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ESTABLISHED 1904 aileyburian-Cobalt Post Vol. 56 -- No. 36 Haileybury, Ontario, Thursday, November 10, 1960 5c. €GPyY. laileybury Accidents Cost Drivers $3,000 'A total of $2,275 damage to four cars resulted when two week-end accidents marred the police blotter in Haileybury. There was no ser- ious injury. A car driven by Wayne Huard, 16, Haileybury, struck the side of a car driven by Thomas Parry, 28, also of Haileybury, at a 'courtesy intersection'. The iaccident occurred at the intersection of Georgina Avenue and Browning Street where there are no step signs ieither way. Parry was northbound along Georgina and Huard came up the steep hill on Browning driving west. Police Chief Roy Feeley, who investigated the crash said the Parry car was an almost complete writeoff, having sustained $1,150 in damage. Huard's vehicle receiv- ed $275 damage to the front end. The second crash occurred when a car drivn by Robert Lafleur, 20, Kirkland Lake, smashed into the rear of a car driven by Guy Car- riere, 18, RR 2, New Liskeard. Carriere was southbound ahead of the Lefleur car and was in the process of making a lefthand turn into a private driveway when the accident took place. Carriere, the only week-end~ in- Office Closed The Haileyburian office was empty this week, due to the bereavement of Mrs. J. H. Mc- Donald, Mr. McDonald died in the New Liskeard Hospital after a long illness. Mrs. McDonald will be back on the job shortly, and we know you will, under the cir- cumstances, excuse us for the inconvenience you have-exper- ienced. jury, was not hospitalized. He suf- fered a slight concussion. The Carriere-Lafleur smash-up, which resulted in a itotal of $850 in damage, occurred on Rorke Avenue opposite the nurses' resi- dence at the Misericordia Hospital. Carriere's car sustained $600 of the $850 damage. This accident was investigated by Chief Feeley and Const. Ed- ward Huard, municipal force. Deep Lying Silver Discovery Old timers and prospectors are chuckling in Cobalt these days, while geologists are tearing their hair and wondering why 'they went to school. It seems that high grade silver has been found in the lower kee- watin formations, where, accord- ing to the men who know, it just shouldn't be. For years geologists have stop- ped their drills when ithey hit low lying keewatin, convinced that any further exploration was useless. But the old time prospectors have always said that if the min- jing companies would only go deep enough, that's. where the silver would be found. A report of a deep lying silver deposit comes from-the Rix Atha- baska' 'property on the property the company leased from United Cobalt. It is said that the diamond drill has intersected silver in the keewatin across 3.8 feet running 146 ounces. to the ton; With the exception of the old Temiskaming mine, which went down to 1,200 feet, nearly all the mining in Cobalt has been above the 500 foot level. Association f Plans Fund A movement in Canada which is only ten years old has already reached a level of maturity in its fight to solve an acute social prob- lem which has plagued society for thousands of years. In declaring Canadian Retarded! Children's Week, November 13-24, | the Canadian Association for Re- tarded Children announced that| only ten years ago there was little or no future for the mentally re- tarded and only anguish and tri- bulation for their parents. "The changes which have tak- en place during the past decade have been painfully slow,' the an- nouncement read, "'but the past five years, and particularly the past three years, have shown a raté of progress in meeting the problem. "Since the Canadian Association was founded in 1958 to federate local and provincial associations throughout Canada, membership has increased from some 6,500 to 12,000, most. of whom are parents of 'mentally retarded children. Number of local associations form- ed during the period has apete Bee from 116 to 175. 'The statement pointed out that the problem of mental retardation -which afflicts three out of every. _ 100 children born in Canada every bist year has reached a greater level -of : public acceptance although there remains much to be done. The = Association' stressed. that with over 540,000. mentally. retard-. ed in Canada, _and.with a potential of 1 'over -15,000 more born every or Retarded Campaign year, there is cause for concern by all Canadians as the problem can strike anywhere regardless of social setting, race, colour or creed. The Association paid tribute to volunteer groups, comprising par- ents and non-parents alike, for giv- ing "the hard core of leadership" to the development of help for mentally retarded children, adults and their families. "The increasing number of training schools, occu- pational training centres, shelter- ed workshops, parent-guided pro- grams, summer camps and day camps and recreational activities, demonstrate beyond. a doubt that retarded children can be helped and are being helped."' In conclusion the' statement em- phasized the need for the launch- ing of a dynamic national research program to: : (1) find the causes of mental retardation and determine pre- ventive measures and thus reduce the incidence of affliction; (2) develop teaching and train- ing techniques which will help the mentally 'retarded realize -- their potential in - personal, social, - and vocational development. The Association announced. that its Scientific Research Advisory Board is now developing - objec- 'tives for a national research pro- ..| gramy. = eos aii "The .Temiskaming -- Association' (for Retarded Children will hold a: Bittz=Canvass. 