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umbia 1 o1 Last Call: ‘he notâ€"tooâ€"shy young man was sqowing Oll dl a pall. balanced things on his nose, lifted chairs by the legs and shuffled card: a cortain dexterity. A bright young thing who had been watching the show with growing com, yawned and said. â€" "Really Mr. B. you should be on the stage." ‘The young man‘s teeth flashed at what he considered to be appreciat kis efforts. â€" "You really taink so"? Rea‘lly." o "I certainly do," replied the yawning lady, "There‘s a stage leaving i minutes. No Discrimination in South Big Rink At St.Michaet‘s greiil hous nreci The Moneta school yard, we are inâ€" formed, is to small for a large surface and the St. Michael‘s school yard was therefore chosen as the logical place for the rink. Also at council this week was the matter of a resolution calling for tenâ€" ders for the new laboratory. The reaâ€" son, declared Mr. Bartleman, is that the building enroaches on other proâ€" perty (see editorial Advance January Gth) and there is no indication by the architoct as to how much the building might cost. He said that. certain adâ€" justments would also have to be made in the zoning byâ€"law before the buildâ€" ing could be eredted. The Mayor suggested to council that the number of tag days should be cut down. Councillor Bailey suggested that Saturdays would be better for ful 0 (O:n investigation this state of alairs the Porcupine Advance finds that such is not the case. The rink that was formerly in the school yard at Monâ€" cta school was found to be too small anyway for the crowds of, children that used it. _ At nearby St. Michael‘s school the rink set up is 180 feet by 80 feot. an ice surface comparable to that of the Mcintyre. ¢ Sceottish Curlers Visit Canada Elulifax, ‘Irur: NEW ViAOLUYTY, NASNCL â€" lottetown and Monecton, Bcottish curâ€" ters left hers recently vi@ Canadian Kational Railways, one team en route i> Sairt Johns, N. B., and the other to Quebsc City. After games to be played with clubs in Saint John and Quebec, the two visiting teams will proceed to Montrial and ¢ther Canadian cities. Montreal, Jan. 12 â€" The last group of displaced persons to reach the Domâ€" is 1948, boarded a Canadian Natâ€" ional Railways boat train at Halifax last New Year‘s Eve after disembarkâ€" ing from the S. 8. "Marine Jumper‘". Numbe:rise 460 the new immigrants | will take up jobs in various Canadian isdustries in Ontario and Western Canada. | | . The funeral procession p assed through the town led by members of tre Timmins Fire Department and emâ€" ployees of the town publi¢ works deâ€" partment marching before the hearse. Members of the Girl Guides, of which Mv. MacLkean‘s daughter was a memâ€" ber. attended the funeral in a body. Fourth Degree Knights who attendâ€" ed the service and acted as ushers the number of tag days should be cut down. Councillor Bailey suggested that Saturdays would be better for such tags days rather than pay days as many miners were kicking about the number of taggers on pay days. Mr. A. W. Stewart addressed the council and told them that he was very delighted to see the results of tho clection and wished them every good wish for the new year and hoped ‘hat they would follow the platform which he had discarded when he deâ€" good wish for the new YCal chat they would follow the platform which he had discarded when he deâ€" cided not to run for council this year. Throwing Quilis, Nov. 25). Buck Poitras also brought up the matter of snowplowing the roads and stated that the only road which was snowplowed in the south‘end was Pine C‘+rnet so that the trucks could go to Street so that the tr the town dump. 1+ was decided to e lors to sit on the 7 "Sit on, is correct, lor â€"Bartieman, "Tho; too much money." V ol Last Immigrants Land For 1948 YÂ¥ J Mon + AATIPETC in good c pers t Im U , XXNTV No. 2 Throwing Quills peror wWaitZ orf »ad opera. _ We ill gratify our ] Section 8 Pages od t~e act on sunerbiy to maxke ii mt ‘ Perhaps it wi‘l be around a n1. _ Verdi‘s music is always good n: Poor sopranos, tenors or baritones is well presented there is nothing g sic on the radino is gord but to hear i n be wonderfully moving. . One does Virdi