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Porcupine Advance, 30 Nov 1939, 3, p. 2

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Born in Manchester, England, thirtyâ€" two ~ears ago. . Came out to Canada in 1924 and the first year here travelled from co@ast to coast "to see the counâ€" try" meanwhile working at various yis. . Came to Timmins in 192% and went to work in the bush. . Started t the Hollinger im 1926 and has been there since except for three years, from 1931â€"34, when he worked in the Conâ€" James George Howlett Flected a member of the Hollinger Employees‘ Medical Association for a threeâ€"year term at the last election. . . Headed the poll. . . Was president of the original youth eouncil which first brought the need of a community centre to public attention here. . Has many friends among all of the various nationalities which make up the population of Timmins. Married and lives at 60 Maple Street, south. . .Is a member of the Kinsmen‘s Club. . A fourth generation Canadian of English, Irish and Scottish daescent Has had banking experience and, for a time, worked for the Abitibi Pulp and Paper Company in the woods deâ€" partment. . Has done government surâ€" vey work,. . Joined H. J. O‘Neill, manuâ€" facturers‘ distributor, as a clerk. . Was promoted to accountant and now is manager of the Timmins branch. . Has long been interested in boys‘ work and was a member from Temiskaming in the Boys‘® Parliament in 1925. Roy Hardy Despite his youth this candidate qualifies as an "old timer" in the Porâ€" cupine. . Has been in Timmins since 1918, . Born in Cobalt in 1909, he lived in Ottawa from 1912 to 1918 when he came to Timmins. . Educated in the Public School in Timmins and is a graduate of the High School here. Mr. Gauthier attends St. Anthony‘s Church. . He is a member of the Saint Jean Baptiste Society and the Holy Name Society. . .A married man with a family he is employed as a manager of a butcher store. + Homer Gauthier A native of the North and a resident of Timniins for at least twelve years. .. Was a member of the police force here for three years. . .Born in North Bay. .. Was chosen to take his seat on the Council following the resignation of three of the men elected to the municiâ€" pal administration body this year. . . Ran for Council in 1936 and in 1937 and was defeated both times. . Has been President of the Timinins Citizens‘ League and has been officer in the French society, Le Cercle Canadien FPrancaise. . Has been active in labour circles. A married man with six children, Mr. Fay lives at 14 Wende Avenue in his own home. . .Is a devotee of Isaak Walâ€" ton and can cast a trout fly with the best. . . .A member of the Knights of Columâ€" bus, he was Grand Knight of the Timâ€" mins Council in 1930. .~.Was District Deputy of the K. of C. during the same year. . Has been prominent in parish work Has served five years as a member of the Separate School Board. . .Is Presiâ€" dent of the Sacred Heart League in the parish of Notre Dame de Lourdes Philip Fay Came to Cobalt in 1907 at the age of nine years, Wert from there to Moonâ€" beam in 1914. . At that time Moonâ€" beam was the end of heavy steel. . . FEnlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1916 and served three years in the army. . .Came to Timmins when discharged. . Started at the Hollinger in 1920 and has been there since. . .Is at present a diamond drill setter . Has the unique distinction of having driven the first truck in Timmins. . . That was for Marshallâ€"Ecclestone‘s. . . .A past Dictator of the Loyal Order of the Moose.â€" . .A member of the Canadian Legion. . .A member of the Curling Club. . .A member of the Golf Club. . .A member â€"of the Badminton Club. Ran for Council here some years ago and lost by a few votes He was electéed for the 1938 term. A married man with two children, Mr. Eyre‘s club affiliations are many. .. Is a Past President of the Kiwanis Club in 1921, Karl Eyre A popular member of Council during the year he served the Town of Timâ€" mins. . .Is running again. . Came to Timmins in 1915. . Left for Ottawa in 1917 to join the Royal Air Force but was rejected as medically unfit. . . Joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the summer of 1917 and served for one year in .the Arctic. . . Returned to Timmins in 1920 and started in the automobile business. . . Opened the machine shop he now owns Is a married man with a family. . . Atterds Notre Dame des Lourdes Church. Albert Depatie Running for the position of Counâ€" cillor for the first time. . Has been in Timmins for many years and is well known here. . Is a miner employed at the Hollinger Mine. . Was a member of the police force here several years ago for a