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THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1953 THE HAILEYBURIAN f= 9 ghnoring! Birth Rate Kidde the disastrous floods which left Kinsmen Assist Victims Bantams Lose to Porcupine in Semi- rinail at Liskeard In a game that saw only two penalties handed out, the fast- moving South Porcupine bantams eliminated Haileybury from any further Northern Playground playoffs by an 8-4 margin. The Porkies had the edge throughout the game that saw the locals des- perately trying to get on even terms, At the end of the first, Haileybury trailed 3-2 and 5-3 go- ing into the third. The third saw the Porcupine team outscore Hail- eybury 3-1 and win the game by an 8-4 count. Now that the ban- tams and midgets are eliminated from further hockey play the mid- gets will end the season success- fully with a turkey dinner in the Legion Hall. gree R Re RR Ree * THRILLS of the * - ROARIN' « GAME q Lf In an interesting extra end game in the finals of the Vice Skips' competition in the Ladies' section, the following rinks won ist Prize: Mrs. J. Shouldice, skip; Mrs. W. Burton, vice; Mrs. L. Thisdell, second, Mrs. W. Flem- ing, lead. Mrs. W. MacArthur, skip; Mrs. A Todd, vice; Mrs. J. Dixon, sec- ond, Mrs. L. Tulloch, ead, Expansion Planned for Alcoholic Treatment The provincial government through the alcoholic research ~ foundation, is planning to set up more than twenty treatment clin- ics during the next ten pears. Clinics will be small at first, according to the health minister but will expand as the needs of the communities grow. Cities with medical schools will be the first in line to get a clinic and after that cities of consider- able population with largé sur- rounding territories such as Sault Ste Marie, Fort William, Sudbury and North Bay will get first con- sideration. Christmas Seal Committee Issue Financial Report The Christmas Seal Committee has issued the following finan- ial statement which includes' re- sults of the 1952-53 Christmas Seal Campaign. A breakdown oi the total contribution to the uumual drive for funds through the sale of seals shows Cobalt-- $505.76; Haileybury--$495.50 and Englehart--$695.47. RECEIPTS Contributions 1952-53.-_ $4116.89 Cash on hand, March Ist, 1952, New Liskeard-___ Englehart $8290.46 EXPENDITURES Cost of Campaign ----- $ 856.60 Clinies-- St. Mary's on the Lake 780.00 New Liskeard Hospital 128.00 Redd Cross, Englehart 192.00 Clinic Dr., Secretary_- 179.00 Postage =2a2s sce 27.00 Occupational Therapy -- 300.00 Lidticationiwoo 2-22 Seo "es 128.71 Ilead Office Assessment 161.00 Office Expense-- Supplies psseeees yeaa eG Secretary 100.00 Telephone & Telegra'h 11.30 Furniture & Fixtures_ 24.23 $2889.24 Cash on hand, Mar. 1, 1953 N. Liskeard Royal Bank 4541.38 Englehart, Imp Bank 859.84 $5401.22 -------- ee Girl Guide News The weekly meeting of the Haileybury Girl Guides was held in the Armouries on Monday at seven o'clock. We started off by calling the attendance and collecting the fees and then marchd into our horse shoe formation, Miss Bonny, our Captain, was away so Miss J. Thorne took over the meeting. In the horse shoe each Patrol Leader was giv- en a copy of the Canadian Guide Magazine to read to the rest of her patrol and to keep in the pat- rol box. . We were then dismissed to our Tenderfoot and Second Class tests. In place of Campfire we played three games--Red Rover, Streets and Alleys, and a version of Dog and the Bone. This meeting ended with Taps --Jill Robsin, , modern--a BRITAIN RECEIVES A COBALT "BOMB" One of the world's medical mar- vels, the Canadian cobalt "bomb" for cancer treatment will be shipped to Britain as a gift, Can- ada's atomic chief has announced. Dr. C. J. McKenzie, president oi Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. said the $70,000 therapy unit, packing the wallop of millions of dollars worth of radium, will be shipped overseas next summer. it will be Britains first cobalt "homb" and one of the most giant steel-and-lead horse shoe-like affair weighing about seven tons. The gift is being financed by J. W. McConnell, 75- year-old former publisher af the Montreal Star, as a tribute to Health Minister Martin and his department. District Hospitals Receive Assistance More than 190 Ontario Hospi- tals will share in $8,500,000 in special grants announced by Pre- mier Frost in his budget speech in the Ontario Legislature. The grants, designed to enable hos- pitals to modernize facilities and quipment, will be paid at once. Hospitals which have not re- ceived a capital grant since April Ist, 1947, will receive $400 a bed. Hospitals which have been voted grants in the last six years will get $100 a bed. "The oldest hospitals are in the greatest need of capital repairs and renovations," the premier said. "They will obtain the great- er part of the assistance, but