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Believes Employment Conditions Are Worse Vol. XXIV. No,. 2 # mt P CA : BC AQ h: DAE M There eau on D same Cate list. time, s off me: ncari hired. rolled i Employment Bureau Superintendent Believes are Fewer Jobs Despite Fact AlImost as Many Men Placed in Jobs in December, 1938, as in Same Month in 1937. 841 Jobâ€" less Men Were Enrolled Last Month., hired. Consequt rolled is large. In December. were made. In : previous year th jJobs. tions are wWor: than they we 1938, Mr. Mur the placements for jobs that a ter of placem! 1937, was smal the men were TwOo mon We cember, 1938, _ _ Jorrupine camps as compared 10 41 month of 1937. Building trades took 20 cember as compared to n fore. Seven went to mini before; 81 to personal ar ous jobs in D:ccprcr 19. 38 to town work as com none to highway jobs, before. Of the 504 placements 1938, 147 were for job The year before for the month 143 females were One of the big reasons phy believes employme were worse in Decemb« Of the 504 placements in December 1938, 147 were for jobs for women. The year before for the corresponding month 143 females were placed. One of the biz reasons why Mr. Murâ€" phy believes employment conditions were worse in December, 1938, than they. were in December, 1937, is that there were only 17 placements in reâ€" lief work in 1937, as compared to 198 last December. Relief work is ncu sure nor it is productive of a good living for the men engaged. Timmins Talent at Theatre at Toronto Misse Fadden won th Contes‘ Misses Joy Fitzgerald and Elsie Macâ€" Fadden, the talented dance duo who won the Ken Soble Tour For Talent Contest in Timmins, appeared on the Ken Soble Amateur Hour at the Landsâ€" downe Theatre in Toronto on Sunday afternson, at 12.30 o‘clock. The tapâ€"dancing team which made such a hit performed lIAClL LNAL T the team t dance step:s plause fron erher facto Misses Joy Fitzgerald and Eldie McFadden Present Fast Tap at Landsdowne. ment that its nadio prC pointmen district. land Ltwo mot Hlid minit ancint â€"Al ntation t Production at Ankerite in 1938 Greater Than 1937 Production of Buffalo Ankerite Gold Mines Limited fgor 1939 was about $2â€" 973572 from milling of 362,838 tons, compared with $2,832%,513 from 343.093 tons in 1937,. December output was ‘"imated at $240.000 agsrinst 618 in the preceding month W O r1id T.mimins â€" repr( with talented ar Lake, North B O W C 11 hay 1€ ades took 20 men last Deâ€" mpared to nine a year beâ€" went to mining, £wo a year ) personal and miscellaneâ€" 3-:ccprcr 1938, 70 in 1987 work as compared so 144 hway jobs, one the yeat 1€ 841 men ¢ 1 Pp sSCarce L rt Murphy nber camps taking an n cond o clocK. r team which made Timmins a@audiences, tap, and despite ‘he dliences could not see rciate their intricate umber won loud apâ€" eatre audience. Anâ€" COl 8, 504 placements same month of the were 528 placed at W emp.0oy met / 10900.~" >A men were g any on. 1. are not bein he number en final wi UC finge: a vourd group Det rmat Misses Fitz danced at th the present y, Superinâ€" s are laying ry ‘on." n : not bseing ending arlves comâ€" from Kirkâ€" Cobalt, and In each of ir for talent 1 in the last re now the rey Hopkins as the fina and Mac entertaine On nt ONl 11 Timmins bu1 A T hC 1€ and | 20 Eight Fire Calls in Three Days None of the Fires, Howeve Were Serious Affairs. Between Thursday and Saturday there were cight fire calls. There have been none since, up until press time. On Thursday firemen were called to 14 Messines avenue. The call was reâ€" ceived by telephone and proved to be a false alarm. Firemen are invevtigatâ€" ng at 12.22 p.m. a chimney fire at 113 Laidâ€" law street was brought under control in a hurry. Also on Thursday. at 3.22 pm. there was a chimney fire at 62 Mountjoy street. Only one call was received on Friday. That was at five o‘clock in the afterâ€" noon when firemen were called to 201 Cedar street north. It was a chimn?y fire. Calls for chimney fires were received on Saturday