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Chairman, Association of Nort icipalities, Timmins, Ontario, Dear Mr. Brunet The criti¢ism contained in the article is of a general nature and therefore I am not in a position to identify the particular cases that brought the same about. However if there is any laxâ€" ness in our administration it is my sincere desire that it be brought to our attention and our endeavours will be to correct the fault. I am enclosing herewith a copy of my letter to Mr. Emile Brunet, Chairman, Association of Northern Mining Munâ€" icipalities, and I would much apprecâ€" late it if you would publish it with the same prominence as was given the aboveâ€"mentioned letter. Mr. ‘mile Brunet, Faitor, Porcupine Advance Timmins, Ontario. Dear sir:â€"A copy of the news artâ€" icle headed "Compensation Referse sShould Be Appointed of October 31. 1940, has been forwarded to me for atâ€" tention. In reporting the mesting at Timâ€" mins on Oct. 30th of the Association of mining Municipalties, The Advance gave prominence to the resolution passed by that body suggesting the appointment of a ‘"Compensation Refâ€" eree". In reply to this report The Adâ€" vance has received the following from the chairman of the Workmen‘s Comâ€" pensation Board, which is published herewith in f@airness to the Board and to ~present "the other side of the Chairman Compensation Board Replies to Motion . of Mining Municipalities | Invites Association of Mining Municipalitiee to Confer With the Workmen‘s Compensation Board and See How Act is Administered. Denies Any Delay in Dealing With Cases. ‘Another hymn was sung and Reyv. F. J. Baine, of Schumacher United Church gave the main addvess "We have our legion of mien in ’Eflg’-‘ land and more prepared to go to Eng»â€" land wherever they are needed to deâ€" fend exactly the same principlee for which the men we honour today fought and Gied", Mr. Baine said. "It is a defence of not only our material Emâ€" pire but also the spiritual ideals she has long protected that we fight". After the hymn "Onward Christian Holdiers‘"‘ Major J. H. Cornthwaite, of the Salvation Army and the Legion of Frontiersmen, offered prayer. Bombs were discharged and the two minutes silence observed and Mayor Brunette spoke bri¢fly. Flanking the. approach to the cenoâ€" taph were standard bearers on one side the representatives of organizations who had wreaths to lay on the other Directly in front and at the four corners of the cenotaph stood a guard of honour‘of eight picked men from the Algongquin Regiment. Police, firemen and Frontiersmen made up companies and there were two platoons of the Algonquin Regiâ€" ment. There were Boy Scouts, Girl Guides and school children, service clubs and many national organizations represented and, of course, the memâ€" bers of the Canadian Legion who arâ€" ranged the ceremony. stiffly at "the present arms":; as the Hoellinger whistle shrilled mournfully in the distance, those same thousands stood silent for two minutes in memâ€" ory of men who gave their lives in the struggle against the same enemy who again threatens the rights of the inâ€" dividual and the freedom of democracy. A long parade preceded the ceremony. at the cenotaph. Led by the Timâ€" mins Citizen‘s Band the parade wendâ€" ed its lengthy way from Cedar Streetl up Third Avenue to Spruce Snreet.l Included were three bands, the Timâ€" mins Citizens‘, the Porcupine District Pipe and the Roumanian Bugle Band. As the bugler sounded "The Last Post"; as bombs exloded the alr: as two companies of soldiers stood More tin four thousand people gathered this morning at the cenotaph to assist in the ceremony of paying tribute to the men who died during the war of 1914â€"1918 and to reaffirm the ideals for which they fought and for which Canadian legions of men are prepared to fight. Thousands Gather to Pay Tribute to Men who Died In Great W ar, 1914â€"1918 Legions of Men Now Prepared to Again Fight for Ideals For which Men Died in Great War, Speakers Say. Length, Parade Preceded Ceremony of Remembrance. Vol. XXV. No. 86. "'O stt stt aw AP P P uww un ut ow w o. P P l ym e AP AC C L â€"AG CAE CE CA AC 1 Section 8 Pages «tP t P EP AC C CA AC CCA Ssection lt lt ’“'"'J Pages iA A 1M arn Miniig Munâ€" T sincerely regret that your Assocâ€" lation saw fit to