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_ 30Percent ~ Decrease _ In District A slashing reduction in bus fares in the Porcupine area will take place at once, it was announced today by representatives of Dalton‘s Bus Line and Dwyer‘s Bus Line So drastic is the reduction that an overall cut of 30 percent in transporâ€" tation costs for passengers in the disâ€" trict will go into effect. "Reduction of bus fares has been under consideration for some . time," John Dalton Sr., plouneer transportaâ€" tion operator, said today. "Finally this week the reduced scale of fares was authorized by the Ontario Municipal Board. We are happy to be able to announce that reductions will take place at once." In the longer runs about the Porâ€" cupine substantial cuts have been made. For example. cash fare,. for the ‘Timminsâ€"Schumacher run has been reduced from 15 cents to 10 cents, while 15 tickets are now to be sold for $1, in contrast to ten formerly. Cash fares to Buffalo Ankerite, Payâ€" master, Aunor, Delinite and other mines in that area have been reduced to 25 cents from 35 cents When tickets were formerly four for $1 on these runs, they are now five for $1. Rates to and from South End and Timmins have been cut similarly. Other fares about the district are slashed in the same manner. _ Mr. Dailton pointed out that the reâ€" ductions had been made in face of:â€"the fact that prices of other goods and services are continuing.to rise. "The . provincal government â€" has J steadtly increased "theâ€" gasoline . tax: till 1t Is now eleven cents a gallon" he said. pment parts and labor costs have ‘ mounted appreciably recently. He said that shift runs to the mines een, Operatmg at a loss due to. Qbe;-fp,c did not have the benefit of return ‘pasébnger‘ loads, Hence no décrease in special rates. for miners tould be made. “mmpme M mou «He said fiad be n Qhe; fp,c of . return feel that the new rates are our voluntary contribution to the : prosâ€" périty ‘of this district. We hope 7 o i1 indiwuna oraeater niuimâ€" 4 4 VJ VJ hartva ho sA qs io e t Biss experiment will induce grea“ter numâ€" bers to use bus facilities and thus enâ€" able us to provide still further . imâ€" provements in passenger transportaâ€" tion", Mr. Dalton said. While some areas of Northern Onâ€" tario may validly complain of retarded | development during the past year, chiefly due to unfavorable conditions now prevailing in the gold mining inâ€" dustry, there has been one municiâ€" pality which has been forging quietly ahead. _ § im N Pmd LE LAz This municipality is the Corporation of Black River which embraces eight townships and part of a ninth and contains an area of 300 square miles. Hub of this prosperous and rapidly expantdliing arca is Matheson, where the Black River municipal offices are located. However, Matheson is not a part of the new municipality. being itselft incorporated as a town. "I would say that our outlook in Rilack River is one of the most favorâ€" «lteal 4 Ww Cl . WB NC 20 2 able amoné municipalities in the proâ€" vince," Clerkâ€"treasurer Adoiph« Douâ€" cette said in an interview with The Advance this wéek. ‘"Financially, we w o td t L0 ce a dn en * _ y V w No _ A octectrated ECVE E7 Advance this week. "Financially, We are in an excellent position, our asâ€" sesment will} show sizeable increase in 1948 and our population is steadily increasing." ' The municipality‘s permaneit pOpuâ€" lation of 3,000 is supplemented: by a transient population almost equal in number, in ‘the form of men who have come in to man the NEW . HUMCS ; the district and <the bush campé. Many of these men will settle: perâ€" manently in the township,. it is exâ€" pected. In addition to the Ross Mine, which employs 300 men, new developments in Black River â€" forging abead despite man the new mines 0 and the bush camp6s. ese men will settle perâ€" ; the t,'owm_hip. it is ntothenoasuine which men,newdavelo Louis Millet «. 