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I WOULD like to start by sending out very special GOth wedding an- niversary grecting to Norman and Grace Heighington.

Norman, who I introduce to you as The Laundry Man, was born on May 19, 1915 in Camrose, Al- berta.

He was born in his home above his grandfather's laundry busi- ness,

Since birth, Norman has been

involved "in the laundry business in some way or another ‘until he retired in 1990,

The Helghington family laundry business goes back four generations, starting in the English district of Sowerby in the county of York.

On May 27, 1862, Norman’s grandfather James Herbert Heighington was born.

At the age of 13, James left home to join the British Royal Navy and, much to his surprise, was put to work in the ship’s laundry.

This really wasn’t his idea of being of sailor, but he soon moved up to become the midship- man.

He didn’t realize that this carly introduction to the laundry busi- ness would play a large part in shaping his later life.

It happened that the Prince of Wales, who later became King George V, was assigned to the same ship as him. The two be- came both shipmates and friends,

In 1892, James, his wife Elizabeth and their son Frank, im- migrated to Canada from En- gland.

They first lived in Toronto but soon settled in Bittern Lake, Al- berla and had two more sons, Herbert and Jim.

The family lived in Alberta for the summers and moved to Flor- ida for the winters to run the Tampa Hotel laundry.

For their work in Tampa, the family was paid $600 in gold. pieces,

They then moved to Wetas- kiwin, Alberia and opened a theatre.

After a fire in the theatre, they closed it and the family opened the first laundry business of their own in 1912 in Welaskiwin.

Two, years; later, they also opened-a: steam laundry in Cam- rose, Alberta. |

Herbert married Sarah Goldie Wilkinson in-Camrose and had six children: Ruth, Olive, Mary, Oliver, William and Norman.

‘He operated a sawmill in Buck Lake, Alberta in the winter and farmed in the summer.

In 1921, Herbert and his family moved to Edmonton where he and: his brother Frank became partners in Superior Laundry..

They had a staff of 35 who were paid between 15-25 cents per hour,

“They made all their own soap

-and bleach to use in the laundry.

Unfortunatsly, Herbert was killed in an accident at Superior Laundry.

‘ Herbert’s wife, Sarah, Hled for

_an 160 acre homestead at Brilton,

Alberta where she and her six children moved.

’ Norman lived there until 1933. At the age of 18, he moved to Ed- monton.

In. Edmonton, he worked for several laundries as well as Cana- da Packers and on the railroad,

He met Grace Rudd while on the railroad on northern Alberta.

She was born in Edmonton on March 21, 1913 to a family of

-nine children.

Norman had a motorcycle at the time and when.he offered a ride to. Grace, she accepted.

‘They. were married in Hd- monton on June 7, 1934 by ajus- tice of the peace.

While in Edmonton, they had five children: Norman, Marilyn, Carol, Shirley and Kenneth,

For a couple of years, they lived on ® farm that proved to be un- successful because of hail and low meat prices,

For 900 pounds of meat Norman sold to Gainers meat packers, he was paid $9.

That spelled the end of farming for them.

In 1948, the family moved to Prince George to open the Prince George Steam Laundry and in 1951 opened Superior Laundry.

They amalgamated with Right- Way Cleaners to become Superior-Right-Way.

Two sons were bom to Grace and Norman: Bryon and John.

In 1963, Norman sold all his in- terest In the business to operale Nor-Bob Logging for two years. “They moved to Terrace in 1965 to buy: Al's Laundry and

Drycleaning from Al and Min- - nie Ponto.

HERE ‘N THERE.

YVONNE MOEN

He bought! a new shirt unit but when he tried to install the unit, it fell through the floor,

They opened a new building in the spring of 1968.

Byron and John took over Time Cleaners and Superior Linen Supplies.

In 1978, they opened Spotless Cleaners in the Terrace Plaza.

They also purchased Richards Cleaners in 1990.

Since selling the business to their sons, Norman and Grace are

‘enjoying retirement from 43 years

years together June 7.

LAUNDRY CLAN: Grace and Norman Heighington celebrate 60

of the laundry business.

Norman was in the business from the day he was born and that’s why we call him The

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