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_ The Ontario Department of Education for some time past has been paying special attention to the matten of the eyesight of school pupils, and earâ€" nestly seeking ways and means for the protection of the eyes of the young so far as that desired end may be accomplished in the schools. Recent reâ€" ports are that the Ontario Department of Educaâ€" tion has made considerable progress in the matâ€" ter, and plans are under way for further effort for what is termed "sightâ€"saving." One of the matâ€" ters that technical experts have stressed is that the glare of white chalk on blackboards may be injurious to children whose eyvesight is deficient. To overcome this, experiments are now being carâ€" pried on with different colour combinations with There still remains, however, a very serious menace to public safety at the river, and something should be done about it. This serious menace is the speeding of motor boats among the bathers. Last week one man had his head cut open by being struck by one of the motor boats among the swimâ€" mers. Lifeguard Robertson gave the injured man first aid, and then took steps to learn the identity of the owner of the motor boat that ran down the swimmer. The injured man commented that he was very lucky to escape with a split head. He was right in this, his escape from death being uncomâ€" fortably close. Later in the week a local lady swimâ€" ming in the river had a very narrow escape from injury or death from another motor boat. This moâ€" tor boat was speeding along and, looking towards shore, the driver did not see the swimmer, who was making strenuous efforts to avoid the boat. T1 is regrettable that these two cases are not isolated ones. Instead, it is a common thing to see swimâ€" mers have narrow escapes from the activity of the motor boats. With miles upon miles of river for the use of the motor boats, it seems only common sense that the boats should avoid the part of the river reserved for swimming. At the times when it is absolutely necessary for this part of the river to be used by motor boats, the latter should at least proceed very slowly and exercise the greatest care and watchfulness. Yet the fact seems to be that some motor boat operators confine their acâ€" tivities to the part of the river where the swimmers are congregated. Whether this is from thoughtâ€" lessness, or from a desire to be seen, the practice should be stopped. It should be stopped before some one is seriously injured or an unnecessary death occurs. Indeed, it is not too much to say that the practice is going to be stopped. The temper of the people using the river for swimming has been aroused, and either the danger to swimmers will be removed by the good sense of the motorboat operators, or public safety will be assured by rigorâ€" ous application of the law. While they are at it, the motor boat operators might well include the. matter of unnecessary noise, and play fair with the public in this respect. While the senseless practice of running motor boats with mufflers wide open does not menace life, like the habit of speeding up and down among the swimmers, it cerâ€" tainly is an offence against good taste. The noise of the motor boats makes conversation almost impossible to others at the river. It would be easy for the motor boats to avoid this nuisance, and it would show a proper consideration for others. If| those operating motor boats imagine that their‘ noise or reckless speeding attracts any admiraâ€" tion, they are badly mistaken. Instead, the comâ€" ments made are all most uncomplimentary and harsh. It is true that all motor boat owners do not| offend in the ways indicated. Some show the greatâ€" | est consideration and good judgment in their atâ€" titude towards others. These are the ones who are noted with admiration. Further, the careful motor boat operators show that they may enjoy muchi pleasure and recreation without endangering the, lives of others or causing annoyance by unnecesâ€"l sary noise. Unless all motor boat drivers join this‘ | l group of good fellows, there will be tragedy inevitâ€" able, and just as inevitably there will be punishâ€" ment for the offenders. Recently The Advance urged the again this year of a lifeguard at t year Oscar Robertson, serving as li cued a number from untimely death reason the town council was fully ju appointing Mr. Robertson as lifegi the appointment has been justified life being saved from drowning yes the saving of one life appears ample for the comparatively small expendi: for the lives and safety of the peop ways be the chief concern nf tha a11+1 TVIMMIX®, ONTARIO. Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association: Ontarioâ€" Quebec Newspaper Association; Class "A" Weekly Group OFFICE 26â€"â€"â€"â€" PHONES â€"â€"â€"«â€"RESIDENCE 0 Published Every Monday and Thursday by: GEO,. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Subscription Rates: Timmins, Ont.,f\;[onday July 12th, 1937 Cbe Vorrupine Aduance SAFETY AT THE RIVER 2i unlimeiy death, arfd for this ‘ouncil was fully justified in reâ€" obertson as lifeguard, Already has been justified by resultsâ€"s ive urged the appointment lifeguard at the river. Last 110 A very serious it the river, and something This serious menace is the among the bathers. Last United Statesâ€"$3.00 Per Year as lifeguard, resâ€" Now to the "wife of Bernard Shaw," and the "husband of Mrs. Pankhurst" is added "the baby brother of the Quintuplets." Everybody has heard of the quintuplets, but the anniversary of the baby brother would never have been featured in the | daily newspapers if he had not been the youngest near relative of the famous five. It is said that the search for Amelia Earhart is costing the United States $250,000 a day. If so, it would seem that the United States could "save" hundreds of its citizens for so many dollars daily Mr. and Mrs. Gerge C Mayor Bartleman is doing a little public howling |real, who have been v about the alleged extravagance of the public school | Mrs. Fred Wolno over C R f s left this morning for Ki board, the intention, perhaps, being the hopg Of| Matachewan before ret diverting attention from expenditures for which | home. the mayor himself will be held responsible. sns w PR ‘‘Is this Toronto?" a United States tourist is quoted as saying when he reached Grimsby, Ont. There was a time when Grimsby did not seem that dead. At an inquest held last week at Kirkland Lake to enquire into the death of Mrs. Edna Row, of Barâ€" rie, who lost her life in an automobile accident on the Ferguson highway, the jury decided that the death was accidental and that no blame was atâ€" tached to the driver of the car, the husband of the woman who lost her life in the mishap. In arrivâ€" ing at this verdict, the jury appeared to be largely influenced by the evidence of a mechanic employed at a garage near the scene of the accident. The testimony of the mechanic was to the effect that when he had examined the car after the accident he found the two front springs broken, the tieâ€"rod buckleg and the left front wheel jammed. In his opinion the rough road at that particular spot had probably bent the tieâ€"rod and thrown the car out of control. He added that such a thing had happened to three other cars in that vicinity this year. In view of this carefully considered evidence, the jury seemed fully warranted in relieving the driver of the car from all blame. It might have been permissible for the jury to go further and charge neglect of the roadway with responsibility for the accident. If those responsible for road conâ€" ditions causing fatal accidents were prosecuted for manslaughter, there might be more attention given to the roads. The day may come when govâ€" ernments may be called as closely to account for dangerous road conditions as section employees have been in the past for faults on railway tracks. In the meantime, there is also a lesson in the eviâ€" dence for some in Timmins. If the bumping given that car on the rough road near Kirkland Lake would cause broken springs, bent tieâ€"rod and jammed wheel, would not the rougher bumping given so many cars in Timmins during the Old Home Week festivities tend to damage likely to cause serious accidents? With the condition of The Ontario Department of Education naturally must deal with conditions as they are and seek improvements and amelioration along the line of existing circumstances. It would be well, however, if the Department could extend its studies and exâ€" periments to determine whether something may not be done to remedy actual causes and origins in the matter of defective eyesight, so that future generations may enjoy the best possible measure of good eyesight by natural right. Most thoughtful people will be inclined to praise the Department of Education for its special atâ€" tention and consideration in the matter of eyeâ€" sight. No one doubts the value of good eyesight. At the same time no one can easily believe that the eyesight of childrn of toâ€"day is as good as it should be. Anyone noting the number of children wearing glasses will be impressed with the need for attenâ€" tion to the eyesight of youth. It may be argued that the very fact that so many youngsters are wearing glasses is simply proof that more attenâ€" tion is being paid to good eyesight. It is an underâ€" stood fact that thousands of children toâ€"day are being benefitted by the use of proper glasses, while youngsters a generation ago had to suffer for need of these scientific aids to sight. To grant all this and to admit the full value of the use of glasses to aid eyesight, however, still leaves the fact that defective vision and poor eyes are