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The weatherman has made no inâ€"| dication that spring is just around | the corner and the recent heavy snow | fall is ancther few inches t oadd to | the five year record of snow. Yesterday and today the town has been busy plowing the streets and carrying out snow removal. . The cost last year for snow removal in the | Town of Timmins was $7179.76 for the streets and $1669.32 for the sidewalks. The budget set aside for this work last year was $10,000.00 for the streets and $3100.00 for the sidewalks. The reason for the low cost last year was the very light snow fall in November and December. The snow removal costs to date this year has been $4678.30 for the streets and $1601.76 and all indications acâ€" cording to the record snowfall the costs will be considerably higher. .. 6 ty n use sns ies mss s ue w Everyone should know that high prices and prosperity go along toâ€" . We have prosperity when wages are high, when producers get good prices for what they grow That means a lot of money in circulation. In turn, people buy more and that‘s what makes the high prices â€" â€" comâ€" petiticn for the goods and services Ooffered. Snow Removal Costs Up This Year throrzh the maills and the Timmins Kiwanis Club wish to usc them through the mail by affixing one seal to the back of each letter. Place in the addressed envelope a donation from $1 to $55. Drop in the nearest post cffice or mail box. A receipt will be sent. thi on it Major Cassidy Conducts Art Course A two day art course will be conduct_ ced here this weekend by Major George Cassidy, D. S. O. of Cobalt. He is a high school teacher and the Author and illustrator of the "Warpath" a histery of the Algongquin Regiment in World War 2. Major Cassidy will be giving the two day course at the Masonic Hall Saturâ€" day and Sunday March 26th and 27th. The course will consist of a complete review of all the elementary phases cf oil and water colors. On Saturday from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. thcre will be a review of the principles of tools and composition. . A lecture and blackboard demonstration will be used for this part of the course. A demonstration of the prineiples at work including minor technical hints will follow the lecture. . sunday, the course will feature a lesson in composition rnd criticism of the work of the class and a general questlon period. The art course is sponsired by the TCAC through the help of the Comâ€" munity Programmes. The arrangeâ€" ments are in the hands of the Porcâ€" upine Art Club. Above is Andre Quelliette, director of the St. Charles Credit Union and Mr. E. Denis, general manager of the Regional Credit Unions of Norâ€" thern Ontario, pictured prior to the annual meeting held recently in the Cartier Theatre, Advance Photo fre« enterprise; after all, they people who know most about tem, and they should be the take the lead in c«plaining pit fellow citizens. ane mm s n Seals have reached you rails and the Timmins ish to uso them through ffixing one seal to the letter. Place in the be mort latform. utting the r all they " A. R. Mosher C.C.L. »\President Here Saturday u@0 CBUCHK:] man Oof the n made a press I that the Porcupir ion, Local 100, o gress of Labour thso Ontario Latb for certification 0 ly rated employe and Preston East He will speak at a membership meeting on §qunday afternoon at 2;30 p.m. at the Union Hall. The wind up of his speaking tour will be on Sunâ€" day evening at the Empire Theatre at p.m. and the general public are inâ€" vited to attend. A midwestern school superintenden! on a recent journey fell into conver sation with a nice old lady who shared his seat. Among the many things his seat. Among the .many (hings discussed was the likelihood of another depression. "I do hope there won‘t be another the old lady remarked. "The last one was terrible. and it came at such a bad time . . . when so many people were out of work." days. â€" He also is the ma: HMcspital. Joe was flown right arm. â€" His home is ; fusing to him, but now, h has tried to learn some E: i something to see, town and is rather bu be flown home again Ooursga PLEASF o A. (Buck) Behie, Of the Organizing. t a press release las the Porcupine Mine W Local 100, of the Can of Labour made ap; JOFE THE ESKIMO®" cuts a pictures He also is the man of the hour w lal._ Joe was flown here by plane arm. His home is an igioo in fatr x to him, but now, he enjoys all th ied to learn some English, however nething to see, Fraak, the orderh bliahed NO DEPRESSION! )6 echalf f the racian rank becoga n and wil ~Goldfield: Local 10( will be the 186 uUpiT 1! a n |I be wmvesque figure as he casually strolls the streets of South Porcupine these r with doctors, nurses and patients alike in the South Porcupine General ine six or more w eks ago to be treated for an old gunshot wound in his ‘ztr away Fort Harr ison. At first the white man‘s ways were most conâ€" _the attention he s and the strange food which is given him. He even ver, he has not very far beyond O.K., O.K., but as he says it his smile erly at the hosvpita‘ has taken upon himself the pleasure of showing Joe the er 2 person "likes < ho shows" its Joe. _ When a plane is available, Joe will intcresting to kno w just what Joe