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# 0 9090 0 % 00 000@ G @0 690660 %%¢ dead or only sleeping." Pa: "Well make the alarm clock go off and if he wakes up it‘ll prove he‘s dead. He never would wake up when he was alive." "So long as British sea power and the Royal Air Force remain, neither the enemy‘s submarines nor his airâ€" craft can stop British suppliee from coming in, and the formidable military and civil defense forces will be suffiâ€" cient to see that the emergency inside the country is only temporary," he said. If necessary, Britain could get the If necessary, Britain could get the bulk of her fcod imports through west coast ports alone, it is believed. In peacetime PRritain imports twoâ€"thirds of what she eats. British war gardens, planted even on home lawns, and kitâ€" chen economy and rigid war planning have spurred the country toward greatâ€" er selfâ€"sufficiency. Pritain expects every man, woman and child will be fed, even during full onslaught of Nazi blitzkrieg. The country has been divided into 800 selfâ€"contained areas, each with food depot and ‘bpuffer food depot, accordâ€" ing to Dr. Brinley Thomas of the British Library of Information, New York, says Science Service. Food carâ€" goes unloadsd at Britisth ports are disâ€" patched to these depots.. Special routes are travelled, to avoid hampering moveâ€" ments of troops and material. Depot stocks of vecetable, dalry products, meat and staples are constantly used and replenisued. T : REAL ESTATE AND oi INSURANCE : i 21 Cedar 8t. N. â€" Phone 1330 Qi ©$0404%9440%0 4e 446999049808 0606066044066 Britain is Well Guarded From Any Food Shortage Yyou Make If You Y ou 12 Monthly Barrow Receive _ Deposits of $ â€" 60 $ â€"55.87 $ 5 $ 96 89.71 $ 8 $ 144 $° 134.80 . $12 $ 192 $ 17992 $16 $ 300 $ 280.94 $25 $ 492 $ 460.67 + $41 $1,068 $1,000.86 $89 Other Amounts at Proportionately Low Rates YOUR ESTATE IS PROTECTED BY LIFE INSURANCE WHICH THE BANK ARRANGES, wb it C _ M _ _ A ind APPLY TO NEAREST BRANCH OF Flease take nctice that the ‘public asscheools cof Serool Section No. 1 of the The Canadlan Bank Tcwnsh‘p of Tisdale will reâ€"open for the fall term on Sept. 3rd, 1940. of Commerce J. J. Gallagher, «t«NmTHIT Y DEPOSITS PROVIDE . | â€"66, Sec.â€"Treas.. $S. No. 1, Tisdale MAN WANTEDâ€"Cocd nearby Rawâ€" leigh Route now open. If willing to conduct Home Service business while earning good living, write immediâ€" ately. Rawleigh‘s, Dept. MLâ€"3%1â€"45â€" H. Montreal Canada. MONTHLY DEPOSITS PROVIDE FPOR REPAYMENT For Any Useful Purpose Including Fuel Requireâ€" ments R O OM HOUSE, 3â€"pizsc> bath, glassedâ€"in verandah. Bannerman Ave. $2000.00, $400.00â€" cash, $25.00 per month. 3% interest. LOT on Tamarack Strget. Lights. water, s2wer, $375.00 Térms arranged. LOT on Floral Ave, 33‘ x 119‘ Lans at rear $225.00. We have a. waiting list of customers wanting to rent or buy house; and apartments. List your property with us to be rented or sold. TUESDAY, September 3rd ROOM HOUSE on Lincoln Ave. Sacrifice at $1900.00 $400.00 cash, $308.08 per month. 5% interest, ROOM HOUSE, newly built, Carlin Ave.> Lights, wateor, sewer, $2000.00 $500.00 cash, $25.0C a month. 5% interâ€" est,. Personal Loans Timmins Business College Arrangements for enrollment or reservation should be made at the College Office in the Hamilton RBlock immediately. Altractive 4â€"room Bungalow located on Rae Street North, thoroughly insulated and well built. Price $2,050, small down payment and balance like rent. _ Apply 56 PATRICIA BOULEVARD or PHONE 1986 tell ‘whether Ezra is AT THE FR RENTâ€"New heated two or fourâ€" ; If conveniences, | !