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Terrace Bay News, 20 Sep 1951, p. 6

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THE GUNNERS*' COLUMN Commencing on Thursday, September 20th, Sergeant Instructor Jim Cumming will he holding forth in the Armouries on the subject of Chemical and Atomic Warfare, Jim is a fully qualified instructor in this most important phase of modern warfare and can give a good account of both himself sg his subject on the platform, This course will continue for the a 8 woeks and any members of the unit or pot- entinl members desiring to take the course should be on hand this Thursday at 19:15 hours promptly at the Armouries, On Tuesdey, September 25th, there will be some films on the war in Koren made by the American .rmy Photography Unit, and the Bettery will proceed out on the Jackfish road to do some firing drill under night conditions, The M,T. course will be on driving practice. Parade time 19:15 hours at the armouries, Recruits are welcome and anybody inter- ested in joining is invited to come down and look the gituation over, Information is given out free of charge. o-0-0 STORK CLUB Congratulations are the order of the dey to the following parents; The Cliff Woods now have 3 sons and one daughter since the third son was born on Friday, September 14th, The Freddic MeMillans followed suit by having a boy on Monday, September 17th. They now have 2 boys end 1 girl. (Whaddaye doin' fellas - buildin' a ball team. ) The heg, Fawecotts now have 2 girls. The second drughter arrived on Tuesday, Sept- ember 18th, (Oh yes, Reg. is building a ball teem too ~ Bea plays for the ladies' team. ) 0-0-0 HER ND THERE Visitors of the week, renewing acquaint~ ances with ell of those people they knew when thoy wore in Terrace Bay a couple of years back are Ruth Bangartt, Kny McKeen, Inq Parker and Jim Nicholson, Jimmy McCormack, the geniel supervisor of sneck bars, hed a very unpleasant incid- ent happen last Sundey when one of his young gons was hurt by a truck in Fort Willian, However, we are now pleased to report that the young led is out of danger nnd is expect- ed to recover nicely. o-0-0 Page 6 LIBRARY NEWS Hours: Monday & Wedupdacy -2toh pm. Tuesday & Thursday - 7 to 9 p.m. New Books: THE BIG SHOW by Pierre Clostermann, D.F.C., trensleted from French by Olivier Berthoud, This diery of a World War II ace tells of the thrilling life of « pilot, It is writ- ten like an intelligence officer's report and, from its pages, are culled operations that include the entire repertoire of an ReieF. fighter pilot lucky enough to survive four years of furious fighting. NIGHTMARE IN MANHATTAN by Thomes Walsh, Magazine readers will know him for his brilliant short stories which have appeared in almost every popular periodical. {N ISLAND SUMMER by Walter Magnes Teller, A warm, wise and entertaining chronicle of e happy family holiday on Martha's Vineyard. Children's Books: Children six years and over may now become members of the Library. Following are the titles of some of the books: Cinderalla; History Onan Be Fun; Abitibi Adventure; Tales from Grimm; iesop's Fables; Book of King urthur; Secret Garden; {Arabian Nights; Heidi; Pinnocchio; Robin Hood; Robinson Crusoe; Teen-age Sports Parade; Big Book of .nimals Every Child Should Know; The Prince end the Peuper; Bambi; Teen-age Adventure Stories; The Big Thornton Burgess Storybook and others, o=-0-0 Mother snatching toddler who had just smashed a lamp: "That settles that, You're going to be an only child, The truck driver lost control and ran his vehicle right into a kitchen where the ledy of the house was laboring at an iron- ing board. Bewildered and embarrassed, he just blurted out: "Can you tell me the way to the Union depot?" And the lady said: "Straight past the sideboard and turn around the piano, ee em Before marriage a woman waits up for hours for her sweetheart to go home. ifter marriage she waits up for hours for him to come home, Wife: "If you had it to do over again would you marry me, dear?" Husband: "Of course, it over again." if I HAD to do o-0=0

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