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McGillivray, R. 299 Jan, 31 ~HAILE a a os -- < ae ae ' ' 7 IS Pp an kh) A} YBURIAN Coe ---- Vol. 27; No. 23. HAILEYBURY, ONTARIO, THURSD. A i? SEPT. 10th, 1931 if Subscription Rate: $2.00 per yeat -- ; a. I = Wins Pri for Gladiol = an Thanksgiving Day Set For | ° Two Tragedies i | ee Be SOA Specs Show Cost of Bridge Hol Inquests Monday, October Twerth-iSkeard Flyer | ee at Lang Street I 1to Deaths of ean | Wins Air Derby of Duck Hunting Season in North ------ One Shot By Own Gun; Another Missing in Lake Section More Than a Week Two tragedies of the duck hunting season are reported from more northern points to Inspect- or W. T. Moore, at provincial police headquarters in Cobalt. The victims are Andrew Reckis, Russian farmer of Anthony, who died in Matheson hospital from wounds sustained when his gun was accidentally discharged, and Christopher Purnis, shoemaker, of South Porcupine, who has been missing in the Frederickhouse Lake section for more than a week, and of whom no trace has been found despite an intensive search by land and air. From reports received it is stated that Reckis, with a com- panion, had been shooting over a lake near Matheson. Returning to shore on a raft the men had been using, Reckis apparently missed his footing on the slippery surface and the hammer of the gun caught in the raft, the con- tents being discharged into the unfortunate man's body. He was rushed to hospital, but died short- ly afterwards. ConstabldWilliam Moyes, of Ansonville, made en- quiry, and the circumstances are declared to have been purely ac- cidental. Reckis was 28 years of age, and was married last sum- mer. In the case of Purnis, it is re- ported that, with his two grown up sons, he went to the area of the old Frederickhouse Lake on the evening of August 31 to pre- pare for duck hunting the follow- ing day. In the morning. which was cold and wet, Purnis started out alone in a northerly direction stating he would be back for sup- per. He did not return, the auth- orities were notified anda search started that has continued since. An airplane was pressed into ser- vice without finding any clue to Purnis's fate, Constable Alex Craik, of South Porcupine report- ed. The bed of the old lake is a favorite haunt for duck hunters, and Purnis knew something of the district, having been there a year ago. The ground is swampy in places, with occasional deep holes, but in this season there is less water than usual. Purnis is a middle-aged married man, with two sons and a married daughter He has been living in South Por- cupine since 1925. ae ee Ee The first cargo of wheat to he shipped from Churchill, the new port on the Hudson Bay, will be loaded in the near future on the steamer Farnworth and it is ex- pected that Premier Bennett and Hon. R. J. Manion, Minister of Railwz will be present when she sails. Another cargo will follow, the two making a test shipment over the route. | Mr. H. G. Pickard, who is well \known as a grower of beautiful flowers, has received word that \his exhibits at the annual show of the Canadian Gladiolus Society have been awarded a first and second prize. The show was held this year at Belleville on August 18th and 19th, and is reported to have been the best exhibition and to have brought the keenest com- petition in the Society's history. Mr. Pickard was awarded first prize for three spikes scarlet, one variety. in the amateur class, and second for six spikes, one each of six different varieties in the open class. His success is another ev- idence of the possibilities of the North Country and surprise to many in southern sections. the more SUMMER TEMPERATURE IN SEPTEMBER IS FINE EXPERIENCE IN NORTH To have summer temperature of between 80 and 90 degrees in September is a somewhat unusual experience for the North Country and the heat of the past few days has been very agreeable. Follow- ing a cool spell at the week-end, the thermometer has risen mark- edly and on Tuesday and yester- day it registered well up to 90 in the shade. Coming after several rather cold and wet summers, the present one has surely been a treat and the result is that there are abundant crops and a generat improvement in conditions. CNH SE Continued Lowering Seen in Lake Temiskaming Level The water level in Lake Tem- iskaming continues to drop and is now arounfl eight feet below where it stood at the time the dam at the foot of the lake went out. A drop of just about 'one and one-half inches is registered each 24 hours now and the shores are gradually extending. Old timers state it is beginning to look more natural now and that the lake is getting down to its former level before the dam was built. So far no definite» an- nouncement has been made as to when the dam will be rebuilt. The shores at Haileybury in particu- lar have been greatly improved by the lowering of the water and there is now a fine stretch of sand beach from the wharf to the north end of the town. The Week's Weather Week ending Sept..9th, 1931 Max. Min. 