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Page 6 The Haileyburian It Runs! station. Thursday, April 30, 1959 Those who doubted the mobile status of the Haileybury's 1922 Ruggles fire truck were in for a surprise when it answered a fire call last Monday at the Elks Club under its own steam; climbing the-steep Main Street hill on its way back to the Above, Ken Watson, Haileybury fire chi2f drives as Mayor Arthur Cook comes along for the ride, on the running board. There is some speculation as how the sole of Art's left shoe got worn out on the ride, perhaps of enthusiasm. News from the Evelyn Shoppe It's Cotton Pickin' Time! Black and white'gets a big hand from the fashion world. One beau- tiful costume, completely revers- ible, is plain black on one side and a large black and white check de- sign on the other. Both skirt and weskit are bound with fancy black: braid, and may be worn either side out, with a black or white blouse to complete the en- semble. The material is a lovely cotton in petit weave. Another suit of small black and white check cotton has a smarter than ordinary jacket, the front draped to a narrow buttoned pan- el. Perfect for travelling! So much for suits. Notice now the smart sleeveless sheath in black linen, boasting a short jack- et in a black and white print, with three-quarter sleeves. iF We, struck pay dirt and found jgolden nuggets of fashion in the new drip dry cottons. Outstanding is a dress in shagbark combed cotton, guaranteed washable .and the unique knotted weave needs | is enhanced by omitting pressing. It comes'in a striped design, in muted blues, green, grey and yellow. Another washable dacron and cotton comes in a floral design, using three shades of blue with violet' and touches of white. no ironing, in fact; The shirtmaker is. still Fashion's darling and we love one in Ro- man stripes with peony rose pre- dominating. Its smartness is ac- cented with tiny star shaped but- tons. We have an excellent selection of cotton floral dresses with plain lin- en dusters. Students, don't forget those let- ters about why your Mom is best. The prizes for the three best will be Gift Certificates, valued at $15; $10; and $5. Enough to buy Mom a Mother's Day gift and have some left over for yourself. Have your letters in by one p.m. Monday, May 4. THE SHOPPE, Across the Kitchen Cable By MRS: MAC -' Each week the little magazine sent out as a guide to CBC pro- grams in_ Eastern Canada, car- ries "a page devoted to letters yfrom' its readers. This week, a \letter. from a reader in Ottawa; /¢ommended- rather smartly, on (the way some radio announcers pronounce, or mis-pronounce some words. It stated that an announcer had said that a certain speaker would 'return '"'neck's weak.' And having heard these same words, myself, many times, I am begin- ning to wonder just whose neck is weak, or if the weakness is higher than the neck. Another letter remarked on the announcers habit of saying'*thank you very much, Bob, Bill or Jim, as the case may be, when chang- .ing. from .'one commentator to another; as in Royal visit broad- casts; and asked 'ifs this Att not. be eliminated, to save time' and not' detract -from' the: smooykness of the narrative. f * ok & } ~One~can hardly: pi¢k, up a news- paper. now without reading something; either pro-or-con, about the mighty bear hunts for) the Guards hats. I' saw .one of the most amusing cartoons Monday night. in. the North Bay paper, showing a little bear cub, sitting on the Guard's head, and the mo- ther bear looking up with such aj. pleased smile. The, caption | 'was, "What better way 'to serve one's country?" .} was -just- thinking; too, 'that the people who are so concerned regarding the "'slaughter" of the poor bears, should .try to raise sheep_ in Temiskaming. Ruggles Truck On the Job Haileybury Council some few months ago received a recom- mendation. from the chief Fire Marshall of Ontario in which he expressed the opinion that the 1922 Ruggles fire truck which the town were employing as an auxiliary fire truck should be retired and new equipment bought to replace it. It was also later reported that the fire truck would not run and had to be towed to all the fires. Council ignored the recommenda- tion and stood firm on their res- olution not to replace the fire truck. At the same time Council turned dJown a request lodged by Bucke Township for fire assistance on the grounds that the Township was both in a position to recruit and support its own fire fighting force. Last Monuday, io confuse those who said differently old Ruggles truck answered a fire call at the Elks Club, when a-grass fire, out of control, threatened the back en- trance. The truck, under its own steam, arrived at the scene of the fire, to the pleasure of Mayor Arthur Cooke who made a special trip to cheer it from the side lines. Mayor Cooke discredited claims that he had come to the fire to cheer the old truck, but stated that he was keeping a close eye on the fire department to make sure that all the calls that they answered were strictly within. the town lim- its. He said, '""'We have no obligation to the people of Bucke Township, as does the Town of Cobalt, and we refuse to endanger the lives and the property of the people of Haileybury in order that others might be serviced who do not con- tribute to fire protection through their taxes." "T intend to split. hairs over this issue,'" he promised ised, "so fine t (Continued on page sever ~ 3 P. O. Box 459 Phone OS 2-3311 Haileybury, Ont, Temiskaming Construction Ltd. 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