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o5 T C | for a ich give weight to the sugâ€" of ratepayers by Councilior ; ~(2) <‘in the past ten years, property values have changed considerably. reasons are: (1) It is ten years since the last assessâ€" . and . most popular > locations : and trebled, whilé t m * the result that these: prope of the tax burden}s _ g In ~order‘ that‘ ‘the ‘load g a thorough yrevision‘ is necess f ‘There‘is the further arg Mr. Bruce Magnuson. secretary of the Lumber and Bushworkers Union, has on occasion felt justified in calling The Advance "A robot of the vested interests," "representing reactionary capitalism.‘ t At this time, troubled by the confusion of the strike currently fomented by Mr. Maznuson and his friends, we would like to ask Mr. Magnuson who on earth he claims to represent. We know of course that Mr. Magnuson is a strong supporter of the antiâ€"Canadian, antiâ€"democratic communist â€"party. : We know he bears the Jabel . of aecretary to the: Lumber and Bushworkers Union. But who are the members of that Union? The question is prompted by an sdvermemefi; Anserte ‘:"'}'G; this issue of The Advance by the Mountjoy Timber Company. . iJ â€" In it; the Company. clsims that the Union never asked to repre=" fi,’ MB . sent the . Company‘sâ€" buwworkers, yet now. m those bushworkers to go out on strike. Frmnmeemncmpometomcstwwmtmsandother camps, it would appear: that both workers. and company agr ;; that Mr. Magnuson has po authority over them. The fa Mr. Magnuson called the strike without (1) comp ,,.fi ganization of the workers into a union; (2) cntsnprovalofhisfighttoreuremt' 1(3 wlthoutmbmittmgthemuerforthemmflodolfldm arbitration:> â€"~(4)â€" without . any, tnplination to hold a properly balletted vote at any stage of the game .:. . leaves Mr. Magnuson mtotheehm:thathehnotmmuchmmwdmasmke for better conditions and pay tor rkers, as he is in followâ€" ing hls own eommnnlwc inqnmtion to!amcnt tumble wherever + A hoh ~v 3 * 2 2+ â€" S , ; ; inss a h J k â€" Sn l s on esn * r se 0. ie § : 2k 3 *n c P # % 3 W" § “Evyn such endorsement does not prove that the strike is always fb course Tor 1abor to" *p’m'mu ‘Evidence is mt xmm daily to:â€" show that the settlement of labor Gisputes by forced work stoppage through. strikes may be more:costly to labor than to industry. ; "In ‘the récent steel strike, which virtually shut down the . steel industry in Canada for many weeks, the loss to industry was, of course, enormous, but the cost to labor was equally arresting. It is estimated that it will take 226 weeks for the employees of the three steel plants involved, working at the new rates of pay, to make up their losses occasioned by the stoppage Oof la '; F} losses‘zin_ wage â€"payments will run between four, ".f_'."cffléw _9 l upon steel as a raw material, have had to throw down their tools, and suffer unemployment against their will. They are only a por. tion of the innocent bystanders who have shared in the economic hardship. . Beyond the industrial employment rolls, many other thousands of nonâ€"concerned citizens have had to meet, by personal loss, the consequences of a strike in a Ssingle industry, because the. effects have extended to their personal business. . s "Until labor and capital are able to agree that stoppage _ is ruinous in times of great consumer need, with wide. markets gaping for industrtal production, strikes, with all their dire conâ€" â€" sequences must go on. s u. e ol ies "‘CGontinuance of employment while the claims Of labor unions ~â€" are the subject of a just appraisal by arbitration, provides the only‘ " sane future »gourse. It constitutes the only safeguard against national losses, with equal severity, upon the striking Curtailment of the influence of Labor Leaders, and the promoâ€" > tion of the principle of the company