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Instruction Course For Playground Supervisors The T.CAC. announced that a supervisors for playâ€" ground supervisors and all persons interested in this type of work will commence at the end of this month. Inter2sted parent groups are encourâ€" aged to come to these classes. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lindsay, 0o‘ the Department of Education Comâ€" munity Programmes Branch, will be here on May 30th and 31st to conduct classes in music and musical games for the first two days of the course. On June 3rd and 4th, Miss Joyce Smith of the Department, will be on hand to teach children‘s theatre and dramatics on the playgrounds. On the final two days, June 7th and 8th Miss Betty Bannigan will instruct in children‘s crafts, $ Behie and McDonald Attend Hearings On Monday tie‘ 30th of May the Porcupine Mine Workers Union will hold a vot2 at the Coniarum Minas Ltd. and the Preston East Dome Mines Ltd. to determine the question of barâ€" gaining agents. The Local 100 are confident that they will receive a maâ€" jority vote and leave no doubt in the minds of all concerned as to what union will be the bargaining agents, The Mcintyre Porcupina Mines and the Buflalo Ankerite Mines hearing will come before the Labour Relaâ€" tions Board in Toronto on May 31st. Leo *"Buck" Behie, vice chairman of th» organizing committee and Anâ€" gus MacDonald, an officer of, Local 100 will leave Timmins on Monday afternoon for the Toronto hearings Bill Sefton, chairman of the Organizâ€" ing committee of Local 100 and Mr. Charlie Dubbins, legal advisor for the union will also be on hand. Drowning Call False Alarm Grass and chimney fires have kept th~ fire department busy for the past week and according to the Fire Chief there is still the danger of grass fires for the next couple of weeks. Over the Victoria Day Holiday thore were no fires as the direct result of fireworks due for the most part on the weather conditions. On May 21. children playing with fire cracker: started a grass fire at 164 Balsam St. North and this started a small wcodshed to burn. The firemen had the fire extinguished in short order and with little property damage. Latâ€" er in the day the firemsn had a call to Gillies Lake to rescue a young boy who had fallen in the water out by the transmission tower. On arrival the firemen learned that the lad who was supposed to be out in the water war on hand with his father to see the excitement at the beach. Percy Boyce, Progressive Conservative candidate of the Timmins Riding in the Federal Election can be seen chatting with the Hon. Louis P. Cecile, Ont. Minister of Travel and Publicity, centre, and Tom McCaul the deputy minister, right, in the lounge of the McIntyre Community Building. â€" This was the first trip the Minâ€" ister made into this part of the country. From Timmins he was proceceding by O.N.R, to Moosonee. Advance Vol. XXXIV No. 21. Young P. C.‘s To Help With Spring Planting The Young Progressive Conservaâ€" tive Association announced at their mecting last Monday evening that an informal dance would be held at the Sea Cadet Barracks on Saturday evâ€" Appointed to the duties of SOcial Chairmsr to look after all arrangeâ€" ments was Herb Gridley. The vacâ€" cancy in this office was made when Noranda. An outdoor getâ€"together at Carl farm out past â€"the Gravel Claims for next Wednesday. Memâ€" bers of YPC plan on assisting Mr. Doran with his spring planting and then have supper at the Doran farm M. J. Coldwell CCF National Leader An increasing admiration, resprct and liking for M. J. Coldwell, demâ€" ceratic leader of the Coâ€"operative Comâ€" m:nwea‘th Federation, has more than kcot pace with the steady growth of the CCF PARTY in Canada. Regarding people as human belings he hnhas respect for their individual worth andâ€" their collecctive judgement and tempers hardâ€"hnitting fight for what he believes is right ayith â€"kindness : Wlpfi.gce The socialistic philosophy which has guided him during his sixty years, stems from 1is deep humanitariani<tm and his religious Bnac h Ni drtiont® andadith stt xt From the tims of his debate and arguments at University College in Exeter, Eng:.and, Coldwell has believed in political action. Born in Devon, son of an old family of Hersfordshire farmers and with a French Huguenot mother from whom he got his first name of Major,; he left England in 1910 to become a teacher in a rural prainie school near Edmonton. His fcurteen years of parliamentary training. stemming countless trips aâ€" cross thke width of this country, his intimate acquaintance with thousands of his fellowâ€"citizens on the