The Huron Expositor, 1962-11-01, Page 5()ONAGER NMI* THE W!EK
Mrs. Au g us t Hillebrecht 'a releeption for about 300 at
spent a few days with her the Co unity Hall the same
granddaughter, Mrs. William evening.
Gibb, and Mr. Gibb, near Strat- The Luther League met in
ford. the church on Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Kist- Cheryl Bennewies read the
ner visited their daughter, Mrs. scripture; Carol Wurdell led in
Jack Walker, and daughters, in prayer, and Pastor Brill led in
Listowel recently. a topic concerning the Refor-
mation. Several hymns were
sung closing the devotional part
with the Reformation hymn,
"A Mighty Fortress is Our
God." Gloria Muegge led the
business. Carole Wurdell, the
secretary, read the • minutes,
and Cheryl Wurdell gave the
treasurer's report. Twenty-one
members answered the roll call.
The meeting closed with the
Lord's Prayer. Recreation was
enjoyed.
Mrs. Lloyd Ffeifer has re-
turned home from Stratford
Hospital, and with Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence, Pfeifer, Monk -
ton.
Miss Rosine Miller has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Rudy
Hehn, Sebringville.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rode,
of Palmerston, with Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Rock on, Sunday..
Mrs. Jean Nichol and Robert
Nichol, of Brussels, with Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Pfeifer on Sun-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Bennewies
and Wanda, of Windsor, with
Mrs. John L. Bennewies. Mrs.
Bennewies returned with them
to spend the winter months
with her family in :Windsor,
Detroit and Ruthen.
Mr. and Mrs.'•"Sam 'Clark, of
Mitchell, with Mr. and . Mrs.
Gary Sholdioe on Sunday.
Mr. Fred Herbert, accompan-
ied by his mother, Mit. John
Herbert, of Mitchell, visited Mr.
and Mrs. John Herbert in In-
gersoll recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hicks, of
Toronto, with their family here
for the weekend.
Mr. William Wesenberg, of
Calgary, Alta., is visiting Mrs.
Charles Ahrens, Mr. and Mrs.
Eli Rapien and other relatives.
Mr. Henry Rock is at present
with his daughter, Mrs. Edward
Ahrens and Mrs. Ahrens, RR 4,
Mitchell, after being with his
daughter, Mrs. William Siemon
and Mr. Siemon, Bornholm. -
The wedding dinner and re-
- held for Melady-
Feeney wedding on Saturday at
the Community Hall here.
Two gold -colored chrysanthe-
mum plants adorned the altar
of St. Peter's Lutheran Church
on Sunday in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. Jonas Dittmer, on the oc-
casion of their ,50th wedding
anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Dittmer
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary on Wednesday with
a dinner for over 50 guests, and
Friends Gather
As Dublin Couple
Wed 40 Years
Mr. and Mrs. James Morrison
were guests of their family at
their home in Dublin on the
occasion of the 40th annivers-
ary of their wedding. A High
Mass of Thanksgiving was of-
fered in St. Patrick's Church,
Dublin, the celebrant being
Rev. R. Durand.
All the members of the fam-
ily were present: Joseph Mor-
rison, Windsor; John Morrison
and Mr. and Mrs. James Mor-
rison and family, of Toronto;
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Morrison,
Waterloo; Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Friedman and daughter, Kit-
chener. Other guests were Mrs.
Thomas Joy, Mr. and Mrs. Pat
Joy, Miss Eileen Joy and Mrs.
James Joy, all of Detroit, and
Mr. Leon Sullivan, Toronto.
The family presented their
parents with an eight -piece
chrome dining room suite. Af-
ter an anniversary dinner, serv-
ed by the family, some of the
party, including Mrs. Morrison,
Sr., left for Kingsville, Ont.,
where• they attended a recep-
tion and dinner in honor of
her brother and his wife, Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Sullivan, who
were also celebrating their
40th anniversary.
c
rich's
One of the oldest business
establishments on Seaforth
Main Street, this week' will
mark the 60th anniversary of
its founding. It was on Nov. 1,
1902, that William .A. Crich
and his brother, Chester Crich,
purchased Culbert's Bakery in
Seaforth. The firm has been at
the same location ever since.
In the 60 years that have'
passed, several generations of
Seaforth citizens have ;known
Crich's as a meeting place. For
more than half a century,
Crich's bread has been a house-
hold word in homes throughout
a wide area.
The Crich brothers learned
the bakery business in Brussels
and the knowledge and experi-
ence they brought to Seaforth
with them was soon reflected
in a steadily expanding busi-
ness. In 1910 Chester Crich
left the firm and established
his own business in Carberry,
Man., which, with his family,
he continues to operate.
W. A. Crich was responsible
for a number of innovations
which today are regarded as
commonplace. In 1920 he intro-
duced rural bread delivery and
soon Crich trucks in summer
and sleighs in winter were
common sights along Huron and
Perth concessions. It was at
this time that the late Charles
Adams began an association
with the firm that was to last
many years. Among the first
to be in charge of deliveries
was Oliver Elliott, now a resi-
dent of Stratford.
