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$ Councilior Bonhomme disapproved. This he had a perfect right to do, and we respect his reasons for doing so. He put forth a motion calling for a wider incuiry. He failed to find any memâ€" ber of council to second it, and the motion was dropped. He thereâ€" wpon asked to be excused, "to disassociate himself from the cauncil‘s action in this respect," â€"â€" as weâ€"understand the situaâ€" tion. > But if Councillior Bonhomme made a motion, surely he must admit that other counciliors have an equal right to act on it or not. Several councilliors, in explaining their unwillingness to second his motion, said merely that they would like to. have a chance to study it. they were withln their rights in doing so . . ) particularly, as the motion, as presented by Counâ€" The Commission is made up of a judge, a magistrate and a mayor, which should beâ€"some gugrantee that the Commission acted intelligently and in good faith. In any event, the request for the inquiry was made to the Attorneyâ€"CGeneral, and from that point on it was in the hands of the Attorney General‘s departâ€" ment. That department stated the terms under which the inquiry should beâ€"carried on â€"â€" and was carried on. ‘The above paragraphs are written, of course, after consideration of lsst Friday‘s meeting of council, in which Councillor J. V. Bonhomme asked to be ‘"excused," left the council table and sat in the seats provided for spectators. His reasons for doing so, we believe, are that he wanted the scope of the recent inquiry into the police department administra. tion extended to include the Board=of Police Commissioners itself. When a motion is put before council, every member has a right to disapprove or approve as he sees fit. He can express his feelings in argument and discussion before the motion is put to the vote. Once the motion comes to a vote, the councillor can vote for it or against It. If he wants to make his disapproval more marked, he can ask that he be recorded in the minutes as having voted against the measure . . . and he thus releases himself publicly from any responsibility for it. A We contend that a resignation or threat of resignation should have no part, as an argument, for or against any measure discussed in the town council. The only logical reasons for a member of council resigning, should ‘be ill health, pressure of business, or inability to carry out the work of a member of council. But what should be done for such families has already been done â€"â€" by the family allowance cheques sent to the mothers of these families each month. If more relief is needed the governâ€" ment should be asked to provide larger family allowances ... but let‘s not get them mixed up in the price of milk! The people who benefit from the milk subsidy were those with low, nonâ€"taxgble incomes, who have large families. But the milk subsidy alone will not give these people the relief they desire, although it will undoubtedly help. Oour own opinion is that we, would prefer to know how much we are paying for milk and all other commodities, and we accordâ€" ingly disapprove of subsidies which tend to hide the‘.real costs of living for all of us. "But â€"â€" less than half the people earning money in this ‘country pay income taxes, so that the income tax payer is always giving a free ride to at. least one nonâ€"taxpayer. That means that the taxpayer has been paying his own 3%â€"cent subsidy and the 3% cents for the non-payin.g people â€"â€" total, 7 cents a quart, _ | "Boâ€"if:â€"the price: of+milkâ€"hasâ€"goneâ€"up 5â€"centsâ€"a quaftt in your district, you‘re two cents a quart in pocket â€"â€" providing you pay income taxes. You won‘t get the benefit, of course, until next year, when income tax reductions become effective. o "In case you are alarmed by what some say the subsidy reâ€" moval will do to the diets of poor children, remember that as a taxpayer you are giving at least $5 a month to almost every child in Canada via family allowances. Five dollars will meet the increased cost on 100 quarts of milk. Doctors say that all the child needs is a pint and oneâ€"half per day," concludes the Financial Post articles. 