we are also recognizing the require- ments of the newer hospital units An appendix to the budget list- ed grants in the District as fol- lows: Kirkland Lake, $42,000: Englehart Red Cross, $7,400; Haileybury Misericordia, $27,000: Matheson Memorial $3,000; New Liskeard, $4200; Timmins St Mary's $41,200. Solicitous A report, secondhand, is of a statement by a CBC apologist that the reason the government insists on a television monopoly is that television broadcasting is too expensive an operation for private enterprise to undertake. This statement was made be-~-- fore a meeting of university alum- ni, apparently on the assumption that anything can he put over on college graduates, 4 When disaster stri kes... When fellow Canadians lose their homes ' : and their hopes in disasters of fire or flood, you have a part in the work of relief. Though the victims be a thousand miles away, catastrophe makes close neighbours of us all. Red Cross moves swiftly to help the injured and homeless, With supplies and equipment that you help provide, the tragedy of ruin is eased. By helping the Canadian Red Cross carry on its work of mercy you become truly a part of the rescue team. Give generously ... keep your Red Cross strong. support your Campaign Committee: Mrs. H. G. Pickard, Mrs. W. Bradley and Mrs. E. Atkinson. RE D CROSS $5,310,600 is needed this year! Gifts to your Red Cross are wisely used, Each year the accounting is subject to audit by the Dominion Government to Educational Problems The population of Ontario in- creased 28 per cent since 1941 but the number of children aged 15 and under increased 41 per cent, leading to a rapid rise in school enrolments, in the last year, 250 new schools or substantial additions to existing schools were built at acost of $46,000,000. This pro- vided new. accommodation for 50,410 children but the actual-in- crease in school enrolment was 34,00. The growth made it essential to recruit more teachers. The Premier announced that to pro- vide teacher-training facilities two new teachers' colleges in Toronto will replace the present Normal School which this year Was forced to operate double shifts. School Building Grants Will Cover Essentials Only Because of the very large an- nual increase in school enrol- ments which must be expected in Ontario for several years to come, the Ontario Education Department has decided ° that from now on, no expenditures will be approved for grant pur- poses except those made in re- spect of ordinary classrooms (in- cluding science» laboratories in secondary schools) and upon es- sential administrative and vice areas. So urgent+is the need of ac- commodation for the thousands of new pupils who will enter school in the next academic year, and in each succeeding year, that neith- er the municipalities nor the Pro- vincial Government can hope to provide more than essential school building. ser- In 1952 volume of national pro- duetion in Canada went up 6 per cent while labor income went up 12 per cent. - men of European Floods land was and Belgium. At a recent meeting, the Kins- made following Club amount to assist the victims voted a considerable of many homeless in England, Hol- The move an appeal trom the Association of Kinsmen Clubs of Canada for a donation to a general fund for fiood relief. May We Suggest. .... Dinner in the comfortable-and pleasant surrounding of the Hotel Haileybury This, Week-end. A pleasant treat for the whole Family. A rest for the Good Wife 12 to 1.30 p.m 6 to 8 p.m. Served - - = May we have the pleasure of - making you - welcome i You will Enjoy "SONGS TO REMEMBER" EVERY SATURDAY CJKL 4.15 pm cb Temiskaming Construction Limited MINING PLANTS ENGINEERS and GENERAL CONTRACTORS CONCRETE WORK O Head Office HAJLEYBURY, ONT. P.O. Box 997 Phone 517 ~ Spring-time Is tune-up-time at the GENERAL MOTORS DEALERS' a Ee." | / Conservation Service on All Makes of Cars and Trucks WITH WINTER in the background... at the approach of a new season of sum- mer driving... NOW is the time to see the GM Dealer for a thorough tune-up of our car or truck, no matter what make it is. Lubricants need renewing; sludge should be removed. Tires must be checked for cuts, embedded glass particles and nails. Steering, wheel alignment and brakes call for careful testing and expert atten- tion --after jolting over rutty, snow and slush covered roads... Anti-freeze should be removed and the coolin y ipa flushed. The .ngine requires special attention; valves ve spark plugs nape need inspection ... the electrical system needs cleaning and ALL MAKES adjusting after the heavy load imposed upon it auder winter OF conditions... CARS AND TRUCKS Spring Tune-up Time is here NOW! And, equipped and well qualified to provide Complete Tune-up Service to all makes of cars and trucks --is the trusty, friendly General Motors Dealer! 6Ms-1x H | b G a