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Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assoclation; Ontario« Guebo: Newspaper Association; Class "A" Weekly Group OFFICE 26â€" PHONESâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"RESIDENCE 70 Published Every Monday and Thursday by : GEO LAKE, Owner and Publisher Subscripticon Rates: Canadaâ€"$2.00 Per Year Timmins, Ont., Thursday, October 1st, 1936 It is all very well to believe in economy but there are times when economy costs too much to be worth while. Soâ€"called economy was responsâ€" ible in some cases for adding to the burden of the depression. There were firms and individuals makâ€" ing good money, who, on the plea of economy, reduced wages or dismissed employees to the general injury. On the other hand there were corporations and private concerns who took the opposite attitudeâ€"kept men employed, mainâ€" tained wage scales, even though at a loss, rather than add to the force of the circles of depression. From the country‘s standpoint, this was good busiâ€" ness. It is to be hoped that it will be recognized as such by all concerned. The idea should be applied to the proposed merâ€"| ger of T. N. O. and C. N. R. services at Cochrane.! The only legitimate argument that has been heard) in regard to that proposed merger is that it would| mean economy in the administration of the two‘ railways. At the public meeting held recently in Cochrane to protest against the proposed merger.! the extent of the saving through the merger was! questioned. But granting that it will be a substanâ€"| tial one, the question still remains whether it would be fair or honest for the country to force'; such an economy at the expense of the T. N. Q.| railway employees and at the expense of the people{ of Cochrane. To some sixty or seventy railwayi employees it is a vital matter. To the town ot‘! Cochrane, in the general viewpoint of the people| there, it is a very question of life or death for the] municipality. Cochrane has withstood so blows of one kind or another that the courage optimism of its people can not be questioned, and, when Cochrane takes as serious a view as it doesi in this case, the rest of the North should feel that} the situation is critical indeed. To the T. N.O.| the economy can not be any life and death matter.| Under the present management the railroad has| been efficiently conducted, while at the same time| the financial aspect has not been neglected. The! T. N. O. will not be unduly burdened if it conâ€" tinues. along the same lines as at present. As for the C. N. R., it may be admitted that its situation is more serious and the need for economies therei are more evident. But the North should not be! expected to bear the whole burden of the counâ€" try‘s errors in respect to the C. N. R. Still morei unfair would it be to shoulder the cost of any econâ€" omies for the C. N. R. upon the already burdened shoulders of a few workers on the T. N. O. or on the heads of the municipality of Cochrane. ; Rumour persists in suggesting that Premlex Hepâ€"| burn gave the delegation from Cochrane hope that the merger would be deferred for the present. On | the other hand the railway unions appear to be convinced that the merger will‘ be forced througn and made effective by the end of this month. Preâ€"| mier Hepburn this week told The Toronto Globe! that the merger was only in the proposition st,ageI as yet. He added that there was no reason forl excitement in the matter. If the proposal goes no| further than a proposal, the premier may be righti about the grounds for excitement. But so long as there is any chance of the proposed merger becomâ€"| ing an actuality, both the town of Cochrane andl the employees at Cochrane of the T. N. O. have‘ full cause for alarm and deep regret. '}70 be tmown‘ out of employment at the present time is no llght‘ | | | | matter to good citizens. To face serious loss of revenue and the possibility of changing employed citizens for men maybe forced on relief is a matter that might well create excitement in a town like Cochrane. All appearances seem to point to the fact that in the future something will have to be done to give the people along the C. N. R. line west of Cochrane some sort of decent service. It might be that this could be accomplished by a merger that would turn the line over to the T. N. O., whose interests are all in the North. But the present seems to be a most inopportune time for any change that means further unemployment or added burden to overâ€"taxed towns like Cochrane. It is to be hoped that Premier Hepburn will see the question in its proper proportions when he studies it, as he has promised to do, and that he may be able to conâ€" vince those fathering the proposition for the planned merger that the question should be sideâ€" tracked for a yvear or two at least. Recent weather adds emphasis to the thought government dismisses a magistrateâ€"so tney assert prominent in many minds in the North recently| â€"for taiking against the government, because it that little can be done this year to improve