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‘Sea Cadet Corps "Tiger" Observe Navy Week * Navy Weoek is observed in Canada annually during the week in which "Trafalgar Day" (October 2ist) falls. It is a time when we miy pay tribute to the men of the sea who faced tcrrific odds during the war, and who are manning the ships carry our farm and factory products to the markets: of the world. Navy League Established in 1896 The Navy League of Canada was established in 1896 mainly to act as a civilian, supporting ‘organization to the Navy and Merchant Navy. Its most important work was to keep Canadians informed as to how our country was dependen upon the sea not only as a means of defense but with respect to cur tra‘de abroad. Today, the Navy League has branches in every province and in many cities, towns ‘and villages and its influence extends from coast to coast. It took a prormminent part in the two World Wars, notably the secâ€" ond, when the Sea Cadet Corps, which it sponsors, were able to proâ€" vide thousands olg_“g}ed and parâ€" Its purpose is to public atâ€" tention upon our Navy, the M.er;{-:nt Navy, and the work of The vy L :igue of Canada in relation to both. It is a time when we may give rpecial thought to the gallantry and J~roism fo our Navy in the past and 4 the need for maintaining Navail cificiency now and in the future. Vol. XXXIV No. 42 Impressiofis of a Canadian W ho Recently Returned From England Before {inishing the food questION in England the following story (vouâ€" ched for as absolutely true) might bring home more forcibly the need «© constantly sending food parcels over to the Old Country.,. . . . P ‘"An Amerjcan, visiting England was ‘*An Amerijcan, visiting England Was invited to the home of @"friend for dinner. | Evegything was lovely. There appenred to be plenty (f evetything. A roast of lamb, thaugh small, was on the ta.ble and the h and . h( had produced the very est eyâ€" get for the entertalnment of the erican friend. P‘: *s, _. . After dinnuer the :@gugest remarked _ ) ‘think all this talk about. scarcity of food in England is very much exagâ€" gerated. See what a Alovely dinner you have just given me." "Well!"‘ said the host, "ao you know that this meat we have just eaten is a whole month,s ration for this famâ€" I might have remarked the very same thing, for. my relations. after not seeing me for twentyâ€"six years, had precared a delightful tea to welâ€" come me "back home." There was an iced cake among things. Cnly after being there for . some time did I realise that they had gone without, in arder to make what they considered a fitting welcome for me. The regulstions regarding the aâ€" mcunt of foodg one may take over, from Canada, when visiting, are quite lenient. Fifty pounds ofâ€"food, ten pounds being the limit of any quantity of ance. 1I had a few misgivings when one thing is given a specified allowâ€" I disembarked at Liverpoo}, for I am (Continued on Page Six) . *p 94 L kaXZ AAZ CA MA MA . . ENOC a (Continued on Pa:e Elght,) yeen belg taken aboard a light plane is one hurt in a shaft fall at Orfiso Min2s, 130 miles The injused, fown into Sudbury by. Einer Bush Plane » h' and . hostess rcr est ffiey ‘E*fifi” dnment of the Amâ€" "“f".,-mmarked "I t A out scarcity of the food question oard a light plane is one of five miners serjpu ODrfino Min>s, 13 miles north of Sudbury, Ont. o Sudbury by Einer Kallio, bush pilot, are L. Holmouth, A. Sheehan an: D. Gillis, ued From Last Week uis # Becomes Ambulance 4 Mines Give Cost Of Living Bonus Within the last week four of the gold producing mines have anâ€" nounced a cost of living bonus whic}t amounts to an increase of four cent: an hour to the basic rate. The mine‘ are already paying a cost of living bonus of a fraction over elaven cent per hour. This brings the total to a little over fifteen cents per hour. The mines now paying the bonus are Delnite, Dome, Mcintyre and Holâ€" linger. The â€" Hollinger announced last Saturday that effective from the beginning of the present, period of Oct. 8th @and continuing until further notice the Cost of Living Bonus will be increased from $5.28 to $7.20 pe. work week of 48 hours. "This notice in no way commits the company to following further inâ€" creases in the cost of living index and stated in the notice to all employees ‘the same reservations apply as thostr ~» At the. joint, meeting . of the Timâ€" mins. ¥‘s Men‘s Club and the Camâ€" ‘maign Committee, it was reported that. the Financia) Campaign is; pFOâ€". ceeding very favourably with about, 30% of the objectlve obtamed P. T