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A free translation of the sentence above may be taken to mean that with all the calls for manâ€" power for the armed forces and for other war work, there is the threat of a shortage of manâ€" power. Of .course, the sentence may not mean That sentence is so vague and yet so pompous, so involved and yet so grandiloquent that it is easy to believe that it was probably written by Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King, himself, who has no living equal for indirectness. Or it may be that this sort of thing is contagious at Ottawa. In any event, only a Frenchman can understand Hon. Mr. King‘s English,, and even at that Hon. Mr. King always leaves himself in the position to say that he meant exactly the opposite, no matter what meaning may be given to his words. A despatch from Ottawa appearing in the daily press this week says:â€""The problem of meeting the continuing needs of ithe army, the navy and the air force, and at the same time adding to the working force of thousands of war plants, is stated to have reached a stage at which the number of hands has become a definite limiting factor in expansion." mins, headed by Dr. Lane, has issued a call for 200 women volunteers to become members of the Timâ€" mins Nursing Service and to take the necessary training to fit them for the service. In this and other special efforts, the vital necessity for fully trained and qualified nurses has been most appaâ€" rent. The Canadian Nurses Association has the very heart of the problem in‘its earnest effort to maintain the standards of the trained nurse ‘and to increase the number qualifying. Timmins was one of the first centres to appreâ€" clate the danger of a shortage of trained nurses, and here some of the recommendations of the Canadian Nurses Association have been in effect. Married and retired nurses have been giving genâ€" erously of their time and talent. There has been full coâ€"operation with the Red Cross Society and the St. John ‘Ambulance Association. The Vicâ€" torian Order of Nurses has also been a vital factor in helping the situation here. Special thought here has very properly been given to being ready for any emergency, whether of epidemicâ€"or other cause. The Civilian Defence Committee of Timâ€" In the suggested solution of the problem, the Canadian Nurses Association emphasizes the fact that it is vital to maintain the standards of nursâ€" ing»â€"and of attracting the right type of young woâ€" men as student nurses. To that main recommenâ€" dation the Association suggests other very necesâ€" sary plans including:â€"recall of married and reâ€" tired nurses who are physically fit; enrolment of women with any nursing training or experiencei under special plan organized by the Registered Nurses Association in each province; coâ€"operation with the Red Cross Society and St. John Ambuâ€" lance Association in preparation of voluntary nursing aides; offers of loans and bursaries in effort to increase the number of specially quahfied, nurses. The appeal of the Canadian Nurses Association is to acquaint the public with the facts and secure general coâ€"operation for a, remedy. Here is the problem in a nutshell: "Nursing is being seriously affected by the lack of wellâ€"qualiâ€" fied teachers and supervisors in all ‘field of nursâ€" ing, and by the increasing shortage of nurses for bedside nursing and public health nursing work." Naturally the war has made exhausting demands upon the nursing profession. That in itself would create a problem. But the situation is more comâ€" plicated than that. Under normal conditions Canada has few enough nurses for the ordinary requirements. When the drains of the war are consideredâ€"the number of nurses going overseas, the mnumber taken from active service by marâ€" riage and by entering more lucrative or less onerâ€" ous lines of work, the need is for an increasing number of graduates, but instead ‘of that there is a marked falling off in this department. is equal injury to the people themselves, for serâ€" vice is the mainspring of !life to these two profesâ€" sions. These thoughtsare brought forcibly to mind through the receipt this week of a letter from the Canadian Nurses Association. This letter asks the assistance and coâ€"operation of the newspapers of Canada in the problem facing the Association at the moment. As a matter of fact the problem is not so much a puzzle to test the