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wale Page Four THE HAILEYBURIAN WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24th, 1941 THe HAILEYBURIAN Citizens should read the state- 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 DIFFERENT CHRISTMAS While outwardly the Christmas season this year may appear to old customs, there is a decided change be little changed from the in the minds of Canadian people ment carefully in order to be- come familiar with the financia! position and, while figures usual ly make dry reading, there is a certain amount of information that can be secured by this means alone. All good citizens should take an interest in the affairs of their community and the presen: tation of the annual statement in this way affords ample opportun- ity to learn just how the money contributed in taxes is being ex- pended. All enjoy the public ser- vices provided and all are entitled to know what they cost. The statement furnishes this informa- tion in detail and should be read carefully. The council and mu- as there is in those of every civi-;nicipal officials would no doubt lized country in the world. As welcome any constructive sugges- we approach the third wartime] tions on the part of the citizens festival, the gravity of our posi-| tion as one of the warring na tions brings a more definite real-| ization of what lies before us After more than two years of war, during the greater part of which the struggle seemed fairly | remote, we in Canada have had| its grim aspect brought close to our own homes. With Canadian | soldiers fighting in one of the most critical of the war zones with the ever lengthening casual- ty lists in the ranks of our air-| men, with the Canadian navy constantly engaged in the hazar- dous task of helping to keep the shipping lanes open, and with the coming of an actual menace to our shores, we are now brouglit face to face with the awful reali in general. Transferred to Hawaii Brigadier-General C. L, Tinker. of the United States Air Corps, who Noted in Passing is now en route to Hawaii to take command of the air forces there, relieving Major-General Frederick; L. Martin. One 'O'ld English Custom' seems to be rapidly gaining favor in Canada, the observance of the any ,complaints. Local people are patronizing their home town stores, where they have found day after Christmas, or "Boxing| plenty of seasonable goods of all Day," as a public holiday. No| kinds at fair prices and the whole one appears to be quite sure just why it is so called, but all are agreed that an extra holiday should be welcome, and in Hail- eybury the day will see very lit- tle activity of a business nature The stores have gone a step fur- ther this year and will be closed at six o'clock on Saturday night of them least. . co . + > a] -y a ties of war Is it any wonder the majority at ; that this Christmas will see a| W ith no actual war work going change from our former gaiety}0" ' the North Country, the and rejoicing "|extra holiday is generally wel- f comed and may be enjoyed with And yet Christmas, the great} : 49) ; Christian festival marking the| birth of the Saviour of Mankind,} will bring us something that no other festival can bring. It is| bound to bring us a renewed de-| a clear conscience. KKK Colored lights across Ferguson avenue installed by the Northern Ontario Power Company and community is having a fairly good Christmas, although there are many homes with one or more members of the family ab- sent on the country's service. * KOK KK There were plenty of laughs |for those ,who were out early on | Tuesday morning, when after a |night of sleet and rising temper- lature, the streets were covered with glare ice. On the hills there was nothing for it but to slide and_trust to luck, and even on the jlevel it was pretty bad going | until the town workmen got out | with a supply of sand. Motor traffic was scarce at the start, but when a few cars got going they [eer : F : termination to cling to our faith} »rilliantly lighted store and shop| roughened up the surface and im- that right will triumph in the end| windows have given the town its} proved the walking. and peace will come again to the} usual festive appearance and / serious in the way We have the} while perhaps business has not|occurréd in have| been quite as brisk as in some; many pedestrians lost their dig- wartorn world. knowledge that our men gone forth willingly to fight that our Christian institutions may not perish. Our part is to so or- der our lives that when they re- turn after the final victory is won we can look them in the eye with the confidence that we have not failed them at home, Let us 1e-dedicate our lives, 'at this] Christmas season, to the great cause for which they are fighting and dying; let us not forget them when we are observing our indi- vidual ways the great festival and let us keep in mind during the holiday season the fact that we are facing the greatest peril in our history. Naturally there will be a subdued note to our cel- ebrations, but we should retain the Christmas spirit in the face of all our worries, do anything in our power to make the festiva' pleasant for the men of the ser- and try true to the ideals for which they are willing to make the supreme sacrifice lf we can do this, we will have the best kind of Christmas, nota merry one, perhaps, but one from which we can all profit. vices to be AN ACCOUNTING While there will be no muni- cipal election in Haileybury this year, under the new regulations, the town council has set out the annual financial statement of the tiunicipality in this issue of The Haileyburian, thus furnishing an accounting of the town's affairs during the past twelve months former seasons, one hears few, if Nothing of accidents but a good town, nity on the way downtown. REPLACE CANADIAN MEN IN U.S. These three girls are the first members of the Canadian Women's Army Corps in Washington to take over dutie- formerly performed by 7 jee OhiOn, Lua. Lads mer J: Otlawa, aud Cumibauy oergt. Ma. rany Serst.