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It may be that Hysterical Hitler is deeply en â€" gaged on a plot for the invasion of Britain.. The chances, however, are more likely to be that he is more concerned with attempting to get help to Italy. It seemed at first that his inclination was to sit back and enjoy the spectacle of Italy being trounced and defied. The situation for Italy, howâ€" ever has become so desperate that it is reacting in Germany. Selfâ€"interest, the only guiding force to the gangsters, is prompting Hysterical Hitlert to move to the aid of his henceman. What he can do., and how he can do it, remains to be seen. â€" es am e e a ioi uim e l M NE C C i ol n a *./ Ssome men gain a repuation for wisdom by keepâ€" ing quiet, when the truth of the matter is that they have nothing to say. At the present moment there are people who fear that §itler-has some further diabolical scheme in progress, because he has been so quiet in recent days. The truth may be that Hysterical Hitler for the moment has noâ€" thing to say, and is afraid to say it. With troubles enough in Roumania, France, Holland and other ravaged countries, and with the British driving ahead in Lybia and the Greeks routing the Italians in Albania, Hysterical Hitler is likely so hysterical that he is speechless. A suggestion fmm Lon,dofi, England, that the quiet is due to the fact that Hysterical Hitler is busy preparing for a winter invasion of the British Isles neggi not causeâ€"too much worry. Even if this is the case, the people of Britain are still ready for that eventuality. and may be depended upon to deal with the attempted in â€" vasion in very effective way. The tenor of letters from the Old Country suggests that not qonly are the people there well prepared for any attempt at invasion, but that they would welcome with genâ€" uine joy any chance to come to close grips â€"with the craven enemy. The most probable explanaâ€" tion for the present silence of the nolsy gamgStér of Naziland is that the present quota of news has stunned him. The continued success of the Briz tish in the Egyptian campaign and the increasinE advance of the Greeks in pursuit of the Italians are so evidently disturbing to: the degenerate gangster of the Reich that his silence is to be exâ€" pected. Were he to speak toâ€"day about the only words he could use would be to curse his weak sister, Italia. There are people who see in,the censorship and| easily take a hint in this matter. The remarkable other measures for the special defence of Canada| effectiveness of the outstanding voluntary organâ€" in wartime a danger to the liberty of the people} izations is due to the fact that they are patriotic in the days to come. There is a present menace to| associations where party politics are absolutely democracy and freedom, but it lies in other less debarred. evident directions. There are few so blmd as :notl Even in the names of some of the committees to see that certain restrictions are essential in war| and subâ€"committees of the "principal war organiâ€" days. The common safety requires some curb ppâ€"' zations"‘ there is reason for amused interest. For on what would be freedom of expression and acâ€"| instance, there is the Pesticide Supply Committee. tion in times of peace. A considerable meéasure of| That ought to "put the bug" on Hitler. Then censorship is absolutely necessary to prevent adâ€"| there is the Bacon Board. It is to be hoped it vantage to the enemy. The fact of the matter is| brings it home. The "Canned Lobster Control that much of the censorship has been selfâ€"imposedâ€"| Scheme Commission" is no doubt what its name by newspapers and public men themselves. None| implieeâ€"whatever that may be. "The Temporary desire to give help or comfort to the enemy. The-! Great Lakesâ€"St. Lawrence Basin Committee" present censorship has not been at all burdensome|â€"should be temporary or otherwise, just as the inâ€" and it will be a very simple matter to drop it when | dividual‘s opinion on the question. It is odd to the war is over. Indeed the arrival of victory will| have one committee as a "National Labour Supâ€" mean the automatic disappearance of war-ti_mei ply Council" and another separate one to advise censorship. The danger to freedom and demoâ€"‘ on Unemployment, but under the present form of cracy is from another, angle. It is in realit,y from government these things have to be or there wouldâ€" the growth of the dlctatorxal spmt in‘ those in| n‘t be enough places to go around for all good party authority. This spirit has a tendency to deVQIOp' people. By the way there ought to be enough under war conditions. There are certain public mmmittees on labour to do something, if they all men who lean towards the dictatorial even in days | know what each other does. There are the followâ€" of peace. Iu