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school The proposal of Premier Hepburn that the reâ€"| opening of the schools this year be deferred a few weeks so as to permit boys to help on the| farms where help is badly needed has roused a| storm of criticism and a gale of confusion. It is alleged that the plan will have no beneficial effect on the farm problem, and, indeed, will have no!l further result than to retard the pupils in their| studies. "What earthly good will a pack of primâ€"i ary, school children be to the busy farmers?" onel newspaper asks indignantly. "The plan is only afl" excuse to give the teachers further holidays," is the suggestion of another. The charge is made that Premier Hepburn has made another of his| wild suggestions. The fact seems to be that the| criticism of the Premier himself has been a little| wild. Premier Hepburn is a very successful far-‘ mer, and there is no ‘doubt but that there were good points about his idea. He knows as well, as any critical newspaper, how much or how little: help boys may be on the farm. There is no reason! to believe that he spoke without any thought, ori without consideration of the fact that the youth of Cahada in the last few years have grown away from the farm. Premier Hepburn had no thought of turning public and separate and high school pupils onto the farms in a mass and expecting any good results from such a policy. Instead, he arranged for a register of pupils who were willing is won the education of Ontario children will be much more seriously affected than it will be by the Premier‘s plan. Reports from Toronto indicate that a large number of pupils have voluntzsered What is needed in Caradian radio is a complete riddance of the political features that have cursed it in the past and the building up of a true Canadian and British atmosphere. In other words radio should be operated for the people of Canada and not for the advantage and benefit of politiâ€" clans and the merely mercenary. so that all Canada might have the benefit of radio. +There were plans also for making Canâ€" adian radio broadcasting so effective that the world at large would recognize Canada‘s high position. The war has emphasized the value to Canada and to the Empire of the carrying out of plans such as these. The present situation is most deplorable. Abraham Lincoin said that no nation could exist half slave and half free. By the same token, radio canrnot do its real great work for the people, half owned by the government and half by the soap and soup companies and a few newsâ€" papers. Radio might have played a powerful and beneficial part in the progress of the war from the people‘s standpoint. Instead, it has been more or. less of a curse. Recently the quality of pro-i grammes seems to have sadly deteriorated. Most of the private stations seem to have no thought but the staggering profits in this most vicious, form of monopoly. As for the government-own-edi stations, they are such as, to say the least, would, not be tolerated under any form of national| government. The whole setâ€"up is absurd and obâ€"| jectionable. It is true that subversive and defeat-} ist propaganda has been deleted from Canadian| radio in recent months, but it is easy to recall thef soâ€"called debates and addresses that weakened national efforts and attitude in recent years and built up false doctrines that the public has found difficult to dispel in these dangerous days. In tooi many cases their evil effects still linger. .‘ P PP P P PCP PP P LA PA â€"AP PPAAA L â€"Aâ€"AL L L AL LAAA LAAA L ALP L broadcasts. The committee on radio recently reporting to parliament urged that Canada take such measures "to make more secure the facilities now used which are so. vital to Empire co-l operation and to the general transmission ofi truth throughout the world." When Canada firstl interfered in the matter of radio, direct promlse‘ was made that a chain of powerful stations, or booster stations, should be erected across Canada; TIMMINS®S, OXTARIO Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€" | WO" * Quebee Newspaper Association: Class "A" Weekly Group enough TWO PHONESâ€"26 and 2020 value. Published Every Monday and Thursday by The | GEA), LAKE, Owner and Publisher has bee Subscription Rates: has bee Canadaâ€"#3.00 Per Year, United Statesâ€"$3.5" Per YeAT,) 13. Timmins, Ont., Thursday, Aug. 22nd, 1940 pow Oke Vorrugpins Aduanere THE RADIO PROBLEM The effort by some newspapers to rouse public indignation in regard to this alleged interference with the freedom of the press has fallen fliat. The public takes the supposedly intolerant and unâ€" reasonable attitude that there is a war on at preâ€" sent, that treachery is rife, that there are communist, fascist and nazi influences at work, seeking to use propaganda to weaken the position of the nation. The