â€"â€"to enguire about it. I‘t is a favourite pretence of the radio broaguâ€" casting stations to claim the attributes of the press. They suggest that they fulfil the functions of the press and so should have some of the presâ€" tige of the press. As a matter of fact they have no more of the value of newspapers than is possessed by motion picture theatres. Because they broadcast news and entertainment, some of them emphasize the idea that it is logical that they should charge for advertising after the manner of newspapers. Even the modest newspaper mainâ€" tains an expensive staff of newsgatherers. Radio stations have no such facilities, no such expense. The public should realize that the radio can give no news of value, except that gathered for them by some newspaper. What is needed now is a general realization of the fact that radio is enâ€" titled to none of the privileges of the press, unless it will adopt the ethics, the responsibilities, the broadness of the newspaper. The point may be made clear by reference to the newspaper, the Timmins, Ont., Thursday, March 17th, 1938 Canadaâ€"â€"$3.00 Per Year TIMMIN®S, ONTARIO Members Canadian Week!y Newspager Association: Onltarioâ€" Quebec Newspaper 'Amchtlon; Class ‘A" Weekly Group OFFICE 26 â€" PHONES â€"â€"â€" RESIDENCE 70 Published Every Monday and Thursday by: GEO,. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Subscription Rates: A lady resident in Timmins for a few years has expressed surprise at the remarkable array of talâ€" ent in this town and district, as evidenced by the notable suceess of the two events held here by the recentlyâ€"formed Porcupine Women‘s Music and Literary Club. Those who have been in this camp for many years will not be surprised at the quality and quantity of artistic talent available. There have been occasions when The Advance has been accused of being given to invariable praise of local talent. There was a time in the history of the camp when that would not have been a sericus fault for a newspaper. In the days when the people here perforce had to provide all their own entertainment, it would not have been a cardinal sin to encourage talent by kind words. As a matâ€" ter of fact, however, there have been so many exâ€" cellent musical, dramatic and literary events in this town and district, that to have withheld praise would have been to show unfairness and to be open to the suggestion of lack of proper appreciation, or that deplorable state of inferiority complex that can sed no good in anything but the foreign or farâ€"away. Anyone who will cast memory back will recall individual singers in the camp whose gifts won appreciation elsewhere that confirmed the highest opinions held here. Choral groups hereâ€"the Cornish Choir, the Caledonian Choir, the Timmins Male Chorus, the Welsh Choir, the Schubert Choral Society, just to name a fewâ€"were unquestionable proof of the musical talent here. In instrumental music an equally strong case could be presented. Dramatic and literary talent have been equally proved here. After all, it is not so remarkable that this should be the case. It is true of most mining camps, though that is not the popular opinion, perhaps. In a mining camp, people gather from every quarter of the globeâ€"a cosmopolitan group, representing the adventurous, the enterprising, the alert. In such groups, talâ€" ent of every kind is to be expected. The talent is here. The Porcupine Women‘s Music and Literâ€" ary Club will foster such talent, encourage such talent, bring it out into the open, as it were, and the people in general will be the better for it. The aim and purpose of the new club is a specially worthy one, and there should be general satisfacâ€" tion at the fact that it is meeting such pronounced success in its first series of events. Mr. Cahan‘s criticism of the offensive broadcast seems to be well taken indeed. The people had to pay for it, and surely a dulyâ€"elected presentaâ€" tive of the people had the rightâ€"the duty, indeed â€"â€"to enguire about it. Mr. Cahan made prompt and effective reply to The Globe and Mail. He denied very emphatically the implication that he was suggesting any parliaâ€" mentary control of newspaper opinion. He emâ€" phasized the fact that so far as he was concerned, the Winnipeg newspaper gentleman was free to express his opinions in his newspaper, so far as Mr. Cahan was concerned. Mr.Cahan pointed out that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is sustained by funds voted by parliament, and the newspaperman referred to was not only retained and paid by the C.B.C., but given free broadcastâ€" ing facilities for the expression of his personal opinions (a privilege for which other persons would be charged thousands of dollars). Surely Mr. Cahan argued, a member of parliament, representing the people of the country, had a right to protest against subversive propaganda forced upon the people of Canada, under the wing of government ownership and at the direct expense of the people of Canada. Because Hon. C. H. Cahan, M.P., objected to the mischievous and provocative propaganda in an address delivered by a Winnipeg newspaperman over the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Corporaâ€" tion‘s radio system, The Globe and Mail attempts to read Mr. Cahan a lecture on the freedom of opinion and the sanctity of the liberty of the press. | M P AP L LA â€"AL: N P C â€"AGâ€" C BE LA P L m L AC L l e e L lt P L P PEA lt > n Ehe Vorrupine PROPAGANDA ON RADIO TALENT IN TIMMINS United Statesâ€"s3.50 