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â€" PAGE FoOUR In an editorial in this paper last week it was pointed out that this section of Canada would be the most stategically imâ€" portant sector of the continent in event of war. That editorâ€" lal was not written with the intention of creating fear or unâ€" rest. But it is time all of us looked the salient geographic facts in the face. ' Easy access to the industrial hubs of America al Detroit nd Chicago, to the link between East and West at the Sault canal and to the atomic energy plant at Chalk River can be obtained by an enemy who attacks at James Bay. An effective attack directed at these four points would at least partially paralyse America‘s stinews of war. It would probably be enâ€" gineered by carrierâ€"based planes from James Bay, supplementâ€" ed by as large a land force as could be carried in troop ships. Under present conditions, with not even one of the radar staâ€" tions which spanned the North during the past war still in opâ€" eration, such a surprise blow from a resolute and wellâ€"equipâ€" ped enemy would probably be successful. While there is probaby a multitude of human ostriches here who would bury their heads in Northern muskeg at such a suggestion, the seriousness of such a threat is evident to any person who studies the map and is at the same time aware of world conditions. The Eastern world and the Western world are rapidly moving to a showdown of ideologies. As a result of the intractable lack of willingness to compromise of totaliâ€" tarianism, it appears that the present "cold war‘ will presâ€" ently become one of armed force, y And it is vital that measures be taken at once adequately to defend the area of which we are residents. What defences have we today? How well prepared is Canada, and this section of the counttTy in particular, to repei a sneak attack from the Arctic Sea? The fact of the matter is that our defences are almost nil and that we are not prepared at all . . . Last week in a news despatch from Ottawa it became apparent how trivial our deâ€" fence would be. It was stated that Canada would toss in three airborne infantry regiments to halt an agressor from the North. In other words, one tiny brigade, unsupported by tanks or artillery. 22 . c ul At the present time could weâ€"or the U.S.â€" rush tank supâ€" port to these troops? We could not. There are two rail lines which supply this district â€" the ONR from North Bay and the CNR from Quebec. Further west, there is the Algoma Central running from the Sault to Hearst. Under the impact of a vioâ€" lent air assault which struck without warning, these lines could be shattered in a dozen places in a matter of hours. They could be kept that way by sustained attacks. If such occurred, there would be left one road over which tanks and artillery could be broughtâ€"the Transâ€"Canada highâ€" way extending from North Bay®on the South and Port Arthur on the West. This road is in such condition today that in many places it would be unable to support the passage of even two armourâ€" ed divisions without disintegrating into mire. â€" Any one of the thousands of veterans in this district who witnessed troop movements during the past war will substantiate this fact. They know how much of a quagmire a road can become after the passage of just one regiment of tanks, While the Transâ€" Canada between Hearst and Port Arthur is an excellent milâ€" itary road, that section of the Highway between Hearst and North Bay was built largely over muskeg, without first excaâ€" vating deep enough to get to rock or solid soil. A modern army moving over it in wet weather would reduce it to uselessness almost at once. The Alaska highway received wide publicity as a military road during the past war. Actually, under present conditions, the Alaska highway plays a minor role in the overâ€"all strategy of Canada‘s defence. An enemy who attacks along it has thousands of miles to fight before he gets anywhere. Even if he crossed the U.S. border he would mop up nothing resemblâ€" ing the industrial power which lies directly south of this disâ€" trict in which we live, The most important road on the Amâ€" erican continent today is the Transâ€"Canada highway between North Bay and Port Arthur. The government is neglecting its obligation to Canada if it does not take steps to place this road in the category of a firstâ€"class military road. ‘The removal of Reid Robinson from the local scene through the intervention of the Immigration Department should not obscure the fact that Robinson would have been ejected in any case from the labor movement here. What happened at last week‘s meeting of the union, when hundreds of angry miners turned out to repudiate Robinson, was the handwriting on the wall for the suave, dapper, redâ€"dyed genâ€" tleman from across the border. But it only lasted a week. The miners of the camp came to life and attended last Sunday‘s union meeting. _ In a vote which