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Porcupine Advance, 6 May 1948, 1, p. 1

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oaul 241 exhorted the. members who the Finnish Hail, Algongtin Roulevard. They said that fhey â€"cou no longer follow. m "Communist" dictates of those M iu chnrge ot the union. These officers, Iva’h . dent, Art Jones, Pinancial 1, Presl real breach. in. Wx} wall began to show. Pirst t-hm Wp.s a meeting in which the suspended officers of Loâ€" Brothers orF action ar Of 1 â€" the union office and removed py ||the filcs to arother office on 2nd avenâ€" ya ||ue. |‘ More than a thousand dollars o m colhlcted fees went with the files. were on the right trackâ€"â€"th were tmgerprmwflib Vachon faction set up their murder weapon. _ GOOG OB€8 ||pwice in Harmony, Hall and started to too. . Making .CAFETUL OUStâ€" || worr. â€"â€"‘The cards for the new Mine ing Of the lombmherknue + 'orm Organizing | Committee are ship. pcuce, wiped his patms, | eorthcmlmrsmsurethat. i m nc P tant: ne saw it nurdered e supcess of theirâ€"coup last Sunday, Ivan Vichon, hew Mir W kers :Organizing Committee, is shown , " Beh ,ugiu. the Committee‘s Organizer ecretary, who is making out a . The new ‘union ‘is being orâ€" ‘Congress of Labor.: list of nameg: as’ ruc ganized with theâ€" coo 4 tliere \vp.s a meeting in e suspended. officers of Loâ€" exhorted thé mmrs who the. Finnish. Hcfl. Mlonqmn 1. They â€" that: they ; r follow the ", s e °4e as0eV o oo cet _ WV Wl ( EC N CCCE C CCC a his /‘ Last Sunday everything moved quietâ€" t |dy. \During the moving of the last| x+ S The unrepentant officers began m their cwn party and after sevâ€" eral meetings they decided that the best thing to do was to walk out. . The meeting last Sunday decided the matâ€" ‘ter. . A . truck was ordered and office furniture, typewriters, sound equipâ€" mmt nnd Tes were taken to an office in Harmony Hall. ganize for Lccal 241, feared that Some such move might be made.. He entered the union office and removed the files to another office on 2nd avenâ€" fie, ‘More ‘than a thousand dollars mmi»ed fees went with the files. *<‘‘The â€"Vachon faction set up their oflice 1n Harmony. Hall and started to work. > ~The cards for the new Mine of Mineâ€"Mill and Smelter Workers when they refused to buckle down and work . for hotâ€"shot organizers such as Reid Robins: «1 and Horowitz.. On Apâ€" n 4th the Union passed its edict and the: bovs were suspended until they fmn.ted of their sing. Kemnedy, the smiling Scotsman, orâ€" sectetary of the Pmlm Communâ€"| Ity YMCA. â€" - 1 , "Conditions â€" in Pnlestine qqd in dlflicult f’ nation ‘overseas. "I do not m fi ;' f have | the last. of ‘Czechosolvaâ€"| â€" Ow Anne Shipley ,always nimble of wi..iF when on her feet told :a couple of Rusâ€" sian stories which brought gales of lsaughter and told of her many business dealings with Rosert Saunders when lhe was mayor of Toronto. "He did a iflne job as mayor of Toronto and it, looks like he will continue to do so as Hydro Chairman," said Mrs.â€" Shipley. ~~ ‘The w hole everning was one of gaieâ€" ty <untl even Mr. â€"H. H. Leeming, the regional © who was ‘prepared to throw out numerous statistics in a dy mannrer, smiled and forgot to read his speech. Even when he did refer to his notes hemade them inâ€" A most perfect afterdinner. speaker Bob Saunders regaled his audience wit sidelights on his post as chairman of Hydro and ‘his difficult training period. *"The office of Chairman of Hydro is tco important an office to the peoâ€" ple of Ontaria to have it in politics. I consider Hydro," Mr. Saunders said, "As the greatest single economic facâ€" tor in the welfsaxe of th,e people of this p;rovince Temfi ‘of his numéerous tours thn ough - .rt‘of ‘the province, Mr.. Saunâ€" ers sa'* *3 