1 collector. anc _ j | perintendent. al Reeve of EB - a i Andrs T.aniar The Timmins pension squable which ended»this Spring in court at Cochâ€" rane in a split disicion between Rocco Bannino and the town of Timmins and seven councilliors burst into the news . B 0 . nsc tm ne again when the town solicitors inâ€" formed council this week that Mr. Bannino‘s solicitor demanded immedi+ ate payment of costs. In the Cochrane court action, Timâ€" mins and the seven individuals who had inaugurated the pension scheme were held blameless, despite the fact that the plan was illegal. However, Mr. Bannino was awarded costs of bringâ€" ing his suit against the town, Costs amounted to $1,118.03. At this week‘s meeting council ordered these costs paid at once to Mr. Bannino. However, a ticklish situation has deâ€" veloped due â€"to the fact that each of the councillors is liable for his share of this sum, or in other words, each now owes $139.75 to the town. Included are Mayor J. Emile Brunâ€" ette. Ellen Terry, William Roberts, J. V. Bonhomme, Karlâ€" Eyre, W. Mcâ€" Dermot and Mike Karol. Town clerk Victor Salomaa is scratching his head these days as he ‘contemplates the new 1948 voters‘ list hanging in the town ofhces i *"K5* "Lamehow ‘or other. according to the list, 459 voters who paid taxes last year have disappeared from own, while, according to. the: town census, the populaticn had decreaSed by only 196. sSo far none of these persons Nas indicated that he or she will pay the town the sum owing. It was not inâ€" dicated in the town offices teday that the town iself is going to ’ press for pakmuent. Voters‘ List Fazes Timmins Town Clerk Last yéar\there were 13,.110 voters on the list, while this year there are 12,851.\3‘he population last year was tabulatec} at 27,948, while this year it is 27,752. something ~wrong someâ€" vihere". the clerk said, "That many voters can‘t have left town". A reâ€"check of figures pertaining to the voters list is now underway. Based on an assessment of $1,033,000 total taxes paid into the township treasury this year have been $40,000. However. for 1948, the assessment itotal will jump to the neighborhood Oof $1,360,000 due to new deve.spments in the area. § livelihood from the land. Meanwhile. during the past LIFO years, the municipality has spent $140,000 on its roads. This might ap~ pear to be out of keeping with the amount of taxes collected, but onlyj till one remembers that the province: pays®75 percent of all costs of road construction and maintenance. Moreâ€" over, since farm residents are emâ€" ployed for road work, almost all this money goes back into the pockets of taxpayers. The township lhas a total of 690 miles of roads, of which 189 miles are in the category of "improved ‘roads."‘ These figures do not include "‘provincial highways through the area. "We look for further expaonsion and development in the township as more and more of our roads are placed in first class condition." Mr. Doucéette does no't ;ess road equipment, but a power maintainer and trucks are to be purchased in the near future. oi ols e in uc e oi P es 9e P Only public debt outstanding with the: mut\xlcipa’lity is for $12,700, when debentures for that amount were isâ€" sued for the purchase of the Hyslop and Guibord school. In addition to Mr. Doucette, â€"muniâ€" cipal employee of Black River are o_ a~ «o collector. and Fred Draves, rodd ou= ~‘‘Reeve of Black River is Leo Alerie. L DL .L .e Councillors are Alphonse CastonguaAy, Andre Lapierre, Arthur Brightwell and Nomination day this year in Black River is December 1, with "elections en 000( At:. tixe present time the l_nunlcipality Millette, â€" assessor Publisbed in Tim | in Timmins, Ont, zv'inrmmuhsnig Mess For Officers Of Algonquin Regiment Opens November 11th Unionists Suggest Bonuses In a brief prepared by <the Interâ€" national Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers and made public toâ€" day, it is recommended that the Canâ€" adian Government come to the aid of the gold mining industry by the inauguration of a production bonus ies O on en c c n ie n i e > n oz the international office of the union, will bq,,p_resent_ed_._immediately to the Dominfon