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Blairmore Enterpries:â€"A Chicago bank offers organ solos to ease the burden of the day. When you sign a notée, the organist plays "O Promise Me." North Bay Nugget:â€"After the majorâ€" ity of cities and towrs have installed stop signs, etc., to direct traffic, enâ€" gineers, who designed them, question their suitability. South Porcupine Minister To Retire In June #ACE TVCO Perfect stones mountings that most dGiscriming has a most colt Priced as low s i.......... Diamonds DRESS SHOP And that‘s the way your suit is made at Clark‘s. Our new 1938 Spring Samples are now on display, priced as low asâ€" GOLDEN AVE. PHONE 172 South Porcupine BRIDAL WRE ATH For the past 24 years the firm of W. D. Pearce Sons have been serving the people of South Porcupine and the surrounding district to the best or our ability, We wish to thank our many friends and customers for their support. In order to better serve your needs in the future we have incorporated as a Drug Compary Limited. Our Drug Dept. is now fully stocked with the very latest and best in Drugs and Pharmaceuticals from English firms of high standing such as Burroughs, Wellcome Co. and British Drug House. We also have in stock Frosst‘s, Ayerst‘s, Wampole‘s, Parke Davis, Squibb‘s, Wills and Mercks Products, and a Graduate Druggist with many yeays of expérience in charge of the Denartment, who is well able to compound and dispense all your Sick Room needs, while at the same time wa are prepared to fill your requests for all other Drug necessities, RADIO SET GIVEN FREE FRI SAT. OQOPENING SALE Friday and Sat., Feb. 25â€" 26 A Radio sei will be given absolately FREE to the first to make a cash purchase of $5,.00 or more both Friday and Saturday. The first Five Custemers spending 50¢ or more receive a gift valued at £1.00 We have 250 Grab Bags going on Sale on Friday morning at 50c each. Each bag contains merchandise valued at 60c¢ to $5.00. Each bag contains a number. Save your numbers it may be the lucky one to win your choice of a 42â€"piece Dinner Set or a Pen and Penc!l Mot . Pearce Cross Drug Stores NEW LOW PRICES OX ALL BPRCTGS AND TOILET ARTICLES "Pills and Things" SOUTH PORCUPINE â€" "The Rexall Store" Perfect Irving Went, Manager Hazel A. Todd Golden Avenue sOUTH PORCUTPINE Newest Shad: and Styvles. We Carry a COMPLETE STOCK of Fine JEWELLERYC . n Urey Burgundy Navy and F THE WEEK SUIT B s TAILORED TO SUIT â€" PERFECTLY iN aVy Rose. Jeweller $20 platinum please the Nick Bren issortment. New England Lad Sent Odd V alentine to Montreal Girl urday homse acted of th to cel week W.A. spoke a Iew wWwords of appreciation and thanks to those present for atâ€" tending in such numbers. The ladics are to be congratulated on the success attended upon this luncheonâ€"bridge which we hope will repay the mfor the infinite pains which they took to make it such a very nice affaiâ€"~. Bornâ€"in the Porcupine General hosâ€" pital on Feb. 20th,â€"a son, to Mr. and Mrs. John Rogina. Father Gelinas is visiting relatives in his old home at Manchester, NH., for a fow days. A very lovely vase was won by Mrs. Carlson as first prize, the second (an English purse) being won ‘by Mrs, C. Kavanagh. The third was given to Mrs. Ostrom (a potted plant, a primula) as a "beâ€" prize, Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Ostrom sharing the honours and cutting for the prize. The consolationâ€"a lovely Spode cup and saucerâ€"â€"was won by a Timmins lady, Miss Dodge. Mrs. W. H. Johns, president of the Luncheon and Bridge at South Porcupine After the luncheon, bridge was playâ€" ed, nearly all the ladies staying for this. lent in every way. The tables were daintly set with beautiful linen, china and silver which added to the smart ncoss of the occasion. Delightful Event by St. Paul‘s W.A. Other South luncheon, which was served, on card tables set up in the hall. T mins and Schumacher were well re sented, and a delightful luncheon served. Soup, with a salad plate, meat shape, and a triflie dessert cream, and tea was the monu, ex 1¢ Sou h Poreupine a n d News, ~brids h is afterr hall was Ac dvance)â€"One of the : and smart public affair n South End, was the lu sponsored by the ladie Anglican W.A.. in the P: 1p