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aa Sada ~1HE_HAILEYBURIAN Vol. 27; No. 35. HAILEYBURY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DEC. 3rd, 1931 Subscription Rate: $2.00 per yeat Mayor Gets Acclamation Seven in Council Contest Four of Present Council Again in Running With Three Aspirants; No Opposition to Geo. T. Hamilton, Who Will Start His Twenty-Fifth Year in Municipal Service When Haileybury voters go to the polls in the municipal elec- tions on Monday next they will be faced with the neecssity of choosing six members of the town council, out of seyen aspir- ants, as a result of the nomina- tions held on-Friday of last week. There will be no contest for the mayoralty, Geo. T. Hamilton be- ing returned by acclamation when the only other nominee, O. J. Thorpe, failed to qualify betore the closing hour on Saturday night. This will be Mr. Hamilton's twenty-fith year in the service of the municipality and his fifth year as chief magistrate. He held that position during the years 1926 and 1927, 1930 and 1931 and has also 20 years of ser- vice as a councillor to his credit. Of those in the field for the council four are members of that body at the present time, one is a former councillor and the other two are new men. Mrs. M. O. Houston, P. M. Fleming, A. P. Knechtel and A. N. Gagnon are the councillors of 1931 seeking re-election. The other three are John A. McKinnon, who has on different occasions served the municipality in that capacity, R. Whorley and M: C. H. Little. J. W.N. Bell, the other member of the 1931 council, did not enter the contest, although he was a- mong those nominated. Four members of the Public School Board were elected by acclamation, only the required C. F. Tuer and J. A. Bradley are the retiring members re-elected, Hera H. F. Strong is the new man. The two remaining members, whose terms have another year |to run, are A. G. Kirkpatrick and Ie 12 Alene, For the mayoralty there were just two nominations, that of Mr. Hamilton and O. J. Thorpe. The latter did not enter the race, leaving an acclamation for the present mayor. There were 28 names placed in nomination for the council on Friday. No undue excitement was noticed during the hours that the office was open for the pur- pose and so far there have been no public discussion over the problems or questions on which the election will be fought. - Up to within a few minutes of the closing time for qualifications, 9 p.m. on Saturday, only a few had come forward to signify their in- test. Finally, however, several more came forward, with the re- sult that an election is necessary to fill the six council seats. The list of those nominated was: Mrs. M. Houston, P. M. Fleming, H. E. Cawley, D. H. Angus, H. G. Pickard, M. C. H. Little, J. W N. Bell, A. P. Knech- tel, M. Austin, A. N. Gagnon, R. Whorley, Mrs. J. Stitt, A. J. Carson, J. McKinnon, M. E. Storms, E. Simard, N. Morissette 3. V. Harrison, Mac. Lang, J. E. McCuaig, W. Charbonneau, Mrs. number having filed their qualifi- | cations. Of these, three are} members this year and are re-| elected. The fourth vacancy was| caused by the resignation, on ac- count of illness,of John Berry; whose term would not have ex- pired until the end of 1932. A. W. Sanderson, chairman o fthe board Nichols, Geo. Holmes, A. D. McArthur, Robt. Whorley, Wm. McCurdy, Frank Leslie, and Thos. Lemon. ses ee Moose-Factory now~boasts of an automobile, a party of Amer- icans from New York having tak- en one in recently. * Only: 18 Shopping Days! Stocks. A small deposit Choose Your Gifts Now From Our Well Assorted will hold any article until Christmas. We Suggest-- ay Toilet Sets, Pearltone Articles in sets or Separate Pieces, Kodaks in all st ' Wood and Leather, Pip yles, Novelties in China es, Tobaccos, Cigars and iY Cigarettes all Christmas Wrapped, Gift Stationery, a and CHRISTMAS CANDY including the famous FS LAURA SECORDS = NEILSON'S CHOCOLATES Reduced for Christmas wi Reg. $1.00; Now 60c Reg. $3.00; Now $1.80 Be Reg. $2.00; Now $1.20 Reg. 5.00; Now $3.00 ' * Knechtel's FERGUSON AVE. PHONE 58 Drug Store HAILEYBURY Sa Sine haat a hae Gael a ae eT aa a aa a haat eae a a a ha a tn tentions of remaining in the con-, Work is Started on Contract for New Water Line Ditching Machine on Job While Men Trenching to Connect Spring to Reservoir The work of installing Hailey- bury's new water system got well under way this week when the McNamara Construction Co. put a ditching machine to work on the main line of the trench which will eventually carry a pipe connecting Constance Lake with the present reservoir. The ma- chine was unloaded on Monday, and on Tuesday morning it was put into commission, a start be- ing made at the-reservoir. The distance to Constance Lake ist approximately two miles. \ Last week a start was made on a trench which will connéct up several springs in the neighbor- hood of Albert Street with the reservoir, which with the springs already connected and running in, will furnish an additional sup-{ ply. It has been stated definite- ly