ingenuity of the Canadian Nurses Association, as it is a definâ€" ite riddle for Canadians in general to read. In this war due credit seems to be given to the army, the navy and the air forceâ€"and fully do these branches of the services deserve all that may be said in their praise. It does seem, howâ€" ever, as if full award of cred.t is not always being given to the medical and nursing professions for the truly wonderful work they are doing. Not to appreciate the medical and nursing branches is more than unfair and ungrateful and unjustâ€"it TIMMINS®, ONTARIO Members Canadilan Weekly Newspaper Association: Ontartoâ€" Quebee Newspaper Association TWO PHONESâ€"â€"26 and 2020 Published Every Thursday by GEO. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Subscription Rates: Canadaâ€"$2.00 Per Year. United Statesâ€"$83.00 Per Year. BAAA IA L â€" LA LA â€"L â€" A â€"A A â€"AA LAAA A A L â€"AL LAAA DAAA ALâ€"ACâ€"AC PCAE CAE O CAE Timmins, Ont., Thursday, Aug. 20th, 1942 Ebe Advanee AVAILABLE MANPOWER t = eP P AP PAAA AC AA CAAA . P AAALâ€"ACAL LCCA CA L The very people who have been inclined to take the ill news in the most gloomy and depressed The radio stories, with a wealth of suggested] detail, left the impression that the Canadians and the United States troops, with an immense amount of tanks and guns and other equipment, were| sweeping all before them. In the popular conâ€" ception, the recent visit of Premier Churchill toi Russia was linked up with this new offensive, and ‘l many said breathlessly "Ah! the Second Front, at last!" With the news of this "raid" or "invaâ€" sion," there also come reports of Russian successes.| Among many there was a tendency to be unduly? jubilant. This is, of course, a natural reaction to the period of illâ€"news and apparent inaction. It may be some days before the full extent of this| attack on occupied France is officially announced. It may be the prelude to a genuine invasion on a large scale, or it may be a screen for an actual inâ€"| vasion from another direction. No matter what! its size or success, it has been one of the most-! valuable incidents in the war in strengthening‘ morale in the Allied Nations and giving the enemy} nations what is popularly known as the “jitters.”I Yesterday morning as this column was being written, there came news over the radio that a fullâ€"fledged invasion of France was in progress. Later rews by wire suggested that the incident was announced by British headquarters as a "raid by the Commandos on the Dieppe area of occuâ€" pied France." The bulletin added that "the French people were being advised by radio that the raid was not a fullâ€"fledged invasion." Let the government treat, itself like it is treatâ€" ing business in general. Everybody realizes that "there is a war on"â€"that is, everybody, but the part of a part of a party. Imagine, however, a National Government that had no aim but the winning of the war, and caring not a hoot for party ties or party prizes. Even under the voluntary system what available manpower might be gathâ€" ered together in a hurry to meet the needs. Start the old\ esprit de corps going. It would be only: an automatic to assemble a full brass hat battailion from among the unemployed but well paid. Anâ€" other battalion might easily be mustered from the various publicity departments, with no appreciable loss except to the country‘s waste paper baskets. Culling the Labour Department would rout out| enough workmen for a couple of Bren gun fac-} tories. Not to labour the point, the National Ser~, vice Board ought to be able to supply the immeâ€" diate needs of the armed forces and the wWar fac-! tories by a little simplification, a little selection,‘ without lift its eyes above Ottawa. | ;| on the payroll in the last two years or so. A reâ€" ; turn tabled in the House of Commons some weeks |ago gives the information that there are approxiâ€" | mately 30,000 women now in the employ of the Canadian government, without counting the ladies : who are actually members of the armed forces, those working in munition factories, and those enâ€" ,fgaged in other more or less civil occupation. It |would be interesting to know how many of the !thirty thousand are recent appointmEnts given place on the excuse that there is a war on. In‘any event it is safe to say that a very largd proportlonl of that thirty thousand are new employees. If that thirty thousand women employees were ‘selected for