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To One and All A In another colunwn of this issue will be found reference to the last regular meeting of this year‘s council, h:ld on Friday afternoon last with all the memâ€" bers of council present, except Mayor Richardson, who was called to the Weit on account of the serious ilintss of Mrs. Richardson‘s brother, In additicn to the matters touched on in the other report elsewhere in this issue ther:s were ather discussions as noted hereâ€" report elsewhere in this were other discussions as with. MHolidays for Men in Public Works Department Councillor Bartleman asked if there were certain men in the ‘public works department included on the payroll, though not working. Acting Mayor Chateauvert said that the matter had been taken up with the mayor and the public works department and that there were a couple of such cases, these being men who were on regular holiday. Town Engineer said it had been the custom to give holidays to men in this department as. in other departments after they had given long service. The acting mayor said that he had sugâ€" gested to previous councils a regular plan whereby a man after five years‘ service to the town in the works‘ deâ€" partment would be entitled to one week‘s holiday, while if he had ten years‘ service he would be entiiled to two woeek‘s holiday. two woeek‘s holiday. Dr. Day couldn‘t understand why a man in the public works department was not entitled to holidays with pay as in other departments. Councillor â€" Bartleman â€" commented that while the numbir of men working for the town had been cut down, the number of foremen remained the same. Acting Mayor Chateauvert who is chairman of this year‘s finance comâ€" mittee, said that the judge at Cochrane had found fault with him for signing the payrolls without knowing exactly what heâ€"wasâ€" signing and â€"he «did not intend to lay himself open to question in any further case. He would not sign the payroll except after the council had Town Engineer MacLkean said that it had been the custom for years to allow holidays to the men permanntly on the public works staff as foremen or straw bosses. This year was the first time it had been questioned and by that timse two of the men had had their holidays. In answer to Councillor Barâ€" t‘eman Mr. MacLean said there were 45 men now employed by the town, with two foremen, and six "straw bosses." Thz latter worked the same as the men and only received their orâ€" dinary pay but they were in charge of the various groups. Councillor Bartleâ€" man thought this too many bosses for ths: number of men employed, but the town enginger explained that in view of the fact that there were a number of small groups of men at differint parts of the town it was necessary to have the "straw tosses" for efficiency. Intention to Press for -lj-aâ€";';est Possible Amount of Restiâ€" tution. To Seek Judgment in Courts. Holidays for Works Dept. Man Referred to. Other Matters at Town approved the case of the men on holiâ€" day. Reference being mads to the long hours that firemen and police might have to work without extra pay while men on public works were paid for <xâ€" tra time, Dr. Day said that as an old fireman himself he knew firemen someâ€" times had to continue twenty or twenâ€" tyâ€"two hours on a stretch, but th‘is would be followed by day after day when their work was comparatively easy, while the police dspartment had a grind all the time, with extra work cn occasion. . Chief Borland commented that the firemen did not ask for extra pay for extra work, but were ready to do their part to the best of their abllity Porquis Building Destroyed by Fire Ing of last week the warehouse of the Northern Development Department at Porquis Junction was destroyed by firs, the contents as well as the building itself falling prey to the flames. The man in charge of the building,. Thos. Parliament, had a narrow escape. He was wakensd by live coals from the ceiling above him falling onto the bed in which he was sleeping. He managed Warehouse of Northern Deâ€" velopment Dept. Burns Down. Man in Charge has Narrow Escape. liament‘s hom Nellie Lake at Thke cause of the fire is thought to have been overheated stovepipes setting fire to the woodwork through which uded C lat he malke ‘ouncil. nake his way from the burning ding, but did not have time to save of the contents or to resecue any of own personal belongings which inâ€" led clothing and Christmas presents t he had in the building. Mr. Parâ€" rent‘s home is on a farm between ie Lake and Devonshire, where he ids the weekâ€"ends. On other nights remains at the warehouse. 