This reservation regarding the cost of living is: us "This cost of living bonus canâ€" no* be> guaranteed as â€"a permanâ€" enrt policy as it is obvious that should cost of. living continue to rise ‘the fixed price of gold and increasing costs would ultimately bring about 2 situation _ necessitating discontinuâ€" ance." ,Mojglgy :Qx_:e_‘sl”_'gg‘ for the Campaign meeting. and then â€" Dave Y.M.C.A. Campaign Reports Progressâ€" fi’*W-F”.. fl"“ e l enc stt in it d in > it S hn iL meeting, and then < Dave WemysSs, viceâ€"president of the Y‘s Men‘s Club took over. approval. To celebrate the arrival of a baby daughter into the famiy of President Basil Howse, all members were fined 10 for every daughter in their famâ€" The Club expressed regret at the resignation of Don Moore from the position of Treasurer of the Glub. He has been advanced to hhe Manâ€" agership of his ecmpany‘s office in Oshawa. Hank Bressler was elected to complete Don‘s term as treasurer of the Y‘s Men‘s Club. The Town Council received the final approval from Ontario Municiâ€" pal Bcard for the borrowing of $196,500 for the purpose of building 2 Public School ‘on the extension of Toke street. \ TOKGe SUTECL, To Borrow 513,006 The council gave first and second reading to Byâ€"Law 1145 to borrow $13,000 to put waterworks to the new Pubsic School. The byâ€"law was subâ€" mitted to the Municipal board for svBRY Receive Approval Rotary Donate $100 To Victorian Order of Timmins at their regular weekly meeting held at the Goldfields Hotel were members of the V.O.N. Presidgent Wm. ‘Long spoke on the aims and objects of Rotary directing his> words""to three new members, Rev. Don Fowell Orville Atkins and ‘Len Masgon. | He presented the memâ€" bers with the Code of Ethics and a framed gopy of “Objects of Rotary." It was nnounced that the District Govarnor would visit the club on November 14th and ‘all members on the Bonrd. Gf Directors were asked to have their. reports ready. Visitors to the meeting were R. Smith, Sarnia; Harold Decker and Jim Gibson of North Bay; Jack Lackey Oof Haileybury; Orville Henâ€" nie and Jdack Pringle of . Timmins. Rr.tlrian George Gedge introduced Mrs. E. Campbell of the V.O.N. who "pokp to the club on the work of the Order. Mrs. Campbell cited several typical visits which gave her audiâ€" ence an insight into their splendid contribution to the town. She stressed the need for fundsâ€"and hoped more would call on them and use their services. President Bill Long, un behaif of the club, presented the V.O.N. through Mrs. Campbell with a cheque for $100. ; Eie h db 2 9i A. rezolutlon was read by the Secâ€" retary Cliff Gibson from the Kiwanis Clubs of Canada regarding / obâ€" scenso literature that was on sale on newsstands throughout Canada. They asked the support of the Club on this resqlution. Te s ‘‘We are nol on INe INai and are off the beaten pe we want. is . 2 .highway to sauid. Councilior . DelVillano, MEXA Sss P i es “"k ‘. ? " **/*" ,llor DeIViX %h 1 xso o;f; the it does cam not . 20 ee with councilior Del Viflén . We are in the main hxg‘mg%g It, i8 . of the most imporâ€" tance that It ‘does come up here: It should go thrdugh Timmins, across the bridge on the Mattagaml and up to Kapuskgsinc Let‘s défer it and make m %tindtion of the possiâ€" bi‘ties."> sal ouncilior Bartlemar. make @n â€" bilities,"‘~8 â€" Conciliation Services | 100 Applies For the bridge on the Mattagaml and up| The counci} at their regular meetâ€" to Kapuskasing.. Let‘s défer it and|ing last night appointed Mr. John make an jnve! tildtion of the possiâ€"| VianRassel and Mr. Maurice Fay to bilities,"> s,kf otmcii or Bartlemarf. | the assessment â€" department of the Town of Timmins. Mr. VanRassel pptectlve Brakes will assume the duties of chief assesâ€" sor and Mr. Fay will be his assistant. Lawrence St. Cartier, of Ansonâ€" â€" The council ordered by resolution villc, was found guilty and fined that the assessor~ a. written $10.00 for having defective brakes on monthy report to the council by the his truck. . 