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We would suggest ta! proapactive member‘s of: counicil, therefore, tm tt they want the advice of a more genuinely interested and . Fepresentative body of ratepayers; they contact any of the service clubs, "each of whom is sifcerely engaged in bettering conditions in the M Or they might drop down to the Canadian Legion some E_ * Right. They will collect Tew votes from the "Ratepayers Association"‘ x es ohé of: the ‘most: talka.tlve of vbhose small membership is neither a S’l ie 6 # advertisement, unâ€" ken io ‘was i 9 -A..../v.;“'..w‘m "‘ m p L d of those less fo; x of Christâ€" ' m”“ than we w i i‘ concc n n + mE Etd E2 o ‘Wfl“ DX + LA ' -7"1" ‘;J’râ€" Woator + 0 ,l"vi a t $ â€"‘-v:'( ies y 5s 4 ..« We belteve thc attendance ‘at hé “Ratepayera” meeflnu ,Af m ‘Feasons:"(1) ‘the large number who attended to the explanatory ‘talksâ€"of the.:.mayor and: sevéral members: of â€" Wo #ufficiently satisfied with the explanations given conâ€" arning the town‘s affairs,.that they considered the subject closed; the mestitigs, they are:now conducted, have become slmply a several of the executive to "sound ol:" on their.own views, fuwm Gwn opinions ‘of several memhers of council.= In othér : M jon, far from representinig the ratepayers, â€"now wal ';_' Athe viewsâ€"of aifew._men who â€" to judge from the date on iich.the association came .into belng â€"â€" fre chiefly intérested in‘ othg a little pne-tiequon sniping at those Who have served in miinâ€" pat ame . weil, since Mr. Bartleman left the mayor‘s chair.. aét of bflngihg out seven-point set of “recommendat.ions” 2o pical. The ratepayers, at a previous: meeting,. never discussed M K. p‘lafi. The executive, or‘ at least some of them, drew it up. * CM own and préserited it, unasked for, as the main topic of the . Bo reads an advertisement elsewhere in this issue. Here QM is the place to complain about the price of milk in Northern Ontario %_ Ang it the "Consumers‘ League" ‘of Timr ;s ‘sincere in £ irg Zf.; m, sufliciant money tqsend representative do"'n. to presenta b;:ief on the subjegtt . . An ffairs Dtom hmver. certain membera of tha executive nge: Beveral of themn now take up half.the time Attindarice,: which. at first filled the municipal hall, <AD abd 50 per night â€"â€" this desipte the fact that ingebings received ‘greater newspaper publicity than t gr finu\vn As it is now, the "Ratepayers that: thgn has any of the othbr orianizationz in town, each or a gfeater ninnber of ratepayers than Ki ’I'h'a 30-odd ‘people who came to the. meetm,g passed the ) :3 imendations complacently . and«went home.. The recâ€" dattons, with several ‘mnotable. exeeptions were compa.ratively m But it is doubted. whether many present were in a position to HAMM# recommendations to a body of. men who have given.more time ‘t6o Widhicipal affairs than the association had ever thought of. \~"By direcotion of the Commiqsioner, The Hon. Mr. Justice Dalton Well;. hearings for the Noflhern Ontarip area will be held ‘in the city Hall, North Bay, for two days, or longer if necessary, commencing at 10,30 mm., Dec. 5: Persons who wish to xlve evidence. or takp part in ks t .T ’. e CAE Wms us( # y ne of the® Commission are requested ‘to ccmmunfcate wi '. flae Necretary impicdintiety. Donald A. Keith, Seorotary, Boom $5%, Osgoode Hall, Toronto:" * # sdils, and the time to send in your contriâ€" P s Using the same list.a : the “Hydro“ uaea in sending out its light Tt omn of ‘Timmins has sent out 200 Christmss "T.B." ‘to each of some 11,000 people this week. ‘IThe Seals are sent i the roquest that those who. receive them send in whatever feelâ€"they can afford; to help out in the fight: against tubercuiosis; ) help those who are suffering from this disease to return to +ib‘ Soav4 DEC. matter of selecting the officers for the association. names were put up, but no more than one candidate was M .mgmmonga so that ho election :was held â€" ail gpt:in by T P 'j."l', ._ -.