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Let me hasten to assure you, sir, that the mention of my name in a certain report which sets out to discover spies and conspu‘acy in everything, is of little consequence. It is stated that I had certain correspondcene with one "F. W. Poland." Ssince Mr. Poland (his real name incidentally) is alleged to have been engaged in a lot of cloak and dagger stuflf, certain worthy gentlemen, have seen fit to bandy my good name about, and imply the most unwholesomc and insidious motives to my person. Poor Mr. Poland! He must have had correspondence with a million citizens â€" even yourself, Mr. Editor. But should that be cause for mentioning these correspondents or yourself in a work ubout espionage? Of coaurse not. As to the facts of my correspondence with said Mt quole from a letter to the Minister of Justice protesting | of my name in the report: "The Report makes no mention of the nature of the corresâ€" pondenee entered into with Mr. Poland, throwing our relations into doubt, and implymg some connection with espionage, in view of the context. t I have considered the matter from every angle and deeply re gret that I have been forced to reach this decision. Will you please publish this statement. Editor, Porcupine Advance It does me great honour to receive top editorial bhilling in your unworthy paper of November 7th. The shocked note in which you ask "Is This Our Mark Frank?" calls for immediate reply. Following my recent announcement that I intended contesting the mayoralty in the next élection. certain unforseen happenings have occurred in my own business. I have had to reconsider the whole matter as this new developâ€" ment will take all my time and I could not give the Town business a fair amount of time if I were ciected. The Editor, The Porcupine Advance. The houses are being allotted, it is understood, on a basis which takes into consideration the length of overseas service and the need â€"â€"«â€"this dast reéeprescnted "by "the "Size ‘of "the veteran‘s family. It is a basis set forth by Wartime Housing Limited throughâ€" out Canada, and is not a matter decided upon locally. The instrucâ€" tions of Wartime Housing are carried out in Timmins by a adminâ€" istrator appointed by that body, an exâ€"serviceman himself, who would appear well qualified for the position. Veterans, lacking the resources to buy homes, will be grateful for the opportunity of reuting them â€" and doubly grateful for the quality of the homes made available through Wartime Housing Limited. And in case you are a stranger in town, we would state the above remarks apply only to our â€"personal opinion of some aspects of the Workers Coâ€"operative here. . Other coâ€"operative concerns are concerned solely in the coâ€"operative distribution of goods: they do not deal in communistâ€"flavored cducation â€" cither above or below the counter. We are quite willing to accept Mark Frank‘s explanation and can mee no reason why our leaders should not do so. ~But we believe My., Frank missed the point, so.far as we were concerned.. We are quite content with a statement which would describe as a communist, working as.educational director of the. Workers Coâ€"op in Timimins. We do not sce Mark Frank as a "spy" or as a "clouk and dagger" expert. We see him, quite clearly, as a communist â€" a form of government which is proâ€"«Russian, therefore antiâ€"Canadâ€" l@an, antiâ€"democratic. It is a party which receives its orders from outside this country and which‘ accordingly places itself outside the government of this country‘s elected representatives. The communâ€" ist organization leads inevitably to dictatorship, and we are against anything leading in that direction. The Work of Wartime Housing Limited came up for inspection on Sunday, when several of the new homes furnished by local mer.