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By Dominion and provintial proclamations the week is set apart as Fire Prevention Week. The purpose of this is to impress upon the public the need for study and action alike to reduce to the lowest possible minimum the number of fires and the consequent toll of deaths and property loss. Last year in Canada there was 47,596 firesâ€"pracâ€" tically all of them unnecessary. These fires cost 304 precious lives and meant a property loss of well over $31,000,000. It is hoped that the very stateâ€" ment of such facts will rouse the people in general to a realization of the urgent need for all possible measures to avoid this unnecessary waste. Of the 47,596 fires, no less than 14,555 were due to the carelessness of smokers,. Another 9,280 of these fires were traced to defective stoves, furnaces, overheated chimneys and stovepipes. The remedy At the present moment, there is considerable satisfaction in many quarters because of the anâ€" nouncement made some days ago that now owners of passenger cars may have their tires reâ€"treaded Bvith camelback rubber of the passenger car type without the necessity for a tire ration permit, This is a concession that will be of great value to all the car owners of the Dominion. Where rightly goes the credit for this achievement? _ Not to govâ€" ernments or bureaus, but to the people themselves. Special credit should be awarded the 2,000 salvage committees in Canada who collected such a mulâ€" tiplicity of old tires that the situation improved far beyond expectations. Hundreds of publicâ€" spirited citizens and thousands of patriotic childâ€" ren have given so freely of their time, talent and energy that the inevitable result has been that the shortage of rubber has been relieved in notable measure, Certainly there is credit due to the salâ€" vage committees and to the donating publicâ€"in other words to the people in general for the part they have played in making it possible to controi the rubber situation. Service Clubs, the Boy Scouts, the Legion, and a hundred and one organâ€" izations have done their part to help along the war effort in any and every possible line. In the matter of tires, something believed impossible a year ago has proven to be fact and to the people in general must go the greater part of the praise. It is true that the mounting output of synthetic rubber still leaves a shortage of rubber for the needs of the times, and the salvaging of tires and tubes is still an urgent duty, but the facts of the case show that there has been very decided proâ€" gress and success. Again, however, the soâ€"called decadent democracy has shown beyond any quesâ€" tion, that it can do things and do them wellâ€"do them, indeed much more promptly and completely than the harshly regimented and regulated dictaâ€" torships. Local committees have done outstanding work in many different lines. There were urgent, calls for the salvaging of paper. What has been the result? Local committees did the work of salvaging paper with such effectivyeness that the governmentâ€"apâ€" pointed officials could not cope W1th the supplies sent in. | P s All too often during the present war the public has been lectured in regard to its duty and its responsibility and at times there have been sugâ€" gestions that the people in general have been lax or lukewarm. It may be that something of this sort may have been necessary to keep the people in general from becoming too complacent jand so endangering the war effort. Every time, however, that the public has been lectured by some secondâ€" neate member of the bureaucracy that has grown up under cover of the war, The Advance has been irritated, because it appears from the record that the people in general have made the most creditâ€" able and encouraging response of allâ€"better than the governments, better than the bureaus, better than the commissions. The record of recruiting is open for all to see, Every call has been answered in magnificent way. The support given the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Legion, the Victory Loan campaigns, has been something worth the greatest commendation. Credit usually given to the government, to bureaus or commissions or whatnot for Canada‘s wonderful contribution to the war, really belongs to the people of Canada. Who but the people ‘of Canada made possible the immense supplies of food and ammunition and the other tools of war that have really poured overseas to help the cause? Committees of the people have roused the people to successful efforts in every line. Does anyone believe that the rationâ€" ing system would have been possible in any sucâ€" cessful form without the remarkable coâ€"operation of the people? It is not unfair to say that the local rationing buatds have given life and effect to rationing in a measure that would have been impossible otherwise. Even in such matters as registration, local voluntary workers have been valuable indeed. s Wefi lt t P PA AAP PP DP AP DP PA PP PA PPA AL L P P PP PPA AC O FIRE PREVENTION WEEK it d PAAA LA AP DP â€"Aâ€"AL P AC DLA â€"AP LAAA â€"ALP P AL LA PP PP LA â€"AL PP AC n 1 | | | Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association:; Ontarioâ€" (Juehbeec Newspaper Association Timmins, Ont., Thursday, Oct. 7th, 1943 Ohes Yormupine Abvanee often during the present war the public lectured in regard to its duty and its ility and at times there have been sugâ€" that the people in general have been lax arm. It may be that something of this have been necessary to keep the people il from becoming too complacent jand so Published Every Thursday by GLKCO), LAKE, Owner and Publisner TWO PHONESâ€"26 and 2020 TIMMINS, ONTARIO Subscription Rates: ‘ear. United Statesâ€"$3.00 Per Year. During these days of war it seems that very fre-| ‘ quently occasions seem to arise when things have Lto be done in a hurry yet done well, but with the{ shortage of labour and the imnnumerable calls there}| is always difficulty in finding ways and means oil looking after the new jobs that arise. In Timâ€"| Regi in such cases, there is a tendency for some-"holiday one to say:â€" "Well, we could get the Boy Sc011ts!:}:u!§3 to do That always suggested that the work,,, the would be looked after promptly and done wWell | vention and if there was no money to be spent it would 0 the be done free as well. Judging by brief items in'AS:‘;:” other papers this condition is not confined to Timâ€" u.am’e,i mis and district, but is a widespread method Of|ity see solving such difficulties. Cireculars have to be dis-g :Q‘e InOII tributed â€" call the Boy Scouts. Some service has! o g:a‘ to be hurried through for a Victory Loan. â€" what) isn‘t s about the Boy Scouts? Is some salvage plan inzlt‘gc?ggc danger of bogging down â€" will the Boy Scouts|â€" ‘ help? Of course, the Boy Scouts will and do. In the past four years they have done about everyâ€" thing from sentry duty to delivery of notices. The a‘:g‘“:g Boy Scouts painted and placed a record line jn, Victory Loan signs. They made a success of salâ€" | of the vage drives. They collected a large quantity ofl:?o;’; waste fats. They have sent a neat amount overâ€"| of inite seas for the bomb victims and for the Scouts in|on a 4 other lands who had been affected by war‘s disâ€" the n tress. Last year firms and individuals who could! :11001?11?' not otherwise secure labour to clean the stoOrm | mours windows before they were put on, found that thei;i?nl 1 Boy Scouts would do this work as a communityip‘(‘)lfmét_ service. To list all the activities of the Boy Scouts} More for community and patriotic affairs would be as ;?]eé?éea fo +4 * 1 threshi beriless tedious as a catalogue. There is no question, howâ€" | before, ever, of the great value o0{ the Boy Scouts in thesei talking 4 y useful in many ways in addition to the benefit p:}rsua‘ the boy themselves through the ideals and influâ€" coing . s F i a most c Sscouts have been indispensible. Timmins has made full use of them. It appears to be the‘ timM€| spivyen | this be Boy Scouts. No one needs to be told that such a| C on movement requires money to keep it going. ONlYy|aq traj ; | away _ the public for financial support, and even then s c i t applesâ€"the best apples they can secure. Satulâ€"‘;:)g. p:al | * f s _ | haven be around on Saturday to sell their apples for thl.\,i Press c I s O Stockh the compliment for the many ready services of thegmm finance this very important community work. Alli Norvu"a} should give as generously as possible. The Bpy | EOW days of war. In times of peace the Boy Scouts are| had b frank]l: ence of the movement. In days of war the Boy farmin now for tangible expression of appreciation for the n once a year do the Boy Scouts make any appeal to| mat‘s | they no not canvas for donations. Instead, they seHU| a pjp day of this week is "Apple Day." The Scouts wil} | year. This will be an opportunity for all to return| She ha Boy Scouts. The money raised will be used 60| }, move Scout movement not only assures better boys, b‘?t::what.'s it also makes for a better community. There is in the another important service of the Boy Scouts that : t‘;fii;a is, perhaps not as generally recognized as it shou.ld t Etsted‘ be. That is the fact that the movement by 1ts; She training and its influence trains boys so that they| flg‘;?rtgt; are more valuable to other organizations, such as, wegiant the Air Cadets, the Sea Cadets, the Army Cadets. ‘den an and the armed forces. In these days of war thelgff‘t‘i‘nfig is apparent. Avoid carelessness and see that all fire risks are removed or remedied. The Porcupine Camp has in effect been having "Fire Prevention Week" every week. Timmins Schumacher, South Porcupine and Whitney townâ€" ship each have able fire chiefs, wellâ€"trained fireâ€" men and effective fireâ€"fighting equipment. The people in these municipalities have given the most intelligent coâ€"operation. Timmins owes a debt oT gratitude to the late Fire Chief Borland for his able and ceaseless effort for fire prevention in this town. His energy and his talent popularized fire prevention here. Similar tribute may well be paid to Fire Chief Maxwell Smith: in South Porecuâ€" pine and to Fire Chief Chas. Jucksch, in Schuâ€" macher and the capable and publicâ€"spirited citiâ€" zens they gathered