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Porcupine Advance, 17 Feb 1949, 1, p. 1

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yoa‘ seemed to be just what the do¢â€" to: ordtyred for Mfimufluy rtlledinon!‘rmntmefimmr ‘time, but without. fltfiu the score ~sheet. \ Leno nclmom m Bill Walaker,| ©«Continued pit . Pase Right) y * e > Nee on o e e o7 Intyro Macmen they walked ‘with a veryâ€"deciaive 6â€"1 win. ; Hepworth was tba scoring lea . the evening as he gawe forth wil beautiful markers. The winners rtos The.campaign covers from Timâ€" mW to Hearst. This organization deâ€" serves your full support. ble Fiuart S. Garson WM.J. Minister of Justice will broadâ€" cast toâ€"night to the natlion on topics trat Fave been discussed at this sesâ€" s‘on of the House Commons. Some mention as to the date of the forthâ€" cominz clection may be given, The model aeroplane builder will be happy to cearn that an engine ha been invented and now in proâ€" duction and at a ver y reasonable price of $7.95. (It is called the "Infant Torâ€" pedo" and is readily adapted to model Thoseâ€" who have the Blue Cross Plin in force in their establishments jave @lready received notice that the plan bas been forced to increase their rates due to increase costs. If they have not received such notice the ‘change is effectiveâ€" on March 15th. In the T.N.O. Bonspiel last week it is related that at the cu:npletion of one "end" in a game there were 12 rocks on the rinks, with the other four ‘*uut in front", but there was no score. am had a rock exactly the same r ,from the “button” and the The Next meeting of the Porcupine Rod and un Club should prove to be very interesting. â€"Representatives of the club attended the meeting of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters recently in Toronto. A reâ€" port of the highlights will be given covering the discussion. on the decline of the moose. Soutb End Porktes last night took a wmllflmt lead ni. their best of th4:e Semi Final: Scfles with the Mc l) in thg m Bllt it was kept well in hand by refs MW Vail and Barney y 6. sentences were dishâ€" ed out f.hrowt. 4 to the losers, while the Porkies gamered the reâ€" maining â€"pair. . _ htfi on it ty d ts c d e * At they five mttmte s mark, Jack Hepâ€" worthpicked up a rqbb\md on a drive shot by Terry ino and lif the lamp for the South! | uders Terry .Powell had no clumce ‘on the thrust as he was left id after the save or Talentino. _ Four minutes later the winners added another, Frank Sicâ€" o‘ doing tMq stickwork. He picked up a neat pa‘ts from lineâ€"mate Tommy Houston and let go with a wicked backhand drive that found it‘s mark Alex Kosick serving cro‘sâ€" checking penalty, Clay Eck: made up for hte two penaities ie receivedi, a: he found the rang qndptckad the upper | righthand W of thr net. The goal was a beauty, as he was parkâ€" q1 on the Porkie blueline, picked up a pess from Eddie Lamarche and steamâ€" ed in on goal ‘vm; beat which he did w The Porkies showed all the sizns of decided power in the first ten minutes of the game as they rammed home two counters and mis‘»d on many more. mfier is a masterpiece of underâ€" r! ig umlir the impre®sion that ~Arthur ‘and Fort William are ‘Winces above North Bay. earn that ‘an engine ented and now in proâ€" t a‘ V« ,’; f. r_e__gaomble price iHed the "Infant Torâ€" readily adapted to model Tho Timmins Public School Board has announced an increase of $100.00 in tke maximum salary of all local public school teacners. The max‘ aum for women now $2500.C0 which preâ€" wiously had been $2400.00, while the ndw reach a maximum of $3000.00 Tho raisa will not be~ eflectxve unm September 1st, 1949 "The increase means that any teaâ€" cher who is nsw entitled to the maxiâ€" mum salary will automatically reâ€" ceiva the $100,00 increase next Sept." stated Mr, Hardy, chairman of the school board. se mum to $2500.00 the maximum, with the annual j,ncrement of $100.00° untilâ€" tle maximum is reached. 'flfic men teachers schedule is from $1900. 00 to The salary schedule for women teacher; is from $1600.00 the miniâ€" : Wfifi.