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Vol. XXVIII. No. 49 Transport Controller Prevents Bus Service for Northwest Part of Town Failure to Secure Buses Makes it Impossible for Dalton Bus Lines to Inaugurate Service. Other Matters of Inâ€" terest at Monday‘s Meeting of Town Council. At the regular meeting of town counâ€" cil on Monday afternmoon complete anâ€" swer was received from Mr. John Dalâ€" ton, Sr., of the Dalton Bus Lines, in regard to the recent petition from some two hundred citizens for a bus service for the northwest area of the. town. The special committee of the: council to deal wi‘th the matter of transportation in Timmins had passed the request of the petitioners Ito the Dalton Bus Lines. Mr. Dalton‘s reply made it clear that the fault did not lie either with the Bus Lines or the town, but directly at the door of the Controller of Transpontation for the Dominion. The letter explained thall it‘ was naturally impossible to operate a bus line without buses, and that it was impossible to secure buses at this time. Mr. Daltcn pointed out that seome time ago he had decided to give | j bus service to the nonthwestern seciâ€"ion of the town and for this purpose it | i was imperative that new buses be availâ€" | f able. The Transport Conâ€"wroller‘s reply | 1 was that no new buses would be availâ€" | ] able until the second or third quarter | ; of next year. The Controller‘s response | | to pointing cut ‘the needs of Timtmims; ' was to ‘the effect that Timimins was| ; not suffering as much as many other places. iMtr. Dalton added copies of letters from Gttawa to prove the point | that the reason for no service being given the nonthwest section of the town must be blamed on Otiawa rather â€" than any place locally. These lett,ersi also suggested that the Ottawa autihor.â€" | ities were keeping very close check on ; the bus service, that they objected to‘ the number of stops on some of "thel jines and also that they desired that the | buses ibe fully loaded on all (trips. i Councillor Karl A. Eyre, chairman | of the council‘s special committee on | transportation, said that it seeemd clear " that nothing could be done at present | to force a bus service for the northâ€" | western part of the town and 'he% thought the petitioners for this service | would realize that the committee had done all possible at the present time. He added that the special committee on transportation was drafting a full ana extended system of bus services for the town after the war. He felt sure thiat the council in office at that time would see that such a service was established and maintained to fully serve the needs of all Whether this service would be provided by a private company Or by the municipality, the research and the plans of the special committee would be available for the general benefit of the .c css The council thought the -pebi'tioners‘ should be informed of the reason for,] the lack of bus service for the mortlâ€" west area ¢f the town. It was impracâ€" tical to send the information to each | individual on the petition, but somse members thought that the neWSpatpe-l" reports would ibe enough to inform allll fully in the matter. Some of the | counciliors, however, thought, that four | or five of those prominent in the petition | should be sent letters telling them the ‘ facts of the case. The difficulty w.ithi this plan, was that the names of the | originators of the petition were not| known. It was decided to select four or | five names for the addressing of the; letters with the request that these passi along the information. It was felt that : with this plan, and publicity in the} newspapers the full case could easily‘ be known to all concerned. | Council @lso received a letter froml the Porcupine Medical in reâ€" gard to the town‘s plans to have a med-‘ ical plan for town employees similar to that in force at the mines of the Porcuâ€" pine. The letter pointed out that the Dominion Government planned to inâ€" troduce a general health insurance. plan at the next session of pa.rl.am.m‘ anxi there was also a plan of this broad scope being considered by the Province of Ontario. Because of these facts the Medical Socieity felt it would be best not to inaugurate a plan for town employâ€" ees at this time, but rather to wait and see the scope of the Dominion and OnL. 2 Sections 12 Pages ario legislation. Councillor Karl A. Eyre, in referring to the léetter, said it was