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Haileyburia ESTABLISHED 1904 n-Cobalt Post GIS. RE%- G ( Vol. 57 -- No. 41 Haileybury, Ontario, Thursday, December 14, 1961 5c CORN Young People Hurt In Highway Smash Two young people were injured in an accident about three miles south of Earlton on a secondary road on Monday. Both are in "fairly good"' hart and District Hospital. Mervin Surtees, aged 22, of Sav- ard township, driver of the car, re- ceived deep head lacerations. His passenger, Linda Yarkie aged 16, of Englehart, suffered an injured back. Both were taken to hospital by OPP and were X-rayed to de- termine if there are further in- juries. Police said that at about 8.30 y.m., the car was proceeding south. Because of icy road conditions, it slipped through a "'T" intersection, striking a pile of frozen' earth. Damage amounted to an estimated $1,000. Bogus Bills Hit Liskeard RCMP Warns RCMP officers are expressing concern at the number of counter- feit $10 bills being passed in New Liskeard. Corporal- Ken Parker of the RCMP told the Speaker to- day that-public co-operation is s- sential if the passers of -phoney money are going to be caught. He asked store keepers to paste a genuine $10 bill close to their cash register. and compare it with all bills given them. "T hope the public won't get mad, put realize that the store keepers are just trying to do their duty. These forgers and their agents are robbing everyone, and every citi- zen must work with the police to wipe them out," he said. "The RCMP officer said that there is excellent co-operation be- tween the federal force and the OPP and municipal police. "If you suspect someone, try and detain them, but at least. get a description of them," he asked the public. "Try and note their facial features, and the clothes they are wearing. If possible, fol- them out of the store, and get the license number of the car they are driving, and then call the police.' ~The RCMP state that it is pos- sible to detect the forged notes. by feeling them. They have a limp feeling compared with genuine notes, and there are minor imper- fections in the printing. 'Most of the forgeries found tc date have the following serial num- bers: U/D_ 0478777 Y/D_ 0352227 ; E/D 9675782 condition at Engle-> Santa Claus made his annual visit to Cobalt last Saturday, and children from all over the district were on hnd to greet him and enjoy the big parade arranged to make the visit more exciting. This is the start of the parade which wound ereusd the 'town and ended at the Cobalt Arena where the children had a closer look at their patron saint. f E Temagami Miner Killed in Fall Stanley Kerr, 47, of 1545 Seymour St., North Bay, fell to his death while working underground at the Temagami Mine last week. Mr. Kerr, an experienced miner who has worked at the mine for the past two years, fell about 60 feet onto a muck pile. Temagami Mine is on an island in Lake Temagami about 12 miles south of Temagami village. Officials said Mr. Kerr was work- ing in a stope above the 825-level. He was standing on a catwalk pull- ing chutes. (Chutes are narrow channels which let broken rock fall from higher workings.) It is not known what caused him to fall. _His workmate sud- denly noticed Mr. Kerr's light lying on the pile of broken ore. He is | believed to have died instantly. The coroner, Dr. H. A. Dun- ning of Cobalt, visited the scene and is being assisted in the in- vestigation by the Temagami OPP detachment. Mr. Kerr is survived E/D 7786456 by his wife, Ella, and one child. Latchford Ficctors Nominate Sixteen LATCHFORD -- A well-attended Nomination' Meeting at Latchford last Monday evening saw a total of sixteen. nominations for muni- cipal offices for 1962. The election - will be held on Monday, Decem- ber 18th. Percy Bates and Patrick O'Shaughnessy will _ contest - the Mayoralty to replace Miss Irene O'Shaughnessy who has left muni- cipal affairs for the present. They are both former councillors. Cecil Inglis and Elmer McRo- berts, both of whom served on this year's council will be joined in the contest for the six council seats by W. E. Harrison, a former -coun- cillor and mayor, Angus Lingenfel- 'ter, Stanley Bates, Ronald Ranger and Lomer Legault. Percy Bates and Pat O'Shaughnessy were also nominated but withdrew to contest the Mayoralty. Mrs. Della Manary, a newcomer to municipal life, Lawrence Ander- son and Wilbert Anderson, both former trustees, received an ac- clamation to the three vacant seats on the Public School Board. Harold McDermid, a iong-life Hydro