from 72 Middleton avenut, 171 Tamarack street and 269 Maple street north,. Not one of the fires was other than minor. Wedding at United Manse on Saturday Th scent Satiu the R matria the la man. ¢ J Miss Jean MceColeman and Mr. John Murray Robinâ€" son Married. Mou Al Mountjoy street south. Mrs. NR chose for the occasion a be afternoon dress of black velve matiching accessories. In the evening, the bride and groom received their many friends at i# reâ€" ception being the recipient of numerous lovely gifts. Mr and Mrs. Robinson 64 Moursjoy street south sbhed at Timmins, Ont.. Canada ry MONDAY and THURSDAY ‘Ca y Rov bri 1 tit atternogon at wW. M. Mu: Catherine Je Mr. z\nd Mrs. 4 Mountjoy m Murray R cbinson, Pire and Mrs. R 1 street south it Church manse was ‘he attractive weddinz on mnoon at 4 o‘clock, when M. Musard unit2d in crine Jean, daughter of nd Mrs. A, G. McColsâ€" untjoy south, and rray Robinson. son of m, FPire Chief at Kapusâ€" Mrs. Robinson, of 66 ng dinner was served a ‘he groom‘s mother, 6 et south. Mrs. Robinso: e occasion a becomin (i matching ACccessoriss of Talisman roses. sister of the grcom, 2+ de as matronâ€"ofâ€"honour ensemble of Americar imined in poOWC omsman ‘. a wellâ€" > hat with accessories, Boy Struck by Car Recovering Nicely Andrew Renaud Expected to Leave Hospital Soon. pital, lad v hemt ately ti where h Throng of 500 Jobless Mill About Bureau Here Hope of Work on DeSantis Mill Which Will be Started Toâ€"morrow, Attracts Large Number of Men. Carpenâ€" ters, Labourers, Mcchanic.s‘Will be Needed Sseeking jobs on the construction m‘i the new mill at the De Santis Ming, | which bezins tomorrow, several hun-i I | : | dred men flocked io the office of the A t Government Employment Burâ€" rres s eau. on Fourth Avenue, this morning. The meon crowded around the office at week-end and lined the streets for several doors above and below. 9 1 % "‘_»:‘ ‘‘‘‘‘‘ “ Master njured i sanr:rm Delbert estimated plied thi the const a0me L Delbert â€" Murphy, â€" Superintendent, estimated that close to 500 men apâ€" plied this morning seeking work on the construction job. Reason for the concentration of meim here was that all employing was done from the office here. A sign in the office window of the De Santis Mine informed men yesterday that there would be work. Immediately men flocked to mine, only to be told that all hiring was being done from the employmer© office. This morning there were more than 250 men at the mine.. The narrow tots road was blockâ€" ed and choked with cars going in boath directions. Work begins on the mill tomorrow. First contingent of labourers, twelve in number, will begin shovelling the snow away. Many more men, carpeniers, labourers and mechanics will be needed. Programme at the New Mclntyre Arena Hockey Games and Skating for This Week. Club p.m., DC ‘les naud i . Jan. 13â€"8 to 10 p.m.â€"Public skating. Jan. 14â€"2 to 4 p.m. Junior Skeav.ing ub; 4 to 6 pm. Public Skating; 8.15 m.., Hockey: Hollinger vs. Coniaurum. programme‘ for each week will â€" nublished in The Advance during ster Andrew Renaud, who was d in an av‘{omobile accident on :rman hill on Thursday, is proâ€" ng favuarably at St. Mary‘s hosâ€" and it is expected that the young ill soon be able to re:urn to his Miss Margare!t Austen, professional at the new McIntyre Arena who is teaching adults and children figure skating. Miss Austen has a notable record in figure skating having taken part in a large number of carnivals and appeared as a professioral in leading cities on this continent. an w GRACEFUL COACH AT MeINTYRE ARENA ruck by a car, and immediâ€" i to ‘St. Mary‘s at pres:nt convalescing. Inâ€" found to be minor. Young six ycars of age, and his 79 Bannerman avenue. ‘TIMMINS, ONTARIO, MONDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 19. | Mining Group to Drill ' in the Matachewan Area % 1 A private group of wellâ€"known Toâ€" ronto mining mon, headed by Weldon | C. Young, mine director of Youngâ€" Davidson Mines Limited, Matachewan, has