10th of the following month. Laâ€"t week Lzocal 100 hneld a referendâ€" um vote]a{t;‘t.he, MciIntyre Mines among union members to determine the meth od of their next :step in the procedure after negotlations had broken down od of their next step in Une proceuu‘l after negotiations had broken down with the mine. â€" : Over the weekend A, R, Mosher paid a‘Arief visit to Timmins and spoke to the ynion members and the public on Sunday . afternoon, Mr. Mosher reiterated the union policiee and ho :oundly rapped the management of the management i? the mines for their attitude in dealing with union. Mr. Wm. Sefton, chairman of the Organizing. Committee of Local 100 issued a ‘press releace yesterday â€"reâ€" garding the referendum vote. He said, "Local 100,, Porcupine Mine Workers‘ Union, C.CL. applied last night to the Miniâ€"ter of Labour for Ontario for conciliation services in an attempt to resolve the differences between this Union and the McIntyre Mines, : This application was made nsc tbn ce p sich=) dict TTE" of the Minister of Labour as a resul! of@: a re erengdum vote conducted by the Unjon ‘among t the members at the McIntyre to determine whether they wished to take this ~tep. 61,3 percent of the members cast ballats and voted. overwhelmingly in favour of going . to â€" conciliation, Only 11 voled against thi;: propoâ€"al and therd were 5 speiled tallots. The following is the text of the telegriam sentaéo thd Minister of Labour: *n h cA s 200C "Local 100, Porcupine Mine Workers‘ Union, CGL., certified as bargaining agents at the MciIntyre Mine cn August 10th, 1949... Nectiations between the the partie; bezan on August 26th and other meeting . were held on the folliwâ€" in dates + Aug. 3ist, Sept 8th Sept.16 th, Sept.Â¥#th and Sept. 28th. Subâ€" sQantial ‘Agreement reached in most item with the exception of proposais dealirg with money and union secitfr« ity. Since last meeting with Company guests of the Rotary Club TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20th; 1849 | , Transâ€"Canada h. _ What the Soo," Dr. T. °T. "Shields To: ronto Baptist church, has been. ousted â€"from the presidency; of the Union â€"of Regular â€"Baptistâ€"Churches of Ontario and Quebec, a post he: had ‘held continuously since he founded ‘the organization 22 years ago. His successor as president is Rev. E. â€"C, Wood, â€"of Tgmmi Ont., who has been‘aâ€"viceâ€"president By Friday aftegnoon the T.B.. surâ€" vey will have completed all‘ the area outside the Town of Timmins. . T. B. Survey Now In Schumacher The Xâ€"ray equipment will be at 51% â€" First‘® Ave., â€" Schumacherâ€"â€" on Thursday and Friday. Those in this area who wish to hiave an Xâ€"ray may do so by calling at the clinic next to Zanchin‘‘s Store during the hours of 9.00 to 11.30, 20Q to 4,00 and 7.00 to 9.00. On Monday, Ogtober 24th the stuâ€" dents of the Timmins High and Vocaâ€" tional Schools will be Xâ€"rayed. No definite date has been set for the complete survey for the Town of Timmins. J. VanRassel Is: New ing negotiations with a net profit in 1946 of over $2,000,C000.00, said they were unable to make any concessions so :ar as wages or anything eise was ccnceerned. Now they have announcâ€" ed a 4 cent cost of living increase. The fact is that even while they were citting across the ‘table from us they intended to do exactly: what they have done. This is certainly evidence, soâ€"far as we are concerned, of bad faith in collective barngaining. The men are entitled to this increase, and no more. We will consider it a down payment. on any eventual settleâ€" ment. : This attitude has made us more determined than ever to intensify our crganzatinal campaign and other actâ€" ivities. Kiwanis Receive Reply On Comics Resolution Richard D. Jones, of Toronto, execâ€" utive director o?f the Caradian Council for Christians and Jews, was scheduled to be gue t speaker at the luncheon of the Timmins Kiwanis Club at the Emâ€" pire hotel on Monday, but he was unâ€" able to be here.. He will be the guest speaker next Monday, however. luring the past . year. host Mondays luncheof was featured by an intere"t.mg address by Rev..Gilmour Smith," ofâ€" Mountjoy® United Church. THe balance of the luncheon our was taken up wit an ‘open forum, with several matters of business discussed. In his pointed address, Rev. Gilmour Smith made plain he believed that if they could only give knowledge to all the people of . the nations, the world would become a versatile those days, the speaker pointed out, the world had made notable advance in the spâ€" Mr. Gray, Assistants Hired for $17,500.00 At special meeting on Saturday afâ€" ternoon the Town Council appointed Mr. P. Gray of Toronto to supervise the reâ€"assessment of the Town of 'l'immms. The council voted the sum of $17,500 as the fee for Mr. Gray and his assistants for the complete reâ€"assessment which takes about . two ydlars to complete. 