by members of the council that the water from the springs further south is of a softer qual- ity than that tapped close to the feservoir, of which complaints have been made since a consider- able amount has\ been flowing in this fall. The trenching on the latter job is all being done by hand labor and there are 32 men employed, according to J. Police, town fore- man, who is in charge. The ground is pretty wet and some difficulty is being experienced on this account, but on Tuesday Mr. Police stated that the trench had been dug for a distance of 700 feet. It is planned to run this about 1,600 feet in order to get water from the best of the springs in that section, and a pipe will be laid in the trench, as was done in that dug during the sum, which will be secured from _ the springs and the main running in from Constance Lake, it is cal- culated that there will be an abundant supply for the town for many years to come. FOUR SEEK REEVESHIP IN TOWNSHIP OF TECK; With four candidates in the field for the reeveship and eight others running for the four seats on the council, the Township of Teck is in for a lively municipal election. A meeting of the rate- payers has been called for this evening, when it is likely the municipality's waterworks prog- ram, which is proving a subject of fierce debate, will be argued at length. Polling takes place on Monday next. Reeve M. G. Hunt is in the field again for another term, and opposing him are H. H. Boyd, of the 1931 council, former Reeve Norman Evoy and N. E. Mortson who has had former experience on the Teck Council. Whatever befalls in the election battle's chances, there will be at least two changes on the council line-up, as either Mr. Hunt or Mr. Boyd may be among the mis- sing, and Councillor A. G. Mac- donald has retired into private life. Boe ee The mayor and council of the town of Kapuskasing were re-el- ected by acclamation on Friday last, to serve another term in office. ee On Saturday morning Geo. W. Lee, chairman of the T. & N. O. Commission, on his return from a trip to Moose Factory, stated that conditions throughout the whole of the territory served by the railway were never better than they are at the present and that he believed they would con- tinue above the average through- out the winter. mer. With the-aniount or water cans EIGHT RUN FOR COUNCIL curb in the usual place. Hold Elections in Both Cobalt and Coleman Tp. Mayoralty and Reeveship Are Being Contested; Plenty of Aspirants for Councils There will be municipal elec- tions in both the town of Co- balt and the Township of Cole- man, as a result of the nomina- tions on Monday of this week. In each case thére are two can- didates for chief magistrate and in Cobalt there are seven for the six council seats, while in the township, where there are four| seats, there are also seven candi-| dates. | In Cobalt, E. J. Boughton and | T. E. Wainwright, both members| of the present council, are in the| race for the mayoralty. The candidates for the council seats| are A. Presse, of the present council, F. Fortin, Jr. J. Nadeau, and A. E. Elliott, who have serv-| ed in former years, C. Coutu, A.| W. Jeffries and Andrew Murphy, three newcomers: to municipal] politics. Two members of the] Public School Board were elect-} ed by acclamation, S. O. Giffin and Frank Lendrum, the latter being re-elected. A. Brockle- bank got an acclamation to the Public Utilities Commission, a body that it is proposed to abol- ish if a by-law that will be voted on at the same time carries. In the township Reeve J. J. Evans, who has served continu- ously for six 4 s opposed by H. W. Rowdon, a former reeve. The candidates for the four coun- cil seats are Wm. Martin, George Martin, D. W. McLeod, Howard Moyle, Harry Buckler, A. J. Bird and Chas. Dean. Two members of the Public School Board, Frank David and Arthur Brown, were elected by acclamation. Stole Chains and Fishing Tackle from-Parked: Car K. M. Muir, of the Tourists' Information Bureau, Toronto, had the chains taken from his car, which wwas parked on Broad- way Streefi alongside Hotel Hail- eybury on Tuesday night. Mr. Muir had driven down from the north in the evening and left the car, a roadster, standing by the He dis- covered the loss in the morning, and also found that some fishing tackle left in the vehicle was} missing, together with one or two small articles. He reported} the loss to the police, but when| he left town yesterday no clue to the identity of the guilty party | had been found. Ses oe A subscription to The Hailey- burian would make an ideal gift} for an out of town friend. The Week's Weather _ Week ending Wed., Dec. 2: Max. Min. Thursday = 20 LG Friday chee Sh 17, Saturday ae, ZO pat anys sess St 229, RViorcdanyy so 2 a ns! 38 29 liesriayee 2 ees 280 1 Wicdnesday ------=. - 24 3 Precipitation for week_ .27" Precipitation Noy. 1931 4.03" Precipitation Nov. 1930 1.50" -- Av: temp, Nov. 1931. 