round them. There should also be mention of Mayors and Councillors like Dr J. A. McInnis in Timmis who gave such wholeâ€" hearted support waen fire brigades were much less popular than they are toâ€"day when their valu is so apparent. Other towns in the North have alsc had their Fire Chiefs and Firemen preaching fire prevention and fire protection in season and out of season until the public were first impressed and then convinced that here was something especially well worth while. In this department as in most other walks of life the whole North owes much tc its pioneers, and it is indeed a satisfaction to know that the people of toâ€"day and the leaders of toâ€"day are not forgetting the traditions that the men of the earlier days established. While the purpose of Fire Prevention Week is to increase and extend the public interest in the matter of avoiding fires and fire losses, it seems an appropriate time to pay tribute to the fire chiefs and the firemen, and especially the volunâ€" teer firemen, all of whom give most generously of their time and effort and study in a very disâ€" tinct line of public service. The Advance likes especially Fire Chief Stanley‘s thought of the fire department as particularly the people‘s departâ€" mentâ€"for the service of the public as well as for the protection of the public. This is the tradition of the Temiskaming Firemen‘s Association, and of the District of Cochrane Firemen‘s Association. The Firemen, of the North need take off their helâ€" mets to none others as fireâ€"fighters or as fighters to prevent fires. Yet their services to the public in many other lines have been of outstanding imporâ€" tance. They pride themselves on being of the people and for the people. They are living proof of the fact that British democracy is a working success. said conditions in NorWay are terrible, worse than what you read about There is an average of about forty Norâ€" wegians getting out every day to Sweâ€" gen and she has had the opportunity of getting first hand information. She confirmed the reports that no German the mam. pow£ are garnering isn‘t so mueh record bumpe: to feeding the United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge is now advocating a second front. But the second front this Senator urges is not the same sort of second front that has been so loudly demanded by some others. Senator Lodge points out that the second front recently opened by the Allied Nations in Sicily and Italy has forced the Germans to withâ€" draw tanks and planes and soldiers from, the Rusâ€" sian front, and so has made it possible for the Russians to make the notable advances they have been making recently. With this second front as as inspiration, Senmnator Lodge suggests that Russia make a second front for the benefit of the United States. He would have them allow Russian terriâ€" tory to be used as bases from which to attack Japan. Such a seccond front would speed up the battle between the United States and Japan. It would be a great advantage to the United States and would entail little risk or special, cost to Rusâ€" sia. Russia already has to maintain a large forct of men on its nothern boundary because there is the other Axis example to prove that treaties and nledges must not be taken too seriously. Sseveral newspapers have had questioning comâ€" ments on one idea expressed by Elizabeth Boykin, who writes the "Pleasant Homes" feature for The Advance. This idea was the suggestion that the rocking chair is on its way back to popular favour. 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. Keep your hearts proud and your resolve unshakâ€" on. 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." For miles and miules on end one sees hreshing rigs going full blast and numâ€" erless straw stacksâ€"golden yellow nounds that tell a story of nature‘s ift in fruition. On the train, whicl* umbles ceaselessly on, is found pari f the public opinion of Canada, ana or anyone interested in the disseminâ€" tion of information here is a fountain, f interesting hours to be spent. It is n a train too, I think, that some of he mechaniecs of public opinion is moulded and considerable interâ€"secâ€" lional goodwill is cemented. But ruâ€" mours are also spread, and misinformaâ€" ion is spilled around promiscuously. value of the Boy Scout movement should be very specially apparent and result in a generous line of sales on their apple day. For mile reshing rming be ven him is becau After two days and two nights on the iin, and it hive of war activâ€" ‘ seems a remote place. Out here on e long stretches of filat prairie, with e man power available, the farmers e garnering a crop which, while iv 1‘t so mueh compared to last year‘s cord bumper, will contribute greatly the United Nations. plant ik wi ed befort e said ibout resting n rain too, echanics d and goodwill pilled also wh political hash is "‘The weekly newspapers constitute the veritable backbone of public inforâ€" mation. They reach a reading group. They enjoy an intimacy of relationship with their subscribers that metropolitan newspapers regard with envy but can scarcely hope to equal because of their troops have moved through Sweden for some time, ever since the Swedish govâ€" ernment promulgated that edict. People recently from Germany had told her that the city of Hamburg, for instance, was really totally obliterated, Fires so terrible raged there after the big raids that they didn‘t even try to *A 4 Es 2 *"~ uupf U »s1t" y ”’;é%fzi%t +«A /}5-' ;"o.