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8 Pages _His first mine was the Silver Mounâ€" tain, 45 miles: west Oof Port Arthur, where he worked for eight years. â€"He then went to Alma, ‘Colorado, followâ€" ing which he journeyed to Cobalt in 1909, spending four years there beâ€" Sxre beginning his 33â€"year stretoh here. ; f s No Mr. Pritchard will continue to look after the companyâ€"owned houses, it is announced, and will be available in an advisory capacity. His place as Heath. pany. Mr. Pritchard has spent 52 years at his trade, 48 years of it in the mining industry. Red Cross Will Use War Funds To Aid People In Europe Canadian Red Cross in conjunction with the Canadian United Allied Reâ€" lief Fund, purposes to expend in 1946 some $5,000.000 of its remaining war fnuds on relief supplies for warâ€"strickâ€" After 83 years with the Hollinger, W. H.> rltchard has retired from his position as master mechanic to take up less arduous duties with that comâ€" en populations in Europe and Chins and in addition will allocate large amounts of supplies on hand from its Overseas and Canadian warehouses for Completes 33 Years With Hollinger Here the same purpose. Commitments against this 1946 allocation are already Officials at the National Headquartâ€" ers of the Society makting this anâ€" nounttment referred . to despntchw from its overseas Trepresentatives statâ€" ing thut suffering in Europe and China due to the war had reached acute proâ€" portions and called for every possible Oonslflmble expenditures from availâ€" able. _and the distribution of lar(e ‘quantitles of supplies on hand are also planned for relief in Britain in The conditions of the roads is hinâ€" dering everything in cunnection with mining, he pointed out, stating in conâ€" clusion that the profits were drained on transportation costs and that many interests wBre tied up and the owners desperate, all due to the lack of interâ€" est in providing suitable roads to probâ€" able future mines. The day following the interview, Mr. Darby was going up to his camp at the Red Sucker River, either by horseâ€" back or foot, to take medicine in to a sick man : "There are imany oppcrtunitiecs in the making of new mines,‘" he stated, "there are many good ‘finds, but the cost of transportation almost overâ€" shadows that of development as we have to put alimost as much money in transportation as we do in developâ€" ment. With the boys back from war and all this new equipment we should be able to improve the roads," he said. It is almost impossible to get diamond drill companies to go into some of the properties, Mr. Darby stated, due to the difficulty of getting in and the. ‘"We can‘t get him out unless we force him to walk, and we won‘t do that," he said, "the man has the flu." uncertum’ey ‘Of n;eu out <with their equipment:. ‘Then‘ there is the problem of getting men out of the camps if they should be injured. . tWe need immediate assistance in this respéect," he said. "We don‘t want highways, just good roads. Special equipment for travel is too costly,. If the roads were improved so we could get in with a jalopy it would be okay." ‘On one road, to properties to the west bart of the district, horses at times gct so badly mired that they lhad to be shot, he said. On another occasion, two barreils of gasoline were being taken in by a diamond drill concern and at the end of the trip one barrel had been lost. The cost of the overation ran â€"to between $40 and $50. mm s hn n Bs t on w x td Mr. Darby has recently had a special jJob made of an army jeep to enable him to get to and from some of his properties, In some instances he said the use of a saddle horse or foot was the only means of getting into the George Darby, who has been engaged in prospecting for a great many years and is an old â€"timer of the Camp, gave several reasons for a more concerted interest in: the improvement of road conditions, during an interview this week. By JACK WILSON The nged for better roads to enable travel and transportation of machinâ€" ery to and from property in the disâ€" trict is preventing the development of many properties, according to many mining men. _ ment To N ;'aw Properties \Too Coxtly and Uncertain L c k Of Roads Holds Up Mining Development Here, Prospector States Vol. mec:hamb will be taken by Roy â€" The next and final meeting of the â€"executive ccmmittee will be held on Apr. 29, at 8 p.m. in the muniâ€" _cipal building. All members are reâ€" quested to be