period of more than a year . . Game first to Sault Ste. Marie where his father made his home. . .Is thirtyâ€" three years of age. . Attends the Angâ€" lican Church and is Secretary of the Saint John‘s Ambulance Society here . .I8 a member of the 1.0.0O0.P. Brief Sketches of the Municipal Candidates from Page One} Avenue. . Has been ten years in Timmins. Born in Nelson, Lancashire, England, and came to this country when a child Left that occupation to Born in St. Agathe Des Monts, Queâ€" bec. , Attended school there. . .Is also graduate of the Timmins Business College. A member of the Local Liberal Asâ€" sociation, he has been prominent in Weal politics for some years. . Has been a prominent member of the French Club. , Atittends St. Anthony‘s Church, , .Favourite pastime is attendâ€" St. John the Baptist Society. Paulâ€"Emile Piche Was a members of the Council in 1937 but was unsuccessful at the polis last year,. . His candidature is one of the two endorsed this year by Le Cercle Canadien Francaise. . Has been in ‘Tiimmins since 1919 and in charge of the mill office at the Hollinger for the past eleven years. . Prior to that he worked in the mill in the Hollinger. Is a member of the local branch of the Canadian Legsion. . .Attends St. Anthony‘s Church. Enlisted in 1915 with the 23rd Batâ€" tery, Third Brigade, and was invalided home from France in 1917. _ Served in the Council in 1934 and ran for Mayor in 1937â€"38 but was deâ€" feated. . Came to Timmins 14 years ago as a settler. . Was born in Ottawa and served 17 years in the Civil Service, reâ€" signing in 1924 under the provisions of the Calder Act. . During his service with the government was in charge of the mailing lists in the School Land Branch of the Department of the Interior. . .Was the first government brewery warehouse inspector in this part of the North. Was elected to the Council last year as a labour candidate and still is not only actively interested but also willing to do what he can to advance the cause of the working man. . .Was President of Local 241 of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smater Workers‘ Union Was a member of the delegatilon which last year interviewed Premier Hepburn with regard to holidays with pay for miners. . .Is married and has six children. ’ Thomas McNeil Born and brought up on a farm near Sydney, Nova Scotia, Mr. McNeil came to Timmins in 1922 where he began to work at the Hollinger Mine and where he still is. Makes municipal affairs his hobby, and during his term of office the town has had no reason to regret his interest in the Town of Timmins Came to Cobalt and the North in 1907 and has been in Timmins for 19 years. . .Was born in Cantley Townâ€" ship. in Quebec, near Ottawa. . .Is a matrried man with a family. . .Attends the Church of the Nativity and takes an active interest in curling in the winter. Bill McDermott Has had four year‘s experience as.a member of Council and has held many important committee chairms aships in that time. . .Is employved as a Mine Captain. of Postal Workers. . Resigned and came to Canada. . Worked in the Mcâ€" Intyre until this year whon he joined the staff of the Workers‘ Coâ€"operative store as a truck driver. . .Is President of the Porcupine branch of the Trades and Labour Council. Lives in Timmins. . .Is married and has one child. Alfred Bert McCabe Born in Plymouth, Devonshire, in 1908. Entered the British General Post Office as a messenger boy in 1921. .. Became a postman and soon qualified as sorting clerk and telegraphist. .. . was Assistant Secretary of the Union Has been interested in sports for many years. . Has refereed soccer here for the past eight years as well as taking an active interest in other sports. . .Attends the Church of the Nativity. . .Is a member of the Knights of Columbus. . Is a Past President of The Caledonian Society and held other offices in the organization. . .Is a direcâ€" tor of the Consumers‘ Coâ€"operative. . . A married man with a family of three. Is running for his first term as Counâ€" cillor because he feels that, althouzh he is too old to join the army, he may be of indirect service to his country as a municipal administrator,. Pat Larmer Joined the army in 1910 in the Old Country and served with distinction during the Great War, winning the DCM. in 1915. . Left Scotland in 1922 and came right to the Porcupine where he has since been. . During the y2ars he has been here has been at the Holâ€" linger practically all the time. . Is now a shift boss there and has been one for several years. Mr. Lafontaine is married and is émâ€" ployed on construction and carpentry work. to see Mr. Hepburn last year with reâ€" gard to holidays with pay for miners. Was not endorsed this