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'Page 2 The Haileyburian Thursday, March 31, 1960 THE HAILEYBURIAN and COBALT POST Publisted bw Temiskaming Printing Co. Ltd. New Liskeard, Ont. Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association. Issued every Thursday, from The Haileyburian Office, Broad- way Street, Haileybury, Ontario. Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office, Department, Ottawa. In Canada -- $2.50 per year in advance. In United States -- $3.50 per year in advance. Library Week Canada is often regarded as a country of non-readers. Recent surveys have shown that we stand 14th among the world's nations in the number of bookstores per capita. We have an unfortunate reputation. in this connection,|- -_- it seems. The well-known author Nicholas Monsarrat has said: "1 find Canada the worst reading country in the world, The per capita book consumption else," here is lower than anywhere We could reply that Canada is much too busy growing to be interested in reading at the moment. We could point to 'the United States which has even fewer bookstores per capita than we have. We might say these things, but we would be doing ourselves an injustice. What are the facts? The Canadian Library Week Council reports that more people are borowing from libraries than ever before. In many sections of the country library circulation has risen by as much as 50 per cent since 1945. The number of borrowers from libraries has increased by almost 60 per cent in many areas. A large number of our libraries are finding it impossible to keep up with the ever-increasing demands being made on them. As a result, Canada is now undergoing the greatest library building program since the days of Andrew Carnegie. 4¢ would appear, then, that we are not a nation of non- readers. Recent surveys indicate that there is even a trend toward more reading of non-fiction, and bookstores are generally busier than ever before. We have relatively few bookstores, however, and only 80 per cent of our total population is served, often inade- quately, by a library. Increasing interest in reading, and a growing population, make it vitally important that we provide for more adequate distribution of books. go before we can call ourselves Canadian Library Week, The prospect is not a bleak one, but we still have far to a well-informed nation, April 3 to 9, is the second program of its kind to be held in Canada. It points up the continuing importance of information and understanding in ai complex modern world. We should remember that a better- "wead, better-informed Canada is vitally necessary if we are to retain our enviable position among the world's great nations. Cobalt Girl Guides Host to Temagami \COBALT -- Forty Guides ans- wered to the roll call at the regu- lar meeting of the First Company Cobalt Girl Guides when they met in| the Community Hall. Due to the fact that there is such a large number now on the roll, registra- tion for Guides will be closed until further notice. \Guiders in charge of the meeting were Lt. Mrs, Irene Urban, Acting Lt. Mrs. Alice Browne and help- ine with the Tenderfoot were Genevieve Gareau, Helen Dunning nie Lillian Jennings, The meeting began with the regular opening and drill. Miss Evelyn Hurst then conducted the girls in a practice Session for their Festival song, During the work period Second atid First Class Guides were taught service for their First Class under the leadership of Mrs. .M, McKinnon, R.N., while the: others worked on their Tenderfoot tests Mining Alumni Plan Annual Meet Plans are being made for the second annual meeting of the Pro- vincial Institute of Mining Alumni which will be held at the Hotel Haileybury on Saturday, April 9. Lasting from 9 a.m., when re- gistration starts, until twelve mid- night, when dancing will end, it will provide a full day of business and entertainment, with the gener- al meeting in the forenoon, follow- ed by a luncheon and mixed curl- ing in the afternoon. A banquet at seven p.m. will precede the dance at 9 o'clock. in preparation for: their. enroll- ment. Roll call was taken, fol- lowed by the collection of dues. The District of Cobalt is pleas- ed to welcome a new Guide Com- pany in Temagami which is under the leadership of Mrs. G. Jackson with Miss Lavoie as Lieutenant. Pe @ Haileybury, Ont. _P. O. Box 459 Phone OS 2-3311 Temiskaming Construction Ltd. ENGINEERS Design, Construction, Mine Development, Operation, Electrical and Mechanical. Installations Toronto, Ont. 6th Floor, 360 Bay St. EMpire 3-7381 North Bay, Ont. '194 Regina St. GRover' 2-2630 I See by THE PAPERS MONTREAL -- Quotes by hock- ey coaches which have a familiar ring around Stanley Cup time: Before the game: "Anything can 'happen short series. "We're confident but not cocky." "They put their pants (skates, socks) on. ene leg at the same time we do. "We'll take the series one game at a time." "The boys -are up for this one." "I never make. predictions but " in a "Well do okay if we stay healthy." "You can be sure of one thing. They'll' know they were in a hockey game." After the game: "Anything -can happen short series." "The puck wasn't rolling for wig "Don't count us out yet." "Now we've got that bad one out of our system." "We'll be tougher from here on in." "The forwards checking." "Our defence wasn't aggressive enough." "We're not as bad as we look- ed." COLUMBUS, OHIO -- All dur- ing the recent snowy weeks Mrs, Bertha Valentine of nearby New Rome has been feeding the birds. Then one of them paid his tab, she reported. A cardinal dropped a dollar bill in Mrs. Valentine's