their ability and competence, and not‘ for some other reason, it would be a safe bet to| wager that they could run the whole works them-" selves as effectively as it is being done at present,| land still not be overworked, thus leaving all the men employees as available manpower for army, the navy, the iair force, the munition fac-l ‘ tories and the supply depots. ' If there are thirty thousand women on the civil service staff of the Dominion, apart from the armed I forces, it is not too much to believe that the numâ€" ber of more or less civil men in the service runs into the hundreds of thousands. Of course, many of them are beyond the age for service in the armed forces or for work in munition plants, having grown grey in the service of ‘the party, but unâ€" doubtedly a little ruthlessness of outlook would | show @ vast army of available manpower for useful | war purposes. It is admitted that many in the civil service of the Dominion are actually over- worked, but who isn‘t these days? As one loyall but honest member of the part of a part of a party || pointed out recently in the House of Commons| : the whole setâ€"up of government employees is beâ€" |, devilled with duplication and nepotism. . The -: business could be rur better with a mere percenâ€"|| tage of the staff. 3( 'that at all. It may be proven to indicate that Hon | Mr. King is leading the way to having another pleâ€"| biscite. At the very least. it does bear the xmu'l:st of consideration of the idea of having another} form of registration. . If the government needs men for the army, the navy, the air force, the munition depot, the supply departmentâ€"or what have you?â€"then why not tap the aggregation of officials and assistants put _â€"_If the government really is threatened with a shortage of manpower The Advance very respectâ€" fully suggests that #t can point the way to large and untouched resources of manpower. The army, the navy, the air force, the munition farctories have o handâ€"right under Hon. Mr. King‘s own thumb â€"Aa wonderful well overflowing with available manpower. This supply has been untouctred, exâ€" cept by the finger of happy fortune. It is that immense army of the unemployed at Ottawaâ€"the lads who have been given government jobs in the past féew months. There is a fear in the hearts of‘ honest men that there may be millions of them. HOW TO TAKE WAR NEWS THF PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTMMINS, ONTARIO she will return to Kapuskasing. As it is the rule of the order not to separate the mother from her children. Mrs. \Rrunelle will remain at Mooseheart unâ€" [til the graduation of her youngest child, which in this case will mean apâ€" proximately 16 vears before she will be able to return to Kapuskasing. 4 Menus are prepared by trained di=tâ€" itians and are changed regularly. No uniforms are worn in this model city. Fach child is permitted to pick out his _ Mooseheart covers over fifteen hundâ€" rod acres of ground. It has several farms that provide most of the fresh fruit and vegetables used at Mooseheart. A dairy farm with champion herd of Holstein cews provides each child with a quart of milk which he is required to drink daily. a.m. and 9 and guides managemen Mooseheart is known as the "Child City of the Moose." It is situated forty miles southwest of Chicago Qnd is the international home and educational centre of the Loval Order of Moose for families of deceased members left by their fathers in destitute circumstances. Everybody may visit Mooseheart and inspect the place every day between 9 a.m. and 9 pm. There is no charge, and guides are gladly suppliecd by the Each child will remain at Mooseheart until he will receive a high school edâ€" ucation and learrs at least one of the more than twenty useful trades and vocations provided for boys and girls at Mcoscheart. ‘After graduation he or Mrs. Brunelle‘s late husband "Rod" was a member of the local lodge and at the time of his sudden death had left his family without ample means of supâ€" port. Upon the appeal of the widow for assistance the Kapuskasing lodge reported the case of the board of govâ€" ernors at Mooseheart. They, after an investigation, decided to admit the faâ€" mily to Moosehsart. ;caus-e of the general interest in the plans of the Order, it is pleasing to be able to give a direct illustration of the value of the word of the Mcose as supâ€" plied by a case from the North itself and concerning a family