GOIN' TO THE CORNER Lillian Adams Coll. Shirley MacKay and Thelma Wells hooking a rug to the loss of several regular players. The girls Softball got underway by defeating the Roseville girls by a large margin. In September 1950 there was a dance in the new school in Brockton , music supplied by the Leonard Barnett Orchestra. On August 1, 1951 a pound party was held at the home of Mrs. Basil MacNeill , welcom¬ ing her back after several months spent in Toronto . Pound Parties were also held for new ministers coming to the area and newly mar¬ ried couples. Neighbours would gather bringing maybe a pound of butter, lard, sugar, tea, etc. - thus the name "pound" party. In 1953 Film Board pictures were shown at Elmsdale School. A large crowd at¬ tended. One of the films shown was " Canada 's Part in the Coronation". Road hockey was a popular Sunday afternoon affair. Everyone from age six to adult could play, as long as they had a stick. Raffles and card parties for geese and ducks were a regular event during the winter months. Johnston's Pond, near where the meets the , was a popular place for hockey games when people from Huntley , Alberton and Alma gathered with the Elmsdale gang for games. Rook and crokinole parties were also held at the Centre. A popular pastime was damming up the brook behind where Ruth and Barry Arthur live to make a skating rink in winter and a place to swim in the summer. 476