Poer Year radio and advertising. There would be little, if any, complaint about radio advertising, if radio segregated the advertising like the press does, so that it is not forced down the neck of the unforâ€" tunate, No modern newspaper interlards its news with advertising. The reader is not bored to disâ€" traction by advertisements on penalty of missing his favourite features. Readers would not tolerâ€" ate the sort of treatment that prevails in radio. Some motion picture theatres carry ‘advertiseâ€" ments, but they do not break the continuity of their plays by forcing them in between each scene. That is one point of difference between radio and theatres and radio and newspapers. * It is doubtful if the principle of supporting radio by advertising is a sound one. How else could radio programmes be maintained, it may be asked. So far as Canada is concerned, it should be noted that the radio fees appear ample for the maintenâ€" ance of programmes, were the money kept for that purpose. If subversive propaganda is to be paid for, however, as in the case about which Mr. Cahan complained, there is little cause for wonder if the money does not go as far as it might, is that much good to them, or that people are that teachable. One of the theories given the currency of a proverb some years ago was that one of the fruitâ€" ful causes for war was alliances betwgen nations. There were folks who could proveâ€"to their own satisfactionâ€"that most wars started just like that. Two or three nations would reach amicable agreeâ€" ment to stand by each other, and then two or three other nations would reach an agreement along similar lines, and so (the wise ones suggestâ€" ed) the two sets of nations flew at each other‘s throats and there was a gory war. Who has not heard of "entangling alliances" and other similar phrases used to prove that alliances were a cause of war. It appears reasonable and logical that if two or more nations can achieve an agreement to work in unison as allies, the peace is assured for the time at least between those two nations, and their combined strength holds back attacks from enemies. If there had been an oldâ€"time alliance between Ethiopia, Great Britain, France and the United States, for example, there would have been no extermination of Ethiopia. Indeed, there is reason to believe that were it not for the alliance between France and Great Britain and Russia, France toâ€"day might well be in the position of Austria. The League of Nations was an attempt to extend the idea of coâ€"operation for peace and protection. Had it been carried out as an open alliance for the purposes held in view, it might have had a chance for success. Instead, it was doomed almost from its inception by the clamour against alliances. To those who had so much scorn for the oldâ€"fashioned diplomacy with its "entangling alliances," its "balance of power" and the other phases and phrases that seemed to set so many people in a ferment, it is a fair question to ask if the soâ€"called more modern methods have proved as successful. The world still has to be more concerned about the fruit than the name given to the tree. Anyone who believes that the policy of "splendid isolation" advocated for inâ€" dividual nations is a right one must admit that it has proved a deplorable thing for all small nations, while the world at large does not appear to be overcrowded with happiness for anyone. Another piece of propaganda doing duty for many years was the story that wars were f0â€" mented for the profit of munition makers. It would be interesting to have a diagram of these international munition makers persuading Japan to invade China. Alongside that diagram should be shown a picture of the faces of the said muniâ€" tion makers when Germany made war on Austria without firing a round. Add to these theories for the cause of war the old wheeze heard so often after 1914â€"that it was not nations but their kings that made wars. There were people who were fervent in their belief that only Kaiser Wilhelm was to blame for the last world warâ€"that the German people were in their innocent hearts completely averse to war, but were pushed into all the trouble by that terrible old Kaiser. Perhaps, the same people toâ€"day lay all the blame on Hitler. They may think that the whole German people are a quiet, inoffensive aggregation who wouldn‘t harm a living soul or steal an inch of territory or murder a single inâ€" offensive Jew were it not for their fuming Feulirer. The logical mind might find@ it odd that these desperately peaceful German people should always To return to the matter of propaganda on the radio! The offensive broadcast from Winnipeg was particularly offensive being given as a Canaâ€" dian Broadcasting Corporation item. Had the address been published in a newspaper, anyone holding contrary views would have the right to reply. If a newspaper paid a man for such an article it would have to accept responsibility for presenting that side of the case alone. It should be constantly remembered that radio in Canada is "government radio," disguise the fact as may be. What would be thought if the government paid a man for such an address and published it in The Canada Gazette? In such a case there would be strenuous objection from all sides, and no one would be foolish enough or unfair enough to suggest that criticism of the improper use of a public organ for propaganda was any attempt to interfere with the freedom of the press. The present wars and rumours of wars might carry the