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io invesiagate ADGd UUL what they were. ash aid To Councfilors When you invite a big officlal up w| ‘yuour room for a party he will sit _ _down and listen to you forethe whole _ evening. Before when we ddn‘t allow big. expenses, you had to wait outside a man‘s office in the parliament Buildâ€" iugs sometimes for days before you _rould get in to see him." : â€" (He said that local politiciansâ€" were now "friends" with almost everyone ~ in Queen‘s Park. 3. “You learn a lot of things too, when % ymtalktothese men this way," he â€" stated. "It is valuable experience." :; He said that when you talked: to an â€" official in a hotel room "over a drink or two" you were not bothered with ~~_the interruptions usually experienced i# when you called at his office. | "When you are in his office you are .tkways being interrupted. The phone always ringing Ot his secretary is walking in and out with messages and the first thing you know your ttme is‘ « \ Despite the fact that no public disâ€" cussion occured at Monday‘s meeting of Tâ€"mmins town ccuncil concerning the amount of travelling expenses paid to the town‘s elected representatives when they travel to conventions, meéetings and other parleys which take place out~â€" side of Timmins; and despite the fact that council passed a motion approving these rates without declaring publicly what they were, the Advance managed to ascertain through investigation just how much town fathers receive when c e 3x C Â¥ | 4 : m j E; 6 3 L f s . k o ' 5 3 t 7 a® is < w $ k wt 4 4 they go on junkets to the South, Timmins councifiors receive rail fare with berth plus $15 per day for "expenses."‘ . All Timmins councillors who have travelled as representatives of the town during the past five years have been paid this sum per day. Heads bobbed in agreement about| The Advance has learned that the two the council table. new ‘members of council who were However, the spectators in the council elected in Tisdale this year are lookâ€" chamber did not know. Nor would anyâ€"| ing askance at the sum paid per day cne who is a in Timmins have in the past for travelling expenses of known had the Advance not decided counciliors. It is anticipated that the to investigate and find . out exactly new members may dcompel the old guard what they were. , to change their spending habits. _ AVâ€"_ i MO M C T5 $ oo se d 200 00 o Up to the present, this has been very hushâ€"hush affair. The newlyâ€"elected 1948 council quickâ€" ly approved these travelling expenses at Monday‘s meeting. After preparaâ€" tion in private at one of counc‘l‘s comâ€" mittee meetings, the motion to apâ€" prove the travel bornus was read aloud by Clerk Victor Salomaa. "Dcoes everycne know what these exâ€" penses are? Perhaps you had better explain them," suggested Mayor Eyre. "I think everybody knows. We disâ€" cussed it before," replied the clerk. aHowed . for entertainment ‘when ont is dealing with offic:als in Qgegrx_'s Park. Ee se â€"v“vvw LC q‘mey pald dist.rwt. ticians in traâ€" vwmm ‘expenses wlien they journey to the South was made this week by municipal official in a conversation wflh the Advance. "It is not as bad"as it souuds he declared, ‘"‘Liberal expenses should be t;{)v E- he has to.. 5ee gomeone â€"else before you have a cl\'ance to explam your whole story." borfrcats d oY good. room which réflected the presâ€" tige of the municipality you had to pay $5 a day at the Royal York. Buying meals for officials and représentatives from Oother municipalities ‘at $1.50 a plate was ailso expens.ve, he said. Moreover, taxis also had to be taken into consideration. "You wouldn‘t want the representâ€" ative of a: Northern . municipality. . to live in a secondâ€"rate hotel where he couldn‘t meet anybody, would. you?" Town Planners Ask Sweepmg ng Powers _â€"â€" On Sale of Land; Council Goes Slow *}\ splrited deteace of_ the amount of He also pointed out that to get a «A second and more surprising disâ€" covery concern.ng travelling expenses of councilicrs in the Porcupine municiâ€" palities was made by the Advance this week when, after learning that the ‘Timmins politicoes received ra:l fare, berth and $15 a day, it was learned that the councillors in Tisdale put their Timmins confreres to shame IN TEHSDALE. COUNCILLORS WHO TRAVEL AT THE PUBLICS EXâ€" has proved to be probably the most widely travelled council in the province. It has been the rule that several counâ€" cillors go south to attend conventions or such other functions as township fathers see fit. Junkets in which four or five members of council travel to these affairs have been quite common. This has been going on s.nce early in the war. Moreover, Tisdale council No official estimate as to how inuch Tisdale councillors have spent on traâ€" velling expenses during 1947 is yet aâ€" va‘lable, but it is anticipated that the sum would be sufficient to pay the wages of several more township â€" emâ€" ployees should the municipality have required them. Reporting: to the Timmins Aduit Education Group executive last weelf Reg. Fisher, instructor for the classes, said that the classes in basic English for the D.P.