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iA ¥» ® ." ‘The Canada $2.00 Per Year i United States: $3.00 Per Year Authorized as second class matter by the Post Office Department, Ottawa Porcupine n The Days Wihen The porcupine PHONE 26 â€" But what would, it seems, complement the T.C.A.C., breed ~young boxers, swimmers, gymasts, hardâ€"stomached handball * playing business men, athletes all would be a proper YMCA. In " Brantford, for instance, the TCAC and YMCA are established flourishing andâ€"most importantâ€"complemental. Bob Crosby, manager of the Mcintyre arena, said that when the American and Canadian champions come to pracâ€" tice in July and August, "It brightens the summpr season for The "Mac‘ has brightened the lives of hundreds throughâ€" out the fall, winter and spring. It has brought sport and Ith to thousands: curlers, farmers, schoolgirls. It has become a hatchery for hockey players, figure skaters, the finest in the North, which is something. “"The McIntyre Arena is superior in quality and spirit to the Montreal Forum; it is superior in quality and spirit to the New York Madison Ssuare Gardens. It is, in actual brick and facilities, far finer than that of any one such building in the land. Whether or not Timmins ever has its own arena, it is fortunate indeed to be within 15 minutes of the "Mac." Who instigated that building? Who sparked the idea and set it going, shoved the critics out of the way, the whipâ€" persnappers who yap and yap and don‘t do anything; who fought for the cash and pushed the thing through till it stood, as it now stands, magnificent, a blessing to thousands, a boon to the North, bringing health and pleasure and sport and music to a great many every dayâ€"and a most enviable reflection upon the McIntyre Mine. Whoever did it, did someâ€" thing. The "Mac‘ is now "home‘" to three senior hockey clubs, four mercantile teams, four juveniles, and countless kids teams, as Doug McLellan, our sports writer, attests. As it is, all those who do skate and play, cannot skate and play enough, all those who do not skate and play, would do so, and addiâ€" tional innumerable spectators would be forthcoming, to an arena close at hand, could it be built right here. Is it likely that one man will cough up enough money to build a whole arena? No, it is not likely. Is it possible? Why not? One man did it down in Port Hope the other day. (Story on page one). And he didn‘t string his name up on it, either. He strung up the name of someone else, someone of no relaâ€" tion to him whatever. Nor did he stop to consider:; "What am I going to get? What interest? What return?" He gave it: an outright gift. He simply said: Go ahead. Build it. I‘l1l pay for it. _ Here in Timmins, however, ds an investment, a potenâ€" tial source of substantial return, it would, in this hockeymad part of the country, seem to be most profitable and worthy. The money is here. Right here. No question about that. You don‘t have to go far around the corner to find it. People in ‘immins are investing in all kinds of things every day. N RJPn# : > | What would induce them to invest? The fact that hockey is the sport of sports, the most thrilling of games; and here in the Porcupine its amateur quality and spirit are the finest in the world and that local crowds and enthusiasm are all but guarantéed. A committee, bent upon securing the cash, has been formed. , All power to it. ~â€" With regard to spending money for the benefit of the town however, there is another matter which might be mentionedâ€" even now. .-.".~ â€"Around town there are enough drugstore muckers and bgo;rpom pussies to comprise a regiment or two. Maybe three. M C d o x 1x 4 7 30 d n o ie e i o o 57 t n 1 o i o n KA . zx ie x It is not altogether their fault. They need to be shown, induced, attracted in gangs, taught the value of it, now and later. The Town Council has shown admirable initiative in this respect, to the extent of thirtyâ€"odd thousand dollars, in inceptâ€" ing the TCAC, which is well up in the province. e Eo. N y o c nsc o zt'.;_.b_resen{ there is nothfng to stop them from a healthy hike, joining the ski club, the reserve army, the G. of A.A., music lessons, enjoying something