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owt THE HAILEYBU 9244 F sin. GIS, RIAN Vol. 44: No. 29 HAILEYBURY, ONTARIO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th, 1948 Subscription Rate: $2.00 per year Old Resident of Haileybury Dies Monday Morning Late Matthew J. Conkey Well Known in Town and District; Came in 1905 One of Haileybury's oldest and best known residents, Matthew James Conkey, who came to the community in 1905, died at his home in the early hours of Mon- day morning, September 27th, 1048. He had been ill for about three weeks, suffering from a heart condition which had given him trouble over several years, and his death was not unexpect- ed 81 had he lived until next January Ist. 30orn at Port Hope, Ont., Mr. Conkey was the last remaining member of the family of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Conkey, pio- neer residents of that section of the province. He spent several years in Sudbury before coming to Haileybury early in the cen- tury. He was formerly manager of the old Maple Leaf hotel here, and later engaged in lumbering aud mining, but had been living retired for several years past. He was active in community affairs, served for some time on the town council and was well known throughout the district. His~ genial disposition made him many friends and he did a lot of good work for the community in a quiet way. It is recalled by the old timers that, with the late Ar- thur Ferland, he had a hand in the installation of first _ water- works system in the town. In 1904, Mr. Conkey was mar- ried in Sudbury to the former Miss Adeline Dupuis of Pem- broke, who alone survives him, and to whom goes the sympathy of a large circle of friends. Mr. Conkey led an active life. Always interested in sports, he was a member for many years in the Haileybury curling club and was fond of hunting and fishing. He was a member of the United Church, of the local Masonic Lodge and also the Shrine. In politics he was 2 Conceryative. A funeral service was conduct- ed at the home on Tuesday after- noon at three o'clock, at which Rey. L. E. Smith of the United Church officiated. The service was attended by many old friends and Tyesday morning, having flown SS'S: members of the Masonic Order. The remains were taken later to Lakefield, Ont., for interment, where the services included the last rites of the Masonic Order, jatjyes and attend 'the funeral of ©OMVENors, ris Discuss Plan For Health Unit at Meeting Here Boards of Trade of Three Towns Sponsor Speaker From Health Department Residents of this district will again discuss_a proposal for the formation. of a Health Unit to serve a considerable part of the tel Haileybury on Monday even- = southern section of Temiskaming meeting Kerr of Montreal, district, when a_ public will be held in the Legion hall, Haileybury, on Tuesday evening Nurse", next. This meeting has been ar- ranged by the Boards of Trade in Cobalt, Haileybury and New Lis- represented at the gathering. In order to bring more fully to the attention of district resi- tioning the officers, Mrs. Lowery, Lhree otners, CL. H. Magazine Editor Entertained By Graduate Nurses Miss Margaret Kerr Guest of Honor at Banquet Here; Local Group is Organized Fifty graduate nurses of Cobalt, Haileybury and New Liskeard attended a dinner meeting in Ho- to welcome Miss Margaret editor of the journal, "Canadian who is on a tour of the North Country. She was officially welcomed by Mrs. Gleason, public health nurse ing, nursing Mr. Conkey would have been, keard, and it is expected that the here, who at the same time paid i'ercy, Jac more outlying areas will also be a tribute to the work of the for- aud toward tiarvey paid mer Nursing Reserve organiza- tion, during the war years, men- Police Court Has Lengthy Docket With 23 Accused Several Plead Guilty and Some Fail to Appear; 'two Are Remanded idauleybury police court was a lenguny one last riday alter- oon and contained the ames of © people alleged to have broken ihe iaw. "Nine pleaded guilty aud paiu Wueir mes belore the session vpeued and six tailed to appear. two cases were adjourned until ubis Week by magistrate 5. Atkin- son, wour New Liskeard men, Roy k Scott, Stewart Doupe { fines of one