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= ett Land o' Lakes Lodge at Martin River was totally destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. a. os proprietor William Willis had a narrow escape from suffocating in' a smoke filled bedroom. Thursday, August 11, 1960 3 No one was hurt in the blaze but the Malcolm Joy of Camden, Maine, liked the North Country Cheviots he bought from George Pett- man last. year so well that he returned for additional animals this week. He brought eight Corriedale ewes with him, and the progress in northern Ontario of the Australian breed will be watched with interest. In the picture are Mr. Joy, his associate Allan Hynds and' Mr. and Mrs. George Pettman. Health Unit Reports | On Various Activities In a repont issued by ithe Tem- iskaming Health Unit for the months of May and June, it was amnounced that during that period, immunization clinics 'had been 'completed in Virginiatown. King 'Kirkland, Swastika, Earlton, Kerns Township, New Liskeard, Gowgan- da and Shining Tree. Tulberculin testing by the Heaf Method was carried out at all Secondary Schools in Haileybury and New Liskeard and on ail ele- mentary school children in Virgin- jiatown, The number of tests done totalled 1,177. There were also 346 X-Rays taken at the Health Unit. In co-operation with ithe public md separate school - authorities, school registration was held 1 all urban cenitres of the Health Unit. This gave an appreciated opportunity to see and interview the parenits of the children start- ing school in September. 'Miss Winnilred Lacey of New Liskeard spent the month of May with the Unit doing Public Health field work, and has recently com- pleted. her Public Health nursing course at the University of Ot- tawa, Dr. D. Davidson of Dundas also visited the Unit for one week's ifield work as part of his Public Health course. Miss Muriel Rice, Public Health Nurse, attended the Canadian Nurses' Association convention in Halifax, as a delegate firom Dist- rict No. 12 of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario. The heavy rains during the spring months were probably ay contributary factor_in causing con- tamination of wells and bathing beaches and more water samples than usual have been taken so far. Also more complaints regarding privatte sewage disposal systems than in past years. An outbreak of food poisoning folowing a turkey dinner when about 'two-thirds of the persons attending became ill, was investi- gated. The organism responsible for the illness was not isolated but was strongly suspected to be of tthe Salmonella group. The il- ness from this is acute and un- comfortable but not of a serious nature, but the outbreak stresses ~ Sitting Tight Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Nixon of Lang Street in Cobalt, are sit- ting tight and hoping. The couple have occupied their home for some 40 years, but are faced with eviction by Mastermet Mines, which owns the groud on which their house is located. ; They and Mr. T. Othmer of Earl Street received lawyer's letters last month, telling them they must vacate by last Mon- day, August 8. Mr. Nixen is seriously ill and confined to his bed. be ' The threat of eviction was the latest move in the long struggle between Mastermet and some 57 families that oc- cupy homes on the company's ground. Last year three persons were evicted when the company sold some ground to an oil com- pany. the fact that care must be taken with food for human consumption, with particular attention being paid to adequate and thorough re-! frigeration. Canadian Quiz 1. Who has the responsibility of deeiding on place names in Can- ada? 2. In how many foreign countries dees Canada have embassies and offices of high commissioners? 3.. Im 1988 Canada had 24,805 manufacturing establishments. How many are there today? 4. Of the $2,830 million made in | profits by Canadian. .corporations last year how much did the fed- eral government take in corpora- tion income taxes? 5. By how much has inflation de- creased the purchasing power of the Canadian dollar over the past ten years, over the past 20 years? Answers: 5. The dollar now buys what 75 cents did in 1949, what 50 cents bought in 1939. 3. About: 38;- 000.-4. The Canadian Board on Geographical names, -which in- cludes' representatives of federal and provincial governments: 4. An estimated: $1,225 million. 2. In- 43 countries, compared to only four 25 years ago. The Haileyburian Englehart Tries For Provincial Police College Like many Northern town coun- ells, the Englehart town fathers are trying to get the provincial pokice college to be established at Englehart. In a letter read at the recent council meeting, J. F. Robert, di- rector of the committee responsible for selecting a suitable site, stated that he will be in Englehart August 22, and will meet with the council then. The letter stated that at Yeast 35 acres will be required. The first woman ever to be ap+ pointed to the Englehart High Schoo) Board will be Miss Eullah Pollock. She was appointed by the eouncil to fill the seat vacated by W. M. Field, who resigned as he was going to Victoria. "The town can't be run without money," Councillor Harry Archer remarked when tax arrears were discussed, The tax collector was told to get busy and collect. Mayor M. R. Killins said that a pension plan for the town's fen employees will start this fall. No more funds are available from the Department of Highways for additional road improvements, according to a letter from the De- ' partment. The letter said that re- quests had been' exceptionally heavy this year, and current ap- propiations are exhausted. An application was granted for an enlargement to Holy Trinity Separate School. Opened this year with two rooms, and some 60 pu- pils, enrolment this fall is expect- ed to be close to 100, largely due to the recent closing of St. Ste- phen's Separate School at Chari- tom. The French speaking pupils will be taken to Earlton, and the English speaking to Englehart. Page Classified Ads Bring Results HOLY CROSS AUGUST 13, 1960 - Blackout $300.00 im 54 numbers or $100.00 20 Regular Games $5.00. each 5 Specials $15.00 BINGO Sponsored by Knights of Columbus PARISH HALL 8:15 p.m. READY TO SUPPLY. YOUR COMPLETE Furnace and Stove Oils Degree Day Controlled COBALT 3311 _H.23, 24 _ Stamp meter delivery "on fuel oil requirements KLEEN FLO OILS - PREMIUM COAL Herbert Fuels Ltd. | FUEL NEEDS HAILEYBURY OS 2-3678 S 28, 29