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‘ YWidiith Porcapltie, May #1â€"(Gpecial to not been this far north since that time. B 2 cous h odp cfi 43 3 C e 1 2 s C ts C '!lfim)â€"mcmmd ‘boys aome pmiÂ¥iy 10t so «mailâ€"have been :u #9%, Messrs Nicholls, ‘McGillis and Mcâ€" Pherson ¢f the South Porcupme branch store:© % " und of the United will meet on ‘Tuesday at 230 p.m. in the church. On Saturday afternoon the. Altar Guild. of St. Paul‘s Church, composed of about fourteen young girls of the congregatinn, were entertained by Mrs « Woodall and Mrs. J. Naish in theParish‘* . hall. A dainty tea with 16e cream was * <served and infterwards a group picture _ jof the Gulld was taken.. This will be nung in the hall later on. This will be ~ have completed a year 0( loving service to the m #* Wegepet that in our list of ‘comâ€" â€" _ ipleted garments sent with the April shipment to Red Crogs *Headqguarters, . the work of the ladies of Preston East smeu-s and 6 46 inch knitted scarves, ~‘ Trailing arbutus iammn!ingme hospital: suffering from shock, after dingz. softie 60 ‘feet downmwards while working underground. on Saturday, morning, Medical examination was hat his injuries are slight. We wish Mr. McLean a speedy reécuperation. / Mrs. Luhta and Mrs. N. Klinga left en Friday to visit their married daughâ€" ‘@~ fers in DettCit. _Mrs. Luhta®s daughter, | gressing favourably. . _ . . _ | iir. w. P. McLean, of Dome Mines, is' «PeVore! : > _ *â€" ap: . | 4 Among ‘South Porcupine native boys ‘to leave with the $rozps on Thursday. for training at Exhibition Park were Breston Hamilton, and Nick Zaitz. x * MMrs. T. Farrell was hnostess on Wedâ€": resday evening to 2 large party â€" of Â¥riends at her home on iBloor avenuc. ?ver tbwenty ‘Jadies met and spent a Dleasant evening playing bridge, winâ€" being:â€"1., Mrs. Dickson; 2. Mrs.. W. Rayner and 3. Mrs. S. Fay. Mrs. C. Bierce assisted the hostess in serving a very delicious Junch at the coniclusion af: the cards. All spent.a‘ very Mme. e * Messrs. Vernn Casselman of Pamour, Ted Rivetts and Joe Farrell . left on Thursday with the troops, train for Toronto. oi it s d News was recejved on Saturday by Archdeacon and Mrs. Woodall af the grrival of a second grandson. He was born On Saturday morning in hospital ‘at Englehart £2 Mr. and ~Mrs. ‘Arnett (nee Mary Woodall). % > The IC.G.LT." group in South Porcuâ€" pine is holding a ‘Mother and Daughter banguet on Wednesday evening in the United Church. * _â€" | 3 ° A cribbage party followedâ€"a: megting. dry. time they amused themselves by setting small fires in the grass and stamping 'Mout ‘Then the fires started flaring up with the wind. The grass caught on all sides rapidly and soon smoke and flames were drifting in a wide area toâ€" ward the hnospital. $ mghteen firefighters got the hose, going just in ‘time ‘to save the fire from golng into a plmtstionat shrilbs, pine, spruce and cedars planted by the Kiwanis, If these hu; caught fire the Emoke and fiames Would have had a dangerous effect on potlents in the' hospital. , .To prevent tfutmer mes ‘this year the: flremen set fire to the grass area all‘ \the | hospital grounds, . flrlng for safety;:and this took the bri- 1 ade over an hour to flnlsh ; Mr. Charlie Armstrong geft on Fflday: zr car for Toronta, and will beâ€"returnâ€". g next week with his mother, Mrs. James Armstrong; who has ‘been stayâ€" g part of the winter with her sister there. Mrs. Armstrong. is reported as ’xpuch improved in health. 