clearly demonstrated what they thought of the great poopah of Mine Mill and his cheap little plot, they placed Mr. Carltn back in office. It was planned for the meeting of this coming Sunday that Robinson would be requested to leave this area, accomâ€" panied by his loyal henchmen, Henry Horowitz and William Kennedy. It is regretable that the Immigration Department acted when it did. It would have been much better if Local 241 had been the agent which removed Robinson. . Then the entire country would know that the miners of this camp will not allow themselves to be lead by Communists. One afternoon this week the Advance was visited by a dgelegation of angry ladies who had a part in arranging the gonrcert. Evidently upset at the Advance‘s statement that they had been duped, they accused the editor of undermin‘ng democracy and causing iliâ€"will by printing the story of the Ctoncert. They argued that in any case the funds obtained TIMMINS, ONTARIO Members Canadizan Woeck!y Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€"Quebre Newspaper Association Published every Thursday by Merton W. Lake Bubscription Rates: COsanada $2.00 Per Yeat. United States: $3.00 Per Year * ut ue nat 2e nait uit wal By (Gi, A. Macdonald % N)oung * eV e V T TV S T EV T C C CCC T ECC ETV T. h. hi. M 2s 2 is n ots on «lea ataataa*s natns*nataateatactaatectaatectes nate 2« aa*se â€" > *n *n n n n n n n n n n n n n h ui i i BE E: oo oo en o oo oo o o oo oo oo oo o n oo n oo ns oo n oo o o oo 4 4 4 s s *4 «ty afe afe afe afe afe No. 44. There Woere ‘"Kickers" in the Early Days The manner in which a number of respectable and loyal residents of this town were duped into celebrating Internaâ€" tional Women‘s Day, a 100 percent Communist institution, should be a lesson to all. Unwittingly and for a cause which merits full supportâ€"the Canadian Appeal for Childrenâ€"these persons contributed to a concert which was Red in origin and basically Red in purpose, using the "united front" technique. Through a coup at the previous meeting Robinson had managed to have Ralph Carlin, business agent of local 241, removed from his post. Carlin had assailed Robinson conâ€" tinually as a Communist and the high potentate of the Reds didn‘t care for it at all. No sir, a mere honest, loyal Canaâ€" dian couldn‘t do that to the great man of Moscow. So the meeting was packed with Commies and partyâ€"liners and Mr. Carlin got the gate. Timmins, Ontario, Thursday, March 25th, 1948 The Borcupine Adbance Most Important In America Exit Mr. Robinson The Concert innmii'f”?nags Tben The lpmcupm?TraffiC Is Stopped t T{las 1Mouna Ifl South Porcupme a, Despite the fact that the pmoneers of Timmins and the Porcupine worked together with unusual amiability, it must be admitted that there was conâ€" siderable "kicking" in this area in the early days. There had to be to acâ€" complish what was done here. . There were so nmany things demanding remâ€" edy that "kicking‘‘ was essential. Gov»â€" ernments and other outside concerns had to be kicked around considerably to get a fair deal for the land. f There was an unwritten law, ever, that no kicking should be wasted. This idea was made clear in an editâ€" orlal in The Advance over thirtyâ€"one years ago. That editorial may still have interest and value. Here it is; "The Gentle Art of Kicking" "The new dictionaries should include proper definitions of the words, "kick. ing" and "kickers," as popularly used. "Toâ€"day the world is full of kickers, And so is Timmins. . Nearly everybody is kicking about something â€" about the war, or the weather, or the governâ€" ment, or the council, or the board of trade, or the police, or the newspapers. "Indeed, kicking threatens to beâ€" come the national pastime. "Ssome people appear to think that it is a mark of superiority smply to kick.â€" â€" It is not. The most noted kicker on earth, or in the Porcupine â€" with one unâ€"named exception â€" is the silly son of the jJackass. "‘The mule is a great kicker. The trouble is that he kicks backwards, He doesn‘t get anywhere with all his kickâ€" ing. In fact he has to stop all proâ€" gress, to stand and kick.. He never acâ€" complishes anythinp, but to smash things to smithereens, and sometimes to fill his cwn heels with splinters. "A mule is usless when he is kickâ€" ing, but, fortunately, the fourâ€"legged mule doesn‘t kick all the time. Dale Carnegie "The other day a local man was kickâ€" ing about the board of trade, and aâ€" bout the Advance, because the The Adâ€" vance didn‘t kick the smithereens out of the board of trade. The Futility â€"of Worry istrikes Home Robert Moore, 14 Highland Avenue, Maplewood, N. J, was one of 88 men aboard a submarine in the last war when a small Japanese convoy headed their way. . ‘They had picked it up by radar and as daybreak approached they submerged to avold attack. He says that through the periscope he saw Jap destroyer escort, a tanker and a mine layer. , They fired three torâ€" pedoes at