5 ‘"The amount of the saving will vary from pefson to pérson, but the odds are that you‘re getting your milk at least two cents a quart cheaper than you were a year ago. . ESAE PS Snd mt h two subsidies, one a straight two cefits a quart, the other at 55 cents per 100 lb., which worked out to a shade less than 1% cents a quart â€"«â€" total, 3% cents. | "If you‘re an income tax payer, don‘t beef too loudly about the rise in the price of milk,‘ advises the Post. "It‘s saving you money." "In 1946, taxpayers were handing out just under 3% cents on every quart bottle of fluid milk. This was in the form of T CE CC . sv .. Jj _ VA AAGALLWA, Now it is possible to learn what a bottle of milk really costs us, whereas previously a portion of the price was hidden in taxes. Once the subsidy was lifted, it becomes apparent that the producer, marketing agent, bottler and distributors are, like their brothers in the factories, the mills, the mines and the lumber camps, seeking a higher rate of pay. R The Financial Post has an interesting point of view on the millk question, as expressed in its most recent issue: milk have, we believe, ignored the fact that it is not so much an increase in the price Of milk as in the manner of paying for it. Up to a week ago, we paid part of the milk price to the governâ€" ment â€"â€" now we pay all of it to the people the milk, bring it $o market, bottle it and distribute it to the homes. It would not only be an excellent preâ€"election activity, but could perform a muchâ€"needed service to the community. We have sufficient confidence in the town council to believe {:mt if the mayor or any of the council were to bring in a motion establish an Industrial Committee, it would receive full support. A good deal of planning should be done now for any effective prograni in the new year â€"â€" which is not so far away as we would _ We huymbly suggest to such counciliors asg are still in office when this is published, that now would be a good time to organize an "Industrial Committee," whereon a couple of councillors and a few of our business men might act, in setting the stage for an allâ€"out effort to bring some new industries to the Porcupine Camp in 1947. MILK NOW CHEAPER â€"â€" FOR TAX PAYERS _And the small towns in the south have awakened to the, posâ€" sibilities of such a move. Mgny ‘of them, formerly only shopping centres for the farmers, have no wa nice balance of industrial centres for the farmers, have now a nice balance of industrial who might otherwise leave the farm for the big cities. Prone though we may be to disparage the lowâ€"living southernâ€" ers, it might be time to stop humming, ‘"When It‘s Sleepy Time Down South," and start whistling "It‘s Time To Wake Up, Up Manufacturers are realizing that they can offer their emâ€" ployees more in value for their money, in healthier living condiâ€" tions, and more enjoyable community llfe in the smaller towns than is possible in the big cities. Recommended reading for members of the Timmins Town Council and the Timmins Board of Trade is contained in a booklet entitled "Procpecting for Industries," prepared by the Canadian " Poliowing up Prospects." _ We had Opporttmlty. on a recent ‘trip to Southern Ontario, to see to what extent the smaller centres there are benefitting from the current trend toward decentralization of industries. In Newmarket they told us of fqur or five new industriee which m establishing themselves there. Barrie has more than a dezen. Jn:aller centres, some of whom had formerly no industries at ull now have several, with more in prospect. Those who have taken the bitter view of the REFLECTIONS ON RESIGNATIONS new price of ho t dfitcctects cAvais ds â€" ie eA ts s 3 avvril. . A VWVR F6 V eP _.II sented. the ‘Wood Badge by the Chlet Scout. | : Inh!aaddress.theChIefBooutmev- tioned that he had ‘to date travelied 8.000mueslnmadaalone on his tour. "Itm;verylongwgy,mhay mm u." he â€"declared.