known to many in the North. This is told in the folâ€" lowing article from The Kapuskasing Northern Tribune of last week:â€" Kapuskasing Family Go to Mooseheart Mr. Jos. Lacombe, who is the Deputy Supreme Governor of Ontario and secâ€" retary o‘ Kapuskasing lodge No. 1084, Loyal : Order of Moose, has returned afâ€" ter a tenâ€"day trip to Toronto 2a2d Deâ€" troit. He took the Brunelle familyâ€" mother and five children, from Kapusâ€" kasing to Toronto, where he assistra them to obtain visas and all other paâ€" pers required for their admission to the United States. When these were obâ€" tained, he took them to Detroit and put them on a train for Mooseheart, Tlilinois. (the village for children) and Mooseâ€" haven (the home for older folks). Beâ€" cause of the number in this district who are members of the Moose, and also beâ€" On several occasions The Advance has had references to the value of the inslitultions (or rather the homes) maintained for children and older p2oâ€" ple by the Loyal Order of Moose. Some of those references were in reports of adrresses given here by high officials of of the Moose. (Other of the references were articles dealing with Mooseheart Incident in District Again Shows Value of Noted Inâ€" stitution. Kapuskasing Family. Taken to Famous Home at Mooseheart "Still stands the motto of the King: "Put into your task whatever it may be all the courage and purpose of which you are capable. lKeep your hearts proud and your resolve unshakâ€" fen. Let us go forward to that task as one nfan, a smile on our lips and our heads held high, and !with God‘s help we shall not fail." ‘ The Advance this week received a@a printed cerâ€" !tificate from Hon. Mr. [Ralstor, Minister of Naâ€" ftional Defence, reading as follows:â€""The Canadian [Army Thanks The Porcupine Advance for Special Coâ€"operation in connection with Army Week, June 29th to July oth, 1942â€"A Tribute by the Canaâ€" dian public which the Army will always rememâ€" ber." The certificate is printed in two colours and cost more than the postage and paper. Of course, The Advance gave special coâ€"operation in regard to Army Week, just as it has tried to help along every other patriotic cause. The same is true of the vast majority of newspapers in Canada. It is pleasant to have this service acknowledged. But without being ungracious in the matter, The Adâ€" vance would have preferred a simpler and a cheanâ€" ‘fashion, appear now to be tempted to view this er form of recognition. The cost c incident in too glowing colours. If it is the openâ€"}may seem trifling in these days w ‘mg of an actual invasion, it is only the beginning,| passed by Parliament in a few mi and while all should be indeed grateful for anyiof little economies would soon n initial success, it would not be well to take it for|sums. Governments above all s 'granted that victory is in sight. The Advance has example of thrift and economy. believed that the collapse of the enemy will come Advance would have appreciated with much suddenness when it does arrive, but service given would have been in there will be anxious days and nights in the mean-}announcement that soldiers on l time. There seems to be every probability that free transportation hereafter. | before the war is won all will have much further|graphed note from Hon. Mr. practice in the work of accepting both good and il1] "Thanks for your coâ€"operation. H reports. It seems to be the best course to avoid On leave are to trave? free," would undue depression over reverses and equally to|Sured by The Advance as a genui avoid undue elation over successes. The idea in Sincere thanks to the newspapers mind is that each and all should do his or her part * 7. * to the very limit of ability, holding always to the| The Brantford Expositor doesn firm faith in the justice of the cause and the assuâ€"| "Sooite" as a name for the peop rance of final victory, though it take a quarter of| Marie. Well. how would "Sooiciqe a céntury. *hop9 | R. A. Cunningham, North Bay, apâ€" pointed as complaints and services offiâ€" cer to take full charge of all complaints and supervise services Mr. Cunningâ€" M. J. Crisp, North Bay, to the posiâ€" tion of Supervisor of local offices outâ€" side of North Bay responsible for their operation and functioning. Mr. Crisp has been operating an Imperial Oil staâ€" tion in North Bay for the past four vyears, previously being Northern Reâ€" presentative of the Imperial Oil Comâ€" pany. The five other appointments of new officials and the positions they will fill are as follows: L. E. Charette has been appointed inâ€" vestigator at the Kirkland Lake office and is to be in charge of the new office there, working in close coâ€"operation with other offices in that vicinity and responsible to the North Bay regional Ooffice. 