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The tragedy at Schumacher last week in which four small children lost their lives has roused deeper pubile feeling than any other single inciâ€" dent in the life of the Porcupine Camp in the past twenty years. The people of this district have alâ€" ways appeared to have a particular love for childâ€" ren and a very earnest desire that every child should have a fair chance for life and health and happiness. The prompt action of the authiorities in instituting proceedings against those who may be held responsible for the tragedy has met very general approval. It would be against the whole instinct and principle of the people of the Porcupine area if neglect and cruelty and sufferâ€" ing for children were to go unpunished. But the proper authorities having moved with commendâ€" able promptness, there is a duty on the newspapers and the people in general to follow British princiâ€" ples and wait for the law to give fair and proper trial to any who may be accused. Since it was known that four small children, the eldest only five years old, had been locked in an apartment alone and had been smothered to death from fumes oriâ€"| ginating apparently from an electric hotâ€"plate on the bed, there have been all sorts of stories and reports. No matter how deeply all may feel about the shocking tragedy, there should be no trial by newspapers or by common gossip. Anyone with any knowledge of affairs having a bearing on tragedy should immediately place the information' at the disposal of the authorities. It should be remembered that it is no reflection on the com-â€"' munity in general that these children should havet met such an untimely death. It will be a dis-} grace, however, if the incident is simply made a sensationâ€"a showâ€"a dramaâ€" for the pleasure of the morbid. The crowds that thronged the funâ€" eral parlours and the streets at the time of the funeral and struggled to catch a glimpse of those in any way connected with the children or the deaths, suggested an attitude far from healthy. It was not along Canadian or other British tradiâ€" | tions. What is needed now is not wild condemnaâ€" tion of anyone believed in one way or another to be responsible. All stories founded on hearsay or imagination should be discounted. There should be a general determination to help the authorities by actual facts wherever such exist and by definite testimony having a bearing on the case. Anyone who knows any fact or facts that will help to prove or disprove the charges made should pass on the information to the proper quarters. The deâ€" plorable death of four sweet little children should not be made into a passing sensation. Instead, the whole idea at present should be to see that any guilty person or persons are fully punished for any neglect or criminality that may have occurred, and such steps taken as will make a recurrence of such an incident improbable in the future. The way to accomplish this is to support the authorities with all the facts known, whether these facts are favourâ€" able or unfavourable to popular conceptions. No good can be accomplished by theories and ideas unpfounded on actual facts. Stories of various kinds are in circulation at the moment. These simply confuse the issue. The courts may safely be trusted to see that justice is done if all the facts are available. The law requires that until the court cases are decided, discussion of the case should be limited. It would be grossly unfair to waste time and effort now in criticizing or conâ€" demning any person or persons. What is needed now is factsâ€"evidence. Those who have evidence should step forward. Those who have just heard things or imagined them should step back until the facts are heard. Members Canadlian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€" Quebec Newspaper Association Published Every Thursday by GEO,. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Timmins, Ont., Thursday, March 16th, 1944 Canada $2.00 Per Y A N.# YÂ¥ ALJ _ A NV NP Wh h. Ah $ Bs ols cce 24.A should step forward. Those who have just heard things or imagined them should step back until the facts are heard. i When the question of memorials came forward|his parents, First avenue, Sc at the time of the last war, The Advance favoured l s * s c s Walter Bednis, left on Sunc a com@nahgn of the two \1?wp0111ts referred to in ronto: where ‘he will becomt The Financial Post. The fact that a memori@l| of the Air Force. % CApef s erected to the fallen heroes would have some specâ€" : . GOOD WORK OF THE CHILDREN‘S ‘ial value to the living seems to add to its fitness.