arranged for sufficient capital to | finance the preliminary diamond drillâ€" ing on 12 claims in the township ol Cairo, Matachewan, running east from the Woman Rapid Portage on the Montreal river. These claims lie two miles approximately northeast of the Â¥coungâ€"Davidson property and about threeâ€"quarters of a mile north of the Matachewan Hub Pioneer Mines proâ€" perty. The drilling will commence in about a month‘s time, it is understood. Intercs; continues in the Matacheâ€" wan diuzvrict properties. Charges Include Failure to Obey Court in Paying John Senoski was arrested on Saturâ€" day morning on a warrant of commitâ€" because he defaulted on payment of wages to two men. Senoski was convicted in court under the and Servants Act and ordered 1o pay Dan Makacmuik the sum of $29.05 and John Danyichyk the sum of $54.95. He was given the usual ecight days to pay the wages owing and when he Gefaulted was arrested. Ssnoski has been> in the jail here. since Saturday. Ho will be caken to Haile bury, where count Donald Seymor was arrested over the weekâ€"end. He was charged with conversions of money io his own use. It will be alleged that Seymour, who is ningteen years of age, collected $55 from the Family Grocery. He, said that he was collecting it for one Steve Horstek, of 112 Sixth avenue. Seyâ€" mour was arested by Provincial Conâ€" stable Stringer at his home in Iroquois Falls. Walier Gillies was arrested on aA charge of speeding . IL is allezed that he drove on Pine strest at a speed beâ€" tween thirty and thirtyâ€"five miles an hcur and on the Schumacher Highway between forty and fomyâ€"five miles an hour. Provincial police arrested . Joseph Royg on a charge of having liquor in a place other than his legal residence. They allegedly found 142 pints of beer and two bottles of whiskey in a small house adjacent to Royg‘s residence, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Scott and. ycung son. of Sudbiury, were visitors to Timâ€" mins last week. will serve fifteon days on each Advance Engravingy \"Women of Niskavuort" at Palace Jan. 10 and 11 and I at South Porecupine, Jan. i * 12th. Noted Finnish Film to be Presented Here The noted Finnish talking picture uccess, The Women of Miskavuori," wi‘h English sub titles, is to be preâ€" ented at the Palace Theatre, Timmins, Pr:sday evening of this week, Jan. 10, it 11 pm., and WednesCay morning, Jan. 1!Ith at 11 am. will also be ‘hown at the Mascioli theatre, South »crcupine, Thursday, Jan. 12, at 2 p.m. ind 11 p.m. This picture is direct from Einland and will give all interested an ppo.:unity to see a Finnish producâ€" jon. The story is one of love and divâ€" irilor and actressos give a most effecâ€" Ave film presentation of an adaptation 3 the stage play of the same name that was shown in England duringz the coronation of King George VI. The mcvion picture has been shown in Engâ€" @and and in the United States and has drawn crowded houwrs. It is now beâ€" ing shown in Canada and is winning similar popularity here. In Toronto and Sudbury and other citiese there were crowded houses on each presentaâ€" tion. The stiry is one of love and divâ€" orce. â€"A comment on the play says: "On the Niskavuori estate the women bave always possessed sulrong characâ€" ters and great fortunes, but their men have been recklessâ€"for love and româ€" ance." Kiwanis Committees for the Present Year Those {‘n Charge of Various Activities of the Club. The following are the various comâ€" mi<tees of the Timmins Kiwanis Club for the ensuing year. In rach case the name of the chairman is first, the viccâ€"chairman second, and the other members of the committee following:â€" Agricultureâ€"F. H. Pelletier,..chairâ€" man‘: W. _ W. Tanner, vie>â€"chairman man}; W. â€"W. ‘lanner, vIicG2â€"CnhnMAMrmMman, F. Feidman, F. C. Young. Attencance, House and Receptionâ€" O. R. Kennie, Geo. Lake, W. R. Rinn, W. H. Wilson. Boys‘ Workâ€"A. F. McDowszll, W. R. Rinn (camp branch under chairman), C. Desaulniers, W. T. Montgzomery, E. H. King, R. J. Smith, (town