HAILEYB Subscription Rate: $2.00 per year HAILEYBURY, ONTARIO Vol. 48; No. 28 Home and School Enjoys Finnish - Program, iuesday Members and guests of the Home and School Association at their regular meeting on Tuesday night felt that they had enjoyed a brief trip to Finland. Mr. O. E. Walli, Principal of the Provincial Mining School, as guest speaker gave a resume of 'his recerit five weeks tour of Fin. land, birthplace of his father and home of many of his relatives. With excellent color projections of his trip from start to finish, ~ the audience followed-with inter- est his course from its beginning at the airport in Montreal, thru Finland and Lapland and home via Denmark, Holland, Scotand and Newfoundland. The a*e-way trip was accomplished in 22 hours flying time. Mr. Walli was surprised to find English so widely spoken in Finland, most people in public being quite fluent in this lang- uage. From his pictures of homes, apartment hotels and lux- ury shotels one would gather that the standard of living there was very high. His pictures and lescriptions of the several base metal mines he visited were ex- cellent and Finnish mines look surprisingly like those of Cobalt or Noranda. Social legislation is = very advanced in Finland, Mr. Mr. Walli said, and remarked that in this country, the first in Europe to give women the vote, there are now 29 women in its parliament of 200 members. Industrial sites, mining erties and public grounds are beautifully landscaped. Tie churches are beautiful and some, rebuilt since the war, are in an architectural style more moaern than usually seen in our country. Mr. Walli was especially happy io be able to visit the home where his father was born and find it occupied now by a cousin. In Lapland, where he had his picture taken-with a herd of rein_ deer he travelled 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle. He was sur- prised to find at a government camp there that lady employees looked very familiar wtih Ameri- can hairdo's and corduroy slacks. Mrs. S. Bond thanked Mr. Walli for his interesting address Finnish refreshments provided, through the kindness _ of Mrs C. F. Lowery and Mrs Wise- man were served after the meet- ing. At the business meeting which preceded the address, the presi- dent, Mrs. H. Jenkins, was in the chair and School Principals Mr. Cassidy and Mr. Wiseman intro- duced their staff of teachers to the parents. Partridge Shatters Windshield oon The season for*partridge open_ ed with a bang for Gordon Hel- o lens of Cobalt last' week-end. d * Driving home from North Bay on Sunday afternoon, ,a fat part ridge slightly off the beam crashed into his windshield, shat_ tering the pane of gass in every direction. Fortunately no one was injured with the exception of the bird, who was badly-lacer- prop- ated. ? WEEK'S WEATHER Week ending Sept. 17, 1952 Max. Min. sibunsday. 2 85.0 62.6 I) (6: eee 82.4 61.0 Suman yys Se 81.2 63.4 pundayeere == 790. 59:4 Monday --------_- 68.0 . 58.4 Tuesday --- ~ 58.4 . 50.0 Wednesday 59.0 45.0 Precipitation for week_ 1.83 COLBORNE C. AMES erence naan has been appointed CCF organizer for Cc. C. (Doc), Ames Northern Ontario. Long- time resident of Kirkland Lake, Mr. Ames is vice-pre- sident of the Ontario CCF, was federal candidate in Temiskaming 1945 and 1949 elections. He will shortly make a tour of Northern On- © "'tario ridings Z Funeral Service for Father LaFleur to be Held on Friday Father Raymond LeFleur died at the Misericordia Hospital on Tuesday at the age of 41. He had been in ill heath since last fall. Ordained priest in (o-chrane, by the Most Kev. Louis Rheaume, O.M.I:, on May 22nd, 1937, Fa- ther LaFleur has been curate in Iroquois Falls ,in Noranda, and in Malartic. In October, 1948, he was appointed parish priest of Haileybury. - He studied at College Bour- get, Rigaud, Quebec. and at St. Augustine's Seminary, Toronto: Surviving are his mother, Mme Oliva Pineault, his step father, Mr. Oliva Pineault, and one bro- ther, Jean-Louis, all of Coch- rane,and a sister, Mrs. Fergevin of Smioth Rock Fals. The transfer of the body was held on Tuesday afternoon at 5 pm.'from the Bishop's Palace to the Holy-Cross Church where the body will lie in state until the Pontifical Funeral Mass on Fri- dOy at 10 o'clock