Along the Shore Line

Terrace Bay News, 19 May 1955, p. 5

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CREDIT UNION NiwS . NEW MEMBERS The Board of Directors approved memberships for 30 new members to our credit union this past four months, If you know anyone who is not a member please contact them and familiarize them with the advantages offered by our credit union. It offers a most convenient method of savings, with a liberal interest rate, It will surprise you to see how your savings will grow and you owe it to yourself to establish some kind of systematic savings system, You'also owe it to your less fortunate fellow workman who might need financial aid, or those who merely wish to live better by using the facilities of our credit union. In helping them you -- are aiso helping yourself, And don't forget the advantages of borrowing from your credit union, the low interest rate, no carrying charges, convenience in making payments, the orivilege of consolidating all your-debts.in order to make one pay- ment take care of all your accounts, the automatic insurance on your account without cost to you, and in case of an unéxpected fin-ncial emergency - an understanding organization of your own fellow workmen, You just can't beat it. Use your'credit union. 0-0-0 WRESTLING "~""Representatives of the Recreation Associétion were in the Lakehead this week making arrangements to book a pro- fessional wrestling show for the Terrace Bay Arena,» While there, they took in the card at the Fort William Gardens and saw the team of Primo Carners.and Ilin De Paolo defeat Fred Atkins. and Kinji- Shibuya' in the main-event tag team match, Also featured was Paul Baillargeon, noted Quebec strongman, Subject to confirmation within a day or twa) it is expected, that,wrestlers of the same calibre will show at the local arena Saturday, June 4th, Full details should be available for pub- Lishing in the next issue of the "News", 0-0-0 BIR PREVENTION NEWS "Help keep our children safe, them from blasting cap injuries," is the warning sounded today by Fire Chief Maitland. Last year, he tells us, a number of boys dnd girls were severly (Cont. on next col.) Protect Pere 5 FIRE PREVENTION Nbws,\(Cont . ) injured in these mishaps. It would have been too many, of Course, if only, one child was hurt, 'but there were.woll over a hundred.injuries due to carelsss handling of, caps. 'The chief points out that across the dominion a number of construction projects.are in full swing. Dynamite will be needed for the. excavation work. Farmers will also use dynamite to get rid of stumps, dig ditches. and blast boulders. To detonate the dynamite both the construction crews and the farmer will be using blasting caps, If the caps are carelessly left around children may find them -- play with them, Possible results -- a blinded, maimed or dead.boy. or girl, Blasting caps. are small aluminum or copper cylinders about one quarter of an inch in diameter and range from one-and-a-half to five' inches' in length, They are loaded with a powerful explosive, Chief Maitland explained. There are two types. One has an open end and is fired from a fuse. The other type has two wires extending from one end' and is fired by electrical current. Hither kinc, if struck with a hammer or rock or thrown into a fire may explode and injure anyone standing within 200 feet. Parents, teachers and youth leaders are urged to remind youngsters -- continually of the danger' of blasting caps. if children find anything resem~ bling the highly explosives metal cyl- inders they should shun them as they. would a rattle snake, the chief warns, and report their findings immediately to him or some other law enforcement officer. Blasting Cap Safety Program will be sponsored by the Kiwanis Club ~ of Terrace Bay Ontario which will include posters and films to Oy. 'shown at the schools. 0-026" NOTICE TO HOUSEHOLDERS «t is,the householders respons:: ibility to see that their lawns are watered and cut as required, The lawns that have been recently seeded should be thoroughly watered during the next few weeks to give the seed every opportunity to germinate, ----- ----Townsite Dept, 0-0-0

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