7 *â€"Mr. and. Mrs. Martin Shaw leave on nday for holiday in North Bay, Monâ€" Creal and Toronto. Mr. Shaw‘s place at> â€"‘A phone call to the Fire Chief? from a householder nearby called the flremen out. in quick time. EIghteen fireflghber.s got t.he mse h. Bc . i _4 Mr. Emest McVery, of Front St., who has ‘been quite ill in‘ hospital is proâ€" of the Loyal Order of Moose on Thursâ€" day 1y the Parish hall. ‘Prizewinners were,. Mrs. Carlson, of the Dome, Ist for ladies; and Archdeacon W F won the prize for men. Refreshments were served by members of the lodge. . © Aamong those attending the social evening in Kirkland Lake on Wednesâ€" day held for all employees of the Domâ€" inion ‘6tares north of Nortn Bay, were jald‘s Beverage plant will be filled absence ‘by Mr.. Kelly of * 7+3 Mrs. E. C. Haggart, of Noranda and Bchumacher, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Levi Sander, of town. Mirs. Lambert Hancock, of Monteith, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Kauftman, for a few days. A spaghetti supper is to e held on Thursday evening, May 16th, in the Finnish hall atPorsupine. The Porcuâ€" pine Women‘s ‘Asscziatitn are sponsorâ€" ing the affair and extend a hearty welâ€" wome itc all to attend. This supper was arranged at a mseting held on Thursâ€" GdGay at the home of Mrs. Gsorge Ban- .. Mrs. Alex Kincaid, of Kirkland Lake, is in town and is visiting at the D. A. Funeral of the Late: Mrs. Korkeakoski _ at South Porcupine > noman. at Pottsville. Mrs. N. â€"King assisted the hostess at lunch at this A meeting of the Tisdale Tennis Club Will be held in the township bulldlng on Tuesday, May 14th, at 7.30 p:m. : Much Regret at Death ‘of Resident of South Poreus pine for Six. Years. § . Flowers in profusion ‘arcund the casket sent by:â€"The Family® (pillow); Mr. and Mrs. Matt. Kampâ€" pinen and John, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilâ€" liam Kamppinen (wreath) all from Isâ€" peming, Michigan; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hubtala; Mr. and Mrs. Kusti Loff and: Elizateth; Mr. and Mrs. John Fmeman Mr. and Mrs. William Rintamaki; Mw{ and Mrs. L. Laitinen; Mr. and Mrs. Kattelus; Mr. and Mrs. L. Seppala ;‘ Mrs. R. E. Dys; Mr. and Mrs. Lauri Polvi; Mr. and -Mrs. Waino Lehts; Mr. L. T. Pikkusaari (pastor) and family; Mr. and Mrs. Matti Hagpala; Mr. and Mrs. Matti Kinnunen; ‘Mr. and Mrs. Dani Savijarvi; Mr. and Mrs. John Lahti; ‘Consumers‘ Coâ€"cperative Store;, NMr. and Mrs. Kusii Penttila; Mr. and: Mrs. Kallio; Mr. and Mrs. THlola; Mr. and Mrs: Matti Kautto; Aili Klaar; Aune Kemppainen; Mr. and Mrs. (Een Niemela Mr. and Mrs. Lauri Jarvi;, Eila and Annie Ollila; Mr. and Mrs. E. Toppari; Mr. and Mrs. S. Lahti; Mr; and Mrs. Toivo Thander; «Mtr. Aug, TLaitenen; Mr. John Hautamaki; Mr| and Mrs. D. Kaura; Mr. and Mrs. N‘; Thander: Mr. and Mrs. Kee'pakka Eva. and Arne: Manner; Mr. and. Mrs. J Harsila; Mr. and Mrs. M. Kaitola ; Mr South Porcupine, May 111â€"(Special to 'I'he Advauce)â€"-’l‘he death of Mrs. Hilja Kmk@.ko..ki which took place last Monâ€" day in Porcupine General hospital, was felt very keenly in the Finnish tomâ€" mynity here. She was around forty years of age and came here from Finâ€" Iand about six years ago> with her hushand, leaving five children in Finâ€" land with their grandparents. Her one cbjective was to rejoin her children, and no doubt sorrow over her native country and worry over her children‘s welfare hastened her death. She was only three days in,hospital, death being caused by a@a brain abscess. One small son, born in Canada, Antos, is left to mcurn her here, and Rauha and Kertâ€" tu, girlis now nurses in Finland, John, ‘Ossi, ‘and Sauli, sons, in Finland. t â€" The funeral was very largely attendâ€" ed and was held from the Lutheran Finnish Church cn William avenuec on Thursday afternococn. The Finnish Lutheran minister from Timmins, Mr. L. T. Pikkusaari, taking the service. and Mrs. Bruno Jarvi; Mr. and Mrs: Sulo Harri; Mr. and Mrs. V. Koski and Toiva, Vieno Ranta; Mr. K. J. Luoma and family; Mrs. A. Rintamaki; Mr. and