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Ideal site for the building of the hospital, Magistrate Tucker thinks, would be at Moosonee, terminus of the Northlund Railway. It would then A hospital, featuring 100 beds, to be built at an estimated cost of $750,â€" 000 has been proposed for the Indians in that section of the province, but according to a recent report from Ottawa, construction has been delayed because of disagreement as to locaâ€" tion. Originglly planned to be built at Moose Factory, many persons, inâ€" cluding the noted Magistrate, felt this site would not be suitable. within â€"a brief period afterwards. Medical ewre is almost impossible to obtain, and the only hospital in the arega is a small sevenâ€"bed institution at Fort George, on the Quebec side of the border. Establishment of beaver sanctuaries at various points along the region by authorities has boosted to an extent the beaver population, therefore inâ€" creasing the Indian‘s income to some extent but the recent drop in the prices of fur has about offset the imâ€" ~~oveament. The constant threat of tuberculosis and the heavy infant mortality is another worry to the already greatly worried Redman. Out of every 1,000 babies born in that bleak region an estimated 400 die either at birth or Along that area the Indian lives today by hunting much as he did in the days of Columbus, with two exâ€" ceptions. Game is far from plentiful today as it was in days gone by when his forefathers roamed the continent and the second is that the white man‘s diseases take their annual toll® in many ways of the redâ€"skinned popâ€" ulation, therefore the Redman is not only impoverished financially but in the raatter of food calories as well. If any survey of Indian conditions is made by the federal government. as has been suggested, it should inâ€" clude the James Bay area, declared Magistrate Tucker. For in that secâ€" tion of the country the Indian and his family is impoverished. Include James Bay Indians In Survey Asks Noted Cadi (By Lillian O‘Donnell) Always an advocate of anything conâ€" cerning the betterment of the North country, Magistrate E. R. Tucker of Cochrane, whose territory includes the hunting grounds of James Bay Indians made a most eloquent appeal recently on their behalf. Tribute was paid, by Mr. George Gedge, to members of the Board, both past and present, who by their variâ€" ous talents and zeal for the Order. helped to make such an outstanding success of the Timmins branch. That the work of the V O.N. has proven the value of the service it renders to mothers and children, to workers in industry and to the aged and handiâ€" capped and with the financial assistâ€" ance given to it from various local agencies the branch has been able to. expand and greatly increase its ser * vices over the years. From a humble beginning in 1926 with a population of 11,454 and a budâ€" get of $962.55 there were 212 visits made and the duties fell heavily upon the shoulders of one nurse. In 1935 definite progress is shown in these numbers; population, 19,076, budget $3537.75, visits made, 4587, nurses two. At present with an increase of population to 27,948 and a budget of The meeting was opened with the reading of a highly interesting resume of the growth and expansion of the Victorian Order since its inâ€" ception here 21 years ago. Representatives to Board of Govâ€" ernors are Mr. A. Gillies, Mr. E. Longmore, Mr. G, Gedge, Mr. J M. Douglas, Mr. J. L. Fulton, Mrs. A. F. Carriere and Miss H. Carthy. Medical advisory, Dr. J. W. Sinâ€" clair. Nursing and supplies, Mrs. A‘ F, Carriere,. convener, assisted by Mrs. M. E. Williams and Mrs. A. Perrault. Education and publicity, Mrs. A. A. Rose, convener, assisted by Miss H. Carthy and Mrs. R. B. Taylor Those elected to the following comâ€" mittees are, finance, Mr. J. E. Lamâ€" minen, Mr. W. Long, Mr. A. Gillies and Mr. J. L. Fulton. At the annual mecting of the Vicâ€" torian Order of Nurses held last eveâ€" ning in the Municipal Building Mr. J. M. Douglas was elected president for the forthcoming term of office. Mr. R. E. Dye and Mr. E. L. Longâ€" more were elected honorary presiâ€" dents and honorary members include