June Daily Times in
Beardmore - based on reports in the Fort William Daily Times-Journal in 1938
Thu 2 Jun NAME
QUILT – Mrs. H. Smith of the
Home and School Club resigned due to ill health. Mrs. R. Elliot was named
convenor “to look after the name quilt”. It was decided to make a baby’s
layette. “Two members are helping out the children in view of the coming school
fair. Mrs. Cameron is directing two choirs. Mrs. Smith is directing a sewing
class. Mr. Evans is also giving manual training lessons to the boys.” W.W.
Allen, school principal, “gave a splendid talk on the new curriculum”. The
Institute has decided to purchase a bubbler fountain for the school with the
board’s cooperation. “Constable Luliava [?] of Nipigon is in town replacing
Constable Warren, who is holidaying in the east.
Wed 8 Jun TWO NEW
TOWERS – “Two new steel
detection towers will be erected in Thunder Bay district by the department of
lands and forests this summer.” One will be just south of Watson Lake near
Jackpine to serve the Beardmore-Jellicoe area. Another will be placed near
Saganaga Lake on the U.S. border. Each tower is 30 feet high.
Thu 9 Jun DEPT OF
HIGHWAYS (DOH) – Moss [?] Barr
has been transferred to Port Arthur where the new branch office is located. Dr.
W.S. Elliott has opened his new office in Nugent’s Rexall drug store in the
addition were the telephone exchange will be located. C.D. Nugent has added
more counter space and stools for a soda fountain. A party of local people took
a fishing trip to Realty Lake near Nezah. At the Home and School Club monthly
meeting, Mrs. A. Hanson presided as president. There will be a farewell dance
for the two teachers. Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Baby returned from Port Arthur after
their marriage. Mr. Baby is the engineer in charge of the Beardmore branch of
DOH. The girls’ softball team ordered sweaters in the club colours of blue and
white. Telephone poles are being strung along the main streets. Norman Kelly,
student minister, has arrived for the summer. Services in the school Sunday
evening at 7 p.m.
Mon 13 Jun MISSING
MAN’S BODY – “Missing since
April 17, when he started out from Beardmore to walk to the camp of the Abitibi
Power and Paper Co. at Jackpine, the body of Allan Emil Mickelson, 23, was
found on Saturday in the Blackwater river near Beardmore.” He had been
preparing camp for a car loading crew. He had had to cross the ice on the
river. He had lived in Nipigon almost all his life.
Wed 15 May W.I.
MEETINGS – The Women’s
Institute has published a program for June, July, and August. Topics: your favourite
flower, if you had $500, nursery rhyme, home economics. Papers: child welfare, historical research.
Demonstrations: bandaging, “tabloid on the topic”. Novelty: guitar selection,
children in costume, exchange of supper recipes. Current Event. Beardmore
Chamber of Commerce fielded questions about gargage disposal. “It was decided
to write Bill Stevens to burn up the old garbage dump and he would be paid for
same.” Decision to take up a collection to ditch some of the side streets. Two
ball games played on “the ball ground”. Empire vs. Sand River, 20-1 for Empire.
Leitch vs. Beardmore, 22-13 for Leitch.
Fri 17 May L &
F BUNKHOUSE – The deputy chief
ranger’s headquarters at Beardmore will erect a bunkhouse for 10 men and a
warehouse. The detection tower at Jackpine will be erected on the highest hill;
concrete foundations now being laid.
Mon 20 Jun
NORTHLAND CAFÉ – “The
Northland Cafe, owned by Rolfe and Wingland [?] has been taken over by Joe Jim
of Port Arthur.” “The Red River Shows held a circus in Beardmore for three days
last week.” “The O.K. barber shop has moved to new quarters on Main Street.”
“Dr. Sutton, assisted by Mrs. W. Elliott, inoculated the school children for
the third time on Thursday. Smallpox vaccination is to be given the latter part
of the week.” A ratepayers meeting was held at the school and the tax rate has
been set at 32 mills; notices are being mailed out.
Fri 24 Jun SOFTBALL – In the first game of the men’s summer
series, Empire beat Beardmore 15-13. In the second game, Beardmore beat Empire
16-7. Sewing classes are being held for school girls in preparation for the
school fair at the end of September.
Wed 29 Jun CHURCH
SERVICE – Rev. E.D.G. Freeman
of Port Arthur held services at the school, assisted by student minister Mr.
Kelly. Several children were christened. The girls’ softball team have been
practicing twice a week in preparation for the July 1st game against
Jellicoe in Beardmore. They have received their royal blue and white sweaters,
sponsored by Best [?] and Sons. “The boys’ softball team have also purchased
new sweaters in orange and black with the Pioneer Athletic club crest on the
front.” School closes on Wednesday for the holidays. “Miss McKinnon and Mr.
Allen, teachers here, are both planning to go to Queen’s University for summer
courses and are returning to Beardmore for another term.” “Mr. Kelly, student
minister, has organized a Trail Rangers’ class for the younger boys.” The club
meets every Friday evening at the school.
Thu 30 Jun CONTRACT
AWARDED – Tomlinson
Construction has the highway contract between Jellicoe and Beardmore.
Photo 1 – View
looking north at the CNR trestle over the Nipigon River on Sept. 29, 1936.
Below is the early construction phase of the TransCanada Highway bridge. Work
was already underway for what became Hwy. 17 between Nipigon and Schreiber.
There were no plans for construction of what became Hwy. 11 from the east side
of the bridge and northward towards Beardmore. Photo E.C. Everett.
Photo 2 – Very few
original fire lookout towers remain in Ontario. This is one on Caribou Mountain
at Temagami, a tourist attraction.
Photo 3 – An
old-fashioned school water fountain, a bubbler.
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