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pr. W. R. Franks, research director:at Toronto‘s ‘Banting Institute, tells of one.of his most promistng young research workers who recently told Franks,.regretfully, that his family responsibilitiecs forced him.to drop his research work, and go into general practicé. ":“Sfi'}*s"Franks, "I don‘t blame himâ€"â€" holding M. A. and M. D. degrees, we could only employ him one year at a time and pay him $200 a momth, somewhat less than our head janitor receives." t3 > ; Dr. Franks, with most other cancer research authoriâ€" ties, believes that a central fund totalling several millions of dollars will have to be raised before the training of cancer reyâ€" search projects can be carried out on the nécessary long+ range basis that the problem warrants. t The local unit of the Caandian Cancer Socie ‘ merits. your support. _ Attend the society‘s meeting néxt Pubsday. ships. _ But the cancer, problem is .farâ€"reaching, and the needs of the cancer patient so pressing, that the‘ question of training the cancer fighters of the ,’tufi_\_argixt,l,u ‘temains }a:r‘ggl,y' unanswered. ho sA e ol o n ie eC 041 000. t o t 1Cac@Itll WUViACL. Thanks to:the generosity of th‘é Canadian public, t,he Canadian Cancer Society and many of Canada‘s pmvinclal cancer founadtions and instjtutes have been able to make. start at providing graduate scholarship and research fellowâ€" In view of the conditions which prevail today in Timmins, the Porcupine Advance does not approve of pa.y increases in the,form of living bonus at the present time.‘ (Generally tspeakmg the persons who pay the town‘s taxes are not as well paid as municipal employees are. The average miner‘s wage is cphsiderably less than that of the average policeman, fireâ€" man, or ofi’ice employee of t.he town | - wilm« Thus the miner finds it more difficult to cope with inâ€" creased living costs than the municipal employee. It is not right that the miner should be asked to increase his own burden to ease that of the municipal employee. It is not surprising that Timmins Town employees seek additional wage increases despite the fact that they received normal scheduled increases in pay as recently as November when increases were declared retroactive to April. For livâ€" ing costs have zoomed upward since the induction of the Abâ€" bott "austerity" program. actuss th + Lw-oi‘s in mny manm have ‘bee?n fairly eomon in recent weeks. While from . employer‘s point of view it is an excellent situation to have an abundante of labor available, such a state ‘O figflglés cannot;be. regarded as in the public interest today. of DP.abor for the bush should be halted if it means that Canadiaris will be deprived of jobs. _ Now the Timmins police department is requesting a cost of living bonus of $20 a month. The request of the police is but a prelude to requests by other town departments, it is felt. And in any case, council could not authorize these .ncreages without similax; hikes for other departments. _ _A cost of living bonus of $20 a month to all town employâ€" ees would cost taxpayers an additional $48,000 a year and raise the tax rate between three and four mills. The Porcupine Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society holds its annual meeting in the Municipal building next Tuesday. Members of the society have extended an invitation to the general public to attend, in order to drive home to all the seriousness of the disease and to outline methods in which it can be combatted. However, many DP‘s have mmnmtobemstmmym ake the h ' ".'aanobwn cutfimmtermtol- low trades where their Â¥inancial future is unpredictable. Fach year cancer costs Canadians a total of $50,000,000, while annually 50,000 Canadians become its victims with a death toll of 14,000. Each cancer case, according to best available estimates, costs an average of $1,000 a yearâ€"â€"â€"while loss in earning power, with other expenses arising from each cance: death is estimated at $5,000. am ai ’t T < ¢ 1i of t i J 4 year Ontafio.wlmrymm mwun”mmmwm ME ary On motion ef councillors C. G. Wilâ€" anybody who had $5,000 in his pockel; liams and A. Brazeau, .A. L Globe ifa man, or a group of men had that was named as the Timmins douncil‘s much money he would be issued a representative on the beard. charter. There were other regulations While this committe was not able to but this is the one that concerns us. Ne COMIQVAILIY OWIL _ tenâ€"story building in Kansas C branch offices in 33 states, 250,000 policy, holders. 