‘s at the Abitibi Camp twelve miles frem town were going along successfully and satisfactorily. DP‘s In Bush Camps Studying English the English classes. Instruction ‘was. based on text books provided by the. Dept. of Education. Most of those. taking the classes were making: very. good progress. At Christmas time, Mr. Fisher had them singing English Christmas. carols, and not only did they sing well, but they thoroughly. enjoyed this feature. There were some unusually fine voices among the young imen. About seventy, out of a 4otal of ninâ€" etyâ€"seven, were regularly attending For convenience in teaching, Mr. Fisher had divided the â€" group ‘into three classes of 32 and 33 each. Most of them are very keen and enthusiasâ€" tic in learning the new language. While most of the D. P.‘s at this camp are Polish, there are several other nationalities represented. None of them, with the exception of the interpreter, was able to speak Engâ€" lish, but they are picking it up speedâ€" NEWCOMERS Mr. and Mrs. T. Anglish of Covenâ€" try England, arrived on Monday to take up residence in Timmins. he asked. "People may think $15 a day and particularly $25 a day is a lot of money, but you have to remémber that a representative of the town who is in the Scuth is not receiving his ndrâ€" working at home." matter be deferred in order to permit further consideration of the issue. "Well. the planners can‘t go ahead with any bvlaws at all if this is not would mean that all their work is for . BERTH AND $25 PER DAY. which he would obtain While .# 35 Cents Proposed iLocally Refused Admission . To Bus Fare Parley, Mine Union Protests The wage increase of 35 cents per hour which is the new objective of the International Union of M.ne, Mill*and Smelter Werkers was proposed by Ernie White, representative of Local 241 at the~mveting â€"of the Wage Policyâ€"Comâ€" mittee last weekend, a union spokesman told the Advance today. ‘The wage Members of Council Guests of Kiwanis parley was attended by top union â€"exâ€" ecutives of Canada and the United "This indicates that the figure of 35 cents has the complete backing of LOoâ€" cal 241," the spokesman. said. . "It was not : sometHing ‘imported by someoneé who is not acquainted with the situaâ€" tion here in the Porcuipne." He declared that the new subsidy plan "completely cut the ground from under mine operators who stated they could not affotdâ€" to pay ‘incrtéased "The new subsidy plan is a gooqd | LCry nere wno LLIGGU U AIVG one and no mistake," he stated. "Even| bonus," he stated. if noâ€"increase in production of gold is| He said that wage increases could made it directly subsidizes with govâ€" be probably gained only through hard. ernment money a wage increase." ships." But I‘d sooner go on strike a~â€" ‘The 1948 president of the Timmins Kiwanis club had an guspicious start of the year in the luncheon at the Empire botel on Monday. Not only was the attendance larger than at any recent luncheon, but the programme was double cne. Mayor Karl Eyre and members of the town council were special guests for the day, and an inâ€" spiring‘ and helpful address was deliâ€" vered by the guest speaker, Les. Viâ€" pond, National Boys‘ Work Secretary for Canada for the Y.M.C.A. Mayor Eyre and councillors Les Baiâ€" ley, H. J. Quinn, Fred Quesnel,* Leo Del Villano and Urbain Aubrey gave brief but effective addresses, and made an excollent impress‘on. While openâ€" ing with wit and humour, Mayor Eyre rouched seriously on town affairs, promising that the 1948 council would do its best to serve the public efficientâ€" ly and well. . Business would be conducâ€" teéd on a democrat‘c basis, and he solâ€" icited the coâ€"operation of the Kiwanis and, all cther good citizens. chairman of the planning comâ€" mittee of the council, Councillor Les. Bailey touched on the plan he had in im‘nd ~â€" the improvement. of conditions at the Timmins cemetery. Grafs and trees were among the things particuâ€" alrly necessary and he outlined a plan whereby, through the use of "bees," and similar plans, the work could be done without too much cost. A