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Latest project sponsored and overseen by Mr. Evans has been the new fourâ€"mile water pipeline which was openâ€" ed at a small ceremony last Saturday. The new line, built at a cost of $135,000, has doubled the water pressure in the South Porcup‘ne area of the township and will guarantee an adeâ€" quate supply for the municipality‘s expanding needs. Moreâ€" over, it will permit fire protection to be incorporated with the domestic water system. As the supply of water for fire prevention is maintained through a distinct system Oof its own, elimination of maintenance Qf this system should mean substantial savings to the township. One political figure in the Porcupine who can legitiâ€" mately be given tribute by an indepedent newspaper at this time of local elections is Reeve Victor H. Evans of Tisdale township. Mr. Evans cbtained his eighth acclamation as reeve in ten terms at Tisdale nominations last week. The reeve‘s tenure of office has marked the developâ€" ment of Tisdale into the most progressive township in the North and perhaps in the province. By both general public and township employees who have worked for a decade under his direction he is regarded as the man who has done most for his municipality in its thirtyâ€"odd years of history. He has combined astuteness, hard work and a~progressive Ooutlook with a businessâ€"like frugality with the taxâ€"payers money. We gather from this week‘s editorial columns of the Giggling Girl of Cedar street, our estimable contemporary, that the editor of same has been attempting to persuade himâ€" self, as well as rightfully doubting members of the electorate, that he was correct in dubbing the members of the present town council a bunch of misfits. Fay as an authority on the same subject, after Mr. Fay had pored in his ears the trials and tribulations he had experâ€" ienced this last year. Finally William Doran is said to have made a statement at a Board of Trade meeting on the lamenâ€" table lack of intelligence and ability among his fellow counâ€" cillors. In an effort to rectify hisvfiasition in the eyes of intelâ€" ligent readers, he has attempted to substaniate his statements by referring to an alleged condemnation by Mayor Brunette of his helpmates at the council table. Then he cited Philip ~The Advance has no particular brief for any member or members of council. It thinks that allare about on a par, possibly with the exception of the three who have denounced their fellows. What it does hold, however, 4s‘ that.attacks of this generalized nature should not be permitted to pass withâ€" outsifting them for a grain of truth. These attacks are us. ually the blathering of persons who have nothing factual to say., the past has proven. But let us review the situation. Were all these attacks actually made? First of all, Mr. Brunette‘s â€"chargeâ€"didâ€"not=~appear in the news columns of the Daily Press. The editor wrote on the editorial page that the mayor "had told a friend," whoif we are to believe the story, relayed the mfc')i'mation to the editor. The mayor is not quoted literally, nor is is rélated how,. when or where he made the alleged statement. Then, presuming that what the "friend" told the editor is a true account of what the mayor said, let it be pointed out that no reservations were made and that the mayor evidently ‘ncluded the entire council, together with Messrs. Fay and Doran, as well as Del Villano, Roberts, Chateauvert and Bartleâ€" man. Mr. Bartleman would naturally appear a misfit to the mayor, as the result of exchanges with this councillor in which the mayor frequently came off second best. It all boils down to the fact that the Giggling Girl seems intent upon establishing a campaign of muckâ€"slinging this year. This is regretable, for important civic issues presently at stake will be obscured in a contest of this sort. A clear assessment of candidates is required, not abuse the type of which the editor of the local high school paper would refrain from using against candidates for Student Parliament. It is regretable that Mayor Brunette makes his exit from public life amidst a storm of recrimination of his fellow councillors. It mars a record of excellent administration and considerable achievement. Somehow it makes the mayor appear like the small boy who will not play unless he cannot have everything his own way. That is, i1 he was quoted corâ€" rectly in the Daily Press. This we will continue to doubt, for it doesn‘t sound like Mr. Brunette. In regard to Philip Fay, the Advance can only comment that this councillor‘s most evident contribution to civic z #S ‘n 1947 comprised largely of saying yes when the mayor said yes, When he agreed with the mayor in the "crackpot" isâ€" sue, evidently he forgot that the mayor must have included him as a misfit when he condemned