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BY LEWIS MILLIGAN _ Dr. Watson, in describing the charâ€" acter of his newâ€"found friend, Sherâ€" lock Holmes, tells us that the detecâ€" tive had little or no knowledge ‘of literature, philosophy and astronomy. He was ignorant of the Copernican theory of the composition of the solar system. When Watson (as usual) exâ€" pressed his amazement that any civilâ€" ized human being in the nineteenth century should not be aware that the earth travelled around the sun, Holmes smiled and said: "Now that I do know, it, I shall do my best to forget it." went on, "You see, I consider that a man‘s brain, is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such funiture as you choose. A fool takes in all kinds of lumber and every sort that comes across, so that the In last week‘s â€"editorial it was this writer‘s contention that since Russia has taken over celebration of the day, it has been the Comâ€" munist element in other countries which have tried to take over its celebration here. Thereâ€" fore we urged Union members not to play into the hands of the Laborâ€"Progressive Party by joining in a .celebration that was no longer exclusively theirs. Alternatively, we suggested that if, as was claimed, May Day was a Canadian holiday, then let the Dominâ€" ion government proclaim it as such. At present, the calendar makes no mention of it as a holiday. So much for our ‘"ignorance." Mr. Magnuson‘s suggestion that we are deâ€" liberately misleading public opinion is one which we cannot dismiss so lightly. If his suggestion had any truth in it, his letter would not appear in this journal. We like to express our own opinion. We like others to do the same. When we quote another opinion than our own, we like to give credit to.the source of that opinion. That in genâ€" eral, is the accepted practice, and we boast of nothing more than ordinary honesty in folâ€" lowing it. Can you say the same, Mr. Magnuson? Can you honestly say .that the words in which you have expressed yourself are your own? Can you deny that when you used the sentence ‘"The men who inspired and founded May Day 60 years ago believed in and fought for the Socialist way of life," you took it, word for word, from the article at the top of Page 2 of No. 324, Volume 7, of the issue of the Canadian Tribune, dated April 27, 19469 used to express Communist opinion in Canada? Sherlock Holmes And The Solar System Later, someone else took it over, when it was selected as an international labor day by the International Socialist Congress of 1889. So for a while May 1st was the date generally selected by trade unions and labor organizaâ€" tions in general in nearly every country exâ€" cept the United States and Canada, and exâ€" cept Italy, where its observance has been forbidden and the date of the foundation of Rome substituted. In Britain it is usually celebrated on the first Sunday after May i1st. Then the day was taken over by the U.S.S.R. l ts U 2) um . m C _=_ of Ratradhs s hx ds 4 in wl ind indccm ow in * s Ny o2 Lt un o is m s 4 hi s P t c 1 s m n N: . 1. *A 4 t 3e N and made an official hohday in Russia. That changed things, considerably. May Day, according to our source of inâ€" formation, the Encylopedia Brittanica, was first celebrated when the ancient Romans werit in procession to the grotto of Egeria. They had a good time of it, but had to give it up. Later, the celebration of May Day appeared as a great public holiday in Medâ€" iaeval and Tudor England. Some nastyâ€" minded Puritans spoiled things by getting it forbidden by Parliament in 1644, but it came into favour again with the Restoration. And now to work: Mr. Magnuson states we are either grossly ignorant orâ€" intentionally misleading when we suggest that May Day is not an American working class holiday. You didn‘t really mean that, did you, Mr. Magnuson? We have pleasure this week in introducâ€" ing Mr. Bruce A. H. Magnuson, Secretary of the ‘Ontario Provincial Federation of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. If you have not read his letter on Page 1 of this letter, we suggest you do so. It is printâ€" ed there because it is a reply to an editorial similarly placed a week ago. Our pleasure in this instance springs almost entirely from the fact