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SAAS reise FPS "THE HAILEYBURIA THURSDAY, Northern Ontario's Oldest Weekly Newspaper JAN. 5th, 1956 Vol. 51; No. 44 r Local Vand House Destroyed Mother Of Three Mrs. G. Quinlan and her threé young children-lost their home and all their possessions when their house at the intersection of Elliot and Lakeshore road was gutted by fire Saturday after- noon. The frame structure was a complete loss, with only the ske- leton of the building left stand- ing. Fire Chief Ken Watson said that it was one of the hardest fires he has fought since the old curling rink burned. Neighbors turned in the alarm about 3.15 p.m., when they saw smoke pouring from the roof. The fire department found that the fire had gained a good grip on the building, and had worked its way into the walls, which By Fire Homeless were insulated with sawdust. The building originally con- sisted of a frame shack, around which a larger bulding had been constructed. The fire gained its erip on the old building inside, and firemen had to use masks to enter the building. The firemen used and a total of 1,850 feet of hose. Creosote fumes and the intense heat make it impossible to get close to the flames. The was eventually extinguised at 6. 30 }p.m. Mrs. Quinlan said that she did not have any insurance. As well as the building, which she recently purchased, she lost personal possessions valued at $3,000. two lines fire Cold. December. J. Reavell's Records Show Chilly Month December was a pretty cold month, according to J. Reéayell} Haileybury's weather man, Max- imum..temperature during' the month wasjon, the 24th, when the thermometer registered 34.0. **However, this dosen't compare with the yery warm 56.6 regist- ered the same day in 1941. «= The..coldest <day - last month was the 20th, when the mercury dropped to 27 degrees below zero although this wasn't as bad as in 1933, when the thermom- eter registred 39 below. The average daily mean temp- erature for December was 9.2 degrees, compared with an ave- rage of 15.03 for the month since 1894. The Maximum _ tempera- tures redgestered during 1955 was 92.0 in July, and the mini- .mum was a chilly 36 below in January last year. Fire at Cobalt Mr. and Mrs.J. A. Wright of Grandview avenue lost most of their furnishings and personal possessions in a fire at their home on Grandview avenue in Cobalt Sunday night. ' The fire started when Mr. and Mrs, Wright were away visiting friends in North Bay, and had worked its way through much of the house before neighbors noticed the blaze and called the fire department. Firemen fought the fire for more than an hour before bring- ing it under control. Some 28,596,438 barrels of crude petroleum gushed from Canadian oil wells in the first quarter of 1955 _ - a record. Car Aerials Broken And Mirrors Twisted The local OPP constables are working overtime to try and catch thevandals who have been damaging ¢ars during the past three weeks. Police Constables Don-Scanlon and John Rundle say that they will lay charges and prosecute to the utmost when they catch those respon- sible for damaging many local cars. The police say. they "have had at least 15 complaints of car aer- ials being snapped off, and mirr- ors twisted or torn trom their brackets, The town {police received four complaints New Ye ar's day from car owners who found their vehicles damaged. The police say that they have a pretty good idea who is responsible for the damage, but it is impossible to bring charges unless someone witness the vandals at work Constable Scanlon said that any, person who sees a car being damaged is requested to call the police at once. The police would also appreciate being called if youths are seen hanging around parked cars or behaving in a suspicious manner. Seventy-five gauge hosiery - - the finest ever attempted in North America - - is being made in a New Brunswick textile mill. THE WEER'S WEATHER Week Ending Jan. 4th, 1956 Abatreshie SAone basso 28 12 ridayetes@ater oc 09E 09 Saturday Bee OD. 00 Sunday Be O3se7-09, Monday -- We s0y/ Siesd aiyaet eee ae 13 09 Wednesday .......-. 