branch under viceâ€"chairman) Dr. C. M. Bouâ€" tin, J. W. Jackson, Geo. Lake, P. H. Laporte, A. L. MacDougall, J. F. Passâ€" more, S. T. Walkier. Classification and Membershipâ€"A. Gillies, R. P. Kinkel, V. Woodbury, L. Halperin. Financeâ€"F. A. Geo. N. Ross R. P. Kinkel. Interâ€"Club Relations, Sports and Athletesâ€"Geo. S. Disw, Geo. Lake, W. H. Burnes, K. A. EByre, F. Frawley, W. M. Gonder, H. G. Laidlaw, W. M. Widâ€" difield. Juvenile Courtâ€"P. T. Moisley, W. O. Langdon, A. Desroches, L. C. Holtze, D. J. Mascicli, F. H. Pelletier, J. E. Sulliâ€" van. Kiwanis Educationâ€"A. D. Monson, W. O. Langdon, J. P. Lynch. Music and Programmeâ€"P. A. Wosdâ€" bury, Dr. S. L. Honey, E. G. Archibald, O. S. Atkins, L. P. Heil, A. G. Irving, L. Halperin, A. W. Lang. Public Affairs, Flublicity and Bus. Standardsâ€"P. H. Laports, F. A. Burt, E. G. Dickson, D. R. Franklin, H. E. Graham, J. R. Underprivileged â€" Children â€" J. R. Walker, R._â€"C. Mortson, Dr. E. A. . Day, Dr. S. L. Honey, Dr. G. S. Macâ€" Kechnie, Rev. W. M. Mustard. Expects Colder Weather Vocational ~Guidanceâ€"R. J. Sm‘‘h, wW. W. Tanner, S. Bucovetsky, M. Stanâ€" brook. Colder weather may hit the camp n Tuesday or Wednesday, said Sidney Wheeler, weather man at the Hollinâ€" ger, this morning. Toâ€"day will conâ€" tinue to be mild and towards the end of the day light snow and sleet may fall. On Thursday between six in the morning and ten at night snow to the depth of a quarter of an inch and .08 | inches of sleet fell. Another quarter of an inch of snow fell on PFriday night and on Saturday between eight o‘clock in the morning and twelve noon tthere was three quarters of an inch of snow. A quarter of an inch fell on Sunday betewen 2 pm. and 8 pm. On the same day between 8 p.m, and midnight rain to tthe depth of .04 inches fell, Temperatures for the past week were as follows: Thursday, maximum, 40, minimum, 18 below zero. Friday, 31 and 13; Saturday, 33 and 23; Sunday, 28 and 16. At eight o‘clock this mornâ€" ing the thermometer reading was 23. Last night‘s minimum was 22 degrees.of privacy and comfort. special work that the Army underâ€" takes. Major Corm‘hwaite will make regular visits to the Monteith farm each week and will no doubt attend there on any special call for his services. The parâ€" ish prie‘s at Monteith is also a chapâ€" lain of the institution and looks after the spiritual care of any of the prisâ€" oners who may b> of the Catholic faith. The accommodation at the new prison farm is reported as being unâ€" usually good and on the most approved modern lines. Each prisorer has his own spearaie bed, the bunks being buiÂ¥ in tiers as in lumber camps, allowâ€" ing each individual a certain amount m n on t us C Finnish talking picture Women of Miskavuori," sub titles, is to be preâ€" Palace Theatre, Timmins, ing of this week, Jan. 10, ind WednesCay morning, l1 aA.m. lt will also be Published at Timmins. Ont.. Csns Every MONDAY and THURSDAY Evening Sessions Decided Upon by 1939 Council at Inauâ€" gural Meeting. Mayor and Council for 1939 Duly Sworn in and Hold Inaugural Meeting. Past Noble Grand‘s Jewel is Presented Timmins Rebekahs Mrs. G. A. Hender Plans regular 12th) at an invit On behalf Nugecet Lod Nugget Lodge Mrs. Keene, presented ‘Mrs. G. A with a past Noble Grand‘s Henderson with a few words, thanked the official bers for this kind thought Mrs. Price lmas arr: evening for Thursday Accommodation Good at Monteith Prison Farm The new ind is now in act able charge 0 appears to be : kindly but als in his treatm care. Major charge of the mins, has bee the new prisc once a week. new industria week, Major in high terms seemed worth away from n( Fortyâ€"four at New Industrial Farm Just Opened at Monâ€" teith. "Like a Home Away from Home" is One Comâ€" ment on Treatment of Prisoners. Major Cornthwaite, Chaplain. away | peared siderat me!t D FH ouncil Meetings to be on Wednesday Nights 36 1G P realmnen| Major J [ the Sa not only o efficie: me. LaCch ol memâ€" a lunch to the meeting. the members of the Gold Mrs. Keene, past presiâ€" opera Ti mp at Monteith i under the Clusky, who pzthetic and irm and fair e under his nthwaite, in rice, of the nd the eveâ€" Henderson jewel. â€" Mrs. wellâ€"chosen ; and memâ€" Honou 30n. chalr. he nex:} January p.easa o him it ‘A homs in the all on h1 there T‘im I‘( pal | 0) l2 ap~â€" on~â€" the striking committes appolnt@sd Tor the purpose, at the first meeting of the new Council today. After the members of Council were sworn in Councillors Brunette, Armâ€" strong and Roberts were appointed c striking committse to draw up the standing committees for the year. They left the council chamber and returned after a half hour with their choice. Their list of committees was preâ€" sented in the form of a motion. Then, an amendment was presented by the three labour men. It gave an entirely new list of committees. The amendmenit was put to the vote |first. For it, were Councillors Armâ€" lstrong. McNeil and McCabe. Against were Councillors Roberts, Brunette and Cousins. Deciding vote was up to His Worship the Mayor. "Amendment carâ€" ried," he said, casting his lot with the ‘ (Continued on Page Ei htJ 1¢ Voting in a solid block and assisted by the vote of Mayor Bartleman, Councillors McNeil, MceCabe, and Arm=â€" strong had their choice of commitiee members accepted over that of the striking committes appointed for the purpose, at the first meeting of the new March 31st Deadline for 1938 Licenses After March 31st Only 19839 Motor Plates Will be Good Although 1939 motor car plates have been available for some time past, the 1938 plates are still good. Afiter March 31st, however, only the 1939 plates will be legal. A number of motorists have made enquiry about the maslter, and official information is to the effect that 1938 plates are good to March although the purchase of the new plates is recommended to all who can ado so. : § Much attention was created by the Kiwanis Club notices of meetings sent out last week for the luncheon toâ€"day. In addition to the announcement that the luncheon toâ€"day was in the form of a "Civic Day," being attended by Mayor Bartleman and the recently elected councillors, the bulletin carried a gifted sketch of the mayor, the work of the secretary of the club who made the penâ€"sketch from memory and made quite a good likeness at that. Secretary of Kiwanis Shows Talent as Artist Last week there were 44 prisoners ab the Monteith farm. Most of them were from Haileybury jail where the accomâ€" modation for months past has been more than crowded. At presemt no prisoners are being committed directly to Monteith. Those at Monteith are brought from other jails, being selectâ€" ed from the large number of in the jails where there is overcrowding. I6 was to mest the overcrowding at other jails and prison farms that the inâ€" stitution at Monteith was organized. The public insvtitution at Monteith has had a varied carger. First there was a government farm at Monteith, but this was found to be more or less impractical, and was dropped. The buildings built for the experimental farm was utilized and altered and exâ€" tendsd to provide accommodation for residential school for s‘he children of settlers in this yart of the North who would otherwiss have been without opportunity for High School education. As a High School the Monteith Acaâ€" agricultural purposes or for classes in mining and prospecting. ‘This suggesâ€" ; tion was not carried out but recently it was decided to turn the Monte‘th property into the prison farm co acâ€" commodate some of the prisoners in other Northern jaills and prison farms, Apparently, the plan is to mun the | Monteith prison farm, wilth agriculture providing healthy work for the inâ€" mates. At preseri there are said to be | twelve head of Holstcin cattle, several horses and other stock on the premises, demy, as it ventiure, but value to a la Single Copy Five Cents The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine. Established 1912