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THE HAILEYBURIAN Vol 42; No.9 Mrs. S. Blackwall Was Member of Town's First Family Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Farr Passed Away Tuesday; Funeral Today Mrs. W. S. Backwall daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Farrand thus a member of Haileybury's first family,, died at her home on Brewster street early on Tuesday morning, May 14, 1946, and her passing severs one of the few remaining links with the early days of the town's history. She had been ill for some weeks past, but few of her many friends in the community realized that her illness was ser- ious, and her death came sudden- ly. She had suffered from a heart condition. Wee Born at Kipdwa, 65 years ago Mrs. Blackwall was the former Emily Ruth Kipawa Farr. She was an only child and spent her early girlhood there and at the Old Fort, on Lake Temiskaming where her father, Mr. C. C. Farr was a Factor for the Hudson's Bay Company before coming to Haileybury with her parents when they founded this commu- nity before the turn of the cen- tury. Her home has been here ever since that time and she has always been a well known mem- ber of the community, dearly loved by her family and intimate friends and highy respected by all. Her outstanding personality gave her a place that few others could fill and she was always ready to help along any good cause, carrying out the traditons established by her parents in the early days. A faithful member oi St. Paul's Anglican church and « willing worker in its activities, a great circle of friends join het family in mourning the death ofa woman of high qualities. She was educated at Bishop Strachan school, in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Blackwall were married in 1901, and Mr. Black- wall, with their two daughters Mrs. Hayward in Haileybury and Mrs. Arthur Little of Kirkland Lake, are the suriving members of the immediate family. There are two cousins, the Misses Ruth and Georgie Berry, who formerly lived here and who came from Toronto to attend the funeral, to- gether with Major and Mrs SEEDING IN DISTRICT NICELY UNDER WAY; SOME WINTER DAMAGE Seeding in Temiskaming is just nicely getting under way, accord- ing to Mr. M. F. Cook, agricul- tural representative. Mr. Cook said that in some sections of the district the spring planting had uot yet been started, but that by the end of the week it was likely barring rain, that seeding would be general throughout the entire district. The rain last week, and the frost leaving the ground slowed up work considerably. Crops on the whole came through the winter pretty well although there are quite a num- ber of instances of clover being killed out. One farmer had re- ported that he had had to plow up from ten to twelve acres of his clover which was too badly win- ter killed to be worth leaving as it was. With clover at a price of 34 cents a pound and about 12 bushels being planted to the acre if there are many such instances the loss wouid be extensive. Local Red Cross Workers Given Badges of Service A letter to The Haileyburian from headquarters of the Ontario Division, Canadian Red Cross So- ciety in Toronto, says: "Mrs. J. W. Bell, Mrs. Lillian Nicholls, both of Haileybury branch, Canadian Red Cross So- ciety, were among the 878 mem- bers honored recently at the an- nual meeting of the Ontario Divi- sion of Red Cross, when they were nominated for Badges of Service. This is an honor con- ferred on them in recognition of the service they have given to the Haileybury branch." These ladies have been untiring workers in the local branch and the reward given has been well earned. Rupert Simpson, also from that city. Mrs. Simpson is a former schoolmate of Mrs. Blackwall, at Bishop Strachan and their friend- ship has continued throughout the years. The funeral will be held this Thursday, afternoon, with the service in St. Paul's church con- ducted by Rev. John Watson and Rev. Major Wrightson, and inter- ment will be in the old Hailey- bury cemetery. The entire com- munity joins in extending sin- cere sympathy to Mr. Blackwal and the family. - HAILEYBURY, ONTARIO THURSDAY, MAY 16th, 194€ Local Police Had Purchase of New Strcct fie Busy Week With Variety of Crimes Burglaries Car Theft and Shooting Accident Disturb Usual Peaceful Community Two burglaries, a mysterious shooting accident and the theft of a motor car, all within the space of a week, have given the Haileybury police an exceptional- ly busy period, and at the time of writing, no one has been appre- hended in connection with the series of crimes although the identity of one of the guilty par- ties is at least partially establish- ed, according to Chief K. R. Wat- son, and a descriptive circular has been sent out to various police depots in the province. The-chief did not disclose the name of this suspect, who is believed to have been the party who broke into the jewelry store of A. W. Sand- erson. In this case, the first of the series, entrance was gained to the store through a rear win- dow, the storm sash having been removed and the inner window pushed up. Money and goods tc the value of around $200 were missing, it was estimated. The other burglary took place on Friday night at Misericordia