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THE HAILEYXURIAN THURSDAY, JAN. 5th, 1956 a Page Three Diesels, so railwaymen say, are Claims . Staked during the full twelve months of Canadian Legion News BY BOB FLEMING Canadian Legion News Well things have been rolling along in their usual quite state aiter a big week-end, but espec- ially quieter after two big week- ends. | trust that you all enjoyed both as I did myself. 1 want you to keep in mind the sixteenth of this month as the date of our next meeting and we want a high attendance at this time. We want to collect lots more of the members dues and lots more of the members as well Good attendance will be a pleasant change. Although | must admit that this last while our attendance has been better than it had in the past. I will quote the text of a letter received for the Branch and you can act accordingly. "Canadian Legion, Branch 44, Cobalt, Ontario, in General Meeting has asked me to extend to the members of your Branch, and their wives: or lady friends, our invitation to attend our inst- allation of officers meeting and social on Sunday, January 8th, 1956 at 2 pm." The letter is sign- ed by Don Collin their secretary. Well gentlemen I reckon that is all that has come up, in this past week that amounts to any- thing so | will say Cheers for now till next week. Canadian defence expenditures run close to $2.000,000,000 a year. MURRAY McKINNON Your MUTUAL LIFE -Representative 72 Nickel -- Cobalt Dial 4519 LEO'S TAXI Phone 311 Leo Deraiche, Prop. HAILEYBURY, 'ONTARIO / A. S. JOHNSTON OPTOMETRIST Hours--9.00 to 5.30 Evenings by Appointment Phone 45 Ferguson Ave., Haileybury DAVE'S RADIO & TELEVISION Ferguson Ave. below the Post Office Phone 340 REGIONAL SUPERVISOR HONORED AT AT TORONTO E. A. CASH, Regional Supervisor for Huntsville (11), North Bay (13), New Liskeard (15), Sudbury (17) and Blind River (18) Districts, Ontario Department of Highways, with offices at North Bay, was presented with his pin as newly- elected member of the Ontario Public Services Quarter Cent- ury Club by Hon. James N. Allan, Ontario Roads Minister at a function honoring a number of Highways veterans which was held in his Parliament Buildings office. Mr. Cash, who is a native of St. Thomas, Ont., joined the engineering staff of the former Department of Northern Development in 1930. - o MUNICIPAL ENGINEER HONORED AT TORONTO T. C. SWARTMAN, Municipal Engineer for the Ontario Department of Highways, New Liskeard District No. 15, is being congratulated, above when Hon. James N. Allen, Ont- ario Minister of Highways, presented him and other veteran officials and employees with Ontario Public Services Quarter Century Club pins at a recent function in the Parliament Buildings, Toronto. Mr. Swartman started his career in Ont- ario's Public Service with the former Department of Northern Development in 1930, He is a native of Waubashene, Ont. _ VERDICT AFTER DAWN the most efficient way Canada, with an 774 square miles, is the largest country after Russia. 3rampton, Ontario, "Flower Town of Canada," poss- greenhouses in esses the largest the world. There was more Canada in the first this year than in 1953; the figures were 3,620,481 tons as tons. compared motive power, yet deve- loped. They out-perform hers by a convincing margin. form of rail- a= Although the all ot. ing claims of 3,845, total world's area still corresponding known as number of min- recorded in Ontario during November 'reflected a drop of more than 1,500 from the for November total for the first 8,237 better than for the period 1954, 11 months is in and nearly 4,000 ahead of the all- time record total of 50,176 set up 1954, Last month, 3,638 claims were recorded in the 13. mining divis- ions of the Province, as com- pared with 5,149 in November 1954. The 11-month total is 54, 123, as compared with 45,886 for the same period last year. Most active divisions Port Arthur, Sault Ste. and Sudbury. the 1954 were Marie steel made in ten months of the whole of to 3,113,822 G0 You're DICKS WIFE?) IVE HEARP A LOT ABOUT' eu = FOR FOR FOR BUT LETS FACE IT-e. and I believe every word of it Now | © p ps: de tad HAILEYBURY, ONT. Where service takes the worry out of winter driving. 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'Whose fault?|'em so we can get traffic mov- | The traffic cop couldn't determine| ing." | as both cars were straddling the center line at the point of impact. A man at the wheel of one, a woman driving the other. For- tunately neither was injured, only slightly bruised and. jostled. The lady and gentleman stepped from their respective cars. Glar- ing at each other, the lady, dab- bing a small kerchief to her cheek, spoke; "Why don't you look where you're driving?" > "I suppose,"' replied the man, at the same time fingering a swol- len nose. '"'You were accurately checking your direction." "Never mind the dialogue," in- terjected the policeman, pencil and pad in hand. "Who's to blame?" "He." ; "She." "I was not." "Neither was I." "Now, that we have cleared that,"' said the policeman. "Your names, please, and both come to the city hall tomorrow morning at nine." "Impossible," said the woman "Yeah," returned the police- man. "Make it ten-thirty. I have an appointment with my hair 'dresser at nine." "The judge will be disappoint- ed,' replied the patrolman. "He, too, like hair-dressers, demands that his customers be on time." "Surely, you understand that it will be impossible for me to ac- commodate both on the same hour, unless the judge will come to the beauty parlor." A court room scene in a beauty parlor would relieve the monot- ony." That moment, another police- man strolled up; "What is it, a ear collision?" he asked. Police demand facts. ."Oh, no, no," replied police No. 1. "Just a lady and a gentleman "TH leave that to the judge," turning to the offenders he said, "Names, please." ' They blurted them. If such aj thing is possible, there appeared! a startled look from the police-| man. He asked them to repeat. | They did, shakily he wrote them! down, then passing the traffic tickets to each, he said, "Here, ; you two, are a couple of compli-! mentries, good for front row seats at nine o'clock tomorrow morn- ing. Don't fail to attend." Traffic court was jammed Even some of the regular customers had to standy our hero and heroine among them. ' The judge entered, seated him- self behind the large desk. Held a short conference with traffic cops and lawyers, then opened court. First case: drunken driv- ing. Second: running a red light. The lady and gentleman were summoned. Each gave a version | concerning the accident. Both at- | tempting to pass the car ahead. | The judge listened attentively, | then glancing at their names on / his desk, like the policeman, he looked rather startled. Making sure he wasn't seeing double, he | asked the gentleman, 'Your name, please?" | "James P. Grayson." } "Ugh-huh," mused the judge. | Turning to the lady, "Your name, please." "Mrs. James P. Grayson.' "Man and wife?" "Yes," answered both, reluet- antly. "Kindly tell me this," said the judge. "Did you two spend the night together?" "We did," they answered. "In--in the same room?" 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