year by the Eugene Lafontaine Born in Mattawa fourtyâ€"four years ago, Mr. Leafontaine has been active in labour circles in Timmins. . .Is at preâ€" _sent President of the Timmins Citizens League. . SBerved for three and a half years with the ‘Canadian forces in the Great War and was awarded the Miliâ€" tary Medal for valor. * .Travelled throughout Europe as a mechanic and chauffeur for the Royal Automobile Club, of Londcn, Engzland. . Returned to Canada in 1929. . HMas been a memâ€" ber of varicus delegations which have interviewed the government of Oniario with regard to labour problems. . Was a member of the delegation which went sumers Coâ€"Operative store here Is married and the proud father of two strapping boys. . His hobby is exâ€" perimenting with various dishes. . . Faiicies himself as a cook and spends a lot of his spare time in the kitchen. Albert Paquette sports for soccer here as well as in other 5* .//f/ 1“‘(%\'“““‘%flfi\\%WmmfiS‘“‘%fi%fiifl%““fi“‘%‘%fi%fi‘“fifl%‘\'fli“flflflflfifi%(S%%“%fi“fi-{%fiiflflz;fifififlfifi%\%“%fl%\'%fifi\%fi%fl‘\*:\:\fififlfifixiifl?\ 448884484 4448 *4 84484 * 3 SS * +884 44L * *4 S * * * *:*** * * *4 4 45 4. 3 4 ‘SS‘S%‘S‘*\‘SSS‘%‘*‘XS‘S‘%%*SSS“\\$§SSS? ' o Â¥ Has been in charge of the Timmins Business College for twenty years and has the distinction of being able to say that she trained many men who have taken their places on the Town Council in past years. . .Is the first woman ever to seek a place on the Council of the Town of Timmins, hereâ€" tofore thought to be a "man‘s town". .. Has been in Timmins for many years and is well and favourably known in the business 4life of the Town. . Has turned out from fifty to sixty students yearly trained to take their places in the business life of this municipality Is married with two children, a boy and a girl. . Attends the Church of the Nativity and is a member of the Knights of Columbus. . Has taken an active interest in politics and is Secreâ€" tary of the Cochrane District Liberal Association. . . Before cominz to Timmins he workâ€" ed in Haileybury in the Royal Bank. .. Is President of the Timmins Life Underwriters Association. Born in Massey, Ontario, Mr. Spoonâ€" er is twentyâ€"nine years of age. . MHas been seven years in the Porcupine and during that time has been engaged in the insurance and real estate business J.â€" Wiifred Spooner Mr. Spooner gained his seat on the Council in the early spring of this year when three of the elected memâ€" bers resigned. He was a contender at the polls last election but was not successful. A ~married man Mr. Roy has eight children. His hobbies include huntihng and fishing but his main occupation in his spare time is, to use his own word.â€"‘"work." . . .Has been in business here himself for six years. A member of Notre Dame des Lourdes Church, Mr. Roy has been a member of Le Cercle Canadien Francaise since its inception sixteen years ago. . .Is a member of the League of the Sacred Heart. Leo B. Roy Running for his first term as municiâ€" pal officer after being a taxpayer in Timmins for 14 years, Mr. Roy was born in Ottawa in 1906. . Has been in Timmins for nineteen years. . .Worked in the Hollinger for one year and has had nine years‘ experience with fhe firm of Smith and Eiston in Timmins Born in Bridgend, Wales. Is a memâ€" ber of the LO.O0.F. lodge. . .Attends the Un‘ted Church. . Married and has one child.: . Mrs. Roberts is well known in the Porcupine for her musical abilâ€" ity. , She has ‘been the instigator of many musical movements in the camp which have added to the cultural life of the community. Bill Roberts Elected to the Council twice, Bill Roberts is running this year for the third time... .Came to Timmins in 1923 and started to work in the mine. . Is now a shift boss at the Hollinger. . ‘A returned man, he went overseas at the age of sixteen years with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Mr. W. T. A. MacFadyen, who has been promoted from District Superâ€" intendent of the Bank of Montreal for Ontario to Assistant General Manager for the Ontario Division, resident in Toronto. To run the town‘s affairs for the good of the public requires first a man who had made a success of his own business or work, whatever his vocation may be. Mr, Roy a resident of the town of Timâ€" mins for the past 21 years and head of his own contracting firm for the past six years has a record of undisputed success through his integrity and honâ€" est dealings with the public of Timmins In Important Post Miss Een Terry TfHn PORCUPINE ADVANCE. Ti Music for the dancing was provided by Henry Kelneck‘s orchestra, with special feature numbers by members of the band, that work great favour. The girls who comprise the staff