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Ar: Pione tod? nd, Dies at Chess Board One of the grand old men of the north country, Alex MacLean of Haileybury died suddenly Friday 'night. Mr. MacLean was attend- ing the weekly meeting of the Haileybury Chess Club. Playing against George Hamilton, a min- ing student, he collapsed across the board and died within a few minutes. Cause of death was not immediately determined but he had complained of heartburn a ' few minutes before dying. Dr. W. C. Arnold, an old friend and fellow chess player, was sum- moned, but Mr. McLean was dead when he arrived. He was in his 79th year and had been in business in Haileybury for 52 years. Mr. MacLean was still actively engaged "in his photo- .€raphic business and was gener- ally regarded as the dean of northern photographers. He was famous for the quality of his: landscapes while in the fields of portraiture he had commissions from many parts of hte United States as well as every province in' Canada.- He was born in Bry- son, Que., where his father oper- ated a large furniture factory. It was. there that he gained his early. skill at woodworking, which was reflected in later years when ' he constructed many of his own cameras down to the last part except the lens. : : . The exceptional quality of his work was drawn to the attention of the Canadian Pacific Railway which engaged him in 1903 -to take photographs throughout the west. One of the greatest regrets of his life was that the 1922 fire destroyed his collection of early photographs. Mr. MacLean was one of the first travelling photographers and later established a business at Buckingham, Que. He came north to' Haileybury in 1907 and for many years also ran a_ second business in, Cobalt. ° - Through the years he was en- gaged by nearly every important mining company in the Cobalt- Kirkland Lake - Timmins - Nor- anda camps to take photographs of the underground and surface installations. He also had many connections in the Temagami area, where he photographed some of his most outstanding landscapes. Mr. Maclean: developed a_ tech- nique of coloring photographs with oils which won wide acclaim prior to development of color photography. One of his proudest memories was photographing the Prince of Wales at the O'Brien mine in Cobalt in 1919. The photograph was chosen by the Prince as. his fav- orite of his Canadian tour 'and hung at the Wembley Exposition. As well as operating his photo- graphic business Mr. MacLean ran one of the largest music stores in ._the north from 1912 until 1922 when he lost some $20,000 in equip- ment and supplies in the fire that swept Haileybury. He was a keen stamp and coin collector but was _ particularly ~ well known as a chess player. In past years he was recognized as' an outstanding player in the north and when the Haileybury Chess Club was recently re-organized| he was elected treasurer. He was _ also a charter member of the Haileybury Rotary. Club. Funeral services were held Mon- day. afternoon from his home. on _ Main Street, with Rev. J. W. Wil kinson of St. Andrew's » United Church officiating. Mr. MacLean is. survived by his 3 wife, formerly Miss Anne Hunting- ben ton and one daughter, Miss Joyce MacLean of Hamilton, also two sisters. Mrs, Jean McFarlane of Grant Guest, : amy and Mrs. t ie Sheffield, and two brothers, George MacLean of Campbells' Bay and Archie of Rockton. Because of ill health, neither of his sisters were able to attend 'the funeral, but both brothers and Grant Guest, brother-in-law, were present. Others from a distance attend- ing: included Harold Bell of Mat- tawa, Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Thib, members of the Rotary Club in Englehart. Pall-bearers were Robert Mce- Gill, Ws J. Lecky, Orville Hughes, Jack Leishman, Graham Hen- nessy and Klaas Bosch. Interment was in Mount Pleas- ant cemetery. No Water System For North Cobalt North Cobalt's probe into gov- ernment circles for financial aid to install a water system hit bed- rock and broke off this week, and three years of negotiation by Town- ship council became so much waste when the Ontario Munici- pal Board said "No:? For the past three years council: has been working to bring a water supply to the 185 families living in the village, but at the regular meeting of the council this week, members heard that the Municipal Board will not approve the scheme. In an attempt to influence the province to support the ~ plan; council has spent money to prove that a good supply is available, and has- a proven supply of 1000 gallons an hour, ample for the vil- lage requirements at present and enough to permit normal growth. When this had been done the On- tario Water Resources Commission was approached and asked for government assistance to finance the $129,000 cost of installing a pump house and distribution sys- tem. =~ A letter from' the Department of Municipal Affains pointed out that the proposed expénditure would be one-and-one half times the assessment of the area to be served, and that the board re-/| quires. that debentures debts do not exceed 25 percent of the as- sessment and that the area to be served is at least 25 per cent built upon. The Bucke Township application revealed that in both of these the application is far be- low requirements. Council expressed disappoint- ment at the decision, and concern over the future of the village, where many wells are: polluted, and-one school has to truck water for its use. "For a while they said we couldn't-have water because there was none available," said Council- lor Leo Deraiche, "and when we prove we have it they find some other excuse. Everybody knows we could triple our population in a year, if we had water." The Weather Week ending February 10, 1959. Max. Min. Wednesday 2... 