all too common. What are the underlying causes for the general prevalence of defective eyesight? Is it the reguâ€" lar use of electric light? Or the motion picture habit? Is it the lack of protection on occasion from «he sun‘s glare? Or the glare of snow? Is it due to wrong habits, or diet, or other general cause? the idea of securing the most desirable combinaâ€" tion for "blackboard" purposes. Lighting of rooms, position of books on desks and other similar matâ€" ters are being given very careful study, while teachers are being encouraged to watch for signs of defective sight handicapping the child. It has been found that children once carelessly considâ€" ered as slow or stupid, are in reality held back by. defective vision. It is possible that eventually the efforts of the Ontario Department of Education will result in some form of regular inspection and examination of the eyesight of all pupils. eP l P P L BP l P P P AQ P lt P lt lt lt ltA eP lt lt >A «tm allt wl THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE. TIMMINS, ONTARIO Shirley Remus is holidaying ati Wednesday, and sailed on Saturday for Goliden Lake, near Pembroke, and will| the Old Country. It is twentyâ€"five be joined by Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Remus| yvears since Mr. Faithful last visited the and their other daughter, Joan. who,land of his birth, This is also his first left by motorâ€" on Saturday. Mr. Reâ€"{extended holiday for many yvears froms mus will return to town some time toâ€"| his onerous duties with the Northern day, but will go back to Golden Lake| Ontario Power Co. He will be away a for an extended holiday in a few weeks. couple of months. years in th Mr. Shangtr Shriners‘ CC Mx;s. Walker f« S"hangraw is an Central Railroat Mr. and Mrs. David Moore and y son, Gary, left on Sunday mornin Niagara Falls Mr. Moore‘s mother NI2AFATA®A PAllS. NMtY. MOOre‘s mother, has been ill for several monhhs, is ported to be very critically ill. Mrs. W. H. Griffin Edna Essa), and her t Torcnto, are visiting M ris Daher, 15 Pine stre Mtr.:~ A. . W Lindsay and week. left by moto two weeks‘ h Cape Breton Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Drew and family left by motor for their summer some at Port Bolster, Lake Simcoe, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Noble Farnan and famâ€" lly left toâ€"day on a holiday trip to Nova Scotia. Mr. and Mrs. Carson and daughter, Patricia, left by motor last week to visit in Ottawa and points south. Mrs. «W Dunbar‘ : Dianne. and son, Carlyle day to visit in Toronto. Mrs. W. J. Wallace and family, of Timimins, left on Saturday by. motor ‘or West Lakevale, Nova Scotia, where ‘hey will spend the next two months m vacation. Bormnâ€"on July 9th, to Mr. and Mrs H. B. Rigg, of 263 Maple street northâ€" a son. Bornâ€"on July 9th to Mr. and Mrs. Lecnard Dunin of 944 Preston avenue â€"a Gaugzhter. 11 Mts. C. T. Munn has returned from her holiday to Madoc. Friday or Mrs. Saturd Michig Mrs. M. A. Ellis, of turned home last we Timmins. Mt. L. »Teal last two weeks‘ vacation to hi Hamilton. Miss Helen Willoughby, of Latchford, is visiting relatives and friends in Timâ€" mins. Miss Mytr mother at Miss Barbaar Aubert, of Englehart is the guest of friends in Timmins. Mtr. and Mrs Mrs. Black and her two little daughâ€" I‘s, Kathryn, and Marjorie, left on iday or a holiday to Gravenhurst. 14 Pine St. N. "I feel fit as a fiddle. It‘s surprising what glasses can do. Close work used to give me unbearable headaches. I was never bothered at any other time so I concluded it must be my eyes. Mr. Curtis put a stop to all that, and now I have no further trouble." "No headaches 7101'(’...... galn Expert Optical Service Costs Less at motor Saturd angraw. W John Knox y =for‘. her* W. Pickering ind other points tle Ellis is on a visit to het Englehart. )liday J. Q‘Neill and family left by motor on ummer cottage in t last week on Nev tTormeriy V two children. r. and Mrs. M eet south. im evening for a va Scotia and ind daughter, . left on Friâ€" y Liskeard, re iifter a visit | re and young motored Phone 835 ] I AaVS ‘ fTinishes jleteda 50 of Mo family in a Y Miss * {or wWho angd Te i | Phil Boudreau, game warden, retutrnâ€" ad Saturday night from a twoâ€"weeks‘ holiday spent in the North Bay district. Mr. Boudreau visited Callander and saw t he Dionne Quintuplets as well as doing some work with William Cody, North game warden. electric wiring to carry a higher load of current than it should. If the cord onnecting the lamp or radio with the outlet is not long enough, they extend it. They may or may not do it properly, If not it, as well as the overloaded wiring. is a fire hazard. Again, to illustrate, in some kitchâ€" ens where coal and wood are burned the stovepipe leads to a fire hazard chimney, perchance balanced uncerâ€" tainly on a wooden bracket. Or if