that Mr. Magnuson should have thought it worth his while to write and to explain the nature of his disagreement with us. For when both sides of a question can be alred in the same publication, its readers have some chance of forming a tenable opinâ€" ion. "In making this introduction, we must admit we have not met Mr. Magnuson personally. The last we heard from him was at a meetâ€" ing sponsored by the Laborâ€"Progressive Party at the Empire Theatre, on the occasion of an address given by Dorise Nielsen, of the L.L.P. The only remark of Mr. Magnuson‘s on that occasion which we remember was to the effect that Mayor Brunette was in North Bay when he should (according to Mr. Magnuson) have been at the meeting. fact that the Mayor was absent because of a resoluâ€" tion of the elected council of the town seemed to have escaped Mr. Magnuson, and â€"doubtâ€" less this oversight caused us to remember his remark about it. We so often remember what we think unreasonable, and forget the rest. Why didn‘t you also quote the sentence in nd said: "Now that I do know, l1 do my best to forget it." <He . *"*You see, I consider that a rain, is like a little empty id you have to stock it with riture as you choose. A fool all kinds of lumber and every t comes across, so that the geâ€"â€"â€"" the solar system!" protested , the deuce is it to me?" said impatiently. Wlmd the stm If we went the moonâ€"â€"â€"." . h,ofoourse,h fiction and farâ€" Some ‘"You say that granted and are not interested in its composition. Great knowledge is not essential to human happiness. "He that increaseth knowledge, increases sorrow," said the wise man; which is another way o‘ saying, "Where ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise." But that is a fallacy. . Childh is the happiest period of human life, but our happiness in childhood was due largely to our sense of wonder at the new world in which we found ourselves We were constantly mquirlng new â€" knowledge and 1 § our own ideas of things. ideas may have been of.â€" tha "but it raises a very interesting tmtasuc. Hike Alice‘s in wonderland. The classical superstitions presences of â€"Paganism which peopled the uniâ€" verse with gods and other invisible préesences wias a form of intuitive knowledge which served its purpose and satisfied human craving for an explanation of things. Yet out of these very superstitions our present knowlâ€" edge of the universe developed. Astroâ€" ogy. was the parent of modern astronâ€" omy. The stars were mapped by man long before he knew what they really were. Science is merely an advanced system of hypotheses, and many of our scientific theories of today may be the superstitions of tomorrow. ‘The theory of relativity raises disâ€" MORE ABOUT MAY DAY Established 1912 TIMMINS, ONTARIO Published Every Thursday by Merton W. Lake, Publisher be Borcupine Adbance ‘r that a e empty . it with _ _A fool ind every that the protested Great knowledge is not essential to human happiness. "He that increaseth knowledge, increases sorrow," said the wise man; which is another way o‘ saying, “Where ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to wise." â€" But that is a rallacy Ch ‘ is the happiest period of human life, but our happiness + in chiidhood was due largely to our question â€"â€" many â€" questions. One might work out a theory of education from Holmes‘ point of view, or base upon it a philosophy of life. There are hosts of people in real life just as insular in their knowledge of things as Sherlock Holmes professed to be. This may be because of the capacity of the "attic." They may be upable to take in the solar system, or they may be merely indifferent to everyâ€" thing outside of their sphere of daily operations. They take the universe for granted and are not interested in its composition. Canada $2.00 Per Year. Membets Canadian Weckliy Newspaper Association; Ontario â€" Qucbee Newspaper Association sUBSCRIPTION RATES: The Mayor‘s reminder in the town‘s adâ€" vertisement that the campaign is in the best interests of men, women and children is parâ€" ticularly apt when read in the light of the happenings of the past winter. Too many have paid the price of carelessness in this respect to make it an empty warning. Spring is here. Let‘s clean up now. In addition, he calls