5o, as I‘ve said above, zon when you make careful plans td an idea, and something goes at the ~beginning, there is no for becoming discouraged. * come the discouragement an s ols NO W is PAV ds â€" hat w flmpmm?vt w‘th the cu*r‘ma t-‘m? M. Auer), and that this councl inâ€" struct these members as to thetir wishes for the retirement of canital outlay, etc.; and that Reeve E. G. Dickson be l 1 This.was,. however, only one of the many act:vities jntroduced by ‘the 1816 council. That council had a host of problems,. many of them being much akin to presentâ€"day problems. For example, there was a motion on the 1916 minute book authorizing the chair« man of the finance committee to sell $12,000.00 school debentures at 92 per cent Of value. That minute makes That was an opinion €xâ€" ;t look casy, but that sale ‘/of schcol \KHeights; ‘and fhat this cbuncil wm appoint and instruct. their member‘as to their wishes in regard to redemption of outlay of capital, etc.. That the Reeve of Tisdale be requested to appoint their member; and that the fember for Mauaganu Heights be.C. M. Auer. A plan of the area is submitted herewith, togethter with a report ancl phot.ographs â€"â€" A. R. Globe."~ _ This seems to be the: first defimte concerted move in the matter, though the mayor, individual counciliors, and others had been taking the‘ matter up with Provinciab authorities and others, in the hope of getting something done. Cn ‘21id, on motion of Counâ€" cilors A. R. Glcbe and Dr. Moore. the couq*cll passed a résolution "that the clearing of the bush for a mile around the town, etc., be handled by a comâ€" mittee Of three members, said members to be cne from the Town, one from sw c ~~* *A KEPT GONG UNTLH SUCCESS RESULTED Why is It that so often when you jlay your plans something goes wrong? You fix everything so that you think nothing can possibly upset your calculations â€" and then somethmg promptly does. But how often things work, out for the best when we see no chance of it. Here‘s an example: A few years ago there was a clerk in Ellinwood. Kansas, a town 50 small that it takes an eagle to find it, whos name was Tof Grant; or, more formâ€" ally, W. T. Grant.! One summer there was a crop ra!lur ‘Tom Grant. was fired. TIn Ka . ‘that‘s how closely farming and binking are ‘connected. He went to Kansas City and got a job selling life issurance. . While he was peddling insurance, there came to At the council meeting on Sept. 18th, 1916, Councillor A. R. Globe gave the folloying "notice ‘of motion" : "That a committee of three be apâ€" pointed to take up the matter of clear. ing the bush for a mile around the town of Timmins, Moneta and Rochesâ€" ter, the said committee to be comâ€" posed of one member of Timmins town opun:il ‘one member from thte Townâ€" sh‘p of Tisdale, and one member from While working on the matter of the ordinary protection of the town in the matter of fire, the 1916 council gave spesial study to ways and means to remove as much as possible the bush fire menace. The 1916 council beâ€" lived that a cleared zone around the town would, at the very worst, minâ€" imize the bush fire menace, and, at the best would afford the town some measure of protection. This view was ins:stently placed before the Provinâ€" cilal authoritiés and coâ€"operation sought. OtHi>r municipalities whre urged to join forces with Timmins to have something like this done for all towns <in the danger zone in ‘the North. On August 21st, 1916, on mon'or-,. provided and \ithe ge‘nerral j.m.erest. shown in fire protection that have been â€"responsible for the town‘s luck in fires originating inside the municipal borders. «In the same way, study and wiceas.ng effort eventually gave Timâ€" mines a large measure of ‘"good luck‘" in the matter of bush fires. AMAAQ || 424 «, iu a Innis,; A\Ifi!‘ ws fl'S refiofi*r he plan. of cfiqfi buir% ‘Xfi aâ€"~report‘re the plan of clearihng PuSsK land for a milé or two miles outside Timmins, and also to chtain data on what other Nexrthern Mdnicipaiities were doing. All Northern towns had this bush firs menace, but Timmins was never conâ€" tent to simply sit and trust in luck or providence. It is true that in the matter of fires, Timmins has had rare good luck, and this is true even of bush fires, which are harder to guard against or handle than ordinary serious fires. But the Timmins luck has been the kind that has been bought by study, with action following. m wommittee of council. It must be that he won gemeral supâ€" port from the council, and eventually tunmins had an unusually effective In the meantime, however, there was another Tire hazsard ‘That coud be overlooked. That was the danger from bush fires In case of a serious bush ‘fire sweeping through Timmins, there would be little hope of saving the town, despite any equipment that might be in use or the effjciency of the brigade or the fire chief. In fact, the fire chiefs and the firemen were the first to point this out. They showed that while preparations might be made to fight any fire inside the municipality, and this could be done successfuly, a bush fire could not be eomquered here if it had sweep enough behind it. Byâ€"laws had to be amended in 1916, as in some later years.