19 29 HAILEYBURY CURLING CLUB LOUNGE SAT., JAN. i4th 8:30 p.m. Sharp -9S$9Ss set 8eesSestt eet DOOR PRIZE $100.00 BLACKOUT EVERYBOD Admission: 50c for 20 Games Chartered bus provided by Curling Club, leaving Cobalt at 7.30 p.m., North Cobalt at 7.40 p.m. and returning direct from Curling Rink at 10.30 p.m. : COBALT-HAILEYBURY CURLING CLUB Additional Cards 25c Y WELCOME # ment and 'Police Hunting Fc W. N. MILLER For 40 years W.N. Miller has served the Ontario Depart- ment of Mines as mining re- corder at Sault Ste Marie, re- tires on superannuation Jan- uary 16. He will be replaced by D. A, Jodouin, now in the office of the mining recorder at Sudbury. H. GEORGE GINN Mining recorder at Swastika for the last 40 years has heen close to the heart of: Ont- ario's mining activity. He re- tires January 1, to be replac- ed by P. Logee, the recorder at Red Lake. P. LOGEE Mr. Logee opened the office of the Ontario Department of Mines at Red Lake in 1950 and has been there since as mining recorder, he will move at the first of the year to Swastika, where he will replace veteran recorder Geo. Ginn, retiring after 40 years service. On the average lighting causes 17 per cent of forest fires in Can- ada, smokers cause 22 per cent, camp-fires 16 per cent. The major source of employ- income in Canada is the manufactoring industry. Maurice Akerlund Accidental Death A verdict of accidental death with no blame attached to any- one was returned by a coroner's jury Tuesday, at the inquest into the death of Maurice Akerlund Mr. Akerlund, an employee of the town of Haileybury for the past six years, was crushed to death Friday between the town truck and road grader. The grader was being pushed back into the town garage for repairs, and Mr, Akerlund was holding a pole between the gra- der and the truck. The pole slipped, and the two vehicles jumped together before he could get clear. He was rushed to Hail- eybury hospital, but died within a few minutes. Town foreman Tom Craig said that he was directing the oper- ation. The grader had to be pushed into the garage for re- pairs, because the gears had locked in reverse. Mr. Craig said he had warned Mr. Akerlund to be careful, and to get out from between the two vehciles as soon as the backing pole was set. He said that the two vehicles had only moved a few feet when he saw the pole slipping. He yelled to Akerlund to get out, but he odubted if the nian heard him as the two vehi- cles crashed together as he yelled. Albert Palmer, who was back- ing the truck, could not see the icfdont as he was taking his directions from Mr. _ Craig. Elmore Evans who was operat- ing the grader, also had his back to Mr. Akerlund. He 'said that he had to keep his foot on the clutch as with the gears in re- verse, the grader would have jumped back if he let the gears engage, Charles Camsall of the jury, and Arnold presided. Dr. J, A. H Joyal said that Mr. Akerlund died as the results of severe in- ternal injuiries. Mr. Akerlund was born at Kipling, near Field, the son of Mrs. Matilda and the late Alex Akerlund. He is survived by a brother, Arnold, of Blind River, and two sisters, Mrs. W. Flem- ing, of Haileybury, and Mrs. R. J. Poppletton of Haileybury. Funeral services were held Monday from Haileybury Bap- tist Church. with the Reverend Mr. H. Staples officiating. Pall bearers were Tom Craig, Albert-Palmer, Percy Farrow, Verdun Cooke, Hec Villeneuve, and Joe Leveille. Interment was in Mount Pleasant. 1955 Accidents Up But Damages Down There were more traffic acc- idents in Haileybury in 1955 than in 1954, but there were more serious ones in 1954. Town police reports 58 accidents in 19 55, with 28 of them having dam- ages of more than $100. This compares with 54 acc- idents in 1954, with 32 having more than $100 damages. Police say that the stop signs have done much to cut down accidents. Particularly the stop signs on Georginia avenue, where there has only been one accident since the signs were installed. Local police chief Don Scanlon says that most of the accidents could haye been avoided with a little courtesey and common sense. Most occurred at inter- sections, where two motorists in a hurry tried touse the same sec- tion of highway at the same time The accidents in 1955 included two fatalities. : foreman Dawe c was Ege : Canada buys 91 per cent of its coffee imports from Latin Amer\, ica, Management Malitains Deer Three Deer Checking Stations by R. L. Snow during the last week or so of the District Forester Season. However, considering Because so many of! our re- the whole 25-day season, the cause Ss : f ¢ weather was very favourable for resources, and ° : deer hunting. newable natural the conditions affecting them, ~~ : are not static, proper manage- Two of the most ment demands that information Criteria for judging concerning them be collected re- COMditions are the sex and age- gularly .One of the best ways to Class composition of the kill. A keep posted on deer is through large number of young animals interrogation of hunters and ex- !" the deer population Sa Sign amination of the animals taken, 0! good reproduction and