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1 Ben Bourget i ee ee ie ee ea Se sere eres NM ee ee ee ee ee ee ae ee PER AY Gite) eee Page 2 The Haileyburian Thursday, April 6, 1961 Published by Temiskaming Printing Co. 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 Ltd. year in advance. + | See by NEW YORK -- Sturdy parents who by now have shaken off the Santa syndrome -- an ailment that strikes in December. -- are probably strong enough to be told. Next Christmas' toys are al- Teady with us. With spring not quite at nodding distance, 15,000 buyers and toy manufacturers are crowding into town for the annual American Toy Fair. By the time it runs its ga- mut, the question of what toys you will be buying for Christmas 1961 will be settled. But backstage it's not all fun and games in the toy industry. Over practically every item on display some long suffering de- signer has lost sleep, hair and | set the stage, and the child goes 'on to build the drama." d tached microphone. of service in the trade. His part in the Marconi story Hill, now a historic site overlook- ing the harbor entrance here. Mr. Edstrom worked at the bot- tom of a 75-foot well to fuse ap- paratus. It took him three hours to do the job while Marconi: fretted, impatient in the fear that the work wouldn't be completed'in time for him to receive the signal. MONTREAL -- Human sacri- fice still takes place in the re- mote foothills of the Andes, says a specialist on the customs of the South American Indian. Dr. Jehan Vellard, a physician and anthropologist from Lima, -| Peru, said an Indian mother: and |}. "A successful toy is not a me-'her baby were sacrificed . during chanical gimmick, but one that gives a child a continuous sense of participation. There has to be a story built: around a toy. You Glass says his 11-year-old daughter is his severest critic. "She always likes everyone's toys but mine,'"' he observes sadly. PONTIAC -- Maybee Road in nearby Independence Township is appropriately named because of a certain curve. Maybe you'll make it and maybe you won't. In the last week, two drivers didn't. Both ended up under 10 feet of water in Spring Lake, which Maybee Road borders, They escaped without injury. Deputies couldn't recall any pre- vious mishaps at the curye-- but said a guardrail will be erected. JONQUIERE, -- Emile Lefran- cois has accused Jonquiere police- men of turning in false fire alarms to make a little extra money. maybe money. "T still like children," sighs. Marvin Glass of Chicago, a top} toy designer, "but I can get mighty | sick of making toys. To a designer a toy is an obstacle to surmount. It takes on tremendous propor- tions. "We can't just design toys that appeal to us. They must appeal to a child--and he wants direct, honest entertainment, without cir- cumlocution. He can't be fooled, like an adult, with a gimmicky feature, or on the basis of decor. "During the fair there will be 10,000 variations of toys; at the end of the year only perhaps 10 will be selling well." His new offerings include a doll that purses her lips and kisses, a puppet - like mechanical boy with a telegraphic voice, a coffee pot that perks, a teakettle that whistles,-a frying pan that sizzles, a robot commando soldier that shoots rockets and can be con- trolled by voice through an at- General Carpentry by hour or contract Ever since the city cancelled its policy of paying for a tele- phone in the home of each police- man - fireman, he said, the num- ber of false alarms has gone up. The policemen, who are _ also the city's fire - fighting force, get $2 each for every call answered. Police Fire Chief Fernando Di- caire denied the allegations. They were untrue and, anyway, incap- able of proof, he said. Mr. Lefrancois told the council of this city 110 miles~ north of Quebec City there were 181 false alarms in 1960 that cost the city $2,156. Last month the fire- fighters answered 12 calls, 11 of them false, he said. . NORWICH -- A woman cellist, who was having difficulty read- ing her music, applied to the na- tional health service for glasses-- and was given a pair with half lenses. She wrote to her local health officer, thanking him, but pointed out that although she now could read her music, she couldn't see the conductor. He replied, suggesting she should lower her music stand. ST. JOHN'S -- A plumber who helped make it possible for Mar- coni to receive the first wireless message from across the