consolation that some people might learn something from them. But it is doubtful if there THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO Smallâ€"mouth Black Bass and His Family In complimenting the insurance companies some years ago on their enterprise and public spirited effort in educational advertising in regard to life insurance and life insurance companies, The Adâ€" vance suggested that the plan might well be folâ€" lowed by banks and other financial institutions. In recent issues The Advance has been carrying just such advertising for the banksâ€"advertising issued by all the banks to enlighten the public on the general service given by the banking profesâ€" sion to the communities of Canada. Canadian banks may have been too modest and too formal There are few indeed in Britain, France, the United States, who desire war, few not ready to sacrifice much to avoid further conflict. Yet it should be known and felt and realized that there are worse things than war!l Slavery is worse! Injustice is worse! Dishonour is worse! To most people, too, among the professedly peaceful naâ€" tions there is a strong suspicion that a reasonable measure of peace and safety in the world is posâ€" sible, if only a few great nations had the courage and the unselfishness to take the risk. If Britain, France, and the United States boldly formed an allianceâ€"defensiveâ€"offensive if need beeâ€"it is doubtful if there is any combination of nations (no matter how peaceful they may be, or how warlike their chosen dictators) that would dare all against such an alliance. *gGrelip> ol D LW > L* stt n 0sP PP OE PA Y l all :A iÂ¥A GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER | esays should not exceed 750 words. Contest cpen to all boys and girls fourteen years old and under in Public, Separate and Private Schools in Onâ€" tario who have nct yet entered high school grades. Essays must be certified as being the child‘s own work by teacher or parent on the last page of the essay. In a recent issue of The Advance reâ€" ference was made to the essay contest sp:nscred by the Anglers‘ Federation of Ontario and The Globe and Mail with the purpose of increasing the interest in the conservation of game fish in the Province. Supject of essays Gocsd Fishing in C Lakes." be choosing and following the murderous war lords â€"getting rid of one to adopt a worse one. In any event, the German people might just as well be all warâ€"mad, so far as the world is concerned, as ever to be picking a ruler on whom they could blame such things. Contest and Prizes What is wanted is practical ideas for fish conservation. The following are the rules of the contest:â€" PP D DP ELA â€"AL P 4A CA 4P CA eP OA l PÂ¥ Another in the Series of Arâ€" ticles on Conservation. "We discovered that our girl was almost blind in one eye‘ 14 Pine St. N. "We never knew until one day at school they had a sight test. She couldn‘t see the letters on the chart when she covered her left eve. "We‘re correctiing it now, and if she wears her glasses steadily for a few yearsâ€"her sight should be normal when she‘s through school. LIBERAL TERMS MAY BE ARRANGED AT sixth 2 ecach should Contes Ou How to Keep Streams â€" and $35; 0; fourth, $15; ind twentyâ€"five re _ midnight, cepted. y the Ontario ind their deâ€" members of the Dept. of of the University of Toronto. The suggesâ€" ticn is made that pupils and teachers interested in the contest should cu! ou and keep these articles as they apâ€" pear. The first in the series of articles was published in The Advance last weok. The second of the series is given The gamest fish that swims!" Have you ever fished for black bass? If you have you will agree that he is cne of the gamest of our North Amâ€" erican fish. Bu‘ you may not know that he is one of the most interesting, too, for the student of nature lore. The fact that faher bass guards his nest and his young in a way that is unusual among fish makes us admire this splendid felâ€" low, who attacks anything that comes near his home or his tiny youngsters. The trouble is that he often risks his life in protecting them, and so is hookâ€" ed by thoughtless anglers who fish near these nests too early in the season. Then the babies are left alone in the world and are almost sure to be gobâ€" bled up by some enemy. And that, of courst, is just too bad for those of us who like bass fishing and want it to last. S S O s omm on en d As we said in our first story, the good sportsman thinks of toâ€"morrow and plans for it. This is what we call conâ€" servation. Every one of us can help by learning of the habits of fish and how to protect them. Did you know that father bass makes a nest in which to raise his family, and really takes more interest in them than their mother doss? In early or Hate June, depending on the season, the mals ‘bass hunts for a nice shallow place where the bottom is covered with coarse gravel and where there is only til about July 6 or 12, he must be nurseâ€" maid to his helpless little offspring, which only two or three inches long when they are a whole year old! If it were not for the watchful care of the male bass, they would be gulped down by their enemies in the water and few of them would ever grow up to providse fun and thrills for fisherâ€" men. S you might say father bass goes in for conservation in a big way and is a line example to us. He plans for toâ€" morrow and if we give him a break we will benefit by his fatherly habits. He will help us keep up the supply of bass for the future. It is true that