good in spare time. TIMMINS, ONTARIO m Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ont: Newspaper Association a Published every Thursday by Merton W. Lab Subscription Rates: Thursday, February 2nd, 1950 Arena Second? Whether a town be lsrge or small, young or old, the municipal counâ€" cil bas no easy task: The early town couhcils in Timmins, hoewever, had a particularly â€" difficult sitipr:tion . to face. In addition to attempting to provide servicds for the comfort and ecnvenience of the people, there was the more difficult task of firancing. More than cnce has it been said with the first town councils of Timmins had "to siyirt at scratch, and keep on scratching." During the first world war, it was clcse to impossible to sell the muniâ€" cipal debentures of any Northern mining community, while at the same time there was a deciled limit to the trxation the rateriiyers could bear. There was no limit to the pressing needs of the new town. Oldâ€"timers will recall how often the Hollinger Mines proved lifeâ€"saver for the town by advancing money for urgent needs and patiently waiting until other arrangements might be imtride. The Timmins Luck a In the early days Timmins. was more fortunate than most towns in the calibre of the men around the council tables. The first three mayors of Timminsâ€"W. H. Wilson, J. P. Mcâ€" Laughlin <and Dr. J. A. Mcinnisâ€" seemed to be the ileal men for the pr‘ce and the time. The town was equally fortunate in its early councillors, all of whom had fine public spirit, ss well as outâ€" standing ability. It is interesting to recall that all the early councils /d some men who were exper‘jpnced experts in business and finance and in engineering, while all of them had more than the zsverage share of kindâ€" ly common sense. They Often Agreed to Differ One of the chief cha:y‘cteristics of the early days was the way all the members of ~the municipsl board worked harmoniously together. Of course, they often differed in plans and policy. but as they were all conâ€" cerned only about the interests of the town, there uts always opporâ€" tunity to reach a compromise or an understanding. at least. A case in point was that of fire vertently," says H. M. Ferguson, superintendent of Hollinger In view of the potential blighting effects of these caps, it is cértainly to be hoped that Mr. Ferguson‘s chscovexy and warning will be heeded. Hollinger is conducting an educational program on this matter. Nearly 5,000 children have seen the film entitled: "Blasting Caps." This program is a most worthy undertaking on the part of Hollinger Mines. Timmins restaurants are good and clean, and offer, in general, palatable meals at reasonable pnces much more reasonable than down South. d One salient characteristic is that many of their wash rooms contain no soap. Employees can of course use kitchens in which to clean their hands. Customers cannot. Even hot water is of little avail without soap. Hence the possible spread of bacteria to and from customers goes someâ€" what unimpeded. : Suppose the restaurant proprietor puts soap in the washâ€" rcom at nine in the morning? What happens? It is gone at noon. He puts in another cake or two. Gone by tea time. Sneak thieving is perpetual. The proprietor gets pretty tired of putting soap in his wash roomâ€"for other people‘s homes. Suppose he installs a liquid squirter? Before long it will vanish. Many have. Ripped clean off the wall. That‘s the way it is. After all, this is Northern Ontario, not Southern Surrey. No. 133 â€" A Typical Oldâ€"Time Council Meeting Why No Soap‘ protection. Dr. MciIinnis had extendâ€" ed plans to ensure safety from fu"' C+thers in the council did not dlspute the theories of Mayor Dr. Mcinnis, but they did questxon the expense entailed. a Another e:ry‘nple was that of Dr. H. H. Moore‘s efforts for the public tealth. Fortunately, for the town, the two publicâ€"spirited doctors were able in large measure to persuade the others that money spent for health and fire protection was really money saved to the town and its people. The years Irive proved the dsctors to have been fully right. Busy, But Happy Council Mecetings It was a pleasure to attend the olCâ€"time council meetings. There