present. Membership cards may be obtained from anv members of the executive committee or. from Miss Blanche Dodge, Gift and Bock Nook; Moisley and ‘Ball drug store, and The Music Box. Meimbership cards for the 1946 Fesâ€" tival are now on sale. One of these sards entitles the ho!der to a memberâ€" ship in the Festival Association, with voting privileges, and entrance to any and all Festival sessions for this year. The rules governing the marking of school choruses have been slightly changed. Choruses receiving 80% or over will receive a First Class certifiâ€" cate, 75â€"79 a Second Class certificate, and under 75 a Third Class certificate. An invitation has been sent to the Sand Claims.School to enter the Fresâ€" tival this vear. As this school has a very small attendance, it was felt that it was not fair to ask them to compete with the larger schools, but they are invited to exhibit their talents n a nonâ€"competitive basis. â€"Eight scholarships will be awarded this year vat the coming Porcupine Festival of Music, it was disclosed at a meeting of the executive committee in the municipal building on Monday evening. E. B. Weir, honorary presiâ€" dent, acted as chairman in the absence of president H. W. Brown. The classes in which scholarships will be awarded are senior vocal (19â€" 25 years); junior vocal (15â€"18 years); junior vocal, (13â€"14 years); violin, and miscellaneous _ instrumental Two scholarships will be awarded in both junicr and senior plano classes. The scholarshin fund committee is nct making a general canvass, this year, it is stated, but will be glad to accept sontributions from any person or orâ€" zanization w shing to help in theeduâ€" cation of the young musicians, Eight Scholarships Will Be Offered By Festival Of Music Membership Cards Include Admission Privileges ‘"‘The first thing they will want to know now, is the location of the lots," Town Clerk A. L. Shaw advised. "Suppose the thairman of the finâ€" ance committee calls a meeting to rdiscuss the cost. b Councillor J. V. Bonâ€" homme suggested. The council will give further conâ€" sideration to the matter at a meeting to be held FPriday afternoon. "On the basis of 100 houses it will be quite an expense," Mr. Bonhomme said. The Mayor suggested getting lots near the centre of town where they would keep their value. "‘That is the difference between normal taxes and what Wartime Housâ€" ing will pav," the Town Clerk informed the council.. "You can figure on normâ€" al taxes of ©$90 to $125 a year per house, and of this we will lose an average of $75 per house. We cannot make money at it.‘" "It will cost money, there is no doubt of that," Mayor J. E. Brunette deâ€" clared. ‘"The tax loss will be $7,500 on 100 houses." wes Approval of 100 houses to be conâ€" structed for rental here was received by the Timmins council on Monday from Wartime Housing Limited The proposal is known as "Timmins Proâ€" ject No. 1." Town Seeks 100 Lots For Veterans‘ Homes Wartime Housing Approves Project For Timmins FPublished And Never Keep Them In A Refrigerator ingia! They have come all ; car in sialks The weight of the fruff further value. It is cut down and places .as New Â¥York, im New Orieceansc with thalinegsr o rear 4e anvurhara Tarâ€"_ tn‘! alUnuind ‘ i4z aat. 264. a.," o «4 w2 ba ts d it Paad To dwell on the subject of the banaâ€"| may be harvested from the same planâ€" na,. we find that true origin of the tation every day in the year. ~Even if banana‘ is lengendary. but . that > its the bananas are to be used in the troâ€" earliest home is thought to have been pics, they are cut green and allowed in. Southern‘" Asia~~ Early in the ‘sixâ€"‘ to ripen off the plant. A plant ripened teenth century, it is claimed, the‘! banana is mealy in character.and posâ€" fruit â€"was brought to the.. western| sesses little flavor. hemispherebyaspammbionary Once the fruit is taken from the Now the {fruit is grown in nearly all plant every precaution is exercised so of the maoist_ tropical countries but is as not to bruise or damage it in tranâ€" not grown commercially in the United ; sit. Special conveyor equipment is The fruit has travelled from Cenâ€" tral America, taking three by boat, to New Orleans, and from New Orleans to Timmins, taking eight days. Council To Spend $700 For Relaying Of Sewers The town had originally laid the sewer across the property as a shortâ€" cut, on a verbal agreement to remove them on request. The eonstruction company will undertake to dig and «fill the ditches at its own expense. Accordingly, the Timmins Porcupine Law Association informed council on Monday that they had, at a meeting held Mar. 28, voted unanimously to ask the council to pass the required resolution, This the council hasâ€"done, using the originalâ€"form of.the: request. "I am willing to go ahead with it," Councillor W. P. McDermott, chairâ€" man of the finance committee, stated. "It will clear up lot of things." "This mysterious disappedrance of liquor has not been cleaned up yet," Councillior J. V. Bonhomme reminded the council. "This resolution does not cover everything." ‘The town wil pay some $700 for reâ€"laying sewers now cutting across property from which the Municipal Construction Co. plans to excavate gravel, it was decided at Mondays council meeting. se t e xi sn CR w L B 9n mavy have been things which we on the Commission did not know about." the Mayor, who is chairman of the Pcolice Commission, agreed,. He claimed however, that the dismissed officers were not fired because of the disappearance of the liquor, but beâ€" cause of friction in the department. "I understand that if we asik for the investigation they will not overâ€" charge us," Councillor Wm. Roberts stated. "There is a nominal charge," An investigation lasting two months in Sudbury had cost that city. some $600, Mavor J. E. Brunette pointed out and it was not expected the inâ€" vestigation here would last that long. The above resolution, origingally forâ€" warded : by the Police Commission several weeks ago brought a reply to the effect that such a request could only be acted upon if it came from the coumcil. ‘"‘That the Attooneyâ€"General of Onâ€" tario be requested to cause an investiâ€" gation and inquiry to be made into the Police Department of the Town of Timmins, including the conduct of the constables, the administration of the police force, the system of policing the municipality,; and the police needs of the. municipality." Council Okays Move To Inquire Into: Constables‘ Conduct Law Ass‘n. Spurs Action On Resolution Passed By Police Commission Above is a new portrait of Field Marshall Viscount ‘Alexander of Tunis, Canada‘s new Gcvernorâ€"General, With Viscountess Alexander he will arrive at Halifax on Apr. 10.. A special train will bring ‘he new Governor direct to Ottawa where he will be sworn in on Apr. 12. GOVERNORâ€"CENERAL . TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH, 1946 I can â€"destroy, them "Is it true Wcatch ‘only the small dogs, and let the big dogs go?" Counâ€" cilor Wm. McDermott asked. "I don‘t see the big dogs," Mr. Duâ€" i beau declared. "I get hundreds of dogs every month. I wish one of you was on my phone The town pays me to catch cogs. It does not pay my wife to answer the phone. She has five children." further value. It is cut down : and allowed toâ€"rot «and fertilize the soil for the fnew plants growing from the same root stick. ‘The height of the plants is anywhere from 15 to 30 feet and they bear fruit in from 12 to 15 months. The fruit may be harvested from the same planâ€" tation every day in the year. Even if the bananas are to be used in the troâ€" pics, they are cut green and allowed to ripen off the plant. A plant ripened banana is mealy in characber-and posâ€" sesses little flavor. None of the committee were present. Aside from Mr. Charron and Mrs. GCran of the NE.S., only three others attended... They were Tom McNeil of the Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Union, Councillor W. P. McDermott and M. W. Lake, the latter representâ€" ing the Canadian Legion, A scanty attendance was accorded a meeting called last week by the Em; ployment Advisory Committee in the offices of the National Employment Service, to consider the matter of new industries for Timmins. ‘ ‘"‘My byâ€"law says I don‘t have to report to the owner," said Mr. Dubeau, defending his position. "In 48 hours Council, after thinking over this aspect of the case, decided that the police would keep a record of calls for the dog catcher instead of referring them to Mrs. Dubeau. Which is what Mr. Dubeau probably had in mind when he wrote to the paper. "You are a public servant, you must take abuse," Councillor J. V. Bonâ€" homme declared. _ It seems the taxâ€"payers have been phoning the police concerning exâ€" cessive dogs, and the police have been referring them to Mr. Dubeau, day and night,. As Mr. Dubeau obviously has to leave the phone from time to time to gather his harvest, his