The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

$15,000 Fire Truck is Purchased by Council Acting Mayor Wren that he was perfectly with the plan of purc equipment but question spending $15,000 befor expenditures for the considered. Close on the heels of the terrific fire that ravaged Bucovetsky‘s departmen! store, the town council unanimously agreed on Wednesday afternoon tc purchase a new fire truck and pumper combined, of 10600 gallon per minute capacity, from the LaFrance Fire Enâ€" gine Company at a price of $15,000. Oneâ€"third of the price will be paid 30 days after delivery with the reâ€" mainder divided into one and two year: payments. Councillor Eyreâ€"""What‘s the differâ€" ence whether we buy it now or later?" Councillor Robertsâ€"*"Why not get the protection as soon as possible? On Tuesday night during the big fire there wasn‘t enocugh equipment left ai the station to fight a chimney fire." Pire Borlandâ€"*‘"The purchast of a pumper is no new iGea of mine Last night we were just fortunate thal the waterworks department were able to maintain a high pressure. As it was we couldn‘t use the deluge set with sc many streams of water going. With : pumper it isn‘t necessary to increast the pressure which always carries the danger of bursting the mailns anc household water installations. We hav« had experience ¢f this kind severa. times in the past." New Piece of Equipment Will Have Automatic Pumper With Capacity of 1,000 Gallons per Minute. Fire Chief Declares Front W all of Bucovetsky Store Constitutes Serious Danger. FIRE DESTROYS Councillor Roberts explained that the pumper will not arrive in Timmins unâ€" til ninety days after the order is placed. Before the «discussion closed Mr. Robâ€" erts felt that householders should be supplied with a card giving the list of fire alarm boxes, with the closest one to their premises marked with an "There are many people that haven‘t Mr. Bucovetsky offered to pay for the erection of a fence in front of the store and Town Engineer MacLean was instructed to have the fence erected immediately. "We should attend to this at once for the town is liable for damag‘s to any person who is injured," said Councillor Karl Eyre. any idea where the clo box is," he declared. Questioned regarding danger to pteâ€" destrians from the chance of a wall collapse at Bucovetsky‘s, Fire Chief Borland expressed the opinion that the wall was in a dangerous condition and should be brought down. Seek Greater Share Of| Tax From Mine Profits Representatives of Timmins town council will confer with Tisdale and Teck Township council at a meeting to be held at an early date in Kirkland Lake, possibly over the weekâ€"end, as a prelude to the presentation of a joint brief to the Ontario Government reâ€" questing a more equitable share of the mines profit tax. "There is every Indication of the posâ€" sibility of success in the intended apâ€" peal," said Acting Mayor Bill Wren. "Each municipality will prepare a brief,. which will be finally merged into one and presented to the government," he said. "In the past too many questions Town of Timmins to Join With Tisdale and Teck Townâ€" ships in Presenting Combined Appeal to Ontario Govâ€" ertment for More Equitable Division of Tax. Local Reâ€" presentatives Appointed. said. "In the past to« have been brought for time with the result t have been sidetracked the three municipali for the one purpose tion Of . Wren and B E. Montgom given full a brief in the will have fu strength to last attemp! 3 and Cor and Wre To Issue Debentures transient â€"traders iiC@QNS¢, C â€" id A byâ€"law was passed authorizing the| paid the tax of $200 on December o issuance of debentures to the amount| and his premises at Sixth avenue and of $13.733 covering the cost of building| Birch street had been ravaged by fire waterworks in the recently annexed‘ on January 12. The matter was reâ€" portion of Tisdale Township. The above ferred to the finance committee. The C 1938 was municipa her mcans w et our nghis," The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine. Established 1912. T l l4 AU the w nurt naxr A l Caourt of Mr. Wret ectly In af purchasing stioned th i price of $15,000. price will be paid rery with the reâ€" > one and two yvear Revision 1046 n pre Thi agreemt r the yvea nbers bein Bartlema o. Robert fire alarm hn