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Thursday, July 29, 1954 Thompson, Milt Boyd, George Caldbick, M. J. Conkey. Page 7 alternate Monday evenings: in the public school. Mrs. Jones, wife of S. Alfred Jones, widely-known law- Harry Oakes. Other active part- icipaters in the club in the early years were H. C. Durbar, A. J. Carlson, G. A. Bagshaw, W. A. Gordon, D. E. Sutherland, J. E. Birthplace of Curling "A meeting was held this even- There was at one time an Anti- ~ ing in the private dining room of the Haileybury Club to consider what action should be taken with regard to the Game of Curling. Those present were: Messr. Walk- inshaw, Way, Craig, Legge, Fred Day, Woodhouse, Stitt, Haent- schell, Donnell, Elliott, Weaver, Robertson and Burrows.' First entry in the Minute Book of the Haileybury Club, Nov. 25th. 1907. Many non curlers and particul- arly curling widows have pondered this same question of what action should be taken about the game lof curling but the gentlemen listed above knew what to do. On Nov. 29th. 1907 the Haileybury Curling Club was formed with the follow- ing officers: Hon. President Mr. D. Dunlap, President Dr. Haentschell, V.P. Mr. Bagshaw, Sec. Treas. Mr. Donnell, Com. Members, Messrs. Burrows and Robertson. Skips appointed were as follows: Messrs. Stitt, Haentschell, N. A. Timmins, Jackson, Stoddart, Bur- «rows, Donnell and others. First business of the new Club was to secure ice in the Skating rink. The Skating rink which was on the site of the present Curling Rink was owned by the Timmins and they were enthusiastic curl- ers. (Noah Timmins was one of the original ships and donated the Timmins Cup which graced the curling scene for many years.) A part of the Skating was used during 1908 and 09 but was not available after that and for the next two years Haileybury play- ers curled in New Liskeard where a new rink was in operation. In April 1911, a committee con- ' sisting of E. A. Wright, A. R. Web- ster, and J. I. Rankin was appoint- ed 'to receive moneys, and to make all necessary arrangements and agreements with regard to the proposed rink to be located in the market Building." The new rink was available for playin 1912 a year that saw Haileybury's first Bonspiel. (The Club had joined the Northern International Curl- ing Association in 1908. They had also acquired a Club pin the same year.) The Haileybury fire destroyed the rink in 1922 and there was no curling in 1923. In 1924 a new rink and market building was ready for use. This served as the home for the Club until 1951 when the present fine structure was built under the guiding hand of Pres. Bill Fleming. Haileybury was, of course, the birthplace of curling in Northern Ontario and has been noted as a hotbed of curling enthusiasts ever since. The Club has produced many fine curlers and rinks but the name of Emmett Smith stands out as a competitive curler. His name first appears in the member- ship lists in 1912 but it was in the late 20's and the 30's that he dom- inated the curling scene in North- ern Ontario. His Haileybury rink represented Nor. Ont. no less than four times in the MacDonald Brier Play-Down. Dan Millar, who played on the Smith rinK was the only other, and the last, skip to take a Haileybury rink to the Brier. That was in 1939. With a fine new building housing six sheets of ice and modern com- modious Club rooms the Cub is now taking steps to secure arti- ficial ice. When that is accomp- lished the Club 'will be ready for its second 50 years. A- C. Mosher is the President for the coming season. Bill Ferguson holds _ seniority in curling among the present cit- izenry. He participated in the Skating rink in 1908 or 1909. In the membership lists of 1911 the names of Dr. W. R. Summerville and M. W. Hotchkin appear. In 1912, W. R. J. Jowsey, Dr. Craw- ford, Emmett Smith and Milt. Boyd. Among other names es McCuaig, J.- Still, Bob Budd, Bob yer of the time and place, was sup- in 1914 are A. L. Herbert and Cigarette League in Haileybury.|erintendent; president was Mast- How long it lasted some ot the older|er Harry Murdock, who is now a citizens may remember, but in the;merchant in Englehart, with Roy autumn of 1908 its members met on! York the secretary. Wyman and Cliff Moore, Lorne Ferguson, H. Pickard, J. Gowd, Phil Montgomery, Joe Wesley, Joe Branchaud, O. J. Thorpe, Fred COBALT where all the silver comes from CONGRATULATES HAILEYBURY SIXTY FRUITFUL YEARS We will all be on hand to help you celebrate your DIAMOND JUBILEE TOWN OF COBALT MAYOR K. M. BUFFAM COUNCILLORS J. Damiani W. Moriarty . Inch T. Despres E. Smith P, Lemon C. Vezina, Clerk-Treasurer NORTHERN TELEPHONE COMPANY LTD. 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