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We‘ve been gradually working up to this point even since that sudden halt of imports in 1914, when our stores sold the last of their European art goods and got n3 more of the charmâ€" ing little biselots, the handâ€"painted china, the handâ€"woven fabrics, all those frivolous unnecessari¢s that add to the colour and gracziousness of life,. Then there was practically nothing we could do about it. A few stray artists here and there didn‘t make a dent on such a big gaping market. But thenceforth there began to develop in this country an increasingly active group of Ameriâ€" can craftsmen whose numbers grew even during those palmy days of the twenties when Europe‘s art wares pourâ€" ed into a fabulous market. Their numâ€" bersâ€"increased further throughout the thirties, as tariffs began to work in their fayour. America won‘t be caught short as she was when the last European war broke out. Not in the field of the art crafts, that is. For while we haven‘t certainly reached the point where local talent can entirely replace the handâ€" made things we have traditionally gotâ€" ten from Europe, present indications from a rezsent survey reveal most of us will not seriously miss the importaâ€" tions. It‘is interesting to ferret out some of these native American craftsmen and discover how satisfying a craft can yet be, even in an age of mass production. For most of them live with their kilns or their loom or their forges as closely as ever did the old world craftsmen. And many of them are as oblivious to the lure of the city and civilization. Many belong to the backâ€"toâ€"theâ€"land movement and California seems to be the favoured haunt of these independâ€" ent artists, some say because the movies attract so many designers westward; others ‘maintain that it‘s because the climate lures artists who don‘t want to get sucked into the sterner competxtive life of the eastern industrial world. At any rate, many of them are living the life of Reilly in their small sunny homes. wWHAT AMERICAN ARTISTS AREDOING IN CERAMICS, WEAVING, GLASS, METAL, WOOD Our Native Craftsmen, at work in Country Houses, Can Fill Demands of a Discriminâ€" ating Public Even When Imports are Cut Off. A Oneâ€"Kiln Man Same are clever about marketing their things to good advantage, others aren‘t, but that dsesn‘t seem to be the big SR e w a B olR a w a Bs a PB ie un P a e a e a P P t ie o l Bs o d 2 2t t B o Cc ie S a 3‘ a 2042 0 000 a 0020002 40 Modern flower designs dectrate the plates of Edith Csckcerofi. ‘They are in gorgeous ccloursâ€"brilliant Peking blues and metalliec lusters. Plumbing and Heating Contractors 11 Third Ave. Timmins Phone 327 Smith Elston Fnjoy the most comfortâ€" able, wholesome, economiâ€" cal heat known. No furnace worries. Get an Iron Fireâ€" man #ott. VIXIT OUR sHOWROOM Coal Flow model takes cort direct from bin. No Coal Handling PLEASANT HoMES point. A New York distributor of this type of merchandise was scolding, in a friendly way, about her pet potter in California. "I‘ve tried and tried to convince him that he should expand and get two kilns, but he can‘t see it. So orders just pile up whilé he plods along at his one kiln." Edith Cockeroft, who lives and works was for a set of dining chair in upstate New York, makes perfectly the different wild animals th beautiful pottery, though it has an ed for their design. elegance about it that makes the word New York Artists pottery seem inadequate. It is modern The Krolls, brother and and yet somehow romantic in feeling,‘ grew up in Buffalo but no executed in brilliant blues and in York City produce a lux lic lusters, often with an exotic flower |of nhandâ€"lsomed fabric of ve: design. Her plates are very lovely;| tures, patterns and colours so are some of her vases and heads. decorator orders. Ceramic Leaders ! _ PFrances Miller of New Yor Wiaylande Gregory is a ceramic artist ) been from the first a known particularly for some of theithe handâ€"mada fabric world lovely design he has made for LenOoX® |been concerned with rugs : china, one of America‘s proudest | with fabrics, while her fabric achievements. Mr. Gregory lives and | been confined just to effeocts works near Bound Brook. weave but also by hand Henry Varnum Poor is regarded AS | novel dyeing processes. Alw: the dean of American ceramic Artists, l ernist, her studio has