â€" He on fim:mfimmmamm Scouting did not die during the war, he <said, but grew and especially in the oocupied countries < where s couting meant â€"a real spirit of adventure. The Chiéf Scout, in drawing his ad. dress to a close,‘ M“Donotshelter fromthe hardships of life, but teach tfiem through character-bulld- the further: amm,mmw OViAAMIIUIUCY d dULULL He did say, however, that there was a "nigger in the woodpile," so far as the town‘s dealing in fuel wood was concerned, but that he. was not at liberty to discuss it. This doubtless had reference to the fact that the but town has requested a subsidy from the government in this connection, and members of council have agreed not to discuss the matter publicly until the government‘s reply is received. â€" ‘In his address, the Chief Scout mer.â€" tioned that he had ‘to date travelied smmumcnnadaalone on his tour. “Itmlveryloncwgy,bugévery One hundred and fifty Scoutmasters, Cubmasters, Scout committee members and: guests attended the banquet in honor of the Chief Scout, Lord Rowâ€" allan, at the McIntyre last night. Sitting at the head table were the Lord Rowallan,â€" Chief Scout of the Commonwealth and Empire: â€" John Blackshaw, president of the local Boy Scout Association, Armand J. Cousiâ€" neau, Diocese Commissioner, who introâ€" duced the Chief Scout; Col. Millen, head of the Provincial Command: Gil. Chenier, of the Dominion Executive: Judge R. A. Danis of Cochrane,;‘ Bishop R. E. Renison, Mayor J.E. Brunette, Reeve Victor Evans, A. W. Hull, aide to the Chief Scout: Robt. Charlebois and Norman Green, District Scoutâ€" Immediately following the _dinmer, Lord Rowallan made a presentation of a Long Service Medal® to Scoutmaster' R. H. Holmes of Smooth Rock !‘alls,‘ for 29 years service in Sooutfng Ra.y Redwood was pre- sented : the Wood Badge by the Chief Lord Rowallan Stresses Value Of Scouting At Last Night‘s Banquet check over the newlyâ€"réceived interim report of the auditors, and submit a rgport thereon to the next meeting. "Teach Boys To Meet Hardâ€" ships â€"â€" Don‘t Shelter Them", Says Chief Scout Town Clerk Vie Salomaa was introâ€" duogd by council on Wednesday to Council Defers |Action On Bonhomime Resignation To Save®Election Cost Vol. XXXI No. 41 Exâ€"servicemen, or their: relatives. and friends, or employers,. are asked to submit names as soon as. possible. there is any doubt about whether they have already been sent in or not, send them in anyway â€"~ a careful check will be made to weed out duplications. Victor Salomaa, clerk and treasurer, has already‘ some 1,000 snn Hhal sns w se names and wants to make sure his list is complete before starting the work of sorting them out alphabetically and beginning the â€"work on the master scroll. The names of all exâ€"servicemen who, at the time of their enlistâ€" ment, were resxdents of Timmins are urgently needed to. complete scroll being made at the town hall. The names are also needed for: inâ€" dividual scrolls to be given to each Â¥eteran. Get Auditors‘ Report . â€"Here are the first pictures of the world‘s most famous highway in peacetime dress. â€" The great Alasâ€" kan highway, mostâ€"sensationalâ€"road building job in all history, is now being readied for allâ€"out traffic. At present it is opened only to restricted civilian traific. Costing $12§5,000,000, the 1,600â€"mile long Al}aâ€" kan highway was started in 1942%, finished in October, 1943â€"actual construction time 7 months. This is America‘s last frontier. The road opens up one of the richest mineral areas in the world. Motorâ€" ing along ‘the gravel surfaced highway is excellent GREAT NORTHERN HIGHW AY . PREPARING FOR moToRists The Scoutmaster should seek outside assistance in requesting citizens who have special qualifications and interâ€" ests in boys‘ work to attend occasional meetings and take part in them. Scouting is a citizenâ€"builder, Lord Rowallan stated, as now there are five million Guides and Brownies. This training hbeas proved itself in breaking down barriers between nations and beâ€" tween peoples. ~~To relieve the burden of the Scoutâ€" masters and to encourage the assisâ€" tant Scoutmasters, and to teach leaderâ€" ship, the Scoutmaster should allow the patrol leaders and assist Scoutmasters to take over meetings. . movement as those who were. Lord Rowallan told all the leaders that they 'must.' have other interests in the community besides that of Scouting and that it was the duty of the group committeemen to see that the leaders had other interests, to