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Porcupine Advance, 12 May 1938, 1, p. 1

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Vol. XXIII. No. 38 Ask Highway Department to Take Immediate Steps to Repair Highway from Timmins to Porcupine. Citizens are Requested to Observe May 23 as Holiday Instead of Timmins Town Council will make a formal protest to the Ontario Departâ€" ment of Highways regarding the conâ€" dition of the road from Timmins to Porcupinc. A resolution to this efâ€" fec:, sponsored by Councillors Pichs and Brunette, was passed at the reâ€" gular meeting Wednesday afternoon. Mayor Bartlieman charged that all the neccssary cquipment and material is lying idle alongside the road but noâ€" thing is being done to start any imâ€" provements. One â€" particularly bad spot is the section that was graded and filled at Rea Hill cast of Schuâ€" macher last winter. Another portion: badly in need of repair is alongside the South Porcupine hospital. The road in these and other places is so rough and filled with pot holes that a constant danger to persons using the road and their cars is constituted. May 24h Holiday Despite the fact that Prime Minisâ€" ier Mackenzie King has announced that the changing of the May 24th holiday from Tuesday to Monday is contrary to the statutes, but in keepâ€" ing with the expressed opinions of numerous other municipalities, the council passed a resolution asking that business places as well as individuals observe Monday in preference to Tuesâ€" day for a holiday. A communication in this regard was received from the St. Catherines council and at their sugâ€" gestion the local board will also reâ€" quest the Dominion Government to proclaim the observance of all Doâ€" minion holidays for Mondays, regardâ€" less of the day on which they actually fall. "All we can do is ask the ciliâ€" zens to observe Monday because we (Continued on Page Eignt The Town Council will consider at a special mesting to be held at an early date, charges that certain men are beâ€" ing discriminated against in the securâ€" ing of employment from the town. Omer Gauthier, president of the Timâ€" mins Citizens‘ League, appeared before Council Wednesday afternoon and deâ€" clared that a number of men had reâ€" quested him to bring their grievances up for consideration. These men, he stated, claim that partiality is shown at the locat government employment office in giving out jobs and charge that they have been treated with discourtesy and insolence. It had also been sugâ€" gested, Mr. Gauthier told the meeting, that a "black list" of employees is in existence, according to information that had been brought to him. The speaker suggested that the trouble could be eliminated if the town would hire their own men without having the appointments go through the employâ€" ment office. Charge Discrimination By Employment Office Council to Hold Special Meeting to Consider Claims That Partiality is Shown in Handing Out Jobs on Municipal Work. Existence of "Black List" Suggested. Employee Insurance to _ Be Considered by Town The quesion of sickness and acciâ€" dent insursance for town employees not covared by workmen‘s compensation, will be the subject of detailed considâ€" eration by the town council if the reâ€" commendations of the finance comâ€" mittse are fellowed. At the meeting of the committee on Monday afternoon figures on preâ€" miums covering nonâ€"occupacional risks were presented tbut at the suggestion of Mayor Bartlieman, it was decided that cshe price of policies that waula eover accidents during the occupaâ€" tional time of the employees will also be investigated. Ancther point to be dealt with is the question of whether the town or the individual employees will pay the regular premiums. After some discussion the idea of buring a ficet of one iype of cars for the town ‘was abandoned. A recomâ€" mendation was passed® that council buy two cars from Imperial Motors, two halfâ€"ton trurks from Marshallâ€" Ecclestone‘s and one coupe from Mcâ€" Dowell Motors. The revenue collector rcently a>p>â€"; pointed will be bonded in the amountl of $5000, the committee recommended. Tuesday, May 24. Without any further discussion the olicy Would Cover Sickness and Accidents for Those Not Covered by Workmen‘s Compensation. To Investigate Collection of Bond from Insurance Company. ouncil Makes Protest on Condition of Road dwillbebondedinc.heamount ‘The next regular meeting of the 00, the committee recommended.‘ Finance Committse will be held on action is in accordance with the Monday afternoon ai 3.30. matter was referred to a special meetâ€" ing. Mcneta public school is holding an "Open Night" on Friday evening of this week, May 13th, from seven to nine o‘clock. The purpose of this open night is to give parents and others inâ€" terested an opportunity to examine the display of work by the pupils and to discuss with the teachers any problems pertaininx to the welfare of the puâ€" pils Letters have been sent out to all parents extending a cordial welâ€" cocme to all to attend the open night. Besides the regular classroom disâ€" pays of work by the pupils, there will be an exhibit of boys‘ manual trainâ€" ing work. As an experiment this year the school board made an attempt to provide minimum equipment for aA manual training room. The boys are greatly irverested in this and the disâ€" play of their work in this line should create special interest. Parents and Others Invited to See Displays at School on Friday Evening, May 13th. Open Night at Moneta School Moneta public school has always shown progressiveness and enterprise and the displays at the school toâ€" morrow night should prove of unusuâ€" al irterest to all parents and to others who are concerned in the progress of the school children Delbert J. Murphy, supervisor of the local government employment agency, against whom charges of partialisy in the distribution of jobs on town work were heard, said toâ€"day in an interâ€" view with The Advance that he would welcome an investigation into the enâ€" tire situation. "Some men with only themselves to support have the idea that they should come ahead of marâ€" ried men with families," said Mr. Murphy. Questioned regarding what was described as a "black list" at yesâ€" terday‘s meeting, Mr. Murphy stated that it was true that he had received definite instructions from town offiâ€" cials not to employ certain individâ€" uals. For the past month however the town have made formal recommendaâ€" tions to the employment supervisor reâ€" garding all jobs given out on town projects, Mr. Murphy declared. usual practice regarding employees handling municipal funds. The committee were of the unaniâ€" mous opinion that rental of $5 each be charged companies for the erection of biliboards on town property. Counâ€" cil reserves the righs to grant or deny licenses for billboards in any section of the town. Police Uniforms The contract for the suppiying of uniforms to Timmins polics departâ€" ment was awarded ¢o Ostrosser and Company at a price of $43 each. This price includes two pairs of trousers, material 232 ounces in weight and othâ€" er accessories. Make Investigation Crown Attorney S. A. Caldbick and George S. Drew, local insurarce repâ€" representative, will be asked to be preâ€" sent at the next finance committee neeting as a preambie to steps being taken by the town to collect the amount of a bond held on a former town emplioyee convicted and sentenced for converting town money to his own use. Ths bond is for $2000, Published at Timmins, Ont., Canads. Every MONDAY and THURSDAY Ehe PQorcrupine Qopvantre Welcomes Investigation Directory Publishers Ask Coâ€"operation of All A. E. Hirst, representing the Might Directories, Toronto, was in Timmins this week making a survey of the town in connection with a proposal to issue a new directory for the town and distict. At the present time a new directory is very nocessary and desirable on account of the numerous changes in the past ‘eouple of years and: particulariy in view of the recent changes in street numâ€" bers and in the names of streets folâ€" lowing the inauguration of mail deliâ€" Plan New Directory of Timmins and the Porcupine, but Work Can Not be Done Without Special Support. Changes in Street Numbers and Names of Streets Make New Directory Specially Necessary. very in Timmins. The Might Direcâ€" tories have issued a number of direcâ€" tories of this town and district and all have been very accurate and useful. Whether one will be issued now or not depends on the degree of coâ€"operation given by the business and professional people of the camp. The last directory issued for this area was a losing venâ€" ture for the publishers and it is necesâ€" sary to change this condition if a new directory is to be issued at present. If a new directory is issued by the Might Directories it will fill a decided need at present, as may be gathered from a glance at the summary of the scope of the work. The contents of the new directory would include a complete list of all persons twenty years of age or over, with their correct street addresses, occupations, post office boxes in cases where these are retained, and their tele. phone numbers. This section would also include a list of all financial, profesâ€" sional, business or industrial firms, with their executives, officers, addresses, etc. and a list of officers and offices for Dominion, provincial and municipal government, etc. Other features of the directory would include:â€"Miscellaneous section conâ€" taining civic statistics, population, eduâ€" cation, building, assessment and othe.: municipal, provincial