for 1 And lest you‘re thinking that these craftsmen are but a seattered handful, just kegin to notice how much handâ€" made American ware you see in the stores all the time. There are far too many artists of this type even to list nere; we mention only those in whom we have been especially interested. There are many other important ones. Henry Varnum Poor is regarded as the dean of American ceramic artists, having been one of the pioneers in evclving an American modern pottery. Primarily a painter, he does little now in ceramics except exhibiton pieces. But in his homs back in the hills of Rockland county he has made by hand all the tilss for the mantels and thne bathroom: while the modern home of his neighbour, Maxwell Anderson, has more of his individual tiles and Ooneâ€" ofâ€"aâ€"kind ceramic pieces. Leslie Sample and Margaret Mears Gabriel in southern California have a oneâ€"kiln pottery where they make a very excellent quality of modern potâ€" tery that is nearly a semiâ€"porcelain, modern in shape and design, subtle in colouring. soâ€"called decorator lines of machine fabrics (which doesn‘t mean exactly cheap!). Dorothy Liebes of California is the most spectacular name associated with nandâ€"woven fabrics, not only because of the beautiful fabrics she ha: ed, but also because she was sible for the outstanding exhib by Elizabeth MacRea Boykin esilse t # Tapestry wall hanging by Helen Ford Slauson of Wes County. It is called "The Apple Pickers" and the eolours arc gold and brown with red and green accents. ie ainaBedite es alle ate ce s set of dinit home in Ne1 wild fowers commission was for a se Helen Foard county, N.Y., nams in han made a specia tapestry in t} designs are imaginative a Besides exhib been shown i throughout t} all sorts of s with fabrics, while her fabrics have not been confined just to achieves by weave but also by hand blocking and novel dyeing processes. Always a modâ€" I | | | | ernist, her studio has for more than | ten years been the sourge for original fabrics and rugs among discerning corators. Cther significant names ®a the field of American hand weaving include Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sternhof of Calil.ornia, the Cranbrook colony outside of Deâ€" troit, the Tenafly weavers in New Glass, Metal and Wood There are fewer hand craftsmen of American origin in the field of glass, metal and wood than in ceramics and weaving, probably because much of the work of the outstanding designers is being executed by large manufacturers so satisfactorily. Clare B. Wells, of , Chicago, whose work has been shown at the Metropolitan Museum, is doing as interssting things in silver as we‘ve seen from an Amegrican hand. The 83â€" | } | most vÂ¥ Ne they demons! with an old :1 der new work eR N2 L1 1. _ _ representative them out and lines of consun interesti ysung nor far great deal of r the country g can make thi Hall and one has been able ented craftsme an artist, a g Art Institute ; work in handâ€" (Released by Features, Inc.) m B: (Fron The music 1 Amo Fran Chicago, whose work nas peen snown at the Metropolitan Museum, is doing | as interssting things in silver as we‘ve seen from an American hand. The Soâ€" siety of Arts and Crafts in Boston has long produced American ware of disâ€" tinction. In glass, the name of Maurâ€" ice Heaton of New York is outstanding â€"he comes from a family of stain glass artists. In woeod carving, there are draft groups in Cape Cod and in Minâ€" nesota, while Peter Williams in New York has done fresh modern pieces 35 wood. A good many sculntors work in The Bradf« Beeth( when . an ori he as! so ug!l The rassed The realize fiC sorcha Boru, California potte! tastic figures ready for the kiln. iller of New York City has re first a leading figure in ids fabric world. She has ned with rugs as well as while her fabrics have not 1 just to eff2cts achieves by r@ fine line r the of dau i¢ _ C mode I TC ~wWeaving. v of moderi maln 11 11 T i luxu1 imim Wes in C ter ‘olv bVO)'k TIHIE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTIMMINS, ONTARIO tion IC to be h 5t in to be The secker after truth suddenly realized with horror that his question might be taken personally, and he nastened to make amends. "Of course, sir." he said, tactfully, "I only mean the a and â€" expected shops. fanc gay ce YÂ¥ork. Hand or Machine The differentiation between the