and one would have to be a ve he story of thke lady of Camilias. I!t yeror Waltz" or "Luxury Liner." There d opera. _ We need more of it in this 11 eratily our wishes. n, Jan. 12 â€", PW llowing a seâ€" mes played egainst. clubs in Trur: New Glascow, Charâ€" and Moncton, Scottish curâ€" recently via Canadian tre act or The Victory Theatre staf Co‘umbia >~d t in it to elect two councilâ€" e T.C.A. Committee, t" cracked Councilâ€" Those fellows spend Ing> w tC singfing an indced a tre: diayy read it y read in English was a touch of genius. ld be prond of tht production work dons me with a mastorly hand and thé came y to make it mt"restmg entertainment as wi‘ll be around Asgain to thrill us with th Wtc P P P APâ€"APâ€"AP P P 4 P by K. L. Mc Montreal, Jan., 12., â€" Two thoroughâ€" bred Pekinesso enroute to Brantf{ord, Ont.. fcr breeding purposes arr‘ved in Montreal recently in a Canadian Naâ€" tional Railways express car from Haliâ€" (ax. â€" The dogs were sent from Lonâ€" don. Eng., and are valued at $250. Montreal, Jan. 11., â€" A special skier‘s timetable showing pertinent informaâ€" tion on train times fares and ski atâ€" tractions is now available to the pubâ€" lic, according to H. J. Nevin, general passenger agent, Canadian National Railways. 3 The folder dea‘ls with the ski terriâ€" tcries along the CN.R. Laurentian inct and at Rawdon, Que. _ It also lists the major ski hills and tows at such outâ€" standing ski centres as Shawbridge, St. Saveur and Morin Heights. C.N.R. ski specials leave Central tation on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for Lac Remi and intermeâ€" diate points and also for Rawdon. CNR Issues Special "kiers Timetable Two Pekes Peak At World Travel â€" â€" it â€"wa There is n this st1 Hotelmen Gather At Royal York, 17th us Local hotelmen are getting ready to attend the Hotelman‘s convention in tke Royal York Hotel beginning Janâ€" uary 17th and continuing through the i8th and 19th.. The convention will discuss the various matters of proâ€" vincial legislation in an attempt to prepare better legislation for the sa‘le and control of the liquor trade, _ Emâ€" ile Brunette, representative for Doâ€" minion Breweries will attend the conâ€" vention. John D. MacLean Passes, 23 Years Town Engineer carlrie attended the services. Pa‘llbearers were Mayor Karl Eyre. Exâ€"Mavor Emile Brunette, exâ€"councilâ€" lor William McDermott, town enginâ€" eer John Kelman, Fire Chief William Stanley and Mountjoy Chief of Pol‘ce Leo H. Gagnon. The Rev. Father Hugh Martindals Ticiated at the requiem High Mas: id Fourth Degree Knights of Columâ€" is in full dress formed a guard of onoar during the seorvices and stood i@th drawn swords as the casket was rried d:iwn the frint sieps of the urch. Third Degree Knights also again to no matte es can‘t i t hav dbull f Sunday he Porc it gold Published in O#*, EV ERY THURS(‘AY up iser known columnist in inday evening that gold Porcupine Advance and gold going up last woeek. 1 that thsre will be no agreement is changed in k started off all kinds of .ongmore is looking hanâ€" ~ how the whols producâ€" 1jure that score. _ When o be dosired. To anear concert hall 0o: a movie ve to study music to apâ€" fellow indeed not to apâ€" ch more absorbing than uch value for your ‘:nonhâ€" orn worldâ€"perhaps Colâ€" it leaving in five 11 France has l‘ghtweight railway trains on pneumatic tires. ‘"Yoes," said Councillor Bartleman, "I . don‘t think it warrants the cxpense it puts us to belong." : "We‘stick in and see if we can‘t improve it," suggested Leo DelVillano. Another matter of council was the dogeatcher. Council â€" discussed â€" the matter of his salary and said that he should be paid a monthly salary of $200. Councillor Aubry suggested that the man should be released at| 2any time without a month‘s notice.) Mr. Aubry was assured that the‘ man was quite competent and that was the reason he was being given a salary instead of getting a fee. If ssems the fee was coming to more than what a salary would cost the town. Mr. Aubry wasn‘t convinced, he still thought «the man should be on ! 