union, would aild gréeatly in> bringing sanity to the cause of labor, and would promote a relationâ€" ship between labor and capital which would be to the benefit of . "Employers, governments, and leaders in public thought, endorse the principle of labor‘s right to strike. Such endorsement seems to be permanently fixed as a part â€"of: the relationship of labor to industry. .. "Even such endorsement does not prove that the str lke JAs always ~~Theé effect will be, of ccurse, to have at least three experienced councillors in each new â€"council, thus preventing : a: complete change of council personnel and the resulting interruption of longâ€" term local programs. It would <also be a benefit to counciliors, personally . . . they would: not have to shell out for heavy election expenses every year. Under the above, and similar headings, a great many newsâ€" papers have followed the lead of the Financial Post in attempting to assay the effect, on the strikers, of the recent steel strike. The editorial quoted below comes from the columns of the Huntsâ€" 'ville Forester, and is as reasonable a point. of view, from where we sit, as may be found in print anywhere: ‘_‘Th'éée figures surely present a strong argument ~for ~bettér way to settle wage disputes. Labor‘s lost time, with the suffering entailed, is too costly a price to pay for the minor advantage gained through hourly pay increases, Idiness, prolonged as has been the case in the steel strike, causes not only individual loss to the men involved, but it extends widely into the sphere of national economy, and indirectly imposes added burdens upon vast numbers of people. Many thousands of men, employed in industry dependent 2o n t u4 If New Liskeard voters approve, this is the way it will} work out: the three counciliors, ‘pollingâ€" the ~highest ‘ totals of this year will be elected for a twoâ€"year terim; the other three for a oneâ€"year term. Next year there will be only three vacancles â€" in council and these will be filled for the twoâ€"year: stretch. Voters in the municipal elections in New ‘Liskeard > will â€"vote‘ on the question of a. ‘"staggered" councelil." The quest.ionl Â¥% is not, as might first be supposed, a matter ‘dealing.:with of sobriety in counci! No ~~ it is a fmatter of selecting three counciliors :every two years,. instead "of "six ) counciliors« every year. statement that if a ravision of assessment is made, it will be matters of general. kenefit. The first fundamental of any system of taxation remains, moreover, ‘that payment of taxes be fairly apportioned â€"â€" that each taxpayer should bear his own burden and no more. Unless My values are regularly revised and reâ€"assessed, some® taxâ€" payers will be paying moré than their share, others not enough. It is this consideration which best bears out Councillor Terry‘s The need for revision is particularly acute in the newer _ m of tt town, on streets which,â€"ten years: #go," : ronlyf“' wm;mmmmflmflmmy e ~"Of Mne with their present worth. > fin Kree ta are'w' ‘up" and are ‘among the bestâ€"serviced © and . most popular locations: in town. Their ‘value has doubled‘â€" wmm.vhneflumtmmmdmeme»mm the resuit that ‘these: propertiese no long ‘bear théir ifair ‘staro:> of the tax burden:© In «order‘ that ‘the ‘load > may ‘be equltably borne, : therefore, :/ a thorough: revision ‘is: ‘mecessary. | 1 Therge‘is the further argument that all values have mcrems:w» 1 T in the past ten years, although there has been no increase in the [ . town‘s assessment of these values for taxing purposes.: The effect °* of this has been to make necessary a higher tax rate than would otherwise be levied.