hand craftsman and the designer for the machine is also difficult to make, since many artists do both. The industrial designer, who has come into the picâ€" turs importantly just within the last decade. further complicates an attempt at speocific definition. Richard Bach at the Metropolitan Museum, who has sponsored the most significant shows in industrial arts over a period of the last twenty years, does not feel thet such a distinction is very important. NMNMAiny hand craftsmen make things that can be equally well executed by the maâ€" chine; others do things that can only be produced by hand; others create anly for the machine. The important thing he feels is that the artist is significantly in the picâ€" ture to stay. And not only does he see an interesting future for the designer in mass production but he feels that very soon the arts of the hand will also be produced in America as compreâ€" hensively, if not in the same 2conomic vernacular, as in Europe. Much of his interest is in what he calls "serial proâ€" duction"â€"that is, an object produced by an artist that may be reproduced oy twos and threes, by the dozen or by the thousand, depending on the artlicle and the demand. The important thing will be that it began as a single piece from the hands of an artist. In considering the work of modern American craft artisats, we‘d like to‘cxâ€" representative is responsible for digging them out and guiding them along Tthe lines of consumer demand. One of the most interesting of these is neither vounz nor famous, but she spends a (From an Exchange) The music master of a school near Bradford had been lecturing on Mozart, Beethoven, 2@ other ereat musicians, when one of the scholars was struck by an original thought. "How is it, sir," he asked, "that musicians are always so ugly?" The music master looked embarâ€" he at ure tC in int n ma These charimnig ceramic studies cf children were made right in New York City. Although the artist in charge, Elizabeth Berzi, is a native of Vienna, she works with American assistants whom she is training, and we were interested in these because they demonstrate what can be done with an old world art produced unâ€" der new work esnditions. shown here with a tray of fanâ€" 10AT an. Besides the natives, there any â€" distinguished â€" European an who have become naturalizâ€" are working here and may be d to train others in their workâ€" Mariana von Allesch is the ted in the field of handâ€"blown Tommi Parzinger designs silver, n. everything that catches his Elizabeth Berzi makes charming amic figures and heads in New idering the work of modern craft artisats, we‘d like to‘cxâ€" ) a little about how they deâ€" ir ideas for the commercial Usually an agent or artist‘s Twenty years ago The Advance was emphasizing the benefits the people of i the town and district would receive by trading in Timmins. ‘"The merchants here," said The Advance, "have large and upâ€"toâ€"date stocks and there is variety for practically every purse and every taste in the matter of Christmas goods. In addition there are a number of special sales in progress with genuâ€". inely reduced prices for the best lines of goods. The advertisements in this issue give some suggestion of the values that may be obktained here this Christâ€" mas season. Outsiders may well conâ€" sider Timmins as a special trading centre this year. All along the line it will pay to come Timmins." There was more along the same line. It may be ncied that The Advance twenty years ago was an especially big paperâ€" twelve pages. Double that size toâ€"day is not considered a very outâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"orâ€" dinary. At the regular meeting of the Timâ€" mins town council twenty years ago Jshn W. Fogg, chairman of the public works committee, gave what was genâ€" erally considered as a very exzsellent report in regard to the proposed joint incinerator for the Town of Timmins and the Township of Tisdale. The plan was to have the plant operated jointly by the town and township, the cost to be borne in equal proportion by ‘Timâ€" mins and Tisdale, while the Ontario Government was to be asked to pay for Mountjoy‘s part in the use Oof the incinerator. Anc‘lher letior was receivâ€" ed by the council from Mr. A. White in refcrence to his house which had been used by the town as an isolation hosâ€" pital. Mr. White wanted