wife has to answer the phone and listen to a good deal of abuse. Owners whose dogs have been taken byâ€" t‘le dogâ€" catcher are not always happy about it, particularly when they are not notiâ€" fied of the event by the party responâ€" sible. "That is your job," said Mr. unrelentingly, "Do it and keep nose clean. "I have been on the job a year ad have caught 1600 dogs," the dogâ€" catcher pointed out. "You are the dogâ€"ctatcher . here," Councillor Philino Favy informed Mr, Dubeau. "That is your job. .You are paid bv the taxâ€"payers. You published this letter in the press. You get yourâ€" self and council into trouble." "This man who phoned me used dirty â€"â€"‘"‘ Mr. Dubeau started to exâ€" plain, The amount of money taken from the bottles ranged from 7c to $5 and the streets in which activity was conâ€" cerned are Murdoch, Hemlock, Cherry, Birch, Fifth Ave., Toke, Spruce, Patâ€" ricia Blvd. and Hart St. â€" Thefts were reported on 42 occasions. Freedom of the press can be carried too far, particularly when the carrying is done by a civil servant, Or so L. Dubeau, Timimins dogâ€"catcher learned when he was called before the town council on Monday to account for his action in writing to The Daily Préess, in which he complained of the unkindâ€" ly attitude taken by the public conâ€" cerning his duties. Do Right To Canines, Don‘t Write To Press Dogâ€"Catcher Is Told Three Timmins juveniles will go before the next jJuvenile court on Apr. 9 to answer charges resulting from the theft of money from milk bottles over the past three months. Youthful "Mob" Ends Three ~Months Of Activity Here FEW RESPOND TO INVITATION TO DISCUSS NEW INDUSTRIES HERE Fayv your The ideal temperature for bananas ranges between 60 and 65 degrees and they should never be placed in the refrigerator, nor should they ever be exposed to the hot sun. They are best for: eating <~when all the ‘green has disappeared ‘and "the skin is fecked with brown spots. Theâ€"scars or blemâ€" ishes that are frequently seen on the skin of the banana do not affect the eating . quallty of the fruit in any way, because t.hey rarely go all~ the way through the skin into the pulp. And there you have it â€"â€" our friend the banana. places as New York, New Orleans, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, San Fran#sco, Los _ Angeles, Charleston, Mobile andâ€" Galveston From these places the â€" fruit is shipped in cooled cars in the summer and in heated cars in the winter. Adams weas charged with disorderly conduct following his exhibition of shouting and s%armg on Third Ave., at about midnight on Tuesday. "What about a trip to South Porâ€" cupine?" Jack Carson of Windsor Taxi, asked. He thought time spent in journeyving to such points to pick ‘up a fare Should be chargeable. ASK FOR ANNEXATION "At the very time the young people should be near their parents, they have to leave town to seek work elseâ€" were," Mr. Carlin said. "We should be thinking of the future of the city of Timmins and encourage new inâ€" dustries." "We have had the. mines for many years and will continue to have them," Ralph Carlin of the .Union. stated. "But we should have new industries to takp care of the yvoung people."‘ : James Adams, 20â€"yearâ€"ald laborer of 1 Lakeshore‘â€"Rd., was assessed $5 and costs at a special court on Wednesday The council on Monday deferred decision on a petition for annexation by residents in a section of Mountjoy townsite, in order to check up on the authenticity of the signers of the proâ€" posal tries here to take care of these young people," Mr. Charron stated. "We should be giving thetown publicity to the extent veople will want to come her to locate in busginess." "This is for Timmins," Mayor J. E. Brunette informed him. "We have no authority cutside of the town, but if we had any complaints we might consider action." The Mavor stated meters, when available, would cost about $60 each and a new byâ€"law would be required. Other changes include.the raising of public liability insurance limits to not exceeding $10,000 per person or $20.000 per groun of nersons injured in one accident, and $1,000 property damage. All drivers must be licensed, be decentâ€" ly dressed and civil, the byâ€"law states. By a byâ€"law passed by Council on Monday taxi charges within the town limits are as follows: Up to 15 minutes â€"â€" 50c¢ 15â€"20 minutes â€"â€" 75¢ 20â€"30 minutes â€"â€" $1.25 30â€"40 minutes â€"â€" $1.75 45â€"G60 minutes â€"â€" $2.50 Over one hour, $3 per