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â€"Princess EKlizabeth _ Writes to Timmins The Porcupine Wood Products Commyhtobcformedtome primarily in the manufacture of basâ€" ket bottoms for sale to basket manuâ€" sActurers in Southern Ontario, lt was announced this morning. The chief instigator is Nobl»s Mcâ€" qQuatt, who will be president and manager. Wendell Brewer is offer:â€" ing his services as secretaryâ€"treasâ€" urer.. A number cf local businessâ€" men have invested in the impending company. It is proposed to investigate fully the â€" possibilities of manufacturing other wor:4 products for shipment 17 Southern markets. Contracts totaliâ€" ing 3,000,000 units have been cfferei by responsible firms manufacturing bottoms and other products in Scuthern Ontario. Present plans of the company are to manufacture curing the first season 1,500,000 botâ€" toms This will raquire approximateâ€" ® AAA! _ # .“.‘“ 4ns _ en i Popular Unlimited Unlimited quantities cf poplar is available nearby Timmins. In most cases, bush roads, usable both in summer and winter, have been conâ€" structed by pulp wood operators who have removed the spruce pulp wood and have left the poplar standing. "It is only a little humble beginâ€" ning," explained Mr. Brewer, "but the community has been yelling for a loc:l industry." ly 5,00 lumber. Now Active About ten men are now cutting poplar in the vicinity of Big Wat‘ter Lake, where part of the milâ€" lions of c‘rds of Porcupine poplar grow, z~nd where a plant will be built next summer. «. labor acquired being local. The proposed company will not,i therefore, have heavy capital expenâ€" diture to make in road building and camps, to cut poplar logs for use in manufacture of basket bottoms and other products. The management have every reason to believe that our cheap birch can also be utilized for manuiacture into articles in demanc in Southern Ontario. Experienced Management Mr. McQuatt, president, has had Princess Elizabeth writes to Timâ€" mins, Ontario. A letter to a reader Dear Sir, I am desired by The Princess Elizaâ€" beth to thank you for your letter and to say how pleased Her Royal Highâ€" ness was to receive the eloquent editorial out of the daily press: at Timmins, Ontario. of The dvance has been received> as follows: Â¥ BR Stephen Schofield, newspaperman, hos been fired by The Daily Press and hiredâ€"by The Porcupine Advance; he will be with the Advance this week. Note: The editorial, cocmmenting on the Princess‘ outspoken â€" views on divorce, appeared in the Daily Press about two months ago. The new deputy governor of the Bank of Canada and the man whose signature will soon appear on the leftâ€"hand side of Capadian bank notes is 309â€"yearâ€"old J. E. "Jim‘ Coyne. Winnipegâ€"born es scholar and economist. Mr Coype‘s appointment to the $30,000â€"aâ€"year job was anâ€" nouncted in Ottawa folowing an allâ€"day meeting of the bank‘s board of governors, He succeeds Donald Gordon, who has been named president of the Canadian National Railways, effective Jav. 1. C Fired And Hired New Local Industry ‘ â€"of poplar or other cheap YÂ¥ours truly, (slgned) Jean Elphinstone Ladyâ€"inâ€"Waiting. St_o J‘m's 7th November, 1949 it has made someé progress towards acquiring the n’é’mry equipment for manulacturing the basket botâ€" toms. It is proposed to utilize semiâ€" portable basket making machinery and to manufacture with this equinâ€" ment the bottoms close to the bust camp where the pcplar will be cut. This will eliminste transportatisn all waste material to Timmins and costâ€" ly disposal of Ithis waste. The company will have complete bush operating equipment and already Minimum operation for the first season, 1,500,000 basket bottoms, wil‘ require approximctely six months to complete. When other products ars manufactured a plant will undoubtâ€" edly be established in Timmins for this purpose. Loca!l Capital Capital is to be secured locally to finance the present operaticons and for construction and equipment and alreauy considerable progress has been made in this respect. ‘ Efiort is being made to provide Timmins with a new industry. Its success will deperd to great extent an the support given locally by inâ€" terested people. considerable experience in bush opâ€" crations now being engaged in pulp wood and lumber operaticns in Kidd township. $9,500 Payroll Minimum employment anticipated, $9,000 to $10,000, annual payroll (six months operation only); and double production to 3,000,000 would double wages. C "New income this community all products will be sold to Southern Ontario," says Mr. Brewer, "and efforts are being made to secure special freight rate from Onthr‘p â€" Railway or from local trucking service." No sfiecial favours usually granted to new industries are being asked for {rom the municipality. Local effort: only: investigation; mancgemeny; ifinancing. ; Successful plant making basket bottoms operai ing in Rouyn for several years. ‘"Repairs will be made .to the damâ€" aged ‘rinks ‘by "Saturday;" "he idded., "and they wxll all be reflooded next week." ‘Watch Every Switch‘ Seven rinks have been damaged by the warm spell and hard winds but R. E. predicted this mornâ€" ing, ‘"if present weather holds all 22 rinks â€"_should be: operating before Christmas." j Because of the shut downs creâ€" ated by the shcrtage of power, it is estimated that miners in the Porcuâ€" pine District will lose $92,670.00 in weges from November 21 to the end of the year.>â€" This was learned today trom a recent survey conducted by tâ€"rs> FPorcupine Cramber of Comâ€" merce. The Chamber has asked all demesâ€" tic users to immedictely cut down on home use so that water, the basic source cf power, may be saved. The reservoirs, are only 43% filled, this is a drop of over 1948. "Please watch every switch," imâ€" plores Mxzsson, secretary, ‘"Don‘t allow zppliances to operate unnecesâ€" sarily. Save power and help save wages. n Public Skating Soon CONSERVE ELECTRICITY Keep Pay Envelopes Full "We fee! there is a wonderful future here in the North counâ€" try," says Mr. Plaskett. "We are young. We intend to stay. We like the work and hope to make a worthy contribution." Irving Fraser another memter is now taking preâ€"theological ccurse at McMaster. Mra. James Huxley is the organist. The session members who will carry through until January, 1950, are the following: Howard Waddell, Jack Beattie, Angus Campbell Mrs. Howard Waddell, Bert Waite, James Besley, L. McKinnin, and Mrs. George Shippan. Work and Hope > Mr. Plaskett, who succeeded Rev. J. A. Breckenridge last July, was officially receiyed by the congregation in the church hall on September 7, Jack Beattie presiding, and 92 being present. Mr. Eeattie extended a welcome on behalf of the congregation. Mrs. Thomas Leck®"sang "Sylvia," and “Mighty Lak a Rose." Decoratâ€" ing and catering derived from members of the W.A., Mrs. James MacKenzie, president. m ans We # t â€" tC _0 _A NE O Dec. 12 A Dec. 13 ... Dec. 14 Schumacher Dec. 12 ... ... Dec. 13 ... .. Dec. 14 ...s....% +South Porcupine Dec. 12 .......0% Teéec. 13 â€"....s,...}.%. Dec. 14 The Sunds{; school enrolls 274. These are split for four serâ€" vices throughout the day. Ggorge Leck, until recently superintendent, has gone into the ministry at Manitoulin Island. The church proper enrolls 248 members. Kathleen Christopher, one member, is going to Emmanuel College in Toronto this winter, the first girl from Timmins to enter the ministry. _ The following Sunday school superintendents have been apâ€" pointed for the coming season: Rev. O. R. Plaskett (intermediate;) J. G. Malkin (juniors); Mrs. C. R. Plaskett (primary); Mrs. James MacKenzie > church is plain, wooden, pews slightly slanted on either side, herringbone fashion. On the left front wall an nonor roll of 147 is flanked by a union jack and British ensign. Improvements During the summer a new Sunday school has been built downaâ€" stairs: plywood pigeon holes and chromiumâ€"handled cuptkoards {or books and lessons; a telephone affixed to a tiny swinging door in the wall, such that it can be used inside or outside ‘the office, and yet kept out of~sigl‘_1t. $ L OA Y Cl n e C + % l M 2 l t PP The Porcupine Health Unit will give a party for members of the staff and their children on Saturday mornâ€" ing in the town hall offices, Lois Kelly, superinterding nurse, anâ€" nounced this morning. j 3 4 14 acres 8 230 acres 6 2,666 acres This film happened. to be one of the last jobs in which Henry Ford assisted before his death: his tractors and threshing machint: were used to dramatize grain growth. \ Fire Chief William Stanley imâ€" plores the pecple of Timmins to nots the following: The ch Giroux. Alfred Martel, 36, of 95 Commerâ€" cial avenue, was last night charged by his wife for non support. A . Timmins man, charged with willful damage and assault last night, wos let out on $400 #property bail. The charge was laid by Mrs. Rits 1. Electrically lighted Christmas trees: lights should be of ‘approved make; plug should be well away from tree. Exactly 40 years ago this week John Dalton arrived in the Porcupine. He began with two horses. Today his transport company operates 42 buses wihich serve throughout the Photographs on display at the Third avenue terminus, Gepit! a panorama ‘of achievement. "There are aApproximately 1,000 pecple . unemployed, ‘throughout _the Porcupine district," Charron, Timmins ‘National Employment Serâ€" vice manager, announced this mornâ€" ing. . s 2. Open paper should not be leit near tree. 3. Film projectors shculd be operâ€" ated only by adults. 4. Small trees are safer. 5. All wrappings should be immeâ€" diately chucked outside. '-I'his indicates an increase of 25 percent over last year, he added. Morning services are fully attended at Trinity church, Schuâ€" macher, Evening services are overcrowded. Some people® have to stand. If the crowd keeps up, the church will have to be cnlarged. : j ~ *J a i Â¥#¢: Instead ‘of the usud1 sermon Rev. C. R. Plaskett sometimes delivers a tenâ€"minute explanatory commentary in conjunction with a film projected from a 16â€"mm RCA projector mounted halfâ€" way up the middle aisle. youg > A fllm for mstance ‘God is my landlord, shows how God and men and nature work together by dramatizing what actually hapâ€" pened to one cubic inch of grain, its subsequent yield being reâ€" planted each year, thus: Years Yield Assault and Nonâ€"Support Unemployment High _: Congratulations Growing Congregation Health Unit Party Sparks Of Fire 84920 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15th 1949 + 13920 14160 Annual Christmas _ Festival On Sunday _ Ceveral choirs and the ‘‘lmmlns Citizens Band will relish the Christâ€" mas Czrol Festival to be held at the Palace theatre on Sunday. evening, December 18, at 8.45 p.m. Amcng the choirs taking part will be the senior choir of the Church of the Nativity, a massed choir of protâ€" estant church choirs, the Northern Choristers, the Notre Dame de Lourdes chcir and the Porcupine Male Choir. * Special numbers on the program will include selections by Les Gais Lurons, a quartet; Evelyn Pexton and Doris Kurkoski, duet. And there will be community singing. The program has been arranged by the Citizens Band. All are invited; but