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_ Another point of contrast is the fact that the Union Government set aside all party politics and tailked straight and fair, without prejudice and without double meaning or double dealing. It was neither Grip nor Tory, it declared, continuâ€" ing.â€""To win the war is too big a job for either alone. Half the offices are held by men who were Liberals and half by men who were Conserâ€" vatives. Theâ€"Premier of every province in Canâ€" What specially. ;L1tgf)g§ped The Advance . about the pages from "Canada," was a fullâ€" â€"page appeal for the soldiers‘ vote for, Union Government. The appeal says plainly ‘thHat "the only issue is enforâ€" cement of military service." The Union Governâ€" ment scorned the idea of a â€" plebiscite. "That meéeans six months more delay at the least," was the answer. "Our brave men at the front must have abundant reinforcements to permit of rest and recuperation and only military service prompâ€" tly enforced can give these," declares one part of the message. Sir Robert Borden is quoted as saying:â€"‘In enforcing this act the Government will proceed upon the principle that the service and sacrifice of any family which has already sent men to the front must be taken into account in considering the exemption of other members of the same family." In other words the Union Government made it plain that there would be equality of service demanded from all, with no favouritism shown to any section orâ€" division. Any preference would be given to families that had already contributed largely to the fighting forces. What a contrast there is in that stand to the government attitude toâ€"day. At present it appears as if the willing and the loyal are the ones singled out for discrimination. 1914 to 1918 were reasonable indeed: The contrast between the two wars, however, occurs in more‘ .than prices. Mr. W. O. Langdoni. last week gave The Advance a couple ofâ€"sheets clipped from the magazine, "Canada," published in London, England. The date on the sheets is November 17th, 1917. Mr. Langdon kept the sheets because they carried a picture of the Lord Mayor of Belfast and his guests, the Canadianâ€" American baseball team, that had visited Ireland. All the teams are in uniform. They were overâ€" seas to fight: baseball was simply a recreation with them; and though they made a hit as baseâ€" ball players that was nothing to the impression they made on the enemy‘as heavyâ€" â€"slugging flght- ‘ ing men. In the batkrow of the picture Mr.‘Lng:" don can be seen. In this war Mr. Langdon has a son who has "played ball" as a soldierâ€"in Italy and other centres of war. A sort.of tradition has grown up that the genâ€" eral prices of goods during the war of 1914 to 19.18 were much higher than at the present time." ‘This is not the fact of the case, despite what the Bureau of Statistics or any other governmentâ€" favouring hody may assert. People who have the notion that prices went sky high in the last war are either trusting to treacherous memory or taking the word of someone else. With full conâ€" sideration given to quality, it is quite within the mark to say that prices in general during the last war were well below what they are toâ€"day. On more than one occasion The Advance has quoted prices from actual advertising in these columns to prove this point. J. R. Gordon, one of the pioneer merchants of the North, carried an advertisement in The Advance every week as long as he was in business in Timmins. A spectial feature ‘of" his advertisements was the long list of prices, Lh.;Lt he gave for groceries and meats. In the 1331@th Advance at this time of year‘ in 1917, .";‘M the war years, here are a few of the pric . he offered:â€"Genuine spx;.lng lamb, 35 cents peragoufld genuine spring lamb, fronts, 27 cents per pound; best steer porterhouse or sirloin steak, 25 cent per pound; best steer, chuck steak, 20 cent p%f‘ pound; fresh lean chopped steak, 22 cent per pound: prime steer, shoulder roasts, 22 cent per pound: choice steer brisket, 18 cent per pound: short ribs of beef, pot roast, 20 cent per pound; fahcy sugar cured smoked hams, 30 cents per pound ancy sugar cured breakfast bacon, 45 cents pm pound fresh pork roasts, shoulder, 29 cents per pound; raspberry and apple jam, glass tumblers, 2 for 25 cents; grape juice, quarts, 38 cents; good cooking apples,; 11 pounds for 50 cents;â€" potatoes, carrots, beets parsnips, spanish onions, turnips. each were quoted separately as 7 pounds for 25 ¢ents? 1 tin salmon, 20 cents; Lipton‘s cocoa, > pound tin for 25 cents. These ‘»pricés remember, were for quality goods, and there was: no rationing. Other stores in the camp by the very facts of"the case could not charge any matâ€" erial amount more for the same ; goods. â€" The special point.is that J. R. Gordon advertised prices every weekso there is the,record. to prove t,he.’, point. Compared to presentâ€"day prices, the. costs | Canada $2.00 Per Yea Timmins, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 14, 1944 PHONE 26 TIMMINS, QONTARIO Members Canadian Woeekly Newspaper Association; Ontarieâ€" Quebec Newspaper Association Published Every Thursday by GEO,. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Cbe Yorrupine Advanee t P AP P LAAA LAAA AP PP â€"AP AC P P â€"APâ€"AL P â€"AP PC â€"AL CAAAE ACA LAAA PAAA A CONTRAST «P P BP P PA AP P C P AP C â€"ALâ€"AP P P P â€"APâ€"AP P â€"AP PA ACâ€"AL AP CAAA L AL PPA Subscription Rates United States: $3.00 Per Year A local man is very disappointed. He had been sure that a Dominion election was certain. . But once again Premtier King has weathered the gale, turned a sharp corner, and paid the drinks with a foundâ€"that Premierâ€"Churchill had made a misâ€" move that might mean his end and the beginning of wars*" To begin another war without Preimier ~Churchill would be a calamity, indeed. There was no good ground for alarm, however. The trouble was no more than the vaporings of a group of newspapers on all sides of the oceanâ€" and some of them would be better at the bottom of the sea. The crisis was supposed to have arisen because Premier Churchill was alleged to be takâ€" ing an attitude of dictating to Greece as to its form of government. That, of course, was not the fact, The truth was .that Churchill refused tc allow groups of armed bandits to seize power in Greece. He recognized the fact that the Allied “H-.itiofis‘;’ééfi"tjo’ifl'fie’ céontent‘ with simply ~seeing that the Nazi oppressed nations are liberated. There:is.the further.,Qbligation:to see that they have opportiunity for free choice of their own govâ€" ernment.. , There is the duty to assure the freed peopie «® protéctfon‘from Nazism under any name ‘and guise. There is little sense in freeing people from, one group,0f gangsters. to clear the way for another similar clique. The situation was as simple as that. It might be wondered why people should worry about what the Walter Winchells may say. Why not wait for word from President Roosevelt? That would mean something. All the alarm, howâ€" ever, was wasted. Premier Churchill is stronger than ever. The gentleman with the big cigar placed the matter where it should be placedâ€"beâ€" fore the parliament. He was supported by a vote; of 279 to 30. That makes the Canadian Premier‘s majority look poor indeed. And that recalls the fact, often mentioned by The Advance, that there: is too ml._ich of. a. t.endéncy to worry about distant issues that cannot be controlled or altered here.i and to forget the troubles on the home front that miight beâ€" remedied if there were a few Churchillsl here instead of shifty and timeâ€"serving politicians.| Still stands the motto of the King: | "Put into your task whatever it may be, all the ‘ourage and purpose of which you are capable. <eep your hearts proud and your resolve inshakâ€" n. Let us go forward to that task as one man i smile on our lips and our heads held high and vith God‘s help we shall not fail." _ Some of the, people who were certain a few _ months ago that the war would be over by Christâ€" i“tt'fi%”g >‘ j mas were fi‘lfi‘tfi'fl some days ago because they . Pity, ‘the,,poot newspaper! Here it is election week.â€",with three important elections in progress. Theé people o0f the town are voting to decide who shall be the mayor and council for the coming year. The employees of the mines are voting as to those who will represent them in collective barâ€" gaining or words to that effect. The Legion is voting to select a president and executive for the ensuing term. The Legion doesn‘t stop voting toâ€" day like the others, but continues to wreceive votes the next several days. That doesn‘t affect the situation of the newspaper, for the Legion is to be trusted to make its choice without too much adâ€" vice. So far as the other two elections are conâ€" cerned it is too late to write anything that will affectz the result and a little too early to make any forecasts as to the vote. So, what to write about? 