-™>j. Mary Fowler, of guuu Cavan, ve vaucuuvel, B.C, 4 Bw New YEAR FROM YouR * NEIGHBORLY NEWS" . e+, Best Wishes FoR THE REPORTE > Yi, ---- Haileybury History § Items from the Files of The Haileyburian of 15, 10 j and 5 Years Ago LAP RC AES Fifteen Years Ago Skaters and hockey players were looking forward eagerly, 15 vears ago, to the opening of the new arena, which was promised in "a few days"; the curlers had had some practice games and were all ready for the opening of the rink; there had been several Christmas entertainments held by the Sunday schools; a merchant complained that out of 500 ties he had failed to please one of his lady customers on a hunt for a present for her husband: a wood- en addition to the separate school had been badly gutted by fire; F. C. Bidgood, Phil St. Louis and Nelson Bidgood had organized a syndicate to develop some prom- ising claims in Malartic town- ship, Que.; Miss Marjorie Mc- Kee won the high school oratory contest for the second successive year--all of which was reported in The Haileyburian on Decem- ber 23rd, 1926. ----_o------_ Ten Years Ago An arrangement has been com- pleted between the Sisters of Mi- sericorde and the Provincial De- partment of Health, whereby the local hospital will be conyerted into a sanatorium, with a part reserved for general hospital pur- s0SES. The Haileybury Burns Club has announced its annual dinner to be held on January 25th. Lake Temiskaming is still open and all indications point to a "Green Christmas." What little snow did come has all gone and there*has been a warm rain this week. Bi oe Five Years Ago The local Rotary club received Christmas 'greetings from similar clubs in Scotland and Honolulu Lw The new pipe organ in Holy Cross Cathedral will be used for the first time at the Christmas services, the installation being now almost complete. The curling rink opened for the season on Saturday last when the first spoon competition was won by a rink skipped by M. R. Howey. TAKE -NOTICE that the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Township of Bucke will take into con- sideration the passing, and, if approv- ed, will pass at its meeting to be held on the 10th day of February, 1942, at the hour of 2 o'clock in the afternoon at the Township Hall, North Cobalt Ontario, a By-Law for stopping up and selling that portion of the lane imme- diately south of Lake View Avenue and running parallel with Lake View Avenue as shown on Plan M-67 (North Bay), now deposited in the Office of Land Titles at Haileybury, more par- ticularly described as follows: Commencing at the North East cor- ner of Lot 68 as shown on said Plan M-67, thence Westerly along the Nor- therly boundary of said Lot 68 a dis- tance of 59 feet more or less toa point distant 71 feet 10 inches from the Northwest corner of said Lot 68, thence Northerly in a straight line a distance 'of 14 feet more or less to the South East corner of Lot 473 as shown on said Plan M-67, thence Easterly along the | Southerly limit of Lots 471 and 469, as shown on said Plan M-67, a distance of 59 feet more or less to a point in the Southerly limit of said Lot 469. which point is the intersection of the production of the Westerly limit of the lane between Andrews Street and King Street, as shown on said Plan, with the Southerly boundary of Lot 469, thence Southerly in a straight line a dstance of 14 feet more or less to the North East 'corner of said Lot 68 being the point of commencement. AND THE COUNCIL will at that time and place hear in person or by his Counsel, Solicitor or Agent, any per- son who claims that his land will be prejudicially affected by the By-Law and who applies to be heard. DATED the 11th day of November. 1941. F. MOUNTFORD 39-4-c Clerk. Want Ads. Bring Results MRS. PETER GAUTHIER 1S SERIOUSLY ILL; SOLDIER SONS HOME Mrs. Peter Gauthier, reported as seriously ill week, over. the Algonquins at Niagara, pected to get his leave this week and Victor, who is training get a Christmas leave of suffi- cient length to enable him to come home. Andre, the other member of the Gauthier family in the services, is overseas. | "SALLY'S "SALLIES POLITE PEOPLE, C'oac YAWN , DEAR at Dundurn, Sask., also expected to Assizes Will Be Held Here April Seventh ' Spring Announcement of the dates for an old|the next sittings of the Supreme resident of Haileybury and the! Court here was made last week- mother of four soldier sons, is this and an effort has been made on the part of three of the boys to get home to vist her be- fore the Christmas holidays are Art. Gauthier, with the Canadian Base Ordnance Work- shop at Camp Borden, got home at the week-end; Edward, with ex- end from Osgoode Hall with the publication of the list of courts and presiding judges. The Spring Assizes for Temiskaming are set down to open on April 7, two days after Easter Sunday, with Mr. Justice Roach presiding. The non-jury sittings are scheduled to begin on June 22, and Mr. Tustice Chevrier will be on the bench. NEW YEAR'S REDUCED RAIL FARES FARE AND A THIRD | Good going: Friday, Dec. 19 to Thursday, Jan. 1, 1942 inclusive. Return limit: leaving destination not later than midnight (E.S.T.) Wednesday, January 7, 1942. FARE AND A QUARTER Good going: Tuesday, Dec. 30, to Thursday, Jan. 1, 1942 inclusive. Return limit: leaving destination not later than midnight (E.S.T.) 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