â€" chants, were opened to the public. So far as we could judge, the reâ€" action was favorbale, Any oriticism was on matters of detail. The houses appear to be soundly constructed and well planned. The fact that most of them have full basements, and that all of them are on decentâ€"sized lots, offer an assurance that when the town takes them over, 15 years from now, a reasonable return will be realized: a roâ€" turn that will more than cover the cost of the land, plus the $1,000 to be paid for cach house. Receipts in taxes will be limited â€" but even these will be in excess of the taxes the town is now getting on hundreds of empty lots which are situated much closer to the town. Any tax loss, howâ€" ever, can be adjusted when the town disposes of the houses later. The suggestion that private uilders could have provided the homes for veterans leaves us cold â€"â€" the fact that not one home has been built here for rental purposes rebs the suggestion of any merit. Builders would be foolish to build for rental purposes when they can sell amy house which thecy may be able to build within the next year. The town is particularly fortunate in that most of the housing will be ready for occupation this winter â€" in many other centres construction will not be completed until spring. There are many towns in Canada, in fact, which are only now awakening to the pessibilities of Wartime Housing. Exâ€"servicemen here can be thankâ€" ful for the readiness with which the Rehabilitation Committee and the Town Council realized the situation created in housing locally, and the prompt steps taken in dealing with it. A wide easing of the housing problem in Timmins will be felt this wmtm, as the veterans move into their new homes. It may be that we see evil where none exists, but the recent Lrials in Ottawa Ooffers conclusive proof that the activities of the Laborâ€"Progressive (communist) Party are evil in their intent and effect on the Dominion of Canada. We see evil, too, in the fact that Ray Stevenson, present regional director of communist activities in this area, was recently educational director of the Workers Coâ€"op. We see evil in the fact that his place was taken by another comâ€" munist, Mark Frank. We would state that, in our opinion, any organization which provides employment for communists in its "educational": work is in itself working against the best interests of the community. We would grant that most communists are sincere in their beliefs, but if this is true, why should they: hide themselves under the title of ‘"Laborâ€"Progressives" who apparently hide, in turn, in such places as "educaticnal" offices, "consumers‘ leagues," etc? The name of Mark Frank, educational director of the Workers Coâ€"0p in Timmins, appeared in The Adavynce editorial last week which quoted an extract from the Report of the Royal Commission conserned with the communication of secret and confidential inâ€" formation to a foreign power. The Report did not state that Mark Frank had given or assisted in the giving of such information, Nor did The Advance impute that such was the case. Mark Frank has since visited The Advance and favored us with a leiter which is reproduced prominently in this issue. He denies @ny connection whatever with any activities such as resulted in thg disappearance of Sam Carr, chief organizer in Canada for the Labor« (communist) party or in the conviction of Fred Rose, (communist) representative in the dominion parâ€" llame;:‘ . "As a matter of fact Mr. Poland‘s name came to me, along with If they have no TO THE EDITOR THAT"S ALL WE WANTED TO KNOW EDITORIA L ONE HUNDRED NEW HOMES (Continued on Page Four) my correspondence with said Mr. Poland: I the Minister of Justice protesting the mention gger," why wear Yours very truly that "cloak? November 12%, 1946, . Nov. 9th, 1946 Timmins, Ount, KARL A. EYRE "We should have an opportunity of expressing our opinion of anyone who is afraid of the ratepayers," continued ie gentleman ; who. had not cared to teU‘ the same 1atcpayers of his own dcplmgs with© the town council. Or perhaps all three gentlemen reâ€" alized that the ratepayers would not be likely to approve of Mr. Bartleman‘s action, as disclosed by letters read at the council meeting a few hours beâ€" fore, to institute court proccedings which would have the effect of upsetâ€" ting the town‘s pension plan, and of forcing the town to spend $12,000 ‘of the ratepayers‘ money on repkcing a sewer now running harmlessly underâ€" zround through the property