| MiSs Helen and ‘Alice 4 AID c s Cochrane, were recent visitol $ | | It seems to be what the men who gave their 1ives} mins. 4 ioi io ies sns ies nc iine i o i in service would ask as their memorial. Naturally, xâ€"~â€"â€"â€" The death of the four little children at Schuâ€"| it would be a cheap form of gratitude to build a o ts e i on Friday night aroused a regular storm| park of puiiaing that was specially nesded, and aslasg _ _ _ > ~~ _ of stories of one kind and another. There was| an afterthought call it a memorial. A homely ilâ€" y l _ such horror and fury at the thought that these deatr lustration may suggest something much better than| _ SS c. K. FPoran, of For little youngsters should meet such untimely death,i that. In days gone by, fond parents often bought ::; tvz'ésl{ltor ho MnE CC that careless and thoughtless things were said. One| needed articles of clothing for children and called’ | man on street Saturday night told of things he had| them Christmas gifts, the youngsters often being heard months ago, but admitted he had not notiâ€" disappointed as a consequence. There were par-‘ ieftng?nsu:d?g;::rab;[°tg2h§;) fied the proper authorities. This, however, had‘ ents, however, who were able to combine utility in| ;)‘:i*emsgm town. ' not prevented him from asking such questions as:! the article with delight in its receipt. For examâ€" s "What were the police doing?" "Where was the ple, there is the case ef the little girl who needed| waoy for Poronto where she Children‘s Aid?" L ie 3 new stockings, but who would feel that Santa Claus|a few days pefore continuing The Advance always expects the Children‘s Aid| had forgotten her if the usual wool or cotton stockâ€"| station at Victoria, BC, to be ready and able and willing at all times to| ings were the Christmas gift. But, often there was j S ow s help and to protect children. It was difficult to‘ a little girl whose delight was unbounded at the re-,bir};;)x? j g:;?p § a’?a%zgg;,;‘w(.} believe that the Children‘s Aid or the local superâ€" cept of silk §tockings as a Christmas gift. In otherl transferred to the Noranda intendent should take a different attitude in this words make the utilitarian gift attractive, as well as manager there. case than in the hundreds of others during the’useful, and the dual purpose is served. Even years. When Mr. A. . Carson, local superinten-! though a park or a church or a hall are needed, the Stoker Ben Curtis left on i | en e R his station at Torouto after | dent was asked about this particular case, he reâ€"| memorial will be no less desirable, if it is mAde @)jpatives and friends in South plied that he had first heard on Feb. 7th, of a case little bigger and better than otherwise would have|and Timmins. in Schumacher where children were left alone in been. The truth seems to be that parks, halls, alockedhqgse He had been given the information churches‘ and similar things make the best memâ€"| The branch of the Bank of by the Schumacher police and had immediately orials, provided that they are true monuments in fia at Cobalt, the successor of s first branches in that cam visited the house, accompanied by one of the Schuâ€" themselves, and that through plaques or columns) closed ’22‘3,,*}0, the p,zzenl: c Sgt. Wireless Air Gunner E. The Advance always expects the Children‘s Aid to be ready and able and willing at all times to help and to protect children. It was difficult to believe that the Children‘s Aid or the local superâ€" intendent should take a different attitude in this case than in the hundreds of others during the vyears. When Mr. A. a. Carson, local superintenâ€" dent was asked about this particular case, he reâ€" plied that he had first heard on Feb. 7th, of a case in Schumacher where children were left alone in a locked house. He had been given the information by the Schumacher police and had immediately visited the house, accompanied by one of the Schuâ€" Che Vorrtpine Advance PHONE 38 TIMMINS, ONTARIO Subscription Rates macher police. He found both the father and mother at home, and the children apparently well cared for and nourished. It was admitted, howâ€" ever, that the children were left alone on occaâ€" sions. Theé mother said that she never went off and left the children alone in the house. The father pointed out that while this seemed true, the real fact was that he worked night shift as a taxi driver, and while he would be asleep she would slip out, and as he had to go to work at eleven o‘clock, the youngsters had to be left alone at least for a time. Mr. Carson impressed upon the parâ€" ents the seriousness of the chances taken in leayâ€" ing the children unprotected even for a short time. it appeared that he had convinced the parents to take the best care of their children. In any event, there were no more complaints until March 6th, when the father appealed to Mr. Carson to help him search the beer parlours to locate the mother who had left the children alone. Mr. Carson did thigs and though the lady did not appear very