council as a whole, Apparently this aspect of the situation was also overâ€" looked by Mr. Doran when he made his remark to the Board of Trade. That is, if Mr. Doran actually made this remark, which was also not reported in the news columns of our conâ€" temporary, but was insinuated in a general fashion into an edâ€" itorial. (In passing, The Advance wishes to note that Mr. Doran‘s presence on council was frequently one of absence and hat he appear qualified to make this type of comâ€" PAQGE POoUR ment. CÂ¥ ‘THE POORER MINES. unable to produce at $35 per ounce will be able to produce more gold at $42 per qunce, but expert opinion is that the increase in production obtained in this way is not going to be important. â€" (The Letterâ€"Review, Fortâ€"Eri¢) The GOLID BONUS is evidently on the wrong economic and administrative basis. The gold miners are quite sericus in their statement that $7 per ounce on new production is inâ€" % . present, and from the IMF, which thinks that this is a breach of the agreement on international gold: prices. <It would be quite ridiculous for the U S to object to the importation of anâ€" other $100 million dollars gold a year from Canada, which the bonus might but probably will not produce. on any that this might be inflationary. In a country with a national debt running into hundreds of billions of dollars, all available for use as a credit base. another $100 million of gold a year would be peanuts. As to the IMF, the only answer is to observe that an international agency which cannot do the job for which it was created can scarcely object to individual nations trying to straighten out their difficulties. ‘THE GOLD BONUS. of $7 per ounce on new produciion 1| reported to have met with protests irom the US, which is sup posed not to want to take any more Canadian gold than a Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€"Quebec Newspaper Association Timmins, Ontario, Thursday, December 11th, 1947 Canada $2.00 Per Year. The Borcupine Adbance Published every Thursday by Merton W. Lake Giggling Girl At It Again Sound Administration More On Gold PHONE 26 TIMMIXS, ONTARIO Subscription Rates: United States: $3.00 Poer Yoear 6 HHLPSPVAMAOC OO S ‘x % wlbcn ‘Gbc |[2xorcupmci : 1)omia ? By G. A. Mucdonald CC CCC 6 c CC CC O CC The early town councils of T.mâ€" mins had so many things to look after, so much to do, and so little to do things with, that it would not have been surprising if they had atâ€" tempted to sidestep issues that might be considered as belonging to a broadâ€" er field. The early councils, however, took a better attitude. By 1915, a comâ€" fortable community had been estabâ€" lished, with a praetical and smoothâ€" working â€" organization. There were streets, with some street lizshting. In the main part of the town, howâ€" ever, the business men helped out in the lighting to such an extent that part of the town was well lighted. There were some sidewalks, even some cement walks. In the latter, the busiâ€" mess men had helped again, as will be noted later on. A waterworks system had been installed, and every effort was being made to perfect this for the immediate needs. There was efâ€" fective police protection, and a, start made on fire protection. Without slackening on these lines, however, the 1915 Town Council found time for patriotic effort. Individually, the members of the municipal councid, like practically everybody else in the new community, had been doing their full part in each line of patriotic efâ€" fort in connection with the _ first world war then in progress. It seemed as if half the population of the town had enlisted for active service, and those left at home doing all they could on the home front. The attitude of the 1915 Counc.l may be gathered from the following paragraph from the minutes of Ocâ€" tober 4th, 1915; "Moved by Councillor Gilobe, seconded by TCouncilior Dr. Moore, That the council pay all acâ€" counts in connection with a presentaâ€" tion of wrist watches, and a smoker, to the men enlisted in the 2nd Batâ€" talion Canadian Pioneers. The council, an~ adoptingâ€"this policy,â€"are doing so to place more evenly the cost, which, in these days of stress, is bein ried bysonly a few.â€"Carried." On December 6th of the same year, the minutes had another evidence of the patriotic thought in the minds of the 1915 council. It was moved by Councillor Globe, seconded by Councilâ€" lor Dr. Moore, and carried, "That the following men having enlisted for active service, their names be canâ€" celled on the collector‘s roll:â€"W. Birchfield, P. S. Martin, J. Brown, N. O‘Connor, W. T. Curtis, W. Olmstead, G. Campbell, R. Phavre, R. Callum, R. A. Stevens, L. Dunsford, S. B. Way, J. Fleming, T. Harris, C. Hawkins, H. McGratton, F. Ledgard, J. Friebain." In the following yvears, the same plan In the following years, UNne Salmlmne pidli of exampting men on active service from taxation was continued., For exâ€" ample on Feb. 8th, 1916, it was duly resolved â€"by council that the following names be cancelled from the tax colâ€" lector‘s roll, as these good citizens were away to war: A. McQuarrie, A. DeLuca, C Patterson. S. FP. Huidson, W. Mcâ€" was passed: °1i nal out to cover firen following the lines insurance in Cobal Newton be requ policy io council at ing for acceptance in the interests of the town, also for money expended on the Fire Chief‘s house, it being distinctly understocod that the hcuse is the property of the Town of Timmins."