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TIMMINS, ONTARIO Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€" # _ Quebec Newspaper Association TWO PHONESâ€"Z2 and 2020 Published Every Thursday by °_ GEO. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Bubscription Rates: Canadaâ€"$2.00 Per Year. United Statesâ€"$3.00 Per Year WWW' ! The traditional near.sighted man who could not see the forest for the trees appears to have his counterpart toâ€"day in governments who cannot see the soldiers for all the uniforms. Boasts are being made about Canada‘s great war effort, yet consideration seems to be small for the people of the fighting forces. Members of all the many parliaments of the Dominion have free passes on the railways, while the soldier in uniform has to beg, steal or borrow a ride to get home on leave. Perhaps, the government is unable to see all the soldiers lined up at the crossroads attempting to "thumb‘" rides, while goverr.u.«nt favourites travel free in luxury on the trains. The latest example of where the government cannot see the soldiers for the war is the attempt to stabilize wages and prices at present levels in the interests of the peo. ple at large. Civil servants and common em. ployees of private concerns have been assessed a "cost of living" bonus, which is in effect raise in wages given in such a way that prices are not allowed to rise and take away the benefit of the increase in pay. The "freezing" of wages and prices is boldly announced as a protection and help to the people at large assuring all of as fair a living at the law may allow. It is an odd fact that in this special professed thought for the com. mon people, one section of the said common peoâ€" ple should be completely forgotten. This section is the group of thousands of wives and children and other dependents of soldiers on active service. To freeze prices and wages at present levels and leave soldiers‘ allowances for dependents at the old standards seems to be the rankest form of dis. crimination. Timmins Branch No. 88 of the Canadian Legion did well indeed to call attention to the injustice in the resolution passed at the meeting of the branch on Monday. For months past it has been very evident that the allowance for dependents of solâ€" diers has been deplorably inadequate. Timmins Branch of the Legion on several occasions has called attention to this fact, quoting actual cases to prove the point, Had there been no freezing of wages and prices the inadequacy of the allow. ance for soldiers‘ dependents would have been a rank injustice to the families of the men who are risking all for the safety and the comfort of those remaining at home. To grant civil servants a "cost of living bonus‘"â€"to apply the same princi. ple to ordinary employees in other linesâ€"and to neglect to do as much for the families of soldiers is to display discrimination so rank as to be unâ€" worthy of any civilized country. Timmins Branch of the Legion has always been a leader in looking after the interests of the sol. diers and their dependents. The Legion has proâ€" tected and helped the soldiers of the last war and their families. The Legion is attempting to do its part in the battle for a fair deal for the soldiers of this war and for the dependents of these good soldiers. The suggestion of the Legion is that the princtiple of the "cost of living‘" bonus be applied to the allowances for soldiers‘ families" This seems only fair. The families of soldiers have found the cost of living just as serious an economical pro. blem as it has proved to be to civil servants and other employees. There should be very general support of the Legion in this move. It might be a good thing for private individuals to support the work of the Legion by writing members of parliaâ€" ment and Ministers of the Crown in the matter. Indeed, it might be well for the public in general to show such an interest that the government will feel compelled to do something. Either the famiâ€" lies of soldiers on active service should receive the cost of living bonus, or there should be such an adjustment of the allowances for soldiers‘ de. pendents that these worthy people should receive at least sufficient to prevent the "freezing‘‘ of solâ€" diers‘ families, as well as of prices and wages. Two Germans were recently shot in occupied France. In retaliation for this the Nazis deliberâ€" ately murdered one hundred innocent Frenchmen and planned for the killing of another fifty. Common sense and decency, as well as interna. tional law and fair play, class as deliberate murâ€" der the killing of innocent people for crimes in whichâ€"they had no concern. Records should be kept Of all these murders and it should be an essential part of the peace terms that those in any way responsible for these callous murders should be fully punished. At the present time it would appear unthinkable that Hitler and his fellow gangsters should go unpunished after all their crimes. Experience in the past suggests, however. that there is such a danger. It is one of the reaâ€" sons why time after time the world