coâ€" operative when she was located, the local superinâ€" tendent made it plain that the children must have proper care. The following day he visited the house, found the children all right, the woman at home and in a repentant mood. She apologized for her attitude of the evening before and proâ€" mised there would be no trouble in the future. She had.some minor complaints about the husâ€" hand, the local superintendent suggested that if these could not be adjusted for them to come and see him the next day and he he would see that all differences were ironed out. As they did not apâ€" pear, and particularly as he heard no complaints from the man, the local superintendent had every right to believe that there was no further trouâ€" ble. Following the usual practice of the Childâ€" ren‘s Aidâ€"one fully justified by fifty years of exâ€" perienceâ€"the home was not visited again for ‘a few days, when no further complaints were reâ€" ceived from any source. To make too frequent visits when matters appear to be running smoothiy defeats its own purposes. It does not make for confidence, but rather tends to rouse antagonism. What was needed in this particular case was coâ€" operationâ€"the coâ€"operation of the public as well as those concerned. Had the slightest suggestion been made to the Children‘s Aid that the children were again in danger of neglect, the action would have been prompt, as it had been before. The answer to the question, "Where was the Children‘s Aid?" is that the society, as usual was right on the job and had there been coâ€"operation from any who noted anything wrong, all might have been well. There has been a discussion in The Financial Post in reference to the form that should be taken by memorials to the heroes of this war. The maâ€" jority of those expressing an opinion in the matterl to The Financial Post favoured utilitarian projects such as parks, scholarships, hospitals, churches, halls, etec. This would be the majority opinion i Timmins and district, as well as in the South. It should not be considered, however, that those who, wish simple monuments that have no utilitarian value have no argument on their side. One of the writers in The Financial Post points out that while the use of parks, hospitals, churches etc,, as memâ€" orials has something to commend it, the fact is that such a plan necessarily has a dual purpose, while memorials to the heroes of the war should only have the one purposeâ€"the commeration of the gallantry of the fallen. The fear is expressed that the utilitarian value of the project may overâ€" shadow the real purposeâ€"the impressing on sucâ€" ceeding generations of the sacrifices made for freedom and the right. Another writer in The Financial Post feels that the highest ideals of a grateful people may be exâ€" pressed more deeply in cenotaphs and monuments purposely having no utilitarian value. _A third writer appears to embrace the ideas of the other two, summing up his thought with the suggestion that it seems rather cheap to him to earmark things we need for ourselves as memorials to fallen heroes. ABOUT WAR MEMORIALS Mrs. George McMaster and baby, of Timmins visited in Cochrane last week. Mrs. Barker, of Larder Lal visitor to Timmins last week. The tragedy last week at Schumacher emphaâ€" sizes the justification there was for the "Crusade for the Children" started last year by Councillor Gladstone. The purpose of his crusade was to secure such public interest and such public coâ€" operation that neglect or abuse of children would be reduced to the very minimum. Those who felt that Councillor Gladstone exaggerated the dangers that he saw around him for the children have now a sad example of the terrible things that may happen. There is no doubt but that the pubâ€" lic conscience was more aroused at the incident, through the work that Mr. Gladstone had done, than would have been the case otherwise. The lesson that The Advance would emphasize is that each and every man ,and woman should follow Councillior Gladstone‘s method and constitute himâ€" 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 helpâ€"we shall not fail." Mr. C. Gillis, of Clute, near Cochrane was a recent visitor to Timmins, Miss Theresa Lariviers spent the weekâ€"end visiting in Iroquois Falls, or other methods they are distinctly named and set aside as memorials to the heroes who served. The heroes have given their lives for the people of this generation. The memorials that will offer health and happiness and progress to the generaâ€" tion to come will be the best form of monument to those who died in service. Corp. F. Erickson is visit.ing his famâ€" lly at 6 Kent avenue. Ssonny Burke left on Friday for Caliâ€" fornia where he will attend school. F®.O. Mervin for his station spending leave Miss Mary MacLkean left last week for