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Abbott made a sutstantial reducâ€" tior in the personal income tax for average tax payer which was reâ€" ceived with open arms, by the home owncr and wage earner of Timmins. Loweves this will have a sobering egcot. If the Budget of the Public Schools for Timmins submitted by the Public School Board to the Town counâ€" ci‘l is accepted as it stands in its preâ€" form, the Public School Supportâ€" er can expect a four mill increase in the tax rate. At a recent meeting of the South Cochranec Conservative Associatmn in Mathcson representatives were chos:n to attend the Progressive Sonservative Convention in Toronto on April 26t anc 27th. Those chosen from Tim mins are Mauricas Frank Bailey, Percy Boyce,. Wilt Spooner Charlie Yates and Frank McDowell 'l V iDi# h ,l No story or picture could possibly 4 : do justice to the deplorable conditions PA OOAE oi the streets of Timmins during the spring thaw of the past few days. All The clerk has been instructed by city bus service ha; been at a standstill the town iathers to send a sample mill : tailing: to Mr. Graham of the Deâ€" sincc last Siturday and only Vhose paitment of Planning and Developâ€" who consider it necessary have been men: Researcn Department to hav@runningy their cars. Unless the weaâ€" the sample te ted in order to see if | they becomes considerably warmer the it might have some commercial valuc, | condition may last for another week. A L _ Good Frid Postal Ser Good Friday, April Lith, 1949. Po‘t Office hours â€".and service on Easter Monday, April 18th, 1949. Gocd Fridgy and Easter Monday, Apâ€" ril 15th and 18th. "are Statuary Holiâ€" days and in accordance with, instrucâ€" ticns: received fromOttawa the serâ€" vice to be given at Timmins.Post Ofâ€" fice or these holidays will be as folâ€" GQOD FRIDAY:. Lette: carrier delivery, none; Parcel Pos: Delivery, none; Wicket service 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.; Public Lobby open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Special Deâ€" livery servicc, as usuy@l. . EASTER MONDAY Letter carrier delivarx ‘a.m. : delivery only;~Parsel ‘m. â€"dellvery: only; Wicket aervice 8 a.m, to . Putilic Lobby open 8 a)m to § ‘p.m.; . Th ienss Special Delivm qnzlée. az usual t .c Porcupine Min« Banquet fér Mo Last Sunday e@emhz, A. R xou_her President of the CCL degi A inâ€" spire‘ address to a ¢apnclt hou:e at the Empire Theatre. Outside the theatre wore a hundred and tifty supporters of the Mine Mill Srnelter Workers Union, Local 241, aemcunstrating â€" their disapproval ofl the CCL and Mr. Mosher. The picketâ€" ing was done in an orderly manner and the members carried signs and sandwich boards expressing their disâ€" approval such as, "The Luxury Tax is Liftedâ€"â€"Now You Can Buy Mosher for Ncthing‘"; CCL 1949 Program â€" Red Baiting, Disruption, Union Busting and Chaos":; "Mosher Scram"; Moshâ€" erâ€"â€"1{ the Operators Aren‘t Paying You They Should"; ‘"Mosher‘s Union Bust- ing Labor Leaders are Scats" Mmayor Karl Eyre welcomed Mr. m;:sher to the camp, and Mr: Wm. Sefton, chairman of the meeting inâ€" troduced him to the gathering. Mr. Mosher in his address gave the Minc, Mill, Communists and the greedy financial interests and severe tlasting. ‘‘There are many individ-q uale and large companies who are building large financial empires and who are seeking out more money for their own inm;xmznot fory‘the; country and thq vorking man u a Te s 4 3i w Post Oflice hours and service n Vol. XXXIV No. Plans are well underway for the Anâ€" nual Marble Tournament which is held each spring. The tournament is run off in cooperation with the Pubâ€" lic and Separate Schools of Timmins. o far the date has not been set but 1t is expected to commence sometime , in Ma;goqn as the snow. leaves: the ground and the days: are a little warmâ€" e.. x MWQerte CGContest, Irate citizens have expressed the opinion that the town is trying to ~ave money by not ploughing the streets. Mayor Eyre scotched this rumour and stated, "the Town of Timâ€" min: ~has all available equipment in servicc and has had it in service since the beginning of the thaw, However i1 is unfortunate that one piece of snow removal! equipment should break down wher it was needed." â€" To Move On Rutted Streets Most conditions have there humorâ€" oun: ride and the setting of this epiâ€" sode takes place at Cambria Ave. The street has a single rutted car track ain" it is impossible for two cars itc â€" "The Mine, Mill and Smelter