dollar and costs in advance 1cr lailug to stop at stop streets. Abel, Llgin dents the advantages o fa Health Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. McCuaig, Miss 1c Monagle and Charles Byain, Unit plan, a special speaker will be present. He is R.G. Struthers, aver, who had been in charge. by Cle Miss Kerr was introduced charged with the same ollence, tailed to appear and the magls- M.D., D.P.H. of the Ontario De- Mrs. Jan McLean of New Lis- trate ordered that the summonses partment of Health. He will out- keard, who thanked the Hailey- be re-issued. line the scheme, which is in oper- ation in many centres of the pro- vince and is not-entirely new to the North Country. At Kirkland Lake and in Porcupine district there the have been health units in operation for The ladies had contributed flow- charged bury nurses for arranging the banquet. The tables were taste- fully decorated with blue and white flowers and candles, em- blematic of the colors of the magazine Miss Kerr represents. Felix Kochon and Henry A. Madore, both charged with non- support, did not appear and sum- monses were re-issued in these cases. Lou Tremblay and Alf. Dube, with consuming liquor some years past and it is claimed ers from their gardens, and Mrs. and having liquor in public places the movement is growing rapidly Inch, Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. Mc- respectively, each paid fines ol in many sections of the province. Cuaig were given special thanks. $10 and costs of $5.50 before court. Last year there were otie or two The program opened with "O, Burnel Gibson paid a similar fine meetings held in the district, at Canada", the gathering heard an when he pleaded guilty toa drunk preliminary discussions Several municipalities which were held. Miss the interesting address from Kerr, and at the close sang charge before the hearing. Percy Bates of Latchford, charged with signified their willingness to take National Anthem before adjourn- consuming liquor in a public place gs g p up the plan, but definite steps to- wards organizations have not yet heen attempted. It is thought by supporters of the health scheme that the meeting week will bring some action the part of district next on ing for a business session. The guest of honor sang several selec- tions in a_ beautiful contralto unit voice, playing her own accompa- given an option of niments. Miss Kerr. said much unwar- was assessed $10 and costs. Joe Burns, charged with being intoxicated in a public place, was paying the usual fine or serving ten days in jail, when he appeared before the residents, ranted criticism had been directed magistrate and pleaded guilty to when its merits are placed in de- at the nursing profession of late the charge. Two second offenders, tail before the bodies sponsoring years, which all graduate nurses Henry O'Shoughnessy and Mike the meeting. should try to combat. It was also Malcolm, were sentenced to 30 Everyone who has the general important that conditions should days in jail or given the option of welfare of the district as a whole be improved, such as long hours, paying fines at heart is welcome to attend and lack of housing, inadequate pay whea of $50 and costs they pleaded guilty to join in the discussions after hear- and selfishness on the part of a drunk charges. ing Dr. Struthers outline the plan. Flew From Thessalon to few nurses who were in the pro- fession until "Mr. Right came along', while some others were A summons was re-issued for S. D. Eplett of New Liskeard when he did not appear to answer Attend Liskeard Funeral PU'ely out for the money reward. a charge of having moosemeat. Alex. and Jack Hennessy, who are on a contracting job for the Hydro at Thessalon, Ont., came in to the Haileybury airport or down from the Algoma town ina "seabee" plane used in connectior with their operations there. They came to this district to visit re- The standard must not be lower- ed, she said. At the business meeting a Co- balt-Haileybury group; was or- President, Mrs. Isabel Glea- son; vice-president, Miss Anne Leishman ; program Mrs. Annette Pringle; Mrs. Tuili convenor, evening Lowery James Richardson of New Lis- keard was sentenced to ten days in jail by magistrate S. Atkinson when he pleaded guilty to charge , ganized with the following offi- of drunken driving. In addition to the jail term, he was prohibited from driving for , Johnson; sec.