London where she will visit for sevâ€" eral months. Rod MacPhail, RCAF. stationed in Newfoundland, visited relatives and friends in town this week, COs OWP on P OWP Om P P P T e e t t O S P P PP P P P P C CE OWP § GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER LA l e B Te . Ti Tc Bs T: Ts S is Ts is S Sn S ns is is is M Bs ic S S S : Pte. Walter Ceccini, Canadian Army, spent a Jleave visiting relatives and friends in town this week. Steve Evans, R.C.A.F., left for his staâ€" tion at Lachine on Tuesday after visitâ€" ing friends in town "wmoo' «m P P PAE â€"AC C â€"AP CA CAE â€"ACâ€"APâ€"ACâ€"ACâ€"ACâ€"AP C AQCAC CAAA â€"AP CC PP Stoker Noble McCoy left on Sunday for Toronto after sipending a leave at his home Pine street north. Sgt. Gar Morris, R.C.AF., at Rockâ€" cliffe, is visiting with his family in town this week. Hugh Allen, Canadian Army stationed at Toronto, left on Sunday after spendâ€" ing a leave at his home in town. Mr. and Mrs. W. Lingenfelter left on Sunday for Kirkland Lake after visitâ€" ing relatives, 59 Cherry street. C.W.A.C. Peggy Wetmore left last week for Toronto where she will spend a few daysi before continuing on to her station at Victoria, BC. Stoker Ben Curtis left on Sunday for his station at Torouto after visiting reâ€" latives and friends in South Porcupine and Timmins. Lieut. Doug. Carriere, Canadian Army stationed at North Bay visited in town this week. Tom Scullion, R.C.N.V.R. left on Sunâ€" day after spending the weekâ€"end with his parents, First avenue, Schumacher. Walter Bednis, left on Sunday for Toâ€" ronto where he will become a member of the Air Force. Missos Helen and ‘Alice Turpin, of Cochrane, were recent visitors to Timâ€" mins. ; . Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Warner, of Sudâ€" bury, were visitors to Timmins this week. Miss C. R,. Poran, of Fort William, was a visitor to Timmins for a few days this week. Sgt. Wireless Air Gunner Eric Barnes, left on Sunday for St. John, Que, after spending a leave at the home of his parents in town. binsijn, Ltd., at Cochrane, has b transferred to the Noranda branch manager there. The branch of the Bank of Nova Scoâ€" tia at Cobalt, the successor of one of the first branches in that camp, has been Miss Thelma Ellis and Miss Eva Hoff re weekâ€"end visitors to Iroquois Palls Barnes left on Sunday at Weyburn, Sask., after in town. Gambleâ€"Ro :. has been e, wWas a Sunday for visiting reâ€" | Mrs. J. E. Legris, of 53 Laurier avenue ‘who underwent a serious emergency operation in St. Mary‘s Hosipital on ‘Tuesday, is making satisfactory proâ€" gress to recovery. Her many friends will wish her a speedy return to health. A.C. 1 Thomas Blackman, home on leave irom the R.C.AF., leaves toâ€"day for the West to resume his duties in the Air Force Pte. Gordon (‘Dick") Strong of the Canadian Army stationea at Vancouver Island, spent a few aays‘ leave last week with his wife at 59 Balsam street south. The many friends of Mr. D. J. Aceti of 160 ‘Elm street south will be pleased to hear that he is making marked proâ€" gress to complete recovery, and is exâ€" pected home shortly from Toronto, where he has been receiving medical treatmemt. Pte. Eugene Bernier, of the Canaâ€" diani Army staticned at Camp Borden, and Mrs. Bernier, of Montrock, were in town on Saturday, visiting with Mrs. Bernier‘s broth@r, Mr. Elmer Hoplins, in St. Mary‘s hospital. Puesday, is making satisfactory proâ€" ress to recovery. Her many friends vill wish her a speedy return to health. The many friends of Mr. D. J. Aceti of 160 ‘Elm street south will be pleased to hear that he is making marked proâ€" gress to complete recovery, and is exâ€" pected home shortly from Toronto, where he has been receiving medical treatmenmt. Pte. Eugene Bernier, of the Canaâ€" diani Army staticned at Camp Borden, and Mrs. Bernier, of Montrock, were in town on Saturday, visiting with Mrs. Bernier‘s broth@r, Mr. Elmer Hoplkins, in St. Mary‘s hospital. Try The Advance Want Advertisements Funeral services were held Monday afteriioon at two o‘clock in the Walker Funeral Parlour for the four little childâ€" ren of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gillies who met‘such a tragis death Friday evenâ€" ing. The childrenâ€"Sandra age four years, Gerald 3 years, Richard 2 years and Michael 1 year were lying in a sinâ€" gle casket. Sandra, with the baby Micâ€" hael in her arms was at the top of the casket and Gerald and Richard were at the other end. The Rev. W. M. Musâ€" tard, of the First United Church, Timâ€" mins, conducted the funeral service. Inâ€" terment was in Timmins cemetery. Mrs. Gillies father was in town for the funâ€" eral of his grandchildren, and left Tuesday on the noon train for his home in Orillia. The pallbearers were six High and GET YOUR 1944 MOTOR VEHMICLE PERMIYT There are over 