by 'the Most Rev. Louis Rheaume, Bishop of Timmins. Burial_will take place in the Holy Cross Cemetery. Rebekah Meeting The first meeting o fthe fall of Northern Light Rebekah Lodge was held Tuesday evening, Sept. 9th, in the Masonic Temple with a good attendance. The sick committee reported Sisters E. B. Whorley and M. Hargrave ill and cards were sent to them with good wishes. The second nomination of offi_ cers took place at this meeting. The committee, canvenor Mrs, Olive Childs, in charge of the banquet put on for the Masons, reported a substantial s um of money, realized and_ thanked everyone for their support. Sister D. Glazier gave a report on the District meeting held in Cobalt in July, as the District Deputy President is from Cobalt Lodge this year. As the next meeting will be the election of officers, members are asked to be present to vote. Lunch was served at the close of the meeting. Canada's 1952 wheat crop is estimated at the all-time peak of 656,000,000 bushels ; 1928 was pre- vious record year, 567,000.000 bushels. 4 Under auspices of _ | B-I-N-G-O?! IN HOTEL HAILEYBURY ' TUES., SEPT. 30, 8.30'p.m. Ladies' Curling Club DRAW FOR PURSE AND BILLFOLD es Admission 50c for 20 Game: Door Prize $15.00 . Special G Esta Blackout on Entry Card THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,th, 1952 Legislators Welcomed Here; Mayor Raps Grant System Sixty members of the Provin- cial Legislature have come and gone from Northern Ontario. Led by Hon, Welland S. Gem- mell, Minister of Lands and For- ests and by Hon. Philip Kelly, Minister of Mines, the travellers were welcomed to Haileybury on Friday afternoon on the last lap of their tour. At a luncheon at the Hailey- bury Golf Club, the Town ship of \Coleman, the Haileybury Chamber' of Commerce and_ the Town of Haileybury joined forces to entertain the illustrious body of the peoples representa- tives. President of the Chamber of Commerce J. E® McDonough introduced His ~Worship Mayor Cooke, who officially welcomed _the guests. "It is very gratifying," said thé mayor, "to the municipalities of Northern Ontario to have such a large representative body of the Ontario Legislature visit us on our own doorsteps in order to better understand us and our problems. We are the newer part of the province and it is easnv understood that for most ot you it is your first*time in our North. We hope you haye liked what you have seen and heard and that from now on when you hear names such as Hearst, Matheson, Englehart or Haileybury you will have a mental picture of us, which will more or less personal- alize your dealings in our affairs." Mayor Cooke struck a serious note when he momentarily lashed out at the grant system. "We feel", he said-that the giv- ing of grants is custom made for the older, more populated areas and, like Johnnie's suit, altered the best way possible for the Northern youngster. Personal_ ly, I feel that the grant system is a most vicious affair which will eliminate the municipal level of government, which is the actual basis of our democracy". The Mayor closed his address by extending a sincere welcome and expressed the hope that their stay in the District Town would be an enjoyable one and long re- membered. Reeve Bill Martin of Coleman spoke to the members, giving If the speeches were unanimously cut short, they made up for it in en- thusiasm--the tour was an hour behind schedule and town time at New Liskeard and everyone Was anxious to get the show on the road once again and_ visit points of interest in the commun_ ity. Minister of Mines Kelly spoke briefly, saying the entire party had learned a great deal about Northern Ontario and called upon Miittes ly. Chartrand Ottawa East Liberal to express the thanksvas he put it 'better than I.' Mr. Chartrand spoke of "the splendid setting of the Hailey- bury Golf Club'. "No spot', he said "is better to my liking". He emphasized how impressed they all were with the hospitality and friendliness of "this most wonderful country The way we have been received you have the the right to expect all the roads, hospitals, schools you wish." Temiskaming's M.P.P. Bob Herbert spoke briefly on the suc- cess of the tour 2-d Chamber ot Commerce president McDonough closed the happy festivities