government. Primfiry bbject, of, the. brief‘s: ‘recâ€" ommenditions is to render aid: to low grade mines. / HoweveÂ¥, ‘the states, gold mine production: can only qVA _ i VA 3888 B4 P 01 MR o o cb on â€"intieg 12800048 C be increased by wages high énough io attract more men to the industry and the brief declares that an imâ€" mediate. and .substantial ; increase in pay is vital if gold production is to be increased. \ wh 4s Follow{tvl,«-;“ are excerpts from the brief, which deals in a detailed manâ€" ner with the problems of the indusâ€" try: " Ssd "The present Canadian dollar crisis emphasizes the need for greatly inâ€" creased gold production. "Canada‘s huge trade deficit with the United States, now running at an annual rate of almost one ‘billion dollars, and her inability to exchange} payments from Britain for American: dollars, are causing a severe drain upon her monetary reserves. This loss of American funds, unless checkâ€" ed, can result in an economic‘disaster Official opening of a fully auâ€" thorized officers mess for the Alâ€" gonquin Regiment will take place on the evening of November 11. Major Stock, DSO, said this week. This is the first time ‘that an official army officers‘ mess has been‘ established . in â€" Timmins. Permission has been granted by the Department of National D¢â€" fence for the serving of liquor, beer and wine, as is customary in all officers‘ messes. "~Officers of ‘A‘ Company and "D‘ Company will be hosts to associate and honorary members invited‘ to join the mess. The mess ‘has been redecorated for the occasion:~> CÂ¥ Nn °C ts d half of its thousands of â€"members working in the gold mines, puts forth: certain proposals as its contribution towards the formulation of a national program for the gold industry. i Production Bonus Plan . If maximum production of gold is to be achieved then governmental policy must be directed towards furâ€" nishing of incentives, but with special ‘attention to those mines most in need of aid. The extra producton that must be had from numérous marginal mines may frequently justify inducements above those accorded to mines already A production bonus plan with extra payments for extra produrtion . over and above what might reasonably. h° expected from any: mine â€" ay current would have many advantages over any of the above proposals. Such a plan would enable concentration of um i o 2l ts relief where it is most needed. Further, as shown BDy the successful, mflme (Continued on Page .=> l1d TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY Stalling, Union: It became this morning that a strike will take place at noon toâ€" morrow among beverage room waiters of the Porcupine, when hotelkeepéers refused to grant union representatives permission to attend A meeting held by the hotelmen. ¢ â€" ______ tive, said that he had asked hotelmen for permission to attend their. meetâ€" ing today. but pexmission hadâ€" been refused. hoh atrapectivatitectel "we asked just for the iprivilege to sit down and discuss the matter with them," he said. "We were not asking to negotiate. It was just a matter of sitting down to see if a strike couldn‘t be avoided one way or the other. They refused, so the strike is definitely cn? However, we are willing and anxious He said that in telling the union to get itself certified as . bargaining agency . before ne.gotiations, hotelmen were attempting to â€" drag a herring over the trall;s ~ to sit down and discuss the matter right up to the last(_‘ming + situation perhaps for several months,. A union does not require ‘to be certiâ€" fied in order to negotiate a contract. In establishing certification, the Onâ€" tario Labor Board had cases in mind in whch there was a matter of doubt about the majority of employces being members of the unicn." _ He said that no doubt whatever €xâ€" isted in the present case, and that he had offéred to prove hotelmen that the union represented more than 90 percent of their employees. ge se snz He denied that the ch@ckâ€"off and seniovity were : <~the â€"~chiefi®stumbling blocks in reaching an agreement. ‘ "Wages are. the primary thing," he declared. "There is a variance Of $15 a|weék among wages paid: in town hotels.! In ‘one hotel stheâ€"pay is $18 : a 3598 § in ns . * 7e td Week, and; bogtds In nother; the,paY is $%5 a. eek. ‘plus meals/ ‘which is fat fromâ€"enough to maintain a family. Some of those men are working ~ 70 hours week." j on He charged that when â€" hotelmen said it was frecessary to negotiate inâ€" dividually â€"Wwith each hoteél after cértiâ€" ficaton, they also had propounded a scheme to block this method of dealâ€" ing. i Fete Timmins Pair Married 50 Years men have been asked by the associaâ€" tion to post bonds of $1,000 to the association that they will not negotiate individually. If such is the case not ony is their action disgraceful, but it is also illegal." Mr. and Mrs. Damien Dubien, 8 William street. received many relaâ€" tives and friends on Wednesday, on the occasion of their golden wedding. ~ Earlier in the day, their children, their grandchildren, a large number of relatives® and friends gathered: in Notre Dame de Lourdes Church where High Mass was held in honor of the occasion. Against a chancel banked with roses, chrysanthemums, fern and tall lighted tapers, Father Charles Therriault, veteran priest of. the Porâ€" cupine officiated at the. Mass. Mrs. Paul Piche played apppapriate music ana Miss Aline Gauthier sang. Ave Maria by Schubert. A number. of hymns were also sang by Mrs. Piche and Miss Gauthier. Three grand- children. Claudette, D‘Arcy and Yola Dubien also sang O Vierge. â€" During mass, wedding vows ° WErC reâ€"newed by Mr. and Mrs. Dubien who were accompanied to the altar. by Mr. and Mrs. L. Couture. ‘ Following the ceremony, the: celeâ€" brants proceeded to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Dubien, 12 Way avenue where a dinner party was held for reâ€" latives and intimate friends. Occupyâ€" ing a place of honor was Father Perâ€" ron who said Grace. Father Therriault also attended. The dining table presented a. most inviting aspect with banguet cloth, a large basket filled with red roses and fern, the gift of the familyâ€" to their parents, and tall lighted tapers. Also forming part of the decorative scheme was a large wedding cake suitably inâ€" scribed for the occasion. â€" .. During the afternoon, when many friends called to extend congratulaâ€" tions and best wishes, Mrs. Dubien reâ€" ceived the guests smartly gowned in an afternoon dress of navy and white i < snge of red rlises. Mrs: Couture, chose <Oonunued on pag» Five; + * is hilst an effort to stall; off the reliably informed that hotelâ€" es Hollmger Of ers® Something new in community proâ€" jects was introduced here this week when . Hollinger donso;idated Gold Milieé anfiouti¢ced that th winler it would, sponsor a series> of four eduâ€" éational courses for both emqloyeés Of the imine ‘and: members of the genâ€" eral public. The ‘courses. will commence: Nov. 18 and continue till early in April, The four subjects in which expert instrucâ€" tion will be will be Canadian History ‘antu~ and Inâ€" dustrial Leadership, Blueprint Readâ€" ing and Mining Practices. ‘Registration fees are $1 for. Holâ€" linger employ»ses and their families and ‘$2 for members of the general public. The courses will be conducted at Central School, Timmins. ' ME CC t PCE Te Schedules ~have been arranged whereby shift workers may attend without losing a shift. ‘TIn describing the courses, HoLLinggr issued the following statement: Arrangements have been completed for the: presentation of four evening courses as a service to Hollinger Emâ€" ployees, their familiee and other inâ€" terested persons. The four courses arc. Canadian History: and Civics FEach evening will be divided into two parts. 