and Dominion government information; a street guide showing street by street the names of the householders with the wives‘ names and a complete description of the locaâ€" tion of the street and residence or place of business; a home owners‘ directory (included in the street guide) showing street by street, the residences occupied by owners and those occupied by tenâ€" (Continued on Page Eight) Clearing and Warmer is Forecast Showers May Occur During Coming Weekâ€"End but the Weather Will be Mostly Grazualiy clearing and becom‘ng warmer. was the cheerful forecas. of S. C. Wheeler at Hollinger M»wervatory this morning. There may be showers at the weekâ€"end but the weather for the mast part will be fair and warmer. The only precipitarion recorded since Sunday last was a period of light smnow from a.m. on TuesGay to 7 a.m. on Wednesday during which time of an inch was recorded. Maximum and minimum temperaâ€" tures since Sunday are:â€"Monday. 6 above and 35 above; Tuesday, 40 above and 30 above; Wednesday, 42 above and 27 above; lowest last night, 30 above; eight o‘clock this morning, 36 above. * Monday evening the Ladies‘ Auxiliary of the Timmins Branch of the Canadian Legion observed its tenth birthâ€" day with a banquet and social evening. The picture shows some of the ladies of the Auxiliary. present for the event. TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 12TH, 19838 TENTH BIRTHDAY OF LADIES‘ AUXILIARY Dance Is Closed By Police Affair at Harmony Hall Halted at 12.30 Last Night on Complaints of Noise. Local Tennis Club â€"to Meet on Monday Following complaints from nearby residents regarding noise emanating from Harmony hall on Fourth avenue during the course of a regiular drive and dance last night, police ofâ€" ficers visited the premises and brought the affair to an abrupt end at 12.30 a.m. Chief of Police Gagnon stated this mcrning that the volume of nois2 was no grcater than at any dance but families living close by complained that they were unable to sleep. There were no complaints when the officers asked the dancers to cease and the crowd quietly dispersed. Annual â€" Meeting to Take Place in Grill Room of Emâ€" pire Hotel at Eight O‘clock The annual mseting of Timmins Tennis Club will be held on Monday night at 8 o‘clock in the grill room of th> Empire hotel, it was announced toâ€"day. A large turnout is requested in order that the business of the club may be decided without further delay and officers for the season elected. the Timmins In its ten 'years of usefulness, the Ladies‘ Auxiliary has not s tenth birthâ€" | only been a material aid to the Legion and its work but picture shows | it has also proved of marked value to the community. Fire Calls Scarce Here Since Monday Members of Timmins fire department who are busily engaged in redecorating the interior of the station house, have had little in the way of fire calls to interrupt their labours since Monday, only two minor alarms having been ansâ€" wered. A stovepipe blaze was extinâ€" guished at 112 Avenue Road, Monday aftenoon at 5.28 with a short circuit in electric floor plug at the I.0O.0.F. hall Firefighters Have Only T‘wo Interruptions to Work of Redecorating Station. on Spruce street Tuesday morning beâ€" ing.the.other alarm.. y Schumacher Lions Officers Elected Delegates Selected for Conâ€" vention at Bigwin Inn. Schumacher, May 1l1th.â€"(Spz2cial to The Advance)â€"The regular weekly meeting and dinner of the Schuâ€" macher Lions Club was held in the Daffodil Tra Room Wednesday eveâ€" ning, This was election night for the lccal club and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:â€" Imemdiate Past Presidentâ€"Ted Brooke:*. Presidentâ€"Wm. Wylie. ist Viceâ€"Presidentâ€"Dr. J. H. Stiles. 2nd Viceâ€"Presidentâ€"Kelly â€" Abrams. 3rd Viceâ€"Presidentâ€"Dr. G. C. Armiâ€" tage. Secretaryâ€"J. G. Malkin. Treasurerâ€"L. W. Wilson. Lion Tamerâ€"Jack Fisher. Tail Twisterâ€"C. W. Arnoti. Directors for two yearsâ€"Dr. R. V. W:ston and Herman Moscoe. Directors for on yearâ€"Wm. Byron and Manny Abrams. Besides the election of officers two delegates were nominated to repreâ€" sen the club at ‘the Ontario Convenâ€" tion of Lions Clubs to be held at Bigâ€" win Inn, sponsored by Barrie Lions Club. Flans for the imonster July lst field and sports Cay were azain discussed. Chas. Arnoit won the weekly "Pot of Gold." Claimis Merchants Careless Unlocked a n d Insecure Doors and Windows Proâ€" vide Invitation to Thieves. Insecure doors and unbaricd windows an invitation to thieves to rob a number of stores and warehouses in Timmins, Chief of Police Leo H. Gagnon stated in an interview toâ€"day.| Officers on their beats, the Chief' claimed,. find doors open cortinuously and in many instances unbarred and unfastened windows at the rear of business places provice an SPasy enâ€" trance for burzlars. In other casts a property may be well guarded but members of the staff are careless in sxing that the dosors are properly locked. The Chief particularly stréssâ€" | edtheanglethatcarelmwsinpro-; perly fasiening windows and doors of business places at night provides a breeding ground for juvenile delinâ€" quency. With proper coâ€"operation the owners can help themselves and also assist the police, he added Ted Brocker presided at the Advance Staff Photo Engravingy Published at Timmins, Ont., Canada. Every MONDAY and THURSDAY Pleasing Concert by the Schubert Choral Society Enthusiastic Audience Enjoys Notable Evening of Music Presented by Local Organization. _ Mrs. P. H. Carson Wins Favour as Soloist. Pleasing Dance Numbers Add to the Interest. - Further Development on the ‘700â€"Foot Level Provides Promising Prospects. Naybob Highâ€"Grade Continues Deathrof Mrs:C;Carr: at Leamington Today Further development of undergrouna work on the 700â€"foot level of Naybob Gold mine shows highâ€"grade ore still showing in the breast and in the east and west faces of two drifts off a crossâ€" cut in which a spectacular gold disâ€" covery was made last week. Charles A. Ordway, consulting engiâ€" neer for the company, who conducted two representatives of The Advarce along with Mines Inspector E. B. Weir on a trip underground yesterday, traced numerous fractures containing free gold from the floor right up to the roof. Several rounds have been blasted since the highâ€"grade was first discovered and almost identical assays have beer reâ€" ported. Indications are that the oreâ€"body is at least sixteen feet in width and yesterâ€" day free gold was showing in the face of the crosscut and slashes to a width cif twenty feet. Just recently tue company discovered mariposite in an outcropping 140 feet from the shaft, which is expected to tie in with the highâ€"grade vein now beâ€" ing worked on the 700â€"foot level. The ore occurs in the quartz and in the green maiposite material but is chiefly associated with galena. Samples taken on this level have assayed over $200 per ton, Mr. Ordway reports. Friends in South Porcupine, Timâ€" mins and other parts of the North will déeply regret to learn of the death this morning at Leamington, Ontario, of Mrs. Chas. Carr, wife of Mr. Charle; Carr, one of the pioneer business men of the Porcupine, and the first postâ€" master at South Porcupine. Mrs. Carr had been ill for some months. Former Resident of Porcuâ€" pine Camp Passes Away. PP â€"G «44â€" P â€"Gâ€"LG â€"DP L L â€"AGâ€"A P â€"ALP PP The Schubert Choral Society held a very successiul choral concert in the New Empire theatre on Wiednesday evening. Those who a2itended the concert given by the society last fall had been eagerly looking forward to another presentation, and on Wednesâ€" day evening, very enthusiastic auâ€" dience greeted the singers. The Schuâ€" bert Choral Society is directed by Mr. Geo. E. Hale, Mus. Bac.,. STMC., A.L.C.M., and to Mr Hale and the enâ€" tire society are extended compliments on ‘the excellent manner in which they gave the presentation, and the "full of life" appearance that they gave to every rlumber. Special mention shouid be made of the notable performance given by Mrs. P. H. Carson. Mrs. Carson has apâ€" peared locally at several other imporâ€" tant occasions, and it seems that no matter how well she sang the last time one heard her, she still appears even better at every hearing. Each of the performers put "everything they had" into making success of Wedâ€" nesday night‘s offering, and the peoâ€" ple of the camp should be very proud to know that they have among them so many "shining stars." The pianist for the event was Mrs. C. Wilkins, LR.A.M., who has acted as pianist on several other cccasions, and whose work has always been adâ€" mired and applauded by the audience. In place of Councillor Bill Wren, who was called away on business, Dr. J. Kelly acted as chairman. He outâ€" lined the aims of the society, and in particular emphasized the fact that they wish to stimulate interest in good music among local people. He also mentioned the fact that the society intend to produce light opera in the fall. The p;og'ramme mcluded â€"â€"â€" "Part One 1â€"Chorusâ€"(@a) "Country Gardens;" Old English fclk song; (b) "Dawn of Song," Ed Bairstow. 2â€"Ladies‘ Quartette â€" Misses Cora Amadio, Lillian Mascioli, Kathleen Hale and M. Gertrude Bristowâ€"‘‘"‘The Bridegroom," and "Now All the Roses Are Blooming," Brahms. 3â€"Sextette, ‘"Lucia de Lammermoor," Donizettiâ€"Mrs. Carson, Mrs. Milne, Mr. C. Roberts, Mr. J. Hefferman, Mr. K. Henderson, Mr. P. Harris. 4â€"Ladies‘ Chorus â€" "Bird ‘Song at Eventide," FEric Coates; "Trees," Rasâ€" bach. Single Copy Five Cents (Continued on Page Eight)

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