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Haileyburian-Cobalt Post ESTABLISHED. 1904 ee 56 -- No: 40 Haileybury, Ontario, Thursday, December 8, 1960 Dc~-GOPY Cooke Mayor Again Dr. Arnold Arthur H. Cooke is Mayor again, despite the best efforts of Graham Hennessy and his 410 friends. Mr. Cooke had just 77 more friends and - Supporters, easing out the some- times fiery~ contractor with 487 votes. Dr. W. C. Arnold romped home again with an easy win, heading the polls with 563 votes. Jimmy Timmins followed in second place with 473. A newcomer to munici- pal politics, Merve Lavigne, who masterminded the wet campaign was close behind with 467. Jimmy Whelan placed fourth with 457 and Ben Budgeon wasn't far behind with 427. Ken Buffam, former Mayor of Cobalt, who dominated the silver town's politics for many years, placed sixth with 420. Two members of the present council were defeated. Charles Camsell placed seventh with 382, followed by Neil Fleming with 367. Two newcomers, Dick Fleming and Klaus Sroka also ran, secur- ing 329 and 306 votes respectively. 'Mrs. Judith Robinson topped the poll for the Board of Education, securing 276 votes. Elected with her were Edward Campbell, 259, and Hubert Doran, 251. Defeated were David McLaughlin, 230; Lorne Wiseman, 195; Bud Brooks, 170: Haileybury Elections MAYOR PATHE SOOKG wit oy, St Graham Hennessy COUNCIL Dr. W. C. Arnold J. Timmins ie Miavigne <<. ce ce ok 467 J. Whelan 457 PSN aySSUNME LOM he ret, 2 onic cone 427 MOS Bical Se 2 ene ee 420 Ce Canisallict® Senos ees 382 NWeilMleming tte a Sra ett; 367 Ree MMeMIN GS ., seee on fee 329 REG OVOKA te ae Se eed 2 ae 306 SCHOOL BOARD Mrs. Judith Robinson ........ 276 Edward Campbell ............ 259 As DOM AMR i) 2 hoc ha ctl 251 David Melaughlin: «........2.- 230 icorne: "Waseman" cox ane. cee 195 Bid Brocksisee--=. ch de 170 DINING LOUNGE--YES 689 NO 426 To win the vote the yeas nezded 60 per cent, which they reached and had 20 votes to spare. COCKTAIL LOUNGE--YES 669 NO 445 To win this vote the yeas needed 60 per cent or 668.4 votes. They won with less than one vote to spare. Tops Poll Coleman Twp. George Marcotte .was low man when Coleman Township. held its election Monday. Five men contested the. four council seats, with all the present council being re-elected. Reeve William Martin had received an acclamation. The score was Laurel Birtch, 111; Carlo Chitaroni, 105; Doug -. McLeod, 108; Tom Mulholland, 99; and George Marcotte, 55. Mines Department Completes Report A preliminary report on parts of Coleman township and Gillies Limit to the south and southwest of Cobalt in the District of Tim- iskiming, has been completed and is now ready for distribution by the Ontario Department of Mines. The report which was written by Dr. Robert Thomson,. the Depart- ment's resident geologist at Co- balt, is priced-at $1.00. In conjunction with the repont, the Department has available five uncoloured geological maps on the seale of one inch to 400 feet cov- ering parts of Coleman (township | and Gillies Limit. A charge of $4.50 is made for the set. A Le- gend Sheet is also available for $1.00. The Department also. announces the release of a preliminary geo- logical map of the Lac des Mille Lacs Area (west half) in the Dis- trict of Thunder Bay, on the scale of one inch to one-half mile. This area was mapped during the past summer by T. N. Irvine. A charge of $1.00 is made for this map. 1961 Tri- Town LOWREY TAYLOR New Liskeard ARTHUR COOKE Haileybury Mayors FULTON PURDY Cobalt Wets Victorious But Recount Likely Advocates of the demon rum,) and lovers of a dry martini, scored a fairly solid victory.in the Hail- eybury liquor vote Monday. The. score on the two questions gave a safe margin to the wets on serving liquor in dining lounges, but there is distinct possibility of a recount on the liquor bars. The dries have 14 days from the election to ask for a recount. The score was, on serving liquor; in dining lounges, Yes -- 689; No, -- 426. On liquor in bars, Yes -- 669; No -- 445. To win, the wets had to get 60 per cent. On the. dining lounge question they had some 20 votes more than required, but on the liquor in bars they needed 668.4 votes for 60 per cent and with 669 Legal Status Cleared For Phil Hoffman MLA from the civil service on August The Temiskaming member of the Ontario Legislature, Philip Hoffman, may now- assume his seat in parliament. Premier Leslie Frost told the Legislature that the bill to amend the Legislative Assembly Act, giv- en second reading Monday, would have no effect on the status of the new member, barred from taking his seat at the opening of the Leg- islature November 22. (Mr. Hoffman, a retired district forest ranger, won the seat in a September byelection. He retired Annual Fal Bonspiel At Haileybury Club The Men's Annual Fall Bonspiel will start at the Cobalt-Haileybury Curling Club on Friday, December . There will be three events play- ved, the main one being for the Morissette Trophy. The competition for ladies and men will be completed before Christmas with no regular draw until after the New Year. There will be a mixed turkey and chicken draw, open. to all members. Anyone wishing to curl in this competition are asked to post their names on the men's bulletin board. The competition will | be played December 19 through to December 21, and if not completed by that date, the finals will be played between Christmas and New Years. Play for the Ladies' Diamond D. Championships will get under way before Christmas. Five rinks are entered in this competition. They are skipped by Adele Ma- loney, Ness McAuley, Audrey Bond, Fran Donegan and Flora McFarlane. They will play a double Round Robin which gives each rink eight games, then the local winner will play in the Zone playoffs. These Diamond D. Cham- pionships are sponsored at all levels by Dominion Stores. 