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When work seemed to be started in earnest on the deveIOpment of the lignite fields north of Coch- rane, samples of the product were taken to Ger- many for processing. Although the expense of this was great, the results were satisfactory. It appeared that the Northern lignite could be pro- cessed for commercial use. It is interesting to note that in Ontario there was a private process similar to the German one. This Ontario process is the Caunt method. The Caunt retort manufac- tures a coke fuel that is the equal of American anthracite, producing a cooking and heating gas at low cost and also producing tar-oils badly needed at the present time. AsThe Advance un- derstands the matter, the Caunt retort is com- paratively inexpensive and yet does the work. Its use would mean the almost immediate deve10p- ment of the lignite fields of the north. Instead of trying this plan, however, the Ontario govern- ment continues to attempt the use of another briquetting process that seems to ‘get nowhere. The Caunt process is a “low temperature carboni- zation” that has been found effective in other countries. It is successfully used in Canada by private enterprise for the processing of low-grade coats and the manufacture of gas and the saving Another reason for the failure of public enter- prise in such cases is the restrictions that appear necessary to practically all governments. Private enterprise uses labour, machinery, contractors and-sub-contractors according to ability and to get things done. Political leanings, race, religion, and whatnot are not considered. In public en- terprise, on the other hand, these things seem of all importance. The result of this sort of atti- tude is not conducive to any success, In private enterprise, it is the mile that if one set of officials, or experts, or policy, prove unsuccessful, then a new plan and procedure will be applied. In this lignite development, it would appear to be well to follow the plans of private enterprise, even if pri- vate enterprise is debarred from entering the field. It may be asked why public enterprise can not do things as well as private enterprise. There are several apparent reasons. One Of these is that public enterprise appears to run chiefly to regi- mentation and bureaucracy. There are, of course, necessary guards and guides to protect the public Evidently. however, these restrictions have a ten- dency to deveIOp into such red tape and regula- tion that enterprise is stifled. Like Mark Twain’s steamboat the boat has to st0p every time the whistle blows, because there is not steam enough to provide for both power and propaganda. Canada $2.00 Per Year. To The Advance the lignite question appears to be another proof that government enterprise does not appear to be the way to develop the North. Government enterprise has not been no- toriously successful in developing the great gold industry of this North. Had it been left to govern- ment enterprise to develOp the power resources of this part of the province the North Land would have been in poor way indeed. In the early days of the North all appeals to the Ontario Hydro Elec- tric Commission to enter the field here were vain. The answer to requests from the boards of trade and other bodies to provide power here were met by the suggestion that public money could not be risked on anything so speculative as the mining industry. Fortunately for the North the gover- ments of older days did have the‘fairness to allow private enterprise to attempt to do What the gov- ernment could not or would not attempt. The result has been that through private enterprise gold mining, lumbering and the pulp and paper industries were developed, the necessary power being developed through private enterprise. In the case of lignite, however, it is apparent that governments have not been able to get anywhere, while private enterprise has been rigidly barred from trying to do anything in the matter. PHONE 28 TIMMINS, ONTARIO Members Canadian Weekly .