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ee eae Woodlands Log = continued | Page Pour rts ame ag ae Where Our Timber Goes: From a pamphlet issued by the Department of Mines and Resourses, we quote some figures that will illustrate the need for forest fire prevention. Annual utilization of timber in Canadas. «eee eee wer ever eee 2,379,964 acres Annual wastage of timber in Canada due to forest CRG GR ee eRe 347,592 acres For the sake of Canada's timber load and for the sake of our jobs, WE SHOULD ALL BE FOREST-FIRE CONSCIOUS. No Matter where we smoke, let's be careful. We should never leave a camp fire before being absolutely sure it is completely out. ; -000o= Mr. R. R. Hennessy is back from a business trip in the East. -o00o- Mr. Lou Massicotte has left for Pembroke, Ontario, with his wife where he will take over his duties on another big clearing job near there. He will be replaced here as scaler by Charles Delgaty. -o0o- Old "Flapjack" Swenson is troubled with "Spring Fever". -o00- ONTARIO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY NEWS By E.C,Stormont or ES LE TS SO This being our initial appearance in this eolumn, aecept our apologies for the brevity of news this week. As our foree gathers strength, readers ean expeet bigger things in future editions, We welcome two Student Engineers to our staff this week: Fraser Gardiner of St. Catharines and Abbert Royle from Niagara Falls, Ontario. We hope their stay in Terrace Bay will be pleasant and that they will be able to return to their University studies in the Fall full of vigour. Mr. T. A. Rigby returned to St.Catharines on Thursday after ten days in Terraee Bay. Being an ardent follower of Isaae Walton, he found time while here for a few hours with rod and line. His efforts were rewarded with a lovely three-pound speekled beauty. -o00o= Great interest is being shown in the two Pneumatic Tired Dump Trailers with Caterpillar Tractors which are engaged in hauling excavation from the Townsite projeet and are owned and operated by Ontario Construction Company. These machines carry ten eubic yards and each takes the place of four trueks. They are able to dump from either side and are the only two machines of this type in the district. -o0o- RALPH WILLIAMS RESIGNS We are sorry to hear that Ralph Williams has resigned from the LongLac organiza-~ tion. Ralph came to Terrace Bay a year ago this month as Resident Engineer while Terrace Bay was still a flagstop called 'Black! and under his guidance mueh of the preliminary construction work of the project was carried outs As you leave, Ralph, your associates wish you and Mrs. Williams the best of luck wherever you 20. -o00= ae oe ee ae ee Ted Jones, Jr. showed a flair for architecture in his creation of the new guard's hut at the Millsite. Despite all common talk to the contrary, he insists that it is not the first of the 1947 family residences. -o00- Several of the more distinguished residents of 'B! Street had a disturbed sleep Saturday evening when apparently an apparition of a congo line merrily made its way through the townsite. Or was it an apparition -- -!. -o0o- A recent visit to the Hydro development impressed us with the progress that had Linn mada hw num nofohhours to the west. At the power house development, about 100 feet of