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Che Yormupine Advancee Members C Canada $2.00 Per Year. Timmins, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 9, 1944 TWe Jack Miner, worldâ€"famous nature lover and authority on wild life died at his home at Kingsâ€" ville. Ontario, last week, at the age of 79 years.| Few Canadians have been so widely known and so greatly beloved, and still fewer have done â€"s0o much to make : â€"the name of Canada famed]. throughout the world. The story of Jack Miner has true romance.. Born in Ohio the family moved to Canada when Jack was a lad of thirteen. His father conducted a brickyard and a farm, and Jack followed the same vocation when he reached manhood. But Jack Miner nad a strikâ€" ing originality in his work and business. His farm was soon famous for its gardens and its The pits from which the clay was taken to makel bricks were turned into little lakes for wild birds.! The Miner farm has been a beautiful show place| for half a century. It is just about fifty .:y.,eal_'s. ago that Jack Miner started his bird sanctua-ry' around the mud ponds of the brickyard. His first vyear‘s visitors were eleven Canadian Geese. But| after a season or two ducks and geese by the thoui‘-l sands flocked to the sanctuary. During his Life'-l time he caught and banded more than 32,000 wild geese and ducks. On the band was his name and address and a selected verse of Sscripture.. He asked anyone finding one of these bands to return it to him. Soon, Jack Miner was hearing from all over the continent, and bands were being reâ€"| turned to him from unexpected places and perâ€"| sons. From the information gained from this process of returning the bands an immense amount| of authentic knowledge was gathered in regard to the habits and habitats of the birds. The atâ€" tention roused by the plan kindled opinion in the matter of bird conservation. The thought he gcave to the wild geese and ducks seemed to be1 | automatically enlarged to include all wild life of the forest and the air. Jack Miner became an acceptéd authority on nature and wild life. ~At first there was a tendency on the part of a few to attempt to ridicule his efforts, but the value of the work he was doing quickly turned the scoffers into sincere enthusiadts. Jack Miner travelled all ovér the United States and Canada lecturing -om'o""'nmm" PAGHE FPOUR on conservation and creating public interest, Whexegpr Jhe. went he made friends. He visited Tinimins on more than one occasion and made many in this north. It is not:an exagâ€" geration to say that Jack Miner‘s death isâ€" deeply mourned by literally thousands upon thousands; In the beginning the great work he undertook was financed completely by the man himself. In more recent years there was some assistance from private and from governmental sources, though never to the extent that the enterprise warranted and needed. Deeply religious, Jack Miner always managed to add helpful philosphy and moral value to whatever he wrote or said. His fame spread year by year, and his property at Kingsâ€" ville where he and his children and grandchildâ€" ren fed the birds and made friends with the birds was a greater attraction for tourists than\ even the Quintuplets at Callendar. Some cynics once bestowed the title of "The Great Lover" on an actor of a wellâ€"known theaâ€" trical family. Without cynicism, Jack Miner won that title. He loved his religion; he loved the children: he loved nature and all nature‘s children: he loved music and beauty; and above all, he loved his fellows. Although he died a comparatively poor man, his life was a spectacular success. To the very end he was a happy man, a busy man, and he was many times a millfonaire in friendship with what he would himseif term as "all God‘s creatures." Just a few hours before his death he had been out feeding and talking to his birds and the other beauties he had brought around him. Jack Miner was a truly great Canadian. His whole career was a living proof that a man may be a good Canadian though born outside the Doâ€" minion. Jack Miner‘s life is a striking example to all those not born in Canada of the true heights that may be achieved by character, talent, enterâ€" prise and public spirit. It would please Jack Miner to know that his effort and his zeal proved an inspiration to others. The great work inaugurated and carried on by Jack Miner will not die with his passing. He esâ€" tablished it too firmly for that, and, in addition, his son, Manly Miner is fervent and able in the same work and the same faith. This is Education Week. When Mark Twain was called upon to respond to the toast of "The Babies" at a public banquet, he pointed out that all the other toasts were sectional and applied only to a part of the people. ‘"We cannot all be "The Presâ€" ident," ‘or "The Press," or "The Constitution," he A GREAT CANADIAN PASSES PHONE 28 TIMMINS, ONTARIO anadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€" Quebec Newspaper Association Published Every Thursday by GEO. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Subscription Rates: THIS IS THE WEEK! United States: $3.00 Per Year said. "Not all can even be "The Ladies," he added:. "But when it comes to "The Babies," we meet onâ€"common ground, for at some tiineâ€" or another, we all have to be Babies." By the same token, most of the "Weeks" observed apply only to part of the population, but, "Education Week" must take high place in public thought and inâ€" terest because education in these modern days is a vital necessity for all. The purpose of "Education Week" is to arous® more general public intérest and attention to the vital part that education plays in the progress, development and happiness of mankind. Even the war should not overshadow the idea of Edus, cation Week. Indeed, the war itself has emphaâ€" sized the value ‘of education, as many a youn8 man realizes to his sorrow, finding that lack of education debars him from doing his full part in the deparpmqm qf; his choice. The war has also proved the vqlue of.education and the service conâ€" tributed by the leachers of the nation, in the facul that there has been so general a response in every way to the calls on good citizenship that develop from a state of war. Truly educated people are prepared to meet emergencies as they arise, and the fact that there has been so general a response to all demands is proof enough that this country has at least effective and loyal teachers. Eduâ€" cation Week appears to be a fitting time for acâ€" knowledgment of the debt owed to the instructors of the nation that each succeeding crisis has been met with efficiency, courage and resourcefulness. This thought should also be rememberedâ€"that| despite all the power and influence of teachelsl and schools and public libraries, the public in gen-. eéral must play its part if. complete success is to be! won. ‘In the matter of finances, for example, the‘ public is the final arbitrator. Only the publici in the final analysis, can change such anomalies as the fact that whilé some actors are paid around the million, a,.year.mark,.the â€"minimum scale for some teachers is only in the hundreds. In Timâ€" mins and district the people have been generous in. their approprlatlons for schools and teachers‘ sa'laries but this generOSIty is .only comparative and modern tendenmes call for still greater conâ€" tributlons‘ to educatlon AIn.education, as in most othér affai‘rs the people receive little above what they ma@yrcoNect.. All should observe Education Week, and this is only possible through interest and devotion given to the cause. Saturday of this‘ week, Nov. 11th, is Poppy Day in Canada, and everyone in this part of the North should buy a poppy and wear it in honour of those who have given their lives for their country. The event is under the auspices of the Canadian Leâ€" gion of British,Empire‘ Service League and like so} many Legion events it h_as treble significance. Not| only does it honour those who made the supreme sacrifice in the last war and in this: but it also honours the Legion for its establishment of this Remembrance Day, and it honours the public itself for its part in ‘this wellâ€"won remembrance; and last, but not least, it is a direct, material help to ill and injured soldiers of the war of 1914 to 1918 ‘The poppies are made by disabled soldiers of the last war and their manufacture forms a miaterial part of the livelihood of these gallant old heroes. The greater number of poppies that are sold the greater the degree of independance the disabled veterans will enjoy. To some the present war overshadows all past wars. But no greater risk or sacrifice could be made than was willingly and earnestly offered by the men of the last war. Many of them have served again in the present war. There are few, indeed, who have .not attempted to serve again as servicemen, and, failing that, have turned to help to victory by other means and methods. In peace, the men of the Legion showed themselves a powerful force for good and a strong, steadying influence for better citizenship. To honour them is not only to pay tribute to courage and gallantry but it is also to honour the people themselvesâ€"to prove that respect for bravery and loyalty and selfâ€"sacrifice still remain. Buy a poppy! Wear a poppy! Still stands the motto of the King: i "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 n1nshakâ€" en. Let us go forward to that task as one man. wl ltA AP GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER ; | WEAR A POPPY SATURDAY THE ADVANCE; TIMMINS, ONTARIO a smile on our lips and our heads held high and with God‘s Help we shall not fail." General McNaughton has won no new laurels by his acceptance of the post of Minister of Naâ€" tional Defence