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W < The Pioneer P: i of the Poreup | _ Established 1 8 Noranda Strike Story Told By Union Official ‘"Noranda miners gre now getting acts an hour more than Porcupine miners as a result of their strike, and 1 feel that the 3¢ gain can be yours if you show the proper deterinination and support to your union," Mr. T. F, McGuire, coâ€"ordinator of district No. 8, United Mine and Smelter Workers, who was in charge of the Noranda strike said when he concluded his adâ€" dress at the openinz meeting held in Empire Theatre Sunday night after telling the story of the strike Mr. McGuire said that the union in Noranda â€" became certified â€" several vyears ago. At the first meeting held several years ago management . officâ€" ials told them at the conference table, that the only reason they vwere sitting down with the union was because the law said they had to, otherwise they couldn‘t see where the. union was going to do anybody any guod. In conclusion Mr. McGuire said that he was pleased that some minc officials in the Porcupine had the courtesy to call in union officials and notify them of the 10c an hour inâ€" crease. which was an indirect result of the Noranda strike," he said. "If the mines had wanted to give you an increase why didn‘t they do it when the price of gold was $3.50 an oz more than it is now! "Don‘t blame the mine managers for your rates of pay or conditions, he said. "They are paid to run tne mine efficiently, policy and‘ rates of pay are decided by the divrectors on Bay Street, Toronto." "The yoke of fear which the Norâ€" anda mine held over their miners was thrown off, We gained 3c an hour over previous offer, and 3e an hour on retroactive pay. Inquest Finds\Truck Driver And Owners Negligent In Death Of Kirkland Lake Man After several months of negoliating the reconciliation Board brought in a report which the iinion accepted even though it was far from satisfactory. "We were in a strong position to â€"_"We also find that the owner of the trucks were negligent in allowing trucks to be operated without proper lighting equipment and for not proâ€" viding flares or other emergency lighting equipment." The above verdict was returned at the enquiry into the victim of a car accident on Wednesday afternoon. by Mr. F. E. Cooper, foreman of a jury composed of Messrs. Cybulski. Ewing, Setonâ€"Adamson and Cliff Miles. The enquiry was conducted by Coroner H. E. Montgomery. Witnesses driving in the car with deceased â€" Mr. and Mrs. Bauldry and Miss Bernice Jones, and Mr. Lawâ€" rie â€"â€" all testified to the fact that care was taken by the driver of the car which was going back to Kirkâ€" land Lake after a hockey match at the Mcintyre Aren. He saw, they said, that something was going to happen when the parked truck obâ€" scured the vision of another approachâ€" ing truck, which, (all testified) had only one light, the parked car showâ€" ing none. Boisvert pulled up sharp,> ly.- skidded. ran into the parked truck and all suffered injunes his own proving fatal. I Cloutier, who was driving the truck. told his story. The parked truck had broken down ecarlier in the day and he had left 1; later returning to tow it back to and waved, but was unable to warn the car in time. (Continued on Page Eight) Miss Ellen Terry, regent of the Imperial Order Daughters of â€" the Empire presided at a special meeting held at her home, Friday evening. Conveners of the various commitâ€" tees were appointed for the year and these, include, post war work convener, Mrs. A. Booker, assisted by Mrs. R. ‘Taylor and Mrs. W. Menear, hospital convener, Mirs. Ed Robinson assisted by Mrs. Art Moran, Mrs. A. F. Carriere, Mrs. Harry Leng, Mrs. J. Brady, Mrs. J. Dalton Sr., Mrs. J. E. Bannnig, Mrs. W. Menear and Mrs. R. Anderson; membership and introduction Mrs. R. Anderson, Mrs. J. Keene, Mrs. J. A. McInnis Mrs. J. P. Bartleman, Mrs. T. Warnock: convener of sick and visiting, Mrs. C. Pozzetti assisted by Mrs. R. Anderson. Entertainment Mrs. J. Theriault, Mrs. J. Huxley, Mrs. H. Darling, Mrs. I. K. Pierce, Mrs. A. E. P. Day, Mrs. C. Pozzetti, Mrs. L.F. Dickson ; child and family welfare, Mrs. Bid Wheeler,‘ Mrs. Harry Lloyd, Mrs. 4. Warnock, Mrs. Mamie