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aire: w;" oWns a Â¥riva‘te gold mine, or perhaps that of a rich potent a te from .methogas of "entertainment‘", we presu.me are designed to soften the hearts of govemment. officials and prevailâ€"upon them to view the problems of the aire: w’.;g oWns a priva‘te mlne, potentiate from India. "fg'aeae methl we nreerime are desioned to soften t Queen‘s Park. 3 The ‘Advance dislikes to hearpâ€"on the manner in which The Slate for 1948 is running town business, but it must again take them to task for tpe way in which they glossed over the question of travelling expenses at Monday‘s meeting. No public discussion on the $15 a ‘day travelling ‘plum" took place. In fact it appeared that mention of this figure was strenuousâ€" ly avotfied, council quickly signifying that it knew what the business was all about. No, such a subject didn‘t appear suitâ€" able, for. public discussion,. .‘ Iq?ogard to Tisdale, it seems that a rather scandlous sitâ€" has existed. Durmg the past. year, entire caravans tour or‘nve representattves to hie themselves in a group to the Southlmfl with any old Cohvention that happened to come along.as an excuse. . It has béen a great life, but it is about acth . it inst . mt it . berth ,flus $15 a day, while Tisdale is even more bountiful with ts public Win: mumcipm purse strings to the extent aswtmdmg sueftlgn“ 325 per day. time: such B this when the W.?rkif}é population is already hardâ€" pressed due to higher living costs, it would be advisable to have the town blacked out to the extent of British cities during the.. wanr. :) | ' While this may seem a farâ€"fetched suggestion to some, it i4 no extreme from the viewpoint of the Advance. Lack: of ate lighting wouldâ€"be aâ€"serious.â€"di mfort, ; Duf i6 as nothing compared to the sight of several hundred of work in the district. If curtailment of power amâ€" nien out ong the generhl poptulation would result in keeping these men at work, then the nedestary curtailments should be made. "If Â¥e n oluritarily, local authoritiees would â€"be ed in seeing that they are enforced legally. _ he sericusness of the shortage of power should â€"not: be miu _ It Istextreme.: Do your part to keep every.miner in the camp at work, by saving electric power in every possible Adnnce umm'tmd some. fancy fAigures this wook béfi b’t cduncil ‘of Timmins e when they take their rogu 'pt 8 unts to ‘l’omb anil othcr points in the South an pub! . As related ‘in a news story on Page One, the town its representatives retum fare ‘and berth pl day, while Tisdale is even more bountiful with As it. beéomes more and more evident that layâ€"offs or shutâ€" downs may take place in the mines of the Porcupine as a reâ€" sult of the shortage of electricity, it becomes apparent that every responsible citizgn in Timmins should do everything in his power to conserve power. Rather than have either of the. atorementionedapossibilities occur, particularly at a. time i We mt C S O c c n AteclaAa +4 4¢ fl“‘flfifl" h'fl"fl- § *f_ stuffs to hifgek the bpuying public, something is serâ€" Aously wrong with the men who run the country‘s affairs at aw *"a_j .With the enlightened social outlook prevailing toâ€" repostemus ‘a band of unscrupulous individuals 1d ballowed. y + havoc . with the public welfare thro ugh their uncon ro’i igreed. . _ m not only is the gmernl public efleetad But so is every type of retailer and small businessman.‘ Among the loudest protests against the present :prikes are those from grocery mer« chams in the Porcupine. Their businesses are being ruined by‘I forced to ask iprices the public cannot pay. A very and widespread buyers‘ strike is in force. * | Ts levelléed thelr guns at TECCNUV PLICC . cbm;o:t ‘HY} Unionists denounced tood : aefr 'gl that price controls be "“ ’ «w6 ‘J “‘. '1,'1?9 mine mnion. is ht and its senbiments shouid be rcho ‘by every person who lives, works and raises a ‘family in . the Porcupine camp. Prices of ‘Basie commoilities have rocâ€" keted to such levels that it is impossfble for the :person of