their hearts the party or perso_nal' ing commissions or boards:â€""Interâ€"departmental advantage is everything and the public be damnâ€"| Committee on Labour Coâ€"ordination, The National ed. In the piping days of peace this characteristic‘ Labour Supply Council, The Wartime Industries is so unpopular that effort is made to hide it. In' Control Board, The Wartime Requirements Board, wartime, it grows under the cloak of national need and some others. But it is in the Contracts and or national safety. As a glaring example of the| Purchasing lines that the boards reach their fullâ€" growth of the dictator idea, there was the recent| est flower, with the British Purchases given special case where parliament was refused information| attention. There are, among others, the followâ€" to which it was entitled, on the plea that during;| ing:â€"British Admiralty Technical Mission, The a war it was not in the public interests to anâ€"| British Purchasing Commission in the U. S. A. nounce the price of garbage cans. The Joint Inspection Board of the United Kingâ€" The real menace toâ€"day is not from censorship}| doMm,â€" The Ministry of Shipping of the United or restraint of the people‘s actions and expresâ€"| Kingdom, The Munition and Supply Department sions during the progress of the war, but rather| and Directorates of Companies owned by the from the growth of a tendency to ignore the peoâ€" Crown _(Citadel Merchandising Company, Allied ple and their opinions and desires. Those in Suppl'qes Corporation, Federal Aircraft Limited, authority need to keep ever before them ‘the tri;th Reseéearch Enterprise Limited, Small Arms Limited, that they are not Sawdust Mussolinis or Tin mt_{Melboume Merchandising Limited, Fairmont Comâ€" lers, but simply the servants of the people. EvenL};any Limited, The United Kingdom Air Liarison in a time of war, the Governments should all be,| Mission. The United Kingdom Technical Mission. responsive to the whole people, not to a party orf T"h° War Contracts Depreciation Board, The War a section alone. Great Britain has given dbnder-,i Technical and Scientific Development Comrmittee, responsive to the whole people, not to a party orf’rhe war Contracts Depreciation Board, The War a section alone. Great Britain has given vmnderfl Technical and Scientific Development Committee, ful example of the right principle. In. Brfl.a | The Wartime Industries Control Board, The Warâ€" even in wartime, the people really rule throug 'ftmw Reqmrementc Board. It does appear necesâ€" their elected representatives. The danger mmn-* sary to have one more commission or board to look ada seems to be that the dictatorial tendency will after all these committees. grow under the cloak of war necessity and that, The names alone suggests the imperative need when the war is over the powersâ€"thatâ€"be will find for certain of the committees or commissionsâ€" it impossible to revert to democratic grocedurey;. â€"| for example, the Board of Ref erees Excess Profits BP lt P eP P P P P AP P APC P AC PA SbA P PAE lt Oanadaâ€"$3.00 Per Year TIMMINS, ONTARIO Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Auoclauom_Onu}k-. Quebec Newspaper Association; Class "A" Weekly Group «e TWO PHONESâ€"26 and 2020 k M t Published Every Monday and 'l}lnndsy by GEO. LAKE, Owner and Publisher â€" s Subscription Rates: ° '.: ‘3-; 5 8w Timmins, Ont., Thursday, Dég, Oe Yorrupine Advanee: HYSTERICAL HITLER QUIET United Statésâ€"$3.50 Per Year Control Board, The Wartime Requirements Board, and some others. But it is in the Contracts and| Purchasing lines that the boards reach their fullâ€" est flower, with the British Purchases given special attention. There are, among others, the followâ€" ing:â€"British Admiralty Technical Mission, The British Purchasing Commission in the U. S. A.i The Joint Inspection Board of the United Kingâ€"| dom,â€"The Ministry of Shipping of the United| Kingdom, The Munition and Supply Department! and Directorates of Companies owned by the Crown _(Citadel Merchandising Company, Allied Suppl'ges Corporation, Federal Aircraft Limited,‘ Research Enterprise Limited, Small Arms Melbourne Merchandising Limited, Fairmont Com-l pany Limited, The United Kingdom Air Liaison | Mission. The United Kingdom Technical Mission., The names alone suggests the imperative need for certain of the committees or commissionsâ€" for example, the Board of Referees Excess Profits Even in the names of some of the committees and subâ€"committees of the "principal war organiâ€" zations"‘ there is reason for amused interest. For instance, there is the Pesticide Supply Committee. That ought to "put the bug" on Hitler. Then there is the Bacon Board. It is to be hoped it Recently there have been two most undemoâ€" cratic and glaring examples of scorn of the peoâ€" }ples opinion. In the one case there was