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SAFETY RECORD LAUDED BY BOB SHIRRIFF - Of the many letters received at the Mill con- gratulating us on our safety record last year, none was more appreciated than one from Bob Shirriff our former Mill Manager. Bob's letter reads as follows:- "Just a note to offer my sincere congratulations to you, and through you to all K.C.P. & P. employees for the remarkable safety record that you established in 1963. | know very well that it takes a real effort on the part of each employee for a plant to go a full year without a disabling injury. 1 also know that it takes sincere day-to-day interest and attention at the top of the organization. Knowing you and your super- visors, | am sure that your record was no exception. Now that you are so firmly in the habit, | certainly hope you can continue working accident-free all through 1964. There are lots of us here cheering for you!" We all realize that everything seemed to work for us last year to achieve this record. Nevertheless the elements of safe working conditions and safe practices had to be there. Bob was one of those who contributed in establishing this condition. PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST TO BE HELD On Friday, January 3lst, 1964 the sixth annual North Shore Public Speaking Contest will be held in the Schreiber High School at 8.00 P.M., sponsored by the Knights of Columbus St. Edward's Council No. 3554. Students from Marathon, Terrace Bay, Schreiber and Nipigon-Red Rock High Schools will speak on topics of their own choice in competition for trophies and prizes. , We invite and urge all residents of Terrace Bay and Schreiber to be on hand to witness the oratory and talent of our students of to-day and leaders of to- morrow . MILLS MAJOR POWER CONSUMERS Pulp and paper mills in Canada use a quarter of the consumption of electricity in Canada and one ' third of the power used by all industry. We also hear that, in the next rocket to the moon, they are contemplating sending a woman == on the theory that a woman driver can hit anything. TERRACE BAY FIRE DEPARTMENT WINS AWARDS Fire Chief R. H. Hofland has received word from _ the Ontario Fire Marshall that Terrace Bay was among the winning municipalities in the 1963 Fire Prevention Week Contest. "Out of 511 municipalities competing, Terrace Bay was awarded honourable mention for Canada for municipalities with a population of under 2,500 and First Place for Ontario in the same population class." He concludes by saying "congratulations for winning these top honours". LOCAL SCHOOL PRINCIPAL GRANTED DEGREE The School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto recently advised W. F. Colborne, Prin- cipal of Terrace Bay Public School, that he has been granted a Bachelor of Education degree. Mr. Colborne also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western University . Granting of the degree followed study on the History of Education and educational methods and preparation of two Theses based on educational topics. TIMBER (by B.G.Gross-Dept.of Lands & Forests) Most people who have had the opportunity to tour a pulp and/or paper mill are impressed by the complexity and efficiency of the many manufactur- ing processes observed. It is often noticed that there are relatively few employees present for the size of such plants, and as.a result there is almost a suggestion that this system of machinery is capable of functioning independent of human assistance. Day and night throughout most of the year operations continue. Huge quantities of water and chemicals are consumed daily to maintain productivity of the mill. It is, perhaps, fitting that such a highly or- ganized industrial complex can be compared in many respects to the foundation upon which it is built-- namely, the forest. For here too, the machinery functions day and night, with many processes con- tinuing throughout most of the year. The tree is a manufacturing "plant" which by far excels any of man's accomplishments in the field of automation. Assimilation of nutrients, transpiration, respira- tion, phototropism, osmosis, growth, reproduction and photosynthesis are just a few of the many pro- cesses involved in the development of trees. The forest consumes large quantities of water in the soil and distributes a considerable portion of this to the atmosphere in the form of vapour. (Continued P.10)