the. destroyer escort but misâ€" sed. The destroyer didn‘t even know that she had been attacked and conâ€" tinued on her way. By the time the submarine had swung around the second ship passed and they couldn‘t fire on her. . They got ready to attack the last ship, the mine layer. He says they didn‘t know it but all that time a Jap was overhead protecting the Jap convoy. â€" That plane spotted the submarine. _ Three minutes later all hell broke loose. Six depth charges exploded around them. Theyâ€" were terrified. â€" For fifteen hours that Jap mine layer kept it up. Why am T relating this, a story the like of which you have read many times? â€" Well, read on. Robert Moore says that he was so terrified that he could hardly breathe. "‘This is Death," he kept saying to himself. HMe was so chilled with fear that a sweater and a furâ€"lined jJacket failed to keep lhim warm. , He tremâ€" bled with cold. During those fifteen hours he recalled all the bad things he had done, remembered all the little things he once had worried about. His long working hours, the poor pay; how he would go home at night, disgruntled and quarrel with his wife over trifles. How he worr.ed because he couldn‘t buy the home he wanted, or a new car, or nice clothes for his wife. . How big those wories seemed then; how infinâ€" itesimal now, when facing a threat to blow him to Kingdom Come. It made him realize how absurd how futile it is to worry about anyâ€" thing while you are alive. He promised himself then that if he escaped death, he would never, neâ€" ver worry again. Two years passed and Robert Moore lives, and he says he learned more about the art of living during those fifteen terrifying hours than in all the rest of his life put together. â€" Does he worry now? â€" No, if something arises that would seem difficult to cope with he just tackles it with all the strength he at one time would have used up in worry.:> through the concert were devoted to a good cause. The Advance is interested in preserving democracy, not in undermining it. . And in view of existing world conditions, the best manner in which any newspaper can aid in preseryâ€" ing democracy is by exposing those who are attempting to undermine it. It is regretable that the feelings of a nuimâ€" ber of sincere and respected ladies should be hurt in the proâ€" cess, but it is much better to have one‘s fellings hurt than to be associated. unwittingly with a cause which is bent on desâ€" troying the way of life we know. s â€" smS C 4 The International Women‘s group 18 ganization of Communism, in the same way Consumers‘ League is. "Upon investigation, it was found that the man did not attend board of trade meet ngs â€" that he refused to show how things should be done (let alone, do them himselWf),. He simply stood still .and kicked backwards, like the mule. "Kickers are necessity for proâ€" press, but they must kick to some pur. pese. . They must kick forward, like the raceâ€"horse, If they want to go places. "It is worse than useless to stand in front of the board of trade, or the council, or the newspaper, or the town or whatnot, and kick,kick,kick â€" kick backwards. The right way is to get behind these good forces, and kick forward â€" and then everybody will get places. "Let everzbody kick to the very beart‘s content, and there will be pro. gress made all right. "But before he starts kicking every kicker should be sure he is not s mply a imule." One of the lads lcoked at the packâ€" sack with the probable thoughit of kick. ing in his mind, bhut he also stole a glance at the old prospector, and chanâ€" ged his mind about booting that parâ€" ticular packsack. Instead, he said, "Well, let‘s start by kicking over the stove!" In their dying agony the two thieves taunted the Master, Doubtâ€" less they knew something . of the charges brought aaginst Himâ€"that He had claimed to be the Son of God, and that He was engaged in founding a kingdom. But now this "King" was crucified, and soon would be dead. Before the cross the enemies of Christ stood hurling their venomous insults, and the fellowâ€"sufferers beside Him joined their volces in bitter derision. Suddenly, however, there was a change, One of the thieves was touchâ€" ed by the spirit of Jesus under this storm of insults. Already he had marvelled at the words of Jesus as the soldiers drove in the cruel nails, "Forgive them, Father,"for they know not what they do". Now one of the thieves is smitten with reproach for what he and his comrad have been saying, and in humble penitence he calls on his comrade to be silent, "We indeed suffer for our sins, but this man hath done nothing amiss". It was a sudden conversion. Perâ€" haps this penitent thief had heard a good deal of Jesus previously, perâ€" haps he had stood with a crowd lisâ€" tening to the Master teaching. But at any rate there came a great and amazing change in his attitude to Jesâ€" us. In the presence of the Son of God his own sin rose up against him, and in his