union spokesman protested toâ€" day against exclusion of the union from council‘s discussion of the transport#tion bylaw reducing {ares introduced ty the ret ring 1947 council. A ‘delegaticn freoem the mine union appeared at a private meeting cf council to discuss the matter on Tuesday evening but was refused admission to the meetâ€" "The man with the lunch pal is vitally concerned with the transâ€" portation problem," Henry Horâ€" cwitz, international organizer said. "He should be permitted to hear what is going on and voice h‘s cpinions. We co not believe counâ€" cil is wise in holding back inforâ€" mation at secrct meetings when such an ‘mportant subject is dis- cussed." He said that the, union would have a delegation at Monday‘s regâ€" ular meeting of council. TIMMINS,.ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY. 15th 1948 IUnion' Blasts Prices Asks For Recontrol Primary point emphasized by a sucâ€" cession of speakers at Sunday‘s public rally of the International Union ‘of Mine Mil and Smelter Workers was the fact that local m ners cannot conâ€" tinue to feed their families properly or meet general living expenses at the present inflated cost cf living. Living costs in comparison to curâ€" rent wage scales was thk subject of scath ng comment of bpeaker aftcx speaker. * ? "Compared to Sudbury, }he price sitâ€" uation here is beyond understandâ€" ing," declared Nels Thibegult of Local 598 Sudbury. ‘"It is impossible for me to understand how you petple do more than exist.. Our wage ratés in Sudbury are 20 eents an hour higher, yet we pay $3 less per ton. for. ¢oal and the price of milk is 18 cents." He sa‘d that wages in the Nickel Belt had been 63 cents per hour kefore the union cbtained while today they are 96% cents. | "For the ordinary m‘ner in the stope of a Kimberley gold mine the rate of pay is $1.15‘% cents an hour and he dcesn‘t work any harder than you. It is the same kind of goId he is minâ€" ing and these companies a‘:’re controlled by those who control thq gold mines here. Is it because the boss gets sofâ€" ter in the heart as he mog/es Wwest? Harvey Murphy, regional director for lhe unicn in Western Canada, used biuug sarcasm in getting the pomt across What do *they mean by low grade? The companies themselves determine the stope they want a man to work. Halinorn 44 â€"more prOfi +than sany. mine in the country. Does it make any difference to a grocer or a butcher when you walk in and say I work in a marginal mine?" Mr. Murphy‘s voice dripped with sarcasm. There was laughter and loud applaube from the audience, of 400. . "They talk about Jow irade mines. He terméd the bonus system a "suckâ€" er system." "It means the mines get more work out of you for less money," he stated. He said that the bonus sysem was also employed in B. C., but that the crew in a stope could revert to dmly wages if conditions warranted it. ; "There are Iocts of guys in the cemeâ€" tery here who tried to live on the bonus," he stated. guest speaker held the attention of all with his inspiring and helpful address. Character forming, he pointed out, was one of the world‘s great needs at any time, but in these unustial times it was of more than ordinary need. To right the vresent ill conditions in the world peace and goodwill were essenâ€" tials, and, of necessity, the world had to depend cn the young people of toâ€" day for a successful future. ‘The speaâ€" ker outlined some of the ways in which the Y.M.C.A. attempted to build charâ€" acter and good citizenship, and to deâ€" velop good will and understanding in the communrty and in the nation. Presidsnt Quinn expressed the thanks of the club for the address, the apâ€" preciation also being expressed by the prolonged applause given theâ€"address. A letter was received from the V.O.N. acknowledging with thanks the reâ€" céipt of a cheoue for $100.00 .from the Timinins Kiwanis. K wanian Nick Basciano led courâ€" munity singing, with Secretary W. H. Wilsen at the piano. * President Quinn spoke of plans for the ensuing year. At a recent special meeting of directors, together with some of the past presidents and others intérested, committees for the year had been selected.. Copies.of the list of a hh h.4 MBR olsc tA ne to feed their familites prc et general living expenses a it inflated ccst cf living. ing costs in comparison to wage scales was th}a subje ng comment of speaker er. * ; Heavy Fire Losses: As Garage Destroyed Cue of the worst fires to take place in Eouth Percup ne in recent years ocâ€". cured last night when the gy*age buildâ€" ing ‘occupied by Couwncillicor Joseph Raybould and owned by Thomas