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B * * * ho s ts c t t ds t tA s 3 it ds Quality Building Products (Continued from Page One) the members of the Porcupine Home Improvement Plan Committee and othâ€" ers interested, and by his advice ana suggestions did much to add to the inâ€" terest and success of the plan in this HA.P. Loans Here Total Over $81,000 Intcresting Addresses In his addresses to the Lions Club and to the public meeting Mr. Strathy covered his subject in effective ana interesting way. Reference is made e‘sewhere in this issue to his address to the Lions Club. At the public meeting at the town hall Mr. Strathy started by reviewing the plans and purposes of the Home Improvement Pilan to the fairâ€" sized audience present, with J. E. H. Chateauvert, chairman of the Porcuâ€" pine District Home Improvement Plan Committee, acting as chairman for the meeting. In introducing the speaker Mr. Chateauvert said that it was difficult to get a large attendance at a meeting at the town hall on account of the poor accommodation, but the interest shown by those present would make up in some measure for the small attendance. Mr. Strathy in cpening pointed out that the Home Improvement Plan was designed by the Government with two main purposes in view. The first was the reduction of unemployment, and the second was covered by the name of the planâ€"the improvement of homes, many of which had been allowed to deâ€" teriorate during the depression. In a few striking phrases Mr. Strathy deâ€" picted the principles and provisions of the Home Improvement Plan. $8,000,000 in Canada Approximately $8,000,000 had been loaned to date undéer the plan. Thousâ€" ands of people had been placed in profitable employment and business had been greatly increased to general advantage in Canada through the working of the Plan. He quoted figures for the H.LP. loans in various places. Estimates $200,000 to $300,000 to Be HMHere for Home Improvement In other places, said Mr. Strathy, it had been found that for every dollar spent under the Home Improvement 8434444 * % 4 Mi 1. 82. ... Lakeview Rd. 44444 * *4 II and Office j Phone 50â€" A S. Porcupine ; 8 * * *4 * * * * * * * DON‘T SUFFER FROM No sensible person should continue to suffer from rheumatic pains and miss the pleasures of life because of stiff joints. Before resorting to operations, injections or other drasâ€" tic measures try a bottle of Curtis Rheumatism and Arthritis Treatâ€" ment. This powerful, yet harmless internal remedy is easy to take and in nuâ€" merous cases very effective. Gel a bottle at Curtis Drug Store, 14 Pine Street North and start toâ€"day. In a short time note the improvement. Then continue until your condition is-m;(lr(_ly'relievod ‘Vloney returned if not satisfied. Advt. 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This would be of the greatest value to the community, not only through the emâ€" ployment and business created, but also by virtue of the improved iniomes resulting. HLP. Helps Business All through Southern Ontario, said Mr. Strathy, it had been found that in the towns and cities where loans are up for home improvements business is gocd. This works out aliong several lines. There is the natural betterment of business through the employment created and the supplies, etc., bought. Then in addition pecple buy new furâ€" niture for improved homes and there is a general circle of business and emâ€" ployment created. Finzancing Sewer Connection There were many very helpful points elucidated by Mr. Strathy. One of these will be of particular local interest. He said that sewer connections may be firanced under the Home Improvement Plan when people are putting in new plumbing. This will be a help to many in town as the cost of sewer connecâ€" tions is a heavy one to the ordinary house owner who is struggling to build and own a.comfortable home and pay for it from hiss earnings as he goes alons. sSeme Humorous Cases Mr. Strathy lightened his address with some excellent humour. One inâ€" stance of this was the telling of the case of two applicants for loans in Timâ€" mins. When questioned as to the reaâ€" son they wished the loan, they said they were going to get married. Marâ€" riage was "home improvement" all right, Mr. Strathy admitted, but he did not say the loans were granted in these two cases. The Timmins cases, however, were beaten by one in the Niagara Peninâ€" sular. Ehquiry in the Niagara Peninâ€" sular case revealed the fact that the applicant desired the Home iImproveâ€" ment Plan loan to secure a divorce. It could be argued, of course, as this apâ€" plicant did, that divorce in some cases was