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There has been very strong and general protest against the proposal to increase the radio license fee by another half dollar a year. A large number of newspapers have expressed themselves as very decidedly against the imposition. Only the odd newspaper here and there with some personal purâ€" pose to serve has shown any tendency to defend the Canadian Radio Commission in its apparent effort to make a goat as well as a monkey out of the Canadian public. Still more worthy of atftenâ€" tion, however, is the flood of letters pouring into the newspapers in protest, not only against the in â€" creased fee, but also against the whole attitude of the government radio commission toward radio and the Canadian public. Canadians were told of the wonderful things the present Canadian radio commission would accomplishâ€"the development of distinctly Canadian programmes, the encourâ€" agement of the better Canadian artists, the reâ€" duction of advertising blah blah on the radio, and the prevention of radio in Canada being completeâ€" ly Americanized, in the less pleasing sense of that word. Instead of all this, however, the Canadian Radio Commission has apparently sold out to a few favoured United States advertisers on the air at a loss at thatâ€"and the Canadian radio public is asked to contribute another fifty cents per year to carry the loss. It is no wonder that there is general protest. The wonder is that the protest is not even more emphatic and bitter. Apart from the fact that cities like Toronto. Montreal, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Ottawa, Vancouâ€" ver and others named owe much of their developâ€" ment to the mining industry, directly or indirectly, it is interesting to note the leadership of the minâ€" ing areas in this matter of Home Improvement Plan loans. These Home Improvement Plan loans in every case mean new employment and new busiâ€" ness. Timmins, Kirkland Lake, Sudbury, New Waterford, Trail and other mining centres in 1937 took a place much higher than their population would suggest in regard to home improvement. Study in other lines would show the full truth of Hon. Mr. Crerar‘s suggestion about the value of the mining industry to Canada. The report deals with the year ending Dec. 31st, 1937. In that period in towns and cities with a population of 5000 and more there were 23,297 apâ€" plications approved for loans amounting to a total of $9,425,853.89. Toronto headed the list with $1,284,344.67 in loans. Montreal, Winnipeg, Vanâ€" couver, Edmonton and Ottawa followed in the orâ€" der given, Ottawa having $288,263.38 in loans unâ€" der the Home Improvement Plan. Montreal is a city with a population of close to a million, and Toronto is not very far behind Montreal. Winniâ€" peg and Vancouver are in the quarterâ€"million class in population. Ottawa‘s population is close to the 150,000 mark. Edmonton is the only small city in that group . of six, and yet Edmonton has a popuâ€" lation over the 80,000 mark. Edmonton registered only $369,552.86 in loans under thHe Home Improveâ€" ment Plan, while Ottawa‘s loans were still less, $288,263.38. What about the seventh on the list? That is Timmins with $271,962.08. Kirkland Lake, another mining town, is a close eighth with $268,â€" 177.92. Calgary, with $221,165.22, is in ninth place. London, Windsor, Hamilton, Halifax, St. John, Quebec are all below the $200,000 class. Sudbury, the famous nickel mining town, had $179,304.01; New Waterford, N.S., with coal mining as its chief industry, had $119,815.92; Flin Flon, a Manitoba mining camp, had $100,749.66; and Trail, B.C., a mining town of 8000, had $94,272.40. This report is well worth special study, keeping certain facts in mind. Loans made under the Home Improvement Plan indicate the need and the desire in Canada for better housing faciltities. In the ,'gz.a.jses where loans are granted, it may be taken for granted that there is steady employment at more than bare living wages, or loans could not be allowed. Accordingly, it is not unreasonable to say that the report will indicate, at least indirectly, where there is steady employment at good wages, and with a reasonable amount of security for the continuance of the employment. In the last issue