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places. It was soon apparent here, however, that unemployment was no municipal matter â€"â€" nor even a provincial affairâ€"for thousands flocked here not only from all parts of the province, but also from every quarter of the broad Dominion. The result has been a burden on this municipality that is unreasonable in every way, with a thou sand men out of work here all the time and necesâ€" sarily supported directly or indirectly by the peo pie of the town. The situation in Timmins is duplicated in every Northern municipality.. Probâ€" ably no people are more kindly disposed then the people of the North, but unfairness â€" the feeling that they are imposéd uponâ€"naturally tends to the making of harder hearts. There is genuine regret that men should seek work in vain â€"â€"that they should lack housing, care and good food. But inevitably with this natural disposiâ€" tion there comes the thought, ‘"Why should Timâ€" mins or any other town of the North be expected to care for all the unemployed of all the Domin lon?" and the question, "Even with all the good will in the world, can Timmins or the other towns of the North bear any such impossible From Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa and other cities .‘ in Ontario, and from places in other provinces,| there come similar stories of the oppression of | caring for the transients. Indeed, nearly every municipality of any size claims to be looking after much more than its share of the unemployed. In | the case of the cities, the drift from the rural areas does not explain the full burden of the unâ€" employed. It must be suggested that the various cities are looking after each other‘s unemployed to a considerable extent, and the question may well be asked why this is so. There is little sense sure. j ly in unemployed from Ottawa going to Toronto to be on relief or those out of work in Winnipeg adding to Montreal‘s relief lists. In these facts, however, seems to lie the proof that the problem and so could only be justly dealt with from the Dominion viewpoint. The situation of Timmins made this point very clear. Had Timmins been required to look after its own people only, there would have been no unemployment problem here. Instead this municipality would have found it a simple matter not only to care for its own, but to provide as well for several thousand from other places. It was soon apparent here, however, that unemployment was no municipal matter â€"â€" nor In a thoughtful and reasoned editorial last week The North Bay Nugget called upon municipalities, the plovmceb and the Dominion to get together and do something about the unemployment proâ€" blem. The Nugget apparently believes that the various authorities have evaded their responâ€" sibilities in the matter of the unemployed, each in turn blaming the other for the situation. course,<there is much truth in this, yet there are other features of the case that should not be forgotten. From the beginning of the depression, The Advance has held that unemploymentâ€"and particularly the case of the transients â€" could only be effectively solved by the Dominion, workâ€" ing in close coâ€"operation with the provinces and municipalities. The problem was Dominionâ€"wide matter, the extra amount from this source, if all roads were kept open, probably being sufficient to carry the whole cost of snowploughing by the province. In recent times the provincial departâ€" ment of highways has shown so effective an inâ€" terest in the North, that it seems likely that this additional service will need only to be brought to the attention of the authorities to ensure its early inauguration. to the country in general, As a matter of fact it is essential that the roads should be snowplough ed, unless the men employed at mines in the disâ€" trict are to be seriously handicapped. As The Advance pointed out last week, not only has the growth of the district meant that Tis dale and Timmins have enough work to keep their snowploughs busy in their own municipal work, but added to this is the fact tht there is a wider area to be served, new mines in unorganized townships having to be served. It appears to be the fact that the town of Timmins and the Townâ€" ship of Tisdale will not be able as a consequeence to do the necessary snowploughing to keep the roads all open for traffic. The only solution of the problem seems to rest with the provincial department of highways. The Advance suggested that the provincial authorities bring one of their snowploughs here and use it to keep open the roads to active mines in the unorganized areas. This would mean a notable benefit to the mines, the workmen and the district in general. The cost would not be prohibitive. Indeed, the revenue from the gasoline tax would be a factor in the Last week The Advance urged that the road of the district should be kept open for traffic 21 winter. It is true that this be a benefi to the mines and the business places of the dis trict, but it would be a still more notable servic Memibers Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontartuâ€" | pt Qurbec Newspaper Association: Class ‘A" Weekly (;roup' OFFICE 26 â€"â€"â€" PHONES RESIDENCE 70 f Published Every Monday and Thursday by: l (i ienss nenni i e PROBLEMS WITHIN A PROBLEM PAGE POUR Clye Vorrupine Aduvanrer Timmins, Ont., Mond: sn ce sake .. d ts l m lt P o P P P P e P P P P L AC DP L AL CA L L P l GEO. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Subscription Rates: 0 Per Year. United Statesâ€"â€"$: TVMMINX®, QNTARIO IMaUQbCT â€"â€" nor for thousands flocked Dec. 19th, 193 $3.50 Per Y\ But in this ageâ€"with miracles, veritable miraâ€" cles on every handâ€"belief should be an easy thing. Indeed,. to disbelieve all that cannot be "proved, understood and established" would be in effect to deny modern life itself{. If there is any special disbelief in the modern world, it scarcely argues for any particular presentâ€"day intelligence. There is so much of the miraculous all around these days that even intellectualism would sugâ€" gest a spirit of credulity. There does not seem to be such a thing as the impossible any more. Many of these things are beyond proof or understand ing. Or rather they prove themselves, establish themselves by their existence. Take electricity. for inere may have been excuse for the people oi the distant past preferring the material to the spiritual, the world of things to the sentimental. If they were tempted to disbelief in the mysteriâ€" ous, the miraculous, they had the excuse of lack of knowledge, and poverty of opportunity. It was not given to them in their cramped and sordiâ€"4 world to have the proofs all round them of the triumph of mind over matter, the victory of the mental, the sentimental, the spiritual over the grosser things. In a rude world, the untutored logic of the day might well balk at such unaceusâ€" tomed glories as a Christmas Spirit of love and goodwill. A crude world might be forgiven if it were tempted to disbelieve the mysterious and the wonderful, when the harsh material crowded them on all sides. A young man the other day told The Advance that belief in Santa â€"Claus was as dead as belie! in miracles, The ‘world, he said, has travelled beyond "that bunk." Yes, "bunk" was the word he used. This young: man said the world had progressed to such a stage that only factsâ€"things that could be proved and understood and estabâ€" lished by reason, as he phrased itâ€"were accepted or believed. Gently questioned on the matter, he admitted that this world attitude was something new that had to be reckoned with in every phase of life. It may be useless to suggest that therse have been men talking in similar vein all through the last 1800 years, and more. It is only necesâ€" sary to read history "to prove, to understand and to establish" that. There may have been execuse for the people of as unfair and foolish that too much notice should not be paid to anything he might say. As a matâ€" ter of fact this young man was not outâ€"ofâ€"work. According to the story he told the politce hc quit work with the direct intention of resum ing a life of crime. It is interesting to note that instead of being hounded by the authorities beâ€" cause he was on parole from prison, the chief of police at Timmins took the time and trouble to get him a position, after helping him otherwise. If the young man was unemployed at the time of his arrest, it was only because he did not like to work at honest employment. The use he put his illegally secured funds is no more encouraging. Evidently, he wanted money to buy fur coats and jewelery for transient ladies. Instead of his case being a proof that the people in general are thoughtless or heartless in regard to the unemâ€" ployed, the incident proves that there are probâ€" lems within the problem of getting people back to work. man who recently held up a bank in Timmins, whom it quotes as saying that Kingston penitenâ€" tiary was to be preferred to the way he had to live, It is true that this young man did make some such statement, but he said so many other things While the editorial in The Nugget hits the nail on the head in suggesting that the solution of the problem rests in the coâ€"operation of Dominion, province and municipality in dealing with the question, there are so many problems within the major problem of unemployment that the solution will not be easily won. One of these problems is touched upon unconsciously by The Nugget, in placing blame for present conditions. ‘The Nugâ€" get refers to the transients allowed to wander the country without chance of work and reduced to all sorts of expedients to feed and clothe themâ€" selves. It gives as ‘anâ€"example the case of the man who recently held up a bank in Timmins, whom it quotes as saying that Kingston penitenâ€" ng their good fortune, the people of the North would have been ready to bear even more than