will have to say about this world of Firemen Recerve Wagre Boost St pel n Deputy Fire Chief $300.00 per month Fire Chief $350.00 per month The above schedule of wages are retroactive to January lst 1949 and the salary rate is based on a 48 hour week. The present regulations regarding vacations; uniforms, etc., shall remain Seventeenth of Ireland Observed by Kiwanis sentin r month. The officd be Board of Arbitration presented v findings after hearing both sides he wage dispute between the Town Timmins and the Timmins Fireâ€" ! Sitting on the Board of arbiâ€" ion were Judge B,. J, Robinson of the neutral chairman cinted, with Gregory T. Evans repâ€" nting the firemen and Tom Mc I for the Town of Timmins. he board agreed the following lings, which brings the wage rate the Timmins Fire Department up within $5.00 across the board, of Timmins Police Department. New Wage Rate s six months (probation) $170.00 rt of first year $180.00 NC 1a third year $200.00 fourth year _ $205.00 fifth year $215.00 sixth year $225.00 nics of which the department at present came in for a raise w given a trades pay of $10. y was "Iri~h Day" at the uncheon of the Kiwanis Club ‘mpire Hotel, the event havâ€" 1 postponed from last week. the special Irish touches on were the green decorations ables, with green candles in urnhies"" for candlesticks. ppreciation was shnown for ns presentation of the Irish "Ill Take You Home Again " _and "Peggy O‘Neil," while n was equally successful in ons, "Danny Boy," and "Miâ€" Mrs. Caron and Mr. Boivin ‘h applause for their duet ‘My Wild Irish Rose." r musical feature Of the day enthusiastic singing of Irish the large Irish Chorus. durâ€" 5 $245.00 per month $260.00 per month e Chief $300.00 per month $350.00 per month ve schedule of wages are to January lst 1949 and rate is based on a 48 hour nc ongs presented by Mrs. ‘ and Frank Boivin were iny other happy features m. Mrs. Ren2 Barrette ugai to act as piano acâ€" the inavoidable absence Larcher through illne‘s. cing these artists, Past W V he department came ts also and are. as the guesi spzaker, Martindale of Timâ€" hly enjoyed by all. added to the effecâ€" iy he presented the altend the con the Palace Thea Quartette, whic siting arti 3er month )er month per month per month wages are [‘IMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 24th, 1949 ted that $170.00 $180.00 $190.00 Firemen Receive Third False Alarm Cn Monday cvesing at 8:57 p.m. a call was answered from fire box 35 on the corner of Elm and Fifth ave. When the fire truck arrived there was no onc on the scene. . . . This is the third false alarm that has been turned in this year. The Fire Chief has made stern warning on each occasicn that this ~practice must cease and that there is a $25.00 reward for informaâ€" tion cn the culprits turning in these alarms. T«‘ During the week the firemen wore required to attend nine calls four of them were chimney fires. , Two of the calls were due to the overflowing of oil stcves when the oil ignited; the firemen stood by until the fire had burned itself out, and another call was for an overheated stove. The most serious fire of the week caused $10.00 damage. A call was reâ€" ceived from J. Roy of 209 Cedar St. S. and the department found that a ash can containing hot ashes had been placed too close to the building and the wall had just started to catch fire. Table Tennis School Well Attended 2 week, after school, by Mr. John Lilâ€" lic, has been so well received by the young players, that registrations are nc longer being ~accepted for this group, but a waiting list has been esâ€" tablished for the next group which will be forming soon. The first group of 21 players has been divided into two sections to enable better instrucâ€" tion and practice. The Table Tennis School which is being conducted at the Porcupine Community YMCA three afternoons ing the community singing, led by Ted Bartlett, with Secretary W. H. Wilzon at the piano. C.N.R. agent at Timmins; Jesse French programme director at C.K.G.B.; Don James of Sudbury, formerly of Tim mins Kiwanis; and Edwin Copps, cA oi the associate editors of Time Magâ€" azinc, New York, formerly of Timâ€" mins. Other visitors for the day, introâ€" duced hy Nick Basciano. were: J. B. Rooney, manager of Timmins branch of the Dominion Bank: F. J. Murray. The guest speaker throw new light or what is known as the problem o â€" divided Ireland. He sketched high lights in the history of the Emercal. Isle, pointing out that Ireland p ceded all other European lands culture and civilization. When trouble grose, the Irish of the North had been driven out and English and Scottish had been transported to Erin to take the places of the dispossessed. The Englich had repudiated treaties on ocâ€" casion. . All could not be passed ove: by suggesting that it be forgotten. kev. Father Martindale made effec tive use of the judgement of Solomo: in the case of the two women who disâ€" puted as to which of them was the mother of the baby before him. 1 iwondered what would have been 't'nought on the wisdom of Solomon if that king had agreed with the woâ€" man who was ready to divide the (Continued on Page Four) Reyv. Father Martindasle was intro juced by Past President Quinn. Advance Photo More Money for Mining