action, and in the other case deliberate inaction in direct opposit,ion to public wishes and the right, the acâ€" tionfl.fld inaction being excused on the plea of war necessity that did not exist, and that all knew did not exist. The one case in point is that of the deliberate attempt to rob the town of Swastika of its name. The people of Swastika, the people of the North, practically all concerned, openly exâ€" pre;,ssed their desire to retain a name that was not dishonoured here. Without any consultation of thase affected, announcement was made that Swastika‘s name was to be deleted. To protests at this dictatorial attitude, the reply in effect was that to be expected from Modest Mussolini or Hysâ€" terical Hitler:â€""Silence! How dare you! Poppa knows best!". The other case is that of transporâ€" tation for soldiers on leave. In the newspapers throughout Canada, in parliament, in public reâ€" solutions from municipal bodies and in other ways it was made known that the public demanded a fair deal for the soldiers and resented the shame of soldiers on leave being reduced to the ignominy of begging or stealing transportation.‘ The people wanted transportation for the soldiers on leave, and were willing and ready to foot the bill as they! are ready and willing to pay all necessary exâ€" penses in connection with the war. In this case, ! the reply was: "Shut up, you brats! Poppa can‘t afford it!" The Government apparently is underl the misapprehension that this is their party war and party money, forgetting that in a free demo-i cracy it is the people who are "Poppa." The one great danger to democracy is not in censorship or t the defence of the realm acts, but in the permitâ€" i ting of the idea that the representatives of the! people are greater than the people themselves. t ( A OING BY THE BOARD THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS,â€"OQONTARIO Make This Christmas Free From Fire Says Ont. Fire Marshal No doubt most of these boards and commissions are doing necessary and useful work. There is one, however, that doesn‘t seem to be functioning very effectively. It is entitled "Transport Conâ€" troller." At the present moment it amounts alâ€" most to a national scandal that transport is so little under control that soldiers on leave have to beg, borrow or steal their ‘,t.xiansport.atlon. With all these commissions, there is sure to be some sins of commission, as well as omission, but with so many control boards everything should be under control. In any event, it is sincerely to be noped that all these boards are not just so much rough lumber. "FPTor Every Man"; "In the, Languags of Every Man"; ‘"Taking the BoOk to Every Man"; "How Every Man Receives the Book"; and "The Pricé of, Every Man‘s Book.‘ As usual he brings. try and prose to illuminate his oale. Writers as varied as Thomas Carlyle, Miles Coverdale, General Carpenter of the Salvation Army, The Bishop of London, and Isaac Watts, furnish chapter headings. His own war °xâ€" perience and the fact that much of the report was written during the Battle of Britain make him particularly senâ€" sitive to the atmosphere of war, and to the need of the Scriptures for every man during these fierce and trying exâ€" periences. Thosse persons dcorating halls, churches and public places should use particular care in their choice of deâ€" corations. Only »amaterials made of metal, glass and asbestos should be used. Packing material and rubbish accumulates much more rapidly at this time and should therefore be disposed of at more frequent intervals. In any case, merchants should guard against obstructing any exit facilities during this season when the showingâ€" crowds are larger than usual. The Christmas tree itself demands particular attention. It should not be placed near any source of heat, such as radiators, fire places or stoves and should be wellâ€"sesured against falling. The three should be s> placed that standing or falling, it will not block a doorway or exit and thus prevent the eszape of anyone. Lights for the tree should be only of the approved electric type and in no case should candles be used or smoking permitted near any Christmas tree. After a tree is brought into the home it hourly becomes drier and therefore more easily ignited. The correct choice of toys may mean much to the little ones in the home. Those made of celluloid may be ignited without coming in actual contact. with filame and when once ignited â€" they burn with such rapidity that a child‘s clothâ€" ing is nearly always set afire before they can dispos:: of them. Accidental ignition of fiammable cos.