accept and to approve lsuch a resolution as is reported .to have been introduced by Councillor Maguire of Teck Township, for such resolutions is unfair to the Board and is, I believe, unfair to your association as it is made without knowledge of all the fatcts. My statement must be accepted as correct, as to my knowledge and the knowledge of the other Two Members no members of your Assocation or any one acting on its behalf has contactâ€" ed the Board in respect to the generai administraton of The Workmen‘s Comâ€" pensation Act. and until all the facts are got it seems to me that in the interest of all parties who desire the best administration of the Workmen‘s Compensation Act that can be got criticism as is contained in the article referred to should bewithheld, otherwise will arise in minds of those whom the only misunderstanding and confuison Act was set up to protectâ€"the workâ€" man of the province. The administration of the Act is an "open book to any one who is interâ€" ested. ani the welcomes any ’ The annual Veterans‘ Night banquet under the auspices of Goelden Beaver Lodge A. F. A. M. will be held on Wednesday evening, Nov. 13th, in the Masonic hall, commencing at 6 o‘clock. As usual there will be a programme of special interest, with veterans of the last war as the special guests for the | evening. article on the front page of the Porcâ€" upine Advance of October 31, 1940, has been forwarded to me this artiâ€" cle is headed "Compensation Referee Shoud Be Appointed Say Municipal Leaders", and contains the only inâ€" formation I have in respect to the reâ€" cent Convention of the Association of Northern Mining Municipalities Assocâ€" iation, and necessarily any remarks made hereafter have to do with the statements as contained in the article in question, The sale cof poppies on Poppy Day, Saturday brought in $723.00â€"a record. Poppies were also on sale here this morning, but returns for them are not yet available. It is expected however that they will run another hundred goliars. The young ladies doing the tagging are to be congratulated on their good work, as is also the Legion. Annual Veterans‘ Night Banquet at Masonic Hall Town of Timmins, Timmins Fire Department, Timmins Police Departâ€" ment, Masonic TLodge, Oddfellows‘ Iodge Rebekah Lodge, Eastern Star, Loyal Order of the Moose, Sons of England, Lancashire Club, Hebrew Congregation of the Porcupine, B‘ nai B‘rith, Haddasah Chapter, First Cathâ€" olic Czechoâ€"Slovak Union No. 809, Czechoâ€"Slovak National Society, Polâ€" ish White Fagle Society, Roumanian Psople Order of the ITtaloâ€"Canadians, Legion of Frontiersmen, Canadian Legâ€" ion, Ladies Auxiliary of the Legion, I. O. D. E., Kiwanis Club, Lions Clubs of Timmins and Schumacher, Porcuâ€" pine Pipe Band, Algonquin Regiment, Province cof Ontario, Hollinger Mine, MciIintyre Mine, Buffalo Ankerite Mine, Conisaurum Mine, Aurnor Mine, Delâ€" nite Mine, Naybobh Mine, DeSantis Mine, Boy Scouts and Cubs, Giri Guides and Brownies, Weston‘s Bakery staff, Mcetropolitan Life Insurance Company staff. Record Sale of Poppies After Mr. Walter Greaves President of the Legion, who introduced each of the speakers, made a short address, wreaths were placed on the cenotaph. The following organizations represented by wreaths: (Continued on Page Five) Published at Timmins, Ont.., Canada, Every MONDAY and THURSDAY While the meetings were being held in regard to the Nursing Unit and the ‘proposed new Brigade at South Porâ€" cupine, Dr. W. J. Bell conducted an inâ€" spection of the SJ.A.B. here With Supt. Thos. Richards and Lieut. G. A. Gibson in charge, the members of the Brigade were put through various drills and also subjected to a close examination by Dr. Bell. The Brigade includes all the members of the police and fire departments as well as others interested. They all came through the examination with credit to all concerned. The final part of this secâ€" tion of the programme was the pracâ€" tical demonstration by members of the Brigade as to the correct methods for treating various types of accidents, apâ€" plying bandages, etc. After the inspection was completed ‘Commissioner Nesbitt gave a vory inâ€" teresting and inspiring address on the Civilian Defence Plan and particular ly the part in which the SJ.A.B. is specially concerned He explained