> While a low assessment with a high: tax rate may produce the same revenue to the town as a medium assessâ€" ment with a medium tax rate the present setâ€"up does not give as true a picture of the tax structure as would beâ€"passible if the assessment accurately reflected present property values. § t wWwWHO DOES MAGNUSON REPRESENT? It might be a good idea! PLAN FOR FAIRER TAXATION A STAGGERED COUNCIL? K# , "The ratepayers take the stand the‘ police investigation is incomplete," J. dence P. Bartleman told the town council M â€" ‘"its on Wednesday. Heâ€" spoke perw in‘ support of the contentionâ€"that the 120 S ‘ingiiry should; in effect,; have been~ to cou "made into the Police Commission : itâ€"" 18M / self, and also in support of the request ;W 4 u!tht the . fullâ€"text of the e en busine: madefi’avanabre io MMM‘ vincial "There is nothing of a serious naâ€" ture?"‘ Councillor E. M. Terry agreed. "I went through the report, and so far there is nothing very serious.‘ _ "Yes," answered Councillor W. P. McDermott, chairman â€"of â€" the finance committee. "Everything that was comâ€" mented upon has been fixed up." "Have you checked this?" Mayor J. E. Brunette asked the council on Wednesday when the auditor‘s interâ€" im report was brought in. "A reduction could be made at once in the price of milk if it were delivered through the provision stores," Mr. Bartleman told the ratepayers. If Ik â€" was delivered â€"to the stores, it uldâ€"give families a=chance to get it xore cheaply: ; .. He ‘pcintéd‘ sobt that bread delivery -' ad> been*~abandoned;â€"and> ‘that : e prirriciples applied to ques-- on of. milk distribution. : One. <‘of: the ratepayers who claimed _-£pmmarity with the questlion,: stated: ,tpa.t milkmen ~received> four centsa | ‘for ‘~delivering:milk:â€"<to homes; ‘fivo ‘geents ‘a quartâ€" for. delivering to ~gtores, ‘allowing the store a twoâ€"cent ~profit. "We have read the report and I feel sa'tisfied” Councilior Philipâ€"Fay stated "The status of the police enQuiry . acâ€" cordingly : remains «unchanged. At- tempts to make ‘itâ€"what Jack Bra,gly Called a~"political football," are. reâ€" fiorted elsewhere in : t.higissue. c t e 4t Auditor‘s: Intenm Report Received _ Councilior Roberts agreed that it could hbest be put on the shelf. ue s PA "Can it not be taken athat the at~ torneyâ€"general‘s deparbment fyels 'chau oomplebe investigation has already been made?” asked Councfllor E M. Terry.. _ "I don‘t think I should take part in the discussion as I am A mémbér ot the police commission," said Mayor J. M E. Brunette. "I think the only thing """ to do is to pass along the ra:t.e»payers i request." . "As far as I am concerned an inâ€" vestigation has been made, accepted" and filed with the council," Councilior Wm. . P. McDermott stated fiatly. "It is finished. j "The police commission was quesâ€" tioned at the time, was it not?" asked Councillor Terry. Council Disagrees With Bartleman On Police Inquiry Considerable â€" discussion of. both quality: and distribution of .millk was brought to â€"a head ‘by a resolution setâ€" ting up a committee under J. D. Elâ€" liottâ€" to enguire into the matter. ; Considerable interest was created in the Ratepayers‘ Ass‘n meeting last night, when J. P. Bartleman rose. to suggest that the price of milk could be reduced: by doing away with the present delivery system. olitical at* Mr. Ippolito, who! charged with ke: Obperating a business ;without a license, he had. several of themâ€"when he came_ in court. â€" . He had previgqusly . shown ;,. ~ them "to the Police Chief, and underâ€" est. Stond they covered: the: operation; of his The »council yeat.erday endorsed a proposail that theâ€"town solicitor be asked toâ€"offer Messrs. J, P.