Mrs. L. E. Dorway and Mrs. C. Deâ€" saulniers, Mr. George Gedge is past president, Mr. J.L. Fulton first vice president, Mr. A CGillies, second vice president, Mr. W. Long, treasurer, Mrs. F. Butler, secretary and the executive committee is comprised of Mayor J. E. Brunette, Mrs. A. F. Carâ€" riere, Miss H. Carthy, Mrs. J. E. Gurâ€" nell, Miss Ellen Terry, Mrs A. A. Rose, Mrs. E. Gilmour Smith, Mr. R. E Mennie, Mr. J. E. Lamminen, Mrs. A. Neame, Mrs. A. Perreault, Mrs. R. B Taylor, Mrs. J. Evans and Mr. E. P. Thompson. Vol. XXXII No. 10 James Bay Indians are far more isolated than those at Norway House in northern Manitoba, as there is practically no route from the Bay region to the outside world with the erceptionâ€" of the rail line and the Moose River and Indians usually speak the original Cree tongue. _A survey of Norway House also has On the bleak shores of the James Bay, Indians seldom see a white man, but there is sufficient contact to pick up mumps and measles, which usually results in tuberculosis "which now seems latent in a large majority of A long term policy of conservation of the natural food supplies must genâ€" erally be adopted if the Indian is to survive as the healthy race it was once, thinks the Magistrate. Family allowances and relief meaâ€" sures will not be of much assistance as they can only supply foods to which the Indian is not accustomed. Trapping of beaver to satisfy an tnordinate demand for pelts over a ‘ng period of time resulted in the viriual extinction of this animal, the orthern cadi explained, just as the consequent destruction of beaver ponds and meadows led to the disapâ€" pearance of the moose. As the Indian djepends greatly on this type of aniâ€" mal for food as well as others he traps or hunts, he is L?elng rapidly reduced to starvation. Mrs Travers presented the report of the nominating committee due to ‘the absence of Mr. A. Gillies and a vote â€"of thanks was extended Mr. Gedge, retiring president and Mrs. A. A. Rose, retiring secretary for their uxntiring efforts on behalf of the V.O.N. Miss June Gedge and Miss H. Carthy were thanked by the commitâ€" tee for the printing of the posters and Mrs. Colombe Jutras, Miss Hunt and Miss Claire Hicks of the V.O.N. for work accomplished during the vear What might be the best answer to the Indian problem, would be the reâ€" storing of the natural food supply with as little interference as posâ€" sible with the redmans way of livâ€" ing, thinks Magistrate Tucker. At preâ€" sent, the consumption of calory inâ€" take on the part of the Indian is conâ€" siderably below that of ~white resiâ€" dents. Thus the redman is in most cases susceptible to the diseases that often overtakes civilization. be located centrally and within reach of all, here Indians from Northern districts could easily reach the hosâ€" pital by water, those from the south could come by rail and serious cases could readily be moved by train to largerâ€" centres for specialized treatâ€" ment. Another hospital, much smaller, should also be built at Fort Albany. Others who spoke briefly on the splendid contributions and the many fine attributes of members, nurses, included Dr. G. C. Armitage, Dr. J. B. McClinton, Miss Carthy, and Sigâ€" ter Fidelis. <Highly interesting reports from Mrs. A. A. Rose, Mrs. A. F Carriere, Mr. William Long and Miss Eleanor Webster, nurseâ€"inâ€"charge, were read. Mr. Gedge, the retiring president, thanked the executive for their coâ€" operation during the year 1946, the nursing staff for the efficient work they have accomplished, the mayor and councillors of the Town of Timâ€" mins for their continued interest and grant, the many donations from local mining, industrial, and business fxrms, private citizens and societes. a $11,018.35 there has been 7580 visits made and the staff has increased to four nurses. All that remains is for W. O. Langâ€" don, K.C., representative for the plaintiff, Rock Bannino, to file stateâ€" ment of claim and the defence to file statement of defence. With the exception of exâ€"counciiior Michael Karol, Mayor Brunette and all the members of the 1945 council have been serevd writs and in turn have all (by defence counsel) given