an »quitable share of the relief burden, but, as it nas been, the burden placed on the North has seen beyond all reason or justice. is a Dominion one, but that at the same time for any fair appraisal of the burdenâ€"let alone any solutionâ€"it is essential that the Dominion, the province and the municipality must work together. In passing it should be noted that the North differs from the others mentioned in the fact that unemployed from this district have not been {ocisted upon other sections of the country.. There was no unemployment here until it was deliberâ€" ately made by the influx of thousands from all parts of the Dominion and elsewhere. Recogm;zâ€" example, only a very young man knows what BE IN MIRACLES the people of PORCUPTINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO Why believe in miracles like the airship, the‘ suggesting that he might resign at an early date telegraph, the telephone, the locomotive, the; What a Christmas present that would prove for radio, the skyscraper, and disbelieve in the other the people of Alberta! miracles like faith, hope, friendship, the Christ-f * mas spirit? If the answer is that the materialf Saturday was the 64th birthday anniversary o1 miracles of toâ€"day have been proven and estabâ€" _ Premier King. No doubt reading all the advice to lished by their very existence, then the reply to' "shop early," Premier Hepburn sent his present a that is the miracles of sentiment and of the spirit few davs ahead nf time % Â¥ aeroplane in a few hours, questioning the possiâ€" bility of Santa Claus bringing gifts from the Fat North to all good children, with a whole year to organize and arrange the performance? Imagine a man accepting wireless as a commonâ€"| i Since then, the Federal authorities have announc place, and then quibbling about the miracle of ed that a special silver coinage will be minted i the loaves and fishes! Think of a man wearing commemmatxon of the visit here next year 0 a silk shirt made from wood pulp, compldlnmg Their Majesties the King and Queen. If ever that water was never turned into wine. Consider time the Ontario premier says something abou the sad case of the young man who believes he can the King Government the latter does something talk to London, England, on the telephone, but' then there will be qux'c a bxt dom before long. who is so outâ€"ofâ€"date that he thinks it 1mpossxble' ® C for a trusting child to send a message to Sanmf Now it‘s less than a week to Christmas. Tha Claus. What about a fellow who has seen a whole old saying, ‘"Time flies," doesn‘t seem to expres mining plant transported thousands of miles by modern speed. it is or whence it comes. Older and more skilled men hesitate in their theories as to whether it travels through or along tfle wires, and as for the wireiess they hide themselves in talk of "waves." Progress has been made by accepting as facts, things that cannot be understood â€" accepting them because they areâ€"and proceeding on the line of trial and error. Mrs, Alphonse Decaire, of 154 Com mercial Avo., died this (Monday) morn ng. Funsral services were held at 1 o‘clock this morning from ths Notr Dame ‘des Lourdes Roman Catholi Church. Julia, infa Mrs, Alphon mercial Avo.. Death of Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Mr. I. M. White, of Kirkland was among those visiting Timmins dur ing the weckâ€"end to be presons at thi hocksy opening of the McenItyre arena when the Lake Shore Blue Devils pay ed in succession all the hockey team: of the Porcupins N.O.HA. lho foOliowing pupils came home t Timimins the weekâ€"end from Toront Universisy to spend the Christmas holi days at their homes herse: Clair Bake: Arthur Pritchard, Clem Leaman, Ed ward Blahey, Joe Greenbere. Bill Minthorn came home on Sunâ€" day from Ridley College, St. Catherâ€" ines, to spend che Christmas vacation at his home here. Miss Vieno Kautto pme, reuurnced during spend the holiday at the first term at Tor Mr. Cyril Read returne2d on Satur day from Tororto University to spen the Christmas vgcation at his hom hbere. Mr;_W. Phomp N.OH.A., of North B T.mnmins. Mtr. and Mtr this week for Brockville. Miss Ruth Curt holiday at her hon Joe Mallin is home from Toronto Art School to spend Christmas at his home in town. Mr. Joe Black has returned from pending a few months in Toronto. T is good cyesight, and that‘s why I‘m giving mother a pair of glasses this Christmas. At first it may seem too practical but when you realize that doing without glasses is one of her little economies you can see that my gift will be the best possible for her. She‘s sure to appreciate it, too because it will make life so much happier for her. I‘ve arranged with Mr. Curtis for the examination so that she‘ll have her new glasseos by Christmas,. TPIl bet there‘s nothing that could, make her happier. After all, good eyesight is a priceless gift! 14 Pine St. N. A priceless gift EXES EXAMINED TERMS ARRANGED A‘"4 iA ;CuUrCIS 1s â€" spendin her home in