was enough formality to keep the meetings businessâ€"like and dignified, yet rules and regulations were never allowed to interfere with free disâ€" cussion and y friendly spirit. of meoat and milk; ocnd whethier the town solicitor should receive a salary cr foes. After discussion the quesâ€" tions were referred to the particular committse concorned for apprepiats rction. Close Stores at Six O‘clock? Town Clerk H. E. Montgomery 6xâ€" plained that the council did not the power ct thet time to pass a byâ€" law to close all stores in town at six o‘clock cach evening. as requested by a largolyvâ€"signsd petition from local meretriats. The ce uncil‘s solution of that probâ€" lem was to advise the merchants to azres pmonz themselves. and the mayor andi soms of the councillors voluntoered to interview any disâ€" senting merchants with s view to securing unity in the mattei Mandling Relief Cases Roev. Fr. TFhoriault. of St. Anthony‘s y B % § 006 4 * i ELk d s 4 e P Mayor Dr. Mcinnis wass a happy expert at the quick witticism that relieved a tense situation. 4 1 CI1IC VCU _ @ _ â€" s + The attitude of the early c‘nmcils to the public and the corntry at large is well" worthy of mention, ind a review of a typical oldâ€"time counâ€" cil meeting should be of more than passing interest. * Many Pressing Problems At one of the early council meetâ€" ings in 1919 there was a large atâ€" tendance of ratepaysers, not to preâ€" sont grievances, but simply from n proper interest in their own affairs. The first action of the. mayor, Dr. J. A. Mcinnis, was to give welcome to the large number of, ratepayers present.. "We‘ll yil do a lot better, if we‘re all interested in our own business," he said. The business then taken up inâ€" cluded: discussion of the scavenger service: more lights and> sitdewalks for the town: some improvement in the roads; more effective â€" snowâ€" ploughing: extension of the watorâ€" works system: either or a bigâ€" ger bonus to the volunteer firemen for fires attended:; measures to preâ€" vent short measure in fuel wood sold in town: better sanitary ‘eonditions in re;y:rd to the sale and distribution o+ _ t ue _th Lt .# 0.0.0000.0.0‘01-0 o. _ *) *) ® 0.0 0.0.00 00’00.0"‘0 .0. 0’0 0‘0 0.00..00‘.0..0 #% 00 % oo OOQQ 006 . # ..’h 00 00'4 00.“0’.‘.'...0 '0.04 of meat and milk: cond whether the town solicitor should receive a salary cr foes. After discussion the quesâ€" tions were referred to the particular committse concorned for apprepiats nction. Thore was a discussion of the neâ€" cessity \for kecping the new municiâ€" pal offices and the court rom and ccuncil chamber clsean and sanitary. The council yrigreed that the town should set an exampie in such matâ€" ters. At the time the town clerk wos a little under fire, and the town assessor very imuch =o. This tempted the mavyor to suggrnst in his humorcus way that it imight _be a popular move for the eauncil io make the né_sessor donll the serubâ€" bing, and the town clerk a little of the sweeping. The council‘s solution of that probâ€" lem was to advise the merchants to agreso omonz themselves. and the mayor ani soms of the councillors roluntoered to interview any disâ€" senting merchants with â€"sa view to securing unity in the matlter. Handling Relief Cases Rev. Fr. Thoriault. of St. Anthony‘s Ciurch, brought to the attont on .of the cauncil a pathetic case of need in town. A mother and n number af children hbad bsen loft without funds through the illness and death oi the father, and, to make worss, the mcsither herelf was too ul to work. Theriault had given immeâ€" dita help,. but he peinted out> that there was necessarily a limit to perâ€" sonal aid. He knew of other someâ€" \vlt‘b similar cases in town anpd ho suggested it would be woll to have a council committee to giva muniâ€" cipal keltp in matters of this kind. On motion of Councillor F. L. Longâ€" more and Councillor® 1. s. Newton, council authrized the contingsnei®s esmmittee to look sfter the cafe reâ€" ferred to, and sirmilas cases coming to attention.. Rev. Fr. Theriauit was tli‘aked for his 'i!'lliv‘f!"