‘ The earnest efforts of the volunteer fire brigade were further noted in a practical way at the meeting of council on October 12th, when the folâ€" lowing resolution, sponsored by Counâ€" ciliors A. R. Globe and Dr. Moore, was passed: "That a policy be taken That. the 1915. eouncil, doing so much itself, took time and trouble to ng for In addition to this, the council was doing its best, as it saw it, to provide the volunteer firemen with the whereâ€" withal to fight fires. On October 12th, council authorized the ordering, of a suction hose for the fire engine; "also 6 badges, 13, 14, 15, 16, also 1st Lieutenâ€" ant and Second A motion was also passed to install an indicator system in the fire hall, at a cost of $250.00, Indirectly connected with the fire pretection problem was the motior passed by council on October 12th tc order cont‘nuous recording pressur© guage for the waterworks department No. 29. . 1915 Town Council Did Not Forget its Patriotism quested leutlenal 0o instal re hall, One of the Early Dog Races Al id down for such and that Sullivan ed to submit the ext regular meetâ€" n, also for re Chief‘s understood of the time, and all â€"connected with that ming seemed to be ‘*"a present help in time Oof trouble" to the Town .0f Timmins in its d.â€"fficult early days. In the early days of the town, financing was a problem that seemed too tough for solution many a time, but the reâ€" sourtefulness and talent of the early members of council, with the friendâ€" liness of the mine, managed to weather all the fierce financial storms of those early days. recognize the work of others, is eviâ€" denced by the following moticn passed at. the Octobes 12th meeting: ‘"That the council place on record its apâ€" preciation of the work of S. B. Wilson, and that the charman of the waterâ€" works committee be authorized to give S. B. Wiison a suitable letter of recommendaticn." Reference has already been made to the way in which the bus‘ness men of the town in its early days helped out in such matters as lighting and ceâ€" ment S:.dewalks. In regsard to the ceâ€" ment sidewalks, the business men of the main part of the town, financed the first cement walks here by enâ€" dorsing notes to cover the cost. By this plan the Town had its cement walks at least a~ year earlier. than would otherwise have been possible. The merchants, however, were not ferced to pay the notes, as in meantime the town was able to finâ€" ance them otherwi:s?, as will be seen from the following motion passed on December 13th, 1915; "Proposed by Councillor McCoy, seconded by Counâ€" cillor Moore, That the clerk be auâ€" thorized to return all the notes reâ€" turned by the Imperial Bank of Canâ€" ada today, which had been given by the citizens of the town as a guarantee for the construction of cement sideâ€" walks." The plan of the business m sulted not only in speeding i building of cement walks in th part of the town, but it also 1 the building of other strips of walk ‘financed by _debentures thess debentures were sold is su by the following item of a Def 1915, cowncil meeting: "Prcpos Councillor Globe, seconded by cillor Dalton,.and carried, T debentures construction o walks, amounting to $4,744.33,. to Mr. P.: A. â€"Robbins at 91, if able to him." © 3 Mr. Robbins was the genera ager of ‘the Hollinger Minc ; time, and all wit} At the meeting of council on Sept. 27th, 1915, were called for 1,000 cords of wood for the pumping plant at Mattagami River, the tenders to close on October 9th at noon. It was specifically noted that® "Poplar, Balm of Gilead and rotten wood" would not be accepted. Further it was specified that no stick underâ€"6 inches in diameter should be split, and not more than 3 percent should be under 3 inches in diameter. Wood was to be 4 feet long if:cut by saw, and 4 feet 4 inches, if cut by axe. At the October 12th msgeting Council accepted the orâ€" der of John Dalton, at $1.85 per ord. Aâ€" Message â€" of Lesson). Lesson : John 3:14â€"21. Memory Selection Ssome years ago the peoj of our cities arranged a g: bration in honor of a£ 1O who had pust achieved fan chief men of the city we As the celebration began, | the consternation to find artist was not present. In wWOrKs in them â€" Can