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PAGE 2 TERRACE BAY NEWS NOVEMBER 2, 1977 710 | CHURCH SERVICES ST. MARTIN CHURCH. SUNDAY MASS - 8:30 and I0:30 A.M, SATURDAY MASS = $:00 P.M, CONFESSIONS = 6:15-7:15 and after evening Mass on Sat. COMMUNITY CHURCH - Rev, Brian Bigelow COMMUNION - Ist Sunday of the month WORSHIP SERVICE = 9:L45 aim, SUNDAY SCHOOL = to Grade 6 - 9:45 a.m. CONFIRMATION CLASS = 6:30 p.m. Sunday TERRACE BAY GOSPEL ASSEMBLY - Pastor John Laari SUNDAY SERVICES are held in the Public Sehool Auditorium SUNDAY SCHOOL - I0:00 A.M.; SUNDAY SERVICE - 7:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY - 7:30 P.M, For further information - Phone 824-2331 HOLY ANGELS CHURCH - Rev, F, Meyer DAILY MASS - Mon,, Wed., & Fri, - 5:00 P;M, Tues, & Thurs. - 7330 P.M, Sat, 9:00 AM, & 7:15 P.M, SUNDAY SERVICE ~-.9:30 and II:00 A.M. CONFESSIONS - Sat. 4:15-5:15 P.M,; before Sat. evening Msg2; before Sun, morning Mass & all daily Masses . ST, ANDREW'S UNITED CHURCH - Rev, Brian Bigelow COMMUNION - Ist Sunday ## the month WORSHIP SERVICE ~ IT:I5 e.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL - II300 a.m. ST. JOHN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH ~ Ist & 3rd Sunday - 7:00 P.M, 2nd, 4th and 5th Sunday = II:00 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL ~ £I:00 A.M. - Every Sunday GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH - Rev. R. Dye" MID WEEK SERVICE - 7:00 P.M. Wednesday SUNDAY SCHOOL = I0300 A.M, WORSHIP SERVICE - IT:00 A.M. EVENING PRAYER - 7:00 P.M, ROSSPORT ST. BERCHMAN'S CHURCH SUNDAY MASS = I300 P.M, TERRACE BAY NEWS PUBLISHERS FRANCIS § DEBORAH HELMINK PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY at the News Print- ing Plant, Post Office Building, Terrace Bay OFFICE HOURS - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. MON. - FRI. MAILING ADDRESS - Box 579 PHONE 825-3747 DEADLINE ~ for all advertisements and news material i& NOON MONDAY of each week. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 3 $5.00 per year (local) $6.00 per year (out-of-town) Second class mail Registration Number 0867 A HISTORY OF TERRACE BAY -- ---------- ---- ---- -- -------- i ---- ------ By: Mr. Ed Cavanaugh Over the last few years, whenever a few of the old-timers get together and engage in reminiscing, there is always some- one who suggests that it is a pity that our past history has not been recorded. After giving the matter some thought, and in view of the fact that our new Mill is nearing completion, thus ushering in a new phase of our history, I have decided to tabulate some of the highlights of our early years. This can, in no way be construed as a complete history but simply a record of my memory. It is interesting to. observe that in your paper's news of years gone by, the number of children who were born, went to school, merried and are now producing a second Terrace Bay generation, which, in turn, all adds up to a happy and content- ed community. » Before coming to Terrace Bay I was a Railway Mail Clerk for over thirty years. For most of this time I ran from North Bay to Fort William and recall most vividly how I would stand in the Mail Car door passing over the Aguasabon bridge and yearn to get down there to wet a line, The irony of fate dictated that this come to pess and I can tell you that the river at that time was a fisherman's paradise. When the news broke, in the Lakehead papers that the Kim- berly~Clark Company were about to build a pulp mill and plan- ned townsite hers, and as I was tired of railroading I decid- ed to apply for the Postmastership. I was appointed in August I946 and was sent here in Septem=- ber to pick out a location for a temporary Post Office. This place was called Black Siding and as there was no station we detrained at Schreiber and stayed overnight at the Kimberly Clark staff house. We drove down here the next morn- ing on what was nothing more than a glorified moose trail. As the Canada Post Office has the responsibility of naming the Post Offices across Camada a conference was called in North Bay to perform that duty. There were quite a few names submitted but it remainediio the historical department at Ottawa to suggest that owing to the fact that during the ice age the icebergs on their way to the leke, had hewen distinct terraces which in turn would give the town an historical background, if the town were named Terrace Bey. A new Canadian town became a reality. I might point out that the reason for the Post Office Department naming towns is to avoid duplication of names. A good illustration of this is the fact that during our first two years of operation much of our meil went to Terrace, B.C. We opened the Post Office on January I7th, 1947 in the' vicinity of the present Moose Hall and the town wes composed of the Hospital, Police Station, the Bank and the Hudson's Bay Store. The Dominion Catering Co. had a commissary where," if you knew the right person, yeu could pick up the odd orocks The Ontario Consturction Co, were laying basements. The Arnis Coe were following with the complete house. In no time the new town began to take shape. In early January the Fraser Barce Co, started work on the Mill and shortly after work sterted on the Aguasebon dam. Things really began to hum and at its pesk between the mill and dam there was a work force of around four thousand. The tragedies and hardships of war became very much per sgon= ified, at least to me, in the fact that the work force at the dam were practically all German refugees holding very profes- sional degrees. A finer people one could not wish to meet. During this period I cannot recall a criminal act of any kind. At this time we began to settle in and try to make life bearable. We were like on huge family, everyone addressing everyone by their first names. Doctor MoCgusland was Dr. Mike to us all, Different organizations began to form. The curlers built their rink, the hockey association built an open air rink, the ball.players a playing field and a recrea- tion association was formed to- look after the children. Continued pege 6 escsece