36,000 persons in Ontario whose licenses to drive are under suspension because of their inability to secure insurance or file other proof of finâ€" ancial responsibility? They were convicted of offences against the motor vehicle laws following accidents. It is better to drive safely and avoid accidents than to find yourself unable to drive at all. The. Red Cross is generous in its service of the men on service and the prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war. The general opinion of the prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war is that they would not be alive toâ€"day were it not for the serâ€" vice of the Red Cross. The public should be equâ€" ally generous in its support of the Red Cross. Every dollar subscribed to the Red Cross means several dollars of service and materials for thost who are in the war. | Anyone who has watched the enlistments from this Northland must have been impressed by the thousands who have joined the Air Force, the Army, the Navy and the Women‘s Services. It is hoped that most of these will come back, but it is a sure thing that some of those who return will be broâ€" ken in health or injured. They will need hospital care, convalescent homes and other services. Why have these heroes taking the necessary treatment far from their homes and friends. Why not have hospitals and convalescent homes in this North with its bracing air.. There are already wellâ€"equipâ€" ped hospitals at Monteith, as well as other buildâ€" ings. Are these to be torn down or allowed to rot? Why not utilize these buildings for the service of the returning soldiers, sailors and airmen? self or herself as the special friend and protector Public School students: Jack Tomlinson, of every child Merrill Clark, Paul Stringer, Ronnie MacGregor, Burwell Small, George Izatt * * * The lovely floral tributes included toâ€" The Red Cross has done a magnificent work in kens from: Mother and Father, "To Our _|Darlings"; Grandma and Grandpa; Mr. this war. It is the duty of the public and the indi and Mrs. Lambert ‘Tayior ‘and JoPbe: vidual to see that the Red Cross has every suppOIt. Barbara, Brian and Robin Curnow: The quota for Timmins is $35,000â€"the same as last Aunt Betty; Uncle Jim and Aunt Floâ€" year. Like last year it should be oversubscribeq,. rence: Uncle Fred and Aunt Plsle; Un« x * * cle Joe and Aunt Connie; Mrs, Murâ€" aoch Gillies; Mr. and Mrs. H. Coleman Anyone who has watched the enlistments from and family; Mrs. David Austin; Mrs. this Northland must have been impressed by the|John McPhail; Mrs. J. Garven; Mrs. Speigelhalter, Joe and Mary. 4 4. 3e 15 o im i 3ta a W meraA +haâ€"Alr +hacA tm Schumacher, March l5th. Special to The Advance. Funeral on Monday of Four Children from Schumacher "our Youngsters Meeting Death Last Week Buried in the One Casket. NOW is the time to purchase yours. . You may recall the long lineâ€"ups of other years. Do not wait uantil the last minute to get your 1944 permit. Do not mutilate or destroy your 1943 plate. Wartime restrictions require that it be used another year. Your motor vehicle permit fee remains the same. A windshield stamp will be issued with your 1944 motor vehicle permit, validating the use of your 1943 plate. The application for 1944 is provided on the back of the 1943 permit. This is the form that may be used. Renew your driver‘s license at the same time. GEO,. H. DOUCETT, Minister of Highways 1944 motor vehicle permits are now on sale. A visitor at the monthly business meeting of the Ladies‘ Guild of St. Matâ€" thew‘s Church Friday afternoon was Mrs, W. ‘Devine. Mrs. Devine spoke to the members about the current War Savings Stamp Drive and the competiâ€" tions in effect between the various orâ€" ganizations in the Porcupine in stamp selling. It was decided to hold a rummage sale in the church hail on Wednesday afterâ€" noon, March 22nd, at 2.30 pm. An inâ€" teresting report was given by the ladies who attended the V.O.N. meeting. Ladies®‘ Guild Hold Interesting Meeting Friday President Mrs. P. Reid was in the chair during the meeting, after an abâ€" sence of several weeks owing to illness. The members were very pleased to see her back with them again. The next work meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Holland, 88 Sixth avenue, on Friday, March 17th, at 8 p.m. The annual Easter tea and sale of work will be held April 12th, the time and place to be announced at a later date. * Many Plans Made at Meetâ€" ing, and Mrs. W. Devine Guest Speaker, EmE ® and use. Do not miss this valuable new vregetable. Thousands of gardeners were delighted with the new Celtuce in 1943. (Pkt 250 seeds 15¢) (2 Pkts 25¢) (Ve or 70¢) (or $1.25) postpaid. FREE â€" OVR BIG 1944 SEED AND NURSERY BROOK â€"Best YÂ¥ et 4A DOMINION SEED HOUSE, GEORGETOWN,’ONT. THURSDAY, MARCH 18TH, 1944 P «