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In a recent issue The Northern Miner touched on the idea that there was likely to be a surplus! of labour at an early date in Canada. The Northern Miner is always thoughtful and able in its consideration of industrial questions and. has the habit of seeing the facts in the case a little earlier than most. A writer in The Finanâ€" cial Post last week suggests that the man power crisis has vanished and that there seems probaâ€" bility that in the near future there will be men without places. Next, there comes The Ottawa Journal with concrete proof to uphold the idea that there is either a surplus of labour right now, or there is a very decided muddle and mess in the handling of manâ€"power in this country. The Journal refers to the news that the governâ€" ment has just granted leave to 500 men in Canâ€" ada to cross over from New Brunswick to Maine to cut logs. People have been led to believe that there is a serious shortage of men in the lumber industry in the Timmins district. The lumber industry here could easily have taken that five hundred group that went to Maine. After taking that five hundred there would still be places for another five hundred here before the lumber inâ€" dustry in this district would be adequately manâ€" ned. The Ottawa Journal does well to ask the question as to the identity of the interests in Maine that can secune five hundred Canadians by orderâ€"inâ€"council or similar plan. The Journal also wishes to know if a Liberal member of Parâ€" liament from a neighbouring province has some particular interest in the Maine lumber industry that secured five hundred of Canada‘s surplus labour. This is a question, however that should be asked on the floor of parliament, and an answer should be demanded. Canadaâ€"$§? 4A LA A A DLAAA LA L L A C AC C Whether The Northern Miner, The Financial Post and others are right in suggesting that there is a probability of a surplus of labour is worth| consideration. Anything can happen here. Cerâ€" tainly there are industries and businesses being burdened and endangered by lack of suf’ficientl staff. In any event there®is no doubt at all that. the whole manpower question is in a desperate muddle. It would appear that everything has been done in a pieceâ€"meal fashion. One minute menâ€"are needed for the armed forces, and there is such a drain on Sudbury that there is a manâ€" power crisis there.. To fix that, a crisis is unâ€" necessarily created in the gold mining areas. The samle holds true of different war industries, alternating between feasts and famines in the way of labour. Key men in industry are serving as privates in the "playâ€"atâ€"home" forces. All sorts of absurdities are evident. Apparently Canada jumps at doing something or other, in something or other in some particular line, only to find that this is impossible without disorganizâ€" ing everything else. The sensible procedure would be for the government to have a broad general plan, all within the possibilities of Canada‘s reâ€" sources. Then this plan should be adjusted and carried out, so that Canada would do its best in every line. The "steadyâ€"byâ€"jerks" procedure has been a flat failure. The whole plan should be coâ€"ordinated, so that one branch after another does not cripple and ruin some other branch in succession. It may be that Canada may be atâ€" tempting something beyond its power in one or more particular lines. This is a real detriment to the war effort. Canada should give its maxiâ€" mum. The people demand that. But the maxiâ€" mum can not be attained by attempting the imâ€" possible in some particular line for party or other reasons. What appears to be the‘ great need of the moment is skilled ~and impartial planning from the top down, and The Advance still beâ€" lieves this is impossible so long as the war effort remains a political plaything, with partyism the main consideration in every department. _ _TWO PHONESâ€"26 and 2020 TIMMINS, ONTARIO Members Canadian Weekiy Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€" Quebec Newspaper Association Published Every Thursday by GKAO. LAKE, Owuer and Publisner Timmins, Ont., Thursday, J lt P P P P P P â€"AP L t im PAAA PA PA â€"ALP P AC P L tm S APAA PAAA LA LA LA C LCb The Toronto Globe and Mail last week gave some prominence to the news item that Edward Stephâ€" enson, editor of The Northern Tribune, of Kapâ€"| uskasing, had been contmitted to jail for one‘ month in default of the payment of a fine of | $50.00 for failure to make out some of the inteéerâ€" minable forms that pester honest people in these days. The Kapuskasing editor had been before the court on a similar charge last year. On that occasion he had explained that he was