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Track Meet To Be Held Sunday If Weather O.K. The largest turnout which the local branch of the Canadian Legion had ever had at a general was on hand on Saturday night in the McIntyre Audiâ€" torium. Some three hundred members were present when a hundred new memâ€" bers were inducted in the membership of Branch 88, by Zone Commander Austin Neame. With Membership of 1,000, Local Branchâ€" Considers Plans For New Hall Legion Meeting Brings Out Large Attendance A new speedâ€"up system of nominaâ€" tion and elections, planned with the idea that incoming officers could asâ€" sume duties at the beginning of the new year, was recommended by the present executive and the proposal was accepted by the general meeting. Branch 88 has now over 1,000 memâ€" bers enrolled. with a possible total of 33,000 exâ€"servicemen in the camp and obviously presents the possibilities of a larger and different type of organiâ€" zational setâ€"up that the one planned following World War T. Anticipating an even larger memâ€" bership, the executive presented plans for a hnhew Legion Hall to the members present. The plans were projected on a screen and explained by D. R. Frankâ€" lin, the architect. The proposed new building would cost about $140,000, It* will be readily granted therefore, that the present execuâ€" tive are facing an enormous degree of responsibility in guiding the activities of so large an organization as the present Canadian Legion Branch here. It follows, also, that the problems of orâ€" sanization which face the Legion‘s executive now, will grow even greater with any further increase in membership. : Already a large number are. affected by Legion leadership, and it is sinâ€" cerely hoped that such leadership will in the future maintain the progress attained in the past. To do so, it is essential that members of the executive are possessed of the highest qualities of ability, are willing to serve and to undertake the heavy reâ€" sponsibilities that must be theirs if the Legion is to live up to its potential for good. plan." "Every Canadian member of an international labor union should remember that each day his plant is closed is a day gained by a proâ€" ducing American plant in the race for postwar markets," warns a Financial Post editorial.. "And in the export of manufactured and processed products, Canada‘s major competitor is the United States. "It is probably only a coincidence that almost all Canadian labor unions are only branches of parent organizations in the United States and in some cases strikes hvae been called or prolonged here on direct orders from US. headquarters. Nevertheless if some American group had deliberately sought to put Canadian competiâ€" tors out of the export field they could hardly have devised a better Some idea of the enormous power for good possessed by the local branch of the Canadian Legion may be sained from the news that some 300 attended the branch general meeting on Saturday; that over 1,000 are already listed in its membership, and that the Branch has a possible membership limited only by the 3,000â€" odd exâ€"servicemen in the Porcupine Camp. From the point of view of its present membership alone, the Canadian Legion might well be expected to carry on a program of ten times the weight and scope of any local service club. The possibility of such an added contribution to community welfare is well warranted to raise the highest hopes of anyone interested in the common good. The community at large, therefore, shares in the hopes of the Legion members, that some way will be found to permit the local Branch to measure up to its opportunities for service. The proposal to build larger quarters to accomodate an even larger meimbership than that already enrolled in one that merits wide support, and it is hoped that such increased accomâ€" modation may successfully pass the planning stage. The Legion will find in the future, as it has in the past, how.