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Se Se -Haileyburian-Cobalt Pos ESTABLISHED 1904 Vol. 55 -- No. 18 Haileybury, Ont., July 9, 1959 5c CORN Adults Included In Swim Programme Haileybury people of all ages > ill have a chance to participate { Be swim program at the Rotary mach this year. Recreation offi- cials have disclosed that they are Zoing to start something new in the area, adults who wish to learn the aquatic arts or those who al- ready have learned to float but have not mastered the fine points of swimming will have a chance to learn and improve. The adult classes will be given every night starting at five p.m., the recreation commission hopes that all interested in the new ven- ture will show their enthusiasm by attending. Artificial respiration classes are scheduled every Thursday night, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., recreation officials feel that this aspect of the swim program in especially im- portant. The younger generation has re- sponded to the summer program with greater enthusiasm than an- ticipated: With the program less than a week under way, close to one hundred turned out to learn swimming skills from the three at- tractive Red Cross _ instructors, Pat Arnold, Cathy Neelands and Erna St. Louis. Swimming for the younger groups starts at 9:30- a.m. to 6 p.m., Red Cross instruction is given for Junior, Intermediate, Senior groups and Bronze Meda- lion. j The Haileybury Recreation Com- mission has spent five hundred dollars improving the beach facil- ities this year. C. Grozelle, president of the Re- creation Commission, said, "So far we have received a good re- sponse tO our summer program, this is obvious by the number of people enrolled in the various ac- tivities. People here are receptive to our plan to unify recreation ac- tivities so that every facility in the town may be put to the best pos- sible use. We feel» that 'this is only Soccer Draw The Cohailis Soccer Club draw for a Hi-Fi set was held last Sunday at the Beach Park. The set was won by Armand Trudel of MHaileybury. The local club added to the fun of the afternoon by defeating the North Bay Hungarians by a 4-1 score. the beginning, we hope to improve the organization of recreation in the town each year. This fall Hail- eybury will be the meeting point for recreation representatives from all parts of Northern Ontario, the purpose is to meet the organizers of other centers, discuss the prob- lems of recreation common to. all and learn new methods for better use of present facilities." The summer program also pro- vides for the younger tots in the town. Joyce Houghtling and Sally Whitby, two Haileybury girls are supervising at the Rotary Beach every day from' 10 a.m. to 12 noon and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Besides entertaining the young- sters they teach various handi- crafts. The present classes are quite large and they are expected to increase during the summer. Enrolment is limited to children from four to 12 years old. High- light of the season will be an ov- ernight camping trip for regular attenders. The Weather The June temperatures, as re- corded by Mr. Reavell have been most satisfactory as far as warmth is concerned, when compared with the same month as far back as 1894. This year, the average mean temperature was 66.9, last year it was 59.9 and since 1894, the aver- age has been 61.9. The maximum for this year was 95, on June 9, last year it was 85, but back in 1911, it reached 190.1 The minimum was the highest it has been in sixty-five years, 41 on June 15, with last year's low being 35 and since 1894, 27.6, in 1945. Week ending June 30, 1959. Max. Min. Wednesday 22.0 Sse. ve. 82 55 ERHUTSHAY. oe ee eee 74 54 Friday 62 Saturday 63 Sunday 67 Monday 73 Tuesday 49 Week ending July 7, 1959. ; Max. Min. Wednesday.:2 22. . 59 56 PURUMSA RN ge teed Po nie oe 67 54 Frida yen erie stn: sie ocean 83 55 Saturdaver ine ewee es 89 65 Sunday, eeeitetecice eee. 75 67 Monday err eee 63 56 TuUeSHAVuNs - Hisee cosets 81 oA Rev, Charles E. Peacock has come to Haileybury to head St. Andrews United Church. Mr. Peacock comes well experienced with thirty-nine years of service in the United Chureh Ministry. Mr. Peacock is originally from England and has preached in such places as Newfoundland and Bermuda. Mrs. Peacock, who is a native of Newfoundland, accompanied her husband to his new charge. Police Seek Murder Gun On Montreal River Bed So far Elk Lake police have had no success in their search for a red straw suitcase. reported to be resting on the bottom of the Mon- treal River near that busy resort town. Intensive dragging operations have been going on.for the suit- case believed to contain a saw- ed off 22 rifle used in the slaying of two