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tis aileyburi: & ESTABLISHED 1904 n-Cot Vol. 56 -- No. 48 Haileybury, Ontario, Thursday, February 2, Haileybury Hotel Basement Flooded" . Buckets and mops are much in evidence at the Hotel Haileybury | these days, as the hotel staff pets an with the biggest cleaning job in its history. With up to seven inches of mud and dirt in some of the basement reoms, and -the entire basement soaked with water, damages will amount to several thousand dol- lars according to manager Jimmy | Timmins. The hotel is in full operation, as the damage resulting from a brok- en water line was confined to the basement. Water was cut off for a couple of days, but has now been restored. The flood came in the early hours of Thursday morning, when the water line on Ferguson Ave. broke, sending a torrent across the sidewalk. The water poured down ventilation gratings, and smashed the windows in the downstairs sample rooms. The entire basement was flooded to a depth of more than three feet. The laundry, boiler room and Sil- ver Room were all damaged. 'When Mr. Timmins arrived at the hotel he threw the main hydro switch when the water threatened the elevator motors. "Jonesy, Haileybury's popular taxi driver, was saved from a dousing when aroused by Mr. Carnival News 'Entries and enquiries are pouring into Temagami as the "town gets ready for the winter -- carnival. The bonspiel commit- tee reports that it cannot ac- cept any more entries, as only 28 rinks can be accepted. Ten entries have been receiv- ed for the dog team derby. The Cassidy dogs from Williams- burg, Penn., will be competing again, along with local dogs, two teams from Azilda and one from Sturgeon Falls. The Winter Carnival Queen this year will be crowned as Miss Northern Ontario as en- tries are expected over a much wider area. To date girls from Kirkland Lake, New Liskeard, North Bay - Ferris, Temagami and Cobalt have indicated that they will compete. | Timmins as the flood lapped at the edge of his bed in his basement office. Most business establishments be- tween Main and Browning were without water for a couple of a... and those relying on steam he; ing shivered in the cold. é Haileybury Scholar Earns Fellowship William Tyson, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Tyson of Haileybury, one of this year's graduates in Engineering Physics at the Uni- versity of Toronto, has been award- ed an Athlone Fellowship, which will give him two years post grad- uate study at Cambridge Univer- sity in England. An honor student throughout all his high school and University years, this award comes as a fit- ting finale to his graduation this year. A fellow student, John Earnshaw of Ottawa, with whom he has room- ed for four years and who has taken the same course, was also awarded a similar Fellowship and they will continue their studies and friendship at Cambridge for the next two years. A personal interview with mem- bers of the Athlone Fellowship mittee on Monday, January 30th, was ithe deciding factor -in the placing of the awards, coupled with scholastic ability. New Liskeard Rink Wins Diamond D Mrs. Marge Cook of New Lis- keard and her rink won games, 'pared by Reeve Harry Groom, against Mrs. Della Maguire of New Liskeard land Mrs. Adele Ma- Ioney of Haileybury to win the privilege of representing this Zone in the District Diamond "'D'"' Play- offs in Sudbury on February 3 and 4, In local competition at Hailey- bury, Mrs. Jean St. Louis was first in "A" group, with rinks skip- (Continued On Page Hight) ~ John Hallworth is known as Mr. ai NOHA representative John Crandall. arlie Camsell made the recommendation to the NOHA. Hockey in Haileybury, a tribute from parents who recognize the time and effort he has put in for years in the interests of minor hockey players. John received an additional acknowledgement of his services last Sun- day afternoon when he was presented with a Canadian Amateur n plaque in recognition of outstanding service in Canadian Hockey organization. The plaque was presented by NOHA vice-president Young Barry, son of Mr. character and behaviour. Camps to mark their ogee shen Jo 25 ata § cen fea F ¢ , 7 20s eee Bitoni hort, bem ar, m 1961 . Be "GORY , rf C Barry Wilson, grade five student at Haileybury publie school, is shown above receiving a gold covered testament from. H. Vander Vliet of New Liskeard, president of the Cobalt Camp of Gideons. and. Mrs. Gordon Wilson of Amwell Street, was selected to receive the testa- ment by the principal and staff on the basis of his attainments in religious education and general Regular testaments were also presented to the 34 members of the grade five class. The presentation was one of 134 similar presentations being made across Canada by Gideon 50th anniversary. If Bucke Township collects any taxes in 11961, the levy swill be based on the assessment prepared by Louis Major, and on adjustments made bywthe Court of Revision and Appeal Judge J. B. Robinson of Haileybury. - At