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Chiefswood is being readied for the annual reopening on May 1st. The Variety Sale and Corn Soup .Supper at Christian Aid Hall held by Sour Springs Women's Institute was very successful. They cleared over forty dollars. The draw on the quilt,on a 50-50 basis, .was won by 13 year old Nancy Hhitlow and netted an addit- ional seventy-two dollars. Six Nations Personals Mrs. Emily Curley, 78, General Ho_spital. mother of John, Medina, is seriously ill in the Brantford Over t:qe week-end among the steady stream of visitors at the fl.int & Ft::ather Pottery, .OP,erat$d by Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Smith, was }'ir. Don Garvey, Dundas, Head of the Community Pro.grammes for the Province of Ontario. -;(~~--~-k-~,-,, ~~-I\-;,~ .. ,, -:\~\ -~,,,-;,-,, ~~- There were ten tables at the Grand River Euchre on Thursday April 18th. Winners were: High Scores Stanley Green Norma Davis Lone Hands - Scott Hill Helen Garlow Low Scores - Thelma Johnson . . . . Leonard }icNaughton vlinner of the door prize was Mrs. Viola McNaughton. The Thursday weekly Euchres ·will continue until the end of May. , ,~dH,_:,~-; . -;, ~ .. -:,-;,~, -;,-;, -;, -, . -,, -, . .:,, -,, -;,-,,-;H-.-;,- The Six Nations Councillors , Representatives of the Dept. of Highways Haldimand _Quarries and Fawcett Eetal Proqucts made an inspection tour ions Roads System on Saturday last. Later they enjoyed an appetizing ·Enzo 1 s · in Hagersville. for Ontario, of the Six Nat- steak dinner at Mrs. Sheldon Martin (Dee) of Sour Springs, is steadily improving after surgery in St. Joseph's Hospital, Brantford. Mrs. · Sharon Gilbert, wife of Evangelist Joey Gilbert, was the guest of hono·ur. at: a largely attended stork shower held in the basement of the New Pentecostal Church, Ohsweken. Taking part were members from the various reserve churches. Mrs. habel Butler opened the program; Mrs. Wilma Hill conducted the contests. Greet- ings were brought from Grand River Church by lirs. A. Jamieson, from Medina Baptist by the Wright family, Ohsweken Baptist by Mrs. Francis Garlow. Many beautiful gifts were received. A delicious lunch was served by the Pentecostal ladies. Historical Reserch "Let's Loo_k Back" (by i1i .J.) According to historical records of the past, dated June 1, · 1911, the sum of $154,000 was advanced out of the Six Nations Indian annuities towards the improvement of the navigation of the Grand River, from which they have derived neither principal nor in- terest and that many choice pieces of land were taken from them (under the Navigation Act) at a low valuation, and converted into village sites for the sole benefit of said navigation. . .It is not probable furt:her, that for these concessions by the Six Nations Indians, the improvement of .the Grarid River would not have been undertaken and the county would have failed to attain their present progress and importance ?? Furthermore, it should be remembered that it was the trading with the Six Nations Indians which, in the first instance, had a large part of the establishment of this community. Courier Ed. Were the Six Nations Indians redressed for these losses would it not be possible for them to have a well equipped Lady Willingdon Hospital as well as an attractive home for the infirm? What has happened to Ottawa's Claims Commission? Let's have this claim and others settled before we 11 choose a path." (N.J.) N.B. The Grand River Navigation Company was incorporated in 1832. The Six Nations Indians became involved to the extent of three-fourths of the stock.