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Perhaps it is interference with municipal affairs that has tempted so many mayors and councillors to offer themselves as candidates on one side or the other for the approaching provincial election. In any event there are many mayors and councillors in the provincial field. Experience in the work of : municipal government will be of value to any who become members of the Legisiature. The experiâ€" ence would be doubly valuable to the country if it leads to some measure of return of selfâ€"governâ€" ment to the municipalities. It is to be hoped at least that the new Legislature will check the inâ€" juriqus and objectionable tendency to rob muniâ€" cipalmch Of selfâ€"government. To return to the question of mayors and memâ€" of entering the political battle in the Recently, however, the provincial government (specially while Hon. David Croll acted as czar of all Ontario municipalities) has sought to steal away the right to make mistakes from all muniâ€" cipalities. Only a czardom would have the effronâ€" tery to set itself as a judge to say what is and what is not a mistake in municipal administration generally. ‘The tendency in the last few years is for the province to assume that municipalities lack the carefulness, the judgment, the economy and the farsightedness to govern themselves. The municipalities need guidance, direction, superâ€" vision, according to this theory. Who is to give this superior control? The very people that sugâ€" gest "the province" as the answer, are the very ones who accuse the provincial administrations of the past of extravagance and recklessness that make the worst of municipal mismanagementj look like the feeble efforts of a partially paralyzed piker. To allow the turning over of the direction Of municipal affairs to provincial control, when both past and present provincial_ governments are agreed that in the several provincial administraâ€" tions will be found the height of folly, knavery, reckless extravagance and un\tairness. One set of provincial politicians condemns the other in such unmeasured terms that it is surely patent to all that to replace municipal government with provincial regulation would be the height of everyâ€" thing foolish and absurd. A report that the Ontario government intended by order in council, or otherwise, to make it obligaâ€" tory that members of municipal councils running as candidates in provincial elections should resign their places on the municipal boards has been denied by the government. â€" It may be good poliâ€" tics at election time to deny such an intention, but many will regret that the Ontario government does not take some such step. It is still true that ‘"no man can serve two masters" and at the presâ€" ent time the interests and the authority of governâ€" ments and municipalities seem to clash at every turn. In recent years there has been so much enâ€" croachment by the province on the rights and authority of the municipalities that unless a halt is called the municipality will be shorn even of the form of selfâ€"government. Under the plea that municipalities have been extravagant and reckâ€" less in their expenditures and actions the provinâ€" cial government has been interfering with muniâ€" cipal government, supervising municipal governâ€" ment, and checking municipal government to such an extent that the nearest approach to the demoâ€" cratic selfâ€"government is toâ€"day almost a thing of the past. The idea that municipalities are not fit to govern themselves and should be supervised to theâ€"extinction of any local liberty is an absurd one and the direct antithesis of democracy. In an address at Timmins some years ago Mr. Lord, then viceâ€"president of the American Federation of Labour, made an impassioned appeal for the liberty of the subject. One right he emphasized repeatedlyâ€""the right even to make mistakes," as he phrased it. All thoughtful people who heard the address were impressed by the idea that Mr. Lord sought to convey. It was recognized as funâ€" damentalâ€"to the thought of true liberty and the right of selfâ€"government. Municipal government is closer to every man than any other form of adâ€" ministration. The citizen not only feels the virâ€" tue or folly of municipal administration, but he also is in position to influence it directly or change it if unsatisfactory. He has even the right to maintain it in office, even though it is not what it should be. In other_words, he has the right to make a mistake. The popular will has a more direct and effective expression in municipal govâ€" ernment than in any other sphere of democracy. ‘Even when carelessness or indifference or credulity combine to maintain inferior municipal governâ€" ment, the citizens at large are still within their rights, and any higher powers (provinces or Doâ€" minion or whatnot) may be sure that the citizens themselves are bearing the burden for any misâ€" takes. Government interference in municipal