This group of happy skaters at the MceIntyre Sum t our camcraman puilled up.. Left to right they arvre Virgini;. t. Catharines, Kathieen‘ McCormick, Monireal, Prudy Mili Brian Page is training to become an ice carnival clown and Cormick, 4 years old, has further pictures on the back page. Lumbermen Outline Proposals In New Management Agreement Th local labout pot which has been cold for a few weeks showed signs this week of warming up. Last night the Lumber and Sawmi:l Workers local had a meeting to discuss the Lake Seaâ€" men‘s strike and a little bit cf negoâ€" t ating of their own which will be disâ€" cussed further at a meeting August 19th. At the fifth annual convention of the Lumber and S2awmill workers held at Hearst on July l1ith nearly all the camps in operation by the companies with \a‘hom the union has agreements were represented. The delegates discussed the specific amendments ts the present Master Agreement between the differgnt local unions and the pulpwood and logging companies in the province which have been drafted and sent to the Joint Council. Althouzh, it looks on the surface like a demand for more pay outrisght and nothing, less, the agreeâ€" ment makes so mang‘pn posals that it boils down to a matter of job security. 1. An increase cf two dollars a day in basic pay rates for day labour. â€"2, Inclus.on of the present bonus into basic rates of pay for piece worâ€" kers, ~nlus a twentyâ€"five percent inâ€" crease. _ (Considerable discussion took place and an amendment was made to substitute the figure 25% to read 33% for it was felt by the assembled c"‘}gutcs that 25% was tcso low, and b . Ags, some companies are already pa" tg the 25% over the present basic rateé . The amendment was carried. pa 8g the 25% over the present basic raté.* The amendment was carried. 3. Incorporation of a great number of new job classifications, 4. Eightâ€"hour day with time and oncâ€"half for overtime worked. _ (Some opposition was raised by delegates who saw °the nsed of dacuble time after certain hours.) 56. Two weeks vacation with pay. 6. A vlan for sickness insurance in place of the present medical fee. 7. Union security with checkâ€"oif of dues; for every man in camp. 8. Hring jof all required ‘nbop, Bb ',{s, some ccmpanies are aiready Starvation Threatens World â€"â€" Kiwanis Told 1 Mountjoy Church, Timmins, | was the guest speaker at the weekly! lurcheecn of Timmins Kiwanis Club at | the Empire hotel on Monday. He chose as the title of hits address, "Popâ€" ulation and This Plundered Planet," and his address was a most thoughtâ€" provoking one, with its purpose deâ€" serving of the widest publicity. The guest speaker quoted facts and figures to prove that toâ€"day populaâ€" tion iss overâ€"passing the focd supply of the world, and this cofidition is one‘ that is not desirable. On hundred and fifty years ago, Thomas Robert Malthus, the British econom‘st, caled attention to a s'unilarl stae of affairs at that time. His thetry was that ropulation was in-| creasing in the world at so great a rate that food supply could not keep pace, and this would inevitably lead to miservy among the peoples of the| earth, or to increased mortality, or to both. His canclusion was based on the assumption that whereas populaâ€" tiopn increased by geometrical progresâ€" sion, the fsod supply could onty inâ€" crease by arithmetical progression. | The Mailthus theory had not proâ€"‘ yed itself during the past century. This 1 Section 8 Pages Gilmour Smith \_ _ In referring to this "plundered pAÂ¥nâ€" ‘et," the speaker did not centre on the ‘exploitation of such resources as coal, the National Employment Serâ€". vices, This p.int was withdrawn by | the convention and left in the hands ; of the Resolutions Committee, 9. Improved grievance procedurec. 10. A system of job seniority. (some d‘scussion as to its apolication.) Reports on the prevailing condiâ€" ticns at the camns showed that in !| d scussion as to IlS ap)IlCcaluoIl.) Reports on â€"the prevailing condiâ€" ticns at the cam»s showed that in some the livingâ€".conditions were fair but in others the condit ons were unâ€" satisfactory. According to the deleâ€" gates the convention was most sucâ€" cessful and much business was discusâ€" * satisfactartly.