farm, in the mine, factory and office have given him a deep insight in the affairs of his nation. His life among the prairie pioneers of the early period ofi tais century gave him an appreciation of the stuff that makes Canadian. His oxperience as sc:iool principal and alderman in Reâ€" gina taught him the grim realities of the anxious life which a majority of Canadian families lead. In recent years, Mr. Codwell has asâ€" sumed an increasing role on the inter national scene. In 1941 and again in 1948, he attended London mgetings of the Empire Parliamentary Con erence. In 1944 and 1947 he headed the Canâ€" adian delegation to the Conference of Britisth Commonwealth Labour, Coâ€" Operative and Socialist Parties. He went to San Francisco in 1945 as a member of the Canadian delegation to the United Nations, and in 1946 Ae was a Canadian delegate to the United Nations Assembly in New York, doing notable work on the Economic and Socâ€" ial Council. He retains an executive office in the Canadian section of the United Nations Society and is a memâ€" ber of the Canadian Instltut.e of Interâ€" national Affairs. Elmcted to parliament for the first time in 1935 by the constituency of Rosetownâ€"Biggar, he has held the seat ever since with overwhelming majorâ€" ities. In 1934 he became National Secretary of the CCF, in 1937 he was elected Naticnal Chairman, in 1940 khe tcok over as acting House Leader, and in 19423 was the unanimous choice as National Leader and President a post to which he has been unanimously reâ€"elected in every convention since Major Jamss Coldwell‘s life moves between his office in Ottawa and his home, where every hour is spent in ecmpanionship with with his stoutâ€" hearted invalid wife. Their daugater, Margaret, is a graduate nurse, 'rheir son, John, has lived in Winnipeg with his wife and two small children since the war, when he served as a Plignt Lieutemant in the R C. A. F. Mr Coldwell believes that most ills in our society are manâ€"made and cn therefore be removei by man. Abhorâ€" ring violence. detesting dictutorsmp he He believes that democratic politics is essentially adult educaton and colâ€" lective action. His appeal is for openâ€" Remand Edison Pye For Sentence _ Edison Pye 29 years old charged with theft of jewelery from the C. A. Remus Jewellery Store appeared beâ€" fore Magistrat2 Atkinson and pleaded guilty to the charge. The case was remanded until next week for senâ€" tence. Pye gave his address as Halifax NS. whare he had been picked up by the RCM.P. with the stolen goods. About $§000 00 worth of jewellery was recovered, which was about twoâ€" thirds of the amount stolen. parade.. this evening and for the next two nights, the SchumacAaer L:ons Club are presenting a 1949 motor show cqmmg-te with with a fashion Schumacher Lions Club Presents Motor Show With Fashion Parade Uundertaken by any club Will 16 t4e newest in cars and fashions. Tho bathing suit and fashion show will be represented by five of Canâ€" ada‘s best known professional models. This bevy of pulsating puldhritude, which in addition will also include six of our local beauties, will mode} bathing suits, summer‘s sports and beach wEear. T"xe Iocal ladies appearing include Viv.an Pierce, Marcella Keeley, Joyce Gonzales Mary Burke, Helen Ferrari and LouisG:® Pethuccil 1t ff t Everything that is to We 3mddelic in the show is taken directly from the regular stock q‘ Sam Bucovetsky Stores in Timmins. Since ‘cottons to be displayed aro matron, it was felt more youthful models should exhibit thess. â€" There fore, five children will appear; Judy Rosner, Nola Lauzon, Phylis Centner Diane DiMarco and Natalio Hoffman. Kiwanians Learn "Duties Of A Rural Policeman" â€"© There were two special leatures at the weekly lunchcon of the Timmins Kiwanis Club at the Empire «Hotel on Monday. The six student; of Timâ€" mins High and Vocational School who won the prizes ih the recont Kiwanis vocational guidance essay contéest were specia} guests of the club and the guest speaker for the day was Chief Police Leo Gagnan, Gagnon, who held the kcon interest"of all in "Ais address on ‘"The Duties of Rural Policeman." The six winners, introduced by Ted Bamett. and welecmed by Pre:ident F. A. Woodbury were: Herman Shankâ€" man, Francis Reynolds. Donald Weir, Gisele Joanisse, Béatrice Rousson and Betty:â€" Hansen. â€"â€"= In introducing the guéest speaker, Frank Feldaman gave a long list of thoiduties that fell to the lot of Chief Gagnon, but when Chief Gagnon outâ€" lined cne day‘s work, it was shown that the list was even longer than sugg . ted. _ Chief Gagnoen explained that he was Chief o: Police and the police force of the Improvement