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Miller, district engineer for the North- ern Development Branch, who was one of a number of speakers at the luncheon at the Kiwanis Club at Cobalt on Monday after- \noon, when the function was specially arranged in connection |\with the completion of the new structure. It had been intended to have a formal opening cere- mony, although the bridge had been in use for a week previous, but the inability of invited gue from the provincial and federal governments to attend resulted in this feature, and also a propos- ed dance on the bridge floor at night, being cancelled. Mr. Miller, invited by H. E. McKee, chairman at the luncheon to give an address, replied by de- tailing some interesting statistics regarding the bridge. He said the work of construction had oc- cupied almost seven months, that excavations for the footings had [been 50 cubic yards of solid rock jand 467 feet of other material, \that 1200 cubic yards of concrete |had been used, with 23 cars of igravel and ten cars of crushed lrock and 6548. bags of cement. 'Steel required had been 128 tons \for structural purposes and 13 |tons of reinforcing steel. | The bridge was 370 feet long, |with a main span of 85 feet. Mr. |Miller said. For the approaches, |which are 150 feet on the town jside and 1100 feet on the other |side, approximately 8955 cubic lyards of mine rock had been used lfor a fill, with 595 cubic yards in \the walls. Rock-excavations on Jone side had been 602 cubic yards |The approaches had cost $11,352, lwith $1252 for rock excayations, bridge construction had been $27,523.29, the steel contract had |been for $10,245, and its erection jand painting for $2816, while the icechaes of a right of way, in- cluding compensation paid for |land used, houses taken and bus- jiness interrupted, had cost $862 | Engineers and inspection totalled |$1130.28. W. H. Longstaffe, another jguest of honor, and the enginner jin charge of the work, referred to his task as "a labor of love", and said that seeing the thing (Continued on Page 5) otor Victims Both Died in Other Parts of the Province From Accidents : in This District . ae 108 automobile. accidents which have had fatal endings through the respective victims 'dying in other parts of the prov- ince, are to be the subject of in- quests in this district, although the dates of the coroner's enquir- ies have not been definitely ar- ranged. That of Charles Brazeau, who succumbed in three months after being hurt at Co- balt, will be held in the latter town, while that on Bernice Paiément, who died in Oftawa after an accident on the Casey flats, between New Liskeard and North Temiskaming, likely will take place in New Liskeard. Dr. W. C .Arnold, coroner here, will preside at both sittings, it is expected, The Paiement girl, who Was four years of age, was accompanying her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Paiement, of Taschereau, to Ottawa, when their car collided in a mist with Timmins an oil truck driven by George Pettifer, of New Liskeard. The child was badly hurt about the head and was taken back to North Temiskaming for treat- ment. Subsequently, she was re- moved to Ottawa, where she died from injuries sustained in the collision. This accident occur- red some weeks ago. In each case, Inspector W. T. Moore, of provincial police dist- rict headquarters at Cobalt, said, the preliminary proceedings will be similar and as provided in the statutes. Coroners in Ottawa and in Timmins, respectively, will make formal enquiries and will report to Dr .Arnold the result of the post mortem held, together with such other information as available, and this evidence. will Be Conveyed to the juries in this area, who will listen to the other testimony relating to the acci- dents and render their verdicts in due course. aa ag Teck Township Council will -|expend the sum of nearly half a million dollars in providing an additional water supply for the town of Kirkland Lake, which is faced with a shortage. The pro- ject entails connecting up anoth- er lake, known as McTavish.Lake to the present system which is obtained from Gull Lake. British Experts Discuss Mystery Plane According to a Canadian Press! despatch from Ottawa on Satur-| At Exhibition day, Thanksgiving Day will bel observed this year on Monday, October 12th. An official an- nouncement to this effect was made at the capital and a proc-| will be near future. lamation The despatch concludes: Fixing of a ddte by order-in- council for the observance of Thanksgiving Day separate from Armistice Day--or what is now known as Remembrance Day un- der a bill passed at the last ses- sion of parliament--is a