>~~~‘Tolegrams~were dispatChed to Prims Min‘ster King and to the General concerning the wounding of the unarmed strikers by the officer of the freighter Lethbridge. Incidentakly the . wounding of,. the seaman during the str‘ke brings ts light the varicus ancient laws which still prevail even on ships in inland waters., It is suggested that a comâ€" mittee of seamen‘s un:on meet with No se kA C J SAAA _Â¥ some quarters that immigration tends to Ilower wages, past history and staâ€" listics show that it does not, accordâ€" ing to an anncuncement today by the Hon. Humphrey +« Mitchell}, Minister of Labour. | * \# €4 A 4 )Z AA A A A § PA NssPR N N _A 1 During the thirteenâ€"year period from 1900 to <1913, Canada experienced the greatest inilux cof immigrants in her history. Immigration rose form a ncrmal in/low of 50,000 aâ€"year at the beginn.ng of the century to over 400, 030 in the fiscal yvear 19y2â€"19‘3, Staâ€" tistics. sho wthat a general increase in wages of between forty and fortyâ€"five per cent took place during this period. This shows the fallacy of thet belief that immigration depresses wages, Mr. the labâ€"cur board to discuss revamping ; Mitchell pointed out. : the marine laws in modern dress. In sunport of this contertion, the the marine i@awWws in imodern dress. Local 241 Mine and Mill Workers threw scme tenative feelers at mine management last week to see what neâ€" gotiations might be forhcom‘ing but nothing was forthcoming and the matâ€" ter was dropped for the time being. The Mine Workers Organizing Comâ€" mittee which has withdrawn into its new cocoon and has been silent for a long time, has informed us that they will be soreading their wings soon from a renovated and furnished hall. The boys have been splashing paint and building benches the last few weeks and have every confidence that those benches will be filled when they beâ€" gin their organizing work. This week in Victor Riesel‘s column on page 4 there is a guest column by Allan L. Sw‘m, Publicity Director for the Corgress of Industrial Organizaâ€" tions which is interesting and aso a column by Representative Hartley of the much talked about Taftâ€"Hartley labour bill in the U. S. The facts, however, the speaker sugâ€" gested, showed that there was serious danger in the immediate future. . Japâ€" an was increasing in population at the rate of a million a yvear, and India at a five million a year rate. Even. in countries where there was a decline in the birthrate there was an increase in population because Cf the decrease in the death rate. At the same time, the rate of proâ€" duction of fcod was not showing any similar increase. The speaker referâ€" red to the Mediterranean countries and other Eastern lands, where the decrease in food production was most noticeable, Only half the arable land in the United States was in reasonable condition, and a full auarter of the farming land had been destroved. (GContinued on Pa imimer Skating school has just finished their lessons when ic« Brodie, Calgary, Jackie Belec, schumacher, Delia Carthy, filiscn, Greenwich, Connecticut, and Brian Page, d has zin amazing flare for comedy. Littie Kathleen Mc re, Advance Photo ht}) Wages not Depressed By Immigration Contrary to aAn opinioun CcXpreSScCii 111 some quarters that immigration tends to Ilower wages, past history and staâ€" listics show that it does nrot, accordâ€" ing to an anncuncement today by the Hon. Humphrey +« Mitchell}, Minister of Labour. e * 1 In support of this contertion, the Minister juoted from a memorandum cn Immigration and Wiages, prepared in 1943, by Dr. Coates, who was at that time Dominion Statistician, as follows:â€" "Over the 1900â€"13 veriod, the general increase in wages was between forty and fortyâ€"five per cent. Moreover, Studying a period whe drop, 1930â€"35, we find t ticon had nothing to do w since inmnigration during was practically negligible only 11,000 immigrants country. In the light of this in is cbvicus that immigratio rot affect the rise and f The trend of wages would contingent on the national the basic law of supply and fortyâ€"five per cent. Moreover, it was in the yvears of heaviest immiâ€" grat on that the rise was fastest. Inâ€" deed, the only check in the continuity of the rise, (which cccurred towards the end of 1907 and the beginning of 1903, fsllowing the financial stringenâ€" cy of those months) synchronized with a dron in immigration. There can be no doubt that in those years, buoyâ€" anmcy in both immigration and wages went hand in hand and were the proâ€" duct of another and common impulse., That impulse it is unnecessary to say, was the great and general economic prosperity of the country." Canadian youth venerally will beneâ€" fit from this summer‘s Olympic Games in London if plans laid by tHe naâ€" tionally known Sports College organizâ€" aticn work out. In London for the Games w.ll be Lloyd "Ace" Percival, Director. and Head Coach of Sports Colege, to make a special study of the training, conditioning diet and comâ€" petitive technijues of the world‘s top athletes and coaches participating in the games. His assignment will be to collect inâ€" formation for study and adaptation to Canadian conditicns. This data will Ace Percival Head Of Sports College At London Olympics be circulated to Canadian â€" youth through Sports College, a nonâ€"profit orâ€" zanization working on a national scale to improve Canadian standairds of