t:hat ‘he cmsidered itA ‘duty “anél ‘pléeacure to meet ,the employees ' ‘Id â€"the: #agtiwo-monha.,’b, he said haVé done everything posâ€" "ible tomeet: the employees of Hydro and talk to them about their various problems; was just like going back to. . I ‘had ~to study about what a kfilowat;t was, and how much and everything conmnected. with â€" the running of thisâ€"vast. enterprise. . It is the: largest thingâ€"we have in Ontario. "On Monday: A. W. Mamby (Assisâ€" tant ~Genergal Manager of Administra- tionw) « approgched me â€"and suggested I look over theâ€"power developments in the north, especially around Timminst Mamby;}/ â€"I â€"â€"said, ‘how do we get to Timmins?, But the Hydro has a huge Grauman Maillard amphibian and here Mr. Saunders, Mr. Mamby, Mr. W. Ollenâ€"Bittle, Personnel Manager, and Mr. H. H. Leeming, Regional Manager for the Northâ€"Eastern Regison were scated at the head table wu.h Mayor Karl Eyre, Mr. A. C. F’erguson and Reeve Anne Shipley of Kirkland Lake. . Mayor Karl Evre spoke on behalf of the citizens of Timmins in welc¢oming Mr. ‘Saunders and party to Timmins and then introduced Reeve Anne Shipâ€" ley of Kirkland Lake who in turn inâ€" triduced the main speaker of the eyâ€" ening, Mr, Saunders. "Since we egn‘t talk about the future of ‘Hydro,"‘ He said brightly, "I will talk <aboutâ€"its> past, and that is wonâ€" derful indeed.~‘ Hydro development in an. impressive© study. _ â€"1I am nowson an educational tour. up to the canyon â€" a.nd this t.our was decided upon M.ondy . "Who would have believed me if T had spoken about Hydro on the air," he said. °"I discontinued my talks on the radio and have declined to say‘ anything about the changeâ€" over or in any way be"cme mixed up in politics. 3 Unable to syeak on. the future of Hydro. in the province due to the elecâ€" tion, Mr. Saunders said that as it was a selfâ€"imposed. task and only because of what people might say if he did ;chairman of the Ontario Hydro Comâ€" missicn and the first chairman of the Commission to visit Timmins proved himself more than a match Tuesday evening for those politickers who lookâ€" ed for a locphole to tie the ebullient "Bob" in with pclltics 4 At a dirner in the Hotel given in honor by ‘the Porcupine Hydro Club, Mr. Saunders declared that he wz entire‘y opposed to the idea :f connecting Hydor will politics. "I ‘will do everything possible to keep Hydro cut of politics," he said firmly, "Ard, he who elected me.to this post as HMpdro Chairma» wanted it that wey, and I mean to keep it that way." . Robert Hocd Saunders, dynamic "I‘ll Keep Hydro out of Politics," +. Robert Saunders assures Porcupine Hydro Club .‘ It was that kind of an TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 6th, ‘"Europe is sick, physically, omically, â€"and politically. ‘The people are burdened with fear â€" {ear of regâ€" imentation, fear of domination fear of another war that they believe will demolish them." Thus said J. Hartâ€" ley Fowler, World Service Secretary for Canada for the YMCA last . Monâ€" Europe Looks To Canad Says Y.M.\ W S SCCI' -1fr’ At â€"the arnnual meeting on March 23rd the following schedule of fees were~ adopted and are now in effect, payabh.e on or before M:aty 15th. Family Meimkership ........... $55.00 Married ‘Couples .................. $50.00 Gentlemen $40.00 TAACIOE: _ ... ie en in n k ns $25.00 JHIHIHOTS L . © $3.00 Green Fees (pen .1 .. $1.50 Large Locke@rs $3.00 Small Lâ€"ckers $2.00 Mr. Hall announces that, t,hose wishâ€" ing ito pay their fees by instalments may do so provided the initial payment is accoinpanied . with postâ€"dated cheâ€" yues. . ‘The first third of fée plus lockâ€" er must be in by May 15th; the second is due June 15th, and the third or balance ¢f the fees are due on July 15th, Funds Coming In For War