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~~** Pagdt In the past thirty years Timmins has been hapâ€" pily free the greater part of the time from atâ€" tempts to mix Dominion or Provincial politics with municipal elections. On the very few occasions when this rule has been broken, the results have not been beneficial either to the town or the poliâ€" tical parties concerned. It is interesting to note that though the town has always voted very strongly Liberal at Dominion elections, nearly half the mayors of the town have been adherents of the Conservative party when the Dominion elecâ€" tions have been in action. On the other hand the mayors of Timmins who have professed faith in the Liberal party in Dominion affairs have had no more loyal or devoted supporters in municipal afâ€" airs than the people who followed the Conservaâ€" tive banner at Dominion election times. The same idea has been followed in regarda to: members of council. The people have refused to mix Dominion or provincial politics with municipal management, and the town has benefitted in many ways tnrough this‘ sensible procedure. There are few towns it the Dominion of Canada that are in happier posiâ€" tion than this town of Timmins, despite the critiâ€" cisms that are occasionally made. Perhaps these criticisms are valuable in themselves as guards against carelessness and complacency. _ At the same time it is neither fair nor reasonable to un duly ‘belittle the administraton of the town in the years that are past. The record is open for all to see." Thirty odd years ago Timmins was a mere spot in the virgin bush. Toâ€"day it is a thriving city, with a measure of comfort, convenience, saféâ€" ty and progress equalled by no other town in the North. Of course, the aim should be for even betâ€" ter stability and progress in the future, but that is no reason for belitting what has been accomâ€" plished in the past.. There are few towns indeed, that have maintained a higher standard of ability in municipal administration than ha this town of Timmins. Perhaps, the chief reason for this has been the fact that through the years the people of Timmins have voted for the town and not for any party.s Toronto is one of the municipalities that for years mixed party politics and municipal affairs. Once it was a matter of difficulty to assure the election to municipal office of any one who was not a Tory in Dominion politics. Toronto found to its sorrow that this mixing of party politics and municipal affairs was an injury to the city. The chief trouble with such a plan is that it unnéecesâ€" sarily restricts the talent available for city affairs Any sort of machine politics is not good for muniâ€" cipal administration. Neither is it of value in the final=analysis to the party that uses it. Toâ€"day Toronto finds it about as difficult to elect a Tory to Dominion parliament as it once did to assure the election of a Grit to municipal place. FolHlowing the astonishingly large vote polled by the C.C.F. party in the recent provincial election thereâ€"have been calls all over the country by thoughtless members of the party that effort should be made to capture municipal office by the use of the same organization that won suuccess in the provincial field. The Timmins C.C.F. Club by a substantial majority voted against any such unâ€" democratic procedure. No doubt they recognized that it would be as unfair to attempt to restrict municipal service to C.C.F. members as it would be to try to bar C.C.F.: members from any part in municipal administration. Despite this fair and proper decision by the C.C.E. itself there are inâ€" dividual members who persist in boasting what the C.C.F. will do in the election. Similar boasts were made in Kirkland Lake, but the clean sweep there did not eventuate when the election took place on Monday. Instead, the electors who had given so large a C.C.F. vote in the provincial election, voted not for party but for the municipality, selecting reeve and councillors irrespective of political views in Dominion affairs, but judging them on their exâ€" petience and knowledge and capacity for service to the township. From this distance it would seem that Kirkland Lake voted for the community and not the party. Subscription Rates: Canadaâ€"$2.00 Per Year. United Statesâ€"$3.00 Per Year. Those thoughtless C.C.F. members who may be tempted to use the C.C.F. name in municipal matâ€" ters should remember that it is a twoâ€"edged sword. An invitation to vote for a candidate because he is a member of the C.C.F. is also a direct invitation to the members of other political groups to vote against that candidate. It would bhe regrettable, indeed, if men whose special talent or experience or knowledge equipped them specially for municiâ€" pal service were defeated at the polls because they, did, or did not, hold certain beliefs relating only to Dominion politics. TWO PHONESâ€"26 and 2020 TIMMINS, ONTARIO Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€" Quebec Newspaper Association Published Every Thursday by 6 GEO. LAKE, Owner and Publisner Newspapers have a difficult timg in municipal election days. If they speak a word for any canâ€" didate or candidates, that is classed as rank faâ€" voqxit.lsxfi*by some, while others