depart- ure from the former practice. TRUCK AND LOAD BURN MATHESON DEALER IS HEAVY LOSER IN FIRE When his truck capsized on the Ferguson Highway between Latchford and Goward on Mon- day morning, J. Hill 2 Matheson dealer on his way north with a load of fruit, lost both vehicle and cargo by a fire which followed the upset. Motorists on the high- way at the time state that the truck and load of fruit were a to- tal loss. The crash occurred truck struck some loose gravel and got out of control. It is stated that after the smash the vehicle was turned toward the south, apparently having rolled over and swung around with the force of its own momentum. when the WAS ALIEN ENEMY WHEN CITIZENSHIP SOUGHT NOW HAS ANOTHER TRY} Fred Chomiak, a native of Cen- tral Europe but a resident of Co- balt since 1912, is making another try this year to become a natur- alized Canadian citizen, after a previous effort, made some thir- teen and a half years ago proved S yaaa z - fruitless owing to the world war being carried on at that time. He took the first steps towards nat- uralization on February 11, 1918, and was notified by F. L. Smiley, K.C., the crown attorney, to ap- pear before the Sessions of the Peace in June of that year. He claims he followed these instruc- tions, but was told by Judge Hartman that, asian alien enemy he could not be naturalized while the war continued. He has lived in Cobalt during the greater part of the intervening years but has made no further effort to secure naturalization until now. He has been advised to take the matter up with the Secretary of State at Ottawa. t successive occasion. treme left of the picture. This picture shows a conference of British engine experts in the cockpit of the S-6-B, Britain's mystery seaplane, which has been built in an effort to capture the Schneider Cup Races for the third E. L. Ransome, Chief of the British Aeronaut- ical Department, is sitting on the bonnet of the plane, on the ex- Bridge and Euchre Under the auspices of the Catholic Girls' Club IN THE PARISH HALL Thursday, September 17 Commencing at 8 p.m. The drawing for the Hope Chest will be made on that év- ening. ADMISSION -- _-- FIFTY CENTS MADAME BRADLEY Ladies' Beauty Specialist Marcelling and Finger-wav- ing, Facials and Scalp treat- ments, Hair rinces and man- icuring, Permanent waving by famous Bonat method. Phone 419 for Appointments ST. LOUIS & WOODS Beauty Parlours W.N. Millar With Moth Plane ' Leads Field of 31 to Win $2,500 The North Country scored a- issued in thelgain on Tuesday, when W. N. Millar, of New Liskeard, flying a De Haviland Gipsy Moth plane belonging to Tom Montgomery, beat a field of 31 in the big air derby held in connection with the Canadian National Exhibition. The race was from Toronto to Windsor and return, over a zig- zag route and the first prize was $2,500 in cash. The plane was one used by Mr. Montgomery, veteran prospector, in operations throughout the North for more than a year. In the race all the planes had been carefully handicapped, ac- cording to their highest flying speed, so that the prize might go to the pilot showing the greatest flying and navigating ability. Millar had an advantage of near- ly an hour over the scratch plane, a fast puss moth. The flyers in were the big derby required to stop for one hour at London, Windsor and Kitchener and to check at Ham- ilton, Brantford, Sarnia, Strat- ford and Guelph. The time made |by Millar, who finished two min- utes ahead of his nearest compet- itor, is given as five hours, 57 minutes and 27 and four fifths jseconds. A Curtiss Reid Ramb- ler, an Aero sport model and a Gipsy Moth finished after Millar in the order named, winning $1,500, $750 and $250 respectively Less than a minute separated these three at the finish in front of the Exhibition. Millar is well known as a dar- ing flyer in this district. He has often been seen over Haileybury and his home town and those who know his ability are not surpris- ed at his winning the big event. (Mr. Montgoniery told newspaper men at the close of the race that he had used the plane for more ithan a year in his prospecting op- erations: "We just overhauled it once", he said. "and Millar and I thought it was in good shape so we took our chance." ests Northern Ontario -- Moderate southwest winds, fair and warm; Friday, moderate southwest wind partly cloudy with few scattered thundershowers. a Jack Ryder anne ae ee ee aie ae ee oe a q q i q Plumbing, Heating ; & Repairs ; ee ' , : q : , Phone 207 Blackwall Street btate tate t2 Your Complete Satisfaction is My Guarantee fo. TOWN OF HAILEYBURY >) Notice re Taxes The list of Taxes for 1930 and 1931 has been turned over to the Town Solicitor for Collection. wishing to make further arrangement must consult him as it is now out of the hands of the Finance Committee. Anyone H. CLIFFORD, Town Treasurer. {ka |