ho he sam« beet their and Al Yele Store Fire Subject Of Rumours Dame Rumoutr is the handmaiden of disaster and the outlandish stories that circulated throughout the North Counâ€" try on Tuesday night regarding the fire at the Bucovetsky store here ran true to form In Kirkland Lake it was reported that 1000 people were homeless and that the greater portion of th»> downâ€" town business section had been wiped out.. How these stories originate is alâ€" ways a mystery but the theory that distance londs enchantment is possibly the best solution to the horde of garâ€" bled rumours. amount is included in the original purâ€" chase price of $28,000. The proposed debentures will run for a period of 15 vears, bearing interest at the rate of by Change of Date At the request of the k of the Ceanadian Legion, t the holding of Conklin‘s | next summer was changed 20â€"25 to the week of June sew Roxk Mine men|! Asks Tax Rebate Steve Chorna requested by mail that he be given a rebate or refund of his transient trader‘s license, He had paid the tax of $200 on December J and his premises at Sixth avenue and while clearing a rosad into the mine. fown Enginesr Jack Maclean said hat his men had been instructed that he road was clear and that the car n question had been almost buried in mow. Council tcok the attitude that he damage was no responsibility of hss town. who lost all Imis surgical equipment, household furniture, personal clothâ€" ing, etc., in the fire at the S. Bucoâ€" vetsky building where he had apartâ€" ments as well as offices. Dr. Jessel is in Toronto to purchase new equipâ€" ment to reâ€"establish his practice here. )A W is 24 Every MONDAY and THURSDAY Heavy Loser in Fire Ehe Mopante a I By â€"Law. z tax and were â€" rep J CC The ups of n th T‘wo Petition 1€ iinmins® wa Repealed ind statute labour tax repealed and revised form with new ime price for both dog ute labour will prevail. Timmi ratepayt ind w Damages f McLean Porcupt council asking pa to his car allegec ght iC lune 6 €Or 1V Canada hows here from June ) to 11 inâ€" requesting the North accommoâ€" Bo‘h were @il tbranch Gate for XÂ¥ 11 pay â€" redlyv Council Praisoeos Firemen The Town Council on Wednesday afâ€" ternoon. led by Acting Mayor Bill Wren, expressed their sincere appreciaâ€" tion of the finsg work of the local Zire department in connecticn with the disastrous firs at the Bucovetsky deâ€" partment store TuesGay night. Special mention was thade of the fac! that the fire was confined to the one building. Mr. Wren drew attention to the fact that the town has only a small pald force, and paid par.icular tribute to the volunteer members who along with the regular firemen, took many dangerâ€" ous chances to bring the blaze under Dramatic Night at A.Y.P.A. Last Night Rabbi Etsendrath to Visit Here Monday Mr. Wrs that the force, an( the volunt the regula ous chant control. PIre aAl dotsed Timmins is to be favoured on Monday next with a visit from Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath, of Toronto, who is one of the leaders in public life in the province as well outstanding as an orator and philosopher. Rabbi Eisendrath is makâ€" ing a goodwill taur of the North and has included Timmins in his itinerary. He will be the guest speaker at the Kiâ€" wanis Club on Monday next at their regular weekly luncheon. His address at the luncheon was arranged to give the public in general opportunity to hear him. as he is widely known on account of his talents and his broadâ€" minded attitude on men and affairs. Any wish‘ng tickets for the luncheon should get in touch with B. Sky or S. C. Platus. On Monday evening Rabbi Fisendrath will address a meeting of all Jewry in the Congregational hall on Cedar Street. j To Address a Meeting of All Jewry and to be the Guest Speaker at Kiwanis Club. William i Roberis, chairmaAan 0i the Light Committes, heartily enâ€" e preceding words of praise, TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 1938 FIGHTING THE FIRE AT BUCOVETSKY‘S STORE and his broadâ€"|â€" An important meeting of the Porcuâ€" ien and affairs. ’ pine district Fish and Game Protective for the luncheon | Association will be held in the Daffodil h B. Sky or S. C. | Tea Roeoms in Schumacher toâ€"morrow evening Rabbi l night at eight o‘clock. A number of a meeting of all | urgent matters will be under