somewhat of a disappointment as it had been hcped ‘that all town emâ€" ployees would be covered by a plan of health insurance before the new year. However, the delay was not as serious as it appeared ait first glance. It would be necessary to wait a month or two longer, but danger of confusion or overâ€" lapping would be avoided. If the Domâ€" inion degislation did not fit the needs, there was the provincial plan to conâ€" sider. If the provincial plan did not promise special benefits then ithe town‘s own plan could be proceeded with. "It is only a few weeks to February when the Dominicon House will meet," said Councillor Eyre, "and we can imanage for that time." Fire Chief W. Stanley‘s monthly reâ€" port was received and fyled. There was also a letter from the Domâ€" inion Fire Chiefs‘ Association thanking the ceuncil for the invitation to hold the 1944 convention in Timmins. ‘The letter said that the kind offer of hosâ€" pitality was being very carefully conâ€" sidered by the association and that the town weuld hear further from the asâ€" scciation in the near future in ‘the matâ€" ter. f _ Authority was given for the payment of the town‘s half of the cost of reâ€" pairing ithe road to the Bigwater Lake i area to facilitate the ‘bringing of fuel wood into the town. ‘The Dept. of Highways had agreed to pay the half ! of the cost, the town stipulating that | its half of the cost should not exceed | $500.00. Councillor Eyre commented that the wood dealers had given fine | coâ€"operation in regard to improving the condition of this road and that the exâ€" penditure had been well worth while. | Councillor J. W. Spooner suggested ‘ it might be possible yet to secure some return on the town‘s half of the cost. GOn motion it was decided to close the town market for the winter season after Ssaturday, Dec. 18th. Byâ€"law No. 8387 ito appoint deputyâ€" returning officers, poll clerks, etc., for the municipal elections on Tuesday, Dec. 14th, was given its required three readings and finally passed. Fair and Cold Over Weekâ€"end Forecast of Hollinger Weaâ€" ther Bureau for Coming Few Days. Toâ€"day will continue ito be mostly cloudy with some light snow, says Mr. Wheeler of the Hcllinger Weather Obâ€" servatory, and it will be mostly fair and cold over the weekâ€"end. At eighit o‘cock this morning, the thermometer stood at 20 degrees. Maximum and minimum temperatures for the week were:â€" Thursday, Decemâ€" ber 2nd, 18 and4; Friday, December 3rd, 28 and 5; Saturday, December 4th, 30 and 2; Sunday, December 5th, 12 and 0; Monday, December 6h, 20 and 12 Tuesday, December 7Tth, 28 and 17 VWednesday, December 8th, 31 and 20. Snowf all smce tast Thursday has been six inches. Realistic Air Films Shown at Palace Sunday Evening A.F. and the Timmins ‘Air Cadets. This picture includes a number of sections of film captured from the Nazis and is the most impressive picture yet seen of the war. The German films show the "blitz" in actual operation in Belguim and France, while the pictures of Dunâ€" kirk show both sides of the story. Those whno saw the film Sunday night agree that it is the most graphic picture of the war yet shown. The crowd was lthriued and impressed by this reâ€" ‘ markable Tilm showing. Auspices of the R.C.A.F. and the Air Cadets. reel film, "Divide and Conquer," was shown at Ithe Palace itheatre Sunday evening under the auspices of the RC. During the evening Flight Lieut, Gorâ€" don B. Hislop, Officer Commanding the Mobile Recruiting Unit here this week spoke on recruiting wor‘.. The Timmins Air Cadets attended the evemnt about 175 strong. Timmins Citizens‘ Band was in at tendance. With a houss filled to capacity, a twoâ€" Published in Timmins. Ont.. Canada WVERY THURSDAY Urgent Need for More Sewing and Knitting at East Porcupine Red Cross Still Need for More Leaders to Knit and Sew, Says Eastâ€" ern Porcupine Branch of Red Cross. â€" Branch Shipped Total of 2,651 Articles Last_M_onth. The following is the report of the Fastern Porcupine Red Cross for the month of November.â€" South Poreupine, Dec. 8th. Shipment from Porcupine District Branch of the Canmadian Red Cross Society for the month of Novâ€" emiber : â€" Knitting â€" 128 Christmas Knitting â€" 326 Sewing â€" 391 Quilts â€" 6 Compresses â€" 1800 Total â€" 2651 articles Army Air Force: t 4 Khaki Aero Caps ! 2 Airforce Aero Caps 2 Khaki Ribbed Helmets 2 Khaki Toques ! 