that while the plan is open for voluntary acceptance by the municipalities of Ontaric, it appeared to be a very deâ€" sirable measure at this time. The Civilian Defeuce scheme which includâ€" vontinued cn Pags Five; 1 The notable work of the Timmins e‘ Division the St. John Ambulance 1} Brigade was given added impetus by , the visit here last week of Commissionâ€" er W. R. Nesbitt and Provincial Surâ€" ! geon Dr, W. J. Bell, of the headquarâ€" l’ ters staff of the Ontario ; John Ambulance. On Friday evening in the Hollinger hall there was a véry largely attended meeting from which very deâ€" cided advantage has developed with the possibility of still further benefit in the near future. As one result of the meeting a Nursâ€" ing Auxiliary unit of the S.J.A.B. has been organized for Timmins. A large group of ladies were present, and after: Commissioncr Nesbitt had explained the plans and purposes of the Auxiliax'y] Nursing Unit and ocutlined the valuable ! work that could be achieved, the ladies 'decidcd to proceed with the formation‘ | of the unit Mrs. Geoffrey Morris was chosen as convener and a mecting will, | be held this evening to complete thei organization. There were a large number of inâ€"| ; terested first aid workers present from South Porcupine, many of them preâ€" viously active in S.J.A.B. work, the proposal being â€"that a new St. John | Ambulance Brigade be organized at| South Porcupine, to include the Dome ‘ Commissioner Nesbitt pointed out that| if such a Brigade were formed, with, the Nursing Unit added to the Timâ€". ! mins Division, it would be in order to | have a S.J.A.B. Corps for the dis-' tritt This would be a decided adâ€"| ! vantage, increasing the scope of the | work and assuring greater coâ€"operation â€" and Givision of labour. The represenâ€" â€" I tatives from South Porcupine and the | ‘Dome were not able to give decisive â€" reply in the matter, but will report back shortly. | e id hn Ni 4 I I | | Nursing Auxlllary Addcd’ To Timmins Division of _ St. John Ambulance Preliminary Plans Made for New S.J.A.B. at South Porâ€" cupine. _ Hope to Have Reg‘ulalj Corps of Brigade in T C TY 9k tA t Porcupine. Visit Here of Commissioner W. R. Nesbitt and Provisional Surgeon Dr. W. J. Bell. HIS MOTHER KNOWS HE‘LL WEAR THE EMBLEM WELL TIMMINS, ONTARIO, MONDAY. NOVEMBER 11TH, 1940 Enemy reports that the Canadian steamship Empréess of Japan had been sunk were proven untriie by announceâ€" ment over the CBC this morning that the steamer had reached a British port. Oneâ€"half inch of snow fell up until 6 a.m. on Sunday. EMPRESS OF JAPAN REPORTED : AS REACHING BRITISH PORT | Temperatures, maximim and miniâ€" mum: Thursday maximum 23, miniâ€" mum 15; Friday, 24 and 14; Saturday, 34 and 4; Sunday, 32 and 26. Today at 8 a.m. it was 32 degrees. It will be cloudy during or so and may become Wheeler stated. A 1@rge part of the snow which fell on Tuesday of last week melted yesâ€" terday, last night and today but still a large part remains. However, Mr. Wheeler, Hollinger weather observer, said that he expects that the temperaâ€" ture will continue to rise for today at least so we may see less snow by toâ€" morrow morning, ()hcmge for Cooler May Set in in Day or So However, Weatherman Says. May Lose Still More Of The Snow A large part of the the next day cooler, â€"Mr. season of the year especially and posâ€" sibly during the whole winter it is danâ€" gerous to allow clhildren to cross the ice of Gillies Lake, he said. The ice is pitâ€" ed and full of crucks and one ixver knows when one mav â€"0 thrown | __At the same meeting Dr. M. J. Kelly showed moving pictures of an operation for a wry neck,; performed on a young boy by Dr. Graeme MacKechnie. The picture showed very clearly the techâ€" nieque of correcting such a congenital |condition and the vast difference in i the boy‘s appearance when his neck was straightened. Youth Plunges Through Ice But Saves Himself The chair was occupied by Alex Alâ€" len, President. Rev. Mr. Gilmour Smith spoke briefly on "Remembrance Day" and Garfield Bender thanked members of the club who assisted with arrangements for the Hallowe‘en party held for members of the Lions Club Boys‘ Band. was straightened. Progress in the work of the Christâ€" mas Cheer campaign was ICp"‘ ed by Gil Chenier, han six feet of â€" he marshy