Memorial Hall \| 6 he came to. plck np the Jlaun 'wgi Garbage Col Mayor Karl Eyre and his codncil- lors embarked on a garbage collecâ€" tion scheme last week the . cost of which. will be borne .only by thbse who benefit from it. wn a tax levy is imposed wh,ich covere garbage collection and . the . hcusb- holder pays as much mill rate 85 tpe large business or restaurant which has tons of Parbage to remove. But See vou at the 19th hole! Fore! ; in Timmins it will be diflerent The difference is this: Only thOBe] who have large quan'tities of garhage to haul away each‘ week will, fairly enough, pay the cost of ‘its rem val. The small householder will pay a -no- The Porcupine‘ Veterans War Meimâ€" minal fee per room for: the ' orial Fund Campazin has raised to| The cost of garbage collection for ';tho- date $48,761.99 in donations. The orâ€"| town is set at $30,000. - iginal drive cpened April 15th, 1947, and will ccontinue until sufficient furd: are collected. A Memorial Hall is being bulit <cn the Echumacher Highway and the official cpenlng will take <place on July Ist. _A ghire :sis#â€"atâ€"spring . is the annual notice from the Timmins G:H Ciub anâ€" nouncing: the tmenirg ‘6f the official golf seasou. ~This vear on Monday, May 24th, the :Club wi‘l throw wide its gates with a twoâ€"ball mixed foursome ccmmencing at 30 v.m. and followed y â€"a dinner atâ€"6 p.m. J. R.: Hall, secretaryâ€"treagurer of the T. G..C. says that those wishing to attend the dinner following the afâ€"< termo:n games should make their reâ€" servations with the Club stewardess not later than Saturday noon May 22: The phone number is 12065. _The other woman nominated at weekâ€"cad meetings was Ald. M. Cathâ€" erine Straith; who got the Liberal nod in Wmdsor Sandwich, J. A. Prinâ€" gle, former member of Arden, was hnominatet as Progressive Conservaâ€" tive candidate for Frontenac-Addmg- ton at a convention in Kingston, when he won: outâ€"over Edgar Drew, former warden of ‘Lennox and.: Addington: H. L.~Cartwright, Kingston lawyer, was nominated at a CCF meeting in Kingston. * | : Golf Season Opens 24th With Mixed Fouresome Mrs. Martha Scarrow, formet school teacher and wife ‘of a cab company ° owher. at Sarnia, got ‘the CCF _nomination for Lambton West, while Progressive Oonsemfi(res nomâ€"< inated Bryan Cathcart as their canâ€" didate. Mr. Cathcart was elected to the lefllslature in‘ 1945. At the Proâ€" gressive â€" Conservative nominating meeting, Lator Minister Charles Daâ€" ley and J. W. Murphy, MP for Lamb- ton, spoke. Women made their first appearâ€" ance in the lneup for Ontario‘s June 7 elections last Saturday, when‘ the CCF ~nominated a woman (candidate in Lambton West, and the Liberals in. Windsor-Sand'Mch Women Candlda_tes Make First Showing by the MCA. _ "Among the, oth aftermaths of war ‘and privation . said, brought a breath ot into Europe ‘and they: still ‘ in the United Nations.. Cze and leadership. We have better to offer in Christian demoeracy but we must live it daily in our. hmâ€" -m A month per room rate. . AS: le, under the new byâ€" iness and our lives." {taw a Pimmins homeâ€"owner living in Mr. Fowler said that last year 70 l a:fiveâ€"room dwelling will pay. 50 cents dfa. montu for garbage collection or $6 a year." Another man with a sevenâ€" < mhomemuldpay'lwmonthlyor “Hc 'M ‘a year. > Taxing the users of garbage colâ€" lection in this manner will mean apâ€" Mayor Karl Eyre and his cotncilâ€" lors embarked on a garbage collecâ€" tion scheme last week the. cost of which will be borne only by those who benefit from it. In most. towns a tax levy is imposed whjch covers garbage collection and . the. houseâ€" holder pays as much mill rate as the large business or restaurant which has tons of Parbage to remove. But "This sum will allow us to keep up the high standards of our equiment, some of which is the finest in !he country," said His Worship Garba ge Co?: P flfCtlon Plan _ nenry Martin, 108. Cedar ‘g , Tmnminsgn, was theâ€"first man to discover Frank Deluca‘s infl iflfl:hflfly a% 3Biverslde Drive when he came to pick up theâ€" lumfi!y on emy moruing. He called the police on. making his discovery.