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2.â€"Which is th highest dam in the Umted States? ~Ta) Shasta der, (c) Grand Coulee, (d) Arrowrock: . 3.â€"When was a balloon first used in warfare"® <(a)> 1794 (c) 1834,. (d) 1914. es wfi n 1.â€"The first commercial telegramiâ€"systera in U. S. was used for what purpose? (a) election returns, (b) horse race veturns, (c) police purposes (d) war purposes. ... n en uind i e en 4.â€"When were the Bahamas first settled by Européans? (b) 1687, <c>) 1747. (d) 1787. Old Mother Nature has been a fickle dame indeed in her treatment of Northern Ontario this year. First she provided a Spring which witnessed some of the worst floods on record, a Spring which washed out bridges to halt tourist traffic, held up log of lumbermen, and delayed the ploughing and ({planting of Northern farmers. Then the clear, sunny weather of this Fall created another kind of record. No rain fell and watersheds of the North grew narrower and shallower, while small tributary streams dried up altogether. Today pulp and paper manufacturers ifind that they have insuflicient wat to carry on normal operations in their mills, some due to lack of electric power and some due to lack of water power to operate sround wood plants. [The situation in these plants is not such that a serious layâ€"off of labor seems imminent, but on the other hand, unâ€" less there is a thaw on a grand scale to melt most of the snow in the bush, operations will be considerably impeded. The situation can become serious if a long cold Winter occurs, for water supplies are not such to last till at a late Spring. We note‘ this week that the Giggling Girl, in a fine burst of editorial frenzy, accuses the entire Timmins town counctil, except Mayor Emile Brunette, whom in time past and present it has,extolled to nearâ€"sainthood, of being unmitigated crackâ€" pots.‘ The Press also declares that the entire town populace is "nuts" or words equivalent. That is, "nuts" unless it bows to the editor‘s infallible judgment and superhuman omnisâ€" cience of town affairs, of which he gets a secondâ€"hand and inept version in the first place. THE GOLD BONUS of $7 per ounce on additional produc® tion simply admits that the Government now realizes that it madea mistake in lowering the price of gold from $38.50 ‘to $35 an ouce, when the premium on U S $ was removed. The correction is made in an unnecessarily complicated fashion. It would have been economically sounder and administratively ‘simpler to have paid a subsidy of $3.50 per ounce on all gold production. (The Letter Review) It seems obvious that this fifthâ€"rate magazine has failed to reach the circulation expected despite one of the most reâ€" sounding barrages of publicity and advertising ever to be forcâ€" ied on the general public; if it can‘t be sold as a legitimate pubâ€" lication, apparently it is going to be sold for its value as filth â€" until the law clamps down. Water Shortage sSomething new in shoddiness appeared on the newstands Oof Timmins last week, when New Liberty magazine, the senior sister of the Giggling Girl of Cedar street, our local daily, was placed up for sale. In a series of pictures which approached the border line of obscenity,the ragâ€"tag weekly purchased last year by Messrs Thomson and Cook, former local wonderâ€"boys, presented the act of one Miss Lil St. Cyr, noted ecdysiast and strip tease performer who displays her wares for the "apprecâ€" lation"of goggleâ€"eyed Montreal businessmen. The photographs portraying the peculiar activities of this "artiste" were too vulearly nude to even bear description in a respectable newspaper, It would be no surprise to us to hear that the publishers have been hailed into court on charges of selling obscence literature; and indeed we suggest such chargâ€" ies be laid in order to halt the publication of material caleu. lated topollute the minds of Canada‘s youth. * The Giggling Girl is outg,lg,almr itself. Is but her editor? Another Viewpoint There is no question whatever of the need of a new garage for the town of Timmins. The Advance believes it advisable to vote "yes"at the coming plebiscite to council‘s request for $75,000 to erect a new structure. Not only is the town‘s valuâ€" able equipment in jeopardy, but town . fire services would beâ€" come dislocated if a fire occurred during a period of heavy snow, when fire trucks would be unable to reach the seene of a fire due to lack of snow removal equipment. \ _ Moreover, the place is on the verge of falling down. Built orginally as a horse barn almost a quarter of a century ago, it cannot properly support theâ€"floor loads required on the