â€" ever, that a building alone will not ensure an active and enâ€" thusiastic membership. A wellâ€"planned and worthwhile program of activities is necessary for any organization if it is to become anything more than a name. All of which is commented upon here with the thought that the members of the Canadian Legion will shortly be holding their elections, and in the belief that the result of those elections affects not only the future of the Legion itself, but of the general public as well. "Timmins needs more new living units, especially for veterans," the Chief has declared. "But let‘s be careful, in our zeal, to see to it that we build homes and not mere firetraps. The roof, exterior and interior walls, as well as floors, ceilings, doors and partitions, should all be planned and constructed with an eye to fireâ€"resisâ€" tance and preventing the spread of fire. This is particularly true 6f the roof, which is vulnerable to sparks unless it is conâ€" structed of asphalt shingles, or similar fireâ€"resistant materials. "Interior fireâ€"stops at the floor and wall intersections, masonry partitions for basements furnace rooms with fireâ€"resistive ceiling construction above, and proper insulation to lessen the chance of furnaces overheating during periods of extreme cold, are other protective measures that should be kept in mind by the property owner planning to remodel or repair his home," the Fire Chief advises. When one observes the vast amount of good work done by various branches of the Canadian Legion in the years which followed World War I, and when the work of any service club of from 50 to 100 members is assessed in terms of its value in public welfare, one was surely justified in expecting great things from the Canadian Legion when the veterans joined hands with the exâ€"servicemen of World War IIL. The matter of fireâ€"prevention is not, of course, limited to those who are building or repairing homes. The dayâ€"toâ€"day careâ€" lessness, of which we are all guilty at times, is responsible for nine out of .ten fires. The matter becomes particularly important at this time, when furnaces and stoves are again coming into service alter a summer of disuse. Pailyre to have filues and chimneys properly cleaned adds enormously to the number of chimney fires, any of which may succeed in completely destroying a home. Even failure to clean out rubbish; misuse of electricity; failure to replace worn cords and equipment; and matches left within the reach of children â€"â€" all these may lead to disaster and loss, not only of property, but Oof life agy well. Well worth more than passing attention is the warning issued by Timmins Fire Chief on Page One of this issue. He points out that there is little use in pushing a new housing campaign while, by poor construction, we are addinmg to the present shortage by the number of homes lost through fire. WE‘RE NOT WINNING THE RACE EDITORIA L The event will be staged, weather permitting, in the Hollinger Park on sunday afternoon, beginning at 1.30 pm. Events will be staged for junior boys and girls, 12 to 14 years inclusive; intermediates, 15 to 17 years, and the open events from 18 years and up. A decision to hold their track and fileld meet, which had been held over from last Sunday because of the weathâ€" er, was reached by a joint meeting of Junior and Senior Youth Welfare Counâ€" sils on Tuesday night. _ Entry forms may still be obtained from council members or at the park at the time of the meet. A large numâ€" ber have indicated their desire to compete in the senior, or open events, and it is hoped that a goodly repreâ€" sentation will be had from the schools and high schools in the junior and intermediate events. CELEBRATES 90th BIRTHDAY Youth Council Hopes For Break From Weatherman with furnishings estimated at another $20,000 or $30,000. Mrs. G. Kinkel, mother of P. H. Kinkel, manager of the Buffaloâ€"Anketâ€" ite Mines, left last week for Buflfalo, N.Y., to celebrate her 90th birthday. In Postponing Event For the past couple of years, Maxâ€" well Smith, for over thirty years an health, with only occasional and temâ€" porary return to the strength and actiâ€" vity that characterized him for many years. In recent months, he had been critically ill, part.of the time suffgring miuch, but bearine it with the patiencé and the courage that: were typical of the man. During the weekend, he had relief from pain, and on Monday mornâ€" ing at one o‘clock, he passed away, quietly and peacefully, at his home at 113 Main Street, South Porcupine. The late Maxwell Smith was born in Scotland in 1878, and he had the virtues of enterprise, industry, integâ€" rity and loyalty that have won respect for the