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During the year 1939 there has been no decrease in juvenile delinquency in the Town of Timmins and I feel that a special effort should be made in 1940 to improve thris situation. As an ‘exâ€" periment, I have appointed Constable E. Gagnon to take charge of l this work as he is specially qualified \tdo 50 and I feel should make a suctess of it. In addition to the benefit to the children of the town decrease in juvenile delinqguency would amount to a considerable saving as $3,361.175 was spent during 1939 for maintenance of children committed to industrial schools alone. Gentlemen:â€"I have the honour to submit my third annual report covering the activitiee of the Timmins Police Department during the year 1939. As a matter of convenience, I am attachâ€" ing special reports made by Constable Archambault and Atkinson covering the special duties performed by them durâ€" ing the year. Chief of Police Leo H. Gagnon preâ€" sented his annual report to the Board of Police Commissioners when it met this year for the first time, on Tuesday evening. Present at the meeting was Judge Rene Danis, newly appointed judge for the District of Cochrare. A substantial increase was noted by the Chief in the number of convictions for illicit liquor traffic and for gamâ€" ing. He did, however, believe that there had been a great increase in the efficiency of the force over the past there had been a great increase in the efficiency of the force over the past few years. The repott, in full is as follows: Timmins, Jan. 23rd, 1940 To the Board of Police Commissioners: During the w the FPorce has be of the Police CC be noted that c and illicit traffi gtantially increa T ‘must say t great increase in Force over the p borne out by th now doing efficie work thanshas e\ cus years. . Our gained more exp ing and devote m T must say that there has been a great increase in the efficiency of the Force over the past few years which is tborne out by the fact that they are now doing efficiently a great deal more work thanshas ever been done in previâ€" us ~years. .Our young officers have gained more experience; they are willâ€" ing and devote much of their own time to study and attend police school. During the yeur all officers have reâ€" ceived St. John Ambulance badges for First Aid and we are grateful to Mr. M. Maddén and others of the Brigade for their fnstructions and help. Chief of Police Leo H. sented his annual report of Police Commissioners this year for the first tim evening. Present at the Judge Rene Danis, neyv judge for the District 0 Huge Increase in Blind® Pig Convictionsi#{Annual Police Report Indicates Number of Illicit Liquor and Gaming Convictions Increasâ€" ed. No Increase in Juvenile Delinquency. Chief of Police Feels Special Effort Should be Made in 1940 to Improve Situation. Feel Traffic Safety Can be Obtained Only Through Teaching. THURSDAY, JANUARY 25TH, 1940 Kitchen Cupboards Clothes Closets Cabinets, Shelves General Contractors HILL â€" CLARK â€" FRA NC 18 instructions and help. the year 1939 there has been se in juvenile delinquency the effic .h,a,s Contractors LIMIT ED .Buildmg \latenals 8b PINE sSTREET sOUTH, TIMMINS, PHONE 4000 f Timmins and I feel that rt should be made in 1940 ris situation. As an ‘exâ€" iave appointed Constable hrole of the past year en under the direction mmission and it is to onvictions for gaming c in liquor have subâ€" Stock Sizes or Made â€"Toâ€"Order In Our Own Mill Highway Traffic Act of Ontario Speedingâ€"87. Careless drivingâ€"27. Negligent driving (4 in front seat) â€"7. Defective brakesâ€"47, Fail to report accident to the policeâ€"1, Improper lights on maotor vehicleâ€"13. Park motor vehicle on high‘way withâ€" out lightsâ€"2, Magistrate‘s Court Clerk and Police Clerkâ€"R. Godin. Assistant Clerkâ€"V. Tremblay. I also attach