secâ€" ond storey whete much equipment is kept. As a result. floors have heaved and steel struts are required to keep the place from collapsing. o Inspection of the town garage proves the place to be an antiquated fire trap which is inadequate to house the town‘s equipment properly. In view of the conditions existing, with the heating system located in an unprotected spot in the cenâ€" tre of the building, with several open greasing pits a few feet away and vehicles jammed in vpellâ€"mell, it is surprising that the building has not burnéd to the ground in the past. A backfire from any of the machines or trucks might turn the structure into a blazing inferno in a few moments. Timmins, Ontario, Thursday, November 27th, 1947 PHON®X 26 TIMMIN®S, ONTARTO Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€"Quebec Newspaper Association Pablished every Thursday by Mertan W. Lake Canada $2.00 Per 1.â€"When was the first telegraph line 9x'tcnciing. from New York City to Washington, D. C., installed? (a) 1826, (b) 183%G6, (c) 1846, (d}) 1.â€"(b) 2.â€"(b) 3.â€"(@) 4.â€"â€"â€"(§) Ebe Borcupine Adbance FOUR Race returns from Long Island City, NY.,. in Boulder dam which is 726 feet high. In 1794 during the French Revolution Vote For A New Garage Year Who Is Grazy? A New Low Subscription‘ Rates: Answers By G. A. W No. 27. When Had a Tax Rafe of J0 Mms tes: United States: $3.00 Per Year Is everybody crazy (b) Boulâ€" That Northern friendly spirit showâ€" ed in the following item from the minutes of June ist: "Proposed by E. Laflame. s¢conded by Chas. Dalton, that the council having been informed that or two to endeavour to achieve someâ€" thing that might not be strictly in the line of town business, but still inâ€" directly might effect the town‘s welâ€" fare. On occasion, it might be only a kind or friendly gesture.. Again, it might be something on which it was thought there might be built something of some advantage to Timmins. Exâ€" amples of both these forms of digresâ€" sion from formal council business may be found in the minutes of council during the Summer of 1915. Too much emphasis cannot be given to the fact that the early town councillors had a big job on their hands. and that townâ€" affairs must have taken a lot of time and effort to achieve the results that were won H. 3. Cullen our present agent, is to be let go on the first of July, that this council nass a resolution requesting the At the same meseting of council, the councillors félt that they would not need to get into the dumps again, for Eli Leblanc had taken the contract, and they were confident that he would do a firstâ€"class job, and do it om .timg. in those years. At the same time it will be noted that from time to timeé, the council stepped aside a moment Accordingly a resolution was passed instructing. work to be started on that dump immediately, ifnot. sooner, or words to that effect, and that the enterprisse e rushed along and acâ€" tually ended and completed by May 20th. Yes, the 1915 council did get action on that dump. It was made a lot better. But after all, the same town councillor commented: "Still, it looks and smelis, too much like a town dump." Speaking of "cleaning up," it is interesting to note thats® thirty years ago, Timmins declared a civic halfâ€" holiday. to be observed by everybody turning out and cleaning up the town. The civicâ€"minded gentleman who last ygar proposed a "Cleanâ€"Up" day for Timmins was apparently born just thirty yvears too late for Timmins. Anyway, the minutes of council for April 29th, 1915, had the . following paragraph: "Moved by Dr. Moore, secâ€" onded by E. Laflamme that the mayor be authorized to proclaim Wednesday afternoon a halfâ€"holiday to get the town cleaned up. And that procéedâ€" ings be taken against anyone not complying with the above hours of ciosing, to be 1 p‘m. to 6 p.m.â€"â€" Carried." T. N. O. Commission. if possible, to gvive the above Mr. Cullen another chance here, as we have found him a very painstaking and Oobliging official.â€"â€" Carried.*‘ In‘ taking a long v.ew of the welâ€" fare of the town, the looking to the future, the 1915 council on July 5th, passed the following resolution, proâ€" poesed by Councillor McCoy, and secâ€" onded by Councillor Dalton: "That the council of the municipality of the Town of Timmins request the Hydroâ€" Electric Power Commission of Ontario to give an eéstimate of the price to be charged to the said municipality for 5,000 horse power ofâ€"electric enâ€" for 5,000 horse power ofâ€"electric éenâ€" €rgey, to be supplied at Timmins, ready to be distributed by the said municiâ€" pality.