of The Advance reference was made to an address by Hon. T. A. Crerar, Minister of Mines and Resources for the Dominion. . In his address Hon. Mr. Crerar detailed the direct value of the mining industry to employment, business, industry and transportation in Canada, and sugâ€" gested that there was also an indirect value of very striking importance. Commenting on the address, The Advance suggested that the indirect economic value of the mining industry was even greater than its direct value, and that the empleyment and business resulting from new mining ventures would astound those who had not studied this featâ€" ure of the case. As if to give special endorsation of this presentation of the matter, the report of the Dominion Home Improvement Plan came to hand at the end of the week. Timmins, Ont., Monday, January 3 TIMMIXN®, QONTARIO Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Onlacioâ€" Quebec Newspaper Association; Class *‘A" Weekly Group OFFICE 26 â€"â€"â€"â€" PHONES â€"â€"â€" RESIDENCE 70 Published Every Monday and Thursday by: GEO,. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Cle Vorcrupine Advanere VERY GENERAL PROTEST Subscription Rates: ear United St eyâ€"$§$3.00 Per Ye 1938 a t alarm" these days. Apart from wars and rumours of wars, historic honeymoon bridges crashing, and the downfall of hopes and opinions that were once believed to be as solid as the North American conâ€" tinent, which for many years avoided earth treâ€" mors and such like, the modern tendency of law to override individual liberty and common sense is enough to make any thoughtful man "view with alarm." For instance, there is the story coming from Denmark, that lends colour to the idea exâ€" pressed in "Hamlet" about the state of Denmark. A mother and father in Copenhagen, Denmark, according to despatches, were recently arrested for speeding with a baby carriage. The couple hitched their baby‘s buggy to their bicycles and went merriiy pedalling away, until a police patrol stopped them for travelling twelve miles an hourâ€" which is more than the law allows for a baby carâ€" riage. The parents were fined $10 and costs for this alleged speeding. It is well to "view with alarm" this happening in Denmark. For there is also another cause well worthy of "viewing with alarm" by all who are accomplished in the ability to "view with alarm"â€" that is, the tendency to import into this country anything that has been adopted by any other country. With so many wanting a Soviet here, beâ€" cause Russia has it, or Fascists because they have black shirts in Italy, or swing music because there are some weakâ€"minded folks to the South of Canâ€" ada, why not import a law against speeding in a baby carriage? This needs all the "viewing with alarm" that can be mustered. Imagine, traffic laws for baby buggies in Canada! The Dionne quintuplets would likely be the first to sufferâ€" fined $25 and costs for travelling with five in the front seat! There used to be a number of newspapers and public men who were famous for their habit of "viewing with alarm" this or that other tendency of the day. If these people are not all dead, or on relief, they certainly have enough to "view with Will all the protest made in this matter have any effect? That remains to be seen. It will, if the people show themselves in earnestâ€"shower not only the newspapers, but the members of parliaâ€" ment with protests in the matter. There are ways and means by which the people can make their displeasure felt if they take the trouble to do so. But if they content themselves with a few harsh words, and then say, "Oh, it‘s only fifty cents!" then they may expect that the dictatorial powersâ€" thatâ€"be will take advantage of this attitude, and they will be defrauded of many halfâ€"dollars to pay high salaries to people who hold them in open contempt. Radio Commission. "They should be forced to reâ€" sign," is the way this correspondent refers to the Canadian Radio Commission. Still another corâ€" respondent suggests that a radio fee protest hour be inaugurated at which listeners would be asked to send in their promise to refuse to renew their radio licenses. "My radio is going to be locked in the attic, like those of many other people," says another writer. "The working class