town. Want ruch ‘ing the weekâ€"end at her home, af Toronto University N. H month Daughter A. Decatre Phone 833 tchard holiday Telary 0 11} 1 1 1C chool, and the churchfull of children and young people followed with greas intgres‘ and reverently the administraâ€" tion of the Sacrament of Baptism. Mr. and Mrs. Pavo J. Wesslin acted as ;ponsors. It is probably the first time among the Finnishâ€"speaking citizens of Timmins that such a great number of children and young people have been present as witnesses on such an ocâ€" zcasion. Before and after the ceremony the Sunday school sang Christmas carâ€" Ols. Hollinger Recreation kall, Timm Friday evoning, Dec. 30th, com ing at 8 o‘clock. The avent is the auspices of the Porcupine C Pip> Band, which is full assuranc it will be a succossful and enj everc. Admission to the event i The distribution of prizes at the will be one of the big features . occasicn. The Porcupine Distric Pand has won an enviable repu for the excellent events it preson Tha «ataonotta is cuurna @aA‘@‘hWa arnatXh n1 4 I sCchool of the Timmins Finâ€" nish United Church last Sunday mornâ€" ing, Dec. h, Martin Axel Luoma, inâ€" fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Toivo H. Luoma, of South Porcupine, was bapâ€" tized by Rov. A. I. Heinonen in priesâ€" ence of the entire membership of the Sunday school, th> Bible classes and the Communicants‘ class. This was a unique experience for the Sunday chool., and the churchfull of children sacrament of Baptism at Timmins Finnish Church POUR ROOM APARTMENT FOF RENT with bath. Also ROOM ANI BOARD. Apply at 166 201 KHallway street Durin 11 OPEN EVENINGS Fers on . Appreciatos The superiority of electrical gifts is proved. They‘re helpful, useâ€" ful and dependable. A gift from Lynch‘s is a gift that is always appreciated. Gifts for the the spirit few days ahead of time 11 RENT Sulltvan Transfer 39â€"41 Third Ave. PIHHONE 1870 «1N 1 _â€" FKOQOurâ€"r0oom all convenionces, Apply 40 Toke St. four roomsâ€" and USED AUTO PARTS NEW sSPRINGS AND GLASS Lynch Electrical Appliance Co. the opening service o hool of the Timmins Premier Aberhart, of Alberta, is reported a: suggesting that he might resign at an early date What a Christmas present that would prove fo: the people of Alberta! Now it‘s less than : old saying, "Time flit modern speed. Hon. Mr. Hepburn the other day called Dominion Government a *"*doâ€"nothing" outfit Since then, the Federal authorities have announcâ€" ed that a special silver coinages will be minted it have been even more fimly woven into the exist ence of man by their very life and vitality an: force of truth. [GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER Montreal has a p St. Als ind bath ‘ month. Use Our Easy Payment â€" Plan nth. _ Phone k e We | 388 Phone | j e J YÂ¥ DELIVERIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CHRISTMAS EVE arLm Fimmins New Table Lamps Wide choice of fine quality i. 4 .25 ............... Quick Toaster Handy item for the busy . TIMMINS Lamps From the "Home of Westinghouse $10 Down (or trade in your old equipment) delivers any larger appliance. Nothing more to pay until the last week in February next vear. P hat _ new mayol the stagette is sure Hollinger : Friday ev: ing at 8 c the auspic Pip:> Bang, svent â€" Frid: ‘ipe Band to Hold Stagette and Bingo Home HILDREN POR hnotms girls. tO Aduojpt a their clergyn Supt. Clitidrc Poultry Whist Drive MALL TUESDAY, DEC. 20th <crte and Bi MAMC EiL. EYVERYBODYX WELC ODDEELLOWS lesired athollc f the big features of the e Porcupine District Pip: n an enviable repulation ent events it presonts and Hollinger Hall on Evening, Dec. 30th Houde thou ChilGiFren, DOvySs ai: C and Protestant., age e Anuny home desirim youngster should ha«a an wrilte A. G. Carsot @ueen. If every something about p.m rinother of tt HMNIHtTNHH old in Timmin ; Ccommen nt is und ine Distri TION njoyab is fro Westinghouse Griddle Quick cooker, automatic chutat â€" _ B. 7 B to. :six Cups Big Percolator Large family size, makes hat MMAt Band. Ten Births Registered During the Past Weekâ€"end MONDAY, DECEMBERN 19TH; i0383 mentioned h NOTHICE TO CREDITORS Mik In the Maliter of tiw Dhidvk, Ilate of the ° date, in the Ds‘ Deceased. 1€ ome ve bee: distrib Solicitor sSUPERIOR FUELS 11C FO GOOD COAL Molland Bros., Proprietors 145 COMMERCIAL AVE mns of w and tha _ be liab 1I the 8 l PHONE 2120 ) J 4) +Jd Phon 6 Sarsd Ave. 11 CC Vownssip of Tisâ€" ict of Cochrane, 16th,, 19838, to Dutrisge, of 24 T1 by the emiinistra tor shid assets or person or perâ€" tice â€"shall not m atâ€"plm> timeo th,.1938, to Quls Anderâ€" idminstrator. cPmber, 1938. 806â€"98â€"100 tliiC Jord, of _ hosiptal (#1 0) Oof 1938, to 4 Cherry 1938,. to of 9 Eim ‘ StUch las ninistrator o assets of ho parties rd only to then have 1938, to of Timâ€" sUdDt 1bo that all ‘laims or the satd ijout the quired on ary, 1939, oliver, to Oof the â€"fuill atement ‘e of thie J11 of Mike m oL abou m of 28 South rac.or eased, ind y Pipt