the fuel for cooking is gas, the pipe joints, and burners in the stove may not have been checked for years. Chimneys may have never been cleaned or cleaned so rarely that they are a source of danger. Your home may be beautiful and comâ€" fortable, but is it safe? And, if not, shouldnt it be made so? Where doses the Home Improvement Plan come into this picture? Well, in the first place, and on the proven prinâ€" ciple that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," why not have a competent electrical contractor go over your wiring and general installaâ€" tion? Tell him all about the apparatus you useâ€"stove, heaters, lights, iron, toaster, etc. This will enable him to esâ€" timate the load you are carrying. If ho suggests changesâ€"the Home Improveâ€" ment Plan stands ready to assist you in making them. If you burn gas or coal, a similar inâ€" spection followed by necessary repairs It is well known that a portion of losses from fire may be traced to faulty construction. Obvious faults of design, inadequately protected electric wires and kindred mistakes contribute their share to this ghastly annual bonâ€" fire. But there is another factor which should be emphasized. It is the human element. People frequently ask their lent reasons, for seizing this opportunâ€" ity have been offered. But until now no great emphasis has bzen laid on what is certainly one of the most, if not the most, urgent reaâ€" sons for home survey, and if neessary. home repair and improvement. This reason is summarized in the single word "Safety." Never before has the average citiâ€" zen enjoyed a better opportunity to obâ€" tain improvements to his home which will reduce or eliminatée fire hazards. Under the terms of the Home Improveâ€" ment Plan, funds are available to the nomeowner which can be utilized to make the home safe against a menace which year after year exacts its treâ€" mendous toll in human lives and maâ€" terial wealth from this Dominion. You may think that there is little or no possibility of your home catching fire. But do you know? The importance and real value of homg repairs and improvement has been drawn to the attention of Canaâ€" dians from almost every angle. The exâ€" ceptional opportunity to make such reâ€" pairs and improvements opened up by the Home Improvement Plan has been stressed. Numerous. reasons. and excelâ€" Misses Jean and Annie McColeman mnd Mr. and Mrs. Platts left during the eekâ€"end to spend a two weeks‘ holiday t Huntsville. Is your home safe? Every home owner in Canada wants comfort, convenience and beauty in the home. Practically every home owner would be astonished and incredulous if informed that there is an essential even greater in importance which he or his neighbour is neglecting or forgetting. They are simply taking it for granted. That essential is SAFPETY. Above everything, your home must be safe. One of the great virtues of the Home Improvement Plan is that it can help you to make it so. safety the Most Important Feature of Every Home. Homes Made Safer by the H.LP. Plan FOR FOR RENTâ€"Twoâ€"roomed fiat at 84 Second Avenue, Schumacher. Apply at 13 Elm Street South, Timmins. ~53~54 mOR RENTâ€"Floor polishers and vacuâ€" um cleaners, also floor sanding equipment. . Apply Viking Electric, 8 Cedar Street North, Phone 590 â€"50â€"51tf. CHILDREN FOR ADOPTIONâ€"Gooo homes desired for children, boys and girls, Catholic and Protestant, age: 4 to 14 years. Any home desiring to adopt a youngster should have their clergyman write A. G. Carson Supt. Children‘s Aid, Timmins, Ont 44t) JR RENTâ€"A new four room house facing the Government Road. $2: per month, with water paid. Appl: 275 Eim North. â€"541 MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT 1if left Timmins last d on Saturday for It is twentyâ€"five Apply Strangely enough. although there were several vivid flashes of lightning close by, no damage from this source was reported. All loss was due to the wind, which blew with cyclonic fury for a few minutes and at a velocity seldom reached in these parts. Heavy rain fell in some sections but only for a brief period, and one dairyman of the disâ€" bat On 12rim 0 bermal wIngs 0 when it between side wh The stee! roof of the shape and was blown . Doherty al escape of 0o was struck Some Damage Also Done on the Ontario Side by Freak Storm. Death and Damage in Storm at Ville Marie a dry attic means trouble, unless the attic is fireâ€"proofed. Fire sometimes starts in oily rags, or among piles of papers. A fireâ€"proof storage closet for oil mops and such things is safety equipment. Installation of fireâ€"resisting material around or over the furnace eliminates another possible source of danger. Check your home for fire hazards. Do it toâ€"day. No: truer maxim was ever written than "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." And reâ€" member, if