Increasing business by 1924
resulted in the erection of a
large two-storey extension,
where labor-saving machinery
was installed to permit a larger
output. During the same year,
extensive alterations were com-
pleted to the store in time for
the 1924 Old Boys' Reunion. A
new fountain was a feature
of the restaurant. Before the
days of mechanical refrigera-
tion, the lfountain was cooled
THE FIRM has no records to prove it, but during the past 60 years many hundreds
of wedding cakes have been baked and decorateyd by Crich's Bakery. Here, John C. Crich,
present owner of the long-time Seaforth business, established in November, 1902, decor-
ated the latest in cakes. Crich's have invited the public to drop in for a visit on Fri-
day and Saturday,, when the firm marks its 60th anniversary in business on Seafbrth's
Main Street. (Expositor photo by Phillips).
with ice, cut at Silver Creek and
Egmondville during the winter
months and stored for use in
the summer.
In 1925 Crich's purchased
from the late J. F. Daly the first
snowmobile seen in the district
to provide faster winter deliv-
ery acrosssnow-blocked rural
roads. The next year wrapped
bread was sold for the first
time.
John C. Orich, who since the
death of his father in 1939, has
carried on the business, began
to learn baking in 1927, and in
1930 graduated from the Trent
Institute of Baking, O.A.C.,
Guelph.
Tragedy struck the firm a
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few years later when in rapid
sequence W. A. Crich died sud-
denly on a train enroute home
from To -onto; Mrs, Crich died,
and on New Year's Eve, 1940,
the restaurant was gutted by
fire.
Reopened some months later
after being completely -rebuilt,
the restaurant and bakery con-
tinued to .,serve the Seaforth
district. In 1946 mechanization
of the bakery was completed
and revolving ovens installed
In 1957 rural service was dis-
continued.
Both • W. A. Crich and the
present owner have taken a
keeninterest in the commun-
ity, and both served, for several
terms on council.
The anniversary occasion is
being observed on Friday and
Saturday, when Mr. Crich looks
forward to seeing those who
accept his invilation to drop in.
NEWS OF WALTON
FEATURE VARIED PROGRAM
WHEN ' W.I. HOLDS FAMILY NIGHT
Institute Family Night was Boy Scouts
held in the Community Hall A meeting was held on.Sun-
Friday evening. Progressive day at Duff's Church regarding
the formation of a Scout group.
It is requested that boys of
the community of eight years
old to 14 give name, age and
birth date to Rev. A. Higgin-
botham as soon as possible.
The Walton branch of the
Canadian Bible Society will
meet in the Walton United
-Church this Friday evening,
Nov. 2, at 8:30 p.m. Mr. J. C.
Thompson, district secretary,
will address the meeting and
present the latest film strips
on the work of the society. All
interested persons are encour-
aged to attend this meeting.
euchre was, played with the fol-
lowing 'as prize winners: ladies'
high, Mrs. Herbert Traviss;
ladies' low, Mrs. Ed. Miller;
gents' high, Gerald Dressel;
gents' low, Stewart Humphries.
Special children's prizes were
won by Gail Traviss and David
Watson.
Gerald Dressel showed color-
ed slides on a trip across Can-
ada, which proved to be very
entertaining, as well as educa-
tional. Mrs. James Nolan thank-
ed Mr. Dressel and presented
him with a gift on behalf of
the Institute. Lunch was served
by the executive, who were in
charge of the evening.
Meat Course
The course on "One Hendred
and Forty-three Pounds of
Meat," held their first class last
Wednesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Torrance Dundas, with
26 members present. Different
ways of cooking meats were dis-
cussed and new ideas and know-
ledge were given, also the va-
lue of meat in .the menu. The
next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs„rtNilbur Turn-
bull. next Monday evening, Nov.
5, at 8 p.m.
'Hold Rally Day
Rally Day was observed in
Duff's 'United Church Sunday
morning with the Sunday School
superintendent, Mr. Martin
'Bann, in charge. Noreen Mc -
Ewing and Jack McCall read
scripture passages and prayer
was offered by Ruth Ritchie.
The sermon was preached by
Rev. A. Higginbotham. 4.in an-
them was rendered by the Sun-
day School children, accompan-
ied by Miss Eileen Williatnson.
COlittratuiptioltlf
CRICH1BY
on the oc rasion of their
60th- Anniversary
MOIR'S CHaCOL:ATE
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Congratulations!
CRICH'S BAKERY
1902 — 1962
MILLER- WHOLESALE
LIMITED
Tobaccos, Confectionery and Sundries
Wingham, Ont.
Congratulations!
•
CRICH'S -BAKERY
on the completion of 60 years'
°business in Seaforth.
ROSE & LAFLAMME LIMITED
Serving the Bakery -Confectionery and Restaurant Industry
since, 1893.
Offices in Toronto and Montreal
We invite you to visit our shop on FRIDAY
and SATURDAY of this week on this our 60th
anniversary occasion, and enjoy an Anni-
versary Cookie with your cup of coffee . .
CRICH'S BAKERY and RESTAURANT
Serving Seaforth and District Since 1902
CONGRATULATIONS
from
SitetwocL9.a.�.e5.f:mi+ea.
the Canadian dairy company which
has been bringing better dairy
products to Canadians since 1903.