high This is the purpose of Deer survival of the younger Checking Stations. Three were Classes. i operated internally by the Dist- Bucks, does fawns were rict Staff, who assisted in well represented in the 341 ani- one at Gravenhurst. mals examined at our Fundamentally, the aim is to Stations this year with bucks encourage full harvest of. the Constituting _43 \percent, does 27 deer crop. Much can be learned percent and fawns 30 percent of from interpretaton of data on the kill. The younger a the number of deer, the sex ratio ©S WeTe also well represented in the age distribution (age maybe 'he sample of deer checked, in- accurately read from the teeth dicating that reproduction and and not, as is popularly believed, survival on a district wide basis from the points of antlers), the has been very xood over the past age-weight ratio, and the condit- two years. Some local except- ions to the general pattern of important deer herd age and also checking ye class- ion of animals. Our biologist, 1° ; Charles Bartlett, is in charge. high survival of the younger age Here presents a preliminary Classes existed and _ will be in- sincere Yestigated further. hunters report and extends thanks to the many whose co-operation made it deer hunters possible, District, this Fish and Wildlife' Staff have Much the same as the two pre- been busy compiling statistics ceding years. Weather on the obtained from hunters during whole was favorable and the dis- the open season for deer in the tribution of age in the North Bay District. Althouch kill indicates that, on a district- such work ~is still not at the Wide basis, the deer herd is re- completion stage, some pert- producing satistactorilv. inent facts relating to hunter In this final issue for 1955, the success and deer herd conditions Whole staff joins in this simple are not available. and sincere wish to all readers - The special efforts made this MAY 1956 BE FILLED WITH year to interview a good cross- HAPPINESS, HEALTH AND section of our deer hunters were PROSPERITY very successful; with 1883 hunt- Now, as the newspapers. bring ers being checked at stations op- their daily messages of the erating in the North Bay District shocking tolls of carelessness and 291 hunters at Gravenhurst we urge every one to resolve to Summing it up, the success of in the North Bay year was very classes for a_ total of 2174 North Bay live safely - in your home - at hunters interviewed during the work - on the highway - and current season. particularly in your forests A comparison of figures ob- where swiminine and hunting tained- at Gravenhurst shows accidents and man-caused fires that there was very little differ- have resulted in such great grief ence in the success of North Bay loss and destruction. hunters this year and the two ---- Prine mmiers were suceese'n Dalton Dean Apsointed 0. -€. bagging a deer this year com- pared to 29 percent in 1954 and 30 percent in 1953. On the aver- age, it required slightly more than 20 day's hunting for one Dalton Déan man to bag a deer during the We Tees egeoreses: lawyer has been app- 55 season. Last season it Te- Ginted a Queen's Councillor. Mr. quired 22 days. Dean's appointment was made in well known Hunting conditions such 4 , "4 He ae ce a ie such fi an announcement from the Att 1 re ) C age ) 1¢e "| . , cremount Jou, tOseee . On tieonney @General's "depactmentvat trees, the amount and duration Queen's Park of snow onthe ground are im- i 5 ' A Rhode's scholar, | . portant factors influencing the . R ase xerhelas Mn Dean . 1s one -C¢ Nor ac success of hunters. For this re- is Ne i tile rank eee . . ae Os yersé e d yyers } in itself is not al- Dh sien Seeetel BMEYIGES: 2 ason, success ways a reflection of an increase or decrease inthe deer popul- ation but could be a reflection of good or bad hunting conditions. Following the heavy rainfalls in October, the woods generally were very wet during the tirst Migratory birds have been pro- week or two of the open season. tected hy a Canada-United States Dogs were not too successful in treaty since 1916, tracking deer during this period = practise includes' estate, corpor- ation and criminal law. During the war he served with the judge advocate's . general's branch of the Canadian Army. and reports of lost dogs were= Rail problem: Canadian rail- numerous. For those hunters way management figures that who {preferred to hunt on snow, oncommuter service operations it ideal conditions were available cost $2.60 to earn $1. HAILEYBURY FIGURE SKATING CLUB MEETING! HOTEL HAILEYBURY Wed., Jan. 11th at 8.00 p.m. Parents are urged to attend this Meeting!