Shaheen, MrsS. Louis Halperin, Mrs. A. Moran, Myrs. Ramberg. Education secretary for the adopted school at Redstone Mrs. T. Warnock: Empire study, Mrs. W. Mackie, Mrs. J. Booker, Mrs. T. Warnâ€" ock, Mrs. C. Chase; publicity and adâ€" vertising Mrs. Mackie assisted by MrsS. C. Chase, Mrs. J. Weinstein, Mrs. R. Taylor and Mrs. J. McChesney;home» Mrs. J. O‘Sullivan and Robert Allen, I.O.:D.E. Representative to the Guide Association Mrs. T. Warnock; soliciting committee MrS. R. Taylor, Mrs. K. Ramberg, Mrs. Ed Robinson, Mrs: A. Tomkinson, Mrs.: J. Doyle and Mrs. J. Brady. Miss Terry was especially pleased at the large number of members who turned out and plans were formulated for a sucâ€" cessful year. 1.O0.D.E. Committees Appointed for 1947 Finals for four of the events of the 12th Annual Porcupine Bonspiel will be played at the Mcintyre Arena Satâ€" urday, March ist. The grand agâ€" gregate for the Timmins Curling Club Trophy will be played on Sunday. . To date 20 rinks are left in the runâ€" ning for the Mashall Ecclestone Troâ€" phy and 19 still in the Geo. Taylor Trophy competition. The Dome Curlâ€" ing Trophy competition will â€" start Thursday and play for the G. R. White Trophy on Friday. Marcel Timm, 152 Commercial Avenu® and Roland Brouillard, Naybob Road, charged with breaking and entering the Palace Theatre Feb. 10 with the intent to steal were committed for trial at a higher court by Magistrate Atkinson. Charges involving Timm and Brouillard in the Cartier Theatre‘s $700 safeâ€" cracking Feb. 3 were dismissed. Announcement has been made at Hollinger Mines of the formation of a new department, Production Enginâ€" eering. in the Hollinger organization. It is a research department which will provide an engineering service for all production departments in the same way that the Stores Department renders the service of providing supâ€" plies for all departments. The new department will work unâ€" der the direction of and report to the general superintendent of Hollinger, Mr. James Dougherty. It is available to all departments for the study and analysis of special problems of operâ€" ation. New Production Engineerâ€" ing Dept. at Hollinger Mr. M. E. Williams. formerly Mill Superintendent at Hollinger, is superâ€" intendent of the newly formed departâ€" ment, and Mr. E. A. Perry, formerly Assistant Mine Captain, is the assistâ€" ant superintendent. There are twoi divisions within the department. Mr. D. W. Bent, formerly mine shift boss, is foreman of the Standards division. Mr. J. W. Thomson, formerly, mine shift boss, is foreman of the Research division. Establishing such a department has been under consideration for some time. as it is felt that there have been many probiems confronting both the management and the employees for which superintendence has not had the time necessary for detailed study. It is the conviction of management that the efforts of the new departâ€" ment will materially assist with a problem that is the concern of all employees of Hollinger and of all members of this community: To tinue the greatest volume of produc tion and the greatest volume of cinâ€" ployment. POLICE COURT in Timmins, Ont,,. Canadas 4 EVERY THURSDAY â€" Curling Notes After the. address on. Y work by Judge R. S. Hosking at the Campaign Dinner. in the Mcintyre on Monday the meeting was thrown_ open for questions. â€" The following are some of the questions and answers: (Q) â€""Will . the recreational director of the Community Activities Commitâ€" tee conflict with the Y secretary?" (A) There are. community recreaâ€" tional directors and °Y secretaries at work in many communities. Both work together The Y emphasizes smaller group . work more than the mass work of its contemporary. One is a publxc agency under the direction of : a municipal committee; the other (Â¥) is a private agency under a local board â€"of ‘directors. Questions and . Ansâ€" wers Proposed Porcupine Y Work Mr. Wendell Brewer, president of the C.A.C. saidâ€" that the Dept. of Edâ€" ucationâ€"._regulations stated that the C,A.C. must expose its. activities to the adults as well as to the youth of the cOmmumy He explained that there was no setâ€"up in the district for the leadership training which the Y will give, going on