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LEITERFF from DQUGLAS GREENWOOD From Slow SubwaysinNew Yprk To FasrAciing in Pittsburgh PA ors Pat is certainly in good NEW YORK DH 16 The Great Subway Strike of 1957 is now week and day old Somme no letter from this scmr bcleagurcd city would be com plete without some comment even it brief about the strike One week ago today myself had Itotrouble getting to my 05 tic Subway trains had not stop pod running altogether andl must ba caught the onlyone for the longing Thousands of other New Yorkers werexless fortunate of course And when the eveni rush started there certainly me gargantuan crushe rail andmnunafi After the first few days however things be pan to straighten out little Most people were allowed to get in late and leave early Grad ually the service scems to have improved through the week and trains are now running about 80 normal Waiting for train in the crush one night did hear cement that was very true lady re arked that it would have been also during the summer The heat then would have made the dlMcrence between relative ly goodnatured acceptance of the situation and an angry ugly crisis Fortunately for myself was out of town on business trip to Pittsburghfor the end of the week At PittsburghI incidental 1y they had just got back to normal after 56 day trolleycar strike it Pittsburgh had an oppor tunltyvto see Barrieite Pat Ham iltohfi Pat is studying drama at the Carnegie Institute of Technol ogy She is in her second year and was lucky enough to see her in play that was being pre rented by the students at the Fine Ants Theatre on the campus The play The Italian Straw list French comedy ot errors was extremely well presented The timing which presented ome incredible problems of precision was worthy of Broadway or Strat foni At many times there were so many people on the stage and the action and dialogue Were so fast that splitsecond error at any moment would have reduced 4hefarcestw ariiteratrshamblesof broken buds noses legs and furniture As it was bolcthing want Swiss watch The staging also would have done creditto Tyrone Guthrie himself if the play had been presented atithe Toronto drama festival am quite sure it would have won top hon Kiwanis lionor Owen SoundClerk Goes to Hamilton Owen Sound Kiwanis Club on Thursday honored Alan Stew art for his meritorious service 10 Given Sound first as an alder man and mayor and latterly as city clerkcomptroller MrStcw art has resigned his position to become head of the legaldepart mentof the City of Hamilton elf active Jan Club President Louis McGill presented Mr Stewart with an engraved copy of Dominion of the North by Donald Creighton history of Canada It is Mr Creightons latest book Mr Stew art expressed his appreciation of Vthe gift and commended the members of Kiwanis for their community service work now vsnns Irv none Music by Beatiys Orchestra balloons Jrstreamers LUCKY sm DANCES Glllhlle Commun 17 Hall abnissrou so hands when mob a4in can be produced on colixe campus After the play was invited to cast party It was held in large oakbeamed and cbandelier ed Pittsburghhouse was re minded mueh of some of the Bar rie Theatre Guild cast parties 0n the way back to New York read in New York paper letter from girl who was ven turing an qpinion as to whythere an increased interest in pro esslonal football in New York Her comment was thing there is so little to do on Sunday afternoon inNcw Yor In this most colossal of cities that is never closed never still never dull never lacking in vital ily that such sentiment could be seriously mut forward is just one of the things that make up the sum total of New Yorks char acter PS It has just been announced that the subway strike is over Copyright 1957 by Green wood BELLE EWART Birth of Daughter Congratulation 510 Mr and lillrs Sturman on nthe birth ofa daughter Christmas in Hospital Belle Ewart community wish to extend to Mrs Quantz patient in Royal Victoria Hospi tal Barrie Happy New Year also to hope for aspeedy re covery Christmas in Toronto Mr and Mrs George Baxter are spending the Christmas holi days with Mr and Mrs Saunders in Toronto Back from lcrmany Mr and Mrs Harrington and family have just returned from Germany and spent day with Mr and Mrs III Perrier Sympathy of Community Sincere sympathy to Baker in the death ofhis wife The funeral took place Wednesday in the Church oi the éssumpticn Es We Ewart held their annual Christ mas tree Sunday afternoon in the Legion Hall In Toronto Hospital Mrs Murphy and family have gone lo Toronto Mr Mur phy having received extensive injuries when he was struck by car in Toronto He is expected bosiptal for over 0111 YOlllttlocal messes nannylt wnoitbeam you gain anything at all by drivng long distances toshop at BIGCITY stores Our local andisethats just as good and costs no merer for the sake of argumentsupposc you do save few dollars on timeconsuming trip many sources have much Forone sonoians CHRISTMAS ThreeWlse Men may have passed top oc curs frequently as Canadian soldiers with the United Nationsguard the this Christmas near the birthplace of the Prince 01 Reece And it is peaceful Christ vather left just