â€"Carried." In other words. the above resolution comprityd ideas about the Hydro coming in to Timmins. Incidentally, it may be mentioned that for many vyears apveals were made to the Hydro to come in to this camp. These apâ€" Love distinguished the early disâ€" ciplesâ€"â€"théir pagan neishbors were wont to exclaim, perhaps in wonder and maybe in scorhn: "Beholid how these Christians love one another!" Love brings an assurance of a man‘s acceptance with God. He may know that he has passed from death unto life because he loves the brethren. and to this assurance may be added and suffering. There is need th: Christians shall know the spirit . love in all the activities of everyâ€"d; lifeâ€"in the home, in business, ever whereâ€"if our country is made good place for all our people to dwe in. If we would be loval to Chris be loyal, we must be willing. at ar cost, to be spent in a ministry we mt be loyal to our féllows. 1 peals came from boards of trade as the witness of the Christ who loved jlove and helpfulness toward others be completed by May 20th, that same year. If the dump wasn‘t complet2ly pure and beautiful by May 20th, then the tenders forfeited all their rights to that $275.00. The council was not lone left with hopes that the dump would soon be less dumpy. On April 26th, Councillors McCoy and Dr. Moore reported that the tendéerers had quit their smelly job, and something more must be done. If the members of Timmins Town Council in 1915 had not been brave lads, they would have beon ‘"‘in the dumps"‘ about .the town dump. There wasn‘t any garbage disposal allotâ€" ment. or anything as refined as that. It was unsightly, and unpleasant odors arose from it. It was a real "dump." People complained akout it. Members of council visited it; then they comâ€" plained too. "Why, it‘s no better than a regular dump," one councillor comâ€" mented. Something simply had. to be done about it. So council decided to have it purified by fire,. So. tenders were called for the work of cleaning that odorous, unsightly dump. At a council meeting on April 21st, 1915, the tender of Jack â€" and Michael Androvitch was acceptâ€" ed. They wore to purify that dumy for the sum of $270.00 and the work must "A Residence on the Hill, in 1915 THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO It may have been that the Council felt they had done a big day‘s work when â€"they struck that low tax. rate, but in any case it appears as if they did not intend to wrestle with the seavenging business of the town. Apâ€" parently, that too, had been causing some trouble. In any event, one paraâ€" graph in the minutes of council for August 9th â€" resolved that "H. E. Montgomery be a committee of one to arrange the proper handling of the scavenging of the town, and that he be authorized fto hire such men and teams as he may see fit, and that he make arrang@qnents for the towm to receive the revenues. PFurther, that motions regarding any previous keepâ€" ers and scavengers be rescinded." On August 9th, the town . council struck the rate for the year 1915. If councils ofâ€"today could strike the same of â€"rates, they â€" would be as popular as the 1915 council. Indeed, people might return to the earlyâ€"day plam Oof electing mavor and council by acclamation, The 1915 tax rate was 29 mills for public school supporters, and 34 mills for separate school supporters. Details of the rate were: general rate, 5 mills; waterworks debentures, 15 mills;. Provincial war tax, 1 mill; seâ€" parate schools. 13 mills; public schocis, 8 mills. The lesson may be considered in a series of contrasts between those who love and those who hate. The man who hates his brother is in darkness; Ne who loves abides in the light. The love of the evil of the world is emmity toward God; he who ioves God overcomes the world and its lusts. Whosoever hates his brothâ€" er is a murderer; he who loves God is ready to serve. A To love is an old commandment, and was in John‘s time, because Jesus" gave: it.> It may become new to those who learn its meaning in their hearts through faith in Jesus The Way of Love. | Lesson: 1 John 2:7â€"11, 15â€"17; 3:3â€"18. Mémory Selection: 1 Corinthians 14:1. | The same August, the Timmins councit awarded tenders for clearing tawn streets of stumps. Many stumps were taken from the streets. But still meny stumps remained. Inm regsard to getting ali the stumps from all the streets, the town councils all were stumped until 1917. Ah! Somebody spoke too soon! Here are the dumps again! That » town dump was cleaned up, and cleared up, and everything, but it simply wouldn‘t stay that way. So,. along in â€"August of 1915 the dump question was dumped again into the lap of