»32- inscribed en the ballot, Oircumeiaaces of race, religion and tawi- ronmoiftfe have 7/eighed heavily against any desires one sight have in this field* In the federal system* i-oueen'3 County hae traditionally belonged to oandidatea of the. i-roteetant faith* i ^ovincially, as csoaoers of the , a similar pattern has come to be accepted* 2ven in municipal affairs one could undoubtedly search the council roll3 without finding the name of a native son engraved thereon* Yet* prominent politicians hnvo grown up all around lone* She second native Islander in the federal cabinet* Bon* iJr*. Cyrus Kaesaillan* was brought up at Wood Islands ^hieh falls within the perish boundaries* She present federal iiinister of Fisheries* Hon* $ngus i >!aoIean, hails from 2ewes* the district bordering the Valley and one equally as destitute* iJon* files: iifetheson*. foxiDGZ- preaier, and now opposition leader at Charlotte town* i 3 a native of Sollovwe* the coEaounily adjoining lona 2est* 'ihe name of another gentleman* though in no way connected with politics, night bo added -here* Kev* 2wan IJaaDonald, husband of 2ucy I&ud Ifontgoraery* was bora at Grondview* less than two railes from lona* In ccuoaon with other rural areas, Xona has had her share of celeb¬ rities* an account of which alone could fill volumes* 2wo of these* however* seem without doubt to have warranted mention in those xwgos* Joe ^arrell* of whoa passing mention was made earlier* occupied throughout his life the original iarrell estate* his being the third gignssaljSon* Eoseeseing a sharp neraory, together with a flair for ~e- .calling past events* ho was cherished in the coisaunity by young and