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Terrace Bay Schreiber Wednesday, July 17, 1985 Public Library _ Transporting TERRACE BAY, ONT, POT 2WO C.C oLel ele Vol. 20 No. 37 Serving Terrace Bay, Schreiber and Rossport x iy Winnie Campbell This article has already been run in June 26th issue of the paper but was so popular with the Schreiber Residents we are running it again for the Birthday Week. 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 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 saxophone. 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 more 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. and Mrs. Message ran ""The Pigs Ear", boarding house for men. Mr. Ted Ansell had a butcher shop also, Mr. Charlie 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 vegetable 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 Potvine and Sister Anna Cosgrove - Doug Sly was the minister A Stroll Down Memory Lane 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, Drs. 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 recreation cen- tre have been constructed. We have three schools. We have many lodges present- ly in Schreiber, the Womens Institute, CWL, Lady Trainmen, United continued on page 2 Dangerous Goods In response to new regulations covering the transportation of dangerous goods which came into ef- fect on July 1, Canada Post has announced that signed stickers will now be re- quired on all parcels declaring them free of any dangerous products. The canary yellow stickers bearing the declaration are available at all post offices and must be signed by the customer and affixed to all parcels before they are received over the counter "Safety is our first con- cern," said Donald Lander, executive vice- president and- chief operating officer. *'A lot of dangerous situations will be avoided if each customer has to take a few " seconds to think about the contents of his or her package before mailing." Dangerous products have always been prohibited in the mail in Canada. The Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and its regulations make it a further offense to transport dangerous goods without proper equipment, packag- ing and labelling. Although the public has become much more concerned about the transporting of dangerous goods in recent years, matches, acid bat- teries, flares, aerosols, cleaning corrosives and other prohibited products are still found in the mail every day. The declara- tions, which were prepared in consultation with Transport Canada, make the customer responsible for the contents. "The trouble is that we usually do not know what is in the packages we accept over the counter," said Mr. Lander. **Canada Post has the authority under the Canada Post Corporation Act to inspect all parcels it receives. This move respects the public's privacy." Hand in hand, with this Public Awareness campaign, Canada Post has standardized its methods of reporting dangerous pro- ducts found in the mail and implemented a new set of procedures to deal with spills and other incidents involving these products. Spouses Allowance Over the past few months I have been receiv- ing numerous enquiries from persons who have reached the age of 60 years and were wondering if the government provided any form of financial assistance for them. The following describes a benefit based on financial need that the federal government provides to persons aged 60 years of age or older, who are mar- ried to Old Age Security Pensioners and who meet certain Canadian residency requirements. This benefit is known as Spouse's Allowance and is provided for in a provision from the Old Age Security Act. Spouse's Allowance is a monthly benefit provided to spouse's of Old Age Security Pensioners based on the combined income of the couple. To be eligible to receive Spouse's Allowance an ap- plication must be filed with the Federal Department of National Health and Welfare. To support the application the spouse must submit their birth or bap- tismal certificate proving that they are between the ages of 60-65 years, meet certain residence re- quirements, be either a Canadian Citizen or a legal resident of Canada and proof of marriage. To qualify for a full Spouse's Allowance the spouse of the Old Age Security Pensioner must have resided in Canada for a total of 40 years follow- ing their 18 birthday. If this residency requirement is not met, a spouse may still be eligible for a partial allowance provided that they have resided in Canada for at least 10 years after reaching the age of 18 years and for at least one year prior to the approval of the application. Spouse's Allowance is paid directly to the spouse and each year an applica- tion for this benefit must be filed with the Department. Once eligibility has been determined each January the Department will for- ward an application re- questing income informa- tion from the couple. Both spouse and pensioner are required to sign the application. If a Spouse's Allowance was payable for the month in which a pensioner dies the surviving spouse may continue to receive pay- ment until he or she reaches the age of 65 or remarries. Payment of Spouse's Allowance will terminate when the couple divorce or separate, or either spouse is absent from Canada for over six months or the spouse in receipt of the allowance reaches the age of 65 years. This program is designated to provide addi- tional income in situations continued on page 7 Tires slashed at Birchwood Terrace. Seniors receive damage The Senior Citizens home in Terrace Bay has been hit with vandalism. It has had the tires on the bus slashed, the side of the- vehicle was scratched, it had just been painted in the last year. The hub-caps were also stolen, a nurse who was on duty at the home when the incident oc- curred also had damage to her car in the form of tires being flattened and all her hub-caps stolen as well. The Terrace Bay Police are still investigating.