Caâ€" hill, Strachan avenue, was compléetely destrqyed. Firemen of the local briâ€" gade put up a gallant fight to battle the flames in 25 below zero weather, but the fire swxftlv became out of conâ€" trol. Damage has not been estimated. In. add tion to the loss of the building, Ltwo automobiles were destroyed,. as well asg all of Mr. Raybould‘s garage equipâ€" ment. . Taking a quctation from Alice ml ‘Wonderland concernning cabbages and kings Rsid Robinson, international vice~ president of the union, placed, the blame fcr the skyrocketing prices of cabbage and other fcodstufis at the docrstep of Prime Minister MaoKenme King. â€"Two trucks owned by the garageman and two horses belonging to a local dairy were saved. gainst the boss than agaimnst my family and tell them to eat less. We will only set the conditions we want by sLandmg together as honorable workâ€" men.‘" "Mr. King predicted disaster in PM speech a year ago if price controls were. lifted," Mr. Robinson said, "Well, con~. trols have ‘been lifted and disaster has. certainly arrived. I wonder if Mr. King feels the same way about prioe eentrols today as he did a year ago." Mr. Robinson said that efforts were being made to discredit and divide. the m‘ne union by using the "Red. bogey." P "When I arrived here the Tl:mmins§ Press said there was a RecL invasion of: the ‘ It was sonie invasion. I was all by myself. I wonder what they will say now when they see these genâ€" tlemgn," he said indicating the union. officials on the program. ‘"I suppose we arc‘all classed as ‘foreign agitators‘. Well the true agitators are the wages miners are getting and prices they have to pay." Pro Cathedral Has Progressive Year The annual congregational meeting cf St. Matthew‘s Pro Cathedral was held in the church hall Monday evenâ€" Ing. Reports submitted by the various groups within the church indicated that the parish had passed through a year. of ‘exceptional progress. Reports were submitted by the Ladies Gutlld, the Women‘s Auxlliary, the Twixters Club. the Sunday, School, the Mens Club, the Altar Gulld the A.Y. . the Girl Guides and. the Scouts and Cuba Officers for the cothing year ‘ were elected 9 They are: Rector‘s Warden, Fred Walno;* People‘s Warden, J. Tayâ€" lor; Vestrymen, J. Smylie. S. A, Caldâ€" bick. Jack Birkett, J. H. Stovel, Reg Stoneman and R. Milne. Lay Representatives to the Synod are M. K. Smith, George Gedge, Walter Kevan, Fred Booker, W. Keddie and J‘im Knoll. i , Speakers expressed pride in the fact that the church had recently been named a pro cathedral and that it had been sélected to represent Canada in the Christmas Day broadcast. Health Unit Sec¢ks More From Timmins In a letter form Dr. Graham B. Lane read at this week‘s meet.ing of Timâ€" riins â€" town council, The Porcm Heal h Unit indicated that it require a larger budget to carry. on its public health act‘vities this year. North Water Levels Continue to Recede Chain Letter Boys Making Some Money "A thousand ‘dollars! â€"No. nobody | has made that much that I know: Oof." â€"/In theory,. it.. everyons. adheres bo. the rules, the letter should pay the sum of $2,048 to each person who joins the chain. "Has anyone made $5002" : "No, I don‘t think anyone has made that, eitherâ€"â€"â€"But boy, the money is continualiy rolling in.: And is it easy According to reports received this week, the chainâ€"letter. boys are prosâ€" pering considerably. Last week it was learned that a~special "foolâ€"proof" chain letter had begun to circulate in the Porcupine after being introduced here from Lachute, Quebec. In the inâ€" terval since that time, the letter has been "paying off" for the local gents who have invested in it. ! "It‘s coming along fine," one enâ€" thusiastic letter fan said. ‘"Every day I am getting letters bringing .me two smackeroos and it is all velvet,." What is claimed to make this chainâ€" letter fcolproof is the fact that the buyer of the ietter must mail his conâ€" tributionâ€"â€"$2â€"â€"to the person at the top of the list in the presence of the perâ€" son from whom he buys the letter. "Has â€"anybody made a thousand dolâ€" lars out â€"of it?" one letterâ€"buyer was Ontario Farm Groups To Hold Meetings . to. take!" Atrangements have been completed‘ by the Associations. concerned to. hold their annual meetings and conventions in 1948 as follows: Fru.t and Vegâ€" etable Growers Associations, January 19â€"21, King Edward Hotel, Toronto. All Live Stotck Associations,: Februâ€" ary 9â€"11, King Edward Hotel, Toronto. Ontario Plowmen‘s‘ Association, Febâ€" ruary 10, King Edward Hotel, Toronto. Class B. Fairs Asscciation, February 11, King Edward Hotel