the town council. or words to that effect. This time it was dealt with by appointing Counâ€" cillor Chas. Dalton as "a committee of one to investigate and make arâ€" rangements for the better keeping of the town dump." One interesting item in the minutes Ofâ€" July 27th is to the efféct that $100 would be appropriated for the erection of a band stand on the ball park. The minutés of the August 2nd meeting record the fact that August 10th was to be decliared Civic Holiday for Timmins: This seems to be the first civic holiday, formally _ proâ€" claimed here. well as municipal councils. Usually the reply to délegations was that a gold mining camp was a speculative proâ€" poistion, and that Hydro should not speculate® with th>e people‘s money. Without arguing about this, it must be. noted that imnits early davs Timâ€" mins and the Porcupine had to depend cn private enterprise in this matter. Only private eriterpriés take a chance.; That the Northern Canada and its subsidiaries did not ask too much . profit: for the chance taken is proven by the fact that any time the Hydro did auote figures as to their charges for supplying power nere the rates mentioned were always as high, or higher, than charged by the private corporation. t REV, HARPER t =â€" Tnch Sermon This old lesson of love is quite apâ€" plicablle todayâ€"in a world that has recenty known so much of hatred and suffering. There is need that Christians shall know the spirit of love in all the activities of everyâ€"day lifeâ€"in the home, in business, everyâ€" whereâ€"if our country is made a good place for all our people to dwell in. If we would be loval to Christ, be loyal, we must be willing. at any cost, to be spent in a ministry of we mt be loyal to our féllows. To him ‘even unto death. And no man can love God and be callous to the needs of men around him. They blame it all on higher prices, combined with the drying up of warâ€" time money. Though perhaps you won‘t believe it, the merchants themâ€" selves do not like the increased costs for most things on sale today any more than you do. Whatever little margin of increased profit per indiviâ€" dual sale it may mean to them is amply discounted by fewer sales. You can‘t pay the rent if continual markâ€" ups drive customers out of your store, Normally in Timmins, there is a considerable "layâ€"away‘" business for Christmas. Wise customers â€" budget ahead to provide gifts for family and friends. But layâ€"away business is practically nil this yvear, apparently due to lack of cash. Oone merchant reported to us that in one day two customers offered him down payments of $10 on fur coats, then $10 a month. He explained that he could not accept such sums for luxâ€" ury items of this type. He argued that if customers could not put down more money, they needed what cash they had for more important things; and that ag a result it was unlikely that he would ever be paid. He was probâ€" ably right. # For Britain, lacking coal in Pebruary this has been Dunkirk all over again with its blood and tcars but no sweat Pet peeve: To grab a taxi, arrive at work just in time, and then have the boss phone to say he won‘t be dowhk, Money "Tight" If you have any doubt that money is exceedingly "tight" in the town of Timmins today. take a walk along Third avenue and ask merchants how they find business. They will be almost unanimous in telling you that it is harder to get a doliar today than fifty dollars three years ago. To ensure success in promotins such a centre, it appears that those fosterâ€" ing the plan should aim low for the present at least. Money is not abundâ€" ant about the town and â€" for this reason a modest plan is pref@rrable to a grandiose scheme, noâ€" matter how attractive the latter may seem to planners. Incidentally, it becomes more apâ€" parent as months pass that Timmins has serious need of a_ community centre, or at least a building of some type which can be used in the Winter as a rink for the town‘s youngsters and at other seasons=of the yvear. for the other purposes to which a public sports centre is put. Lateést pronosal is for a joint drive by the town‘s service clubs to get the plan underw\ay. Details of the methods to be used have not been published, but it seems likely that a stockâ€"selling method such as the one at Rouynâ€" Noranda may be employed. In our opinion this is the only feasible manâ€" ner in which the town can obtain the type of building it nseds. The subject was brought to life aâ€" gain shortly after the TCAC becams aclive during last January and Febâ€" ruary. At that time rumors flew about the town that a kindâ€"hearted boneâ€" ficiary of great wealth would