Csnada 'lTirâ€"nmins, Ont., Thursday,â€"i\TIarch 26th, 1931 A magistrate at Sault Ste. Marie recently told a man conâ€" victed in court of some crime or another that he might have his freedom on suspended sentence if he promised to leave the Sault and stay away from that pestâ€"ridden city for twenty years. The man promised but a week or so ago broke the promise by visiting the Sault. As a result of his breach of promise the man was sent to jail for six months. ‘This seems an opportunity for those sentimental newspapers that are forever sobbing over criminals and malefactors to pour their abuse on the magistrate and the law. A man who would willingly go to the Sault after once being there deserves the sympathy of all. A man who would risk jail to return to the Sault should be kept by the state, but not in a jJail The Toronto Board of Control has adopted the strict rule that all men employed on the demolition work in connection with the alteration of some city streets shall hereafter be paid a minimum of sixty cents per hour for their labour. This is better than the rate paid men on relief work on the roads for the Northern Ontario Development Department. In fact it is just twice as good. A leading member of the House of Commons last week one day spoke for four hours and a half. It took him half an hour to tell what he knew; another halfâ€"hour was taken in telling what he suspected; while the rest of the time was devoted to reading extracts from other people‘s speeches to show what they didn‘t know and never suspected. There are mighty few men in the House of Commons toâ€"day who can talk for four hours and a half and say something all the time. A speech stretching over four hours and a half would be a joke were it not for the cost to the country. For years H. A. Freston, one of the oldâ€"timers of the North Land, has been advocating a road to connect Timâ€" mins and the intervening country with Sudbury. He called the proposed road plan "the belt line of roads for the North" because it would form a sort of chain that would connect by roadway practically all the centres of the North as well as opening up a new section of country remarkable for its mineral wealth, its agricultural possibilities and its wonderâ€" ful attractions for tourists. Now, Mr. Preston is advocating what may be termed a belt line of railway lines. His preâ€" sent proposal is,that the T. N. O. be extended from Elk Lake to Timmins, passing through the Matachewan area. Just as The Advance supported heartily the idea of a belt line of roads, so this paper is equally enthusiastic for a belt line of railway lines. The extension of the railway proposed would serve the new Matachewan field in doubly effective way. It would provide for traffic into the camp in a way no other plan could accomplish. It would also place at the disposal of the new gold camp the facilities offered by Timâ€" mins, the largest town in the North Land. Timmins has a number of large mining concerns and other big industries and as a result is equipped to supply all sorts of goods on short notice. The contractors at the works north of Cochâ€" rane in the past year or two have found that for supplies, repairs, equipment and other necessities required on short notice, as these things usually are, Timmins is in partiâ€" cularly good position to supply practically all demands that may arise. To be connected with Timmins would be a great advantage for the new Matachewan camp. In addiâ€" tion it may be noted that south of Timmins the country is known to be rich in mineral wealth. A railway line beâ€" tween here and Elk Lake would undoubtedly mean the esâ€" tablishment of new mining camps and generally aid in the development of the North Land. It is only reasonable to expect that the extension of the T. N. O. from Elk Lake to Timmins would be followed by a further extension of the T. N. 0. in years to come to connect this area with Kaâ€" puskasing. This would mean much for the whole North, and were there connection by rail and road betwsen Elk Lake and Sudbury it is safe to say that the whole developâ€" ment of the North Land would receive an impetus that would fully warrant the expenditure involved. Thursday, March 26th, 1931 Looking at streets and yards in Timmins these days the | ment stopped that vicious discrimination in freight rates value of a general cleanâ€"up this spring is apparent. In against Canadian pulpwood but in the meantime the inâ€" less material ways a cleanâ€"up would also be of value. The dustry suffered and thousands of workers were idle for a people in general should be ready to support and assist in ‘time. As for the Conservative party talking about putting both kinds of cleanâ€"ups. A clean town, physitally, morâ€" }a.n export tax or embargo on pulpwood, such a statement ally and every other way, is the best sort of town for the is certainly far from the facts. The chief talk The Adâ€" average man and family. In health and morals the averâ€" ,’,vance