cum .7 ...r..--_’ ...,-.. 3‘35; ’ 7'. - FISH CATCH IIIMPS 150,000 POUNDS Tignish area I! EDITH ELDERSHAW h Correspondent As the village of Tignish and, 'harbour where the peoplg of this community look lIlfliILIIe the f i s b there. At Skinners Pond l provcments were made to to the future tor a year of fish the fall season. success, expansion and advancv 08. we point with pride to what has been during the P a SI year IOI‘ Hi 9 his factory where I . good of :1. again We think or the. early pioneers whose hard work; Influenced the lives of manyiyear {on Irish moss. You“! men and women I" IIII-‘ijsincc the start of the industry tht‘miin toil has so much moss been vide better and stronger rcIa-‘ community leaving with Jerry Buote who operates a fishing fleet at Tignish Run em- b 3000mPIISIIedeloy's a large staff to operate lobsters are canned. RECORD YEAR The past year processing m-Iand a director of the credit un- ille Gaudet, owners of Gaudet's-tcams and three village basket- the ion some 65 boats,Miss Janie Kcough have a full Mrs. Roy Harper treasurer; and the assistant treasurer time job keeping the business running for over 1.000 mem- ers. TIGNISII (“O-OP During the past board of dli't'ctors Co-Opcrative Association enter- ycur moi of Tignish. was a record‘ed into a managers agreementiarea. The Irving service stationiElectric. Board Not once contract with the Maritime Co-Iopcrated by Russell Op. This step was taken to pro», the Challenge to ('al'l‘y 0" tiie‘guthcrcd and sold in this area tions by the local c-op with the} 10011 work down through ii19,\lecrc there are six buycrs. central wholesale co-op. The Yea“- Opening a Closed bOOKISEWERS LAll) .members were paid a five per entitled Tignish 1962 and log season in the Tignish area: during the past year, we find much the same pattern as the year previous. Winter ice conditions dcluycd; lobsters landings but led to ai umper harvest of Irish Moss; from Kil-Iwcre pavcd by that lined the shore dare Cape around north 00 Waterford. With the exit of ice the alsh point 'l‘ig- turn‘, Ing back the pages to the fish-I h‘iSlierics Oo - operative, A sewage system project startcd In the village on August 901 at a cost of $100,000 was t‘tllllpit'lt‘ti in October making it possible for the taxpayers to enjoy liltitIt'l'll convenicnrcs to tlicir homes. along with proving sanitary conditions. Several streets in the village Jude R.C. property the provincial government during the p a st year. making a tremendous improvement in the village. Three new water tanks for imiccivlng fine comments cent rebate, three per cent wenti ito a new five year revolving [credit plan with interest. giv-T Iving the members a boiler ichance to save. ‘ A major paving program rc- carried out on St. Simon and St , that did; much to add to the beauty of1 {this well- kept old church. The, 1)pastor, Rev. Md, Rooney, was, honored by the parishioners ai ‘little over a month ago on the Iprlng program was put Intoifirc-fighting purposes were in- 40th anniversary or his ordina-I full wing. The fish catch foristaned on the Blind Road, Up- hon to the prlcsthood. the year was 628,812. pounds up‘ by 150.000 pounds over the Dre-property of Joseph Buote, com-.Uniicd Church property vious year. For the first time all fish landed was processed at the Tignish Fisheries co - op plant at Judes point where 210 were employed at the peak of the season. Shareholders numbering 152: operating 100 cats were re-‘ sponslble for this fish catch. Over 2,000 e a so I of chicken i Huddle were put into cans and . Toronto, i shipped to innlpcg, New York and Virginia, and to— day with a major need i les for more fish the manager of the Tignish Fisheries Wilson IShea said there Is not one can c . r The overall lobster catch was ‘ down over the previous year by 59,000 b the market value in dollars was up. Other lobster factsz— 110,000 market lobsters were transport- ed to the Boston market; 13.000 cartons of lobster cocktail were processed besides 10,000 cartons of canned lobster, with the high boat during the season bringing in 13,204 pounds. ISIIED A salt fish storage building built during the past year is capable of handling up to 2,- 000,000 pounds of salt fish a year. A great increase In cod fish is forecast as many of the fishermen are getting equiped with gill nets. A cold storage and freezing plant is expected to be built this year, as a new barf north side of hire cannery was ullt for l tion during the past fall. An ce maker put into operation for the fishing seasons past w a s . operatio ‘ supplied all the ice used. Anothw er ice maker is to be installed ‘ at the Tignish Run where night crew will be employed to per Church Sin-eel. and on the pleter covering the. entire vil- lage with water tanks. The Tignish fire department with Fire Chief Earl MacDon- ald work in their spare tim e making improvements to fire equipment and building during the year, at no extra cost. great deal of improvements were made to the newLy painted fiIre hall and firemen's supplies grew during the year. A questionaire was sent out to every house- n Cit- ‘ hold and a check of fire haz- Ithe legion branch since the filoss zards in homes was made by the department. DOCTOR SECURED III November the village was fortunate to have secured the medical services of Dr. Roy Kennedy who came to fill a vacancy left since last ‘s ha been come ser- vice to the entire community. The past year saw many an- niversary celebrations t a k lng nee. The silver jubilee of the 'I‘ig- nlsh Credit Union was celebrat- ed in the village in July when a large number of members and guests gathered for a day of remembrance and celebrations. Hubert (laudet first president of the union spoke on the history of credit unions. lie paid tribute to the deceased members and stat- ed that farmers and fishermen in the area have accumulated an average of $6.000 per yea.