‘Iewsmper Association; Ontario- Quebee Newspaper Association Published Every Thmsday by GEO. LAKE, Owner and Publisher I -v- Lignite-will shortly be the North’s million dollar industry. That is, there will soon be a million dollars of public money spent on its reported de- having the lignite industry actually developed than it was ten or twelve years ago. Just before each election there is considerable talk about how soon the industry will be on a commercial basis, but as soon as the election is over, the propaganda appears to fade away. Is this procedure to be repeated once more. One of the last blasts from the late more or less lamented government of On- tario was the announcement that the lignite fields north of Cochrane would be in actual production last year. There was grave danger last year of a fuel famine in the North so the promises had special significance, as promises. The actuality however, seems to be the same old political mudâ€" dle. The North is apparently no nearer having a lignite industry than it was years ago. Timmins, Ont, Thursday, June lst, 1944 Itvwould appear to The Advance that munici- @112 finmmim’ Ahuanrr PAGE TWO ABOUT l.lGNl'l"E IN NORTH Subscription Rates Ah palities, boards of trades and other bodies in the W 1381!!! North should take up the question. The Caunt IE 28 process shOuld be either adopted or its imperfec- min-mm ° tion made clear to the public. .The people should ”mm “momma; Ontarlo- set their faces firmly against any dog-in-the- per Association . manger policy in regard to lignite development. y Thursday by . The government has been monkeying around for Ifl’ and Publisher literally years without getting any further. Either rm Rates: the government should show the way to success, United Stems: $3.00 Per Year or step back and allow free enterprise to develop _____._._.___â€"-â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"-' the industry. Some newspapers have been making quite a how-do-you-do about the story that a four-year- old child in Toronto can spell Constantinople back- wards. It may be considered something wonder- ful when a child can spell such a word backwards, while the majority of its elders can not spell it the right way without two or more tries. But the trouble with Toronto is that most of its pe0ple seem under a spell most of the time. That might not be so bad if they would work the spell the right way, but the trouble appears to be that like their precious four-year-old they go at things backwards, instead of face forward. This is evi- dent even in their boastings of the feats of their backwards-spelling baby. What practical advan- tage is there is spelling Constantinople back- wards? Is it worth while to spell ConstantinOple any old way? To spell Constantinople even from the front is to go backwards, for the forwardâ€" looking folks to-day spell it Istanbul. There was a time when Toronto was the pride of Ontarioâ€"01‘ Canadaâ€"when the children of Toronto were taught to spell words rightâ€"when the peOple of Toronto went at things right side to. In those glorious days Toronto was spelled “Tory-onto.” The city stood for progress, for everything that was good. In those glad days Toronto faced things in front and did not try to enter foreign cities by the back door. Times seemed to have changed and poor Toronto, appears to be slipping backwards. First the city elected Liberals to parâ€" liament, then C.C.F.-ers and Communists, and now Toronto actually boasts of a child that can spell Constantinople backwards instead of forwards from neutrality. There is work for the Drew Govern-; ment at‘Toronto. For the redemption of the city; and for the glory of the province, Premier Drew} should see that this backwards business is halted‘ in Toronto and that the city and its people are started face foremost on the right path to the grandeur that was once, Toronto. Lift the spell, Premier Drew! Turn Toronto from this back- wards business to the forward-looking Spirit that should be. Teach the Toronto children to spell words the way they are, not inside out or upside down or from the rear. It is no honour for child- ren to spell anything the wrong way or the rear For years past the town of Timmins has felt rea‘! sonable safe from the danger of bush fires. Tim- mins is one of the towns of the North that has es- caped being wiped out by any bush fire. Cir- sumstances not particularly controlled have con- tributed to this situation. From early days there has been considerable clearing of the bush from around the town. This has made it so that a bush fire would have to have a very strong grip on the country before it could sweep across the cleared or partly cleared area. The Mattagami river also serves to more or less entent as a guard for the town. The chief danger for many years has been from the North and this has been more or less offset by the fact that when the wind blows from the North there is almost certain to be either rain or,snow. Rain or snow will check the average for- est fire and so the safety of the town is not men- aced to the extent it would otherwise be. It should not be forgotten, however, that no small cleared areas are sufficient to block or turn a bush fire that has attained large proportions. A bush fire with heavy enough