4 = The newly appointed Town Assesâ€" sor Mr. John Van Rassel and his asâ€" sistant Mr. Maurice Fay will* work with Mr. Gray in the twoâ€"year proâ€" gramme. Daylight Saving Time Council‘or DelVillsno asked th/> Council "why they could nct hold a vote for Daylight Saving Tlme as they do in other cities." There is nothing to prevent us from baving a vote and getting opinâ€" ion of the people on Daylight Saving Time, said the Acting Maycor. "Let‘s have a vote at this next election and have the clerk prepare a byâ€"law," demanded Councillor Delâ€" Villano. The clerk was instructed to cantact the town solicitor and draw up a resâ€" olution for the next regular meeting. Mike Melnyk charged with drivâ€" ing an automobile while under the influence of liquor â€"pleaded not guilty. On hearing the evidence the Magistrate sentenced ‘him to 10 dnys hard labour, impounded the car. for three months and suspended the acâ€" cused‘s license for six months. The police constables who. arrested Melnyk stated on the stand, ‘"The accused smelled of liquor and stagâ€" gered when he got out of the car, At the station he was given the regâ€" ular tests for drunkenness and could not walk the white Tfine and staggered when getting up out of a chair." "The police have no interest in. the case except to do their duty," said ‘the Magistrate, ‘‘and I"m inclined to believe their evidence." All four witnesses for the accused stated that he had not been drinking that day as no hquor had been served. â€""Both sides have stated that their evidence is true. In that case then one side, or the other. there is. a clear case of perjury," said Mr,. Caldâ€" bick. ® ‘"I‘m" inclined to ‘believe> the police officers as they have nothing to gain.‘"‘ ./ x s 0 Lywan Chubay, Alcide Rochon, Michsel Woloschuk ‘and Rudoph Roâ€" chon charged with stealing. lumber from Timmins DelVillano on the old Concordia Mine property ten miles south east of Timmins were. reâ€" manded last week by the Magistrate in order to allow the men>to settle the case out of court. All the men had made settlement‘ with the comâ€" pairmnt and the Magistrate ordered the men to sign a bond of $100 tc keep the peace for a year. Anthony Woloschuk andâ€" Edmond Morin charged on the same account but were unable to appear last week were given the same opportunity .to make settlement with the complainâ€" ant by the time the next court conâ€" vened. Council Disagree In a letter to the council the Deâ€" partment of Municipal Affairs ap: provéd the remuneration to council and a deduction of $5.00 for. each meeting â€" missed. These meetings wouilid consist of all regular and speâ€" cial meetings. The council disagreed with â€"~the deduction for special meetings as it was very seldom that they were ever given 48â€"hour notice as is required in the Byâ€"law. progress and happiness the work] give privacy to the human a‘.nd values of life." â€"~In ‘the open forum . that followed finances and other club matters . were dealt with. Consideration was given bo two sugzesticns from the directOr» ate. One o:.: these suggestions that no further commitments be made for expenditures until finances. improve. This suggestion was filed for the preâ€" sent. â€" The other recommendation had to do with a plan for auctioning a CAr as a moneyâ€"raiser. This idea was cpped as it was felt that it would run counter to the regulations of. Ki« wanis International, _ One member thought that a Rose Ball might be good means for raising money. Another lsuggublon was tat the idea of a Comâ€" munity Chet might be revived.. The majdé®rity present favoured the plan of holding a Giant Bingo before Nov. 26. It was decided to proceed with the latter project if suitable quarters can be secures, and if it does not conflich with the gentleman‘s azreement with | other service clubs in town. â€" Police Court Published In Timmins, Ont.. EVERY THURSDAY Cocktail Lounges Not _ Necessaryâ€"â€"Bartleman Children Share In Fire Prevention Day Results Fire calls during Fire Prevention Week were at an absolute minimum than a chimney fire, a plugged chimâ€" ney, a smfill fire in a scrap pile and the safety fuse on a steam boiler that blew out.