will be equally bitâ€" ter in charging discrimination if there is omission to recommend one candidate or another. The slightest suggestion is scorned by many as gratuiâ€" Ches Hormipine Aduance Timmins, Ont., Thursday, Dec. 9th, 1943 VOTE FOR TOWNâ€"NOT PARTY PP P AA â€"AL LAAA LAAA LA P C AP P ACALâ€"AP PPA â€"P «t e m‘ As a matter of fact, there appears to be only onCc particular criticism of the 1943 council, and that more a matter of manufactured propaganda than serious charge. This is the accusation of holding secret sessions. Of course, there were no secret meetings. As a matter of good business, there were committee meetings before council meetings,. and at these preliminary gatherings matters were disâ€" cussed and differences of opinion ironed out. When council met in regular session it was possible to pass resolutions with despatch. But all the busâ€" iness was dealt with openly. There was no stifling of minority opinion. Any ratepayer attending council meetings with the most elementary knowâ€" ledge of town affairs could follow and understand proceedings without the slightest difficulty, There was not a single occasion when mayor or some member of council failed to explain any resolution that did not carry its full meaning in the words of the motion. The businesslike plan had the adâ€" vantage of facilitating affairs without disadvantâ€" age to anyone. Everything was open and above board, even though there was no playing to the gailery. The only losers by the plan were the felâ€" ; lows.who attend council meetings, like they do woanmn mm ns ons on mmmemen in ameiiimim come c n ons omcs un cmmman .. quantho se mase on Councillor Spooner, as in past years, has given specially valuable service not only in his own deâ€" partment but on special committees such as that dealing with the wood problem. On this commitâ€" tee Councillors Spooner and Gladstone did such efficient work that instead of danger of a fuel wood famine in town as many feared, there is a very probable surplus of fuel wood in view. Counâ€" cillor Spooner‘s interest and ability have been recâ€" ognized throughout the wider field of the province in the fact that he is the first councillor from the North to have the honour of being elected head of the Ontario Municipal Association. Mayor Brunette, as in past years has successfully and creditably carried out his duties as head of the municipality. Councillor Karl A. Eyre, as chairman of the fire and light committee, has maintained the high efâ€" ficiency of his department, and had time and, talâ€" ent for other service to the town. Among his reâ€" cent activities has been the planning for a medical health system for town employees and a broad scheme of transportation service for the town. The council in the main has worked harmonâ€" iously together and with the mayor for the general advantage. For the sound and enviable financial position of the town, mayer and council deserve a word of praise, while in this connection special credit must go to the chairman of the finance commitâ€" tee, Councillor Ellen M. Terry. Councillor Wm. McDermott does not do any talkâ€" ing for himself so it is only fair to mention that the difficult and varied duties of the department of public works have been carried through by this councillor with outstanding efficiency. tous advice, while others insist that it is the dutyl of a newspaper to inform and advise its readers No matter what the newspaper may do it wNl be wrong to some. The newspaper accordingly is left with only one thing to do, and that is to do what it considers‘right and fair under the conditions. So| The Advance would vepnture two pieces of advice, let the consequences be as they may‘ First let every voter consider it his duty to himself, the canâ€" didates, thae town and to the democracy for which| battle to the death is being fought toâ€"day to vote.! No matter how the vote may go and who may be| favoured, every voter should vote. While failure! to vote is an expression of opinion in itself, it does‘ not go far enough. There should be an actual vote cast. That is a plain duty. The advice the Kiâ€" wanis give every election is priceless democratic wisdom:â€""Vote! Vote how you like! But Vote!" Councillor Phil Fay will not be a candidate for reâ€"election so, perhaps, particular appreciation may fittingly be expressed to him at this time. By keen interest and efficiency in his own department as chairman of the waterworks committee, Counâ€" cillor Fay was a valuable member of the council board, his interest in the progress and prosperity of the town always being keen and his judgment good. Many people who have watched affairs for any length of time come to the conclusion that the occasional word of appreciation helps in the matâ€" ter of encouraging good government. With this thought‘in view it may not be out of place to make reference to the 1943 council. Its record is a good one. For this the mayor and all the councillor: may share the credit. At the same time the indiâ€" vidual members have special parts n the general service given. In his first year of service on the council, Counâ€" cillor Gladstone has justified the high hopes of.his friends. He has taken a very keen and able inâ€" terest in his own department of public welfare