District of Mountjoy. .In addition, he was assisâ€" inspectsr, tax collector, sanitary inâ€" spector, pound keeper, collector of dog taxes," collector of poll taxes, issuer of building permits, relief officer, etc., as well a; making out applications for cld LEJUCL. _ _ This.. gvgnt the fu;st _ its kind 1dert.aken by any club wfga't"“? The biggest job that he has had to date was in connection with the flood in 1947. He was told to go ahead was promised every coâ€"ocperation, but there was no money to spend. Howâ€" ever. there had been great coâ€"operaâ€" tion and help from the Red Cross, service clubs and cthers.. About sixtyâ€" five families had to be movedl. Beâ€" tween sixty and seventy families were w t _ TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 26th, 1949 be moved. Beâ€"| and ior the good job Chief Gagnon y families were is doing in Mountjoy, President P. A. reeks.. "As ° the | Woodbury added his personal appreciaâ€" from a hbhealth (Continued on Page Eight) Junior Rifle Clubs® â€" To Be Formed by TCAC ~ ‘Councilior Phillip Fay is HL at his home, suffering from cyanide poiâ€"onâ€" ing. The T.CA.C. under the (direction of R. E. Sturgeon purpose to form a Junior Rifle Club in conjumction with the Senior Clubs already formed or by separate junior clubs. (â€" The reason for ‘this> organization said Mr. Sturgeon, "is to try and stop the indiscriminate shooting with fire arms in the bush within a few miles of town. At certain timgs and more especially near the hunting season, it is as much as your life is worth to take a walk in the bush, due to the danger of youngsters with ‘};rifles. The proposed plan is to have these junior hunters organized into shootâ€" ing classes and teach them the care and use of fire arms under proper supervision. sn * Parents should en’cfihrge _ their children to join these classes as soon as they are organized." * It is hoped that competifions will be promoted between groups” conâ€" cluded Mr. Sturgeon. € A special children‘s fashion show will. be . held on Saturday . afternoon, May 28. On this day complete range of children‘s clothes, from sun muits and play suits to § nday best wil} bo on parade. _ day event, is a motor show at which the latest in cars, agricultural and othsr mc:hanical equipment boats andenâ€" gines will be on display. Motsr cars are shown by Mc Dowâ€" cll â€"Motors, Northway Motors,/Moneta Motors,Imperial Motors, Rice Motgrs, Chenier Mctors and Daigneault Mators. Farm equipment will be put on display by Moneta Imperial and Daizâ€" ncault Motors. Boats and marine enâ€" gines will be shown by Marshalâ€"Egcleâ€" Â¥tone Limited and the Schumacher Hardware Company. Another feature of the show will be a presentation of the ballet by the pupls qi Mrs. Graham B. Lane. Officials in charge pointed out the price of admission is a reasonable one and in addition there are a number of ‘valuable prizes being giveon away daily. standpoint, I saw that they all had Icts of milk to drink," the guest speakâ€" er said, Much coâ€"operation had been given by the Forestry, Hignways and other departments of the Government. Among the interesting items menâ€" tioned‘ by the guest speaker was the building restriction enforced, forbidâ€" ding more than one building on a lot. This was meant to prevent health and fire ~dangers. Another item was that as wee1 in pected xe found it necessary to take all possible measures to conâ€" tort thistles. There were 139 i{jarms in the township of Mountjoy, the spcaker said, with about 1,000 head of cattle. There were about forty miles of roadways. There were on‘!ly two families on relief in the township. and there were twelve old age penâ€" sioner:s. Cl:ief Gagnon made re erence to the fact that there had been only four or five court cases necessary in the past two years. One of these was the murder case. "That case is not closed." the speaker commented, saying that he was still working on it, and that something would be heard further in regard ‘to this case. Chief Gagnon had good words for the peop‘e of Mountijoy, and the law and order they helped to maintain. "The children help the police," he said ‘"‘We don‘t have to contend with smashed windows or needless damage." its and play stits to SW 1% beo on parade. ts‘ Other features of the In concluding, Chief Gagnon. said: "There is an old saying that a policeâ€" man‘s lot is not a lhappy one, but I don‘t agrce with that. I have never been so happy in my life as in the years I have spent in Mountjoy as A After Al Wadge had extended the anks Oof the club for the address, zation Thc Magistrate brought down heavy fines for thoss operating gaming Fouses and those whio were foundâ€"ins. Eddie