Me te hose ana ttis- emer cary the fact that in the years I serv- ed'on council as chairman of the finance committee, and as mayor, I have always been an advocate of the "Spay as you go plan". "During my terms of office a complete road paving program was completed, and not one cent was added to town ittaxes for this im- portant job; the waterworks has peen newly equipped; we have giver the recreation authority of the tewn complete moral and all possible financial support; "the fire. department has the best truck in the north, and I think this is, in "part due to my counselling some|~ delay until we were financially | in the position to buy the best.- "When I first took office the fire department had nothing but some lengths of hose and a truck to work with, now it has complete ancillary equipment, air packs, etc., and because of this, and the fact that we have a competent staff, our fire insurance rates are lower than they could have been without this efficiency." "Also, during my years in of- fice, 112 homes have been built, 'and important industrial plants |' have been put into operation." "The evidence of growth is there for all to see, a lovely park, a new town hall and garage, a town police department, formed when ~ I was mayor at a savings of $6000 (Continued on Page Six) we ee .. two- _ur's seat in eves that his 14 perience in municipal juld be of value to the yers of this town. _ar. Buffam served as mayor of Cobalt for 10 years, there was (three years on council there, has had one year on Haileybury council, and in -addition to this served for a number of years as chainman of the Cobalt School Board. "During my years on Cobalt council, close tab was kept on town spending, and my record of annual- ly balanced 'budgets was the best the Silvertown ever enjoyed. Eerie) said. departnyjent."" Tam not a resident of Haileybury I am, never-the-less a property 'owner and businessman .and dur- ing my service as councillor for Haileybury, my " responsibilities were never shirked because I live a few miles away from the town limits." : "Wy experience work in Cobalt will be valuable if you elect me as mayor-of Hailey-: bury," he said, "all towns are faced with problems, the only~ difference. is in degree."' Mr. Buffam said that if he is elected he will work for all parts for the town; not just one section; recommend the extension of pave- ments so that children will not have to walk on the highway; recom- mend the widening of roads in the downtown area and around the high schools at the south side of fowa. "J was able to effect this,'" con-"|" tinued Mr. Buffam,<"because I had the complete co-operation of the}- council, the works department, the | town clerk and the: "police and fire| ' 'Haileybury to Elect Mayor, Council, Board "while it may be suggested that' in. municipal. _axpayers P psc to Swine towards aig "the township back on the progressive lines instituted by Reeve Courtemanche. We will not lower taxes by 'complaining, but by taking positive action to pring more business and industry to the (Continued on Page Six) Charles Byam of New Lis- keard, past Grand Master ot the Grand Lodge of Ontario, Independent Order of Oddfell- ows was an honored guest at the festivities which marked the 50th Anniversary of Silver Rebekah Lodge: About - 150 members of the eight Northern lodges were present to assist" with 'the celebrations, vadard, «a Ted White- Jack Pacey, Jack «vas, Bill Welis and Ralph Costante. It was decided after. some dis- cussion that the carnival will be held Feb. 16, 17, and 18 in order not to conflict with -carnivals being held by ~~ other northern 'towns, which have followed Tem- agami's example in promoting winter sports. The Temagami. Carnival, first sponsored 'by the Temagami Chamber of Commerce, has snow- balled into an event of sizeable importance in the winter life of northern towns. ~° Visitors attend _|from many points and sport com- petitors enter from as far south as New Hampshire. - It was voted- that a general chairman be assisted by two ap-. pointed vice-chairman -this year in order to compensate for the heavy demand on time and per- sonal -attention of men at the head. of the carnival project. Some 15° competitive 'events - are} Late elvan und Gompmutice » mem- Haileybury voters this year will elect a mayor, council and mem- bers of the school board, with two in the field for the office of may- or, nine are fighting for the six four vacant Seaie on the school board: Mayor Arthur H. Cooke, seeking his 12th term of office and tenth as mayor will be opposed by Ken- neth Buffam, who has an equal- ly long record as Mayor of Cobalt. Mr. Buifam was on Haileybury Council last year. _ Fighting - for six council seats will be the -present council, James council seats and eight for ~ the |- 'Whelan, Dr. us C. Arnold, Ben. Budgeon, Merv Lavigne, James Timmins and newcomers Charles Camsell, Ray de Sousa, A. Mitch Deraiche and Maurice Findlay. 'On the ballot for Board of Edu- cation will be Mrs. Audrey Bond, Bud Brooks, Allan Green, C. E. Grozelle, David McLaughlin, G. P. Thoday, Lorne Umphrey and Lorne Wiseman. Jhére -are four two-year seats open on the board, made so by the termination of the two-year term of Mrs. Bond, Mr. Thoday and Mr. 'Umphrey. - The election will be held. on 'De- cemiber 4, Wast idan a» ics are being . connection with _ seam derby and stock racing. .The carnival jueen contest always pro- vokes great interest. It is hop- ed that ski event will be favoured with suitable weather and snow. Among those present and par-. ticipating actively in discussions ~ were outstanding drivers and owners of racing dog teams, Roma Goudrea of Chelmsford, Len Cote of Martin River and Tony Landry of Azilda, d Shot in the Arm For Area Mines. President Kennedy has dumped -- a Christmas present into the lap of district silver mines. It was an- ~ nounced in Washington yesterday that he has ordered the U.S. Treas- . ury. to-stop selling silver from its reserves. ' This, in effect, is creating a cous silver market, something the oper- ators have been hoping for, for . many years. Silver from the WS. ic Treasury reserves has been hold ing the price down to around 91 .cents, Tt"is freely' pidicted that silver ° will hit- at least $1.25 an ounce. - |This will spur -an immense new » search for silver-in the area from - Gowganda to Silver Center. 'Silver operators are unanimous in the area' that the almost inevit- -- able increase in the price of silver will result in vastly extended ac-_ tivity in every-phase of. mining. The Gowganda-Cobalt area is one of the few places where silver is found in a pure state. Most sil- ver is produced as a by-product of base metal mining, and the base metal operators are not likely to increase tonnages substantially just for the silver content of their ores. ; Mayor Fulton Purdy of Cobalt described the news as the finest Christmas present the town could have. "There is bound to be @ boom, and the town must plan to - take advantage of it," he said.