DC gIVC:lD â€" Uuiiw others and Christ can have glory through all generations. So may Christmas be the time when . Jesus is bern anew in our heartsâ€"to the end that He may so perfectly reveal Himself to us that He can reveal Himsel through us unto others. arUISst Was nCo preparation f« one had invit ored. This m things connec season. In m should lift for the gre thanksgivin loved the x anmiversary of thougchts‘ in Hi rth should be anscending Ol T REV. ROBERTK.H. HARPER t THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO on. in many is not invited t us make | Vn invited fo ed qi YÂ¥ is Unch Sermon Love 11 TI D 16 Christmas Ephesians mnel up he 1 o â€" TIn~â€" be seen ssed on sed â€" by il mal nanclng o tough the reâ€" r2 early friendâ€" ) â€"the mailn duced sideâ€" How sid nan *.9 Ond cele irtist ep 1¢€ 1€ By C. C, sCcoTT While justification of the importaâ€" t.on of tne hundreds of Displaced Persons being brought to Canada tor work in the bush camps of North Onâ€" tario and, in the near {future, in the mines of the Porcupine, may be found in the acute labor shortage of the past two yvears, there are several sensible arguments against this type of imâ€" migration. First of all, in the minds of labor (and we don‘t mean the Communist element, which probably objects to the newcomers because â€" they are nonâ€" Communists) there is considerable disâ€" trust of the importation of DPs. This fear is based on the fact that if emâ€" ployers wish to do so, 1t is poss.ble that these persons may be used to improvements in rates of pay working conditions. Whether or not DPs will be used in this manner is a matter of conjecture. In past battles between capital and labor either or both sides have resorted to tactics which were at hand; neither has been blameless. There are still some avaricious emâ€" ployers who would pay $1 a day to labor if they could get away with it. (Incidentally, this condition is most frequently found in small enterprises, in dealings with sales help ana while collar help.) On the other hand, most big business has long ago arrived at the conclusion that the way to get an honest day‘s work is to pay an honest day‘s wages. We got labor‘s viewpoint on the matâ€" ter in a conversation this week with one of the camp‘s leaders in the mine union. We‘re not sure who coined : the phrase "immigration via cradle" during the months that the subject of DP imâ€" portation has been in the news. But it is a fairly common term todayâ€".and we encountered if,again in a article in this week‘s Saturday Night. The second item from Niagara Falls, stated that Mayor L. Houck had been besieged with calls from childless couples desiring to adopt a â€" British orphan following the arrival there of the first ‘mail order‘‘ baby "sight unâ€" seen." "There are many families who could afford to follow their example and give some little British orphan a or 31 percent have no children. Some good home" said the mayor. A total of 783.767 families in Canada 591,768 families or over 23 percent have but one child. There are 404,,096 families or overâ€" 21 percent with but 2 children. More than 75 percent of all the families in Canada have less than three children. It should, in all fairness, be pointed out that in two thirds of the families with no children at home the head was over 45 years of age, and in 30 percent of the faâ€" milies the head was 65 years or Over. Still, it must be emphasized, in oneâ€" quarter of the families with no childâ€" ren the head of the family was under quarter ren the 35 Veat In the past children from Europe have been brought to Canada chiefly by charitable groups, such as the Salâ€" vation Army, Dr. Bernardo‘s HMomes, the Church of England Society and the Catholic Immigtation â€"Society, _ The records of these childiren, after growing to adulthood, have indicated that they are well night identical in outlook, moral fibre and economic status with a native born Canadian They have proven malleable material, for due to their youth, they have not been impregnated with alien ideologies. Canada‘s birth rate is declining from coast to coast. Importation of grown men to work in Canada‘s industries should be considered merély a temâ€" porary stopâ€"gap. The best type of imâ€" migration is from the cradles of preâ€" sent residents, or â€"if econormic cond!