public remembers Norway, Belgium, Hollznd, France. The public remembers that even Britain itself was seriously endangered by the sly and plausible propaganda spread often by the innocent and the patriotic. The public is right about this. It is a time for what would pass in peacetime for intolerance and unreasonableâ€" noess. Newspapers, as well as others, must defer to the common safety and the common good. The present day threat to the liberty of the press is the danger of a Nazi triumph. There is no other menace. It is better for all that restrictions should be temporarily applied, even to newspapers, than | l i l | | Sometimes what appears to be the intolerant and unreasonable attitude is the only safe one. In this connection, the case of Mayor Houde may be cited. Some daily newspapers under the guise _of defending the liberty of the press have sought to rouse indignation against the authorities. ~There has been much criticism of the censors for banning an issue of The Montreal Gazette carryâ€" ing the verbatim interview in which Houde urged the breaking of the law by refusing to register under the National Registration plan. It is argued that had it not been for the publication of the inâ€" _terview, together with the Gazette editorial conâ€" _demning Mayor Houde‘s attitude, public indignaâ€" tion would not have been roused and Mayor Houde might have been left free to carry on subâ€" versive work against the safety of the state. Taking this as a fact, it would appear that The Gazette should be content to know that it did a public service at little cost to itself. It is within the powers of the censors in wartime to see that the publication of subversive material â€"such as the interview with Mayor Houde is admitted by all to beâ€"is punished by more drastic penalties than the mere suppression of a couple of columns in an issue. It is surely absurd to suggest that newsâ€" papers should be permitted freely to publish the full arguments and misconceptions for which a mayor of a city is arrested and interned. Were the principle adopted that newspapers could pubâ€" lish subversive propaganda in this way, there are enough Fifth Columnists in Canada at the present time to assure publicity for this material as there, are hundreds of treacherous tools ready to be inâ€" terned or go to jail if they might only secure that: sort of publicity for their evil writings. The attitude of some school boards, however,| has been far from favourable. In some cases, it ' Frem datsa in has been definitely announced that, despite what nc ma =; | Premier Hepburn may desire, the schools will re In ‘Tih‘e Advante ten yents ‘ open at the usual time. Emphasis is given to the‘ csumn and a halt were devote fact that the interests of the pupils is the npst'deba;n-ed account of the golden eration. It is for ‘_'armiversny of Mr. and Mrs. consid gotten that the first conâ€", ., o9 FPalis, parsns ,’sideratlon should be the advantage of the counâ€"‘r Richardson of Timmins. T: { tryâ€"that there the interests of the pupils rest, in the article taken from the Butrk truth. It is pointed Arrow, says:â€"‘"The hcome of M P out with large measure of Mamitton Brown was Th# s truth that in the North the plan is not generally a vitry happy event on Monds practical â€" that the need for farm help in this celebration of their goldéen w« En a a 4 Mr. and Mrs. Brown were mart i | Mr, ountry can be supplied more effectively Withoutlfie?gmve. H County, Mrs. ‘B recourse to the employment of the labour Of YOUNE nmams was Miss Anne Jane Wats 'people. Some school boards, while objecting to fore her â€"marriage. Both Pfi"‘e O + q dessent. They came to Party t , y he Premier‘s plan, 'have? accepted ‘the ruling and Riniyâ€"six years #80 W\ are ready to defer opening of the schools as MAY |first at Axe Lake where they : be directed. It remained for the Timmins public]for nine years. Mr. Br:h“_m‘s | , | _ | prefession was sohool teaching. ! school board to. tak.e what appears tf) be the pro : they moved to Spence where th ) per procedure in view of all the circumstances.‘)m4geq for twentyâ€"AVve Years. At its meeting this week the board decided in the|twentyâ€"two years Of teaching _general interests of the pupils and the communâ€", Zzzw:) ’ffi;’{”;?faflin?afifivfi , f r tha : ity, schools will reâ€"open as usual the first week in ag> they retired to Burks Fall ' September, but any pupils neéded to help in farmjbuilt a compfortable home o work here or elsewhere will be permitted to do so,, SCuthern outskirts of the town. and Mrs. Brown have a family of and the board will see that their school prOgress 18| gsons and t+wo namely: not retarded because of their assistance on thejof Antler, Sask.,.Ma'y. Mtrs. R farms. If necessary. the board here will hire extra | Richardson, of Timmins; Gord« i ns Maitheson: Victor, of Manor, Sask teachers