has heard in recent years about the proposed pulpâ€" age man has everything to gain and nothing to lose by | wood embargo has been from Liberal party leaders who had having the town clean. It is admitted quite frankly that a habit of pretending ‘that someone else wanted to impose Timm#ins has been a remarkably clean town in every way, isuch a tax. There was a time when it did | not need to doff its hat to any other town in the Northl from the general viewpoint. Land in this respect. That is the way it should be, and it | such an embargo. He gave it very emphatic denial. During the last Dominion election Mr. D. Chenier, the Conservative candidate, was called upon more than once to deal with the whispered story that he favoured Hon. is in the interests of every good citizen and his family that | Mr. Finlayson also flatly denied that he or the Governâ€" the spring cleanâ€"up should be complete and effective. * * * x ment or the party leaned to any embargo further than the one already in force in regard to timber from crown lands. In an address to the House of Commons last week J. A.| Hon. Mr. Ferguson, when premier of the province made Bradette, MP., for this riding, referred to The Advance as a "good Conservative paper." The Advance will admit anly part of this description. It‘s a good paper, all right, but its policies are more concerned with the North Land and a fair deal than with any party. Mr. Bradette proved this in the quotation he made from The Advance. That quotation was a criticism of the provincial Conservative government for its failure to pay a living wage to workers employed on relief work on the roads in this North. e # xz *# The city council of East Windsor has passed a resolution aurging the Ontario Government to set a minimum wage of fAifty cents per hour for all labour employed on Government road work throughout the province. The East Windsor similar statements. When a pulpwood embargo was proâ€" posed some years ago at a meeting of the Ontario Associâ€" ated Boards even the strongest Liberals would admit that it was Conservative party men who led the fight and battled the hardest to defeat the resolutionâ€" urging the embargo. The fact is that in regard to this pulpwood embargo idea party lines did not hold, for anyone knowing the conditions in the Nerth would almost inevitably object to an embargo because of the injury likely to be done to the interests of the settlers by any such measure. Mr. Bradette seems to be unfortunate when he attempts openly +o play politics. The fact that he voted against the spending of Dominion money for a Transâ€"Canada highway when his party was in power seriously discounts his advocacy now of the proceâ€" eouncil is asking municipal councils and other bodies to!dure he condemned by his party vote. Credit, however, is join in pressing this proposal upon the Government. It would be a good thing if the provincial government would adopt a minimum wags> not cnly for read work but for all other lines of government work, the plan to include any work done by contractors. If such a comprehensive miniâ€" mum wage scalse had been in force, there would not have been the grounds for criticism that there were here because men received only two dollars and forty cents per day on relief road work for the Northern Ontario Development Deâ€" partment. It would not have been possible either for conâ€" tractors on work for the government in this North to have due to Mr. Bradette for bringing forcibly before the Doâ€" minion House, as he did in his speech last week, the wrong done to many of the workers in this constituency who were paid only $2.40 per day on relief work on the roads. To The Advance it would have appeared better had he left out some of the party propaganda in his address and deâ€" voted the time thus saved to urging the Department of Laâ€" tour to action in the matter of men in this North Land being asked to labour at the rate of $2.40 per dayâ€"a rate that appears to be considerably before a fair living wage under the conditions of this country and this day. In an address to the House of Commons last week J. A. Bradette, MP., for this riding, referred to The Advance as a "good Conservative paper." The Advance will admit anly part of this description. It‘s a good paper, all right, but its policies are more concerned with the North Land and a fair deal than with any party. Mr. Bradette proved road work throughout the province. The East Windsor eouncil is asking municipal councils and other bodies to join in pressing this proposal upon the Government. It would be a good thing if the provincial government would adopt a minimum wags> not cnly for read work but for all other lines of government work, the plan to include any work done by contractors. If such a comprehensive miniâ€" mum wage scalse had been in force, there would not have been the grounds for criticism that there were here because men received only two dollars and forty cents per day on