Norâ€" is felt that he might not be fair to Ssocial Credit thern roads. The protests made against the danâ€"| people appearing before him. Then what? Well gerous condition of the Ferguson highway has) another man will be appointed in his place. He resuited in some little work being done this year| will be a man in favour of Social Credit, of course. and some slight improvement being made. But| According to the Alberta government‘s own theory in general it may as well be recognized that for this| he cannot be fair to those against Social Credit. year at least there is little but hope for the future| It is a nice situation when the government tacitly to go on. The season for effective work on Norâ€" Â¥ admits that those opposed to the government will thern roads is a short one. This year it was alâ€"| have to await a change of government to get jusâ€" lowed to pass with little done. As a consequence| tice in the police court, Obe Vorrupine Advaner A BOUT THE ROADS TIMMINS. ONTARIO Uniteq Statesâ€"$3.00 Per Yeat the North suffered, but it should not be forgotten that the South was also a serious loser, Not the least loss in the case of the South is the fact that there is bitterness in the North because of the unâ€" fair and undeserved neglect of the interests of the North. With the knowledge of the money beâ€" ing spent on duplicate highways in the Ssouth, it is idle to expect the North to accept the excuses ofâ€" fered in the way of suggestions about the general need for economy or talk about balancing the budâ€" get. The North feels that in the past two years. despite all it has done to assist the older part of the province, the rights of the North have been denied. If the bitterness against the South is not to inâ€"| crease in coming years, a new and better attitude| will need to be assumed by the powersâ€"thatâ€"be ini the province. It will not be satisfactory to delay work next year on Northern roads. In the coming months the government will be expected to comâ€" plete proper plans and be prepared to put them‘ into effect in the early spring. Newspaper interâ€"| views seem to suggest that Hon. Mr. McQuesten has ’* in mind an extended programme of paving in the North. This would be hailed with acclaim by all in the North, but for the high cost. It might be thei height of economy to pave the whole length of the Ferguson highway, but the questions of time for. construction and cost of the work seem vital fac-' tors. What the North needs for the immediate present is a safe and passable highway that will not be a menace to health. A fair gravel road will serve the purpose. The North is not unreasonable in the matter. Hon. Mr. McQuesten is quoted as suggesting that short sections on each side of the larger towns be paved at the same time, these stretches being where the traffic is heaviest, and then the gaps between might also be paved, the final result to be a completely paved highway. Such a plan would be a very popular one if it were extended enough and not spread over too many years. It would undoubtedly be the wisest and most economical way, if it is possible from the practical standpoint. In the meantime, however, health, safety and convenience demand that all the roadway be given attention and that each part be made at least as safe and as passable as it was two years ago. Too many people think of the roads of the North only in terms of the Ferguson highway. Roads for settlers should not be forgotten. They are very important in the development of the North. The present condition of the most of the roads for settâ€" lers is simply deplorable. No programime that does not remedy this situation will be a fair or a wise The paving of the whole Ferguson highway is a noble mark at which to aim, but for the immediate present all attention should be centred on making the Ferguson highway passable and free from unnecessary danger to health and safety, while at the same time due consideration should be given to the building and maintaining of adequate roads for the settlers. A cartoon in The Toronto Telegram on Monday of this week pictures John Bull and Uncle Sam standing armed and erect singing, "O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!" while Jack Canuck, sittâ€" ing on a log, and with his head down, seems to take no part in the song, but appears to be busy whittling a stick. The cartoon seems to be too keen a glimpse of the truth to be exactly popular in this country. Three miners came into The Advance office on Tuesday night to leave this message:â€"*"There should be a tag day every second Saturday for the miners so that they might have money for the tag days now being held nearly every pay day." Magistrate Roberts, of Hanna, Alberta, was reâ€" cently dismissed from his office, despite the fact that for nine years he has given able, fair and honest administration in his court and won and held the respect of all good citizens. The reason given by the deputy attorneyâ€"general of Alberta for the dismissal is as follows:â€"‘"Reports have reached me that you have been so outspoken in your criticism of the present