‘,’it’ ." .'.-v 1"-” THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON MILK . â€" PyA 4+ 9 We P atve s Dt C BCE ent could be said‘ to be wâ€"-“- OE â€"-v_,r_.._..._. o MR oo 2 ; dl;;{lssed as who will win 'che comin‘g .â€"The town council on Wednesday municipal® élections.. > The : ‘Kinsamen | gav® { mlssion ‘to Caldbick : Yates, ‘Club are up to their ears in work on. ~m ‘#olicitors,; to make available to "the Winter . Carnival, whigh will take. tbemsolm;orse of Hollinger Mines, any place in January, 1947. :[he Kinsmen {materia ‘dealing: with the town‘sâ€"water "AInvite ‘entries from theâ€"other gervice 'subply Agreement / with: that. firm. . .‘ clubeâ€" andâ€" youth organilg.tiom in the | ..‘It also @ranted permission to \Porcupine district. The oomfletifipn mn Merchants‘ ~Association to : will be conducted inâ€"conjunctioen with [p umxfistmas trees on a number esd t a reqnpst the Cufis:. m" IAF s + thar a orant "Absomtelyfiflarmant " #as: Mr. ack» rbyd’n description of the council. Dés. | E.. is shofias he lett, the «cribimg the council‘s reaction to a.lctâ€" / WiHORH M Wovkers headquarters in . terâ€"from the Attorneyâ€"General, he said, | NARo ir .out his :"The main point was: that the : Mayor |400, ,, â€"mingrs t in ,support of his endpavored ‘to get â€"someone :to give | d ol ’ him a lead. Outside of Councmo;' Robn., com f _ erts, no. one had. anytl;ing‘fto: s2y." . ~..| The. council meeting in..question is h “Without holding any brief f.or Athe j Mayor," Wm. 8. Ackroyd tola‘:the rhteâ€" pa.zyers last mght, 't.here wss‘ mofle The question of who will become the. ESnow: Queen of Timmins 38 as ihuqh discussed as who will win'the coming municipal® élections.. > The : ‘Kinsmen ‘Club are up to their ears iD work: on ‘the Winter . Carnival, whigh will â€"take MR. ACKRQYB ]" STARTED IT!> Hotel.. : Following a shoft pusiness meetmg, Dresldm%M fcfs\_. irter inâ€" am cnerxy m 4CÂ¥Y@OIU| ties that it oould luwe’hifig,‘_; stical |* applicatloh. \For m e _ aprey. was 18 inches above moet‘ _el, hence oould not reach lnside a Otherâ€"Groups Asked_,’l!o:@o- Opcrate â€"In ~â€"Competi For Title Of Snow Queen Vel,: . The: story of: how. the: ratepayâ€" ers‘ asggociationâ€" came .into . being was told last night for:â€" ‘the flrst‘ tawn‘s tax rate," h Nfi tho W : payers‘ meeting, had decided an .28 sociatian. should. be. formed. They each. put some money. and. had Jm advertisement. printed, and lo!.. . . the Timmins natepayers’ Asmh: tion had its beginning.â€" the editor wrote his â€"edi Ts seon, or Mir. Ackroyd explflqod too late. Personally, we‘d rather: ‘beâ€" lieve Mr. Ackroyd. In an editorial in this issue, theâ€" matter of how the association cameâ€" ‘The royal. commissgionâ€"set up .to. inquire into the legality. ‘of ‘the ?er Matth gent ‘threeâ€"cent~~increabe~.in ‘ the stonesupsel, arid _ price :of fluid. milk in. Ontario has mond; opened sosstons . in: Tomnto. Ont., : under 11. Justice D. Wells _ Otfer .. uid "‘.""’m ® royal conimluiofl iét qg to Ds Asked ’Eo:,_Co- # ~Conmip Of Snow Qu m [ questfoned. .. ~Elther _ s P .v..".‘«:n s .?a*tt*{fl? > B Sn 4i \:‘E;t.:(.ox%(....: ’Illt(.u-,n s <mb \.m)“.. 0'.3.)‘!?4‘35) w * pb t 8 h _4 ’ an %. +, h. o e .t CÂ¥ ... m IB. 3 ai isv. C ixz AeX in Oftaws" ‘hnd\swuflvllh _ es wmceived a letter of. thapks fmm Caisse ° Populaire ‘de St. Charlea. tq; use "of thbtovinhan. hss /~ â€"Desided to. take 'fio action â€"on two comp . lodged by Raymond m@. Ohe corlcemed a charge for watâ€" er serviceés, which â€"was disputed by Mr . * wother. dealt with : damage request from the Cana» rcraft Society for a grant. cla.imed to have branches n. : ‘the :Comimisston â€" are i P # ered the "'; *then, QO“‘“‘ sls 2s ““ 2e Li at se s g . ‘ ie 430 S .