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The Advance understands that at a recent conference of | C the district engineers of the Northern Development Departâ€" | 3 ment there was a discussion of the road sign nuisance and the district engineers were practically unanimous in conâ€" demning the use of the landscape for soâ€"called advertising purposes. The matter is of much more public interext than may be considered at first thought.. It is desired to make the Ferguson highway attractive to tourists and one sure way to discourage visitors from the cities of the south is to inflict upon them the same glaring signs and disfigurements of the landscape that constantly annoy them in the larger cities. The signs and billâ€"boards not only detract from the appearance of the country, but they also have the evil effect of taking away attention from the road signs that are so useful and so necessary for the safety and comfort of the people who are travelling the highway. It is useless to argue ; that some of the signs and billboards are beautiful... The| most of them are hideous and nerveâ€"wracking and the odd one that does not fall into the category of flamboyancy and octher offence must be condemned as decidedly out of place. ‘Tourists come to see the beauty, the grandeur and the wonâ€" der of this country and not to read of the supposed marvels | of quack remedies and oldâ€"fashioned businesses. In this |j connection it may be well to include among the particularly | cffensive signs those painted‘ by the pzeople who pretend a | special brand of religion. Texts and exhortations crudely plastered on rocks and treses ‘and board beâ€"decked fencesi< serve no useful purpose. Indeed in the cases where they do{ nct cause useless irritation, they achisve no more than to | give rise to ribald remarks and sacrilegious sayings. At the | meeting of the district engineers it was pointed out that @ll | manner of signs from the crudest and most unattractive to | the most expensive and passable are being erected along the | main highways of the province, destroying the beauty of the ‘ scenery and adding to the menace of safe traffic through the diversion of the attention of drivers. In Old Ontario no commercial signs may now be placed on the highway itself, or within a fixed distance of the roadway, but in the district . of South Cochrane the main highway and the branch roads are not under regulations generally. In this district the jurâ€" ‘ isdiction in the matter rests with the municipalities that are organized. They have the power to forbid the erection of signs on the rightâ€"ofâ€"way. The Advance believes that in‘ | n t F { E t C t f t the interests of the general good of the country, particularly in view of the importance of the tourist traffic, the province and the municipalities should coâ€"operate to eliminate the deâ€" facement of the beautiful Ferguson highway by the crude and fAambcyant signs and daubs that disfigure it. Tourists come to see the rugged grandeur of the North, not to read about punk ptills for piefaced psople. They want to see the farms and the cattle not to be affronted by a picture of a bul! talking to his stepâ€"brother in a can. They want to see the mines and the forests and the towns, not to be irritated by the same pictures and the same slogans that marked the vacant lot in their home city. There is no reason or logic or fairness in allowing the use of the landscape for a few inâ€" dividuals or firms. Scenery is the great asset of the Ferguâ€" son highway and its branches, and the scenery shohld be preserved. To this end all should coâ€"operate. The Northâ€" ern Development Dspartment in an effort to improve the attractiveness of the Ferguson highway is prepareu now to aid municitlalities or individuals who wish general signs erected. To make the signs more uniform and less offenâ€" sive the Department is prepared to assist by making attracâ€" tive signs this winter. Men will be engaged whase work will be the painting of such signs as the Department sanctions, and for which individual application may be made. The Adâ€" vance, however, believes that in the public interests all signs should be debarred from the highway except those giving road directions or information and thos> in reference to towns along the route or adjacent thereto. It can not be emphasized too much that the great attracticn of the Ferâ€" guson highway, or any of its branch linss, liss in the natural beauty of the sesnery and commercial signs of any kind spoil the cfect as woll as constituting a genuine danger to traffic through