â€"Bartleman and R. Bannino a price of 11c per foot for a sixâ€"foot right of way through â€" ‘The town council will meet ‘again their property. ~This is the same price at 4.16 pm,. on Friday to consider, aâ€" as that offered in prevlous- nflgation mong other things, proposals for new concerning the matter. . subdivisions in Timmins. business.: They Burned out fo. wm‘ ry and to*get_ notes made at : the ~inclal ‘and Anterâ€"provinciat: ioenses B‘f‘“ ette uy =3." J UV UL MQJ: UA C . OJJ CS OM gmty, 451' in io. . partment ~concerning ;. the. â€"policeâ€"enâ€" ‘but; did not. w"ehm in the. W ra’ . Chateauvert, tried to bring the. matter Town Will Pay : For Right Of Way He ‘Tinds the: students moreâ€"interâ€" ested ‘and keen in this subject and he notes‘ that ‘the public: as a wholeare beoem.lng hore ‘‘musicâ€"conseious‘"â€" This can be attributed to the: work of the various supervisors â€"and teachers. and the excetlent work being done by the Pofeupmew Music:Féachers‘: Association to" prombote imnusic. aappreciatm m the district. Lavd xd s ie 1 n e C s uen L c t o t 0 ie B t m mtc ) on h e on ies e 1@ 5.70 . wmn’"m‘ Ippaubo retux:ped mlth A 'drom)ed.z. 6 % 5+ t : / Mr. R. Fenwick, Director of Muâ€" sic for Ontario, Ontario Department of Education, is a visitor in town this week.~\.; on a routine inspection~ of schools in the Province, Mr. Fenwick reports that he is exceptionally pleased with ‘the progress made in the Porcu- pine district schools. "Run down and get. your license and bring it back here for meito see, "Magâ€" istrate S. Atkinson instructed Mr. Ipâ€" polito, local fruit and, vegetable wholeâ€" saler,;, following the hearing of eviâ€" dence in police courpt on Tuesday. â€" â€" The matter" was accordingly â€"deferrâ€" ed until Oouncillor Doran‘s â€"return. on the probability of the beds being returned is two "tao ‘.o:ne, ‘against. §" Frult Dealer Solves Llcensmg Problem â€"â€"L _DANCE Betting: ‘odds aong Algonguinâ€" Blvd., A reunion dance, with admission fréeâ€"to: all <ex>servicemen, will be held: in the Mctntyre on Saturday ‘ evening. The (Porcupine Rehabilitation Committee, who sponsor the dance, issueâ€"a special invitation to all laâ€" dies to attend. "I was wonderhfs how it happenecl that beds were moved from the fire | hall" without the council having a chance to discuss it," Councilior E. M. Terry told ‘the town council yesm;r ; in explaming whay the. mlmer appm on the agenda. "Iâ€"don‘t think any or ns have AuUâ€" thority to carry any one definite thing through without us having anything to say â€" about it," ‘Councilior Terry: conâ€" tinued. ~~ "After , as | members ol . coundil,‘ we have>to; méet, the public."‘. _.__ _ ARIHk â€"weâ€"should; . wait. until the chahman of that. ; back," said Councilior‘‘Wm.â€" Roberts, â€" contending that : Councilior ; Doran‘s . wasâ€"on a "border+â€"line" _ Ask Provncal C# "If You‘re After Police _ ‘Not To Act In Town UngilRequested ~ \Commission‘s Hide, Ask . es For It,‘ Brady Challenges on All of which should n‘lakg‘s} lovely Questions which must be answered by the contestants are listed under the three headings: Under "brains" are such questions as ‘"how much is an eyeful?" â€" Under "beauty" they ask, "Have you â€"any freckles? Where? Were you a bouncing baby and‘" what . made. you . bounce? What, does ‘the‘ oppositionâ€" party call you .honestly?” tsA 43 ; Under the ‘heading,: “brp,wn" are a series of© questions: including ; "How many hairs have youâ€"on your chwt?- All of which should make a lovely publicity campaign and should ‘be gooa for a smartly illustrated story in The Daily Press. The beam;y. brains of Timm‘ms mayor have been caJled into queéfion, and ‘not by theâ€" Ratepayers Ass‘n., either .Sudbury‘s â€" Mayor Bfll ’Béaton who evidently considers himself a triple threat. man, has tossed out a challenge, by way of publicity for Sudbury‘s comâ€" ing Winter Carnival, to every mayor worthy of the name to enter a contest wherein tparticipants will be judged under the three headings of beauty, brains and brawn. have Tds "I think our own police can look atâ€" ~ter the picketting in town limits," Mayor J. E. Brunette stated. â€" "We