reunited pins for sdldle GRENFEL Promotion Service Promotion seryice was held in Grenfel Sunday School on Dec 29 Birth of Daughter Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Emery Miller on the birth of daughter on Dec 12 at Royal Vic toriaHospital SundaylGucsts Mr and Mrs Leonard Sturgess Ernest Danny and Ann Oro Sta tion and Mr and Mrs Peter Switz er Peter Jr Donald and Susan oi Alliston were Sunday v1 tors with Mr Ellis and Hugh Sew8s Meeting Grentei SewBs held their regu lar meeting Saturday afternoon Dec 14 at Mrs Tyson Smiths milcsrfrom home And suppose you dont even count the cost of gasoline and oil car wear parking fees etc Forget too if you like the hazards of driving in to days heavy highway and city trafiiaf But dont overlook the things lam our men sious moi yum nunm gt President CarolSpark opened the Pledge Georgianni Cole read the mum mum oluvnv Invicl mo common monument imo The little red school house was wicker diledto capacity on Thursdayeve nlnglast It the Christmas concerts Miss Anios and the pupilsput on gram Bruce Wire waschairman and Mrs Oscar Bowman was pian istior the evening Onacccunt ot thorobeing no shown kind friend with helicopter landed Sin ta at the right moment to dis tribute gifts to crowd very excited cblldren with his family iii canada after service in Egypt Another soldierfather guarding the peace as member of CanadasNAlo for mation in Germany lights thoniast candle on an Adventmreath as he spends his first scene the peace again Christmas overéeasl Nntlonnl Defence Photo NEW LOWEiL minutes of the last meeting Roll Mrjnd ZMrs George Clark and caliwas answered by How planIMs Fred Mumberson we sum finish the top of my sup Each day with Mr and Mrs Gordon girl received several items for her PM 91 sewing box from he sponsoring omclaLOPenlng group the 53 new The official opening of New tute Exchange of gifts and lunch closed the meeting hlext 2331 fight waifioyeig mean WM 175 J3 at mm T7 spection was carried out by the large number attending Smiths VWVerekly Euchre Mrs James pCoulterWanders At the weekly euehre Dec13 Blunder oflorofitdspeht Sunday prizes went to Mrs Frank Holmes with Mr and Mrs William Tiven dale William Ford and Ernie Harris Thejunior choir gave the Christ meeting with repeating of the 4H Committee in charge Mr and Mrs Wilhur waited andMr and Mrs Wheeler Euchre prizes Dec 20 went to George Harris Dick Cloughley and Percy Ford Committee in charge Mr andMrs lIarold Mc Master and Mr and Mrs Maurice Baldwick no In your am mmfiaiaznfin ingseveral days for delivery And if the merchandisol doesnt give full satisfaction any needed service or adjustment of the purchase can be made without ship ping the items back mosaic CITY or being forced mimic second trip yourself wm£ Why dnve scores of mill looking for trouble Shop iightarogpd the corner and be safe andsatisfied nuim on wagminus In w$itil neat little thank you PresentationVMIde During an interval in Thursday nights program Bruce Wice in vitcd Mr and Mrs Ken Gray and family to the platform VBob Cowan read an address and on behalf of their friends and neith bors Mrs Bernard Pope presented Mr and Mrs Gray with mantle clock Wendy and Esther each re solved bracelet lan tie pin Mr Gray thanked all or their kindness and Mrs Gray added The Gray family are leaving this community to take upresidenee in Philadela phia where they will serve in lhlS sion work We wish this fine new Sympathy of community Deep sympathy is extended to Mr and Mrs Bob Moisey in the death of their baby son mas pageant on Sunday evening Turkey Supper The Ladies Auxiliary held turkey supper Thursday evening in the Legion HallAfter the busi ness part of the meeting Comrade Lockbart held the nominations as follows past president LPad dison president Snow 1st vice president Snow 2nd vicepres ident Cambourn treasurer Stacy secretary Allenby executive Icommittee Monk house Martin Coulter and BGavin auditors Mr and Mrs Oscar Rowe Meeting closed by singing God Save the Queen MODERN DANCI ODDFELLOWS Auaplces 150037 EVERY FRIDAY Admission soc 230 seor PRIZES ed andmost euloyable pro DR BiSSELL president and vicechancellor of Carleton University in Ottawa has been named president of the University of Toronto effective next July The Toronto post became vacant when Dr Sidney Smith resigned last September to become external affairs minister Dr Bisscll 41 succeeded the late DrJiJI Mac odrum as president at Carleton on July 1956 Before that he held various posts at the Uriiven sity of Toronto Dr Bissellwas born at Meaford Grey County Giiluillnnce NEW YEARS EVE ADMISSION 5150 Inns BALLOONS NOISEMAKERSHV Dancing 10 to To The Music Makers FUN Ion ALL lli ems unasr urinmewfldhtheouothid Studeth 100 mowers MATS nouns and union 10 FUUY fDV it is to find you have lnsuran that doesnt really coveryou or with companyjthat docsuptpay claims promptly Choap ance isno bargain if it doesnt re pay your loss To be sur got ting the right kind of Insuron it will pay YOU to consult an Ilia sUnANcn SPECIALIST Stevenson Issuance rIasf FOR BACK SERVICE CLUB $3 onorsuows January singn VSIIARE THE rHaLr Km 20 GAMES WEALTH AND WEEKLY JACKPOT Doors open zt pn1 nibbles HELP