to mention that he and others in Timmins had benefitted by the YÂ¥ leadership course given in Coâ€" balt by Sandy Hall. ‘"I fail to see any duphcatlon of effort between the two groups, and if there is it doesn‘t matâ€" ter very much as long as both are Timmins Arena Completely Destroyed By Fire Feb. 23 Fire completely destroyed the tinâ€" derâ€"try Timmins Arena in less than an hour after it was discovered about 11 "o‘clock last Sunday morning. Two local broomball teams playing on the ice escaped without injury. The loss was estimated at $50.000. Five. youngâ€" sters are being charged after an inâ€" vestigation by local police. The fire started in one of the dressâ€" ing rooms in which the boys were beâ€" lieved to have been playing with matâ€" ches, but before the fire department arrived the building was a roaring mass of flames. Sparks caused immediate danger to houses along Second Avenue and the house at the corner of Birch and Secâ€" ond was severely scorched when the east end of the burning Arena colâ€" lapsed out into Birch Street. Howâ€" ever, firemen quickly prevented the fire from spreading., SR ECCC The Arena, built in 1914 at an esâ€" timated $50,000 by the Hollinger Conâ€" solidated Mines, was purchased by its present owner, John Carnovale, 30 Sixth Avenue, in 1932. En DE CCC While once the scene of many hockey playâ€"offs, boxing, bazaars, carnivals, moccasin dances and other main events of the district the Arena had lost the main sports after the Mcintyre Arena was opened in 1938. For the past number of years at was being used byâ€"midget and mercantile hockey teams.‘and broomball teams. It was a proud for Timmins when the fine. new Arena was comâ€" pleted in 1914, and it was two proud hockey teams that skated out on the new ice surface New Year‘s night, 1915, to play the first game of hockey in the Arena, a feature game between The first general strike to hit the coal mines ol*- f the maritime provinces since 1925 went into effect when a last minute Ottawa conference to avert a > walkout ended in a complete stalemate and 13, 00() miners laid down their pit lamps. The conference. called toâ€" head off. a paralyzing â€"mine tieâ€"up, broke down on the question of. making wage increases deâ€" pend on steppedâ€"upâ€" production. Meanwhile Canâ€" ada‘s coal production begins to dwindle as mines, such as the one shown at the RIGHT,> remain idle. Representatives of the Dominion Steel and (Continued on Page Five) TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY #ith, 1947 That breath Qf'Spring you smelled yesterday â€" afternoon â€"at â€" Mcintyre Gymnasium carried a promise of gaiety, a touch of romance and an entirely new look. To prove it, a parade of Spring fashions that would have done justice to the runaways of Gay Paree was shown.. The stores responsible for the hit parade were Shaheen‘s Ladies® Wear, â€"The Olive Thomson Shop, Helen‘s Style Shoppe, Koza‘s Ladies Wear, Smart Set Dress Shop and the Beaver Fur and Ladies Wear and the ‘highly successful afâ€" fair was sponsored by the Kinettes. Spring Fashion Parade Attracts Record Crowd Pleats. longer jackets and skirts and long moulded body lines will be the. fad in months to come, it seems, and for an added touch,: that close hgure-conscxoqs »look Fashion : has ‘idegcreed fishtails, flarâ€" ed â€"peplums~â€"and -back pleats. in suits. Some also featuxe the swallowâ€"tail dipâ€" at the back which is really new. Collars and lapels are back too, drapâ€" es, bustles, side and back, are more popular. than ever. . s Though you may not see it on the boardwalk; a new type of lounging pyjama was shown.. It was truly difâ€" fevent .â€".