'Friend Simms would advise‘an article on the new telephone directory or something like that. He is a great help, that gentleman! Of .course, the teleâ€" phone directory‘is full of names, but there has been too much calling of names recently in any case.. Then, again, The Advance .has written at ‘length about the telephone directory. Once it showed that it was a colourful bookâ€"naming Black, Blue, White, Carmen and Pink, to prove it. Another time, it showed how the names paired off â€"Short and Long, Bigg and Little, Fine and Crisp, and so on. There seems to be little to add but Fish and Bates, and Locke and Keys. Of course, it is a meaty publication, having Lamb, Veale, Bull and Bullock. It‘s an odd fact, though, that Kirkland Lake hasn‘t.either a Kirkland or a Lake, but is has a Timmins. Timmins hasn‘t a s.inglei Timmins butâ€"has"more than one Kirkland and a1 couple of Lakes, Cochrane hasn‘t a Cochrane; Matheson .hasn‘t a Matheson but Timmins has them both. â€" But, Timmins has pretty nearly everyâ€" thmg of everything. So, Watt? or Howe? , PP P P L DLA â€"ALâ€"C CAAA L â€"AL CAAA PP AL L â€"ALP PA AL PA L DP PP sn GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER PP DP D* IA D DL P L LA L LA L P P L P P uPA P P ~AP L P ALP L SAAA LAAA ] *k i iLE XDING Whetheéer the magazine, "Canada," has survived the present war is not known to The Advance. It used to be a regularâ€"visitor to The Advance, 9nd was often quoted in the columns of this journal On the other hand it quite frequently quoted editorials from The Advance in its columnms. The magazine, "Canada," was a worthy exponent to Britain of the land whose name it proudly bore. It was always frank and honest, even in its adâ€" vertisements. That suggests another contrast, the contrast with some sensationâ€"seekingâ€"journals of toâ€" day that do their thinking only in terms of petty politics. © ada, except the Province of Quebec, is supporting Union Government." | A SAD SITUATION THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO The guest speaker of the day was introduced in very efféctive way by Kiwanian Geo. A. Jenkin. He reviewed the career of Rev. Cook, who was born in London,. England, came to Canada at an early age, and after a ‘brilliant scholastic career, had taken up mission work for the Anglican Church in"the The loud and prolonged that greeted Rev. Mr. Cook‘s address expressed the sincere appreciation felt for the graphic way in which he had pictured the Mackenzie River country. In a few wellâ€"chosen words Kiwanian Austin Neame put this . appreciation into formal resolution that was carried very heartily and unanimously. Kiâ€" wanian Neame mentioned the fact that there was altogether too«little known in the rest of Canada about the great Northwest and addresses like the brilâ€" liant one just given helped to remedy that undesirable situation. He said that Rev. Mr. Cook had painted such a picture of the Mackenzie River area that he felt sure that all present had a vivid realization of the district. President Jack Beattie added his perâ€" sonal appreciation of the address." Since 1928, Rev. Mr. Cook. said, no new white trappers were given licenses in the Mackenzie River areas. As the old licensees retired or otherwise passed out of the picture, the trapping would revert to the Indians alone. and Reyv. Mr. Cook thougsht that the country owed this to the Indians, was not suitable. for the growing. of wheat. ‘The gold fields, he pointed, out, were bepamted by great distances. 'I‘mnsportation was one of the. pxob- lems of the country, in this connecâ€" tion he noted that freight from Edâ€" monton made costs of all goods very high. The summers in the Mackenzie River area are very hot:â€"and the, winâ€" ters very cold, and the speaker quoted figures to prove the extremes of climate The speaker that the war had brought great changes to the Northwest Territories. He mentioned the Canol project (a joint defence plan between Canada and the U. S. for the development of cil wells in the Macâ€" kenzie River district, to Wsitehorse; ed forces in Canada and Alaska, and along the Alaska highway, and for the construction of a pipe line to convey crude oil from Norman Wells, Macâ€" kenzie River district, at Whitehorse; YÂ¥ukon, and for the erection of an oli refinery at Whitehorse; also the Alaskâ€" an highway and the many airfields built in ‘the North. He believed. that after the war the effects of these devâ€" elopments would be to make the,. Macâ€" kenzie River area very attractive to tourists. . He did not think it . would be wise to atempt to settle the country in the ordinary way. Settlers , would do better to take up farms.in the parts of Canada more suitable to general farming, The Mackenzie River . area was not suitable. for the growing. of For eighty years the Anglican church had been. working among the Indians in the Far North! ‘and the Roman Catholic Church, for about sixtyâ€"five years. As far as it was possible they worked in coâ€"operation for. the general good,. ‘ The Indians looked ‘to . the parish priest and the missionary for leadership and guidance and advice. They depended on their spiritual adâ€" visers in material matters to a large extent, even in such questions as to the advisaibility of moving to other huntâ€" ing grounds. Sees Mackenzie River Area as Attraction to Tourists After War (Continued on page air