is cursed with recurring slaughter of the innocent. Napoleon (who. however, was a gentleman and a kindly fellow compared to the brutes of toâ€"day) lived to die a natural death, if the Irishism may be perâ€" mitted. ~Kaiser Wilhelm was not hanged publicly as officially promised by Premier Lloyd George, Timmins, Ont., Thursday, Oct. 30th, 1941 Ehe Vorrupine Advancee MURDER BRY WHOLESALE FPAIR PLAY FOR SOLDIERS h e PA P P L ME ME en t 22 ++ ral causes brought his unnatural life to a close. with God‘s help we shall not fail." The same mistake should not be made after this * # * war. Hitler and all his gang and Mussolini and| â€" General de Gaulle, leader of the Free French, has his chief tools should all be pubiicly executed as] asked all Frenchmen everywhere, and especially the vile criminals that they are. Many people‘ln the occupied territory, to stand with folded would take a special delight in seeing Mussolini‘s; arms for five minutes at 4 p.m. to.morrow (Friday) fat neck with a noose around it. About the only|as a protest against the wholesale murder of argument against capital punishment in the cases| Frenchmen by the Nazis. If there hadn‘t been too of these murderous gangsters is that death comes| much of that folded arms business in the past, too quickly from any of the modern methods of| it wouldn‘t be necessary in the present. (Canaâ€" execution. C Idian newspapers please copy). Not only should Hitler, Mussolini, and their chief stooges suffer undignified death for their foul crimes, but there should also be the death penalty for hosts of others in less important positions in the ranks of the enemy. Death is much too good for any of them, yet none of them should be alâ€" lowed to escape the just reward for their heartâ€" lessness and wanton cruelty. It would be well if the civilized world should make it very plain now that savagery: and senseless crime will not be permitted to pass unnoticed and unpunished. The progress of the war should not be permitted to obscure the fact that civilized countries will not tolerate wholesale murder and rapine. If all the gangsters knew for a surety that retribution will be exacted at any cost for the murder of the inno cent, there would be some hesitation in the bruâ€" tality of the blackguards for all gangsters are at heart contemptible cowards and cravens. There are three main reasons for the present Nazi brutality in occupied France. First the Nazis are frantic with fear and rage because they are not clever enough to protect themselves against the Frenchmen who are still free in soul. Second, wholesale murder is agreeable in itself to their sadistic souls. Third, they hope, by wholesale murder to terrorize the people of occupied France to some measure of subservience to the Nazi yoke. There is considerable evidence to suggest that the people of occupied France have become so des~ perate from‘ hunger, privation, oppression and brutal slavery that no form of frightfulness can long hold them in terror. Elsewhere in this issue will be found reference to the plan of Mr. Lawrence Isaacs, of Toronto, to give aid and comfort to the victims of German air raids. Mr. Isaacs in a brief address to the Timâ€" mins Kiwanis Club suggested that tea bags be sent overseas in increasing numbers each month. For months past Mr. Isaacs has been instrumental in gathering from 25,000 to 30,000 tea bags per month. He is very desirous of augmenting this amount. The plan has many special features of interest. There is no doubt as to the comfort and aid that British people will find in tea. As Mr. Isaacs indi. cates, the cup of tea is of particular value to those in air raid shelters. To British people the cup of tea will have a moral as well as a physical appeal. At the present time, the number of patâ€" riotic cails are admittedly crowding each other. This tea bag plan is a new one, and one that should attract \}ery general response. It shouldn‘t be allowed to displace such notable causes as the Red Cross, the Bomb Victims‘ Fund. It should simply be an extra. All who can afford to do so should spare the odd dollar to help along the tea bag plan. It might be well to pay as little attention as possible to the wholesale murders at present in occupied France. These have no immediate bear. ing on the war. The wholesale murders, however, should not be forgotten, and at the war‘s end there should be adequate punishment for each and every brutality of to._day. Various newspapers are seeking to find the mo. ral in the recent general elections in the province of British Columbia. Before the election the Libâ€" erals had a good working majority. At the elec. tion, however, the Liberals lost enough seats to leave the government in the minority. Yet the Conservatives only gained a couple of seats, and the C. C. F., while its party in the house was about doubled in comparison to the last parliament, still lacks anything like an effective force in the poliâ€" tical life of the provinee. There have been var. ious reasons suggested for the result of the voting. The most probable explanation is that the people in general are heartily sick of all parties and parâ€" tyism at this time when a united national govern. ment appears to be the one great need of the day. The story comes from the West to the effect that during a recent visit of Mussolini to Hitler, the former decided to take a bath. He was in the bathroom rumbling and grumbling to himself. "What‘s the matter, Finito?" called the former paperhanger. ‘"I can‘t find the sponge," cried Mussolini. "Oh, why don‘t you use your head!" Adolph replied in irritation. A man near New Liskeard claims to have har. vested a cabbage weighing 25 pounds.