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the employment of men for town work out of the hands of the Dominion and Ontario government employment azency and put it in tie hands of the Public Works Committee. The resolution provided that the town would, in future, hire men for its own work and that the hiring of such men be taken away from the employment Council,Decides to Hire Own Men for All Work "Why is this being done? Why the change?" asked Councillor ESpooner. Councilior Gauthier, who has made repeated attacks on the employment bureau and its superintendent, Delbert Murphy, this year, said that there was a great deal of discontent. If Murphy did not like a man, he said, he sent him to do a difficult job. If the man was not able or refused to do i# he was never given another job at the agency. Police ‘were ordered to report defects inmads.cunbsandstreetsto-theen- gineeringy department. The Council decided to buy a dupliâ€" cating machine upon which it will print the voters‘ lists and relief forms. Mayor Bartleman estimated that the cost of more than $400 wouldbemweamm one year. Times and Place Women to Register for Patriotic Work The resolution passed. . Apple Day Oct. 21 The Boy Scouts were given permisâ€" sion to hold an apple day in Timmins the Public Works Committee. "It is a surprise to me but if. the enâ€" choose men entitled to jobs," said Voluntary registration of Canadian Women will be held in Timmins from October 2nd (Monday) until and inâ€" cluding October Saturday. Regisâ€" tration will take place between the hours of twoa.ndsixmflxeanm and seven and nine in the evenings, and all those interested in the work are asked to give their names, and fill in the registration b 31 =| 2. ; x Take Hiring of Men for Town Out of Hands of Fourth Avenue Government Agency and Place it in Charge of Public Works Committee. Apple Day to be Held Here on October 21. Council to Print Voters‘ Lists. charge:â€" 2 to 6. Annual Regular Baptist Convention for North Being Held in Timmins Mary‘s). Legion Hall Open Afternoons and Evenings All Next Week. Other Halls Open in Afternoons Only. Many Women‘s Organizations Giving Active Association. Delegates from Various Towns of ‘the North Attending Event. Rev. Dr. T. T. Shields, of Jarvis Street Church, Toronto, the Guest Speak%l:_ for the Convention. ‘The Town Council, by resolution at Openmflymmeaumom. Timmins Town Hall Open only in the afternoons from Monday and Tuesdayâ€"Fireside Club. and the Public Works are satisâ€" Town to Publish Pamphiet A pamphlet devoted to information about the Town of Timmins and the manner in which it is run, will be enâ€" closed this year with each taxpayer‘s water bill. It will be a twentyâ€"page booklet in which advertising space will ‘be sold. From discussion at ‘the reâ€" gular meeting of Council last night it was difficult to judze whether or not there would be fifty per cent adivertisâ€" ing and fifty per cent news or twoâ€" thirds news and one third advertising. In any event the Council gave Cliff Caesar, who is in charge of its pubâ€" lication, authority to go ahead. Will Contain Information on Tewn Business, How to Vote, Eite. The idea, said the Mayor, is for the Council to give the taxpayer diata on his own business. There would be no propaganda of any kind in the book and so far as the members of Counâ€" cil were concerned, it probably would only list them. . Councilior Warren said that he was against the principle of the town goâ€" ing into the advertising business. Councilior Spooner said that he would like the idea better if the booklet was mihliched without advertising. â€" He Polish Hall Open only in the afternoons. Monday and Tuesdayâ€"Senior Cathoâ€" lic Women‘s League. Women‘s Institute. "Wednesday and Thursdayâ€"Daughâ€" ters of England. Friday and Saturdayâ€"Girl Guides. ary Society. Tuesday and Wednesdayâ€"L.O.B.A. â€"Thursdayâ€"Ladies‘ Auxiliary of t asked to be excused from voting. When the question was put council lor Warren voted against the motion., Donations for St. John Ambulance Briâ€" gade Acknowledge Conâ€" tributions Made. Monday efternoonâ€"United Missionâ€" I"xfldapâ€"fmmm.lns United Ladies‘ Aid. Saturdayâ€"Junior Catholic Women‘s NCE ES ues ul w6 5 90 Leg'lon Ball Open both afternoons and evenings. The Ladies‘ Auxiliary of the Canaâ€" and Tuesdayâ€"Gold Star on Page Six) Gold Squad Intensities Efforts; T wo are Charged Its numbers augumented by the adâ€" dition of one man, the section of the Provincial police wontingent in Timâ€" mins which devotes its efforts excluâ€" sively to the apprehension of ‘highâ€" graders, has been working night and day. Many suspects have been rounded up in night raids and brought in for questioning. Police, naturally, are reâ€" luctant to divuige any of their investiâ€" gations until they have completed them but they do not deny the fact that they have seized at least one refining plant. More charges may be laid before the next court hearing here on Tuesday. Inasmuch as they are more valuable in the community at the present time than they would be in the army, members of the Timmins ‘Police Force are not to be urged to enlist. Such was the decision reached on Tuesday nigzht when the Police Commission met for its regular September meeting. Two members of the Commission were preâ€" sent, Magistrate Siegfg'led Atkinson and menotioemmdws Mm Proof of the