-treas., Mrs. Mary six months and his truck was im- pounded for three months. _ Assistant constable Jack Show of New Liskeard, who laid the brethren of the lodge there acting W. H. Miller of New Liskeard, 2u¢ Mrs. McAlpine of Cobalt. The charge, said he had seen the truck for Haileybury Lodge. About one-quarter ot all Cana- dians are engaged in agriculture. an old friend and connection the Hennessy family. Mr. Miller died on Sunday last and the fune- ral was held on Wednesday. In St. Paul's Parish FRIDAY, Rummage Sale Commencing at 9:00 a.m. cecee Under the Auspices of St. Paul's ay Hall, Rorke Avenue OCT. 8th HAILEYBURY BRANCH :: CANADIAN LEGION SMOKER IN AID OF CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY IN THE LEGION HALL ss FUN FOR EVERYBODY -ss MONDAY, OCT. 4th at 8.30 p.m. Vv DOOR PRIZE: .303 SPORTING RIFLE of SToup will meet every two months zig - zagging for educational! discussions. The following day Miss Kerr was taken for a visit to Miserr- cordia hospital, accompanied by Mrs. Gleason, Mrs. McLean and other New Liskeard nurses. She was greatly impressed with the modern, well equipped building and with the arrangements made to handle patients with varying diseases in separate departments. LOCAL MEN ATTENDING P.C. CONVENTION AT OTTAWA THIS WEEK _Dr .J. A. H. Joyal and R. D. Cumming, K.C., Haileybury, and A. R. Herbert of Cobalt, are re- presenting the south end of Tem- iskaming riding at the national Progressive Conservative con- vention, which opens in Ottawa today to choose a new party lead- er and decide on the party's pro- gram and platform. The north part of the riding will also have criminal docket listed for the fall three representatives. One of them is Dr. Ralph Neelands of Kirkland Lake and it is expected that another man from that min- ing centre and one from Virginia- town will make up the trio. Mr. Cumming was the Conservative candidate 'in the provincial elec- tion last June and Dr. Neelands represented the party in the last Federal campaign. Mr. Herbert is president of the district P.C. Association. Only one-fifth of the potential electric power in Canada has been developed. Mrs. S. D. Eplett of New Lis- keard, an old resident and wife of a pioneer business «nan of the community, died at her home yes- terday.. She was about 80 years of age.. Funeral arrangements were not announced last night. down Whitewood avenue on Saturday, September 18 and had followed it down Arm- strong street and across the bridge, where he had stopped him. Richardson was "definitely drunk at the time," he said. A charge of drunken driving, against Paul Godmaire, was ad- journed until Friday, Oct. 15th, when defence counsel William C. Inch, said that two of the defence witnesses would not be able to appear for two weeks. Charles Grant, charged with assault, agreed to pay court costs when his wife withdrew the charge. "It was all my fault," said Mrs. Grant, "I'm sorry I started it." MURDER, MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES LISTED FOR ASSIZES NEXT WEEK Two charges of murder and two of manslaughter make up the assizes, which open on Monday next, October 4th, at the Hailey- bury court house. Mr. Justice Wilson will preside. Charged with murder are Mrs. Lucille Lamarche of Kirkland Lake and Mis Jeanne Brunet of Elk Lake. The former is alleged to have killed her small child by throwing it on-a hot stove, and thel atter is accused of killing her illegitimate child. Facing manslaughter counts are Albert Pilon of Kirkland Lake and Joe Silverthorne of Engle- hart. Traffic deaths are involved in both cases, and a second charge that of leaving the scene of an accident, is listed against Pilon. There are three non-jury actions listed, consisting of divorce appli- cations. Canada's 25. National . Parks cover an area of 29,000 sq. miles. W sudsrivan 7 Killed Instantly When Saw Breaks Loose eee Gowganda Ball Player Victim of Accident; Was Helping Friend Louis Edgar Pinkerton, 22, well known Gowganda ball player, was killed almost instantly last Thursday evening whena circular