hospital, where the pharmacy was entered and a quantity of narcotic drugs taken. Entrance was gained from the outside by sawing off and twisting back one of the iron bars which protect the windows. Chief Watson said. The pharmacy had been locked up as usual at 11 p.m., and it was 7.3C a.m. on Saturday when the burg- lary was discovered. Nothing but drugs was missing. The victim of the shooting ac- cident was 17-year-old Therese Guillotte, a student at St. Mary's Academy. With two other girls she was crossing the ground be- tween the Academy and Holy Cross church, when she was hit in the calf of the left leg by a 22 calibre bullet, of the "short" var- iety. Constable P. Hitchen in- vestigated, but could find no one who had been seen with a rifle or anyone who had heard @ shot. The girl and her companions all said they had heard nothing at the time, probably because a number of the students were on the playground at the time. Miss Guillotte was taken to the hos- pital, where Dr. J. A. H. Joyal ex- tracted the bullet, and she was (Continued on Page 6) W. J. 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The new outfit will be purchased from two sep- arate firms, Bickle-Seagrave Ltd. providing the fire fighting equip- ment and General Motors supply- ing the chassis on which it will he mounted. The new machine will replace the one which has been used since 1923, when it was purchased fol- lowing the big fire of October ¢ 1922, when three-quarters of the town was destroyed and the loss of property included. the old fire engine, which was of the horse- drawn variety and was caught in the flames on Amwell street where it had been doing duty un- til the men in charge were forced to abandon it and all efforts tc save the town. The deal for the fire equipment was made. through F. E. Thomp- son of New Liskeard. local repre- sentative of the company, and the price, with certain added features is $3,525, f.0.b. Woodstock, Ont To this is to be added the price of the chassis, $1,905, according to the arrangement made with the local G.M. dealer, Con. Vachon of the Haileybury Garage, mak- ing the total $5,420. Speedy de- livery to Woodstock has _ beer promised on the chassis and the Bickle Company will complete the other equipment in 60 days Mr. Thompson said. The fire truck now in use is a Bickle- Seagrave machine. Another company, LaFrance Eire Engine and Foamite Limited also submitted prices and esti- mates on the new equipment. There was not very much differ- ence in the prices of the two, but the latter company, a representa- tive of which was present at the council meeting, could not pro- mise delivery in less than 15C days. Mr. Thompson said _ that when the new equipment is re- ceived in Haileybury the com- pany will arrange a demonstra- tion, to which representatives of adjoining municipalities will be invited. Mr. Thompson has been instrumental in arranging for the disposal of the hose truck now being used as an auxiliary, to the town of Hearst. This will be handed over when the new truck is received. The deal will be submitted im- mediately to the department for approval, and if that is given, the purchase will be made out of the tawn's reserve fund account, ac- cording to the resolution passed by the council. LOWER REVENUE FROM GREATER ENTRY LIST AT COBALT CUSTOMS During the first month and a half of the current fiscal year, the Cobalt office of the Dominion Customs branch shows a large in- crease in the number of entries of the same period last year, but the amount of money involved was down corisiderably. For the period from April 1 to May 13 there were 430 individual entries made of goods coming into the country, while for the same per- iod last year only 245 entries were made. According to Harry Ramey, clerk, there has been a big step-up in the goods going into the mining area and much in the way of equipment is on the move. From the domestic angle under the excise phase of the office, 112 entries were made as against 102 last year. "And while entries are much more numerous the decrease in the revenue has been consider- able. The cause for the decrease is due to the removal of the sales tax on goods which go into the manufacturing industry, as well as the removal of the war ex- change tax of ten per cent. The removal of the sales tax applies to Canadian goods as well as those imported provided that they are used in connection with the manufacture of other goods and are not for resale. Subscription Rate: $2.00 per yea provements Asked by Residents West of Railway Not Safe for Wheelbarrow Council Told By One Visitor While Others Describe Bad Conditions; Real Estate Deals Are Made and Cemetery Board and Assessor Appointed Heading a delegation of resi- dents from the section west oi the railway, S. Graham attended the regular meeting of the town council on Monday night and pointed out that the streets in that area have had no attention for a number of years and are getting almost impassable He asked that some consideration be given the residents there as svon as possible, and in this he was backed up by W. H. Davis, J. N. Collins, J. H. Regimbal, Alex Brown and others. One member of the party said the streets were not safe for a wheelbarrow, an- other said that the milkman