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Year No 35 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY FOURTH SECTION Eramosa drama club wins Wellington festival Friday Squeals of delighted exuberance rang out in the auditorium of the Fergus High Friday night when the adjudicator announced that the winner of the Wellington County Junior Farmers Drama Festival was the dub from Eramosa Commending the directress Mrs Edith McLean of Sum Fun Park for her excellent group situations Verne Shaw the director of the Little Theatre productions said that throughout the play when the girls congregated together the grouping designs were executed with perfection He said that although It is a tremendous challenge far any director to handle such a large cast the Eramosa club had managed extremely well Excellent performance June Thomson of the local group excelled In her performance as the community dogood wife of Albert who required more of her time working on some of his own domestic requirements than spending too much effort on outside activities The entire play revolved around a group of young women whose husbands In defense of their marital status leagued together to form a Neglected educated eye to detect the top husbands sewing club which of acting ability as the entire cast course presented many was worthy of adjudicator humorous situations It took an consideration VERNE SHAW the adjudicator for Friday nights performances congratulates Miss June Thomson for her best actress award winning portrayal of Ethel In the Eramosa production of NegIected Husbands SewingClub as directed by Mrs Photo by Lorraine Fine cast Carol Thomson as Grace was diminutive and sharp Yvonne Noble as Edith portrayed her role well as a young socially minded wife Albert played by Bruce was applauded by Mr Shaw as having extremely resonant and pleasant stage voice projection Others in the fine casting were Glen Gray as George Harvey Allan as Joe Carolyn Law as Dottle Craig Switxer as Fred Stuart as Mr Brown Jim Held as Mr Smith and portraying well the difficult role of another woman in the play was Bob Kent who was Mrs Brown for the occasion Delightful evening Aa the adjudicator reviewed inree tnc night giving his overall assessment he said that the entire program of performances had contrived a delightful evening and that from the audience reactions he could see it had been well received and enjoyable to all present Mr Shaw felt that with people all viewing the plays each one would have their own individual reactions which in many cases would not agree with his own but that he had Judged the performances from the viewpoints of general overall features and that as an ad it was important to look at a full show and then to zero in with a positive attitude Pleasing settings play groupings and voice inflections were all part of the important factions In piny Judging as well as stage presence and self confidence He told the audience First play The Lower Wellington Club play Forever Judy was the first one up for consideration with directors Judy and assistant Bob Hodgson Mr Shaw was pleased with casting contrasts and was very high In his praise of Susan s ability to cry spontaneously He thought that father Hubert Jackson portrayed by George Nap showed excellent casting as well as being adroitly acted with forceful derision as a father who is concerned about his daughter welfare Secret Intent The situation which depicted a young girl who had divulged to her mother her secret Intent to marry a young theatre usher was one of Intent In which Susan as Judy Jackson gave vent to her emotion of great love for her future husband by running around with bare feet which were prone to being continually Itchy The maid Amanda cunningly portrayed by Sharon Currie overheard Judy trying out a new part in a dramatic production which producer Barry More played by Grant Mitchell was trying to convince Judy that she should take as the original ac tress in the lead role had lost her voice Tells of calamity In trying out for the port the young across rehearsing lines of the production said that she was to run away The scene climaxed in a stage kiss into which situation the maid Amanda arrived and thought that the whole thing was for real As the girl Judyandthedircctorleft the maid phones parents Hubert and Mary Jackson who were by Beth and told them of the calamity Regarding this play the director gave setting approval tremendous praise for father Hubert Jackson and particular acclaim for the stage kiss between director Barry Moore and daughter Judy Jackson He said that the most difficult act on any stage was that of the stage kiss and that to execute one properly and naturally was a feat of art Verne Shaw humourously said that he hesitated to draw attention to the stage kiss as on one occasion when he had referred to Its portrayal dif ficultles the next day a local newspaper had made black headline references which had promoted only minor embarrassment Involved play The Junior Farmers Organization from Mount Forest Ontario were the final contributors to the evenings performance when they presented the Man in the Bowler Hat an intricate and Involved play which according to Mr Shaw demanded fast moving action throughout or would lose track of the