5. M. Gauthiey has been named local representative of the Cochrane office which is to open immediately. Jurisâ€" diction of this office will cover the terâ€" ritory between Porquis Junction across to Hearst and north of these points. Enlargement of the office may be made at a later date. North Bay Regional Office, Wartime Prices and Trade Boardâ€"Synonymous with the expanding activities of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board in rationing and the control of prices, announcement of two additional subâ€" regional offices, seven new appointâ€" ment and one promotion was made toâ€" day by A. T. Smith,, prices and supply representative, at the North Bay reâ€" gional office of the Board. The subâ€"regional offices are opened immediately at Kirklan and Cochrane. Fred J. Noon Promoted to Acting Local Representaâ€" tive. Appointments for Wartime Prices and Trade Board The Kapuskasing Moose Lodge No. 1084 is greatly indebted to the local chapter 425, Women of the Moose for their assistance to raise the required funds for expenses connected with sending of the Brunelle family to Mooseheart. iAppreciation must also be extended to Miss Margaret Croteau of Toronto, who interrupted her vacation in Kapuskasing to assist Mr. Lacombe in driving the car and looking after the family during the journey as well as in Toronto and Windsor. Miss M. Crotsau returned to town with Mr. Lacombe to finish her holiday with her sister and brother at Mr. and Mrs. Lacombe‘s _ The resident Catholic and Protestant chaplains look after the spiritual trainâ€" ing of children of the respective faiths, while children of other faiths are takâ€" en regularly to places of worship in towns and cities near Mooseheart. In athletics, students ‘take part in basketball, football, baseball, soccer, track hockey, bowling, swimming, drill and marching. In music, Mooseheart, maintains a concert band, glee club, symphony orâ€" chestra string ensemble, dance orchesâ€" tra and choirs. or her own clothing from a store. There are around two hundred fireproof buildâ€" ings, and from twelve to fourteen chilâ€" dren occupy each residence along with a ‘"house mother" and a cook. There is also a hospital with a fully equipped operating room, and a prevenâ€" tive system of medicine is followed. and a cheapâ€" ollices are to be at Kirkland Lake Sceott‘s Scrapbookâ€"a cartoon on the line of Ripâ€" ley‘s Beliéeve It or Notâ€"says that Seminole woâ€" men dress their hair over a cardboard frame to protect their eyes from the sun and make hats unnecessary. Well "believe it or not," Canadian women are painting their legs to save the need for hosiery. in very creditable way, the chief loss to the public being the lack of the usual forceful editorial artiâ€" cles. Last week, however, The Northern Tribune found time to resume its editorial column. Half the time The Advance does not like the ideas of the editor of The Northern Tribune, but it always enjoys the way he expresses them., ; All newspapers have been adversely affected by war conditions, and the situation has been partiâ€" cularly burdensome in the North. Perhaps, of all the Northern newspapers The Northern Tribune has been ‘the hardest hit. All the staff but the editor enlisted for active service. Had Editor Stephenson been able to rejoin the forces he would likely have considered that that settled the quesâ€" tion. However injuries received in the last war debarred him from this one, and so he has had to carry on alone. He has done the work for weeks The Brantford Expositor doesn‘t like "Sooite" as a name for the people of Marie. Well. how would "Sooicides" 51111 ther? | service given would have been in the form of an announcement that soldiers on leave would have free transportation hereafter. Even a mimeoâ€" graphed note from Hon. Mr. Ralston saying "Thanks for your coâ€"operation. Hereafter soldiers on leave are to trave? free," would have been treaâ€" sured by The Advance as a genuine expression of sincere thanks to the newspapers and the people. er form of recognition. The cost of the certificates may seem trifling in these days when