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} Page 27 The Haileybérian™ Thursday, March 5/1959 THE HAILEYBURIAN and COBALT POST Published by Temiskaming Printing Co. Ltd. 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 year in advance. Taxpayer Gets A Break Now that the time is approaching when citizens throughout the land will be scratching their heads and cursing the Depart- ment of National Revenue as they complete their 1958 income tax returns, it may be worth while to note that one class of tax- payer does get a small advantage from Ottawa. The basic personal exemption for every taxpayer is $1,000. If he is married and supporting his wife, he gets another $1,000 exemption, making a total of $2,000. However, if his wife has an independent income of $1,250 or more, the Department of National Revenue does not recognize the marriage. He and his wife must make separate returns and each gets*only the basic exemption of $1,000. The family exemption is still $2,000 which seems fair enough, if anything in the income Tax Act may be called fair. However, a taxpayer in the latter class gets a small break when he and his wife reach the age of 65. Then the personal exemption rises to $1,500 and, both husband and wife can claim it, receiving a total family exemption of $3,000. The taxpayer whose marriage is recognized by the department, and whose wife does not have to make a return, gets an exemption of only $2,500. -- Printed Word Pen Pictures Court Oiticer, Good Sport RUSS FLEMING Pen Portraits--of the men and women who work in and for your town. One in a series of short sketches of people some well- known and some not so familiar. Faces etched by the pen nib. There must be at least nine- teen different western yarns un- winding each week over the lo- eal T. V. network. Each of them portraying the county sheriff as a gun toting, fast' shooting guard- ian of freedom, dispensing his rule of thumb 'justice from the saddle while still on the run, This might seem like the real McCoy to some people but in our present time at least, such a dash- ing, irresponsible and adventur- ous character is a gross carica- ture of the responsible men upon whose shoulders the burden of maintaining law and' order rests. | John M. Shouldice 'a resident of this area for: many years is one of these men who has had _ this responsibility in this spraw- ling growing northland, maintain- ing the British tradition of con- cise and efficient justice, John is easily recognized as he struts back and forth on his er- rands to and from the court house with cocked hat and zippered case. Never too busy to-hand out some friendly advice he can oftimes be seen in his office with outstretched finger emphasing a_ pertinent point. John was born in Wakefield, Quebec in 1893, was educated at Shawville High School. He first entered the work of business with the merchants bank and later joined General Motors as their representative, his introduction to this Northland. Along with the strenuous task of overseeing justice John holds the titles of 'Local. Registrar of the Supreme Court, District Court Clerk, Surrogate Court Registrar and special examiner of the Dis- trict. +e As a hobby John coaches the local soft ball team. which last year took the. N. F. A. Champion- ship. He has moulded the young- sters of Haileybury into a team that any town could be well proud of, this alone would seem like a full time chore and has the ear- mark of a job well done. John says "I enjoy working with the boys, they are a fine bunch and are willing to co-operate." John has been married for 35 years, he has one son John who is working as a. linotype operator for the "Journal" in Ottawa. CIM Membership (Continued from page one) tent in the ore has proved fabu- lous compared with other mines located farther south, but this: is necessary to counter the other inconveniences. The mineral re- serves at North Rankin are esti- mated at four hundred and seven- ty thousand tons. Perma frost in the rock at this latitude is estimated to extend nearly 700 feet deep and drilling must be done with heated water. The mine shaft too must be heated to make mining possible. The hot air is heated at a central heating plant and circulated twice before expelled. . The climate can also 'be to the advantage; because of the pre- sence of the perma frost in the rock less artificial supports are necessary to hold up the stopes and keeps water seepage in the mine at a minimum. A pebble mill has been installed so that the ore can be shipped in a partly refined state. During the 275 day winter the material is stored in the concen- trate form, and when shipping becomes possible they are loaded directly by conveyor and trans- ported to Churchill. , Many hard lessons were learn- ed by the trial and error method during the experimental period at Rankin. It was found that to load these ships manually by em- ploying Eskimo labour constituted an expenditure of $5.15 