fact that an intensified Provincial police drive to round up highgraders and refiners of gold ore is having some success was given in police court on Tuesday when two men appeared on charges of being in possesâ€" sion of gold ore. ' man, who was out of town on Tuesday, conferred with the Magistrate and the Judge yesterday morning and conâ€" curred with them in their decision. ‘The following notice was posted yesterday in the constables‘ noom at the police station: "In the matter of volunâ€" Decide Police Officers More Valuable at Home Discourage Enlistment Police Force for enlistment this Commission desires to ma.lne # clearly understood that the members of cur present force are distinctly valuable to this community, especially during the present crisis, and would like to assure the members of the foree that instead of offering their services would nct in any way leave any impression Mtheymmlmhnt.tommdr The men were Emery Hamelin and Salem The hearing of cha.tges against them was remandsed Ior mt o ds t 3 t on "to ) . 1 _ w @2 5 ce t ce t 1. who is the owner of a farm. The $2,000 property bail he put up did for both Commission Decides Members of Police Force More V aluâ€" able at Home Than Serving in the Army. Post Notice Pointing Out Necessity of Strong Police Force During War Crisis. Judge Raises Matter. of TIMMINS, ONTARIO; THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 19839 of REGULAR BAPTBTS GREET DR. ever, is al arge number of boots for a Tuesday, and made one of the record days of the Timmins Market. Because of the fact that an interâ€" preter was not available at the count house in Cochrane when the case was scheduled to be heard, the trial of Fegs sold at fortyâ€"five cents a dozen at the Timmins Market on Tuesday, while butter found its way into many homes at the price of 30c a pound. Many vegetables, meats and other proâ€" ducts were also on sale, among the vegetables being crrots, Beets, turnips, potatoes, nadishes, spinach, lettuce, cabbage and many others. â€"_The market was an exceptionlly busy place, although there were cnly thirâ€" teen booths on Tuesday. This howâ€" Postpone Trial for Murder Frank Kramarich, 37â€"yearâ€"oid â€"McInâ€" tyre miner, who is charged withâ€" murdâ€" ering Miss Georgina Gillis here early in April, was nct held. It will be started on Monday next. The case was supposed to have beâ€" gun before Mr. Justice J. T. Chevrier, who is presiding over the fall sitting of the Supreme Court in Cochrane,: on Tuesday. However, counsel for the acâ€" Tuesday One of the Record Days at s Market Butter S.e,lyl_‘mg_‘»at 3Q_Cents Counsels to Address Court This Afternoon in Charge of Rape Against Alférd Michaelson. per pound. Epggs 45 cents Plan of the S.J.A.B. ~â€"â€"taim â€"Fietd Ambputance for game, each placing a coin or sevéral coins side by side until the mile is made up or exceeded. The laying of coins will be continued from 10 a.m. to 10 pm. â€" f The "Mile of Coins" is the novel plan of the Timmins Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade to raise the necessary funds to obtain a field amâ€" bulance for Canadian soldters, It is new form of collection of funds for Timmins, but it has been successfully carried out in some other places. It sounds like much good fun and with the public coâ€"operation it should rajse the necessary funds. As the cards giving notice of the event say:â€"‘"Place your "coin in, line October 3rd and help to obtain a Md Ambulance for ‘Canadian Soldiers." | Mrs. Worthington presided. at the meeting of the Nurses‘ Alumni held St. Mary‘s Hospttal on Monday nmt, and Mrs. J. Martin acted as Tecoil secretary. ‘There was a good atvtemd- Nurses Alumni to Assist _ Red Cross and Other Work ance of members present, and many interesting matters were discussed. _ It was decided that the members would assist in ithe work of the Red ‘Cross, and also in the work of the V R. C.W. (Voluntary Registration of Canâ€" adian Women). To Have Mile of Comns Here on Tuesday Tuesday next, October 3rd, there is to be a mile of coins on Pine street, starting from the corner of Pine and Fourth. Mayor J. P. Bartleman will place the first coin, and then men, woâ€" men and children are to take up the Ei e i in Rev. Dr. T. T. Shields, pastor. of Jarvis Street Regular Baptist Church, Toronto, the guest speaker at the annual convention of Northern Reâ€" gular Baptist Churches being held here this week, was given a hearty welcome when he arrived here Tuesâ€" day night. Part of the crowd at the station is shown. There were sixty or seventy to greet Dr. Shields. he stepped from the train he â€" was greeted with the singing of hymns. Dr. Shields is standing by the steps of the car at the left. Soldiers. uon tw n mR C MONDAY and THURSDAY Mayor and Four of the Councillors Flatly Deny Being Communist Classes Start on Monday i The public school board has decided Xo carry on, as in past years, the classes for New Canadians to learn English and to perfect their knowledge of the language. Last year there were 80 in the classes and this year as many, or more, are expected. The classes will open Monday evening, Oct. 2nd. â€" As in past years, the classes will be in charge of Mr. E. J. Transom and Mr. Kostel. The classes will open at 7 o‘clock at the Cenibral public school. Any new Canadian wishing to learn English or improve ‘their knowledze of the lanâ€" guage