bottom The work an experim: Club. Dr.. Graham Lane, asked the. Lions Club to go ahead with its rehabilitation work. tiiberculokis patieft§ a sum of monéy was appropriated at Thursday night‘s meeting of the serâ€" vice club in the Empire Hotel. The work of rehabilitiation is yet in an experimental stage with the Lions Lions to Go Ahead With Rehabilitation Tuberculosis Work Bicyclin oses Cap and Bicvcle in Icy Waters of Gillies Lake Saturdayv. It was a proud day for mother and son when Leading Aircraftman Gordon A. Russell received his piHots‘ wings at No. 2 Service Fly â€" ing Training School, Ottawa. Here he proudly displays the badge to his mother, Mrs. J. A. Russell, a few minutes after Airâ€"Marshall W. A. V.C., pinned it on his tunic. In the young man‘s face is the eviâ€" dent determination not to fall beâ€" low the standard set in the last war by the unparalieled fighting airâ€" man who gave him his wings. yeiing across Gillies Lake just beâ€" eight o‘clock on Saturday mornâ€" Frank Cramley, 15, of 159 Pine . north, plunged into the icy watâ€" The boy succeeded in saving himâ€" ut left his bicycle and cap in more 1l A K1 hinws carb Om MT nseif out and went to a rby the lake. Police came ed the boy into the patrol me. He was none the worse is icy durcking aside from the cap and bicycle. â€" ) H. Gagnonâ€"today issued a parents. Throughout this he year especially and posâ€" ae the was bicycling across the shortâ€"cut when he rough. He â€" filoundered >OnE ater which covers it that part of the He floundered hilling water for IL to secure a He gingerly ousiy lii IOr some time. Myrs. h."l went the other two cast to _ Toronto several _ weeks â€" ago traced to persons tr to be near him in his critical illness. ing work. The funeral was held at Toronto toâ€"| During the perio( day. | tober, 11 cases of :1'oportcd. In two t |tion was indefinite; RemembI'RNCP I)ay | were due'to some Concert Held at o Pecommhinds the Ukramian Hall . |:{ ds ‘said Dr. Hardman, s A varied and interesting programme the possibility of was preéesented at the Remembrance amongst the shiftin, Day Concert of the Ukrainian Prosvita Porcupine. Persons Association held at the hall on Sunâ€" their vacations or day evening. Songs, dancing, instruâ€" where the quality of mental rumbers, gymnastics and reciâ€" deemed questionabl tations made up the fine presentation, the advisability of and the colourful national costumes; typhioid os" ada=>d to the interest « tUie evening, iiunl milw. . Sympathy will be extended to Mrs. E. H. Hill in the death at Toronto on Saturday of her father, Mr. Wm. Tayâ€" lor. The late Mr. Taylor had been seriâ€" ously ill for some time. Mrs. K: went to Toronto several weeks â€" ago to be near him in his critical illness. The funeral was held at Toronto toâ€" day. Weekâ€"end fire calls were relatively few in number. One call, to 97 Sixth avenue, for a chimney fire, was reâ€" ceived at 7.04 p.m. on Friday. On Satâ€" urday at 1.36 pm. people at 95 Rea street left wood in the oven of their stove and hurriedly called firemen to extinguish the resulting smudge. A chimney call was received at 7.25 p.m. on Saturday to 78 Mountjoy street south. MRS. E. H. HILL BEREAVED BY DEATH OF HER FATHER Report of Dr. Hardman, Ontario Department of Health, States that Water, Milk, Fruit and Vegetable Supplies in Camp Not to be Blamed. _ Suggests Possibility of Carriers in Shifting Camp Population. Fire Calls Relatively Few Over the Weekâ€"end Find Typhoid Here Not Traceable To Water or Milk Supply in Timmins A public memorial service has been planned for the late Neville Chamberâ€" lain. It will probably be held in Westâ€" minster Abbey, Finat plans were made for the afterâ€" noon tea to be‘ held by the Lodge on Thursday afternioon, ~November ‘Jist, from 3 to 6 p.m. Routine â€" business was discussed at the weekly meeting of the Gold Nugget Rebekah Lodge held in the lodge rooms of the Oddfellows‘ hall on Thursday evening. Each of the members revealed> her ‘"Unknown" friend, and chose a new friend for the c.oming year, following which the members joined inâ€"cards, and refreshments were served. Second accident aiso was yesterday. Peter Meadinov, 85 Fourth avenue, was said to have stopped his car at the intersection of Moneta and Pine streets. Unable to stop in time Colin McInnis, from