a recent meeting of township Department of Municipal Affairs to approve 'scrapping the equalized assessment prepared in 1960 in fa- vor of the 1959 assessment pre- Who was 'assessor The Weather The average daily temperature during the month of January, oc- cording to official figures releas- ed by Mr. Reavell, was 03.9, in 1860, for the same month, it was 11.4, and since 1894 in was 07.1 The month's maximum temper- ature was 36.0 on ithe 16th; last year it was 34.0 on the 2nd, and in 1946 it was a gay 49.2. The minimum dropped to 25 pis low zero on the 19th; last year it was 31 on the 19th, and away back in 1896 a record of 40.2 was estab- lished. But if that thermometer had been out in the wind, it would have dropped right-down to China! at that time. Week Ending January °31,.1961 -. Max. Min. Wednesday .......% 04 *-20 Thursday, ....::...% 102 -15 Wrichiay 4. 2. So eae 15 -05 RBaurdayt sy: «tree et 17 -03 SUT yy i ys eet eer 05 -09 Monday -..-....--++:- 08 -19 TIES 5 Ts A ae 03 -10 Flood Fails Phones Emergency crews were sent racing to Englehart Wednesday by the- Northern Telephone Company. Between 700 and 1,000- telephones were cut of order after a water main broke 'in Englehart .and flooded an underground cable. Telephones affected were in Englehart south of Fourth St., _ and in the Errettsville, Toms- town, and surrounding rural area. Service was restored by Wednesday night. council it was decided to 'ask the | Lone objection to the move came from councillor Chester -Hopkins, who 'also wrote a letter to the de- partment asking for ian official vis- it to clarify the 'situation. Council received a letter from the Department of Municipal Af- fairs pointing out that . ... ""Coun- cil has no jurisdiction in the mat- ter > council has no authority to refuse or 'accept an assessment roll neither the Department of Municipal Affairs, nor any other department of government has any authority to permit Bucke Town- ship to use the 1959 assessment roll for taxation in 1961." The Department further remind- ed council and Reeve Harry Groom that Bucke Township is designated as a mining municipality, deriving a substantial portion of its rev- enue from mines profit payments, and as such, is subject to super- vision in making an assessment. The department also wrote to say that Wayne Gow, 'assessment supervisor, would get in touch with council concerning a meeting with township council to 'advise mem- bers' on their duties as councillors regarding assessment matters. Council may, however, call for anew assessment for 1961, and re- vert.to the previous method of as- sessment. Taking a contrary view to this action are councillor Chester Hop- Buck Township Council Hears About Assessment kins, and many of the ratepayers, who feel that council should not waste the money spent on equal- izing the assessment, but should work to correct errors found in the new Bucke's assessment on the .same level as that of most Ontario mun- icipalities. Provincial thinking is the same, and there is more than a suggestion that equalized assess- ment will become mandatory across the province in a very few years. British Consols The Temiskaming and North- ern Ontario British Consols playdowns start tonight at the New Liskeard Curling Club. Eight rinks are competing and the winners will go on te play at Espanola in the Northern Ontario playdowns. The rinks taking part are. R. Morissette and W. Fleming Sr., from Haileybury; J. Polybank and G. MacDonald from Kirk- land Lake. R. Keating and J. Bond from Kapuskasing; L. Raney and J. Helpert from Dome. Reg. Turnbull is acting as convener for the bonspiel which will last through until Sunday... Golden Gideon Bible To Hai Barry Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wilson 'of Haileybury, was honored with the presentation of a golden book containing the New Testament,-the Psalms and Proverbs, to mark the 50th anni- versary of Gideons International in Canada. The presentation was made by Mr. H. Vander Vliet of New Lis- keard who is the president of the Gideon organization in this area. Barry was Chosen from the Grade Five students in the area between Temagami and Matheson, Gowgan- da and Val d'Or, and students from the same grades in the other 142 Gideon Camps across Canada would also be presented with sim- ilar books im honor of the anni- eybury Boy | versary. Regular copies of 'the New Testament were also presented to th 31 other grade five students in Barry's class. The recipient of the Golden books are chosen by teachers for Christ- ian behaviour. Barry's teacher is Mrs. Ruby Stevenson of Hailey- bury. Present at the school for the pre- sentation besides Mr. Viander Vliet were W. H. Rowden, Cobalit, char- ter president, A. P. Ollivier, Co- balt, secretary, Rev. W. Churchill, Haileybury, Pentecostal Minister, Rev. C. E. Peacock, Haileybury, United Church, Canon A. H. Sims, past president of the Temiskaming Ministerial Association and Mayor A. H. Cooke of Haileybury. assessment, and keen ~ sy atieiaeniaaeael ea