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Terrace Bay News, 27 Nov 1947, p. 3

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PRO a era Uae a i OL Oa anette Co waenehan 2 Gh OC ues Ate pat A AoE has Sunday milk delivery at Terrace Bay by Grasmere Vairy of Schreiber who have been servicing our community. This action is necessary due to the widespread milk shortage in this area; and it amounts to a form of rationing in ordcr to assure fair distribution. When the week-end milk supply is delivered on Saturday of each week customers will be limited to 14 times the normal amount consumed in a single day. ¥ In all instances householders are urged, not to waste milk. The practice of no milk delivery on Sunday will continue until the milk shortage is alleviated. a MONSTER CARD PARTY by THE SOCIAL CLUB Here ig news! On the evening of December llth the Terrace Bay Social Club will sponsor a monster card party including bridge, whist, cribbage and possibly euchre,in the Terrace Bay Recreation Hall. Of course, there will be prizes. Watch the Terrace Bay News for further announcements. Bi a NI i PERMIT $5 U.S. GIFTS The following announcement from Ottawa will be of in- terest to many at Terrace Bay: "Regardless of the ban on a long list of imports from the U.S., small gifts valued at not more than $5 will be permitted to enter Canada, officials of the national revenue department ammounced today. This means that relatives and friends in the U.S. will be allowed to send Christmas gifts, birthday, wedding or anniversary presents of banned goods to Canadians. Gifts costing more will be stopped and returned to the sender." eI gH i REDUCED RAILWAY FARES ANNOUNCED FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAYS! During the coming holiday season reduced fares on the Canadian Pacific Railway will go into effect on Saturday, December 20th to and including Thursday,January lst, and the return portion of these tickets will be good until midnight, Wednesday,January 7th le~ ing destinations. Fares in all instances either coach or first-class will be compiled on the basis of a single fare plus one-half for the round trip. (Government tax extra) . Coach fares will be good in coach and tourist sleepers where operated on payment of berth fares. First-class fares are good in standard sleepers on payment of berth fares. ile have been requested by Mr. R. J. Hales, Agent at Terrace Bay, to urge that everyone purchase tickets and make reservations as early as possible and thereby avoid last-minutc disappointment. It should also be noted that reduced rate tickets can be purchased only from ticket agents before boarding trains. Tickets purchased on treins from conductors will be charged for at regular rates. Ye On att Opti FROM THE TERRACE BAY RECORDS 18 Months ago - Work was progressing favourably on the spur line from the main C.F.R. Pathe line to the Millsite....... The garage in the Lower Camp was nearing completion....... with Gordon Bird in charge as Supervisor, Dominion Catering took over the responsibility at Terrace Bay of housing and feeding everyone at the project....-. : The total work force included 12 carpenters and helpers and ee labourers. EarleVeitch left for the Lakehead to recruit 35 men. Shah 12 Months Ago With a total payroll of 417,work continued at the Millsite on the :ulp Storage Building where framing and roofing neared completion......» In the Lower Camp hot water systems were being installed in the bunkhouses....+e. The fioor of the Post Office building had been completed and the erection of the walls started... In the towsite water and sewer lines were complete insofar as the 1946 programme was concerned. ..... 54 houses had been erected and families of Ralph Williams, Len Christieusor

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