â€"On July 3rd, on motion of Councillors Dr. McInnis and C. G. Williams, Byâ€"law No. 47 was amcnded to read "that livery licenses be $75.00 per year with an additional $10.00 for each automobile used for hire in connection yith such livery. And that oyners of automobile vehicles be charged a license sfee of $25.00 for ach car when said vehicle is used as a jitney for thoe purpose of carrying passengers." At the same meeting at â€"which the livery byâ€"law yas amended, council gave final readiang to the ‘byâ€"law for lHrencine elertriral waorkers on mo» It has been the capable fire chicfs. the effective firemen, the equipment In the meantime, however, there was Township of Mountjoy VÂ¥ JJ\IJ UCV uavo m * C 4 4 MA vv \â€"3‘ Te “Tney et all soueci and fha;mec opes n d CE t 21st, 1916, on n A. R Globe. aa‘?‘ ‘tfié"“‘fi’ ”‘Zfi%fi é. 1e and well in F VA N8 N s Â¥ 9 , $ + AIQGL ied lin ho s _ â€" o V t at least, / So Tom Grant, late of Emnwood, when you make careful plans tA launch } 4 / an idea, and something goes wrong £ Trade, ance policies at $10 a throw. N‘owhe at the ‘beginning, there is no reason for becomiag discouraged. Overâ€" securing had the money to start. He handâ€" nicked Kansas City and chosp eight come the discouragement and good CA _ SV some w was rovinâ€" ration ‘whire ins to or all i ‘the Guard well the doorway of th%thoughts They make for peace or pal Â¥es, ‘guard the sabred wen If happiness is gained, â€"â€" ; For thoughts canshetum to wou With a shipload filled with love And friends and faith and everything When thoughts are held above When thoughts are allowegl to touch mnis ambassadors to men everywhere. i It is awbsolutely :essential ito the avork of representing Christ before men that we ourselves have the witness in our own lives. For how can we give Christ unto cthers if we do not know ‘him? But the time through neglect. can pass away. Trust Jesus now and gladly receive your credentials ":(‘1 KEPT GONG tors. / ‘They were a living proof that :al UNTH SUCCESS RESULTED company, meant business. . be Why is it that so often when you â€" So far, so good. Then trouble came er; jay your plans carefuly, something gjlown like robot bomb. The comâ€" mi goes wrong? You fix everything so pany had just barely got under way :! oA e m s n 2o | n s es t > ho. ~mas 2l ® nfi ied tvatrt was a crap fall a,nd Tom Grant: was fired. In K . ‘that‘s how closely farming and binking are connected. ‘ He went to Kansas City and got a job selling life issurance. While he was peddling insurance, there came to him an wtounding idea: ~ he would start an imsurance company himself. Talk about thinking in big termsâ€"- well, young Tom Grant did! . This was in 1908. ‘The Missouri law decreed that a life insurance company could be started by anybody who had $5,000 in his pocket; uamoramotmnbadthat mu money he would be issued a charter. There were other regulations Then he persuaded the directors to sign a note. which he took to. the bank, borrowing that same amount of money. reputation of these men was goodâ€"note that, they had a good reputationâ€"so the bank loaned them the money, they paid the inâ€" surance policy, and continued to opâ€" erateâ€"on borowed money. There was no othéer immediate death and the company soon began to flourâ€" ish. He called it the Business Men‘s Assurance Company of ; America. Today the company owns its own tenâ€"story building in Kansas City, has branch offices in 33 states, and has 250,000 policy, holders. 6A l ic i i1 d nyu At the same meeting «at which the livery byâ€"law yas amended, council gave final readiang to the ‘byâ€"law for licensing electrical workers. On moâ€" tion of Dr. Mcinnis and C. G. Williams, Messrs. E. S. Noble, Thos. Blackman and J. W. Faithful: were appoinited the board of examiners for the electrical workers‘ byâ€"law. â€" of the t.me and effort of Dr. Moore, chairman Of the finance committee. There is a "faraway‘" sound to one motion on the books. This authorâ€" ized the construction of board sideâ€" walks on Spruce and Pine streets from Fourth to Fifth avenues, and to comâ€" plete grading. Yes. the letter was duly printed "as mattéer," though in more modern times it would be considered as advertising matter. But it was "on patriotic business,‘"‘ and the town then was young and str ug,g:ling, though The Advance was Ju.st as young, and struggling just hard. The 1916 council was very careful yith the people‘s monsy. They had to be, for they had a hard enough time getting funds enough to carry on. Occasionally, however, they showed a touch . of generoslt.y, as may hbe read between the lines in this mniute from the meeting of July 3rd, 1916: "Proâ€" posed by Oounclllor A. R. Globe, and qec-cyxded by lCoupcmox Mcl.aughlm That the lettcr of Col. Armstrong be printed in ’_I‘he Porcupine Advance, as reading matter. â€"Carried.,‘ Oh, let us hold ourselves away From selfishness and gain And only walk the royal road And high ideals sustain. éii nd rna;med fi‘ pgrtm r 2 € }L‘ ¥» > Leone G. Watson. THOUGHTS livetinestecinet stt .. +d of direeâ€" luck usual!y follows. â€" }.