker and Miss
Syltria 13aker. Door attendant
Wes Mary Lou Burt, sister of the
Other pre -nuptial affairs hon- solemnized in Carmel Presbyter -
Gordon Snell, Westfield. „ The
ceremony was performed at two
o'clock by Rev. W. J. Roger.
The bride given in mdrriage
Suspended Sentence
Fur Zurich Man
by her fatherwore a gown of Austin Baker, Zurich, was given
,
a two-year suspended sentence bY
blush slipper satin. The tided
bodice had a sweetheart neckline
and long sleeves ending in lily
points over the hand. The full
Magistrate A. F, Cook at Strat-
ford recently for stealing two
one-cylnider gasoline engines
valued at $125 each from the De-
peskirtpiu wasnanfda oenenda with af aslhl ionrgt
ways, Stratford,
partrnent of High
almost to the bottom of the skirt, The accused who pleaded guilty,
also pet on $2,000 bond to
wkeaesp the peace, assessed court
Hwehirchfulle-nlednegdthinveail asfh ort embroid-train
ered illusion was held in place costs and told not to change from
his present employment unless he
by a Juliet cap of net end satin
notifies the Stratford police,
embroidered with peer's. She
Baker told the court that, ac-
cornparded by an employee of the
Department of Highways, he stole
the engines on a suggestion made
at a party at his home, One
motor was' sold for $10 and the
accused kept the other.
Asked why he didn't return
them after he realized what he
had done, Baker replied, SI was
soared to take them back."
In passing sentence the magi&
trate pointed out that stealing
from the government is a greater
crime than stealing from others,
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and corsage of better time roses,
and the latter was gowned in
blue aqua with corsage of Ophelia
roses.
The groom was supported by,
his brother, John Stan, Londa
and. John Sangster, brother of
the bride.
For a reception held later at
the home of the bride's mother
in Hensall, Mrs. Sangster receiv-
ed the 35 guests wearing a wine
dress and a corsage of pink roses.
Mrs. Stan assisted, dressed in
black with a corsage of red roses.
A buffet luncheon was served.
The house deconations were in
pink and white, 'while the bridal
table centred the wedding cake.
Baskets of gladioli and fern form-
ed the floral background.
For their wedding trip to De-
troit, the bride travelled in a
green suit with accessories in
black, They will reside in Lon-
don where the groom is a student
at University of Western Ontario.
The groom's gift to the bride
was a strand of pearls; the
bridesmaids, perfume; to the
groomsmen, fountain pens.
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narrow properties. The frontage
of 'the house is approximately
21 feet and cost has been held
to the minimum without sacrific-
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Featuring two bedrooms, bath-
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room and kitchen, the plan ar-
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'Privacy and 00=Am/death-in be-
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' For those who object to use of
the living ;own as a passageway,
the kitchen arrangement, which
provides easy access from the
front to the rear of the hpuse,
may have strong appeal. Use of
the kitchen for this purpose has
been accomplished without de-
stroying its more important fume
tion. The housewife will' appre-
ciate the proximity of the front
and service entrances to the kit-
chen, a consideration which will
save her many steps during meal
preparation.
Under the terms of the National
HousingAet, 1944, financial as-
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wishing to build new houses such
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bridee brisk veneer. The area of the house for estimating our -
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SNELL—RADFORD
Tall ivory standards of gladioli
in pastel shades with fern and
lighted 'candles in ivory candel-
abras adorned the altar of the
United. Church, Blyth, Saturday
afternoon, September 4, for the
marriage of Leona Shirley, only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norinein
Radford, Blyth, to Donald Gor-
Miss Thelma Shobbrook, cousin
of the bride, was meld of honor,
wearing a full-length orchid gown,
styled with the bodice of brocad-
ed taffeta and a full double net
skirt. She wore a matching braid-
ed coronet and carried a cascade
of golden Pernet roses.
Miss Jeanette Snell, sister of
the bi•idegroom, was bridesn-said.
Her gown, which was fashioned
ori similar lines to that of the
maid of honor was fashioned with
maize brocaded taffeta bodice with
matching double net skirt and
braided coronet. She carried a
cascade of Talisman roses. Diane
Radford, cousin of the bride, as
flower girl was in a full-length
bronze green frock of slipper sa-
tin, made with shirred yoke, with
bronze ribbon velvet streamers.
She carried a basket of flowers
in varied hues.
Jasper Snell, brother of the
bridegroom, was best man and
the ushers were William Gibbings
and Alvin Snell. Miss Lois Gresby
played the Bridal Chorus from
Lohengrin, and also accompanied
Mrs. Emmerson Rodger, who sang
"0 Promise Me" and "Because."
FoUowing the usual custom of
the church, Rev. W. J. Rogers
presented the couple with a Bible
on behalf of the Woman's As-
sociation of the church.
