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Porcupine Advance, 9 Aug 1937, 1, p. 8

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South Porcupine Man Struck by Train Thursday On Thursday at 3 o‘clock he was walking on the railway tracks at tne level crossing at the foot of Connaught Hill, when a freight train just pulled out of the station struck him in the back, death being almost instantaneous, The usual whistles had heen blown but the old man being deaf had not hbeard them. As the pasesnger train for Toronto had gone through undoubtedly he had not given thought to another coming toward Timmins. Dr. Paul was sent for immediately and the man removed to the hospital, where Coroner Tucker, of Cochrane, later released the body for Mr. Hunâ€" kin, the undertaker, to prepare for burial. ' 4 South Porcupine, August 7.â€"â€"(Special to The Advance)â€"Mr. Williams of the New York Porcupine Mines returned home today from Pembroke, being well enough to travel after the car accident in which his hand was hurt, Mr. and Mrs. Snelgrove of South Porecupine, who were also in the car are still in Pemâ€" broke, Mr. Snelgrove being still in hosâ€" pital suffering from a broken arm and severe back injuries,. This accident ocâ€" curred while they were on holiday near Pembroke, last Saturday. The funeral took place on Saturday morning from the undertaking parlours to the Catholic Church where Father Gelinas conducted the funeral mass. The only living relatives of Mr. Burnes are two sons one of which was present from North Bay at the funeral, and a brother. Mr. John Burns, aged 79, oldâ€"timer of the camp, having lived here for the last fifteen years, met with tragic death here on Thursday afternoon. The old man who was stone deaf lived in a littie shack on Railroad street alone. An inquest will be held but the date is not vet set. Interment was made in Tisdale cemeâ€" tery, the grave being previously blessed by the priest for burial. One brother James died some years ago, Mrs. Burns and some of her family are still residing in South Porcupine. A kindly thought prompted Mrs. S.‘Monday at Captain Naish‘s home, to This year the Canad Jay of Dome Extension to open her arrange for an allâ€"day Guide picnic in hibition completes its home on Wednesday afternoon for an the near future. secutive year of opera impromptu concert given by the Dome!| Miss Maxwellâ€"Smith, of Toronto, is , uninterrupted progres: Extension children for the benefit of spending a week at home with her far in the van of any the Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund. Mrs. parents. | position in the world Jay herself put on a little sale of home The Fire Department gave a stag tinuity and excellence John Burns, Aged 79, Meets Tragic End. Tea and Conâ€" cert, at South Porecupine. â€" Chief and Constable Injured in Arresting Drunken Man. Other News Notes from Soutb Porcupine and the Dome. Priced from $194.00 up. Your Old Ice Box or $10.00 places a Westinghouse in your home installed and serviced properly by our own Westinghouse trained ; Electrician. Ev'éry Model Refrigerator, Range, Washer, Vacuum Cleaner and Radio When summer temperatures soar up near the mark, you need the Super Power of the Westinghouse Dual â€" automatic Hermeticallyâ€"Sealsd. unit to proâ€" vide dependable, year round reâ€" frigeration. 39 Third Ave. Timmins ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE COMPANY OLD AND ON DIsPLAY AT OUR AssOCIATE pPORCUPINXE HARDWARCE COMPAXY South Porcupine, Ont. ON DISPLAY AT THE HOME OF WESTINGHOUSE Mr. and Mrs. Walter Honer and son, Billy, with Jimmy Jamieson, left on Saturday by car for vacation in Fleshâ€" erton and Owen Sound. Miss Lily Brown of the Telephone staff is on holiday in Montreal visiting an aunt. bakingâ€"procecds , for the fundâ€"and served tea to her guests after the conâ€" cert and gave a little party to the girls who performed. A nice little sum was realized by the concert and has been sent to the fund. The girls taking part in the concertâ€" piano playing singing, tap