‘fi%’m the â€"‘"It should also be mentioned." said Mr. Hardy, "that in addition, the Pubâ€" lic School Board is paying a cost of living bonus of $15.00 per month. This woukdâ€"bring the maximum for women to $2680.00 and the maximum for men to $3180.00 which in bath cases is just slightly lower than the maximum for teachers of the same category in the Towhship of Tisdale." The maxiâ€" mums for the Township is $2700.00 and $3200.00 for women and men respectâ€" ively. ; Ed Day Captures Downhill Event Thne Porcupine Ski Club ran off the Junior Downhill club event on Sunâ€" day afternoon. The course was set on the new trail, cut this fall, on the south side of Mt. Jamieson. _ With skiing conditions perfect and the snow lightening fast the juniors presented a fine display of downhill running which gave the onlookers many a thrill. The race ‘consisted of two runs with total time to count. Top man in this event and with a fair margin to spare was Ed Day with 67.5 sec. for two runs. Class "A" _ Ed Day, 67.5; Ed Pare 76. <â€" Class "B" Garth Brillinger. 72; Norman Lillic, 73; Donald Hindson, 76.25; E. Kemball, 76.5; C. Stickley, 77.75; Ed Quesnel, 81.25. ' Alex Rose, 72.5; B. Brewoer, 73.75; J3. MacElwee. 74: R. Anderton, 74.25; hugh Smith, 77.5; L. 'I‘aylor 78.175; L. Quesnel, 83.75. This Friday two teams ofâ€" Juniors will leave for Temiskaming to particâ€" ipate in the Northern Ontario Junior and â€" Interscholattic Ski Championâ€" ships on Saturday and Sunday. The teams will attempt to bring to Timmins The Timmins Lions Club Trophy and the Sudbury Kiwanis Club Trophy. The Timmins . _Lions Club Truphy will be awarded to the school repre- sented by the boy in Clas; "A" wia‘ secres the highest points in all events in accordance with the rules governâ€" ing the Trophy. A miniature will be prsented to the bsy for his permanent The Sudbury Kiwanis Trophy will be awarded to the team of sixâ€"comâ€" petitors two from each class, that accumulates the highest number of points:in all events, as covered by the regulations for this cup. â€"Individual awards will be â€"made to each member of the team, "The cost of living bonus", said the. Class "C" sta heg Ca uo9 es n e 1 t BV io 3 SS ale e 2 30. S “As long as disfress ‘and > suffering exsqt» inâ€"the world; said â€"FHs Excellengy;â€" "LS long as misfortune .to large to cope with . indlvidually overtakes man, so. long will tsha neécessity exist for the worldâ€"wide humanitarian work of thg Red Cross. CC Mn â€" chau'map' “is being paid as. sâ€"of the 1st of Januxir .1949,and the maximuam salary rates ’%fi September 1st 1949." Nce cAa@uL», has been made in the alar‘, ;b’l u es_‘_;tor school principals. Red Cross Appeal â€"~ ME d e 2e e s WP ELCC to carry on its peacetims work gives ekch of us the opportunity. td work tcgether for the good of all, to: work ‘with, and for each other. In contriâ€" buting _â€" generously to this ‘work, wd contribute to the health ‘ and well- being Of . oux nation.. "Theâ€" appeal of the Canadian Red Cross Sogiety in March for $5,000,000 Lion. Ken Allen, the first speaker on the new weekly program arranged by the Lions‘ Education chairman,. was introduced by Scotty Andrews. "Care of the Teeth"‘ was the subject of Dr. Allen‘s talk in which he ‘stressed: the need of proper dental care to. ensure good health.. "If in at any time of any tooth, have it xâ€"rayed", said Dr. Allen. "Thé. Natxcnal Blood â€" Transfusion Service, which plans â€" to make .blood ireely Mvailabe to all who may need it; ‘theâ€"‘ Outpost Hospxtal and Nursing Station which serve 75 isolated areas in our equntry; the continuing services. of three wars, as well as the â€"many other services all directed toward al= leviating and improving the conditions, under which‘ we live, make the Society‘s cause worthy of wholeâ€"heartedâ€" and generous support. “Care of the Teeth” Given Lions Club® ng. for : "whole= support‘" of ~the appeal of the \ Porcuping¢ Health . | Budget:$63,221.00 _ In replying to a: lettf_‘":v'meaaimorf ers, that he did not makéé ny”‘p I mé_ | Dr Graham B. Lane prbsented the . 1949 budget for the Porcupine Health Unit at the regular monthly.. m,ee“ling of. the Board of directors. . Chairman was Reeve Victor. Evans and members attending were J. Beattie,‘Mayor Karl ‘Eyre â€"and Alex Johnston ' ‘‘Theâ€" decision. of» the" co,"ncfl ‘on‘ the jJudgement of R. A. Danig.on the Asâ€" sessment appeal after,. fpons ._.dgra@hle discussion and k;ckmg lirc ind,. was “g!%en K defierred to. a spacxgl mone inio arrk é The tast offer for ithe â€"old‘ furnace, pipes, blower and acce,soried in‘ the town garilie, of ©$75.90 was mada by W. B. ‘Brewer.. 