102 It Happened in Iona attachment to CJFX in Antigonish with its Fun at Five each evening with the oldtimer and its frequent airing of old-time music. The CBA network kept us in touch with the greater Canadian scene, but almost from the beginning we were excited at being able to pull in, especially at night, places like Wheeling, West Virginia , New York and, on occasion, XEAU Texas . The Boston Hour direct from that city was another favorite program of lively music, news and the rosary led by Archbishop Cushing with his unforgettable tone of voice. An interesting weekly program for a lot of years out of Toronto was Share the Wealth with Bert Pearl . A few names would be drawn each week and rewarded with substantial money prizes. One night we were excited to hear the name of a lady from the Valley and another evening the name of a man from Uigg was drawn. The famous MC couldn't handle the pronunciation of this place, however, and after spelling it out and calling it "wig" he sternly reminded future contestants to please make sure they spelled correctly! Sporting events on radio were always popular at our place, especially Maritime Big Four hockey games. Championship boxing matches, often called "prize fights", were always on our list and the World Series each October was never to be missed. However, the best of all sporting events were the Saturday night NHL games with Foster Hewitt . How we looked forward to these! We knew all the players in the six-team league and even though family members never seemed to have deep attachment to any one team, we were all quite loyal to both the Canadiens and the Maple Leafs. Dances in Iona hall were regular occurrences for most summers and even as youngsters we were allowed to go, mainly to hear the old-time music and watch the dancing from the vantage point of the long stairway leading to the loft. A few summers there would be Friday night movies in Eldon hall put on by Yeo's Theatre in Montague with an engine outside provid¬ ing the power. Some walked down to these, but most often we went in the truck or by similar means. From the beginning I thoroughly disliked these movies and went rather infrequently although other viewers appeared to enjoy them very much. In the 40s we went often on Sunday afternoons to Halliday's Wharf or McMillan's shore in Eldon. The Iona folk were mostly non swimmers and settled for bathing and splashing around. Hal¬ lowe'en was looked forward to with great excitement and cele¬ brated with zeal. Always hopeful for a fine night, I cannot remember a year when rain kept us home. Most of the neighbors