hereto a summary of the work carried out by the Department during the year. I wish to thank all the members of the Force for their loyalty and splenâ€" did work during the past year. also the Police Chiefs and officers in the Porâ€" cupine Camp for their kind and helpâ€" ful assistance as they were instrumentâ€" al in the apprehension and conviction of many criminals for our town. Yours sincerely, Leo. H. Gagnon, Chief Constable. Byâ€"laws Awnings overhangingâ€"1. Disorderly conductâ€"67. Using grossly insulting and obscene language on the streetâ€"2. Fail to purchase dog licensesâ€"2. Selling vegetables without a wholeâ€" sale licenseâ€"1. Constablesâ€"P. Amlin, G. Archamâ€" tault, J. Atkinson, R. Boissonneault, E. Gagnon (Investigator), J. Gariepy, A. Grieve, A. Guolla (Investigator), O. Hanson, A. Lepic, R. Munroe, J. O‘Neill, A. Reed, W. Thompson. Carry on business without business licenseâ€"1. Secondâ€"hand store dealer fail to keep proper recordsâ€"1. Participting in unlawful demonstraâ€" tionâ€"20. T | Gambling in a public placeâ€". Improper parkinyâ€"122. FPail to stop motor vehicles at stop streetsâ€"39. Make left hand turn on signal lightsâ€"1. The following is the personnel of the Timmins Police Department as at Deâ€" cember 31st, 1939. Chief Constableâ€"Leo H. Gagnon. Inspectorâ€"A. M. Olson. Sergeantsâ€"G. Desroches, F. E. D¢eâ€" vine, J. P. Downey. Jayâ€"walking Unnecessary truckâ€"#. Totalâ€"302. against signal lightsâ€"1. noise â€" with sound sent Drunk in charge of carâ€"30. Dangercous drivingâ€"49. Fail to remain at the scene of an accidentâ€"11. Operate a car while license under suspensionâ€"3. Supplying liquor to an intoxicated personâ€"1. Furnish liquor Furnish fictitious address when apâ€" ply for liquor permitâ€"2. Break and enter and theft in place of worshipâ€"4. «â€"20 Being an alien, have rifle without a permitâ€"1. Having liquor in a place other than own residenceâ€"19. Having liquor with a permitâ€""7. Having liquor whilst interdictedâ€"3. Keeping liquor for saleâ€"62. ‘Totalâ€"63"7. Attempted break and enter in store by nightâ€"7. B Forgeriesâ€"18. False pretences (worthless cheques) Fraudâ€"10. Possession of revolvers not registerâ€" edâ€"6. ; Refusing to work and maintain wife and familyâ€"6. Deserting wife and familyâ€"6. Conduct lotteriesâ€"12. Permit a common gaming houseâ€"L Keep a common game houseâ€"19. Found in a common gaming house Fail to stop at intersection on red signal lightâ€"25. Unnecessary blowing of hornâ€"4. Switching car markersâ€"6. Overloading truckâ€"9. No operator‘s licenseâ€"26, No chauffeur‘s licenseâ€"3. No ‘car markers for the current yearâ€"4, No mufflerâ€"4. No rear vision mirrorâ€"1. Dirty markersâ€"1. No garage licenseâ€"3. Possession Of car with obliterated serialâ€" numberâ€"1. â€"â€"10 Criminal Code of Canada Vagrancyâ€"97. Beggingâ€"14. Disorderly conductâ€"3. Common assaultsâ€"30. Assault causing bodily harm on male personâ€"53. Assault causing bodily harm on feâ€" male personâ€"22. Threatening to do persons injuryâ€"3. Impersonating a police officerâ€"3. Indecent exposureâ€"16, Indecent actâ€"3. Indecent assault on femaleâ€"1. Gross idecency on male personâ€"1. Carnal knowledge of girl under the age of 16â€"1. Rapeâ€"1. Attempted suicideâ€"2. Attempted murderâ€"1, Murderâ€"1. Shooting with intentâ€"1. Robbery with violenceâ€"8. Attempted theftâ€"2. Thefts (including shoplifting)â€"74. Theft by conversionâ€"6. Theft from personâ€"7. f Illegal possession of gold oreâ€"14. Receiving stolen goodsâ€"13. Break and enter and theft in dwellâ€" ings by nightâ€"18. Break and enter and theft in stores and shops by nightâ€"30. Liquor Control Act of Ontarig Drunks, 1st offendersâ€"290. Drunks, 2nd offendersâ€"49. Drunks, 3rd offendersâ€"43. Illegal possession of beerâ€"28. Possession of beer with nonâ€"governâ€" ment capsâ€"1. Consuming beer whilst