2 "pay by the day" plan. | us hm commun w m Dog Catcher‘s Salary B of M Assets Pass Meets With Aubry‘s |2 Billfion Mark Dogged Resistance Min rcal For the first timc on belonging to *L cculd rmpunicipalitic Leo DelVillano said that he disaâ€" greed with Mr. Bartleman as he had received auite a bit of good from at73 tandingzg meetings of the Municipal Asâ€" "That book put out has boeon of great assistance to msg." he saicl. and guard of honor were k. A. O Calâ€" laghan, J. W. Spooner, Pat Larmer, Frank Dafoe, Jim Hanley, Claude Nesaulnicrs, Mat Skelton, Phil Fay, Nick Basciano and Jack Sullivan. The Roev. Father J. A. Callaghan ofâ€" ficiated at the graveside rites during ‘nterment in Timmins Roman Cathoâ€" MacLean engineered many municipa! rojects and watched his public works cevartment grow from a few men to a mechanically equipped modern deâ€" partment. Last spring he was apâ€" pointed planning and consultant enâ€" ginger to take charge of town planâ€" ing while John Kelman,. formerly his sssistant stepped up to become togwn enginecr. Under Mr. MacLean‘s planâ€" ning the town expanded more than four times over in waterworks, sewer lines and streets. Delores Houd, pretty ushorette at the Victory Thea straightening manager Ted Ashley‘s white tic. . The reaso dress? _ Why they were showing the Opera La Traviata thi Tuesday and felt that it was a full dress occasion. The t on2" was perhaps prophetic. It cerainly didn‘t gross any Betty Grable song and dance show which hit town recently brush your teecth and show them often! Mr. MacLean held a degree in civil ing of brar erigineering from the University offourâ€"fold yield e married the former Winnifired Cart : Ottawa at Graceville, Que. Durâ€" bWis sorvice as town engineer Mr The 53â€"ye uployved by My. MacLtean * uUn TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13th, 1949 e town since 191 was born near Lonâ€" In Sepjtember of 1921 town ete E. A. O‘ Nt al~â€" HUp ppoint full dress occasion. . The title ‘the Lost It cerainly didn‘t gross anything like the vAnen ublic / Home and School .‘ Arrange Public Meet at the Victory Theatre is shown white tic. . The reason for the full Opera La Traviata this Monday and Min real For the first time on reâ€" cord, the assets of the Bank cf Monâ€" treal have passed the two, b‘llior dolâ€" lar mark. According to the Governâ€" ment statement cf the chartered banks the B M on November 30 had total assets of $2,069,.544,.949.16. fac or in this rise has been the inâ€" creasc in noticc' or savings deposits in Canada which have advanced from $892.010.000 ts $994,000,000. Total deâ€" posits by the public in Canada now cxeeed $1,650,000,000, the highest figure for any Canadlan bank, and represent wel! over a million and a half deposit Canada‘s firstâ€" bank, the B 6f M has just entered upon its 13Â¥Znd mwear. Founded in 1817, when business> was stiil â€"comimtnly dons by barter in the Canadian colonies, the bank opened its dours with a staft of seven. ‘Today more: than 9,300 peopiece wcrk at 52 B cf M branches in Canada and Newâ€" toundland and at the bank‘s offices in Great Britain and the United The Home and School Council exâ€" ecutive held a meeting at Delore School Bufftlo Ankerite last n‘ ght with Mrs. 12. Pocley, Schumacher prc.%iding. Reprcsentatives from Porcupine Scâ€" ho«)l‘ De‘oro, Schumacher and Timmins attended, each one introducing himâ€" self to the meet ng. Minutes wore read by Stan Irelandad and M»r. Nat Adams of Schumacner progkammo convencr, made arrangements for the first public meeting to be held in Cenâ€" tral School, Timmins February 8 at p.m. y Mr. McLellan, public school inspec.or will be the guest speaker. An invitaâ€" tion was received from Whitney repre sentatives for,the next open mceeting to be held in the Porcupine school, on April 27th. lr For many years Mr. MacLean was a member of the Timmins council of ’ Knights of Columbus and an execuâ€" ltive dirmctor of the T.mmins Boy Scouts Association. Festival Syllabus Now Available The sylllabus for the Porcupine Muâ€" si~ Festival has been drawn up and is available for anyone who wishes to secure them fronm any member of the cxecutive. It is urged that those inâ€" tarested in entering, secure tseir music fo> the festival as soon will be hn later date Torcnto and has been said to be one oi the most competent municipal