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Vol. XXXIII No. 5 However, in view of the present powâ€" ‘er chortage it doss not appear that December‘s figures will be maintainâ€" wed ~during: the first months of this year. ; s F * D iess T P . we crease OvCV ,_ AGAV+ . ~An interestng sidelight on sylver production in the camp is also shown in the report, which says that 59,469 ounces were produced here during the. month, ¢cf a total production for the year of 188469 ounces It is not tated whether this amount of silver was produced due to the quality of ore which was handled in December Of whether some producers had been holâ€" ding back their sliver in recent months. nd c t 4 A brightcr picture for the gold mines of Ontario became apparent today with the release of the report of the Ontarâ€" jo Department of Mines. On 1947 proâ€" duction in the golid industry. An overall incrcase of 751 percent was recorded. particwarly chéering was the reâ€" pori on December production in the mines of the Porcupine Camp. Both in tons milled and. value sizeable inâ€" creases were shown. uis U * > Tons milled in the Porcupine »for December, 1947, were 320,049, in comâ€" parison to 306541 in November. Meanâ€" while valuts showed an increase from. $2,640,486 to $2,864,049. Both tonnage and value showed a considerable inâ€" crease over December, mines trea:ed 20.750 tons of ore and reâ€" â€" covered 5.264 ounces of gold and 2878 . of silver for a value of $108,817. j conte'st for : Porcupine high school: \ students will take place. tomorrow, _ Friday, at 3.30 p.m. in the auditorium ‘"of Timmins High and ‘ School. Contestants in the finals will gbe Patsy Brewer and Frank Chan of the town high school, and Shiela ‘*"Moore and Patricia Barron of ‘Schu_ High School. \_ ‘The oratorical ‘contest was inaugâ€" jg\u'abed by the local Jewish group this ~ year and #it will become an annual event. Prize trophy is a handsome _‘ shield in honus of Jatk Brovender, â€" local Jewish airman who was killed in action overseas with the RCAF. ~ The shield will be retained each year Finals Friday In Orptorical Contest Sponsored by Dis’.trwto_.!gvish Group l;y vt;e- schoorp;idmins the winning orator, whose name will be inscribed on the trophy. Suitable px;izes are A# 4 6 VA EC huctediteet dint h w s t d also being awarded winners of the semiâ€"finals of the contest. Timmins High and Vocational school will be thrown open to %the public for the contest tomorrow. It is expected that a larqe group of relatives, erested persons will attend of Porcupine Gold Mines in 1947 AREKA Aunor Finals in the B‘Nai Brith oratorical ‘al contest was inaugâ€" local Jewish group this will become an annual trophy is a handsome u; ot Jzk Brovender, e wÂ¥ es t 3 /0 101,927 PREPARE FOR MARDL GRAS WINTER CARNIVAL. Members ‘of the: Moneta Recreation Club: are inâ€" augjurating a winter festival this Satâ€" ‘urday evening which they hope. will ~@ «amanmu~al â€"Winter $8.139 Twoâ€"Dog Outfit Collides With Truck Seomething new in traffic accidents cceured yesterday when a dog sleigh driven by George Cousinealul, 76, of 100 First avenue, Schumacher, came into collision with a Korman‘s dairy truck at the corner of Rae street and banâ€" fierman avenue. | The Schumacher iman, a former Holâ€" linger miner whose team of two dogs is a familiar sght in the camp, wWas rolled from his sleigh by the impaot, suffering {rom four fractured ribs and bruises. He was removed to St. Mary‘s hospital where his condition is descr‘bed The aged man was going east..on ‘Bannerman avenue and the dairy truck was prdceeding north on Rae. street when the accident occurred. Police say ?flwt the dog team was obscured from wmm«arsv.sionbvmxh snow panks at the corner. No charges were a5 u1 SILVER â€" TOTAL 34,549 6,171 1,1609,388 DP‘S PADRE: â€" Rev.: Father Miâ€" chael . Horoshko, . former ‘\Canadian Army chaplain oversgeas, is the spiritâ€" ual. adviser of some 700â€"DP‘s in this district,: An outstanding authority,. on Russia. andâ€" Communism, Father Hor â€" oshko has caused consider; leâ€"comâ€" ment in Timmins by his addresses_ 10 Commies Wasting Time On DP‘s, Padre Declares * Father Michael Horoshko is a slen_ der,‘ fairâ€"haired man in his thirties. He has light blue eyPS, prominent chin and the brow of an intelligent man. When he talks in broken, gutâ€" tural English,, he. waves . his hands >-,.