you find work which must be done, do it. The Home Improvement Plan can help you. of the house which no one visits, unâ€" less necessity drives them to it. They start, no one knows why. but a fire in Insulation is a real help. Homes can be fireâ€"proofed, or partially so at least, by the use of fireprcof insulating maâ€" terials and shingles. If you look into the matter you will find that many, very many fires start in attics, or in that unfinished wooden loft at the top * and improvements is in order. Your entire heating plant, including the chimney. should be checked over, and summer is good time to do it. Faulty chimneys have caused a lot of fires. And remember, if your contractor tells you repairs or improvements should be madge, it is no solution to shut your eyes and trust to luck. The real solution, in many cases, is the Home Improvement Plan. POR SALEâ€"4â€"foot jackpine wood; counter scales, coffee mill, meat slicer, sausage stuffer, meat chopper, "Jack Frost" ice machine; one tracâ€" tor, 2 chicken coops, store counters, etc. All deals cash. Apply Nick Blaâ€" hey, Third Avenue. 42â€"43t1 HOUSE FOR SALEâ€"Eight roomsâ€"2 apartments. Candy store and barber shop in front. Cement foundation. All conveniences. Apply at 169 Birch Street South, Timmins. â€"~â€"53â€"34p1 PROPERTY FOR SALEâ€"Sixâ€"roomed house, on two lots deep; light and water; newly decorated. A bargain for quick buyer. Property could be vacated any time. May be looked over any time. Apply 61 Rae North. â€"4â€"55p POR SALEâ€"Used double deck bunks, wood burner camp ranges, and heatâ€" ers, Apply Crawley McCracken Company, Limited, Sudbury, Ontario ~45â€"46â€"54p gu J. Mut ffTering ba ly twisted it may iother was racked ) _ or three smaller on their foundaâ€" cobalit and North the Old Mission ip had an anxious s, especially some 1 boats when the â€"53â€"34p Hearken to the Evidenceâ€"H. Russell Wakefield,â€"The eerie power of this story of murder. greed, sin and retriâ€" bution gives it the terror and immediaâ€" cy of a murder in the house next door. trict said that all that descended, while it was welcome, did little more than reâ€" fresh the crops. Apparently, the storm cut a fairly narrow swath as it tore across country after coming out of the west about six o‘clock. but passengers on the train passing through here an hour later reported there had been rain encountered most of the time sincs leaving Porquis Junction. STEPHENSâ€"In loving memory of our dear husband and father, Richard (Dick) Stephens, who passed away July 9th, 1932. To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die. â€"Ever rexmembered by his wife and Beatty Bros. Limited 33 Third Ave. f Phone 8O of Canadian Women because: THEY ARE EASIER TO OPERATE »0O) FASTER AND BETTER WORK LA®ST LONGER BLACKMANâ€"In loving memory of our darling son, Alfie, who passed away July 13th, 1932, aged 14 years. God knew that he was suffering That the hills were hard to climb, So He closed his weary eyelids And whispered ‘"Peace be thine." Away in the beautiful hills of â€"God, By the valley of rest so fair, Scme time, some day, we know not when, We will meet our loved one there. â€"Sadly missed by Mother and Dad. â€"04p Bealty Washers are the first choice The next week 5 boys will be returnâ€" ing from the same camp. Anyone able to bring one or more back please phone the High School. + _ â€"~04 Homes h: from coa questions The next Seven High School boys are leaving Timmins within the next few days for three weeks‘ training under government auspices at Lake Couchiching near Orillia. Any person going South with room for one or more boys will please phone the High School 299, for parâ€" ticulars. WANTED â€"Ambitious high school or university student or graduate for summer sales work in town. Earnings depend entirely on ability and effort. This work is not easy but is highly respected and offers an aggressive young man the oppportunity to show his real worth and provides exceéellent training in s@lesmanship. Write this established local firm Box M. P. câ€"o Porcupine Advance, giving full parâ€" ticulars. WANTED TO RE JN S6HUMACHâ€" ERâ€"Unfurnished® apartment, flat, or small house, yearly lease, by married couple without children. Reply statâ€" ing rent and conveniences to Box D. M. The Porcupine Advance. 53â€"54â€"55p WANTEDâ€"Young married man in urgent need of work. Has had exâ€" perience as Junior and Shipping Room Clerk, loading and unloading freight cars, and salesmanship. Willâ€" ing to do anything. Write Box\S. W. The Porcupine Advance. =â€"54 ‘"Have You An Elecitric Washer 43.8% Replied "Yes" ‘What Kind?" Beatty Washerâ€" Sales Lead All Others The Most Popular Washer In Canada There‘s a Reason for Such Predominance‘! See them at our Local Store TRANSPORTATION W ANTED WANTED TO RENT ‘% raid "BEATTY" next nearest only 8.3 six makes ran from t The 16 â€"54p