The wedding dinner was serv-
ed in the church parlors by mem-
bers of the association. The tables
were adorned with pink and white
BLYTH COUPLE ,
CELEBRATE THEIR,
50th ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs, Blanchard Her-
eington, Blyth, celebrated their
golden wedding at their home re-
cently. During the afternoon and
evening more than 75 friends
called to congratulate this worthy
couple.
gladioli and, streamers in the
same shades. The bride's table
was centred with the wedding
cake. Mrs. Radford, mother of
the bride, received wearing a
printed silk jersey frock with
corsage of American Beauty
roses. She was assisted by the
bridegroom's mother, Mrs. Snell,
who had chosen a dress of black
crepe with printed silk jersey
trim and black accessories. Her
corsage was of Talisman roses,
Miss Frances Hollyrnan, Miss
Elaine Johnston, Miss Verna
Taylor and Miss Doris Gibbings
assisted in serving.
Later, Mr. and Mrs. Snell left
on a motor trip through Northern
Ontario, the bride travelling in a
blue gabardine suit, wool mul-
berry top coat accented with
black accessories. On their res
turn the couple will reside on
the bridegroom's 'farm at West-
field.
Guests were present from Sar-
nia, Goderich, Westfield, Auburn,
Mr. and Mrs. Herrington were
married in Blyth at the home of
the bride's parents, the late Mr.
and Mrs. David McConnell, on
August 31, 1898, Rev. Archibald
McLeari, minister of St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Church, Blyth, offi-
ciated at the ceremony. Follow-
ing di -dr marriage, they took up
farming on the bridegroom's
Yarm nn the kith concession of
Mullett, Township, the one now
owned • by Mr. and Mrs. William
Bell. In 1915 they retired from
farming and bqught the resideuce
in Blyth which they have since
occupied., Until 1938 Mr. Her-
rington was a faithful employee
of Blyth Municipal Telephone
company. They have one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fred (Louise) Somers,
Timmins.
Mrs. Herrington .who was for-
merly Miss Lillian McConnell, is
a life member of the Women's
Missionary Society of St. And-
rew's Presbyterian Church, Blyth,
and for many years was treasurer
of the Wpmen s Asosciation and
a valued member of the choir.
During the First and Second
Great Wars she wes untiring in
her work for the local Red Cross
Society, ,where' her skill as a
seamstress made her a leader of
that part of Red Cross work.
Mr. Herrington, in his 90th
year, is an ardent baseball fan,
and rarely misses a game. An-
other hobby of Mr., Herrington's
is his Large garden, of which he
is justly proud. He does all the
work in it himself, and has most
of his potatoes harvested already.
The celebration commmenced
with an anniversary dinner. Miss
Lawday Young, Londesboro, the
bridesmaid of '50 yearsi ago'was
an honored guest, along withMiss
Barbara Anne Cutt, London; Mrs.
Londesboro, Clinton, and Palm- H. Brown and Miss May McCon-
erston . , nell, Blyth; and Mr. and „Mrs.
Fred Somers, Timmins. The best
Man 'at the -wedding was the late -
Webster McConnell, brother of
the bride. • •
A reception, was held in the
afternoon. and evening. Among s
the many beautiful gifts received.
by Mr. and Mrs, Herrington were
an electric table lamp and a heat—
ing pace from the neighbours.
The couple are both enjoying,
very good health..
LEADING
SALESMAN
The Dominion Life
Assurance Company
Congratulates •
, POCKLINGTON
CLINTON
A•member of its 4948
Production Club.
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Ths detail for electricity froutsil classes of the community
Dear FelloW Citimenst
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. homes, fatOs and industries - all over Ontario, is still mounting.
'Bons ste being uilt, the demand for increased prodaction from farms
is steadily increasing an
industry is pressing forard with plane for
expansion, plans that moan greater production and More Sobs to kegp
It is anticipated that the increase ill demand over the
Ontario prosperous. .
available supPkywill amount to in excess of four million kilowatt
hours per da, and conservation seasuxes have been pot into effect
as of Tuesday, September 14th. These will include reductions in..the
supply for show yindows, office lighting and certain industries,
banning outdoor electrical signs and'in other ways. Emenwith all -
these reductions we will still be short 1,200,000 kilowatt hours pe.r
day tot to insist on more wouldheve a hampering effect on, indastry
and seriously reduce employment.
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Where then can we get the vitally needed ?°5 0113.d
you
and every individu13.1111dro user in.Optario, Sow much should you save?
Take a 60 -watt electric lamp as an example. ?or ever/ 24 hours it
burns, it requires almost oat and a half kilowatt hourg of current.
If every one of the 900,000 Hydro uses in Ontario will save the
equivglent of that much electricity ex (la there will be no need
Everyone must do his or her part. It should be a 24 boar
for cut otfs. . . ,
effort. Turn off every light, switch off every motor or apPliance the
moment it is not needed. Particularly, watch the switches on your
The situation is critical. Full employment must be main.
. electric range. . .
tained and the support of everyhouseholder, every commercial user ap4
every industrial consumer is essential in avoiding tbe waste of
glectricity..
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