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Page Te» THE HAILBY BURIAN THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 195: Seven Story Building Houses One Man The HAILEY BURIAN lesued every I hursday from The Haileyburian Office, Broadway &.. Hajeybury, Ont. D. £. SUTHiiKLAND, Publisher RUTH G. GORDON, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In Canada--$2.00 per year, in advance In United States--,3.00 per year, in advance Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Assr. Authorizd as Second-Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa 1f WAS THE BEST OF 'TIMES TELEPHONE OFFICE HAS BUSY WEEK The staff of the Northern Tele phone office have their busiest time of the year at Christmas and they are glad to get back to normal, The pace is hectic for two days "prior to Christmas Day and on the 25th, a total oi 1,713 local long distance calls were handled from Haileybury and Cobalt. Three hundred and fifty of the calls were placed from here. delays contacting the West anc the United States. Callers wait- ed as long as four hours to say "hello" to their distant relatives and friends and unless it was ar emergency, there was no getting past Winnipeg. A staff of fourteen are employ- ed by the Telephone Company here with five on a shift. Normal- ly, one girl looks after the night calls, but the staffis doubled.dur- ing the busy Christmas days. While travelling recently in HOGMANAY What is Hogmanay? Well the derivation of the word is very doubtful. It is the name in Scot- land and some parts of the north of England for New Year's Eve as also for the cake then given to the children. On the morning ot December 31st, the children go from door to door singing Hogmanay, Trollolollay, Gie's o' your white bread, "It was the best of times, it Was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of des- pair." Charles Dickens might well have had in mind this year of 1952, It is the best of times for never before has man reached so high a peak of inventiveness; so lofty a pinnacle of compassion toward his suffering fellows; it is the worst of times for seldom has man lived for so many years in fear of what he does not know. The twentieth century is an age of wisdom for man knows more about the universe in which he lives than ever before it is an age of foolishness fe- cause for all this, man has not learned the first lesson--how tc live in peace with his fellow man It is an epoch of belief . . belief in the dignity of the indivi dual, belief in and freedom and love; it is an epoch of ineredulity, too, for man has shown an appalling indifference to the lasting spiritual things of life which has undermined any good of this age of ours. It is a season of light for man's goodness aims are high--he is earnestly trying through the Un- ited Nations to make an attempt to create a world of justice and right; it is a season of darkness because man falls so short of the mark in his groping toward a better world. --c$-s-- --2f hope... hope that all mankind may some ERATE WML he JETROIT--This building, Tunnel Corporation to furnish electricity constructed by the Detroit and Windsor Fe BD and to air-condition the famous Detroit and Canada Tunnel, requires the services of just one engineer. His job is to regulate the flow of fresh, filtered air (a million and a half cubic feet of filtered air is pumped into the Tunnel every minute) and to maintain electric but efficient instrument panel requ power by means of a complicated iring constant surveillance. A lone- some but interesting job, typical of the push-button age. secret of "making money'" Twenty-five years later, let's see where these men are: The president of the world's independent steel com- Chas. Schwab died a bank- and lived on borrowed for five years before his largest pany rupt money death, ~ The president of the greatest utility company--Samuel Insul! died a fugitive from justice and penniless in a foreign land. The president of the largest gas company--Howard Hopson-- is now insane. The greatest wheat speculator --Arthur Cutten--died abroad-- insolvent. -- The president of the New York Stock Exchange--Richard Whit- ney--was recently released from Sing Sing penitentiary. The member of the President's monopoly--Ivan Kreuger--died a suicide, The president of the Bank oi International Settlement -- Léon Fraser--died a suicide, All of these men learned wel the art of making money, but not one of them learned how to live ae 7 THE LETTER BOX AAD db ddd ddDddBddBeDERE ED Toronto, Dec. 19, 1952 Mayor A. H. Cooke, Haileybury, Ont. Dear Mr. Cooke :-- I was very interested in read- of the proposed gates for the cemetery, and feel I would like a small share in making such a¥ thing possible. Long distance calls plac- Lorrain Township southeast of ed from residents in town were Haileybury two members of the And nane 0 your gray,. average, but down below long staff report having seen what and begging for small gifts or distance calls topped recent vears they identified as a large grey alms. These usually take and the congestion meant long fox. form of.an oaten cake. "Ready with Our Call" ae For a Happy New 'year to All = eo day be free to live in peace and Cabinet--Albert Fall--was pat- [Enclosed please find a cheque harmony and enlightenment; it doned from prison so he could for $25.00 (twenty-five dollars). is the winter of despair because die at home. Wishing you every success and : iy The ake han"? Ta = he hoe Fi it may be too many men are not The greatest bear" on W all the Season's Greetings, I-am prepared to meet the new year Street--esse Livermore --died a Sincerely determined that each will work suicide. day in and day out to achieve the The good will which must exist in head of the greatest (Mrs.-G.H.) lillian Rochester NORTHERN TELEPHONE COMPANY LIMITED. : ' every small corner of the earth before a New Year can be rung in with true joy. FOOD FOR THOUGHT We can supply In 1923, a very important meeting was held at. the Edge- water Beach Hotel in Chicago Attending this meeting were nine you with all of the world's most succesful men. Those present were: The president of the world's largest independent steel com- of them pany; ' The president of the world's largest utility company. The president of the largest gas company ; Announcements Funeral Stationery The greatest wheat speculator Auction Sale Bills Interleaf Forms iP i f the New York 4 : The president of the New Yo Bfoitacs; Wiese Faetie Stock Exchange; ; ; 4 A member of the President's Bill Heads, Intricate Rule Forms - Cabinet ; The greatest "bear" on Wall Booklets, Pamphlets _ Street; Brochures, Posters } *s greatest . Head of the world's grea Chanuas Recent Fé monopoly ; President of the Bank of Inter- national Settlements. Certainly we must admit that here were gathered a group of the world's most successful men. 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