too busy to attend to all these form,â€"filling jobs in addition to making an honest living. At that time he inâ€" tended to refuse to pay the fine but planned to go to jail as a protest against.the burden of the red tape of formâ€"filling that has made it necessary these days for big firms to maintain extra staff to look after this chore and for the smaller firms not able to afford extra staff, or not able to secure this boon, to work a little more and worry a little more, . However, on the occasion last year, friends stepped forward and paid the rino and that conâ€" Ebe Vorrupine Aduancee THE MANPOWER MUDDLE moooooooooooomomoooo «ts l Subscription Rates: Year. United Etates sh Lt AP A P AP AP PA P C P P M $3.00 Per Year. 14th, 1943 cluded the matter for the time being meantime, apparentiy, those forms har filled, despite all the pressure exerted wa. The final result has been that | As Magistrate T it seemed unfortu mould public opi should adopt an defiance of the la itor‘s conteént to take the ti duties being : KapuskKasing ediwtrT ia@ast yCal dIlld i1 years of the war lost all his staff through enlistâ€" ments for active service, and it is worthy of note that his chief loss in staff was through the enlistâ€" ment of his own sons and daughters for the serâ€" vice of the same country that the father himself had served at great cost to himself in the last war. It is the fact that it is the small business that suffers most from all the forms that have to be followed in these days when bureaucracy is gainâ€" ing so strong a hold on Canada. The present, however, is not the opportune time for drastic measures to oppose the tendency. The minds of men are so filled with the vital matter of the war that a protest against red tape at this time loses most of its foree. Also, with all the press of other startling news, there is almost sure to be failure to secure the publicity that would ordinarily follow and perhaps lead to necessary changes. It would have been the part of wisdom and good judgment at this particular time for the Kapuskasâ€" ing editor somehow or another to have taken the time and trouble from what must be needed for sleep or rest to comply at least in appearance with the law in regard to form filling. Last year The Advance emphasized this point while referring to the case then. At the same tinle who can take any pride in the fact that a hero of the last war, still suffering from the effects of wounds and illâ€" ness encountered in that conflict, with sons and daughters risking their all in this war, and whose powerful pen has helped all loyal causes in this present battle for freedom in the world, should now spend even a month in jail, because of the need for keeping the colour in the red tape. aw in regardi 10 recourse bu ng the payme: d to the com:t It is true enough that the departments # Ottawa and Toronto show very great patience and are, very considerate on the whole. Yet there is the; everâ€"increasing danger of the growth of the burâ€" eaucracy that enslaves. The keen mind of the Kapuskasing editor sees this danger, and perhaps the sight blinds him to other facts that demand consideration at this time. In this particular inâ€" stance, there is no possible fault to be found with either the department or the court. Both these authorities showed a patience and thoughtfulâ€" ness much to be commended. The principle of the whole system, however, should not be forgotâ€" ten. It is not enough to dismiss the matter with the suggestion that the Kapuskasing editor has been obstinate and selfâ€"willed, that he has been defiant and somewhat unreasonable. It should be remembered that every freedom won and held by British people through the years has been maintained by men of the Stephenson disposition â€"men who freely offer their lives to â€" their country, but insist in minor matters on the freeâ€" doms for which they are ready to risk all. There is the ancient story of the man who was so dull that he could not see a point until a house fell on him. That appears to be the attitude of the government at Ottawa. Unfortunately the House does not fall on the government often| enough, if ever. The lack of response of, the government to popular opinion is remarkable, scandalous, ridiculous, and then some. The attiâ€" tude of the government in regard to conscription is one case in point. Another is in reference to the costâ€"ofâ€"living bonus for soldiers‘ families. The people demanded that justice for literally years before the government finally agreed. It would have been well if the House had fallen on the government to impress that idea. The House is soon to meet again. It is to be hoped that the House will fall upen the government to awake it to a number of truths and needs. One