‘ ‘ +i 4 i us ts 6 WA® 3 AA A -.y oo T. eft tnei' tion cone ‘there: > n E. McL d the Whole $ ?roducera ciation: Joseph tk, Ontario Milk Producers‘ :‘fiflon and C. H. Kemp, Onâ€" on P eese producers. _-_,__w- “Is oid ‘age not a condition?" asked :(.; ‘ ihn Knox, secretary of the meeting "Mr.. Bartleman thought not. “Is there not an age limit at which a man coul;l retire, even if in good _health?” ed Leo. La.londe, acting -as“cha.lrman ‘of the meeting.> â€" â€" "I don‘t know,"" said. Mr. . Bartleâ€" | moj ‘man. * fAnyway, it gives absolute proâ€" |p Réection to the. employee." thenQO dered tpe g. y hrl_.‘\ â€" Immediately following this ap w Gefll m w f:: | 6d ‘by LlQnSootty mmaham,,. <â€"But Ratepayers Decide They Dldn’t Want Sudbury Polâ€" Report, Anyway Then w.m S. Ackroyd, of the rateâ€" -payers executive, stepped into the disâ€" cussion hy The enquiry was cmem; ‘with the fact that two SudBury conâ€" stables had been found in a gambling place in uniform and were ‘considered to <have drawn diseredit to the Horce, the reply stated, saymg that ‘the police coufi;nisslon. }h{:tad aakedw for: the ~enâ€" a a; 'fl:he?t 0. subsed;;}ntly ‘been Q No copy of the enqulry was availâ€" able,. the Sudbury police commission‘s létter stated, but the. mayor ‘of SBudâ€" bury had given a copy ot it to Mr.. Doran. . : Bartleman thought tha reply should be filed as being. of no value. - “It does . not a,ssiat. us, he stated, nherned' mables had | where â€" the provincial police : were?" asked. Oouncillnr ‘Wim. Roberts. “Send them plan," agreed Goqn-_ cillor W,L,_ c t with the plan,. tellis h!m fsls letter was not. well received suggested the Mayor. "I think he is showing. a lot of weakness, sending us a letter like that 33. "...‘ Attomeyâ€"General ~Blackwell there- fore, will have an opportunity of checkâ€" ing up_ once more on. the. report subâ€" mltted by his police inspector.: â€" 'W’s ;nee h a - w of the Li ons 01 ub % No copy of . the enqulry was availâ€" able, the Sudbury police ‘commission‘s létter stated, but the. mayor of Budâ€" bury had given a copy of it to Mr. : Mr. Bartleman thought the reply should be filed as being. of no value. â€""It does not assigt us," he stated, pointing, out that thé sciroqmstances in Timmins and Sudbuny ‘differed conâ€" siderably. He suggested the ratepayers make anbther protest against the "enâ€" quiry not. belng completed." ‘Cowan, Lester Hill, W. 0. Langdon, ,JnhanauM.M.i}. ‘Belangtr; ~"I understand Mr. Doran | had the report of the Sudbury enquiry in his pocketâ€"when he spoke to us here," Mr. Ackroyd declared “We did not know he had it. ~Under provincial statutes, J. P. Barâ€" tleman told the meeting of 26 rateâ€" pb,yers last ‘night, town employees w:mld not draw a pension unless inâ€" cC@pheitated by sickness or accident. ‘Mr. Bartleman made this point as amendment to the minutes or pfivious meet.ing MK. B. Scott and J. Geils teamed up Wish Tdon Scotty Argdrews to give Monâ€" cussion. "I understand Mr. 'Doran ‘had the pocketâ€"when he spoke to us here," Mr. Ackroyd declared “We did not know he had it. ~~"I think. 3t is a very signmcant point that a member of the council acted in |â€" (Confinued on Page Four) A.â€"F. MoDowell will lead Branch . B8 of the‘ Canadian Legion for the report of the Sudbury enquiry in his | coming : ym. A€ w learnied <when ;the musm:tntallod np on Tuesâ€" .,fly +night. â€" ~With mu vloeji'e-ident. is ,Wm. C. Shteuie, * The second viceâ€" is: Walterc: Greaves. . Inâ€" ?jcxmmmmnpum«!m anceâ€"of ~Timmins~ ‘geography, â€" which | the councilâ€"was prompt to seize upon.