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tep TIMMINS, ONTARIO Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€" Quebec Newspaper Association TWO PHONESâ€"26 and 2020 Published Every Thursday by GEO. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Subscription Rateés 200 Per Year. United StateHSOO Per Year. AGE POUT w,hbn the taking of a plebiscite on the matteri f conscription was first announced, the proposal! as at once very properly branded as a cowardly, héap political trick. It was pointed out that it| . uxd"be costly in more ways than one. In cola ad cash; it would mean an outlay of several million | T1 at a time when any unnecessary expendiâ€" | 10 ture of money is in reality an unpatriotic crime..lju It would:mean time and effort wasted in dayeith when every effort should be given to the cause ofibe the Empire, the cause of the Allies, the cause of be emocracy, the cause of humanity. It would mean di aispute and division and disunity â€"at a moment | 0f when the whole call is for brotherhood, loyalty‘ th and devotion. The truth of all these things has ot }slnce been proven beyond question. And yet, after‘ the criminal expenditure has beén set in the esti-\ mates, after time and effort have been squandered, with more to follow, and after riots have been inâ€" cited in the name of conscription or antiâ€"conscrip=] A tions, and the Dominion divided and disrupted asim never before so openly in its history, the plebiscitelnf is not to be on conscription at all. The question T on the plebiscite ballot is whether or not the peoâ€" | t ple are willing to free the part of a part of a party| U administration at Ottawa of alleged undertakings| K \or pledges given in regard to the methods of proâ€"| f the war. In all the provinces it has been | D that no matter how large the majoritylb jay be one way or another, the part of a part of a] party government will not feel it necessary either| h to enforce conscription for overseas service or to“ continue along the present lines. In one province n id has been stated more than once with apparent|C official sanction that come what will there will be| V nb conscription for overseas service. . Though|1 _uftged, begged, challenged, the leader of the part} k i 2 s 1 hi al d | of a part of a party has flatly declined to say what adbion, if any, will be taken as a result of whatâ€" ever vote may be cast in the plebiscite balloting. Never. before in the history of a democracy, has f such"b;. brazen piece of political trickery been reâ€"| t _corded.‘ To patriotic Canadians it is heartbreakâ€" _ing that time and money and effort should be} wa.ste;at such a time as this on such a sample of| contemptible chicanery as this soâ€"called plebiscite.}< Thoughtful people have been anxiously asking themselves what can be done about itâ€"what they!. may do to express their resentment and disgust.!:‘ Ssome have suggested that an adaministration like} the one at Ottawa could not be trusted on its reâ€"| cord to enforce conscription fairly or decently, and | so,it.might be best to vote "No! Others counsel the wholesaile refraining from voting. Neither of these plans are practical. Indeed, either one might play right into the hands of those who are\ m i i n w g 3 giving more thought to political tricks than the winning the war. The Canadian Legion appears i to have.given leadership on the right way to vote on the plebiscite. The Legion has pointed out that no byal man or woman can vote otherwise than "Yes!". An overwhelming "Yes" vote would mean _ that"Canada desires that everything should give _ place to the war effort. Under the tricky wording of theâ€"piebiscite to vote "No!" is to suggest that the administration has been carrying on to genâ€" eral satisfaction and no change in policy is desired. On the other hand to vote "Yes!" is at least, by implication, to urge the administration to more enthusiastic and wholehearted war effort. With an overwhelming "Yes!" vote the government can not pretend that it lacks the authority of the peoâ€" ple for waging an "allâ€"out‘"‘ war. % y ow C _Tfifl%ins. Ont., Thursday, April“.‘it_h, 1942 Ebe Yorrupine Advancee It.is true that Premier King in his usual careful political manner has asked all to vote "Yes!" However careful the premier may be in his speech, though, he is always much more génerous with|â€" Salute Lo _ POIa2NG:! oAIULEC LU LLiLEL EN AINDELLCRAL 441 io. I word3 than with action, It will be hOotea that thisd +m i o sns e o oi e i i in . o o h n m mm n * 1 | 1 holds true in regard to the plebiscite. Elections } VALUE OF RESOURCEFULNESS are not won by words, or even by prayers, and e i e o dn ies o same holds true of a plebiscite. If the premier The story of Paul Andrunyk, a young Canadian |. were anxious for a "Yes!" vote on the plebiscite, lad attending public school at Cochrane, seems to |â€" he would do much more than make an address or|be worth reâ€"telling for the special moral it conâ€" twos Premier King spoke on Tuesday night over| tains at this time. Paul apparently had, a love for the radio in favour of a "Yes!" vote, and the leadqâ€" music. He played the mouth organ, but was amâ€" ers Of all the other political groups at Ottawa are bitious and wWas anxious to be a violinist. He had to follow with similar appeals. That is not enough!