'I‘he first. part will be deâ€" voted to a review of Canadian Hist,ory, ME Wny EP and the seoond to the discussion of civics. Local civic leaders will particiâ€" pate in these discussions. Business and Industrial Leadership Designed to meet the needs of leadâ€" ers and those with ambitions to lead, this course will include a study of the principles of instruction. how to deâ€" velop better methods, and the strategy of dealing with people. Classes will be of the conference type, featuring group discussions. yÂ¥ :{i _‘ Powerful Michel Michalski, 25 yearâ€"old Polish, Ukranian; is a ‘\typical Hample of the European Displaced Persons‘ who have been ..‘_kgmqght Tecently to Canada to work in the forests of North Ontario. " M@éh@lski is now employed by the Spruce Falls Power and Paper Compan?’at a camp North of Kapuskasing. He is an electric welder _.by trade and after a season in the bush, hopes to return to his own " profession._.For a complete story and pictures of D. P‘s in the North see pages 2 and 6 of the second section of this Edition of the Advance. Blueprint Reading | Blueprint reading classes will be conducted _ by Hollinger‘s â€" draughtsman, W.. F. Lawry. This course should be of particular, interest to employees of departments where blueprints are made and ugsed. Instruction â€" in < drilling, â€" biastIing, mucking, timbering .: and: transportaâ€" tion will be given by experts in their respective â€" fields. Other : :subjects, chosen by those taking the course, will be added. BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL >‘ r Dec. 16. Dec. 23â€"The Rise of Unionâ€" M-â€"Tfi@ pistory of m'mm y# '7 x 50ontinued on Page Five), _ LEADERSHIP Nov. 18. Nov. 25. â€" The Indnstrlal Revolution â€" Mr.â€"E. L. Longmore will be followed by a discussion of the Inâ€" dustrial â€"Revolution and the conseâ€" quent transfer of skill from the work- er to the machine. ~Dec. 2 Dec. 9 â€" The Demand for Leaders â€"â€" The scarcity of leaders in and church fields of endeavour be discussed. Two sound. motion films will be shown followed by a group disâ€" cussion on the necessitiese of leaderâ€" Mining Pmflces- | Big Legion Parade On Tuesday Morning W z. ("= en $ When the Canadian Legion,v celeâ€" brates November 11:} th1s year in a parâ€" ade ito} the‘ local wat imemidrial, Frank McDOWell president of Branch 88. will be the speaker for services to be held in commemoration of Armistice Day. Rev. Wm. Mustard will conduct the church services and the Timmins Band will be. in. attendance.: All patriotic and loyal organizations are asked by Austin Neame to turn out in large numbers and to bring their flags and colors with them for the parade which will commence at 10.30 in the former ball grounds. If the weather is favorable a long route will be taken for the parade, if not, a shorter route, to the Cenotaph will be arranged. ‘Grand marshall in charge of the parade will be George Nitters. Pérâ€" sons who have ‘purchased wreaths and merchants who have them on display in their‘ store windows are specially requested to bring them to. the Cenoâ€" taph to be laid in memory of the fallen. FAVORABLE PROGRESS Work is progressing> very favorâ€" ably on the sewerage and water proâ€" ject to serve the new Wartime Houses in the Mountjoy section, Town Enâ€" gineer J. D. MacLean said this week. "The job should be completed in five weeks," the engineer said, ‘"Deâ€" spite the general shortage of pipe, plenty is on hand for this job." Don‘t Ask About Strike, The Subject Is Boxing Twoâ€"W ay Radio Foreseen For Timmins Provincials â€"Interâ€"communicating radig for the Provincial Police detachment‘ in Timâ€" mins may be inaugyrated in the notâ€" tooâ€"distant future, local police officials said here this week. _ At the present time in Southern Onâ€" tario . all detachments are being supâ€" plied with twoâ€"way radio. < ww o 00 ®VAL. . W VC 2825\ M â€""It is definltely on t.he bo‘aks for the North " a local police official . said. "We‘l be glad to get it anq' the sooner the better." Goes To Police For Bed Is Carrying .32 Pistol Marcel . Lavigne, bushinan from | Granby, Quebéc, walked into Timmins, police station last week to ask tor* lodging for the night. He got conâ€" siderably ‘more. lodging than expected when polce searched him and found .32 calibre revolver in his possession / On Tuesday in police court he was Ained $50 and costs or 30 days by: Magistrate 8. Atkinsqn:. n Timmins, â€" Ont nsqyi nk lHas Best In municipal circles today in Porcupine district, one of the imost frequently heard topics of conversaâ€" tion is the amalgamation of all muniâ€" cipalities into one unit. The currcm concern with this problem arnong of â€" ficials in the district has been the result of intimations by the Munclpal Board of Ontario that a union of the entire district might prove a deslrabla state of affairs. In an effort to find the advantages and disadvantages of such a proposal. The Advance visited the municipal ofâ€" fices of Timmins, Tisdale and Whitney this week. There the facts listed below were gathered. Timmins, at this year‘s end. will have a public debt of $900,00 shared among 27,000 persons. Tisdale will have a public debt of $620,000 shared among 8,752 persons. Whitney will have a public debt of $180,000 shared among 1,480 persons. Single Copyâ€"Five Cents In other words each person in Timâ€" mins owes $33:33 in the form of muniâ€" cipal debt. In Tisdale each person OWwes $71.17. In Whitney the figure amounts to $121.64. Meanwhile comparative assessments are also interesting. Total taxable asâ€" sessment in Timmins is $11,825,200. Tisdale‘s figure is $6,524,555.. while Whiteny‘s is $1,143,000. Financially, Timmins is in a posiâ€" tion considerably stronger than elther of her neighbors. If coalition: WAs made the taxpayers of the town would assume part of the burden carried at present by residents of the other two. They would have to pay more in deâ€" benture â€"â€"payments® ~and charges than at present. Costs of â€" administration . are. unâ€" similar in the three municipalities. Wth approxmately 200 persons on the payroll, Timmins has a monthly outâ€" lay of $30,000. Tisdale lhas 67 permanâ€" ent employees and a payroll of, $20,000 per month. Whitney has 20 employges and pays them $4,000 a month. f It is difficult to estifmnate éxactly how miich would be saved if all units were sqrved, by the same group of emâ€" ployees but the reduction in cost to the taxpayer would probably be conâ€" siderable. ; Proponents of federation state that the area is badly overâ€"governed. It is estimated that more than 100 persons are elected or appointed to ong€ office or other in the district. A 20 4c ce sn ships were included in a union of the | municipalities, at least another $50,â€" | 000 would be obtained in mining tax. For example there are actually 62 persons engaged in one form or anâ€" other of governing Timmins. These persons*® consist of the town council the three school boards, vocational adâ€" visdry board, library board, cemetery board, court of revision and the Porâ€" cupine Health Unit, + }\ll 61' most 6f these boards are duâ€" plicated in each surrounding municiâ€" pality. Those in favor of the plan point out that the district‘s standing arguâ€" ment as to which municipality should get how much out of mining tax inâ€" come would be eliminated. They also point out that if unorganized territory such as Deloro, Shaw and Ogden townâ€" "be some tim« in a‘ position foregoing ite! A! a mean “P" in a Red Mustato, "The Man from Monâ€" eta" who claims that red hair originâ€" ated in Northern Italy and not in Ireland, strolled into the office yesâ€" erday with his sideâ€"kick, Bob O‘Donâ€" nell. As ycu have probably heard, if you have been within range of Red‘s volce within the past two weeks, Red and his partner are now in the boxing business. "It ain‘t exactly what you call busâ€" iness," quoth the former terror of heavyweights among . the herringâ€" chokers down East <(Red is former Maritimes heavyweight â€"champlon) "but someone has got to pay the elecâ€" tric light bill in the hall, not to men» tion the rent, for our show tomorâ€" row (That‘s tonight, Thursday). And sunging business right now, may be some time before I personally am foreaoi‘ng items". Ag a means of livelihood, Red "sets ‘em up" in a local beer hall. Epdu- plays some lively footwork ‘as he dashes about tables with a tray m fmnflnne'l an Page y uie to foot the bill for the look in the beerâ€"