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NORSHORE SENTINEL "Keeping Watch on the Great North Shore" VOLUME 1, NO. 30 NORSHORE SENTINEL NIPIGON, ONTARIO THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1961 NOT OVER 10c HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ONE STEP CLOSER Nipigon council Tuesday night, gave approval to a request from Home Development Company Ltd, for an option on 25 lots in Nipigon for a new housing development. Costs per lot was set at $1,300 with a deposit with option of $100 per lot. Home Development Corp. now awaits only a detailed plan of the sub division before construction begins. The Planning Board will give further consideration to the plan at a meeting Monday night. It is hoped by Home Development officials that work can begin on or before June 1. The sub division will be located west of the CPR tracks behind the arena, necessitating the extension of Park street and a subsequent subway under the CPR tracks to Front Street. Brushing of the extent-ion of Park Street be gins Monday as a winter works project. Paul Bonneau was named subforeman of this work Tuesday as council gave final approval on all projects. Reeve Waghorn, fully recuperated after a recent stay in hospital reported on his recent trip to Toronto and his talks with the Ontario Water Resources Commission over the proposed water projects for Nipigon. After a lengthy discussion it was decided to appoint Wardrop and Associates as consulting engineers on the project to consult with town engineer Gabriel Timar on his basic design. Mr. Timar will then prepare the final plans for their approval. Any talk of a trade school for this area was squashed when Reeve Waghorn reported that a trade school is being contemplated for the Lakehead area, part of an overall plan of five such schools throughout the province. It was suggested instead that an extra room for such purposes could be added to the present Red Rock High School. Council will take no further action, pending discussions with the Nipigon-Red Rock high school board over plans for addition to the high school. Council suspended the Rooming House License of Ranta’s Rooming House, Bell and Railway, pending further: advice from the Board of Health. A bylaw authorizing the 'Normal’ road expenditures of $17 ,000 for the year was approved and passed. Additional estimates for capital construction of roads and the balance of flood repair totalling approximately another $17.000 were studied and passed on to finance committee. A delegation from the United Church was heard in regard to the church’s property in the new hospital sub-division.. Council gave the church permission to begin construction before the actual permit is registered because of their circumstanced. A letter was received complaining of dogs running at large. Council will discuss this with police at the next meeting of the traffic and safety committee. JUDY BLANCHETTE NIPIGON TEEN QUEEN Nipigon Teen Queen Judy Blanchette flanked by princesses, Carol Walters, left and Ethel Miller, right. Sixteen-year-old Judy Blanchette, a pretty young miss with a talent to match her charm, was chosen Miss Nipigon Teen Queen at the Teen Town dance Friday evening. Judy was chosen from a group of lovely contestants which included Ethel Miller, 16 and Carol Walters, 15 who were chosen princesses, Sheena Shucksmith, 16 and Patsy Mas-chuck, 17. Each contestant was required to appear in a bathing suit, street dress and formal gown and was judged also on her talent. Queen Judy played the guitar and sang “Amigo’s Guitar” and “Please Help Me from Falling,” Ethel Miller sang “Who’s Sorry Now” and “If I Give My Heart To You,” carol Walters gave a monologue on a “boy’s first trip to the barber,” Sheena Shucksmith gave a talk on dressmaking and how to benefit from making your own clothes. She also displayed some clothes she had made. Patsy Maschuck played both the piano and the guitar. Her selections were “Fascination” and “Never Felt More Like Singing the Blues.” Johnny Zechner was Emcee for the show which also included several skits put on by the teen town members. Jim Heald, president of Nipigon Teen Town, crowned the queen who was presented with a bouquet of roses. Corsages were also presented to the princesses. Flowers were courtesy of the Chapel Florist. Judges for the contest were Don Cochrane, Mrs. C. Wells, Bert Donaldson of Nipigon, Mr. Ketchson and Miss Hunter of Red Rock. Miss Blanchette will now enter the North Western Ontario Teen Conference Beauty Contest to be held April 6 to 9 in Kenora. RED ROCK WINS AGAIN! CORRECT SPOT Red Rock Royals pose after winning a berth into the NSHL final Saturday night by downing Marathon. The Royals have had their share of troubles since however. Sunday they lost 3-2 to Terrace Bay in Terrace in the first game of the final and Tuesday night they were walloped 10-3 at Terrace in the sec-game. Third game is scheduled for Wednesday night with the fourth game Friday night. Both played in Red Rock. Red Rock Royal fans are just as adept at winning in hockey contests as Royals themselves. Mrs. E. Crevier of Red Rock was the first winner in the Norshore Sentinel’s 'Find the Puck' contest three weeks back and won $60.00. And now another Red Rock resident, Alan Hemming, 14 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hemming, 57 Rankin, has won the second big prize...$50 jackpot by enclosing a Chappies’ Red Rock, sales slip. i Last week’s picture concludes the contest for this winter but readers are asked to watch for another Sentinel contest beginning in the near future. INFORMATION CENTRE PLANNED Of CHAMBER A tourist Information Centre in Nipigon by this summer -that's the aim of the Nipigon Chamber of Commerce. The chamber’s monthly meeting heard and approved a report of the travel and publicity committee that efforts should be made to obtain a site for a modern, one-room structure centrally located within the township. certain sites were suggested and the committee will contact the town and CPR to see if a long term lease can be arranged. The committee also reported that a novel brochure, in the form of a newspaper rather than the usual booklet folder is presently being drafted with a deadline of May 1. Local merchants will be asked to support the brochure through advertisements with members of the chamber doing the selling. President Don Cochrane gave further information on a fundraising activity which would have the chamber sell ‘one square inch’ of Nipigon to tourists together with deed of ownership and other documents for a set fee. The meeting was in full accord with the idea and it will be carried forth. The meeting heard the Municipal Affairs Committee report that Reeve Gordon Waghorn had been in contact with a dentist in Toronto who was interested in setting up a business in Nipigon. The dentist had given assurance he would come to Nipigon in May for investigations at least. The chamber committee also received a letter from Home Development Corp. builders of the proposed new subdivision, saying that all is in readiness for the start of construction and that a public meeting would be held soon to explain details such as cost etc. Harry Parsons, -Director of Planning for the Lakehead Planning. Board was announced as guest speaker for the next meeting, April 11. The chamber also discussed a membership social planned for May. SCHREIBER SETS CHAMBER FEES Schreiber Chamber of Commerce set a fee of $5 for individual citizens and $10 for businesses with up to three employees at the last regular meeting March 6. Businesses with more than three employees will pay $20. A membership drive has started headed by a committee of Albert Bourguigon, Joe Commisso, Don Beno, Giovanni Cebrario and Boyer Gagnon.