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4 Epa ee ae apd bas \ cares ras A ae y Ly L MMIII lll (it ESTABLISHED 1904. '+ { [aileyburian-Cobalt Post oh 37 ---- No. o --_-- Haileybury, Ontario, Thursday, March 23, 1961 Sc GORY. Asks Broadcast Board To Check TV Changes Arnold Peters, Federal Mem- ber of Parliament for Temiskam- ing recently made representations to the Board of Broadcast Gover- nors regarding the transfer of the TV. antenna from Elk Lake to Kearns. In his representation to the Board, Mr. Peters pointed out that it was an obligation of the Board to see that no person currently en- joying television from the Elk Lake Satellite, will, as a result of this transfer of antenna site, find themselves with poor or no televi- sion picture. The airways are a public utility, he said and when service from these channels is established, per- sons buying television sets must be assured that there will be a continuation of the service which would warrant their initial ex- penditure. In his presentaion Mr. Peters had this to say: The point case in question is that some doubt has been express- ed! by residents of Kirkland Lake and the Tri-Town area that it will be possible to obtain favourable re- ception from the Kearns area. Previously, CFCL had indicated that the reason Swastika was not chosen as a site for a satellite was that the distance from the origin of the signal was too great. While it is true that the antenna at CFCL Timmins had been great- ly extended and the power of the station increased, some doubt re- mains that the change of the an- tenna site is done for the purpose of improving reception in the Timiskaming area. It was also pointed out to the Board that there is no objection} to CFCL broadcasting into north- ern Quebec and carrying an Eng- lish programme, which has been requested by many residents of Noranda and its surrounding area. It is not the intention of the Fed- eral member to interfere in the in- ternal affairs of qa private Com- pany but he would not be doing his duty if he did not take an in- terest in the service being pro- vided to his constituents. It should not be construed that the management of CFCL has any other purpose in mind but to in- crease the coverage of the sta- tion and at the same time main- tain all the viewers now receiving coverage. Job Wanted As a follw-up on the sum- maries made by local com- panies indicating the type of worker they are looking for, is a report in the Financial Post. There are almost no jobs for unskilled workers. In Tor- onto a company wanted 100 men to deliver advertising door-to-door. A few openings existed in other cities for young men and women to sart as learners to become clerks and salesmen. Thousands of unemployed truck drivers could look only to two job-openings in Winni- peg. Mayor Fulton Purdy Airs Economy Move Cobalt Council held a_ special meeting Friday evening to deal with resignations of members of the Community Centre Board, and following the meeting Mayor Ful- ton Purdy issued a _ statement which had the approval of. all members of Council. The statement reads: "It is the firm belief of the Cobalt Town Council that the citizens of Cobalt have not received a full report on the incident that led to the resig- nation of three members of the Co- balt Community Centre Board, and of the secretary-treasurer of that same board. We would like to. make the following points in con- nection with this matter. "We believe that a council and mayor are elected by the people of the town to run town business to the best of our ability. We were recently elected by a majority of the people who considered, at the time that we were qualified to con- duct that business. In the past, Rehabilitation F ©Ff T. B. Patients - Explained To Assoc. At the regular meeting of the Temiskaming District Tuberculos- is Association held Monday even- ing in Englehart, R. M. Sheridan, Department of Health Rehabilita- tion Officer was the speaker. Mr. Sheridan explained that since Sep- tember 1st of last year his Depart- ment have added rehabilitation for mental and other disabilities to their program for tuberculosis yehabilitation. This work includes finding employment for discharg- ed patients. Persons sixteen years and over with limited basic edu- cation, who cannot return to their former work, or whose education has been disrupted by sickness, are given aptitude tests to ascer- tain the type of work for which _they are best suited and are then given training for work suitable for their physical capabilities. The average cost per person for this training is $2,500.00, which in- cludes. tuition, maintenance, etc., and can be supplied only in cases where it will lead directly to gain- ful employment such as secretar- ial courses, trade training, etc. An estimated $1,800.00 per person. per year is saved in welfare through #his training program. Last year "municipalities spent $517,708.45 on after- -care, How ex-patients are received by employers and in the community is the most important factor in their rehabilitation. The community need to understand that persons who, Tve been in sanatoria are not hazards to those with whom they come in contact. They have been through the illness of tuber- culosis, have been taught how to look after their health and to take the required medication. Mr. Sheri- dan pointed out that persons who neglect to have a tuberculin test or an X-ray may .unknowingly have an active case of tubercu- losis and be endangering those nearest and dearest to him. The responsibility of the local TB As- sociation, and of the public, is to find and treat each active case of TB..The importance of the work being done in the chest clin- ics cannot be stressed too great- ly. Only by cutting down on the incidence of TB can the tremend- ous cost of rehabilitation be low- ered and only the knowledge that they can become self-supporting and an accepted and responsible member of the