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Page Four THE HAIL EYBURIAN THURS., NOVEMBER 20, 1941 THe HAILEYBURIAN LEISHMAN & SUTHERLAND PUBLISHERS Issued Every Thursday From The Haileyburian Office Broadway Street, Haileybury SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In Canada--$2.00 per year in advance; In U.S.--$2.50 per year in advance Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assn. A DIFFICULT PROBLEM It is difficult to arrive at a de- finite conclusion as to the effect- iveness of the recruiting effort by which men of military age are being urged to join the Canadian active army, the most ambitious phase of which to date was the big party staged in Toronto at the week-end by the heads of Military District No. 2, when some three or four hundred citi- zens were invited to the city to learn more about the army. It was a striking event and one that succeeded in impressing on the delegates the urgent need there is for more recruits' than have been forthcoming during recent months, if the armed forces are to be kept up to strength. The officers who conducted the pro- gram made it clear that, even un- der present conditions, with our men scarcely in action, there was difficulty in supplying reinforce- ments. In view of this one won- ders what will happen when they really get into the fight, as they doubtless will before victory comes. The avowed purpose of the event was to make known th more men and to also make known at least some of the need for advantages which army service offers now, compared with con ditions in the last war. It was] made perfectly plain that there are great advantages and better conditons of service than there were 25 years ago. Perhaps the greatest of these, and the one that should appeal to young men is the opportunity for learning a trade or even profession through the educational plan of the Can- adian Legion War Services, which is in addition to the provisions for mechanical courses in the regular training. Something along these lines was attempted in the last war, but not until towards the close and on a far less pre- tentious scale. There is also the fact that all authorities are quite agreed that the living conditions of the men in training, their food, quarters, etc., are much improved over the last war, and they are paid at a higher rate. Then, just recently, there has been an_ in- crease in dependants' allowances. All these things were brought out by the officers who conduct- ed the program at the Toronto gathering, and they were entire- ly familiar with their subject, as almost every one was a veteran of the last war, many of them wearing decorations. Their ef- forts to interest the residents of the district at large were sincere and they are imbued with a keen desire to keep Canada's army up to full strength against the time when it will take a more active part in the fight. There was without doubt a fa- vorable reaction on the part of the civilian delegates present, and there will be greater interest taken in the various communities represented. Whether this wiil go very far towards meeting the army's need for men is another question. In' many sections of the country which comprises the military district, there are few men of military age remaining and this is evident in the slacken- ing of recruiting during the past month or so. However, the vol- unteer system still prevails, and present indications are that it will continue, so the authorities can only do their best to induce the young men to offer their ser- vices. HAILEYBURY OUT OF LINE Haileybury is out of line with the neighboring towns in regard to municipal matters this year. in both Cobalt and New Liskeard ihere will be elections for mayor and councillors and members of \the public school hoards, but here there is nothing of that sort to keep the interest of the citizens generally focussed on the heads of the municipality. When the matter of two-year terms came up last year, residents in both Cobalt and New Liskeard were given the opportunity of voting on the question, while Haileybury lacking the interest manifest among the neighbors and to save the cost of taking a vote, allow- ed the matter to go by default when the mayor and council were elected by acclamation. There had been no petition presented asking for a vote on the two-year term, consequently there will be no election here this year and the council will remain in office until th end of 1942. . An apparent lack of interest in municipal affairs, too often evi- dent in this community in the past, has left us in a position apart from our netgnbors. When the question came up last year the only public protest was made by The Haileyburian, and as it was the only business firm which would profit directly from the holding of an election, the protest was not pressed when it was ap- parent that the citizens generally showed no disposition to take |the matter seriously. So we are back to the old posi- tion of displaying a regrettable lack of interest in municipal af- fairs and, while the towns on each side of us hold their elections dispose of some other public questions at the same time among them the daylight saving question, Haileybury will con- tinue to allow the few men who are willing to undertake the job of governing the municipality to carry on as they think best. That r make mistakes saying, and no doubt [ but we our- they will without there will be criticism, have no one to blame but selves if we allow the municipal- ity to get into a rut through lack of interest in public affairs. | | | | | | | | | Leessssooee: Noted in Passing Not only the Hailevburv Rotary Club, but the whole community jis pleased with.the great success three evening last week in the curling rink. The event was big- ger than anything of similar na- ture held in town for years, the people turned out in great num- bers and the worthy cause for which the carnival was held will get a good boost as the result. Congratulations and thanks are extended to Rotarian B. V. Har- vison and his corps of willing helpers, not only on the success of the event, but on the splendid entertainment provided for all comers. | KK KOK We had an interview last week with an officer of Military Dist- rict No. 2, who had a large part in the laying out of training cen- tres for the army in the district. He had visited Temiskaming when the plans