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_ Fromally the TCAC was an oulâ€" % growth of the old Youth Welfare + council and it got underway last Febâ€" _ ruary 1, when R. E. "Bim" Sturgeon mas appointed director of recreation. _ ‘Town fathers set aside a budget of _ $28,000 for the work and the province _ promised assistance by way of paying . the salary of the director. is shared among many members of the one, man most: altéctly Mible for. the: TCAC has. ‘been B. Brewer, a ‘public spirited who after viewing the operaâ€" ot m plans in Sout onâ€" e an indefatigable le smrumon and education underway, adâ€" dgressing the town council on the matter spenaking before the town‘s service clubs mnd buttonâ€"holing every person he knew to sell the plan to them. He got ;‘ These persons were: high scool board Gaorge Knowles; public school board, 3floy Hardy; separate school board, Jules Badeski; Lions Club, Wendell Brewer (chairman); Kinsmen, Don Hardy; Y‘s men, Courtney Drew; Kiâ€" wanis, Jack Downey, town councilâ€" : lors Philip Fay, Hector Chateauvert and Leo. Del Villano; Légion, "Gig" Carsâ€" ‘ well. To lend the feminine viewpoint ‘ to the group, Mrs. K. Johnston was apâ€" y e t »-\ zyw claipt tagryl ue ds 12 Person Committee ‘A twelveâ€"person committee was set ‘«to supervise the operation of the plan with representatives from the 6 council, the three school boards, poinfied memberâ€"atâ€"large. The TCAC swung swiftly into action, but with discretion. In the of those who already supervised organized sport in Timmins, the TCAC was someâ€" thing of an innovation and if its dirâ€" PCmm y OO s mm Alberta Lump w Red Jacket Stoker Coal â€" Dry Wood Saturday, Jan. 17 _ _ "#.30 Sch. T en‘ Cadets 9.00 pm. 5. Porcupine vs Moneta Siunday, Jan. 18 â€" E. Holland, Prop. . PHONE 2120 lfl Commcrcm Timmins s ; 80 ‘Op.m. Combines vs Micintyre Mnday, Jan. 19 $ pm. Heollinger vs Combines Tuesday, Jan 20 8 p.m. Combines vs Hollinger Wednesday, Jan. 21 ~‘ORDER YOUR the town‘s service clubs and the Thursday. Jan. 15 p.m Moneta vs. Sch. Lions 8.30 ‘Public Skating Skating Club all: day, Friday Jan. 16 A. Chalifoux Phone 2923R _ 2512.p NOW * ez 5o ‘When milder weather came, "Bim" Sturgeon organized a. Marble Tournaâ€" ment which was perhaps the outstandâ€" ing success of the year. 4,000 primary school students in all: competed and the finals were played in a Third aveâ€" nue theatre and broadcast over the However, some of the outstanding acâ€" complishments of the TCAC last Spring were under the direction of the Adult Education Committee. This committee fostered clagses in art, drama, parent education, crafts, music and weaving, all of which were actively attended and supported by town adults. air. Blatz And Kirkconell Two noteworthy personages brought to Timmins under the auspices of the Adult Education Committee were Dr. W. E. Blatz, noted child psychologist, and Professor Watson Kirkconell, outâ€" standing antiâ€"Communist speaker. in the community by both these visâ€" itors, unusual scenes taking place parâ€" ticularly when Professor Kirkconell gave his address in a local theatre. Another outstanding contribution of the Adult Education Committee last Spring was an art show from the Naâ€" tional galleries which was brought to town under the auspices of the comâ€" mittee. f poyuaro Sem dopesues v jo Suppoume _ Spring merged with Summer, the ‘TCAC brought forward a specialized program of playground activities for the town‘s children. Four playgrounds were established about the town. Qualâ€" ifiled instructors taught children arâ€" chery, swimming, tennis and track and flela sports: t’n addition to regular playâ€" vng, a,rchepy zind Qren was the. smmmin.g program ‘Gilli¢s lake. Here lifeguards and ‘inâ€" Fuctors. weht all out to teach swimâ€" f and> by the. season‘s end more s 280 had been su cessfully taught ‘@and some: 600 in all â€"had reâ€" cbived instruction. â€" Meanwhile 14 swimmers had become qualified. as inâ€". structors, 65 obtained Red Cross awards and many passed the standard life savâ€" ing tests. Tennis was also well supported. Usâ€" ing the Hollinger courts 150 youngsters were organized into a community leaâ€" ; ng, archepy lbn mr ‘track y ,héld’bnce : among the dren: was the. swmmfins progtra: ‘Gilli¢s lake. Here lfeguards an ructors: wentr all out to teach s : mfl by the. season‘s end h:260 had been sticcessfully te aswim and some* 000 in all ha ~On July 1 a track meet was held in which 