().ST and for bringing the matter to council‘s atâ€" lention. In this matter. the ccuncil docided to assist by having the floors properly oiled,. with the responsiblitity for keeping the new quarters clean and sanitary to rest on the Chief of Police. The ruling was ‘that the price should be swept at least oner a daygwand scrubbed at least once a week. It was thought thet the serâ€" vices of some prisoners could be ustd on cccasion, and otherwise it was left with the Chief to find the necessary scrubbers and cleaners. Welcoming Returning Soldiers * Counciller JL. S. Newton thought t‘r‘t there should be a public muniâ€" cipal reception for all soldiers reâ€" turning toâ€"the town after their galâ€" lant services oversess. In replying. the mavor psointed out that this had been done so far as possible, but there were twoâ€" difficulties in the wry. One was that there szomed to bt no ur‘v of knowing when returned men would arrive, and the other was the fact thcet seldom was there more than one or two on any one train. ‘To meet the situation the ecuncil and the bozsrd of trje had appointed a committee of twenty to meet all trains. Some of this committee had never missed a train. Soldiers returnâ€" {ng here were sure to find ready help to locate their homes or people. and any other courtesy that could be given them. Look After the Chimneys Councilor A. Byizesu not only pleased Fire Chief Borland when he urged the cleaning of chimneys os one of the saféguards against fire, but he went further into the good graces of the firemen when he called attention ot the fact that wyiny chimâ€" neys. even when clean, were a fire menacgce on account of their improper construction. Winter Work on Waterworks As chairman of the waeterworks committee, Councillor A. â€" Brazeau vi1‘; right on the job, zs he had been the previous year as chairman of the public works committee. He told tho enunc‘l meeting that he had been informed by zn excrerienced and comâ€" petent cortractor that waterworks exters‘nn work micht be done as well in winter a5 r"rer in the yvear. In p‘aross where thoe digzing was ‘~n sauyd. the winler was really the FPottcr tims from a sofety standâ€" naint.â€" Cmmaillr Rrazscau stuuggested Tre parity for the Timmins Senior Litizons was prstsoned to n later e t> insuffigient registraâ€" tion. We rai planned to get the senior folk *together so they coul1 extend their intorests to each other. But io must rave more registrations iT we are to carry on our programme. como zlong and register at R. 6. Siurâ€"s0n‘s offics,y.1 the Town Hali, phone 2300 Cleaningâ€"up. the Yown Hall Sonfor Citizens onsinssr give an 2stiâ€" ~a waterworks extenâ€" be gone on with at Last week a national magazine sought permission from ~‘The Advance to use an article by one of its contributors who prefers to remain anonymous. / We don‘t know. There is no accounting for some beâ€" havicur. But please rest assured that as long as you.report Porcupine interests they will be lapped up like cream for a catâ€"and particularly by those who say nothing, raise not one cyelash, pretend not to have noticed your stuff at allâ€"they can be counted upon as your most avid readers. C hn ~"Nobody ready my story," remarks a contributor to the Adavance. _ ( }¢ e t ue en ul s q ofi ies i o 0 e n d w 4 KEsrt i1 a weekly câ€"_.zumn of social an:© reoscucl zsews. The colurminist is ».) scornmson. 1t will be.found E2 °t +Â¥ CC > M s '..\4 .,.) Anag on poge three. ie a 9 L249 Wl t We i# zy wou sal es * .\" *"*"@ * " -" * _ " (--- C Dear Madam, almost every reader reads it. What you write is more important and worthwhile to them than any Sshanghai suicide or Montreal murder, however gory. They read it. Never doubt it. Should you doubt readership there is a simple means of verification. Make a mistake, not too obvious, just a casual error, and you will hear about it from the most unlikelyâ€"so you thoughtâ€"reader in town. For instance, when the Campbell Soup Company Wanted to estimate advertising readership, what did they do? Write to people and ask if they had read it? Not at all. They insertâ€" ed an error, deliberately mentioned "22 delicious soups for your enjoyment," and then listed only 21. Hundreds of replies came in, all retorting, in one. way or another, "You say you have 22 soups, and you list only 21." Thus they could learn how