interdictedâ€"5 Serve beer to minorsâ€"2, Having wine in a public placeâ€"20. Consuming liquor in a public place Fail to send record of wrecked cars to Departmentâ€"1,. Totalâ€"â€"272. Keep a fommon bawdy houseâ€"3. . Inmate of a common bawdy houseâ€"4. Found in a comman bawdy houseâ€"2 Attempted arsonâ€"1. Cruelty to animalsâ€"2. Theft of automobilesâ€"3. Take car without the owner‘s conâ€" Permitting drunkenness in his home reeryâ€"1, TIMMINS LADIES DOING MUCH WORK FOR THE RED CROSS THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO Assistance to other Police Departâ€" ments and bailiffsâ€" 176. Executed liyuor search warrantsâ€" 1157. Fires attended by the Policeâ€"113. Doors found unlocked in shops, wareâ€" houses and storesâ€"498. shops, warehouses and stores left insecureâ€"274. Freight cars found open on railway sidingsâ€"33. s Sudden deaths investigatedâ€"11. Physicians called for prisoners also examinationsâ€"132, Lodgings given to transientsâ€"1271. Timmins Red Cross workers are very busy these days, rooms at the town hall, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Barâ€" desstno, and at the Singer Sewing Machine Co. store for the work. In the picture at the left, taken at Mrs. Barâ€" dessono‘s a group of workers are seen busy at work. The group includes Mrs. Weir, Mrs. F. Stock, Mrs. Waterman, Mrs. Neame, Mrs, Morgan, Mrs. Warâ€" nock, Mrs, Bruce Leek. In the centre picture some of the work done is shown. At the right another busy group are shown at the town hall, including Mrs Claude Desaulniers, Mrs. W. O. Langâ€" don, Mrs. M. B. Scott, Mrs. G,. S. Lowe and Mrs. Francis Woodbury, Number of summonses to defendants Automobile brakes tested by the policeâ€"418. Officers attending High Court at Cochrane (days) â€"45. Officers escorting prisoners to Hailâ€" eybury (days) â€"48. Officers escorting prisoners from other cities to Timmins (days)â€"31. Miscellancous Calls and complaints answered by Police carsâ€"6989. Number of arrestsâ€"1176. Number of arrests for other Police Departmentsâ€"30, Special Service Numer of Coroners‘ inquestsâ€"10. Number of lost children taken to their homesâ€"365. Special protection granted to citizens and propertyâ€"353. Animals destroyed at the request of citizensâ€"172. Children‘s Protection Act Incorrigible boyâ€"2. Incorrigible girlâ€"3. _ Neglected or dependent child made ward of shelterâ€"6. Child born out of wedlock made ward of shelterâ€"1. Consolidated Statutes of Upper Canada Gambling on the Lord‘s Dayâ€"41. Deserted Wives‘ and Children‘s Maintenance Act Failing to support wife and familyâ€"7 Excise Act TIllegal possession of illicit spiritsâ€"1. Explosives‘ Act Transport explosives in a dangerous mannerâ€"1. Farm Products, Grades Sales Act Sell produce other than correct grade for sameâ€"‘"7. Municipal Act Impersonation at the pollsâ€"1. Parents‘ Maintenance Act Non support of motherâ€"7. Public Health Act Fail to comply with Medical Officer of Health‘s ordersâ€"10. Radio Act Fail to purchase radio licenseâ€"4. school Attendance Act Habitual truantâ€"1. Standard Hotel Registration of Guests‘ Act False registration in Standard Hotel Game Fisheries Act Possession of moose meat out of seaâ€" sonâ€"3. Possession seasonâ€"1. Possession Possession Vicious Dogs‘ Act Allowing vicious dog to run at large and attack peopleâ€"1. ‘Total number of cases for the year 1939â€"2150. Number of summonses to witnesses Wilful damage to propertyâ€"1 Common assaultâ€"1. ‘Totalâ€"â€"131. Carry loaded rifle in carâ€"1. Industrial Standards‘ Act Underpaying carpentersâ€"4. Master Servant Act Non payment of wagesâ€"83. ‘Totalâ€"â€"1"76. Mental Hospitals Act Mentally illâ€"19. Epilepticâ€"1. Possession Fishing by means of artificial lights of partridge out of season of undersized troutâ€"1. of rifle without a license of muskrat skins out of Cars removed from the