19. What made Mr. Hoffman a unique case was that he has- ow- ing him a total of $2,258 from va- cation 'and sick leave credits. The opposition said the statutes should be clarified as to whether a mem- ber is qualified tto take his seat when there are public monies in- volved. Mr. Roberts read a report by Eric Silk, assistant: deputy attor- ney-general, which said it was 'the view of the department's legal branch that Mr. Hoffman's status was not in violation: of Legislative rules. Mr. Frost said present Legisla- tion might be interpreted to pre- vent a farmer member from re- ceiving money from the Depart- ment of Agriculture when his herd was destroyed by tuberculosis. -~ The -~question of disqualification might be raised also if a member belonged to the Ontario hospital services plan and received hospital payments. The amending bill now will go to the committee of the whole House for discussion and third reading. The bill provides that a member may accept public monies if authorized by a resolution of the legislature and spells out the statutes under which a member may accept such monies. At 'present, a special Legislative Act is required before a member can accept public manies, even if his personal properties is expropri- ated by a government department. can claim to have ja majority. of six-tenths of one person, However, this is just as effective as the '|four-fifths of one vote by which the wets lost cut three years ago. The liquor vote held up counting the municipal election ballots un- til nearly midnight- The pressure on polling places at closing time was so heavy that ithe doors had to be locked with many persons still waiting to vote imside the 'buildings. These were allowed to vote, but it was nearly 8:00 p.m. before the voting ended. Prospector The old-style prespectors -- the few that are left -- are re- gaining status and importance, writes John Black in The Fin- ancial Post. Men with picks and sample bags will walk more bush miles in 1961 as larger com- panies emphasize more thor- ough geological- work. Cana- dian exploration experts sug- gest that as many dollars will be spent on exploration (a $100 million annual business) as in 1960 -- but they will be '"'smart- er" dollars. The experts also predict: Closer co-operation between exploration planners and government mines and survey branches; Tougher times for small, new com- panies to carry exploration be- yond initial, claim - staking stages. Assaults Officer Gets Year Sentence John St. Jacques, 34-year-old Cobalter, was sentenced to 12 months in jail Friday for assault- ing a police officer October 28, last. Magistrate E. W. Kenrick said the man would get "psychiatrie treatment"? and help for an alco- holic problem while in the lockup. St. Jacques pleaded guilty to a charge of assault November 25 and was remanded for sentence until Friday. Defence counsel Dalton Dean, Q.C., Haileybury, said there was - "no excuse for the offence itself which was brought on by drink." OPP Constable. Pat Shannon, Co- balt municipal police, gave a wild and wooly story of how the accus- ed attacked him after he had been trying to be helpful by suggesting in a telephone conversation he lay off drink. ; St. Jacques suggested that the officer visit his home following the phone call and 'it was fortunate neighbors warned the officer in advance. The accused was waiting with a gun, axe and knife for him. There was a 10-minute struggle after which St. Jaeques was taken to jail at Haileybury in handcuffs. Two days later he 'again sought out the constable and assaulted him. COLD HITS For the first time this season the thermometer plunged into sub-zero weather. Reports from Kirkland Lake gave a low of 19 below zero, in the Tri-Town area it was a more moderate 14 below. . It was a bitter battle, but' Mayor Fulton Purdy won a handsome ma- jority and a third term in the elec- tion Monday. He defeated Council- lor R. J. Miller 576 to 226 in the culmination of a drawn out fight between the two men. With Mr. Purdy, three of 'the four councillors who had supported him were re-elected. These were Fern Desjardins, 405; James Jones, 447; Joseph Robitaille, 397. Mr. Purdy's fourth supporter, Wilf Moriarty, trailed at the end of the polls with 244 votes. Jack McGarry, Mr. Miller's only sup- j Porter at the council table was also defeated, securing 253 votes. Purdy Landslide Defeats R.J. Miller Three new councillors were el- ected. They are William Tresidder, who topped the polls with 466 votes; Red Tessolini, - 288; and Duncan Sopha, 274. A-former Councillor, George St. Hilaire who was defeated last year when he ran for mayor, was de- feated again this year in his bid to regain a council seat, securing 260 votes. In the election to fill two seats on the Coleman - Cobalt Publie School Board, trustees Ivan Tre sidder and Arnold Todd were re- turned, with Mr. Tresidder getting 440 votes, Todd 342, and Mrs. Bronte Scully running third with 131.