Johns, president of the w words of appreciation ed which me _ladies sat was held on Satâ€" Dome Lady Curlers‘ Event at South Porcupine Say Coleman Not Paying Fair Proportion for Schools sCNnCOol, {UJ only $65C It was further intimated to Mayor Wainwright and the council that last year Ccleman paid $555, plus a govâ€" ernment grant of $732 as a contribuâ€" tion toward the maintenance of townâ€" ship scholars, while the town had conâ€" tributed $10,500. Average costs per pupil, council was told, had been $82 approximately for town children, with cnly $16 for Coleman township, or $38 with the government grant added. This original lover sent a moneyâ€" order to the Canadian National Teleâ€" graphs to cover the cost of a telegram and the delivery of one fried egg. It seemed mad to the telegraph peoâ€" ple, but they are used to handling strange communications and they were not to be stumped. The egg was bought, a restaurant fried it and the teleâ€" graph messenger started cut with his precicus message. He pedalled his biâ€" cycle as rapidly as his fearfulness wculd allow, balancing the egg in one hand, and delivered it unbroken and sunnyâ€"side up. relating between of Coha cornered, something else, and so on. Quesrest of all love languages is the one which came to light on St. Valenâ€" tine‘s Day, when a swain in a New England town wanted to send an affecâ€" tionate greeting to his sweetheart in Montreal. It is the language of the Mrs. Moore Leading with Five Games to Play. South Porcupine, Feb. 23.â€"(Special to The Advance)â€"The ladies‘ curling teams in the current competition (for prizes) stand to date:â€" Mrs. Mcore played four games and won all four (five to play). Mrs. Raymer won 3 and lost 1. *# # ## # # w# ®# # o# *# # # + w# t# # # ## w# # # ow w# Cad # # *# <**** t ww Wt ## *# # ®# “. # w# ®. # ## *# # ## 00:00 # # +. # w t# ®@ + o# # # *# # ## ##4 # *# #* *. * 0. .0 ts ts .0'.“ # d ". 1 Y What new bu Above is snown one of the modern touches to the new Porcupine General hospital opened a week ago at South Porcupine. In this ward will be seen the most modern and approved type of oxygen tent. The new Porcupine General hospital has all the latest and best hospital equipâ€" ment, and in this, as in all other respects is a credit to the people of South Porcupine. M 1I balt, Feb. 24.â€"(Special to The Adâ€" c)â€"With a request for information ing to an apparent discrepancy gen the amcunts paid by the town obalt and the adjoining township ‘oleman for the maintenance of ‘resnective pupils, the town counâ€" its significance was, no one r but the delighted girl who receivâ€" he valentine and the lover who Raymer won 3 and lost 1. Smith won 2 and lost 3. Fairhurst won none and lo Davis won 1 and lost 3. Raynor won 3 and lost 1. NEW PORCUPINE HOSPITAL HAS LATEST EQUIPMENT THF PORCUPTINE ADVANCE NTARTIO Three separate cases of leaving cars standing without lights on the public highway neted each offender a fine of $5 and costs. Stork Brought Many Bavies but All Boys. Other South Porcupine and D o m e News. One case Oof reckIeSSs wWas withdrawn. Another took quite a long time for all the points of the case to be conâ€" sidered. Snow banked up on each side of the road made turning of a truck difficult and visibility poor. Although counse] pleaded for the defendant, the magistrate held that because of it beâ€" ing difficult to see properly, additional carefulness was necessary. Although fining the truck driver (who ran into a car) $10 and costs he did not take away his driver‘s permit. One «runk paid $10 and costs. Another paid $100 and costs for havâ€" ing liquor. For not carrying a driver one man paid a $5 fine. For speéding. a fine of $10 and costs was paid. Only Boys Born at New S.P. Hospital Sudbury Star:â€"By the way, only four of the original entrants in the Stork defiby are going to share in the award. Still, it isn‘t as if the others had noâ€" thing to show for it. South Porcupine, Feb. 23.