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THE HAILEYBURIAN and COBALT WEEKLY POST THURS., DEC. 24th, 1957 THE HAILEYBURIAN AND COBALT WEEKLY POST Founded by C. C. Farr in 1904 Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assoc. JOHN HUNT, LEIGH DAY Cobalt, Ont Haileybury, Ont Publisher Manager Issued every Thursday from The Haileyborian Office, Broadway Street, Haileybury Authorized as Second-Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa $2.50 per year, in In Canada-- advance In United States--$3.50 per year in advance EDITORIAL MERRY CHRISTMAS As the editor seems to have a greater facility for dispensing acid than sweetness and light, we generally let one of the less ulcerous members of the staff write the Christmas editorial. 3ut after all, its Christmas time, when goodwill should pre vail. So a Merry Christmas to all our readers, and a Happy New Year to those who keep their subscriptions paid up. And a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to Allan Hurst and the gang at the bank. May all your overdrafts be little please don't use red ink on our accounts next year. And a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to All our advertisers who keep ys in busi- ness. Specially the ones, who advertise every week, may your sales be overflowing and your cash registers bulging. And a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our customers who buy printing, in- cluding the big ones who buy 50,000 forms at a time, and Mike Hunt who spends two every time he gets mad changes prices. And a Merry Christmas to all you patient people, who bring in the news or, phone Mrs. Mac. And a Merry Christmas to Dalton Dean and his staff, who ones, and bucks and have so far saved us from being ien, Pembroke and Harmony, sued for libel (and to the rest Mrs. R. Smiley of Copper Cliff. of the legal fraternity who have Mrs. Cobb died in January, persuaded their clients along 1952 and a son Norman in 1954 similar lines.) Mr. Cobb's funeral w i 7, ee : Mr. " as held in And a Merry Christmas to Pembroke, Saturday, December sp hin thee pm fis ee ie 14, with interment in the family nasty ings about you 10F a 114+ in Fort Coulange while. And a Merry Christmas Lae mat SS He had been a member of the Masonic Order for 52 years and the Shawville Masonic Lodge conducted services at the grave- side. to Cec Bond and the Speaker. May you always prosper. and we hope we get a share too. And a Merry Christmas to George and Reg and Ken too, and all we've not mentioned but at some time or other have made news in our columns, or views in our editorials, or put a dollar in our bank account, good LT. COL. G. E. COLE ' Lt.-Col George Edward Cole, 78, former director of Manitoba mines branch and past president ek « 1c 2. H 95 luck and best wishes rae 1958. of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, died GOOD IDEA Wednesday, December 11, in Winnipeg. Something new in poster art is being tried out in Haileybury 4 and Cobalt. In Cobalt, A. R, director ie 1930 and Herbert, MPP for Temiskaming, poses until his has sponsored a very attractive 1945. religious poster, while in Hail- \ graduate of McGill Univer- eybury, the Haileybury Lumber sity, he worked in British" Co- Company has also sponsored a lumbia and at Sudbury, prior to Christmas message with a re- his Manitoba appointment. ligious theme. While most post- He became a member of the ers are eyesores, these would Canadian Institute of Mining seem to serve very useful pur- and Metallurgy in 1914 and was poses. elected vice-president for 1934- 35 and president for 1936-37. In 1945 he was made a life member of the association. Col. Cole was appointed mines held retirement in OBITUARY Alexandra P. Cobb ; : Alexandra P. Cobb a former Lt.Col. Cole will be remember- Haileyburyian, died at the home ¢4 by Haileyburians eS of his daughter, Mrs. E. O'Brien, her in the High school for some Pembroke, Ontario, on Thurs- time prior to being posted to day December 12, in his 86th, the 159th Batt." CE.F. in 1915 year. and went overseas with the re- Mr. Cobb was born in- Fort S'ment in Oey being : transferred to the Canadian Coulange, in 1872 and came to North Temiskaming in 1921, He was associated with the Upper Ottawa Improvement Company for 62 years until his retirement Engineers. On his return to Canada he became a member of the Hail- eybury Branch of the Great Wax three years ago veterans Association and was ' : the representative of the local He had made his home in a ae Bas ; Branch to the Winnipeg Con- Haileybury for the past eight -- ti An Gay an : years, going to live with his Ve"'O" Walch saw e merging of most of the veteran's organi- daughter about two months ago. Fe the sations to form Canadian four Legion Watt in the Vancouver; Haileybury ; Mary, Mrs. E He is survived by Russell of Ottawa; States; George in and John in daughters, sons, COBALT -- COLEMAN SCHOOL TRUSTEES MEET two O'Br- May the blersings of peace and good will be yours at Chrisimad! N. Morissette Diamond Drilling December Meeting of the.Bo- ard of Trustees of the Township School Area of Cobalt and Cole- man held in the new pric sehool. eh Te : Present: Chairman H. Arroid Todd; Trustees, W. Fleming, C. G. Dunn, I Tresidder, S. C. Sax- ton, the new trustees for 1958 B. Jackson, Rev. G. S. Johnston: the Principal D. McGugan and Secretary-Treasurer Mrs, C. W. Cameron The minutes of the last meet ine were adopted as read. School Attendance Officer Mrs. Lila Dixon renorted that three ab- 'ntee calls were made Principal reported that the enrolment was 328. Percentage of attendance 93.47% The Board decided to make an inventory of the equipment left in the old school and offer it for sale. Accounts were confined for payment. Pick-Up Phone and 460 Delivery WE SELL THE BEST SERVICE THE REST TRI-TOWN T.V. & RADIO 19 Armstrong St. Phone 460. New FINDLAY ELECTRIC PHONE 564 Haileybury, Ont. Electrical Installation and | Maintenance, Radio Repair ' Walter Ackroyd | PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT ae New Liskeard : Phones 442 and Limited. Ontario 442-B the | Mr. T. Welch was re-appointed to the High School Board as trustee for 1958. The next regular meetiag will be held January 13th, 7 :30 p.m. A vote of thanks was extend- ed to W. Fleming who has serv-» ed as a Trustee on the Board for the past 15 years. The federal government coliect more must than $5 million a day in taxation to pay for its current spending on socia se- curity, health and welfare. MURRAY McKINNON Your MUTUAL LIFE Representative 72 Nickel -- Cobalt Dial 4519 1958 at WHITBY'S PHARMACY SKASONS GREETINGS MARION BUNNY ' Ce 2 TEMISKAMING CONSTRUCTION LTD. To every home... to every heart... we're eending a sleigh-load of Christmas wishes. May Santa fulfill your brightest expecta- tions, and may the warm glow of the holi- . day season remain to brighten your mem- ories through many a month to come. Merry Christmas, everybody! eek ee HAILEYBURY, ONTARIO