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Terrace Bay News, 13 May 1948, p. 1

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OLD TIMERS EKE OUT WEN Oven ALL STAR Glituo Iuavged by normal softball standards it coulis : : , hardly be coiled "the battle of the century", but nevertheless the softball game last Sunday afternoon between «ai j15 Star, elrlsi tye ote and the Old Timers (men) drew a crowd of close to 300, The Cld Timers got away to a 3 run head start in the first inning but'the girls cane back in the third with a 5 run splurge to take the lead. In the last half of the fifth the Old Boys picked up another 3-to take a 6-5 lead, only to find thenselves trailing by a 10-6 count in the last frame. We should have noted earlicr that for the gamé the batisrics had been exchanged which placed Ed "Mable" Bracy behind the plate for the weaker sex with Pete Rapke doing the hurling. In the last inning, Pete was replaced by Joe Heenan, but ' Joe was unable to hold the men who went on a 6 run rampage which breugnt the final tally to 12-10 in favour of: the Old Timers. ' Due to the fact that pitchers and catchers were interchanged during the came we'll iust lict players:rather than line-ups. . /1L Star Girls: Marg Storey, Anne Wallie, Ann Evans, Ruth Bangartt, Mary Letain, ance Evan, Joan Berezowski, Kay McKeen; Mary Cavanaugh and Audrey Boutilicr, Earl Veitch, Ed Brady, Peter Rapke, "Curly" Hale, Joe Heenan, John Jevmucret, Fred Soughton, Gordon Dodge and Paul Boudreau, : i 0 re "ATTONAT, OBSERVANCE \ Aeross Ganada during the two week period from May 15th to tne AS) Cr Panga thousands of cities, towns and hamlets will be engaged in a n. wid. effort which uses as one of its slogans: . "Beautify Canada by Beantifying Your Commi Nev vapers, radio stetions, billboards andstore windows will be urging everyone to: _ Lea Up" - *Paint, Up" = "Plant Up? Wp Leah Ue et ey is "hrougnout the Terrace Bay project a spechal effort will be made by all departments to »-cove refuse which may have accumulated during the winter months. - n the Townsite, we feel sure that residents will do their part. As a matver of fact mernr %wsous already have been hard at work. All rubbish placed out on garbage days wili be pr. ntiy removed so there will be no need to burn any refuse. Speaking of burning re- ainds °3 of the fact that a clean place seldom burns. le. we all enter into the spirit of this National effort and do our part to beautify th i os ie oer Torres: Bay. i : 07 O70 ! 147 + '-° BADMINTON SEASON ENDS Terrace Bay's first badminton season came to 4a officias rey ee iH close on Wednesday evening May 12th. Following tyc Tig of baduinvon, equipment was taken down and for the next hour and a half everyone enverca whole-hec. sedly into a party which included a wall contest, guessing games, humourous relays, a progressive barn: dance, and folk dancing followed by a sing song which enced oul when it 'was announced that: linch was ready. President Monty Paget thanked those Yosubib.s for the evening's program and announced that the Badminton Club hed approximately $70.00 ir the bank with which to start next season. Dancing to the juke box followed the lunch, « Badminton was organized at Terrace Bay early last fall and play onithe three courts commenced October 15 and continued through May Leth every Wednesday evening with put two or three exceptions. During the season total membership reached 69 with the membership fee set at $1,00. Average attendance was between 30 and 40 per night. Members of the executive were: President - "Monty" Paget; Vice-President - John Tutecky: Secretary. fi. 2evror reas Irvine: Pveontive Members = Walt Lemiski and Morch "nest,

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