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Aecgording to impré'ssions created by two speeches deliverâ€" _~eg over the weekend in the Porcupine by Mr. Solon Low, he is very sinzere young man, hard bent on benefitting Canada as a We know next to nothing about the Social Credit Party, which he leads. But what he seemed to be concerned about, on both occasions, was not politiecs, rather was it individually controlléd behaviour:‘ the daily, hourly struggle against the _ forces of good and evil with which we are all confronted. We al need it â€" badly â€" and should be grateful for Mr. Low‘s eloquence in this regard.It is also noteworthy that he himself is natural, poised and serene. Canada $2.00 Per Year United States: $3.00 Per Year Authorized as second class matter by the Post Office Department, Ottaws Adtance Now if a man wants to build a plant here in Ontario for, say, fruit basket bottoms. He enquires about the price of elecâ€" tric power. Fifteert cgnts â€" for argument‘s sake â€"a kilowatt? very sorry, Sir. Ican get it for eleven cents in Arvida, Quebec So he spends his million dOl!gEf building a plant in Quebec. K K upon the timber: "Vote CCF." Why? The miner mucks and drills and blasts and contracts silicosis â€" and dreams, and struggles on. /‘ He dreams of security. And Mr. Coldwell comes along â€" verly sincerely, mind, just as sincere as Clement Attlse â€" and in effect he says: Now, look, boys, just let me take things over. Just hand me the cards and let me deal the deck. I‘ll hand it out like this; health, insurance â€" everything â€" unifomly. You see, boys, I‘ll spread it all over from coast to coast â€" evenly! The CCF would set a price in Canada, as Lord Citrine has set a price in England â€" on electricity for everyone. Would it be the lowest price possible? What is there to set against it as a competitor? No one. If the price is too high, who is to know? ‘Mr, M. Coldwell is charming. That is what he is. It is only necessary to hear him once to feel it. As he speaks he turns to the person beside him, looking her straight in the eye for a few moments, easy, natural, speaking with astonishing lucidity. There are some things in England, Mr. Coldwell told The Advance afterward, that would not apply in Canada, but, genâ€" erally, our aspect is the same as that of Mr. Atlee. That is what he said. uy c sn@ Then suppose we take the item of electricity, for instance. The hnead of Englands nationalized electricity industry is a fellow by the name of Lord Citrine. He runs everything to do with electricity, He sets a price. Mr. Coldwell and Leo Lalonde talk about old age pensions They have plans. It there not enough being spent on social welâ€" fare now? Are you sure? Here is the national budget breakâ€" down on the dollar, as compared to the U.S. Canada U.S. Social Welfare $0.22 $0.06 Defence .18 .32 Interest 18 13 Veterans .09 .15 placed b}' a new one. Likewise, Moneta Public School now flies fresh colors. f Also,as things are here now, how are industrial leaders chosen â€" the "bigshots?" Almost invariably by a sort of naturâ€" al selection of survival of the fittest. Of course soâ€"andâ€"so‘s old man may run the company; and another fellow‘s uncle happens to be a major shareholder who "pulls" the bright nephew into a nice job; . and there are. plenty of: young men . who would marry a pain in the neck for guaranteed security. But, overâ€" WWe e : And 1t As. with some difficulty that one shakes oneself back to reality after hearing him. "Of course," he said, "the naval and defence plans we have are good, but â€" old age pension â€" national health Now what he says is significant here in the Camp, for the Local 100 boys were there, of course; and one need not walk far underground in a mine without seeing, in chalk, scrawled All Public schools, marty public buildings and private buildings â€" notably the town hall and Hollinger with its great steel poles embedded in concrete â€" flew colors which certainâ€" ly relished the landscape on Thursday last, It was good to see all, on the whole, in an economy of keen competition, the test of competence is overwhelming. "Can you beat those birds, O.K. Let‘s see you go." On the other hand if Lord Citrine does only a mediocre job, who will know? ~There is, admittedly, a menace which the CCF would disâ€" solve. All bigshots who make nylon, for instance, might drop into the Royal York bar where, over a couple of stiff whiskies, one might be heard to say: "Well, Charlie, what‘ll we make it? Two bucks a pair, or twoâ€"fifty?" And