1 Section 8 Pages early hour on Tuesday mornâ€" st week the warehouse of th As occasion arose. Councillor McDermott endorsed what Town Engineer MacLkean had said about the custom of giving holidays to town foremen aftâ€"r lengthy service. However, in view of the fact that they were paid by the hour, their case was different to thos> on monthly pay, and this was the reason that the holidays had been questioned. Dr. Day suggested that the payroll be passed and the matter could be dealt with for the future by next year‘s counâ€" cil. Councillor Bartlieman agreed, add ng, "but it is not to be a precedent." The oth:r members of council a‘so agreed, thus giving the chairman of the finance committee full authority to sign the payrolls. To Secure Most Possiblo in Restitution To Secure Most Possiblo in Restitution Acting Mayor Chateauvert brought up the question of appointing a soliciâ€" tor to secure as much money as posâ€" sible in connection with the recent Perreault and DeLuca misappropriation cases. "Our lawyers," he said, "advise that we make every effort to follow up the case and secure all possible." The mayor was away, and personally he felt undecided in the matter and would like the opinions of other memkers of the council. Councillor Bartleman recommended securing judgment against Perreault, and perhaps against DeLuca. Dr. Day said that the amount sugâ€" gesteq as restitution had been a paltry one. He felt it was the duty of the council to attempt to secure all posâ€" sible. If they secured mors than the amount offered it would be better, and even if they didn‘t they would have done their duty in trying. On motion of Councillors Bartleman and McDermott it was declded to enâ€" ter action against Perreault and Deâ€" Luca to recover the money misapproâ€" priated. ‘The appointment â€"ofa« soliciâ€" tor for this was left to the chairman of the finance committee. Discussion in Payroll Cas‘s Councillor Bartleman said he thought there would be a report on the Cochâ€" rane cases for this meeting. He felt that the public expected it Acting Mayor Chateauvert reviewed what had been gjven the recent special meeting held in the matter. On April 24th when the misappropriations had come to light, he had gone through the ledgers and other books of the town and found the postingy away behind. Same of the books were months behind and the arrears of taxes were uot postâ€" ed. Some had wanted to blame the auditor, and a special meeting with the auditor to explain why the work Szame of the books were months behind and the arrears of taxes were uot postâ€" ed. Some had wanted to blame the auditor, and a special meeting with the auditor to explain why the work had not been done had bzen suggested. Councillor â€" Bartlein«n.â€"*"Have â€" you (Continued on Page HKignt) Kiwanis Father and Son Luncheon Today Last Week‘s Meeting was the Regular Christmas Event with Presents for All and Rhymes for Many. numorC happy | will there w a@l} thos capacity On Frida; mas tree of Sunday Sct hall. Preser the year by Pleasing Christmas Tree of St. Matthew‘s Church mn€ e@(qUuUa ng ime Many me and ma: Published at Timmins, Ont., Canads, Every MONDAY and Tlll'm St. Matthew‘s Church was held in the parish n of prizes won during students was made and nuts and candies for t The hall was full to OCCAaAsliOl impanyir s were In all were ers had a vÂ¥ laugh in and the Kiwanl The annual Christmas tree and enâ€" tertainment under the auspices of the Salvation Army was held Monday eveâ€" ning in the S. A. hall, Pourth avenue. The crowd was probably the biggest ever attonding a similar event here and all present, children and adults alike, had a gelightful time. Of course, the big feature of the evening was the visit of Santa Claus, who distributed the presents, fruit and candy. The Christâ€" mas tree itself was noteworthy for its decorations. Then the programme for the evening was especially attractive and delighted all. The following is the programm®, as given :â€" Chairman‘s Remarks. Tableau, "Home Scene." Recitation, *‘"*Welcome," by Jean Loader. March, "Jingle Bells," Sand Tray Class. Solo, "Away in the Manger," Beulah Blackmore. Guitar Solo, "Silent Night," Edgar Nicholls. Dialogue, "Telling the Story." Christmas Tree at the Salvation Army Dialogue, "Telling the