Mrs. Urho Perttula; Mr. and Mrs. Ant-j ti Passi; Paul Lyydia and Tone Niemi; Minerva, Oova, Taimi and Pirkko Pusâ€" ka; Ladies‘ Aid of the _ Lutheran Church; Finnish Lutheran ‘Church, South Porcupine; Finnish Aid Sewing Society; Mr. and Mrs. Tuomi; Mr. and Mrs. Heikkimo; Mr. and Mrs. Pohjola; Mr. and Mrs. Rintanen; Mr. and Mrs. Wilenius; .Elli and Eino Pukari Tyyne and Victor Maki. Kiwanians at South Porcupine Pleased With Fine Orchestra Croatian â€" Orchestra Deâ€" lights All at South End. South Porcupine, May 11â€"(Special to The Advante)â€"The Kiwanians were delighted with the Croatian orchestra which entertained them at their weekly dinner cr Thursday last. A very delightful lunch was gerved and as the members sat at: table Harry Hall presented ‘a silver .tea service to Scotty Walker (whoseâ€"marriage is soon to take place) on behalf of the St. .Paul s_ AY P .A. Scuth Porsupine, May 11ith=«(Speciat to The Advance)â€"â€"A sCglal evening was held ‘by mem‘sers <f ‘the AYPA. on Wednesday last. mxh‘bérs aivided 4nto two teams each representing a collegt. Professcr..of, one: collegewas "Scotty" Walkerâ€"@rofessor © Weary Willteâ€"antd Hard Knocks. : _ ' Competitive gam were played Re- lays, broad. jimps, etc. â€"â€"and Weary Willie‘s Oollege won.â€" . Eacth protessor was dressed ‘by the undergrads in crepe :pap«r, and 1>oked quite well. Eshumacher, May 12thâ€"(Special to. The Advancte)â€"Mother‘s Day .was ‘Obâ€" served on Sunday at Trinity United: Church. ‘The church was flled to ‘its utmost capacity. The Rev. F. J. Baine preached â€"a very appreopriate sermon, takinz for ‘his subject, ‘Mary the Mother of Jesus." Miss Gertrude Brisâ€" tcw sang very sweetly the lovely hymn. "My ‘ Mothor‘s Prayer." Appropriate‘ music was sung by the choir under the leadership of Mr. Ron Jones, with Mrs. Huxley at the crgan, and Mrs. J. Hizâ€" ginkothan taking the solo parts. During the service Agnes Alexandria Robertson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Robertâ€" son, Timmins, and Donna M!arjoricl Brawnlea, daughter ‘of Mr. and Mrs. Brownlea, Third Ave., were christened. | The Rev. F. J. Baine performed coremony. Rev. Baine also made refer=: ence to the death in Toronto last week ¢f Mrs. Tait, wifeof the Rev. Murray Tait, fornrer miinsber of Trinity United: Church, and extended sympathy to the husband and family in their sad loss. Letters ‘of sympathy were sent from the church, and the ladies of the cc'n- gregation sent flower. The Missicn Band of Trinity United iChurch held a very successful afterâ€" ncon tea and sale of home baking, canâ€" ‘dy and fancy work on Saturday afterâ€" noo in the church hall. The children. under the directicn of Miss Bury, Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Hepplewhite nad a: ivery (busy time. ‘ The tea tables were very attractive. A vase of sweet peas; baby‘s treath‘ and fern was the centre: rpiece of each table. The nome ‘baking tab‘e did ‘good bnsiness What a lovely s~lection of cakes and ples to ‘chocse‘ Irom' The candy table had a good seleciicn of candles but was soon sold out. The l’ancy work table had., a goodi qdisplay of work done by the children; and the fish pond was: the centre of attraction but soon had to put up the Other â€"Items of Interest _ from ~Schumacher and Social Evening Given by . A.YP.A. at 8. Pmufine Special Services for Mother‘s Day at Schumacher ‘Next Weanesday sees nomination and elaction of officers for next term.. "sold out" ticket:: The children with the aid of their parents are to be comâ€" plimented for putting on so successful an ‘event. : A k o e C 205 x4 pm. and found a fire inside the wall adjoining the chimney. The big chemiâ€" cal pump was tsed But was not found adequate so the water line was brought to thke ssene and the blaze