| a mouth organ, but he hnad no violin. The evidence Thejge should be public meetings, advertising, exâ€"| suggests that a violin was beyond his present purâ€" planation, and above all organization. The varâ€"|chasing poWeLr, but not beyond his means. He ous campaigns for loans have not been conducted| wanted a violin, and so he Set about the business | with nothing more effective than a few radio adâ€" \of securing a violin. There were old lettuce dresses. There have been no political elections on crates at the farm where he lived, and these gave *such slender basis of support. The issue should him a basis for the wood part of the instrument. be honestly and earnestly set before the people so Not to equal Paul‘s labour in the telling of the that none could have the excuse that they did not \story, it may be noted that with the willing help know"which way to vote. And after that, therexof his teacher Paul made his own violin, bow and should be the most complete organization to get‘all. The hair for the bow was drawn from the tail out the full vote. .« When it is a matter of collectâ€" iot the horse on Paul‘s father‘s farm. It is not likeâ€". ing the taxes or the donations of the people of ly that the horse was as willing to assist as was Canada, no effort and no expense are spared. If the teacher, but if the ,horse did not volunteer, the government were sincere in its pretended deâ€" ‘Paul, no doubt believed in conscription in such sire to learn the opinions of the people of the Cases. At any event, Paul has his violin toâ€"day. Dominion, at least the same devotion and the same It may not rival a Stradivarius for tone, but it is that marks every political election his own, and it is a violin. would be utilized to secure the feeling of the people. The example of that Cochrane public school lad There seems to be little that the people can do to |deserves special thought at this particular time. swie the improper partisan activity of the group There are many things that must be sacrificed beâ€" at Ottawa, and still less to rouse the petty poitl cians from their inactivity in war effort, There cians from their inactivity in war effort, There is this one thing, however, that may be doneâ€" such an overwhelming "Yes!" that the petty politicians could not fail to see that Canada as a whole is ready to do anything, sacrifice anything (even politics) to speed up Canada‘s war effort. It was a remarkable tribute that the noted Polish soldier, General Sikorski, paid to his young counâ€" trymen when interviewed by some Canadian newsâ€" papermen this week. These were his words:â€" "I am sure you do not realize it, but the Polish air force is almost as big as the Canadian air force. Yes, I mean the Polish ain force in action." He meant no reflection on the people of Canâ€" ada. There was no belittling of Canada‘s effort. The people of Canada have shown a courage and loyalty that should fill all in this Dominion with just pride. This is particularly true in regard to the Royal Canadian Air Force. There have always been more applicants for the Air Force than could be handled in this country. Hundreds of Canaâ€" dians have joined the Royal Air Force. Thousands of them are overseas serving with the R. C. there. Other thousands are in training. And still ‘other thousands are anxiously waiting. their call. ‘Speaking of Canada‘s airmen, it is well to note how greatly Timmins and district are concemedl about this branch of the service. There are hunâ€" dreds from this district on active service in the Air Force. Elsewhere in this issue will be found the story of one gallant young nman from Timâ€" mins who gave nis life last year in this line of duty. Those who knew Sergt.â€"Gunner Orville Platt know that in the brief moment of life that he had after the presence of the enemy‘s fighting planes was known it would be some satisfaction for him to lfeel that he had accomplished the duty that came his way and that he had delivered his load of bombs to the enemy before his life was forfeit. The people of Dome Mines and South Porcupine | have been thrilied at the reports of the exploits | of one of their own lads, Sergt. Wireless Air Gunâ€" ner Harold R. Franklin, whose gallantry was reâ€" cently dramatized in a C.B.C. broadcast. This week they are saddened by the news that this galâ€" lant young man, who has been mentioned in desâ€" patches more than oncte, is now reported as missâ€" ing. These are but examples of how closely this area is concerned with the Air Force and how it shares the pride that is felt all through Canada for the part of the Dominion in the air service of the democratic nations. But General Sikorski‘s statementâ€"and it has ‘passed unchallenged, as it deserves,â€"daoes throw an addéd lustre of glory around the gallant heads of the young men of Poland who are serving in ‘the air in the battle against lust and gangsterism. In a few weeks, Poland was overrun by the Nazis, ‘its noble cities destroyed, its land laid waste, its people brutally murdered literally by the millions. But the people of Poland have not been conquered. ‘ The people of Poland have shown themselves unâ€". conquerable. Some of the army of Poland, many of the air force of Poland, and most of the navy of ‘Poland, escaped from their native land to fight for land in other lands. In Britain toâ€"day the airmen are hailed as heroes, men of dauntâ€" lless courage and of infinite resource. The judgâ€" |ment of the British in such matters can not be questioned. None in any land have greater right to recognize