Story." Recitation, "Christmas Story," Fleta Stevens. Cornet Solo, "Hark the Herald Anâ€" gels Sing," Mrs. R. Havens. Monologue, "Peterkin‘s Faith in Sanâ€" ta Claus," Catherine Richardson. Dialogue, "Converting the Infidel," Shirley Dunbar and Ross Hart. Solo, "Christmas Time son. pa Reeitation, "Christmas Greetings," Phyllis Keats. Dialogue, "Mother," by a number of girls. Recitation, "If You‘re Good," Lyman Dilman. Dialogue, "Looking on the Bright Side," by four boys. Recitation, "Light of the East," Mrs W. Potter. Piano Solo, "Star of the East White. Dialogue, "Getting Ahead of | Big Crowd and Very Enjoyâ€" able Event on Monday Evening. Excellent Proâ€" cramme Presented. ‘The death of Charles Henry Pearce, aged 54 years, occurred on Friday after a very short illness. He had been in St. Mary‘s hospital for only a few days previous to his passing. Mr. Pearce hagq been a highly reâ€" spected citizen of Timmins for the past 15 years and had been employed steadâ€" ily at the Hollingser. He came directly to Timmins from his birthplace in England. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, all of whom live in Timmins. The funeral service was held from the Timmins United Church this afterâ€" noon and burial took place at the South Porcupine cemetery. Death on Friday Last of Charles Henry Pea Roger, 10â€"monthsâ€"old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Cote of 279 Cedar street north, died in St. Mary‘s hospital on Friday, after a short illness. The short funeral service was neic on Saturday. Death Friday of Infant Son of Mr. and Mrs. Cote M""W'W'mm"mmm «t t P W P LA â€"A L ~A P L fetting Ahead of Grand TIMMINS, ONTARIO, MONDAY, DECEMBER 30TH, Mona Davidâ€" M1I The death ccecurred last week of Mrs. Alfred Metagay of 117 Wilson avenue, at the age of 87 years. Mrs. Metagay had lived in Timmins for the past three years and hagq come here from Quebec. She was bo:n in St. Famille d‘Orleans. She is survived here by her husband and some members of hber family. ~The {_uncral soervice was chelda ‘to the Timmins Roman Catholic cemetery on Saturday. $ B. Decaris, an employee of th> Everâ€" sady service station at Schumacher, was burned about the hands and face last week when a small exp‘osion took alace in ths garage. Although it was at first thought he was severely injured, it later proved that the burns were not serious. Burns Not Serious from an Explosion at Garage servyIcoe‘ °s was burned last week when in the gar first thought he Death of Mrs. A. Metagay at the Age of 87 Years Mr. and Mrs. A. Cousinsau wer )rs to Sturgeon Falls last week New Year‘s Message to The Porcupine Advance It is a pleasure indeed to cxâ€" tend. through the columns of your paper, the Greetings of the Season to the mining fratcrnity of Northern Ontarioe, and to conâ€" gratulate thsm on th2> excellent record of Ontario‘s gold mines during the past year. The big producers in the Porâ€" cupine and Kirkland Lake areas have been making generous us: of their surplus funds in the d>â€" velopment of new gold enterprises and by so doing they have mads an important contribution toâ€" ward the perpeluity of the indusâ€" try. May the gold mines in 1935 b tive for greater achi: the coming year. ttawa, December 21 The Hon. {inister of ichisvements of Mines reral O our 1 incenâ€" 181 ~â€" Legion Distributes Cheer to Settlers Christmas h faces us! Wil Such are the perhaps amon and trus.ing i this immcecdiat Christmas has gone! A Newâ€" Year faces us! Will it bring better timas? Such are the thoughts of many, but perhaps among those who are hoping and trus.ing it will are the settlers o{ this imimediate district of the North. Away to an early start last spring, with a sp end:d opening summ‘r season, things locked very bright, ut â€" the weather conditions at the clese of the growing season were not at all favourâ€" able and in consequence the settlers were the losers. Among these were seyâ€" ral exâ€"servicemen and ther Timmins branch of the Legion hearing of their distresseq condition, set to work to make their lot a little brighter. Exâ€" Lervicemen‘s familics in the Connaught, Hoyle and Nellie Lake districts were sent hampers of foodstuffs and the children also toys and candies. In all 42 hampers were distributed and over 200 toOvs. The thanks of all are extendeg to Austin Neame, and his assistants, inâ€" cluding his two sons, Garth and Porter. In a short interview with Mr. Neame while busily packing, he said: ‘Don‘t make too much fuss, as