2 The ofier was ‘acâ€" cepted hus ~Tl‘e Standard Hotel disputed . their water bill and said that the wafler meâ€" ter must "be defective Upon inâ€", vestigation and the placing of a test meter, th® town mspector of p‘lumb-'. ing found that a check valve on. the The regular reports for January were presented and <accepted: along . with the Financial and audxtors report â€"for 1948. § ‘‘The application of Miss Mary Don'ald was acoepted and to start when she graduates in Public Health in June." ‘This position is filling i vacancy in the unit. Dr. Lane stated, that he had applied t’or grants undéer the general Health Grant for $15, 200.00 to cover the.folâ€" Jowing program in Staff Education, Education of the "Public, Audioâ€"Visâ€" icn, ‘Education, Special printing, > Eduâ€" cntion _of Parents of Infant and. Preâ€" School Children. Tuberculosis, Dental The budget for 1949 was . set: at $63 221.00 and. the wnit will. not be requectmg any further incr es of inâ€" come from the municipalit es. â€" The budget was accepted. by the board. 'Ihe only objection to this is that somewhat cmbarass. ng posttion if He neglected to comply with Judge Danis‘ ‘crder. Also the. town may be someâ€" embarassed duc ‘to the fact it ‘would not be perhaps‘ until a year or 80 until some proceedings were taâ€" ken for the collection of taxes but the questiov would _be defuutely decided uo2 _ _ . m es n e 2 by a court and particularly since in e suit for ‘taxes the amount might be within the jurisd‘ction of the disâ€" triet court and so the ‘matter would come before Judge Danis Again. _ [ â€" _‘ _ Mr. Manning herefore suggests that the toewn launch proceedingsâ€" for an. order prohibition prohibiting ‘the. assessor from carrying out the judgg's’\ i Orders. . The ;judge would be made arty to ‘these proceedings.. These pFQâ€". At the. outset of the discusison and before it gathered too much momenâ€". tum councilior Aube tabled ‘motion, that, the meeting be adjourned and. that thae solicitor be called to a comâ€". mittee meeting to discuss‘ the matter and the letter further, before any deâ€" cision was made. He asserted, "that premises was stuck open and the waâ€" teér ran away. The council felt that it‘ was not their responsibility. No action. Again the request of the Timmins Lions Club was left in the hands of the Public Relations Committee as the property designated by the club for the show was not available accordâ€" ing to the zoning byâ€"law. â€" However if the neighbors in this arta do not obâ€" ject to the show and its noises perâ€" mission may be granted. Accounts totalling mork than ‘$24, 800.00 were "passed for payment by the council. The clerk was instructed to make reservations at tife Royal York Hotel for members of the council to aftend the Planning Board Conferencé bn March 17 and 18." * ’I‘he Town Engineer has requested 12 new street lights to Be, installed north of James St, and East of Tém- arack street. (Continued on Page Seven) Calbick and Yates it would seem childish to havo a lawâ€" yer give out pertinent information, arguements and cases that opinions are based upon, which would boâ€"used to win the case for the town. ,This in fact could give all the material for the appellants defense. The motion was passed by a vote of 4 â€"to 2 in favour of the motion with Councillors Aube, â€"Aubry, ~Fayâ€" and Bailey for, and Councillors Bartleman +nd DelVillano against. Thc discussion that arose before the passing of motion was led by ~Mr. Bartleman stat‘ng, "I want to see some action taken immediately and to sec that the taxpayer gets a rair. deal and have the taxes collected ‘ais year." Councillor CelVillano, "I do not unâ€" derstzgnd this letter, why do we receive c Ictter frtm Cadlbic: and Yates when M.:. Manning: is giving the advice. Did nst yorr Worship infer that the lette: was coming from Mr. Manning?" Mayor, "that is so, but it was our soilcitor who wrote to Mr. Manning‘"‘. Bartieman, "again I say, what is the situation? Is the assessment fair? It lcoks to me as if the councillors are trying to sustain the roll. . Will the councillors make a statement? What is gencrally best for the taxâ€" payers of Timmins," _‘Aube, "we should havg more discusâ€" s‘on with the lawyer as®to whether we should appeal tho case or not.‘" Bartleman, "Why go back to these secnet meetings, it is for the good of the genpgral public to know these things.. Please do not regard me as an appellant, but as a councillor in this matter. I should warn you ihought, that if the judgcment is apâ€" pealed I know for a fact that the rotary bylaw will be attacked." DelVillanc, "What will an appeal cost, what wil aâ€"private cost. We don‘t know where this is going to end get 2. private bill â€"and relieve the rateâ€" »ayc~s of this burden." After‘the passing of the motion the counciliors adjourned to the commitâ€" tee room to confer with the solicitor. It is expected that another special meeting will be called again to air the matter. . .