““‘ is ambassador. Wh‘fmd a number of things necâ€" g?fiai‘y to: faithful working in â€"the kingâ€" tenâ€"story building in Kansas City, has branch offices in 33 states, and has 250,000 policy, holders. 5o, as I‘ve said above, sometimes when you make careful plans to launch pany had just barely got under way when there was a railroad wreck and one of the policy holders was killed. And the amount of his insurance was $5,000â€"all the money the company had! Tom Grant called his directors toâ€" gether to discuss the calamity that had struck. He said, "We‘ve got to pay it. IVIl bankrupt us, but we‘ve got to keep faith with our policy hcdlâ€" ders." Potcuipine Advance Timmins. Ont. Dear Mr. Editor: . The following is a copy ol the reply of Mr. J. A. Bradette to our open letâ€" ter of January 14th. Since our letter amamd as an advertisement in your paper we hope that you will in all to Mr. HBradette give the necâ€" ei’ngry space for this reply. The letter is as follows: 'er Mr. Raketti: ‘have read and studied very thorâ€" "mg ly the content of your letier of Let us always be aware that we are the ambassadors of Christ and strive to acquit ourselves as faithful messengers of good will toward men. The buisness of Paul is oursâ€"we are first of all to be reconciled to God curselves, and then work with God as mnis ambassadors to men everywhere. i It is awbsolutely :essential ito the avork of representing Christ before men that we ourselves have the witness The Executive of the Schumacher Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society wish to express their sincere thanks to you and your staff for the many courtesics extended during the year 1947. The Editor Poreupine Advance Timmins, Ont. Dear Sir: Your kindness in publishing the reâ€" ports from the Work Room has been greatly appreciated and has been helpâ€" ful in promoting the work ‘of this branch of the Canadian Red ~"Cross Society. Complimenting for the deep interest that your Oranization is taking in matters where our population is so vitally â€"concerned. I beg to remain, Yours very truly, J. A. Bradette" Parliament is opening on January 26th ang we shall be following the proceedings very closely. H. L. Raketti, Secretary. Lumberâ€"and Sawmill Worker‘s Union the 14th inst., and in reply you can rest assured that I am giving my most careful attention and studies to the great problems that you mention, and I will continue to do all that I possibly can, so that they will be solved in a manner that will be fair and just to all concern, and that will primarily consider the welfare of the people. When We Work With God. Lesson: II Corinthians 5:20â€"6:10. Mcemory selection: I Corinthians 3:9 Yours very truly, Anne. Jaksic Secretary. The Canadian Red Cross Society, Schumacher Branch January 26th, 1948 Janumry 23, 1918 i copy of the e to our open letâ€" _ Since our letter ertisement in your me winter dawn crept over Timmins as lt x’ ghost from. the forestland on the east, fmgéfa pmblng forth into the darkness, pushing It away, driving it into the forestland on the west. 1t was the normal daybreak of a cloudy winter morning, bearing no hint of the tragedy which was to strike the town, no indication of theâ€"moâ€" mentous events which would take place before the m Tn was out, no sign of the catastrophe which would make the The rain stopped at 10 a m. as thougti 2eX ied off a tap, but by that time the town of Timmins WAS 2A shambles, with three quarters of the town‘s habitations flat on the ground and more than 10,000 persons stiff in death. It was a catastrophe such as had never been seen or heard beâ€" fore in human history. from a member of the Town The only note of cheer came ho rubbed his hands together and said, Plannning Board w now we can do something, those damn shacks should never ihave been built anyway. His eye gleamed with a visionary light as he assisted in dragging corpses from the wreckage and as he stilled the cries of the wounded with a length of scantâ€" We had gol UBC """ l / L the #d at 9.05, in our great Dry Ice Manhunt for the gent who had raided the Bottleworks Consolidated Gold Mine and clubbed the Phantom Prospector. The dry ice had been loaded in large quantities in the rear seat beside Wilbur. _ We took off and flew into the lowhanging coluds, seeking to reach the sun above them. But the clouds were thousands of yards thick. "There is something Wrong!" Wilbur shouted, ‘The plane is filling up with water!