in the Ottawa Government. Instead by taking the post that Col. Ralston found himâ€"| self forced to resign, General McNaughton sugâ€" gests that he would sooner be the head of the Zombie army than the friend and supporter oi the boys overseas. That seems to be the attitude of the men on active service. He has been away from active army for months, yet he sets his opinâ€" ion against that of Col. Raiston, who‘ â€" recently visited overseas, against that of the Canadian Legion, against that of Col Geo. Drew after his‘ recent visit overseas, and against the considered opinion of the servicemen in general overseas. All this tempts question as to his qualifications and the right he has to set his opinion against that of all others who are in position to know. The Toronto Telegram suggests that Gen, Mcâ€" Naughton‘s only genuine military experience in this war was in connection with Dieppe. The new Minister of National Defence is even liable Lieutenant Travers Has the Right Spirit Ottawa, Nov. 8.â€"Undsr the shadow of the solemn Peace Tower on Parliaâ€" ment Hill, a 23â€"yearâ€"old veteran of this war appeared before the microâ€" phone ready to signal the launching of a new warship at Lauzon, Quebec. Before a huge crowd, gathered to take <part in the inspiring opening ceremony â€" for the Seventh Victory Loan Campgign, he was being briefly questioned by the Master of Coremonâ€" ies about his record overscas. He was Lieutenant Erskine Grant Travers of Summerside, Prince Edward Island. "And you were wounded " said the Master of ‘Ceremonies. "Yes" replied Travers modestly, and then added quickly with a note of thankfulness in his voice, "but I‘ve got one good eye left and that‘s; better than none." There were many in the crowd on Parliament Hill whose throats were tightened by a sudden realization of the tremendous significance which lay behind the simple words of this reâ€" patriated soldier. And his statement remains significant as the Seventh Victory Loan Campaign proceads. An eye cannot be replaced. Money can. If Canadians are imbued with the same spirit as this repatriated Prince Edward Islander displayed and people in all provinces can be thankful that. they have a great deal more money left than is necessary. for the minimum susc»ss of the Seventh Victory Loan Campaign, there will again (be‘a. huge , oVer»subscrlption Public Library‘s _ Part in Education For Democracy Thoughts : Appropriate for Education Week, Nov. 5th to 1Ith: (by: Miss Irma Laakso, Assistant Librarian, Timmins Public Library) How else, but by being taught, our youth learn the democratic way of life? That way of life which encourâ€" ages selfâ€"expression and coâ€"operat®on in seeking the common objective of true equality in social and political fields, may be one of the definitions for democracy. And the future of democracy is in the hands of those hundreds of thousands of children in our schools. They must be made to realize the advantages of living in a "country governed by their own will over that of living in a dictatorship. This is a good time to think about libraries and their purpos:. For the Public library in any community is an institution maintained by the people, of the people, and for, the people. Right now is the time for progressiveâ€" minded librarians to present to the public progressive, democratic reading material that has been written by. progressiveâ€"minded â€" writers of â€"the day. "The Century of the Common Man" by Henry A. Wallace, and "Education for a Postâ€"War World" by Dr. Samuel R. Laycock are two books written by men who know that deâ€" mocracy must surge forever forward, and not in any steps, return ‘to phasies through which it has already passed. To _ emphasize the true way: of life, libraries have within their walls books written on both sides of the question: might it be Turner‘s "Challenge to Karl Marx" written in reply to Marx‘s "Capital", or Churchill‘s "Blood, Sweat‘ and Tears", written in defiance Hitler‘s "Mein Kampf". The llbraryg presents the best view points of the} best authorities. Only by mexghxnv| two sides, can we find the truth; andi so, the balance. In a time such as this when victory is>~ imminent ovex‘l those people (can| they be called people?) who take JOV. in burning books that are the heritage | of every nation, we must stress the fact that books are the keys to the world‘s treasures, that they are the ‘lmeans by which we can supplement‘ our schoolâ€"learning, the means which we can learn to focus our thinking into progressive channels. The mere fact that books are written and read during warâ€"time shows that we are alive to the needs of living. We want to know what is going to happen to us after this war is won. And there ‘are books upon books written on reâ€" iconstruction and> rehabilitation which we can draw practical ideas for a postâ€"war world. "The Legacy | of Navism" by Munkâ€" and