dying moments he calls upon Christ, "Remember me when Thou comest into thy kingdom." How different it was with the other thief. Both men were equally near toâ€" Christ, but the other> remained hard and impenitent. Men react difâ€" ferently when death comes near. 1 the first world war word sometimes came to soldiers that the next night they would move up into the line i preparation for going "over the top. This meant that a third of them would die. Some men turned in prayer to God, and prepared their souls for possible death. But others went ou for one last debauch. So this other thief continued his abuse of Christ as the last minutes of life slipped away. Sso far, it was just fun by Rey. E. Gilmour Smith, Mountjoy United Churchs 3‘%, Those who wrote the .story of the Crucifixion of Chris recalled that on either side of the principal vicitm was a t.hie( ‘~' â€" men 01 evilâ€"life who had been. onc;mcg {o}‘ichty ~But thi [ss posmon among thieves was actually not so ‘strange. AM hig“" life Jesus had never kept.aloof from sinners; often inde@d Hei had sought them out that bhe might btring‘to them the redeem 4 ing message of the gospel of God‘s pardoning love., Now he was to die with a thief on either hand. What word should a Christian speak our [Dastor M pcaks a falseface orâ€" the Housewives 3OH ib THE TwO THIEVES and talk â€" but anyone who knows youug fellows of all ages and all stages, can guess what might follow. The old prospector knew. _ He had been places, and seen young fenuws of all ages, and all stages. to one who draws near the door of death? _ On what should a dying man base his assurance of salvation? Obâ€" viously if salvation depends on good works, no time is left to work for God. St. Paul has taught, "By grace are ye saved through faith: it is the gift of God; not of works lest any man should boast". And Jesus has said, "Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out".. We are saved not by what we have done, "but by what Christ has done. wise cast out".. We are saved not by "Good morning," we replied, "How are you?" wha.t.’ wc" have done, "but by what "Fil)e. How are you?" Ch(;"\a ]f"‘}', f.l'”“ei‘ i6 conversion is nat . .What happened next was a revelation to us. In a \.,,;nl,lfu:i,‘:g d"w:," l:‘,:u(‘,{(;m\l:.?slg:l: ?:1 learnédâ€"way, Hatrack began to discourse on his life in the foâ€" s *# oA . ; : f "Jr' .I' * # i6 kh t. 4 q 6 * # | *Ct * _ "We cannot kindle when we Avill, the â€"* lfe.st. .“I,ie s_md th@t he was an orphan d.lld (h(let. x,mlly lf ’ fire that in the heart resides; the spitft k}-mem,bé_t, his right name, but among moose he was known as bloweth : and is still, in mystery .. Lbpeedy.. â€"He was two years old, he said, and for the length soul abides". If‘ for years Q'e: have time he had been alive he thought that he was a pretly hardenedâ€" our hearts against. the. apâ€" â€"â€" smart ‘young moose: o oo en o on es mc in e is "I agree," said Wilbur, "With your natural tatent you i epontiinthe ht:h“:: ,‘;pdp\;::‘] 19 __ ire going to go a long, long way. For example, if you conâ€" L-'B}'.,',lhl, (.U',,\.;f,.gi(:"' of the penitent _ "Viiue t0 improve we will nominate you for town ,(r;,qunvil next ty : > ~Wh: 18 eds is e ‘ MJI, . It would thief brings encouragement. "Phere is year." What this town needs is a moose on councl Fa? It an old hymn. lend a new flavor to municipal politics." * But the conversion of the â€"penitent thief brings encouragement. "FPhere is an old hymn. t * , "But if you still s his call refuse, And all his wondrous love abuse, Soon will He sadly from you turn, Your bitter prayer for pardon spurn; _ ‘"‘Too late, too late, will be the cry â€" Jesus of Nazareth has passed by‘. That is not Christian theology. Christ never spurns a true cry for pardon. The only unpardoned ones are the ones who do not ask pardon, who do not want it, and who will not have it. "The only unpardonable sin, is the sin of refusing pardon". ‘"This is the .condemnation that light is come into the world" but men loved darkness rather than light theig deeds were .eyil, neither wcome to the light lést their deeds shHould be manifest". we dave tq fear is not that Christ will be ®deatf ta our cry for pardon, but we will be dumb, and never have it in our heart to seek for pardon. § i1 Such a last minute conversiqn is not something . we should, prestrime .,on., "We cannot kindle when we will, the It is a glorious thing that there can be deathâ€"bed repentance. But even although the soul is saved the life is lost. The dying thief could. receive salvation full and free, but no bitter regret could recall the wasted years, or give return in humble service for all Christ‘s gift of eternal life. The story of the dying dramâ€" atically speaks to us, "Come to Christ NOW". KEEPING OUT CRICKETS To prevent crickets from entering the house, seal up all cracks and holes im the floor and foundations and tight. en all screen windows in the house. TRAYVELLING TRADERsS The earliest longeâ€"distance