have no authority to act in the dis« ~trict outside. Councillor Roberts stated he had visited the picket lines, found them quiet,, Five "very young" fellows comâ€" priséd. the picket. . Provincial: police <were‘in:their car, a .quarterâ€"mile away. The: counicil .endorsed. a resolution ‘requaesting :. nonâ€"interference. of . the i provincial police within theâ€"boundaries ‘of the town. Timmins, unless ‘reâ€" quested by the town. ‘REUNION _ DANCE "Do you want to make a political football out of this?" asked J. D. Brady at the Ratepayers‘ Ass‘n meeting last night, questioning Secretary L. P. Laâ€" londe‘s motives in attempting to put through a motion calling for a further investigation of police administration, without Mr. Brady‘s proposed amendâ€" ment. ' _ The, amendment proposed by Mr. Brady asked that a.member of the ‘locak Bar. Association, which had first asked for the recent police inquiry, address the ratepayers and say whethâ€" er..not : he considered the purpose of the inquiry to have been fulfilled. ‘"‘I suggest we ask Mr. Grummet to find out about.it," had been Mr. Laâ€" lond‘s suggestion, who also wanted the . notes:of evidence brought before the police inquiry. The Advance contends Timmins will have the only Brunette in the contest should win hands down. : Free taxi service will be providâ€" ed.by the Veteran‘s Taxi to those ‘whoâ€" present themselves at the company‘s stand next to the Leâ€" ~_gion hall, .Some of the service units are orâ€" ganizing parties to attend the affair, and â€"every preparation is being made. to assure ‘a good time to all <who attend. -.--- t Bs 2B 2. hetes. _ Antrtatedniadt. .A ho it o P pmvlucm ponoe ln 'rlmmlns. changed the wording slightly when the resoluâ€" tion was given to council on Wednesâ€" day. ' Instead of "Timimins," they menâ€" tioned "district," ignoring the fact that ‘the council can act only for the Quick, Watson. . . the cameral! Council Meets Friday 1I0, THURSDAY, â€"OCTOBER 24th, The remainder of the delegates from the:clubs will comprise the committees. They are Margaret. Robb, Joan Brenâ€" nan, ‘and Betty Coleman, Timmins L;flhe Bepior Youth Welfare Council named,., one. qf its member‘s J. ‘F. Withrqw t.o act on the Junior Council ps execuu.gg i,:(lc,e-~pte£;,iden'lf but the: elegates,. inated and elected him their official president ‘Aalle Pase: vas named vlce-prqsident and Lois Eckford reoonding secretary, both repâ€" resenting the Northern Lights Club. John Bobly of the Canadian Young People‘s Club was elected as corresâ€" ponding secretary and Mary Persichini of »the Moneta Recreation Club as partment <concerning ; the policeâ€"enâ€" "I might ask Mr. Brady why he '!s” ¢ guil‘y and to*. get_ nOM mfltdfl Qtv the sO anxicus that he 18 not 92 retorted *Phe> president, ~J. E. H." is Lalonde. * ‘Chateauvert,â€"tried to bring the. matter. . myr. Brady‘s amendment was finally to a vote, aided by the resolute Cl’iEb accepted as such, however, and on of “Question” from Mr Bartleman . being voted on. was carried. i‘ Jr. Youth Council Names Executive; Awards Trophies But there seemed to be boo many people who ~took the ‘same view as Mr. Brady. f 4sn "I think Mr. iBrady has‘ a good idea," D. B. Curtis maintained.. "Let A permanent Timmins Junior Youth Welfare Council was elected Tuesday evening at a wellâ€"attended meeting held in the counci! chambers of the Municipal ‘Btuilding ‘to replace the temporary â€" council which «held »office throughout *che smnmer months. Three delegates. from each ot the clubs in "‘"Then I suggest we ask the Bar Association to come before us," urged Mr. Brady. "Why debate the point? Why will you not ask them to come bhere?" Secretaryâ€" Lalondeâ€"â€" maintained Mr. Brady‘s suggestion was another motion and not an amendment to the motion that ‘Mr.