Workâ€" ers Union was not su«spended becausc ‘br the leaders and what they believed," kh( "~did, "thisd is a frée country and a man is entitled to believe what hc wishes, but when they carry out cerâ€" tain acts dictated by subversive eleâ€" ments it was time for us to act. Our union cannot be contaminated by this type of dictatorship and we will} not stand for it. We offered the Mine, ‘"Mil! the opportunity to clean house and they refused." Marble Tournament Iwo motorists approach from opâ€" ~ositec directions and each hoping that! thc cther will give way and back up ‘r. the corner so that thie cars may »a :. +The cars stop when bumpei : bumper and the drivers got out anc icdressed each other in no mean term:s ‘hat he WMas the right of way. Neiâ€" her driver would give way. â€"Driver number one took the Porcupine Adâ€" from his pocket and proceeded ‘r. read it, and after ten minutes of inâ€" ‘ensiv : reading looked up to finc irives number two patiently waiting. Drivers Refuse for all models and sizes of kites. and ‘‘"For you to finish with that paper, 74 like to read it when you are fin N v- eC CCC L Ew M‘odel Aeroplane Contest is in the planning stage. "The CCL program does not teach socialism nor does it teach communism ant’ i anyone believes this is so, t:ien he either ignorant or damnable disâ€" Lones:," hc stated. "What are you waiting for," ask:s lriver number One. Local 100 will be able to sit down like gentlemen â€"with the gentlemen 0. the mines and bargain like gentleâ€" men. â€" It is also your duty as an inâ€" dividual to see that your union is r lead by phony men with phony ideas ‘down phony picket lines." "The Boards of Trade, Chambers of Commerce and> Manufacturers Assoâ€" ciations are organizations of the busâ€" iness man, manufacturer and mine opâ€" erators ‘in the interest of the counâ€" try and the progre:s of their respecâ€" tive feels, we of the CCL have the same interests only that <we organize the working man. Jn Jnterest. and thp interest of the country." Kiwanis Club ObSCl‘Ve Newfoundland Day â€" To observs the joining of the Domâ€" nion of Canada by Newwfoundland. and i; give weleocme to the new province, .vldr;day’s Kiwanis‘ luncheon at the Emplrev_,hotel was in the form of a Newfcundland Day event. The club was fortunate in its choice of a guest bpeaker for the occasion, Miss Isobel Briffitt, who was born in Newfoundâ€" land, an;l who has been: a resident in 'hmmins for a few years, giving a most . attractive address on the new prC u‘, e of Canada. Her address *was packed mth information and lightened by humour Ccmlhumty singing for 2 SE mt mt t 90E 3 5) 5/ PSR secrclary W. H. Wilson at the piano. In® lntroducing the: guest speaker, pr. I. T. Brill said that Miss Briffitt Lad lived much ‘of her life in Newâ€" foundland, and %s she Had been in the toaching prcfession. she was speâ€" cially equippced to tell about Canada‘s Lenth pravince. At present Miss Brifâ€" fitt was engaged in writing for leadâ€" ing national magazines. Miss Briffitt‘s cpening suggestion that the Newfcundland sailors must have : known akout radar, as they guidâ€" ed their vesse‘s through fog and storm, by listening to the air waves, won the clzsest attention of all, and this atâ€" nct flaz through the enâ€" itire address. Humorously she menâ€" that someonc had suggested that Newfcundland was chiefly noted for its fogs, bogs, and dogs. Where she had lived, the fogs were. not notice.â€" able, and the reference to them outâ€" siders was more or less overdrawn. The bogs were not much more in evâ€" idence, though an Irishman was credâ€" Ited .with claiming that "threeâ€"quarâ€" ters of the land was water." The guest speaker did not believe that any apology was necessary for Newfoundâ€" land‘s dogs, the latter being esteemed wherever known. The area of Newfoundland was given by the speaker as 42,000 square miles, with 110,000 more square miles in its dependqncy, Labrador. â€" Newfounland and Labrador had an area larger than ‘teh combined area of the Maritime -provinces Newfoundland had a coast line of some three thousand miles. Farm Sel:vjce Force Is Recruiting ‘A large number of teenâ€"agers have alrcody â€"cbtained application forms frim the Porcupine Community Y.M. C.A. to join he Ontario Farm Service gorce, y young. people interested spending their. summer vacation workmg on a farm are invited to get info:mation frcm the Y.M.C.A. Alec Aiken Dies In Mine Accident Alc: Aikin, 20 year old miner died yesterday in an accident at the Pamour Mines when a piece of