roads in Europe were used by traders gwmermg amber. l sw > > § ‘By Our Noble 6 ‘Hedeparted in the direction of a feed store and preâ€" ;' sently returned with several bales of hay and a, sack of, Oats, the shed and found Hatrack asleep on the floor, f . Rouslng' the beast gently, he proffered food to the animal. â€" _ Hatrack fell to heartily and with relish. . It could b® seen m was going torthrive on domesticated fare., "Well, what next?" engquired McTavern. _ "Now that you have the animal what are you going to do with him? It is out of season so you can‘t shoot him for meat, though personâ€" ally I don‘t think he‘d be very tender in any case. H@s a too rugged," ‘ "You are talking sacrilege," replied Wilbur. "This 5‘Ih ameducatedâ€"moose, or will be, by the time I get thrgugh â€" with him." f 1 In the last episode of this fearsome tale weâ€"were left tanding with our mouths open on the shore of Bo#tleworks Lake as Allhours Murphy zoomed into the sky accompanied by Hatrack, that unusual moose with the aquiline nose and pink ehrs. _ It was the first time in history that a liveamoose had taken to the air and we were all properly implebsed.( "It‘s unique!" exclaimed Wilbur, "I wonder if_tfifirc is any way we can make some money out of it?" We pondered the matter but decided there was no visible manner of accumulating a yard or two of the long green in consequence of the event. We walked to the cabin and awaitâ€" ed Allhours‘ return. ~ Welltheâ€"days passed one after the other as they have "a hd.bl(o of doing, andjt the runt ‘perit his‘time with Hatâ€" We dtd not guess at first what he was trying to do, ibut it came out in the end that he was trying to teach the beast to talk.â€" That‘s right, talk. "HMe is learning rapidly," Wilbur declared at the end of the first week. "I am keeping his teaching very much to basic English at present and he has displayed remarkable faâ€" cility in picking it up. â€" For instance, he already khows how to say, ‘When the Hell do we eat?‘ " His plane appeared in an hour and a half, It glided gentâ€" ly down upon the lake and came to a halt near the shore, A man stepped out, but it wasn‘t Allhours. It was none other than Gord Mitchell, the gent who has chaufTfeured more air buggies about this district than there are bumps on the skin of an orange. "Hey, where is Allhours?" asked Wibur., "HMas something yone wrong?" "I am afraid the poor chap has gone ofl his rocker," Mitâ€" chell replied, "When last seen he was chasing your moose aâ€" cross Porcupine Lake waving a length of two by four." We climbed aboard and were back in South End in short order. We found Hatrack chewing the branches off a small bush in front of the airport hotel. About a thousand South End school kids were watching him and police chief Charlie McGinnis and his boys in blue were on hand to control the crowd,. The entire South End council was grouped nearby to discuss the phenomenon and the learned Pat Murphy, townâ€" ship clerk, was hastily notes as though he were an underpaid reporter of the Timmins Daily Press. It was in the midst of this public conclave that Wilbur announced his official title to the moose. Actually, the aniâ€" mal belonged to McTavern if it belonged to anybody, but it was the runt who was sufficiently aggressive to claim ownerâ€" ship. "Hatrack is mine," the exâ€"scribe announced to the throng, "T‘ll have him out of here in two minutes." He ordered McTavern to call a truck and Booby did so. A ramp was made of planks and Hatrack was urged aboard by the application of a coal shovel to his rump by Chief McGinnis. "And keep him out of this munnicipality," the chief deâ€" clared, ‘"We don‘t issue moose licences here." We drove into Timmins ahead of the truck, proceeding directly to McAfferty‘s boarding house. We backed the tfuck into the yard and before we could erect a ramp Hatrack jJumpâ€" ed out. We shooed him toward the woodshed and locked him therein. * â€"McTavern and ourself scoffed and Wilbur« demanded that we accompany him to the shed for a demonstration. We did so. IS THIS WILBUR‘S PLAN. DOES HE INTEND TO GROOM HATRACK FOR POLITICAL LEADERSHIP? WILL HATRACK MAKE A SEAT ON TOWN COUNCIL AT THE NEXT ELECTION? DON‘T SAY IT. WE KNOW WHAT YOU ARE THINKING! "Good morning," Hatrack enunciated the shed. *4 *l HE unusual feature of refundable income tax â€"Compulsory Savingâ€"must have convinced some people that regular saving is not so difficult as they had imagined. It brought a double benefit and both should be treasuredâ€"the actual money saved â€"the "education"‘ in saving money. When your cheque comes in, deposit it right in your Imperial Bank savings account, And as for the future, that regular habit of monthly budget for saving should not be lost, was an unusual form > of Saving l Roll lund l hle I1 I( ‘Ol l( \ !'\ ill IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA "The Bank for You" Timmins Brauch â€"â€" H.B. Henderson â€" Mgr, THURSDAY, MARCH, 295th, 10968 C. is we entered