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ustt h oh. . ts 4 â€"â€"(Special to The Advance)â€"A reguâ€" lar meeting was held on Monday with all councillors present; Reeve Kerr beâ€" ing absent, Councillor Evans presided. Routine work, correspondence, salarâ€" les, wages, etc., were disposed of, and the following new business transacted. Township Foreman Anderson was reâ€" ferred to re a sewer caveâ€"in. It is to South Porcupine and Schuâ€" macher to Have Decoratâ€" ive Lights at Christmas. Other _ Tisdale Council News To Observe Boxing Day in Tisdale Tp. South Porcupine, Ont Dome sSchumacher south Porcupine 101 111 Timmins Townsite Timmins Central 234 1600 705 Mines PINE STREET NORTH e OPEN F a varied shipment of 8S.C.W.8S. Jams, Marmalades Mushroom Catsup, S.P. Sauce, Toffee, Eirorice Allâ€" sorts andmany other products. We are the only Agents in Timmins for the SCOTTIEH COâ€"OPERATIVE WHOLESALE SOCIETY LIMITED. ‘ROM SCOTLAND Dingman‘s X X X â€" 5 lbs. box PORK CHOPS, trimmed Loin PORK PIECES, trimmed Loin PORK BUTTS BEEF, Chuck Roast STEAKS, small T bone sSMOKED PICNIC, shankless BUYING A CARLOAD OF TURKEYS has enabled us to procure Aâ€"1 Young Turkeys at a reduction in prict. Our car arrives h#re next Monday, TOILET TISSUE Blue Bird SOAP CHIPS OV ALTINE, small medium 59 Ground ALMONDS ALMOND PASTE PRUNES, Santa Clara Richmond Chase, large PICKLE, Sweet Mixed Sunbeam 1 ONIONS, small cooking, Sunkist Navel LETTUCE, Large Heads California Iceberg ~~â€" <SOCIETY LIMITED ORANGES Jaeger wear ... Seartfs, Mitts, Sweaters, etc., have long been favourites, so will be very acceptable as gifts. What counts most, of course, is that Rinn‘s is a good store and a dependable one . . . a name that means something to every gift giver .. and receliver. There isn‘t any need to elaborate on the quality of our gifts . .. you know they are all exceptionally fine. ..You also know that our Dresses are nice Dressesâ€"Not price Dresses ... and will be so much more appréciated as gifts. It‘s Rinn‘s too, for Lingerie, Hosiery and Accessories, Déec. 15 1937 Pat rie‘s (Bifts from RINN‘S A new stor granted time and neglected full tax, or t tion. Letters are to be sent to School Board for the reâ€"oper mattey: be checked for damages, same to be presented at next meeting. Dr. Harper presented the idea that at the first meeting of the new counâ€" ¢il, they should make an effort to get back privileges as to the use of the community hall at the High School, to which Councillor Woods agreed. WiUnl UTMNeIr assessment Dr. Harper spoke concerning ar 1 large rolls Te in townâ€"wh > to pay trader‘s d to do so, is no! the council will 12 oz. hot. .146 1arge oz.s. .2I¢ 6 Ibs. ~doz. .241 case 4.59 lbs. ‘) () openl agders license is now to pay for..19 the High *3 0) 0 in open ike ac Was sSTARTING JANUARY 1938 all five stores of this society will CLOSE at 6 p.m. on SATURDAYS and PAYNXTIGHTS. And iwe earnesaly hope that citizens who are not yet members, but who deal with us, will supâ€" port us in carrying into effect this measure for the public welâ€" Store the change If you were an employvee, you would spend from 8 a.m. till %, of an hour after closing time on your feet, except for lunch hour. As a matter of fact, you do it before 6 o‘clock on all other days without inconvenience. This has to be done, and by doing it 3 hours earlier on Saturâ€" days and paynights you add 18 add 18 hours a month to the leiâ€" sure time of 60 men. All grocery stores close at some hour, and before time the careful housewife runs over what she exâ€" picits to use for any late meals and for breakfast. "That this council make immediate arrangements to supply the necessary materials and work to prepare an outâ€" door rink in the public school grounds, and for the public school children only, and that this council pay for a man to keep the rink in order under the superâ€" vision of the engineering department." Christmas hampers will once more be given out to needy families as in 23 years ago stores were open till 12 on four nights, and to 7 on two; and 13 years ago in Timmins it was common to open till 12 on Saturday aand paynights. Even then there would still be the knock on the front door at ) minutes after midnight. The man in the street can say, Well, I don‘t own the storeâ€"I an do nothing absout it!" but coâ€" perators who shop at their own ore. have both the power and 12 responsibility to make a this the council evolved the following resolution (to which all the smak boys in town will give three hearty cheers when they hear it!): air skating rink for small children. Last year some small boys made one cpposite the fire hall. It was a good rink and they had a wonderful time, but the puck went through a lady‘s window and damages had to be paidâ€"| moreover they were in the path of the! fire engine in a call; so as a result of | # T | I ! Political Affiliations THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO A pleasant evening, with a fair atâ€" tendance, marked this occasion. The usual procedure of counting "bingos" for the winners resulited in Mrs. Covey, of Connaught Hill, coming off with three; Sam Roach with four and severâ€" al with two. These latter played a special game to decide the winner and Freeman Anthony won the lucky "binâ€" go" that put him up. Mrs. Covey won a lovely bridge lamp as her prize, Mr. Roach a smoker‘s set and Mr. Anthony ' a radio lamp. A nice lunch finished the "bingc" entertainment. The monthly meeting of the Past | Grands‘ Club of the Rebekah Lodge i{ took place on Tuesday evening at the i home of Mrs. W. W. Wilson. Election | of officers for the ensuing year resultâ€" ed in the following ladies taking office: | Mrs. Rayner was president for 1937 and | is now past president; Mrs. T. Gibbons | was elected president, with Mrs. E. Anâ€" thony as viceâ€"president. Mrs. Wm. | Thomas took the office of secretary. A very nice evening of bridge followed, at which Mrs. Rayner won first prize and Mrs. Pyke second. The hostess served a most delicious lunch at the end of the evening. 23 The children of St. Paul‘s Sunday School are singing Christmas carols at j 5 5 omm smcs oo e on i mm on smm m ns on mm ons on mm on Claus himself, who will be there to hand out bags of candy to expectant chilâ€" dren. Boxing Dayâ€"December 27thâ€"this year, is to be made a public holiday by order of the council. uovt. paying half their fares. They will not come back. The decorative street lights will once more make our town and Schumacher festive for the holiday season. (They look much more effective in the snow) and a community Christmas tree will be set up in each end of the township decorated with coloured lights, and visited on Christmas Eve by Santa times past. Two Finns will spend Christmas (or New Year‘s) in their native landâ€"the Govt. paying half their fares. They An evening of "Bingo" in the parish hall on Monday night sponsored by the Oddfellows‘ Lodge was a new venture for South Porcupine. Messrs. Chief McInnis, Thomas Gibâ€" bons and William Fairhurst attended €upreme Court at Cochrane this week. The public meeting to be called for the purpose of registering members for the Porcupire General Hospital Auxilâ€" lary is to be held in the parish hall the first week in January, not the township hall as given in Monday‘s Adâ€" vance. He thoroughly deserved the vote of thanks proferred him at the end of the meeting. Mr. Dye is a most interesting speak«â€" er, sure of his facts, and able to preâ€" sent them in a pleasing and informative way. We in this part of the North | good schools, and the local situa l1e., of sendinz our fifth form stud to Schumacher, gives opportunitic students of adjusting themselves new situations. While not dogmatic he saw good in the standard course as well as the new, and the need of technical as well as academic instruction. the new examina much~â€"dé students This natural laxative food provides needed "bulk." musi¢ instru staff, playved by Eino Kau community Mr. Wm. My L. Hunkin s event of the GuarRD your resistance against "colds" and other winter inâ€" fections. Aid regular eliminaâ€" tion by eating Kellogg‘s BRaix. South Porcupine Men‘s _Club Hear Fine Address that pare Bou â€"(Sp the b Men‘s Râ€"E. Dyve Gives Some ‘Needed Explanation of New Curriâ€" ?u{):‘,‘,‘ culum and Former Course of Study. Oddfellows Enjoy |scen . Bingo. Monthly Meeting of Past Grands of Rebekahs.| «: Other South End and Dome News cation e e s i were, ‘orcupine, Ont., Dec. 15, 1937. | to The Advance>â€"One of msetints held so far by the 1P art of the North have ind the local situation, our fifth form students , gives opportunities to the Hi; @ixopnhone ld so far by 1iited Church viOiin. and led r supper, with conductor. Mr. efore the big i1 Chnurch was A supper preâ€" ved under the Mr. Wimn. 15, 1937. the evening service on Sunday night One of next and they are to be the first group by the’ to hold their Christmas "treat." After ‘ch was| the service on Sunday they will adâ€" er pre-l journ to the parish hall ard there will der the| be regaled with good things and have r. Wm.) a Christmas tree. ay and Plenty of excitement and many prac. r. Roy, . tices are the order of the day for the School ‘ children of the United Church Sunday assisted School. Under Mrs. Curtis they are preâ€" ind led paring a Christmas play and pagcant r, with, called "The Glory of the Star." and or. Mr. , Miss Jane Armstrong is coaching the he big | little ones in the arts of entertaining by singing, reciting, etc. At a meeting Mines, | of the teachers toâ€"night (Wednesday) school | the date upon which their concert is to all | to be held will be decided. e High| The Consumers Coâ€"operative House imentâ€"| Party on Monday night was another 1001 as| tremendous success. Prize winners at whist were:â€"Ladies‘ first, Mrs. T. Far. rell; consolation, Miss Perrirn: for men, Mrs, Perrin took first honours, Miss M. Toderan gaining consolation. Police Court News Five drurks paid $10 and costs at Tuesday‘s court. For having beer other than in his [ private .residence one paid $25 and se,.and ed the o â€"the rk for to the ‘Ork is on for It was the author himself, Charles Dickens, who had just finished the reading of "A Christmas Carol" to a London audience in the early winter of 1857. He who had created the immortal characters of Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, and Tiny Tim, had told the story of their Yuletide adventures in public for the first time, and tremendous applause rewarded the reading. Applause on that occasion was his sole reward. For a Lon. don hospital, devoted entirely to reâ€" storing suffering little children to health, had made an earnest appeal for help, and the reading of this classic among Christmas tales, was the perâ€" sonal contribution of Charles Dickens. "He had no further intercourse with spirits, but lived upon the total abstinâ€" ence principle ever afterward: and it was always said of him that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed. Ged bless us, every one!" Charles Dickens, Famous Christmas Author, Gave Thought to Children in Hospital Read His Christmas Carols for the Sick $25 or 30 days was the order for on who was accused of unlawfully con suming beer in a public place. On Dec. 10th accused was found _drinking beer in the office of the Cenâ€" tral hotel, South Porcupine, out of a bottle. When asked by the proprietor to go upstairs, he said nobody could stop him, he could drink anywhere he liked. Now he knows he can‘t, unless he pays a fine. For being drunk in charge of a car â€"on Dec. 2nd on the Rae hillâ€"a man was given 10 days and paid his costs. He pleaded through counsel that he was not drunk; he staggered because his head had banged against the "canvas" of his roadster when he went into the ditchâ€"but two constables said he was drunk and so, finally, did the magisâ€" trate, For failing to producs man paid $10 and costs mor consuming liquor place another paid $25 30 davs. privalte .residence one paid costs and had his beer seized PHONE 391 33 THIRD AVE. (By P. Ghent in Telegram) ‘U agamnmnst the "canvas‘ when he went into the constables said he was finally, did the macisâ€" _ frap\ /s y ce\ ies . t 11 rn 1Cense public 5ts o1 his brave hand would one ds value many times greater rest of his worldly goods . They were bequeathed to his f biographer. John Forster, a ter gave them to the Empi: safe keeping of the South K Museum, where they may be any time. and "The Battle of Life," the Morgan library; and a er who prefers to blush unse known, acquired the script than Pickwick. So, figure Of the five manuscript: dear ddc 11 ng W € J. P,. Morgan Bought It It was the kindly gesture of a genet ous man, this recital to raise money o behalf of ailing little ones,. with n thought of gain or profit for himsel 1C ® Goctor of them have 11€}1lâ€"a@4 a@a nNandgsome pront. ords more than a page from the rlasterpiece of humour, in the _WCuid@ nazZard a guess that nings of Dickens on his r could not buy it now. Mostly Owned in States s the guess necessarily a w 1928, Rosenbach, at Sothc‘ 1( ‘ 186 FeCepilion ofI this, hi. eading from his own work spontaneously splendid. Neéew Yo princel mM TIMMINS, ONTARIO T1VC s necessarily a wild Rosenbach, at Sotheby‘s in London, paid 7000 e stray pages from the "Pickwick." That works $7000 a page. And the 1 no difficulty in disposâ€" t a handsome profit. For rougnt forth a of material w that city, ver $15.000 nmnantl W A i TNTSC proved th 1 AtI 1500 the ¢ later vÂ¥,., h OU nt t‘ l‘l l‘ m wealth his "If you really want to please her relieve heor of the drudgery of out ofâ€"date washing." Here‘s a for Small Payment Puts One Under Your Christmas Trte 11vered at from the I Pavilion la eda for the occasion through ere men pric ltlol‘(i M 0C jeaves Forstt son, LDavIid Little Dorr: Tale of T‘wo works and That be df T‘wist 1¢ 1 nis hildre Sandwiches and Cake Given to the Children‘s Shelter The Argyle Flower Shop THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16TH. 1937 BegonIas ....... Cherry...:...... Boston Ferns Cyclemen ...... Azalias .......... Pointsettias . gh the of the T.O.D.E Christm as delighted wh of sandwiche You COULD buy a more exâ€" gift:. . . but you COULDN T give aything that is morg expressive. What other gift retains its beauty so0 long? Old Mar avid iY We NDeliver Anywhere 5 Third Ave. SLYANONOYU SHMHDVSMO,) 16 the man Curiosity in Chuzz Coppert Phone 1880 Good Tip TY at +C matron and the ‘en‘s Aid Shelter a large consignâ€" ad cake were deâ€" C. These came ince event at the 1e 1.O.D.E. caterâ€" all the food left s supply for the to the Shelter o ind thoughtfulâ€" washer reasonâ€" Call at models, quipped t which $1.00 $1.00 $1,00 $1.00 $2.00 $2 0(