enâ€" ginsers in Ontario. Surviving are his wife, two sons, Angus and Gerald of Timmins, two daughters, Mary a nurse at Victoria Hcspital at London and Margaret at home and one brother Hector of Norâ€" anda. ve meelting sible. Porcupin on hoald it announced that thne annuai ould be held on May 2 to ive. â€" This annual event has ring in popularity from yvear The place where the festival old will be announced at a a â€" substantial _Bbeen the inâ€" ivings deposits advanced from It pays to STEEL WILL STILL ORGANIZE MINERS UNTIL CCL COMES Kiwanis Entertain Council on Civic Day cac attended 43 council megiings, 7 §mcuting:~; ol ~the Board of Héealth, 9 ipull(:c comintssion 16 mectâ€" \ings of the town planning board. There | had 17C§ telephone calls amswored | or initiated on town business. Twoenâ€" \tyâ€"three public awdidresses and ten racdio \ laiks were also on the programme. In | addition to numerous interviews with members of the town staff there had Fresident WoodEury spoke of i css to the town in the death of J. MacLean, who had been so many yei in the service ¢f the municipali The members of the cilub rose A sidod in two minutss‘ silence in t bute to the passins of a good citiz who had givea vauable serv.ce to Ti mins. UAhc UNUdcrpriyvli Children‘s comimittee, A. G. Irvin viewed the remarkable awork ac plished, during the year by the mittee, the successful effort for er. children keing especially imprec Councillsr Urbain Aubrey tcok sion in his brief address to relb h‘s pleasurs at the r work coverc WCICC and new member Mayor Kai qoriginal. turn shoyw the wor During the ; spent 1877 hours on tewn business. Sixtyâ€"six hours had been spen in intervicws with Govenment departâ€" ments and at conventions deal ng with t wn_ business. »In 1948 the _ mayor had attended 43 council megiings, 7 n Â¥M.n addition to numerous interviews with members of the town staff there had been 1346 office interviews with citâ€" izens. In his work tor the town, the mayor in 1948 had travelled 1750 miles by rail, 300 miles by a‘r and 1650 miles by car, aill on town business. Introducins the three councillors present fir the occasion, Mayor Eyrc ecxpressed the regret of Councillors Bailey and Fay in nst being able to a tend on account of business reasons. Neat replies were made by Councilâ€" lors Urbain Aubrey, Leo DelVillano and E:â€"imund Aubc, and by Chief of Police A. Lepic, Fire Chief W. Stanley and Clerkâ€"Treasurer Vic. all expressing their pleasure and apprécia- tion cf the club‘s hospitality. The clerk excused the shortness of his adâ€" dress by suggestinz that the mayor had turned csver to him thne recent attack of laryngitis suffered by his worship. Fire Chief Stanley got in a "plug" for the greatest care to prevent fire. lors T and T Policeo along the cen.ral east couver Island on June Wilk‘n | _ Councillor DelVillano was cautione AÂ¥ man pedalling a bicycle can deâ€" |by the cther courcillor and the may velop only ensugh horsepower to light | or against rushing into the matter un 2 100â€"watt bulb. prepared. A1 PTrC Onc of the most severe eart m reord in Canada occurred the Civic Day c 13 lunchecn at ol deoirt len roducti n huncur. ort the Woodbury the sguest: K1 1{Cn g2rL Byre‘s addrce: s‘atislics of a mayor C t year, ho sa A.â€" Woo bury had in hs term of 0 indin opta Â¥ an ‘aturin T‘he al( n of precvious town ecuncil and pecial 3 wWwcocbur 1ea .V of M club rose and silence in triâ€" a good citizen serv.ceo to Timâ€" term of offic( ed at the Kiâ€" Empire hotel fTic bury introâ€" a past preâ€" Mayor Eyre wWeicomne a to the club ess took atr took ocCc 1( ‘privilege: Irving re k accom 1e piceasant | esses of | heldl 1t00K an used 10 Timm ns. he had business. spen‘ in departâ€" Adclia | a Mrs..