basic law of Minister said it lt it DP CC lorcupine Mouance : Estab (Continued On Page Eight) ight of this information, it that immigration alone, does the rise and fall of wages. of wages would seem to be on the national economy and law of supply and demand, to an opinmnion expressed in rs that immigration tends ges, past history and staâ€" od when wages did find that immigraâ€" to do with this drop during this period IMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 22nd, 1948 2, In 1935, entered â€" this 1 Sldewalks And Margarine Form Bulk oft Council Pack a big lunch basket and come aâ€" lorg to the 15th annual Field Day and Picnic in McelIintyre Park on Monday August Z2r»d. If you come in the morning and bring a farge basket for all the familyvy you will find free tea and coffee being served from 11.30 a. m. until 2 p.m. In the afternocn there will be clowns and more clowns for the kiddies and the grownâ€"uns and a merryâ€"goâ€"round, all kinds of track and field events and baseball « games. More fun than just another® picnic! m<ment. Everyone including the mayor aâ€" greed that there were enough hotels in the town but what to do about it they couldn‘t say as it is a matter for the province to decide how many liâ€" censes will be issued in any muicipality. 15th Annual Pienic August Z2nd At The Mcintyre Park The secsnd «matter of business â€" a _ ;itlcn fr.m the Porewnine Httelmen‘s Associat on askinz that no beverage ‘rocm licenses be issued to any more hotels in the districtâ€"+Joocked as though it mtht create a bit of interest for a GRUMMETT CHARGES DREW GOVERNMENT wITH PETTY POLITICS Of Displaced Persons brought to Canâ€" ada in July, 1947, under an agreement to work for a definite period in the wocds, 370 in the Spruce Falls area will terminate their agreement within a few days. Although free to seek any employment they wish at the terminâ€" ation of .this agreement, 65 per dent have #osen to stay at their jobs. Of the remaining 35 per cent, it is expecâ€" ted some will return to the woods later. Of thoe 29 items of Council‘s agenda last Monday only two sicpped the show for ary length of timeâ€"â€"they were as usual the. sidewalks and a new subject the) matter. of Oleo margarine. New Canadians Remain On The Job Disp.aced Persons are showing a deâ€" sire to remain in the olcupations for which they were brought to this counâ€" try, according to a statement made toâ€" day by Hon. Humphrey Michell, Minâ€" ister of Labour. At the weekly luncheon this week ~f the Timmins Kiwanis, formal anâ€" ncuncement was made that the Maple Leaf Hockey Team will visit here on Monday evening, October 4th, to play a match with a picked team from the stars of the local hockey league. This information was brought to light as a result of a survey conducted reâ€" cently by a Departcent of Labour Inâ€" spector. . His inspection covered nine camps in the area and a meeting with the Disp‘aced Persons covered nine camps in the area and a meeting with the Displaced Persons in each camp. According to his report, the Disâ€" placed Persons were very pleased with the hosvitality and friendship shown them by fellow workers. . They were also very grateful to the company who employed them. With the date settled and other deâ€" tails arranged, a meeting of the execâ€" utive of the Kiwanis was held last week with others interested in attendance. Bob Crosby, of the McIntyre Arena, and the managers and officers of the local hockey teams are giving enthusiastic coâ€"operation, and there is no doubt but that October 4th wili be a big event for the sporting world of the Porcupine. It is interesting to note that the full playing strergth of he famous Toronto hockey team will be here, with the The notablée event will be under the auspices of the Timmins Kiwanis, and the proceeds will go to the fund for crippled children. Maple Leaf Hockeyists To Be Here In October For Benefit Game Councillor Aubray stopped the swift Councillor DelVelano said that they shouldn‘t dictate to anvone acting withâ€" in the law and that the whole action was un to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. Councilisr DelValano ‘was the first to speak on the matter and stated that since there were people in town who had waitéd 20 years for sidewalks and were still waiting they should ‘be serâ€" viced first. "And they have been the councillor., The council decided to not act in the matter. . The letter was filed. The Central Mortgage and Housing Corroration wrote a letter to council requesting that they live up to their agreement and build sidewalks for the wart.me houses. Mayor: "There is nothing we can do paying a lot higher taxes too,"‘" this year." Mr. McLean Town Engineer: "It would mean slightly more than an extra mile of sidewalk." Del Valano: "That would. be about $12,000 at he present rate of $2.00 a linear ~fGOot." Mayor: "That wou‘d mean another mill to the taxâ€"rate." MclLean: ‘"The contractor is running low on cement." DelValano: "It would mean $12,000 more to the present cost of sidewalks.