community is of inestimable value to the patient, justifying the cost and work be- ing done, he said. Mr. Litster thanked Mr~ Sheri- dan for his very informative talk and a question period followed. The business meeting heard re- ports on Christmas Seal Cam- paign, Nominating Committee and discussed plans for the Annual Meeting to be held May 16th in Kirkland Lake. Jee ee TatstenucanGt Vins aadice el. O'Reilly will represent the Asso- ciation at a meeting to be held in North Bay April 27. Cobalt councils have regularly met with severe criticism from those who were willing to jump to con- clusions without finding out the facts. "Tt has been said that our town office is overstaffed and that the secretary-treasurer of the Community Centre Board was fir- ed to provide work for that staff. At present we are employing help that is cosing us less than it did in 1959. Not only is our staff working at less wages, but they have also undertaken the addi- tional work of collecting hydro bills and servicing applications for benefits for the unemployment in- surance commission. The lower wages are the results of hiring two girls to replace one male full-time worker, and one female, part-time' worker. The services of the secretary treasurer of the Community Centre Board, togeth- er with the person responsible for bookings at the community centre has cost the town $520 a year. The present staff can do the work without additional cost to the town. "Council_-has set up a committee to investigate ways and means of saving money for the taxpayer. This committee has said publicly that the town council holds Mr. Cy Bazinet in the highest esteem. We feel that he has served the town and especially the children of the town well and we hope he will be able to continue in his valuable work in playground hock- ey and baseball. Council has al- ways had full confidence in the board and appreciate their work. We would make it very clear that this year's council has said no- thing in the way-of criticism to- wards the board. We are, of course, not. responsible, for past council's actions. However, we do want to save the tax dollar; our actions will save $520. "We feel that the Community Centre Board itself has mixed re- actions towards council's actions. We have had three resignations of board members, Four mem- bers are still sitting on the board (Continued On Page Eight) When a lot of people in this town were younger, 'it was the custom to carry an anchor so that horses could be hitched where there was no hitching drivers either post. These are no longer necessary, use a convenient no parking sign or a parking the meter when it is necessary to tie up Dobbin. Thirteen Lose Home In Coleman Twp. Fire Thirteen persons were made homeless when a fire destroyed their Coleman Township home last week. The spread of the flames was so rapid that no furniture or clothing could be salvaged. The two storey frame home of George Beaiarsto was completely gutted 20 minutes after the fire was discovered by Mrs. Dorothy Beaiarsto, who with her husband and son live in the upstairs apart- ment. In the first floor apartment lived George Beaiarsto Sr., his wife and their eight children. Nc one was injured in the fire. Cobalt Fire Department took two trucks to the burning house, and pumped water from a nearby stream, but the fire had made too much headway to be brought under control. "When we arrived flames were flaring from many parts of the roof," said Fire Chief Cooper, "and in spite of every- thing we could do the house was destroyed in about 20 minutes." The exact cause of the blaze has not been determined, but over- heated pipes are suspected. Neighbors came to the aid of the stricken families, and living accommodation was found until other arrrangements could be made. Fire Chief Cooper said that the family would need help .. .°"' the brigade will donate some money, and I am sure the service clubs will also give assistance."' Any person wishing to contri- bute items of clothing and furni- ture may do so through the fire department. The Weather Week ending March 21, 1961. Max. Min, Wednesdays. on wena 36 20 TEM UNSC aad site coe he 18) >=" 2: Mriday ont. cheer e UA (eee) Saturday cases eo es 40 5 Sunday eae. ars te 41 at IVOnG ay ses ste eee 33 10 MeSGane "oko y a. cate rea b 31 - denotes below zero. Legion Urges Vocational School District Canadian Legion Lead-;Delegates from Temagami, Cobalt, ers meeting at Englehart last week for a Zone K-1 convention, gave unanimous support to a resolution asking the Ontario Government to build a school of technology in Haileybury. Sponsored by Bob Sopha, mem- ber of the Cobalt Legion, the re- solution pointed out the urgent need'for such a school in this dis- trict, and suggested the campus of the Provincial Mining Institute in Haileybury as the logical site. The school would serve an area from Temagami to Englehart and from the Quebee border to Matachewan. Haileybury, New Liskeard, En- glehart and Elk Lake all gave enthusiastic support to the resolu- tion. Copies of the resolution will be forwarded to the Minister of Edu- cation for Ontario, the Hon. J. P. Robarts, Phillip Hoffman, MPP for Temiskaming and Arnold Peters, MP. The resolution also asked all other district organizations to swing theirsupport behind the mea- sure. Other business of the conven- tion was the election of Zone of- ficers. Sid Daley of Haileybury was elected Zone Commander for a two year term. He will replace Jack Clancy of Englehart who has held the post for two successive terms. Also elected were deputy Zone Commander Leo Riopelle of Tema- gami, for his second term, and Walter Hurst, Zone Sports Officer. The election of officers was pre- sided over by Legion provincial area Vice-president Joe Mavrinac of Kirkland Lake, In a short ad- dress, Mr. Mavrinac spoke of the true purpose of the Legion . . . to assist disabled veterans, of which there are about 160,000 in Canada. : ee | oS NEN