thus can they fix a price which every woman in Tisdale must pay for her hose, like it or not. Similarly in Russia, where capitalist profit has been abolâ€" ished, "plans" have failed again again. So much so, indeed, that the Russians, in order to create incentive, bestowed the title "Hero of Labor‘"‘ on men who turned out certain quantities displayed pictures of these "heroes" in newspapers, and busts of them in the park of Culture and Rest, Moscow‘s great amuseâ€" ment centre. Also, they resorted to their Strakhanovite moveâ€" miners turning out greater quantities get as high as 2,000 rouâ€" bles a month, as against an average of 300 roubles. There is a much more important aspect to this CCF busiâ€" ness, in our opinion. It is imagined â€" apparently by many â€" that if everything were in the hands of one good group, trouâ€" bles between employer and employee would disappear. Alâ€" though Mr. Atlee‘s go,«ernment takes its ideas from the powerâ€" ful unions, engineering, transport, mining, what has happened? Strikes, no increase in production (in some cases production per man has declined), and exhortation, now, for more work. Plans failed: The tattered oneâ€"third of a union jack which disgraced the Birch Street School flag pole a fortnight ago has been reâ€" Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€"Quebec Charming Mr. Coldwell Offers Plans Plans fail,. Theories look well, are logical, and fail. Men are mprehensible, unpredlcta.ble Plans are one thing. Human ire another. Men will not work for "plans." They will work â€"~ themselves. They will work for the fame of their name or m honour, for love, for power, for their own little place And that is why. in our belief, free enterprise will Social Welfare Defence Interest Veterans International All other Published every Thursday by Merton W. Lake Subscription Rates: Tatters To Entirety Sincere Young Man Thursday, June 1st, 1950 PHONE 20 TIMMINS, ONTARIO But it was only z few days before the reports of heaps of snow in the bush were followed by reports of forâ€" est fires in the district. In the meanâ€" timc, there had been no flood. It did not seem reasonable, but oldâ€"timers do not expect the weather and conâ€" ditions here to follow the rules of logâ€" ic. Sometimes oldâ€"timers ‘are tempted to believe *that ncture in this part of the North is always unreasonable and unseasonable. The unseasonable cold weather in May had allowed the snow in the bush to go away gradually, and withâ€" out denger of flood. There had besen much snow in the bush, yet in a few cays the forest fire danger was equal. ly a Only £ few weeks ago, the reports were that there was so much snow in the bush that when the weather turnâ€" ed this to water, there would be grave danger of another flood when that water joingd the clreadyâ€"high watar of the Mattagami River, To some that meant some comfort in the thought that if the bush were heaped with snow there could be no danger of bush fires. Bush Fires in May, 1920 Oldâ€"timers should not be surprised at early bush fires in this part of the country. The disastrous Porcupine fire of 1911 was in the month of July, and the Central Temiskaming forest fire (usually referred to as the Haileyâ€" bury fire, because it practically wiped out that county town) came as late in the year 1924 as the fourth of Qcâ€" tober, but early ‘bush fires were. too common for comfort even in the early davs In May of 1920, for exzmple, there were a number of forest fires in the cistrict around Timmins, These that were the nearest, and seemed to be the most menacing to Timmins, were those north of the town. But the facts of the case did not altogether agres with the appearances. Timmins was darkened and blackened by the smoke prevailing winds continued to drive the firs away from the town. But 2ven had the wind changed to blow directâ€" ly from the north, the danger would not have been as serious as some feared at the time, for a direct wind from the north at most times of the yecr invariably meant cold rain or heavy snow, happy checks for bush ~ fires. As a matter of fact, those fires to the north of Timmins actually reâ€" sulted in better protection for Timâ€" mins from bush fires, clearing away forest from the edge of the town. Fires South of Timmins Thcet same year there were a numâ€" ber of bush fires raging south of Timâ€" mins in the more or less merry month of May. Because they were considerâ€" able distance <~from Timmins many did not worry about these particular bush fires, though they were a defin. ite mengce under