‘ f Last Saturday the fire department assisted ~management of the Broadway Theatre to conduct a fire drill during the Saturday morning Movie . Club. Theé children werse cleared of the theatre in 1 minute and 353 seconds. ‘"We were very pleased with this drill and the children were very. coâ€" operative as the time indicates," said Fire Chief Stanley. "On Friday afternoon last the fire cepartment held a parade of all their equipment with Fire Prevention Banâ€" ners strung aong the sides of the fire trucks. The police patrol car was in the parade to keep the firemen in contact with the fire hall at all times during their absence. Pictures were shown on Fire Preâ€" vention at .a@ll the schools during the week. The Junior Fire Fighters Reâ€" port, of which some 5000 were handed out to school children, are now coming back to the Hall and the lesults have been very gratifying, Fire Chief Stanley informed. the Advance. Five Nominated For _ The Legion Presidency Alex Harris Head N.0.A.B.T. At the. meeting of the. Northern Ontario . Associated Beards of Trade held in Haileybury on Monday, Oct>â€" ber 1l7th at. the Haileybury Hotel, Alex Harris of,. Kirklaind Lake was elected ‘president of the association. _â€" _ Other officers el>cted were: Harâ€" old Wills of Ccochrane, 1st vic@ presâ€" ‘ident and Ed., McDonough, of Hailâ€" eybury, Znd vice president. Opening the meeting was chairâ€" man Wm. Doran who welcomed the members to the gathering. The norâ€" thern municipalities were well repâ€" resented with delegates from Sudâ€" bury, North Bay, Cotbhlt, Haileybury, Temagami, Kirkland Lake, Virginiaâ€" town, Cochrane, .Smocth Rock Falls, Ansonville and Timmins. The resolution that the No. 11 Highâ€" way‘ be used as part of the Transâ€" Canada Route was shelved as it was consideved an engineering problem and not one that belonged to the Asâ€" sociation. ~â€" A number of resolutions were dis cussed and passed by the meeting. Considerable discussion arose conâ€" gerning the freight rates for Northern Cntaric but no final decision was reach.ed although all the members agreed to the propcsals set forth in the resolutions. Representing the Porcupine Chamâ€" ber of ‘Commerce woere Mr. Geo. Knowles and Mr. Len Masson. Here is new home of ‘all future prime ministers of Canada.: . 1t :3 stately© Victorian at Rockcliffe, just outside of Ottawa; 0°C® resident of lumber king, Senator W, C. Edwards. It will now be nfficial home of Louis St. Laurent, Canada‘s prime minister. New Home For Prime Ministers Mr. Bartleman in his statement on Cocktail Lounges in the Town of Timmins said, "I like to see people thrive in business, but I oppose cockâ€" tail lounges as there is not a weaithy clientele in Timmins nor the huge tourist trade to support such a busiâ€" ness. As it is we have a beveragp room for every 1000 people. Timmins is up ‘to the people to make their choicee@e as ‘ they wish without any influence from me. The people signed the petition, it is up to them to vote. The people who signed the petition will not necessarily vote in favour of the~Cocktail Lounge," said Ccuncillor DelVillano. . at the present time is not the place for cocktail lounges . I‘d like to hear what the other councillors have to say on the matter." "The council was asked last year to pass a byâ€"law, but we felt it was too big for us to handle and so we put it before the people to let â€"them decide," ~said acting Mayor Fay. "I will not express myself publicly but I will be out to express my wish, said Councillor Aubry. Ccuncillors Aube and Bailey made no comment on the. question. A Byâ€"Law was given its first and second reading, made one additional polling subâ€"division and extended the areas of others to take in the annexations made by the town durâ€" ing the past year. This is in preparâ€" ation for the annual elections in December 14th. The gener‘al méeting and nominaâ€" tion night at the Canadian Legion held on Monday evening had the largâ€" est attedance for any general meetâ€" ing this year. Over 225 members. were. on. .hand to welcome and initiate twentyâ€"three new members into the Canadian Legion. ' The district meeting of the Canaâ€" dian Legion will be held this year in Virginiatown on Sunday, October 30th. Delegates chosen to represent Pranch 88 at the conference and preâ€" sent the resclutions of the local branch are: W. C. Shields, G. Evans, G. A. Roy. C. Hudson, P. Blain and Ron Purchiase. Mr Earle Barkwell, chairman of the Adult Educational Group, spoke to the meeting. and encouraged the members of the Legion who are ‘inâ€" terested in hobbies to join the Guild ¢f <All Arts which was being formed in Timmins. A report was received on the proâ€" gress of the sale of wreaths for the Poppie Fund. Nominations were held for the offiâ€" cers for the 1950 executive, Those nominated for president were: T. G. Carswell, J. Emile Brunette, A. Wetâ€" mcre, C. Shields ‘and L. Raney. Fo;w; the remaining officers in the exâ€" ecutive ;the meeting presented 40 other ~nominations. All members nominated must qualify hy Monday, October Z4th at midnight. The election of officers for tha 1950 executive will be held at the L«egion Hzall on Saturday, November 26th. 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