| â€" "He~‘seem$s to be‘pretty hard to conâ€" vince, if heâ€" won‘t beiieve the pic= | "* tures,"‘â€"â€"Mayor J.. E. Brunette â€" | mented. "I am that ‘the officer who â€"gave the A'ttorney-(}eneral that | _ report; gave him wrong mformulon J { .thtnk\he ‘gave it to cover himself up.. . | "** “'phe impression the Attorneyâ€"Genâ€" | [ . ‘e;‘;ls letter gives the public is that i ies only objection is to the provincial | :po ljce using our streets" to get to the | "**""" 43 bicket linesâ€"to which we. had no ob-_ initr <drg |jection at. ‘all," ‘said Mayor ‘B_.}.(_; nette. |. _2‘ __. | "Wre should not take this lying, mbm provmcm Asmmey-cenw eral‘s department the’wmng way. < > “m'.mw times in wmch we dated by Wn into taking any mm M’«"Qanply the Attornesf- Genetn.mw "the: meecmg . Of ooun« oll ‘yesterday, stated. > ... was, of »course, as you very wen knmv ‘@ complete apsence of any imidation ‘by the Provincial Police m ~relation â€" to: the: lawful / picketing which is petmitted to_. memners of 2 strikingâ€"union.> . Ib‘ is â€" therefore, extremely re.gret.table that your. counâ€" cil lentItseif â€" to creating . the â€" public impression that there was. 1improper intimidation ~by the Provincial Police in detter continued. *‘ â€" pictures of st:lkersfind Frovinciait ,Pux.’ 1ce. ~Attorneyâ€"Generalâ€"â€" cla however,â€"that â€"he had asked for a reâ€" part and a map of tre area from the mspectof“ivho nad: boen in cnme ‘of the: O.P.P.â€" C here. He menâ€" uoned m"'m bemg : "to the west‘ side of the creek or in the No 30 t c d e 0P «s N 5 508 V uts o 4 valy k m # 4 % ® es m 9 «\..,. w 3?_-'. > es 2/ _A‘:’;v;:r'_a A"fi‘:' Apiccal wC ce s i; *X T No 37 m “_‘ ‘T‘ Y "_‘_‘.-. areds ed . receipt of ich > enclosea E Mr. T. 6. Hawkins, Tanmins â€" "Y‘s" mMmMen‘s Club; Mr. any Mis. Aurvey #reeâ€" man, ‘ITimmins Lions Club, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Keineck, â€"Mtr. anu Mis. Jxioett Amith,. Mr and MIs. A. mnea.' Kinsmen‘s cmb ‘ : extending very. hearty md dn*-? cere welcome :to guesis iur. tne: evening and especially apprecii un¢ many attending from. Soutfir i*orwplnel Club, fPresidem G N. Ross read me!-- Qiup; ebserved the â€" tweniyâ€"thaa an« niversary or tne birthaay of thisa. 10cal service club oy a spebial: night" ‘tuat proved m«m enjuyabre ana esting througnout. ‘ne gatoering flilâ€" eqa tae largeâ€"qcumning room of tne smpire ‘,uotel. In aadition to the mempers of olun Aana taeir‘ mcuea. tuere were mpmnunveg ‘tform â€" other service wunde, south ‘Porcumne Kiwanis peing particulariy ; well represamed tor this occasion. < : ;"~; * among, tae: suqm were;: Mayor amdf mrs: J. :; ~Brunesté; Miss: Doris; E. awauretsen, ottré Qommunity youncerts ASss0ciatiIOn, ‘LOoront; AMuss Merty Joyie; mIs. H. Mioya; Mmr. and mrs. H. M. a.agar. Missa ituwr Arnoiu; ML. and, Mrs. W. H. Burnes, New ; ‘mr. and Mrs.â€"otan. Garaner, wr. and Twentyâ€"two . muni opera.te under the. . system letter: tmm Oitwenq '. oouncilyesterday.. T"‘Wmfimm ulation from 500 in Ile Mai 000 in Verdun. the: Iettor' atam., "I know ofâ€"r n iuzset ' ".‘ tion. to support 1t, in Wwhich. cm or town had ‘helter stay as if 4." Jhe lettercontinued. : es _7 "Undoubtedly the: manazemm a municipality : as if ‘"it was a business ‘"In a brist, but. typicany Yitty adqfi; dress, Presidéfit FRoss reviewed tha_ ACâ€" tivities ‘of the local Kimms. pointing . out that during the years they lgad steadfastly and efficiently held tb theiréf; organization, with : a. policyâ€"fortiing body and a general: manager, appom‘bad‘ it and responsible to it for results, is the most logical system which has so far been suggested,‘" the letter stated. ‘At the ratepayers‘ mesting on Wbd~ needa.ynlghtJ P. Bartieman expréi his pléakure that the council had tol- lowed the ratepayers‘ suggestion to "consider":â€"the town manager systeth. â€" K.iuborn, br. a.nu Mrs. uaq.mr, dvkA . and mrs. Cuarence, anamun. w and Mrs. loyd : Hurudn, < Mr. nu Mrs. E.0 B., Langydon, Mr.â€"and Mis.. ‘W. E. Jgamie= son, Dr; and Mrs. W. H. Atikinsus: ump-- resenting South: Porcupine A.wanis); (Continued on Page Four): ©