{// ?// ’// {’/2 ?;1' P / 4 aPr"4 * *# /« *4 """--._1’ 0/////4////’/7//’////////////////’///////// //////////////////////// YOUWIR |BAMNIKS are more extensively regulated than any other Canadian business. The annual auditâ€"conducted by Chartered Accountants appointâ€" ed by the banks‘ shareholdersâ€" is submitted to the Department of Finance. The Department may call for further special audits, and in addition maintains reguâ€" lar inspections of the banks‘ affairs through the Inspectorâ€" General of Banks, who is obâ€" liged bylaw toexamine the banks‘ books at least once each year. There have been many war casualties on the home front as well as overseas. One of these is the discontinuance of the morning edition of The Otâ€" tawa Journal. For around quarter of a century this edition of The Journal has served the people of the North with sympathy and earnestness. There are several other newspapers whose editions could have been curtailed with less loss to the North. Some people fear that when the war is finally won there will be people, like after the last war. who will wish to treat the Germans as if they were human beings worthy of kindness or consideration If there is this sort of sentimental person after the war, tell them the story of the Canadian desâ€" troyer, St. Croix. A merchant ship had been torâ€" pedoed and the St. Croix was busily engaged in picking up survivors. Perhaps the St. Croix was too immersed in this good work. In any event the While all in the North are pleased to see Rev. ! B Fr. O‘Gorman back at his place as parish priest of and the Church of Nativity; Timmins, there will be gg’,‘ less popular approval of the red tape that brought B this about. Rev. Fr. O‘Gorman, who served in the and last war, was back on wartime duty early in the, ° :3“ present war. He has served with value and disâ€"| anq tinction in the present conflict. Government red| a d tape, however, has decreed that no one over §5, years of age can serve as chaplain even on the| ,md' home front. It is difficult to see any sense in such| Ave a ruling and it has certainly deprived Ontario of an earnest, able and faithful chaplain for the Canadian forces. These regulations are for the purpose of safeguarding your savings and guiding the operations of the banks as an essential element of our national life. "When this has been said, let it be cuickly added that in this war up to now the weekly newspapers have done a remarkably effective and magnifiâ€" cently unselfish job in supporting the war effort. They have given generously of their time, space and energy and will keep on so doing until the war is n:uch greater and thereby more imperâ€" sonal cireulation. Canada‘s ten Chartered Banks are subject, under the Bank Act, to the most thorough» going regulation. For instance: A product of the CANADA STARCH COMPANY, Limited Act‘s extensive regulations cover ing such phases of banking oper ation as reserve requirements types of transactions permitted interest rates and note issue All this in addition to the Bank Then there are monthly returns to both the Department of Finâ€" anceâ€"and to the Bank of Canada. The Minister may also call for special returns at any time. _ Bornâ€"On September 7, 1943, to Mr. he‘ and Mrs. Milo Vukicevich, Birch St., A ‘a son (Daniel). _ 1 Bornâ€"On September 11, 1943, to Mr. Sâ€"| and Mrs. John P. Chausse, Third Ave., ed a daughter, (Marie Marguerite Alice 65 Audrey). Born â€" on September 8, 1943, to Mr. 8/ and Mrs. Omer Leo Millette, Carlin ch| Ave., at St. Mary‘s Hospital, a daughâ€" qf| ter. (Mary Lucille). _ (Bornâ€"On September 19, 1943, to Mr. he and Mrs. Treffle Odo Vaillant, Mesâ€" sines Ave., â€"at St. Mary‘s Hospital, a son (Roland Clifford). I Bormnâ€"On September 10, 1943, to Mr. h€] and Mrts., Joe simunovic, First Ave., he) Schumacher, at St. Mary‘s Hospital, a _ | son (Joseph Paul). Bornâ€"On September 29, 1943, to Mr. rY. and Mrs. Wm. V. O‘Connor, Mountjoy le| Street South, at St. Mary‘s Hospital, § | a son (Vernon Lawrence). Bornâ€"On September 20, 1943, to Mr. S! and Mrs. Paul Perreault, Bannerman Ave., a son (George Rene). t ‘"Don‘t they teach you to salute in vour company?" said the major to Patâ€" rick Malone, who had passed him withâ€" out raising his hand. ‘"*Yes, sir,‘" repolied Pat. ‘"‘Then why didn‘t you salute?" ‘"‘*Well, sir," said Pat, "I didn‘t want to attract more attention than necesâ€" sary because I‘m not supposed to be out without a pass."â€"Sudbury Star. Heights vio). Eight Births Registered in Timmins Last Weekâ€"end 1} Bornâ€"On Septe! id Mrs. Wilfrid anything ex ‘ of contrib a â€" simllarly was Preinie Septembeé I¢ h 11 on. the 1943, to Mr Mattagam doctrine 0| nust, how. pect of ths« still facing > people t proportion tlook frorm newslett ader an hould nc NCB OS( t€ CY .". in of TSOI aske ariot pro op 10