â€"’-_“-c about.. At pertinent. 44003 °* to his feet to emphasis his arguments. Father Horoshko® is the Ukranian padre of some 700 DP‘s seattered in the bush camps and miries of this district. He is an ardent anti_Comâ€" munist who has attracted wide attenâ€" munism ‘he organizations. , *Mys quarret~ with Communism 15 not particularly with the members of the Communist party active in Canada today, but with the ideological aspect of the Red outlook.This outlook is 100 percent materialistic and opposed to Christlanity,". hegtold the Advance in an interview this week. "The Russian church is the only recognized church in the Soviet Unâ€" icn and it is governed directly by the state under the Ministry for Religious Cults," he declared. He said that the prime prupose of the church was to w s e o e o o o o o o e t t recognized church in the Soviet UNnâ€"| were interested,. in the trage <cunion icn and it is governed directly by th8/ movement and that many of them had state under the Ministry for Religious | joined the bush union. ues Cults," he declared. He said that thei~â€""Fhey are interested in the: union prime prupose of the church was 10 |rigvement, but not when a union is "sell" Marxism to the countries which | nsed for. political: Puipabes: of: those Russia ‘has overcome by reaching 2 | qutside‘of Canads," ‘he gaid. ( 4 : ise with the religious beliefs | _ esaid that: wer quntries and placing religâ€" | heing maile by Reds.to x#ring mf"fl: Patriarch of Moscow, a ‘"stooge" of . ‘At "pertinent points, he; jumps ‘teet to emphasis his arguments. by addresses ON TWOHL~ has ‘given before local TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5th, 1948 Lydia â€" Mcintyre, ~Dolly gngley, Tim Del Villano. and.. Phyllis Engley. There are also occupants in the big masks seen in the picturd. 'l'hey are John Del Villano and By. io 'l‘orlone Don‘tb ask us w.hich is wh h. organizations here. The priest states that while Con unists are using every influence to swing the DP‘s their way, they ‘have‘ no‘ chance to do: so due to the > knowledge ience the : DP‘sâ€"possess Of «Russia and the occupied countries. taught that a progressxve people shouldn‘t believe in God or the: huâ€" man soul," he declared, _ "While the Reds might have trouble gettmg rid of theseâ€" ideas from the minds of the older pgople, .they don‘t intend they -should have. amy root at alI .in. the minds of children,"â€" 'rne priest: wamed that Coinmunlsts in â€"Amerfca pro to be actively interested in the welfare of the workâ€" ing man byt that :this was the least of their . ‘"‘The. Reds attempt . to sell. them, selves t 0 members 6f labor tunloris as sincere individuals who are seeking genuine Freforin> *he â€"‘stated~‘ "This is just gesham.. "{Their objedt. is to. get control of â€"unions and disrupt the â€" economy of the to such an ‘extent: chaos wilÂ¥F result, ‘Then they intend‘ to take over, lock: Stock :and barrel, and impose the will: of sMosâ€" cow on their erstwhile frients," © . {Fathet Horcshko told theâ€"Advance a ; percentage of the DP.‘s here He‘said that: Inter heing made by Reds: DP‘s uxCommuni@ e1 npt to sell them gle "Of labor unlofis 38| poj _ who seeking | 1j hg ‘stated~‘> â€" ‘"This ; .mi"'" erymhwmthewnp.vifllmly good results at Paymastet In accordance with union policy, No C ol o o h 0 i0 ce Advance Photo IX e ds Get . rus hâ€" Ofl in this d strict can go chase 'them:selvea before they climb aboard the CCP bandwagon, according to Len Bradiey, »president of the local CCF club. â€"It was recently announced by Tim Buck,© national leader of the Lnbor Progressive party, " that communistst would. support the CCF""in the comâ€" ing elections. . This announcement by Mr. (Buck was met w.ith little enthusâ€" iasm by CCF leaders across the land. â€" "We want no truck or trade with "the "Commies,"" My. Bradley said. "Reâ€" cent developments suggest that the Communists in Canada â€"who two short years ago were urging support to the Lhiberul Party and dsrouncing the CCF are n.w about to make still another change in their line and offer to supâ€" port the CCF. CCF reveats its stand on Comâ€" munism. _ The CCF has never had, and mot have in‘ the future, any truck or trade with the Communists. It reâ€" jects their dictorial philosophy and heir ‘dictorial practises. â€" The CCF reâ€" jects support from the Communist parâ€" ty and will with them or make electoral anrangements of any lsort with them.