soon was under control, The loss is estimated at €90.. The quick response of the brighde averted a bad ‘fire in a congested area, as there are many small houses in the The SchumaCher Fire Department had a call to 16A Rallroad Street, on Tuesday afternoon, . May '7t.h at 3 10 Emergency flegislation has been preâ€" pared by the British govemme't to meet any possible threat to the nation during this time of governmental crisis. King George has aythorized the calling to the colours of 250,000 more men. lane in this arga. Hall called mmsel:r Professor OF 250,000 MORE TROOPS “Shlpmates, Ahoy. Other, News of South Por- :cupine and the Dome. â€" _ Mrs. R. Jones,:<f Gwen Sound, arâ€". rived on Friday to spend the su;mmarz with her sister, Miss B. M. C.. Shaw, at the Cabin, Pottsville. â€" Ten mem.bers of the YPS of South Porcupine acbended the Rally neld ‘at the Unitedâ€" Chm'ch Schumaoher last Wednesday.â€" Bom«-m the Porcupine â€"General hosâ€": pital, to Mr. and Mrs. ‘Gari Finstaglio, of 18 iOecil} avenue, daughter on day, May 10th. | |4 é ir. and Mrs. Bd. Draper, of 97â€"Cécil. Avenue, left on Friday nton for Pemâ€" broke to visit at the home of Mrs. DPraper‘smother. Later Mis 4â€"Draper. will leave for Ottawa Civic hospltal for medical treatment. Mrs. Bullivant, who left sOme 'time ago for her homs in Waltham, Mass.,. ' has been quite ill following oq)eratdon, but is now progressing favcerably at her' parents‘ home. 1 Miss Viokt Burke is visiting rer sister, Mré. A. Brisson, of Timmins. London, May 11â€"Britain‘s new Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, the formation of a new War Cabinet toâ€" night including the Labor party leaders. Major Clement R. Attlee a,nd Arthur Green‘wood. The cabinet also includes Mr. Chutchâ€" iill‘s predecesstr, Neville Cha‘mberlain, and Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary under Mr. Chamberlain. Special War Cabinet of Five Members. Labour . and Liberal Chiefs in the Churchill Cabinet. ‘ _ The War Cabinet contains only five members, as compared to eight prevâ€" iously. The members. are: ‘ . Prime Minister and .Minister of Deâ€" fenceâ€"Mr. Churchill. j Tsord President of the Councilâ€"-Mr Chamberlain. Lord Prtvy Sealâ€"Major Attlce. Foreign Secretaryâ€"Lord Halifax. Minister without Portfolio â€" ‘Ms. Greerwocd ' ' . ‘‘Appointments outside the War Cabâ€" inet were: A. V. Alexander, First Lord of Admiralty; Anthony Eden, War Secretary, and Sir Archibald Sinclair, Liberal Leader, Air Secretary. | ‘The appointments brought into the Government â€" members ¢f the â€"Oonservaâ€" tive, Liberal and Labor parties. The announcement ‘bore a note which said: * Premier Churchill l Announces His New â€" Warâ€"Time Cabinetâ€" participating in the Govermpex_:â€"@, whe- ther members o‘ the War Cabinet or nct, will be consulted when "questions ..plan‘ts Ofliver Stanley y who replaced Lesâ€" lie Horeâ€"Belisha last January. Major Attlee, leader of the Labor opposition, replaces Sir Kingsley Wood. Sir Archibald Sinclair takes over a post held ‘by Sir Samuel Hoare, and Mr. Greenwood, depiity leader teader of the Labor party, replaces Lord Houkey: _ As Lord President of the Council, Mr. arise affecting the _general character and aims of the Government, including the conditions of peace." Mr. Alexander, a Labor member, was First Lord of the Admiralty in 1929â€"31. _ Mr. Eden. former Fbreign Becretary «day or Tuesday. . Of ‘the twelve fire calls reseived by the Timmins department since Thursâ€" day, seven of them have been for grass andâ€"brush fires. _ Fires Started by Children _ _With Fire Crackers. Many Calls for Brush, Grass Fires Chief Fears That Many of ~â€" "I have g:od reason to ibelieve that seme of these grass and brush fires are started ‘by children who are careless in