the Buffalo Ankerite property, crashed into the rear of the first car. Final Plans Made for the Rebekah Tea on Nov. 21st Published at Tmmins, Ont.., C Kvery MONDAYX and THURI John Mowbray faces a charge of careless driving as the result of a crash opposite 208 Maple street north yvesterday. Mowbray, who police said, had been drinking, is said to have backed his car into two other automoâ€" biles, one of which was driven by E. Andrechuck, 208 Maple street north, Damage was quite serious. lives at 209 Pine street south. Second accident aiso was yesterday. w Mowbray | supplied with ammunition by women who carried it up the steep hill on their heads. The Italians were, thrown into re«â€" verse along the entire hundred mile front in the Pindus Mountains. They were flanked on the left and the entire right wing wiped out. Meanwhile, the Greeks wore deepâ€" ening their wedge into Albania and are said to be almost in a position to take Damages in two weekâ€"end motor accidents amounted to several hundreds of dollars although no one was inâ€" jured, police reported this morning. None Hurt In Auto Crashes § ;4 _ _ [ 4110 GalUrday and began the process of Damage to AUtOmOblleb‘ annihilation,. _ The Italians were cut Said Several Hundreds qf off without water or food and thousâ€" Dollars ‘ands surrendered. The entire division * of 15,000 troops was said cut off and 7 then methodically killed or captured Q-amages n two weekâ€"end motor by the hardy Greeks, RCCIdpnlf.c 2J use‘m zs Entire Centaur Division Along With Part of Another Said Killed or Captured by Fierce Fighting Greeks Battle in Mountainous Terrain Where Grecks at Their Best. _ Approach City of Koritza. PLANX MEMORIAL SERVICE MONDAYX and THURSDAY anaida their vacations or visit in the are where the quality of milk or water w deemed questionable should conside the advisability of inoculation again: typhioid ow chiaa.nate water supply an r«nl imilw. Of the 14 cases investigated over a period of two days, three were paratyâ€" phoid. Nothing in common was found among the three cases as to food, work or places visited. In one case, it was learned however, that the source of inâ€" fection was traced to â€"a relative. TIn So said the report of Dr. R. P. Hardâ€" man, M.D., D.P.H., Division of Epideâ€" miology, Department of Health, Onâ€" tario Government, who recently conâ€" ducted a survey and investigation into the causes and incidence of typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever in Timâ€" mins. "Therée was nocthing found in comâ€" mon amongst any â€"of the cases. The milk supply was not incriminated and the water supply was checked, There had been no association amongst the cases with one another, and fruit, vegeâ€" tables and dairy products were not ob= tained from a common source," Death toll in the Rumanian earth= quake was said today to be near 2,000, The capital, Bucharest, is reported ‘in ruins with hundrdes of people wandâ€" ering the streets homeless, From Kirkland Lake today comes the sad news of a tragic accident yesterâ€" day, in‘ which Geraid Newlands, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Newlands, formerly of ‘the McIntyre Mine, and living for years at Schumacher, lost his life. The lad, who was about 14 years of age, was playing with a chemical set when there was an explosion in which the boy was killed. . SAY RUMANIAN EARTHQUAKE TOLL TODAY OVER 2,000 Young Boy Killed When Chemical Set Exploded Yesterday Ranking officers, including the comâ€" mander of the Centaur division were among those captured by the Greeks, back the surrounded city of Koritza Ensconsed in their precipiteus mounâ€" tain positions, the Greeks were said supplied with ammunition by women who carried it up the steep hill on their heads. Counter attacking CGreeik troops, fighting along a hundred mile front, killed and captured thousands of Ital= ian soldiers of the famed Centaur Division over the weekâ€"end. Fighting in high, mountainous terâ€" rain, the Greek highland divisions sur«= rounded the Italian troops on Friday and Saturday and began the process of annihilation. _ The Italians were cut Single Copyâ€"Five Cents lt "“‘o‘“'“' «ty PA BCA â€"4 4 t P BP PPA LAE DAAA PAAA â€"A LA L The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine. 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