‘" "The CCF does not believe in Redâ€" baiting or Communist witchâ€"hunts, or any antiâ€"Communist hysteria so used . by reactionarles the world ovéer , as: a e®*ak for their own antiâ€"labor policies. On the other hand, the COCF harbors no.. illusions about Communism, and proposes to defeat the threat of Oom- -A munism in t.he only way jb > mm be. clal justicc for the people of the world P Ray Stevenson, locak TLPP orkanIzer was not available for oomment. ‘on the reaction of t.he CCF to the Red offer of support. ’.(‘ > J ’ \ ,;’ 5 ;‘. Aren t In Sight A virtual blackout exists during the night hours of the Poreupine today as the three municipalities of. Timâ€" mins, Tisdale and Whitney coâ€"operate to beat the hydro electric shortage. T 20090 OE Street lighting in Timmins has, been reduced 23 percent, while in both Tisâ€" dale and Whitney all public l‘ighting is turned off from midnight till dawn. â€""The situation is very promiging," a tocal Hydro official told the Advance today, ""If conservation, measures by the municipalities and the general public are maintained, there should be adequate power to keep industry moving at its present peak." _ â€" _ _ Mines of the district have. so far been able to reduce efectric <power consumption without major . decreases in output or the laying off of men. The latter is always a possibility, howâ€" ever, if power cuts are not maintained. "We have almost reduced our power to the required quota," E. T. Turner, plant engineer at Hollinger said In a statement today, "If everyone continâ€" ues to coâ€"operate no layâ€"offs are to be expected." ‘ ME T s 207. mm eR Meanwhile the power shortage is having at least one benificial _ effectâ€"s it is cutting electgic bills for the district municipalities ,as well as the general public. For example,; town cleérk Victor Salomaa of Timmins reâ€" ported ‘today that the town‘s electric light bill would be reduced by $250 A z‘mady growth in membershlp 1 place in‘ Local 241, internationa union of M ne, Mill and Smelter Work ers.. Ralph Cerlin, S0) in a statement this week. # month due to the cut in street lighting. 3| Claims â€"Mine Union : Membership Higher Ne s S t n ie e‘ e e e in M 00| 0 / } ~~/ ~â€" c _ _ <., 0 * . One displaced person now eimployed A. s‘mady growth in membership is | underground by Holiinger intends to taking place in Local 241, international Restablish im the tailoring, busâ€" unionoane.Mwandsmelberm iness in Timmins as soon as his conâ€" ers.. Ralph Cerlin, businessâ€"ageint, said | tract expires, Father Michael Bm'-' in a statement this week. . â€"> oshko, Catholic padre tb the DP‘s in ‘Onrdriveformembershlpispro- th‘s distt'lot told the Adv;nceflm ceeding very satisfactorily," Mr. Carlin | week. said, "Membership is increasing in evâ€" | ’munwllpmtmeot manywho erymim-‘mmecamp.vuh«psrmnuly nave »ukilled" trades," ‘the priest said, good results at Paymaster," "He‘ is already iwmigking guits for one mmdaneewmxm;woucy. no | mine exeeutive. Wauen his tenâ€"month contract witti tiie udnexsm'crheis Frank Cummings, local resident who charged at last week‘s meeting of counâ€" eil that local coal dealers were selling their coal at false weights, was inâ€" formed at.this week‘s meeting of counâ€" cil: that\no: bylaw‘ was on the town books concerning the weighing of coal. ‘Last.week Mr. Cummings was erâ€" ronecusiy informed that such bylaw did exist and that it would be enforced. Coal Bylaw Not On Books But Council Say It Will This week council said that a bylaw was ,being formulated at the present to deal with the situation. Chip Ball Fasses Suddenly ~F. V. H. "Chip" Ball, prominent loâ€" cal druggist and founder of the Timâ€" mins Lions Club, died at 8.30 a.m. yesâ€" terday morning at his nome at :80 Maple street S. as the result of heart attack. *" % § e e oR eE > Nee Om OOR here at, St. Matt:hew.s Pio‘ Ca Mr Bal was 46 years of agt. He had been active in the community Efe Of ‘the Porcupine camp since his aa'rival here in 1922. UClU au oi e aamarww (Fridav) t 11 a.m. by Rev. Ganon A. R. Chidwick. . Burial will ‘take place in the family plot in Union cemetery, Barrie, Ontar.o. Paillâ€"bearâ€" ~F. V. H. "Chip‘"‘ Ball ers and honorary pallâ€"bearers will be past presidents of the Timming Lions Club. ~ Ax‘ * | Mrs. Ball‘s business career in the camp began when he arrived here in 1922 to join Percy T. Moisley, with whom he went to univers.ty, on the staff of the Timmins Drug Store ownâ€" ed by the late J. R. Todd. . From 1923 t> 1926 Mr. Ball managed the Todd agrug store in South Porcuping.. Then with Percy T. Moisley he purchased In February, 1928, he married the former Celia Sloan in T. mmins. He is a.lso survived by a son, Murray, a stuâ€" dent at Loyola University in Montreal and a daughter, Myrna, who is attendâ€" ing University of Western Ontario at I~ndon. ‘Also survivingy are his moâ€" ther, Mrs, L. E. Ball of Barr‘e and DP At Hollinger Intends To Open Tailor Shop Here contract witth tiie imine is over he is| The t seid that goimg to*set up business in Tinuhins."‘| DP‘; in the bush had Two : other «DP‘s . mmmmthedm-w mechanics are hoving to get estabâ€" onerswhbm mmmmemmmuw ging. . Gom lw e IL -'m:, o ocmm NC y § is ty 3. o P > a i F i t 47. 4 it 00. 6 o 8R PCE is 8 +/( NAE / -.,-.'"‘,“" 'f‘* -'A:vl“<-4" NB Oe s hoi n al t “ $ Sn 4P 7 Cl zs -AA ESE D EC Te uT E" TB SE EB SW L S n AB i=tu . Todd‘s business on Third avenue, Premier George Drew of Ontario will visit the Porcupine this weekend, The premier will arrive in the special coach of Col. C. E. Reynolds, chairman of the Ontario Northland Railway, O the Sunday evening train. He will remain in the camp till the evening train leaves on Monday. ; h. We e o T n e Highlight of the premier‘s visit will be the throwing of hte first stone in the Temiskaming and Northern Onâ€" tario Bonsp‘el at 845 Monday mornâ€" ing. Previously, on Sunday evening. he is expected to participate in the opening ceremonies of the spiel. At Monday noon iPremier Drew, will address a joint meeting of the Timâ€" mins Board of Trade and the Timmins Kiwanis club at the Empire hotel. This will be followed by a visit to Timmins High and Vocational School. A meeting with the members of the local Conservative Association is also scheduled before the premier departs i on the Monday evening train. Single Copyâ€"Five Cents Monetans To Stage Mardi Gras Carnival The members of Moneta Recreation Club are going all out to make their parade and Winter Garnival at the TCO AC rink at Cedar and Sesond avenues success this Saturday evening. Tim Del Vx"‘ano a bra't:her of oouncil‘ r Leo Del offering plenty of s‘picu varlety and ac- ti0n. Fm.t of all will: come the‘ parade which will form up at 8 p.m. at the corner of Kirby and Cedar, then proâ€" ceed east to Ping, north to 'I‘hlrd. Wwest to Cedar, to the rink. * oA v d m stt h AL t,he r 'nk there will be sfiatihfi Més for nd. girls, a barrel‘ jumping cofitest, novéelty rhees, ék1} races and snow show racesâ€"=â€"both: of the latter on the ice surface of the rink. The evening will. be ‘topped off by a broomâ€" ba‘l contest between formidable memâ€" hors of the Honesty Club and the Monâ€" eta Bob Skaters, an aggregation which guarantees to: drive the Honesty Boys clear out of the xrink, clear out of town, and into most remote wasteland of Tisdale. _ : aâ€" sister, Edna, also of Barrie. sA 1224 cexathc‘ a 4 FERETIE i Mr Ball was a joint founder of the Timmins Lions Club in 1988 with the late Percy Doyle: Mr. Ball was the club‘s first president, later to become deputy district governor. â€" He was secâ€" retary in 1946â€"47 and at the time of h‘s death wes chairman of the fin« arce committee. Ted Buck, vresent president of the Lions Club, stated that Mr. Ball‘s sudâ€" den death was a shock and a serious loss to members of the club. "Not only is Mr. Ball‘s death a loss to his friends of the Lions club, but it is a loss to the community as a whole," Mr. Byck stated, ‘"Chip Ball was a main who had the interests of the entire Porâ€" cupine at heart." to work on military vehicles. "However, I think most of the men are going to stay at their jobs in the mine and in the bush," he said.. "Inâ€" cidentally, you should what these men have to say s#hout the difference cidentally, you should hear what these men have to say shout the difference ‘n mining and logging here and in Russia and Germany. Men who have day over m were double what it i9 hfl'@_.” e es sls sa # 4 The priest seaid that a numt} dm 409.