attention to the structâ€" ural defects which may be eliminated when modernization and remodeling of homes gets underway this spring. We can all do something to clear away this condition, this evening and this coming weekâ€" end. As the Fire Chief points out, most fires start in homes. His request for houseâ€" holders to make a checkâ€"up from cellar to attic is sound common sense and should be immediately complied with. A look into the lanes and backyards gives many illustrations of the type of thing that badly needs a cleaningâ€"up campaign. A glance into the basements and sheds, we susâ€" pect, would serve to bring forth add1t10na1 evidence. Both Mayor J. E. Brunette and Fire Chief William Stanley come up for congratulations this week for their action in instituting a cleanâ€"up campaign in Timmins, with the obâ€" ject of removing the fire hazards which have been built up in both homes and business premises by the winter‘s accumulation of trash and rubbish. Boards of Trade programs should be the result of community effort, in the interests of the community. They should not be depenâ€" dent upon the activity of a few. We are all to blame in this matter. Let‘s do. what we can to remedy this situation, â€"and do it as quickly as possible. One way in which you can help is by your attendance at the meetâ€" ing in the town hall tonight. Let‘s get goâ€" ing now â€" it may be later than you think! the same paragraph which says: "And on this May Day millions will celebrate May Day in Moscow‘s Red Square," â€" that sentâ€" ‘ence would have given us all a little better idea of whose interests you are serving and whose opinion you were quoting. Why not admit that the hand which wrote those lines was writing for the Laborâ€"Progressive Partyâ€" the Communists? As a result, we stand.a good chance of losâ€" ing some advantages which should rightfully be ours. We stand to lose substantially as a community, for example, if the matter of opening up roads to serve the mining areas around here are not being continually imâ€" pressed upon the government. The wheel that squeaks the most gets the grease, and Timmins has not done much squeaking in recent ygars. + Unlike Boards of Trade in other centres, however, it has not yet come into action again. Timmins, unfortunately, has not been so well organized to take care of such matters. Our Board of Trade, to which we would norâ€" mally look for leadership in representing Timmins‘ interests to outsiders, became more or less dormant during the war years, as did all similar bodies. Quite frankly, after looking at the programs already translated into definite action in other villages, towns and cities, we must face the fact that the Board of Trade here, by not getting underway and establishing the full membership required for any proâ€" gram, is now a full year behind Trade Boards elsewhere. Construction of this road has, until recentâ€" ly, been taken as a foregone conclusion. Lately, however, Kirkland Lake has been doing what it can to obtain a road which will be of more local benefit to them. That is their right, of course, and we cannot but congratulate them on their enterprise. A meeting has been called for eight o‘clock this evening in the council chambers at the instigation of the Porcupine Branch of the Prospectors and Developers Association. This meeting is an important one for everyone interested in the future of this part of the north. It is called to see what can be done to ensure the government going ahead with its proposed highway from Matheson to the Q@Quebec boundary. Which of us is really trying to be misleadâ€" ing, Mr. Magnuson? Which of us is really the "robot" for other interests? SAFETY IN CLEANLINES WN HALL â€" TONI Thus one might prove that the acâ€" quisition of knowledge is essential to happiness, even though the knowledge be superstition. All superstitions arose out of a lack of exact knowledge in the childhocd of the human race. The ignorant savage had his hypotheses reâ€" garding physical ailments, his personal relation to life, the physical elements and the starry heavens, At the same time he was conscious of a great unâ€" known which eluded his grasp. Every child has its own theory of the world, based upon scraps of knowlâ€" edge it gleans from its elders. U. S. $3.00 Per Year «+A . c @#riece Air Transport Safest Over Six Hundred Entries 4 YAASDO Sates For Porcupine Festival Of At Kiwanis Dinner Music Here Next Week Sherlock Holmes was right, from his point of view as a creator and unâ€" raveller of crime mysteries. " For his purposes it didn‘t matter whether the earth went around the sun or whether it went around the moon. But; strangeâ€" ly enough, the creator of,. Sherlock Holmes was> not staisfied with such limited knowledge of things, for Conan Doyle, spent the later part of his life probing into the unfathomable mysâ€" teries of the human soul through spiritualism. â€" That,.