genuine home improvement. Mayors Toc Much Given to Politics Speaking of the organization of the local committees in Ontario, Mr. Strathy said that in the only two towns in the province where the mayors of the municipalities were the chairmen sf the local committees a very indifâ€" ferent jch was being done. He thought this was due to the fact that in such cases municipal politics interfered with the best working of the organization Loz:al committees of interested business and professional men made the best organizations for the Home Improveâ€" ment Plan. Praise for Locai Committee Mr. Strathy was strong in his praise of the work of the Porcupinge District Committee of the Home Improvement Flan. He gave special praise to J. E. H. Chateauvert, the chairman, for the Consult Us About the Home Improvement Plan REA T PAULINE IN PERSONâ€"â€" MON., TUES., WEDNES. a n d THURS. See his baffliing and mystifying experiments in catalepsy, as he terms it but what is sometimes called hypnotic suggestion. Pauline needs no introduction; he has appeared as a headline attraction in every deâ€"luxe theatre in America, where is experiments have not alone baffled his spectators but physicians, doecâ€" tors, scientists and surgeons have observed his test at both public and private exhibitions and declare he is 100 years ahead of his time. Pauline acclaims his power to be science; many doubt the truth of his statement, ‘out whatever one is bound to call it, it is absolutely entertaining and amusing. He can control at will the flow of blood in the human body ; in this test he seâ€" lects his subject, places him in a state of catalepsy and then as the hand and arm become rigid, the blood suddenly leaves the arm and from shoulder to wrist, that part of the human body is lifeless. By a word, Pauline brings the blood back into the arm, life returns and the arm again has its colour and strength. Pauline invites medical men to observe this great experiment, in fact he urges surgeons to witness this performance at close range. The rock experiment is nothing short of marvel lous. JC CHILDREX NOT ADMITTED TO REGULAR PERFORMANCE success of the work here that had placed Timmins and «Gistrict in the forefront cof Ontario towns and cities so far as the Home Improvement Plan is voncerned. Asccssment Not to Be Increased Mr. Strathy spent considerable time in explaining that assessments were not to be raised where homes were improyâ€" ed under the HLP. He pointed out that a special amendment "1ad been made to the Assessment Act by the Ontario G:vernment this year, whereby all imâ€" provemen‘ts made under the Home Imâ€" provement Plan are to be exempt from assessment for three years. In case the assesssr should increase an assesment because of improvements or additions made under the Home Iinprovement Pian the houseâ€"owner can appeal the increased assessment and it will be thrown off. Improvements and addiâ€" tions, however. not made under the Home Improvement Plan, are assessâ€" able as before. This appears to penalize the hcuseâ€"owner who finances his own improvements. Houseâ€"owners may avcid this apparent injustice by taking aavantage of the Home Improvement Plam About the Hceusing Act C. Wingrove, secretary of the local Home Improvement Plan Commititce, raised the point of the application of the Dominion Housing Act to Timmins and the North. He pointed out that the very success of the plan for home improvement in this district suggested the need for the advantages of the Housing Act to the committee here. He asked Mr. Strathy if there were any way in which the local committee, with the help of the Ontario Advisory Board, 5r otherwise, could bring pressure to bear so that the Dominion Housing Act might be made applicable to this disâ€" trict where it was so much needed. In reply, Mr. Strathy said that the Doâ€" minion Housing Act was altogether cutside the province of the Home Imâ€" provement Plan committees, and he could not see how the committees could interfere in the matter with any sucâ€" cess. He suggested, however, that the Boards of Trade of the North might get the Good Will Tour delegation of the Toronto Board of Trade, recently visitâ€" ing the North, to take the matter up with the association representing the loan companies in the province. The Good Will Tour party knew conditions in the North ‘and could present the case fcr the North in effective way to the insurance companies and others loanâ€" ing money under the Dominion Housâ€" 111 To the above it may be added that the suggestion thus made by Mr Strathy was relayed on Friday by The Advance to W. O. Langdon, president of the Timmins BRoard of Trade, and