ayâ€" ermfimgme to support his family properly. The racketeerâ€" ing which is going foodstuffs at present is racketeering vith the welfgre of the general population. ‘When wholesalâ€" ers 9! tOt'xls are permitted to employ the recent embargo on #+ #s «2 Lhii4inai»â€" #tta ai+rlinâ€" io car._ it stopped. h a gentle;. pf en alcoholic, light. Maybe 1 even works, hb Te has been little evidence er when one. vie s the ind of a deal North Ontario tently obtained from the pleasureâ€"loving gentry in $1 n 1 . Or if they are purchased, the situation b’e“mmes more unity, as well as every Bd ‘Ae In last week‘s grticle in this serics, réferéhce was made to the many matâ€" ters in which Counc{llor Dr. McInnis took the initiative in the 1916 council work, but it was also. noted that the cther membeérs ‘of the council were almost equally active and hlert in town affairs,. It was suggested that in further réference to the 1916 town 1â€" A UI UVIICL uucn:;w C AMAF UVILEL _JV +V _ UA WI4 council mention would be made of resâ€" olutions sponsored by other members of council to show that each and every member of the 1916 council was "on his toes" for the interests of the town. Béfore this is done, however, one other resoluticn proposed by Dr. Mc Innis must be noted. This motion was passed by council on March 20tht, 1916, and provided for the *council donating the sum of $100.00 per month, for three months, if necessary, tcwards helping defray the expenses of recruiting, etc., of men enlisting with the 159tth Battaljon in this section. > The motion was proposed by Dr. McInnis and seconded by A. A sequel to the above motion was one passed at a special meeting at the end of June, when a donation of $1,500.00 was made to the regimental fund of the 228th Battalion, the money to be.raised by debentures. Councillior McInnis proposed this motion, and it was seconded by Councillor C. G. Willlams. About the same time the Williams. About the same time the $100.00 ner month to the 159th Regt. was renewed. vvvvv '- PC Tw® ie 4/ . ,râ€" * h: «60 i nc ‘January 1st 1916 at 650£0 per month of the towh offices in the Courteâ€" manche block. At the same. meeting, Councmors Globe and Moore presented resoâ€" ons is2 1 oAz While "MeInnisâ€"Brazeaun" was a freâ€" quent ‘combination on the top of moâ€" tion blanks, so also were "Globeâ€"Wilâ€" liams," "McLaughl:nâ€"Moore‘‘ and all otherâ€" sorts of combinations, the total showing that the 1916 council worked For example, it was on motion of Councillors Globe and Mcore that proâ€" vision was made on March 6th, for the collection of taxes in two equal sem.-anrmal payments. wi?e!;her in efiectme way. sem:iâ€"«annual payments. â€"Ar comewhat stmilarty sponsored: mo- tlon provided Ior the renting. Irom /4 tice in The Porcupine Advance, drawâ€" ing attention of the townspeople to existing byâ€"laws, that people who deâ€" sire watermains laid, or sidewalks, must present popérly.signed petitions..‘ Giobe and Mcore presented reSsoâ€" lution that passed without dissenting vote,â€" "that the clerk publish a noâ€" Globs, . seconded by Councilior Dr. Moore, and passed on May ist, sugâ€" gests the difficultiee that the town enccuntered in its financing. In those days it was particularly impossible to sell debentures on the open market. 2 der the title, "The Man Who Taught Me Th Most" Manuscripts in nish the best personal eyperience unâ€" contest fo rdeciding who. could. fur Me ‘Th> Most" Manuscripts came in from all over the world; or, as the Roâ€" tarian magazine stated, "from Kenya to New alam 5 ‘f,be contest. ‘ was won by Payler Miamisurg, Oâ€" what he considered the two most valâ€" uarble lessons ever taught him by any maln. to hh a bov who was in the formative period of ‘his life. In Mr. Payler‘s m"‘ p t Ad went to y fiftéen years old he ork for a druggist in Cincinâ€" 4: w PCms . t scda for a high school boy like myâ€" pook wi self. As I opened the jar, P Swdanm The international Rotary Clob held a You‘ll probably be surprised to learn C ts i. V’I"': "“ 4.A . 