at the club saying that "this has been a great get together. In a serious vein, he pointed out that "it was a rare treat for us to have so many foreigners under one roof', We are developing zreat mines here" he said.' We havea new Minister of Mines and we intend to assist him in every way possible. "We are going now on a tour of the Provincial School of Mines and the Morissette Dia_ mond Drilling Company", he con- tinued. "I have a personal inter_ est in the Provincial School of Mines because I was fortunate enough to be one of the first to enrollin 1912. Today it is a far hege4 and more efficient school than was ever dreamed of due largely to the efforts of the prin- cipal, O, E. Walli. Referring to them a warm welcome. the Morissette Diamond Drill- ing Company, Mr McDonough said "Today, you will be given the opportunity of seeing one of the finest diamond drilling com- panies in a mining industry, any- where." Record Attendance at Fair; Mrs. Chapman Prize Winner With an estimated 18,000 gate tickets sold, the New Liskeard Fall Fair surpassed last year's attendance by 5,000. It happy, tired lot of business men Was a and farme rs on Saturday -night were packing up their for the homeward trek. Success of the Fair can be attri- buted' to their hard work in making the exhibits and booths so much more attractive than ever before; that their increased effort was worthwhile was clear- ly evidenced by the-happy throngs who enjoyed the three-day af- fair. Outstanding display at the fair was a request project from the Fair Board by Mrs. Fred Chap- man for a display of sheep's wool from, the sheep's back to the finished garment. _ A rain- bow arch of carded Australian Merino wool in the sky with a green carded Merino pasture be- low, complete with lake, trees, and sheep formed the outstanding setting. Here, visitors saw the entire process from raw wool, washed, carded, sjiun, plyed, dyed to the knit up finish. The Royal Winter Fair has asked that the booth be part of their show this year. Of special interest to Hailey- burians was the attractive dis- play of Angora woolleas by Mrs. Chapman. It will be no surprise to learn that she won first prize fora pink cap, second prize. for a pair of gloves and first prize for a pair of mitts. : - Mrs. Wes Shepherdson of New Liskeard won a silver tray for highest in the domestic science and canning classes--there could be no, doubt about the quality of good food in her household when her daughter, Charlene, took first who in the Junior class for the Robert Simpson Special. Taylor Hardware gave tickets on a radio every night; the Hydro featured an educational ehxibit; the Handcraft exhibit was beauti- ful; Woods' Hardware displayed toys of every description and a host of others should be highly commended for an all-out etfort. Kiwanians ran off a rousiug bingo game every night with generous cash prizes and the big prize raffle on a car was won by Mrs. Henry Rivard. Bob Pipe Takes Prizes in Fair A Haileybury boy, Bob Pipe, who followed in his father's foot- steps and became a successful farmer on New Liskeard's clay, belt, came out of the Fall Fair with an impressive show of wins inthe Class 11, Holstein-Fresian, Temiskaming black and white show. They are as follows: Sr. yearling bull--tst. Junior Bull--3rd, Heifer, 4year cow, wet--3rd Heifer, 4-year cow, dry--lst. Three-year cow, dry--lst. Two-year cow, dry--Ilst -- 3rd Sr. Yearing--3rd and 5th. Jr. Yearling--4th. Sr.--Calf--ist and 5th. Junior 'Calf--3rd. Get of Sire--2nd. Graded Herd--2nd. Special services will be con- ducted on September 22nd, 23rd and 24th in Haileybury and Sep~ tember 25th and 26th in Cobalt by the Salvation Army, with Captain Glen McEwan officiat- ing. The Captain is a former offi cer of Haileybury and Cobalt. The services, will be held at 8 o'clock each evening., ELIZABETH LONG Elizabeth Long, Supervisor of Womens Interests for the CBC has announced the open ing of another series of 45- minute programs entitled "Trans-Canada Matinée.'The first in the series will be pre- sented Sept. 29th. The pro- grams willappea toafternoon listeners and will include dis- cussions, talks and news on current topics of interest, alone with music and a few helpful hints for housewives Briiliant Student Wins