notice at Cochrane that they will conâ€" test the issue. Gregory Evans has been retained as defence counsel by Mayor J. E. Brunette, councillor Bill Roberts and exâ€"councillors Ellen Terry and W. McDermott. The law firm of Cald: bick and Yates has been retained by exâ€"councillors J. V. Bonhomme and Karl Eyre. The $10,000 lawsuit of Rock Banâ€" nino against the Timmins 1945 counâ€" cil for the‘ institution of the alleged illegal pension plan will come up beâ€" fore a Judge of the Supreme Court at Cochrane sometime this summer. Lawsuit Against 1945 Council To Be Tried By Supreme Court Published in Timmins, Ont., Canada EVERY THURSDAY chasing of two dozen sweaters. _ â€" AVKHIEL â€" ~â€"ALILL_ _ 14 Jack Downey was elected secretary | OPCD branches that will be entrusted of the Ways and Means Committee.© |With discussion <of the Miss Bernice Kosobuski, secretary various .of divers groups of the CA.C. gave notice of her reâ€"| throughout the country in order to signation to be effective in approxâ€" | find a just and equitable solution that imately three weeks. Miss Kosobuski is | Wil strensthen the ties of NA’I’IONAL leaving Timmixas. UNITY; In attendance at the meeting were| (8) To ~give: conferenees, to orâ€" Wendall Brewer, Don Hardy, Roy Har. | ganize exhibitions, to propagate by dy, Hector ChateauÂ¥ert, Leo Delvillano, | tracts, advertisements, literature, bulâ€" Mrs. Kay Johnson, Courtney Drew, letins and circulars, and by any other Bim Sturseon. Philip Pay ard Jackmeans encourage the diffusion of NA: Downey. > TIONAL UNITY to purchase indentifying sweaters for the various basketball teams. The counâ€" cilfor the C.A.C. authorized theâ€" purâ€" Bim Sturgeon gave an interesting report on the activitiee of the Birch Street School and requested permission Mr. Brewer reported that he had atâ€" teaded a recent meceting of the High Echool Board at which the Community Activities Committee had requested the use of the High School gymnasium for basketball. At present it is believed that the fire hazard would be too great. The matter, however, is still under discusâ€" The possibilities of a preâ€"fabricated ‘ink for Timmins at a cost of $60,000, uggested by Wendall Brewer, chairman of the Community Activities Committee, was discarded after a lengthy discussion luring the meeting on Monday. "Sinking a Caisson Shaft at Aquarius Porcupine Mines Limited," an address y Mr. A.G. Horningâ€"will be the highâ€" light of the meeting of the Porcupine Branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy on Thursday, March 13 in the McIntyre Community Building at 8 p.m. C.A.C. Rejects Plans For Preâ€"Fab. Rink any ‘other c "Sinking a Caisson Shaft" Address at Institute Mining ‘It‘s hard to explain it," put in Leslie Varley, ‘"in its.full significance Those Red .Cross parcels were actualâ€" ly symbols, messages, of tremendous psychological force. Sometimes I wonder if the Japs did not use them precisely for that purpose. When they saw us starting to die, in fours, fives, tens, dozens â€" not from pelâ€" lagra, or beri beri, or pneumonia or fever, but just from despair, then they would release the Red Cross boxes from their stores. The effect on us was magical.~"~In the morning, the camp was full of men condemned by their own hearts to death. By afternoon, when those blessed boxes were distributed to us, the camp was (Continued on Page Four) war, And it so happened that the only â€"â€"â€" repeat, the only times the Japs released to us the Red Cross parcels they hoarded and stole from us, was at those moments of desperaâ€" tion‘ when men in the prison camps were dying as if by common consent." ~This is the calculated statement of Charles A, Clark and J. Leslie Varley, two outstanding Hong Kong veterans. And they. declare eyery other Hong Kong veteran believes the same. Their argument to â€"support the stateâ€" ment brings out a curiously tragic psychological aspect of the Red Cross which has received very httle pubhc attention. i "No," explained. Charles Clark, “we Hong Kong prisoners certainly did not get a steady ‘flow of Red Cross parâ€" cels. Far from ‘it. But when we did get them, they came at the critâ€" ical moment.. Men don‘t die of