bravery, gallantry and heroic skill, for 't,hese, are the proven qualities of the British themâ€" selves. The gallant band of Polish airmen played be uw P P a wondgrful part in the defence of Britain and an even greater role in the attacks upon the gangsters wherever they might be found. As The Ottawa Journal recently pointed out, the history of Poland is one of the great epic stories of humkn courage and resource, and not the least noble chapter in the glorious history is the one that has been added in the past three years. It may be added that shining through the record of the glowing battle lfon freedom of the Polish people is the noble story of the Polish airmen whose skill and daring ard unfailing courage stand as generous beacon fires to light the way of victory. : salute to Poland! Salute to the Polish airmen! The example of that Cochrane puDiiC¢ SCH0OL i1404 deserves special thought at this particular time. There are many things that must be sacrificed beâ€" the petty politiâ€" THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, ‘cnuse of the war. Some of these things are ones ; | that may well be foregone without complaint, at | for the duration of the war. But there are! other things that may be in the nature of a veryi heart‘s desire, like Paul‘s violin. In such there may be times when resourcefuiness may nn! the need as it did in Paul‘s case. That sort of | industry and ambition and earnestness is hard to; deny or defy. In recent years people have become | altogther too dependent on factories and mills. In| nearly every line of needs people are too much the‘ |slaves of mass production.. It was not always so lin Canada. In this North Land necessity has conâ€" tinued in large measure to be the mother of inâ€" vention. To some degree the conditions and cir= cumstances of the North have kept the people reâ€" sourceful and inventive. Even the Ontario Temâ€" perance Act did not make the North Land very ldry.. Mountjoy rum won more Orf less reputaâ€" tion in a field that perhaps was not worthy. But at least it showed that the people here could meet their own needs. They can meet their own needs in other and better ways as well. Thiat violin of the Cochrane public school boy seems to be a typiâ€" cal epic of the North. The war‘s effects will not all â€" | be evil, if some of the old measure of selfâ€"reliance, s | resourcefulness ‘and honest effort returns to the l country and to the peopleâ€"some of that spirit of the Northern school boy who wanted a violin, and !so made one for himself. uc BA m# # uw6 "Do you want a couple of good office boys?" The speakers could hardly see over the office counter. They could not have been more than seven years old. Of course, these little lads were too young and too small for office work. But their earnestâ€" ness, their willingness, their daesire to help, are in themselves an inspiration. Some years from.now, | GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER Mining Towns Seek Changes in Method of Assessing Mines Reeve of Teck Townshnip Outlines Proposals to the Kirkland Lake Board of Trade. The following from last week‘s issue of The Northern News of Kirkland Lake will be of general interest:â€" Mining Towns Seeking Changes in Legislation A determined effort to have the Assessment Act amended to permit mining municipalities to retain income from mines, rather than have it go to the Dominion government under the terms of the new agreement allocating all income tax to the Dominion, is being made Reeve R. J. Carter told ,members of the Kirkland District \Board of Trade Monday night. It is sought to have the act changed so that income of mines will be rated as a property tax, rather than as inâ€" come, the basis for levy of such proâ€" perty tax to be on the net annual inâ€" come of each mine. Reeve Carter said: The Dominion has, within recent months, taken over from the various Provinces the taxes derived by the Proâ€" vinces from income. . The Provincial Government of Ontario has OVve" A period of many years received a huge income from the mines operating in northern Ontario, and panticularly those in the Township of Teck, _AAA _ VA 42â€" Eol es C +. 000 t 3 1 "Arrangements have been entered into between the Province of Ontario and the Dominion Government whereâ€" by the Provincial Government shall reâ€" tain taxes from income, but in order that the Municipalities who derive inâ€" come from the operating mines within its limits shall continue to receive such revenue it is necessary. that the Proâ€" vincial Government amend the Assessâ€" ment Act and place such taxation aSs property taxes rather than as income taxes, and the basis for levy of such property taxes bring on the net annual output from each Mine. _ j# "\â€"A--lnn:n‘ . Oe ME ) ie i NC L T L 300 c in s j Oe > + "At the present session of Provincial Legislature a bill is being considered amending Section 39 of the Assessâ€" ment Act which refers to assessment of: income of Mines for Munictpal purâ€" poses.