â€"(Special to The Advance)â€"The Porcupine Genâ€" eral hospital has been visited several times since its opening, by the stork but strangely enough every hbaby brought, so far, is a boy. Another Pleasant Event Another very delightful evening sponâ€" sored by the Education Committee of the Consumers‘ Coâ€"operative Society was held on Monday. At whist Mrs. Wm. Thomas gained first prize, Mrs. E. C. Chapman winning consolation. For men, Mrs. T. Farrell came first and Mrs. Coots won consolation, A comâ€" bined party of members from South End, Schumacher, and Timmins is to be held in the Masonic hall here. Cards will be played until halfâ€"past eight when folk dancing, round and square dancing will be.in order,. An orchestra is to be in attendance. Tickets at store. Brownice News Ansther well attended meeting greetâ€" ed Brown Owl on Tuesday at the Parâ€" ish hall.: A little visiting Brownie from Sudbury was greeted and welcomed. These little folk are getting on nicely with their folkâ€"dancinz, which they practised; they also practised semaâ€" phore, and played a Ccompass gaime. Brown Owl was pleased also with the progress made in sewing for their badges. Noreen White won her gold bar, by completing all her tests, the final being a parcelâ€"tying test and is now a second class Brownie. Enrolment is to be officially perâ€" Enrolment is to be officially perâ€" formed on March 9th for two Brownies. Police Court News For using obscene language in a pubâ€" lic place on Third avenue, schumacher, a man paid $5 and costs He objected to moving his car out of the way of the cther fellow‘s truck amd told him so forcibly. | reckless driving was license Says Northern Lights Did Not Affect Aircraft Radio Vanccuver, B.C., Feb operating very conserva can determine the bet radio range under all circumstances," W. A. Instructor for Transâ€"Ca told an aviation convf operating very conservatively until we can determine the behaviour of the radio range under all meteorological circumstances," W. A. Straith, Pilot Instructor for Transâ€"Canada Air Lines, told an aviation convention here in describing the progress of training fiights now being conducted across the Canadian Rockies. Straith revealed that the mighty electrica} discharges of Aurora Borealis, so common in western Canada, have seemingly no effect on the Canadian radio range signials that guide aircraft along the Federal airway. He told of fiying a Transâ€"Canada plane between Regina and Winnipeg recently when the whole north sky was brilliant with Northern Lights. "The radio range signals cut through perfectly even when other forms of transmission were affected," he said. A Canadian pilot with long expenmnâ€" ence fAiying commercial transports, the speaker declared the Canadian radio range was second to none on the conâ€" tinent Be made up as they were drawn. We saw some of the prizes to be given, last night, and they are without exception magnificient prizes. Dr. Sinith and Wm. Fairhurst (preâ€" sident) and the executive have spared no pains in getting something quite the best in its line for prizes. Four beautiful silver baking dishes, four motor rugs, four Ronson table lighters, four handsome silver relish dishes, four glass simplex coffee perâ€" colators, four curling coats with tams, four celectric toasters, four Borosolino hats, and four sets of silver flatware, with four prizes (as yet unknown) from Mr. Cantor and from the C.GE., are some of the things to be played for. Next week the rinks will be humiming with excitementâ€"and we wish all the curlers the best of luck. Readers®‘ Digest:â€"According to latest definition an old maid is a girl who never had a chance to talk ‘The Bcex Social and dance which was scheduled to be held by the Timmins Fire Pighters Association at the Harâ€" mony hall on Tuesday night was postâ€" poned when the firemen were called on duty shortly before 8 p.m. when the fire broke out in the Sam Eucovetsky department store. As the firemen beâ€" lieve that "work comes before pleasâ€" ure" all thoughts of the dance wiere forgotten at the time, but now that the work is all over, they are again planning for the pleasureâ€"of the townsâ€" folk. A definite date has not yet been set for the dancs, but this pleasurable box social and dance will be held in the Harmony hall in the very near fuâ€" ture, and the extend an inviâ€" Bonspiel Next Week at South Porcupine Smiths Falls Recordâ€" are many jokes about : law" but when there is s family the wife‘s mothe the first person to be sutr ure": Ail: hougr forgotten at th the work is all planning for the folk. A definite set for the dan box social and the Harmony hi ture, and the fi tation to you to Had to Postpone Firemen‘s Event on Account of Fire Ssuth Porcuping, to The Advancs)â€" curling bonspiel al mises to be the hi put on ‘by the Por The rinks will a the home curling rinks will be entere and Timmins ice (4 tioned for play which day at 5.30. All ent: on the 25th. Picked teams may any other club than this competition it w to include everybody any ol this cor to inclu be mad Promises to be the Biggest and Best Yet of Poreupine Curling Events. â€" Wili curlin Porcupin( 1 all be â€"The big Porcupine all next week proâ€" biggest and best yet rcupine curlers. all be drawn for in p â€" clubâ€"and eleven mother seem be siuummone red h w ‘our Ronson table some silver relish implex coffee perâ€" r own, though 1¢ which was > Timmins the Harâ€" was postâ€" e ice (4) e requisiâ€" r on Monâ€" We are d from but in t fairer e rinks Special C1IO08se Rev. Dr. Fraser to Leave Active Ministerial Work Rev. Chas. Forth, Kapuskasing, Succeeds Dr. Fraser as Moderator of Cochrane Presbytery of United Church. Dr. Fraser to Retire Next June. _ Has Given Notable Service to Church. Other South Porcupine News. South Porcupine, FPebh, 23.â€"â€"(Special to The Advanceâ€"Dr. Fraser and Mr. J. E. Evans returned today from atâ€" tending the Presbytery of the United Church at Cochrane, held yesterday. They repori a good mecting, from twenâ€" tyâ€"five to thirty being prosent, the Presbytery extendinz: from Matheson to Nakina, Also attending were Miss Smith, Deaconess from Timmins; Miss Sweatman, of Kapuskasing, and Mrs. Mocre, from S$mooth Rock Falls. Dr. Praser, who has been Moderator of the Presbytery for the past year was succeeded by the Rev. Charles PForth, of Kapuskasingâ€"the new Moderator for Jhe coming year. It was with great regret that the Presbytery accepted the resignation handed in by Dr. Fraser, who asked permission to retire from active service in the ministry of the United Church at the end of this coming June. Words of praise for the work of our minister were spoken by the Rev. Tait of Schuâ€" macher, the Rev. Mustard, of Timmins, the new Moderator (the Rev. C,. Forth) and Mr. J. E. Evans, who all voiced the regret which the United Church feels at losing such an excellent man from the service Dr. Fraser asked to be placed on the pension list, and at the end of June will retire, possibly to live in Galt with his daughter, Miss Margaret Fraser. A meeting of the Porcupine General Hoespital Ladies‘ Auxiliary is to be held cn Wednesday (2nd) in the Masonic hall. Will all members please attend. For the past four years he has minâ€" istered here and his kind personality and intellectual ability have made him respected and admired and very much liked in South Porcupine. He has spent 40 years in the minisâ€" tryâ€"and will have well earned the rest, and freedom from responsibility which his retirement will bring him. Born in Nova Scotia, Dr. Fraser was educated first at Pictou Academy, and after some years of teaching, at Queen‘s University, where he spent seven years in preparation for the ministry. Bornâ€"to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mcâ€" Nabb in the Porcupine general hospital on Wednesday, Feob. 23rdâ€"a son. After graduation he spent one year in Scotland and Germany. H2 bhegan his ministry in Uxbridge Ont.. where he was minister for twentyâ€" threse years From Uxbridge he was called to Cclumbus and Brooklyn, where five more years were spent, thence to Dunâ€" barton for five years, and after that thrse years in Gravenhurst. From Gravenhurst he came to South Porâ€" cupine where for four years he has been minister of our United Church. Mrs. Borden Lang, of Rae avenue, has returned home after spending some time in hospital with rheumatic fever. Bornâ€"on Monday, Feb. 2l1st, in the Porcupine General hospital, a son to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dwyer (nee Flassie Duggan). Mr. Ben Schultz is some what better. He has been removed to the Porcupine General hospital suffering from pneuâ€" monia. Mrs. Schultz, of Noranda, is expected in town on Thursday to visit her son in hospital. 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