~ room apartments, | ~water and light paid, furnished or unfurnished. $15.00 up. Apply Florâ€" i al Ave. Phnone 1513â€"J. â€"65p In aâ€"note iy The Advance Dr; J. W. S. McCullough, noted health authority, says : â€" Fort Coulongs, August 21stâ€"Early Saturday morning after a lengthy illâ€" nesys, death claimed one of the old*st residents of Fort Coulonge in the perâ€" son of Mrs,. Lazars Pleau. The latse Mrs. Pleau, whose maiden name was Julia Gregoire, was born here 83 years ago and had lived in the community since her youth. She was a daughter of the late Ellen Bannon and Norbert Gregoire. Fiftyâ€"six years ago she matrâ€" ried Lazare Pleau and they settled on a farm in Upper Litchfield. She is survived by her husband, five daughâ€" ters, Mrs. Edmond Sigouin, Sudbury, Ont.; Mrs. Joseph Jolbert, Timimins, Ont.; Mrs. Andrew Gauthir, Malu:'tic.i' Que.; Rev. Sisiter Jossph of the Holy Ghost, daughter of Wisdom, Ozone ' Park, N.Y., and Miss Julia A., R. N.,:, Detroit, Mich, and two sons, Demasse,| Fort Coulonge and Gregory at home. | The deceased was of a kind and charâ€" ' itable nature and will be missed by, friends and in the neighbourhood. The funeral procession left her re »idencei for St. Peter‘s Church Monday morn-} ing at 9 o‘clock, where a large crowd gathered to pay last respects. Rev. J. L. Poupore officiated at the requism high mass, assisted by Very Rev. J.|} Kimpton, Vinton, deacon and Rev. El T. McNally, Campbell‘s Bay, archdeaâ€" con. Miss Edna Retty was at the orâ€" gan and pall bearers were her son, Damawuse, two grandsons, Ishmael and Roy Pleau, Herbert Lawn, and James and Anthony Baker, nephews, Burial took plac» in the Catholic cemetery in the family plot. A strange coinciâ€" dence is Mrs. Pleau died on the dats of her birth. Thne bereaved family was grief stricken by the first death in the family in 56 years. "It‘s a wonder that Hitler hasn‘t tried to intreduce the Black Death (Plague) in some of the citiese he has invaded. In 1347 the city oi Caffa was besieged by the Tartars. The invadng army beâ€" came infected and was practically wiped out of existence by the Plague but before the end they catapuilted corpses of men who had died of the disease into the city so that within a few days the last of the besieged had died as horribly as had the last of the besiegers. This is the last recorded inâ€" stance of bacterial warfare. It wouldn‘t work in these days." Maybe This is Hitler‘s "Secret Weapon" at Last Star: Kissing, says a Sudbury physiâ€" clan, upsets a baby. That, afs course, lapends on the age of the "baby." First Death in the Pleau Family in Fiftyâ€"six Years Mrs. Lazare Pleau, of Fort Coulonge, Dies on Her Birthday. APARTMENT FCR RENiLâ€" apartment ‘with 3â€"piece 1 furnace: 130 Cherry Street at 115 Spruce w Phone 134 APARTMENT FOR RE} apartment to let; all Apopiv 12 Third Ave. WORK DONE BY ADVANCEND STUDENTS TIMMINS SCHOOL OF HAIR DRESSING 1 Permanent Waves ELLENX M. TERRY, FORP RENTâ€"Fourâ€"room ) let: all convenlenoes. 2~ Avye 65â€"66â€"67â€"68p Principal. _â€"Five~â€"room Timmins ! The US. was appealed to to send ‘Britain her overâ€"age warships to bolâ€" i ster the fieet that, as in Nelson‘s day, Itakes Pritish first line of defense right ‘into enemy ports. ‘ ! _An "immense mass of munitions" of .