it is just anâ€" cther Legicn service." This exempliâ€" fied the spirit of goodwill displayed by the officers and members of Branch 88, Canadian Legion. Local Branch of the Canaâ€" dlian Legion did Good Ser: vice in Helping the Exâ€" servicemen among Northâ€" ern Settlers. Peculiar Fire Here Christmas Morning cight o‘clock when the department was called down to 73 Commercial avenue. The house was found to be full of smoke and two holes each nearly two feet square had been burned through the floor. At ths time of the investiâ€" gation the fire was out although the house had been unsccupied for more than eight hours. Leaving the placse about midnight, the residents had banked the coal fire well angq shortly afterwards the stove had exploded, it is believed, tossing live coals out onto the hardwood, floor. These had burned their way through the flooring into the basement but for some reason or other the fire had burned itself out. Damage amounted to more than a hundred dollars. Another dangsrous condition wai found at 68 Thirq avenue on Friday when it was found that rubbish had been piled too close to the furnace and had caught fire. No damage was done. Other calls were for chimney fires: on Monday at 54 Messines avenue; on Tuesday at 2 Fim street south; Friday at 70 Birch street south and 117 Pine street south; Saturday at 2524 Balsam street north and this morning At 7174 Hollinger avenue. Thought that Stove Explodâ€" ed, Coals Burned Holes in Hardwood Floor Timmins fire brigade had a busy wesek while most people were preparing to celebrate. A total of 9 alarms were turned in since last Monday. One <of, the most â€"peculiar conditions ever seen in a Timmins fire was inâ€" vestigated on Christmas morning about 19: Je Published at Timminse, Ont., Canada, EKvery MONDAY und THURSDAY Warning to Merchants About Cashing Cheques Magistrate Points Out that There Must be Evidence of Intention to Defraud on Cheques that "Bounce." Both Number and V ariety in Cases at Police Court on Friday. At FPriday‘s court among the specially interesting cases were those in connecâ€" tion with the issuing of cheques that "bounc:d." Magistrate Atkinson again made it plain that the police court is not meant for the collection of accounts and that in fraud cases counected with the issuing of cheques the evidence must show intention to defraud or th: case falls down. In cases where the man issuing the cheque explains that he has no money in the bank at the time or that he has not sufficient monâ€" to meet the cheque, but that he hopes to have it at a certain time, there is no proper legal ground for charging fraud. It was also pointed out that postdated cheques were practically adâ€" mission that there was not at the moâ€" ment sufficisnt money in the account to meet the cheque, the inference being that this fact was the reason for the postdating. > Christmas Collection of Poll Tax Before Council There were many matlters of interest at the last regular session of the town council w hich was held Friday afterâ€" noon, but little business of importance was dealt with in the long session, much of the time being taken up with disâ€" cussion of a variety of subjects. These subjects included:â€"ithe collec.ion of poll tax at the Hollinger just before Christmas; complaint hy Chas. Pletsch as to damage to his property and rowâ€" dyism near his home; the case of a woman who wished to have the town instal a sewer to her property where spring water created serious difficulty; a number of relief cases; holidays for the permanent men in the town public works department plans to secure as much as | in the way of reâ€" stitution from the two former town employees recently convicted of the misappropriation of money from the town funds; thanks to the members of this year‘s council for coâ€"operation and goodwill, and good wishes for the new Ycar. 3 Explanation Made by Clerk as to Why Collection at Mine Left so Late This Year. Complaint About Damage and Rowdyism in Lower Section of Town. Other Questions Before Council. At ¢‘s Councillor J. E. H. Chateauvert was voted to the posiâ€" tion ol m mayor in place of Mayor\ f who was called last wesk to the West on account of the serious ilness Oof his brotherâ€"inâ€"law. Acting Mayor Chateauvert as usual handl d the position of presiding officer in very effective way and expedited business as much as possible. _â€"Property Damaged by Hood|ums Chas. Pletsch, 73 Hollinger avenue, registered a complaint with