Scot in many lands. He was intensely loyal to the land of his adopâ€" tion, and gave devotion to the comâ€" munity in which he lived. south Porcupine has always taken just pride in the men and women of talent and public spirit who have built the community and maintained its progress and wellâ€"being. Today, South Porcupine deeply and sincerely mourns the passing of Frederick Maxâ€" well Smith, for over thirty years in official of the Township of Tisdale, and a leader and a worker in all munity effort. The flags filying at halfâ€" mast before the Township building, before the public school and the high school, are not simply formal honors but emblems of the sense of loss felt by all who knew Maxwell Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Smith came to Canada in 1908, and moved to South Porcupine in the early days of the Porcupine Camp. Here they estabâ€" lished themselves as useful and friendâ€" ly. citizens of the new community. For over thirty years Mr. Maxwell Smith was a member of the Township of Tisdale staff. As assessor and tax colâ€" lector, he gave efficient, but friendly, service for many years. He was widely knewn, and won the regard of all. Perhaps his most outstanding serâ€" vice was as fire chief of the South Porcupine Volunteer Fire Brigade. Alâ€" ways keenly interested in this line of public service, he was a member of the brigade since its inception. During the many years that he was Fire Chief, he took the duties with the greatest seriousness. Like the fire chiefs in Timmins and Schumacher, he recogâ€" nized that the greatest . protection from fire was the intelligent coâ€"operaâ€" tion of the qpublic. In securing this coâ€"opgration he showed the greatest talent and effectiveness. He studied every phase of fire fighting and fire prevention, and gave a time and deâ€" votion to this service that could not be excelled even by those who make it a complete and exclusive life work. He had the gift of winning loyalty and coâ€"operation, and under his leadâ€" ership the South Porcupine Fire Briâ€" gade became wideiy known for its efâ€" ficiency. Maxwell Smith‘s talent as a fire chief was widely recognized. Temiskaming Firemen‘s Association, noted for its competent fire chiefs, honored him with the presidency of that associaâ€" tion. He was still more widely recog. nized by the election some years ago as president of the Dominion Fire Chiefs‘ Association. An illustration of the devotion he save to his duties as fire chief, was shown during the early stage of his illness. On the occasion of a serious fire in South End, he insisted on gettâ€" ing up from his sick bed to attend the fire. It was characteristic of him, also, that when he saw how well his men were battling the fire, he was persuadâ€" ed to return home, but not before he Maxwell Smith, Noted Fire Chief And Pioneer Citizen, Passes To Rest Twenty miles from Timmins, Ont.. Nighthawk Centre is without schools ard parents must deal . with their own education problems. Henry Chennett, 12, stables "Queenie" after a day‘s plowing. The nearest school is 10 miles away. The farmers are reported to be giving up hope of having decent schools and are looking forward to reform through the royal commission on education. + sue 1 SCHOOLS LACKING IN NORTHERN ONT ARIO g Motuance The same sort of enthusiastic interâ€" est that Maxwell Smith gave to fire fighting, he offered to every other worthy cause. He was a valued meimâ€" ber of St. Paul‘s Anglican Church, serving for a quarter of a century or more as one of the church wardens, and, almost as long, as church organiâ€" ist. For many years he was secretary of the public school board. He was active for years in the South Porcuâ€" pine board of trade. He was an esâ€" teemed member of the Masonic Lodge and of the Royal Arch Masoms. Few members of the South Porcupine Kiâ€" wanis save more time or talent or heart to the community work of that club. In brief, he was always a loyal worker in every good cause. had told the boys of the brigade how well they had done. Monday and Tuesday of this week, Maxwell Smith rested at Hunkin‘s Funeral Parlors, where a guard of honor of his firemen stood in relays beside the body of their beloved chief. On Wednesday morning he was taken to St. Paul‘s Church to lie in state until the funeral service was held at 3 pm. Interment was made