‘ Mayor: "We have no intention of doâ€" ng the job this year. We‘ll put it down for next vear‘s consideration." Aubray: Some of those houses haven‘t got their lawns fixed un or anything We could write and tell them that if they fix up. . .‘ Mayor: "We agreed to pout in sewers, water, sidewalks when the houses were occup‘ed. But we can‘t do it this year.‘" i The matter was dropped. Stan Bell, a rather aggressive young man from Main avenue brought up the matter of the width of sidewaiks on Main avenue and argued widths with the town engineer and the mayor and Philip Fay, sidewalks chairman, until the young man decided to throw in the sponge. tiow <f conversration for a moment when he made the statement that aryâ€" one who had svent ten or fifteen thouâ€" sand dollars on building a hotel should be protected and after making that investment should have a say whether or not anvone else would build a hotel, Mayor Eyre said that that would not be democratic. "It is Jhe same in any line of bus ness," said Worship, "If too many get in the field it makes it bad for all of them but you can‘t restrict the number as long as hey keep withtin the law." "O:K.‘" he said, "go ahead and lay the sidewalks," he said petulantly when he saw that his arguments had little to sustain them. The ccuncil showed that they had every intention of doing Jjust that. . But they also showed that they were willing to go more than halfâ€" way with citizens who had legitimate tons Britain‘s steel production in June was esual to a rate of 15, 444,000 tons per annum. Th‘s new precord output anâ€" ncunced by the British Iron and Steel Federation is the highest rate in the extras. Mayor Karl Eyre is chairman of the committee in charge of arrangements. history of the industry. It compares with an annual rate of 13,206,000 tons in June, 1947, and beats the previous record established last April by 161,000 Councillor Fred Quesnell and Fire Chief W. Stanley have been assigned the work of sejecting the local star players for the team to oppose the Maple Leafs for the ocenasion, Britain Breaks Steel Record (Continued On Page Eight) ished In Timmins, Ont.,. Canada EVERY THURSDAY "And to add further to the insult, the Township has been told that they are not to hire the men who have been fired by the department of Highways representatives," said Mr. Grummett. Mr. Grummett said that the head of the roads in this section, Mr. Frisâ€" bee of Kirkland Lake, had fired the men and had warned the Township not to Hire them.,. â€"Rosell: was one of the men mcnudne(l by Mr.® Grumâ€" mett, and he said that Mr. Rosell had four children to take care of and meeded every cent that he made. "It is just stupid petty politics," said Mr. Grummett," I don‘t believe that Mr. Doucet would countenance any such activities if he knew about them and I have written to him about the matters as they stand." Mr. Grummett also stated that the engineer from New Liskeard had arâ€" rived in A;jisonville and had. fired several men. "He said he was weeiâ€" ing them out as they had been engarâ€" ed in political activity," said Mr; Grummett < s William J. Grummett, MPP, CCF member for Cochrane South, said toâ€" day that the Ontario Government is playing "petty party politics"® instead of governing the province.. "Especialâ€" ly in the North," he said. "The engineer told the men workâ€"| ing ‘on the highways that they would have to change their politics if* they wished to remain on the job." Said Mr. Grummett. He further stated that in Kirkland Lake following the election, the Conservatives bought radio time and announced that they were opening an office to loom after "V woul coun time ist i1 as 1 and all those in the party who wanted }PrO8 work. | will Mr. Grummett made the statement in reference to the "numerous" roadâ€" workers who have been laid of the roads because of their "political acâ€" tivities." "The Drew government is allowing men to be laid off from their work because they happen to belong to a different political party," Mr. Grumâ€" mett charged, and said that one man with a family of four children had been laid off roadwork and told the reason. Policeman Baritone Thrills With Fine V oice Mr. William John Grummett an Anâ€" sonville Barrister and a strong Libâ€" eral before turning to other parties because of the "political pork barrel! tactics" of the party, became a memâ€" ber of the CCF party and during the last Legislature was house leader of the party. Well respected by both us followers and other members in the House, Mr. Grummett is not noted for making wild statements. A baritone robusto with a resonant rolling tone Mr. Ruusunen sang