300 youngsters took part in 72 events. f ~‘This Fall and Winter the two outâ€" standing events sponsored by the TCAC were a special exhibit of handicrafts and ‘the Christmas Carol Festival. Great public interest was evinced in SMIC mes. THATâ€" , AT THE When one sees the plump gent hurâ€" rying from department to department about the town hall with a rather . harassed look on his face (said to have been induced by lengthy dealings with politicians and. newspaper reporters) there is generally an old bylaw or two hanfgmg‘out of his pockets, or a coOpy of Amendment 610, section 12(Z), of the Municipal Act or some such inâ€" volved and highly legalized, docunent in his hand or somewhere about his person. For clerk Salomaa is the gentleman who steers unwary councillors along the paths of municipal rectitude and halts brash moves by fledgling poliâ€" ticians with lightningâ€"like quotes form fany one Of the political almanacs The Town of Timmins offers THREE plans for payment of 1948 taxes as follows: . Plan No. 1 â€" Prepayment } : % Discount on Prepayment made February 1 to March 31, 1948 K‘J(/ + Discount on Prepayment of the second instalment between Ap ril 1st an‘d June 30th, 1948, 1% Discount on Prepayment made prior to January 31, 1948, Fa No. 2 â€" Monthly Instalment . ’l‘axpzyers may take advantage of our Budget plan involving 12 instalments â€"The first instalment must be , made prior‘ to Jafinary 31u 1948, â€" and subsequent lnstalments must be | before theiend of each month. Discounts are allowed on. prc- payments: made according to.Plan No. 1. Plgnjflii; 3\â€"â€" Two Instalments The Due Daites for the 1948 regular plan are: First Instalment â€" 50% â€" May 31st, 1948. Second Instalment â€" 50% â€" August 30th, 1948 Prepaymenfl of Taxes is a means of saving to the TaXpayer as the above flat discounts equal x per annum rate of 3 Your coâ€"opieration is requested to help maintain the stability Qj the Town‘s financial position,. L #, â€"~CERTAIN PHASES in THE EARTH‘S ORBIT MAY INDUCE EARTH‘S ORBIT MWAY INDUCE / A RELAPSE. YM.NOT SUREâ€" BuT YOU QuUuGHT TO BE ARN ED (MEANâ€"â€" stt (BABy AGAIN T l'e Appears in West j | "D.P. From Ontario" which guide council procedure. ‘Well; theâ€"wellâ€"liked town clerk rose to his feet,at Monday‘s council meetâ€" ing and announced: "Gentlemen, you have probably heard about this alâ€" ready but it is part of our municipal correspondence and I had better read it." i ‘ > Whergupon the clerk read.aloud an invitation to council to atténd a meetâ€" ing of the Timmins Kiwanis club on Monday, January 12, at noon. t By coincidence, council had attended this meeting of the Kiwanis club just four hours before it gathered about the council table and hence the inâ€" vitation was to a gathering which had already taken place. But proceedure is proceedure and Clerk Salomaa is sticking to it, through thick and thin and come what may. No one is going to point their finger at him and say he isn‘t on the job. Cz ®._ "‘?00 of theséD'Ps from On- tario have come to theâ€" west . to work in the‘ mines," Mr. Murphy toid "an audience ot»* 400 ‘persons vu’ho attended rally of t-he unioh in the Embire tre.." were. residents here in Tin who coudn‘t llVe on the here q.nd who ha.‘ve come to the coast where the pay is better." V. SALOMAA, Treasucer. E. MARTIN, Collector. y‘s rally of t-he es MYSEL SOME CLOTHES x ucnmn.z.)z. ~AND THEN â€" _# Foe tm 00 on _ YHOM L109 3/N~\.| *MON JlYHL AYHOM OL \| LNgAVH T L109 â€"Avuos Full partxculars may be obtained â€"atâ€" any branch IMI’EIIIAI. BANK tmb uh o 4 ~ P TVE (a) If your certificates are on ~deposit for safeâ€"keeping, the Bank will undertake to forâ€" ward each one to Ottawa as it matures and credit your account with the cash when received. The charge for this service is five cents per certificate. - (b) If you own certxficates not in the Bank’ care, deposit them now, for safeâ€"keeping and redemption, at any branch of this Bank The charge for this service is five cents per certxficate plus the regular safeâ€"keeping fee. N@té Each owner signs a letter of authority to the "Bank and avoids, necessxty for personal cndorsement on the: certxficates War Saungs Cc:;lljwa»ies converwd to : mterest-‘ bearing Savings Deposits ‘as they mature." â€" y Our: Service : _ to Certificate Folders: â€" +Branch â€"H.B. Henderson â€"â€" Mgr. â€"_ OF CANADA "THE BANK FOR YOU*" arEeaAr scorr! ive aor to GET THEREâ€"IFE |‘m NOT TOO _ LATE ALREADPY, | [#