9 Fawe ar n drawer al One ectar d a n m"b:’ed‘g_. I m uio ol 4: o ds 4. iss e B s ie ts B Bs n in tb Bs ts No. 34. _ 1916 Busy ABout Many Matters t t EKE : * : Jouncillor ‘Dr. May l1st, sugâ€" nat the town ‘ing. In those impossible to closlng to be at 1 p.m.. open â€" markft ‘very‘ Â¥ gfi ’téoka e t M NCE ons 5 ic i w â€" 54â€" Amendment was made to the early ° Thi *# closing byâ€"law, at the same meeting. , 8" angle w« This amendment provided for Wednesâ€" ing so I decided to pay day afternoon closing of business places Mayor. I was receive gracious manner. . We gpnni«,no htlgation I 1 At the| June 19th meeting, the oara . of Wm‘ks was aufihoriaed 'ho “gut eligerent as B‘""“m ’ Sn ME- 3 unem M%W" pult étmmsfaon«w@ 'é@metshf?:ér is d‘ as have been authoriz"d f ie CO'ODel'a on L o Ainâ€" fnrthonmir By G. A. Macdonald proper attitude in outside financial firms. The motion referred to was one of the plans along this line. The mot‘on read: "That the clerk advise the Canadisn Bond Corporation that we have $12,000.00 worth of school débentures for sale, and give details land ask what they are prepared to At the same meeting, on motion of Ccrnciltors ‘Globe and Micore, the Polics Committee was authorized to clean up illicit liquor traffic, being "authorized to take whatever steps they see fit." leading part in trying to induce the tent that when he Ancther. resolution at that May meeting called for tenders for service mains as shown on the list submitted, and ‘the Waterworks. Committee was authorized to accept tenders and proâ€" ceed with the work, according. to the specifications drafted by the Waterâ€" werks Committee. . On May ist, a "Williamsâ€"Moore" resoluticn provided for the changing of police uniforms to khaki, the clerk being instructed to purchase two khaki uniforms for the local force. It was proposed by Councillor A. R. Globe, ‘seconded by Councillor J. P. McLhaughlin, and read: "That the .proâ€" position of Surcliffie Neelands, re the preparation of sewage disposal and the superintendence of installation of waterworks be accepted, and that they â€" be authorized to proceed. with the appl cation to the Municipal Board for the propased installation; also that they proceed with the plans for cement sidewalks at stich points as‘are auâ€" thorized." At the ame meeung the followlng resolution was. duly passed: .‘"That Meryyh Salley be appointed police- man for the Town of Timmins, until such time as Chief Courtemanche is able to go on duty again, Constable Craft to act as chief of, police for the same len of time." _ The Board of Woerks was authorized and dh‘ected to pick out a suitable site for dumping sand. from cellars, etc. At the June 5th meeting of council, the clerk was ordered . to wmte the Hydro Electric Comm‘ssion recommenâ€" ding t;h.at w. Ww. Whyte be appcfinted return of the money to the Town‘s Treasury.~â€"~Thusâ€"avoiding the necesâ€" sity of any appeal. Now I will deal with the tract of land which we offered to the Town of Timmins at approximately 40% lower than the price being ‘paid for less deâ€" sireable land adjacent to our property. Personally I was not enthusiastic aâ€" bout selling at such a sacrifice. Most ‘of our land was sold and there apâ€" peared no reason for sacrificing this tract. : Also, ‘I doubted very muceh with this legislation on, fair considâ€" eration would, be given to our offer. Before submitting our prices to the Town, I urged Mr. Bannino in a very heated discussion to withdraw what I termed ‘senseless litigation‘ without success. During the following days, i had interviews with several tax payers and the opinion expressed to me were generally as follows: "Your land is the most desirable.. It is high and dry, close to schools, churches, shopping district, and what is most important, is its proxmuty to water and sewer mstanagons which would An important resolution was . passed at the May 10th meeting‘ of countcil. The Board of Werks was authorized and dh'ected to pick out a suitable site for dumping sand. from cellars, etc. Atâ€"the June 5th meeting of council, the clerk was ordered . to vmte t,he Hydro Electric Comm‘ssion