the house put into proper repair and he also asked for $100 for the use of it by the town. The countil thought the demands too high and simply referred the matter to the solicitor. ‘Council passed a byâ€"law idisqualifying those whose taxes were not paid by Dec. l14th from voting at lthe municipal elections that year. iCcuncillor Longmore, chairman of the finance committee, made referense to the tax collector‘s work for the year. During the year, $52,054.80 of 1919 taxes had been collected as well as $12,005.02 from the previous year. There was $6.754.50 of collectable taxes for 1919 still to be brought in. The first annual Rose Ball under the auspices of the Timmins Golden Chapâ€" ter of the Daughters of the Empire was held in the Masonic hall on Wedâ€" nesday evening, Dec. 3ist. In mentionâ€" ing the prospective event, The Advance said:â€""During the few months of its existence, Timmins Gold Chapter TO. DE. has been of very special assistance to many worthy causes in town. Among its more recent activities may be menâ€" tioned the arrangements for the civic banquet to returned soldiers, all of the details regarding the banquet, etc., beâ€" us tatranâ€"nara at nu the Iadies of the The Advance twenty years ago said:â€" "Mr. R. Eddleston returned to Timmins this week for a visit after several weeks spent in the Larder Lake district. Around Larder Lake, he says, there is perhaps more activity in prospecting, exploration and preliminary mining work than in any other locality in the North Land. The Larder Lake district is a big one but at present it is pretty well combed by prospectors, while many of the prospects also seem to be travelâ€" ling along the way to becoming mines. Mr. Eddleston believes that the Assoâ€" ciated Goldfields will rank as one of the great lowâ€"grade gold mines of the conâ€" tinent. There is a lot of teaming now boing done for the Associated Goldâ€" fields. They are cutting a new road through Labelle for the transportation of supplies, much of the work now completed. The contract for the diaâ€" mond drilling of 5000 feet at the Assoâ€" ciated Goldfields is nearly completed, and results so far are said to be very encouraging, indeed." details regarding the banquet, etc., ing taken care of by the ladies of 1.O0.D:E." From The Porecupine Advance Fyles Twenty Years Ago\ ler New York Herald Tribune: â€" Finâ€" land will have the moral support of every man and woman in this country whose opinion is worth consulting., . . if the Soviet Union perpetrates any outraze upon Finland she will stand selfâ€"convicted in this nations sight of a coldly calculated crime against huâ€" man decency for which Commuinsm will not be forgiven while two or three udherents to that subâ€"human cult gather together under the hammmer and sickle anywhere in this world. Notes About War Services of the (By F. H. Wooding, Press Liason Officer) Several weeks before ~the greyâ€" smeared luxury liners carrying Canâ€" ada‘s first contingent of fighting men began their historic passage to Engâ€" land, Lieut.â€"Col. C. F. Ritchie, D.S.0., M.C., of ontreal, viceâ€"president of The Canadian Legion War Services, began conversations in London for the estabâ€" lishment overseas of the Legion‘s new wartime organization. Col. Ritchie sailed in advance of the first contingent to confer with Lieut.â€" Col. William Rae, DS.0., the C.L.W. S. honarary representative in London, and to pave the way for the arrival of the Legion‘s vanguard of overseas offiâ€" cers. Authorities in England and France, according to reports now reaching Otâ€" tawa, are coâ€"operating wholeheartedly with the Legion officials. Little can be said, at the moment, of course, until more complete information is available, ation in the near future. This maâ€" chinery will enable continuance in both countries, including actual theatres of war, of the same welfare facilities being provided in Canada by the Legion such as education, personal service, enterâ€" tainment, recreation huts and sports. In addition, leave hostel centres and travel bureaux will be established and there will be other auxiliary services Oof a more minor nature. Pending the arrival of the overseas officers, who are attached to and will sail with the next contingent of the CASF., Col. Ritchie is maintaining close association with officials of the British Lecion and the British Empire Service League, both