Karpovitch, 61 Fifth avenue was charged with permiting gambling to take place in a building of which ; he was the landlord, was fined $200. l â€"and costs. Wm. Kalynuck of 161,, Lang Ave. was charged with operating a cOmâ€" mon gaming house at the Mattagami Social ‘Club. He was fined $200. inâ€" cluding costs. â€" . Rotary ClubNo.l Chapter Can. Polio Foundation Over $560 Collected For Gambling â€" Found ins were Willard Bergeron, August Zawalnyshy, Anthony Ted Kaysick, Fernand Laurin, John Conn, Pau! Gauthier, Lucier: Mageau and Mika â€" Rutchynski were fined $20,00 and costs while three others were acâ€" quited as they were only having cofâ€" fee in the: restaurant» Muniapal Rights . Granted it is desirable that there be more uniformity and standardization of municipal services, especially those pertainng to fire and police protection. But, states The Financial Post, attachâ€" ing a lot of strings on the transfer of public funds from provinciai to munâ€" icipal governments does not look hike proper approach and it is certain to weaken seriously the independence Oof the recipient Morgover â€"this as sumptfion that ali tax moneys collected by cne governmsnt are the sole propâ€" erty â€"of that government,, certainly doés not seem justified. Take, for example, the encrmous tax levies on gasolline. To the motorist the . 10. cents_nnmore,t.ax.he on every galilcn of gasoline 1epresents his contribution to the cost of malintainâ€" ing cur public roads.. Some o‘ these authories, some by the municipalities. The prdvincial 'government merely happens to be ccllector for all the public bodiés w::ich provide the roads. In this day and age there may be some doubt as to whether three levels cf government are necessary for A ccuntry: like Canada, but few people would start by liquidating the local administration. â€" "Demeccracy," reportâ€" ed the Rowellâ€"Sirois Commission, "beâ€" gin with local government." It is at the local level that the tax payer has the best opportunity for seeing exactly how his contribution is being spent. Dr. Stefan Rosocha, a member of the Ukrainian National Council exiled from ti:e Ukrain, was the guest speakâ€" er at a Mass Meeting of «the Ukrainâ€" ian National Federation held in the Proâ€"vita Hall, corner of Elm St. and Fifth Ave. on Sunday evening. About three hundred psople were on hand to hear Dr. Rosocha. Presiding at the meeting Mr. Mici:ael Pashchyn, presâ€" ident of the local association. + 'I"-lievépeélâ€"cers topic was the Atlantiic Pact and the meaning of the pact to those who belong to the Russian Emâ€" pire. Other subjects touched on were the Ukrainian National Army (UPA). "Tno Ukrainian people Gave been | number about 250, 000." fighting for centuries to be a firee.l "The resaon for this; acticn on the country and they have hever llkejdpg__zfit of the communists is the Ukâ€" Local Ukrainians Hear Dr. Stefan Rosocha two ball mixed foursomes bad to be postponed to a later date. The supper and dance held at the club hmu‘e_ Seated at the head table are st _ sibetnt s GoM Club. re preddcntoltbew Longmore, Visitors to the Regular meeting of fhe Rotary Club were Rotarian Reg. Gracn, Oshawa, Examiner of Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, and Ed Bartlett, George Jenkins, both of ” _â€"A chapter forâ€" the Canadian Foundâ€" aticn for Pol:omyelitis was formed with the icllowing executive chairâ€" George Jenkin, Supervisor of Muâ€" sic in the Public Schools of Timmins was the guest speaker. â€" He outlined ‘the course as taught in the various Wâ€"â€"â€"_â€"â€"-â€" grades in public school. He stated that music is for the cultivation of. taste plus a certain amount of acaâ€" demic training. It lays a foundation for appreciation later in life. He furâ€" ther stated that music was an aid to life discipline. _ As far as possible the work of the public school was streamâ€" lined into the High School program. This year a public school orchestra was begun. Mr. Jenkin‘: put out a call for instruments. He would be glad to get in touch with anyone who bad on «nstrument for sale. He claimâ€" ed that this phase of music could not be started soon enough with the chilâ€" dren. Mr. Jonkin outlined success achieved this year in developing bass singers this past year. It gave the older boys new interest in singing. man Dr. Bill Taylor, Vice Chairmanâ€" Tommy Thompson, Tres.