of them is the muddle in reference to beef and pork proâ€" ducts. Some months ago the government was urging people not to eat pork, while at the same time all sorts of pork products were urged upon the people by the chain stores, with the suggesâ€" tion that they would be wasted, if not used:. More recently there was the talk of a shortage of beef, with the government assuring all that this would not be so. Then came the actual shortage of beef in some places, but it was announced more than once that rationing would not be necessary. ~Now. comes nromising of rationing. At the same s P L LAAA DPAAA CA CAAA _ AC L AL PA PS PC AP PP PP PP PP en WNN"#-""' «t t P l BRING DOWN THEF HOUSE! t i In no part time there is s have been avoic government. " report prepared food supply. wheat. at that Now,â€"comes:promising Oof rationing. _ At the same! ~AAUALLLALE IVELL _ TYHECL . § 4 j f 4 tel visited and here some names on the time therg is sugggstmn that the situation coulcl!register included â€" Sam. Sduvageau, have been avoided if the House had fallen on ) Shawinigan Falls, Que., and Cpl. A. D. government. The Globe and Mail refers to a Tf}IY_tl’OT of i‘Hunfinzdozleue- ite in B , e Union Jack C is unlike the report prepared. in 1940 by Mr. C. L. Burton ONn|oineâ€" clups we visited in that it is a food supply. The report touched specially on wheat, at that time a burden to official minds, y 1 n o [ R continuously ever since, and it is for and showed how this surplus of wheat | on service men of the entire Empire. It solve other: food problems. The proposal was t0 |is the largest one that we saw and has permanent service mens‘ club having been first opened in 1907, and operated aAnyV CAllLSE CHIIE D 121 QL there is suggestion â€" been avoided if the | nment. The Globe t prepared. in 1940 | supply. The repo edit @ MVE kAAkk 4 onerous itor last r lost all e service, ucker stated in passing sentence, nate that one who professed to iion in his own community attitute of open and persistent| x. True, as that may be, there isl be said in the Kapuskasing ed-| that it was impossible for him o fill in the forms, his ordinary ierous at the present time. The r last year and in previous lost all his staff through enlistâ€" service, and it is worthy of note in staff was through the enlistâ€" sons and daughters for the serâ€" country that the father himself it cost to himself in the last war. id U ‘imply with the The court ha fine. and failâ€" e gone un from Otta the Kapus before th hnhe the, use the wheat to produce animal food sufficient,.! petent officiais for not properiy nmiiing oui ine un-' not only for domestic use but also to supply overâ€"| forms that would avoid the sending of conscripâ€" ta. seas needs. Mr. Burton‘s report suggested that tion notices to men for years in active service, to .us-‘ scientific body be set up to study all phases of ' those long dead, and to those killed overseas. the situation and plan to use the surplus wheat * *# *# the‘ to assure a surplus of food animals. There did An editorial note in The Perth Courier asks a aag| not seem to be any political advantage in the re-’ question:â€""News story tells of a man who was an-! port, so it was sidetracked for over two years. It! married eight times. What has he got that we usâ€"| is the duty of the House to fall on the governâ€" | haven‘t got?" The answer to that, of course, is ment with the purpose of keeping the administraâ€" \"Seven Extra Wives," and as many mothersâ€"inâ€" 1 tc! tion fully active and alive at all times. In Britain,; law. | the House has a habit of falling on the govem-‘ [ * ~® * * ment there, and the Old Land government has . The Peterborough Examiner thinks it has someâ€" i to | sense enough to know when the House falls on it.| thing extra special when it pontifically announces In Canada, it is seldom that the House even "that there is no recorded case of a pedestrian ent | between elections, It would be service to| running Cown a car, with fatal results." It is Canada and to the war effort if the House in this assuming much in this funny world to think that ed__'Dominion adopted the habit of falling like a tonâ€"| there is no such recorded case. In any event, jjpm | load of bricks any time the occasion seemed to there ‘are cases of Canadian. railWays .suing, and lary;clemamcl. Which would be often, these days. wirning, for damages done to engines and cars | * mM L.< .: .. _.. n e s t e s ol n through automobiles crashing into trains. 