recommenâ€" ding that W. W. . Whyte be appointed as inspector un.dex town byâ€"law.. Signs were ordered at the June 19th meeting urging all to drive slowly at the railway bridge. Also, the town soli¢itor was asked to draft a byâ€"law to deed the land for the T. N. 0. station. put somic aside. Dlh you‘plan on that?" “No sir," I thoiight money was to spend as soon as L :got my hands 0n it. e told me that I:; shouid put aside a: quarter of a dollar evéry week. "All right," I agreed but far from enthusâ€" put somie aside. Dld yo lplan on that?" “No sh 0 P thoiight money was to spend as soon as I â€"got my hands On it. e told me that I should put aside a: quarter of a dollar evéry week. "All right," I agreed, but far from enthusâ€" The foll owing Sabur ay. something: happened ..that .. me. .I; had. serubbed the floor forithe first time taking thte_place pf the scrub, woman, and 1 was to get 50 gents extra that. But when I,ope d my pay enâ€" aclope I nad only: my vual 32 â€"â€" Had the Council selected <our land, I ‘intended to approach ‘Bannino once more andâ€" suggest to him, that since the Council had overlooked their anâ€" tipathy towards ‘him to the extent of buying ‘his land, he should be big enough, to ‘withdraw his Jitigation. The tollowmg night I met Mr. Brunâ€" ettte at the corner of Pine and Third Sts. I inguired of: Mr. Brunette, if tte Council had made any decision at their meeting in the aftérnoon. He replied â€" this. matter had been .diseussâ€" ed but the decision would*be made ~the ; next â€"day. He addd there was *‘0’ some, contusiOn about .our qpotatlogs as two or three prices had been .3ub- mifted.. I told. him .15 . per square The next ‘day Kere weas, the He, remarked to Mt. 4 Bd(:% ibout my 03 Y4 "that ‘:{spbette:’fi:md added%“you ‘have fifty eents "You- org t to pay me," . a nice piéce qt lang.", I might add. Mx. I said. . § . Brunette was particularly gracious 2A © Ti s an L aafh and 1 was to get 50 gents that, But when T. Openjed m aclope J nad only mg vual . The nel .hday I Mcrewed i to ask Mr. © poitonâ€" about fifty cents “You{_forg t to I said. 'I‘r cud fiag‘ you s # a ‘.." 29 Munro Park Ave.. Toronto, Ontario. January 5, 1948 3 T m i t T . and pald me A very AiCo uh Y . $ . < e n r ‘. "h a fitév . e reached into..me from repeating. i , < .. . / J iregret very maiich. that Mr.;Brunâ€" t’s Te A K . e diget 4 8A "wd-d-' $*"°*Sffer some coâ€"operation or sugge a «»but non was forthcoming. .. L. intimat- 7â€"*»â€" ed â€"to im tha,t*,in the event. of, the ai’ Couml sel.ec.tm,g our land (pjev,ided e L s 8+ Coupeil selecting. our, land,. (provided of: â€"course , our , land ,was suita le _and the price satisfactory) .I intended to ~make one more effort to have Banâ€" i nino:wifhdxaw this ‘litiga}tion, Jt was quite obviqus I could not make any definite: migomise without Bannineo‘s 290 Munro Park Ave.. Toronto, Ontario. j _ January 5, 1948 The Pbrchplne Advance, Timmins, ~Ontario. very heated. and intense provocation. Nevertheless, I consider it was a serâ€" ious reflection on me. In explanation it is necessary for me to refer to a writ which Mr. Banâ€" nince had issued against members of a previous Council in an effortto have some $10,000.00 returned to the Treasâ€" ury of the Town of Timmins which he alleged had been illegally paid to cerâ€" tain employees of the Town. I was opposed to this litigation beâ€" cause in my opinion, in such lawâ€" suits, every one wins except the plaintiff and the Defendant, to say nothing of the bitterness and ill feelâ€" ing which follows. This litigation might well have continued to the Suâ€" preme Court of Canada or even to the Privy Council. The cost could amount to $50,000.00 or more which in the end. would likely have to be paid by the innocent victims â€" the home owners of the Town of Timâ€" mins. The learned Judge who heard the case may have had this thought in mind when he found the Council‘s action illegal, but did not order the return of the money to the Town‘s Treasury.