- t-] ’2 since the origin of the union. The to surviving members of those who signed the original charter were presented wit h gold seal certificates by Rev. MJ. Rooney. The share capital and I at Tignish Credit Union is now Mac‘s Restaurant a modern up $216.049. Loans at the end of May totalled 266,314.50 making a It possible for members to ex- pand and build. Improvements were made to. and “'55 y ‘ year round program for has high moss catch ers. swings, teeter-tottcrs Ire made available for the younger det and her mother. Mrs. Cam- rpast summer. Twelve hoc k e y tourist lodge. Mrs. Leona Gavin ball leagues and supervised proprietress of the Bellevuc ho- I skating classes are now heading tel had a great deal of lmprovc~ i the.iist. meats rn dc to the interior of the hotel during the year by in- made during the past tcrior decorator Sylvarre Myers. ,months to the outdoor Improvements were made tojrink, and buildings. The ice sur- various business firms during‘facc was completely wired a1- thc year, and homes in the lowing a hook up with Maritime fencing was errygercctcd around the ice surface, by.‘ improvements were made to made big improvements having the entire frontage of his‘drcssing rooms and canteen. a, 35 years. PA. music system was install-r business paved. E. C. Gaudcttcs and Sons who operate a tremendous potuw business in this area, continue: to expand in the potato and camping site in this area, was machinery business. A modcrnppcned up a few miles north- ed. PARK OPENED sta- summer. the The park situated on the out- side shore along a very scenic installed in their service lion and offices during tlon Association formed in theicape (when; stories haVe been village in 1960 with only seven} written about its buried tress members IS one of the most im- i ul‘csl became 3 er portant organizations in the'camping site in the short village today sponsoring an all- it was operating. over: Boasting onc of the nicest bea- iheiwooded background for camp- were sponsored during Along with picnic tables and ooor fireplaces. a Many fine improvements were courteous caretaker. several Shea. is always near by to give skating what ever assistance be can. HORSE LOVER KEPT HIS WORD LONDON (AP) —- In all his Walter Lavender combustion engine for replac- ‘ ing the horse. He never rode Anglo Park a much nccdedl in an auto and had a horse and 'cart of his own. His granddaughter, Mrs. Jill up to date heating systcm was cast of ’l‘ignish during the pasti Cavanagh, told reporters: ' “He once pointed to a motor hearse and said, ‘I don't want cur. , t go to m grave in one of The Tignish Sports Recrea- , drive that goes through to North them. It isn't fit and proper." “When he knew he was dy- . ing. he made my grandmother popular and me promise that we would time get ' a horse - hearse." Walter will get his wish. A five hundred youth. Little lea-Tches and picturesque shorelin- film studio is providing four gue and senior league baseball. i cs on the Island the park has 16 bays and a splendid black car- along with a swimming course i acres of nice green turf with a tinge to carry the horse lover to his grave Friday. Lloyd the internal drawn tcemetcry during the year un- ider e leadership of the minis- ter Rev. David MacDonald. ‘ In October branch No. 6 of Iihe Royal Canadian Legion saw a dream come true when th e i with other Iveterans took part branch members on the Island in the burning of the home. mortgage Just 10 years a fte rt building. The then president, J. Pctcr Gaudet, reviewed the historv of of Its former home by fire in 1962. He spoke of the many, firms and individuals who helped the veterans get-re estao~ lished. Hamilton Douglas, Leg- ion provincial command presi- dent. was president for the im- pressive ceremony. Many im provements were made to the Legion home during the . along with having the front of the home and driveways paved. A full compliment of air force cadets are trained and sponsor- ed by members of the Legion. SCHOOL OPENED The Tignish Regional Highl School officially opened in 1960; had six classrooms fa teachers room, Janitor's room and two lavatories at a cost of 90.000) added to meet the overflow o f‘ high school students in this area. An up-to-date training room for retarded children was made available. This room is a delight to scc, and is a cridit to this newly formed association‘ In Tignish area. Adult education classes are carried on regular‘ each wcck at the high school. ilo date restaurant in the village ‘ has just recently been t a k e n, over, under the capable mana-. Igement of Miss Alibevrtcna Gau-. P. E. I. Bag Company Limited All Work Guaranteed P. E.I in rebuilding all types of Gas and Diesel engines. ditional specialized work. Seat Grinding. Installing Valve Seats, Repairing Cracks, Rebuilding Cylinder Heads, Rebuilding Motors. time Provinces. Employing Up to a '50 Men and Women . . . * .E.l. BAG co; LIMITED Manufacturers of Jute. Canon. 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