give themâ€"a wider scope, a better knowledge, and consequently better equipped them to build better citizens in the training of.Scouts, Cubs, Guides and Brownies. "If we accept it now, we would have ~to â€"hold <an election," the Mayor deâ€" «~clared, stating .it would cost the taxâ€" 'payers over a.. thousand dollars, for -another election. . _ â€"~"I think ;Mr, ,Bgnhomme has takeni ~the: mattem (g: too._seriously," ‘Council@r F. M. Terry stated. "If he will recallâ€"it;â€"the reason the request for police inquiry was brought beâ€" fore ‘the council was» solely because the council had to authorize, payment for it, otherwise we would not have heard any more about it. The. request for the inguiry was made by the Bar _ "I think Mr. Bonhomme could have _done more good staying on the counâ€" .cil," GCouncillor. Wim. Dora.n declared. Mr. BPoran asked that the attorneyâ€" general be asked to give an \lnterpret- ation. in the matter, as he doubted ‘if the town solicit.or could give one. ‘Mr. Doran asked to refrain from votâ€" ing on the matter _"There‘s no voting," said the Mayâ€" or,. explaiqlng that the resignation would simply be deferred. Assoglation, not the council. Mr. Bon- homme is a little hasty." "I think it would be in order if we daferred this matter until the end of the year," Mayor J. E. Brunette told the council meeting yesterday afterâ€" noon, when the written resignationâ€" of COuncmor J. V. Bonhomme was reâ€" Acceptance Of Resignation â€" Before November Would Cost Money, Mayor Warns oc P ty ks . TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY,.O0CTOBER 10th, 1946 from Dawson Creek, B.C., to Fairbanks, Alaskaâ€"1,600 miles. Some of the thrills that await the anxious visitorâ€" to the north country are virgin trout fishing, hunting for grizzly bear, caribou, moose, elk, deer and wolves in a country that doesn‘t know what a "keep off" sign looks like. Go north, young man, go north. Above photo shows the Alaskan highway as it looks today. A gravel surfaced road traversing a country comparatively few white men have ever set foot on. Jeaders iterests hat of djuty of e that ta" cilvua "This question will only receive its due consideration when the northern mining towns will be wise®enougH to get together and put up a little money," _he stated, going on to explain that he thought the northern towns should establish representation permanently in Toronto, with the idea of bringing conâ€" tinuous pressure to bear upon the proâ€" vincial and dominion governments.® â€" Bonhomme Defends * Resignation At Ratepayers Meeting "I feel sure that in a year we.could get action," Mr. Bonhomime claimed. He pointed. out that the > Hollinger mine received essential services from the town. Later in the evening J. P. Bartleâ€" man asked Mr. Bonhomme if he did not think "bad management" was to blame for the town‘s financial conâ€" dition, and Mr. Bonhomme agreed, alâ€" though it was not stated whether the bad management was on the part of himself, the other members of councll, or the provincial govern:mment. sonalities as such. | He did say, however, that there was a "nigger in the woodpile," so far as the town‘s dealing in fuel wood was "If the revenue from the Hollinger in 1939 hag lasted through up to this date on the same scale, we would have been in the neighborhood of $200,000 better off today," he stated. Mr. Bonhomme adopted a moderate attitude throughout and there was no calling of names, or dealing in perâ€" tended. He made no criticism of the E. M. Terry. other councilliors who, presumably, also â€" "We should endorse it," stated Counâ€" disagreed with Mr. Bonhomme on this cillor Wimn. McDeéermott, and the council subject. . accordingly went on record to that Mr Bonhnmme than deaalt witm inm., effect. (2) That the scope of <the inquiry should have been extended to include an inquiry into the Police Commission composed of Judge R. A. Danis, Magisâ€" trate S. Atkinson and the chairman, Mayor J. E. Brunette. "The mayor is either missing the point, or he does not want the truth to be known," Mr. Bonhomme conâ€" Mr. Bonhomme then dealt with the subject of mining taxation. (1) That the report of the inquiry into, the ‘police department was given to the