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PAGE 1I6 TERRACE BAY NEWS OCTOBER 9, I974 Mesdames W.A. Mullins, Alex Power, D'Arcy McGuire and M.J. McGrath replenished. The gifts were opened by Mrs. John McPar- land, Thunder Bay, and Miss Susan McParland, and the guest book attended by Colleen and Kathleen McParland. Mr. and Mrs. Ray LeBlanc, of Lynn Lake, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Arthur LeBlanc, Mr. and Mrs. John Santerre, and other relations. Lloyd Whiting of Kenora, spent the weekend with D'Arcy Furlonger, comparing pictures tak- en and notes made, during their long canoe trip this summer. Mr. and Mrs. David Nesbitt, Mrs. Leonard Huard and son Cory spent the weekend in Sault Ste. Marie with Miss Muriel Nesbitt. "PIDGE' WEAVER HONOURED ON RETIREMENT When J.R. Weaver retired from C.P. Rail after 48 year's continuous service, he was honoured at a community party held in the town hall when 38 of the large crowd were close relations. Wayne Stewart, assistant Superintendant, of CP Rail was the M.C., paying tribute to Mr. Weaver's record with the Company, starting, as so many Schreiber employees did, as a call boy - the lowest in the pecking order, at everyone's beck and call, going on to yard clerk, yard manager, and finishing as assis- tant terminal manager. It was on the service of such men, Mr. Stewart said, their pride in their work, their loyalty and co-operation with their fellow employees, that the CPR's . reputation for rail service was made, and still depends. And, he added many other young men, are grateful for the opportunity of meet- 'ing and working with such men, learning some of the lore they had won by hard experience. And, Mr. Stewart, laughingly, said, from now on, I will call our guest of honour, Pidge -- since no one in Schreiber, except his mother (as far as I can gather) has ever call- ed him Russell! On behalf of his fellow employees, W. Tripp, Superintendant, presented a cheque to Pidge, with their good wishes. Mrs.-Con Duggan on behalf of the employees presented a bouquet to Mrs. Weaver, and on behalf of friends in the community Mrs. Leo- nard Huard presented a sum of money. In reply, Pidge, thanked everyone for their good wishes, and the fellow-employees for their co-operation during his years at work, (in response to a request from Mr. Stewart for a highlight incident of his career) that it was, maybe, when a former Supt. instructed = him to tell the engineer, on an incoming train, that he-the engineer, was to cut off his engine and push Private No. I (the Supt's private car) out of the snow in which it was buried, so he could use it. With consider- able trepidation, since the engineer was his brother Hubert, who'd spent the night getting from White River to Schreiber, so great was the snow storm, Pidge passed on the instruc- tions. And, said Pidge, the reply was exact- ly what I expected -- short and sweet -- YOU go to H---. putting it in the shop and I'm going home! So, continued Pidge, I conveyed this reply to the Boss - not, in those exact words, and he said -- You tell the engineer, if he puts the engine in the Shop -- he'll never take it out again! So, I returned to Hubert with th- at ultimatum -- and, he obeyed the order -- but, caught in the middle, it was some time before either one of them, the Boss, or my brother, found occasion to speak to me! Mr. and Mrs. Weaver were honoured at a family dinner, prior to the party in the town hall, where the head table was centred with cake circled by miniature train, and, in add- ition to public presentations, received many personal gifts. ] Among those attending the party, from out of town, were Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Harris, Joe Harris, Chapleau; Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Speak, Fred Crawley, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Costall, Lloyd, Greg, Carrie Ann, and Colleen Costall, Lori Anne, Gordon, Donnie and Terri Lee Weav- er, of Thunder Bay; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Randa, Mrs. Alf Regis, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Moore and Miss Myrna McCuaig of Terrace Bay. When I cut this engine off, I'm