1ce, e is «t PORCUPMNT ADVANCT, THiMtN3, ONTARIO WeW Canada and to the war effort if the House in thi Dominion adopted the habit of falling like a ton load of bricks any time the occasion seemed t demand. Which would be often, these days. A recent heading in The Toronto Telegram reads:â€""City Fathers All Married Men." Frankâ€" ly, that is improbable, indeed, unbelievable. Recently there has been repeated assurance that the tangled tape in regard to the callingâ€" up of men for service had been all straightened out.. It hasâ€"just like Hitler has beaten the Rusâ€" sians. Last week a young man in Timmins reâ€" ceived his second call to service under the draft. He has been in the Air Force for two years and for several months has been on overseas service. V alue of Canadian War Services to Soldiers Overseas Weekly Newspapermen RKeâ€" port on Services Given Those on Active Service. Since the government has started sending ediâ€" tors to jail for not filling out red tape forms for government departments, how would it be for the gcovernmient to prosecute a few of its own incomâ€" Another in a series of articles written by W. R. Legge and C. V. Charters, who represented the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Asisociation in a recent tour overseas.) (By Walter T. Legge) The Canadian Government has taken over the financing of all the war serâ€" vices with the exception of the Red Cross which the international convenâ€" tion, stipulates must be entirely free of government control. This step has reâ€" lieved the country from a multiplicity of campaigns for funds, but it has also taken away some of the personal conâ€" ‘act which the public previously had with these services. They are, however, a very important part of the soldier‘s life when away from home, and they formed an interâ€" esting part of the Canadianâ€"Editors‘ investigations while in England. Each one of them makes a special effort to minister to the needs of the man on active service whenâ€"travelling or on leave. They provide many s°râ€" vices to men who are visiting London, and we were shown over some: of the places where these servicessare providâ€" ed. 34 The first one we visited was a Canâ€" adian Legion Hostel, whichâ€" is located in a building originally constructed for a girls‘ club, but which had never been used before being taken ovxver by the Canadian Legion. This hostel, one of many operated by the Canadian Legion, is able to accommodate 1500 men, and facilities are provided for,:them to wash and iron their clothes while there withâ€" out cost. Bed and breakfast costs three shillings, and this is about the average price at the many hostels operated by the various services. We next called at a SAlvation Army nostel which is located in a former hotel, and which has 358 beds. Among the names on the register at this hotel were Corpi. M. E. Carr, New Liskeard, Ont., L. B. Mullin, Pembroke, and H. Soveriegn,, Waterford, Ont. GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER ; The Salvation Army, or Sally Ann, as it is frequently called, has a very special place in the hearts of the troops we were told. When we asked why, our informant could not give any special reason, except that they always seemed to be there when needed. The Leinster Club was the hostel operated by the YÂ¥M.C.A. which we visâ€" ited and this also is in what was formâ€" erly a residential hotel. We were shown through by Captain W. J. G. MacDairâ€" mid, and Capt. McMurtrie, a brother of Dr. McMurtrie of Montreal. Mr. and Mrs. George, who own the building, manage the club for the YM.CA. Fiftyâ€"five cents is the charge for bed and breakfast. Still another former potel, which is now operated by the Knights of Colâ€" umbus, was the next hostel to be visâ€" ited, and here Capt. H. McDonald, of Edmonton escorted the editors through the building. One of the features of this hostel is the fine food canteen. It is the fourth hostel in London operated by the K. of C. and a fifth was going to be opened in September, so we were informed. The Maple Leaf Club, operated by the Canadian Red Cross was another hosâ€" tel visited and here some names on the register included Sam. Sauvageau, been visited by over one hundred thousand Canadian soldiers since the outbreak of the war. It has many recâ€" reation rooms not found in the other clubs and meals are sorved there at all hours of the day and night. One feature of this club is a huge memorial covering the wall of a long hall on which is inscribed the name of every one who has ever been awarded the Victoria Cross. There are many other memorials, one of which bears the intriguing words "In gratitude for a scrap of comfort." The Union Jack was erected by pubâ€" lic subscription as a National Memorâ€" ial to sailors, soldiers and mariness who have died in the service of their country. Its object was to provide a clubâ€"house including bed rooms. for the use and benefit of those serving on the active list below commissioned rank. Each editor was given a copy of