Municipalitiesâ€"Shipley PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT CONSULT MUNICIPALITIES Mayor Ken Buffan of Cobalt thankâ€" ed the ascoctation for allowing them to be a member of the Mining Municiâ€" palities of Northern Ontario and as a| new member would they be entitled to receive a grant from the provincial | government. § In reply, Reeve Anne Shipley of the Township of Teck said, "that, there is a little extra in the pot this year for the mining municipalities accordâ€" ing to my information from Mr. Frost. This does not mean that there is an extra amount for the municipalities already receiving a grant, but it is for the assistance of those mining municiâ€" which can qualify as such a municipality and require the grant." "I q@nnot see why you should not receive it as Geralton and Larder Lake recieved such assistance last year," she added. It was moved by Anne Shippley and seconded by Karl Eyre that a letter be sent from the Association on beâ€" half of the Town of Cobalt that they be eligible to secure a grant as a bone fide mining municipality. ‘"‘May I ask that a letter be sent to the minister by the association stating our request," said Mr. Buffan. "I might suggest," said Mr. Bartleâ€" man, "that a central office be estabâ€" lished in Toronto to keep in contact with the govenrment by this repreâ€" sentation. We would have to pay a high salaried man to look after our interests and it would bring results inthe long run. . As it is now we have two organizations and one of the head representatives lives in Kingston, now The membership of the Ontario Municipal Association was discussed. Graham Deering Pres. Jr. Chamber The Junior Chamber of Commerce held their Annual Meeting and élecâ€" ticn of officers at their regular monâ€" thly meeting in the dining room of the Goldfields Hotel. 7 Graham Decving was elected presiâ€" dent for the ensuing year. Last year Mr. Deering was president also but only for a part term as the former Bcb Harvey left town to take up a new job in Ncrth Bay. The other members elected to office were, Wyâ€" man Brewer as first vice president, Ken Passmore, second vice president; Larry Laerochelle, treasurer; and Gerâ€" ald Doughty the secretary. The new executive will take office officially on April ist and plans are alrealy underway to bring back the already underway to bring back the June. A new committee has been set up to take care of all publicity of the club. The meetings of the Junior Chamber take place every third Sunâ€" day of the month. Main Items of Budget In Brief Budget features twoâ€"way Ancome fax relief â€" higher exemptions and lower rates: both retroactive to Jan. 1. Basi¢ incc’Jme tax exem'b_t,idns b_o_c-xste.d from $750 to $1.000 for single persons and $1,500 to $2,000 married. Exemptions raised from $100 to $150 for each dependent child under 16 and $300 to $400 for other dependents. Under new of remaining average of 15 come. Higher exemptions will take 750,000 present taxpayers off income tax rolls. Under new low rates threeâ€"quarters of remaining taxâ€"payers will pay an average of 15 per cent on taxable inâ€" Employers authorized to stop deâ€" ductions immediately for employeses now taxâ€"exempt; refunds to be made as soon as posible. New low deductions for remaining taxpayers expected to be in general effect by April 30. Other minor reductions and concésâ€" sicns in income tax also announced. Price ceilings removed from flour, bread. butter, sugar, molasses and cesâ€" tain fruits and vegetablesâ€"effective taln Iruits And VegOL@aADi@Sâ€"â€"C1JCECUIVC Wednesday. No overâ€"all price increases expected to resu‘lt from priceâ€"ceiling removals. Price ceilings remain on citrus fruits canned citrus fruit juices, cabbage, carrots, imported new potatoes and Tax on cosmetics and toilet preâ€" parations (25 per cent) reduced to 10 per cent immeiately. No changes in succession duties, liâ€" quor taxes, tobacco taxes, general sales tax. Soft drink tax (25 per cent, plus 1 cent por bottle») repealed immediately. Candy and chewing gum tax (30 per, cent) repealed immediately. leve Published In Timmins, Ont.. Canads EVERY THURSDAY this man is doing an excellent job but it would be much better to have him in Toronto where the government is situated." *# "I agree with Mr. Bartleman 100%%, said Reeve Shipley, "we should cut out one of the Organizations, either the OMA or the Association of Reeves and Mayors and have one head ofâ€" fice and one asscciation. This will be brought up at the annual meeting of the Reeves and Mayors Association and it should be a good time as I‘m vice president of both organizations vice presiGent o DolUII OFPEdlilLdlLLV this year." The membership to the O.M.A. w renewed. A resolution was passed to seek greater protection for the volunteer firemen under the workmen‘s Compâ€" ensation act. The petition is to inâ€" crease the wage rate of the volunteer firemen from $1500.00 to the $2500.00 bracket. This was moved by Mayor Karl Eyre and seconded by Reeve Anne Shipley. The Township of Whitney presented a resolution seeking permis:*on, that the township have the same authority as an urban municipality in the licenâ€" cing of buses. At present they have no authority. The final piece of business was subâ€" drew the attention of those present to mitted by Reeve Evans in whicn he the proposed amendments to the asâ€" sessment act. . "It is too late," he said "to have it brought before the present sitting of the House so I suggest that you take copies with you and read them very carefully and bring your recommendations and changes to the next meeting." 