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Page 10, Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, June 26, 1985 by Helene Ballard Hello! It has been a busy week here at the Home. On Thursday, we hac our monthly Resident's bir- thday party hosted by the Ladies of the Terrace Bay Community Church. A lively game of Bingo followed, and on behalf of the Residents, I would like to. thank them for their kindness. On Tuesday, a group of Residents took a bus ride to Rossport for a visit to Mrs. Anne Todesco where a very pleasant afternoon ended with a delicious tea. Anne was very happy to see her friends and enjoyed our visit. Our thanks to Anne and we hope you may return the visit and come and have tea with us. Now in regards to my "bite"? of last week in regards to cats: I was real- ly worried that some cat lovers would take offence, but to my joy, I received a call from a very nice lady who has a cat but is not allowed to run loose - it is ona leash. But she gave me a few tips on how to keep cats out of flower beds etc. ' Spread moth balls in the beds, and the cats will not / go near them. Another tip was to spread ginger around the flowers. I hope these tips will help and thank you for the calls. Too bad we can't get some tips on how to get rid of the black flies. Many of our residents enjoyed their evening at the Social at the Legion hosted by the members of the Council of Terrace Bay. It was a nice way to meet old friends and enjoy the music by Winnie Campbell Winnie Campbell I would like to recount a few things about Schreiber, past and present. I came to Schreiber from England with 'my parents in 1914 and have certainly seen many changes. So please take a walk down memory lane with me and we' ll see how Schreiber used to be. First of all, there was no running water. We had to buy water from Tom Ac- celton or Charlie Ryan at $.35 a barrel. We had no electricity, just kerosene lamps at home, and I was elected to clean our lamps, and, oh how I hated that job. We had no washroom facilities, just outhouses. 'Saturday night baths were in the old wash tub. Paved streets were unheard of, but we did have wooden sidewalks. Horse and buggy were a mode of transportation. I'm sure some of you will remember going to school and Mr. Evans was - the principal, also Mrs. Smart. Jim Dillon owned the poolroom, Mr. MclIn- tosh had the clothing store, which today is Spadonis. Mr. Message ran the grocery store, and Bill Scott was the baker and he had the best bread ever made. Our YMCA, which catered to the CPR men, was run by Mr. 'Chisholm and Mr. Chauncy Depew. Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Hig- gins made beds at the **Y"' and waiting on the tables were Elsie Jewell, Florence McAteer, Lizzie and Annie Robinson, Win- nie Taylor and Minnie McGilsky. We had silent movies in the old town hall, run by Mr. and Mrs. Wykes. We looked forward to the serials once a week. Ruth Roland in the "Red Cir- cle" and Pearl White in the "Exploits of Elaine". I remember Mrs. Mattie Humphrey going to the movies and doing her knit- ting while watching the show. We also had a nice rink which was enjoyed by . everyone. Every summer on July 12th, the Orangemen's Day Parade was held with floats and then on to the games such as egg and Thank You Many thanks to my family, relatives, friends, and organizations for the lovely flowers, fruit, gifts, cards, prayers, and visits while | was in hospital. A special thank you to Drs. Lau and Bailey for their excellent care. To the wonderful nurses and staff of Dr. Mike's Hospital, your care and kindness far exceeded any | have ex- perienced. And to the friends that assisted Margaret in so many ways, I thank you. God Bless. Jack Handel and dancing. Our grateful thanks to the Reeve and Council of Terrace Bay. It's been such a lovely week, I can't find any "'Bites" for this week, so T"ll close for now with this bit of nonsense. A teacher in school asked Johnny to give her a sentence using the word, delight, in it, to which he gave this answer: 'The wind blew in the window and blew out de light." Pool Now Open spoon races, two-legged races, and food was plen- tiful and a dance finished off the day with Mrs. Bryson at the piano, Nim Wallace on the violin and Hughie Stewart on the saxaphone. Schreiber had five con- gregations back then which were Catholic, Protestant, Baptist, Methodist, and Anglican. One doctor filled our needs for 50 years. Dr. Crowe. He delivered a baby here at all hours, day and night. We also had Dr. McGregor. Some of our nurses from Schreiber were Ethel Hogg, Otto Herriott, Dean Grey, Maybelle McGregor and Helen D'Arcy. Mrs. Gor- don Reid was the Health Nurse. Jack Handel was our town policeman for many years. Bill Webb was our truant officer. Ward