â€" however, is one mystery ‘wh‘ch neliher he nor all the scientists. have yvet solyved. concerting questions regarding our ideas of space and time. The idea of infinity seems to be as much a myth as was the limited idea of the universe conceived by the ancients. Both arose out of our natural habit of calâ€" culating and measuring things. Public Library Has Host Of New Books _ Many new volumes covering a vari¢ty of subjects, as well as fiction have gone into circulation at the Timmins Public Library during last month. NONâ€"FICTION These Are The Russians, R. E. Lauterbach. This is a book of first hand observation about the people of Russia and their leaders. General George S. Patton Jr., James Wellard. The author gives a striking picture of one of America‘s military heroes from the time of his birth up through his triumph return to Boston and San Francisco. Bad Boy of Music, George Antheil. One of the most original of American "Do they realize that all expenses of operating and maintaining a Service Club is paid for by the individual members out of their own pockets," Mr. Ross continued. ‘""And that every dollar received from money raising proâ€" jects is used only for welfare objects such as I have mentioned, and for no other purpose?" "I wonder if the public fully realize the great amount of valuable time and effort gladly given by so many service club members in attending directors‘ meetings, committee meetings, superâ€" vising bovs and girls activities, proâ€" viding hospital care, supplying milk to chldren, summer camps under superviâ€" sion and many other activties," G. N. Ross, speaking at the Charter night of the Timmins Y‘s Men‘s Club, asked on Saturday evening. years 9:30â€"Mez:o Soprano Solo 9 :40â€"Piano ‘Duet, ‘Open. 9:50â€"Tenor Solo, 18 years 9:55â€"Lad‘es Duet. 10:05â€"Male Quartette. Wednesday Morning, May 8 9:00â€"Piano Duets, 14 years and 1 11:30â€"Piano Solo. 13 years and under Tuesday Aftemoon, 1:30â€"Piano Solo, 14 years and under. 1:55â€"Girl‘s Solo, 10 vears and under. 2:35â€"Piano Solo, 16 years and under. 2:45â€"Boy‘s Solo. 14 years and under. 2:55â€"Girl‘s Solo, 14 years and under. 4:00â€"Girl‘s Solo, 16 yvears and under. Tuesday Evening â€" 8:00â€"Chairman‘s Remarks {and . musiâ€" cal programme composed of the winners of each cla=s heard through the day. ‘ 8:50â€"Girl‘s Solo, 18 years and undcx. 9:00â€"Piano Duet, 16 years and ‘under. 9:20â€"Soprano Solo. : 9:23â€"Trombone Solo, age, 14 to 17 Tuesday Morning, May 7 9:00â€"Piano Solo, 6 years and under. 9:10â€"Piano Solo, 10 years and under. 9:40â€"Chcrus, Grades 1 and 2. 9:55â€"Piano Solo, 10 years and under. 10:40â€"Boy‘s Duet, (Unchanged Voices) 11:00â€"Piano Solo, 7 years and under. 11:15â€"Girl‘s Double Trio .(Unaccomâ€" panied) 11 :30â€"Piano to 17 9:25â€"Soprano Solo. 9:45â€"Tenor Solo. 9:50â€"Violin Duet, 16 yvears and under 10:00â€"Contralto Solo. 10:15â€"Brass Quartette. Following this the winners of the various classes heard through the day will compose the musical program. In addition, the Youns Canadian Croats of the Croation National Home of Schumacher will present the Croation Star Orchestra under the direction of Messrs. F. Bucar and F. Vicevich. 9:20â€"Cornet or Trumpet Solo, age, 14 Schedule Of Classes Is Given; Evenings Offer Splendid Entertainment Monday Afternoon 11:30â€"Boy‘s Solo, 10 years and under. 2:00â€"Piano Solo, 12 years and under. 2:30â€"Girl‘s Duet, 14 years and under. 2:560â€"Boy‘s Chcrus. 3:00â€"Piano ‘Solo, 8 vears and under. 3:20â€"Girl‘s‘ Solo, 8 years and under. Monday Evening â€" â€" 8:00â€"TChairman‘s Remarks Following is the schedule of classes, in brief, for the Porcupine Festival of Music to be presented on May 6, 7 and 8 in the Finnish Hall on Algonquin Blvd. Monday Morning, May 6 9:15â€"Public School Choruses, 3 and 4. 