loose fell knockâ€" ing him. into a t‘ox hole and falling, :ome 8C ft. At tre time of the accident men. were blasting missed holes in a slot. raisc above the box hole. He was thc helper cf George Storey of Tim« mins and had been working in the minc for two months and had no pre-‘ vious mining experience. ‘ M. Aikin ‘was born in Edinburgh, Seomndaadattheumothudeath was living with a sister Mrs. Janette Dakton, 152 Dome Ave., South Porcuâ€" pine. Another:hter lives in LOn{ dou Ontaric. â€" The body is resting in the Hunkm* Funenl Home until arrangements are * â€"TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 3ist, As to the climate of Newfoundland, the guest speaker said the thermomâ€" cter seldom went below zero, though on account cf the.damp and wind, it sometimes seemed colder. ;Spring eameo rather late. due to the ~eold currents from the North. | While there were no*large cities in Newfoundland, St. John‘s, the capâ€" ital, was a city of 50,000, and one of tke cldest cities cn the continent, beâ€" ing well known as early as 1583 when Ncryvfoundland was annexed to the English crown.. Newfoundland was discovered in 1497 by John Cabot. portant pu‘p and pa s, the notâ€" able ircn mines,. the G}ander ‘Airport, nnd the worldâ€"known fishi.ng off the Banks of Newfoundland. So importâ€" ant was fishing to the people of the is.and that when the word, ‘"fish," was used, it referred only to eodfish, the principal fishâ€"taken by Newfoundâ€" land fishermen. Other fish were called by their specific names.= Inm recent yeatrs lobiter fishing had assumed large proportions. Among the resourées y Néwfdund- land, Mis Briffitt d:â€"the imâ€" Although Newfoundiland had many ressurces, the guett speaker believed its greatcst contribution to the Domâ€" inicn of Canada would be the citizenâ€" ship of the pecple of the island. Scme interesting items in regard to the.â€"histcry of Newfoundland and scme of its u..usual laws were given, pnd in conclu:ding Miss Briffitt menâ€" vioned some of the folk songs of the island. The thanks of the club for the Jnteresting and informative address were extended by Rod Osborne, with President F. A. Woodbury adding his personal words of appreciation. Ted Bartlett reported for the vocaâ€" pional guidance committee, noting that during tch month 28 essays had been read by the committee and the best six picked out as prize winners. These essays were from 16 boys and 12 girls in the Timmins High and Vocattonal School, outlining the reasons for their preferences in thexr choice of vocaâ€" tions. F. E. Sayles, guest for the day was introduced by Jack Downey. The club rating for February was Cooperation Needed As Forest Fire Season Aproaches With greatly augmented radio ‘aâ€" cilities, more towers, addmbml airâ€" craft andanalerudpubl!c Mr. Scott beleives the fire menace may be rsâ€" dugced in the coming season. He Th fores}t fire season is fast apâ€" proaching in Northern Ontario and alâ€" ready district offices of the Departâ€" men‘ of Lands and Forests are callâ€" in;: meetings of lumber and pulp and cperators to discuss the preâ€" cautions to be taken. Record fires of last year have now been reviewed. anrd the operators are showing great willâ€" ingness to coâ€"operate with the Deâ€" partment, according to Lands arid Forâ€" ests Minister Haroldâ€" R. Scott. . "We have pointed Out, at meetings already held, that in some cares last yeas fires were accidentally (started through logging operations and thnat in such cases the companies responâ€" leâ€"will have to pay the cost of fightâ€" ing the fires," he said.. "Our officials are busy now explaining what steps should be taken to prevent such fires: what equipment should te on hand in the camps and what the on of the operator is towards w public which owns the forests." , . beleives the fire menace may be rsâ€"|ciations, were now hearing departâ€" duced in the coming season.. He‘ mental lecturers and offi¢ials at varâ€" pointed out that thousands of sportsâ€" ious (meetings ~and e : promising men, through their groups and assoâ€"their wholeâ€"hearted coâ€" ration. â€" (Continued on Page Eight) A letter was received by the council from E. H. Wheller of Helen street concc:ning several matters which he thought the council should have recâ€" tified immediately. The most pressâ€" ing item was that of the snow being dumped"at ‘the cud of Toke street which caused considerable flooding of the â€"strcot in early spring when the snow began to melt. in the matters and let them look Into the situation." "It