North ways. Is the world changing? Has the millenium come? Or is it simply the Christmas spirit in the air? An advertisement in Toronto newspaper last week in offering an apartment for rent said: ‘"Nobody but a soldier‘s wife, with baby, need apply. At Welland, Hon. J. G. Gardiner, Minister of Pensions in the Ottawa Government said that the Dieppe incident was carried through simply to cater to a certain type of public clamour howling for a second front. If this is the fact, someone rubber cheque.. Premier King, as a leader . isn‘t much of a leader, but he certainy has a great bunch of followers that will follow anywhere. He was given a vote of confidence by the C.C.F. Still the local man is disappointed.. He wanted an election. He says that as he understands the case it would be a matter of voting for King or Disâ€" unity. *I wanted to vote ~for that there guy, "Disunity," he says. "He certainly couldn‘t be as bad as what we have." the great thie brilâ€" ) remedy He â€" said maAnyV John William Snyder, pte.; Central Ontario Regt.; 58 Wende avenue; Timâ€" mins; slightly wounded: Mrs, Lilllan E. Smnyder (mother). ed, Mrs. Viola Jones (mother). John J@seph Paul Goudreau, Sapper Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers 183 Pifie street, north; seriously ill Mrs,. Viola Jones {(wife). Lloyd Hugh Jones, Sapper; Corps of Roval Canadian Engineers; 161 Bircn street South: Timmins; slightly injurâ€" Albert Edward Latham, Rifleman; Central Ontario Regt.; Wawa; slightly wounded: Mrs. Ethel Latham (wife) / Alexander Keith Stirling, Major; Central Ontario Regt.; 11 Seventh ave.: Timmins; missing; Myrs. Loretta Stirâ€" ling (wife). Edson Roy Binch, Pteée.; Central Onâ€" tario R. K. No. 1‘ Thornloe; killed in action; Mrs. Julia Binch (mother) 24 Bannerman avenue. Duncan Douglas MacRae, Pte.; Cenâ€" tral Ontario Regiment; 16 Kirby ave.; Timmins; wounded; Mrs. Georgina MacRae (mother). Timmins and District Men,â€" In the Lists of Casualties Cecil Edward Kimball, Pte.; Central Ontario Regiment; Wawa, Ont.; wound ed; Mrs. Mary E. Kimball (mother). Joseph Lawrence Hisko, Pte.; Centrai Ontario Regiment; 11 Messines avenus, Timmins; wounded; Mrs. Esther Hisko (wife). Ronald James Mackenzie, Trooper; Reconnaissance Unit; 44 Main streei, Timmins; slightly wounded; Mrs. Dorâ€" othy Mackenzie (mother). Thel folowing men from Timmins and district were reported in the lists of casualties issued by Ottawa during the past week:â€" The weekly war savings draw was won by Kiwanian P. T. Moisley. seas.. Flight Sergt. Glaister had been promoted to pilot Officer for his good service. These two were given a regâ€" ular ovation by the gathering. Visitors for the day were:â€"R. Beauâ€" lieu, of New Liskeard; IF. Beverley Weir, Mining Inspector, Timmins; Earl Barkwell, Timmins; Flight Sergeant W. Glaister, and his father, Mr. Tom Glaister, a former member of the Timâ€" mins Kiwanis. In introducing the two last named, Kiwanian J. IF. Parker mentioned that all four of Mr,. Glaiâ€" ster‘s sons were in the services. One of them was among the Missing over< President Jack Bailey expressed the Clubs pleasure at the new appointâ€" ment received by Kiwanian O. E. Walli and the benefit to the new Institute of Mining through the securing of so able a head for the School. _ Horace Laidlaw and Frank Bailey were called to the front and presented with their perfect attendance tabs, Kiâ€" wanian Bailey for two years and Kiâ€" wanian Laidlaw for one year, both of these members having missed Ladies‘ Night when the other similar presentaâ€" tions were made. President Jack Beattie occupied the chair at Monday‘s luncheon. He ex=â€" plained that next week was Christmas presents week for the Kiwanis.. Each member was expected to secure a suitâ€" able present for the Kiwanian whose name was on the slip drawn from the hat. The present must not cost more than a quarter, and should be acccmâ€" panied by a suitable piece of poetry, rhyme or verse, or worse, suitable to the subject and the occasion. The presents so given are finally sent to the Children‘s Aid Shelter. Community singing was led by O. E Walli, with W. H. Wilson at the piano Far North. Later he went to St. Paul‘s Church, Toronto, and now he was recâ€" tor of another St. Paul‘s Church at South Porcupine. "All who know him regard him as a genuine good fellow," said Mr. Jenkin. Speaking of Rev. Mr. Cook‘s talent in learning in less than three years to speak the Slave dialect, Mr. Jenkin said:â€""That certainly is an achievement. I know; for over fifteen years I have been trying to learn Ted Rowe‘s dialect, and I canâ€" not." Rev. Cook _ was following after a truly great man at South Porâ€" cupine, Ven. Archdeacon Woodall, but Mr. Jenkin believed that so far as any man could do so he would fill the place so nobly