9:35â€"Piano Solos, 9 years and 10:00â€"Girl‘s Solo, 12 years and 11:05â€"Piano Duet, 12 years and 11:40â€"Violin Solo, 10 vears and "Perhaps there is Public Need To Be Told About Service Clubs, Y‘s Men Hear On Charter Night Solo. 3:30â€"Violin Duet, 16 vears and under. en. Wednesday> Evening years and under. 8: 00â€"Chairman‘s Remarks and f ts As! cal programme presenting winâ€" . ners of the various classes heard ning, May 8 through the day. vears and under. 9:05â€"High school Choir, S.A.T.B. job here for and and and and and and under under under under under, under. grades under. under. under. under. Behold Your King, F. M. Bauer. A novel of Palestine during the last two years of the life of Christ, this is the The Turguoise, Anya Seton. This is the story of a beautiful, gifted woman who leaves the magic mountains of her native New Mexico for New York of the seventies only to end her search for happiness back in Santa Fe. Wasteland, Jo Sinclair. This is the moving story of Jake Brown, who was afraid and ashamed, and of the psychiatrist who helped him reach a rea}l understanding of himself and the world around him. Antioch Actress, J. R. Perkins. A novel of pagarn 2gainst Christian. The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis: Pay Day, Ray Millholland; Men At Work, Stuart Chase; How You Can, Get a Job, G. L. Gardiner; OQurselves Inc.. L. R. Ward; Home Ownership: Is It Sound, J. P. Dean; The Seven Myths Of Housing, Nathan Straus; The Messenger; The Life of Mohamâ€" med, R. V. C. Bodley; Ten Years In Japan, J. C. Grew:; The House Near Paris, Drue Tartiere; The Golden Carpet, Somerset de Chair; I Saw New Poland, A. L. Strong; South Of The Sahara, Attilio Gatti; My Naâ€" tive Land, Louis Adamic; Treasure Hunter, H. E. Rieseberg; The Story Of Burma, F. T. Jesse; The English Way, Pierre Maillaud; Reindeer Trek, A. R. Evans; Sailors, Grant Macdonald. Tomorrow‘s House, Architectural Forum. A complete guide for the home builder. composers, tells the story of his life among the famous personalities of two continents. The new Club‘s plans include teenâ€" age dances, formation of a bicycle club for young people, and a Sunday evenâ€" ing singâ€"song to be conducted in Holâ€" linger Park during the summer months. Amonz the guests were _ Mansell Napper, president of the Lion‘s Club,, Ellet Smith, Kinmen‘s president, Mayor J. E. Brunette, and Mr. G. N. Ross, of the Kiwanis Club. Under the leadership of Earl Hawâ€" kins, a group of twentyâ€"odd had begun organization of the Y‘s Men‘s Club several months ago. Its official charâ€" ter was received with appropriate ceremony on Saturday evening from the hands of Marold Moyer of Sudâ€" bury, District Governor for Northern Ontario. someone to edutate the public in such matters," Mr. Ross suggested. 2:50â€"Junior Church Choir. 2:55â€"Violin Solo, 16 years and under. 3:15â€"Contralto Solo, 18 years and under. 3:20â€"Piano Solo, 11 years and over (For students, not more than two years experience. f 3:30â€"Violin Duet, 16 vears and under. Wednesday Afternoon 1:30â€"Boy‘s Solo, 8 years and under. 2:05â€"Girl‘s Double Trio. 2:30â€"Piano Solo, 18 years and under. 2:45â€"Solo Filles, 8 ans et moins. 9:15â€"Violin Solo, 12 yvears and under. 9:20â€"Violin Solo, 14 years and under 9:30â€"â€"51101’115. Grades 5 and 6. 9:50â€"Boy‘s Solo, 12 vears and under. 10:25â€"Piano Duet, 10 years and under 10:35â€"Piano Solo, 15 years and under 11:05â€"Girl‘s Duet, 12 vears and under, 11:20â€"Chorus, Grades 7 and 8. A. A. Rose, Mrs. G. B. Thompson: Misses A. G. Doherty, K. O‘Brien: Rev. E. G. Smith: Messrs,. J. A. Cousineau, G. A. Jenkin, J. Thomas, H. C. Treneer and F. J. Wolno. The executive committee is as folâ€" lows: South Porcupine, Miss J. Balir, Wm. Boyvd, M. Broadfoot: Schumacher, Miss F. Murphy: Ankerite, Mrs. R. A. Vary: ~Timmins, Mrs. J. Burke, Mrs. J. W. Gauthier, Mrs. J. Knox Jr., MrS. The executive committee would like to urge those who have not bought their membership tickets for the 1946 Festival, to do so without delay . These cards may be obtained from any memâ€" ber of the committee, a list of whose naanes is published below, or from the Music Box, Moisley and Ball