Deepest sympathy is expressed to Andrew SOMERTON, an employee of No. 6 mine, on the passing of his wife Sept 19^th, after a prolonged illness.

Sid RATTFORD, cable inspector with this Company and Mrs. RATFORD returned to the Island during September from a vacation trip to the Canadian mainland and United States cities. While in Detroit, he visited brother Fred who he had not met since 1924. Sid also visited his sister in Toronto, and while in that city attended the Canadian National Exhibition.

The S.S. "Wabana," Captain BAGNELL master, of the Dominion Shipping Company Limited, which had been engaged in the Limestone trade between Aguathuna and Sydney this season, visited here in September and took a cargo of iron ire to Syndey. The "Wabana" has been associated with the ore-carrying trade between this port and Sydney since 1946.

Birthday greetings are extended to the following pensioners of the Company who celebrated the happy occasion in September
Peter KENT, 70 on Sept 1^st
Arch CURNEW, 78 on Sept 1^st
Maurice GORMAN, 93 on Sept 3^rd
James FITZGERALD, 62 on Sept 9^th
Dennis SHEEHAN, 66 on Sept 10^th
Walter BARNES, 50 on Sept 10^th
Obediah BUTLER, 65 on Sept 12^th
Noah POTTLE, 73 on Sept 12^th
John DWYER, 69 on Sept 15^th
Leonard PARSONS, 71 on Sept 15^th
Henry POTTLE, 75 on Sept 17^th
George SOMERTON, 64 on Sept 18^th
Luke ROBERTS, 68 on Sept 18^th
Bern BARRON, 76 on Sept 20^th
Tom CONWAY, 77 on Sept 26^th
Harry MERCER, 80 on Sept 28^th

Dr. Bernard J. EAGAN and family returned to the Island during September, after an extended holiday in Ireland.

The following students who were employed with this Company during the summer months, have now returned to University
John TURNER
Billy SOMERTON
Don SKANES
John CAHILL
Claude BENNETT
George TANSKI
Brian POWER

Congratulations are extended to Mr. A.W. REES, former Mechanical Superintendent at the Piers, and Mrs. REES, on the occasion of their 49^th wedding anniversary on Sept 23^rd.

Donald MORGAN, son of Albert MORGAN of the Construction Department, and Walter HAMMOND, son of Fred HAMMOND, Overman at No. 3 mine, recently entered Queen’s College to study for the Ministry.

The first shipment of coal for this season, arrived from Sydney by the S.S. "Arthur Cross" in September.

The British ore-carrier "Zinnia", although a comparative new comer to the Wabana trade, has been in continuous operation between this port and the United Kindgom since Dec 1951. During that time she made 25 round trips and transported 250,000 tons of iron ore across the Atlantic to our British markets. Captain IRWIN, master of "Zinnia," expects to be continuously engaged in this trade until the end of 1954.

Dr. Jim SQUIRES, a former Bell Islander, now living in Winnipeg, accompanied by his family, visited here in September.

George STONE, son of Eric STONE, Section Foreman in No. 6 mine, and Michael GORMAN, son of Patrick GORMAN who is also employed in No. 6 mine, left for Vancouver during September, to take up residence there.

Edward CLARKE, No. 3 Mine employee, was injured in an automobile accident near Bennett St., Bell Island, on Sept 22^nd and entered hospital in St. John’s.

The Norwegian ore carried "Siredal", employed in the Wabana trade this season, was damaged in an Atlantic crossing in September, and had to proceed to St. John’s for repairs.

John NEARY of the Accounting Department left on Sept. 23^rd to visit relatives in Boston, New York and other mainland cities.

The first March of Dimes campaign, held on Bell Island to raise funds in the fight against poliomyelitis took place during September. The committee reports a successful campaign, having collected approximately $1,200.00.

Miss Nellie FORWARD, former matron at the Company’s staff house, visited the Island in September.

Arch CURNEW, No. 6 Mine employee, who was injured in an underground accident, entered hospital in St. John’s during September.

Miss Ella SOMERTON, formerly employed in the Personnel Department, is now working at Hmilton, Ontario.

Congratulations to James DOHERTY, No. 3 mine employee and his bride. They were married on Oct 2^nd. Also to Vincent and Mrs. DALTON, who celebrated their 4^th wedding anniversary on Sept 20^th.

Congratulations to the following employees, who were visited by the stork in September:
Gerald CONWAY, a girl on Sept 17^th
Leonard KENG, a girl on Sept 18^th
William J. O’BRIEN, a girl on Sept 18^th
Elic STANFORD, a girl on Sept 25^th

The "Blue Peter 11" discharged a part cargo of dynamite for mining purposes, at Dominion pier during the last week of September.

The last of the three mooring buoys used to anchor ore ships, while waiting for convoy, inside the anti-torpedo nets which were placed around the piers, following the sinking of four ships on the Bell Island anchorage by submarine warfare in 1942, was taken ashore at Dominion pier on Sept 23^rd. The buoy moved from its original position near Scotia Pier when caught in heavy Arctic ice coming into Conception Bay during the Spring of 1952, which parted it from its anchor on the ocean floor. The buoy drifted with the ice to the anchorage, where the long mooring chain became entangled in one of the sunken wrecks, where it held fast until released last month and towed ashore by the pier motor boat. The other two buoys had previously been carried away by heavy ice, and were eventually hoisted onto the pier.

Greetings are extended to Jack FARRAR, of the Mechanical Department, and Mrs. FARRAR on the occasion of their 50^th wedding anniversary on Sept 28^th.

Also, Bert STARES of the Accounting Department and Mrs. STARES, who celebrated their 8^th wedding anniversary on Sept 11^th.

Mr. J. T. Lawton, who was born at King's Cove, Bonavista Bay, on October 20^th, 1860, is Bell Island's oldest citizen. In 1890 he graduated from the Royal University of Dublin, Ireland, and from then until 1899 taught school in Northern Ireland after which he returned to Newfoundland. For the next eight years, he taught school at Harbour Grace and from there moved to St. John's to take up a position as Editor of the St. John's Evening Herald. In 1910 he came to Bell Island and eventually joined the staff of the Tenements and Watchmen's Department. On the death of the Superintendent of that Department, he was appointed as its head, a position he held until the date of his retirement on May 1^st. The "Submarine Miner" joins with his many friends in wishing Mr. Lawton many more years of health and happiness.