2 Khaki Alternate Caps ‘ 6 Khaki Tuckins 5 Airforce Tuckins ‘Totarl â€" 23 articles Capture Parcels: 33 prs. Khaki Gloves 3 ribbed helmets â€" Air Force Total â€" 36 articles Civilian: 1 Womans Sweater â€" 16 yrs. 1 Girl‘s sweater â€" 12 yrs. 1 Boy‘s sweater â€" 8 yrsS. Total â€" 3 articles In addition to the above 326 prs. of socks were knitted for Christmas parâ€" cels KNITTING â€" Seamen 14 Turileneck sweaters 11 prs. 26" ribbed stockings 8 prs. 18" ribbed socks 23 prs. mitts 5 Ribbed helmets Total â€" 61 articles 5 Aero Caps (Navy) Total â€" 5 articles Total â€" 326 articles. SEWING : â€" Civilian 40 blouses â€" 6 yr. 40 pinafore dresses â€" 6 yr. 7 pantie drasses â€" 2 yrsS. Total â€" 87 articles Nonâ€"Quota : 1 pr. boy‘s pyjamas, 2 yr. 2 dresses, 4 yrs. 2 pr. bloomers, 4 yrs. 1 woman‘s nightgown, size 38 Total â€" 6 articles QUILTS 5 large 1 crib Total â€" 6 articles Seamen‘s Leather Jacket > HOSPITAL 25 Bed Jackets 85 suits mens‘ pyJamas 19 prs. extra pyjJama pants 39 wash cloths (Knitted by Public Schools â€" Dome So. Porcupine) 82 Hot Water Bag covers 25 Hand Towels Total â€" 275 articles GREEK RELIEF 11 prs. Underwear shorts, size 11 Underwear shirts, size 38 ‘Total â€" 22 articles 1800 Compresses Total â€" 1,800 articles PL 19981 Radiod from London before the takeâ€"off, this picture shows the crew which took the first Canadianâ€"built Lancaster bomber on its first operâ€" ation against Germany. The big fourâ€"engined air, craft, named "Rhur Express", fiew in a Pathfinder Squadron which led the way in a devastating attack on Berlin. Left to right, the crew members are:â€" Flying Officer John William Astbury, 20â€"yearâ€"old bombardier from Portage La Prairie, Man.; Sgt. TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, 1943 T Nonâ€"Quota : Dressings 1 article lLadles Night at |T1mm1ns Kiwanis on Monday Evening We still need ladies to sew and knit. Our last sewing quota is an emergency one for fifty (50) Bed Jackets and fifty (50) ‘Dressing Gowns for Hospitals. These are marked URGENT Come in y eP \ 44 i d We also have a large Clvxha'n*quota of smaller articles. â€"There is also a very URGENT need for Seamen‘s Knitting, especially Turâ€" tleneck Sweaters and 26" ribbed ings. Even though it is nearly Christmas and many feel they have no itime, our men in the Services imust carty On. They cannot stop. Let us all realize our responsibility to these men and really ‘do our part. Programme of Varied Enâ€" â€"tertainment Arranged. Monday evening next, Dec. 13th, will be Ladies‘ Night at the Kiwanis Club gathering at the Empire hotel, â€" comâ€" mencing at 6.30 pm. A fine prograimâ€" me of varied entertainment has been arranged. An orchestra will be in atâ€" tendance for the occasion. Monday, Dec. 20th, will be the Memâ€" bers‘ Christmas Party at the Kiwanis Club, and Monday, Dec. 27th, is to be a "Father and Child" meeting. Salvation Army Christmas Tree Event, on Friday Attractive Programme to be Given by Sunday School Children and Oghers. The annual Christmas tree and conâ€" cert at the Salvation Army will be held on â€"Friday evening of this week, Dec.: 10th, commencing at 745 p.m., at the 8. A. Citadel, Birch street south. Mr. Arch Gillies will be the chairman for the occasion. There will be a happy programme of tableaus, dialogues, reci-l tations, Christmas cards and novelties, most of the numbers being presented by the Sunday School children under. the leadership of Miss Agnes Smith who has very particular talent in makâ€" ing such events enjoyable and successâ€" Those who enjoyed the programine given at last year‘s Christmas event will agree that Miss Smith is able to select the right talent and use it to the best effect. w 1 Of course, there will be the usual vearly visit of Santa Claus during the evening. Ellwood Houlding, 21, of Saskatoon, the filight engiâ€" neer; Pilot Officer Harold Florin, 21, of Weyburn, Sask.; pilot; Flight Lieut. William Thatcher, 28, of Hamilton, Ont., navigator; Flying Officer Jerry Souaillard, 21, of Montreal, wireless operator; Flight sgt. Lloyd Annis, 20, of Barrie, Ont., air gunner and Flight Sgt. Nick Leone, Toronto. (Note: No Reproductions of this photograph may (Note: No Rep:t be transmitted to the United Kingdom) Mrs. W. Bedard Seriously Hurt in Auto Accident Leg Badly Fractured and Other Injuries When Hit by Car. Tuesday evening at 6.30 Mrs. W. Be-, dard, of 4 McLeod street, was badly injured when hit by a car at the top of the hill opposite 87 Rae street, Mrs. Beâ€" had one leg badly fractured