children unaccompanied by adults will nct be admitted. There will be a silver collection to help defray exâ€" penses. Fernardoc â€" was elected president of the Richelieu Club for the coming year during the weekly meeting held on Tuesday night at Goldfields hotel. The other officials for the 1950 season are as follows: Edmcnd Aube, vice president; J‘ean Roy, secretary; D. Pzaul Boutin, treasurer; Gerard Pelletier, â€"â€"master of ceremonies; Georges Archambeault, Andre QOuelâ€" lette, and Antoine Martin, .directors. James Gunn, editor of the Timmins Daily Press, will shortly relingquish his post to assume new duties with The Thomson Company at 1t< head office in Toronto. j Welfare Minister: Mr. Goodfellow, provincial mirister of welfare, will attend a meeting to be held in the club rooms at the Gold ields hotel tomorrow evening. 32 sq. ft. 1,500 sq. ft. James Gunn Departs 750 (See Editerial) 166,440 1745,060 . 25,650 8,340 The result of the cocktail vote yesâ€" terday was as follows: The Jewish people in Timmins beâ€" gin this evening the celebration of their traditional eightâ€" day festival of Hanukah, or the Feast of Lights. The ancient observance commemorates the struggle of the Maccabees ior Jewish freedom again t the tyranny of the Syrianâ€"Greeks, â€" The Timmins Federation of French C:nadian Women, making its annual collection for the pocr on Sunday, report the most generous response in the history of the Federation, a! least three or four times as much os last year. The organizers, Mrs. L. Beauseg]c Mrs. Leilerc and Mrs. C. Laforest. wish to thank the following for as sistance rendered. In a Hanukah message, Rabbi Irvâ€" ing A. Margolies of the Héebrew Conâ€" grezation‘ called on his fellow Jews to "take stock af the‘ rich religious and cultural tradition for which the Maccabees fought and died, and which it is our privilege in our free land to know and to practice, to love and enhance. 1 December 12:; C.15 p.m.â€"Electric short circuit; iaulty wiring,; no damage; ’{'hird end Pine. "Whle the Chri tian Christmas and the Jewish Hanukah are quite disâ€" tinct," the Rapbi said in his message. "each havir; its own symbols and there is one idea which both share in commcn that is so for mankind. That is the spirit of deâ€" dication to religious ideals and to peace among men. In this age of techniccl advance, it is imperative that individuals and nations subscribe to and practice the noble principles spoken in the name of the God of all Christians can best ‘ulfill this aim by sincere devotion to Christian living and Jews by wholeâ€"hearted applicatâ€" ion to Judaism.‘"‘ A special Hanukah service will be held tomorrow evening. Friday, Decâ€" ember 16 at the synagogue. Ratbl Margolies will preach a sermon entitâ€" led "What is Hanukah?" at the 8 p.m. service, December 8: 1.54 p.m.â€"Small oven fire, 75 Windâ€" sor Avenue. 4.25 p.m.â€"Family locked, 20 Toke. 5.20 p.m.â€"Fire started from un-| clean stove pipes; no damage, 17], Hemlock. .. â€"Cooking...grease . ignited:. smged hmr burned arms up to shoulâ€" der, Mrs. G. Caza, 281 Tamarack. On Sunday, December 18, at 2 p.m. the children of the Religious Sshool will present a gala Hanukah program at the synagogue. ‘The program will feature plays, songs, and ,dances in which all the children will particiâ€" pate 10.16 .p.m.â€"Fire in basement; furâ€" nace pipes tao close to woodwork: lot of smcké; not much damage; U. Ssvage, 123 Algonquin boulevatd. 10.42 p.m.â€"Chimney fire; when reâ€" modelling has been done the chimney had not. been fixed properly; â€" P. Friess, 111 Maple north. December 11: G.17 p.m.â€"Fire from cigarette loft on pillow; no damage 63 Fifth avâ€" enue. 10¢.17 p.m.â€"Motor car back{fired and took fire near fire station; quick: ly extinguished; no damage. 11.55 p.m.â€"Oil burner overhegtgd; 1 Third avenue. December 9: 5.44 p.m‘â€"Fire upstairs; abPut $1,000 damage; lights went out; one w;:man, unidentified, slipped on the stairs, fell, tore a gash in her foreâ€" head, and was taken to hospital; Mrs. Nelson Noel, 116 Middleton. 6.17 ‘p.m.â€"False ‘(alarm; Algonquin cnd Avenue road. December 10: 12.1%2 a.m.â€"Chimney fire; 122, Rea north. 926 a.m.â€"Quebec heater overheatâ€" ed, started fire; no damage. 10.16 a.m.â€"Thimney fire; 18 Banâ€" nerman. Trucks and drivers were furmishad by the following: Timmins D2iry, Moise Daignault Garage, Ideal Hardâ€" ware. "C he z â€" Nous" Câ€"â€"Operative, Barbarie Sons, Timmins Valet Cleaners, E. Rcuthier, Union Taxi, M.asciolj Tonstruction, Euclide Mathe, Plumbing Heating, and Ernest Legault. The following furnished their own services: Donat Piche, Omer Lotie, gtaurice Talbot .Joe Lefebvre, Lucien uillette, Lucien Cote, Robert Chaliâ€" fcux, Roland Demers, J. M. L‘Heureur. Benoit Clouthier, D. Fortur, L. Gouâ€" dreau, Arthur Magnan, Joseph D¢] Guidice, Ernest Routhier, Joseph Barbarie, Leo Auger, J. Joanisse and others. Record Collection CONSERVE ELECTRICITY Rotary Club Donates‘ $25 To Salvation Army The Cenfgral Public school choir, conducted by George Jenkin, relishâ€" ed the weekly Rcoetary Club meeting with Christmas carols and also Ruâ€" doiph the Redâ€"Nosed Reindeer. The club announced a contribution of $25 to the Salvation Army to assist Christmas work. Thanks were reâ€" ceived from Major Majury. Particulars were received from the Rotary Club *bf Adelaide, Australia:; and greetings from the Whangarei Rotary club, Northland, New Zealand. Attendance dropped from 93 to 79 per cent this week. President William Long acted as chairman of the meeting. The next meeting will be held on January 3, 1950. Les Gais Lurons,‘l“immms quartet, representing Northern Ontsrio, will contest for the first time in the anâ€" nual Kiwanis Music Festival to be held in Torecnto in February. Acâ€" ceptance papers have been received this week. The selection required is "Good Night Beloved,"" to be sung in English. Its members are: Dr. Paul Clermont (bass); Rene Barrett (bariâ€" tone); ~Jeanne Larcher (pianist); Frank Boivin (tenor); . and Lionel Barrette (tenor). "We will do our best," avers Mrs. Larcher, ‘"We hops to win." Impressions of a Canadianâ€"W ho Recently Returned From England Among other things I learned from my visit to the Canadian cemetery at Adegemâ€"Belgium, wes the ‘fact that at certain intervals, the villagers and near townspeople hold a special Reâ€" membrance Day fcr our Canadian men who gave their lives to rid Belâ€" gium of the invader. When the cemetery was first conâ€" secrated as a final resting place, wooden crosses the individâ€" ual graves, and the ycung people and schoolâ€"children took upcn themselves voluntarily the task of tending them and_g_lacing flowers there.; . _ _ _ * 1945â€"â€"I wrote to the burâ€" ‘gomaster of Damme, to see if a photoâ€" graph of my son‘s grave could be obâ€" tained, I received a reply written in French and enclosed was a clear photogrcph of the grave. On it was placed a spray of flcwers. In his letter ‘ he explained that when he went to take the picture, the flowers were there,â€"he had not put them there himself. Now there are only a few crosses; they have been reâ€" placed by stones from Canada., They are made of a kind of sandâ€" stone (nct marbl2), each marked with the maple leaf, the name and rank, and the. cross and, at the bottom the inscription which the mother of the soldier requested to be placed there. But the people still place the flowâ€" ers, and remember the dead in their prayers. Last. week I was given a clipping from a Flemish