â€" tumes has been the cause of many Christmas tragedies; in fact Santa Claus himself must be very careful not to burn his whiskers. s Among the thirtyâ€"five principal war organizaâ€" tions is the "Inventions Board." If this board operates in passing on the thousand and one inâ€" ventions and plans for new weapons and new schemes for winning the war it will be doing very useful service and have a very busy time. It is to be hoped it is not turned to political invenâ€" tions. Bombs will bring death and destrucâ€" tion to many British homes this Christ. mastide. In many Canadian homes this Christmas, death and destruction may be brought not by bombs but by the celebration of Christmas itself, the most festive sason in the democratic world. At Christmastime â€" numerous fire hazards are introduced into homes, stores and public places that do not ordinarily exist. Every year in Canaâ€" da women and little children lose their lives or are scared for life from fires starting in Christmas decorations, trees, lighting, etec. This is the warning isâ€" sued by the Ontario Fire Marshal‘s Office. * PP P P P ~A P L L L AL PC L P L P P P PAAA C C L AC AC AP L AC * CA PA L PA "a troubled year‘" is told. Taking as a title the familiar words appended to Dent‘s Everyman‘s Classics, Mr. Patten unfolds the story of another year‘s work under the simple headings:â€" There is one board or commission (with three subâ€"committees) that seems to be unfortunately named. It is called "The Enemy Alien Operations." What the people of Canada would like to have is a board that would see that enemy aliens do not operate or have any operations, except for appenâ€" dicitis or the removal of tonsils. Report of Bible Society Headed "Every Man‘s Book" "Every Man‘s Bock," being the p°puâ€" lar report (193â€"04) of the British and Foreign Bible Society, by the Reyv. John A. Patten, M.C., M.A., jty Literâ€" ary Superintensnent. The experience of war has deepened the intensity and conviction. with which the Bible Society‘s story during Tax, Canadian Shipping Board, Censorship, Cusâ€" todian of Enemy Property, Foreign Exchange Conâ€" trol Board, National Advisory Committee for Childâ€" ren from Overseas, National War Charities Funds Advisory Committee, War Savings Committee, Voluntary Service Registration Bureau. :"-'m‘ t _ _ AP P PA PP DP P AC PP PAAA C P PP AP L P AL PP ALAP P * Warns Against Carelessness With Decorations, Ete. Perhaps the most moving chapters "Rome wasn‘t built in a day," the proverb says, Canada is not forgoiten, and its scheme for presenting New Testaments to the Armed and Auxiliary FPorces of the Crown receives hcnourable menâ€" tion. ‘"However long the war may last our Canadian friends will see to it that Canadians serving the Empire on sca. on land, and in the air receive as part of their equipment a copy of the Word of God." Similar efforts in other parts of the British Empire are recorded with pardonable pride. The plea for support is finely phrased and deeply moving. A deficit of $65,â€" CCO "brings us down to earth, and to the hard fact that even this most blessâ€" ed work of spreading the Word of God through the world must be paid for in hard cash." in the book deai with the work of the Society in warâ€"torn lands. Though the period from May 10th is not covâ€" ered in this vivid survey, nevertheless there is a feeling of tension in all his descriptions. aund the sectisn on China is particularly thrilling, Mr. Patten is again to be congratuâ€" lated on brilliant Popular Reâ€" port, and the Society on the form and District Officesâ€"Bank of Commerce Buildings, Timmins, Ont by» #4, 4 # tA 4 y 4 4 -null/ BdÂ¥ s PM o7 ,;,,;///,/ oA M V * * *»# . you twice [ J l l k -â€" 1/ ..-l-.....lu_g.___‘ TQ.â€" a smile on our lips, and our heads held high, and with God‘s help we shall not fail." Still stands the words of the King:â€" "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, Apparently Premier Petain, of France, put the boot to Pierre Laval, the arch traitor, for the reaâ€" son that he was a heel. The British maintain their reputation for brilâ€" liant understatement. London papers say that the talk of making the Duke of Windsor ambassador to the United States "rouses no interest in Briâ€" tain." The narrow escape of Hon, Mr. Howe may disâ€" courage other government officials from taking holiday trips across the ocean, while ordinary peoâ€" ple are debarred by regulations from taking holiâ€" days outside of Canada. Imagine trying to change the name of Swastika in Canada, while the Canadian government conâ€" tinues to recognize an ambassador from the Vichy government of German France! but there are people now who would like to see destroyed in a night. This Christmas no doubt there will be cases where Dad receives an electric razor as his Christâ€" mas present, and Junior gets an electric train from Santa Claus. Then comes Christmas! and Dad spends his time playing with the electric train, while Junior slips into the bathroom to see what he can do with an electric razor. 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