6n: Sanday: 'evening, November 21, se | S The Ontario Government Department of Mines honored Grade Four students at Cobalt Public Sehool who completed a course in geology last fall. Here Phil Hoffman presents two of the students, Joan Draper and Wendy Watts with special certificates prepared for the occasion. Cobalt experienced one of its stormiest council sessions Tues- day night. It ended in cries of 'Dictatorship' from Councillor R. J. Miller and Councillor McGarry. They were still trying to get a last motion through when the rest of the council voted to adjourn in a table slamming, name. calling vote. Mr. Miller said-later that the motion he was trying to introduce was asking Premier Frost to set up an independent' enquiry into land tenure by mining companies, .particularly in the case of the Mastermet Company. The four hour battle of Miller and McGarry versus. the rest started early in the meeting. Mayor Purdy caller Mr. Miller 'Bob'. "Don't you Mr. Miller. ler to you."' It seemed that Mr. Miller was mad because after the-last meet- ing, he alleged that Mayor Purdy referred to him in-the terms that Truman referred to a music critic, suggesting that his ancestry was more canine than human. "T didn't say anything of the kind," Mayor Purdy insisted. "You did, I heard: you,"' Garry said. "You're a disgrace" to the town," Miller yelled. 3 "You're trying to make politics 'Bob' me," roared "T'm Councillor Mil- Mc- 'out of this before'-the election," in said the mayor. "You have been "politicing all year. You are trying to make 'this council an extension' of the pro- vincial election. du and your friend Maloney atid all 'his ba- lIoney," Miller said. ~ : Then everybody got in the act. Mr. Moriarty wanted to call the police. Councillors Desjardins 'and Jones threatened "to walk © out. Mayor Purdy and Mr. Miller stood banging on the table with their fists. -Mr. Miller kept. blasting the mayor's. actions, and the mayor suggested he might like to step outside and settle the matter. Eventually the council got down to business, but Miller and Mc- Garry were still at odds, with Mr. Miller - claiming - that the council consisted of Purdy' and four mus- keteers. ganging up-on 'the rest. - After. hearing police,. fire and works, reports, Mr. Miller. said that it! was. remarkable: that although |. 'planning - 'and: development is- sup- posed: to be a. committeé, there is never ahy time allowed for it on the agenda. There was another desk slam- ming argument with Councillors Desjardins and Jones again threat- ening to walk out. The question of an appointment to the recreation committee came up and Mr. Miller said that- last spring the council had agreed to a: thorough debate on the recrea- tion and community hall board. He said that the recreation com- mittee accounts presented to the council had shown payments for more than $800 for coaching, and had included payment of $15 to Couneilior Jones, which he had never received. Mr. Desjardins said that what was really happening was that certain items were being charged to accounts on which the commit- tee received a grant. Mr. Miller said that he had always donated his time for coaching teams, and didn't see why someone should get paid. Mr. Miller said that according to records, Mr. Jones had receiv- ed money, and that he could be Near Brawl at Cobalt Council Purdy is Dictator Says Miller removed from council for some- thing he had never done. Desjardins said that the coun- cil's representatives on the boards should ask for audited statements, He didn't believe that there was anything wrong. Mr. Miter said that he didn't see that anything justified faking books. Mr. Miller got in another fight over the payment of accounts. He said that the council was okaying the payment of thousands of dol- lars without seeing the bills. Mr. Jones threw a sheaf of bills at him and told him to check them. He said that each chairman was responsible for cheeking his own bills. Mr.' Miller said that the way the bills were on the table he wasn't even going to look at them and try and make sense out of them. Mr. Desjardins said that Mr. Miller seemed to want some kind of super auditor at every meeting, and Mr. Jones said that Mr. Miller was working hard at raising some kind of an issue before the elec- tion. (Continued on Page Eight) District Prepares for Municipal All across the district munici- palities.are making ready for No- mination Day and the following elections. Rural candidates have little to say about their intentions, and as a general rule intentions do not jell until the evening of nomina- tions when most of the voters turn out for the meeting. The possible exception to this rule is turbulent Bucke Township which rarely fails to provide ac- tion and a story. This year, quiet, well-liked Charles Courtemanche announced that he had had enough, and would not stand: for Reeve again. Leo Deraiche, who sponsored the "level assessment measure in Bucke Township, has decided to climax his many. years of service to the community with a bid for the Reeveship. . Harry Groom, former Reeve and deposed asses- sor will oppose him. 'Another -possible candidate is Chester Hopkins, who farms. in Clover Valley; a former. councillor Elections and a member of the Board of Education. Cobalt. will have two candidates for mayor, at least, Fulton Purdy indicated at this week's council meeting that he would stand. for Mayor if Councillor R. Miller is a candidate. Councillor Miller has already announced his intention of running for Mayor. In Haileybury, Mayor Arthur Cooke still has no announced op- position and from present:.indica- . tions will have an acclamation. New. Liskeard Mayor Barr an- nounced some time ago that he did not plan to offer his services for another year, but considerable pressure has been brought to bear on him, and it is more than likely that he will run again. _ _ And, although she has made no firm committment, it is more than likely that. his. opponent.again will be. Miss Edna Sumbler... g .Coleman Township will likely | vote for or acclaim their perennial and popular Reeve William Mar- tin.