with special thought for the children, while every patriotic cause has had his ready support. And the second advice is equally important:â€" "Vote for the townâ€"not for party, or prejudice, 01 anything else." oo'w It is an axiom that the people always get the sort of government they deserve. The theory on which that idea is founded is that poor adminisâ€" tration is due to poor judgment on the part of the voters. Often that poor ju'dgment is nothing more nor less than the neglect of a lot of them to take the trouble to vote. On the other hand good gov: ernment is credited to the good judgment of the electors in selecting good men to administer afâ€" fairs. Sometimes that good judgment has an eleâ€" ment that is largely good luck . Timmins has been a fairly lucky town. THE 1943 COUNCIL tAAA APâ€"ALâ€"AL L OA PC P c THP abvaxnct, TrAfMSs, Starts Eighteenth Y ear as Mayor of Kapuskasing was an election for council in Kepusâ€" kasing, and previous to tha eleven years went by without an election for council. That seems to be a record. In 1939 there were eight candidates for the six seats in the council, and the six men then elected have sat without in. terruption on the council for the yvears, being given acclamation‘ each year. Some of them had also served on previous councils. The total numâ€" ber of years service that the six of them have given the public as members of council is 61 â€" which is an average of over 10 years each. That also seems to be a record. Council Angus Anderâ€" son has served 19 years; Fred Tencarre, 16 terms; John W. Fanning, 10 years; Pierre Bedard, 6 years; Adam Forbes and J. H. Rochette, 5 years each. They are all candidates for reâ€"election for next vear. A point that is specially worthy of note is that Kapuskasing is one of the best conducted towns in the North. It is living proof of the fact that i; is not necessary to have frequent elections to secure the best sort ofâ€"a councit. It is very doubtful if Kapuskasing could The town of Kapuskasing seems to hold a number of unusual records for municipal elections. 4 Mayor E. S. Noble has just been reâ€"elected maycr, for the seventeenth time, and sixteen of those elections were by acclamation. Only on one occasion in the sixteen years did he have to contest an clection for mayor and that time the vote was so strongly in his favour that it wias just about as flatteoring as an acclamaiticn. have had a more efficient @@Â¥imcil than it has had during the past twenty years. The town has had efficiency and at the same time has avoided the cost and disruption of elections. Orillia Packet Auntie: "How did Jiix his history exam?" Not only the mayor, but the councilâ€" lors as well have been making records. It is four yvears since there Motor Salesman. ‘"Can Iâ€"show you something, sir?" ' Pedestrian: "No, I‘m not here to buy anything. But it‘s such a wonderful change to be in the midst Of all these cars without having to dodge them." â€" Mcther: "Not very well, but it wasn‘t his fault. They asked him things that happened before the poor tboy was born." ~â€"â€" ‘Orillia Packet.* E. S. Noble Has Had Stxteen Acclamations. Cochrane used to be more or less noted for the extreme liveliness of its municpal election conâ€" tests. It would have been more famous yet in this respect had it not been for the fact that other towns in the North had ‘such stirring municipal campaigns that by comparison Cochrane elections were not so wild as they might otherwise have seemed to a citizen, for instance, from Kapuskaâ€" sing where they have only had two municipél elecâ€" tions in fifteen years. Cobalt, known t,o the oldâ€" timers as the "best old town" had some of the best old election battles in history. Also there have been historic municipal blitzes in Timmins, Tisâ€" dale, Kirkland Lake and other municipalities. It must be admitted that the results afterwards did not appear to justify the sound and fury of the days of battle. police court, for sensational and entertainment features As a business method the 1943 proceâ€" dure was a success. ‘As an entertainment or amusement it was not so good. The 1943 council was under the impression that their business was to deal with town affairs for the benefit of the ratepayers, not to provide a cheap concert for the idle or the sensationâ€"seeker. This year the town of Cochrane appears to have indulged in the opposite extreme. Last year Cochâ€"; rane had difficulty enough in securing enough| cantdidateés for a council, to say nothing of an elecâ€" tion contest. This year there was a battle for the mayor‘s chair, but it was so tame that even The Cochrane Northland Post has risen to protest. The Post says that it did its best to instil some life into the election, but failed miserably. The two candiâ€"| dates exâ€"mayor R. M. Smith and Councillor Miss! E. E. Dempsey, having failed to respond to the| standing invitation to. state their views in pait advertising space, were offered free publicity for statements as to why the voters should vote for| them. Miss Dempsey evenutally responded with'g the three lines, "Because I wish to continue to serve your interests and mine by l00king after the affairs of Cochrane efficiently." Mr. Smith didn‘t even contribute that much. He didn‘t say a word. ~The situation