to coach those remaining out of school Annie, Mrs. Raymond Black, of for farm work so that before Christmas they maylton. Alvin and Victcr are C. catch up on their studies .and be equal to those| agents; Gordon and the two so s law are similarly employed by the who commenced school at the normal time. One N O." Al the ifamily and o¢f the troubles about deferring the reâ€"opening O0f‘ eighteen grandchildren were pres the schools is that it would have a tendency to| Wt‘ MY. and Mis, Brown many . s years of continued happiness a put all pupils behind in their school progress. The present them with a purse cont: Timmins public school board plan avoids this | $100 in gold." In The Advance a difficulty and at the same time provides for those|°" 89 4g9 it was noted that JMt wh ctuall P is s th _ | Mrs. R. Richardscn and Edith who actually give any service in e necessry | pumicia had gone to attend, this harvesting of the crops. It might be the ideal | the sixticth anniversary Oof Mr plan to have all schools in the province follow a / Mrs. Hamilton iBrown‘s wedding. similar procedure. There is no doubt whatever| This year the blueberry erop is A _/ _ . _ |poor, due,. to late frosts Not s that Premier Hepburn was moved by patriOMC] yoars ago: "Blueberries are a bis impulse in making his plan. There is no question | this year in most sertions of the A about his patriotism. Because of this, his proposal| There are scores, yes, likely hun s ; ; ial of peop‘s, men, women and chi deserves courteous consideration and a fair tri@l.| ons fng the blueberry crop an « At the same time the duty of school boards is to |tent one. The only «omplaint this watch the interests of the pupils, with the long|Pas been that those who have { s picking berries as a matter of bu view of the advantage of the country as a whole. find the pay rather small," saicd The plan adopted here seems to meet the case in‘ Advance ten years ago. point. Those who can help on farms are free to| Ten years ago this week, the do so, an p is given that th 1 + |dian Chautauquas were in Tim .a d a§su ance .1s give at t. f:y will not Canadian Cheniahquns ane suffer in their educational progress if they take senting excellent programmes her this patriotic stand. iweek.” said The Advance ten year W t e P P L P P P L L LA L PP P â€"AP L _!ber of teachers have also voluntereed, and that ‘ enough of them have had experience in farm work and are strong enough and intelligent enough to make the proposal of considerable 1 ; for farm work for the next few weeks, that a num â€" The Empire is united as never before. Monday night at a local club there was the remarkable in â€" cident of an Irishman, a Canadian, a Croatian and a Scotsman singing lustily together: "There‘ll Always be an England." The success of the National Registration is proof that the people of a democracy can do things for themselves as well as the more regiâ€" mented people do. Indeed, the National Registraâ€" tion this week was more creditable to the people at large than it was to the government that conâ€" ducted it. A sad accident in the Hollinger Mine ten years ago, itook the life of a very popular resident of the town, Mr. Alâ€" bert Cole. The Advance at the time said: "Albert (Cole an esteemed * reâ€" sident cof the Porcupine camp for the past seven years, and m valued e@emâ€" ployee of the Hollinger Mine, met death by accident at work at the mine. The coroner‘s jury in the inquest required Ten years ago this week, the iCanaâ€" dian Chautauquas were in Timmins. "The Canadian ‘Chautauquas are preâ€" senting excellent programmes here this week," said The Advance ten years ago. "Unfortunately through lack of adverâ€" tising before the event, the attendance hlas not been what the events deser‘ve, buit the fact that the attendance is maâ€" terially increasing at each session sugâ€" gests that the merits of the programmes are. winning friends. The Canadian Chautaugquas was br:ught here through the interest of thirtyâ€"four citizens who signed a guarantee to secure the event. These citizens will likely have to pay something each to meet the guarantee, which Wi]l be a pity, as they signed the guaran'tee to ‘benefit the tewn by the visit of this allâ€"Canadian iChautauâ€" The authorities should make every effort to locate those guilty of circulating communist literature in town in recent days. One of the communist circulars was distinctly subversive and those guilty should not go unpunished simply because another circular issued at the same time condemned fascism. As a matter of fact it is difficult to distinguish between fascism and comâ€" munism in practice. Indeed, it is not an uncomâ€" mon thing to remember the fascist of toâ€"day as the communist of a few years ago, or the comâ€" munist of toâ€"day planning to be the Mussolini of next week. Fascism and communism are