the club calendar, a book of 112 pages listâ€" ing important events of history, a guide to the chief places of interest, lists of churches, hospitals, theatres, etc., and much other us>ful informaâ€" tion including a map of the London Underground Railways, the whnauie forming a valuable pocket book of inâ€" formation. Another club visited was the Beaver petent officials for not properly filling out the forms thiat would avoid the sending of conscripâ€" tion notices to men for years in active service, to those long dead, and to those killed overseas. . "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. a smile on our lips and our heads held high, and with God‘s help we shall not fail." Everybody hopes that 1943 will be the best year.‘z yet. Superstitious folks have special grounds for such a hope, In all of 1943 there is only one Friâ€"‘ day the Thirteenth, while the avéerage year has‘ two or three, Last there were three such dates, and there were three in 1940. In 1941 there was only one. Superstitious folk should pray that Friday the thirteenth of August will be the only unlucky day in 1943, and that it be not too unâ€" lucky at that. An editorial note in The Perth Courier asks a uestion:â€""News story tells of a man who was imrried eight times. What has he got that we aven‘t got?" The answer to that, of course, is Seven Extra Wives," and as many mothersâ€"inâ€" OM OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER vour 16 14 BIRTHOAY ! Club which is probably visited by more Canadians than any other. The buildâ€" ing suffered some damage in a raid, but repairs were almoset completed when we were there. Not far from the Beaver Club is the Canadian Officers Club. which rece:rves a great deal of help from Mrs. Vincent Masssy, the wife of Canada‘s High Commissioner, and we found her busy serving soup there when we visited the club. Here we met P/O E. L. Stovell, of Timmins and P.O. J. R. Mowbray, of Oshawa, who were expecting to go to the Near xast soon after we were there. Names noticed on the register included Capt. R. W. G. Hughes, of Owen Sound, P O W. B. Fee, of Swift Current, Lieut C. G. Goff of Sherbrocke, PO M. P Ward, of Kentville, NS., and Capt Larry Audray, of Winnipeg. Excellent meals at low prices are served in all these places, and the hosâ€" tels also have very nice rooms. The men on leave can find in them accommoâ€" dation equal if not superior to most of the hostels at a great saving in cost. The way that these services are appréeâ€" ciated is shown by the way that these clubs and hostels are crowded all the time. There was one criticcsm which heard and that is that ‘Canadians are unable to buy C there. The N.4 aerve the camp |arettes which ‘ular with the C: is that while 4 American cigar eanteens to the American cigar canteens to tht week, Canadia: cigarettes in th The Canadia: The Canadians bwever by the betteér arrangement for sending Canâ€" adian cigarettes overseas at a much better price than prevails in other countries, and if the sale of Canadian cigarettes in the canteens would stop the sending of cigarettes at the 300 for one dollar price, they would probably prefer to keep the status quo. ‘The larger camps are given wonderâ€" ful entertainment by the NAAFT, EN. S.A. which bring troupes of London stars to the camp theatres. As a sample of these shows we were taken to the ENSA theatre at Aldershot. Admission was limited to men in uniform, and the show was an exceptionally high class and clever review. Thousands at=â€" the show was an exceptionally high class and clever review. Thousands at=â€" tend these theatres each woek, All these services do their part in keeping the Canadian troops in ex«â€" celient spirits. A Swedish farmer, who wanted to make his peérmanent home in this country, appeared for his naturaliza=â€" tion papers. "Are you satisfied with the general conditions of this country?" asked the official. "Yan, sure," he reâ€" plied. "And does this government of ours suit you?" "Well, yah, mostly, only I lak see more rain."â€"Blairmore Enterprise. Try The Advance Want Advertisements "I was surprised" 14 Pine St. N. "a@at the difference glasses made in my husband‘s disposition. He had been working hard at the office and the strain on his eves affected his nerves and made him tired and irritable. "HMe‘s ‘this old self. again now that he wears the glasses at the office, that Mr. Curtis prescribed for him." le to buy Canadian . The < : the camps carry 0 es which do not OPTICAL COMPANY LIBERAL TERMS MAY BE ARRANGED AT i the Th while Amercialt n cigarettes in thei je exten‘ of one carton a ins can m(\,k buy English he N AA PE canteens. ans HWowever nro‘it by the nt for sen overseas a _ prevails the sale of canteens | tarettes at | s buy mental