was such that The Cochâ€"| rane Northland Post felt compelled to say edi~‘ torially:â€""The mayoralty campaign seems to be offering all the excitement of an argument be-! tween deaf mutes in different rooms." In nearly| every election somebody refers to the "great \f lent vote." Perhaps, that is what they have at: Cochrane. | Cochrane carried through its ghostly election on Monday of this week, and it may be interesting to count the "great silent vote" there. Cochrane must have around 1200 voters at least. Well there were 201 votes for Miss Dempsey and 206 for Mr. * P it P t BP L A DA LAAA AA LAAA LAAA LAAA â€"AL LAAA CAAA PP s imy get on in Smith. Possibly the voters thought Miss Dempâ€" sey talked too much. In any event Mr. Smith had a majority of fiveâ€"which isn‘t much of a majority But then it wasn‘t much of an election anyway It is interesting to speculate as to the result had one or both candidates given themselves a little more publicity. There might even have been more than a third of the electors tum out. And, again, there might not. P.S.â€"And there isn‘t a radio station at Cochâ€" rane. ‘ There were two candidates for the mayoralty in Smith Falls this year. One was Jack Wood and the other was George Robb. Jack adopted as his motto the words: ‘"You‘ll need Wood this winter." That was a good pun and good fun. Had he been the vicious sort he would no doubt have adopted the slogan:â€"‘"Don‘t let them Robb you in this election!" ‘ GRAVEL AND SAND-â€"AND PLACER What a wonderful town this would beâ€"â€"or any other townâ€"if all election promises could be kept during the year and then reprinted as examples of the achievements made during the preceding twelve months. All over the world there have been reports of marked increase in what is termed "Juvenile Deâ€" linquency." Canada has had enough of it, Onâ€" tario has had its share, and this North has by no means escaped. It is rather startling, however, to learn that this modern curse has travelled as far as the James Bay country hundreds of miles north of Cochrane. Last week the first Juvenile Court in the Indian area of James Bay district was held by Magistrate E. R. Tucker. Some Indian boys had stolen goods from the Hudson Bay warehouse in the North. The Juvenile Court plan apparently worked in Indian area just as it is valuable in Souâ€" thern Ontario. The boys were placed on parole and ordered to make restitution for the goods taken and used or destroyed. Not content with a simple order, the Court suggested ways in which the boys could earn money to pay for the goods stolen. They are to saw wood, and say nothing, and do nothing more that is illegal. In any event, the Indian boys will not need to go to jail for a first offence in failing to recognize the property Still stands the motto of the King: i . "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." rights of others. District Officesâ€"Bank of Commerce Bldg., Timmins Insurance Company Office â€"Lonadon,Canad a § 6 4 Here‘s our of finance + _ "For less than $100 a year I‘m buyâ€" ing another $10,000 life insurance. The second year it will not likely cost me more than $80." ~__‘"We‘re buying more life insurance because our bonds and other savings wouldn‘t keep the family very long if I should die. "We‘re buying War Savings Certiâ€" ficates and Victory Bonds. Some of these we‘re going to use after the war to get things we‘re doing without now. ts ACTUALLY we‘re not doing too badly today. We‘ve cut our spendâ€" mg to essentials onlyâ€"and I really mean ‘essentials‘. This is the London Life Earning Power Series 15 Year Term policy. Premium for $10,000, age 30, is $96.50, other ages in proportion. (First year dividend, 1943 scale, $20.20.) For lifetime proâ€" tection, this policy may be changed to a permanent plan any time within ten years. Ladiefif Au’\iliary lMOlldd\ Nwht On Monday evening, Decomber 6th, the ladies Auxiliarty of the Canadian Legion held their general meeting, with President Shaw in the chair. Amongs! the business, two donations were grant. President Shaw in the chair. Amongst the business, two donaktions were grant. od, one to the Navy Lsague and one to the Provincial Ccommand Bcemb Vicâ€" tims Fund. There was also discussion on two banque‘s which the ladiss were asked to cater for. An election of officers was also held, and Fresident Shaw was reâ€"sleocted, Mrs. W. Devine remaining past presiâ€" dent. Mrs. R. Hardy is first viceâ€"presi. dent by acclamation. Mrs. W. Wilkinâ€" son is second viceâ€"president, by acâ€" clamation. Also left in office by acâ€" clamaition were Mrs. Nicholson, secreotâ€" ary, Mrs. McGarry, treasurer, Mrs. Hinds, standard bearer, and ithe execâ€" utive, comprissd of Mrs. H. Pope, Mrs. R. Smith, Mrs. J. Smitai, and Mrs. Davison. Mrs. J. Smith is social conâ€" venor and Mrs: Boyd is kitchen conâ€" venor. Elected for sick visitors were Mrs. Herris; for Echumacher; Mrs. C. Wheeler, Mrs..E. George, and Mrs. 8. Whseler.. Wool=~.convencn is Mrs. B. Ketley and. Auditors are Mrs. S. Wheelâ€" er and Mrs. E. Tilley. Mrs, Pope is chairman of the investigation comâ€" mittee assisted by Mrs. E. Singleton and Mrs. Hawthorn. ~Strutineers were Mrs. B. Richards, Mrs. S. Wheeler and Mrs. F. Hornby. ofcfuipfH 1948 any Attend General Meet ing at Legion Hall.