administration and its policies that it is felt that you would be preâ€" judiced against any supporters of the government who might come before you in your capacity as a police magistrate." Few people will support any magistrate in taking part in politics, but word from Alberta does not suggest that Magistrate Roberts did anything of the sort. Indeed, The Hanna Herâ€" ald,â€"in position to know the factsâ€"suggests that the magistrate was removed because he earned the illâ€"will of a former bootlegger who is now an ardent Social Credit party man and a friend of one of the Cabinet. No wonder the Social Credit government wishes to curb the newspapers when facts such as that about the dismissal of this magistrate may be made known. However, taking the Alberta govenment‘s policy at its face, value, the situation is little better. The Social Credit government dismisses a magistrateâ€"so they assert â€"for talking against the government, because it is felt that he might not be fair to Social Credit people appearing before him. Then what? Well another man will be appointed in his place. He will be a man in favour of Social Credit, of course. According to the Alberta government‘s own theory he cannot be fair to those against Social Credit. It is a nice situation when the government tacitly admits that those opposed to the government will en roiit tA GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER| THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS . _ ONTARIO \ ~ Dear Sir:â€"Re the article in your| !paper of Thursday last by Franklin| \ Johnston on South Africa, and the ob-l jection raised by former residents of | ) that country who now reside in this NMdistrict in regard to the use of the| | word "Africander." : In "Hutchinson‘s Encyclopaedia," alsoi ;“King’-s English Dictionary," the defiâ€"| ‘nition seems clear. The dictionary states "A native or person born in South Af-‘ I rica of white parents." | "Hutchinson‘s Encyclopaedia‘" gives the following definition : | "A person living in South Africa deâ€" | | : | I | scended from European parents settled | there. The Africander or Africkarder â€"Band. ‘or Bond Partyâ€"was founaed ‘ (1879) in Cape Colony by Hofmeyr Du ! Toit, and others, and had as it object the furtherance of Africander or Dutch influence in South Africa. From its obâ€" | ject and personnel it followed naturally that it warmly sympathized with the Boer Republic in their war with Engâ€"| land (1899â€"1902). After that. war it changed its name to the South Afric:anl Party. In the first parliament of the! Another Letter on Use of "Africander" o Dome Mines, South Porcupine. To the Editor of Ssept. 29th, 1936 The Advance, Timmins. S. A. Union this party under the, Het Volk (the people) secured a majority and its leader, General Botha, became prime minister, and its chief. A leader against Generals Botha and Smuts was Hertoz ‘whose attitude in the Great war was equivocal. The suppression of the rebellion which took place duri ng the war destroyed Africanderism as a force designed to secure independent Ssouth Africa." Surely any right thinking person would not object to being associated with men of the calibre of General Smuts and Botha. This is not written with the object of argument ‘or standing for race or creed, as I myself am a Cornishman and spent several years in the Transval soon after the Union was formed. I married a lady born of Cornish parents in South Africa and we have a son now over 22 vyear‘s old who was born there, and I consider that both my wife and son are Africanders according to the definition af the word. This of course may be a matter of opinion. I must state in all matters of registration. marriage, birth, etc.., the word "British" is used. Hoping this will not bore you I have the honmor to be. Cormer â€" Resident Def,'en(ls the Use of the Word by Franklin Johnston. North Bay Nugget:â€"Peace and war are about as far apart as night and day, according to aviation experts who estimate that a commercial transport plane can be converted into a war maâ€" chine within seven hours. Adolph Hitler, dictator of Germany, condemned communism and the Soviet in strong language some days ago. This week the Soviet Foreign Comâ€" missioner made a vigorous attack on Naziâ€"ism and Fascism. Hitler did his talking in Berlin and Litâ€" vinoff spoke at Geneva. If the war could be conâ€" fined after this fashion to a war of words and from a distance, it might be just about as good as peace. Watching a police raiding squad leaving the pol â€" ice station the other night, a friend of the chief of police sighed and said:â€""That likely means anâ€" other charge." Commission and also to make the present general| N manager of the railway a regular member of the| | "A commission. This would mean that the commis-' sion would resume the form that it had previous to 1f Hon. Mr. Hepburn‘s entry on the provincial scene cipal of government. It would not surprise anybody.