the use of fireâ€"crackers," said Chief Borland. less unwelldly bedy, to facilitate quick decisions. . Mr. Churchill is expected .to announce the other Oabinet appointments Monâ€" Brush and grass fires were as follows:. Thursday: at 3.34 p.m. at the southern: end of Eim street; at 4.55 pm. at 63. Tamarack: Saturday: at 1%.55 am. in a. garden at 51 Birch street north; at 12114 pm. at 288 Birch ‘street south ; at pm. at 11 Carling avenue; at 1.33 pm.’ at the southern extremity of Balsam street; at 6.12 p.m. between Eighth and ‘ninth «avenues ow Spruce.:~ i ~â€" iChief Borland iwas very much annoyâ€" ed over two calls received for "imaginâ€". ‘ary" fires. "I would like to ask ‘peciple who think they see smoke and fire to ‘examine fairly closely before sending in an alarm. Time after time we arrive ut the scene of a soâ€"called fire only to find that it was not necessary to ‘have us there at allâ€"often there is no fire at all." c ~~‘There were two weekâ€"end imaginary ‘fires. ‘One was at the cormer of ‘Comâ€" mercial avenue and Rae street on Thursday. Yesterday at 8.15 p.m. a ‘call was received to the Cartier theatre, where scmeone in the neighbourhood had seen a few stray wisps of smoke. - Progress Reported Wifeâ€"Did you post that letter for me, darling? â€" Musbandâ€"Very nearly, Ssweetheart. On Thursday there was a call to 211 Rirch stréet south, for a chimney fire. ‘On the following day a chimngy fire call took firemen to 7 Kirby avenue and on Sunday a similar call was received from 83 Eighth avenue. T‘ll try again tomorrowâ€"Exchange. Large Increase in Business . of Confederation Life Co. Toronto, May 11â€"An increiase of more than 15 per cent in new business issued in 1940 over the same pariod of 1939 is reported by Confederation Life Association. ‘Business for April was up 40 per cent over April, 1939â€"the best month of any years since June, 1931, Shown in the above picture are three officors from the road buildâ€" Ing division of the Royal Canadian neers, They spent most ~of last week in Timmins, recyraited and »medioally examined sixtyâ€"nine mon and <ctook them to Toronto on Thorsday. s From left ta right in the above piotllre ate Colonel Wilson, chief medical officer; Colonel Lee, who was in charge of recruiting.activiâ€" ties here, and Captain Fordham, wheo was in charge of the men on théir trip to Toronto. THOUCHTFUL CARE AND DIGNITY CHARACTERIZE OUR SERVICE From 81 Third Ave. to 15 ELM ST. NORTH, TIMMINS OPEN DAY and NIGHT _ At a recent meetlng AShe ~Clerk was «Ainstructed to ask the iand company -how 1t Telt: about transferring the ‘surface rights to six .acres of land adjamlng the <Protestant . cemeteryâ€"to â€" the : \town in exchange f°r the mining r!ghts to fomby acres. of land south of the oemeteryâ€"- which land is owned.by. the town. Cemetery Land ;\ Situation Becomes Slightly Invalved â€" the "swap‘ aeoeptable ‘and that action could ‘be taken mmedlat;ely to preparethe legal papers necessary for the ‘trade.â€" =~ : At Friday‘s meeting a letter was read Rive rsie The finest type of rubber tired Chicago Reoller Skates will ‘be supplied to ‘our patrons and we invite everyone to take advantage of this clean, healthy «exorcise. ~Roller Skatingâ€"may be enjoved on the following days : Aflmission Wednesday Afternoon Will present a N'ew Sport and Amusemeflt to the pubhc of} ’I‘nmms s EVERY : EVENING, EXCEPT SATURDAY 2 5C WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS "Where All Timmins Dances" : Ed~ ? May 151:] PaVlllO.n right to take gravel off the property. LSudbm'y Star:â€"Thereâ€"are:days when the Stockh@m ‘despatches bring to mind what someone once sald of a certain theatrital weekly, "It prints everything it ~ hears." : 4 Pavilion 4,00 TO 9.00 P.M. AND 9.60 P.M. TO 11.00 P.M. Evenings 35c _