the distraction they create. GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER The Journalism Quarterly, a magazine for newspaper workers, recently had an article in reference to the reading of newspapers. This article was reâ€"produced by the bulletin of ths Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association. In the article appears this naive statement:â€"*"The more intelligent a woman is the more nearly are her interests like those of a man." If women had a sense of humour, they would be vastly amused at a statement like that. Men, however, in their modesty deny the poassession of humaur to womankind, though only the most unobservant of men fail to catch woâ€" men laughing at men, at least occastonally. The magazine, "Onward," which is strongly prohibitionist in its views, tells the strange story that across the United States border the police have used bees to trace the whereâ€" abouts of illicit liquor manufacturers, as the bees are able to ferret out the secret places where the mash is being made. t is likely that the bees used are secured from the bonnets of those who use them. One man accepting free bed and board at North Bay police station recently is said to have had $2,000.00 in the bank. No one should be deterred from helping any apparently needy person by fear that the apyrlicant may have money in the bank. There are few men mean enough to perpstrate a cruel fraud of this kind, but because of the gensral attitude of sympathy shown by the public to those in distress, all cas>s of the type referred to as occurring at North Bay should be very severely dealts with. A term in jail and a fine of $2,000.00 would be a fitting punishment for that fellow at North Bay for securing value under false pretences, fnd at the direct and indirect expense of the honest men who may be travelling in hard luck for the moment. Timmins, Ont., Thursday, Dec. 4th, 1930 Hormumpine Anvaner TIMMINS, ONTARIO Thursday, Dec. 4th, 1930 OFFICE 26â€"â€"â€"PHONESâ€"â€"RESIDENCE 70 of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Published Every Thursday by: GEO LAKE, Owner and Publisher Subscription Rates: $2.00 per year United States...$3.00 per year rereto. It can not be aittracticn of the Ferâ€" nss, liss in the natural signs of any kind spoil rnuine dangeor to traffic Land, has already expressed its wellâ€"considered opinion in the matter. It appears regrettable that the president of the Associated Boards should belittle the work of the organizaâ€" tion by flouting its opinion. The matter is made wors? by the suggestion of the newspaper in Mr. Wright‘s own town to the effect that the Associated Boards at the Cochrane meeting did not consider the question fully. If this is the fact, then never has any question been fully considered by any meeting of the Associated Boards and the wholel work of that body is a silly farce. On the contrary, however.g The Advance does not believe that the Associated Boardsl met at Cochranse with the definite purpose of considering the highway route, spent hours in discussion and consideration, and then were not in position to make a simple decision. The fact is that the route for the Transâ€"Canada highway has been studied and considered by the various boards of trade in this North Land for many years. The resolution at Cochrane was no case of snap ,judgment, but the deliberâ€" ite and thoughtful opinion of the association after the most careful thought. There were many who suspended judgâ€" mnment in the matter until they heard all about the "comproâ€" mise" route. They were much disappointed to find that there was no "compromise" to the matter, but rather nlausible scheme to induce this section of the North, by fine phrases and cant about coâ€"operation and so on, to do injusâ€" tice to the North and the country as a whole by advocating cther than the most logizcal, economical and useful route for the Transâ€"Canada highway. In case the proposed "conâ€" ference" is held, there will be the same disappointment, for there is no compromise offered yet, but only the proposal ' that ancther route than that of the Transâ€"Canada highway be endorsed. ! There is very general approval and satisfaction in the riatter of the appointment of Hon. G. Howard Ferguson as High Commissioner for Canada in England. There are few in any party who will not be ready to admit that Canada never sont an abler or more distinguished son to that high post. Hon. G. Howard Ferguscn has won a notable name for | himself for his high ability, his loyalty, his patriotism, his courage anrd his far vision, and to these