newspaper, and I have been fortunate enough to have it translated" literally <for reprodu:zâ€" tion here. The Graves Commission has done this, and apprmted caretakers for the cemeteries. . There are two photographsâ€"sne of the Centril Cross (in Adegem Cem2â€" "We Hope to Win" Keep Pay Envelopes: Full CONSERVE ELECTRICITY The new plan for development of Que’beclabra;lor iron depos" will provide, éemployment for "some 10,000 men at good wages" """ "virlually wipe out" unemployment in Newfoundland, Premier R. Smallwood announced. He estimated 10,000 men would be regw!®©~ to build the 360â€"mile ratlway, which will carry iron from the in the heart of Labrador to the port of Seven Islands on the norl shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This job alore will take about three years, he said, during which time new shipping w 11 be constructed at Severn Islands and a mining town built at the i1 .,cic end of the railway. Fay Thanks Voters Continued From Last Weck Philip Fay was elected mayor last night by a majority of 571 votes, acâ€" cording to the first tally. (Fay: 3,48€¢; J. E. Brunette: 2,915). "I wish to voice a very iiumble ‘thank you,‘" Mr. Fay ‘said quietly this morning, "I will} endeavour to work in the future as I have in ‘the past. Thank you." The complete first tally figures on the voting are as follows: Aubry o > e 3,040 Barkwell Bartleman ... _ .. â€" T > ;. 5l . o n en en n e ve Bentley ____. = .. _ _...2,068 Chalifoux |__ j . 1 469 DelVillano | .__;______....4,135 Kelly |_._ . . 222 2w 1,786 Laporte |_._.__.. ofi s 10 McDermott ... c ... 2,6836 Etewart _.____._.__. _2 680 TOWers . 2 2cz 1,198 Alexander _ _ _ 1,7085 Brewer . mt es n 4 Douglas _ _ .00 _ tadl New Council The council elected is comprised of the follcwing: Urbain Aubry, D. E. Barkwell, J. P. Bartleman, Leo Dcl: Villano,.. Leo Laporte, and William McDermott. The Timmins Lions Club Frece. Chest Xâ€"Ray, Survey, having Xâ€"rayed 1¢,012 people in the district, will be concluding today and tomorrow at the Chest clinic, 11 Balsam strect north. â€" (Heurs: 9.30 to 11.30 a.m. 2.00 to 4.00 and 7.00 to 9.00 pm tery) with lovely wreaths and flowâ€" ers on and surrounding it and another of a little girl (translatedâ€"an innoâ€" cent) kneeling before a grave (which, by its pcsition might be my own son‘s) upon which had been placed what appears to be a bunch of large chrysanthemums. This is the translation of the paraâ€" graph: Overâ€"all view of. cemetery. Small innocent prays at one of thne. flowered gray. Ci who died® on our land The clipping is headed: "Hulde aan de Canadese Helden te Adegem (Canâ€" adian Heroes honoured at Adegem). On the of All Soul‘s Day a very impressive ceremony took place at the Canadian Military Cemeéâ€" tery at Adegem. Honour was given to the Canaâ€" dian dead, the Saviours of the outâ€" side west corner of our country, beâ€" tween the mouth of the Scheldt and the Sea. The seaside towns of Heist and Knokke assisted in.this Belgian= Canadian union, under the chairmanâ€" ship of Paul Nigeon assisted by the town council, headed by Mayour Dr. Deprest, and the church dignitaries with the Rev. Pastor Van Damme. t 9,30 High Mass was offered, after which, a parade was formed with stand*rdas (flags) of all Allies, and groups headed by schoolâ€"children proceeded. to the cemetery. Meantime the inhabitants of Heist and Knokke had held a flower cereâ€" mony at thelgraves and were awaitâ€" ing ‘ the procession; with standards, and groups of both tewns, also Gheint, EKeclooco, and Waarschoot, under the leadership of the mayors of De Ghelderc, Lippens, Goethals â€" and Clayes. At 11 o‘cléck, Hon. Victor Dorre, (Contirued on page five) Single Copyâ€"Five Cents Last Two Days of the Porcupine Established 1912 t LC