and also suffered from bruises and shock. She was taken to St. Mary‘s hospital in the S. T. Walker ambulance. At time of writing she is in satisfactory condiâ€" ‘ tion in view of the injuries suffered. The driver of the car has been charged ‘ with dangerous driving. ; | Mrs. Bedard was walking south on Rae street in the road, there being no. sidewalk. The car driven by Edward O‘Neill, in the employ of the Cartier Taxi was driving south on Rae street. Police investigations after the acciâ€" | den!; showed thiat the car had travelled ) 100 feet after Mrs. Bedard was hit, but it is not determined yet whether cr not this was due to the fact that the accident cccurred just at the top of the hill and the car may have simply rolled down the hill from its own weight. It was snowing at the time. Until this afternoon Mrs. Bedard was not suftâ€" ficiently recovered to itell what she knew of the accident. Be Sure to Vote Tuesday Here is a List of All the Canâ€" didates. Tuesday next, Dec. 14th, is municipal election day for Timimns. Voting will be from 10 am. to 6 pm., the voting places being at Central, Moneta, and Mattagami public schools, and Holy Family Separate School. The following are the candidates for the various ofâ€" fices:â€" eY tor ent Michael Karol, miner. Horace G. Laidlaw, manufacturer‘s agent. William P. McDermott, mine captain Samuel J. Morgan, mill operator. Harold A. Proctor, organizer. J. Arthur Servais, locksmith. J. Wilfred Spooner, insurance agent. Elien M. Terry, business college prinâ€" cipal. w sew y > One to be elected. J. Emile Brunette, sales | James Frederick For Council Six to be elected Urbain Aubry, miner. J. Vincent Bonhomme, it Karl A. Eyre, maching For Public School Trustees Three to be elected. L. C. Cousins, mill foreman. W. Roy Dunbar, geologist. Geo. William Hobbs, miner Wm. Rinn, merchant. F. W. Simpson, mining engineer Geo. Webber, mine captain. uzene W. Gladstone (R.C.A.F. Radiophoto) For Mayor ns insurance ag shop proprieâ€" superyvisor. r. merchant urance ag~ l‘ublhhed in Timmins, Ont., Canada EVERY THURSDAY Turkey Expected to Join the Allies at Early Date. Dutch‘ Ready to Help in Invasion of Europe by Allies. Austraâ€" lians Force Back Japs in New Guinea. Recrulits Needed Mobile Recruiting Unit Here This Week for Enlistments in R.C.A.F. and Women‘s Division. The R.C.A.F. Mobile Recruiting Unit here this week is meeting success in its work of seeking recruits for the RCAF. and the Women‘s Divisicn. Flight Lieut. Gordon B. Hislop is the officer commanding. Up to noon toâ€" day they had 45 approaches â€" a fifth of them women. The headquarters are in the basement of the post office, and any man or woman wishing any inform.â€" ation about the Air Force and its needs and opportunities has only to call there to receive all the data required. Christmas Seal Campaign Again in Progress Tuberculosis on the Increase so Need is Greater than Ever. The Christmas Seal campaign sponâ€" sored by the Lions Club of Timmins is under way again. _ Tuberculosis in Canada is on the increase again and so the need is greater than ever. Through the donations received in the Porcupine by past campaigns much has been done to lessen the toll taken by tuberculosis Since 1938 there have beéen 13,369 tuberculin tests made, and 2,602 Xâ€"rays taken. All school teachers in the Porcupine were Xâ€"rayed last year. Up to. date 807 foodâ€"handlers in the Porcupine have been Xâ€"rayed. The Christmas seals this year are very attractive and will add much to the effectiveness of Christmas packages. They are priced at $1.00 a sheet, and all purchasing them will be doubly adâ€" vantagedâ€"they will have the attractive seals and the money will do its part to stamp out tuberculosis in the Porcupine. Already a number have sent their donations to Dr. Graham B. Lane, the treasurer. A list of donors to date will be published in next issue of The Adâ€" vance. i The change in time for holding noâ€" minations as put into force Friday night when nominations were taken for mayor, council and public school board lduring the one hour, did not bring out |as large a crowd as some expected, ;t,hough there was considerable interest shown. | There were six nominated for mayor }â€"1J. P. Bartleman, Emile Brunette, E. !W. Gladstone, Dr. J. A. McInnis, J. F. ‘Parker and J. W. Spooner. Only two | qualifiedâ€"the present mayor and J. F. | Parker. Two Qualify for Mayoralty Campaign. Twelve Running for Council. All 