Congratulations to the following employees, on the occasion of their wedding anniversaries in April:
Mr. and Mrs. Leo FOWLER, 23 years on Apr 22^nd
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon PHELAN, 20 years on Apr 18^th
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald REES, 2 years on Apr 10^th

Congratulations to the following pensioners on the occasion of their birthdays:
Michael J. SWEENEY, 87 on April 8^th
Henry PARSONS, 88 on April 26^th
Mark GOSSE, 71 on April 16^th
William PURCELL, 68 on April 12^th
Dennis MURPHY, 82 on May 31^st
Joseph PARSONS, 80 on May 10^th
Peter FOWLER, 76 on May 27^th
John GUNN, 72 on May 25^th
Mike HICKEY, 69 on May 25^th
Harvey KITCHEN, 69 on May 20^th

Deepest sympathy is extended to the relatives of the following people who recently died:
Mrs. James NORMORE, Beach Hill, Bell Island, who passed away on May 24^th
Francis PYNN, the Front, Bell Island, who was accidentally burnt to death on May 16^th in his 3^rd year
Billy KING, Scotia No. 1, Bell Island, who was accidentally drowned on May 16^th, in his 7^th year
Mrs. Bridget SKANES, East End, Bell Island, who passed away during the month of May, in her 68^th year.
Mr. James BREWER, who passed away at Grate’s Cove, Newfoundland, on May 15^th in his 80^th year

Sympathy is also extended to Mr. and Mrs. George HUTCHINGS, Dominion No. 1, Bell Island, on the death of their daughter, who passed away recently, in her 12^th

Congratulations to the following employees who were visited by the stork in May:
John JACKMAN, a son, on May 10^th
Edmund HEDDS, a daughter on the 12^th
Gerald PENNEY, a daughter on the 14^th
Stan CANTWELL, a son on the 14^th

The following engagements have been announcned:
Joe PENNEY - Joe is the well known goalie with the Bell Island Senior All-Star hockey team.
Miss Mary NORRIS - Miss NORRIS is employed as a telephone operator with the Company
Donald CLARKE - Don is presently employed with the Engineering Department. He graduated at the Convocation exercises of Memorial University in May, with a Bachelor of Science degree.

Ray CLEMENTS and George REES, teenagers from Lance Cove, Bell Island, were marooned on Kelly’s Island for two days recently.

The two boys, who were lobster fishing in the area, were unable to return from the island in their small boat, because of heavy northeast winds. They were rescued by the Company’s pilot yacht in charge of Captain James BUNGAY and Chief Pilot Captain George YARN and were none the worse for the experience.

The three men, Vincent McGRATH, John McGRATH and Bill RYAN, all from Dominion No. 1, Bell Island, who were reported missing on Tuesday evening when they failed to return from a boating trip in Conception Bay, turned up safely Wednesday morning.

The trio who had put out from Freshwater Cove, East End, Tuesday morning, in a 10 ft flat bottom boat, were far out in Conception Bay, when a thick blanket of fog suddenly covered Conception Bay. Realizing that they might have difficulty in returning to Bell Island, the men found the way to Bauline where they put up for the night.

No communication was received from them during the night and fears for their safety were felt by relatives here.

Bell Island is to have a new ballpark, work on its construction started on May 10^th. The new ballpark is a community project.

Equipment for grading and filling the area is loaned by Dominion Wabana Ore Division, Enterprise Construction Company, M.A. ROSE and the Department of Highways.

Each weekend, since the project got underway, the following Bell Island citizens have donated their time and skill to operate equipment in this worthy community project: Richard PENNEY, Pat EZEKIEL, William CAHILL, Gerald NORMORE, Brendan PERLE, Lou CAHILL, Levi WHELAN and Fred TUCKER.

The Works manager, Mr. V.J. SOUTHEY and Services Manager, Mr. P.T. MURPHY, who is a former Bell Island athlete, were on hand to see the new ballpark get under way.

The Superintendent of No. 4 Slope, Roy PADDON, a comparative newcomer to this community, was also on hand for the start of the project and has been present each weekend to give active support to the effort.

Bell Island possesses a first class cinder track, but a ballpark has been one of the outstanding sport needs here during recent years.

The new ballpark is a notable undertaking. It will be approximately 400 sq ft. and it is hoped that a means can be found to raise the necessary money to surround the area with a suitable fence and to install grandstands in the near future.

The baseball committee, which started through a Sports Commission that was organized here last year is responsible for getting the project underway and it is hoped that they get the full support of every citizen in this community.