in Tisâ€" dale cemetery. It is nc idle phrase to say that the deepest sympathy of all is extended to Mrs. Maxwell Smith and family in their loss. Those who held admiraâ€" tion and affection for Maxwell Smith for his friendliness, his public spiritedâ€" ness and his unassuming efficiency in all he undertook know their own deep loss in his death, and so appreciate the great sorrow of those nearest and dearest to him. In addition to the bereaved widow, five daughters survive. They are: Petâ€" ronella (at home since her father‘s serious illness): Stella (M~. Newâ€" man, in England); Beatrice (at home); Marjorie (Mrs. McVey); and Joan (Mrs. Norman Ellis, North Vancouâ€" ver) who spent two weeks at her faâ€" ther‘s befside recently, but who re. turned last week to North Vancouver. Four grandchildren (three McVey‘s and one Newman) also are left. One son, Maxwell Smith, lost his life overâ€" seas on duty. He had the opportunity to retire with his company, but electâ€" ed to stay beéhind to care for woundea meil. ‘The late Maxwellâ€"Smith served with distinction in the Boer War. MAXWELL SMITH TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, 1946 Youth Council Seeks Executive To Act . For All Young Folk Pallbearers were Geo. Starling, Stanâ€" ley Pearce, Ron Mansfield, Wm. Farâ€" ren, Michael Cybulski and Harold Monâ€" trose. All had served under Mr. Maxâ€" well Smith in the fire department for the past 15 years or more. They lined the sides of the fire truck as the casket was received on it by Joseph Miller and Eino Kemp. Rene Quesnel drove the fire truck and drivers of flowers cars were CTChas. Laamanen, Lewis Pyke, and Aarne Pajunen. Jack Wilder, K. Bespalko and C. Catterello were flowerâ€"bearers. Among the honorary pallbearers were Fire Chief. Wm. Stanley, Timmins; Fire Chief Chas. Jucksch, Schumacher; Geo. Bannerman, Porcupine; F. E. Thompson, sec.â€"treasurer of the Teâ€" miskaming Firemen‘s Ass‘n, New Lisâ€" keard; Fire Chief T. W. Wilkes, Iroâ€" quois Falls; Fire Chief Secord Robin‘ son, Kapuskasing; Ed. Caswell, former fire chief of Cochrane; Harry Beardâ€" all, Weston; Fire Chief R. J. Mathieâ€" son, Kirkland Lake. Mr. Maxwell Smith lay in state at the church from. 10 o‘¢clock yesterday until> 1.30 in the afternoon when the coffin was closed. The serâ€" vice was conducted by the Right Reverend Bishop R. J. Renison, Bishop of Moosonee, assisted by . Rev. John Ford, rector of St. paul‘s church South Porclupine, and Rev. A. R. Chidkvi(:k of St. Matthew‘s church, Timmins. Worshipful Master Jas. Brown diâ€" rected Masonic rites at the grave, with members of the Masonic Lodge of South Porcupine. An attempt to establish an execuâ€" tive which will be truly representative of â€"all the youth of Timmins will be made by the Junior Youth Welfare Council at the meeting to be held in the town hall at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. The Council is attempting to get in touch with all young people‘s organiâ€" zations in the town, requesting them to send delegates to the meeting, as it is intended to ensure that every group has a voice in any decisions made by the council in liningâ€"up a program that will be of benefit to those in organized groups and to those who are not members of any clubs. Evening vocational classes will start in Timmins at the High and Vocaâ€" tional School with enrolment at 7.30 pm. Monday, Oct. 7. The fee of $5 is returnable at the end of the year to those who attend 75% of the classes. RATEPAYERS WILL HEAR BONHOMME Bookkeeping, shorthand, drafting, typing, electricity, machine shop pracâ€" tice, woodwork, dressmaking, cooking and elementary English are amons the subjects covered. Other subjects will be added is sufficient interest is shown. It is intended to set up committees to deal with all phases of young people‘s activities, to assist clubs or groups to enlarge their own memberâ€" ships and progsrams, and to find acâ€" tivities to interest those outside of orâ€" ganized groups. While the Council is trying to get in touch with every organization, inâ€" terested groups should not feel they are debarred from attending if they have not heard directly from the Council. The meeting is open to all inâ€" terested, it is stated. Evening Vocational Classes Start Mon. The Women‘s Auxiliary of Mackay Presbyterian Church met in the church A