Police Commission, who passed it on to the town council, instead of coming directly to the counciliors. were:" Councillior J. V. Bonhomme took the opportunity of defending his action in resigning from the town council, when he appeared as guest speaker before some 100â€"odd: people who attended a meeting: of the ‘"Ratepayers‘ Associaâ€" tion" at the town hall last night. His reasons for resigning, he stated CAN YOU _ TIE THIS? Dr. Day claims he has been pickâ€" ing strawberries since the middle of July from his garden up the river. And he‘s still picking them. In proof of this he held out four huge berries taken from his vines this week, claims of lowâ€"living Southerners on the topic of strawberry picking, on Andy Clark‘s Sunday radio proâ€" E. A.F. Day, 82 Hemlock St., dropped in at The Advance ofl’ioe Wednesdayâ€"morning to do a little bragging, inspiredl by the wild â€" Council Seeks Plan â€"For Greater Timmins requested to the National . Housing Act to provide for governâ€" ment subsidized, lowâ€"rental housing, to meet <the needs of one-third of the population at present living in overâ€" crowded, condemned and unsanitary ‘dwellings, and that Crown companies be established to manufacture the component parts of houses, and that low cost housing loans be made â€"availâ€" able so that any worker may be able to acquire a home for himself, and that copies of this resolution be forâ€" warded to the councils of the larger cities for endorsement." E. Beverley Weir, Inspector of Minesg, is scheduled to address the Canadiah Institute of Mining and Metallurgy on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 8 pm., in the> auditorium of the Mclntyre community Building. Mr. Weir will speak on “admlmztm- tion of mm Act." > Nelsqon Hogg, government geologht will also address the meeting briefly on "PDuties of a Government Resident 3 m 223 4s m § _%é. publ "If we are going to have more subâ€" divisions, we should have something to offer them ‘before they come.to us," declared Councillor Wm. Doran at the council meeting yesterday, when five requests for ‘approval of a new subâ€" division ~were receivde. A plan for the area immediately surrounding the town boundaries, preâ€" viously requested by the town planning commission, will soon be completed, Town Engineer McLean assured the meeting. The matter was referred to Councillor Wm. Roberts and a report will be brought in at the next meeting. Mining Act To Be Subject Of Address J. P. Bartieman, observing the meetâ€" ing for the benefit of the Ratepayers‘ Ass‘n.. reported to that body later in theevening and described the resoâ€" lution as having something to do with "readyâ€"made houslng” and not of much value. Such was the text of a resolution passed on to the Timmins Council on Wednesday afternoon from the City of Windsor. "I think it is a very good resoluâ€" tion," declared Mayor J. E. Brunette. ‘‘That is what the people have been fighting for." "I think so â€"â€" it fits in with what we are trying to do," agreed Councilior Council: Approves Resoluâ€" tion To Provide Lowâ€" Rental Housing Brunette, Bartlemanâ€" Hold Different Views On Housing Resolution Another speaker claimed that the practice worked well in the army, and that the men took good care of their umforms, which were required to last them four years," thus causing another ratepayer to state, in some heat, that the army practice of insisting on old uniforms being turned in before new Two resolutions were presented: One asking that the council be requested to demand of the Attorneyâ€"General‘s deâ€" partment a widening of the scope of the inquiry into the police departâ€" ment, to include the Police Commisâ€" sion; the other resolution asked that a complete copy of the evidence placed before Inspector Lougheed be furnished to the "Ratepayers‘ Ass‘n." Both resolutions were passed. Another resolution, supported by Messrs. Ackroyd and Krosky, did not have as much luck. It was a resoluâ€" tion asking that new uniforms proâ€" vided for police be stamped with the date of issue, and that the old ones be turned in for use of the Red Cross, with a. clothing parade to be held beâ€" fore issuing new clothes. "The uniform is considered part of the salary." Mr. Gauthier