discusâ€" rational hall on sion and a full turnocut of members is requested. Robbed Of Kudos Almost every tragedy has its humorâ€" ous side and the devastating fire at Bucovetsky‘s stcre ‘on nigsht was no exception. Fred Smith, of the Ryan Diamond Drilling Company and Jos Sloan, of Eplett‘s Itceâ€"Cream Comâ€" pany, who were in the forefront of the crowd when the explosion tock place on Third avenue made a gallant bid for a hero roleâ€"but. "Meroeces" Gallant â€" "Rescue" During Bucovetsky Fire Turns Out to Have Humorous Angle, Game Association Meeting on Friday Picking themselves up after the blast they saw what they thought was the prostrate form of one of the spectators lying in the doorway of the store. Runâ€" ning forward with considerable risk they picked up the "lady" only to find that it was one of the dummies that had been blown out of the window by the farce of the explcsion. Pioneer merchant of the North ownâ€" ing a chain of storesâ€"at Timmins, Schumacher, South Porcupine, Coâ€" balt, Rouyn, Noranda, Kapjuskasing â€"whose large departmental store at Timmins was destroyed by fire Tuesâ€" day night. Mr. Bucovetsky estimates his loss at $300,000 anly a part of the loss covered by insurance, Suffers Heavy Loss The great event of the evening was ‘the choosing of Queen Esther, which annual feature has become a longedâ€"for | event in the district. The lucky lady ‘this year was Miss Rosalind Cantor, of ‘south Porcupine, who besides her beaiuty, has the added assets of a colâ€" ‘lege education which she recentlygtomâ€" pleted. Miss Cantor was lovely in a ‘gown of flowered chiffon. Her ladiesâ€" inâ€" waiting were Miss Ruby Turcotte, attractive in gown of blue crepe with lsilvsr metallic embroidery, Miss Tona Joanisse, becomingly attired in a gown of pink net over taffeta. Miss Cantor, as Queen Esther, became the proud possessor of the crown for the ensuing year, and was also presented with a beatutiful bracelet. Misses Turâ€" cotte and Joanisse each received a deliâ€" cate pearl necklace, Novelties and hats were distributed during the evening, and a delicious and dainty â€"lunch â€" wasâ€"served.... The Master of Ceremonies was Mr. Barney Sky, who later in the evening was assisted by Mr. A. J. Shragge. Purim Ball Again Big Success Largest Department Store in North Destroyed by Fierce Fire Predicts Weather To be Changeable Temperature Dropped to 14 Below Zero According to Official Records. Predicting that the weather for the next few days will be more or less changeable, S. C. Whesler at Hollings# observatory forecast toâ€"day that a little more snow will fall over the weekâ€"end. After almost a week of weather above zero during the dayâ€" time, the thermometer dropped to 14 below zero last night. At eight o‘clock this morning the mercury showed 12 below. Maximum and minimum â€" teinperaâ€" tures since last Sunday areâ€"Monday, 23 above and 5 below; Tuesday, 27 above and 2 below; Wednesday, 15 above and 3 below. s alind Cantor Chosâ€" Queen Esther for Published at Timmins, Ont.. Canada Every MONDAY and THURSDAY the very the From eight o‘clock in the evening until 2.30 yesterday morning nine lines of hose kept a constant deluge on the building at a pressure of 110 pounds per square inch from 1 1â€"8 inch nozzles, ‘ which is at the rate of 1.800 gallons per minute or a total of 702,000 gallons, !equal to 3,510 tons. Five lines of hose at 60 pounds presâ€" sure were used from 2.30 to 7 a.m. Wedâ€" nesday morning, being at the rate of 937 gallons per iminute for a total of 201,990 ggallons or 1,286 tons. Up to 7 a.m. yesterday morning the total galâ€" lonage of water used was 953,990 galâ€" lons, weighing 4796 tons. Until six p.m. ' night at least one hose line was in use which wauld bring the total over ‘the million gallon mark. | During the fire Town Foreman FPrank 'Murtagh had a total of twelve men !and a truck making ditches for the iwater to run off the streets while the waterworks department had three men t ;Officers Elected for the Golden Chapter 1.0.D.E. 5,000 Tons of Water Poured on Fire Here Over a million gallons of water were poured by Timmins Fire Department over the flames and building housing the Sam Bucovetsky department store which was destroyed by fire here Tuesâ€" day night. on hydrants Speaker Discusses European Question Total Gallonageâ€"Consumed