qualities he adds unusual shrewdness, business ability and other homelier virtues that will make him an outstanding Commissioner for Canada. At the same time there is very general regret 'm‘ Ontario that the province is to lose its most popular premier. His place will be hard to fill. Hon. Gep. S. Henry, who will be the next premier, is not so widely known, but The Adâ€" vancs believes he will prove a very capable and honourable successor to Hon. G. Howard Ferguson. As Minister of Highways, Hon. Geo. S. Henry has probably said less and dons more to perfect the highways of this province than sny two previous holders of the office. Anyone who will sit down ard study what has been so quietly accomplished by Hon. 'Mr. Henry will rise with a gonuine admiration for the ability land the honssty of the Minister of Highways. To outstandâ€" |'mg ability he adds a name for honesty and fairness that Iwill make him popular in this province. In addition Hon. Mr. Henry is a very approachable and genial gentleman and the provings will not need to make any apologies for the preâ€" mier. Hon. Chas. McCrea, Minister of Mines, was another mentioned for the premiership and no cne doubts but that he would have very worthily carried on the honours of that office. As Minister cof Mines he has been cone of the ablest |and moz;t useful men in the province, and his ability and | thorcughness, together with his sincerity of purpose, have made him an ouistanding figure in the Cabinst. Others menticned for the l2adership included Hon. Mr. Finlayson and Hon. Mr. and no doubt either of these mon menticned for the leadership included Hon. Mr. Priniayson and Hon. Mr. Dunlopn, and no dsubt either of these mon or others in the Cabinet would bring credit to the premizsrâ€" ship of Ontario. It will be a time, however, before the pesâ€" ple will be ready to admit that any man is as good a preâ€" mier as Hon. G. Howard Ferguson.. Little more than ten per cent. of the eligible to vote at the municipal election here on Monday exercised the franchâ€" ise. Accordingly, it can scarcely be claimed that the result of the voeting gives any fair idea of the oplmon of the voters as a whole, though the election cost the town some fifteen hundred dollars. As mentioned in The Advance last week the candidates were all worthy and the selection might be considered a matter of personal preference. But the town as a whole should have indicated those preferred, rather than leaving this task to a small percentage of the ratepayers. The few who voted did elect good men, but the candidates in the field made it impossible for the council as a whole to be other than a good one. The matter of selection still reâ€" mained a duty for the electors. There would be a fine old row, and good cause for it, if the members of a council shirkâ€" ed their duty as openly as the citizens in general so often do. The franchise should be esteemed as a valuable privilege. It can be of no value unless it is exercised. Yet there seem: to be a growing tendency to consider voting only when there is some big fight in progress. A large number of peorle seem to care nothing about the right to vote unless their name hapâ€" pens to be omitted from the voters‘ list, and then there is a grand old row. One man on Monday who found he had no vote made more noise than the thousands who were to> inâ€" different to take the trouble to cast their ballots. The man whose name was omitted from the veters‘ list had only himâ€" self to blame for this. It is his duty to see that his name is on the list. Within the time given for adding names to the voters‘ list there is always publicity to urge people to be sure their names are on the list. At that time no one will bother abcout the matter. When election time comes along there is almost invariably the same anger and noise. A few names are lacking on the list, directly because those concerned did ; not see to the matter. Those omitted from the list are in exactly the same sort of position that a man would be in if he found himself without an overcoat with cold weather at| hand and blamed the oversight on his tailor. "You took my! money for a suit of clohes, and you must have known 0 wou‘ld need an overcoat," he could say. In a word the matâ€" | ter may all be summed u» by saying that every elector should i see that he is entitled to a vote, and then exercise thal, franchise. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO BELIEVES NORTH SHOULD HAVE NETWORK UF ROADS Other Provinces All HMHave Roads Seryvâ€" ing All of Them. H. A. Preston Thinks More Roads are Badly Needed in This North Land. The following letter was received this week from H. A. Preston, who has shown so lively an interest in the road question for this North Land:â€" Elk Lake, Ont., Nov. 30th, 1930 To the Editor of The Advance, Timmins. Dear Sir:â€"Just take a road map of Nova Scotia and all the provinces out to British Columbia and you will see they all have several roads in every directionâ€"except Northern Ontario, which is bigger than many of the other provinces, but has only the two stretches of road of any moment. One could run clean around any of the other provinces as the roads spread like a spider‘s web. But look at this great Northern Ontario, with the greatest mines and paper mills on the contiâ€" nent, also the world‘s greatest nickel and hundreds of miles of farm land, and you will see only two stretches of roadâ€"the road from Sault Ste. Marie east to North Bay and the Ferguson highway with a few side roads off each. Why can‘t our great Northern Ontario that has made so many millionaires in Old Ontario have roads all over it like the other provinces have, when it has lso many things of importance? There should be a road north of the Sault ; along the A. E. R. R. and one from Sudâ€" } bury along the C. P. R. and a short cut i from the latter over to Gowganda, lwhich would connect Sudbury with \ Timmins and on to Kapuskasing. ! Cochrane need not worry, because when \the Ferguson highway is extended to the Bay, there will be thousands going up there. The more roads throughout this North will mean that more Ameriâ€" can and other tourists will continue to | come, and they are waiting so that they can run all around the North Land like : they do in the other provinces. There is, I believe, more money in Ontario than in any of the other provinces. The | main thing at present regarding roads is first to build them where the most settlers are, and most of the great atâ€" tractions. Thirty years ago down south they used to say this North was only good for Christmas trees. Does it look like it now? Lucky for Old Onâ€" tario it has been opened up as it has, for ctherwise there would have been far more unemployment in Old Ontario long ago and less millionaires. We surely are behind all the other proâ€" vinces so far as roads are concerned, yet we have some of the world‘s biggest industries. , J. E. Grassett, now of the R. E. Jackâ€" |scn Co., being manager of the Toâ€" ronto office, was a visitor to Timimins this week on business for his firm. For some years Mr. Grassett was manager ,of the Timmins branch of the Bank cf ‘Commerce, and hosts of old friends here were delighted to meet hm C onzA TR NN "IN ~1lXLEL ANU VALUE 1lHHL SIORLEL lHALl Siti®s iHP PAUE, ° w; * ) 29 Third Avenue ' Timmins ho | w n > sns ~ se c â€" All the roads to the west from Cochâ€" rane or Sudbury could meet at Nakina or Port Arthur. If these roads were @ll built now, every town in the North would be equally well served, because all the towns are along the railways. No doubt Ontario has more wolves than the other provinces and they are killing the deer. . My idea is that we have just as many twoâ€"legged wolves trying to kill business in this North and drive the settler away by building roads where no settlers live. Why does one see so many nice farms in the North with no one living in the little log home, and the barn empty? And why are there so many living on their farms who want to sell them? Just ask lots of them and they will tell you that lack of roads is one reason, but there are others. Teachers‘ Bowling Scores for Wesek of November J BOR@IG.!........ wW. Huckerby G. Everett . E. Blyth ... i: B TEAM N. MacLeod:.....:... 97.... F. MacDonald ... 160 .... 106..;. J *EEARITIS . .;.1.......... 84:.,:. E;.~ Onlman 96..... O. Ramsay M. Tackaberry W. McKelvie ... K. Davey ......... G. Hughes .. M. Morrison H. White Sub ‘Totals 6093 1 SUB TEAM ©;Dempsay .......... ag............" 14 ... . * LIOYVSL: .. 108 H. .............. i9 :..;: : 129 .......3 +. ... 103;.........2.108;;,....: 4 K._Rinn :.;. . 90... 1. 182. .00 tanding of teamsâ€"A.â€"3; B.â€"3; C The following are the secores for cachers‘ Bowling for Nov. 27th:â€" A TEAM c 103 :5 21l7:...;..., ~ Huckerby ‘s....... 143. «â€" BVEIrEbE i 4 180 .;....:. h esc iRA ie io s en s h ce 108..:;;;.:.:.. 