‘ ; â€" cfi TtX s | Henry Martin, 168. Cedar Sfreet, 8., Timminsn, was theâ€"first man | â€"‘ The only buildings exempt from the -: !maw will be churches hospitals and nelluions or institutions. {jCommercial buildings charged by the ‘I Â¥olume of garbage, ashes and waste, -ym include all buildings other than â€"| homes, â€" office buildings or apartment houses, which will come under the 10 ings in the town have been divided | into five classifications: ‘according to the cubic footage of garbage regu-! lafly dispooed Business houses that have: less than 12 cubic feet of garâ€" bage a month will pay $2.00 a month. Those between 12 and‘ 24 cubic feet month theâ€" rate is $3.00; 24 to 28 cubic feet is $6.00;. 48 to 96 cubic feet, wil lbe $12.00 and over 96 cubic proximatedâ€" saving of three mills on the, tax rate which should make the hquseholder and people with vacant property very very happy. The tax rate thisâ€"year would have been, but for this cut, over 70 mills for the pubâ€" lic school and 88 mills for separate school supporters.: The rates will go into effect immediately. The bylaw sets --3ut a schedule for private homes inâ€"which they will pay a monthly fee of 10 .cents for each room payable to the town each month with a miniâ€" mum charge of 30 cents for a house. ; . The owners of commercial buildâ€" | ~Although Frank‘s money, was m!u [ing, a diamond ring was stlll on his | finger when he was taken to the funâ€" eral <home morgue and no attampt : had been made to removyeit: > ! ~The laneway beside the house enâ€" closed by a wire/fence, showed eviâ€" The laundryman noticed that ‘one of the panes in the front stprm door had been broken and the 31988 :scatâ€" tered over the verandah, The Rront door was slightly ajar and a lerge french chef carving knife was on the, top step with clotted blood the usually gleaming steel. ‘This was at ©10.15 ca.m. When police ‘arrived they examined the ‘body and it was taken toâ€" Chenier‘s Funeral Home where the autopsy was conducted Tuesday afternoon,. Chief Gagnon assisted ‘by tho Crim inal nvestigation Bureau. Police started in. They tound that Frank had been badly beaten as well as stabbed and that per«ha therge were more than just one > ed up in it as Frank was known to be 3 "scrapper‘" who. could tgke Care ot himseuiftheneedmao i 3 v a half a dozen. keya onitwu:onnd ~ Continued on Page 6 â€" Township, who was called as soon ag the body was> found, ‘burrieq tc the neat, asphalt brick tiveâ€"room house in which Frank Deluca had livad for several years. ‘The body was first seen by Henry Martin, 168 Cadar Street,!: N., â€" a â€" truck driver 10" ‘the Snowâ€"White Laundry. Young Mwfin came to ‘the house to plck up 2 ’bu of laundry. ~ It was one of those thil baffle the police. Frank been a gambler «all his life and had been known to. carry large sums of money in his pockets. Gamblers do that because they never know when they will want to sit in on a q;me. But when the police found in a pool of his own blood with in- testines protruding from a large k wound in the abdomen, Tuesday gnom- ing, they saw that his pockets waere empty. . The imotive thereflore, they said, must be robbery. ‘But it was anyone‘s guess.. Frank was mixed up with more things than cherries in a fruit cake. Chief Leo H. Gaghon. M%unfioy Ammeuuwhichmmade toadulponca iforming them that Tracing Phione Call w ingle Copyâ€"Five Cents

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