‘ | wrong. seemed to Indeed there was something be forming on the celling, the floor, and even in the migâ€"air of the cabin. «Tt is that damned dry ice." declared Allhours, ‘Get rid of it! Throwdt out before we founder. material, hoisted it out Wilbur frantically grabbed the the cabin window. It trailed earthward through the clouds directly above Timmins.â€"And as related above it brought tragedy to thousands. ling. \ e The rickety town fire hall fell in at 9,43, WIpINng UVUV U entire day shift. Firemen endeavored to scramble from the building before the roof collapsed, but the doors were frozen shut by rain which had slanted against the build.ing. The gallant boys in blue were found later with their fingernails torn from the roots by scraping vainly at the doors, Naturally, ‘all town fire equipment was destroyed. ; The roof of the fnion hall on Aigonquin boulevard fell in at the same time, killing four international organizers. Only survivor was William Kennedy who had the presence of mind to jump into a large barrel as the roof fell. e was dug from the debris three days later, when he branded the , "capitalist plot." Whole afiair as cap ..ta‘.. ?- * 0 cAWA AAAY LA hfl.d turn" The only ones still in bed were the unenergetic houseâ€" wives, the waiters and hotelmen who didn‘t start «~Work till noon, miners who had worked the graveyard shift, the editor of the Porcupine Advance, bootleggers, international ofganâ€" izers of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smeiter Workers, mine managers and the drunks who had crawled home at 4 a.m. and wouldn‘t be up and doing till their, comâ€" rades the hotelmen threw open their doors. â€" * t Such was Timmins when it commenced to rain. ‘Rain at 17 degrees below zero! f iss ___ Just which person in town noted the first arops is uns certain, but the first recorded incident was when a strugâ€" gling life insurance agent. wrapt in a wild dream of making a $25,000 sale without so much as a callâ€"back, was awakened from his reverie by a splash ofâ€" water on his cheekâ€"as he walked along Third avenue. The time was exactly 9.19 by the clock over sole brothers jewelry store, he said 1ater, By the thermometer outside the fern cottage the tempera_ture. was exactly 17 degrees below. o g o s P en L.A ts n +AirnArAFrA incss. Yes, everything was normal, till 9.20 am. The children were safely in school, despite their laggard feet,. and. some housewives were back in bed again while other moré Andusâ€" trious ones had already fared forth for early bargaing.. The town‘s snow removal crews moved up one street and down the next. Clerks and managers and salesgirls in the town‘s business places were already looking forward to midmornifi@g ‘coffee. So were the municipal employees. _ A large group o6f unemâ€" ployed had gathered at the National Employment: OS q'e;_m quest of work. Married women lined up for unemployment insurance. . Cab drivers played rummy in the taÂ¥i@offices to pass the dullest hours of their day. . town a byword for misfortune across the landâ€"â€"and Which would draw the,curses of thousands down upon the : head of ‘Wilbur Smith, exâ€"scribe ang gold mine propri¢tor. . Bachelors and business girls ate eggs and toast in prepâ€" aration for the daily grind over ledgers and sales counters. Prosperous merchants wiped the remnants of breakfast from the‘r vests, climbed into automobiles and drove down to their Third avenue shops. The bell in the fire hall tower on Algonquin boulevard struck 9 p.m. as municipal employees walked up the steps of the town hall to begin the day‘s busâ€" Yes, everything was normal. Miners got out of bed, lights went on, wives cooked breakfasts, busses trailed out to the mines. Wives went back to bed to be recalled by the alarm clock to get breakfast for the children, who grumbled as usual at the prospect ofâ€"another day in school. ‘The mornâ€" ing shift of the police department took over from the night shift and the same thing happened with the fire department. Milk sleighs and bread trucks coursed the snowy streets in their early rounds. In the churches of the town morning services took place. In St. Mary‘s Hospital patients saluted another gloomy day of lying in bed. â€" In the jail cells in the Municipal® Building drunks who had been locked up for the night ate breakfast from their trays and waited hnopefully for the arrival of a friend or relative to bail them out. We had got aboard the plane with _ A PA aa |h" 4 en CA En later when he brandéd the " as though someone nad turnâ€" o i o n o . e «#9 64 C* a Wilbur and Allhours