â€"starvâ€" ation and dlsease alone. Men die of despair and lost hope as much as from (By Gregory Clark) Ninety per cent of the 1,500 Can- adians who survived Hong Kong -would be: dead men buriedâ€"far away in Asia but for the Red Cross. Red Cross Brings Hope To _ Countless Desperate People Refreshments will be served. Pictured chere are members of the Jimmie Welsh from the Deer Lodge Curling club of Winnipeg, Man,., immediately after they ,took possession of the Macdonald‘s Brier Tankard, emblematic of the Canaâ€" dianâ€" curling championship. Welsh curled brilliantly to win the 1947 national competition in Saint Johu, £ nCa 4 soners ~Oofâ€" (f) To form committees and to open branches that will be entrusted with the. studyâ€"and discussion <of the various .of divers groups throughout the country in order to find a just and equitable solution that will strengthen the ties of NATIONAL (e) To promote, maintain and esâ€" tablish closer relations amongst the various ethnical «groups throughout the country in order to "treateé a betâ€" ter understanding by all members of all divers elements in the country; (d) To support any group or orâ€" ganization which sponsors a national health program and which promotes a spirit of Canadian patrxotxsm (c) To promote and support all youth movements and all systems which have as an object the handling and solving of social and racial quesâ€" tions from a National or a Canadign point"~of view; | (b) To promote and maintain bil ingualism and to assist and support any social group or organization which holds bilingualism amongst Canadian citizens as one of its aims or objects; . G. Campbell, Mrs. Lillian O‘Donnell, Mr. G. Evans and Mr. P. Beauchamp. Principles as set out in Charter: (a) To group into an association, Canadian citizens who are interested in the promotion and maintenance of NATIONAL â€"UNITY regardless of race, colour or creed; . . guest Several of the .citizens inâ€" attendâ€" ance expressed their willingness to act as a committee of investigation to determine from the heads of the munâ€" icipalities in the North and the varâ€" ious service clubs and the branches of the Legion what progress might be made to foster this society. Those present at the meeting were Mayor J E. Brunette, Mr. E. L. Longâ€" more, Dr. J. B. McClinton, Mr. Vinâ€" cent Gauthier, Mr. W. Roberts, Mr. It was believed that Timmins had demonstrated much better than any place in the Dominion how men of all races and creeds can live togther both socialy and in an industrial way. It was felt that the principles were sound and the spirit idealistic. A group of prominent citizens met in the municipal building Saturday, March 8, to discuss the purposes of the organization of the Canadmn Naâ€" tional Unity Society. the Canadian Aweihary services were' the best organized and most effective of any of ‘the services of the Allied (Continued on Page Six) Purposes of Canadian Naâ€" tional Unity Movement The guest speaker was mtroduced by Kiwanian P. H. Laporte, who reâ€" ferred to Mr. Ryan‘s service with the Provincial Welfare Department prior to his coming to Timmins .as relief administrator for the town. Mr. Ryan servedâ€"several years with. the Aux- iliary Services overseas., T. B. Ryan, relief administrator. for the town of â€"Timmins, was the guest speaker at the Monday luncheon of the Kiwanis Club at the Empire hoâ€" tel. He. gave a very mterestmg and informative address on the work of the Canadian Auxiliary Servwes overâ€" seas during the recent war. â€" Canadian Auxiliary Services Worked In Harmony Overseas . N.B. In. hanging: up, his first â€"Brier victory, ‘Welsh went .through the playoifs undefeated, chalking â€"up nine straight victories against champions from every other province in the Dominion. In the photo ABQOVE, LEFT to RIGHT, are Jack Reid, second; Alex Welsh, third; Jim Welsh, skip: Harry‘ Monk, lead. i At present the group is composed mainly of mothers of children attending g"Mrs. ‘R. Laurin‘s Kindergarten, but an jnvitation is extended to all mothers ‘who might prefer «to atter;_ grdup which converses inâ€" French. A course in study has dy ; decided" on ‘and with the ‘ritival of French literature on