two programs here last week. The first was sung at the Harmony Hall to a packed house, Thursday evening, the second was Friday evening at the Finâ€" nish church, corner of Eighth and Cedar Streets. Mr. Ruusunen decidâ€" ed that the Church was the better place to sing in â€" it had better acâ€" roustics, he said. At the Friday concert assisted by Mrs. J. Wilkins at the piano, Mr. Ruuâ€" From pounding a police beat in Helsinki to watching the rythm beat of an aria . . . that has been the carâ€" eer of Kalle Ruusunen, Finland‘s greatest baritone. sunen showed his fine baritone qualâ€" ity, and gave sufficient reason for being called Finland‘s greatest,. How did he get started in the busâ€" iness? Well it seems that when he was a young man in his early twenties he decided to take a singing course at the Conservatory of Music in Helsinki. Finishing his course, he decided that there wasn‘t a ‘lot of money in the music business and joined the Helsinki police force to pound a different kind of beat. After a few years of police work which, incidently he liked, and after chasing around the city in a radio police car, Kalle Ruusunen decided that there wasn‘t much future in poâ€" lice work and he found himself getâ€" ting too interested in b flats rather *than flat feet. P Joining the Helsinkt Opera Compâ€" any he rapidly became lead baritone and soon sang most of the leading roles ¢f German and Italian operas. As his voice became more flexible with use and his training advanced Mr. Ruusunen sang many concerts in Finland. When the war came 2 Ne NA | A l A No A CRA A L i LA 1A 4 | EJ TR ELV . Grummett. He further statea | "I bave lived in the North for a long t in Kirkland Lake following the | time and I would like to see the tourâ€" tion, the iConservatives bought ist industry developed up here. But io time and announced that they|AS long as the petty politics prevail re opening an office to look after| and the chislers keep hoMing back those in the party who wanted | Progress, we won‘t have good roads nor rk. \ will we have a democratic and free This office they have set up," said country." Mr. Ruusunen Mr. Grumett, "is a clearing house for all road jobs and political plums." "When it comes down to having to belong to a certain party to get jobs on the highways or any other job in rovernment, I protest." Said Mr. Grumâ€" ‘mett emphatically. Continuing with the roads in the North Mr. Grummett offered some hints as to what might be done to improve road conditions. "I left the Liberal Party 18 years ago just because of such tactics. At that time I was an officer in the Liâ€" beral Association and despised the meâ€" thods of getting votes and keeping them. If people in this country arg not allowed to vote as they wish and democratically then I want no part of it." He said. "Patronage was never tw strong with the Tories especially the higherâ€" ups.= The executive branch men. keep clear of any such tactics. It is the little despicable ward heeler tybe Of politician that likes to deal in such matters." "I have written to Mr. Doucett, Min«â€" ister of Highways, and I am sure that he will do something about it.. I have every confidence in his judgement in such a matter. He is a fine and honâ€" surable man. He would resent the fact of any smallâ€"time higchway ‘emâ€" ployee jecpardising the party name by such activities." The Department of ‘Tourists and Publicity under Colonel Welish should get together with the Department of Highways and talk about building roads which the tourists can travel on. â€" In this section at least, the tourists could do a lot more travelling if the roads were in good condition, said Mr. Gruinâ€" mett. Mr. Grummett also said that North Bay had been in the habit of disâ€" couraging tourists from driving on farâ€" ther North. "W.th proper roads thks count*‘y woulid develop into the finest tourist country around", said Mr. Grummett. He suggested also that the road busâ€" iness should be taken up by the varâ€" ious Boards of Trade. "We need roads to develop this counâ€" try." He said. T : was called up and went to the front. Wounded, he was returned to Helsinki hospital. . 4 Single Copyâ€"Five Cents Following his recovery from his wound, he was asked to entertain the troops at the front, and this he did until V. E. Day. Finding that Finâ€" land was becoming a little crowded with the Russians moving in, Mr. Ruusunen decided to come to Canada and landed a year ago in Montreal where he has been making his headâ€" quarters. "Montreal has been very good to me," said Mr. Ruusunen of that cosâ€" mopolitan and very musical city. But he meant more than just in the musie department as he looked smilingly over at his pretty wife of one month, Mrs. Ruusunen blushed prettily and explained that it was their honeymoon (Continued on Page KALLE RUUSUNEN Pinland‘s Greatest