1943 Council, Except Councillor Phil Fay in Field. Six for Three Places on the Public School Board. l $ P | For the council there were twentyâ€" five nomination as follows: W. S. Ackâ€" | royd, U. Aubry, J. P. Bartleman, J. V. \Bonhomme, J. E. H. Chateauvert, L. C. Cousins, W. J. Doran, K. A. Eyre, E. W . }Gladswne, Michael Karol, H. G. Laidâ€" | law, Leo Lalonde, W. P. McDermott, D. McCrory, Dr. J. A. Mcinnis, Geo. \ Mondeau, S. J. Morgan, Daniel Mousâ€" seau, P. H. O‘Gorman, Harold A. Procâ€" | tor, W. Roberts, J. Arthur Servais, J. W. Spooner, Ellen M. Terry and H. W. Warren. Of this number twelve qualiâ€" fied, their names being given elsewhere on this page. ! For the School board seven were noâ€" minated for the three places: Roy Dunâ€" bar, W. Rinn and F. W. Simpson (preâ€" sent members of the board) and L. C. Cousins, Geo. W. Hobbs, E. L. Reid and Geo. Webber. All but Mr. Reid. are | | running For Mayor J. Emile Brunéette has were twentyâ€" t NN 4 NA A. Servais is an old resident of the town and well known as a locksmith been mayor: ard gunsmith. The Japanese have been forced Dacsr two miles by Australian troops in the Huon Gulf area of New Guinea. Allied bombs have devastated a quatrâ€" ter of the total area of the German cities which have been attacked, Air Vice Marshal Saundley said yesterday. Turkey is expected at early daite to enter the war on the side of the Alliscs. â€"_ United States troops are firmly enâ€" trenched on an important hill north of Mignano, Italy, which they seized from the Germans yesterday in bitter fight=â€" ‘The Russians are having varied forâ€" tune making good gains in the TDnieper Bend area, and having to maite slight withdrawals west of Kiev. Single Copyâ€" ing Lord Keyes, British Admiral the Fleet, has voiced an optimistic predicâ€" tion that the end of the war is not far off. The Germans, he said, have had a taste in their own cities of what war means. The Dutch are ready to take an imâ€" portant role in an Allied invasion of Western Europe. A Dutch military orâ€" ganization will cross the channel from Britain as soon as a part of Holland is liberated by the Allies. INQUEST TOMORROW INTO DEATH OF LITTLE GIRL An inquest intec the death of little Jemmetta Smith who died from inâ€" juries received last week when hit by a car at the Timmins Dairy will be held toâ€"morrow (Friday) at 4 p.m. Seven Calls Here In One Day for Chimney Fires The firemen had fourteen calls durâ€" ing the past week, twelve of them being for chimney fires that were promptly dealt with and no damage resulting, On the one day alone (Salturday) there were seven chimney fires. That same to the corner of Birch and 1l1th street where a lady in attempting to thaw out a water service set fire to the little building holding the service taps. Neighbours assisted in stopping this fire before it got started and no damâ€" age was done. Both Timmins and Schumacher brigades were called to the scene, the building being in Tisdale, but Timmins being the closest. The other fire was in the seat of a taxi »where the cushion got on fire. The car was driven to thi hall and the firemen put out the fire with no loss except some damage to the cushion. f;t;r years and previously was in the council four years. Mr. Parker is a newcomer to muni«~ cipal affairs. He came here some four years ago as representative for t,he Beatty Washer Co., later openlng A similar business of his own. He is president of the C.C.F. Club of Timâ€" mimns For Council All the present council with the ex«â€" ception of Councillor Fay are in the field again. ‘Their record speaks for itâ€" self. Among the new candidates H. Ci. lLaidlaw has been in the North since 1909. He has occupied a number of important business positions, at present being representative for the North for mining supply firms. He has served on both public and high school boards, has been prominent in Kiwanis circles, He is a worker able to get things done. Messrs Aubry, Bonhomme and Morâ€" gan, who are on the slate with Mr. Parâ€" ker as Social Reform candidates, are well known having been candidates for i council on previous occaslon._ _ vv@fiher slate comprises Michael Kaâ€" rol and Harold A. Proctor. Mr. Karol won prominence in recer_lt Viectory Loan wn;;;aâ€"iim for the work he did, Mr. Proctor is the organizer here for the lLabour Progressive party. The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine Established 1912 Five Cents been forced back