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’ Jw h in n-c csOE t sn s 6 To i ob is T ‘â€". senfor officers of tfi force are conâ€" f of living bonus. We are not trying to _‘ load on the taxpayers‘ necks." _ {said Police Chief Albert Lepic. "But _ j the.men who pound the beat and who _ {hgdvg‘|lfomes jo keep up and families iRoâ€"support are in actual need. of, it. t , g%A%‘rsrlnauer banus might : also wet_ “tbélpdlige‘QSétgeanfs, who also require ! ; ’}d money to live properly." ; _____ 16 2e _# 41. L‘A.Lnlln‘ smm sv :1“ P03 A dvance Gets Blast ‘rom Timmins Cops In â€" interviews ym week ‘various Timmins police constables protested that the Advance was in error when it declared in an editorial that the wage of the ayerage police constable miner. _‘ _ . The Advance‘s editorial copmented on a request by members of the police department for a $20 a month cost of living bonus. | The Advance opposed the bonus with the argument that the increased :cost of living of municipal employees (all 200 of whom would have to be given the $20 a month bonus if the police obtained their reâ€" quest â€" a payroli increase of $48,000. or between three and four mills on the tvtâ€"ax_ rate) should not be borne by taxâ€" payers who themselves received less than municipal employees. "Your figures are cockâ€"eyed," one constable said bluntly,, "With the recâ€" ent cost of living bonus the average miner is making more money than the average constable.‘" _ j He pomfed out that the expenenced mined rece'Nes $7.33 per: day undér the recenflysaimuneed ‘cost of? living ,boâ€" nus t mines‘ famouhté to perâ€"Nour; for, an ; eight Hour $190.58 for a 26 day month " e present: tfifle a fi‘rst class conâ€" able on the Tlm‘mins force is paid atas per month. + « R !rown constables start at $160 a month ‘and after s1x" months are boostâ€" ed to $175 per month. Under:a salary schedule introducéed in 1945, policemen obtain annual increases of $5 per month with every year of service, till a maxâ€" imum of $200 per month is reached Ei S CR At the present time no constable is being paid the latter fAigure despite the fact that many have beén employed by the town for a consid@rable numâ€" ber of years." All were graded at the $175 figure when the salary schedule was set up. § . ‘He stated that in his belief pay for policemen should be slightly upgraded over pay for miners in Qrd‘er,. to keep jobs. . side the ctha" Andy is honorary .: mayor of several Ontario towns, and: |) m celebrated guestâ€"ofâ€"honour at 1 . / centennial and reurtion. Andy’: tan / _ Uve cuterpilinars of "It is unreasonable to ask a man io shoulder the responsibilities of poâ€" liee work for less money than he ean make underground," he said. Yes, it‘s our old friend, Andy Clarke, "Mayor of the Little Places",. and. Andy‘s many admirers are glad they now hear him twice a week â€" on his regular Sunday morning broadcast of ‘"‘Neighborly News", and in a new series he began this month, for the Blue Cross Plan for Hospital Care. ‘Appropriately enough, Andy‘s now pregram is called "MAYOR OF : THE a m eS o o o n c o s . Appropriately enough,. Andy‘s now pregram is called "MAYOR OF : THE LTTLE PLACES", and is heard each Saturday evening over CBL Toronto, CBO Ottawa, CFPL London, CFCO Chatham, CKLW Windsor, CHML Hamilton, and each Sunday over GFrCH North Bay. § e io n ue o Andy Clark‘s a veteran newspaperâ€" man who. stgrted off his inkâ€"stained career with the old Toronto World, then moved on to the Toronto Mail and Empire, the London Advertiser, fact. it was with the Toronto Globe that he started his radio career back in 19026 when he became one of the first newsmen to broadcast direct from Andy Clark Heard In New Radio Show constables interested in their of that of the average andâ€" the other Len Bradiey, president of the local CCF club, passed on to council at this week‘s meeting a resolution made at a : preâ€"election ‘campaign . meeting sponsored by the CCF in December. The resolution asked that the 1948 council sponsor. a public election mecting during the coming year. "This is a ,good suggestion," said Councillor Les Bailey, "I think this council should be in favor." He sugâ€" gested that a town theatre be rented for the purpose. At its rgeular meeting this week Timmins town council authorized the extension for six months of the town‘s contract with Dr..Faludi, town planâ€" ning consultant, at a salary of $300 per month, plus travelling expenses. Mr. Faludi‘s expenses in the past have varied between $75 and $90 per trip to Timmins. Last week it was proposed by Counâ€"" cillor Les Bailey, chairman â€" of the property and planning commitee, upon the recommendation of the planâ€" ning board, that Mr. Faludi‘s contract be extended for the rest: of:1948. This would have authorized that the planâ€" ning consultant be paid for nine mmathsmmpparenflynmmlumdoes not work during the Summer. ~â€"_"I have changed my mind about hirâ€" }ing Dr. Faludi for the rest of 1948," Mr. Bailey told council, "I do not think we should hire him