of Messrs. Bartleman and Bannino. "Did you ever move a resolution to hire a town manager, and what hapâ€" pened to it?" Mr. McInnis persisted. "The majority was against me, and I would not ‘stick my neck out," Mr. "It is a most extraordinary thing that men will offer themselves for pubâ€" lic office, but when it comes to facing the taxpayers, they won‘t face thcm stated Mr. Bartleman. Discussion then turned to the subject of town managers, first introduced by Mr. Bartleman several meetings ago. Mr. McInnis, who asked why Mr. Barâ€" tleman had not obtained a town manâ€" ager in the years he had been mayor, was told by. Mr. Bartleman that he had not had the coâ€"operation of his council on the matter. "I do not understend why these things should be turned on me, many vears after," Mr. Bartleman complainâ€" ed. ; Instead, Chairman John Knox and Mr. Bartleman, executive member of the ratepayers‘ group, spent some time expressing â€" their condemnation _ of Councillors W. P. McDermott and Philip Fay, who have stated they will not address this particular group of ratepayers. Perhaps there wasn‘t time â€" alâ€" though all three gentlemen got to their feet to speak on much less important details of municipal affairs. Inasmuch as Mr. Bartleman is the person who usually reports on the council meetings to the ratepayers, the omission is worthy of mention, particâ€" ularly as Mr. Bartleman, together with Messrs, Ackroyd and Stewart, were at the council meeting on Wednesday 2fâ€" ternooun, and all were present at the ratepayers mecting on Wednesday evâ€" qning. Chairman John Knox, while he spent considerable time in lamenting ~the town council‘s failure to type out copy of its minutes for nothing, omitâ€" ted entirely to ask for the â€"usualâ€"report of~ theâ€"ratepayers‘. "obgervers" â€"whoâ€"atâ€" tend all town council meetings, and who attended one just a few hours be« fore the ratepayers met yesterday. J. P. Bartleman, as usual, spent a generous share of the meeting‘s time in giving it the benefit of his views, but failed to draw the chairman‘s atâ€" tention to the omission. Perhaps they forgot â€" although all three gentlemen seem to have good memories, concerning other matters. Ratepayers Hear Nothing About Council Meeting; Usual Report Not Given Biggest news to come out of the Ratepaycers‘ meeting was not what was said, but what was left unsaid, this reporter found. Observers Present But Silâ€" ent Concerning Council‘s Newest Problems Bartleman Threatens Pension Plan Speaking solely as a Canadian citizen without any official sanction Licut.â€"Gon. Guy Simonds of Kingston, Ont., rejected the plan of Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke calling for a commonwcalth chiefâ€"ofâ€"staff committee coâ€"ordinaté gll" commonwealth defences.. Gen. Simonds, rccently appointed an instructor at Britain‘s Imperial Defence College, w as invited to address‘a Royal Empire Society meeting during discussion of a speech by Lord Alanbrooke. former chief of the imperial general staff. The present close lhaison ‘system among commonwealth countries is adequate, Gen. Simonds maintained. (Continued on Page Eight) By JOIHN F. WITHROW h a w5 5.56 a d " LORD ALANBROOKE SIMONDS AND ALANBROOKE DISAGREE Barney Quinn, of course, had a few! more of these happy incidents to reâ€"| late, and then touched on the subject of the "Poppy Pund." He explained | that every cent from the "Poppy Day~| fund went to help disabled veterans:| This yvear "Poppy Day" had been one | of the best yet, and Kiwanian Quinn| believed it would continue this success in future years if people remembered In opening â€"his address, Arch. Gillies mentioned : the: fact. that. exâ€"setvice men, while knowing enough about the other features of war, are inclined, as a protective measure to dwell on the wonderful friendships made in camp and in the field, and on the humour that lights up the darkest days He gave a number of interesting and amâ€" using incidents from the days of the first world war, and these new and true stories delighted all. In his introduction of Kiwanian Beattie, President G. N. Ross menâ€" tioned the difficulty felt in giving proâ€" per expression to the