Scholarships and Tops Winners High honor came last week to nineteen-year-old David May, son of Mr. and Mrs, A. E. May of Haileybury and to the Haileybury High School where he graduated last year with first class honors in eight out of nine subiects. The brilliant young student was awarded a special Northern On- tario Scholarship by the Robert Simpson Company. Nine other students in Northern Ontario re- ceived the $100 schoarship but to David goes an additional $50.00 scholarship for topping the group in marks. In addition, he will receive the Veterans' $100.00 Algonquin La ms 8 DAVID MAY Scholarship. First awarded by the Regiment in 1947, the award is open to anyone in the Regi- mental District, which extends from Huntsville north. The $100.00 cash awards will be made when David enters Vic~ toria College, University of To- ronto next week to study for his degree in Maths, Physics» and Chemistry. Other Northerners to win the award were: Patricia O'Brien, Copper Cliff; Dennis McKelvie, New Liskeard; Harold Simpson, North Bay; Irv- ing Gleberman, Iroquois Falls; Marlene McLeod, Kirkland Lake; George Wilenius, South Porcu- pine; Frank Vachon, Sturgeon Falls, John Elliott, Sudbury, and Mary Burke, Timmins, 5 Annual Fireman's Convention Held in "Silver Town" Firemen from all over Northern Ontario and Northwestern Que- bec invaded the Silver Town on Monday morning to attend the thirty-seventh annual onvention of the Temiskaming Firemen's Association, At opening ceremonies in the Classic Theatre, Mayor Ken Buf- fam said that they would find every door in Cobalt open to them. 'To emphasize his point, he presented TFA president Ted Desrosiers of Noranda with an official key to the town. Invocations were delivered by Rey. A. St, Louis and Rev. G. Brown, who also delivered mem- orial addresses following the reading of obituaries by TFA secretary Joe Miller. Business sessions were held in the morning and afternoon anda banquet followed in the Commu- nity Hail with Leslie Ham, man- ager of the Dominion InSurance Underwriters' Association as the guest speaker. Highlights of the demonstra- tions was a 75-foot aerial ladder displayed by the Val d'Or and demonstrated by Norm Horricks for LaFrance Fire Engine, anda new truck, which Rouyn took delivery of during the course of the convention, D.V.A. DISTRICT OFFICES NOW IN PERMANENT SPOT; LOCATED IN NORTH BAY After six years of operating from huts at Chippewa Barracks, in North Bay, permanent carters for the District offices of the De- partment of Veterans' Affairs were opened in the downtown Sibbittt building on Monday by Major-General E. L. M. Burns, DSO, OBE, MC, Deputy Minister of Veterans' Affairs, Ottawa. Th> actual ceremony consisted of cutting a multi-colored ribbon before a flag-draped entrance. "When the North Bay District office was established in Septem- ber of 1946, it was realized that the veterans in this Northern district had their own individual outlook and problems", declared the Deputy Minister. "And so, while carrying out veterans' le- gislation and observing de part- mental regulations, the North Bay District staff has developed its services in lime with the spe- cial problems of those enter- prising veterans who have elect- ed to carve their own niche in Northern Ontario. Canada's veterans are making a sound contribution in the mazing de- velopment. of this North Coun- try whose potential in mining, industry and agriculture still have not been fully realized." Among the invited guests were John Garland, M.P.; W. K. Mc- Donald, M.P.; W. Harvey. MPP; Mayor Beattie; Col. W. H. Mon- tague, Toronto; represemtatives of Dominion, provincial, district and local commands of the Cana- dian Legion. Representatives of Army and Air Force, railroads and local industry were also pre- sent as well as the DVA Staff. Following a tour of the new premises a buffet luncheon was served to the guests, and a staff party under the auspices of VARS marked the closing of the day. In 1950 the public hospitals of Canada averaged 47,625 patients aday( or about 35 out of every 10,000 people in the coutnry. ay Temiskaming Construction Limited MINING P.O, Box 997 ENGINEERS and GENERAL CONTRACTORS CONCRETE WORK Oo Head Office HAILEYBURY, ONT. PLANTS Phone 517 ef tha soot ese ~- a aa