â€" tions or reluctance of modern Canaâ€" dian females to exercise their natural functions (and obligations) of motherâ€" hood still hold the birth rate down, let our trinigrants ‘be" chitatren." Scott‘s Column retard and Booby Will Contest Mayoral Position; Supporters Feted Wilbur‘s narrative concerning his adventures while wandering about the North was interrupted last week. by his fa‘lure to produce copy for the instalment scheduled at that time. The exâ€"scribe, much concerned with the manner in which municipal elections in Timmins were shaping up, had toppled from a rather insecure position on the water wagon (always a bumpy, precarious vehicle as far as he was conâ€" cerned) and gone on a spree. C The cause of his concern was councillor Boobytrap Mc Tavern‘s attitude to the forthcoming race for the mayoralty. Wilbur had been attempting to induce Booby to run for mayâ€" or but the shining light of Timmins council appeared to have the same antipathy for this post as W. C. Fields used to have for a glass of water. The easyâ€"going Booby appeared content to coast along as a councillor rather than rsik oblivion if he lost in the race for mayor. Wilbur‘s scheme for hoisting McTavern into office was a rather simple one and at the same time rather novel. He proposed to form a Tenant‘s Association formed of nonâ€"taxâ€" payers who have the power to vote. This group was to be wel. aed into a solid force similar to the now defunct Ratepayers Association: it was to be inflamed with propaganda written by the scribe (an old hand at making things look like they are not); it was to demand innovations and improvements in municipal affairs such as have never been seen anywhere (free rides on the municipal bus system, for one thing). The taxâ€"payers of the town were to be branded a stodgy, reactionâ€" group blocking the road of municipal progress due to a vulgar concern with money, "You‘re a turncoOat:" "Don‘t be harsh my fri going on for years. . YOou ing local gents who have so rosa as it were. Why there I "Lay off that stuff, N 4 "Phoney,. my.eye!"‘. excC hundred vtoes here in town 1 their fellow travellers." The scribe departed w great purpose. He réturned dope on the situation for th telligent persons who,. reade: talized Advance (advert). | Well, today Wilbur pol enance of a mangy tomcat w battle with a hated rival. "Salutations, old pal, paper that Booby is definit consented last n‘ght to accer finally admitted that it wa should take over the reins of aen tenants of Timmins will management of civic funds, belong to them." "It sounds to mc, friel Communist element, formerl Wilbur sighed. "Political expendiency "As a matter offact our proj come from the Comumies. Wh support like all the other 10( may be a potent force in ge jOf. friendliness is beginning people." * $ "Our first meeting a beer and oyster suppe ants appeared and if t Booby as they were in i are bound to win. Yes, hall as an ambassador hearts through their st oysters for everyono' c "This sort of cam cash "What is money WA ing that the right is done . Besides all we have to do is a few more pounds of gold “Say, aida your gaths continual shuffle of pol‘se tion last night?" "Itiwasirsthing, old bov. this morning.: We made the ¢ much of the brew, with the res enthusiastic of our supporters 8 but alas, it â€"must be contained am on m‘y way now to pay for "Come on down to the C he announced as he left, "We children of every tenant in tow all into the theatre." he said a s From the W we would say that siding at the head urge all candidate ~tock place last night in the form of .‘ he announced. "Exactly 320 tenâ€" ey are halfâ€"as interested in electing innhilating the oysters and beer, we every one of those persons left the of good will for Booby. Win their machs, that‘s our motto. Beer and nisting McTavern into office was the same time rather novel. He Association formed of nonâ€"taxâ€" vote.. This group was to be wel. r to the now defunct Ratepayers flamed with propaganda written quoth he, "You can print in the ly in the race. (The great man t the nomination for mayor. He in the public interest that he office for 1948. ‘The downâ€"trodâ€" it last have a word to say in the »ven if said funds don‘t directly ped in with the satisfied countâ€" i0 has won out in a backâ€"fenceâ€" t making things look like they novations and improvements in ve never been seen anywhere us system, for one thing). ‘The ) be branded a stodgy, reactionâ€" of municipal progress due to a have anything to do with the back and forth from the staâ€" 1C { your phoney d the runt, "There are five )btained from the Reds and That depat sDAY. DECEMBER 1lith, 1947 iples are concerned? Seeâ€" fore a concern with cash... to our mine and shovel out hing, I bailed ‘em all out r _of supplying a little too hat a number of the more ay. Gaiety is a fine thing, hin reasonable bounds. I damages to the hnall." er theatre this afternoon," giving free movies to the That is if we can jam them. @1 is sort of thing has been rprised at the outstandâ€" ie Communist vote, sub 1 expediency," said he. ‘eceived a rousing welâ€" ly we will disown their ns do,. it appears they y into office. A touch n1 my heart for these r of a man who has a ing to relay the latest f the thousands of in* icger, better and reviâ€" t old Booby plenty of ire flirting with the V‘ : Booby‘s campaign lent chance of preâ€" s coming year. We