child‘ it ‘is believed groups dscnussons siudies will be not only pteres but of inestimable value tu parents. The next meeting will bo Tuesâ€" day, March 18, at the .Perreault, 53. Bannerman: _. fi" mothers interested in attend ‘usked to get in touch ther Mrs. Perreault or‘ Mrs, R LauriA, 8 avenue. ‘The discussions‘, WWUF in Fre:ich. T s Assistance to the group has been given by Mrs, Wendall Brewer, leader of the child psychology group t the Mattagami Home and Schobi Club. A Frenchâ€"speaking group interested in the study of child psychology has been formed under the temporary lea â€" dership of Mrs. Arthur Perreault and expects to expand considerably in the near. future. yesterday defeating Progressive Conâ€" servative and Social Credit: non conâ€" fidence motion by ‘ votes ‘of 1384â€"84 end 211â€"13 respectively. * Nextâ€"weeks discussion will be "A Bill of Rights for Canada.‘" the meetâ€" ing will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carveth; 35 Commercial avenus. All interested are invited to attend. @. should unions make public cerâ€" tified statements of accounts? A. The meeting, while slightly on the affirâ€" mative side, were not u:lani;nous in their decision. The Commons comp efit}\}“p long throne speech debate witfizi @. Are unions democratic? A. No. In certain businesses a man cannot be employed at his calling unless he is a member of the union. After listening to the C.B.C. Citizens Forum broadcast on the question "What is the Social Responsibility of Labout in Canada?" the local Citizens Forum groupâ€"â€"which met at the home. of Mrs. F.C:> Butler came to the fol{owing conclusions :â€" ‘ ‘ Q@. Should unions be incorporated? A. Yes, then if anything went wrong they couldâ€"be sued the same as other concerns. Frenchâ€"Speaking Group In Child Psychology ; _ Formed â€"Guest of the everung was Albert Lepic,; Timmins police chief.> The Lions. St. Patrick‘s dance will take ‘place in the Riverside Pavilion _It was suggested that the ¢lub fosâ€" ter basketball in the dxstrlct but noâ€" thmg defimte was decided as to just what.plans .. would: e s Unions Should be Incorporâ€" ated + ~Forum Group Decides . Lions Internatxonal added more than 27,000 new members to their roster in the rnonth of .Ianuary durâ€" ing the Melvin Jones Birthday Party for Membership Development carried on ‘during the ~month, pést"px‘e’sident Mansell Napper told the Lions at their regular mectmg Lions St: Patrick‘s Dance Fri. March 14 _« Mr. A.G. Carso:xr, local superintendent of the Cochrane District Children‘s Aid Society, last night handed in his resignation to the Board of the Society, thus terminating 19 years service in that capacity. Mrs. C. Delahunt, assisâ€". tant superintendent,. will assume.. the position ~of superintendant until an aspointment is made. ° Speaking of his work at the Shelter Mr. Carson said he enjoyed the work and found it extremely interesting: However, he felt that he needed a long rest. For the time being he intends to remain in Timmins. Premier Duplessis in a highlight preâ€" view of his governments budget for 11947â€"48 fiscat year announced today no provincial tax on personal income. . _ "At that time,‘ said. Mr. Carson, "Third avenue was about three blocks long, beyond that was the forest. The population was possibly around 500 people, most of whom I soon knew by name." The retiring superintendent arrived in Haileybury in 1906moving to Timâ€" mins in 1915, Mr. Carson assumed the position of superintendant on June 15, 1928, at which time he was the only one on the staff.,Since then the staff has grown to three Wworkers and two stenographers with .offices in the: municipal ‘biuldâ€" ing. The first office was in the Shelter, then in the old tow x2 hal, later another move: to ~an:â€"office in the Marshall Block and thémn toâ€"its present offices in the municipal biulding. Superintéhdén‘t Children‘s . _ Aid Society Resigns After 19 Years Service ~While it has not been refinitely deâ€" cided as yet it is expected that a teenâ€"agers‘ Easter Dance will be held during the Easter holidays. ‘‘The organization is intending to include a drama and a debating socâ€" iety within the club and it is hoped enough talented