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uk Lo ' 5 a oa Seiyteaore eh: oe wes ee ce am ESTABLISHED 1904 aileyburian-Cobalt Post Vol S52 "'No. 6 Haileybury, Ont., April 16, 1959 5c COPY Council Asks Sponsor For Complete Details Haileybury Council meeting last Monday evening was asked to consider the building of a Com- munity Centre for the District Town, at an estimated cost of $163,500, less volunteer labor and donated materials. Council, having heard the re- quest before, without figures, with- stood the shock admirably, heard the spokesman for the proponents through, and saw visions as he made an able presentation. Norman Abrahams outlined a plan which included a_ skating arena with artificial ice, off-the- side buildings with rooms~ for varied activities, town offices, and additional basement space, to be used for bowling alleys. The rink, a steel beamed struc- ture, would be 90 x 150 feet, and this would be available for sum- mer as well as winter programs." Mr. Abrahams reminded Coun- cil that there was no Centre avail- able for a comprehensive youth program, and said that such a place would give the young people a place to go, and where health- ful. programs would be possible. He thought that most of the op- erating costs for-such a- plant could be earned by rentals, and promised a full quota of hockey teams, and bowling clubs to take up most of the slack. He urged Council to present the case to the ratepayers by referendum. , John Salvail from Community Programs Branch of the Ontario Government told Council that they could expect a $5,000 grant from the government to assist in build- ing the plant, and additional mon- jies to support an all-age recrea- tion program in 'the town. "The department,' said Mr. Salvail, "will assist annually in the operation of such a plant, up to $600, and will pay one third of the cost for leadership." "We will also help you with your planning, drawing on the ex- perience of the department, and of the hundreds of Ontario towns which have embarked on similar programs in the past ten years." He urged however, that a com- plete study of the situation be made, a programming survey, that present facilities to be inven- toried to: prevent duplication, and present and future needs assessed. "When this has been done,' he said, '"'you are ready to tackle the job of building what is needed."' Mr. Abrahams added the infor- mation that Haileybury had more than 400 teenagers, with time on their hands, that the townspeople had built and paid for a curling rink equal to most anywhere and was sure it could build the Centre 'and have little difficulty doing so. Mayor Art Cooke thanked Mr. Abrahams,. commented on_ the amount of research necessary to prepare the presentation, found out that Mr. Abrahams was spokesman for the recreation authority and other -- interested parties, and said: "How feasible is such a plan for a small town?" There was a general discussion amongst Council about the plan, mostly constructive, and Mr. Ab- rahams was asked to work on a brief which would give a com- plete. picture of the need, the cost, and the uses to which the building could be put. _ Said Mayor Cooke, "Bring us a plan we can take to the ratepay- ers." _ And Councillor Neil . Fleming quipped, "'If it takes as long to get this centre as I think it will, we will- call it the Norman Abra- hams Memorial Arena."' Council also heard a complaint from John Gilliard regarding the erosion ot his driveway caused by improper drainage on the street. "I made a formal complaint about the condition," disclosed the rate- payer, "and was told that the con- dition had been the same for 23 years, and nothing could be done about it." Mr. Gilliard explained what could be done, Council concurred, promised action, and gave no marks to the town foreman Tom Cragg as an effective public re- lations liaison between Council and the taxpayers. z Council received a request from R. A. Morissette for the closing of an unused part of Probyn Street so that a house might be built there. Council agreed that Mr. Morissette could speed the matter by obtaining an -agreement to close the street from absentee landlord Mr. Norrie, who owns lots across the street. Dick McFarland offered $200 for a town-owned lot, but Council held out for $300, the assessed value of the land. Councillor J. Whelan brought to Council's attention the Mutual Aid Agreement between Hailey- bury, Cobalt and New Liskeard Fire Departments, with particular attention to the disastrous fire at North Cobalt. He thought the agreement obli- gated Haileybury to service Co- balt's committments in Bucke and Coleman Townships. Mayor Cooke didn't, and it was agreed that the Agreement should be given furth- er study. Councillor Charles Camsell told Council he would be spending about $500 on the filtration plant equipment. PLANS COMMUNITY CE Northern Telephone Co. Reports Successful Year At the 54th Annual Meeting of Northern Telephone Company Limited, held in New Liskeard on Monday afternoon, April 13, share- holders in the Company learned that capital expenditures for the 1958 period, more than $1,500,000.