occupied by his predecessgor. Speaking of candldates the typical adult runâ€" ning for office is just about as good as the averâ€" age boy just before Christmas. The difference between the North and South is this: that when the snow comes there is additional beauty in the North while m the South traffic is tied up. * If Timmins gets everything municipal election campziign. town. In anyâ€"case, Timmins town. It always was. should be hanged, and Aumiber 8t 6tHers‘ snould be confined for life. (‘The chief clamour about a second front was from the noisy group of comâ€" munists. Ottawa pretended to know all about Dieppe at the time. If this were the ~fact, then Hon. Mr. Gardiner is certainly confessing a lot toâ€"day. It was the Colonel of the Lake Superior Regiment, from Port Artaur and Fort William, speaking of hits Last week Ross Munro, correspondâ€" ent for the Canadmn Press with the Canadian Armvy overseas had special despateclh from‘ overseas in ~reference to ~the Lake Superior Regiment," reâ€" cruited ~Jargely ~from ‘Portâ€" Arthur, Fort William and that grea, and with which Capt: Jack‘ Leng, of Schumacher is serving as chaplam ~The despatch says:â€" â€" Wipcd Out‘ Nazis at Dinfher and Ate© Their Roast Chichen (By Ross Munro) With the First Canadian Army Overâ€" seas (C. P.)â€"‘"‘The men have never yet met a German who can stand up to them." Wiped Out Nazis and Ate Their Roast Chicken Dinner Capt. Jack Leng, of Schuâ€" macher, Padre of the Reâ€" doubtable Lake Superior Regt.. ts i THE head of the Canadian family likes to own the roof protecting his family. True, he must pay taxes, but his home is a tribute to his initiative and energy. He likes to support his parish church . . . to have his children attend the local school . . . to patronize neighbourhood stores and neighbourhood theatres, It is the Fanndlap way of lifeâ€"free and Independent â€"gach man going about his own business, and pleased, but not compelled, to coâ€" operate with his fellows. Imperial Bank of Canada encourages depositors and borrowers blessed with perâ€" sonal initiative and thrift such as is expressed by home ownership, SERVICE TO HOME OWNERS Savings Accounts Chequing Accounts Personal Loans Business Loans Farm Loans Banking by Mail Safety Deposit Boxes Letters of Credit Travellers‘ Cheques Victory Bonds Safekeeping IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA Over 1,360,000 Canadian householders ouwn their homes promised in. this it will} be â€"a great will be ~grand *‘The Bank For Y ou" Timmins Branch It‘% C SCARTH, Manager is his castle" The unit fought through Holland to the slower Rhine, and in the climax to their long advance tfrom Caen sank four German navai craft. Total losss of this regiment have been comparatively lowâ€"about haif that of infantry regimentsâ€"and it is attributed by the colonel to the: heavy fire support the regiment has and also to the fact it works with tanks and knows how to coâ€"operate with the arâ€" mour. In the whole campaign, the L.S.R.‘s only lost four prisoners to the enemy yet they took between 3,000 and 4,000. The regiment drove east to the Seine, fighting several times on the way. Near Monnai, Sgt. Ken Morrison, Fort William, led a charge of eight Bren carriers against two German 83 mm. guns. The carriers leaped across an open area at 40 miles an hour to close with the guns. The erews fired their Browning machineâ€"guns as they charged down on the Germans and the enemy was wiped out. The Germars had been interrupted at their dinner and the Canadians picked up a roast chicken from the enemy gunpit. The regiment was first to get: troops into Bruges, Belgium, and it was preâ€" sented with the Union Jack which the burghers of Bruges had ready as a gift to their liberators. Aug. 8 the Lakehead troops attackâ€" ed in the great drive toward Palaize, and captured Bretteville la Rabat, takâ€" ing 300 prisoners. It was here . that Lieut. Vic Poulin, Port Arthur, won the M.C. He personally destroyed two machineâ€"gun posts and then directod fire by standing on the top of a tank and calling out targets. Company commanders of the regiâ€" ment are Maj. Peter Halach, Maij. Tommy Murray, Maj. Bill Dawson and Capt. Dwight MacKenzie, all of Port Arthur, and Maj. Les Cargo of Fort William. "The men have been marvellous, yes marvellous, throughout our tlghtfng.‘ he said. "Wehn officers were lost, thoy filled the gaps and cagried on. Let their families know how good theyv have been." Among secondâ€"inâ€"commands is Maj. Harry Parker, Toronto. The padre is Capt. Jack Leng, of Timmins, motor battalion, which, ladéen with more firepower than any other single Canadian unit on the western front. has stormed right through the cam« paign from Caen to the lower Rhinc. 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