millions are passed by Parliament in a few minutes, but a host of little economies would soon mount into large sums. Governments above all should show the example of thrift and economy. The thanks The _ name for the people of Sault Ste. how would "Sooicides" suit you, broâ€" Promotion of Fed J. Noon, Timmins, from investigator to acting Local Reâ€" presentatives is to take effect immeâ€" diately. He will be in charge of the Timmins subâ€"regional office. LerIa @t RKirKland Lake, and previously was supervisor for the same company. H. V. Cartwright, Matheson, appointâ€" ed Meat Investigator to work out of the North Bay Regional officeâ€"to all parts of Northern Ontario. For the past number of years he has been employed as Northern Ontario representative for a large meat packing firm. Alderman L. Lamoureaux, Sudbury, has been appointed Investigator for the Board and is to be attached to the subâ€"regional office. Prior to his appointment he was employed by the Carload Grocery at Sudbury, 5. W. Brown, Kirkland Lake, apâ€" pointed Foods officer for the Northern Ontario region with office at the North Bay regional office. Prior to his apâ€" pointment to the Board he was manâ€" ager of the T. Eaton Company Foodaâ€" teria at Kirkland Lake, and previously was supervisor for the same comnanyv ham for the.past three years has been proprietor of Northland Motors and formerly was manager of the Hudson‘s Bay Company store in Winnipeg. His office will be at the North Bay Regional office. NORTH AMERICAN LIFE Name Address HEAD OFFICE ; 112 King Street, W., Toronto, Ont, Without obligation, please send me information about y 'S‘potifal‘ Budget Policy, together with free Vest Pocket Budget Booklet Th . de GRUCHY, District Manager, REED BLOCK, TIMMINS for any special the word company will accept your checks, one for each month of the year, all postâ€"dated, This system enables you to meet the extra demands upon your incomeâ€"for warâ€"time taxes and warâ€"savings certifiâ€" catesâ€"without letting your inâ€" surance program suffter, North American Life‘s monthly Budâ€" get Plan is the safe, madern, easy way to financial indepenâ€" dence. Send the coupon for free Budget Memo Booklet and folder telling how you can have the extra protection you need for as little as $5 a month, It is expected that the decentraliâ€" zation of the work from the North Bay regional office will relieve to a great extent the ever increasing pressure of administrative duties at the North Bay office. All subâ€"regional local representatives will work through M. J. Crisp newly appointed supervisor of local offices. The meat prices are: â€"‘shoulder pork, 27¢ a lb.; leg pork, 30¢ a lb. plank pork, 23¢ a lb.; loin pork, 30c lb., hocks, 15c a lb., veal steak, 35¢ a lh., veal chops 32c a shoulder veal, 28¢ a lb., plank vea! 23¢ a lb., round steak, 30¢ a lb., Tâ€"Bone steak, 32¢ a lb., sirloin steak, 326 a chuck roast, 22¢ a lb., rib roast, 23¢ a lb., and sirloin beef, 15¢ a lb. each; carrots beets, green onions, and radishes, 5¢ a bunch,.6 fof 25¢; Swiss chard, 5¢ a bunch: summer savory, sage dill and parsley, 5¢ a bunch:; beets, 30¢ for a 6 quart basket; potatoss, 35 for a 6 quart basket, 60c for 11 quarts; long green table cucumbers, 10c each: letâ€" tuce, 5e a héad: peas 10c a lb.; green and wax beans, 15¢ a lb: broccoli, 10c a lb.; â€"green peppers, 5¢ each; spinach,, 10c a lb.; asters, 35¢ a bunch: mixed flowers, 25¢ a bunch, and gladioli, 40c for 6. 14 Pine St. N. School Starts September 8th ranging from 25¢ per head to 5¢ each ; cabbo.ge 10¢ 2 for 15, 3 for 10¢, and S¢ Farmers who brought their wares in to the Timmins Market had a favourâ€" able week, Tussday being the poorest day of the week, but Saturday was very good. The farmers from throughout the district, who brought in quantities of vegetables, meats and flowers have had good sales so far this week, Tuesday‘s prices Wem:â€" cauliflower Excellent Produce of Farmers at Iimmins )Iar‘et Defective visidgn in young eyes often goes unnoticed during vaâ€" cation months. Before you send them back to school, find out if their eves are causing trouble. Don‘t let vour children lose out in school when you might save them the disappointment by this simple prevention. Have â€" Mr. Curtis examine their eyes toâ€"day, ‘armers Continie to do Serâ€" vice on Ttiesd". s, Thursâ€" days and Satt‘days. PRICES ARE DEFINITELY LOWER AT THE PHURSEDAY, AUVaoUst 19#3 vion about your ocket Budgeting