certain conditions, Many oldâ€"timers recognized this fact, often saying that the further away a bush fire might be the greater was the danger, zs the fury generated by a large area of burning forest would bridge immense strips of clearing. The fire with a large body of burning bush behind it creates its own drivâ€" ing wind, and is almost impossible to control. Settlers Suffered â€" 8 Across the. river fmmia»'l‘_{xyfir,fins?bush fires did, much damage that year,‘the cettlers suffering severly, At the time The Porcupine Advance was particuâ€" larly concerned over the number of settlers losing: stock, houses, barns and other buildings and equipment. The settlers were putting up so galâ€" lant a struggle to establish themâ€" selves that it seemed a matter for ceepest regret that bush fires should wipe out their valiant efforts. Naturâ€" ally, there was regret that lumber companifes should lose camps, ties, lumber piles and other products of labour, but these losses could be reâ€" placed, while it seemed as if only the labour of years had been wiped out in minutes by bush fire. ' In 2 note to the Government, The Advance sarcastically said that the There were nuns who were filling up sand bags and buildâ€" ing up the dikes to save the hospitals, I saw one man who was pointed out to me as the best safecracker in Canada. He was out on bail, spending every moment and all his energy in helpâ€" ing to build dikes. Those who were fighting were also gamblers and preachers. I saw boys and girls working, grandfathers and grandmothers, every age and in between.,(Alistair Stewart, MP, speaking in the House of Commons). A serious accident with your car or truck could involve you for this amount or more. Enquire for rates and information on AUTOMOâ€" BILE INSURANCE. We represent only reliable inâ€" surance companies. f SULLIVAN NEWTON Could You Afford A Loss 0t $10,000" Phone 104 Safecracker, Nuns and Gamblers INSURANCE â€" â€" _ REAL ESTATE â€"â€" MORTGAGES NATIONAL HOUSING ACT LOANS .No. 149 â€" Early B_wi_h Fires In The Early Days 21 Pine St. N., (Est. 1912) only comfort the settlers had was the fact that even bush fires could not destroy the rogds they needed because such roads had never been built. One "Victim" of the Fire Though there was a heavy loss of property in those early bush fires of 1920, fortunately, there was no loss of human life. There were reports of tragedjes, however, . One settler lost all his buildings, the bush fire wiping out the savings and struggles of years. Another settâ€" ler had 5,000 ties all ready for shipâ€" ment, and the bush fire reduced the piles to eshes, At the same time the erratic irony of that bush fire left a million and a half other ties untouch.â€" ed on a nearby farm. One young fellow arrived in Timâ€" mins asking medical care and attenâ€" tion. He said that some twenty men had perished in a bush fire that deâ€" stroyed a lumber camp up the river. Only with the grestest difficulty and fortitude had he been able to escape alive. His story seemed to be upheld by his badly burned and blackened face and the sever burns on his neck, head and hands. That young fellow was given prompt attention and carae with few questions asked. But Chief ‘Fire Ranger George Woodcock heard the story and made prompt and effective investigation. The chief fire ranger did. not intend to sit back and take no action if lumber camps were wiped out and men burned to death when he didn‘t even know that there had been a bush fire in the area specified by. that young man, Investigation proved that there had been no bush fire in that porticular section, and that no man tnere had been injured, and no one at all burned to death. It was proven that the young man had not been within miles of any bush fire, Please Desist . The truth was that the young man had been empuloyed as a cookee at the lumber camp mentioned. He had attempted to kindle a fire by the use of a coal oil. As he raised the can over the kitchen range, one of the bosses noticed the action and called to him in tonec that were not likely to be low and sweet. A very free translation of what that boss said might be renâ€" dercd in town language as follows: *"My dear young man, you are liable to prejudice your own sweet life, as well as endangering the property of the company who pay your wages by such sn excruciating exhibition of stupid incompetence. Please, my dear sir, dosist at once, or sooner if posâ€" sible." Perhaps, those were not the exact words. The exact words used were much more expressive, Almost at the same moment as