‘ talented ngquakes comâ€" ppled Ol pres Seft away. _ Bsut munreds o ted by thei into the Porcupine to di ization job. Hearing of the move all international â€" representat Redâ€"hued Mineâ€"Mill unio was: "It is unthinkable Mill withdraw from the g the Porcupine." " he truth of the matter : Mill have lost so many that they have nothing l¢ sing their swan song away. _ But they will no d hMuxireds of little pamph 11 Unemployed Need Work DelVillano Wants Airport ninimned ways ant the attentitn of i. ment to Timmins. "It will be a g some of the hu bean gzgetting fro be contacted on the matter and be told oi" the council‘s plan, "With the large number of unemâ€" ployed in this district and the mountâ€" ing cost of weolfare resultant," said councillor DelVillano, "We need to councillor DeIV find immed ately Alarmed by the numbers of unemployed in the district, Councfllor Leo DelVillano urged the town counâ€" Department like to pcti mediately.‘ t V The Stcelworkers union intends to y in the Porcupinz and organizeo > miners until such time that an aâ€" roment agreeable to the miners can made with the TCanadian Congress Labour. BRill Kennedy irding he building of an airport with Monsd C Meve: alt Keep and where vide fo:; t} iloyr DelVill ncillor Bartl llor and sait Mineâ€"Mill Outâ€"Manoeuvred By C.C.L. Antiâ€"Communist Leaders h:â€"o[ the matter is that Mineâ€" lost so many supporters have nothing left to do but swan song and quietly ‘steel‘ t they will no doubt put out of little pamphlets illustraâ€" eir chief propaganda minâ€" , CIO according to W. Seft. ; the conten ian of the Organizing Comâ€" ‘aurither e he United Steolwarkers for| Mincâ€"Mill mine and International l{cp-‘ s« the Stecelworkers Unâ€" ‘The Bible i the C 1 on t e Unitt re and of the 1N an ret in touch with the Canada M thco VeT s union intends to pin2> and organizo ch time that an aâ€" _to the miners can Canadian Congress as contained in a d out today by Bill of the Organizing Jnited Sieel Workâ€" ne and Internationâ€" for the Steelworkâ€" Mincâ€"Mill ized nas s Union x to ‘do to keep prompted to move an } organâ€" | It is a well known fact that the Mineâ€"Mill have failed miserably in their efforts to successfully organize miners in the Porecupine and other centers in the North. This has been primarily due to the fact that Mineâ€" Mil!l is nothing but a mouthpiece for the Ccocmmunist party and as much has forfeited its right or privilege to represent the miners. This deciâ€" sion by the Congress means that not only will the Congress take a strong stand on this issue but all its affiliates, like the United Steelworkers, the autoâ€" workers, rubber workers, pnckingâ€" hors=~, united mine workers, textile an1d others, will support the Congress man a that : tional Defence y can ! familic â€"Canadian Conâ€" inize the miners e supported and Stooel Workers ‘cling io W. Soeftâ€" vernment ‘‘We neced to project where hundrved men geed 1 ill the O 1 (Qrganizin Sleel Work Internation Steolwork the rea OM ind be the season with a bang but have been baving Left to Right are Lou Mathieu, Ray Volotaire, Advance Photo enou %C) itn the servict back have said | officers. 1in.% There is not one single member of the | the executive Board of the CCL who say is a member of the communist party. ancd diales "We must think this thing through," yoid His Worship, "We must get the snpport of_the community and the rewspapers before we try to rush aâ€" hoad. with this." Heâ€"saick that in othor years when they had ftalked of an airport the whole project had been ridiculed by the newspapers and the project had fallen through. â€" "It takes more than jJust enthusiasin." He said. "OK, OK," said Councillor DelVilâ€" lano. "You are all telling me what ‘an‘t be done but I would like to know witat can be done." Single Copyâ€"Five Cents in looking over the situation Counâ€" illor DelVillano was sure that the Deâ€" artment of National Defence would o interested in the project as they ad shown interest in many other arts of the North with a view to arining fields for war purposes. A. ivilian field could soon be changed to training field n the event of war. "We have to do something right aâ€" vay to aleviate the cost of the large ‘umber of unemployved," said Counâ€" illoy DelVillano, yesterday. "We will ave to do something fast. T intend o get the coâ€"opceration of the service lubs and other organizations in the n 2s soon as possible." § nethin 1( lab most o[ Ho said it ol the unemployed men are urers it is this group which r DelVillano wishes to aid in rt scheme. "There should be hs or a years work in buildâ€" alirport and these men need g of this nature to tide them published in 770 languagos