is always hit hard," he continues, "because they don‘t stick the way they should to one another." In this matter of radio license fee it is the working man who feels the pinch. He is fully justified in protesting against this extra imposition, that seems only for the benefit of a small group of United States orâ€" ganizations. a mere bagatelle, but to many radio owners fifty cents is a matter of importance, especially when it is an unjustified addition to two dollars mulcted from them. The license fee is not the only cost upon the user of radio. There is the cost of the radio itselfâ€"often bought on the instalment plan. There is the electric power bill each month as anâ€" other expense, and there are the usual supplies and repairs that occur occasionally. Anyone makâ€" ing a careful checkâ€"up will soon see that there is more cost to the radio than the mere license fee. It is interesting to note some of the suggestions made in the letters protesting against the new radio license fee. Several correspondents urge an organized refusal to pay any license fee at all. "They couldn‘t put us all in jail," says one writer, adding, "even if they did we could then listen to radio free.‘" Another correspondent urges a genâ€" eral demand for the disbandment of the Canadian Those who would find excuse for the Canadian Radio Commission talk patronizingly about how little fifty cents per year is to a radio owner. That is all right for the Radio Commission and others similarly placed. The general manager of the Canadian Radio Commission receives $13.000 per year and his assistant is paid $12,000 per year. There are ten members of the commission who reâ€" ceive an honorarium of $1500 each per year, with $50 and expenses for each meeting attended. Peoâ€" ple like that may be able to scoff at fifty cents as stations, after these stations have been subsidized as it were through the sellâ€"out of the Canadian Commission? ‘One Toronto newspaper on Saturday had a dozen letters protesting the increased radio fee. The letters took different lines in expressing obâ€" jection, but all seemed to be agreed that any fee at all was too large for what the public was about to receive. The Canadian Radio Commission, by turning over Canadian radio to United States advertisers, as has been done, has placed itself in a position where the collection of any fee is unâ€" reasonable. United States radio owners have to pay no license fee at all. Why then should Canaâ€" dians be assessed for listening to United States HE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO United States newspapers that waxed sarcastic at Japan‘s facility in making apologies to the naâ€" tions, now are inclined to grow irate at the fact The North upheld Scottish traditions and cusâ€" toms in the holding of Burnz banquets. ‘There were unusually successful and largely attended Burns banquets held last week at Timmins, Kirkâ€" land Lake, Noranda, North Bay, Sudbury, and othâ€" er centres, while Hearst varied the procedure by planning a Burns concert. As a protest against the proposed increase of radio license fees and the recent sellâ€"out to United States advertisers, the Housewives‘ Association of Toronto threatens to boycott all advertisers on the radio. What! Boycott Don Amache, Rudy Vallee and Charlie McCarthy! Why don‘t the mines pay this or that or the other? Why don‘t they? Well, why? Don‘t they? The Hollinger in 1937, according to the official statement published elsewhere in this issue, paid over a million dollars in taxes during the year. A radio announcer told the world last week that thirty feet of snow had fallen in Timmins in two days. The amount of snow that had actually fallâ€" en was thirty inches. However, there was less difâ€" ference between the truth and what the radio said, than between the truth and what the radio thinks the people should pay in radio license fees. The Housewives Association of Toronto has passed a stronglyâ€"worded resolution condemning the proposal to increase the radio license fee to $2.50 per year, and also stating that if necessary the Association will boycott the products adverâ€" tised over Canadian Broadcasting Corporation staâ€" tions. If this were done would the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation have the nerve to add another fifty cents to Canadian licenses next year so as to recompense the said advertisers for the loss sustained by such boycott? Mrs. H. Perreault who has been visitâ€" ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. Diemert, has rcturned to her home irn Sudbury. Norfolk Ledgerâ€"Despatch: A man has been in Congress twenty years and has never made a speech. He should be elected for life. Mr. Geo. W. Lee, formeriy chairman of the T. N. 0. Railway Commisâ€" sicn, was a visitor from North Bay to Timimins during the weekâ€"end. Mr. S. A. McGillis and daughter, Miss Muriel, of Englehart, were recent visiâ€" tors to Timmins. Miss Jeanette Labellc Rivers, Que., was the guc in town last week. Mr. T. Reed, of North Bay, came. to Timmins last week to vis friends and relatives here. ‘GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER Miss Glaister, of the R. Simpson Co staff, was at Kapuskasing last week assistinz in the branch there. Miss Isobel Pelletier is at Montreal q@uebec, where she will study nursing Treat your credit as a sacred trust. It pays to pay promptly. â€"83â€"84tf Miss Susie last week at 14 Pine St. N. the importance of good sight. I know from exâ€" in my profession that experience counts in optometry. That is one reason I entrust the care of my eyes to Mr. Curtis. Not only has he spent years in optical work but he keeps abreast of the times by attending imâ€" portant conventions and studying the most recent developments in his proâ€" fession. Have Mr. Curtis examine your eyes." Prices are definitely lower at " 1 realize OPTICAL COMPANY Complete Stock of Artificial Eyes Smith spent Kapuskasing 46 00 ¢ #¢ *# t # Phone 835 i few days of ‘Three of friends A group of Sunday school girls, acâ€" companied by Miss Myra Heinonen at the organ, presented a song and dance about winter. Esko Jokela, gave a recitation about a young man who was even too lazy to chase mosquitces away when they bothered him. song by the Sunday school girls. Armas Joki told the story of a boy who was so pampered and spoilt by his parents, that in the end he shot his own mother, resulting in a prison term for himself. The story was entitled "Who Was to Blame?" Exhibition of shaving by two Sunday school bovs. Social Evening at the Finnish Church Interesting Programme Unâ€" der Auspices of Ladies‘ sewing Circle. "Pikkunen Paimen" song by Sunday school girls. Recitation by Miss Hilkka Vilppola. ‘‘Varpunen," a song by little Miss Hilja Ryhanen. PROPERTIES FOR SALE The Ladies‘ Sewing Circle of the Finnish United Church, held a social evening in the church on Saturday eveâ€" ning. Many members of the congregaâ€" tion were present to enjoy the event, all of them still expressing the hope that a new church building would soon appear for the Pinnish congregation. A dainty lunch of Finnish coffee bread, cakes, cookies, and coffee, was served to which everyone did full justics. Mrs. Aho was the M.C. The programme for the evening was as follows:â€" All joined in singing "Maamme Lauâ€" lu," accompanied by Miss Esther Leeâ€" man a@t the organ. Revy. A. I. Heinonen, weicomed the audience and thanked the ladies for their thought in planning the o0:casion. The story, "When a Man is Sick told by Mr. Aho. The sales staff and executive of Lynch Electrical Appliance Co. returnâ€" ed to town last night after spending a week at the Westinghouse Convention in Hamilton, Ontarno. Litile Ruth Egan,,of Smoky Falls, had the misfortune last week to make a bad gash across one of her eyes while playing with a toy stove made of tin. It required several stitches to closs the wound, Dr. S, McTavish goâ€" ing from Kapuskasing to Smoky Falls to treat the injured child. Messrs David Leeman and Toivo Kalâ€" lio sangy "Terve Ystava Sa." FPOR SALEâ€"Newly built apartmen house showing good returns on invest ment. Apply Sullivan Newton Insurance and Real Estate. =""â€"8Bt. Little Miss Hilkka Vilppola very ably gave a recitation. The day shift were off work at Kirkâ€" land Lake on Friday owing to a break in the power cable between Swastika and the mine. It is thought that the interse cold caused the cable to snap through contracition. that Japan is slow to apologize in a recent case. 4A Japanese sentry slapped the United States ambasâ€" sador at Nanking, when