were being made, looked over suggested sites, took into consideration the Haileybury Armories, but finally decided against the establishment of a {raining centre north of North Bay. It was entirely a "question of transportation," he said, which didn't seem convincing in these days of mechanized armies. KOK Ax One delegate at the military party in Toronto last week was heard to remark that he would rather have seen the money spent on the event devoted to providing transportation for soldiers on leave. No doubt many others felt the same way, but the heads of the military district have no power to make any provision along that line. It should come from higher up and there does not seem to be much prospect for action at the present. KOK RK The Rev. Sidney Lambert, padre of Christie Street Hospital and veteran of the last war, speaking at the same event, told the authorities how he could raise them an army or air force. "Pay the men the same rates that pre- vail in the war industries,' he said, "and you will soon have plenty of men for all require- ments." : CANADIAN PACIFIC Bargain Fares * --TO-- Ottawa, Montreal, Pembroke, Renfrew, Arnprior, and Quebec City and Return --GOING-- Thurs. December 4, 1941 For information as to rates, train ser- vices, limits, etc, Apply to Ticket Agents, T. & N. O. Ry. and Nip. Cent Ry. goes} he the big carnival held during} Assessment Appeals Will Be Taken to Higher Court Several appeals against the Haileybury assessment for 1942 will be taken to a high- er tribunal, following the sessions of the court of re- vision, it was indicated by municipal officials this week. These appeals are entered against the decisions of the court of revision in individual case, and one appellant states he is appealing "against the decisions of the Court of Re- vision in all appeals heard by it concerning the 1942 assess- ment." When the appeals are all in they will be presented to the District Judge. Enlistment and Training of Active Army Shown-Citizens (Continued from Page 1) quarters, Ottawa, after which the delegates were taken on the jaunt to the Long Branch train- ing centre, visiting the supply depot en route. They were shown through the kitchen and mess halls and then conducted to the leaneens where demonstrations of |small arms, including everything | from the ordinary service rifle to a three-inch mortar, were given jand explained by officers in charge. Lunch with the men in the camps concluded the program It appeared that practically| |every community in the whole} military district was represented, | and the military authorities did| their best to give evéry delegate| athorough insight into the ways} of the army. Chartered buses| were provided to travel to and from the various points of inter- est, with ample opportunity to mingle with the soldiers them- selves. | Delegates from the three cent- |ral Temiskaming towns were:} | Haileybury, Councillor N. Moris-} |sette and J. T. Leishman; from| |Cobalt, Col. Armstrong, Mayor} C. H. Taylor, F. H. Todd and P.| |J. Hassett; from New Liskeard.| Mayor W. H. Walter, Capt. Tom} Magladery, H. H. Scott and J. H. Sumbler. Transportation and sleeping car) accommodation to and from the city and one night's lodging were all provided by the military ath orities. The North Bay Rotary Club will} provide several barrels of apples for the Algonquin Regiment, to be placed on the trains when the unit stops over in the city tomor- row. ' Haileybury History , Items from the Files of The + Haileyburian of 15, 10 j and 5 Years Ago J Fifteen Years Ago When the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. McPherson Rorke Avenue caught fire their two sons were warmly commended by neighbors for their good work with a gar- den hose, which held the flames in check until the brigade arrived. The town and district were in the midst of a provincial election 15 years ago, according to items in The Haileyburian, with A. J. Kennedy, the sitting member, op- posed by R. H. McGowan of Co- balt as Labor candidate. Hockey fans were looking for- ward to a good season's sport, when it was -announced that Haileybury had entered a team in the N.O.H.A. Central group. M. J. Conkey had baggeda big buck and it was being kept on [EDISON] |MAZDA 'LAMPS MADE-IN CANADA CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED display at Phil. Lafrange's meat] Bros., the price being $18,000, the shop where all comers were in-| lowest of seven bidders. vited to guess its weight at 25 SS cents a guess, the proceeds to be Five Years Ago given to the Children's Shelter. A farmer in Firstbrook town- ----o---- ship was arrested on a charge of Ten Years Ago theft, alleged to have been com- mitted in Algonquin Park nine Burglars who broke into the T yearsrago. &N.O. ticket office blew the out- er door from the safe, exposing $33 in cash but missing a larger sum behind the inner door. In- spector F. B. Creasy said nitro- glycerine was the explosive used. A polluted well was said to be responsible for an outbreak' of typhoid at Latchford, which had stricken three members of one family, one of them fatally. Three stained glass windows in The Haileybury Hockey Club St. Paul's Church, placed there in Seed ¥ was reorganized, with new offi- memory of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.}cers elected, and planned to Lewis, were unveiled by His|sponsor Intermediate, Junior and Honor Judge .Hayward, as the Juvenile teams during the season dedication service was conducted by Rev. Canon F. H. Hincks. The Algonquin First Battalion will take part in a two-mile par- ade tomorrow, when the unit stops over for several hours in North Bay. The town council let the con- tract for the new water line from Constance Lake to McNamara BARGAIN COACH EXCURSION --FROM-- T. & N. O. REGULAR STATIONS ST Os: Pembroke Renfrew Arnprior Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec Thursday, Dec. 4th, 1941 Bargain coach excursion tickets will be valid on Train 46 Thursday, Dec. 4. Passengers will arrange their trans- fer to North Bay C.P. Depot and take.C.P. Train No. 8, leaving at 12.55a.m., Friday, Dec. 5. Tickets are valid to return leaving destination point not later than C.P. Train No. 7, from Montreal, 8.15 p.m. Sun- day, Dec. 7 to connect at North Bay with our Train No. " 47, Monday, December 8th, 1941. 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