~ ? A. capacnt hou‘ f .as on nand last Sunday evening at the E: ipire Theatre for the first mass mgg . "g of Local 100. j ‘It was publicly announced by Pat Conroy. Secretary â€" Treasurer of the Canadian Congress of Labour that the Congress was undertaking an organizâ€" ational campaign to establish a bone fide union of the miners«in.the disâ€" trict. _ He appealed to all miners to support the campaign, commencing as 0f Sunday, February 13th. He warned, "that any person or persons who tried to obstruct this Porcupine Mineworkâ€" ers Union Local 100 of Canadian Conâ€" gress of Labour in any way whatsoâ€" ever, the Unionâ€" would "Roll Over‘" them. : He stated "that the Ctongress had on three different occaszions in the last year offered to organize the camp into the Mine Mill Union, but the offer had teenâ€" rejected by top officials of that union on the grounds that.it would inâ€" terfere with the atonomy and internaâ€" Mr. Conroy did not elaborate on his term "roll over‘‘ but his tone indicated that he meant it. "The . Mine Mill Union aftgr ten years of attemipted organization had utterly failed to organize the miners. They had left nothing but wreckage. confusion and despalr in their wake," he said. Play gets under way for the S. A. Wookey shield and the Store House shield this week.. . Both events are for Mcintyre employees only, â€"with on extr2 event for those not employed at the Molntyre Mines. The week of the 21st of‘February is the Porcupine Bonspiel and to date twentyâ€"two rinks have entered from Ithe MciIntyre Club. Entries for this event close on Friday February 18th. Roy Lafferty Wins Mcintyre Trophy Roy Lafferty skipped his rink® to win over P. H. Carson to take the Mc Intyre Mines Trophy.. The winning team was R. W. Lafferty skip,â€" T. Goâ€" din vice skip, R. Lachapelie second, S, Dunn lead, while the losing team was composed of P. H. Carson skip, Dale Jonnston vice skip, Lloyd Raney secâ€" ond, and G. M. Ross as lead. The Henry Hudsonâ€"rink ‘of Ernie Olive. George Knowles and Nels Avâ€"â€" ery returned from the Manitoba Bonâ€" spiel held in Winnipeg last week. with a great deal of respect for the wqate.rn. curlers ‘and their curling Some 400 rinks were entered in this. hugo spiel which is one of the largesb in Canada. Single Copyâ€"Five Cents Hudson ~who skipped the rink said, "the team had some very-899d‘; games and that in six of the nine games they were tied on the last end." Tkhe team met some of the better. rlnks from the west and did very well but not well enough to come home with some of the prizes. : "Twenty curling rinks in the city of Winnipeg were utilized to run off: the’ bonspiel. . In the last year three new: curling rinks have been contsructed which well indicated the growing popâ€". ularity of curlmg in the west," said. Dr. Hudson, ‘"all ages curl, from thc, public school children to the granu- mothers and grnadfathers." §« You. won‘t convince an Trishman, butb there aro no snakes. in . Alaska,. . tional affairs of that organization.". ‘"‘The Congress of Labour," he said, "had been found on the principal of organizing the unorganized workers_ and this they proposed to do in the Timmins area. The Congrest "was here and was here to stay until this work had been accomplished, ' "On behalf of the Eteel Workers Unâ€" ion," the National Director, Milâ€" lard stated, "that his union had reâ€" ceived a number of sos calls from the miners in the Porcupine District and had finally agreed to give the aSSist-. ance we could to establish the clean legitimate trade‘union here Subse-, quently the Congress. had requested toth the Steel Workers and the Mine Mill Union to vacate the field in faâ€" your of the Congress This request was accepted by the Steel Workers without reservation whatspever, but the Mine Mill Union had refused Aa accept the Congress jurlsdiction in this matter." Now many hundreds â€"already had joined the union and had unanimously decided at a membership meeting earâ€" lier in the day to transfer all monies collected and membership cards to CCL Local 100. He promised the meting “tggt th Stee!â€" Workers Union would cooper~ ate by supplying its resources to the CCL in furthering the campaign.‘"‘

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