000. L7=- = 2 PRIUESGAM Come 6 le aie 14 «=-13 RTA Fs sc- sys are. toes 13 2 AERTS occ, ev aressiov rash & 20. + -18 DUNG Sere yee eee 1 -23 SU lol ote CC hacin en tie eS Tal PeSAAY. Balen ek 8 -7 - denotes. below zere February Meeting Of Mission Circle ~The February meeting of the Penteeostal Mission Circle~ was opened with the singing of several) choruses, followed by prayer led by Mrs. Gib. Lowe. Dues and. "pennies for Missions'? were col- lected and the donations of canned goods for Christmas giving was re- ceived, Mrs. Noble Hermeston conduct- ed the devotional service. During the work period, the la- dies worked on various articles, quilted and crocheted, in connec- tion with 'their mission work. Mrs. Wilfred Graff was appoint- ed to represent the Pentecostal : congregation at the World Day of Prayer Service, being held in the Anglican Church, February 13: - Lunch was served at the conelu- sion of the meeting. ; er Photographer Tti-town Elks Report Progress Members of the Tri-town Elks Lodge held their regular monthly meeting in the lodge rooms, Fri- day evening with Roy- Pearson in the chair. Reports on the progress of the renovation of the building were received. The kitchen is now com- pleted and work on the wash- rooms is progressing. The in- stallation of the wiring is also cempleted and it is hoped that the building will be opened to the public early in March. Plans are being made to erect a large sign on the building, desig- nating it as the 'Tri-Town Elks Lodge No. 421. Members were asked to be at the Lodge room each Tuesday and Thursday at seven-p.m., in order to faciliate the work that still remains to be done. It was announced that Mrs. N. Jones of Fort William, the Sup- reme Royal Honored Lady, will be visiting the Lodge on March 21, in a effort. to form a branch of the Order of the Royal Purple Ladies. Any ladies interested in joining are asked to contact Roy Pearson or Robert Wilson before that date. Minor Hockey In Full Swing Midget hockey continued in Co- balt last Sunday with Haileybury putting on one of its-poorest show- ings, losing 12-4 to Cobalt. Gerry Gelinas _scored two of Haileybury's goals while Lamothe |. and Scalso scored the other two. Tuesday night the boys were treated to a bean supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. Hogan: The Midget hockey club and its officials -would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs. Hogan and her committee for the work|# they did in preparing this lovely supper. - This Sunday the Midgets play Co- balt at the local arena so get out and give the boys your support. This Saturday the Minor Hockey officials will start a new experi- ment to bring the hockey along a} little faster: The following bulletin was issued by the committee. Since hockey was let go in Hail- eybury for the past few years most of the boys haven't acquired the essentials of hockey know how. To bring the boys along as quickly as possible, players have been classed according to their ability. This way the weaker players get more in- dividual coaching. Bantams will practice Saturday nights from 6 - 8 to give more time to the morning hockey. a Legion Notes : Branch 54 Having just been appointed as 'your new branch public relations officer as assistant to.the chair- 'man of the membership commit- 'tee, I find that there are a lot of things going on at our hall that I A 'must brush up on before I can make a full report on Legion ac- tivities. However, I can say this, we are. trying to form a Dart League, the more players the better. A tenta- tive schedule has been drawn up for competition every Wednesday evening. Anyone interested con- tact Comrade Basil Treen, chatr- man. of the' sports. committee. 'Don't forget, let's make 1959 our best year. . Dues are being solicited now and to be able to vote in Legion meet- ings or to be an executive, dues |f) must be in by March 31. Dues may be paid at the hall following our regular - monthly meeting, Monday, February: 16, at 8 p.m., or contact our branch sec- retary or myself. So, come one, come all. Fred Larocque, Branch 54, Canadian Legion. Drinking to another man's health isn't going to improve your own. Thursday, February 12, 1959 The Haileyburian ~ Page 3! CELEBRATING THE OPENING of our ew Liskeard Store We Are Offering Westinghouse TELEVISION © at low low prices COMPARE THIS model Z2V34KL NAPOLI This distinctive console features the clean functional lines demanded by today's compact room arrangements and the Westinghouse 110 degree aluminized 21 inch picture tube. Manufacturer's Price $339.95 plus 90 day service charge 15.00 $354.95 Store Opening speciAL 29995 YOU SAVE $55.00 ~ Antennae installation from $47.50 OTHER MODELS GREATLY REDUCED WESTINGHOUSE Call any store for prompt T.Y. service BUCK APPLIANCES THREE STORES COBALT Prospect Ave. Phone 4685 HAILEYBURY Ferguson Aye. OS 2-3161 NEW LISKEARD Armstrong St, MI 7-4080