the official attempted to ’ enter a house guarded by the J apanese soldier. Japanese officials now say that the soldier was fully justified, that he was only doing his duty. It is scarcely pleasant for United States citizens to be informed that it is the duty of Japanese soldiers to slap United States ambassadors. Heading in Globe and Mail:â€"â€""Woman Gives Lecture." Do you call that news Last week Montreal lost two notable figuresâ€" Lord Atholstan, for nearly 70 years the publisher of The Montreal Star and The Family Herald and Weekly Starâ€"and Hugh A. Allan, the last head of the famous Allan Steamship line. Hugh Allan was 81 years of age at the time of his death, and Lord Atholstan was nine years older. Both these men contributed much to the growth and welfare of the city of Montreal, while Lord Atholstan, first as Hugh Graham, then as Sir Hugh Granham, and finally as Lord Atholstan, had taken a place whose influence was wider than his city, wider than the Dominion. Great Britain, France and Russia are reported as seeking the coâ€"operation of the United States in supplying arms, ammunition and war supplies to China. The Japanese answer to this is that the proposed action will inevitably lead to "conflict between the two nations"â€"Britain and Japan. So far Japan has been allowed to do many things not done among the best nations. But there will be some limit. The shooting of a British ambassador, the sinking of a United States gunboat, the firing on British vessels, the slapping of a United States ambassadorâ€"these are but small things compared to the murderous attacks on Chinese civilians, with no more excuse than could be given by the ordinary thug and assassin. The kindliness of the North is proverbial! Or should be, if it isn‘t! In effort not to make that radio announcer too big a falsifier, another three feet of snow fell yesterday. Try The Advance Want Advertisements SEVERTâ€"In loving memory of Harold Clair Severt, who passed away sudâ€" denly Jan. 30, 1936. Nothingz can ever take away The love a heart holds dear. Fond memories linger every day, Remembrance keeps him near. ~0p, â€"â€"Mildred Tackaberry. Heading and Article Were Not in Right Agreement In a recent issue of The Advance there was a report of the annual meetâ€" ing of the Timmins Horticultural Soâ€" ciety. The article very properly referâ€" red to the good work of the past year as very satisfactory, but unfortunately a typographical error in the heading made it appear that the reports for 1937 were "unsatisfactory." As one member of the society suggested there was an ‘un too many in that heading word. While the article itself made it plain that the reports for 1937 were very satisfamory and reflected the greatest credit on the officers for 1937, it may be well to note again here that the word, "unsatisfactory" in the headâ€" ing was simply one of those slips that cecur in the best regulated newspapers. The Horticultural Society has been doâ€" ing excellent work for years, and its record for 1937 will bear favourable comparison with any other past years. It is not too much to say that the heading should have read like the arâ€" tizcle itself did, to the effecs thas the work of the Society in 1937 was "very satisfactory," indeed. Duet, "Ilta Rusko," Mrs. Ryhanen, and Mrs. Peterson. Address by Mr. J. Viitaniemi entitled "The Home and the Woman." Misses Myra and Gertrude Heinonon ao the organ. Recitation by Mrs. Kivela. Miss Esther Leeman and Mr. David Leeman gave a pleasing selection on the mandolin and guitar. Recitation "An Awilumn Night In the Woods" by Mr. Toivo Kallio. Duet "Kellot Kaikuu‘"‘, by Mrs. Ryhanen and Mrs. Peterson. Community song, "Oi Maamme Suomi Synnvinmaa." Story by Mr. Toivo Kallio. Duet, Meossrs Toivo Kallio and David Leeman. Accompanying themselves on manâ€" dolin and guitar, Miss Esther Lesman, and Messrs David Leeman and Toivo Kallio, gave a vory pleasing vocal sele>â€" tion. The evening was brought to a close with the singing of "God Save the ,." Duy Good Farms for Sale in Cochrane and Temiskaming Districts. A reaâ€" sonable cash payment will be accepted and terms for the balance arranged at 4% interest, Write me Stating Your Requirements W. J. sSTEVENS, Inspector for Commissioner of Agricultural Loans Ww 2 w# y