~â€"~Thus avoiding the necesâ€" sity of any appeal. Cg i1 with regard ib ;the' interview I with him,; I have no doubt it it was I he had in mind. However, I do excuse Mr. Brunette to the exâ€" ment to the Council, he spoke under undoubtedly save the Town aA cons1d- erable sum in making these services available to new homes, but it was added, the antipathy that exists in the Council Chamber may have an unfavourable bearing on any. transâ€" actions concerning your land." _ This was an angle worth considerâ€" ing so I decided to pay a visit to the Mayor. I was received in a most gracious manner. We . discussed the Bannino htxgation I found him. as rent as Bannino. I made known Mr. Brunetie my efforts to., halt permission. version to | the ‘to bribe him bly his ‘stateâ€" We all went down UNC ~VV °2000 00000 0c PPA the dim light of the lantern we got our Arst good view of Wilâ€" bur‘s fabulous gold ‘mine. Sure enough, it was like looking into a huge vat of semiâ€"viscous cheese. Gold in the form of butter! Gold which you could shovel out with a spade! Gold that you could carry awry in a hod like a plasterer does his materials! was the kind of gold mine to have â€" no cost of production, no capital outlay for development, no wages to :.‘__{_Pg%‘*gg‘@thmg. It was a situation beyond the wildest dreams lt ithe most avaricious of mine managers. ’ ‘And there at the edge of this glittering pool was a mark where a human hand had scooped up a fistful of the precious â€"â€"material. (Already, due to the fiuid nature of the King of ~Metals as found in the Bottleworks Mine, the spot was beginâ€" ning to fill in and disappear. . "Well, he got a handfull of the stuff," said Wilbur with â€" ‘remorse, "I‘m afraid this will just whet his appetite for more. We had better get the Phantom into town to a doctor. Someâ€" body will have to stay here." f . nA uind io ak ~ £ ~ 11 left the exâ€"scoribe, McTavern, Allhours Murphy and ourself at the scene of Wilbur‘s unique gold mine. with the Phantom Prosâ€" pector, guardian of the mine, very much in absentia, his shack ‘~in a shambles and a mysterious stranger dashing away from ‘the scone of the Mifie ‘at high speed. In fact it looked as though some deed of a foul nature had been done. He hurriéda down a rickety stair case which disappeared into the earth, while ‘Allhours Murphy fumbled to light a lantern which had been overturned in the struggle in the cabin. Allâ€" hours got it going and we paraded, down the staircase to fAind Wilbur bending over form on a little wooden landing 20 feet below the surface. g: j It was the Phantom. He was alive, all right, but beaten so badly his mother wouldn‘t have known him. There was a gash on his brow which looked as though it had been inflicted with an axe handle. Blood had streamed down his wrinkled countenance and was matBing in his long grey beard. O uV "We‘ll never catch him in the deep snow," observed Wilâ€" bur with disgust, "He can make time on those snowshoes none ‘df us could match. The problem is â€" where is the Phantom?" At this a series of low groans began to emanate from the shack behind us. "He‘s inside somewhere," exclaimed Allâ€" hours and we all scrambld pellâ€"mell through the door,. Wilâ€" our tore open a trapdoor in the floor and the groans became louder. "He‘s down in the mine," said the exâ€"scribe, â€"â€" > "There he goes. there he goes!" McTavern continued to snout as he pointed across the lake to the figure of the man who was highâ€"tailing it through the trees on snow shoes. The man was fully half a nille away and running like Phar Lap in theâ€" home stretch. Every moment or two he would glancg back over his shoulder to see if we were in pursuit. We carried him back up the stairs and laid him on the iron cot. ‘The old boy moaned and groaned unintelligibly for a time but gradually he came around. He sat up. "The connivin‘ scoundrel almost done me in," he mutterâ€" ed.. ‘‘Where is he, where is he?" _ c B "He‘s gone," said Wilbur, ‘"‘Who was he?. What happenéd?" . _ The Phantom.began to.shout disjointed facts accompanâ€" ied bfi liberal threats of vengeance against the party who hag laid ‘n cdyi im low. It appeared that