« That seems pretty heavy for a cabbage. It may have been a typographical error. Some of those typoâ€" granhical errors are heavier than that. Two communists were shot in Paris this week. In Canada the communists never get more than halt shot. Still stands the motto of the King: "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, TEA FOR BOMB VICTIMS In this "folded arms‘‘ business in France to. morrow the arms should be folded to form two “V'S" Three Convictions Made in Charges Under Liquor Act The week of Nov. 10th to 16th is to be observed as "Education Week," the purpose being to direct public interest and attention to the vital question Defence counsel argued that the ecrown had a very weak case against either of the accused persons on keepâ€" ing for sale and asked that the case be dismissed. All of the witnesses had been in the house at the time of the raid and they had all offered reasonable excuses for their presence there. Every one of them denied that they had paid «or any of the beer. A roomer at the house said that he had stayed at the house for the past ten years and he knew the man as Mr. Pecile. He said that one of the men who had been found in the house had called to see him. (Continued from Page One) still there when the police entered . Miss Morrison said that she had been working for Forovante for twentyâ€"two months; and that on the Saturday night before the police visited she had been instructed to cook a chicken to make some chicken spaghetti the next day. She admitted that she had served the beer to the men but said that she had not charzed them for it. Forovante tock the stand and siriid that he had gone fishing with the men the week and had invited them to his home for dinner. They had called about tenâ€"thirty and he had left instruction to give them some beer and to wake him up about ncon. He denied that he had ever sold beer. The crown argued that they had a strong case against the two persons. The defence had called five of the six persions who were found in the house and had not chlled the sixth one for some unknown reason. The crown atâ€" torney advised the magistrate that he hag no other course to take, if he doubted the testimony of the witnesses, than to convict. Another case that was laid under the Liquor Control Act was a series of charges against three persons. All three were charged with keeping beer for sale, one was charged with illegal possession of beer, and one was chargâ€" ed with permitting drunkenness. Charges against two of the accused were withdrawn and the charge against one of accused of permitting drunkenâ€" ness drew a fine of fifty dollars; and costs. Sergeant Gariepy related the story of how the police had raided the premises at 161 Cedar street north, on Sunday, Octcber 19th, about two o‘clock in the morning, after receiving a complaint at the police station. A quantity of beer was; found in the house and ownâ€" ership of the beer was claimed by Charlotte Perkins, the housekeeper. Two of the men on the party were very drunk, the sergeant said, and the others were all ‘"feeling good." The woman had told the sergeant of a man coming to the house and giving her some money to pay for a case Of ‘beer. He iwas described by the accused as a "beer booster." At the conclusion of the constable‘s evidence the magistrate dismissed the charges against the other two defendâ€" ants because they weren‘t tied up in the case in any way. However he proâ€" ceeded with the charge against the woman. M The magisrate said that he didn‘t believe some of the witnesses for the defence and added that it was a shame for a man to employ a seventeenâ€"yearâ€" old girl and let her sell his beer for him. He said that he was going t0 withdraw the charge against the girl but would convict the man and passed sentence of three months. The house was also declared public for a year. The woman took the stand in her own defence and said that on the Satâ€" urday night she had toured a number of legal beverage rooms and was celeâ€" brating the return to Timmins of her brother whom she had not seen for fourteen years. She said that she had not served any beer to any of the guests but they had taken it themâ€" selves When she admitted that she knew that they had taken the beer the magistrate convicted her and fined her fifty dollars and costs. Mrs. Simone Duchesne, of Riverside Drive, across the river in Mountjoy Township, will spend the next two months in jail on a charge of selling beer, according to a verdict reached by the magistrate. Two