Greetings are extended to the following employees on the occasion of their Birthdays during the month of November
Pensioner John DWYER, 85 on Nov 20^th
Pensioner John McLEAN, 75 on Nov 20^th
Pensioner Thomas KAVANAGH, 80 on Nov 3^rd
Pensioner Nath SHEPPARD, 76 on Nov 19^th
Pensioner George CURTIS, 74 on Nov 29^th
Pensioner David NOLAN, 69 on Nov 20^th
Pensioner Tim SNOW, 72 on Nov 20^th
Pensioner Mike MURPHY, 71 on Nov 20^th
Pensioner Ben PENNEY, 73 on Nov 13^th
Pensioner Allan PARSONS, 69 on Nov 5^th
Pensioner Patrick MILLER, 65 on Nov 3^rd

On the Sick List

Ronald PENNEY, No. 3 Slope, entered hospital recently

Frank Jarvis, is confined to his home with a foot injury received in a non-plant accident.

Tony, eleven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred BRYAN, underwent an operation for tonsillitis during November

Pensioner Fred NEWTON is receiving treatment at a St. John’s hospital

Tom BROWN, has been under the doctor’s care during the past few weeks

Mose HIGGINS, Shops Department, has recovered sufficiently to return to work

Gordon, twelve-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles CAREWE, is home from hospital

Nath SMITH is home from hospital following an operation and feeling better

Granville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter PITTS, has the cast removed from his leg and feeling fine

Corbett PITTS, Timekeeping Department, who underwent an operation in hospital at Boston, U.S.A., is improving and expected home in a few days

Anniversaries
Mr. and Mrs. William SLADE, 33 years married on Oct 28^th
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph PARSONS, 28 years married on Oct 11^th
Mr. and Mrs. Charles VOKEY, 16 years married on Oct 28^th
Mr. and Mrs. Charles VOKEY, 7 years married on Sept 20^th

The stork visited the following employees during November
John DOYLES, twin boys
Oswald HUNT, a daughter
Thomas NEARY, a daughter
Ocean DRAZIL, a daughter
Cecil HIBBS, a son
Fred TREMBLETT, a daughter
Max BUTTLER, a daughter
Ron MURPHY, a daughter on Oct 19^th

Deepest sympathy is extended to the relatives of the following people who died recently
Mrs. Albert WHALEN, passed away in a St. John’s hospital on November 5^th, in her 36^th year
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas MYLER, Jr., on the death of their three-month son on Nov 8^th
Mrs. William F. PARSONS, who passed way on Oct 24^th in her 43^rd year.

Pvt. Ralph NORMAN of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps who arrived home over the weekend on a two months visit to his parents, Fire Chief Robert D. and Mrs. NORMAN. Ralph has been serving for the past year with the UNFF in Egypt. Following his leave of absence, Ralph will be stationed somewhere on the mainland.

Hundreds of Bell Island people watched an exciting Lions’ Club sponsored regatta on Saturday, September 20^th.

It was the first boat racing event held here in over twenty-five years.

The weather was ideal for the occasion. The clear blue skies were breathless as the little flat bottomed boats, propelled by the powerful strokes of their two man crews, moved gracefully along the two legged, quarter mile course.

As the finish line was neared, the din of auto horns and clamor of enthusiastic spectators’ voices spurred the sturdy competitors to renewed efforts.

The fastest time for the day was made by Lem BICKFORD and Fred CHURCHILL, representing Bickfordville in the "All Comers Race" – 3 minutes and 10 seconds, beating Eli CLARKE and Willard PYNN by only half a second.

Excitement was at a high pitch for the championship Race. Eli CLARKE and Willard PYNN were favoured to win. However, Reg TUCKER and Cyril HAMMOND won the championship honors in 3 minutes and 17 seconds.

Lion President Jack KENT and Chairman of the Regatta Committee, Mose BUTT, were pleased with the outcome of the Lions’ attempt to revive the Bell Island Regatta, which proved so popular in years gone by.

It’s more than a possibility that the Lions' Club will make the Regatta an annual affair.

Deepest sympathies are extended to the relatives of the following employees:

Thomas C MORGAN, passed away at St. John’s Hospital on November 7^th in his 72^nd year

James J. FITZGERALD, passed away at his home on November 10^th in his 66^th year

Patrick WHALEN, passed away at St. John’s Hospital on November 13^th in his 55^th year

Pensioner John HUNT, passed away at home on Oct 8^th, in his 77^th year.

The following message was sent by the Mayor of Wabana, Walter TEMPLEMAN, to the Mayor of Springhill, N.S., Mr. Ralph F. GILLROY, Springhill, N.S.

The people of Wabana were very saddened, when the news of the mine disaster at Springhill was made known. Please convey our deepest sympathy to the residents of your town and particularly to those who lost loved ones in the unfortunate accident.