for more than another six months in any case.".. :. The planning. consultant usually visits Timrains once a month for a few days. He acts in an supervisory capâ€" acity to the:local town planning board. ERoA . M . MR l ECC NOC He explained that the town planâ€" ner‘s service might not even, be reâ€" quired for six mont‘hs and that Dr. Faludi was content to quit as soon as it became evident that his services were no longer needed. Aubry. New appointments for 1948 to the Timmins: Community Activities Comâ€" mittee â€" made at. CouAcil‘sâ€" meeting this week were Archie Dillon and Councills Fred Quesnel and Urbain ouncil Looks With Favor n 1948 Campaign Meeting Wilbur‘s Wacky Poems Get Debut Over The Ether and the Toronto Globe. Matter of oddlyâ€"coloured butterflies, violets grown in December,. peaches weighing a pound or more and fossilized reâ€" =malns dug:<up in someone‘s garden. If he mentions a prize pumpkin, he‘s ‘almost sure to get a letter ‘telling him ot one even bigger :and better. j \\Bn his new radio series for the Blue ss Plan for Hospital care. Andy‘s f iug to pay ‘"tribute to different Ontâ€" ario towns each week, tell lively, huâ€" ’man-mtemt stories and reflections lgathered during his extensive rew;s;â€" M t t k e o e L S in « L S paper and radio career, and include those homey "Andyisms" for which he is so famous: What‘s more, Andy Clark‘s just as ‘hepped up‘ about his The town‘s welfare department will mnot: receive nmwmtomobfledurini -lfl This was decided at this week‘s ‘MMmm;afiarCouncmprLeo P mR P 0 new ass!gnment as if he‘d landed his first newspaper job. The fame of, the Advance‘s Wilbur is spreading. Last week Andy Clark, radio voice of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Asâ€" sociation recited for the benefit of hundreds of thousands of listâ€" eners the little poem concerning the hibernating proâ€" clivities of the bears of the distâ€" rict. Wilbur‘s poem "The Bear" is one of a series of poems he is writing concerning the animal nesldents of the North. Tll? runt has assured the editor that, spurred by this honor, she . will continue to turn out his screwball poetry at infinâ€" itum, or ‘if necessary at nauseam. So reader beware! NO NEW CAR Rewards for the apprehension of \ persons who place false alarms to the sfire department were broached again | at this week‘s meeting council. Fire will | Chief Stanley said that . rewards of ring 3150r$25wouldprobablyle.dtotbe eek‘s elimination of false alarms. . Leo! â€" "We have had a whole series of falg$ the |â€"alaroms", the fire chief ‘said, "It. would Estiâ€" bea mvamtteritmmoNon BRRR!! Seen above are four of the‘ members of the Cochrane Polar Bear Club, a group of gents who think nothing of going for a swim in subâ€"zcro weather. According to club Office _ Workers Get Bonus K uh c sA h nir on tw d hn f io en Oe NCB was informed this week. Announceâ€" ments to this effect were, posted in most mines last Friday and Saturday." However, with Mcintyre mine, the announcement ; that ; office workers would * also: benefit was‘ incorporatéd in‘ theoriginal announcement, when it was stated that all employees would receive the bonus., . ' Up to the time of writing, Hollinger had not officially advised its ‘ office employees that theywould receive the bonus. However, a Hollinger spokesâ€" man said that plans for this phase of thebonus »system* were now ~being worked out, ' "Top executives will not get the boâ€" nus, but the average office worker will," the Hollinger representative said. Red Cross Members Give Britain Aid Schumacher branch, of the Canadâ€" ian ‘Red Cross Society continued its good work last week when another shipment of articles manu{actured by the members left for Toronto en route to the underprivileged overseas. A tdtal of 98 sewn garments and G9 knitted garments were. in the shipâ€" ment.. They were 66 eiderdown bath robes for small boys; 32 pairs of boys‘ pajamas; four children‘s Navy wool scarves; 25 pairs of children‘s socks; eight pairs of boys‘ mitts; two bables‘ wool jackets; one baby‘s wool mitts; 23 babies‘ wool shirts and six crochetâ€" ed shoulder shawls. Firemen Won‘t Be Used To Flood Rinks In Town. It. appears that the TCAC will have to continue flooding town rinks withâ€" out the aid of town firemen. At this week‘s meeting of, council Recreation Diréctor R. E. Sturgeon asked that fireâ€" men be permitted to handle flooding the rinks in their ‘spare time. _ Fire Chiet Blll San.ley p0inted out Athat_ town hydrants could not be used for the purpose unless the town‘s pubâ€" lic works department followed fireâ€" men to flush out and drain hydrants, which would otherwise freeze up in the ‘cold .weather. ’ :T_Falséf-flarms Serious, | Fire Chief Emphasizes TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5th, 1948 members, cutting a hole In the ice and diving in is just the thirig to fone up one‘s circulation on.