of the laundry prepared and served a deâ€" licious lunch, and acted as hostesses during the evening. day evening at a delishtful dance in the Hollinger Recreation hall, a fairly large number of local people attending the event. The ‘staff of the Timmins New Method Laundry entertained on Tuesâ€" Staff of New Method Launâ€" dry Entertain Their Many Friends. Delightful Dance in Hollinger Hall Tuesday Evening . . Has been to England, to Clll;a 'md throughout the United States. Operated a store for the same comâ€" pany in Schumacher in 1911. In 1912 was appointed Bailiff for what then was the newly organized Seventh Diviâ€" sional Court District of Sudbury. . .Was Bailifi‘ for 27 years during whxch time the "judicial district was changed to Temiskaming and later to the District of Cochrane. Retired in 1938 due to ill health. . . Is married. . .A member of the Angliâ€" can Church. . .Also a member of the Masonic Lodge. . .A Conservative in politics. . .Hobbiesâ€"cars and long trips Herbert Warren Born in Smiths Falls in the year 1877. . .Went through public school there and then went to the Toronto Business College from where he graduâ€" ated. . .Worked at various Jobs as a labourer for some time and then operâ€" ated a market for his father in Smith‘s Falls, . For several years operated genâ€" eral stores at different places throughâ€" out the province. . Came to New Lisâ€" keard in 1904 where he conducted a general store and then followed the same business for Pipe and Presly, at VOTE L.B. ROY ror counan 1940 an active interest in the life of the town, both social and municipal. . . Believes that a woman‘s influence is one of the improvements the town Council needs and that she is the woâ€" man to provide the right infuence. Miss Terry has been an officer and an active member of the I. O. D. E. and in many others. . Has always taken A Large Taxâ€"Payer for a Number of years, and a Businessman who has the Ability to Adminâ€" ister the Town‘s Affairs Efficiently An Independent Candidate An Independent Candidate Who Has The Time To Efficiently Administer The Town‘s Affairs Elect L. B. Roy Councilior 1940 Your Vote and Influence Respectfully Solicited REâ€"ELECT H. W. WARREN The three o‘clock silence in : police station this was Sleeper Burning up Because He Was Really Burning Up Sudbury, Nov. 29. miner was literally arn burning up Tuesday m did not realize it. An interesting and entertaining event that wili take place next week, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, cember 6th, 7th, and 8th, is the Cenâ€" tral Public School concert. an event that always presents attractive numâ€" bers by the pupils of the school. The programme features numbers by pupils from the various grades, and each one gives an able display of talâ€" ent. The event has proved popular in past years, and it would be well to purchase tickets from the students who are now selling them. | Annual Event Promises‘ to be of Special Interest. Central School Concert to be Held Dec. 6th, 7th and 8th LEO B., Nov. 29.â€"A Falconbridge literally and figuratively Tuesday morning but he the city broken Councillor For 1940 PLUMBINCGâ€"HEATING AND ELECTRICAL CONTRATCTTEOE Hurrying to the address in a police cruiser, the officers entered the house and were attracted by a small pillar of, smoke rising from what appeared to be a bundle of old clothes in the hallway. The ‘old clothes" turned out to be William L Adamson, of Falconâ€" bridge, who was "dead to the world". The only movement was the column of smoke rising from Adamson‘s clothes. In the speedy action which followed the sleeping man‘s coat was whisked off. One pocket was burned out comâ€" by the jangling of the telephone. A voice at the other end of the line asked police to visit an Adie St. address "beâ€" cause there is something fishy going on hnhere." COL 13a Pine Street Normth Timmins AND REAL ESTATE IN ALL BRANCHES FOR SIMMS, HOOKEZ D REW ROUSES AND FOR SALE CONVENIENT TERMS Vote CILLOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH, 1938 The fire had not penetrated Adamâ€" son‘s other clothing and he was not burned. Taken to the police station he was boked in on a charge of being intoxicated in a public place. When a police officer went into the cells this morning, Adamson‘s first question was "What was I arrested for?" Hailed before Magistrate J. S. Mcâ€" Kessock, in city police cour; this mornâ€" ing, the smouldering sleeper was fined $10 and costs, or 20 «ays, on the drunk charge. Blairmore Enterprise: â€" The way to success is to keép your head up and your overhead down pletely and a hole was burned in an« other portion of the sgarment. Phoneâ€"Office 112 Residence 135

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