dancing, highland fling dancing and folk dancâ€" ingâ€"all accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Blair, were:â€"Eleanor Burke, Edith Uren, Myrtle McGinn, Mary Mitchell, Dorothy Mitchell, Esther Collins, Thora Webb, June Allen, Lynn Beard, and Evelyn Jay. Our new policeman Paul Graber was hurt slightly in a scuffle on Thursday with some transients who were causing trouble in a local hotel. Both Chief McInnis and Constable Graber had trouble getting the men to jail, but they are there and they will have to give an account of themselves on Tuesâ€" day morning to Magistrate Atkinson. We also learn that Chief Marshall, of Whitney, is in hospital in Timmins with a broken shoulder caused by beâ€" ing hit with a truck on the highway on Friday night. Little Betty Hansen came home on Saturday from Tisdale hospital recuâ€" perating nicely from appendix operaâ€" tion. Mr. and Mrs. R. Dye of the Dome returned on Friday from holiday in Florida. Bornâ€"On Wednesday, Aug. 4th, in the Tisdale hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. David Thiessen, of Crawford streetâ€"a daughter. Miss Patterson, of Edinburgh, Scotâ€" land, is in Canada visiting her aunt, Mrs. Burton, of the Dome Mines. A Guide patrol meeting is called for Monday at Captain Naish‘s home, to arrange for an allâ€"day Guide picnic in the near future. Mrs. J. McCrae is home from holiday in Toronto. Now . . . thanks to certified tests conducted right in users‘ kitchens, you can be sure of Westinghouse efâ€" ficiency in your kitchen . . . under your conditions of daily use! During this unique series of tests a complete set of laboratory meters and delicate recording instruments were attached to Westinghouse Refrigerators in scores of homes. These tests proved beyond all doubt the amazing economy, the dependable food protection and fast freezing efficiency of Westinghouse Refrigerators. Come in and get the facts! OFEFFICIENT SERVICE IN YOUR: KIETCHE N at the Dome This year the Canadian National Exâ€" hibition completes its fiftyâ€"ninth conâ€" secutive year of operation, a record of . uninterrupted progress which places it ‘far in the van of any other annual exâ€" | position in the world in point of conâ€" Mr. George Woods and Wm. Kellow, of Dome Ex., are camping at Temagami for a week or so. Three minor accidents were reported to police on Friday evening. Two and a half miles from Schumacher, on the south Porcupine road, an automobile driven by Frank Petty, 29, of the Porâ€" cupine Crown Reserve, took the ditch when a car drove him off the road. Herbert Cook, a passenger in the Petty car received a blow on the head. Petty was shaken up. Both men were taken +~ the hasnital hy Matti Anttila, Bloor On Fourth avenue, opposite number fortyâ€"five, an automobile driven by J. O‘Connor collided with one driven by Frank Leigh, 62 Kimberley avenue. Leigh is charged with reckless driving,. There was an accident on Wilson avenue. An automcbile was backed inâ€" ko Dr. Russel‘s fence causing some damage. party at their roorns above the fire ball last Friday night for one of their members whose marriage took place on Thursday. Lieut. H. W. Taylor and Mrs. Taylor of Parry Sound, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. Murphy, Dome Mines. Three Minor Crashes Reported on Friday to the hospital by Matti Anttila avenue. A jclly time was enjoyed by the boys, and they gave their guestâ€"Benny Tomâ€" chickâ€"(who has been a member of the brigade for some years)â€"a lovely chest of silver as a wedding gift. Mrs. J. Ostrom and family are spendâ€" ing the summer months at their new cottage at Powell‘s Point, Golden City. Mr. and Mrs. Duggan of Strachan avenue left on Saturday by car for vacation in Toronto. Mrs. Wm. Thomas, of Dome Extenâ€" sion, is camping at Golden City. Messrs Joe Mitchell, Joe Woods and Arnold McGinn, of Dome Ex., left on Saturday for Toronto for vacation. NATIONAL EXHIBITION IN ITS FIFTYâ€"NINTH YEAR Nurse Rice, who was at one time at the Dome hospital is visiting friends in town. The next evening another stag party was given for the benedictâ€"elect, by the staff of the South End Garage who were his fellowâ€"workers, and another grand time was held, the staff presentâ€" ing him with a beautiful eiderdown comforter. THE PORCUPIN® ADVANCE. ONTARIO J. Greer Sr....56â€"59â€"113; 49â€"58â€"102â€"220 R. Thompson 47â€"58â€"105; 51â€"51â€"102â€"207 D. Ryan 66â€"64â€"130â€"259 J. Ryan __.56â€"57â€"103; 52â€"49â€"101â€"214 Championship Flightâ€"First Round Stack defeated Norman. Olliver defeated Beaulieu. Ross defeated Greer Jr. Fritz defeated Tomlinson. Langlois defeated Morrison. Dyment defeated Lake. Eyre defeated Kirkpatrick. Poupore defeated Knight. Timmins Members Work Makes Success Tomlinson, of Sudbury, defeated Norâ€" man of North Bay in the semiâ€"final round of the consolations and Morrison, of Idlwylde. defeated Knight of North (Continued From Page One) low total score for thirtyâ€"six holes, of 207. Laidlaw Watt Little Fogg Ferguson Pritchard O‘Gorman Todd In the semiâ€"final round of the chamâ€" pionship flight Stack, of Sudbury, met and defeated Fritz, of Kirkland Lake, and Johnny Poupore defeated Langlois. In the final Poupore defeated Stack. A complete account of the final round will be found eilsewhere in this issue. Bay. In Morrison One of the most interesting tournaâ€" ments was the Senior Men‘s, for men of more than fiftyâ€"five years of age. Winner was W. Laidlaw of Timmins, with a total of thirtyâ€"six holes of 169. First Flight McCoy déefeated Pickering. Taylor defeated Campbell. Hiscocks defeated Soderston (default) London defeated Holgrem. Thornton defeated Hudson:. Johnson defeated Watson. Nazar defeated Greene. Warrel] Jr. defeated Sloan. Ncerth Bay Nugget:â€"They speak of modern warfare, yet it is reported Japanese soldiers serving in N::th China have gone bathless for 14 days at a stretch. ' Second Round Taylor defeated McCoy. Hiscocks defeated London. Thornton defeated Johnson Nazar defeated Warrell Jr. Final Round Thornton defeated Hiscocks Second Flightâ€"First Round Hotchkins defeated Ashton. Gould defeated Anderson. McDonald defeated Howes. Sandwitch defeated Warrell Sr. Wookey defeated Yurinchuck. Tuck defeated Flannigan. Cavanagh defeated Stopps. Roynon defeated Reynolds. Semiâ€"final Round Hiscocks defeated Taylor. Thornton defeated Nazar. Second Round Hotchkins defeated Gould. McDonald defeated Sandwith Wookey defeated Tuck. Roynon defeated Cavanagh. Semiâ€"Final Round Hotchkins defeated McDonald. Wookey defeated Roynon. Finzal Hotchkins defeated Wookey. Third Flight Second Round Stack defeated Olliver. Fritz defeated Ross. Langlois defeated Dyment Pcupore defeated Eyre. Semiâ€"final Round Stack defeated Fritz. Poupore defeated Langlois. Final Poupore defeated Stack. Consclationâ€"First Round Norman defeated Beaulieu. Tomlinson defeated Greer Jr. Morrison defeated Lake. Knight defeated Kirkpatrick. Semiâ€"final Round Tomlinson defeated Norman. Morrison defeated Knight. Final Tomlinson defeated Morrison. Senior Men‘s Tournament aidlaw 40â€"41â€"81; 45â€"43â€"i ‘att | 47â€"44â€"91; ttie 56â€"56â€"112; 44â€"47â€"! 00â€"44â€"94; 48â€"48~â€" rguson 56â€"57â€"113; 55â€"56â€" ritchard 52â€"47â€"99; 47â€"46â€" Gorman ... 53â€"53â€"106; 57â€"55â€"1 odd 50â€"53â€"103: 45â€"49â€" Hon. Dr. Bruce, Lieutenantâ€"Governor of Ontario, unveiled this monuâ€" ment near Woodstock to "Springbamk Snow Countess," worldâ€"famous Holstein milk producer which died a year ago. It is a lifeâ€"sized model in metal, painted faithfully in black and white, and mounted on a granite yasce with a record of the animal‘s milk produttion during her 17 yvears of life. The monument was greocted on the farm of T. R. Dent, who bred and owned her, e s o S the final Tomlinson defeated $5,000 STATUE TO CANADIAN COW 45â€"43â€"88â€"169 44â€"47â€"89â€"180 44â€"47â€"91â€"203 48â€"48â€"96â€"190 55â€"56â€"11â€"224 47â€"46â€"93â€"192 57â€"55â€"112â€"218 45â€"49â€"94â€"200 Sixteen of the fiftyâ€"five players enâ€" tered in the Northern Ontario Women‘s Golf Tournament at Kirkland Lake on Wednesday, Thursday and . Priday, qualified : for competition. Three of those who qualified were from Timmins. They were Mrs. Robson, Mrs. Eyre and Mrs. Porter. Timmins Entries Do Well in Ladies‘ Golf Tourney Those who qualified for the champiâ€" onship flight were Miss Carrick, Sault Ste. Marie, Mrs. Barager, K.L., MrS. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Stokes, KL, Miss Fee, Sudbury, Mrs. Todd, K.L., Mys. McNally, North Bay, Mrs. Miller, Sudâ€" bury, Mrs. Robson, Timmins, Miss Mcâ€" Leod, Sudbury, Mrs. Grisdale, K.L,, Miss Doris Barager, K.L., Mrs. Pass, Sudbury, Mrs. McFarland, Haileybury, Mrs. Porter, Timmins, Mrs. Eyre, Timâ€" mins. â€"_ Mrs. Karl Eyre, the third Timmins player who qualified, was runnerâ€"up in Lowest qualifying score was made by Mrs. E. Carrick, of Sault Ste. who completed the eighteen holes with a 91. Miss M. Fee, Sudbury, was next with a 93. Timmins placed second to Sudbury in competition for the team prize on the first days play. Third was Kirkland Lake. Miss Carrick, Mrs. McNally, Mrs. Robson and Mrs. Pass remained in the championship flight after Thursday‘s round. They began the semiâ€"final round on Friday morning. Longest single drive was made by Miss Doris Barager, of the Kirkland Lake club. Miss Carrick made the best aggregate score. Miss M. Fee won the approach and putting competition. Semiâ€"finalists in the consolation round were Mrs. Barager, Mrs. Todd, Miss Doris Barager and Mrs. Eyre. _ Miss E. Carrick, of Sault Ste. Marie, won the Northern Ontario‘s golf chamâ€" pionship at Kirkland Lake last week, defeating Mrs. Pass, of Sudbury, in the final round. * The three Timmins entries who qualiâ€" fied for the tournament were eliminâ€" ated during the second and final day‘s play. Most successful was Mrs. Robâ€" son, who reached the semiâ€"finals of the championship flight. Mrs. Robson was gliminated in the semiâ€"final round by Mrs. Pass, of Sudbury. Mrs. Robson Reaches Semiâ€"Finals in Championship Flight. Was Beaten by Runnerâ€"up for Title.: Miss Carrick, of Sault Ste. Marie, Winner of Northern Ontario Ladies‘ Golf Championship. . Mrs. Porter, who was in the chamâ€" pionship flight, was beaten in one of the rounds preceding the semiâ€"final by Miss Carrick, the Sault Ste. Marie entry who eventually won. INSPECT THESE FINE FURS NOW Eâ€" Cor. Fourth Ave. and Cedar Our representative will be in town all this week. During that time you are specially invited to come to our store to inspect our display of furs. Our representative will gladly assist you in choosing you! style of coat, etc. ied cac _____| _ 20%â€" OFF Devlin‘s Fine Furs Canadian Mink Grey Lamb Hudson Seal Broadtail Caracul Black Persian Lamb Our Representative MRS. E. DUROCHER (proprietress) Nude Window Tapper Combats Heat Spell None of the Timmins ladies won A championship but they all gave good accounts of themselves. Timmins has a nude window tapper. Police arrested a man over the weekâ€" end for whom the excessive heat was apparently too much. He is alleged to have removed his clothing and stood behind an uncovered window tapping the glass to attract the attention of passersâ€"by. The man will appear in poâ€" lice court before Magistrate Atkinson to face a charge of indecent exposure the first flight As a result of a conference in Ottawa recently between Hon. C. D. Howe and a North Bay delefation regarding the establishment of an airport at North Bay, A. B. Holand, assistant enginser, and R. Dodds, inspector of airports and airways, visited North Bay last week and inspected a number of suitable sites in the district. Sudbury Star:â€"When asked to varaâ€" phrase a sentence, "He was ‘bent on seeing her," a scholar gave the followâ€" ing: "The sight of her doubled him up." Man Arrested by Police. Is Alleged to Have Fought Heat by Simple Process of Taking Off His Clothing. You can save as much as $50 o n one of these grand new fur coats. This is no exaggeraâ€" tion. Coats are from Amerâ€" ica‘s finest furriers. 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