contended. "The men will not look after their uniâ€" forms if they are to be taken away from The executive of the "Ratepayers‘ Ass‘n stepped aside from its consideraâ€" tion ot the tax rate last night to diâ€" rect ‘the meeting toward a discussion of the administration of the Timmins police department. Ratepayers‘ Executive Asks For Inquiry Into Police Commission Ask Copy Of Evidence Given Inspector be Furnished To Ratepayer‘s Ass‘n. be=â€"@ .Poppy. tag day for Saturday, Nov. 9, then do anything you can to hold the â€" blaze down until the firemen arrive." At the present time, with housing so â€" restricted, and materials so scarce, it was particularly necessary to do alH _ possible to avoid fire losses. For National Newspaper Week, the _ speakers were W.J. Marks, editor of ‘The Dailly Press, andJI'W’lthmv.‘" editor of The Porcupine Advanee. : Editor Marks referred to the im« _ portanceo!a small city newspaper to _ a town like Timmins. This daily paper _ could and would do much public ser» vice, but it must be remembered that _ esi liv 7 4 § E9y 5 €3 T ie PMR T S 9L Ned U N hoh £ Lo G Eo uic c s e n or defective, and all other methods followed carefully to reduce risk of fire.. He also suggested that stores and houses might have simple fire fighting appliances to help keep any fire in check tmm the firemen arrive. "Call the flreuum fAirst," he said, "and FEmpire hotel on Monday, the Timmins Kiwanis Club observed both "National Newspaper Week," ‘week set apart by Kiwanis International to honour the newspapers for their support and comâ€" munity service, and "International Fire Prevention Week," observed throughout the United States and (Canada in the interes‘s of fire prevention, There were three guest speakers at the luncheon, and the club members voted the resulting programme as one of the best on this year‘s outstanding series. Chigf W. Stanley spoke briefly, but very effectively, urging the coâ€"opéeraâ€" tion of all in reducing the danger of fire. He suggested that it was quite fitting that National Newspaper Week and International Fire Prevention Week should be observed at the same time, as the newspapers had taken such a helpful part in advancing fire prevenâ€" tion, International Fire Prevention Week, he said, was held during a week that would include October O0th, the date of the disastrous Chicago fire. Octcber 9th, this year, was the 75th anniversary of that conflagration. In pointing out the many ways in which all could help in preventing costly fire losses, Chief Stanley advised holders and others to see that chim« neys were kept clean, inflammable ma«~ ter‘al removed by cleaning up attics, cellars and store houses, care taken to see that electric wiring is not worn out Fire Prevention Week And â€" Newspaper Week Make _ Up Mixed Program Fire Chief, N ewsmen Speak At Lunc reon _ Of Kiwanis Club a church parade on Sunday and parade to the Cenotaph on Monday. Council gave its okay on to the Canadian Legion‘s request for â€" "We have passed the day of being simply a mining camp," Mr. Bonhomme reminded another citizen who comâ€" plained about not beingable to set up a business in certain residential dis.. tricts. Mr. Vaillancourt stated the mayor and council liked to mind other peOple’s business, and it was their interferenqe in the taxi business which had resulted in him getting out of it. "As long as I am on council, I will stand for the eightâ€"hour day," Mr. Bonhomme declared. ‘"It is for the protection of the public.‘" Other questions from the floor pro« tested agéinst taxiâ€"drivers who owned their cars being limited ‘to eight hours a day. ones were issued, had resulted in men mutilating partly worn < uniforms tb get fresh ones. _ ; ELECTIONS DEC. 18TH At their weekly Iluncheon at the day on Wednesday, Dec. 18, followâ€" ing the passing of a byâ€"law by the town council on Wednesday afterâ€" noon. The byâ€"law was necessary to bring the town into line with new legislation .governing .nomination and polling days. This will give new council mem. bers exactly one week to recover before Christmas. which this year falls on Dec. 25. Poppy Day â€"â€" Nov. 9th Nomination day for Timmins will € Continued 0h Page Heven). . â€" in Ont, Canade