â€"... styled as it was with a full skirt look. Something really different for the Spring bride and her attendants are beautiful gowns of brocaded faiile. town and mine teams. The lineâ€"ups were: xh Town J. Dalton Holly. Marshall Ken DeLong _ W. Brazeau . Rover â€" Therriaulit centre _ Right Wing J. P. McLaughlin Jack Bacon In the winter of 1916â€"17 the Arena installed the carnival organ, a wonâ€" derful musical instrument (of that time) for the ice skaters and mocâ€" casin dances. Oldâ€"timers will remember the old hockey battles around 1919â€"20 when the old Arena was packed to the roof when Timmins battled their way into the. Allan Cup Playdowns against New Liskeard and Sault Ste. Marie. Walter Ececlestone From there into the early twenties hockey fever rode high in .Timmins attracting scouts from the National League that resulted in old time greats like. Duke McCurry, Jess Spring, Roy Waters, Porky Levine and Frank Maguire stepping up into hockey‘s highest circles. Many old hockey fans who have seen many 4 hockey player come and go still argue heatedly that those were the best hockey teams that ever batted the rubber around the ice surface of the Arena. and swear that the fasted forâ€" ward line that ever played in the north ‘country was the old Timmins line of Frank Maguire, Don Campbell and Joe Brennan. Cover Point Left Wing Goal Point Coal Corp. and officials of the maritime. district local of the United Mine Workers conferred â€"with Labor Ministr Humphrey Mitchell and his officials to reach some agreement. The company is basing its case on inability to pay the increased demands of the union and has received support from Commisâ€" sioner W. F. Carroll in its demand for. temporary government assistance. Freeman Jenkins, president of U.M.W., District No. 26, LEFT, has announced there wotld be no extension of the contract between the company and employees which expired Jan. 31. H. Pritchard Eddy McCoy T. Blackman Mine A. R. Globe Vieâ€" Emery Furs styled with all the elegance of preâ€"war glamor were also shown. The coats,â€" capes, stoles and the. beautiful white â€"erminge evening wrap . were «shown through.. the â€"courtesyâ€".of ~the Beaver Fur and Ladies Wear. A dream was the bridal gown modelâ€" led by Nadine Smith and the atâ€" tendants frock one in blue the other in pink were among the loveliest we have ever seen. Bright flower hats that look as if they might have been plucked from a flower garden and which are the Springtime dream of every woman were shown., some were small, some a shade larger, but all really looked like hats. The evening gowns, the afternoon frocks and sports cloths breathed everything in the wPy of glamor and more glamor. The decorativeâ€"scheme was a lovâ€" ely one, the backdrop of the. main ramp was done in pastel green on which a large trellis in the shape of a heart had been erected and fesâ€" tooned therein were a mass of. ramâ€" bler roses, huge sheafs of roses in soft yellow tones and blush pink shading into the deeper red ones were festooned on the huge pillars. In charge of the very attractive decoraâ€" tions were Mrs. Os Carter assisted by Mrs. Sam Mitchell, Mrs. B. Robinâ€" son and Mrs. Len Lumb. Mrs. R. E. Sturgeon, presidcn? of the Kinettes welcomed the guests and Mrs. Robert Stock was commentator and filled the role very beautifully and capably. The fewellery which was an overâ€" lture. to compliments was from the superb collection of Louis Halperin. During intermission Mrs. W,. Dunn rendered two lovely solos. ‘"When Song Is Sweet" and ‘"Passing By‘‘ she was accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Wilkins noted local musician, Mrs. Wilkins supplied all the music for the afternoon affair. Those modelling included Miss Naâ€" dineâ€" Smith, Miss Shirley Ramberg, Miss Helen Channen, Mrs. G. Powell, Miss Elsie McFadden, Miss Mary Blake, Mrs. Bill Harrison, Miss Jacâ€" kie Brazeau, Mrs. B. Taylor, Mrs. D. Ogilvie, Mrs. J. Purdie, Mrs. Bob Harâ€" vey, Mrs. I. Robertson, Mrs. G, Ellies, Miss Anne Cochrane, Miss Fleurette Momy, Mrs. J. D. Hope, Mrs. Orville Kennie. Miss Vivian Pierce, Mrs. Henâ€" ry Kelneck. Mrs. A. Barker, Miss Winnie Pexton, Miss Joyce Gonzales, Mrs..Ron Moyle, Miss Marcella Keelâ€" ey, Miss Agnes Evans, Miss Jeanâ€" mnine Morin, Miss Lesque and Miss Doreen Whittam. Modelling junior dresses were Paulâ€" ine McCoal and Salle Anne Kearns. Coats were modelled by little Suzâ€" anne Chenier and Beverley Giardine. Winners of the lovely prizes donâ€" ated by the merchants sponsoring the fashion parade were Miss H. Harrison who won a Spencer hat donated by Koza‘s Ladies Wear, Mrs. P. Keast was the winner of any hat in the Smart Set Dress Shop, The ten dollar bill donated by the Beaver Fur and Ladies Wear was won by Mrs. A. Maclennan. A smart purse donated by Shaheen‘s Ladies Wear was