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Terrace Bay News, 22 May 1958, p. 8

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TWO HUNDRED ACKE BUSH FIKE EAST OF TERRACE BAY ON THURSDAY MAY 15 ; Last Thursday, May 15 a bush Pe aed in the vicinity of Terrace Bay arid due to a high wind spread rapidly in an easterly direction, Due to the quick action this fire was held by 6 p.m. that night and was under control by Friday noon, Some of the equipment used to ee this fire was as follows: 18100 feet of 13" hose laid into: the bush on the fire, 1000 feet of 23! hose: laid Bebal the. fire truck to the fire, 4 forestry fire pumps, 4 motor boats, 40 pump cans, hie 1 plane which dropped water over the fire and staved off the fire until the wind died down. 160 gals. of water is carriedin the necunliniie on the plane. There were about 125 men fighting the | fire in relays of 65 to 70 men at a time. Mr. McGooey, Department of Lands and Forests at lays Flat and Mr. George Maitland Fire Chief of Terrace Bay wish to thank the men who fought this fire, especially on Thursday evening. Mr. McGooey also informed us that the restrictions made on bush travel at the time of the fire are now cancelled, er el Re eae HELP WANTED FEMALE rr ne Full or part time help, experience not required. i 'Apply: Manager Dresswell Laundry, Hotel Terrace. vhone 3711 Wes) ee eee a "LAFF 4 LITTLE" - Worker to colleague: "I'm taking a honey-dew vacation this year. You know, that's where you stay home dnd the whole time your wife says 'Honew do this! and EY 4 do that. Pie DOCTOR DREW-BROOK D.D. _ Doctor Drew-Brook has arrived in Térrace Bay to set up a dental practice. He isin,the process of setting up his equi pment.and. appointments for-dental work may be made beginning on cenion May 27, thone 3734, Bd 37 he ee & ® Sears ee: % o- ae CEMETERY BOA:.D NEWS. The Cemetery Board have held their regular monthly meeting at which Garnet Valiquette was choosen to act as caretaker. Water installations are being put in in the near future. : cA a a "CONGRATULATIONS To Mr. and Mrs, J. MacDonald on the birth of a daughter May 15th, and to Mr. and Mrs. L. Legault on the birth of a son on the 17th. We)! epee eae Although we think of our forefathers as having been far more religious-minded than we are, actually church membership is now at an all-time high. Today 60.3 percent of the population are church members, compared with 16 percent a century ago.. | - Reader's Digest. % & Comment at an 'Bhehoisd4 en Anonymous meeting: "Looking at trouble through the bottom of a glass only magnifies aha

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