relief road work for the Northern Ontario Development Deâ€" partment. It would not have been possible either for conâ€" tractsrs on work for the government in this North) to~ have GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER this in the quotation he made from The Advance. That quotation was a criticism of the provincial Conservative government for its failure to pay a living wage to workers employed on relief work on the roads in this North. men received relief road w partment. It tractsrs on w ho Yoropine Aduvartoe of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association TIMMIN®S, ONTARIO #) 0f 96â€"â€"â€"PHONESâ€"â€"RESIDENCE 70 Published Every Thursday by: GEO LAKE, Owner and Publisher Subscription Rates: $2.00 per year this proposal upon the Government. It thing if the provincial government would n wags not cnly for rcad work but for government work, the plan to include any itractors. If such a comprehensive miniâ€" had been in force, there would not have for criticism that there were here because y two dollars and forty cents per day on or the Northern Ontario Development Deâ€" ild not have been possible either for conâ€" for the government in this North to have United States . $3.00 per year escaped with the low rates paid labour. In the contracts for the extension of the T. N. O. labour was protected to some extent by a clause requiring the payment of the "prevailing wages," but the phrase is elastic enougn to allow less than a fair rate to be paid simply because other firms in the area may not be paying high enough wages. The government should set an example to private enterprise in the matter of wages paid as well as in other affairs. A good citizen of the town, who has given much time and effort in the past to beautifying the grounds around his home, last week commended The Advance for some recent articles supporting the idea of a general effort to add to the beauty of Canada. "But what‘s the use?" he asked. "A man gets a nice lawn and flower garden and his home all fixed up until he is almost satisfied with its good appearâ€" ance, and then a nearqneighbour opens a wood yard in the | vicinity and the beauty of that block is gone." The reâ€"| marks of this citizen impresses the fact that one man or a group of men can not beautify the town. It needs the coâ€" operation of all. Last year there was a lawn on one of the streets in the lower part of the town and few people passed this lawn without stopping to admire it. The citizen resâ€" ponsible for the fine lawn deserved the fullest admiratlon‘ because the lawn represented an enormous amount of work : to maintain it in decent condition. The greater part of the; work involved was due to the fact that neighbours on both | sides allowed their properties to bloom as veritable dandeâ€" lion pastures. Any Governmental plan to beautify Canada will fail unless it has the support and coâ€"operation of all the towns, cities and villages. Similarly, the efforts of inâ€" dividual towns and cities will be nullified unless there is a general support from the citizens. All will have to assist ini the work of beautifying the town. The Horticultural Society has done much in past years to add to the good appearance j of the town by encouraging lawns and gardens. The natuâ€" ral situation of this town was not particularly beautiful but it is remarkable what has been done to give the town the appearance of a city of attractive homes and attractive surroundings. There are whole blocks of clean and tidy and attractive homes on many streets of the town each sumâ€" mer. The number of these pleasing blocks increases each year. What is needed now is a general support and coâ€" operation for the idea of making the town in general as ‘pleasing in appearance and as agreeable to beautyâ€"lovers as it is possible to have it. If all will work together to this end the town of Timmins can easily be the bestâ€"appearing ‘town in the North. A young Finlander, whom The Cochrane Post evidently believes was a "White" or loyal Finn, was recently stabbed in the arm, back and face by another Finn, whom the Post surmises was a "Red" or communist Finn .The Post seems to surmise that the knife in the hands of the "Red" Finn narrowly missed vital points in the anatomy of the "White" Finn who is loyal to his adopted country. The "White" Finn is described by The Post as "goodâ€"natured, even when under the influence of liquor, his worst offence when in this condition being said to be a desire to sing." From this brief account the attitude of The Advance and that of The Post may be summarized. The Advance regrets to see a loyal man in hospital with knife wounds. This newsâ€" paper would not like to see him in jail even for getting drunk so long as he kept goodâ€"natured. The Advance would not even penalize a loyal man for singing. But to the disloyal, the ingrates who would destroy what the vast majority of the people of this country hold dearest, The Advance would be