hour, These charges, which will be disâ€" played in taxi offices and in each cab, are now effective. The times mentioned are from the t‘me the driver "signifies his presence‘" to the time the passsenâ€" ger alights. Drivers are required to call at the door of the address to which they are summoned, and will not use their horns unless they are otherwise unable to locate the‘r customer. Taxi Rates Set By Council; Insurance Limits Are Changed Sam Carr, national organizer of the Laborâ€"Progressive party, who has been named by Igor Gouzenko as a recruiting agent for the spy ring. Gouzenko is the star witness in the espionage investigation. CUSSING COSTS MONEY The temperature at 8 o‘clock was ; eA mm 26 degrees and between 2 a.m. gnd An offer of $380 for a townâ€"owned 8 a.m. 5 inches of snow had fallen.: !mustzdut‘modldnotmmmuch otabarsflnbtheoouncilonuon BIKE LICENSES u'ru â€" } day, and aecordingiy Counciliors J. V. Bicycle licenses will not be available : Bon and the Town Clerk were until ‘April 16. it was learned this ! asked to investigate, before any action Sidney Wheeler, the Hollinger weaâ€" therman, predicts that the day will remain stormy and moderata‘y cold though it will clear late tonight. year. The March Lion has seemingly come to life overnight even though having been off the beam for four days. value of $5,000 in Timmins would pay taxes on only 50 to 60 per cent, of that amount. ~That is, if the assessâ€" ment value were raised, a tax rate of 40 or 50 mills would, still bring the town the same amount of tax money, 4 In other words, the town council could have lowered the tax rate, thus getting loud applause, then, by inâ€" creasing the assessment values of taxâ€" ie c it +i stt n The increase in the tax. rate for separate school supporters seems parâ€" ticularly marked, but is accounted for in part by the separate school board‘s demand for an additional $24,000 this able property, revenue.. "We might just as well face the picâ€" ture," Mayor Brunette declared. Minâ€" ing activity was not yet such as to contribute taxes on a preâ€"war scale, the Mayor intimated. Consequently, public school supportâ€" ers face an increase in the 1946 tax rate of 31.9 per cent., to 67 mills; separâ€" ate school supporters will pay 85.03 mills, an increase of 37.8 per cent. Council adopted the new tax rate unanimously. The Advance‘s .own expert on tax rates (he rents . an apartment) states that the new rate is not unduly high, compared with the rate obtainmg in other centres. The tax rate, he pomts out, is not the only factor in determinâ€" ing the amount of taxes a proper ty- owner will pay. - _ On the other hand, it is learned, taxes have been held down during the war by curtailing necessary expenditures, and the time has now come when these cannot be delayed any longer, and it is not possible to delay these expendiâ€" tures until such time as increased revenues from the mining mdustxy are available. The assessment value determined by the town is equally important. e Advance expert points out that an cwner of a property having a The Timmins town council, which strives to please most of the people most of the time, dealt with a matter on Monday which it evidentlyâ€"realized would please no one â€"â€" a marked inâ€" crease in the tax rate. f did not feel too happy about the way the public would receive "I think we better buy some steel helâ€" mets and protect ~ourselves against assassination." "That takes care of you personally." agreed Town Clerk A. L. Shaw. exâ€" pressing the hove that the town hall was bombâ€"proof. Council Unanimous In Approving Tax Increases For 1946 Mayor: "Let‘s Face It." Bonhomme: _ "Let‘s Get Some Steel Helmets." Mayor J. Emile Brunette, }ooking over the agenda, tried to put a bright face on the matter. "A small matter, but it mounts up quring the year," commented Counâ€" cillor J V. Bonnomme," whoevidently "Next is a small item â€"â€" the tax rate," he announced. > Padded Cell Inmate Starts $50 Fire / At 8.17 p.m. yesterday a fire in the attic of a home at 9 Wilcox St. North brought firemen out. fire is thought to have been caused by the cord connected to a hot plate. Damage was slight. On Tuesday the department was sumâ€" moned to the Timmins Dairy where a spark from an acetlyne torch had ignited the cork insulation of a nearby refrigerator. The slight blaze was exâ€" tinguished before the arrival of fireâ€" men. Timmins Board of Trade Takes Action On Radio _ Broadcast By The C.B.C. The call to