saw he was operating broke loose from its bearings and struck him. His right arm was almost severed below the elbow and he receiveda deep cut in his right shoulder and a gash about ten inches long on his right side through several ribs. He died within a few min- utes of being hit. An employee of the Elk Lake Lumber Company, where he worked as a filer, he had returned from work and was helping a friend, Art Fraser, also of Gow- ganda, cut wood at the latter's home, when the accident happen- ed about 7.40 p.m. Provincial constable N. Chart- rand, who was called from Elk Lak to investigate, told The Haileyburian that the two men were standing behind the platform on the left of the saw when the circular disk broke loose from its bearings, striking Pinkerton. A number of spectators were around at the time and Harry McNulty and John Bradley, both of Gowganda, were sitting near- by in a car and reported later to the police officer that they saw the shaft "jump." Just as they were getting out of the car to warn the two men, Pinkerton and Fraser placed another log against the loose saw. The coroner, Dr. J. 5. MceCut- lcugh, pronounced his dead on his arrival from New Liskeard. Later the body was released for burial and was taken that night to North Bay. He is survived by his wife, the former Dorothy Jessup of North Bay, and a 22-month-old daughsPrincipal_A. T. Crutcher. ter who are both living at Gow- ganda. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Pinkerton, live at South River. Pinkerton had come to the lum- bering town from his home in North Bay last spring. He was a popular man in the community and active in all sports and com- munity affairs. Several bush fires have broken out with the dry weather. There are none in our immediate dist- rict, but the utmost care is need- ed by all who go into the woods. Woman Killedby Train Near Home In New Liskeard New Liskeard Scene of Level Crossing Tragedy Wednesday at Noon Mrs. Jack White of New Lis- keard, aged about 00 years anda former resident of Silver Centre, was instantly killed a few min- utes before noon yesterday when she walked into the path of O.N. kt. train No. 47, northbound, at the Wabi crossing, not far from her home. The crossing is a short distance south of the New Lis- keard station, and the crew of an extra train waiting at the station until the passenger train passed through, witnessed the accident but were powerless to prevent it. The trainmen told police chiet J. J. Evers of New Liskeard and provincial constable A. Souliere, who investigated the tragedy, that the victim apparently neither saw nor heard the approaching train as she attempted to cross the tracks. It was learned that she was on her way to the station to take a bus to North Cobalt, from where she intended to visit Silver Centre. Dr. D. R. Fleming was called, and a few minutes later, Dr. J. S. McCullough, district coroner, ar- rived at the scene. It was be- lieved that death was instantan- eous. Constable Souliere told The Haileyburian that the shock to Mr. White was so great that he could not be questioned immedi- ately, and the officer intimated that further investigation would be made. Saturday, October 9th, will see the opening of the first partridge season this year. Persons interested in the night classes at the local high school should register immediately with Week's Weather Week ending Sept. 29, 1948 Dhursdayes a= 57.8 48.4 Briday, 2 61.2 378 Saturday. 678 40.6 Sunday -- _. 68.0 40.0 Monday -- - 65.0 424 Mhuesday a= = ZO) 444 Wednesday ----- 71.2 40.6 Precipitation for week__ 01" Max. wind (1 hr.)- 10 m.p.h. NIGHT CLASSES vYvY rvYvyY ------ oa aaa DODD A2O2222004 at 7.30 p.m. FUO TTC C CCC CCC CVC CCC CCC CTC AT THE HIGH SCHOOL will begin Wednesday, Oct.,13 / ----in---- SEWING, PAINTING, CONVERSATIONAL FRENCH and in WEAVING, and PRE-SCHOOL CHILD STUDY (if enough apply immediately) PP PPP APPL LLD PLS PSPS SSS EMS AAAAAAA DODD DDD DDD DODD DO Bs ATTENTION! LEGIONAIRRES A GENERAL MEETING oF) ZONE K-1 7 IS Dp) a AES D> eee" Fi 4 aa = PNAD So LEGIONA will be held on SUNDAY, at 2.00 p.m. LEGION HALL, HAILEYBURY All Legion Members are Urgently Requested to Attend! V OCT., 3rd PLP LEDS PES SSCS SSS SS FSS OS FSF SS SCS SSS OCS SCOR