Gateway to Northwestern Ontario Digital Collections

Terrace Bay News, 27 May 1954, p. 3

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

MEN'S CHORUS 1ST. ANNUAL CONCERT A HIT Last Friday, May 21st the High School Auditorium was well packed with an enthus- iastic audience who obviously enjoyed the Men's Chorus 1st Annual Concert.~ The Chorus was under the direction oh Miss. Mc Adam, The range of selections fe the chorus was quite varied, The selections concluded on a happy note, The Chorus was reehied upon for three encores. The first concert was a big' 'hit with the audience who undoubtedly will be looking forward to their concert next year. Members of the Terrace Bay Men's Chorus and their wives enjoyed a:delightful lunch after the concert last Friday evening Mr. Norman Klevin, conductor of the Fort William Male Choir, and several choir mem- bers who attended the Terrace Bay concert were guests. The Men's Chorus presented Miss McAdam with a number .of phonograph records in appreciation for her services as conductor. They also gave Ray Husband a pen and pencil set for his work as accomp- anist. We have been advised that tickets to the "Big Sing" in Fort William on June 5th are just about impossible to obtain in the Lakehead. Bob Shirriff has a supply of tickets for any Terrace Bay people who may - want to attend. He has. agreed, however, ~ to return any unsold tickets by June 2nd, So, if you plan to attend this "Sing", see Bob for a ticket before June 2nd, 0-0-0 _ FIRE PREVENTION NEWS Page 3 STOP! LOOK! AND LISTEN! "Stop look and listen are familiar words to all of us. We see them on TabMey "signs everywhere. 'Let's all apply them to cow cten - Stop fires, Look out for fire hazards and listen to the Radio messages about the great loss of life by fire. Everyday we head or read about bagi. Let!s do our part by: Stop, Look and Ete ne Prevention is Big Business, 0-0-0 FOR SALE: Twelve dollars buys a good casting Rod, reel and line. Phone if interested 209. 0-0-0 MUNICIPALITY NEWS WATER HEATERS TO. GO ON FLAT RATE At the Improvement District Meeting on Wednesday, May 26th it was decided to place all townsite water heaters on a flat rate rather than on the pregent meter rate, The following domestic rate comparisons apply : Present Rate 4OKWH © 3.5¢, 180 @ 1,6¢ Balance @ 0.75¢ Service Charge 56¢. New Rate 60KWH @ 2,7¢ Balance @ 1, O¢ 354. per installed 100 watts for water heater, The new. rates and the flat rate for water heaters will result in. a reduction in cost of power to domestic 'consumers. Flat Rate for Water Heaters Will Be 500 Watt Heater $1.75 per month 1000 Watt Heater $3.50 per month 2000 Watt Heater $7.00 per month Budget For the fiscal 1954 has not at ba approved by the Department -of Municipal ar ai Se Town Roads In 1953 1900 more than was in the ap- proved budget was spent for road service in Terrace Bay, This amount was more than the fen of Highways had approved Seeiay vow apply. However, notification was received that the Deptarment of High- ways agreed to pay their 50% subsidy on this $1900.00. Result a saving of approx~ imately $900.00 0-0-0

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy