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Subscription Rates: Canadaâ€"$2.00 Per Year. United States Canadians in general have been, sadly disapâ€" pointed at the way that political chicanery has ‘been able to bedevil a full war effort on the part of this country. At the present moment there is a hope in the hearts of many that better days are in store for this country in this respect. Indeed, in what at first glance seems a sad disunity there may be the germ of the seed that will grow to the full tree of national unity. If still another part of a part of a party drops away, as it threatens to do, from the plant of the powersâ€"thatâ€"be, the reâ€" sult may force a new twoâ€"party alignment along present day linesâ€"an alignment of all who wish an allâ€"out war effort as the one party, with the second party comprised of those who are thinking of other things. This would mean a National Government, the one thing needed and absolutely vital to the full entry of Canada into the war. TIMMINS®S, OSTARIO Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontario Quebec Newspaper Association TWO PHONESâ€"26 and 2020 Published Every Thursday by GEO, LAKE, Owner and Up to the present the country has had to lead the governmentâ€"prod the administration into effort and activity. There is one place, however, where the government has given the touch of leadership, and thanks to the remarkable response of the jpeople in general, a historic success has been achieved. This is in‘the matter of preventâ€" ing inflation and carrying on the business of the war and the{country without the danger of chaos and ruin.. The credit must go to the Wartime Trades and Prices Board and its official head, and\ e mm use mm mm mm n mss to the Minister of Finance under whose departâ€" ment the plan was inaugurated. As Mr. LaBoutrâ€" dais told the Timmins Retail Merchants‘ Associaâ€" tion some months ago the plan attempted was an experiment never before tried by any democratic nation. It restricted some measure of individual and class freedom for the advantage of the nation as a whole. By rigid control of wages and prices, it was designed to serve the needs of the people and at the same time keep labour, industry and business on an even keel. Without this control, wages and prices threatened to start circles of evil influence that would mean scarcity, false values, and general confusion and injury. It was admitted that the method planned could not be a success without the sincere coâ€"operation of ali. There: was no proof that the plan would work even then, for there were no precedents for it. It is not too early to suggest that the plan has been a success. Of course, there have been mistakes made, perhaps some injustice and some hardship. In the main, however, there has been a general earnestness and honesty and a sincere desire to make the method work if at all possible. On the one hand the Wartime Prices and Trade Board have appeared arxious to remedy any errors made, while on the other hand the people have shown a spirit of coâ€"operation that is most heartâ€" ening. The record shows the result. The evils of inflation have been avoided. In general there has been, no unnecessary scarcity and profiteering has been avoided to a remarkable extent. The figures provided by the Bureau of Statistics show that the cost of living has remainded practically unchanged. It is not too soon now to class the éxperiment as a success. If it has carried along successfully for two, three, four months, there is no reason to believe that it will not continue as a successful procedure. Indeed, the longer it continues the more chances there are ‘for its conâ€" tinued success, as mistakes can be righted and the natural tendency is for the method to work the more smoothly and effectively the longer it is in force. The decision of the United States governâ€" ment to adopt the Canadian plan in regard to "ceiling‘" prices and the other procedure of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board appears to be the final proof of its success. It does appear that in this particular matter Canada has reason for pride and satisfaction in its leadership and oriâ€" ginal solution of an ageâ€"old problem. «t P P AAP AP A â€"AG AP AP AA AC LA ALC LAE AP LC C AC LC CANADA LEADS THE WAY t P P â€"AP S L â€"APâ€"AP PA â€"APâ€"iPâ€"AP â€" P P CA P PA PC 4 Timmins, Ont., Thursd During the past few days there has been generâ€" al interest in the province in the threat of the C.C.F. party to institute legal proceedings to force the calling of elections in the six constituencies in Ontario that are without representation in the Legisiature. There is particular interest in the matter in this part of the North because the ridâ€" ing of South Cochrane is one of the six unfortunâ€" ate ridings that has been without representation literally for years. On several occasions The Adâ€" vance has urged the government to take steps to fill the vacant seat here. There is no doubt at all but that any riding suffers seriously when it is unâ€" represented in parlhament. It is idle to talk about members for other ridings looking after the interâ€" ests of this particular riding, and equally untrue that any committee of party followers can effecâ€" tively do the work, with the best will in the world. There have been times here when there would have been little cost or confusion caused in this riding by a byeâ€"election, as the vacancy would have been filledâ€"by an acciamation. The long gelay in filling the office, however, has made it yery doubtful if a strenuous battle will be avoided 'Wm"" «lt it . ce lt e PP P l l Ee Aduancr UNREPRESENTED RIDINGS suffers se iament. ] ridings lo: ilar riding e of party ment to take steps to rlere is no doubt at all ‘riously when it is unâ€" It is idile to talk about oking after the interâ€" zx, and equally untrue mo y followers can effecâ€" $3.00 Por Year 14th, 1942 now. That a riding should continue year in and year out without representation in the parnament of the province can not fail to foster a feeling of bitterness against those responsible. The argu- ment that there is a war on and all expense and‘ division should be avoided does not answer the question. The ready reply to such an argument is to suggest that the matter be carried to its logiâ€" cal conclusion and all expense and division be avoided by doing without all representatives in the Ontario Legislature for the duration. The disrespect into which parliamentary representaâ€" tion has fallen in this country is evidenced by the fact that a large number of people would agree with the proposition to do away with all members in the province for the durationâ€"and, perhaps, longer. There are a large number of vital quesâ€" tions affecting this riding, and there should be a member for this constituency to look after the inâ€" terests and the needs here. Not only is it an inâ€" justice to the riding to keep it year after year without any parliamentary representative, but it is handing free to the C.C.F. party a very strong campaign platform. In these days of political skulduggery this latter minor matter may seem the more important. Even in these days of war, nine million dollars may seem a Jjot of money to a lot of people, but a glance at the record shows how well justified the Red Cross is in talking in millions. ‘The record shows that the Red Cross has made a business of dealing in millions of benefits and services, and helping millions of people. Speaking of millions and the Canadian Red Cross, a few facts may not be out of place. Nearly nine million articles of comforts and supplies for the armed forces, military hospitals and civilian relief have been sent to Britain by the Canadian Red Cross. ; The present campaign for funds for the Canaâ€" dian Red Cross asks for nine million dollars from the people of Canada. Over five million surgical dressings have gone from the Red Cross in Canada to the hospitals and dressing stations overseas. Well over three million articles of relief clothâ€" ing have helped the desperate plight of the victims of war in the Old Land. More than:a million comforts and supplies for the forces in training or stationed in Canada have been given by the Canadian Red Cross. PPBAAA LAAA LA OAAA â€"AL L â€"AP P AP PA L AP PA AP C P P PPA P LA s Nearly two million dollars have been expended by cthe Canadian Red Cross for parcels for priâ€" sonersâ€"ofâ€"war in enemy camps. Over a million dollars were spent last year for outpost hospitals and stations, work for returned soldiers, home nursing, nutrition classes, health work, relief work and other features of what is termed the peacetime services of the Red Cross in Canada. l P PAAA O AL LCA L â€"AL L PPA tm P P P PCP P â€"AP LC BC 6P PA PP 4 Three million, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars for food parcels for British prisonersâ€"Oofâ€" war in Europe, with twoâ€"fifths of a million dolâ€" lars for Canadian prisoners in the Far East. Nine million dollars is the amount asked for by the Canadian Red Cross, and here is the way, in which that nine million dollars will be spent:â€"â€" Three million, five hundred and fi dollars in all for the prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war Three and threeâ€"quarter million dollars for hosâ€" pital supplies and merchandise purchases for comâ€" forts for the armed forces and civilians in the war To this amount should be added many millions more to represent the clever and skilled but free services of innumerable loyal men, women and children who are daily giving their time and serâ€" vices and supplies to the great cause. A total of eight and a half million dollars for war services. It is only in the expenses of campaign and pubâ€" licity and in administration that the Red Cross keeps to small figures. Of the nine million dollars only a little over two cents in the dollar will go for the campaign and publicity, and only three and a third per cent. for all the arduous and diffiâ€" cult work of administration. Dropping for a moment the million mark classiâ€" fication, even the smaller figures for services and supplies are equally impressive, and, of course ,in the aggregate total their own millions. For exâ€" ample the Canadian Red Cross has sent to Briâ€" tain:â€"77,021 cases of canned goods, honey, bisâ€" cuits, coffee, jam, butter, cigarettes, tobacco, etc.; 232 ambulances, 9 station wagons, 3 trucks, J automobile, 69 cases of spare parts; 1,135 cases of hospital supplies, comforts, and relief clothing for allied Red Cross Societies and evacuee children; 14 Utilicon vans at a cost of $20,000.00; $215,000.00 to British Red Cross war relief, besides large quanâ€" saln:â€"(1,0Ui41 Cas cuits, coffee, jam, 232 ambulances, automobile, 69 ca hospital supplies, allied Red Cross 14 Utilicon vans : to British Red Cr{ tities of material Moreover furnished â€" pital in En ors ntny lesse Moreover the Canadian Red : Cross has built, furnished and equipped a 600â€"bed military hosâ€" pital in England; presented to British fire fightâ€" ers no less than 35 mobile kitchen units, equipped to go into bombed areas and feed 250 workers at a time; organized a band of visitors in Britain who make sure no Canadian patient is lonely or his needs unfilled; provided sailors with comforts and supplies through substantial assistance to other organizations; operated the Maple Leaf Club as a popular home and recreational centre in London for men on leave; established enqguiry bureaus in One million dollars for disaster and emergency. A fifth of a million dollars for blood donor serâ€" es of spare part comforts, and Societies and e war relli@1, nd suppli¢ fifty thousand THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTIMMINS, ONTARIO I In a word the Red Cross has been always present and ready wherever there was a need. With all !the astonishing and unexpected emergencies the Red Cross has never failed the people once. The people should not now fail the Red Cross. The Red Cross has been in the million class in services and ready aidâ€"the people should be in the million lcabegory in support. Canada and Britain to obtain information of relaâ€" tives and friends who are missing, wounded or prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war. Still another activity of the Canadian Red Cross worthy of special mention is the blood donor service, nearly 2,600 donations a week being shipped overseas to be used for transâ€" fusion purposes. The nine millions asked for Canada should be more than reached. This district can not provide it all, but it certainly should meet its fullest quota. Eastern Porcupine has already subscribed its quota. The objective for Timmins is $45,000.00. This amount should beâ€"oversubscribed. . Schuâ€" macher‘s quota is $20,000.00. This should be met in full, or more. The Red Crossâ€"the greatest triumph of democracyâ€"has doneâ€"its full part, is doing its full part, will do its full part. It reâ€" mains only for the people to respond, as they no doubt will, with the true Red Cross spirit of readiâ€" ness, service, sacrifice and successful effort. Taxicab Operators May Lose Licenses for Wasting Gasoline Oil Controller Suggests that Operators Get Together and Work Out Zoning Plan. No, Judith, they are not called "ceiling" prices, because they make some people "hit the ceiling." The field renresentative of Bay regional office of the Prices and Trade Board has : the following memorandum Advance:â€" operators who are to be wasting gasoline by letting engines idle while awal.ing passe may lose their gasoline licences, announced this week by the depat of Munitions and Supply. "According to G. R. Cottrelle, O Controller, reports have comse in frot all: barts of Canada that the taxi ope:t ators havs taken seriously th warnings regarding shortages of ga:s olins‘ andâ€" rubber. "IL have recelive complaints from manyv citizens ths taxi cnerators are making unnecessar trips, speeding, racing their engine letting thevengines run whilé the ca are parked, and in other ways wastin gasoline," he said. "Theseé practic must s.ov at once or the taxi oner: tors will lose their gasoline licences." "The Controller suggested that taxi companies in the larger centres should accept the suggestion of G.â€"~S. Gray, Transit Controller, that they work oul a pocl system for handling calls. "If GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER "Still stands the motto of the King:â€" "Put into your task whatever it may be, all the nave â€"receive 1@any citizens tha naking unnecessar ing their engine: run whilé the catr other ways wastin "Thesé .practics or. thestaxi onbnera ODERN war is more than the oldâ€"time clash of armed men. Modern war is mechanized war. In a sense the war raging g toâ€"day is a war of metals, including gold which is used to pay for it all. «t e PA LC O lt lt NN-"N< passen 1 ¢ und is verv wasteful of gasoline andâ€" tires for a cab to travel from one end of a city to another to pick up A fare," he said. "There is no reason why the cperatrs should not get together and work out a plan for zoning their busiâ€" ness." Plans Completed for Kinette Bake Sale Saturday, May 16th Mrs. J. Dalton Jr., of 7 Cedar street south cpened her lovelv home to thc Kinette knitting group on Monday evâ€" ening, when a large number of memâ€" bers met to discuss final plans for the sale of homeâ€"baking which will be held in the Stvle Shoppe Furriers on Satâ€" urday, May 16th. It was also decided that another parâ€" cel of knitted articles and small ‘treats‘ would be sent to the men of the ship "‘Thcornwick Bay", adopted several months ago by the group. This parcel will be nacked in the near future, and it is hoped that members will send all completed articles to Mrs. Les. Marshâ€" all, wool convener. A new shipment of wocl will be ordered, so that work may begin on articles for the next shipâ€" ment. Mrs. Les Marshall presided at the tea table during the serving of a deliâ€" vent to Take Place in Style Shoppe Furriers. All Proâ€" ceeds for H.M.S. Thornâ€" wick Bay. MINING courage and purpose of which you are capable Keep your hearts proud and your resolve unshakâ€" en. Let us go forward to that task as one man, a smile on our lips and our heads held high, and with God‘s help we shall not fail." A baby was kidnapped last week in London, Onâ€" tario, and it speaks well for the human sympathy and understanding of the people of Canada t,hatl from one end of the Dominion to the other is a wave of pity for the family thus robbed of a little one much loved, and a storm of fierce resentment againt those responsible for the crime. This is the feeling in regard to one little baby. What about the hundreds of thousands of babies kidâ€" napped and murdered by the gangsters overseas? What about the families of the unfortunate vicâ€" tims of this maniacal crime? Anyone here would do anything humanly possible to bring to punishâ€" yment those responsible for the tearing away Of one child from its loved ones. Would people not all do everything they might to ensure the punâ€" ishment of the kidnappers who are carrying on their fiendish work by the hundreds of thousands of cases? With all the evil crimes committed by wholesale against the children of the world toâ€" day, there is the bright side that so many are ready and anxious to help undo the wrong. Against the gangsters there are lined up such orâ€" ganizations as the Bomb Victims Fund and the Red Cross striving with almost superhuman coutrâ€" age and cleverness to undo the effects of the heartless crimes. Surely such effort deserves the support of all. The defense of the Empire may in a sense be said to begin at the mines where iron, nickel, copper, lead and gold are blasted from the rocks. By our resources in metals as well as in men, the British Empire fights this war, and Canada‘s mines are contributing an important share. In gold alone Canada‘s contriâ€" bution last year represented more than oneâ€"fifth of the Britush Empire‘s total production,. By our surplus mining products available for expor builds credit for necessary purchases abroad, and helps exchange situation in hand. 111 to from ths IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA This Bank has been distinguished as "the mining man‘s bank" m the first days of Cobalt. With the demand for metals what s toâ€"day, the services of Imperial Bank of Canada in the mining tricts takes on added significance. With branch offices situatec all the producing areas our facilities will be found adequat meet warâ€"time requirements. cious lunch, with Mrs. Henry Hudson and Mrs. J. M. Cartan assisting the hostess in serving. To round out the pleasant evening, Mrs. Frank Filion played several niano selections, the group joining in the singing of the popular numbers. Among those present were: Mrs. Wm. Alexander, Mrs. Les Marshall, Myrs. Henry Hudson, Mrs. J. M. Cartan, Mrs. Chas. Kerr,.‘ Mrs. O. F. Carter,‘ Myrs. Henry Ostrosser, Mrs. Roy Hardy, Mrs. Frank Filion, Mrs. Russ Thompkins, Mrs. Joe Colquhoun, Mrs. H. J. Kelâ€" neck. and the hostess, Mrs. J. Dalton *J WA Alouette Cycle Club Holds Picnic at Bob‘s Lake Over Fifty Members in Newâ€" lyâ€"Organized Society. The Alouette Cycle Club organized only a few weeks ago, met at the Natâ€" re Dames des Lourdes Church on Sunâ€" day ; o‘clock;.+â€"members "cyâ€" cling to Golden City and on . To Bob‘s Lake where they enjoyed a picâ€" nic. About fiftvy. young are members of the club, but only a few took advantage of this opvortunity to spend a thoroughly fine afternoon. Among those present were: Laurent Béelanger, Albert Bois, Gilbert Lafleur, Jeanâ€"Louis Leroux, Marcel Gauthier, Alphone Blain, Anita Giguerre, Aline Lapalme, Germaine Jalette, Estelle Gauthier, and Jeanne Canie. Timmins Branch H. C. sSCARTH, Manager Letters Received by Mattagami Ladies From Men Overseas Mrs. R. Lazenby is Hostess at Weekly Meeting. © Mrs. Ellis Once Again Winner of Draw. Mrs. R. Lazenby, 12 entertained the Mattag: on Monday evening wh spent a very enjoyabl person knitting an arti in the armed forces. Mrs. G. Allison read | for boxes received by seas, each in their own thanks to the club f which arrived in exce Letters were received Cooper of the Royal C eers; Spr. Nick Salamo Canadian Engineers; enby, of the Roval C; Corps; Pte. P. Turne Scots Regiment. The hostess Mrs. G,. Allison :8 serving. Mrs. D. FE raffie, two small o the winning ticket R. Lazenby. Plans were made on Monday, Mayv 1 Mrs. L. Spears, 135 Try The Ady 14 Pine St. N "Of course I‘m going tonight! Yes, it‘s our busitest season at the the office but still I‘m not a bit tired. You see, I wear glasses all day and I find they completelyrelieve the strain on my eyes. â€" Before Mr. Curtis fitted me with glasses though, I was ready for bed by seven o‘clock. Now, I feel fine all I was ready for bed by seven o‘clock. Now, I feel fine all the time, day or night." PRICES â€" ARE â€" CONSIDERâ€" ABLY LOWER AND TERMS MAY BE ARRANGED AT THURSDAY, MAY 14TH, 1942 Want Advo by the men own way expr(t 1d th, Ma J ing her in the won the weekly ashioned lamps g darawn by Mtr the the meeting the home of rAvenue. â€" contents condition Sgt. M. in Enginâ€" the Roval Phone 835 us lunch ¢, each 16 men nb ib