80. Highest Singleâ€"M. Arscot Totals Totals Yours truly II. A. E 128 219 L 124 543 Preston 206 129 TX 217 143 97 137 6092 714 122 131 139 157 181 180 138 127 Strange Position Now of the Associated Boards The whole matter is very aptly and ably phrased in an editorial in the last issue of The Northern Tribune, of Kaâ€" puskasing, as follows:â€" "Where does this part of the North get off at, on this unemployment fund deal? The slashâ€"burning expenditures have been spread pretty evenly over the whole North, so that‘s an even break all round. The same goes for district work and so on. The only sizable exâ€" penditure that we look for here is the construction of the logical gap in the national highway: and what are we getting? Bunk and delay! This unâ€" employment fund was not intended to feed hungry jobless men in the sweet bye and bye; it was intended to be expended this winter, and it is being now expended in every other part of Canada. "In September a representative gathâ€" ering of Northern Boards of Trade deleâ€" gates unanimously approved the clayâ€" belt route, at Cochrane, after listening to "compromise" route talk. The deciâ€" sion was clear and unmistakable, and was incapable of being distorted. The only change in the situation is that the Lake Superior route advocates have since ‘ set out to undermine that unanimity, | and by subtlety. The threat of playing | dog in the manger, and holding up the | whole project unless they get their way, is not thinly disguised. A foolish bauâ€" ble of an unsound compromise routeâ€" that doesn‘t even mean what it pre-! tends to promiseâ€"is dangled before | this section, and some have been captiâ€" ; vated by it. The Sault Ste. Marie Star | rightly interprets the news of Cochâ€" | rane‘s defection from the clayâ€"belt» cause by saying . . . "Cochrane is likely | to support the Sooâ€"Lake Superior route" ; in return for which the Soo may “enâ€"'; dorse a connection from Hearst to some . on OUR route" That‘s it! | "What becomes of the Northern Onâ€" | tario Associated Boards of Trade if say | half of the member boards, led by the: president, felt free within two months of recording an unanimous de€ision to not only actively set out to nullify that decision, but campaign against it and render it valueless? Is it not sufficient in countering such treachery to clearly point out that the proposed comproimise banquet at North Bay will not repreâ€" sent the Northern Ontario Associated Boards of Trade; there should be strong demand from the loyal member boards that the original resolution should stand without impairment until the next regularly called nsetings, to be held at New Liskeard. If it is not respected, then goodâ€"bye to the Assoâ€" ‘ciated Boards, for what force would | there be in its resolutions? "What part of the federal appropriâ€" ation for the Transâ€"Canada highway is going to be spent in the North and when? It is up to the federal governâ€" ment, and it‘s their funeral 1f they can‘t reach a decision." Special Display of Very Fire Linens Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday All lovers of beautiful linens are cordially invited to call and exâ€" amine one of the most outstanding selections of really fine linens we have ever offered to our customers in Timmins. _ One of the features of this display will be a series of banquet and luncheon cloths absolutely unique in Canada. Also a Special Display Frenchâ€"American Afternoon and Evening Frocks | consisting of the latest designs and styles from Paris. "IN STYLE AND VALUE THE STORE THAT SETS THE PACE" SÂ¥ra i« M l .NE * 4A se 4 1 ’: t rop ul oo h # ‘; -{’ # " c ® December 8th, 9th and 10th From Montreal‘s Most Exclusive Limen Shop POULTRY WHIST DRIVE BY ALLâ€"BRITAIN SOCIAL CLUB A poultry whist drive is being given in the Hollinger Recreation hall on Tuesday of next week, Dec,. 9th. There will be a lucky door prize, bean guessing contest and other features. All prizes will be kept in cold storage until you need them.â€" Members are pmrticuâ€" larly requested to note that this is the #* #* d x * .0 *# # * 4 *4 * *# *# * 4# *4 * # #* *, * ## * #@ *4 * # #* «w *4 + * *#* *# 4Â¥ #* *# % 44 *# « 4+ * * #* # # #4 * ©@ #4 * w #* * 0“0 # *4 *# # ## * *# #* * * *./ % *# ’“' ## # *4 ## *# * #* # ha #* + #% *# * < t t ;t + (t t t t t t 0t t (¢ t [ '“ .“ .“ .“ .“ .“.“ .“ + .“.“.“.'0.“ .“ .“ .“ .“ .0 4 .“.“ .00 .“ .0' of the famous last night also on which dues can be paid previous to the Christmas tree and so all in arrears should make sure that their memory dcoes not cause a big disâ€" appointment to their kiddies, All members of the Alâ€"Britain Club are urged to attend@ the whist drive on Tuesday next, and to give in their children‘s names for the Christmas Tree. We will wrap it in a lovely gift box, your card inâ€" f o r Christmas cluded all ready morning. . 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