glad to have all the "Reds" in jail, and none of the "Whites" in hospital. On the other hand The Post apparently thinks that training and education would remedy the matter. In this case it may be true, for with a little more training the "Red" might have missed few vital spots and so the matter would have been settled, except for those who believe with The Advance that the first and chief consideration should be given to loyal people and their safety. LK Ks d k Kok Tc h 1 h ks â€"" : S Bd Ni d i. C ts Sn Wce N on e 21 c uns Nee ies 1 9 4 i decent condition. The greater part of the as due to the fact that neighbours on both | eir properties to bloom as veritable dandeâ€"| |p, league standing to date is as iny Governmental plan to beautify Canada|follows:â€"Northern Power, 21 points; it has the support and coâ€"operation of all Porcupine Advance, 20 points; T. N. s and villages. Similarly, the efforts of inâ€"| C., 19 points; Hygienic Barbers, 14 and cities will be nullified unless there is a |points; Royal Studios, 13 points; Pierce from the citizens. All will have to assist in Furniture, 11 points; Ellies Bros. 7 utifying the town. The Horticultural Society | points; Ma»rsha,ll-Eccl.estone, 7 points. in past years to add to the good appearance fcf}s;‘fltf_ of Monday‘s matches are as encouraging lawns and.gardens. Thg natu-i Ii‘orr;;pine wingâ€"four points this town was not particularly beautiful but Ifrom Hygienic Barbers who defaulted. ; what has been done to give the town thei Marshallâ€"Ecclestone‘s win four points a city of attractive homes and attractiveipy default of Ellies Bros. Only two men are on the honour roll this week:â€"A. Sauve, 700, and E. G. Dickson, 681. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO Close Race Now in Mercantile Bowling Nor hern Power at Head of List, with Poreupine Advance Only a Point Behind. T. N. 0. a Very Close Third. . Anything May Happen in This Half. Marchallâ€"Ecclestone and The Porcuâ€" pine Advance each won four pints by the default of Ellies Bros. and Hygienic Barbers in the Mercantile League bowlâ€" ing cn Monday evening this week while the Royal Studios failed to get going and were blanked by the Northern Powâ€" er team. Pierce Furniture came back into the running by taking three points from the league leaders, the T. N. O. team. Noerthern Power are now leading with 21 points, with The Advance close second, being only one point behind, ard the T. N. O. equally close being only one point behind The Advance. A. Balulye :....... K. Tomkinson E: A. Tomkinson H. BArr‘(.‘.... C. Alton ... T. Bonnah wW. Booth :. C. Brown . AHan ... q. td 10 iesd Handlicap ............ 2 TY::. Tobals‘ ...;:s... 32. 800 ©‘850 i NORTHERN POWER J. ~Paithful >:;:;...}.,. 149;;...;. E. Salomaa ... 208:.....109;....% B. McQuarrie ... 145.::154.;;. J ; .:. 8909 1090 PIERCE FURNITURE Ty: M. Shinehoft ... 245......159....,. 186 L. ~Pilerce".::.:"::..... C W 113......158......188 ‘Totals ... Handicap T 837 Northern Power wins Totals ... Handicap Totals ... Handicap 1060 1094 973 Pierce Furniture wins 3 points ROYAL STUDIOS ......... 245......236 ... ison".... 151.;.;..159;% ©1060....,..240.... .. 311..1 188. Swift‘s Premium ~ _ Make Sure of "Premium" for Easter 670 167 819 139 143 187 161 175 153 965 862 83 4 points 695 167 760 139 186 149 170 160 999 219 198 186 198 801 828 671 167 169 146 212 144 197 168 175 941 149 160 186 162 182 188 878 Ham : Bacon 2036 ...001 2478 20520 427 700 508 592 597 434 543 511 548 567 533 331 503 411 9 i 6 545 590 567 681 459 Mistaken About the Transâ€"Canada Highway (From The New Liskeard Speaker) | An exchange says:â€""We fear that| the towns along the T. N. 0. weaken their advocacy of the Northern route by entertaining the delusion that the straight north and south Ferguson highway can be permanently incorporâ€" ated into the coastâ€"toâ€"coast highway, to the utter seclusion of Northâ€"western Quebec, and so they will enjoy the monopoly of northbound traffic.‘" Our friend makes the above stateâ€" ment and then proceeds to point out the "bcoorishness" of such a policy. Were such the case we believe ho would monopoly of northbound traffic.‘ Our friend makes the above stateâ€" ment and then proceeds to point out the "bcorishness" of such a policy. Were such the case we believe he would be quite justified in making the critiâ€" ism ho does but, fortunately very few along the T. N. O. section of the Ferâ€" suson highway would be foolish encugh to entertain such ideas. As The Speaker has frequently pointed out, @uebec has in the making, and with compfetion expected very early next summer, road from the C.N.R. east of Cochrane down through the Rouyn, North Temiskaming and Villeâ€" Marie valleys which will be to Northâ€"Western Quebec just what the Ferguson highâ€" way is to the districts of Nipissing, Temiskaming and Cochrane. We exâ€" pect other roads farther east in the Province of Quebec will also be built to parallel the roads we are referring