fiveâ€"year schedule of basement last night, with Mrs. D. A. building is planned by the Departâ€" Morrison presiding. ment of National Defence, it was The worship service was conducted jlearned by the town=~council on Monâ€" by Mrs. V. Neilly and Mrs. H. Shultz. day afternoon. Plans were discussed for a church supper (to be open to the public) to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Urges All Organizations To Send Representatives To Tuesday‘s Meeting The date of Nov, 30 was set for the fall bazaar. The meeting closed with a hymn _ Some idea of the size of the armory and a prayer, following which Mrs,. S. was indicated in the letter, which Troyer and Mrs. E. Smith acted as stated it would be a "Companyâ€"Type" hosteses i0r a very pleasant lunch. building. Impressive Services For Maxwell Smith MACKAY W.A. PLANS _ Armory Construction SUPPER AND BAZAAR Planned For 1949 Counc:llor J, V. Bonhomme has siated that he will be delighted to aticnd the next meeting of the Ratepayers‘ Association, J. P. Barâ€" lheman informed The Advance this morning. "Mr. Bonhomme will undertake to answer any questions put to him by the ratepayers," Mr. Bartieman stated, TDe next meeting is to be beld in the council chambers of the town hall, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 8 A report of the General Council was ‘"g“{ven in a letter by Mr. Arch Gillies in which he paid tribute to the caliâ€" bre of the man and the efficiency of the proceedings. He reported that the Pension Fund capital endowment fund gives . promise of achieving its obâ€" jective. * A. C. Kell, also a commisâ€" sioner, told ~of the council and its personalities, singling »~out the new moderator, Rev. Thos. W. Jones, as a man of the ability, courageous spirit, and outstanding ‘gifts of leadership, and also mentioning the Rev. Gordon Sisco, Rev. Victor Mooney, Rev. J. A. Mutchmor and others â€" The council had given the Church a great report in its findings on "Christian Marriage and the Home," and also in the reâ€" port on Reâ€"union. Union Seeks 16â€"Cents Raise, Company to Collect Dues From Nonâ€"Members The Cochrane Presbytery of the United Church held its semiâ€"annual meeting at Hearst last week for the first time since 1941 under the direcâ€" tion of Rev. J. L. Carder as chairâ€" man and Rev. J. A. C. Kell as sectreâ€" tary. Featurinz: â€" the evening session was the address of Rev. W. M. Mustard as president of Toronto Conference who was introduced by Rev. James A. Lyttle the superintendent of missions. Mr. Mustard speaking on "Winning the PFrontier‘" said it was more than a geographical expression, that there was the frontier of labor, of youth and of the unchurched. He referred to the chaplains‘ report which pointed out the deplorable ignorance of the great mass of men in regard to the Bible and Christian doctrine. Two theological students working in the presbytery for the summer gave reports. Mr. John Davies told how he had travélled 5,000 miles by car and 750 by rail in order to visit 500 families (Continued on Page Five) Cochrane Presbytery of Unâ€" ited Church Holds Semiâ€" Annual Meeting S.8. Convention To Be Held On Monday Program of Union is Dis Wage demands of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union in this area, as outlined by the Union‘s interâ€" national representative, Leo Behie, to the town council on Monday, followed the lines suggested in The Advance last month. "Deplorable Ignorance" Of Christian Doctrine Cited By Minister The 1946 Sunday School convention, sponsored by the Porcupine Religious Education will}. be held in Mackay Presbyterian church, at 2.30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 7, it is stated. A supper will be served in the church at 6.16 foMNowed by an evening session which will include a sound filin on Paul. Rev. R. J. Scott, Rev. A. R. Chid. wick, Rev. W. K. Howard and Mrs. Adjutant Church will be among those who will address the convention. Deâ€" partmental sessions will be conducted by Miss Frances Clark, Rev. W. K. Howard, and C. A. Mathews. Responsibility for collecting union dues would be placed with the employer, who will be asked to collect such dues from all workers, whether they belong to the Union or not. Chief point of interest lies in the demand for a 16â€"cent wage boost, six cents of which, the Union explains, is to bring