100 Per Cent For Rotary Club The second regular mecting of the ‘Rotaty ‘Club Theld" in the dining room of the Goldfields Hotel saw a 100% attendance for this newly organized club. The meeting was preâ€" sided over by the president, Wim. Long who is also Chairman of the Charter Night Committee. . President Long presented his report o the club on the progress to date. The sponsoring club will be the Sudâ€" bury Rotary Club and it is expected hat they will have a good representaâ€" here for the event. Arrangements are being made to register the guests at the T. A. Richâ€" ardson Bldg. all day Saturday April 9th and after five in the afternoon the registration will be at the McInâ€" tyre Community Bldg. Registration will be in charge of Dr. Wm. Taylor and Jim MacRae. Between three hundred and fifty and four hundred are expected to attcad the Charter Night Dinner and arrangements fcr this part of the programme is under the chairmanship of Chas. Remus. Reeve Victor Evans Reâ€"Appointed Chairman To Hold Concert On March 30 Attending the meeting of the Asâ€" Cl“b RiChelieu scciation of Mining Municipalities of ‘Northern Ontario were some thirtyâ€" |five delegates representing seven muâ€" Hear Corlcert Rep()r mupalmes of the North. The meetâ€" ; ing was held in the Council Chambers ol the Township of Tisdale at 2:00 lieu Club was held in the lounge of | p.m. yesterday afternoon. the Goldfields Hotel with Edmonde| Presiding over the meeting was Aube presiding in the absence of the ' v’(ft(?" Evans, reeve of the Township y â€"~=â€"« | 0| Tisdale and the secretary was Pat President Leo Lalonde. ‘Murphy clerk of the township. Both \ men were reappointed at the close of bert Gauthier, director of french coux-'tho meeting to carry out the same ses in the schools of Ontario and Mr. !dutics again this year, This met with W. R. Stewart, director of teaching | the full approval of the delegates. The regular meetmg of the Richeâ€" Guests of the meeting were Dr. Roâ€" _ Timmins Public Schools will hold | their Spring Concert in the Legion iMemoriaI Hall on Wednesday evening. March 30, at 8 pm. Proceeds will be lused for the purchase of instruments for school orchestra‘s. The special guest of the meeting was Dr. Paul Boutin who showed some ] u â€" 6or of french courâ€" f Ontario and Mr. ector of teaching . Both men are t of Education on Other guests were The main item of the meeting in Tisdale of the Association of Minâ€" Ing Municipalities of Northern Ontâ€" tario was the report of Reeve Anne Shipley on Bill 107, the Fire Departâ€" ment Act 1949 and Bill 108, the Police Act 1949. These acts are now before the ‘government and have had there second reading. All municipalities have made strong objection to these acts and have made representation to the government regarding their feelings on the matter. In her report Reeve Shipley stated, "the municipalities were promised that no vital changes would be made in the legislation until the officers of the Municipal Association were approached. It is quite evident that this did not happen. Many pecple are under the impression that the City of Toronto was responsible for the change in legâ€" isaltion which is not true. When noâ€" tice was received that this new leg islation was coming up before the House a meeting was called of the Mayors and Reeves Association and over 40 members, some as far away as Port Athur were on hand with only a 48 hour notice. The committee were not successful in scoing the Premier because he was ill at the time, but they did have a meeting with the sponsor of the Bills, the Hcnourable Mr. Blackwell. We asked what yardstick would be used to give the second half of the grant and that there was great concetn in many municipalities over the fire deâ€" partment grants. Mr. Blackwell did admit that amendments would be made to the bills to take care of these matâ€" ters. There was a definite fecling among tlre members that some . gaod was nmnchieved by meeting with the governâ€" ment. I‘m firmly convinced that the government will not make such a move again without approaching or consulting the municipalities." Sutherland Rink A gentleman of considerable curling skill and who has been more than just a spectator at the Dominion Brior Curling Bonspiel for the past twenty vyears, paid a full compliment to Jimâ€"O my Sutherland and his rink from Schumacher. He said that during the rccent curling classic held in Hamilton. he thought the Northern Ontario foursome were the pick of the squad to humble the Manitobans. He spoke very highly of the curling of the rink which finished in third spot. Excellent coloured movies, taken by himself in the Timmins locality, of particuiar interest were the pictures of winter scenes and sports. Single Copyâ€"Five Cents The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine ‘ Established 1912 nicipalities at one time were had the right to levy income which was replaced by the subsidy method given by the