young fellows, and Constable Fulton, of the Ontario Provincial Police detachment in Timâ€" mins, were the only witnesses called by the crown, but their evidence was conclusive enough to convict, One young fellow about seventeen years old said that he had gone to the small store operated by Mrs. Duchesne across the second bridge, and had purâ€" chased five bottles of beer. He had been sent there by his mother to get a case of beer but the woman said she could only let him have five bottles. He had paid her a dollar and a quarter for the beer, he said. When he reachâ€" ed the road with the five bottles in a bag he was apprehended by the police and brought back to the store. Altogether six persons were facing charges of careless driving and all but one of them were convicted. The two men mentioned at the start of the His evidence was corroborated by anâ€" other young fellow who accompanied him on his shopping expedition. Constable Fulton said that he and Constable Stromberg and Constable Lynch had encountered the young mn on the road about two o‘clock in the morning. One of them was carrying a bag and in the bag they found the beer. They brought the young fellows back to the store and confronted the woman who ran the store. In the back of the store they located a part case of beer. In the case there were fifteen full bottles and three empty bottles. Six bottles were missing from the case. Careless Drivers Are Rapped Hard in Police Court Five Out of Six Convicted. One Ran His Car Over Boulevard on Highway The accident occurred at the corner cif Elm street and First avenue on Wedâ€" nesday, Octchbher 22nd. During the takâ€" ing of the evidence in both cases it was brought out that the cars had met at the centre of the intersection and after the crash, a truck that was involved was turned over and was heading into the opposite direction. Both drivers claimed that they were in the interâ€" section first but Magistrate Atkinson was unable to determine which of the drivers was in the right. Two indeâ€" pendent ‘witnesses who were working a short distance from the place where the accident took place said that the Tesisier car was in the wrong. â€" One witness who was riding in the Tessier car, said that as far as he knew the Tessier car had reached the intersecâ€" tion firs;t because he hadn‘t noticed any other car when they started to cross the street. Mrs. Duchesne said she had closed the store on the Saturday ®might about ten o‘clock and had gone for a walk. About twelve o‘clock she had réturned and| gone to bed. She denied that she had sold the ‘beer to the boys and exâ€" plained the missing bottles in the case by saying that she had filled a ‘"Pepsiâ€" Cola" case with the five empty bottles so that she could return It. The botâ€" tles of both cases were the same, she said. Defence Counsel S. C. Platus conâ€" tended that the magistrate should take the Wword of Mrs. Duchesne over that of the two boys, because they weren‘t of the best character when they roamâ€" ed around trying to buy beer at two o‘clock in the morning. Gerard Tessier and Emile Brousseau, two Timmins men were charged with careles;s driving in~police court on Tuesday afternoon and after Magistrate Atkinson ‘had reviewed the evidence he convicted both men and gave them a fresh start. The two charges deâ€" veloped from the same accident. The crown attorney suggested that the charge should be changed to one of selling beer because that was what the evidence pointed to and a conâ€" viction should be registered. Two men paid fines of a dollar and costs on charges laid under the Highâ€" way Traffic Act. They are alleged to have parked their cars wrong. (One man paid a fine of five dollars and costs on a charge of geing through a red light. Real Pilon, charged with overloadingz his truck, paid a fine of ten dollars and costs. MHe pleaded guilty to the charge. Real Richer had not received his summons to appear in court and a charge of negligent driving> against him was remanded for a week. He is alleged to have been driving a car with four persons in the front seat. When Tessier took the stand h*e swore that the other car was not in sight when he started to cross the intersecâ€" tion and during his evidence the Maâ€" gistrate decided to make the conviction. He fined both men ten dollars and costs. Magistrate Atkinson agreed with the crown attorney that the charge should be changed and he said that he would change it and registered a conviction. He cut the sentence to a minimum though, as he understood that the woâ€" man was living alone, her husband beâ€" ing in the army. Constable Victor Belanger said that he had investigated the accident and had called Constable Archambeault to take some pictures of the two cars after the crash. He identified the picâ€" tures in court and also identified and explained a sketch that he had mads while at the scene. : of education. Education Week has been observed in other years. This year the particular theme of the week is to be "The Defence of Democracy." True education would assure the defence of demo. cracy. The recent resignation of