should see Mr. Kostel. Councillor McNeill Says the Accusation Against Him Rests on "Pretty . Shm Grounds." Councillor McCabe Points Out That It is Not Unlawful to Hold Any Parâ€" ticular Views. â€" Report Warsaw Holding Say 20 Nazi Subs Sunk Germans Ask More Grain Night School for New Canaâ€" _ dians Reâ€"opens, Oct. 2nd. have been arranged for. A number of Polish people went over to Ansonville on Sunday from Timmins and were successful in stanting a secâ€" ‘tion of the Polish Red Cross. This section will work with the Timmins branch of the Polish Red Cross. There are about 20 Polish families in Anâ€" sonville. The burning of the mortgage on the Canadian Legion building on Cedar street, an occasion for festivity, will be duly celebrated on Saturday night with. banquet. A programme has be'en‘ arranged for the evening to follow theâ€" benquet, which will ‘begin at seven Legion to Burn Mortgage on Saturday Night Polish Red Cross Starts Section at Ansonville Will Work With the Timâ€" mins Branch. Radio Despatch Last Night Says City Still Holdingi Report Only Seven of 27 Subs Preying on Allied Shipâ€" ping Have Returned to Bases. Germany Demanding Increased Grain and Metals from Rumama Sharp Fighting on Western Front. | , First Snow on Monday The first snow of the year fell to the ground to cheer the heart of the popuâ€" lace on Monday afternoon. On Monday afternijon and during the evening about oneâ€"sixteenth of an inch fell. tures since Monday have been as folâ€" lows: Monday, 50 and 25; Tuesday, 42 and 28; Wednesday, 46 and 36., Atâ€"eight o‘clook this moming the temporature was 45 degrees. It raimned also on Monday, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., to a depth of .01 inches. It has been 8.30 this mornâ€" ing and would probably continue throughow, the day, said the weatherâ€" the next few days would be unsettled. made a new high record for a tagâ€"day Next Few Days Will be Unâ€" settled, Weatherman Said This Morning. Red Cross Collected $686 in Kirkland Lake Tag Day "Are you a Communist?" That ‘was the question to which the members of the Timmins Town Counâ€" cll, each in his own way, attempted to give an answer last night at the reâ€" gular meeting of Council. Said Councillor Gauthier, who preâ€" cipitated the question: "The feeling around town is that this Council is a Communist Council. Someone said to me the other day in front of the church, ‘How is the Communist Counâ€" cil doing?‘ ; So far as I am concerned I am not a Communist.â€" I am definiteâ€" ly in sympathy with labour but I am not a ‘Communist." Mayor J. P. Bartleman: "I am acâ€" cused of being a Communist. I think there is no necessity for me ‘to point out that I am not a Communistâ€"that is propaganda spread by the Timmin: Press. That paper seems to hope that we all will become Communigsts." > Councillor â€"Herbert Warren: "I â€"don‘t mins Press epparently figures I am the ringleader of the Communist group in this Council. There is nothing in the legislation of this countryâ€"nothing to prevent a man from having any poliâ€" tical belief whatsoever. After all Secâ€" tion 98 has been repealedâ€"repealed by the King government. With regard to (Continued on Page Eight) think I am even suspected of being a Communist. Idon‘t‘think anyone even suspects me. I am not any Communâ€" Councillor J. W. Spooner: "I am surâ€" prised that the Press should carry such a story.â€" I certainly have no Communâ€" ist itendencies or «affiliations of any kind. As a matter of fact if anyone would care to go over my record for the past number of years I have been in Timmins I think they will find that I have sometimes been called a Pascist by Communistsâ€"whicdh in their eyes is an antiâ€"~Communistâ€"which is exactly what I am.‘" Councillor Thomas McNeill: "I have been named by the Timmins Press as a.Gommunist... L.seem.to. be.one.of.the bogey men in the Council. The Press points. the finger at me because I don‘t deny that I accepted the support of the Communists in ‘the last election. I wonder if Mr., Wren would turn down fifty Communist votes if they were ofâ€" fered to him? I admit that I accepted their support in the last election. . I will be glad ‘to get it in the next f i run. If that is all the evidence they have it is pretty slim." 4 Councillor Bert McCabe: ‘"The Timâ€" Warsaw before midnight last night to the effect ‘that the clty was still holdâ€" ing out,. Heavy shelling both from artillery and bombing from the. air was reported. â€" Authoritive iParis sources report that only seven of the twentyâ€"seven German submarines sent out by the Nazi naval command to prey upon ‘Allied shipping in the world‘s traffic lanes have reâ€" tuned to their bases. From Bucharest come the news that negotiations between Rumanian and German delegates, begun ten days ago. for an increase in the quotas of Ruâ€" manian exports to Germany, still are ia.h petroleum cmnpanles backed by British and French capital, have refusâ€" ed to increase their shipments to Gerâ€" many â€"â€" although they definitely are Despite the fact that German news sounces report that the city has fallen, Germany is almost insisting on inâ€" créased exports from Rumania to herâ€" self .and is offering payment, not in cash but in munitions, much needed by MnsbaveMmmerMa Bremen, it a Russian port, The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine. Established 1912