the workers here up to the wage level of Sudbury miners. In addition, the Union asks for aA 40â€"hour week, with time ank oneâ€"half to be paid for any hours of work over that amount, The plan also calls for six holidays with pay instead of four, plus two weeks holidays with pay calâ€" culated at four per cent of annual earnings, for workers with one year‘s seniority. The schedule begins in 1948, the letter to the council stated, and due to its high priority, the town of Timâ€" mins may expect construction to begin in 1949. Other members accompanying Mr U1L U 18 ALJII®= closed To Town Council KIN ME At Monday Meeting Mansel Napper, Immediate Past President of the Timmins Lions Club, gave an excellent talk to the Club on Monday concerning his trip to Philaâ€" dephia when he attended the Lions International Convention this sumâ€" mer. The probléem of juvenile delinquency was discussed and all clubs urged to increase activities for youth, giving particular attention to canteens and youth clubs. At the business sessions many speakâ€" ers presented a variety of studies on national and international problems. Hon. Charles Daley, Minister of Labor for Ontaric, presented an upâ€"toâ€"date picture of the organization and objecâ€" tives of the British nations, and also remarked briefly concerning the fuâ€" ture of labor in Canada. (iuests 2t Monday‘s meeting were Cecil Winton, of the Ontario Departâ€" ment of Health; J. Walker, Jules Mor. ris and Ed. Bowser, recently appointed program director of CKC:B, GIVE AWAY TURKEYS Lions Club Hears Of International Convention Unions and owners, he said, in spite of the fact that there are some very hardâ€"headed unions and hardâ€"hearted owners, have settled and will continue to settle, their differences in Canada in a free and democratic way. The one difficulty in the way of continuing smooth negotiations at the present time, he stated, is the Communist inâ€" fluence. "Gasoline was a hazardous nuisâ€" ance Oof no value whatever in the early years of the century," he said. "We had to distill it from petroleum in order to get at that precious kerosene. It burned down thousands of homes, and no one knew what to do with it until engineers perfected the internal comâ€" bustion engine, and overnight gasoline beeame one of the most important reâ€" sources of the country." This will happen with atomic power, he stated, and intimated that such enâ€" gines will appear very soon. He furâ€" ther stated that while it costs about $100,000 a pound now to produce atomâ€" ic fuel, within less than a decade that cost will be less than $1,000., and at that cost, since it produces several million times as much power as coal, it would be cheaper to use than coal. An outstanding authority whose adâ€" dress was exceptionally well received by the delegates was Dr. Gerald Wendt, editorial director of ‘"Science Tlluâ€" strated," who spoke on the subject, "Science Looks Ahead." The problem of atomic energy, which people fear, he said, reminded him of how people feared sasoline when it was first disâ€" covered. Behie were Tom McNeil, president of Local 241; Joe Carliss and D. Walsh, and Mrs., Leo Behie, of Local 1235 Ladies Auxiliary. Representing the distaff side, the Kinettes are hgving a ‘Hard Times‘ dance at the Pavilion on Friday evening, which promises to be an entertaining event, particularly to those citizens for whom the wearâ€" ing of old clothes comes under the heading of "Doing what comes natcherly." Despite the expressed disapprovyâ€" al of folk in Lower Slobbovia, and with utter disregard for the immiâ€" nent visit of Lena the Hyena, the Kinsmen Club of Trmmins has deâ€" clared its intention of holding a Sadie Hawkins dance on Nov, 9, as announced at the Club‘s meet. ing on Monday. A dozen turkeys â€"â€" 12 ~ that is â€"â€" will be awarded as prizes to those buying tickets for the ¥‘s Men‘s Thanksgiving Dance to be held in the McIntyre on Wednesâ€" day, Oct. 8. Another matter for discussion at the meeting was the planning of the annual Hallowe‘en shellâ€"out. Rumor has it that both turkeys and Y‘s Men will be much in evi~ dence around town this Saturday afternoon in an allâ€"out drive to complete the licket sale. The dance itself will feature jitâ€" ney dancing to the music of Jack Bridges and his Tophatters. Published in Timmina, Ont., Canads EVERY THURSDAY