Toronto. Onâ€" tario . Association of Agricultural Asâ€" sociations, February 12â€"13, King Edâ€" ward Hotel, Toronto. Ontario cultural Association, March 11â€"12, Genâ€" eral Brock Hotel, Niagara Falls. During the week of February 9 to 13, there will be a seed d‘splay and exhibit by the Ontario Crop Improveâ€" ment Association, and a display by ‘the Dominion Department of Agriâ€" culture at the King Edward Hotel, Layoffis in the mines of the Poreuâ€" pine are a distinct possibility due to the acute shortage of electric power, a spokesman for the mines informed the Advance this week. Extremely Serious _ Shortage of Power : "We certainly hope that we are. not forced to make layâ€"offs,‘ he said, "but if present ‘economy measures employed at the mines do not reduce the amount of electricity sufficiently, production cuts will take place with the result that less men are required." All mines ceased hiring new «emâ€" ployees last week whenâ€" the serious aspect to the power shortage became evident. In the meantime, both above ground and underground, local mines have taken every possible measure to reduce their eonmmmion of tricity to a minimum. ‘> The spokesman‘ for the" mines ‘said that a reduction in prdducfion‘cauld Toronto. Visitors to Barber‘s Bay state that the water level of the lake is down between three and four feet. One resident at Connaught who pumps his water from the Fredâ€" rickhouse river has found that his pump is now sucking air, desâ€" pite the fact that the line feeding h‘s home extends 18 feet into the river. . The water level in the rivers and lakes of the North continues to recede. ~Lack of water is blamed for the present shortage of elecâ€" Copyâ€"Five C Start Own Bus Line . .. Stewart â€" ‘Threats to establlsh his own bus limne in the Porcupne were â€"voiced by W. A. Stewart, local man who is making a career of checking up on the acâ€" tivities of the 1948 Tlmmlns town counâ€" cil, on Tuesday, when council debated what should be done about enforcing the thorny transportat.on bylaw introâ€" duced in the dying weeks of last year by 1947 council. © J DMFVIemail.. However the flremru'bt fhe e'ven- ing were provided by Mr. Stewart, who after he poked his head. ‘through the door of the council qhanmben was : told that the meeting was a private one. "What! I‘m told to get out before I even enter the room?" ~Mr. Stewanrt declaimed. ‘ "Are these: seqret m.eetmgs what you:mean by. Hantony?" He pushed back the door nd enâ€" tered. "I want you to know I am v%ally in. terested in the affairs of the bus line in the Porcupine. Y should be allowed in hére. | I‘ll tell you: why. T Jntend to start a bus line myself. You may ask where I‘"l get the money, but I‘ll tell you it is none of. your businessâ€"â€" In fact I already have the money," he declared. ~When Mr. Stewart sought to atâ€" tend the special meetmg he was told it was private. In official attendance at the meetâ€" 4 ing were Mayor Karl Eyre, Councilâ€" lors Leo Del Villano, Fred Quesnel. Philip Fay and Barney Quinn, the latter chairman of the 1948 Transportation committee. Jack Dalton Jr. of Dalâ€" ton‘s Bus line attended to explain the bus operator‘s viewpoint oonceming the bylaw. Members of the former Porcuâ€" p‘ne Transportation Committee who atâ€" tended were James‘P. Bartleman, Reeve Stan Gardner and Councillor A, Johnâ€" son of Whitney. The threeâ€"hour meet{ng u‘.rom which the press was also barred,. featured argument pro and con ooncernlng loâ€" cal bus fares between Mr. Daiton and Also refused admission to the meetâ€" ing was a delegation of a dozen memâ€" bers of the "International Union of Mine and Smelter workers, lead by Leo "Buck" Behie. ‘The miners were chiefly from Coniaurum. The transâ€" portation bylaw in dispute called for "nickel‘" fares to this mine. Priest Doesn‘t Delay;, Reserves. Park in July Rev: Father A. Brouilleard of St. Domingue‘s church,is a man: who doesn‘t ; believe «in : leaving : things till the last minute. ‘At this week‘s meeting of Tirnmins council a letâ€" ter from the popular Wllh’ Pflm ; was read asking for the u»se of Some observers say that Jack Dailâ€" ton became white with apprehension at this oven threat to his security. while others intimate that he grinned along ‘with others present. Mr. Stewart stamped out. The Adâ€" vaince is informed that he met a miner outside in the hall. "Can vou get in there?" asked the miner. The miner Oopened the door and walked in.. But he too was "tossed out" without delay. e Mr. Stewart walked away chuckliing "Sure, go ahead," Mr. Stewart is reported to have said. nic next July 18. Council granted his rmeut. park <for a