to, just as we expect roads through Algoâ€" ma, west of the Ferguson nignway, weuld be built to the proposed northern highway. It happens the Ferguson Lighway is now built and quite naturâ€" ally would be the main connecting link until roads could be built to suit other territories. Why pro‘ong the discussion? Ths Temiskaming Associated Boards â€" Cf Trads are now unanimous in regard to their demands in connection with the transâ€"C2anada highway; the Ontario Governmenrt, through Premier Henry and the Hon. Wm. Finlayson, say a thorough investigation, including both engineerinz and aviation experts, will be undertaken before a decision is arrived at and the Federal Government intimate that "funds‘" are getting rather low for the immediate construction of the through road. FANCY DRESS BALL BY THE TEMMINS CITIZENS‘ BAND The Timmins Citizens‘ Band held a fancy dress ball on March 18th in the MciIntyre hall, Schumacher. The patâ€" rons of the event spent a pleasant evening. The prize winners were as follcows:â€"ladies, first, Mrs. Chulak; second, Miss F. Perréault; gentlemen, first, W. E. Bull; second Mr. Ansara. Miss A. Perreault was given the honcur of being the "Beauty of the Ball," winâ€" ning the ten dollar gold piece for this. There were ten dollar gold pieces for the cther first prize winners and five dollar gold pieces for the next best. To assist the band in the music Mrs. Huxley‘s orchestra from Schumacher was engaged. The band‘s dance music was popualr, as was suggested by the repeated encores. The band will in the near future feature another novelty dance with the band as an orchestra. Waco Newsâ€"Tribune:â€"The chief obâ€" jection to those swell gengster funerals is their infrequency. 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Premium Hams retain their full flavor when served, because they require no parboiling before broiling or frying. o % * < r/lf7/’////flf’//fllï¬//////â€//f’f/’t,’//f/,l,’fflfl,,’fff/% This offer good until after Easter PHONE 575â€"J »xxsxs‘x\\\\\\\\\\\“\x\\\\m\\x\\\\\\\\\\\\x\m\\w t** 343 64 Second Half of the Mercantile Bowling Balance of the Matchos to be Played in the Second Half of the Mercantile League to Complete the Serie;, The following are the matches to be played in the balance of the Mercantile Bowling league:â€" March 30â€"Marshallâ€"Ecclestone vs Northern Power, alleys 1 and 2; Hyâ€" gienic Barbers vs T. N. O., 3 and 4; Ellies Bros. vs Royal Studios, 5 and 6 Porcupine Advance vs Pierce Purniture, 7 and 8. April 6â€"Ellies Bros. vs Porcupine Adâ€" vance, 1 and 2; Royal Studio vs Pierce Furniture, 3 and 4; T. N. O. vs Norâ€" thern Power, 5 and 6; Hygisnic Barâ€" jers, vs Marshallâ€"Ecclestone, 7 and 8. April 13â€"Marshallâ€"Ecclestone‘s vs T. N. O., 1 and 2; Northern Power vs Hygienic Barbers, 3 and 4; Pierce Furâ€" niture vs Ellies Bros., 5 and 6; Royal Studio vs Porcupiine Advance, 7 and 8. April 20â€"Hygienic Barbers vs Royal Studio, 1 and 2; Pierce PFurniture vs Marshallâ€"Ecclestone, 3 and 4; Porcuâ€" pine Advance vs T N. O., 5 and 6; Ellies Bros. vs Northern Powsr, 7 and 8. April 27â€"T. N. O. vs Ellies Bros., 1 and 2 Northern Power vs Porcupine Advance, 3 and 4; Hygenic Barbers vs Pierce Furniture, 5 and 6; Marshallâ€" Ecclestone vs Royal Studio, 7 and 8. May 4â€"Pierce Furniture vs Northern Power, 1 and 2; Royal Studio vs T. Shoppe Open Every Evening Room 2 Upstairs Gordon Block, Pine St. Complete with Shampoo, Finger Wave and Trim e _ BEAUTY SHOPPE PERMANENT WAVE SPECIAL $10 Wave for $65>° Special Attention Given to White and Gray Hair MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENTS EARLY N. O., 3 and 4; Marshallâ€"Ecclestone vs Porcupine Advance, 5 and 6; Ellies Bros vs Hygienic Barbers, 7 and 8. May 11â€"Porcupine Advance vs Hyâ€" gienic Barbers, 1 and 2; Ellies Bros. vs Marshallâ€"Ecclestone, 3 and 4; Royal Stiudio vs Northern Power, 5 and 6; T. N. O. vs Pierce Furniture, 7 and 8. The Timmins Citizens‘ Band reports arrangements as well under way for the regatta and the band carnival. Admission tickets are on sale in town now. To boost the sale of tickets for the fourth of July, the last night of the carnival, the band is giving some very useful gifts. A valuable watch is to be awarded in one competition. In this contest, the compstitors have to estiâ€" mate the time the watch will stop. The watch will be wound up on June 4th and rlaced in the vault of a Timmins bank in a sealed box. The box will be opened on July 4th and the one who estimates the correct or nearest correct time at which the watch stops will be the winner of the watch. The band will also give a number of other good prizes in connection with the event. In addition to the regatta at the rivâ€" er on July lst, the band will op/in up at the rink at 7 pm. on July lst. In addition to the usual midway features the band expects to stage a series of boxing bouts for July l1st. Features Planned for Band Carnival Event 9.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m