Mr. Walter P. Zeller from an important but unpaid position under the government in the war effort has roused many people in this part of the North to a startled rea. lization of the fact that the government is sadly lacking in its war effort. Mr. Zeller is known throughout the North, having been a visitor nere as Governor of the Kiwanis Clubs of Ontario, Que. bec and the Maritimes. He has shown himself a man of outstanding ability as well as one of gen. uine public spirit. The reason for his resignation was frankly given as the fact that he could not get action, red, tape, and, perhaps, politics, retarding all effort. article were convicted and fined ten dollars and costs. One man, Jean Roch Lapointe was not served and was reâ€" manded till next week. Eugene Girard pleaded guilty and paid a fine of ten dollars and costs. John Onica and Norman V. Montgomery each pleaded guilty to the charges and paid twentyâ€" five dollars and costs. Police, Say Slippery Road was Cause of Accident. No Blame Attached to Either Driver. Globe and Mailâ€"Britissn Minister of Information Brendan Bracken describes Hitler as "Oonly the scum on the top of the water," that he is not directing the war at all. This puts in rather vigorous words what is in the minds of innumerable other people. Der Pueâ€" hrer prepares the trouble, and ableér men carry it on. He only helped with the writing of ‘"Mein Kampf." Two ordinary drunks paid fines of ten dollars and costs while three other persons facing the same charge were given a week‘s remand. Lorenzo Dutrizac paid a fine of fifty dollars and costs on a charge of illegal possession of beer. Russell Mowbray pleaded guilty to a charge of having beer in a public place and paid $20 and costs. He pleaded guilty to a furâ€" ther charge of dangerous driving and paid another fine of $25 and costs. His driver‘s license was also cancelled for ten days. Taxi and Truck Clash at Corner of Pine and First A Cartier ‘Cab and a truck were involved in a minor accident at a quarter to eight on Saturday morning at the corner of First avenue and Pine street. About fifteen dollars damage was; done to both car and truck and no blame was attached to either driver by the police who investigated. Phillip Lamoureaux was ordered to pay his wife ten dollars weekly when he contested a charge laid by his wife under the Deserted Wives and Childâ€" ren‘s Maintenance Act. Witnesses said the taxi was proceedâ€" ing south on Pine street while the truck was Crosging‘the intersection when the minor crash took place. Police said the road was very slippery at the time due to the newly fallen snow and atâ€" tached no blame to either of the drivâ€" ers. Henry Demers, 55 Charles street, was driving the taxi while Theodore Charbonneau, 56% First avenue, was driving the truck. The brakes on both cars were tested and found to be in perfect condition. . Stratford Beaconâ€"Herald â€" By the way, if there are cooties in this war, are they, too, mechanized 1832 â€"â€" OQOVER A CENTURY OF BANKING â€" Dependent on Each Other THE OTHER FELLOW is helping make other goods or provide other services for you. No one citizen is independent of the efforts of his fellow citizens. The way of life in the community and in the nation is dependent on the united »fflorts of all. YOU are hvlpin" to make goods or provide services for the other fellow. HOLLAND BROS.â€"Proprietors 143 COMMERCIAL AVENUE 2: 1 20 } .e mds SUPERIOR FUELS The BANZEE of NOV A SCOTIA HIGHEST QUALITY COAL OBTAINABLE The Bank‘s part is to provide dayâ€"toâ€"day banking servicesâ€"your active use of them will be welcomed Indications point this FPall. Don‘t Rev. W. R. Slade Honoured on Leaving Noranda Camp American Anthracite Canmore Briquettes Rosedaleâ€"Big Horn ‘anadian and Grenadier Stoker "Last week the members and friends of the Noranda Baptist church bade farewell with much regret to. their highly esteemed pastor, Rev. W. R. Slade, who has served the congregaâ€" tion for the past three years, As a mark of regret, Mr. Slade was presentâ€" ed with a beautiful leather wallet, comâ€" fortably padded with some half dozen greenbacks. HMe responded with deep feeling to a farewell address read by one of the younger members of the church and assured his friends that he would ever remember them with gratiâ€" tude to God for their coâ€"operation in his work and the many kindness»s shown to him personally. J The Rouynâ€"Noranda Press last week had the following reference to the leayâ€" ing of Rev. W. R. Slade:â€" Calgery Heraldâ€"How about making the "V" sound with your horn every time a guy pasises you on the highway at 60 myph.? THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, 1941 we can still OPTICAL COMPANY 14 Pine St. N. Phone 835 If you lack pep, feel nervous, and outâ€"ofâ€"sorts, and just don‘t enjoy life, you better check your eyes and see if you need glasses. Very often eyeâ€" strain is the cause of all these troubles and glasses can help restore your old pep and good humor by removing the source of the irritation. Come in for free examination. to a coal shortage take chances while fill your order!