of which are °xâ€" tending splendid coâ€"operation. The CLW.S. advance party is headed by A. E. "Jack" Moore, of Winnipeg, Diminion chairman of the Canadian Legion, accompanied by Captain J. W. St. Hall, mayor of St. Lambert, Que., and Captain Mert W. Plunkett, superâ€" visor of soldier concert parties. but it is understood that the machinery is being rapidly set up to go into operâ€" Announcement that the Canadian Legion War Services will make an apâ€" peal in February for $500,000 with which to carry on its important work among the Dominion‘s fighting men undoubtedly will be sympathetically reâ€" ceived by th» general pwolic. The Legion itself since 1925 has been championing the cause of veterans of the last war, and their families, and has performed notable services in reâ€" habilitation, â€"dependents‘ allowances, hospitalization, pensions and other matters pertinent to soldier problems. In its subsidiary body, the CLW.S., it is carrying on a work which it is most eminently fittéd to discharge. The new wartime organization is strictly nonâ€" profit making and was created solely for the welfare of members of Canada‘s naval, land and air forces. Alex Walker, of Calgary, who is actâ€" ting Dominion president of the Canâ€" Appeal to be Made in Febâ€" ruary for $500,000 for Leâ€" gion Work Overseas. ‘anadian Legion 1%a Pine Street North Timmins YÂ¥ ard Schumacher Phoune 725 AND REAL ESTATE IN ALL BRANCHES John W. Fogg Limited WESTERN CANADA COALâ€"ALEXO AND CANMORE BRIQUETTES wWELSH AND AMERICAN ANTHRACITE NEW RIVER SMOKELESSâ€"NEWCASTLE RED JACKETâ€"Egg Size COKE STOKER COA L Lumber, Cement, Building Materials, Coal and Coke, Mine and Mill Supplies. SIMMS, HOOKER DREW HOUSES AND LOTS FOR SALE TERMS Head Office and Yard Timmins Phone 117 adian Legion while Brigadier W. W. Foster is overseas, in announcing the appeal said the the money will enable the Legion to provide those who have responded for service with the cleâ€" ments of culture, practical training and characterâ€"building to fit them for their "Expsrience has taught us," Mr. Walker said, "that the hardships, deâ€" privations and sufferings of war can impoverish nations for generations to come unless farâ€"sighted action is taken. It is to lessen these hardships and deâ€" privations to which our young men will be subjected in the presont sconflict that the members of the T2 nz lian Legion have pledged themselvas in common effort." ' characterâ€"building to return to civilian life Ancther outstanding Canadian who served with distinction in the first Great War has joined the staff of The Canadian Legion War Services. He is Robert England, M.C., of Winnipeg, who has been granted leave of absence as economic advisor to the Winnipesg Electric Company to become director of overseas education for the organization. Mr. England, educationist and author, was an officer in the Royal Canadian Regiment. He will be in charge of eduâ€" cation work to be carried out by the CLW.S. in collaboration with the Canâ€" adian Association for Adult Education whereby Canadians on active service will be able to continue their studies. Mr. England has written several books dealing with education and social problems in western Canada and is well known to radio listeners as director of the broadcast series, "Ventures in Citiâ€" zenship,‘‘ presented last winter. His, wife, incidentally, served . with the Queen Alexandra‘s Imperial Military I\fursing Service in 191418 and was one of the few women to be mentioned in dispatches. Alan Murray, one of the original members of the famous wartime troupe, the "Dumbells," also has been taken on the strength of the CLWS. Alan was a song and dance rookie who made many a Canadian at the front langh away his troubles. He has been deleâ€" gated to organize concert parties among men in the Montreal area and is now holding auditions in the Black Watch and other regiments. Brandon Sun: â€" A girl may wear a golf suit and never play golf, or wear a bathing suit and never g0o in *"he water, but when she puts on a wedding cown she means business! § REAL ESTATE INSURANCE STEAMSHIP OFFICE 20 Pine St. N. Timmins, Phone 11325 and 40 Main St., South Porcupine, Phone 285 Available in Timmins, Schuâ€" macher, and South Porcuping, for _ commercial buildings, apartment houses, new homes, and improvements. 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