the explosion of the boss, there was an explosion of the oil can. The cookee was badly burned about the face, head and hands, There was some confusion while the boss and other sought to see that the resulting fire did not get beyond conâ€" trol, even if breakfast had to wait. The young man felt that the moment of confusion was the ideal time for him to leave to secure the necessary mediâ€" cal attention. Arriving in Timmins, no doubt he felt that to pose as a vicâ€" itle gesture than to admit the truth. Another Explosion . Those. bush fires of 1920 . had anâ€". . cregdit, ap:the 89 bfivx ;i$’18*éf expldsxoh was in the atachewan area, where a bush fire caused the loss of large quantity of prospecâ€" tors‘ and miners‘ supplies, including twenty cases of dynamite. Fortunately, there was no one near the scene when that ton of dynamite exploded, but there were many "long distance reâ€" ports" about that big bustâ€"up. The shock of that explosion could be heard and felt miles away, their éredit or «is ; L...maAAiâ€"A..a\‘fi There were many men in the area the bush fire threatened.to sweep that These men got as far away as possible, as quickly as posâ€" sible. They all made good their esâ€" cape, but many were still within feelâ€" ing distznce of the explosion. As ane old prospector said: ‘"That powder Timmins. spread itself." That ton of dynamite was part of the supplies taken in to Baden townâ€" ship by William Nelson who had orâ€" ganized a company to develop a pro. perty north of Fort Matchewan. No pun is intended in saying that the loss of thoseâ€"supplies was a sever blow to company. Some Benefits There were some benefits from those May bush fires. The fire rangers had been working under almost insurâ€" mountable difficulties. They did not have lerge enough staffs, nor effecâ€" tive equipment, Those May fires gave ammunition to the boards of tradeé ing to have the Government take more effective methods to battle the bush fire menace. It took literally years to rouse the governments to the interest that meant better forest fire protecâ€" tion, To The Advancs Sir, When the public, as a whole, realize that little, if anything, has been done for the care of these people, I finally that public opinion will be so aroused thzt the government will be compelled to take proper care of all vwidows who reached that state through the loss of their husband after war services. I feel that such publicity as your peper gave this subject is our best method of getting the plight of veterâ€" ans widows redressed. House of Commons, Ofttawa 23.5.50. DEAN‘S "PARADISE" To The Advance: I was interested in your comparison of the Red Dean‘s "paradise" and the Gouzenko account,. His account, of ccurse, can ‘be checked with many others: Kravchenrnko‘s "I. Chose Freeâ€" dom," is still the most valuable book on Russia in the past 15 years. ‘"Rusâ€" sian Child and Wife," by Tanya Matt. hews, who came out in 1945 by marâ€" rying a British correspondent is also most interesting and valuable. So is "Lerp to Freedom" by Kosenkina, the Soviet school teacher who jumped. from the consulate window in New York into the headlines two years ago. For current information on Soviet Russia and worldâ€"wide communism, I find the "New Leader," weekly of New York, and the small monthly, "Plzin Talk," indispensable. Saturday Night, Toronto 23 5.50. ILLITERATE SLANDER To The Advance: Sir, Thanks for the pats on the back. They did nice things to my spine. I think the following is what you asked i j ’;â€"Ipittle Wlllie* has been denounced-] hy‘ an‘ official publicztion the USER, The Mosecw Literary Gazette called me an illiterate slanderer, a rogue from Broadway, a speakeasy operator, and yellow journalist (as Cistinct from red; 1 suppose). It went on to say that I was operating the mos* profitble brothel in the US, the Dizrmond Horseshoe." "There it is, boys, and it‘s official. A little respect, please. In my book, these blasts rate better than a medal from the Columbia School of Journalâ€" ism. Why did Joe‘s hired help throw the hammer snd sickle at me? Well, azâ€" cording to UP. they didn‘t like my crack about their lack of mechanical Letters to the Editor $$§ FOR VETS WILLSON WOODSIDE O. L. JONES, MP. $$$ TO . EXâ€"ENEMIES? To The Advance, Sir, knowâ€"how â€" that they should learn the difference between borscht and lubricating oil. This seemed to hit them where they plot. "The Gazette, their top literary magazine, said it had plucked biggest brothel; illiterate slandérer; roguse from Broadway from ‘"Time" magaâ€" zinge, which it termed "one of the dirâ€" tiest publicztions in America," .. Take it easy, boys,.