gratitude that must be felt to those who served in the two world wars. "The most fitting form of remembrance is by our daily living and thinking. The Kiwanis creed calls us to service and sacrifice," hbhe said. Kiwanitans Observe Remembrance Day At Weekly Meeting Three Veteran Members Are Speakers At Luncheon On Armistice Day The program for the day was in charge of Kiwanian Jack Beattie, who intreduced the three speakers for the day, Kiwanians Arch Gillies, Barney @uinn and Gco. S Drew, all of whom saw active service in the first world war. At the regular weekly luncheon of the Timmins Kiwanis at the Empire hotel on Monday, "Remembrance Day" was very fittingly cbserved, first; by two minutes of silence observed as a tribute to the memory of the 100,000 Canadians who gave their lives in the cause of freedom and the right in the two world wars, and, second,. by a "Remembrance Day" program of much interest and merit. This year there are 12,306 voters listed, an increase of 640 over last yeat. «; <Ifâ€"you are not on,. the list, stagger round to the town hall and find out why. _ Who knows.â€" you may turn out to be voter Number 12,307! To have your name in the voters‘ list for the forthcoming elections, you must be of the full age of 21 mrs. you must be a British subâ€" by bnrth, or naturalizatwn. t _must be rated on the assessâ€" menc, roll as owner or tenant to the values of 8300 or ‘more; you must not be disqualified under the Act or otherwise prohibited from votâ€" ing. Is your name on the voters‘ list, now hanging in all the glory of its burntâ€"orange cover in the town hall, the post office, and other town hot spots? ARE YOU ON THE LIST? (Cuntinued on Pagt GENERAL SIMOND®S TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14th, 1946 Figh To Seek Exceptions To Zoning Byâ€"Law (suggests Radios For _ _Provincial Police Cars Accordingly the town clerk has been asked to list such persons, and their prospective business locations, in an. amendment. to the zoning byâ€"law, in order that the council may pass it and ‘send it along for the Municipal Board‘s appLoV al The town‘s zoning byâ€"law, which reâ€" stricts businesses being set up in resiâ€" dential districts, can be amended only by having an amended byâ€"law passed by the Municipal Board in Toronto, the council learned on Wednesday afâ€" ternson, A number of people have in the past few months appealled to the council to make exceptions in their cases, pleading unusual circumstances. "They know how to put on things down in Sudbury," Councillor E. M. Terry stated. "Oh,; yes," Counci agreed. *"*They have there, looking after "They are having some kind of conâ€" test for mayors," Clerk Vic explained to council. "In one corner is a picture of the Sudbury mayor, and in the other corner we are asked to paste a picture of our mayor. It is a contest of beauty, brains, and brawn, they say." Mayor J. E. Brunette thought the council should approve the $3 entrance fee. "Whocver is mayor next year can have his picture sent in," he commentâ€" ed. ‘"Publicity for Sudbury helps all Northern Ontario." "I think we shouid be good enough sports to support these felows," comâ€" mented. Councillor Wm. J. Doran when a suggestion from the publicity comâ€" mittee of Sudbury‘s coming Winter Carnival was brought before council yesterday. "Can not expropriate the land?" Mayor J. E. Brunette asked. "I don‘t know whether it would be cheaper to expropriate or not," Mr. Roberts replied. Town‘s Next Mayor Entered In Contest "Could something be done about having provincial police cars equipped with radios, so that they could work with the police radio station here?" asked Councillor Wm. J. Doran at the council meecting on Wednesday. He had read that in other towns this had been done, Mr. Doran stated. "The proposal was turned down two years ago," Msyor J. E. Brunette exâ€" plained. "But the situation may have changed. We can enquire again." He had previously suggested that the town pay for a rightâ€"ofâ€"way across the land, Mr. Roberts said, but claimed he had not yet received word from the town solicitor on the progress of this offer. "Was the line placed where a street should be coming through?" asked