won by Mrs. G. H. Morgau. The $10 worth of merchandise donated by . Olive Thomson Shop went to Mrs. Paver and Mrs. D. R. McKenzie was winner of the $10 worth of merchandise ofâ€" fered by Helen‘s Style Shoppe. Youth Needs Idealism And Leadership Y Seems Solution Clubs Informed Nurses Pay Increase $5 to $6 Day, March 1 At the last meeting held on Februâ€" ary 11th, 1947, the Porcupine Chapter of the Registered Nurses‘ Association of Ontario endorsed the recommendâ€" ation of the Private Duty section to increase the fee for eight hour private duty service fronm $5.00 to $6,.00 exâ€" clusive of meals. This adjustment was endorsed 100% by the Association for the follownig reasons: 2.©©100% increase in cost of uniâ€" forms. 1. Advance in general cost of livâ€" ing 25.8% at November 1, 1946. 4. There has been no advancement of the fee since 1942 and an adjustâ€" ment of $1.00 is still below advances given to workers at government diâ€" rection. 5.. The private duty fee of $6.00 to $7.00 is already in effect in most of the centres in the Province of Ontâ€" ario. This letter is to advise the general public through the courtesy of the press of this change which is to be put into effect commencing March 1, 1947. We take this opportunity to thank you for your continued supâ€" port and coâ€"operation and. suggest that when employing nurses you make a special request for those who are active members of their profesâ€" sion. ; Mayor J. E. Brunette Endorses °Y Campn. The following is a text of the adâ€" dress given by Mayor J. E. Brunâ€" ette on the YMCA campaign. "It is with a great deal of pleasure that I speak to you today on behalf of the Porcupine. Y.M,.C.A. fundâ€"raisâ€" ing campaign, which commenced. toâ€" day and continues until March i1st, 1947. As you possibly a~group of 22 business and professional men in the community have organized a Board of Directors for a Y.M.C.A. for the Porcupine District. I, as a Mayor of a Porcupine comâ€" miunity, endorse wholeâ€"heartedly their ambition that there be created an organization such as a Y.M.C.A.. for which I sincerely believe . . . there is a need within our Community and surrounding district. Their first objective is to bring in a trained fullâ€"time General Secreâ€" tary to organize Community Y work, using available facilities. Such a proâ€" gram. based on developing real leadâ€" ership among the boys and girls themâ€" selves has proven highly successful in . many communitiee with youth problems. The local Board of Direcâ€" lors and the Generals Secretary will be able to call on the experience and krowledge that the YMCA has acâ€" cumulated over a period of 102 years in 68 countries. This will be of ‘great value in assuring the community of successful programs and instruction oveér a wide range of topics in the athletic ~and educational field and which in turn embraces working in personnelâ€"counselling coâ€"operative projects wit hschools, service clubs and other local organizations, Published in Timmins., Ont., Canada EVERY THURSDAY During the IO-day'campai‘gn it is hoped‘ that a total of $30,000 will be collected, which will sufficâ€" ient funds for two or three years to establish, as has been done in other Plans for a modern sports arena in Timmins got under way Tuesday night when a special meeting was held in the Municipal building and passed the following resolution: "That the Timmins Community Acâ€" tivites Committee acknowledge its reéâ€" sponsibility towards providing a comâ€" munity centre for the town of Timâ€" mins and that immediate action be taken to secure funds to acquire suitâ€" able property to begin the construcâ€" tion of a modern skating and hockey Dressing room committee was comâ€" posed of Mrs. E. B. Reed and Mrs. J. Sullivan. Special thanks was extended the various committees by Mrs. R. E., Sturgeon and especially, to the folâ€" lowing. Father Morin of St. An-. thony‘s Cathedral for the use of the carpet, to Bruce Leek for the flowe:s. to the Schumacher High School. for chairs, to Mr. Crosby and his comâ€" mittee for greatly assisting in arrangâ€" ing the hball, to the models, to â€"Louis Halperin and to Kay Curry. . (Continued on Page Eight) . _Judge â€"R. S. Hosking, general secâ€" reétary of the YMCA for