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Porcupine Advance, 5 Nov 1936, 1, p. 1

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about the materials, them there one workit the inySt the stuff quite surt hours bef maybe th Is This Work on the Roads? men said fine not know Rowe tolo down to a pile of mifck extending some ; 75 feet above the 2000â€"foot level. As . far as can be learned, and it is doubtâ€" | ful if the full details will ever be known, the tragedy occurred when Cadâ€" man, who was drilling near the edgc§ of the staging, broke his steel, and the | machine running wild hit and dislodged | a sprag. ‘ The accident occured at about eleven o‘clock. Four others of the crew which was led by Peterson, had a close call.l The planks of the staging on whichl they were standing remained, while one of the men who was drilling downâ€"| wards, seated on the drill, owes his life to having adopted that position. The | four are Duncan McLeod, Pete Sitars, | Lauchien McLellan and Paddy Smith. The bodies werse extricated by openâ€"| ing a chute and allowing the accumuâ€" ' lated muck from the walls to come | down. George Cadman was an Edinjurgh Scotsman in his 47th year., With two brothers, W. F. B. (Fergy) now comâ€" mercial manager for Canada Northern Power Corporation, with headquarters at New Liskeard, and Alex., now field Kirkland Lake, Nov. 4.â€"(Special to The Advance)â€"Death came suddenly this morning to George Cadman, wellâ€" known oldâ€"timer of Cobalt and Timâ€" mins and prominent footballer, to Bert Peterson, 38, and Carl Buda, 33, when part of the staging on which they were working while slashing down the walls of the new No. 5 shaft at Lake Shore Mine collapsed, throwing thsm 375 feet down to a pile of mifck extending some 75 feet above the 2000â€"foot level. As far as can be learned, and it is doubtâ€" ful if the full details will ever be known, the tragedy occurred when Cadâ€" man, who was drilling near the edge Load of Gravel Reported as Dumped on Highway near Golden Cityv. George Cadman Killed _ in Lake Shore Accident nt?‘? erda Wellâ€"Known Northerner, Brother of Alex and Fergy Cadman Meets Death with Two Others at Kirkland Lake Mine on Wednesday Morning. _ Late George Cadman Noted Football Player. Pay Increase to Add Half Million to the Camp Payroll 1€ OR The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine. Established 1912 1€ 1l2nway hC YORC . â€"â€" Mayb overnm®n was put on ths proâ€" ar Golden City yesâ€" e district man told W Af eWw re *L C S~OlT} lere a few continued. le load of winter is mc iny No _ The PDorcupine Mtuante did Mr. Stirring Address Given Here by the Leader of Ontario _ _ Conservative Party to the Khiwanis Club. Urges the Full Protection of Democratic Principles and British Ideals. Hon. Earl Rowe Speaks _ on the Spirit of Service cenlt convenlon of Aiwanis, at which the slogan was "Bonne Entente." "The spirit of service will bring about better coâ€"operation between two splenâ€" did races," he said. "We know what is going (:n in many parts of the world toâ€" (Continued on Page Five, Kiw du IAFP As 1t 14 munity, he of value : wages and ‘"We belong to a country that has given shelter and refuge to people from other nations who have lost faith in their own ccuntry, who have even lost faith in the faith of their fathers and we have given them the protection that is the privilege of everyone that is livâ€" ing under the British flag. We are well aware of what is happening in Europe and we are proud to know that the red bars of communism are not the equanamity of our Old British spirit," said E servative leade before the Tin Monday. man for Hollinger mines at Timmins, he came to Cobalt in "the early days" around 1909. All three of them were accomplished footballers, George having been choice of his home city for the goal keeper‘s position in the annual schoolboys‘ Lonâ€" don vs. Edinburgh game. Surviving him are his wif?; a daughter, Phyllis; an older sister, Mrs. Leo Erenhous, widow of the first president of Bidgood Mines, the newest producer in the Kirkâ€" land Lake field; his mother, who was Mrs. Brown:, and his stepfather, A. Cadman, all of whom live at 154 Lakeâ€" shore road in Haileybury. Duda was a former nresident of the Y 1A 1€ equanamit ." said Ea iA As How to Eliminate Bigetry :B said M TOL nmins Kiwa hed at Timmins, Jnt., Canada ry MONDAY and THURSDAY h N € T C Onta ‘ousing imbet imple of the way in which ‘e clubs carry wWwise 1 bigotry d just in o the co an exam paid gc led out rddres fa formeriy pailid at the ralte O $4.24 a day will receive $4.64 a day unâ€" der the new system; those formerly paid at $4.80 a day will receive $5.20 a day. All four mines mentioned have | made their wage increases retroactive to November 1st. Here is a notice similar to thaose that [ appeared on the bulletin coard of the | four mines first thing this morning, as ‘ the "graveyard" shift came off : | November 5th, 1935 Mond in the Remembrance Day pdxade to the ¢ law every man should have one day ofi cenotaph are asked to be at the Legion |a week." He felt that the mining inâ€" hall, Cedar street, south, at 10.30 on [ dustry of the Porcupine had made a the morning of Wednesday, November | very generous gesture and that the men l1th, Austin Neame, president of the | would sincerely appreciate what is beâ€" Legion announced yesterday. The parâ€" | ing done for them. ade is to move off at 10.40 o‘clock sharp. The total increase in payroll for the The order of march and the proâ€" | Porcupine from the four mines menâ€" gramme for the day is to be released in | tioned will likely be about $500,000. time for Monday‘s Advance. In the | though it will be impossible to tell for meantime, all loyal organizations wishâ€" | another year just what the exact ing to be represented inâ€"the parade are | amount will be. asked to get in touch with Mr. Neame' A number of the smaller mines of so that arrangements may be made well | the camp will probably follow the lead in advance. Societies are requested to | of the larger ones, it is generally conâ€" carry their own national flags along ; cedsd. Managers of other mines, inâ€" with the Union Jack. terviewed toâ€"day by The Advance. could All organizations wishing to take paztl said Mr. Kinkel. ‘"Regardless of the | | | Wreaths will be deposited at the cenoâ€" taph in honour of those who fell in the Great War. There will be short serâ€" vice there, details of which will appear Mines Announce Increase in Basic Rate of Pay from Nov. 1st Plans for Event on Nov. 11th Effective November 1st all base rates will be advanced five (5) cents per hour. NOTICE To employees of Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines Limited : mines in the Porcupine district are affected by increases in wages granted by the larger mines of the district. Hollinger, McIntyrs, Dome and Buffalo Arkerite announced this morning to their employees that basic wages had been increased five cents hour and that within the little while arâ€" rangements will be completed for the 48â€"hour week. Each employese will then have to be off work one day in every seven. Men formerly paid $4.24 a day will receiv der the new systsm:; paid at $4.80 a day w All Loyal Organizations are Asked to Get in Touch with President Neame. Increase is Five Cents per Hour on the Basic Rate in All Departments of Mine Work. Proposed Legislation for Sixâ€"Day Week Also Being Anticipated. Fortyâ€"Eight Hour Week to be Arranged as Soon as Possible. Nearlv six thousand employvye:s of the Porcupine district are the next little while arâ€" will be completed for the TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 1936 n wages grante s of the distric Dome and Buffal this morning t This year‘s Charity Turk<y Stag, unâ€" der the auspices of the Moose, is to have many new attractions as well as the old reliable ones. Watch for further details. Rememb*r the date, Dec. 10th. CHARITY TURKEY STAG TO HAVE MANY ATTRACTIONS Next Tuesday‘s pay, November 10th, general throughout the camp, will see the first of the increased wages paid to the men. A number of the smaller mines of the camp will probably follow the lead of the larger ones, it is generally conâ€" cedsd. Managers of other mines, inâ€" terviewed toâ€"day by The Advance, could make no definite announcement unti) the nmnews of the rise in wages head offices. employed, R. J. Ennis said this mornâ€" ing that similar notices had been postâ€" ed on employees‘ bulletin board. He could ncot tell how much the yearly inâ€" in payroll would be, on account of contract work there too. At the Dome, where 840 men have R. E. Dye said: "The increase will be quite substantial and will undoubtâ€" edly please everybody." At the Buffalo Ankerite, R. P. Kinkel said that not only are most underâ€" ground workers affected by the raise but salaried men are also to recsive raises. Certain day rate men‘s wages will not be changed, he said, because these were raised a short time ago. Employment at t Ankerite is 485. "The 48â€"hour week is a fine thing," said Mr. Kinkel. "Regardless of the law every man should have one day off a week." He felt that the mining inâ€" dustry of the Porcupine had made a very generous gesture and that the men would sincerely appreciate what is beâ€" ing dons for them. At the employed Ing that payday, 1 and earn way. will mean an the Hollinger C All the company regularly for t Off n( other tion. men errmint to institute the fort hour week, steps will be taken range our work accordingly. Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mir John Knox. ummer it may meal f more new men. It is estimated tha At the Ho.ilnger moSst ork only six days a we ow work Sundays will ‘me time during the on. This systeEm wil A 1 iL ) ansoro those whno are being lai v from seasonal surface jobs an work about the property. Nex t it may mean the employmen ipatin ‘k Sundays will have a day off me during the week, in rotaâ€" his systsm will employ more the mine,., and at present will ibsorb those who are being laid from seasonal surface jobs and ork about the property. Next McIn â€" An increase in payroll at iger of more than $300,000. npany‘s will not come in for the extra money every r some are on contract work well over the pbase rate anyâ€" where 1,250 men are neral Man employvess e neéw system n payroll a than $300,000 oyers now Those who a day off W .‘~‘. sTem ~~â€" Only SiIX Ԥ ’(H) O0() e in | T Nely. LICGHSGS A! Sweeping Victory tht' for Pres. Roosevelt a igh Â¥ear plates, decorated with a crown on leither side of the lettering "Ontario 1937" at the top. Timmins is in the "S" this year, and "S3"* doesn‘t meéan South." Thse new | plates, embossed under the new system with two numbers, a lettter, then two more numbers, run from 24â€"Sâ€"51 to 58â€" Sâ€"99 for this district. but those 3451 sets Iof markers won‘t be enough to see the | district through this year. A. W. Lang ! whose office is on the second floor of the Gordon Blotk, [Pine street south, always has t order more from Toronto !about the middle of the summer. i â€"In truick licenses, the style has not changed much. The first group to arâ€" nve were of the order of 14841â€"C, but | those on the way now are from 58851â€"C to 59450â€"C. Motor vehicle operator‘s story of Hospital One _ : of Growth and Progreas TVR â€"WwWere Oof t those on the w to 59450â€"C. ] serinits and ch are also on : Up to six o‘cl cars in Timmins Year plates, dec. Porcupine district mot storming the motor license vyet, desnite the minister request that as many as chase the brilliant markers as soon as Christmas and Neyv st. Mary‘s Hospital Has Grown With the Town and Disâ€" trict and Toâ€"day Is One of the Best Equipped and Best Managed in the Province. Now Planning the Building of a Nurses‘ Residence and the Addition of 30 BReds to No Signs of a Rush for the 1937 Auto Markers Which are Now Available. a Nurses‘ Residence and the Accommodation. district motorists are not motor license issuer‘s office the minister of highways‘ as many as possible purâ€" illiant 1937 red and white Gon as possible to avoid the id New Year‘s rush. o‘clock last night just six lins sported the Coronaticn decorated with a crown on of the lettering ‘"Ontario Moto: aauffe sale St. Ma Cile m in _ South. under the ; °s, a lettte: At. M 1 5 yVyeatr, AllCl The new iew system . then two tor 1937 â€"C, but | work 58851â€"C | dwin not | West arâ€" | them Death of Baby Girl at south Porcupine Tuesd: cons yet, ‘been ab. than oddâ€"day ment emp larly to as Over Nine Hundred Men Here Looking for Work AIrrl Mo;s mign 1 lcokin the tr Over 200 More than Same Time Last Year. Most of Them Apparently Newcomers in Town. More Work Here Now Than Last Year This Time. Scarcity of Pieceâ€" W ork Pulp Cutters. Mo Alth Th iling CIreC wit} MONDA t T\ MeM 11 11 11 Ont., Canada THURSDA Y °) 11 800 figut and McI Who 1¢ ooking "stake 1€ ed ne @iket J)¢ Al pro hax Moneta Starting New Shaft pared tren town th ple pleceâ€"work pulp unanswéred. "1 ‘Ompa This i: 11 empiovyment has mailntall level than in previous yea: mining properties in t continuing to employ a la:1 men and have even added ber in the past few weeks Placements throug!} the month of Octol ared with 303 in O ous yEear, and 452 nborough O 11 ULing men to mthly wages, xious to take at are offered ‘ed with 125 in Octc â€"~40, compared with hway 7, compared r; relief none, nons 8. Grant, New Manage Arrives Here from Larde erty. arrived i taken e to Timmins mine near L2 Hepburn to the e e jobs available i e who were willin 11 Work Pulp Cutters Scarce some classes of skilled lazsour t 11 PRICE THREE CENTS mployment of 133 on construction and d for the North®rn taie past 1ew s time of yeal of work in th JeY gpod n 11 “J worke inder relief carcityâ€"reque. 1 and Iroqu Tt paL 1s in . IIne made by 5 sNAnow fTat nth 18, thi 83, compa:t ar ago: mt Cl ‘ mana line wit rOn nt je1 D6 pieC ‘StS Irom JACKâ€" l0is Falls for have had to go no difficulty in the bush on Murphy, emâ€" er, said this a recent anâ€" mier Mitchell t that there he bush for o work hard. > local office a¢ o not ‘@â€"work ) district are e number of o that numâ€" usual ice a slackâ€" at this time e 612, comâ€" f the preâ€" eptember. crease are vaterworks, ging of a Telephons me f with o 92 cCa y Mo:nt AI ©¢ ement higher smalâ€" Oorcu haft there Jackâ€" for com min seCeITL la Fore|

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