play He commended John the leading man portrayed by Arnold Small for his acting abilities saying that he liked his witticisms and projections He approved of the cast voice changes on a darkened stage but suggested that they should have used more mood preparatory so that the audience would be ready for the adventurous followup as the play progressed Youthful dreams The play was based around the lives of two people In a living room rehashing the day newspaper events and both the husband and wife mused about their past uneventful years hut vocalized on some of their youth dreams of mythical ad venture Into this quiet scene the hero of the play burst into the room and the play developed into a supposedly exciting plat of intrigue with villains Robin Gardner and Allen chasing hero Ron McQueen an attempt to procure the Jewels which belong to heroine Marion Small Surprise ending A scuffle on a darkened stage is enacted with John and Mary played by Marie Skerrltt screaming out and after the lights have been restored and the ERAMOSA junior farmer cast of the Neglected Thomson Yvonne Noble Carol Thomson Edith Husband s Sewing Club stands together after their McLean directress and Glen Gray Back row winning portrayal which won the coveted Best Play Bob Kent Ross Carol Low Stewart award Friday night at the Fergus High School Jim and Harvey Allen Photo by They are front row Bruce Miller Bellwood Lorraine Craig Second row June DELIGHTED AT the outcome of Friday nights results are the winners of the Wellington County Junior Fanner drama festival From left to right they are Bruce Miller R 5 honourable mention June Thomson R 1 Rock wood best actress Mrs A McLean director of best play won by the Club Susan honorable mention George Nap best actor award and Grant Mitchell who also took an honourable mention Photo by hero who has suffered pin pricks by a large knitting needle conveys the terrible fact that he has lost the final ticket to the jewelcontaining hat box the entire cast faints In mid scene Climax was when the man wearing a bowler hat who had been sitting on stage centre front during the complete performance obstructing view of the activities stands up and with his script In hand says Okay that fine folks we start production tomorrow Awards made Adjudicator Shaw his sketchy but uncontested viewing assessments of each piny and its actors He Judged best actor George Nap of best actress June Thomson of Rockwood best play Club with directress Mrs Edith for The Neglected Husband Sewing Susan of took an honorable mention along with Miller of Bellwood ind Grunt Mitchell of Stone Ellis wedding in St Johns church St John a Anglican Church was the scene of February nuptials in which a popular girl took her vows last Friday evening at 30 m Suzanne Barbara Ellis the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Ellis of Jackson Street became the bride of Ian Vincent Stone IhesonofMr and Mrs Douas Stone of R Rockwood Crocheted gown In the simplicity of her crocheted wool street length bridal gown Suzanne wore pale blue accessories with a blue choker and a simple hair clip in her coiffure Trail Riders new directors Three important decisions were dealt with at last Saturday evening meeting of the Rock wood Trail Riders when three new directors had to be chosen to replace the retiring Dl Duncan Fox and Don Leader Mary Hatch of R Rock wood was voted in along with Tom Smith of Guelph and Bill Noftal of R Euchre set With Morris Mo McGinnls In the driver a seat as club president and vicepresident Gord Cox assisting the club business was completed with gusto It was decided that March would be the date set for a repeat Trail Rider Open Euchre which will be held at 8 pin at the St John Parish Hall Saturday a program had Harvey of R Rock wood on hand to talk on horse shoeing and the science of horse chiropody It was on interesting as well as timely topic for the GO members who were present after which coffee and were served to satisfy whetted appetites and top off the friendly meeting held in the St John Parish Hall Carrying white and yellow mums Deborah Gray of Toronto was the maid of honor and she is gowned in medium blue renin taffeta street length dress Reception at home The groom brother David Stone was the groomsman and Mr Ken of Erin of fielatcd at the wedding after which a reception was held at the home of the bride s parents on Jockwm Street Guests attending came from Milton Toronto Campbcllviile and Miss Susan Height had feted the bride with a miscellaneous shower and Suzanne wedding gown luiActn created SyDeVrles of Rockwood The couple will reside the village and arc planning their honeymoon trip sometime during the summer months The groom is in of the Ford Motor Company In Enquiries to the Wellington County School Board regarding the public school building at Eden Mills are being discouraged and the Board is officially advised that the school is not for sale An article in the newsletter of the Wellington County Board of Education the Courier stipulates that possible future of the school is for outdoor education purposes or for re activation in the event of residential growth Several schools in the area have been procured by private ownership the authorized statement should quell continuous curious suppositions