- 00, had been spent on expansion and upgrading of the system. The President and General Man- ager, Mr. D. McKelvie, told share- holders that the expansion and up- grading of plant would continue through 1961 and said, '"'The sale of $1,000,000.00 of Preferred Stock and $500,000.00 of Common Stock in 1959 and additional financing in 1960, will, we believe, be an end to our major financing.' The total investment of the Company in plant and equipment has increas- ed 100% in the past three years. A large amount of the new financ- Recreation Group Reports On Hockey At a meeting of the Recreation Committee Friday evening, the hockey season was officially clos- ed. The committee would like to thank each and every person who in anyway helped make the Midget and Minor Hockey League a big success this season. The supervision of over a hund- red boys every Saturday morning was due to the fact that a num- ber of men devoted a lot of their time to make this season a suc- cess: It is hoped that next season, volunteers will be on hand in larg- er numbers to give the boys the help needed to become future big leaguers. Iwo Interpretations of Mutual Aid Agreement "The Mutual Aid Agreement be- tween Cobalt, Haileybury and New Liskeard Fire Department which has existed for several years, broke down last Saturday _ night when put to its first serious test. Councils and Fire Departments of the three towns plan to review the agreement to see if there is any answer to the problem which delayed a run to the home of E. Therriault in North Cobalt. Mr. Therriault's frame home was de- stroyed. Cobalt Fire Department is under contract to protect parts of Bucke and Coleman Townships. On: Sat- urday the brigade was called to North Cobalt when a passing mo- torist noticed smoke pouring from a house located close to Highway 11. Harry Groom, owner of near- by Blue Top Cabins called the Co- balt Fire Department. Cobalt Fire Department has two trucks, but only one carries a tank of water, and _ it was being repaired, and unable to make the run. The second truck and a pumper arrived at the scene t6 find that the nearest source of water was 100 yards away, and inaccessible. . ~ - ' An auxiliary pump was hurried to the fire but the delay permit- ted the fire to spread through the building. Some water was brought by Alphonse Belanger of North Co- balt, who drove his 500 gallon tank to Haileybury for two loads. In the meantime Cobalt Fire. De- partment called Haileybury for as- sistance on the Mutual Aid Agree- ment and Haileybury Chief Ken Watson called his men and. made the run. The aftermath of the fire indi- cated that the Mutual Aid Agree- ment needs to. be dusted off and looked at. Fire Chief Ken Watson is quoted as saying that the Mutual Aid, in his interpretation, did not in- clude Bucke Township or Cole-|) man Township. Fire Chief Wat- son's belief had support from May- or Arthur Cooke at Council meet- ing on Monday evening, but Chairman of the Fire and Light Committee J. Whelan believed the agreement included all Cobalt Fire Department- committments. This belief was also held by- Co- balt Fire Department. New Lis- keard Fire Department was not sure. But the matter is to be look- -ed into and a firm decision reach- ed in the near future. |as he adjudicated the three plays 'drama festival in New Liskeard ing was and will be used for the conversion of manual exchanges to dial and the expansion of out- side cable plant. It is expected that by the end of 1961, over 70% of the system will be dial operat- ed. The President pointed out that earnings were maintained during 1958, and that the net earnings be- fore dividends were $307,296.24, slightly under that of the previous year. After deduction of dividends of 54% on Preference Stock and 10 cents per share on Common Stock, a balance of $124,546.74 was carried to surplus account for rein- vestment in the business. The President also commented on the