per ton, while with more modern methods the cost was only 38 cents per ton. ' : Dr. Weber said that water for the mine town site must © be brought from a lake 8000 feet away, although there are lakes closer than that it was found that in the long winter months they froze solidly to the bottom. Due to the unusual circumstan- ces which governs the operations at Rankin it has been found that an eighteen month waiting per- iod elapses between the actual mining. of the nickel. and the pay- ment for the refined material. This meant that more than a year elapsed before payment could be received to buy much needed. sup- plies that must be constantly bought to keep the mine func- tioning. In 1958 alone eight and one- half million dollars in supplies were purchased on consignment from companies which were wil- ling to invest in the north's fu- ture. Supplies had to be bought on consignment, but it proved dif- ficult to find investors willing to back a project in the experimen- tal stage. Some Canadians. still maintain the pioneering spirit and sufficient' backing was gained to carry the company to a success. It is hard to believe that a town of any considerable size could be founded north of the Arctic circle but the town of Rankin in- cludes. sufficient company-built houses plus privately owned homes Eskimo suburb to house 800 people. The company constructed homes at Rankin have three ply walls, ceilings and floors for pro- tection against the cold. Dr. Weber remarked that the company has also provided hous- ing for the Eskimo workers. It was discovered much to the grief of the company 'that the Eskimos, being a naturally nomadic people had a habit of drifting away es- pecially when there services were needed most. As an enticement for them to stay close at hand the company now provides them with houses. These houses. are much the same as the miners homes except each one is parti- tioned in three so that more fami- lies might be included in the same dwelling. The Eskimos are also a clannish people who prefer to live in close quarters much as they did in their own environment. Dr. Weber stated that so far as can be determined in this stage in contact with their first strand of civilization the average Es- kimo does not_seem to be cap- able of much more than a grade six education. However they do have a very predominate apti- tude for. mechanics. From a co- lony of 130 Eskimos at Rankin only seven can be considered as skilled labourers. Since being in contact with the higher standards 'of living these people have im- proved not only their educational standards but have learned a great deal about hygiene and mo- dern methods of medicine. The town of Rankin is served by a 10 bed hospital, one doctor and two nurses. A medical and health plan will be instituted to cover the mining community in the near future. To further prove the handicap that Rankin must endure insur- ance and compensation premiums far exceed those of areas farther south. Last year Insurance for the mine cost $135,000 while compen- sation cost $36,000. It would seem that pioneers in this country are expected to bear both climatical and financial burdens. Unlike their fellow countrymen a few hundred miles south the miners and business people at Rankin do not depend upon Unit- ed States and other dubious sourc- es for their culture. Instead they manufacture their own and pro- duced it nightly in a hall provided by the mine. The only vice at-Ran- kin is that they have a strong pre- ference for "'Moscow Molly" over C.B.C. productions. Dr. Weber stated that movies are provided six nights per weg with three nights provided for the miners and their friends and three provided for the Eskimo colony This system is not derived from prejudice it must be this -way be. cause of lack of auditorium space, As aclosing note Dr. Weber noted people in Rankin live well, the expenditure for food stuffs and their preparation is equal to that of the mining operations. North Rankin Mines pioneers in this unusual locality have en- countered and overcome many un- expected difficulties paving the way for others and for progress which is rapidly advancing in our more northern territories, North Rankin may be cited as functioning proof that Canadian Barren lands which cover sixty percent of Canada will some day" es be the foundation of our economic : structure. C.I.M. executives for.. 1959-6 were nominated by Art Moss and unanimously accepted, Chair. man, J. Frey, vice-chairman, J. Armstrong; Sec.-Treasurer, H, Johnston. The executives were V, Denesen, Haileybury; D. Horan, Haileybury; G. Kirk, Haileybury; and A. McKinnon, O'Brien. c an Temiskaming Construction Ltd. | P. O. Box 459 Phone OS 2-3311 Haileybury, Ont, ENGINEERS yy - f Design, Construction, Mine Development, Operation oe Electrical and Mechanical Installations O Toronto, 'Ont. 6th Floor, 360 Bay St. EMpire 3-7381 g North Bay, Ght. 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