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Terrace Bay News, 4 May 1950, p. 4

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Page 4 AFTERNOON TEA AND BAKE SALE TO BE SPONSORED BY KIWANIS CLUB An event, unique in the : annals of local afternoon teas and bake sales will be held at Hotel Terrace on Saturday afternoon, May 20th from 230) CO) SRO. Belle Sponsored by the local Kiwanis Club as a project to raise funds for community efforts, it is expected that a large crowd will be on hand to see Kiwanis members perform- ing the usual duties carried out by ladies at their afternoon events, It should be a riot, Everyone in the community is invited to attend and no charge will be made, As is the usual custom at such affairs, a collection will be taken as the only means of revenue at the tea proper, While details have not been completed as yet, a bake sale is being planned in con- junction with the tea and one feature is expected to be a baking contest in which Kiwanis members will enter their best baking efforts (with no assistance from the wife). Some interesting entries are expected, We want to stress the fact that everyone is invited and the more the merrier. For those unable to attend otherwise a "carriage watchers brigade" is being organized. Watch next week's paper for further details. 0-0-0 SPRING CLEAN UP (A note from Fire Chicf Geo. Maitland) While the weather is: still cold and a lot of snow is lying en the ground - some people may say spring is a long way off, perhaps it is closer than we think, So, let's plan for a real spring Clean Up on the first real warm day in May. Our Spring Clean up Campaign is for the whole month ef May. Suggestions for the Clean Up will be published in the Terrace Bay News, Watch for it, perhaps we could start in giving the cellar a good Clean Up. That is Sway a goed place to start, 0-0-0 ST, MARTIN'S LADIESt GUILD A Bridge and 500 Party, for which you make up your own four- some, will be sponsored by the Guild at Hotel Terrace on Friday, May 12th, Tickets will be 50¢ each and will include lunch, 0-0-0 NAVAL RE-UNION PARTY On Friday last a general meeting was held ef all ex-Naval and Mer- chant Marine personnel and the following points were agreed on: (1) The Re-Union "do" will start off with a "Stag" Banquet at the Hotel Terrace on Saturday, June 10/50, commencing at 1830 hours. (2) It was decided to leave the matter of whether a "Stag" or "Mixed" Party was to be held at the Legion Hall immediately following the banquet, until this coming Friday night in order to allow the following men te seund out those eligible for this party and get their preference on this particular item: Alex Chisholm, Bob Wallwin, Eldon Marostica and John Holancin. If you haven't been contacted as yet, please get in touch with either of the aforementioned and let them knew what your preference is, (3) Tentative fees were set as follows: Banquet and Stag Party -- $3.00; Banquet and Mixed Party - $3.50. (4) A final General Meeting has been called fer this Friday night at the Legion Hall commencing at 1930 hours, Committees will be appointed and detailed arrangements will be discussed, All ex-Naval and Merchant Marine personnel are urged to attend to assure a successful Naval Re-Union Party. Letts all get eut and help put this over - don't leave it 'all to the other "Joe"?! o-0-e OFFICE REP.ARTER hy shouldn't I be tired by 5 e'clock, or even a little earlier? Just give it a little thought", says Anne ENioaHaht ef the Stenographic Poel! 'Why, I move 10 tens a day! Preof! Why, sure! Right frem the statisticians fer British typewriter manufacturers, You see, the average typewriter key requires a pressure ef 14 ounces, The length of a line of typing averages six inches, That means 60 impressions for one line or 840 ounces, If the average letter runs 15 lines, that's 12,600 eunces, Thirty letters are re- garded as a good day's work for a typist. 'Tha at means 378, 000 ounces a day -- 23,625 peunds or about 104 long tons, Don't you follows talk to me about how tough a day you had in the Mill, er even the Wood Yard, says Anne,

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