Canada, in his opening remarks to the members of the service clubs of the Porcupine at the Campaign Dinner at the Mcâ€" Intyre Monday night, said the turnâ€" out was a tribute to the businessmen of the district who would take time to: come out and busy themselves in the welfare of youth. . Mr. P. T. Mois: ley, chairman of tht Campaign Comâ€" mittee, acted as chairman. At the head table were members of the YÂ¥ committee, presidents of the service clubs, representatives from Timmins, Tisdale and Whitney Townâ€" ships, and managers of two of the district mines. Judge Hosking said he was always certain of a sympathetic hearing when speaking of youth to service clubs, And, at present all across Canada youth was in the spotlight, a result of the war. The emphasis in the war had been on youth, and their health, physical fitness and education had been of primary importance in buildâ€" ing up armed forces that Canada could well be proud of. Many comâ€" munities wanted to build community centres as a war memorial to the youth that had died in the great struggle. Batile .of. Britain. when.a. small. outâ€" numbered force of Spitfires and Hurâ€" ricanes had fo.dght off, German planes which outnumbered them many times. That force was composed of many Canadian boys, lads just fresh out of school, with insufficient â€" training, many of whom, their ammunition ex«â€" hausted, had crashed into German Messerschimdt‘s to bring them down. "Our office has been beseiged with questions from across the Dominion." the general secretary ‘said. "communâ€" ities wondering how they can get a Y in their town. And it is a tragedy of Canadian life that there is no cenâ€" tral national office where a communâ€" ity can get plans, programs and adâ€" vice for such :community centers. The Y National Council have had their hands full with their own work but they still made an attempt to answer and give advice to all the questiom, "There has beenr Gallup Poll and other | questionaires takén asking if people think this generation is going to pieces;" the Judge continued. "I answer ‘that this generation ~transâ€" cends my generation, that this is one of the finest generations of Canadâ€" ians that ever "Many of those boys were part of what we call our depression generaâ€" tion. Lads who had roamed across the country looking for work, riding the: rods, sleeping in haystacks and barns. And the democracy which couldn‘t provide jobs for these lads in time of crisis called upon them to save democracy. These boys became the cornerstone of the Battle of Britâ€" ain h OmE NP ism, burns out the good citizen in many: and there are mental wounds caused by war that causes more trouâ€" ble and are harder to detect than physical wounds. These mental and physical wounds take much longer to heal than body wounds; and, if we‘re not careful, depression of the spirit and lowering of morale sets in. "To the victor belongs the spoils has long been a myth However, to the victor does belong the responsiâ€" bility to see that the future is secure, "Now people are resolved that we must do better for our youth than we did before the war, that we must enâ€" able them to lead full, adequate lives! rink as the initial step in providing such a community centre." and skating and will seat about 3000 people. Portable flooring and ice eâ€" quipment will permit quick changes for various sports such as Music Fesâ€" tivals, flower shows, community conâ€" certs and dancing engagements by A special ways and means commitâ€" tee was appointed to bring in the detailed report on cost, financinz and a possible site. Members of the committee are; W. J. Marks, chairman; councillor J.E. H. . Chateauvert, Wendall Brewer, Jack Downey and Bim Sturgeon. By last night the committee had four probable sites under consideraâ€" tion and arrangements for a finance committee setup were expected to be completed today. The proposed structure is intended to serve at least 10 major groups in addition to ice facilities for hockey modate softball, basketbail, badmin« ton, tennis, roller lknm md other activities. # Single Copyâ€"Five Cents Floor facilities would also accoms« (Continued on Page Eight) The Pioneer Paper of the Pomupjna Established 1912 inâ€" England just after the