â€" Dr. Andy Anderson and See. Ralph Harkness Timmins was honoured in having the No. 1 Chapter in the Dominion. . Dr. Bill Taylor gave a brief erport cn the work and organization of this chapter. He stated that Horace Brown, Execâ€" utive Director of the Foundation would speak to the club at their regular meeting cn June 20. ~Rotarian Ralph Harkness reported on t:e meeting of the Porcupins Counâ€" cil of Service Club. French Ambassador To BeFeted by Towif And Club Richelieu The town of Timmins and the Club Richelieu will jointly sponsor a banâ€" quet for the French Ambassador to Canada. His Excellency Francisque Gay at the Rainbow Room of the Goldfields Hotel on Tuesday May 31, at sixâ€"thirty p.m. Immediately after his arrival the Ambassador will lay a wrdath on the cenotaph and then proceed to the Town Hall to deliver a short address from the Municipal Building steps to those. on hand to welcome him to Timmins. being a party of Russia at any time," said Dr. Rosocha. A reâ€"clution was passed at the meetâ€" ing for the recognition of the Ukrainâ€" an National Council as the legal repâ€" resentative of all Ukrainians ti:roughâ€" out the world. â€"~Dr.â€" Stefan Rosocha when interâ€" viewed by the Advance said, "news has just becen received from Europe, that the Czechoâ€"Slovakia Communists have ask:d their President of the governâ€" ment,‘ Mr. Gotwald, to exile all Ukâ€" rainians, ‘rom the province of Prnishâ€" ewthchyna in the eastern part of Czechoâ€"Slovakia into Russia, They will number about 250, 000." A drowning tragedy, in the icy waters on Lake Temagami near Rabbit Nose Point claimed life of Stanleey Saxton, welil known resident of the Porcupine and manager of the Aunor Gold Mines Limited. The fatality occured on ~Monday afternoon, as Mr. golf enthusiasts, however, enjoyed the Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rinn and llr.__l: L. h. ith sns e e s ESnE Saxton, Mrs. Herron of Haileybury and Mrs. K. McClary of Toronto were making a trip up the lake to inâ€" spect the summer cottage of Mrs. Mcâ€" Clary. Mrs. Herron was also a victim of the drowning tragedy. ' Running into a sudden squal the light craft in which they. travelled was capsized. Mrs. McClary swam to the shore to secure ancsther boat while Mrs. Herron and Mr. Saxton clung to the overâ€" turned craft. The second crait. was capsized in the squal and Mrs. Mcâ€" Clary was forced to swim ashore aâ€" gain. Te â€"two hanging on to the overturned boat slipped into the icy water of Lake Temagami. It was learned this morning that the body of Mrs. Herron had been reâ€" covered but dragging operations were still being carried on by the Provinâ€" cial Police for the body of Mr. Saxton. Mr. Saxton was a veteran in mining and a graduate of the Haileybury school of Mines. He has been a resident of t::e Porcupine District for the past eleven years and came here as the manager of the Augite Gold Mines Limited from the west coast where he was employed in the mining industry. When the Noranda interests took tie Augite Mines JLtd. Mr. Saxton assumed the dutiesof manager, and held that position until his death,. A man who was keenly interested in all sports and had been the vice president of the Temiskareing Baseâ€" ball League for a number 0o: years. Mr. Saxton rarely missed a ball game. He was a member of the MciIntyre and the Dome.Curling Clubs and skipâ€" sd many winning teams. Mr. Saxton was a very active man in the community. He was a member of the Porcupine Branch of the Canâ€" adian Institute of Mining and Metâ€" allurgy, the Profe:sional Engineers of COntario, and was an active member Of theâ€"Masonic Order.â€" <In his. politâ€" ical life he was a stauncha supporter of the Progressive Conservative Party and a member of the local executive of thatâ€"party. A young man with much promise in the mining field Mr. Saxton was not yet 45 years old. He leaves beâ€" hind him is wife and three children two girls 8 and 6 years of age and one son 4 years old, his mother Mrs. Frederick Saxtion o‘ Halleybury, broth:r Clarence in Cobalt and two sisters, Mrs. Tesd of Montreal and Mrs. Hislop Sudbury. : .Mr. and Mrs. George Metcalfe have returned after spending a week with relatives in Toronto. rainiabhs in this part of the country are supporting the National coundil and the Ukrainian Underground Army called the UPA whichi are the greatest ercinies of the communists. . These news items came from the Young Front and the Red Right both comâ€" munist newspapers in Czechoâ€"Slovakia said Dr. Rosocha. Single Copyâ€"Five Cents "In taizs territory exists the . only Ukrainian Catholic Church, and the communists of the Czechoâ€"Slovak Reâ€" public have asked the government to liquidate the churc‘k as they have in all other ccmmunist dominated .counâ€" tries," he added. Dr. Rosocha, who came to Canada Jan. 25th, is now on a speaking tour under the auspices of the Ukra.mian( Canadian Committee. The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine