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h â€" is holding down third place in the Power Conserâ€" vation Programme now underwsly in the district. On the average, cvery citizen is still using more power than the Hydro would like ‘him to uge. Sitting in top place in the race for this area is Schuâ€" and although in this enviable position that Town is conâ€" 3mrably over their quota. . From week to wesk the Advance will run a box score to i.ha the standings of the municipalities of this area. s . _ to the Hydro, Timmins will have to do much betâ€" 101 in their voluntary reduction of power, otherwise more drastic . _ TS ts expected that the power shortage will reach the acute gc in January and February, when under normal conditions the â€"wnicr 1¢veis are hss BOX SC()RE i IN KILOWATT ‘éTIWMmS DAILY QUOTA 73 820 fonday _ ~85,560 esda 8$4,320 Monday f â€"__â€" 0,280 780 Tuesday 9,120 620 SOUTH PORCUPINE DAILY QUOTA, 13,170 Monday Tuesday All Porcupine Area Over Power Quota on t ty o CC iscc c 4 tees will be tomorrow Right, Friday, November in the council chamâ€" Impressions of a Canadian W ho ecently Returned From Englnad Nominations open at 7.00 p.m. and elise at 9.00 pm. Those who are nominated must signify their intenâ€" tion; by 9.00 p.m. for which position they intend to run. If they do not signify their intentions their names will be left on the slate for which they were first nominated. â€" She had m taxi ready at the Conâ€" tral Station and we went on to Berâ€" cHiem, a suburb of Antwerp. And ncw came most embarrasâ€" sing mcment. We had no Belgian francs wherewith to pay the taxiâ€" only a very little Englith money which is not kindly Icoked upon in Belgium. Our Cinad:an dollars .would have been given hsnourcd reception, but we wero only allowed to bring $25 in Canadian funds cut c Canada, and we were Nomination Meeting Council Chambers Tomorrow Night The Nomination Meeting for Mayor, CGouncillors and School Board Trusâ€" bers o. the Municipal Building. We were very glad to be so kindly receive1i by our hoste s in Antwerp. Nill be taken. Power shutâ€"offs will mean the curtailment , which to the average man will mean less money in his IH riin forâ€"Council Continued From Last Week Allâ€"Is‘ Quiet On The Firefront Robert Courchesne Remanded One Week manded for one week until the police: who aeted on the:case return from Courchesne took the child to the hospital where she died three hours later. Robort ‘Courchesne charged with dangertus driving when the car he was driving struck and killed :ixâ€" yearâ€"old Carol Graham, the daughte: of Mr. and Mrs. R. Graham o‘ 232 Elm St. North. ‘Carol and her older brother,~ Garry, ;. were riding a sied: down Rea Street when they were struck by the car. Garry was not inâ€" Jjured in the accident. _ Four chimney fires were the bulk of the calls received at the fire hall this week. Three of the fires were of a very minor nature and no damâ€" age resulted. The ‘ourth, however, was a defective chimney and caued a smal} fire in the wall about the chimney. The fire was quickly brought under control and the damage was estimated about $50.00. their branch manager had straightâ€" ened out for me, and of my gratitude; and had a very nice letteri in return. under centrol and the damage was| "This council views with alarm the estimated about $50.00. |distu_rbing news in the press and the A willing neighbour who was helpâ€" | suggestion of Mr. Gray to the effect ing another to move into their home | that the council‘s agreement with him attempted to thaw out the water pipes |be terminated. with a blow torch. Te net result was | Resolved: | embarrassment to both parties when| That the Acting MaÂ¥or be instructâ€" the firemen had to be called to exâ€" i ed to write to his Wor_hip Mayor H. tinguish a fire cauced by the blow | E. McCallum, in orming him of the torch. The damage was very slight.|council in this matter and in addiâ€" en e t ut td the Faliâ€" Assizes in Cochrane The other calls for the week was for a woman who was locked out of her home and the octher for a furnace that had backfired causing the house to fill with smoke and alarmed the occupants. r (I mention this incident in case any one reading this intends to visit Engâ€" land. ~Travellels cheques are not all they appaar to be. If to be changed for francs instead ci sterling. special _pecifications must be made. When my cheques were turned in to cover the loan the exchange rate was apâ€" proximately. 175 francs to the Engâ€" lish pound (four dollars then ma;le a pound). 15,360 _ 2,190 14,880 _ 1,710 The case against Courchesne was reâ€" 11,740 10,500 9 12,750 6,080 6,700 ie > 4 «4 4* d 2o wh s s lMcQallhm msxst,s ‘that Mr. Gray break his co with the Town of Timâ€" m'lns e‘alately Just what reacâ€" tion this will cause in the asses ment department which has about.completed: the reâ€"ass:sment of the wesi half of the town in accordance with the Roâ€" ;tary By-Law The work was done lunder the supervision of Mr. Gray. At ‘last night‘s council meeting the clerk ‘read a resolution which had been dm‘awn up at a special meeting of the | council ‘prior to the regular meeting regarding the news of the dissatisâ€" faction of the Toronto Board of Conâ€" tro‘: in Mr. Gray‘s actions with the ITown of Timmins. The Toronto papers called Mr. Cha :. Yates enquiring about the cpinion he gave the council regarding the validâ€" ity of. the contract with Mr. Gray The reason council gave their quick acti.n in signing the contract was to cc:pedite the reassessment program and at the time the letter from the was not on hand, n r had it been reccived. Accordjng to the Toronto papers the ; Toronu Board of Control objects to the contract signed by Mr. A. J. B. Gray with the Town of Timmins tol comp‘l:ete the reassesment of th% If the Toronto Board of Control complain too ~much I don‘t think the Council would hold Mr. Gray to his contract," said Mr. Bartleman. "The‘ ccjimcil ‘felt that they would set the approval of the Ontario Miiiâ€" cipal Bomwd or the‘r action and it was the on‘ly logical solution to compiete the reâ€"assessment. That the Acting MaÂ¥or be instructâ€". ed to write to his Wor.hip Mayor H. E. McCallum, in orming him of the council in this matter and in addiâ€" tion provid him with an accurate statement of all the facts leading up to the employment of Mr. Gray folâ€" lowing receipt of the letter from Mayor McCallum which made Mr. CGray‘s services availabel, and to point out to his Worship the Mayor that this resolution expresses the unaniâ€" mcous wish o‘ the council present." Many of the cases appearing in court this week were remanded until next week when the officers ocf the Timmins Police Force concerned with the charges will be back from Cochâ€" rane where they are appearing in the Ivall, Benningéer and Pierini cases. Gerard Chambexlain a third of ence drunk was sentenced to tiree months hard labour. , Lucien. Savard .charged . with being intoxicated while in charge of an autoâ€" mobile was remanded for one week. William Nicholson charged with ilâ€" legal possession of higzhgrade and the ilegzal po session Oof refining equipâ€" ment was remanded unfil Dec. 13th at the request of his solicitor, Mr. Lieâ€" test r;poi?tg claim that Mayor TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1st, 1949 i)mm K_éfifynski Charged With Hlegal cv“ â€"vâ€"â€",â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"v Possession Of Gold Dmytro Kotorynski, of 145 Crawford St., S. Porcupine, charged ‘with being in illegal possession of gOId cre with "reasonab‘e grounds to assume stolen‘" was represouted by Lawyer Platus. On Noveémber 19th, Poliee Constable W. Bcoiton and Constable Dwyer, Onâ€" tario Provincial Police, vwith Chia. Constable ‘H. Abrams, of PrestOn East Dome and Contable H. <Orr of the Tisda‘le police searched the premises cf accused, with permissfon of a warâ€" rant and \found in the basément of the house a Quebes coke In the centre of thigâ€"was a cruâ€" cible which» was . "by them from the furnace and later contents emptied on the basement 1]cor. In the basement wereâ€"found asbesâ€" tcs mitts and tongs Which‘ hadâ€" been ‘used in great heat. ‘The accused was not home when the search wasâ€"made, but later made a stateme.n»t( which was handed in to the Bench. A "buttn" of gold iprbdpce court) approximate valie $932 also seized. c Mr. Freil Mason, assayer at the Dome Mines testified that Police Conâ€" stabel Dwyer andâ€"Corp. Fulton had brought to him one round metal butâ€" ton for aâ€"say, .with the other one, Thee ie found to weigh 30.5 ounces troy the tctal ‘value being $952.21 cents. In this he stated thatâ€"Ke had found the. gold near the Hoyle mine. Lawyer Platus in his plea for acâ€" cused spoke of his delicate health, and his wife as a sufferer from arthâ€" ritis, He had no previous record . as a highzrader, and had an excellent reputaticn till now. Actinzg Crown Attorney Yates said that the man had evidenlty made a "substantial" business, with tongs, etec.. on the premises. If it were minor slip it might warrant a short sentence, but he had quite an amount of gold when arrested. In passing sentence Mayistrate Atâ€" kinson said to Kotoryski: "You have been found guilty of dealing in gold or refiningâ€"1 year deinite and 6 months indefinite in an Ontario Reâ€" formatory. "It‘s too bad you don‘b consider what is gcing to happen to your wife and family ii you ard caught." Fifteen applit¢etions were received by the council for ‘the position 0oi Reâ€" lief Investigator for the Town of Timâ€" mins.. Mr. Reid, the relief . adminâ€" istrator, was authorized by the counâ€" cil to interview all the applicants and arrange to have them meet the counâ€" cil. on Saturday afternoon for furâ€" ther interviews. Keep Pay Envelopes Full CONSERVE ELECTRICITY Relief Investigator It is <unfortunate that so few Canâ€" adisiin authors are really appreciated and the great majority of the literâ€" ature read in Canada is not only J P BAI»TLEHAN printed, but â€"written across the border. for Council and mport Fay â€"Liverpool (N.S.) Advance. ed n Power Conservation Mr. J. P. Burke of the Timmins Divisi.n of HKEKPC, announced at the su.ond meeting of the Power Conâ€" servaticn Commi.tee that Timmins had faiied to reach its objective by a câ€"nsiderable a:nount. "We ‘were Â¥1,880 KWH over our quota for the weexk," he said. "However we fecl that the camp.â€"ign has just got under way and we should be able to reach cur quota this week. It may be inâ€" tere ting to know that we have a sugiit increase in our quota from 71,42) KWH to 173,320 KWH." Acting Mayor Fay who is caairâ€" man <f the meetings reported, "I have contzac.ed the Secretary o. th Hotelâ€" man‘s Asociation and he promised to notity all the members by letter, htweverI notice that they are still usinz as many I will speak to viem again." . Â¥M.r. Alvin Urquhart reporting of the Management Committee. cf the tail Merchants Division of iue Chamâ€" ber of C.mmerce said, "the retailers have agreet to voluniarily cut their power and will accept their responsiâ€" bility in saving«power." "We have distributed to all schools in the area card:, stickors, blotters and folders for the children to take home to their â€"parents. It is going to be up to the housewife to see that the greatest reduction is made,‘ said Mr. Burke. Mrs. Boucher Seeks Accident Claim Mrs. Geo. Boucher toid .the council "on March 2nd I fell on the icy sideâ€" walk and was confined to my hed for four imonth:. My husband roported the accident the following daay. There was no sand on the sidwalk and I have witnesses to prove it, although according to the report received by the insurance company from the town thore was sand on the sidewalk. "I‘m also under the impression that according to the town‘s books I reâ€" ceived a cheque ior $35. This is not true. I did not receive one cent." "I checked into this and her stateâ€" ment is true," said Mr. Aube. "The cheque was made out to the insurâ€" ance company for the coâ€"t of the investigation. However I think this weman should get something." "It has cost us over $1000 for ‘mediâ€" cal attention and I was in bed" for‘ four months. How cotuld I taxke action within three months as the law claims I mu:t," added Mrs. Bouchner. The council advised that Mrs, Bouâ€" cher‘s lawyer look into the matter for action. The skirl of the bagpipes resounded ‘t‘hrough the Goldfields Hotel as the Haggis was traditionally piped. in by pipers Jock Arnott and carried in by Bert Sutherland when members of the Rotary Club held their regular meeting on Monday night:. Rotarians Observe St. Andrew‘s Day The special ceremony was in honor of St. Andrew‘s Day, ‘and Mr. M. B. Scectt who was guest speaker of the evening ably proposed the toast to the Haggis, Mr. Scott alzo gave a short and humorcus talk on Bceotâ€" and and its patron saint He out:ined the history of the early settlers of the country commencing with the period of the Vikings, through to that of the Celts, Normans and others. He told o: some of the exceptionally brilâ€" liant and fine men tne country proâ€" duced and these included such men as Bruce, Wallaco. Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, John Napier and ‘John Watt. Mr. Scott was also high in his praise of the great Scotsmen who left their i:nprint on Canada. These inâ€" cluded Mackenzie and Fraser. He was irtroduced by Tom Thompson and thanked by Hugh Thomp:on. Rotarian Don Powell reported that 30 articles of clothing had been turned 1 in to the clothing drive to be dis-‘ tributed to needy families. Dr. Powâ€" the singâ€"song accompanied at the piano by Bob Brown. During the business sesison it was decided to doâ€" nate $50 to the "Santa Claus Fund being raised in this municipality. "A project was launched involving $1000 to supply needy families with blankets and bedding and that these be disâ€" tributed as recommended by the We‘ fare Dcepartments of the municipaliâ€" ties of Timmins, Ti dale, Mountjoy and Whitney. The project expected to last until December 31, 1950 has included the expenditure of $300 at the present time with an additional sum of $700 to be spent on bedding dn 1950. «President William Long preâ€" sided over the meetirg while secretary Cilff Gibson gave a report on the attendance for the last reve!'al meetâ€" ings. A suggestion was put forth by Roâ€" tarian Elvin Urquhart that members adopt a different method of rememâ€" bering the birthdays o‘ the club members. LITERARY LOYALTIES Fay Definite, Brunette â€" Not Sure For Mayor So far Phil Fay the Acting Mayor is the only candidate to signify his inâ€" tentions to run {or the mayor‘s office this year. Mr. Pay accepted the posâ€" ition of Acting Mayor last Septemâ€" ber when Mayor Karl Eyre and Libâ€" eral Member of the Timmins Riding went to Ottawa to attend the presâ€" ent seséions of Parliament. The Acting Mayor has been in Timâ€" mins since 1920 and. has continua:ly served the people of Timmins in pubâ€" lic office for nearly 18 years. He was on the Separate Echcol Board for nine years, the High School Board for two years and on the council for eight years. "I‘m glad to hear that Mr. Fay is going to run for Mayor after servâ€" ing eight years on the council," said Mr. Bartleman. "He has shown keen appreciation of the difficulties the town has got into regarding the assessment. He is very enthusiasâ€" tic about making amends for past difâ€" ferences oi council and this time I do not think that anyone outside shcould try for the mayoralty race. "Mr. Fay is not the type of, a man who goes around with a chip on his shoulder. He‘ll make an excellent chairman for the council." When questioned by the . Advance about Mr. Fay‘s intention of running for Mayor Mr. Edmonde Aube said, "I‘d like to see Mr. Fay go in by acclamation. He has been a councll- lor for eight years and he conducts our meetings in a very business like and fair manner as you already know. I certainly® will give him my support." When asked about his own intonâ€" tions for the position of councillor, Mr. Aube said, "I have nothing to say on the matter at the present time and will make no committment until Friday night at the Nomination Meeting." Councillor Le; Bailey stated at last night‘s meeting, "I will not run for council this year as my work at the mine will take up all my time and Kiwanis Locate Premises â€" For Annual Turkey Shoot __ Nick Basciano, referring to the New Year‘s Eve party to be held under Kiwanis auspices in the Rainbow Room of the Goldfields Hotsl on Saturday evening, Dec. 31st, said that the event was to be for Kiwanis memâ€" bers and their fjriends only. No mord than one hundreds couples could bd accommodated, so it would be well to arrange for tickets for the event as ston as possible. "It‘s going to be along the line of the recent ladies‘ night event," said Kiwanian Nick, "so you can ‘be sure. it will be a happy evening." A special Vote of thanks was passed expressing â€" the appreciatipn of the club for the excellent work of Chairâ€" man Jack Downey and his committeoe in their rezent success.ul entertainâ€" ment feature. YÂ¥. M. C. A., and the Hospital for Sick Children. He had no doubt but that membcrs of the club would remember there valuable organizations when apportioning their community gifts. W. : Doran, who ~resently visited Kiwanis clubs at Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and other northern towns, brovizit â€" and bést wishej rom these cluos to the Timmins club. s There was much interest in Jack Downey.s explantion of the variety concert he suggested to be held at ‘an early date. There would be a floor show, a first class orchestra, and an auction broadcast of loca} and other President F'. A. Woodbury took ocâ€" casion <to extend eâ€"~ngratulations and good wishes to Past Licutenantâ€"Govâ€" ernor P. T. Moiley on being clected prosident ¢f.the Ontario Council of Pharmacists. ~ For the Air _ Cadets committe?®, Chairman J. Beattie reported the r2â€" seipt of a cheque for $150.00 from the local R. C. A. F. Association to hclp in the costs of, preparing the new quarters . for â€" the Squrdron at the armouries Ho a‘lso noted that memâ€" bers cf the a sociation had been very belpful in the work ol the alterations, now prectically completed. An important feature of the open forum meeting was the formal inducâ€" tion of six new imcmbers ¢f the club. Theso were Frank Joyce, Jack Weinâ€" stcin, Harvey Downing A. DeCruyenâ€" aere Jack Rooney and Frank Bréawn. Pest Lieutenantâ€"Governor P. .: T. Msi~ley officiated, while the initiatory address was given by Kiwanian Rev. Dr. Mu tard. President Woodbury added a special welcome to the new_i members. In his address, Dr. Musâ€" tard urged thinking and working for j the other fellow, rather than for self,| and stressed the Kiwanis chblizaticnâ€" "to give primacy to the human and the ‘spiritual rather than the material. valuees of life. * Presidint Woodbury called attentionâ€" o appea‘s for fund; for the work. of ‘he Navy League of Canada, the for another thing it is not possible for me to be at the cQquncil meetâ€" ings on time as has been in the past few months." *‘Councillor Urbain ~Aubry stated, "I‘m definitely running for countcil this year and I will support Mr. Fay for mayor provided that Mr. Emile Brunette does not run for this o:fice. If he should stand for the offlce I will support him." When questioned on the possibility of his running for the Mayoralty, MJ Brunette would make no. definite statement, however he did say, "I am interested: inâ€" the welfare oi Timmins and always will be, but as. for defâ€" initely saying that I wil stand for the"office of Mayor I cannot say. I will be on hand at the Nomination meeting tomorrow night.‘" Leo De‘:Villano has definitely shown his intentions of running iOr council this year. Visitors for the day included Chas. Dery, of Noranda intrcduced by W. Doran, and Senior Major C. â€"C. Wm- rander, ‘of Orillia, Divisional Comâ€" mander of the Salvation Army in Northern Ontario, introduced . by Major Majury Major Majury reférâ€" red to the wide and varied experiences o:.: the Divisiona Commander, who had sefved overseas during the last war. Major Majury thought the Scn- ior Major might be. prevailed upon to give a talk on his expgriences on some future visit here, There was a new leaderâ€"or the comâ€" munity singâ€"song, and a new idea ugsed.. Treasurer P. H. Laporte led the singing with Secretary W. H. Wil- son at the piano. An Irish quintétte was conscripted to sing "My Wild Roe.‘"‘ The group included warians strowski, Kinkel, Rool ey, sinstein, and DeCruyenarere, Before the close of ~the luncheon, President Woodbury referred to the f:ct that this would be the last meetâ€" ing of the club which he would attend this year, as he was leaving inis week for San Antonio, Texas, and would not r:turn until the beginning of _ the new year. "I have enjoyed the yaar’s work," he said, "and I want to thank all the mcembers {or: their kindnass and support." Single Copyâ€"Five Cents Kiwanian Nick Basciano was given a great hand in hoour of the tact thafl n°w he is the proud father o! girl. : on k The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine PHIL FAY I‘ll run for Mayor £ BRUNETTE No SUure