thoroughly their advertisements were read. You get the satisfaction of having contributed something of worth and interest to a great many others. It is a courtesy to others to report their interests. Even big papers can never approach the intimacy of the small weekly. Well, What of it? Why should you btother to contribute anything to the paper? What do you get outâ€"of it? Yesterday a girl asked the Advance to cover the meeting, â€" please. She wanted it covered throughout. This is easy in the case of a big paper with plenty of reâ€" porters. â€" But that on a weekly consisting of only one, he canâ€" not attend many affairs throughout; because if he did that, he could cover only about 14 a week, instead of about 40, which is gathered only with the assistance of many others. It would be impossible to name them all. â€"Hence it is that all items are most grateful And fortunate is The Advance to have so many wh so ofiten and well. : # One man has taught the English language t( new Canadians in the Porcupine dufing the last se A most difficult task and worthy ag we salute the accomplished linguist responsible, Heinonen, of the Free English Language Schooel, c Timmins, South Porcupine, and Parfiour Mines. Students are or have been Finnish, Ewedish, Norwegian, Frenmch, German, Lithuanian, Latvian, Ukranian, Russian, Roumanian and Esthonian. | They are now new Canadians. And to this end, years, in Northern Ontario, Mr. Heinonen has been portant factor. Good work. The mamstay of The Advance is its corps of correspond- ents, regular and irregular. o;) j The ‘Canadian ensign with the Union Jack in the upper inside corner flies over the Algonquin Regiment armories, over Timmins, gver the Porcupine. § Why have men of all races mustered under that British flag?. Where on the face of the globe do so many races conâ€" gregate? At Oxford University in England? Yes. At MIT in BoSton? Yes. 4 But that is not a fair comparison. There is no university lure here. Is there a town the size of Timmins, in Brazil, for instance, that can count as many races? 5 <ip «t +4 B Is there, in all France, say, a small town where many races . congregate voluntarily and seek to learn the native language? In Turkey? Italy? It is doubtful. W’hy, then, do so many gather under that British flag and seek to learn Englishâ€"and do so? JAPAN: "All the ccuntries of Europe except Great Britain shoiuld be wipcd off the map.: Then the rest of the world would be at peace. I leave Britain because it is a great exâ€" ample to the rest of the world." (Mr. R. Mashjima, of TokiO, a member of the Japanese Bar.) STCATN: "In their civil activities, as in their sports and gomes, the English are clean from the negative passions which toco ofien accompany the virtues of solidarity; free from Katred. frorm envy, from meanness. from all the weeds which in the unventilated valleys of the scu‘!." (Salvador de A# GERMAMY: "A cuitured people and not a military state created the British Empire. It is the work af peace, That is ihe sccret of its strength." (The Schwarze Korps, the organ of Hitier‘s Black Guards.) FRANCZI: "If you want to go to battle, have an Englishâ€" ricn at vour right hand aAd another at your 1 xf ind two imm2Cict=oly ‘n frent and two close behind. There is someâ€" tin« in thé Enclish which seems to guarantee cecurity. Never that." (Voltire.) Taik Alyut T‘mmirs Then why :don‘t they say anything? The paper is yours So take heart. You sustain it. Without you it could not stand. For Contributor Maybe the following opinions lend light upon the question : Why Do They Learn Engli â€"#4* 0 4 vAaAaAAA y + ,t.‘i‘ ‘â€"-.-v" -' Ar~ vz3u irtarected in sports aro the Porcupine"* <â€"D‘4 yoi play y self‘ Sports Ccormer, by Doug Clelian, devoted principally to | ~vents. is publisted elsewhere this issue. ARZ YOU A £PIRT? P# 44@A several } ost imâ€" hope y $ We are. sorry Harris is very i wish him a full are doing' fine. Mr. yiad _ Kitchener ai Mr. and Mrs. for two wee tertained by Mrs. C. Lafr be so: been . blue uniform. â€" ping stone in h the guests 1 a conclusion 1 4 38 FOLK DANCI ; Ttge Now, Algonquin 1 secume_r.we' Mu'nici:i)g_} P Per Dr. Fa the Nativit: received th June be slate of offi If. it .C.A.C i of 0