is a blind street." said Mr. Bartleâ€" mar," and it is very difficult to plow. I suggest that a copy of the letter be sent to the departments concerned The council agreed to Mr. Bartleâ€" man‘s suggestion. : before council. The , machine roam contains all the bookkeepirg. duplicatâ€" ing and other machines. It was deâ€" cided to defer the matter and include the cost of these alterations on . the budget estimates. T~ i the fase nf onnnarhmantese An In ‘ the case of encoachments on town property by A. Mathe on Spruce street North it was decided to leave the item until next week and in the meartime have the Public Works Deâ€" partment make a report on the situâ€" aticn, to see what the council mighb do about it. A resolution was passed by the council to meet the Grievance â€"Comâ€" miltte of the Timmins General Workâ€" ers‘ Union re J. Latendresse grievance, on Monday afterncon at 4.30 p.m. Mr, A. Beleck of 19 Fifth avenue, brought before the council the matter cf blocked sewers from his houses on 17 and 19 Fifth avenue caused by roots of a tree on the property of 21 Fifth â€"avenue. "This is the second time it â€"has happened," he stated,; "and I believe that the tree in on town property as it is fairly close to the sidewalk." "If it is on town property we can eliminate the problem, but if it is not it is your own problem to settle," said Mayor Eyre. "Let‘s investigate the matter and see oi whose property the tree is sitâ€" uated," replied Mr. Bartleman. The town engineers were instructed to investigate the position of the tree. At the request cf the Timmins Pubâ€" lic Library for additional space due to over crowded conditions, Mr. Bartleâ€" man submitted the following proposals. Thco T.C.A.C. will be moving to the cld cffices formerly occupied by the Mines Rescue Station back of the {ire hall This will leave a committee rcom fre2 for the convenience of the fown and the public to hold small meetings. The Children‘s Aidâ€"Society are movyâ€" ing out of the Town Hall as they reâ€" quire additionalâ€" space. : The Victorian Crder of Nurses will move into part of the office space now occupied by the C.AS. and the Timmins Library will take Mr. VanCamp‘s office. Aces Sponsor Open House The proposal was heartily ‘endorsed by the council. Last week‘s Open House Party for mmbers and guests at the Porcupine Community Y.M.C.A. was sponsored by the Aces Nâ€"Y Club. A Jarge crowd was in att.endam and dancing, games and refreshments. were enjoyed. Open Hou‘e will again be held this week acoordlm to, their works, who live to love. : /. «/ Mary Baker Rddy. The soundâ€"proofing of the machine COUNCIL NOTES A. R. Mosher Blasts Mine, Mill:; Commies Council Propose Meeting On PublicTransportation Over two hundred and fifty were present at the dinner given in honour of A. R. Mosher in the Rainbow Room of the Goldfields Hotel last Saturday cvening. The gathering composed of union officials, union stewards and their wives. The chairman of the banquet, Mr.| this thing alone." Wm. Sefton in his introductory reâ€"| Eyre, "the people have continu marks stated that the purpose and the ! to call me all this week about the bus reason for the CCL being in the Porâ€"| service." *> cupine was to meet the desire and| Bartleman, "is the council in faâ€" need of the minors and to set up an | vour~of finding out all the particulars organized service in their interest,through our solicitors on the renewal which is a very important part of this of the bus franchise and then have community. Locol 100 will be a|a meeting and if necessary go to the part of this community and we must |{pbeople for a vote on the question." earn the respect and have the respect| . Later in the Council meeting . the of the people of the community." mayor brought up the suggestion of "A. R. Mcsher in his opening remarks to the gathering, stated, "we can only succeed by being a service to the people. We are not an organization to be feared, as ours is the ad vancement of thc common cause. If the policies and programme of tke CCL were put into effect all would benefit {rom these policies. Somée people believe that labour is organized for the sole purpose of foamâ€" enting strikes, which is entirely false, but this method will be used only when absclutely necessary. There are mary things worse than war and death and these are ‘"involâ€" untary poverty and totalitarism", and thcose must not get a foothold in Canâ€" ada." ‘The Reds and Mine Mil and Smelâ€" ter Workers Union came in for a real tongue â€" lashing