affairs does little more than provide excuse for mismanagement that would otherwise be promptly dealt with by the people misgoverned locally. Fube / tm / / ho | _ P ow 4 1 Mn e io t i C o um A â€" 4 Canadaâ€"$82.00 Per Year United Statesâ€"$3.00 Per Year Members Canadian Weckly MewspAper Association; Ontarioâ€" Quebece Newspaper Association; Class "A" Weekly Group Timmins, Ont., Thursday, Sept. 2nd, 1937 the question up with the post office department ‘and it might be possible to add a regular mail car to the other benefits of "The Northland" to the North Land. *the North by this particular train. There is an Additional service, however, that would add much â€"to its value to the communities of the Northâ€"and that is the addition of a mail car. Such an addiâ€" tion would mean real service. This is a service that does not lie within the power of the railway to bestow. The T. N. O., however, might take Many comment on the superior service given by the T. N. O. Railway filyer, "The Northland." ere is no doubt of the excellent service given A hardâ€"bound Conservative party man was boasting last week that the Conservatives would The Globe and Mail seems to be forging ahead, improving every day. Monday‘s issue had a new jimprovement. There was a smaller heading on the Walter Winchell column of trivial tripe. There is still room for improvement. or any other leader in public life, would rouse such a fury in Ontario that those responsible for the outrage would be swept out of existence and the premier would be swept back into office despite everything.: Judgment would not only be passed on the kidnappers but on all the selfâ€"seekers who have encouraged that type of action by any poliâ€" tical chicanery. Threats have been made that the two adopted children of Premier and Mrs. Hepburn will be kidâ€" napped in revenge for the premier‘s attitude on th C.I.O. ~Whether leaders of the C.I.O. are in any way responsible for these contemptible threats may be open to question, but there is one thing that is not a question but a fact and that is that any interference with the family of the premier, n ailhs 4 GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER It is doubtful if reading is recognized toâ€"day at its full value. There are so many other attracâ€" tions and distractions of modern type that the ancient joy of reading is not enjoyed as fully as it migh\t be. Happy, indeed, the boy or girl who learns to read, in the deeper meaning of the words. That boy or girl has found a means of pleasure and of solace that will grow with the years. There was a time when it may be that the emphasis was placed too much on the knowledge that might be gained from the happy habit of reading. Perhaps this overâ€"emphasis on the idea of information led some of the young people to overlook the genuine joy that may be found in friendship with books. Reading is a form of amusement, of recreation, of entertainment, of occupation, that in these days is available to all. Those who have made friends with books have built themselves impregnable ‘ and guarded by all the knowledge of the ages. There are books for every mood, every taste, every ' time. The friendiness of books is not dependent upon time or tide or weather. Books guide and, guard, amuse, inform, entertain. The boy or girl who has won the gift of reading, the habit of | reading, the love of reading has justified his or | education and discovered a wealth that is 1n-§ exhaustable and that will never fail. "When the young people have learned the deâ€" lights of reading, they will avoid all distractions, all alluring pleasures, to stay alone through an evening beside the library, head buried in a thick volume of history or letters, studying the lives of men and peoples to build up a treasury of experiâ€" ence and to persuade themselves that life must be lived and not wasted." Thus says L‘Echo de Saintâ€" Justin. _ ; Recently a number of Ontario newspapers have reproduced a paragraph from L‘Echo de Saintâ€" Justin, a bright newspaper published in the small town of St. Justin, Quebec. The paragraph touches on the delights of reading and the value books add not only in the way of knowledge but also in the broadening of the mind. ' The fact remains, however, that the mayor or member of the Legislature who will give the proâ€" per attention to municipal or provincial affairs will have no time for any double duty. Either post will tax the efforts of any earnest man. Most publicâ€" spirited citizens realize this, and for those whose egotism or ambition or selfâ€"seeking would tempt to grasp too much there should be a law to reâ€" gulate and curb. province, much good and little harm would result from legislation that would curb the ambitions of those who would rule municipally and provincially at the same time. There seems a decided clash between the two fields of service. This is particuâ€" larly true in the case of the mayors of towns ot‘ any size. In most towns the mayor who gives full time