Councillor Wm. J. Doran. "No," said Mr. Roberts. "*That is what was making the land so valuable," Mayor Brunette added. Taxpayers May Pay $12,000 To Satisfy Bartleman Request Asks Town To Remove Pipâ€" ‘ing Laid Across His Propâ€" erty When He Was Mayor we will regard you as trespassers on the land," So read a letler received by the town council on Wednesday afterâ€" noon. A similar letter, from "Mr. R. Baunino," was also received by _MWe are advised by Mr. James P. Bartleman that he has notified you that he is terminating his agreement with you, dated Sept., 16, 1937, and we wish to advise you that unless all piping is removed by Feb. 16, 1947, advised by Mr. James P. that he has notified you terminating his agreement Wim. Roberts have a Timmins man Trinity. United Church in Schumachâ€" cr will celebrate its 21st anniversary next Sunday with John R. Leng, M. C., B,. A., B. D., of Toronto, and formerly of. Schuunachier, as guest sperker. "The Kingdom that lasts," and "Masâ€" ter Builders Today," will be the subâ€" jects of the morning and eveningy serâ€" Pices respectively. Noranda Miners Vote On Strike On Monday "No, it is not that, this time," Mayor J. E. Brunette stated. S "We can only file it," suggestedâ€"Counâ€" cillor Wim. Roberts. ‘"Why Wait a month?" the Mayor complain¢ed. "I like to see action on things like this. As far as I am conâ€" cerned, they can take action right aâ€" way." "How about a tag day?" Councillor Roberts asked. "I think a "bingo would be in order," was the comment of Councillor Wim McDermotlt. * "It might be an idea for the town to see how we can raise this money," suggested the Mayor. Church Celebrates 21st Anniversary The possibility that the town would be sued had other interesting angles. "Langdon Langdon" The town council, which some time ago took steps to have the town solicâ€" itors look into the matter and which now plans to have the pension plan rsatified by a private bill passed by the provincial government, managed . to survive the shock of "Sue City" Barâ€" tleman‘s latest action against it, alâ€" though some of the councillors were puz=ted. "% don‘t quite get it," admitted Counâ€" cillor Wm. â€"P. McDermott. this the money Bartleman is trying to get from the town?" "‘This, period of time is considered sumcicnt for the council to make necâ€" essary inquiries and take xuch steps " "Failing notification fr om you within such period as to this having been done, we will carry out our instrucâ€" tions." To Seek Court Action If Byâ€"Law Not Rescinded Or Money Repaid "We have further been instructed to defer ‘the issue of writ or other proâ€" ceedings for a period of month from the date of this letter, to enable you to rectify this most serious . situation by rescindins such byâ€"law and obtaining the said moneys. "We have received instructions to institute Court proccedings to have Byâ€"Law 873, (the town‘s pension byâ€" law) as finally passed on Sept. 10, 1945, declared invalid and ilegal, and furâ€" ther, to have all moneys paid out by the Town of Timmins under the proâ€" visions of the Byâ€"Law repaid to the town by those responsible for enacting same. â€"â€" c esnt ols Councillors Given Month To Make Up Minds ... ‘Why? Asks Mayor Contents of the letter written on his behalf by Langdon Langdon, a proâ€" minent legal firm here, were read at the council meeting yesterday, which, for the first time since the Ratepayetrs Association was formed, was not reâ€" ported upon: b‘y Mtr." Bartleman to the regular . meeting of. that group. Its contents are given below : "We act for Messrs. Rock Bannino and James P. Bartleman, ratepayers of the town of Timimns. His action concerning the pipeâ€"line is reported upon elsewhere on this page. His attempt to smash the town‘s pension setâ€"up has been perfectly timed so as to create the greatest posâ€" sible embarrassment to the town business â€" he has announced his inâ€" tentions now, and deferred the action so that it will come up when counâ€" cillors will be engaged in election acâ€"» tivities, one month from now. J. P. Bantleman who, in 1940, with mixed success sued the town of Timâ€" mins for a millionâ€"odd dollars, yvesterâ€" day. strengthened