Huntsville cab drivers. The suitcase "belongs to 17-year-old Annie Young, held as a materia] witness in "the case. Marvin McKee of Dwight and Wayne Sluman have been joint- ly charged with the murder of Frank Grosso and Bruce Spiers of Huntsville. The trio were seen in the Elk Lake District a few days before roadblocks were set up to recover the murdered Taxi drivers' cab. Sluman evaded the block by hitch hiking back to Huntsville where he was placed under arrest. The other two. took to the bush, abandoning the cab at Osseo, they took to the bush, and stole a boat belonging to Alex McKee, an uncle of the man. It was later found abandoned on the Montreal River, and its recovery led to the cap- ture of the pair. Corporal Tim Armstrong and Constable William Adair walked into the bush near where the boat was found and found McKee and the girl asleep. They offered no resistance when arrested. Both were hungry and badly fly-bitten, but did not require medical treatment. Pacers Race New Liskeard Turf Club has swung its meet from midweek in an effort to bolster the at- tendance, and will hold this week's racing on Saturday ev- ening, commencing at 7 p.m. Nine Jolly Fishermen of the Jolly Fisherman's Club® fro hice MM ieloant® REO a jobiteid naar Mild Me m Ohio took Northern Ontario by surprise when they rolled into the North with their mobile club house, The fishermen were well equipped for the ordeal, besides a boat and trailer and three out- board motors, they carried with them four bunk beds and two sofas for relaxing while they journeyed. specie | Dan Millar The community was shocked by the sudden death of Daniel Hunter Millar at his home in Haileybury on Sunday evening, June 28, 1959. Born at Pembroke in 1895, son of Daniel and Ellen Millar, he joined the Bank of Nova Scotia in North Bay, where he enlisted in the 159th Battalion in March, 1916. He served overseas in England, France and Belgium and was se< verely wounded in action. After demobilization at Kingston in March, 1918, he came to the Bank of Nova Scotia in Haileybury and later transferred to the branch in Heward, Saskatchewan as man- ager. Returning to the district, he took a position with The George Taylor Hardware Ltd. in 1923. He became Credit Manager of the firm and more recently, sec- retary-treasurer and director of Taylor Hardware and White Hard- ware Ltd. He was an active member of the United Church, and a prominent mason, having served as Secretary to the District Deputy Grand Mas- ter in 1953. He acted as councillor in Haileybury for a number of years, and was twice president vi the Northern Ontario Golf Asso- ciation. He had a keen interest in curling and attended the MacDon- ald. Briar in 1927, 1936, 1937 and 1939, as a member of the Northern Ontario rinks. A Masonic service was held at ~ his home on Tuesday evening, and Dr. George Johnston and Rey. J. W. W. Wilkinson conducted the funeral services on Wednesday, July 1, at St. Andrew's United Church and Mount Pleasant Cem-< etery. : Honorary pall-bearers. included Emmett Smith, Toronto, Terrence Smith, H. E. Cawley and George Pratt, Haileybury. Active pall- bearers were R. A. H. Taylor and A. W. Moore, New Liskeard, R. A. Murphy, Lorne Umphrey, C. E. Tuer, Haileybury and George Smith, Toronto. He is survived by his wife, the former Alice Johnston of Hailey- bury, three daughters, Mrs. R. W. (Gwen) Greenwood, Cincinnati, Ohio, Mrs. W. C. (Mary) Miller, Ottawa and Mrs. D. C. (Mollie) Palmeteer, Carlton Place, and six grandchildren. He is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Donaldson, Ottawa, Mrs. Acheson, Belleville, and Mrs. Allen, Calgary. Half Century Of Wedded Bliss July 1, 1959, was the date of their Golden Wedding Anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Liddicot of Haileybury. Married in England, they came to Canada on their honeymoon and decided ito stay. and resided in . Toronto for-almost two. years. : Moving to Cochrane from Tor- . onto in 1911, Mr. Liddicot entered ~ into the purchasing field of the Pulpwood business and' continued in this enterprise for many years. ~ In 1927, he, with his wife and daughter took up residence in Hail- eybury, where he had arranged to open the distributing warehouse and retail store of the Brewers' Warehousing Co., Ltd. f He continued as contractor and manager in this appointment until 1952, when he retired from busi- ness and has since spent his sum- . mers at his cottage on Lady Ev- elyn Lake. ; Numerous telegrams were re- ceived from California, British Columbia, Toronto and Temagami and out of town guests included their daughter Shirley with her | husband Ben Norris of Timmins, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. H. Mahon of Tor- onto and Mr. and Mrs. H. Atkins of Kirkland Lake.