White was the manager of Ball Games while others helped. How many of you remember the dance hall at Walkers Lake called "The Rush Inn"? It was run by the Dillons. Mr. McGregor built many homes in Schreiber 'and most of them are still standing. Mrs. Mattie Humphrey was the news correspon- dent for many years and then Inez McCuaig took over her duties for many more years. Mrs. Walker was our Postmistress for 38 years. The Queen's Hotel was run by Mr. and Mrs. Preston in 1906. The King's Hotel was run by Mr. and Mrs. Dillon. Mr. accommodation M.C. & Visa EST. 1884 Comfortable overnight (807) 824-3213 Fine licensed dining with the charming ambience of a 100 year old railroad inn overlooking Rossport Harbour. * ROSSPORT, Ontario POT 2RO Open 5 p.m. 7 days a week and Mrs. Message -ran "The Pigs Ear', boarding house for men. Mr. Ted Ansell had a butcher shop also, Mr. Chartie Nesbitt, Mr. Hastings, Mr. L. McCuaig, Charlie Skinner, and Mr. McCullum were the barbers. Albert Garri- ty ran the Drug Store for many years. Bill Spicer was the Town Clerk and Mr. Tom Bosler. We had a tailor shop run by Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Beaucage. The old jail, situated down by the sub- way burned down in 1912. Mr. Goldie was the Town Policeman. Gordon Reid had a store and sold it to the Chapples, which is presently The Hudson Bay Co. We also have a new Post Office - Mrs. Walker was the Postmistress for years - in the old one - she lived to be 98 years old - also we have a "Flower Shop" which was run by Mary Martinson and was taken over by Annette Campbell - also a new sub- way. We had "'Hor- ticultural" Exhibits - lovely vegetables and flowers and gardens and prizes were given. Mr. Gauthier is our Town Clerk and we must not forget we had two priests Father Bourgignon and Father Greengrass - also. Sister Monica Greengrass and Sister Pot- vine and Sister Anna Cosgrove - Doug Sly was the minister from the Anglican Church and we have Tim: Bond - Policeman also Laurie Furlonger and _ Ray Potvine. Oldest Residents are Mr. Nelson Smith who is 95, Mrs. Eleanor O'Connor who is 94. Alberta Street now, us- ed to be called "Talcum Powder Row", this is where all the CPR houses are located. Dr. Thompson was our dentist for years. Mr. and Mrs. St. Jean had a restaurant across from the CPR station, which is now Doms Billiards. Our Bank of Montreal's first manager was Mr. Hesson, then Mr. Merritt and then Mr. Her- riott. The bank started its business in 1913, located on Scotia St. then moved across the street, where they still are doing business. The Senior Citizens have the old bank building the "Chimo Club". Gino Caccamo is the President. Currently we have two grocery stores, Costas and Schreiber Foodmarket (previously Caccamos). On front street we have a bulk food store, '*Grannys", two hair dressers, Neldines and Doms, Beno Insurance, the new Municipal Office, our Library, Dr.s offices and Health Dept. Other businesses presently in Schreiber are Cebrarios Hardware, Cebrario and Sons, Sissons TV., Filanes Motel and restaurant, Super' Test Restaurant, Birchs and the Voyageur. A new legion banquet hall and a new recration centre have been constructed. We have three schools. We have many lodges present- ly in Schreiber, the Womens Institute, CWL, Lady Trainmen, United Church Women, Eastern Star, Rebeccas, Kinsmen, Brownies and Scouts. We have an honoured NDP leader from Schreiber, namely Jack Stokes. Our present mayor is Harold Fisher. Previously C. Skinner, Mr. Phillips, Mr. D'Arcy, and Mr. Harness. : This is, in part, some of the trivia of Schreiber Background. I'm sorry if I missed some of you. We are celebrating our Centennial in July and I hope to see you all there. We had a fun run day in June and I was awarded a prize for being the oldest one there (81). I have. 25 grand-children and 13 great grand-children. I love Schreiber and hope to be here for many more years. RA eS 402 Scotia St. Reg Bailey (L) 100th Birthday Donald Smith (C) Flag Branch Manager Chairman Bank of Montreal Fred Harness (R) Centennial Committee Chairman _ Congratulations To: Township Of Schreiber WIN THIS FLAG as a momento of Schreiber's Centennial. Draw to be held Saturday July 20, 1985 at Wind-Up Dance. Full draw details available at Bank of Montreal. Bank of Montreal 824-2060 Schreiber the time to buy $ PARAGON FINE BONE CHINA Love ke k 30% o- When you choose Paragon fine English Bone China ... you choose elegance. A name that is world- renowned for both artistry and its impressive list of patrons. This is your invita- tion to come in soon and . see our impressive collec- tion of exquisite patterns in Paragon. And now is the time to buy Paragon - during our special "Limited Time" sale. pynclelt : S JEWELLERS Terrace Bay 825-3592