Atlan- tic has been honored by the Cana- dian Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association. Peter Edstrom of St. John's, Halleybury still practising plumbing at 85, was recognized for his many years Hone 4 Haileybury, Ont. HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY MONUMENT For your free copy of Rock of Ages' new fllustrated booklet "How To Choose Your Family Monument"' visit us today. AUTHORIZED DEALER q SANDERSON MONUMENT Co. LTD. : illia - = LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE 4 T. G. TULLOCH fa) \AGES Ont. : one of Chile's frequent earth- quakes last fall. Most South American Indians believe in one god but feel that he is remote, he said. They make sacrifices, both human and ani- mals, to various intermediate de- ities visualized in such forms as water sprites and forest fairies. Dr. Vellard and his wife, a pe- diatrician, visited Montreal en route to Paris where they will lec- ture at the Sorbonne. TORONTO -- The Easter Pa- rade may have reached its pin- nacle of sophistication on Man- hattan's Fifth Avenue but the idea didn't originate in New York. Diane Burnley, curator of a greeting card firm's historical collection, says the credit goes to ancient Rome. "Of course, the Romans at first did not celebrate Easter as such. It was their New Year, and they made it a time for gay new clothes and elaborate ceremonies."' ; The Romans felt that new clothes on the day now celebrated as East- er brought the wearer good luck all the following year. The custom later spread to other parts of Europe and even- tually to the New World. While this practice has endured, she says, others have passed from the scene. In 13th century. England, for ex- ample, "'lifting" was all the rage: This represented Christ being "lifted" through Resurrection. A chair decorated with streamers or ribbons and lined with silk or sa- tin was carried the first day by young men. Each girl they met had to sit in it while the men lift- ed her as high as they could. Next day it was the girls' turn to lift the men. This practice was occurred Dec. 12, 1901, on Signal the individual cell is able to be "' R : Cancer Society's research scientist using the electron micro- scope which has a magnification power of 150,000, and with which observed for the first time, this is one of the instruments supplied by the Cancer Society ( atia cost of some $25,000) to aid the Research programme. ; abandoned after many of those being lifted were dropped. In the 1400s a free shave for the churchgoers in the churchyard proved a big hit and the custom continued well into the 19th cen- tury. Why it ceased isn't too clear, Miss Burnley says, but it may have had something to do with bloodletting going out of fa- shion. Youngsters had their ways of celebrating Easter. Boys would seize little girls' shoes or at least the buckles; the girls would snatch the boys' caps. Lost 'possessions were redeemed for a small pay- ment. Working with a grammar les- son, the teacher asked: "Willie, what is it when I say, 'I love you, you love me, he loves me'?" Replied Willie: "That's one of those triangles where somebody gets shot." Around The Square R. McLeod and - W. Cole were in Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. charge of the entertainment which ~ provided such a wonderful evening for all those who attended the Co- balt Legion St. Patrick Day dance held at the Legion Lounge recent- ~ ly, with musie supplied by the - Country .Club Orchestra. Several novelty dances were held during the evening with prizes won by Mr. and Mrs. C. La€roix for the Balloon dance and Mr. and Mrs. P. Slaght for the Spot. K. Robar was in charge at the door and W. Cole and R. Murphy looked after the refreshments. Special mention to the decora- tors, Russell Murphy and Mr. and Mrs. S. Lorraine, who did such an ats tractive job. , NOTICE . Applicants for Driver Licences to 4:30 p.m. Minister. Phons OSborne 2-5218 | On Thursday, March 16th, the Ontario Department of Transport opened a new Driver Examination Centre at 42 Armstrong Street, New Liskeard. Examinations for Chauffeurs' and Operators' licences are being held every Thursday, 9:00 a.m. Advance appointments may be made. by contacting the Ont- ario Department of Transport's Agent for Motor Vehicle licences and permits in New Liskeard. Ontario Department of Transport Hon. H. L. Rowntree, QC. A. G. MacNab, Deputy Minister. Bob McLeod, Walter Cole, ~ ft. ae need