36.4 ° Av. temp. Nov. 1930_-- 33.1° Highest temp. Nov. 1931 64° Highest temp. Noy. 1930 59° Lowest temp. Novy. 1931 16° Lowest temp. Nov. 1930 --4° Highest wind, 1931, 33 m.p.h. Highest past week, 28 m.p.h. NORTHERN ONTARIO Fresh southwest winds, mostly fair and mild, followed tonight by northwest winds and becoming colder. |special permission to take the Twelve Month Sentence For Resisting Constable Cobalt Man Convicted in Only Criminal Case at Sessions Here Yesterday; Swore Policeman Struck Him, But Latter Held Accused as Agressor; Lost Use of Finger The sequel to a struggle alleg-;ley, K.C., had exhausted his list ed to have followed the arrest of}of witnesses. Dr. Arnold told of 3111 Ozohon in the liquor store at|examining Ozohon in the jail Cobalt on September 4th last was|some days after the fracas, and told to Judge Hayward and ajof finding two upper teeth brok- General Sessions jury here yes-|en off and of scratches on _ his terday, when Ozohon faced trial|face and neck, but said he had on a charge of resisting Provin-|only Ozohon's own statement as cial Constable R. O. Stromberg|to how these injuries were re- in the execution of his duty. Ac=|ceived. Ozohon has been in jail cused had been indicted also on| since the trouble, but part of the a charge of assaulting the officer,|time he was serving a sentence lhut this count was thrown out by|of 30 days imposed on him by the Grand Jury. On the lesser| Magistrate Atkinson on convic- charge Ozohon was found guilty|tion on a charge of being drunk by the jury: which returned their|at the time of this occurrence. verdict at 8 p.m. They added "al In the absence of Judge Hart- strong recommendation to merf-| man, whose health has not. re- cy," and the accused's counsel,|covered sufficiently after his re- Geo. Mitchell, K.C., asked Hisj|cent serious operations to stand Honor to take this into consider-|the strain of a court session, ation and also pointed to the pre-| Judge Hayward junior judge for vious good record of Ozphon and|the district, presided for only suggested that, as he already had|the second time spent three months in jail, a sus-| north. pended sentence would meet the} Jury .on Tuesday, His Honor ends of justice. Judge Hayward,/made sympathetic reference to addressing the accused, said that|his colleague, and said that Judge fair trial, that every| Hartman, "who had so ably pre- since coming Addressing the Grand he had had a f particle of evidence in his favor|sided over these General Sessions had been brought out and that| practically without interruption his able counsel had used his tal-| since the district was organized" ent to the best advantage. How-|was maintaining steady progress ever, he believed that the jury|and soon would be able to resume could not have found otherwise} his regular duties. than as they did, on the evidence, and there was no excuse for the} offence. He sentenced the pris- oner to 12 months hard labor. The lone defendant at the court was Ozohon, who was tried be- fore a jury on which four Cobalt |nien sat, on a charge of resisting In court yesterday, officer andjatrest. A true bill was returned prisoner each alleged that he had by the Grand Jury on this count, been injured by the other in the|but the more serious indictment scuffle, which took place while|of assaulting an officer in the ex- the policeman was trying to get!ecution of his duty was not up- Ozohon into the town lock-up.|held by the panel. The case While accused swore that thelardse out of the arrest of Ozohon constable struck him twice in|by \ Provincial Constable R. O. the face and that he had lost | Stromberg last September, and three teeth in consequence, thelof a. fracas which is alleged to officer denied this and declared | hav¢: followed, in the course of on oath that defendant had bitten| whith the officer sustained an him on his hand, causing injuries! injury to his right hand that had to one finger that have not yet|kept him off duty since. healed, and which have kept him off duty since. This Ozohon, in turn, denied. Instructing the Grand Jury on their duties, Judge Hayward said |that "while this charge (of as- An unusual feature of the Ozo-|saulting the officer) not |hon case was the introduction of|seem a very serious offence to defence testimony before the|some people, nevertheless it has Crown's case had been completed.ja/serious side to it." A petit Dr. W. C, Arnold, jail physician,| jury was sworn in before court who said he had an urgent case |adjourned for that day, and the to visit in the country, was given|case was finished late yesterday. O Geo. Mitchell, K.C or the de- fence, objected formally to the (Continued on Page 4) stand on the accused's behalf be- fore Crown Attorney F. L. Smi-| ANNUAL BAZAAR By The Ladies of St. Paul's Church Friday, December 4th Commencing at 3 p.m. in the Parish Hall. TEA and PRODUCE TABLES--a great assortment of beautiful and useful articles will be on sale. EVERYBODY WELCOME | MOVED q 7 + BAGSHAW INSURANCE OFFICE > -- From Macdonald Block To Hotel Haileybury } South Corner Office | URE OS ae eee eee) Support the Rotary { Pe ee rey ne eee eee Campaign For Funds ae AIL PTR atest