â€" This: bill has been ‘drawn up with a view to furnishing A standard for assessment of properties of operatâ€" ing mines, and to prevent the mines income now received by Municipalities being lost through the agreement beâ€" tween the Dominion and â€" Provincial Governments on the transfer of income tax to the Dominion. OR T ies Volk "The bill as originailiy GIdAWLL dAild submitted to the Government by the Association of Mining Municipalities substituted the net annual output for previous yvear as the amount at which the real property of operating mines is to be assessed together with the assessâ€" ment of mineral lands. It is based on provisions of Section 4 of the old Mining Tax Act. The original suggesâ€" tion of the Mining Municipalities wWas that certain deductions now allowed as items of cost should be eliminated in fairness to the Municipality. ) o Teck Township TTMMTNS, ONTARIO originally drawn and has seriously affected the revenue on the municipality as. some â€"mines are paying double the Dominion taxes they were two yvears ago. For every $10,000. additional ~income> taxes ~paid . the Deminion.in respect to income under $2,333,333.00: the: municipality â€" loses $1500.00 per year in taxes, and on inâ€" come in excess of this amount the municipality loses $2500.00 per year. The cost ofâ€"development work not done in the municipality, while it may enâ€" courage mining in other=â€"parts of the Province and eventually a benefit to the Provincial Treasury, should not be the" expense of the muniâ€" cipality in which the mine‘ is,situated and which provides it with: municipal services. ‘The other items â€" donations and the first of income â€"are not important,. but: we feel are not proper deductions. of cost. Will Increase Taxes "If this amendment goes through ,in the form in which we â€"would like it to it will increase the> amount ‘of taxes paid by the mines to the municipality, but on the other hand the total amount paid by the mines to the dominien some office or profession will ready to take j The censors have their own troubjes ana Lhor! . own little slips. Members of the local Legion had °J J m a quiet smile over one of these harmless slips. A| "If there lad overseas sent a card to the Legion cigarette ?;L‘:Bb;”i‘;: committee thanking the boys for cigarettes~reâ€"| break in t ceived by him.. The watchful censor very cleverly | benefit to deleted the name of the place where the soldier paliky: was stationed by cutting out the line with this inâ€" | formation. The information, however, stuck Out| ; .. dike a sore thumb in the postmark, but no harm | ing up fo! ‘was done. It would be a clever Nazi who wpuld get ff’;‘rfl(j‘-‘ln;:‘:’ from the Legion. And the NaZis | the front lnot that clever. dow â€" and Had t Prize for the month for the sharpest irony, Or sarcasm, or something, goes to "‘The Commonâ€" wealth," the official organ of the C.CF,. : In answerl‘ to an alleged enquiring reader, "‘The Commonâ€" wealth"‘ says that . an orderâ€"inâ€"council is to be passed at Ottawa to enable Premier King to cast! two ballots on the plebiscite, so that he may vote both "Yes" and "No." One of the lads in‘ The, Advance office who is always worrying about something is exercised toâ€" day as to what will â€"happen if the plebiscite reâ€" sults in a tie vote.. "still stands the motto of the King:â€" "Put into your task whatever it may be all the courage and purpose of which you are capable. Keep year hearts proud and your resolye 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." ce or factory, or store, or maybe some i will have a couple of fAirstâ€"class lads take places in the work of life. provincial and municipal governments should be the same, and in some cases less, than heretofore,. At the present time <for Dominion Tax purposes the mine can only deduct municipal taxes on real property. As this proposed amendment changes this form of taxes so that it can be legally considered as taxes on land instead ‘of income, which will now be déductable as an item of cost, and as the Dominion Government percentage is approximately 40% it should offset any increase in taxes that the Mines are called upon to pay. VAAX .. A CA MAE B l l . PW M CC P PCBPE S "Some specific cases of mines in the Township of: Tisdale, where they furâ€" nished‘the : municipality with sufficient information : to ‘estimate‘ how the proâ€" posed; amendment: would affect them, it has ‘actually shown sayâ€" ing to the mifne.. : own troubles and their of vital importance to every resiuene in the district the lack of a member is certainly felt. A "If the bill as submitted by the Asâ€" sociation of Mining Municipalities had been in force in 1941 this Township Iwould have received an addi lonal $77,â€" 000.00 in tax revenue, or Lhc‘yqulvment bring ure! that be in break in ! benefit tc pality. he be strike "Then yvou can the replv, "and lockout."â€"â€"Cilobe THURsSDAY. APRIL YTH gal Children weren‘t the who considered her h. . 6. S ch c ce who considered her "crabby" â€"â€"her adult acquaintances felt that way too,. . They n‘\'oide(l her because she was ‘a chonic pessimist . . . because the saw the dark side of everything. They didn‘t : know that faulty eyesight distorted her outlook. Since wearing glasses â€" her whole personality has been transformed! _ She‘s® friendly and popular with everyone now! PRICES ARE â€"DEFINITELY LOWER AT THE nDeey been and tell} them obe and Mailâ€" iny way wyou to bear on wife, tired of waitâ€" sband, locked all the forâ€" the night. P d@ a loud knocking . the opened the win« herâ€" husband w } ding the evening. i ie Meit‘s Club, dea _ the bovs abor‘ the . ~â€"â€"Just â€" groundâ€" the e time when little around waiting for them out riding. right back every resident Â¥ a member is the only ones aur Board can m the Powers «that we get a will be of real | theâ€" Munici« ibout iimne ho