the police station brought firemen to the scene of a cell fire which was extinguished with hand exâ€" tinguishers. The fire occurred in the padded cell where a man was being lodged vrevious to his hearing in reâ€" gard mental illness. The man started the fire with strins of paper and the damage to the leather padding of the cell is â€"estimated to be about $50. The man was later committed to an institution. Four chimney calls and a call from the police station comprised Monday‘s activity for the local fire department. imins, Ont., C mada THURSDAY obtlained the required Mr. Lamb also outlined the work of the Y‘s Men‘s club and made mention of other possible functions planned for the benefit of the youth in Timmins, and gave the young people tickets to for the coming dance. Following the* address the Young People held their regular dance period with music supplied by the club orchesâ€" tra under the direction of Earl Simâ€" A Young Péople‘s Dance is scheduled for Apr. 10 at which the price of adâ€" m‘ssion will be the purchase of a club executive meeting was held at which the business for the past year wWak brought up to date. All the young people‘s organizations of the town are to be approached in this manner. Young People Hear Of ‘Teen Age Dance â€" â€"_ Aléex| Lamb,. publicity chairman for the local ‘Y‘s Meti‘s Club, addressed . members of the Young, .. People‘s club duting their meeting at _ the Hollinger Hall last night The address was centered on the coming S ¥‘s Men‘s dance for the teen agers of â€" . the town on April 24. The quota for the clinics is 1000 and the Health Unit has expressed the hope that all parents with youngsters of preâ€"school age will take advantage of the program. f The program, being conducted by the Porcupine Health Unit, is more or less a preparation for youngsbexs enâ€" teringâ€" school in the Fall. It begins with a dental and physical examinaâ€" tion â€" by the family physician and denâ€" tist and attendance at immunization clinics being conducted every. fourth Saturday, commencing Apr. 27, in six Timmins schools, Schumacher publtc school. South Porcupine public: school and Whitney town hall. The initial step in a campaign to acquaint parents an immunizaâ€" tion for an estimated 1000 youngsters in the Porcupine between the ages ofi six months and six years will beâ€"a letter enclosed in the monthâ€" end account notices of the Hydro Electric Power Commission, it was learned this week. ' T‘mmins the clinics will be helg at 9.30 a.m,. in Birch Street school, Central, St. Charles, St. Alâ€" phonse and the Holy Family schools. In regard his own feelings towards the broadcast Mr. Hardy stated, ‘"it made the town, the people, the mines and the unions look ridiculous I am surprised that the C.B.C. would let a thing like that go out and I absoâ€" lutely think that the C.B.C. should apologize to the community," Health Unit Fosters _ Immunization Plan _ for Camp Youngsters _ Will \D@Lt‘, Famlly Doctor Dentlsts Clinic G. E. Charron of the National Emâ€" ployment Service shared the opinion that much of the broadcast was nonâ€" sense, although he held that the porâ€" tion of it in which Ed. Copps, editor of The Daily Press, was interviewed, was both interesting and informative. Those of Pre â€" School Age Roy Hardy informed The Advance that as the secretary of the Board of Trade, he was forwarding a letter to the: C.B.C. requesting a copy of the script used on the broadcast, for the purpose of checking the inaccuracies as set down. ‘"The broadcast was an absolute rtdi- cule," he concluded. Prospectors and‘ Developers Join in Condemning Des: cription Given Town , "The C.B.C. broadcast of March 28, on the Porcupine Camp and town: of Timmins was strongly censured as inâ€" accurate and misleading as well as beâ€" ing detrimental to the North," thus was the feeling of the meeting of the Prospectors and Developers Associaâ€" tion, held here on Friday night, reâ€" corded. "Through the broadcast they: illusâ€" trated the town of <~Timmins as a camp, that our homes were of one and oneâ€"half storeys and of frame construction. They were just shacks." J. Brady, commenting on the feeling of those in attendance said, "all at the meeting as a whole were very reâ€" sentful of the script as prepared. The feeling was that it was an absolute mockery of our industry and people." Previous to last night‘s meeting Single Copyâ€"Five Cents . Offers $350 For Lot The Pioneer fiaper' of the Porcupine â€" Established 1912 _