â€" your invective «w is showing. PROVINCI To me, this hysterita spelis fright. To The Advance: And when a government has to hire Sir, 90¢,000 undercover cops. it can only I have made be afraid of its own pecple. your question w Its been my hunch that the Russians were in big trowbls despite thzsir big tilk, As long as they hollar, I‘m not going to worry. When they begin to purr, that‘s sleep. 1347 Sixth Avonue New York City 19.5.50. In reply to your letter of recent date, I would advise that under the new amendment to the wer Veter. ans‘ Allowance Act that is presently before the House all firmer members of the forces of our Allies who fought with us in any war of 1921 and who have been resident in Canada for over twenty years since that date will now be eligible for the benefits af the War Veterans‘ Allowance Act, even though the countries of which they were nationals fought against us in the last war. 1 may be talking through my fedâ€" ora, but I don‘t think so. For instance Itzly, Japan and Russia were our allies in the first war,. thereâ€" fore, even though Italy and Japan fought against us in World War nationzls of those countrics that came to Canada after the firct war and have resided in Canada for twenty yesers will be eligible for the bonus so long as they did not go overseas to fight against us in World War II. Insofar as Germany is concerned Germans will not ge eligible because they fought against us in World War Personally, I have no objection to the bonus being paid as proposed unâ€" der the Act, but I do feel that before that is done we should have made all Canzsdians who volunteered for service in the first war and who went overseas, but whose service through beyond Britain, eligible for the bonus. But if they, as indivduals, fought against us in the last war then they will not be eligible, I say this because I know of many cases where Cznadians are 100 percent disabled, are not able to get any asâ€" sistance whatsoever from the Departâ€" ment of Veterans Affairs and this will, no doubt, cause a lot of indignation when in various communities in Canâ€" ada these men, are refused any help, while J‘apanese and Italians, for inâ€" stance, whose countrics fought against us in the last war, are eligible for a bonus. Branch Office. 218 Third Ave., Timmins, Ont. _ F. A. Robinson, C.L.U., Branch Manager Representatives;: K. Chomko, Bernice K. Kaye. M. J. Cybulski, A. J. Legault, M. M. McHugh, J. E. Sullivan; S. E. Lefebre, Ansonville; E. R. Anderson, Kapuskasing; C. The man of average means can enslly leave his family a guaranteed monthly income until the children are grown, and then 0 cash sum, or monthly income for his widow, through a Family Income Policy with ... when Tll start losing BILLY ROSE I quite agree that when â€" prople have resided in this country for twanâ€" ty years and become naturalized; they should be treated in the same way as other Canadians, but my P fi\ is merely one on the question of "priorâ€" ity . VICTOR QUELCH, MP House of Commons, Ottawa. 24.5.50, I have made enquiries regarding your question whether it would be necessary to amend the Criminalâ€" Code to permit lotteries. I am infor!!ned that tnis would have to be done. The. criminal Code is federal legisâ€" jlation ond it is difficult to see, how a provincial lottery could be authorized without a prior amendment to the Criminal Code. o o JAMES SINCLAIR, Parliamentary Asst. Minister of Finance. House of Commons, Ottawa.. 24.5 50. Mr. Chevrier: They are sent thp North each year, The McLean,;makes Mr,. Knight: I know about the Mcâ€" Lean. Has any other ship gone up there in recent years? | Mr. Chevrier: The C. D. Howe will make a journey up there. Mr. Fulton: It will blast things out. Mr. Knowles: That will get rid of the ice, especially the thin ics, That owners of garages incroaching on public lanes and streets be reâ€" quested to remove garages immedi. ately: an dunless any action is not taken legal proceedings will be inâ€" stituted to have them removed at the expense of the owner. Council: carâ€" ried; 22.5.50. an annual trip to the northeast Arcâ€" tic, and into Hudson Bay to Church. ill. That the sum of $500 be granted to the Manitoba Relief Fund. Carried: council; 22,5.50. THURSDAY, JUNE ist 1980 _ Cor. Spruce St. and Third Ave. PBHONE 324 'I‘IMMI_N}B _A Minister Clean Rooms Day or Week The King Edward Hotel PROVINCIAL LOTTERY $500 FOR FLOOD FUND GARAGES IN DANGER Very Reasonable Rates Quiet Atmosphere to the