Will Run Over Million Willson Woodside Discusses Present Conditions at Kiâ€" wanis Cluo Meeting. "As for the Gerfman colonial quesâ€" tion, I don‘t believe that Hitler wants these to be returned but is carrying on the agitation in order to set up a claim agains Britain which he can trade in for a free hand in Central Europe," Mr. Woodside declared. Guests present for the occasion inâ€" cluded D. L. McDougall and J. K. Macâ€" Donald, of Toeronto, and R. Wadsworth of Kirkland Lake. Mrs. H. L. Traver Reâ€"elected President. Reports for the Year Very Satisfactory. Donations Made to Red Cross for Chinese Relief, and to Endowment Fund. \djoining Properties Endangered, but Saved by Good Work of Firemen. Loss Estimated at $300,000 by Owner of Store. Not Decided on Plans for Rebuilding. Offices, Apartments Ravaged. Five Injured in Explosion. N ROSNER, R.O. all of whose optometrical equipment and supplies were destroyed in the fire in the Bucovetsky building. He carried some insurance so his loss is not as serious as it might have been. Another Loser in Fire preserye L he Russiar a German upsetting uUIaAt WPEK Kiwanis C mg Getrmaln oniai quesâ€" Iitler wants carrying on , up a claim 1b A T A | Jl The annual mesting of Timmuis Goiâ€" | den Chapter 1.0.D.E. was held Monâ€" | day night in St. John‘s Ambulance hall, with a good attendance present. Smoker at Legion Saturday Evening the Reid Block, is toâ€"day mass of iceâ€"ccated ruins. Mr. Bucovetsky, who said yesterday that hs had not made any definite plans for rebuilding, estiâ€" mated the damage at $300,000, a small percentage of which is covered by inâ€" surance. The store was the largest retail establishment in the North Country, employing a staff of over 50. Fivs men are in the hospital as the result of injuries sustained when a vioâ€" lent explosion blew the greater portion of the plate glass windows into the faces of a huge crowd that blocked the roadway in front of the building snortly after the fire commenced. Without warning an explosion that rocked the downtown section hurled fragments of glass and searing flames right into the crowd. Prior to the exâ€" plosion dense clouds of smoke were pouring out of the cellar and it was not until after the blast that almost the entire interior of the building seemed to burst into flame. With the fire burning fiercely, the entire attending the Palace theatre were moved from the building by the fire exit in the lane off Cedar street without the semblance Of a panic. As smoke began to seep into (Continued on Page Six) Special Lineâ€"up of Enterâ€" tainers Expected for Hapâ€" py Evening. Ravaged by disastrous fire thail swept through the building early Tuesâ€" day night, the large departmental store of Sam Bucovetsky, Limited, loâ€" cated on the south side of Third aveâ€" nue between the Palace theatre and the R#®id Blotck. is toâ€"day a mass of The fire spread with uncontrollable rapidity and despite the fact that the fire department, under Chief Alex Borâ€" land, had nine streams of water playâ€" ing on the building from front and rear, the store was given up as doomed about half an hour later. Turning their attentions to adjoining property the fire wall of the Palace theatre and the Reid Block to the west and east of the store were kept under a conâ€" stant deluge of water to prevent any possible spread of the flames The second monthly smoker of the Timimins branch of the Canadian Leâ€" gion will be held on Saturday evening in the Legion hall. There is said to be an extra special lineâ€"up of enterâ€" tainers and all are assured of a very happy evening. In all probability the smoker will be held in the upstairs hall as the "Cream and Sugar" room is not quite ready for occupation. ‘The naming of the newlyâ€"decorated room downstairs would create a novel comâ€" petition, but one humorous member has already started calling itt he "Rathâ€" shellas." You can try your luck, but be on hand Saturday under any cirâ€" cumstance. Educational Secretary â€"â€" Mrs. IV., E6 Pritchard, by acclamation Echoss Secretaryâ€"Mrs. Léng, by acâ€" clamation. S:andardâ€"Bearerâ€"Mrs. Holtza Councillorsâ€"Mrs. G. Morin, Mrs. J. Anderson, Mrs. Therriault, Mrs. Robâ€" inson, Miss Carriere, Mrs. J. E. Gurâ€" nell, Miss Terry, Mrs. Morin, Mrg. Dorâ€" chener, Mrs. Passmore. Single Copy Five Cents 3 Sections 18 Pages