the law says we may catch a bass when it is ten inches long. Put do you know that means it is only five years old and has not grown up cnough to guard the nest like a good facher? As it does not care for the P The Bass and His Family "In rocky lair the bass is found Where the swirling eddy dims, Inch for inch and pound for pound Mr. Donat Fournal, a settler in Quebec, this week reported that his wife had borne him quadruplets. Immediately the doctor in attendance contradiets the claim by saying it was only vwins. It is a wise father who knows how many children he has, but in this case the doctor likely knows best. tically sure to beâ€"the people will have a newer | "Social Credit" theories. At Edmonton and a truer conception of the service and the value | the budget has been brought down and J in it provision has been made for an of the banksâ€"they, will find that the banks in | jmereas ein the indemnity of the memâ€" reality are human, helpful, publicâ€"spirited, as well 'be rsof the Legislature, sixtyâ€"three in as sound, solid and prosperous. al, amounting to $200 each. bringing J Â¥ | their salaries up to $2,000 per year or | per session of two months. This would In an article on the weekly newspapers in CNâ€" | lead us to the conclusion that instead of ada, The Geraldton Times says:â€"*‘Taking the;me phrase, "Poverty in the midst of weekly newspapers as a whole, our own included,| plenty," Mr. Aberhart and his followers readers seldom have very little to complain about." | should adopt the phrase "Plenty in the What The Geraldton Times means is a little more | M4St of poverty,"â€"(From the Innisfall $ s | Province, Alberta). complimentary than what it actually says. e * m c se in is is _ in their advertising. In any event, a number of wrong ideas about banks and bankers have gained some currency. The present institutional adverâ€" tising will disabuse the popular mind of these misconceptions and show that the banks in genâ€" eral are making an earnest and effective effort to serve the needs of Canada. If the present adâ€" vertising campaign is successfulâ€"as it is pracâ€" tically sure to beâ€"the people will have a newer and a truer conception of the service and the value of the banksâ€"they will find that the banks in reality are human, helpful, publicâ€"spirited, as well as sound, solid and prosperous. One of those "candid camera‘" pictures in The North Bay Nugget pictures a pleasant young lady holding a length of cord or rope in her hand. One end of the cord or rope hangs down from the hand of the young lady, but the other end of the rope or cord is cut off by the limits of the photo. It is a provoking situation. What is on the other end of that rope or cord? A dog? Perhaps, a cat? Maybe, an Algoma wolf? Could it be a young man? â€" Or is the young lady pulling a sleigh? The law allows us to catch six bass at least ten inthes long, as that is plenty for one angler to take in a day. e ‘go on trusting and hoping that there will be cnough twelveâ€"inch bass left in our lakes and rivers each years To hatch out enough young bass to keep up the supply at this rate of fishing. But in spite of our hopes the bass are Gordon Block, Pine Street North, Timmins DR. J. 1. SCHOLES, DENTIST formerly located in the Bucovetsky Building MPERIAL BANK OE CANABA* . * rotect Your Investment OME Owners anxious to protect their investment against depreciaâ€" tion have an excellent opportunity to finance repairs and improvemeants now. Never before was money so readily available and on such favourable terms. In cooperation with the Domin.on Government‘s Home Improvement Plan, this bank will furnish to home owners in good credit standing the necessary funds for such work as: Consult our nearest Branch Manager H. C. SCARTH Manager Timmins Bianch Jnstalling a New Heating System Building a Recreation Room Modernizing Your Plumbing Putting in a New Bathroom Redecorating Your Living Roont Reâ€"Roofing or Reâ€"Flooring Renewing Farm Buildings is now in Temporary Quarters with DKR. GEQ, MITCHELL in the For Appointmentâ€"Phone 202 THURSDAY, MARCH 17TH, 1938 ! (St. Mary‘s Journalâ€"Argus) IG was the first real snow storm of the year and the teacher felt it her duty to caution her pupils before disâ€" missing them. "Boys and girls should be very careful about colds this time cf year," she began sclemnly. "I once had a darling little brother, jJust six years old. One day he went out in the snew with his new sled and caught cold. Pneumonia set in and in three days he was dead." The schoolroom was so quiet ! you could hear a pin drop. Then a voice in the ‘back row piped up: | "Where‘s his sled?" w dn mm n m omm mm e mm e m The Ontario Department of Game and Fisheries, Toronto, will supply a leafiet on the tonservation of the black bass for the asking. growing ssarcer and scarcer. What would you suggest doing about it? Since taking office in 1935 our "Social Credit" Premicr, Mr. Aberhart and his followers have hung many a pretty story around the phrase, "Poverty in the midst of plenty." It was the phrase around which Mr. Aberhartin hisSunâ€" day broadcasts endeavoured to build up a caseâ€"against all and sundry who could not see eye to eye with him in his FRIDAY 10 rm. E.S.1. STATION I.ISTEN}Zq TANADAâ€"19384 COULDN‘T EAT COULDN‘T SLEEP Now Free of Bad Liver and Kidney Trouble and Feceling Fine Here‘s another woman who felt terrible until she found how to get back appetite, sleep soundly, and secure ie .sn ds new health. Mrs. A. 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