with his usual promptness and public interest Mr. Langdon at once took the question up with Mr. Tolchard, manâ€" ager of the Toronto Board of Trade, and if there is anything that can be done in the matter, it will assuredly be done as soon as possible. In this conâ€" nection it is only fair to say that the Timmins Board of Trade has been working on this quetion of the appliâ€" cation of the Dominion Housing Act in the North for a considerable time. About nine months ago President Langdon took the question up with the mavyor and council of Timmins. At that time it was believed that a municipal survey of the town would facilitate the matter. The names of experts in this line were furnished the mayor and the matter was taken into consideration. Since then, however, nothing appears to have been done in the matter by the mayor or council, but the Board of Trade has tackled the question from different angles but without effective result. The plan is, however, to keep on trying until success is reached in the matter. If the Dominion Housing Act could be apolied to Timmins and disâ€" trict with the same success as has folâ€" lowed the Home Improvement Plan, it would fill a decided need in this part of the North oN THE STAGE " Racketeer‘s in Exile " ox THE sSCREEN reorge Bancroft and Evalyn Venable in Special for Thursday, June 24th at 4.30 p.m. Complete Performance 1 Oc Children Children‘s Matinee THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE. TIMMINS, ONTARIO Excellent Concert at South Porcupine scuth Porcupine, June 20th 1937. Special to The Advance. Miss Edith Gordon, who is on holiâ€" day from the Ssuth, touring the North is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hal. Smith this week. Those interested in the Britishâ€"Israel Truth will receive a welâ€" come on Thursday evening (8# p.m.) at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Smith on Crawford street when Miss Gordon will appear to better advantage. The chilâ€" dren are all under fifteen years of age some fifty in number and come from town and the Dome. They are taught expression, tune, time and rhythm, and (above all) to sing softly. Of the numbers given we liked best "Come Down to Kew" and "Blow Away the Morning Dew," but all were comâ€" mendable and were warmly applauded by an audience which filled the theatre to overflowing. onsumens‘ Co â€" operative Please Big A udience. Children‘s Choir Makes Hit. REMUS OPTICAL DEPT 17 Pine St. N f ‘Those balky balâ€" ances may be due to inefficient cycsiéht. The first reqduisite of accuracy is good sceing. Know the condition of your ey es â€" | don‘t guess : P i. EEP BOOKS? Phone 190 COn seven harges of theft, forging and uttcring, George Barrette, who last fall mad2 away with the payroll of the Hannam Exploration Company totalâ€" ling $2790.76, was sent to St. Vincent de Paul penitentiary for ten years by Magistrate J. S. Couture at the Rouyn court on Wednesday. The sentence reâ€" presents seven terms of five years, five of them to run concurrently. Helen ‘ Vosgien, known as Barrette‘s wife, will ,also do a term of five years at Kingâ€" omm on mm mm omm mm mm m n mm omm o m omm omm ston as his accomplice in six of the charges, five years for each with five of the terms to run concurrently. We understand that in the whole of the Dominion there are only two children‘s choirs sponsored by ine Coâ€" cperative movernent. The other is in Nova Scotia. Mr. F, Larner was chairman for the evening. The concert opened with "O Canada" and Mr. B. Tenhunen gave a short tenâ€" minute talk on the Coâ€"operative moveâ€" ment in Canada. The children‘s choir sang "Wake, oh Wake," ard "Come Down to Kew in Lilac Time." The solo Mrs. Bessette never fails to gain the wholeâ€"hearted applause of any audience but we thought her efforts toâ€"night were better than ever, and the applause for both» was sustained and wellâ€"deâ€" served. Mr. T. Kelly sang (accompanied on the piano by Mrs. J. Evans) "Dream of Paradise," in fine tenor voice, respondâ€" ing to encore with "He Wipes the Tear from Every Eye." A of classical posing and dancing, really excellently done by the "Jousi girls" of Timmins, was a high light of the concert. This was most graceful, five girls taking part. To classical music these girls rhythmiâ€" cally made beautiful figure pictures reâ€" minding us of the English "Margaret Mcrris" style of dancingâ€"a pleasure to watch and excellent for developing beauty and grace of movement. They were enthusiastically applauded. A chorus "Blow Away the Morning Dew" sung well by Elsa McDonnell, Elaine Leiterman. Annie Kelly, Rita Costello, Isobel Hepburn, Valerie Bessette and Nellie