us 4 IN MEMORLIA M ICARMS FOR SALE rud Al d Elli Heinâ€" Ansonville Phone Co. Elects Officers The Corrish Scozial Club partner whist drive in the Hollinger hall on Saturday evening, a very nice time marking the occasion. _ Several members and their friends were present, the winners being: l1st, Mr. and Mrs. UHILDREN FOR ADOPTION~â€"Good homes desired fuor children, boys and girls, Catholic and Protestant, ages 4 to 14 years Any home degiring to adopt a youngster should have their clergyman write A. G. Carson, Supt. Children‘s Aid., Timmins, Ont 4411 Pleasant Partner Whist Held Saturday Evening LEFT IN HOLLINGER HALLâ€"on eveâ€" ning of Burns‘ Banquet a gent‘s good blue suit coat, Owner may have same from William Stewart, 104 Eim Street North, Timmins. «0 Iroquois Falls, Ont., Jan. 27th, 1938.â€" (Special to The Advance)â€"The annuâ€" al meeting of the Ansonville Telephone Co. Ltd., was held last Wednesday eveâ€" ning, at whitch time the election of ofâ€" ficers for the ensuing year took place. Thoss elected wore:â€" f It can safely be said that the amount of telephone business derived by the Ansonville merchants has been doubled due to this arrangement, and the conâ€" venience to all persons making these calls out of town, realized as they are, sons calling from either Iroquois Falls, Ansonville or Mount Rock, to make direct connections to one ancther, avoiding delay and long distance teleâ€" phone charges. Prior to this advanâ€" tageous installation, any person wishâ€" ing to make a call in the surrounding district was required to phone long disâ€" tancge in order to make communication. Jamgs Vincent; 2nd, Mrs. Stevens, and Mr. Sullivan; 3rd, Mrs. Masters, and Mr. Saunders. The M.C. for the event was Mr. Fred Hawkin, and a delicious lunch was served during the evening. Preésiaqentâ€"â€"A. E. Lapalme, Viceâ€"Presidentâ€"G. Gauthier. Secretaryâ€"Treasurerâ€"W. J. Grumâ€" mett, Directorsâ€"W. J. Kenny, S. O. Monâ€" geon, A. Grenier, A. Gauthier. During the early part of 1937, a teleâ€" phone line was installed in the Ansonâ€" ville exchange, which enabled all perâ€" saved the cost and many unnecessary walk*. Annual Meeting Held sonville Last Week ous and enlighteni being read by Cora Abramson. Singing of the Na to a close, an enjoy attending. esting to the listeners. Joan Needhaim and Pat great accord, as did t played by Bernard Phi McLaren. The tap da Marie Cameron and Ja:i companied by J. Potter, all. A song rendered b James, and accompanie by Violet Manion, was c Reading of the third High School Scroill, prov The meeting was conducted by the president of the literary soztiety, Norâ€" bert Smith, who was assisted b) Miss Eileen Charron. Many pupils turned cut to hear the argument of each team, which proved both interesting and educational. Topic oi the debate was, "Resolved that mines should be owned by the state." The affimative side won, and was upheld by Peggy Cutten and Chester Harbotâ€" tle. The negative side was taken by the Cochrane School, being represented by Ivor Johnson and Carson Mackenâ€" zie. The argument is one of mutual interest throughout the country, and many angles on the subject were broughit to mind by thess. pupils. It was realized that both teams had gone into the subject thoroughly, as the many factors enlering into the subject were discussed fluently by the speakers. Only after considerable deliberation on the debate as they had heard it, were the judges, Mr. R. W. Sterns, Mr. J. HMHarkness and Mr. S. Ollivier, able Iroquois Falls, Ont., Jan. 29th, 1938. â€"(Special to The Advance)â€"An interâ€" esting and well contested debate was held in the school assembly hall here Friday night, between the Cochrane and Iroquois Falls High Schools. The meeting was conducted by the president of the literary soztiety, Norâ€" bert Smith, who was assisted by Miss Iroquois Falls High School Wins Debate Discussion on State Ownerâ€" ship of Mines. were the Judges, Mr. J. HMHarkness and Myr to render the decisio Following the deba programime was put ( Palls High School a MONDAY, JANUARY #ist, 1938 NEW LISKEARD, ational Anthem drew lea on the plano done beautifully. 1 edition of the wved both humorâ€" to the audience, sgrove and Harry evenin et Leclaire, ac was enjoyed b hort varied he Troquois oved interâ€" T16