and other delivery men could not reach some of the houses, and various suggestions were made for improvement. The council promised that an investigation would be made at an early date. Another caller at the meeting was Jos. Marchildon, recently re- turned from overseas, who asked for a taxi license in the name of himself and his brother, C. Mar- childon. They would start with one car, he said, and expected to add a second later. The licenses will be issued subject to the in- surance clause. Transfer of the Richardson Taxi license to Earl's Taxi was endorsed, and a second license given to H. Sadler. There were several property deals made at the meeting, all for vacant lots. -In the first L. N. Gough of the Mayfair Mines pur- chased a lot and a portion of a second on Amwell street, also get- ting an option on another ad- joining parcel. He told the coun- cil he had secured a building for- merly taken over by the Living- stone Wood Products and would convert it into living quarters and storage space A lot on Rorke avenue was sold to W: Graff for $100; Mrs. L: McGregor bought the ground at the corner of Rorke and Russell street for $200, and two lots on Meridian and Elliott went to J Villeneuve for $100 each. M. J. Dolan offered $75 for a lot in the same locality and $50 for a va- cant house, to be torn down. An- other offer for the house had been received, W. E. Vannier bid- ding $90 and planning to move it to the township, and the council accepted the Villeneuve offer for the lot and held up the deal for the house.. An offer from P. M. Fleming Limited of $100 for a lot on the lake shore immediately north of his building was held over when the council learned the ground was assessed for $400. An old house near Meridian avenue was sold to Mrs .Betty Dupuis for $75 N. Morissette Diamond Drilling Limited wrote asking council to provide a pipe in the ravine north of their property on Amwell street, where they would fill in the gully and generally improve the ground. It was decided to get an estimate on the cost be- fore undertaking the work. H. H. Moore wrote suggesting that parking of cars on the north side of Broadway be prohibited or some other means taken to pre- vent the vehicles from breaking his plate glass window on that side. A curb or some other pro- tection should overcome the trouble, councillors believed, and an investigaton will be made. There was a reply to the town request for drainage to be pro- vided at the Armories building the department concerned writ- ing to the effect that the most of the trouble was caused by leaving ice in the building after the skat- ing season, although acknowledg- ing the drainage had not been taken care of properly when the walls were erected. The best solution, it was intimated, would be the laying of a cement floor which would cost approximately $8,500, and the council was asked if the municipality would con- tribute a portion. The letter also said there was little hope of money being available for the work this year, and the council agreed the municipality was in about the same position and could not obligate future munici- pal bodies. One town employee wrote the council asking an increase in pay and after some discussion, the Guestion was held over for the June meeting. The fire brigade asked for some improvements on streets where they planned to hold practice this for the tournament at New Lis- keard on July 1, and this will be done 'as .soon as possible, al- though it was stated both men and materials are in short supply Action was deferred on a re- quest from the Hoyle Mining company for a permit to erect a porch on the Fleming building they are converting into offices when it was shown the projected addition would extend out on the street. It was feared that the narrowing of the highway at that point would be dangerous. The company submitted a sketch of the proposed porch. The final item of business at a session that lasted well past midnight was the appointment of T. G. Tulloch and W. T. Joy as members. of the cemetery board to fill the vacanies caused by the resignations of a couple of form- er members, and the engagement of H. G. Pickard as assessor for the year at a salary of $400. Deputy Minister to Speak at Children's Aid Meeting When the annual meeting of the Children's Aid Society ot Temiskaming is held on Tuesday next, May 21st, the members will hear an address by Mr. B. W Heise, Deputy Minister of Public Welfare for Ontario, who is com- ing north for a visit. The meet- ing will be held in the Cobalt community hall, commencing at 7.30 p.m., and all interested in the society's work in the district are invited to attend. Reports for the past year will be presented and officers elected, together with any other business that may be brought up. Twenty-two new members were welcomed to the ranks of the Canadian Legion at a meeting of the local branch on Thursday night last. Week's Weather Week ending May 15th, 1946 Max. Min. Mhursday= ena 42.2 328 Mriday pee ass O82 Os Satiudayaeeoaeas 40.8 Monday --_- 32.0 Tuesday --- 45.0 Wednesday 49.4 Precipitation for week__ .56" Max. Wind (1 hr.)_- 21 m.p.h. NOU are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY OF TEMISKAMING Tuesday, May 2\I1st at 8 p.m. In the Cobalt Community Hall