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Terrace Bay News, 13 May 1947, p. 5

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x or ' : j \ 4 ; ' \ rere and There ~--cortimed | Page Five... the tunnel that is to carry-water to the turbines "has been blasted-out-of rock. A large 4 Calyx drill, able to cut a three--foot-diameter hole through solid rock is now in operation, At the dam camp, direetly across the river from our Upper Camp, work is going forward on the river diversion. One large river barge fas been launched and another one has been assembled ready to slide down the ways into the Aquasabon River, -00o- Among the new faces in the mill office are Gerry Ewing-Chow, a 1947 McGill graduate. Bill Landry, Nova Scotia Tech - 1946, Don Wishart, Queen's, 1948 and Pete Cameron, McGill, 1949. All are working with Fraser-Brace. Welcome fellows and we hope you will enjoy your stay with us. -o0o= We understand that modern dishwashing machines will form part of the equipment for the up-toedate vafeteria which are being planned for both the upper and lower camps of the LongLac Project. : =-c0o- LOST: A ladies pink faeed wrist wateh has been lost by Ann Wallie. Would the finder pleage turn it in to the Police Station behind the bank or deliver it in.person to .-Houre. 16. -o0o= ~ DOMINION CATERING DOINGS By Claude McComb New that the nice weather seems to have come again, everyone is arriving at the dining halls in a better frame cf mind. I see many smiles with only the odd frown thrown in. We all hope this present frame of mind lasts. Apparently friend Doug A'hern has beat Hcmer on the leave proposition, for he left on the 9th in a cloud of dust. "P.A." here I come, full steam ahead. Don't hold me back fellas, I have tc do some shopping", CHATTER BOX It must be spring. We've noticed several of the local belles strolling arm in arm with their beaus taking advantage of these lovely sunny afternoons, Even one cf our stay~ at-homes has taken to the great out-doors and even claims she saw a deer. We wonder - - was it four-legged? ~o0o- The girls of the lower camp are glad to weleome Cora Shilling as the new Matron. We're sure you'll like it here, Cora, we just hope you don't get any grey hairs. -00o= There has been a new white uniform in the dining room since Pearl Hawtheral joined us last week as the new supervisor and doing a good job, too. Weléome to Terrace Bay, Pearl. -000- Tyree more girls have increased our happy family here. They are Bernice Vallaint from Port Arthur, Bea Fraser from Sturgeon River and Margaret Campeau from Nipigon. We hope you'll stay with us a long time. aonos We had a visitor in the Lower Camp the other day -- someone whe is quite a stranger to us lately. We know you have your hands full in the Upper Camp, Nancy, but do come down more often, =o0c= Well, boys, if you see a few.new faces around the Lower Camp, dom't be surprised, it's just the cld one's touched up. It seems that the girls have gone in for facials in a big way. How long this fad is going tc last is anyone's guess. What next, girls? -cOo= We hope you are happy in your-new job at the hospital, Georgina. We were sorry to see you leave the dining room but cur loss was the patient's gain. Good luck, Gecrgie. _ 2 e0o= We are also glad to welcome back June Levesque who has been under the Doctor's care for the past two weeks. We hope you're feeling much better now and will like your new job at the Upper Camp. ~o0o~

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