Famed war hero, scout head coming to Shawville Wednesday: Commanding officer of the famous “Water Rats” in their drive into Germany during the last war, Major-General D. C. Spry, C.B., D.S.O., now Chief Executive Commissioner of the Canadian General Council of the Boy Scouts Association will be in Shawville next Wednesday, June 20.
General Spry, who holds the distinction of having been the youngest major-general in the British forces in World War II (he was 31) will be guest of honor at a banquet to be held at Pine Lodge, attended by cubs, scouts and rovers of the Pontiac District.
After the banquet General Spry will go to the Shawville Fair Grounds for an inspection of the local scouts at 8.00 p.m. and Capt. A. C. F. Winslow, V.D., District Scout Commissioner, has issued a cordial invitation to everyone in the district to attend the ceremonies, which are free.
Clarendon Rector Inducted Friday: Rev. R. G. Elliott, new rector of Clarendon Parish, was inducted last Friday night before a large attendance of the three congregations of his parish. These are St. Paul’s, Shawville; Holy Trinity, Radford and St. Luke’s, Caldwell. The new rector succeeds Rev. Anselm Broburg, who was transferred to a parish near Albany, N. Y., three months ago. Mr. Elliott was formerly at Kazabazua.
Fiancee Of Stark’s Veteran Here After Five Years: A wartime romance that came to a temporary halt five years ago will bloom again this Friday when the girl in question lands at Montreal. Waiting at Stark’s Corners for her to arrive here will be Cedric Elliott, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Elliott, who last saw Eveline McGee in Belfast, Ireland, in 1945 when he returned to Canada for discharge from the Army.
Miss McGee is accompanied by her parents and her two brothers and when they arrive at Stark’s Corners they will be living with Miss McGee’s father’s brother, John Megrath. Arriving on the same boat, from England is Mrs. Iverson Harris’ sister. Iverson and Pat are at Montreal waiting for the boat.
A little of this and that: Catch Of The Week . . . A large mottled spider, as yet unidentified, was brought into The Equity Office last week by Mr. and Mrs. Howard Walsh. They caught it in their cottage at Norway Bay and their son Ronald measured it at 3 1/2 inches. It is on display in the front window of The Equity and anyone may have same by identifying it. It’s still living.
Barter department . . . Will trade a slightly used bottle of sun-tan lotion, for a good pair of rubber boots. Apply The Equity.
Broken in . . . H. I. Hobb’s new Buick, in which a number of local high school students were given a ride home this week.