body will make its own wind and sweep a wide area. It is accordingly of vital interest to Timimins or any other town in the North to be assured that no bush fires are allowed to get beyond control. A fire of large proportions at some distance is a greater danger than a small bush fire near the town. Because of this, Tim- mins should be specially interested in any and all dangers that exist in the way of bush fire menaces. One of the greatest dangers is from slash left after lumbering operations. All slash is supposed to be cleared away for safety reasons. But is such clearing invariably done? Prospectors travelling the country in this area, and particularly in the Kamiscotia district tell stories of large slash gath- erings that mean great menace to the country through danger of bush fires. The Ontario For-‘ ~estry Department has. been doing unusually effec? tive work not only in fighting bush fires, but in pre- venting bush fires. The department however, is handicapped by lack of large enough permanent staff. There should be insistence that the forces for fighting fires be maintained at a size that will assure safety. The number of forest rangers should be increased on a year-round basis. A com- plete survey should be made of the district and all menaces removed. While the effective work of the forest rangers comes in for praise when they are successfully and effectively fighting bush fires, it should be remembered that like town fire bri- gades, their most effective work is done in pre- venting fires by precautions and guards against fires. 'MMWWOfl’Wm Q ,MNMM m a WWW VN’-”O'~mW~WW MWWWW DANGER IN THE BUSH UNDER A SPELL m 90mm ADVANCE. TIMMTNS. ONTARIO I way. Children encouraged to spell backwards are sure to become backward in other ways. Recent political nonsense from Toronto suggests that the children there must be turned backwards in baby- hood. This must be stopped. Otherwise. it may be necessary to remove the innocent youngsters from a city where they are allowed to see things only from the rear. It may well be that Toronto children if taken young enough might be taught to be forward- looking and keep themselves right i side up. Unless there is an end of this boasting | about babes that spell Constantinople, “Elponit~ i natsnoc,” Toronto certainly will be headed back to I the backwoods from which the city sprung. Girls Entertained Mothers at Dinner and Social. On Monday night. May 22nd, the Canadian Girls in Training, of Mount- joy United Church, entertained their mothers at an informal dinner. Seated at the prettily decorated individual tables were the girls, their mothers and other guests, all of whom were heartily welcomed to the social by Miss Mary McCagherty, president of the Mount- joy C. G. I. T. ' 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 unshak- 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.” Guest Speaker for the evening was Mrs.J. J. Bowden who Spoke very appropriately on “Canadian Girls in Training for Womanhood". Greetings were brought by Mr. E. Fennell, super- intendent of the Mountjoy United church School, and Rev. E. G. Smith, pastor of the church spoke briefly‘to the gathering, Miss Louiza Mayowna, one of the Leaders of the C. G. I. T. reminded the girls that the camp for the Cochrane district would open July 17th to 27th, at Barber’s Bay, at the Kiwanis Camp? site. It was noted also that the C. G, I. T. rally for Cochrane district was to :be held Sa‘ztui'day, May 27th is the Mc- Intyre Gymnasium, beginning a: 10 Pleasant Social Held by C. G. I. '1‘. Last Monday Miss Peggy Williams led the group in a. sing-song after which Miss Joan Slam-an extended a hearty vote of thanks to the guest speaker of the evening, and to all others who had helped make the occasion such a succes. Mrs. John Weir, president of the GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER “M.- Tim Buck and the Labour-PTogressive party want to amalgamate with the Liberal party. The Labour-Progressive party edged up to the C.C.F., but all their overtures were repulsed. It will be interesting to note the attitude of Premier King and the part of a part of a party to Tim Buck and his party. The Liberals will have nothing to do with any communist group, but the part of a part of a party at Ottawa is a‘ bird of different plumage. - Even a frank expression may be open to differ- ent interpretations. “I haven’t sold any liquor since I returned from Montreal,” said a man in police court in Timmins. One man in the court Mountjoy W. M. 8., expressed the ap- preciation of all the mothers present. for the successful evening arranged by the girls, - Bornâ€"On May 4, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. W. Zolob, Cameron N., at, St. Mary's hospitalâ€"a son (George Basil) Bornâ€"On April 30, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. L. Despatie. Wende avenue,â€" a danghter. Bornâ€"On :May 8, 1944, to Mr. and ' Bornâ€"On May 16, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Smith, Laurier avenue at St. lMI‘S. J. Valcourt, Main avenue â€" a, Mary‘s [hospitalâ€"~21 son «Dwight An- daughter (Marie Collette Joyce). dreW) Bornâ€"On April 27, 1944, to Mr. and Bornâ€"On May 15, 1944. to Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Walsh, First avenueâ€"a. son Mrs. M. Kyweriga, Maple St. Northâ€"a «Victor Roy) ' Eleven Births Recorded In Timmins Last Week-end room took this to suggest that the man meant that before going to Montreal he might, perhaps. have done such a thing. The Crown Attorney gently indicated that the man may have meant that he had been redeemed or reformed at Montreal. A third reading of the frank words was the sugges- tion that whatever he may have done in Montreal the gentleman had sold no liquor since returning from that city. The magistrate, however, did not bother With any of these readings of the words or the accused. He simply found the accused guilty on the other evidence before the court. All are cheeered and pleased at the progress that has been made in the battle on the Italian front. That the Canadians are making a special name for themselves is also a matter for satisfaction, though it is no‘ more than would be expected by all thoughtful people. At the last Vimy banquet under the auspices of the Canadian Legion, more than one speaker made the suggestion that the Canadians would acquit themselves welliindeed, as soon as they were given opportunity in this war Borrowing the slogan of one local Victory Loan campaign, the speakers might have expressed themselves by saying, “We did it before. We’ll do it again!” “Vice is a monster of such frightful mien, that to be hated needs but to be seen, yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, we first endure, then pity, then embrace.” It is well to keep in mind the implication and the lesson of those lines. They are particularly applicable to the bureaucratic regulation 3 that grow from the alleged needs of the war. It would be well for the public to raise a row every once in a while about these regulations, so that it may not be forgotten how objectionable they are. To endure them without protest may lead to the eventual loss of exactly what the peo- ple of the world to-day are fighting for. Your electrical outletâ€" the gateway through which comes the use of electrical appliances essential to modern living. And through this same outlet will come to your home the miracles of tomorrow. MAC DONALD’S Bornâ€"On May 1'1, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. A. Pappone, Eighth avenue, at St. Mary’s hospitalâ€"a son (Giovanni Pas- quale) Bornâ€"On April 26, to Mr. and Mrs. D. Fiche, Way avenueâ€"a son (Daniel Charles). ' ~ (laughter (Marian Mary Ann) Bornâ€"On May 15,,1944, to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Andras. Riverside drive, at St. [Mary's hospital â€"â€" a son (Joseph Lucien Armand) . Bornâ€"On May 14, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. N. Lavas. Windsor avenueâ€"a daughter «Marie Jeannette) RUDY says: "Help speed (III! manor by buying Wat Saviop Scam and Certificates regulatly." ,p Among the many stories in her bio- graphy of the famous painter. William Nicholson, just published by Collins. Marguerite Steen tells how Nicholson used to lunch with J. M. Barrie Notic- ing that these occasions Peter Pan‘s creator always order ed Brussels sprouts but never ate them, Nicholson asked him why he went on asking for a vege- table that he apparently didn‘t like. Barrie smiled shyly, then said, "Be- cause it’s such a nice thing to say -â€" Brussels sprouts." *Answers Bornâ€"£011 April 28, 1944, to Mr. and and Mrs. F. Jette, Hollinger avenue-â€" 3 daughter ‘Betty :Bibiane Marie). WASHDAY‘bnd DRAIN SIOPPED Ill’! action offlih'e '1‘} incl] heat: t e water. DOW? WOIIYI Drain will clear and clothes will be done and out on the line in good timeâ€"- just shake in quick-working (.‘illett‘s Lye. (.‘illett's chases the mess in the pipes right away. Cuts right through all grease and dirt2Makesall heavy clean- ing easier! Sweetens and deo~ dorizes everything it touches. Destroys contents of outside closets. A back-saving, work- saving, time-saving all-round cleaner you'll bless a dozen times a week. (let Gillett’s today. a.” 0 Never dfuolva I e in hot water. ’1‘ e MADE IN CANADA THURSDAY. mm 181', 1944 IT SOUND’ED NICE