from Mr. Mosher. "The Mine Mill wore given every opâ€" porturity to clean house before they were officially suspended," he stated. "It was not for what they are but what they have done made it necesâ€" sary for us to take this action. They were serving the subversive elements of the world." The organized lakour movement of the CCL is not organized to destroy industry but to work with industry. Industry must be made to serve all the people of the country and shall provide the gocds and services resuirâ€" ed to live on the highest possible Medical Plan Dispute Settled, Doctors Agree "I have bkeen told from many sources that crganized labcur should keap out of politics This is rediculous â€" â€" laâ€" bour must have a voice in the governâ€" ment and the most important part In a statement issued yesterday by the Doctors of the Porcupine District an:" responsible parties of the Porcuâ€" pine Employee‘s Medical Services Asâ€" stciation and the Hollinger Employee‘s Medical Services Association that iavourable and friendly agreement had been made in the Medical plan covâ€" ‘ering all producing mines in the disâ€" trici. The dispute started about a yeayr and a half ago and until yesterday no satislactory agreement could be reachâ€" ed. The new â€" agreement, goes into effect tomorrow Friday, April lst. Under the new contract all particiâ€" pants of the plan have a free choice of doctors and without exception all doeâ€" tor" of the camp have agreed to the new terms of the medical plan. A letter was issued yesterday to all employee members of the plan statâ€" ing that the doctors had signed an agreement on the Medical Plan and the rules and regulations would be acâ€" cording to those issued on March Ist. Mi. A. R. Mosher praldmi of the CCL and to his right is Wm. Sefton z. local organizer for the CCL and Local 100... Mr. Mosher made four speecher in the two day visit and gave an exce’uonlly lnaplrm address at the Empire Theatre Sunday night, : »» ance Phota . i In Timmins, Ont. EVERY 'munam | PÂ¥ it s hsn hests c 1 A) ) c 40 c 4: TY "I have continued to receive comâ€" plaints about the bus service but none of them have been very concrete," said1 councilior Bartleman. "Buses have run in far worse con« ditions than this. year,‘" said Mr. Pay. "and I cannot see why the buses should not be running now." â€" Bartleman, "I‘m glad to see that some of the other councillors are takâ€" ing a stand and are talking apqu_t_!zhe buaes as I felt that I was flghtlng this thing alone." ‘ Eyre â€""the people have continued to call me all this week about the bus service." * . Later in the Council meeting . the mayor brought up the suggestlion of getting together with the Townships of Tisdale, Whitney and Mountjoyâ€"on the possibllity of a publically: ‘ownoed bus and transportation. system:. "This should be a very serious thought,‘" said the Mayor. C "I believe the townships would be very interested in the proposal of a public bus system," replied councillor Bailey. ‘ "If the council is in agreement I‘ll arrange a meeting with the parties concerned immediately." added â€" UÂ¥he Mayor. Council Looks For Branch Industries The council have invited Mr. J. E. Turnbull to come to Timmins in the very near future to address the council and other civic bodies interested in promoting and locatnig new industries in the community. Mr. Turnbull is a liason officer betâ€" ween the Department of Planning and Development and the Municipalities in the location of branch industries. of industry.., The .GCJI: adopts. the GC@L .. ....» es Let a smile do the service of a sermon. Louis Anspacher. pclitical party as they have the same policies as the CCL.", Following the dinner the tables were cleared away and the gathering enâ€" joyed dancing for the rest of the evening. Y. M. C. A. Musicians To Start Band ‘ Thore has been considerable interest in the ‘announcement that all teenâ€" age musicians are invited to attend a meeting at he Y.M.C.A. on Tuesday. April 5th, at 8:00 p.m. for the purpose of discussing the organization of a Teenâ€"agers Dance Band. The main purpose in organizing the Band is to give teenâ€"age musicians the enjoyment and experience of playing together; making arrangements and so on. If the Band should become sufficiently proficient. there will undoubtedly be opportunitics for engagements at the numerous â€" Y.M.C.A,. functions, Vic Shutikow is taking> the initiative in getting the Band started. All interâ€" ected may leave their names atâ€" the Y.M.C.A. office. Single Copyâ€"Five Cents