â€"these¢ dull Winter days. Above, standing, are M. D. Duâ€" bin and C. M. Benson. In the water Department Held their annual meeting Saturday evening: Januatry 31st in the club room at the Fire Hall. Election â€" of> ofiicers Was heldâ€" and Fire Chief Charles Juckgch start‘s hxs 28th year ds Fire Chief. : Millan; . Captain James Lieutenant, Frank Corrgs im i n NP Mc un td Ofiicers elected were Honorary chief, °R. J.‘ Ennis; ei‘} Charles Jucksch;, Députy Chief Icolm Mab-' iremen Name Their Officers Schumacher P Members of . the Schumacher ; Fire i P’," ames Dillon; ist. Corrig; 2nd Lieuâ€" lighting and Otl;él"-fpurposes are suspended in Abitibi, Timiska= > ‘ £ ming, Sudbury and Nipissing Districts as from February 1, 1948 until further notice.. If the specified reduction in consumption of electricity is not _ cbtained on a voluntary basis it will be necessary to cut of the supply of electricity entirely for definite intervals of time each day wherever the specified consumption of electricity : is i heing exceededâ€" â€" Abitibi, Timiskaming, Sudbury and Nipissing Districts are A. E. Wicks and Douglas Turner. This photo was taken at Mr. Wicks‘ lumber: camp sevenâ€" miles south of Cochrane. © (photo by DeJoseph Stuâ€" dio, Cochrane.)» _ tenant, Fred Webbar Secretary, Jack Marshall Chalrman, B;ll Mansfield; Treasurer, John Monaghan Chairman of Sports Commtt‘tee Johnny Anderâ€" son. After the business session a lunch ahd refreshments were served.. Cribâ€" bage and 500 were played and comâ€" munity singing was enjoyed, . with Hugh Calverley and, Herb Mlller preâ€" siding at the piano. M 2 is eX * e . n C i td . o is o is oo o. C es un y 3+ wtke . .25 ér;' *ppai* wéfi.fifir!%k%‘ b ca ducs cA cesfi Undertaken originally just prior to Christmas in order to bring a happy Yuletide to needy residents, the work of the society has proven such a sucâ€" cess that it will conduct a yearâ€"round campaign. Administrator is Chief of Police Leo Gagnon, under the superâ€" vision of Rev. Father L. Brouillard, parish priest. The work is also acâ€" tively supported by Secretary Treasâ€" urer J. W. Spooner of Mountjoy. "We have had a surprising response from the general public,". chief Gagâ€" non said, "Everybody had pitched in and helped us in every way." w\ sn A real work of charity is going on in the Improvement District of Mountâ€" joy these days, as the St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Dominique‘s Roâ€" man Catholic church collects and disâ€" tributes the necessities of life to the underprivileged families of Mountjoy. He said that to date mose than 35 families â€"‘of all denominations, for there is no religious discrimination in the society‘s work â€" had beeri almost completely â€" outfitted with castâ€"offs from more prosperous residents of the Porcupine. "And these castâ€"offs are by no means rags,‘ " the chief said, "They are perfectly good clothing‘ of which people have grown tired or which ‘children have outgrown." The society . does not its collections to: clothing, <but puts 40 good use every type of household goods. For example, a recent donaâ€" tion was 20 mattresses from the Emâ€" pire Hotel. Many of these have alâ€" ready ‘been ‘distributed; the chief is now searching for other kind citizens to donate bedâ€"spreads and springs to go with them. . "We are looking for furniture of every kind and in any condition," Chief Gagnon said. "The men of the parish will rebau‘ it to suitable :conâ€" dition." . Chief Gagnon said. ‘"The men of the parish will ref)au‘ it to suitable conâ€"{clothing or furniture of any kind aâ€" dition." bout your home which you not The material is collected by â€" Chief ! going to put to use ?mtyphq::e Qmef Gagnon himself in his automobile. It| Gagnon at 1882. He‘ll be aroqund to is brought to: the parish chouse and|pick it up and see that it gets into the distributed twice a week, on Tuesdays ‘hands of persons who need it. â€" _ So, Mr. or Mrs. Reader, if you have ). C A .'_, h in ty ce s d ib e hP PP3 . 293. Station Would Sell Time To Timmins In Wholesale Lots Dundas Brothers, local salvage dealâ€" ers, offered. 50 cents a. ton for.scrap metal at the town‘s dump at. this week‘s meeting of Timimins. council. The salvage firm offered to keep a man at the dump and guaranteed they would handle the contract efficiently. The matter was referred to Councilior Philip Fay, chairman of. the public works commnittee,. * and Thursdays at 2 p.m. It is estimâ€" ated that more than $2,000 worth of sedondâ€"hand goods has been distributâ€" ed up to the present. "The people we are trying to help. are all deserving cases," Chief Gagnon emphasized, "They are people with families of six, eight, ten and twelve children. They are people who nd it impossible to provide properly. for their children at today‘s cost of living." An effort to sell the town of Timmins advertising ‘in wholesale lots was made at this week‘s meetâ€" ing of Council, by radio station CKGB. Harvey Freeman, station manager, offered special rates for radio spot announcements over 52 in number. Town fathers ordered Vic Salâ€" omaa town clerk â€" to how much had been spent. laat year on radio time. wANT TOWN‘S SCRAP