Wastuk, followed with the chilâ€" dren‘s choir in "Capital Ship," and "Billy Boy," coming next in order. Mrs. Christie delighted the audience with two songs "Auf Wedersehen" and "Deep in Your Eyes." Two girls, Rachael Collander and Nelma Johnson did a Sailors‘ Hornpipe dance so well that the audience would have liked it over again. Mr. Hunkin has a powerful and true baritone voice. He sang well in "The Holy City," following with "When Song is Sweet," as encore. Edna Tripp a little girl of the choir sang most tunefully "Wynken Blynken and Nod," and had to repeat it, as she was so heartily applauded. The children‘s choir gave "Song of the Wind"* before ‘"God Save the King." Masonic Memorial Service at the Falls Abitibi Lodge Memorial Serâ€" vice Attended by Many from the North. The chairman thanked the manageâ€" ment of the theatre for its hearty coâ€" cperation in allowing the concert to take place there. The payroll which he appropriated to his own tlise consisted of pay for the Doreva, Segamore and Bicleigh Mines, there being three different amcunts, $1252, $865.32 and $385, The cheques which were ready, signed by A B. Hannam, were filled in by Barâ€" rette and cashed while the manager was in Torztnto. The money was supâ€" posed to have been left at the Radio hotel, Rouyn, where Barretle gave the proprietor a package to put in his safe until called for, purported to be the pay for the mines to be collected for shipment by air. The package was colâ€" lected but instead of money it was found to contain spark plugs. Another of the charges on which he was conâ€" victed was that of stealing a 1935 moâ€" del Crdgoe from a former employer, Ex. Lariviere, and still another theft for which he was given one of the fiveâ€" year terms was cashing a cheque made sut to C. E. Bent, and taking the monâ€" Ten Years for Forgery, Theft and Other Crimes Iroquois Falls, Ont.., June 19th, 1937 Special to The Advance. Abitibi Lodge No. 540 held its Memorial Service on Friday evening in the Masonic hall with a great many visitors from lodges from Englehart to Kapuskasing. This service was held in memory of members who have died since the institution of Abitibi Lodge in 1919, and reference was made to cach of the deceased. The sCccial feature of the evening was a quartet composed of J. R. Spence, J. Paterson. Englehart; D. Turner, Cochâ€" rane; Wm. Ramsay, Kirkland Lake. Each of the members in addition to the usual music, sang a Ssolo. Mr. M. Dubin, of Cochrane, also favoured the crowd of 150 with violin selections. The meeting was grand with the attendance A special church service is being held cn Sunday evening at the United Church at which Rev. Dr. R. S. Laidâ€" law will deliver the special address. o‘ R.W. Bro. Walter J. Hill, of Engleâ€" hart, in addition to many Past Grand Masters. At the close of the meeting refreshâ€" ments were served by the ladies of the Fastern Star. % C .?affu}fff}%ffiffa?yf?ffffx}f"t?"l?u}ffut?ux"z?u. South Porcupine Church Picnic Held Saturday Showers for Bridesâ€"toâ€"Be. South Porcupine and District People to Visit Overseas. Pleasant Evening at Golden City. South End A.Y.P.A. at Iroquois Falls, Other South Porcupine and Dome News south Porcupine, June 19. (Special to The Advance)â€"Mrs. Win. Brooks, who has been away in Kingston for a long stay, came home last week. Mrs. Nixon, of Toaronto, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. John Curtis, on Straâ€" chan avenue. The Altar Boys and Children‘s Choir of St. Joachim‘s Roman Catholic Church are having a glorious time toâ€" day on a.picnic at Night Hawk Lake, About 30 children in charge of Father Gelinas and two of the teacthers left early this morning. (A next week for a holiday, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hughes and Joyce of the Doms, Mrs. Alf Yeomans of the Dome, and Mrs. Harry Costain of Dome Extension, are among the number. We hope these friends all thoroughly enjoy the trip and the vazcation. We envy them and wish them a calm and pleasant voyage, and safe return. On Friday Mrs. F. H. HMHall entertainâ€" A very pleasant evening was spent on Thursday at the home of Mrs. George Bannerman, Golden City, when a numâ€" ber of friends, about thiriy in all, met to give a surprise wedding shower for Miss Evelyn Young. Miss YOoung is to be.married next Saturday to Mr. John Gage of town. The house was decorated in bridal fashion for the occasion and many lovely gifts were brougnt for the shower. A large basket trimumed approâ€" priately was filled with parcelied preâ€" sents and handed to the brideâ€"toâ€"be. Strangely emough, although this was a miszsellaneous shower, there were no duplicates in