‘ away A story coming from Toronto on Tuesday was to the effect that Premier Hepburn plans to appoint a Toronto broker friend of his to the T. N. O. * No headaches nOQk’O 4 ¢ t *# OPTICAL COMPAN\ 14 Pine St. N. Phone 835 I feel fit as a fiddle. It‘s surprising what glasseos can do. Close work used t o give me unbearable headaches. . I was never bothered at any other time so I concluded it must be my eyes. Mr. Curtis put a stom to all that, and now I have no further trouble." Expert optical service costs less at Curtis‘. Y ours urs Sincerely, Late S. A. Resident : (From Northern Tribune) |\ __Fire Chief Secord Robinson was named president of the . District of lCochrane Firemen‘s Association at the lclose of yesterday afternoon‘s convenâ€" | tion session at Kapuskasing. He sucâ€" ‘ ceeds Charles Jucksch, of Schumacher. | Fire Chief Pat Belanger, of Ansonâ€" | ville, was elected viceâ€"president, ar| i Alvin Leach, of Timmins, was given an acclamation for another term as secâ€" i retary. i â€" It was decided to hold the July 1 | celebration at Cochrane next year, while the annual fall convention will l be held at Iroquois Falls. The invitaâ€" tion to the latter town was extended | by Fire Chief Redmond. The executive lof the association will be composed of lthc three executive members and the | fire chiefs of the various towns belongâ€" ‘ ing to the association. Cochrane District Firemen‘s Meeting Held at Kapuskasing Last Week. ,Alvin Leach, of Timmins, was Reâ€"elected Secretary. To wind up the convention a gala banquet was held in the Kapuskasing inn last night for the firemen, their wives and guests. In all there were about 150 present. Clement Saville was toastmaster and Mayor E. S. Noble proposed a toast to the firemen‘s asâ€" sociation. It was responded to by Chief E. Caswell, of Cochrane, and Chief Robinson. The speaker of the evening was J. E. Ritchie, of the Ontario Fire Marshal‘s office. Mr. Ritchie made his remarks brief and addressed himself to the ladies present. He said that 15,000 fires had been ecmbatted in private homes throughâ€" cut the province last year. He cautionâ€" ed the women against using gasoline for any purpose in their homes. "Every time gasoline is used it jeopardiz°s homes ard lives," he said. The record compiled by fire departments in Norâ€" thern Ontario compared _ favourably with that in old Ontario, he said. Interspersed during thne programme were dances by the little Misses Anne Brown and Betty Forbes. C. R. Murâ€" dock proposed a toast to the ladies present and Rev. J. H. Atkinson reâ€" sponded on behalf of the ladies and visitors present to end the program. Appointment of Fire Chief E. Casâ€" well of Cochrane, and Fire Chief T. H. Wilkes, Iroquois Falls, as deputy fire commissioners for the area, will be sought by the District of Cochâ€" rane Firemen‘s Association which met at Cochrane on Thursday. A resolution was drafted, which is to be sent to the Ontario Fire Matrâ€" shal‘s department in Toronto, recomâ€" mending the appointment of the two men. If the appointments are conâ€" firmed, and J. E. Ritchie of Toronto, chief fire commissioner who attended the convention, said he would do all in his power to see that they were. Chief Caswell will act in that territory exâ€" tending westward from Cochrane to Hearst, and Chief Wilkes will take over from Cochrane south Matheson, Raâ€" more and Timmins. This will do away witn the necesâ€" sity of sending a man up from Toronâ€" to when any suspicious fires are inâ€" vestigated in the district. There is no salary attached to the jobs. The comâ€" mittee which drafted the resolutions first brought in the names of Chief Mac Smith of South Porcupine and Chief Dave Bernard of the Spruce Falls Company. Both were rejected, the first because he is not a member Oof the association, and Chief Bernard beâ€" cause he is connected with a fire inâ€" surance company in the capacity of adjuster. The convention opened in the Comâ€" munity Club yesterday afternoon with scme 25 delegates from Kapuskasing, Smooth Rock Falls, Montrock, Cochâ€" rane, Schumacher and Iroquois Falls in attendance. Timmins was not reâ€" presented and sent no word as to the reason. The meeting was opened with Fire Chiecf Charles Jucksch, Schumacher, in the chair. Rev. J. H. Atkinson, rector of the Anglican Church, delivered the cpening prayer and ‘Councillor Angus Anderson. Gaston Vincent, president of the Board of Tradg, and Clement Saville welcomed the delegates on bcâ€" half of the town. Routine business matters were transâ€" acetd during the afternoon session, and two papers relative to fire prevention were read by Chief Caswell and Chief Wilkes. The former dealt with the neâ€" cessity of fire prevention and its beneâ€" fits to citizens through reduced insurâ€" ance rates, while Chief Wilkes‘ paper was relative to outdoor fire preventaâ€" About the only thing that would surprise people would be if the premier would admit in actual words what has been upheld in practical wayâ€" that Geo. W. Lee and his commission didâ€"good work and gave the people good service in the old days Oof the ‘C.: N.:GO. Occasionally the odd gentleman makes a mis take of a couple of doors and strays into The Adâ€" vance office to ask for a bottle of