~Grummet,> M P.P., be asked to contact the deâ€" ‘"What do you hope to ‘accomplish that the pollce ingquiry didn‘t?" asked Mr. Brady, QIf you are after the police Commissions hide, why not ask for it? â€"If it is a political football, I don‘t think this organlzation should be mixed up in it all." â€" "The investigation not made according to the situation and the Bar Associationâ€" would be the first to say that," contended J. P. Bartieman. Ratepayers Amend Motion Asking For Further Inâ€" WHAT c is vestigation At Present â€" N( PEKPS? Jwn were on ‘the: election:‘ slate, from hich the hHew counci! was nominated nd eled.ed with only the delegates aving the pdrwer to vote. " TO HEAR BAR ASS‘N ’5“ W £ i; * # € , " ; ‘ KTX â€" 2Â¥ 5 Gelinas, Timmins Boxing Association ; Sonja Gustavsen, Comets; and Olair Berthel, Cercle Alouette. The former secretary, Bernice Kosq- buski, of the Junior Council was nam= ed secretary for the Senilor Onuncfil. Also in the Senilor Council are Welx;:ag Brewer, Lions Club, chairman; Loucks and Jack Withrow, Y‘s Mag’c Club: Phu Fay, Timmins: Town cil; Don Hardy, Kinsmen Club: % Frank ‘Woodbui‘y and George Kiwanis ‘Club Breaentwtion of trophies, cups, als and flbbon; for ‘the recently Timmins Track ‘and Fleld Meet was alsoheldatthismeetmg Mr. Brewer charge of the event, made the pres. High and Vocational Bchool Hilkia Saarinen, Northern Lights; Trian Spoiala and ‘Bill Boychuk, Canadian Young People‘s Club; Leo Ceccini and Club; Aurele Tremblay and Gaston OK in a written report by Dr. G. B. Lane to the town council on Wednesâ€" day. ~His report. was made following receipt by council of a petition com»= plaining of the smell and flies, oon- nected with the plant. ~*The plant interior was re-palnted, the refrlgerat.ion adequate, the reporb stated>‘{lt. was expected that a highen chimney. would>abate much of the emoke and smell nuisance. The plant had been operating in good oondt.lou fdr 15 years, the report said. ‘~In respect to another matter, It was decided to check the water oonsump- tion at the plant for a threeâ€"mon{} period*:in: order to find a basis 3R which the plant should be charged fdr water used in the previous 13 months. Packing Plant Gets M.O‘s O.K. Accordingly, ‘a member of the Bar . Association .will be asked to address. # the ratepayers: If they are not then | satisfied, the "politi¢al football" is due. 7 for another klcking around: "I would like to know why Mr. La« londe is so insistent that Mr. Grumâ€" met be ‘brought up here," demanded Mr. Lalonde. The plant of the . Timmins Packing Company received the health officer‘s "I don‘t know what we are going to do with the notes on which the eviâ€" dence was based when we do get them. <â€"I have no intention of read. ing them. inclined to agree wltb Mr. Brady," stated Mr. Gibson. ' The president still attempted to geb a vote on the original motion. "After listening to Mr. Chateauvert, I guess L am on the wrong side of the house," Mr. Brady commented. "I have asked Mr. Brady to word his proposal as an. amendment," said Mr. Gibson. "If he did not word it correctly, then will the chairman please tell me how to word it?" _ us have the head of the Bar Associaâ€" tion to enlighten us as to just how far they got with the matter and how well satisfied they are. I don‘t think we need to go outside the town. "I was struck by one thing," said Mr. Ackroyd. "There doesn‘t seem to be any action,. Mr. Doran was conspicious by his absence. When he is present, he is fnconspicious.‘" "Councillors McDermott and. Fay never let a peep out of them," Mr. Ackroyd stated. ‘"There was no acâ€" tion at all, and this is the usual thing. It: strikes me we are belng preitty badly represented. Daniiem»man, ~attends council meelâ€" ings as represeniatives of the Ratepayers‘ Ass‘n threatened his ability as an observer wlen he re+ ported to the ratepayers last night. to‘ S. AOkl‘O)’d, WhO. With Jo PO