streetsâ€"1"477. Lights out on the streets, Power Company notifiedâ€"559. Time lost by officers on sick leave (days)â€"56. Stolen cars reportedâ€"56. Stolen cars recoveredâ€"56. Stolen bicycles reportedâ€"107. Stolen bicycles recoveredâ€"742. Stolen property reportedâ€"$9,540.58. Stolen property recoveredâ€"$7,302 18. Stclen property quotations, noted above, does not include stolen and reâ€" covered automobiles, We recovered 77 per cent of our reported stolen proâ€" perty during 1939. This is largely due to the efficient work of Inspector A. M. Olson and the investigators. Re: Finger Print and Photography Departments Sir:â€"I have the honour to submit my report for the year 1939, setting forth work done by the above departâ€" ments. Finger iPrintsâ€"Offenders: Offenders finger printedâ€"449. Finger prints of outside offenders receivedâ€"32. Offenders identified through finger prints sent to R.CM.P. Central Bureau of TIdentification, Ottawaâ€"276. The following is Constable G. A. Archambault‘s report mentioned in my annual report: Offenders giving fictitious names and identified through their finger prints on local filesâ€"27. Fugitive criminals wanted by Police Departments in United States and Canada, identified by this Department I have found in many cases reported to me by civilians that the identificaâ€" tion cards issued by this Department have been of great benefit to them while travelling; especially for immiâ€" gration identification at the ‘border. May I also add that there has been no charge whatsoever for this service and it is maintained for the convenience of the public. k In 1939 a man was killed by a train not far from Timmins and his body was found terribly mutilated and beâ€" yond recognition. I took finger prints and we were able to identify this man through the Central Bureau of Identiâ€" fication at Ottawa. _ Photography : The following is a list of cases in which photos were taken in order to simplify investigations and trials: Murder sceneâ€"1. Rapeâ€"1. Indecent assaultâ€"1. Strange deathsâ€"5. Hit and run, reckless and dangerous drivingâ€"7. \SS\\\.\\S\\SS\S\S.\S\\\\\\\\\\X\\\\\\\\\k\\%‘\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\%fl%fi“‘%‘ e _\ s ie Tok m en ind L 6e ns a n ho h * 8184 § *4 4 4 t s\\\\\\'\\\%\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\S\\\\\\\\\SS\\‘S Finger Printsâ€"Civilians: Number of civilians finger printed at their own request and registered at Personal Bureau of Identlficat'on at Ottawa Canadaâ€"129. Identification cards issued to civilians â€"120, s Safe ‘blowing, shop and housebréakâ€" ingsâ€"5. Highgradingâ€"5. Dilapidated buildingsâ€"1. Numbeér of photos taken of forged cheques, documents and counterfeit currencyâ€"68. ® In one instance of a strange death a man was identified by some of his Number of prisoners photographed RIVERSIDE PAVILION Still remains the best dance spot in the Porcupine Camp because the floor is always first class and the music the very finest. and his Merry Swing Band friends from a photo I had taken of him prior to.his burial. We were successful in obtaining conâ€" victions in hit and run cases by photos taken at the scene of the accidents. In the past we have had only an ordinary photo album to keep our criminals‘ which has proved very unsatisfactory as we have approximateâ€" ly a thousand photos on file. It is most amportant that we purchase a standard Rogues‘ Gallery with a filing capacity of two or three thousand photos. I iwant to thank you for your enâ€" couragement and assistance as well as the whole staff for the coâ€"operation 1 received during my course and the building up of the above departments. G. A. Archambault. The following is Constable J. Atkinâ€" son‘s report mentioned in my annual report: May I further report that last Spring I graduated in the Finger Print course of the Institute of Applied Science of Chicago, and received from them my diploma which entitles me to give expert evidence in Court in cases inâ€" volving finger prints. Sir:â€"I have the honour to report that I have examined and recorded the details of each accident for the year just ended. There were 6,000 vehicles registered in 1939, an increase of 10% over 1938. Total accidents . Injuries suffered Drunk in charge of Ccar ;;:."*.; aaAkX. 21 30 42 % Dangerous and careless driving .... 96 76 â€"21 % Pail to remain at 4 11 166 Disregard of traffic control ... 40 87 117 % Miscéellaneous ............ 140 ) {297 + â€" | The above compartison shows‘ conclu- sively that enforcement ailone is insuf â€" ficient to reduce the huge loss suffered in the community by accidents. A perâ€" manent reduction can be achieved only through a balanced program of activiâ€" ties ‘based on three fundamentals of traffic: safety, engineering, education and enforcement. The following is a comparison of the accident records: In conclusion may I take this opporâ€" tunity to recommend the organization of ‘a School Boy Safety Patrol, a proâ€" In comparison we increased our efâ€" forts in traffice enforcement measures as shown below: gram ‘which is working huge success ard which is being adopted by most leading cities; a program such as this Admission Dances, Wedding Dances, Ete. For informatic The Pavilion may be rented Protect your eyes by a regular exami Halperin‘s Thete you may be sure that receive the best of advice and if glasses ; sary the latest in stylisn spectacleware i disposal. Your Eyes Are Precious! 1,, DENNIS, Registered Optometrist i Pine street North Timmins Teleoh DA NC]J N G TERMS ARRANGED $15] 1939 Increase 300 41 C 06 174"% 1939 Increast r examination at ure that you will glasses are necesâ€" leware is at your means more than all other measures for this reason: the children once eduâ€" cated will in turn educate the adults who from observation are shown to us to be the ‘worst offenders, A closer contact and some form of education for drivers and a Byâ€"Law governing taxis and taxi drivers would ‘be helpful in traffice control work. Telephone 2132 2. Constable G. A. Archambault reâ€" quests in his report that he be supplied with a standard Rogues‘ Gallery. Our investigation department makes dailly use of our criminals‘ photos and I feel that such a Galiery should be added to our equipment. Recommendations 1, In view of the tremendous inâ€" crease of work I would respectfully submit that we should have at least two more officers as they are absolutely necessary. To Honour Memory of Robert Burns This Evening An attractive programme is promised this (Thursday) evening at the Holâ€" linger hall at the annual Burns anâ€" niversary banquet under the joint ausâ€" pices of the Sons of Scotland and the Porcupine District Pipe Band. Myr. Harold Lochrie will be. the chairman, Mr. Craig the toastmaster, Mr. A. Roâ€" berts, croupier, Pipeâ€"Major James Macâ€" Lennan the piper and W. H. Wilson the pianist. The speakers will include: Mr. P. Arnott, Mr. Wilson Thomson,* Mr. J. Harris, Mayor Brunette, Counâ€" cillor Roberts, Mr. G., A. ‘VIa.cdonald\ Mr. Tom Nimmo, Mr. A. Rose,: Mr. W Allen . and. Mrs. Stirtat; ‘The "Aa dress to the Haggis" Will be giveh + Dy: | Mr. James Cowan. There will be selecâ€" tions by the Gold Belt Band Quarette; violin and piano selection by Miss Jean Gordan and Master Bobbie Gordon; Highland dancing by Miss Elsie Yates; solos, by Mrs. Jean Portelance, Mr. P. Arnott, Mr. Wilson Thomson, Mrs. D. Allen, Mr. James Cowan. LXxChange.â€"Customer: hollyhocks quick growers? man: "I should say so.. Y the seeds and jump clear. Attractive Programme for Event at Hollinger Hall Toâ€"Night. $1.00 per Couple Yours sincerely, LEO. H. GAGNON Chief Constable ner: "Are these wers?" seed Salesâ€" so. . You just plant J. Atkinson. Publi