his claim to the title of the town‘s biggest suer by (1) informing the town he would consider it a trespasser unless it took up the pipeâ€"line ‘laid through his property; and (2) by instructing Langdon and Langdon to institute court proceedings to have the town‘s pension byâ€"law deâ€" clared illegal. A strike vote among union workâ€" ers at the Noranda Mine will be taken Monday by Local 68%, Inâ€" lernational Union of Mine, Mill and Emelter Workers, following a deadlock in negotitions for a new contract. Publisbed in Timmins, Ont., Canada EVERY THuURSDAY |_â€" Youngsters of Timmins are assured a place in which to hold their hockey games this winter, as a result of the town council‘s action in renting the arena for the sum of $1,650. until June 1. 1947. In view of the shorter period of rental, the sumn was reduced $180 from that paild lest year. "Some 84 hockey teams used the rink last winter," Councillor Phillip Fay pointed out to council yesterday. "The Youth Welfare Council are anxious it should be used again this year," Funeral services for Charles Kor.â€" keala of Wicks Saw Mill townsite, will be conducted in the Chapel of Walker‘s Funer2l Home Friday, Nov. 15th, at 3 p.m.,.Rev. A. I, Heinonen, offitiating. The late Mr. Korkeala passed away on Tuesddy; at °St. Mary‘s Hospital, after.a few weeks‘ illness, at the age tf dbout 62 years. He was single, and Lad no known relatives in Canada. He was employed during a number of years by Wicks Lumber Co. Ltd, Council Again Rents Town Hockey Arera "I just want to bring to your atâ€" tention the small fire loss in the pust month," said Ccuncillor Wm. J. Doran, after the monthly report of Fire Chief Wm. Stanley was received by council yesterday. The report cited a loss in damage to buildings of $25 and a loss to conâ€" tents in a similar amount. The report cited a loss in damage to buildings of $25 and a loss to conâ€" tents in a similar amount. Twelve chimney fires and six oil burners for 18 of the fires last month,. Twentyâ€"nine alarrhs, one of them false, had been received. | "No doubt Fire Prevention Week had some effect," stated Councillor Doran. "We hope the good work will contmue.," Charles Korkeala To Be Buried Friday Low Fire Loss Seen In Chief‘s Report The speaker gave the story of the supreme sacrifice made by Corporal Eimwood, and closed his talk with the poem, ‘‘Cenotaph," by T. B. Gleave. Among the visitors present were Lieut. Frank Purdie, Sea Cadet Liai«â€" son Officer from H. M. C, S. Griffin, Jrt Arthur, who had with him W Hith, C. O. of the local, Sea Cadet Corps sponsoredâ€" by the Lions Club here, Other visitors were Ed. Oats of Timâ€" mins, Lion Vic Savina of Schumacher, J. M. Atwell of Toronto and A. OCarveth of Timmins. A rousing singâ€"song of old and new war melodies was led by Lion Bill Roberts. The meeting ended with the obhservance of a minute‘s sil«â€" 1110 with ence Remembrance Day Is Topic Of Talk By Ralph Bryson The speaker gave the supreme sacrifice made Eimwood, and closed his poem, ‘"‘Cenotaph," by T Mr. Bryson‘s army career from the time of his joining the Algonquins unâ€" til he was wounded during that Unit‘s activities in Holland, was reviewed by Mayor J. E. Brunette in introducing the speaker. Guest speak@r at the Monday Ing of the Lions Club was Ralph Bryâ€" son, formerly a Captain of the Algon« quin Regiment, who brought a weltâ€" received Remembrance Day â€" message to the gathering. And neither Councillor M. Terry nor Councillor J. V. Bonâ€" homme, both rumored contenders, will offer any comfort, The announcement that Mr. Eyre will not be a candidate will be a disappointment to the many votâ€" ers, who considered him to be exâ€" cellently qualified for the post; to the newspaper editors, who like nothing so much as a heated conâ€" test for every public office; and to the newspaper and radio advertisâ€" ing men who hate like the mischief to see all that advertising moncy remain unspent, "I have had to reconsider the whole matter," it is announced by Karl A. Eyre in a "Letter To The Editor," appearing in this issue, in which Mr. Eyre deâ€" clares his dectsion not to run for Mayor in the forthcoming elecâ€" tions, "~% A WON‘T RUN!