and service to the municipality will have nothing left for his legislative duties. Perhaps | in reading this you have had the idea that it has personal application locally. That is not the case. As a matter of fact The Advance is of the opinion that the less time and attention the present mayor may give to municipal affairs the more fortunate the town and the easier it will be for the municiâ€" pality to retain honest and efficient officials. Inâ€" deed, one local citizen has carried this idea to the | length of advocating the provincial party candiâ€" dature of the mayor so that the town may be left the more free. bil on the mayor‘s block than on any twoâ€" other blocks in the municipality. Some of his friends are announcing that Counâ€" cillor W. Wren will be a candidate for mayor at the coming municipal election. It is only sixteen weeks till Santa Claus! Shop early. Isn‘t nature wonderful? There is never any more rain falling on the block where the mayor resides than on any other similar block in town. When the oil falls, however, there is more crude _ _A provincial constable at Perth, Ontario, writes to The Perth Expositor to object to that newspaper referring to the police as "cops." The cops in Timmins would be very happy if that were the worst term ever applied to them. Port Arthur Newsâ€"Chronicle:â€"The provincial election that is "coming socn‘"‘ will not be unlike others in many respects. Speeches of the party leaders alréady indicate that no stone is being left unturnedâ€"or something like thatâ€" to paint their opponents in colours that are quite unnatural. If politicians were as ‘bad as they are painted by each othâ€" er the country would have gone to the dogs several generations ago. * have a candidate in every single riding in the proâ€" vince for the coming election. ‘"What about the riding of South Cochrane?" he was asked. What he answered can not be recorded here for obvious reasons. It has been said against a resigfifi?ion requirement that some of the best members in the legislature have come up from the ranks of municipal counâ€" cils. That is probably true but it is mt an argument in favour of keeping cne seat to fall back on if the other iis not attained. An M.P.P. who was a fcrmer member of a council when elected to the legislature would be just as capable in the House as if he held a city council seat at the time of his election. candidate for a Queen‘s Park seat that his first desire is not for service in the city council. His desire for adâ€" vancement is legitimate but it is scarceâ€" ly fair to anyone, and especially not the electcrate, that he continue to hold his city council seat while reaching out for scmething else which he considers more attractive. Denial comes from the Parliament buildings of any intention on the part of the government to require members ,cf a municipal council to resign before becoming candidates for the legislature. ‘This is regrettable. Such a regulation would have a good effect. A member of a municipal council while campaignâ€" ing for election as an M.P.P. cannot give the time and attention to his civic duties that would ctherwise be possible. If he wishes to contest some office othâ€" er than that which he holds is proper course is to resign from te latter and make way for someone else. It is obvious in the case of an alderman who becomes ‘"They also offered to reproduce in New York everything the quintuplets have up here. The hospital, nursery grounds and everything we have to be an exact replica, however we turned down their offer because in our opinion the welfare of the babies comes first and it has always been the policy of the guardians they belong to Northern Cntario. We turned, the offer down, and our decision was final." Urges Resigning from One Office Ere Seeking Another foe and the other gu,ardians of the fa- mous five children declined the offer. Dr. Dafoe is quoted as saying:â€" word irom Toronto this week says that the Chicago World‘s Fair offered $500,000 for the "loan," as it were, of the Dionne quintuplets. Dr. A. R. 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Trimâ€" ming may brand the house as of the "Gingerbread Period." If it is not possible to have all this type of trimming removed, it may be camouflaged by finishing it in the same colour as the main part of the house rather than the colour of the trim. Houses of the Vitorian Era are freâ€" quently discouraging to the homeâ€"ownâ€" Many a homeâ€"owner who modernized his house with funds obtained under the Dominion Government‘s Home Imâ€" provement Plan does not wish to make any actual structural changes to the property, confines his rehabilitation to the inside of the building and merely refinishing the outer surfaces. # Modernize Home Under Home Improvement Plan THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1937 Hanover Post:â€"Premier Aberhart of Alberta is a courageous man. We‘d hate to talk to our banker that way. 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