the basket. A happy eveâ€" ning followed, the guests playing games, etc., and ended with a deliciocus lunch served by the hostess. Mr. Findlay McPhail and Miss Cathâ€" erine spent last weekâ€"end visiting friends in New Liskeard. Mr. Uly Levinson spent last weekâ€" end in Guelph. Dr. Fraser returned on Friday from Toronto after attending the U.C. Conâ€" ference, and visiting his daughter in Galt. His son, Mr. Neil Fraser, returnâ€" ed with him to spend a week‘s vacation in the North. Miss Betty Sinclair is leaving on Sunday to spend some weeks in Musâ€" vincial Police under Sergt. G. Morel. Barrette and the woman were both arâ€" rested in Ottawa on May 13 by Proâ€" vincial Officer Rheault after Barrette had been resognized on the street by a mine official. Dome Extension at sehool held in Tim all enjoyed and a; tures given. Mr. and Mrs, M are cn holiday in and in Quyon, A number ¢f ol the camp are goinj homes in England Vas n prose h Mrs. McLeain of y Sinclair is leaving on pend some weeks in Musâ€" f oldâ€"time residents of going back to their old and and the Isle of Man JjOn ned aA 1tE was conducted by f the Quebec Proâ€" of the Doms Ottawa Valley the wo thit ed at tea in their honour and many of their friends attended to wish them "bon voyage"â€"several old friends from South Porcupine being present. They sail on Friday next from Montreal on the S.S8. Antonia. Mr. Jarnes Baker, whose parents at one time were residents here, is in town at the Empress ‘hotel. He is visiting several of the mines in the district. Mr. and Mrs. Latourneau are leaving this week to take up residence in their old home at Thetford Mines, Que. A very enjoyable wedding shower for Miss Margaret Roach was held at the home of Mrs. W. W. Wilson on Thursâ€" day evening. Miss Roach is the daughâ€" ter of Mrs. Isobel and the late Mr. John Roach, formerly of Thessalon, and is marrying on Saturday next Mr. John Purnis, of town. This shower was atâ€" ranged by Mrs. Arthur Hall, of the Belâ€" videre Apartments, and about thirty friends of the bride were in attendance. The gifts brought by the guests were piled in a large basket decorated in pink and white, and were brought to the brideâ€"toâ€"be by two little girlsâ€"Elâ€" len Disher and Poanne Barotski. There were some lovely things presented to this popular cellangous gif ty., After the was spent in Mrs. Christle ning and Mr Goderich Signal:â€"When one reads the record of death and destruction in the United States resulting from C.LO. activities he has reason to be thankful that in Ontario a watchful premier has set his face against the organization responsible for so much trouble across Next Friday the Uniteqd Church laâ€" dies are holding a strawberry supper in the church, starting at 5.30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. George Honer, of Kirkâ€" land Lake, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. Honer at the Dome this weekâ€"end. Little Betty ‘Curboy celebrated her twelifth birthday on Saturday by enâ€" tertaining a number of her little friends to lunch, with a lovely birthday cake made specially for the occasion. Afterâ€" wards she took them all to the matinee at the theatre. Mrs. Covey, Sr., is leaving on Tuesday for an extended holiday in Montreal, Quebec, Boston and Manchester, Mass. She will not be returning until the fall Mr. and Mrs. R. Stark left on Wedâ€" nesday for a holiday in Quebec. Messrs. Green, B. McWilliams, W. Johns, White, Evans, Hunkin and M Smith attended a special memorial serâ€" vice held at the Abitibi Lodge A.F. A.M.. Iroquois Falls, on Friday night. Special music and oraticns by the Rev. Hayss, of Iroquois Falls, and Revy. Atâ€" kinson, of Kapuskasing, were features oi the evening. The Rebekahs are issuing invitations to all Oddfellows and Rebekahs to atâ€" tend a social evening next Friday at the Parish hall, this being the closing meoating for the season. Mr. Matti Tupa, of Rae avenue, has sold his house this week, and is leaving on Wedensday to return to his native Finland, where his wife and family reâ€" side. Tommy, nineâ€"yearâ€"old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Houston, is very sick at his home on Connaught Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Crawford, of Amos, are visitors in town this week. Dr. McLaren is attending the Medical Convention at OGttawa this week. his popular young lady, various misâ€" ellangous gifts of usefulness and beauâ€" y. After the presentation the evening vas spent in music, card games, etc., U{rs. Christle singing during the eveâ€" ing and Mr. Leonard Paccione enterâ€" aining with guitar music. MONDAY, JUNE 218T, 1937 OPEN DAY and NIGHT