present such a contre to the town, lock. stock and barrel, in the near future. No such magnificient gift has materialized, hnowever, and we wonder whether the existence of this person was not the figment of ontimistic imagination. The establishment of a community centre in Timmins has been the subâ€" ject of intermitent discussion for more than two years. Once already a proâ€" posal for the town to foot the bill has been defeated at the polls; and it apâ€" pears that# second plebiscite would meet the fate of the first if taxâ€"payers were polled again. This association is at the present time selling shares of $5 cach to the public. A reserve of 25,000 shares has been established and when all are sold the tidy sum of $125,000 will be realized. And from the fashion in which shares are beings purchased, the entire issue should be sold in the near future. The able gentlemen at Rouyn are not asking the municipality to foot the bill in this era of increased taxes and zooâ€" ming living costs. They know they haven‘t got the proverbial snowball‘s chance of obtaining funds from this source if a plebiscite of the population were to be taken. Neither are they seeking a major handout from the minées in the district,â€"â€"another unlikely source of revenue in this day of high production costs and inadequate mine manpower. The businessmen of Rouynâ€"Noranda have formed an assoviation known as the Rouanda Athletic Association. Proâ€" minent men, municipal officials, serâ€" vice club members and N. E. Lariviere, MLA, have been appointed dirsctors. The enterprising gentlemen who popâ€" ulateée the= towns of Rouynâ€"Noranda, Quebec, have taken the lead in Norâ€" thern Ontario in doing something to provide a recreéeation centre for their community, And the plan under which they are operating is one to which adâ€" vocates ¢cf a similar centre in Timâ€" mins might give serious consideration. Scott‘s Column May we ask you to inform farmers in your district about this Holland imâ€" migrant farm labor movement. During the past Summer we have placed more than two thousand immigrants on farms, on the whole with good success, This may well be the means to beéat the labor shortage in your county. # Would you, through your office, inâ€" form us about interested farmers and in so doing assist us and also your own farmers. There are a number of single men available and it is our policy to place single men in each district in equal numbers to the families that are placed there. Conditions for single men are: yearâ€"round employment. room and board, prevailing wages beginning with a minimum of $50.00 per month. We also receive from the Netherâ€" lands the necessary names and qualiâ€" fications of prospective immigrants and match those with applications reâ€" ceived here from farmers. Farmers are required to give year round employment, supply a suitable house and pay prevailing wages, startâ€" out with aâ€".minimum of $75.00 per month. I think we have a solution. Many experienced farmers will emigrate to Canada from Holland beginning early next year, both families and single men. In order to engage an immiâ€" grant farm laborer, farmers are. quired to make out an applncation now through our office. The Fall of 1947 is here and we all are preparing for Winter. During the past year there has been an acute labour shortage on our farms. The labor picture for next Spring is not any better and so we .would suggest that farmers in your district prepare now to solve their labor problem for next Spring. Dear Sir Now and again I stole surreptitious glances at the fair Rosa, who appeared to be brooding heavily over something. ‘It struck me suddenly ‘that she must think that this dishâ€" ‘washer who fled was a bit of alright. Which goes to show you can never tell when it comes to females. Their affecâ€" tions are as unpredictable as the results of the coming elécâ€" tions in Timmins. R Finally we finished our chore and there appeared to be nothing else to do but leave. With regret on mÂ¥ part at least, we walked from the kitchen into the restaurant. Who should be there munching on a tendéer steak but my old pal and associate, Councillor James "Boobytrap" McTavern! out a holler and old Booby nearly strangled over a large portion he had just placed in his mouth,. If at any time you would want us Reunion Occurs ! ! ! Wilbur Meets Booby Our reunion was a touchng scene, for we had not met for itwo months. Booby having left at that time for his annual excursion to Banff. Usually in my financial difficulties, he had acted as ar anchoring rock to cling, but with him absent from Timmins, my financial ship had foundered completely. _ B A _A S A Th A.. t Ah, As the leading light of Timmins council ordered the first round, I glanced about to see Harry, the harrassed dishâ€" washer, sitting at a nearby table. Already he dooked four parts squiffed, (TO BE CONTINUED) _ a 4A _A 354 EC BB iI introduced the Phantom and the two of us sat down while good old Boob plowed through the rest of his meal. We adjourned at once to a neighhboring pub, amidst a shower of felicitatons. ThlS ca'l.',s for a beer!