â€""How to Think About War and Peace" by Adler, are but two of these. This week, November 5â€"11, is the one week in this year during which we emphasize education; and this year we are emphasizing education for deâ€" mocracy. "The purpose of the sghool is to form democratic character and to promote the democratic way", says Mursell. And the future of that deâ€" mocracy is in the hands of the youth. If there were no books which ranged over the problems which are being handed to our children to solve they might have had from the turmoil we are now going through and be in no better case to avoid a repetition of the war. "Books," says Prime Minister Churchill, ‘"in all their variety offer the means whereby civilization may be carried â€" triumphantly forward." The library thus plays an infinite part in the building of the people of its community toward a truely democraâ€" tic world in which to live in toâ€"day and toâ€"morrow. Office interviews ... Visits Complaints received Investigations made Children involved .. Mail received ... Mail sent out ... Children in Shelter Report of District C.A.S. For Month of September The following is the report of the Cochrane District Children‘s Aid for the month of September, as presented by Mr. A. G. Carson, local superintendâ€" ent:â€" Applications for children for adoption CANADIAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED £E XPLOSIV ES Broackhes and "I did not raise my boy to be a Zombie," sang a local woman the other lay. She has three sons in the real army. to lose credit for training the Canadians overseas in the earlier days of the war. There is no ceiling to the price of politics, The people of Canada may well take pride in their contribution to the cause of the present struggle for freedom in the world. The Dominion Government shames Canada, however, by its preâ€" sent policy of attempting to turn gallant young volunteers who made genuine sacrifices to serve in the Air Force into conscripts for the Zombie Division of Canada‘s great army. It is proposed now to have a great recruiting drive to secure recruits for the army. It is difâ€" ficult to understand how even the Government can expect anyone to show any enthusiasism, for recruiting or anything else after the recent flaâ€" grant breach of faith shown the brave young felâ€" ows who volunteered for the Air Force, Seoles Offices throughout Canads Head Office. Montreal 153 201 12 20 181 Children Boarding out $ 2o Court attendances . Juvenile cases ... Children on probatlon to court ........ Children placed in boarding homes ... Investigations far Dependents‘ Board of Trustees Investigations ANnCE: BOAFTU ies s rvr d Mileage travelled ... i Children admitted to Shelter Children given hospital and medical PUBLIC OPINION SHOULD COUN oi sn‘ 4 Caces under the Unmaxned Palents Toronto Globe and Mail:â€"In a deinoâ€" cracy public opinion should have its effect on Governments, not only at elections, but between elections. If enough people believe a course of action should be taken by the Governâ€" ment, and agitate for that course, the Government dare not refuse. Act D IYVY 18 1O N SULLIVAN NEWTON (Est. 1912) will be pleasâ€" ed to give you information and quote rates for Fire Insurance, Automobile, Plate Glass, Liability, Floatâ€" er vo:icies on Household Effects etc., w ithout obligaâ€" t,on on your part. 21 Pine St., North. INSURANCE OF EVERY KIND 101 Dependents Allowâ€" Call on us or Telephone 104 754 Magistrate Determined to Discourage "Thugs" At police court Tuesday, a young man was charged with theft of a purse containing three dollars and _ fifty cents from the coat of a soldier‘s wife at the Harmony hall. His counsel, Greg. Evans, asked for a suspended sentence on account of the lad‘s youth and his previous good record, but the magistrate pointed out that when the lady questioned the young fellow as to whether he had seen anything of her purse, he threatened to throw . her downstairs and frightened her so that she was afraid to seek the help of the police at first, Magistrate Atkinson said that he would not countenance that sort of thug methods, and senâ€" tenced the lad to 60 days in jail. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 1044 Eugene Laframboise, charged with assault on a threeâ€"yearâ€"old child who had annoyed him, was fined $20 and costs. The same fine was imposed on Sam Miron for an assault on Chong Young of the Star Cafe when asked to pay for meals. Lory Richards and Chas. Gray were given a day in jail and then to be taken for army tests for failing to observe N. S. S. M. A. regulations. There was a fine of $15 and costs There was fine of for speeding. An order was issued for a man to pay $20 a week for the support of wife and family, Pembroke Bulletin: â€"Hepburn now wants to reform Liberalism. Will Liberalism think it worth while to atâ€" tempt to reform Hepburn? Timmins, Ontario REAL ESTATE