both banned in Canada toâ€"day, and justly so, and the people should tolerate neither. It is a mistaken igdea to think that the help of communism may be secured to crush fascism, or the aid of fascism used to kill communism. They are both political faiths that aim at the enslavement of humanity, and neither should be tolerated. quas." ‘This year the blugeberry crop is very poor, due. to late frosts Not so ten years ago: "Blueberries are a big crop this year in most sections of the North. There are scores, yes, likely hundreas of peop‘s, men, women and children, who find the blueberry crop an excelâ€" lent one. The only «complaint this year has been ithat those who have ‘been cicking berries as a matter of businsss find the pay rather small," said The Advance ten years ago. that the real Jliberty of freedom of speech and thought and the whole safety of British ways of life should be endangered. t PP PP AP DP lt lt l 'AWW"N with Mr. and Mrs. Brown many more years of continued happiness and to present them with a purse containing GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"â€"AND PLACEIU uipme m uy un i uy m C week and and time, and Among the local and personal items in The Advance ten years ago were the fcllowing:â€"*"Dr. and Mrs. McBain, of Kirkland Lake, were visitors during the weekâ€"end to Dr. and Mrs. S. L. Honey." progress items of assue of 1930, Fr. Uhiat he home. G. T. S. Train, ‘She was 21 years of age and died very suddenly following an appendix cperation. She left ‘to mcurn her foss, her parents and five trothers, Hugh, Harcld, Neil, of South Por:upine, and Leslie and Frank of Toronto. Ten years ago, Rev. Fr. O‘Gorman, of Timmins, ‘was making a tour of Eurcpe and was kind encough to write very inâ€" teresting Jletters to The Advance that kept the people here informed of the progress of the tour and ‘the many items of interest on the trip. In the issue of The Advance of August 21, 1930, Fr. O‘Gorman‘s last letter stated that he was in Ireland on his way The followins was from The Adâ€" vance ten years @go:â€"‘"Chas. J. Pearce, timekeeper at the construction work cn the new mill at the McIntyre, met with a bad accident on Sunday, but forâ€" ‘tumaitely is makimg the best of recovery and is ncot likely to suffer any serilous permanent injury. He was walking on a iplank atbout eight feet form the ercund ‘below, sustaining a fracture of the skull. He was hurried to the St Mary‘s Hospital where he is at present making excellent progress to recovery and it is expected that he will not be permianently 4njured by the unfortunate acz2c+dent." south Porcupine was very shocked and «orrowful ten years ago at the sudâ€" den death of Marguerite Gertrude Triain, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. vil A DBOatd wnhnlten 100Ked sclid enough )t.lt which proved to be unfastened and .tipmc‘d up â€" with his weight, throwing him heavily to the ground. To close the wounds in his ear and head no less than 47 stitthes were necesary. . Mr. ;Q‘lendan was one of the fire nangers ‘of this distri2t, Mr. and Mis. Vinsent Woadbmy reâ€" turning from their annual holiday to tfae South, report that they spent a litâ€" tle t‘ime in Hanover, New Hampshire, a quaint town noted for its beauty and anllerest, and for avciding the modern touches that destroy peace and comâ€" fort. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Aeur, formâ€" erly pioneer residents of Timmins disâ€" trict, have purchased a residence in this town, which is fully 200 years old and ‘has manry historic connections to lendâ€" it interest; "They are having it placed in the ‘kbest repair and adding many comforts and conveniences and furnishing it chiefly in antique furniâ€" ture," said The Advanice. ‘"When comâ€" pleted it will be oneâ€"of the most interâ€" esting and charming homes in New Hampshire or elsewhere." Dunsmore, whose home is in estimable type of citizen, was a native cf Nova Stctia and was 57 years of age at the time of his death. He and his familly came to Timmins some seven yeats @go and in the meantime have won the highest regard of all who knew him. The late Mr. Cole is survived by a widow and two children, Mrs. Goldâ€" en, of Timmins. and a son resident in it Ql Nis e qi ne to Tinmins some seven d in the meantime have regard of all who knew e Mr. Cole is survived by two children, Mrs. Goldâ€" ns, and a son resident in ns resident of the disâ€" painif{ul injuries in a faill o board a wagon. In the . wagon, he stepped ich looked solid enough ed to be unfastened and i his weight, throwing "Put into your task, whatever it may be, ‘all the courage and purpose of which you are capable. Keep your hearts proud and your resolve unshakâ€" en. Let us go forward to that task as one man, a smile on our lips, and our heads held high, and with God‘s help we shall not fail." Good news, or ill, remember