or Miss Dodge at the Gift and Book Nook. Adjudicator Has Had Wide Experience As Pianist And Choirmaster Mr. Reginald Bedford, who will adâ€" judicate the festival this year, is the principal of the Hamilton Conservaâ€" tory of Music and is also: a noted pianist. At the age of seventeen, Mr. Bedford received the Percy Grainger Scholarship, â€"continuing his piano studies with Edwin Hughes of New York and with Robert Casadesus at the famed Fontainebleau School in France. Mr. Bedford was for some time head of the p‘ano department of the Haliâ€" fax Conservatory and organist and choirmaster at all Saint‘s Cathedral. He came to Hamilton in his present capacity in 1944. The Executive Committee of the Porcupine Festival of Music is pleased to announce that 620 entries have been received for the 1946 Festival. 2o _ 1 4 1 ds d and under. moins. and under. vyears and ‘and over than two and under. § and must tine winâ€" Touching on the construction of planes, the speaker made it plain that strength and safety were considered alâ€" ways as essential. Regarding civilian filying, the speakâ€" er did not think it would attain the proportions in Canada that it promised to reach in the United States. The reason for this was that the cost of planes was so much higher in Canada, due to tarifis and taxes. The regulaâ€" tions and restrictions might also ‘keep down personal tourist traffic in Canâ€" ada, he thought. under. under. under. under ... Unreasoning Heart. .Constance Beresfordâ€"Howe; ‘The Crade And The Clock, .. Knud. Stowman; The Life Line, Phyllis Bottome; Sarah Manâ€" drake, . M. O. Wadelton; Along The Tallahatchie, Lae Cornell; The Inâ€" truders, Robert Bright; Piper Tompâ€" kins, Ben Field; Her Own People, Grace Tomkinson; Rooster Crows For A Day, B. L. Burman; Brave Mard! Gras, WwW. A. Roberts; I Love Miss Tillie Bean, Ilka Chase; Mrs. Palâ€" mer‘s Honey, Fannie Cook; Reâ€" membered Anger, Martha . Albrand; The Member Of The Wedding, Carson McCullers; FPlying Stories, Guy‘ Gilâ€" patric; Beachhead On The Wind, Carl Jonas; The Earth Is Red, C,. R. Livingstone; AWOL Musters Out, Bertrand Shurtleff; Miss Bunting, Angela Thirkell; Paying Guest, Phylâ€" lis Arthur; So Life Goes On, Emilie Russell; Averil, H. A. Vachell. There are also a number of thrilling mysteries and western stories. stery of Jonathan Cyrene, a young Jew and his friendship for Jesus. Winter Mecting, Ethel Vance. It is the story of a few days in the lives of a Congressional Medal hero of subâ€" marine warfare, and a New York writer, a lovely woman whose life has been marred by a tragic childhood. Chairman Bob Harvey reported on the progress being made in securing advts. for the brogramme for the Garâ€" den Bros. circus to be at the McIntyre Arena on June 13th, 14th and 15th, under Kiwanis auspices. The guest speaker was thanked on behalf of the club by President G. N. Ross for the very interesting address. Community singing was led by Kiâ€" wanian F. Woodbury, with W. H. Wilâ€" son at the piano. "‘The worst blackâ€"eye given air travel," the speaker suggested, "was due to foolhardy flying. That was one of the things that we impressed on the students of flying during the war, but there are some who would take reckâ€" less chances, or otherwise break the rules and regulations that were so carefully designed to make fiying safe." The speaker pointed out that air travel was much safer than other forms of transport, on account of the improvements made in recent years, and the many regulations of safeâ€" guards. Twoâ€"way radios, beam apâ€" proaches, radio range, metorological forecasts, etc., were mentioned by the speaker. An automobile, he noted, might travel thousands of miles without a checkâ€"up of its working order, while airplane engines had to be tested every so many hours, and regulations genâ€" crally were so strict and careful that the danger of mishap was reduced to the minimum. After referring to the visits of the Air Cadets from the North, to the summer camps, Mr. Fawcett touched on the increasing safety of air travel, the speaker said. There had been genuine enthusiasts for fiying among the students at the air training classes who for a time retained their nervousâ€" ness about being up in the air. Careâ€" ful consideration of the matter, howâ€" ever, would