Commissioner, was again nominated for the one vacant Hy- dro Commission seat, and will be opposed by Louis-Lingenfelter, en- tering municipal poftics for the first time. Warns of Fire Danger During Holiday Season There's more than one way -to get your name in the news accord- ing to Fire Chief K. R. Watson but the way not to do it is through stupidity or carelessness -- and ending up a fire casualty. "Tt's plain common sense to be more alert about fire dangers when you get ready for the winter holi- day season", says Chief Watson. "Often heating systems are faulty. When they're pushed hard in the cold weather, any weakness in the equipment or installation may show up -- sometimes with destruc; tive results. To keep down fire dangers you should have your heat- ing equipment cleaned and checked pedicdically. "Many of our traditional Christ- mas customs -- trees, colored lights and decorations also become fire hazards. Sometimes a combination of active children and preoccupied parents brings the one moment of earelessness which is all that fire needs. . This Christmas season, if you're in doubt about a possible fire danger in your home, or want guidance on fire protection for your family, please contact us at the fire department', says Chief Watson. 'Keep Christmas. safe for the family .. . FIRESAFE!" And here are a few department tips on safety you should know: Pick a fresh-cut Christmas tree -- one whose needles don't shed free- ly. Keep the tree trunk in water as long as the tree is in the house. Support it well and never locate it where it might cut off your escape in case of fire. Put the tree out of the house as soon as possible after Chrstmas. Check the strings of Christmas lights for frayed wires, loose con- nections and broken sockets. Never-use open flame candles on or near the.tree. Make sure tree lights. are turned off before going to bed-or leaving the house. Wateh your smoking -habits{ around the Christmas tree--a_light- ed cigarette or match can start it burning. And most important of all --you must safeguard the lives of all family members in case of fire. To be prepared--thebest action is to make emergency plans today. The Weather ax. Min Wednesday ............ 37 25 WUTUGS GAS: tosses, y areknn 25 21 TIGA Sots ee eine « 22 14 Satuedayies..5 2) it th0 3 we 27 14 SUNGANAS tess oe ren os 31 21 AVION AW ase 3 5ic2.8 2 setae wake 31 26 TeSH arate Ses ee ee 36 21 Social Evening |At Curling Club The Colbalt-Haileybury Curling Club will hold it's next social even- ing on Friday, December 15th. A Chicken Bonspiel has been planned | _ for this occasion, with dancing to" follow. All members are reminded to' keep Friday, December 29th open ' Christmas-New Year's for the party that is now being organized. Plans for a Potluck Supper, a° sing-song and dancir< to the music of Dorothy Houston's Orchestra have been made but all details have not. been completed. All mem- _ bers will be personally contacted regarding it in the near future. At the present time, the Hailey- bury Service Centre mixed com- petition is well under way with many of the twenty-eight teams already completing four games. Cobalt Taxi Drivers Warned by Council Cobalt town council voted to sup-; port its police department Tues- day night, and crack down on taxi drivers breaking the LCBO regula- tions. The council cancelled~ the li- cence of Paul Philion, who oper- ates a taxi in Coleman township, but also had a!Cobalt: licence. Phil- ion was recently fined: $100 for hav- ing liquor. Police had testified that they found a quantity of liquor and wine hidden between the grill and radia- tor of Philion's taxi when they searched it at 3.30 a.m. recently. Philion complained to- the coun- cil that-he was being persecuted by the police. . "Pat Shannon runs this town, not'the council," he said in an angry exchange. 'Nobody tells me what to do, I make my own decisions," council- lor James Jores said. . Councillor Joe Robitaille that Philion had' been warned by the council when he was given his taxi licence. "We're not playing favorites, we'll cancel the licence of any other driver who gets convicted," police chairman Redi Tesolini said. Philion said that the council can cancel its licence if it wants to. "T'll keep on operating from across the lake. I'll put a nickel in the parking meter and pick up anyone I want to," he declared. "If you do, you'll be pinched," Mr. Jones said. Dealing with other matters, the council appointed Fulton Purdy te the town planning board, and re appointed Robert MacArthur to the high school board. said strongly °