‘"‘ exclaimed Booby, a spark of life appearing momentarily in his heavyâ€"lidded eyes. ‘In fact It calls for several. And who, pray, is your venera_ble friend?" "@Quiet, shrimp!" said she, "Didn‘t you see what hapâ€" pened to Harry?" Apparently Harry was the name of the \dishwasher who had fled for his life. He had highâ€"tailed it lout of there as though someone had applied a hot foot to the seat of his Strangéely enough, Rosa spoke the word "Harry" as a term of endearment. "Harry is certainly a fast runner," T observed. "Hey, Wilbur, ain‘t you going to help with the dishes?" asked the Phantom who was already elbowâ€"deep in a sudsy tub of dishâ€"water. Beside him a mountain of plates teetered dangerously. I rushed over to straighten them up. "Never mind the women," advised the old prospector, "We‘!! never get to my old mine if you st‘op to play around with every wench who crosses your path." "Who‘s a wench?" demanded Rosa, lifting hCI rolling pin from the pie crust. "Now, now!" I admonished, "Nothing pexsonal It‘s Just a manner of speech with the old boy. Anybody can see you‘re a perfect lady." . ‘"You bet I am," enunciated Rosa. !At this Pete wandered into the kitchen to see how we were getting on. Since I had no desire to be beheaded with a clezayer for making passes at his daughter, I dived into the pile of dishes to assist the Phantom, s We workedaway quietly for a time as the old man babbled about his remarkable gold mineâ€"â€"a mine where the yellow stuff came in semiâ€"liquid form. Wpparently when the time arrived to get this mine into production it would be more like operating a glue factory than a goldmine. According to the Phantom, the most sensible way to handle the stuff was to put it up in bottles. . y* # A physique like Betty Grable (the common man‘s Sarah Bernhardt). ‘Hi, babe", said I, turning on all the personality I could muster, It is tough to be a Romeo when one is five foot two in height, wears eightâ€"candlepower spectacles and has buck teath. For some reason the ladies don‘t respond. Rosa didn‘t either. f (In our last episode we left Wilbur and the Phantom Prosâ€" pector in the act of washing dishes in an Ansonville restaurâ€" aut, in payment for some $3 worth of food the two starving travellers had cosumed. They had made a deal with Pete, portly restaurant propMetor, after the latter had ejected his regular dishwasher for philandering with his (Pete‘s) daughâ€" ter. Wilbur had entered the kitchen to espy this comely lass rolling a pie crust on a table in the corner of the room. ‘"Whew!" the exâ€"scribe had said to himself. "I can‘t blame the dishwasher." Continue from here.) The North may abound with glamour gals with fetching pharms but Rosa had ‘em hogâ€"tied, I saw at a glance. Raven black hair, demeure, lustrous eyes and skin like white marble. THE EDITOR â€" Box 7 Chatham, Ont to come to your district to supply adâ€" ditional information or to talk to farmers about these matters, we will be only too glad to do so. Hoping to be of assistance to the farmiers of your district and at the same time helping immigrants who are eager to come here and to become useâ€" ful citizens of this good country of ours, 1 am That these days and scenes are on the way back is abundantly evident. Many would like to see The Advance a "daily.. And heaven knows this town needs a good "daily" and an educated editor. apparently could not wait on the deâ€" livery boy. I readily recall back in the twenties when The Advance was the family bible for the whole town. Anything appearing in The Advance was acâ€" cepted as truth and reliable. It was a common sight to see old men as well as young men, waiting outside your doors, to grab a copy the moment it came off the press. Thus, despite the fact that they were subscribers, they This no doubt is the result of hayâ€" ing a fullâ€"grown man in the editorial chair. There are some things boys can do, but editing a paper is not one of them. Editor. The Advance, Timmins. Dear Sir: I, in common with legions of others rejoice in the marked improvement in your paper. Good luck to you sir. The green light s yours. March on. «w 4 , Yours very truly, , JOHN VALLINCHA. A. W. STEWART, 120 Hart St.