show that this was not justified. Foolhardy Flying Is Grea est Danger, Flying Ti structor Tells Club Mr. T. W. Fawcett, of South Porcuâ€" pine, who was instructor in fiying under both the British Commonwealth Plan and in the R.C.A.F. during the war, was the guest speaker at the Timmins Kiwanis luncheon at the Empire hotel on Monday. President G. N. Ross expressed the feeling of the club in the warm words of thanks he tendered the speaker. Mr. Fawcett was introduced by Kiâ€" wanian Harry Shook, who referred to the good services of the guest speaker during the war. "He was a Northerner before the war," Kiwanian Shook said, "and all are pleased that he is again a man of the North." Try The Auvance Want Advts. BORROWING CAN BE GOOD BUSINESS . .. To You ‘eatâ€" Inâ€"§ Old lame brain across the page has got the screaming meemies again. Ever since he has read Comrade Magâ€" nuson‘s letter (you can read it too, it‘s Government To Hear Of Dock‘s Condition The Dominion government is going to hear about the condition of the dock at the end of Wilson Ave., the council decided at its msgeting on Monday. The reason given is the difficulty which council found in deciding which materials® were and. which buildings were essential. As a result those contemplating building, whether it be a residential project ‘or a wareâ€" house for storing buggyâ€"whips, may secure their permits for same from the usual sources. But we‘ve decided against it. After all, it‘s pretty hard, even for a perfect parent, to exvlain to a fiveâ€"yearâ€"old what he doesn‘t understand fully himâ€" self. Perhaps, after the investigation of the police department, we‘ll all be in a better position to explain these things. Councillors (Give Up Control Of Building Timmins‘ town council, which last week moved to ensure that essential materials in short supply should be used for housing and not used for nonâ€" essential building, changed its mind again this week. We have tried to point out the attendant hazarda of getting run over himself, but he says nobody runs Over policemen. <~We‘ve thought of explainâ€" ing that other things can happen to policemen, and right here in Timmins, too. â€" We‘ve had in mind explaining to him that even the best of policemen sometimes find the job not worth while â€"â€" that policemen may need one pair of eves to nab misconduct in public, and another set not to see, anything wrong in the police department. â€" Old lame brain across the page has got the screaming meemies again. Ever since he has read Comrade Magâ€" nuson‘s letter (you can read it too, it‘s on Page 1) he has been knocking about the office, humming "I‘m a robot o0‘ the vested interests, I‘m of the capitalistic press," to the tune of "The Girl Friend of the Whirling Dervish." He insisted on staring fixedly at that end. He also insisted on us doing the same. We would have liked to see the performance, but we had to spend the afternoon looking for what was coming next. We have since wondered what the rest of the show was like. Jw You will be interested in knowing â€"= of course â€"â€" that the offsprout has given up his ambition of becoming a garbage man and of operating one of those wonderful trucks. Now he is goâ€" ing to be a policeman and catch motorâ€" ists who run over other people. We wish he would take his perseâ€" cution complex somewhere else. We‘ve got troubles of our own. jiw For example, the second, and for the present, the last flower, has departed from our Pluffy Ruffle Petunia. We are only partly compensated for its loss by the budding of a violet. Vioâ€" lets, to our mind, look too much like buttercups trying to imitate pansies. And we don‘t like pansies. They reâ€" mind us of nasturtiums, which in turn remind us of orchids. And orchids are too expensive. So things aren‘t going to be the same for us down in Snob Hollow, until that Flufly Ruffle Petunia kicks through with another bloom. j Ew We took the offsprout, the â€"Terrible Terence, to the skating carnival on Saturday afternoon, and once more came under the influence of his oneâ€" track mind. He became obsessed with the fact that the performers all came out on the ice from one end of the rink â€"â€" that end which was near where we were sitting. PThird Ave. at Cedar Street JEWELLER â€" QPTOMETRIST TIMMINS , MAY ND iM6