â€"members can be found to form a teenâ€"town orchestra to furnish music for their dances. . It has been decided to elect a Mayâ€" or, five councillors, a town clerk, treasurer and possibly a police force. Friday, March 14, will be election night at Teen Town in the Hollinger Hall and all members are asked to attend and cast their vote. While plans are not fully matured it is intended to secure some outâ€" standing performers and hold the rodeo sometime in May. It is hoped that the Mcintyre Arena can be seâ€" cured for the event. Several individual members volunâ€" teered to act as canvidssers in assistâ€" ing the Red Cross Campaign in Timâ€" mins. > .A vote of $25 was made to the local St. Johns Ambulance Brigade. Teen Town Election Friday March 14th If present plans: materialize the people of the Porcupine will have the opportunity of enjoying a firstâ€"class rodeo, the Kinsmen decided at their regular meeting in the Empire Hotel on.Monday night. President Os Carâ€" ter presided. . Rodeo in May Plan Of Kinsmens Club Hollinger Trim Sudbury 4â€"0 to Tie N.O.H.A.Series Barbara Ann» Scott, world‘s figure :skating champion, is sh %wn, ing the train in Ottawa to be acclaimed by huge crowds which 1i n her hometown streets to applaud and greet At LEFT is Mayor,~ Stauley Lewis, who is wearing his chainâ€"of uffice. T6: § ~+ 4 CANADA‘S NEW SWEETHEART Debt charges are estimated at $130,518; cost of maintenance of the water supply system is $109,005, and cost of new equipment at $31,250. Largest item on the proposed 1947 budget is education. Elementary, and secondary schools will cost the taxâ€" payers $300,769. Recreation and community services are cxpected to cost about $40,054. Public welfare, unemployment reâ€" lief and cost of hospitalization of inâ€" digents are estimated to cost $91,120. Police and fire protection cost is estimated at $189,334;: public works expenditures at $82,011, Conservation of health, â€"â€" the Porâ€" cupine Health Unit, â€" is estimated at $23.911. Sanitary and garbage temoval cost is put at $78.264. Municipal administration is estimâ€" ated to cost $90,492.50 in 1947. Licenses and other fees are estimâ€" ated to add $263,230 to the revenue for 1947, with the balance of $903,526 being raised by general taxation and government grants. Estimated expenditures for 1947 are approximately $1,166,575 as comparâ€" ed to‘$1,117,776.27 spent by the town in 1946.. The estimated increase in expenditures for 1947 includes the increase in salartesâ€"~toâ€"public ~school teachers and the general increase in the cost of equipment and supplies. "If the Ontario Government inâ€" creases their grant to the town of Timmins as much as we hope there is a good possibility of lowering local tax rates at least three or four mills," said councillor Bill Roberts, chairâ€" man of the finance committee. The 1946 tax rates were 85.3 mills forâ€" separate school supporters and 67 mills for public school supporters. Finance Committee Estimates on 1947 Budget Completed A breakaway by Cloutier in the first period with only one defenceâ€" man to beat Cloutier laid down a perfect pass to Talentino who caught and flipped the puck behind the Sudâ€" bury goalie in one single motion from ten feet out to put Hollinger into the lead. The nicest goal of the game came just as the last seconds of the second period ticked away when Andy Therâ€" riault made a beautiful end to end rush, left the puck with Petrucci just (Continued on Page Four) Out for a win so they would be on even footing when they meet Sudbury on their home ice on Friday and where they will play the next three games, Greenshirts maintained a steady offensive from the opening whistle never letting up even after they had chalked up a comfortable lead in the third period. Outskating and outshooting * their smooth : playâ€"making opponents throughout the entire game Hollinger Greenshirts with barely a minute to go in the first period banged in their initial counter, added a second with only 20 seconds to go in the second period, and two more in the last perâ€" lod to defeat Sudbury Wolves 4â€"0 last night and tie the series at one game each. Single Copyâ€"Five Cents Timmins approximately