the counâ€" cil in regard to what he termed "riots" that occurred near his place recently. Property was destroyed by hoodlums and damage done in various ways while he ~had himself been assaultd on several occasions. Big boys and some adults were r:sponsible, he said, addâ€" Ing that some of the parents ware much worse than "their lousy sons." One practice had been to gather a heap of pebbles and pelt him with these, More recently snowballs had been substitutâ€" ed for the pebbles, He had notified the police, but the conditions continued. When the police arrived on the scene the thugs disappeared like the wind this was not the case. The charge in the law was not nearly as drastic as some appeared to believe. In cases of this sort fraud had to be shown, and if it were understood at the time that there were no funds or insufficient funds, the case could not be upheld. In two of the cases against McGee the magistrate registered a dismissal and the third case, that of Toivi Saari, ended the same way, Saari not being present to prosecute. In dismissing the cases the magistrate warned McGee that he was liable to make a slip and land in serious trouble if he followed the plan of issuing cheques for which there was not a sufficient bank balance. The acting crown attorney, Mr. Yates, told the court that McGee had depositâ€" ed with him a sum sufficient to cover the three cheques concerned, thus showing his willingness to pay the amounts in question. Other "Bouncing" Cheques Another series of cases in the matter (Continued on Page Eight) The January imgeting of the Tuxis Grads Club will be held a week from toâ€"night at the Green Apple Pie, in accordance with arrangements made at the last meeting of the club. January Meeting of Tuxis Grads Club A fine programme is assured and it has been requested that as many memâ€" bers as possible make it a point to turu out to the clu‘‘s first meeting of the new year. Tickets may be procured from any of the executive, from Secreâ€" tary Harold Craig, or fromP. T. Moisâ€" ley, About 20 members of the staffts of the two local theatres, the Goldfields and the Eimpire, were entertained last night at a dinner at the Empire hoâ€" tel given by Leo Mascioli. The affair was a most pleasant one. Staffs of Theatres at Dinner at Empire Hotel Event to be Held on Monday Evening, Jan. 6th, at the Green Apple Pie, Fourth Avenue. and everything was quiet until a few minutes after they left. "Can‘t someâ€" thing be dong, or must I get a .22 rifle?" asked Mr. Pletsch. â€" "Do you think that the police have failed in their duty in the matter?" asked Acting Mayor Chateauvert. "I wouldn‘t say that," replied Mr. Pletsch, "but the sight of the police car or man in uniform is enough to make the fellows fly, and then they retun later to continue their evil work." He thought a plainsclothesman would te the only kind that would able to do anything and he might have to stay at the scene for some time. The acting mayor suggested that Chief Paul be asked for his opinion in the matter. The police chief said that he had sent officers from time to time in answer to the complaints of Mr. Fletsch. This stopped any trouble for the time being. The police could not act unless they found someone breakâ€" ing the law. Acting Mayor Chateauvert suggzested that the names of some of the offendâ€" ers be secured. The chi¢f said this had been done and warnings given. Councillor â€" Bartleman asked Mr. Pletsch why he did not prosecute those responsible when he knew who they were. "I will," replied Mr. Pletsch. Meals for the Prisoners A gentleman conductinz a restaurant at 7 Cedar street, norlh, asked for a chane> to supply meals to the prisoners at the Timmins lockâ€"up. "That is a matter for the police committee." sugâ€" gested the acting mayor. Councillor Caron, chalrman of the committee, said the matter would have consideration. "That‘s the first I know that the police committee had anything to do with the matter, though I‘m on the polics csimâ€" mittee," commented Councillor Bartleâ€" man. Councillor Caron explairsd that to give everybody a fair deoal the comâ€" mitte had followed the principle of passing the contract from one to anâ€" other of the restaurants nearby that could â€" conveniently and â€" profitably handle the business This princip‘e was now a matter of routine, and the (Continued on Page Eight) The Pioneer Paper ; of the Porcupine : Established 1912 | tA PA â€"ALP PA PAAA â€"APAAâ€"AAâ€"A 4C APAâ€"ALC ts