driveway. TAIPEI, Formosa At the suggestion. of a dortune teller, a man living near the South For- mosa port of Kaohsiung has be- come formally engaged to a girl who died 19 years ago, Chinese newspapers reported. They tell this story: The man, identified only as Mr. Li, consulted the fortune teller after doctors had failed to cure him of a long illness. The fortune teller advised him to marry the eldest daughter of a man named Sung Shui-chih. She died at ithe age of three. Li obtained Sung's consent and presented him. with ttwo gold rings, two cartons of cigarets and the equivalent of $30 in cash as a 'betrothal gift. The fortune tteller promised to pick an auspicious date for the wedding, which will be carried out symbolically, with possibly a hen representing the long-dead bride. ' NIANTIC, Conn, -- Mrs. Char- les Hurshman heard that a skunk was frolicking on a neighbor's lawn, and rushed over to see if it was pet skunk Sweet Pea. "It looked just like Sweet Pea," she said. But it wasn't. She found out the hard way. LOS ANGELES -- Emery T. Newburn is an old ssalt, a sociable drinker and-the hero of the com- mon drunks. He's the toast of about 100 'fel- low imebriates wandering out of jails and road camps today because he cried "You can't do this to me!" --and made it stick. Newburn, 38, a part-time ship's navigator, got his hackles up after having been run in as a common drunk more than 100 times. He sent a hand-written protest -- charging unconstitutionality -- 'to the California Supreme Court. This- caused some soul-search- ing by the high court, "Is ithe term 'common drunk' ambiguous on the face? the court asked itself -- and decided it is. "Almost as many definitions of a common drunk are judicially accepted. as there are courts to formulate them," the court con- cluded. It ruled, in short, that New- bern was right in saying there were just too many definitions for anyone to know what is really meant in Los Angeles County by a common drunk. As a result, 100 of the 150 pris- oners doing time for over-doing the demon rum were sprung. The in a weren't back- other 50 had other offences that detained them, ECCLES, England -- Strolling home from work, Ronald Gadd spotted a gang of workmen about to knock his house down with a bull-dozer. "Stop," he shrieked, "you're demolishing the wrong house." The workmen turned and look- ed at him. Then they glanced uneasily at the house next door which they had just reduced to a pile of rubble. "We have orders," the foreman told Gadd, "to knock down four houses in King William Street." "But those houses were demo- lished three weeks ago," he cried. "And. this isn't King William Street. It's Railway View." The workmen packed up their gear and drove off. ALDRIDGE, England Tom Dobson, a welder, eats. alone in the factory canteen at Aldridge. None of 150 fellow workmen talks to him. Even his bicycle has been os- tracized. It is locked in a room so those whe don't lke Dobson can't slash - the tires again. Birlec furnace factory several months ago. Workers suggested the join the Boiler Makers' Union. Dobson had been in it once and said he was unhappy because it is a turbulent outfit, He offered to join the Amalgamated Engineer- ing- Union. Argument became bitter, and two weeks ago culminated in a strike. Only Dobson went to work. On the intervention of national union officials, the strike was called off but since then Dobson has been subjected to angry silence. No one will work with Dob- son at a bench. He cannot work effectively, because no one will teuch anything he handles. There is no violence ut men push past Dobson without a word or a smile. The ostracism ex- tends to the town of Aldridge. People do not talk to his wife, Mary, or their five children, "He is stubborn man when it Dobson was. taken on: at tthe; Legion Bingo COBALT -- The Ladies' Aux- iliary to the Canadian Legion held another of their popular bi-monthly bingos on Friday, March Lounge. Winners Mrs. F. 25, in the Legion of specials were Morin, Mrs. O. Childs, Haileybury, Mrs. T. Leonard, , Mrs. Deforge and Mrs. F. Riley. The door prize was won ®- eg by Mrs. 8. Speck, comes to principle," said Mary. "T sugge he says fired." sted he quit the job, bus he won't unless he is "I won't back down," said Dob« son. "I army: fighting "against things like this." HARTFORD, Conn.. like something out' of < the sileat : films of A police wagon bearing several: | prisoners broke down. at the. toy of a hill, one started rolling down the hill, The policemen chased: it to the bottom. Meanwhile, at the top of the . hill a ca: out, picked up the other wheel, and sped off in the car. The po- | lice watched helplessly from be low. The wagon had to be hoisted on a wrecker and towed. The prisoners quarters was a long time in the -- It was the Keystone Cops. Two wheels fell off, and - r stopped. Two men got : { were taken to heade - in a police car. i JAMES REILLY, D.C. Doctor of Chiropractic For evening appointments cal) between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m, Whitewood Ave., New Liskeard MI 17-6120 Classified Ads Bring Results MEET UNEXPECTED EXPENSES" The BANK of NOVA SCOTIA. with a low-cost loan through 8:15 BINGO! Haileybury Curling Club Lounge x eae SATURDAY, APRIL 2 | -- p.m. DOOR PRIZE $225.00 BLACKOUT on 55 numbers only, otherwise $25.00 will be paid. Admission: 50c for 20 Games Additional Cards 25c¢ EVERYBODY WELCOME Chartered bus Cobalt at 7:30 provided by Curling Club, leaving | (ea p.m., North Cobalt at 7:40 p and returning direct from Curling Rink at 10: 30. 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