wine. Also in recent days The Advance has been kept busy answering youngsters who ask for blotters, book covers. And so one day this week when a lad barged into the office, before he had a chance to speak he was greeted with the words:â€" "No! No blotters toâ€"day!" "No! No book covers!" "*No! No wine toâ€"day" "And No! No oil on the streets!" If it were not for the greater harmony in muniâ€" cipal circles , no one would know that the mayor 18 tive measures. In connection with the former, Fire Chisf Secord Robinson disputed Chief Caswell‘s contention that a reduction of fire losses over a period of years resulted in reduced insurance rates. Fire losses had declinsd steadily in Kapuskasing, Chief Robinson said, durâ€" ing the last five years, but there had been no reduction in the rates. This contsntion was born out by Mr. Saville. who said that although a ten per cent. reduction in mercantile risks on the Circle had been o;tained, rates in the industrial section had been inâ€" creased by that amount. Chisf Caswell said that Cochrane had succeeded in obtaining reduced rates because of its decreased fire losses, which resultsd in a saving of $10,000 per year in rates to a saving of $10,000 the townspeople. The delegates Chief T. H. Wilke. Beagan, P. J. Rodt Magistrate Gives W arning Against Rowdy Tactics Chief T. H. Wilkes, Allen G. Kerr, M. Beagan, P. J. Redmond, Iroquois Falls; Fire Chief Charles edard, Montrock; Fire Chief E. and M. Fingland, E. Kerr, E. Lacosts, H. Oomar and H. Pollock, Cochrane; Chief T. E. Redâ€" mond, L. J. Gagnon, Smocoth â€" Rock Palls; Chief D. J. Bernard, E. Stanley, L. Taplin, Spruce Falls fire departâ€" ment; Chicf S. Rosinson, F. Wilson, J. H. Rochette, Kapuskasing; Chisf Chas. Jucksch, E. Marshall, Schumacher. Sudbury Star:â€"A police magistrate at New Liskeard sentonced two men, who were concerned in a disorderly brawl. to 30 days in jail without the option of a fine, as a warning to those inclined to rowdyisim. The court issued a further caution that it would increase the penalty if the offences continued. Citizens who strive for peace and order in any community will welcome a policy of stiff sentences for those who break the peace. Falls; Chief D. J. B L. ‘Taplin, Spruce. F ment; Chief S. Robin H. Rochette, Kapusk Jucksch, E. Marshal Brantford Expositorâ€"A movement to reate a new province out of North:rn Ontario would, if it met with success, mean still another legislature and a further horde of government officialsâ€" two complaints from which Canada is suffering t> an inordinate extent right at the present moment. CONSIDER YOUR HEATING â€"EQUIPMENT NOW ! Smith Elston TODAY, THE DIONNE QUINS were bathed with PALMOLIVE PLUMBING AND HEATING 71 Third Avenue, Timmins P It‘s made with olive oil . .. Keeps their skin lovely es â€" present Vilkes, Allen Redmond. T ent onced two men, ed in a disorderly in jail without the _ a warning to those n. The court issued iat it would increase offences continued. for peace and order Visit Our Showrooms wWere (From the Baltimore Sun) How much a little word of prais keep a fellow going; How much a little compliment keep the sunlight flowing; A word of cheer will do it, too, Let‘s How much a comforting remark will do to keep one steady; How sweet the heart responds with song and always up and ready; A word of praise, a word of They have a mighty power To lift the spirit out of gloom ‘The same as any floWwer. How much a man can do when he is told he‘s doing finely; How much it makes the world a world he learns to love divinely; The highest and the lowest like The tender word and human And as it is with men it is The same way with a woman. THMHURSDAY, OCTOBER 18T,. 1936 Popular Timmins Young Man Wedded at Havelock mora, Oificlated. ‘Ine Bride wore A gown of navy tripie sheer with grey accessories, and was attended by Miss Iva Smith, of Havelock, wearing flowâ€" ered crepe with black accessories. Mr. Harold Cummings, of Golden City, was grcomsman. The bride is a graduate of Chamber Memorial hospital, Smiths Falls. After their honeymoon they will rrside in Timmins. The many friends of the happy coun‘e wish them many vyears of happliness and prosperity." H m Angli Beach engineers set out to deâ€" velop a cast radiator furnace which would surpass any furâ€" nace on the Canadian market, How â€" successfully they have achieve this objective is shown in the new Beach "Allâ€"Cast Rrdiator Furnace." Constructâ€" ed entirely of electroâ€"melt iron, this furnace has all the deâ€" strable features known to furâ€" nace â€" design â€" and â€" embodi¢s several new and exclusive feaâ€" tures which greatly improve heating performance and asâ€" sure added years of service, Built in three sizes the Beach Allâ€"Cast furnace repreâ€" sents the greatest value on the Canadian market. fellow, man and woman try toâ€"day along the way be a little human. A Word of Praise 11 OK p Phone : Nuw ut b ut tm $ Pa r sOn § compliment â€" will TParsons, RN., and Mrs. Harry ) Harry Everett j and the as, formerly of ldwell of Marâ€" ral local intel praise will of Havelock very quiet! at John‘s 8.00