this stranger had arrived{@®) the shack about an hour previously. He had knocked door, the Phantom had answered and the stranger had asked to come in to get warm. (With customary Northern hospi® ity the Phantom had bade him enter and had put a pot of ;j; on the stove to make tea, § owb © seemed to be a nice feller," said the Phantom, "He Whs p young guy with big shoulders and the pretty face of a 10y» Killer. Didn‘t look like a bushman at all. I should have smel a rat when he told me was running a trap line in the next township. The only trapping that bozo ever did was waitresâ€" ses in Third avenue restaurants.", ' y e AMF _ hP k i n ir en vixng LVOJ â€" LA L _ aie B o us But the Phantom had been glad to see him and had put on a plate of beans to warm. . Although the old boy has spent the last 40 years of his life in search of gold in the North, he is that happy type of personality which remains unsuspigious of the intention of others â€" such as claimâ€"jumpers, high graders and pliin thieves. | e s e e Ti Nes Aâ€" am. 1»\'!"9\!\ 111‘\5?.\ 4 Lk . P ho C M MV M 0 l c en d n s uid Nn 4 "1 was standing at the stove with my back to him wgep suddenly something hit me, Wham.! on the back of the head. There he wa swith a piece of cordwood in his nand." 3 Apparently the old boy put up 2 valiant struggle but the first blow stunned him. ‘The last he could remember was anâ€" other clunk on the skull with the plece of corawood. ' on ie y n l o U . w aal o P 44 4 "Then he must have dx'agge(i you through the trapdoor | ine." 1bur‘ "He mus thought he had ito the mine," Wilbur said. "He must have ’ flilled-you. Then apparently, he heard the sound of the pla.nc;eics1 motor, left you and beat it. Meanwhile, the question is, , he get any gold?" + it o o OA t in + MThara in NoXA J VW en dh d BR t W NWO es as 6 [ stay," volunteered McTavern, to the surprise of all, He pulled a large horse pistol from an inner pocket of his aâ€" bundant person. ‘"I carry this thing with me sometimes for sport. If our friend returns I will let him have it in a place which will do him the most good. It will be very sporting.". ; , "Hey, carrying pistols is Mlegal," gaid Wilbur. mm "so is spitting on the sidewalk," replied Booby. *Â¥ X4 4 We got into the plane and headed back toward South End. â€"â€""*Perhaps we should seout around by air and try to find the joker who went to WOrk on the Phantom," suggested Allâ€" nours. This was agreed to be a good suggestion and for an hnotr we cruised above the timber surrounding the mine, but without success. ( [ _ Allbhours switched on his radio to notify the airport he was coming in.. ; ' . Say, Allhours," the yoice through the ether replied, "There 4s a big job for you coming up. ; You are going to be called#tHe Rainmaker, henceforth." |\ . 8 es : ""What?" replied Allhours. â€" _ s . are going to fly dry ice over Smooth Rock Falls, drop through. the clouds andâ€"fill the Mattagamti with water to ate electric power.!‘ . . | â€"‘‘"‘Oult your kidding!" _ § 52 y 18. o es c WA +hnn At tws ‘Wilbur sat up straight in his seat,. ‘"Hey", he exâ€" claimed, "I have a brainâ€"wave! We can use some of this d jce to trap the gent who went to work on the Phantom. We #AH drop dry ice through the clouds, rain will fall and as it hits the ground it will treete. Tt will freeze this gent tight in the bush as it falls about him. It will t.urn him to a frozen statue oCE .00 o 25 100( ol sls o 20. > a W and we can nab him at our leisure." first mild spell." said Allhours. } ; "You uneducated jerk," replied the voice, "haven‘t‘ you heard of this new way of making rain?" . Wiok % i-éf @ At the end of the last aplsg;le of gmmr’s adventures '§e the exâ€"scribe, McTavern, Allhours Murpghy and ourself at We all went down '_che WILL WILBUR‘S FANTASTIC SCHEME WORK? WILL BCOUNDREL WHO SLUGGED THEPHANTOM BE TRAP â€" Axmmntawes®s ai t EC L V C m t a ~‘~| + i: ~# *"‘q‘ QQ'V"“" Nesn K _ _4 V UA PRLAUAUALAERq o_ _ dry ice is here now and you are to take off during the staircase to investigate. Thele in F T C METHODS? AH YES, G THESE DAYS. yo% ”