the words of His Majesty the King:â€" If the people who helped the German prisoner to escape from the internment camp are caught, no doubt they will be punished. Â¥Yet there are suggestions in the newspapers these days that influence and effort are being used to secure the release of Mayor Houde from his internment. It is generally accepted as a fact that the Gerâ€" man prisoner who escaped from an internment camp in Ontario this week had organized assisâ€" tance from outside sources. This indicates the presence still of Fifth Column activities in this province. Efforts should be redoubled by the authoritiesâ€"and the peopleâ€"to stamp out this form of treachery and traitorism. There should be no quarter for it.. The people can help by reâ€" porting any subversive actions or attitude to the authorities, and the authoritiee must help by taking prompt and immediate steps to investigate and deal with every case. After he escaped from a Northern Ontario inâ€" ternment camp, a German prisoner of war was found to have been in possession of a shortâ€"wave radio set on which he could listen to German staâ€" tions. The German prisoner must have been what the scientific gentlemen call "an escapist." Not only did he escape from the internment camp, but before that he escaped from the soap and soup programmes on Canadian radio by tuning in to the German broadcasts. | bury." ‘‘Mr. and Mrs. R. and family returmed last hcoliday visit to> the South. Mrs. Meuche, ow of Cinci but formerly Timmins, Meuche was for some years of the engineering staff of er, @are ‘herse on a two we Mr. and Mrs. V. Woodsury Mtrs. R. Cornthwaite ar acqraintamces in town."‘ CA Jas. Burke motored back from their holiday visit to ‘"Mr..and Mrs. G. A. Mac dar;i/ater, Mrs. T. M. Wwh ‘few days last week at K mg here with Jris ; thur." "J. $. McGan for Gravenhurst, O Detrosit and o1 e1 | annual vacation.‘ ‘"Timmins Wins ‘Ontario Championâ€" ship First Aid". read a heading in The Advance of ten years ago. "The Holâ€" linger Mines Team No. 1 are the winâ€" and M:i Leonard, «gire C the stouth Burke return #outh mutch i: T. Hornky, of day with his ing here with Visit t sSanitary inspector ecaled to Peomb:rcke the death of his m T. H. Rictha leit on Wednesday Toconto, Hamiton "Mtr. and Mrs. E. Timmins residents ESte. Marie, were | laist® weok." ‘"‘Myr. Glasgow, Sco visiting her country for t left this wee visit to her d Clear B.C. Fir Vâ€"Joint; Gyproc; Hardwood Floor ing; Vâ€"Joint and Shiplap; White Pine Featherâ€" edge; Clear Fir and Pine Doors in Stock Sizes; Sash in Stock Sizes Yard Schumacher Phone 725 John W. Fogg Limited Lumber, Cement, Building Materials, Coal and Coke, Mine and Mill Supplies. Lumber, Mine and Mill Supplies Coal and Coke 1€ DTove:! Hailey week at H.~ ‘TYra a holiday â€" Timmins, wrere Mr. scme years at the head staff of the Holling» a two weeks‘ visit to Woodsury." ~ "NMr. anda Ahwaite are renswing town." ‘"‘Mir. and MrS. tored back this week my vis‘it to the south." G. A. Macdona®td and T. M. White, apen‘: a veek at Kapuskasinge." ‘oved in health."" "E,. aileysary, «pent Sunâ€" F. J. Hornby, motorâ€" s sons, Bert and Arâ€" Guire left on Sunday Onangeville, Windsor, ‘ points south, on his Orr i Tt 1A*t ut who has been daughters in this 11 V € At and Kapt M 1 motor trip tC Mrs, F. M ‘k from the 11 ‘ath lef. Head Office and Yard Timmins Phone 117 toOwn. * . Billy, US.A’ $sCn ne tO on in th ence in c The village "softie" i choice of a skilling on# «lways take the penny. 1 about this, decided to enmnough he took the pt met "Softie" in hm why he had "Well, you see kte m stranger, | on in the villaz given McCre. nad con 10.20 a.m.; 3.15 p.m. Lv. TORONTO 1.00 a.m.; 9.25 a.m. STANDARD TIME Lv. NORTH BAY UNION BUS TERMINAL â€" NORTH BA Y Veé 14 Pine St. N. "My accountant was making the most simple mistakes. It was so annoying I threatened to discharge him. Toâ€" ward the end of the week he came in welrring glasses. He explained to me that he hadn‘t been able to see distinctly but that Mr. Curtis had preâ€" scribed new glasses and assured him that he would not be troubled further," Prices are definitely lower at Mother, are you the nearest relative OPTICAL COMPANY village "softie"® if «offered the of a skilling orâ€"@gapenny would tor heard him. Sure I he took the pen not the . Later in the da#fhe visitor oftie" in a quiet lane and asked hy he had taken the penny. 1, you see, it‘s like this. As you Aranger, 1 tell ye, but don‘t let the villazge. I knows the «differâ€" i1 copper and silver, but if I ever he silver nobody‘d ever try me 1930 of the handsome trophy r ecimpetition by Hon. Chas, Ministey of Mines for Ontario, etition being in first aid work dluosted under the auspices of Ambulance Brigade. The xuT so sort TICKITI AND WFORMATIONM AY Branch Office Kirkland LAke Phone 393 Phone 101â€"2â€"3 Phone 835