Company's success in ob- taining rate increases in Ontario and Quebec, "It is expected' that the additional revenues resulting from higher rates and upgrading of services will justify continued capital requirements' he said, "but new. dial plant is so expen- sive to purchase and install, that higher rates were absolutely ne- cessary to give. an adequate re- turn and insure the continuance of finding new money." He also pointed out that even with the in- crease in rates, they are still sub- stantially lower than those gener- ally in effect in Ontario and Que» bec. During the past three years, the Company was successful in se- curing and completing various in- stallation contracts for defence projects from the coast of Lab- rador into Manitoba. The Company is also represented on an. Engin- eering Group in Ottawa studying the needs and allocations for cir- cuitry for a major defence pro- ject. It is expected that the Com- pany will be asked to provide nu- merous circuits in that plan. Mr. McKelvie also reported that as of April 1, 1959, a Subsidiary of the Company had secured a con- tract to maintain the telephone plant associated with the Pinetree Defence Line' extending from coast to coast. The President reported to the meeting on various highlights of its expansion programme. Among others, he mentioned providing radio telephone service into the new Anaconda Iron Property north of Nakina, Ontario, important mineral finds and developments along the Algoma Central Railway, a major expansion programme to (Continued on page four) Quonta Festival Actors Present Clever Dramas The New Liskeard Little Theatre group is sitting back catching its breath after successfully playing host to the second regional Quonta Drama Festival. The three day festival was highlighted by keen adjudication, enthusiastic partic- ipation by the actors and an ap- preciative audience. The festival was officially open- ed by Honarary President J. McKay-Clements, on Thursday evening who welcomed the actors and commented on the cultural drive that they had contributed to Canada. "Good characterization,' 'well managed stage effects,' "She knew how to keep still when there was no need of moving," "Good cli- max work-up." These were some of the com- mendations given by W.S. Milne, well known in theatrical activities, that. marked 'the opening of the second Quebec-Ontario one-act Thursday night. The plays presented included The Bishop's Candlesticks, an ar- rangement of a scene from the book, Les Miserables. This was the opening play given by the members of the Kirkland Lake Collegiate and Vocational Institute, with some excellent acting. The second play was a light comedy by the New Liskeard Lit- tle Theatre Group, described by the adjudicator as a difficult type of play to present. The third one, also a New Lis- keard presentation The Cham's Diamond by the High School Dra- ma Club, had good characteriza- tion, well managed stage effects, a likeable play. Mr. Milne, whose easy, inform- al manner and humour won his audience immediately, expressed acting in all three plays. <3 His criticism, all of it kindly and constructive, stressed the need of more authentic costuming, off- centre 'arrangement of furniture, the ability to be petulant without being shrewish, stronger contrast in age groups and the selection af a play strong enough. to justify the work put into it: "At times," said Mr. Milne, "you have to be un- naturally natural to appear natur- al." Mrs. Queenie Douglas welcom- ed the audience and introduced Mr. J. . McKay-Clements who formally declared the festival open. In consideration of the fact that the festival was competing with (Continued on page five) The Weather Much as we complain about the weather, spring is really here and according to Mr. George Holmes, the birds know when the season arrives and they come back. re+ gardless of the weather. He re- ports that a robin arrived at his home on View Street on April 5, exactly the same date that it ar- rived last year. Also a huge, beautifully colored butterfly has made its appearance and has taken up lodging in his sunporch until the atmosphere turns a bit more balmy. Now Mr. Holmes is awaiting the arrival of the swifts, or swallows, who invariably are seen on April 18. Week ending April 14, 1959. himself as well pleased with the Max. Min. Wednesdays -.o3 4 ae ae 46 30 Thursday 2 eee see. 39 24 MOTIOAY Magee riait eres oak ae 46 20 Saturday:a. Sesh oe Bee Sunday,t. eee ae 43 18 Monday 34 nin5 35.044: 49 - 2 Wuesdayicn eee 49 28 = eo,