[every sort has been brought from the ;Us. in ~the last month without a I single loss. | allow | inate al Home to St. John‘s Koman CA@UNONC Chureh in Garson. Rev. Father Coughâ€" lan conducted the services and interâ€" ment was made in the Roman Catholic Cemetery. The sons of the deceased were palltearers. The late Mr. Jones died in St. Joseph‘s Hospital Sunday night after a brief illness. He was 56 years of age. He was born in Bonfield and resided for three years in Sudbury prior to taking up residence in Garson in 1907. During that time he married Miss Virginia Albert. At the time of his death he was employed by the tcwnships of Neelon and Garson as a rcad foreman. He was a member of St. Johin‘s Roman Catholic Church in Garâ€" son and is mourned by his many friends nere. Surviving him are his wife and seven children: Mrs. Marian Horne; of sSudbury: Arthur, of the Royal Canâ€" adian Air Force at Trenton; Lawrence, of Sundridge, and Joseph of Timmins; and William, Philias and Frnest, all at hoame. Garson, Auz 21â€"The funeral of Philias Jones, a wellâ€"known resiqent of Garson for 33 years, was held Tuesâ€" day morning from Ducharme‘s Punerâ€" a1 Haome to St. John‘s Roman Catholic sOMETHINXG TO IT "Have you noticed one odd thing about blunt people?" . "No;: what?" "They are the ones who generally come to the point.‘"â€"Exchange. Hcusewifeâ€"â€"For the past week, Jane, I‘ve seen the milkman kiss you mornâ€" ing and afternoon. I suppose the butâ€" cher‘s boy does the same? Janeâ€"Oh, mo, mum! He only calls The total of British casualties, dead, wounded and missing, from all services and includingzg civilians, is 92,000, as eccmpared to 365,000 casualties for the same pericd of the last war. Another Inspiring Address by Premier of Great Britain France‘s puppet government may at any moment be forced to become Briâ€" tain‘s foe. Important addresses were made on Tuesday in the Britisth Hoyses of Parâ€" liamett. In the House of Lords Visâ€" count Halifax, Foresign Minister, disâ€" closed that an agreement in principle already has been reached with the United States government on the leasâ€" ing of Pritish western hemisphere air and naval bases.‘ Lord Halifax said the bases concernâ€" ed involved Newfoundland, islands (perhaps a reference to Berâ€" muda) and West Indian points. "I am satisfied that no great diffiâ€" culty will arise in the discussion of deâ€" lails," said the Foreign Minister. Detailed negotiations have not yet bezun, he added. Lord Halifax made the statement after Primse:> Minister Churchill had disclosed ty the House of Commons a British offer of 99â€"year leases for the bases. 4 FCR SALEâ€"Baby carriage, grey, in good conditicn. Apply 56 Patricia Blyd. â€"85â€"66. Pritain, stronger than before the air blitzkries started, producing planes faster than Germany, looks to an early cfifensive and a strangling blockade to bring victcry perhaps sooner than exâ€" pected, Prem‘jer Winston Churchill told Parliament. Churchill‘s main points were:! Britain has overflowing reserves of every type of aircraft and an "astounding" increase in production, which is clesing the gap between Briâ€" tish and‘ German reserves. Pritish airmen are "turning the tide of war." but Naz? raids can be expecited to eontinue unless "preoccupation with ‘the Russian air force" causes Hitler to desist. ‘The British bombers are inflicting "shattering blows" on the whole Nazi power and even should Hitler stand at the gates of India, it would mean noâ€" Pritain will keep on fighting the Germans in the air "indefinitely and as long as the enemy pleases," and now is divert strength to deal with the Italian army. so that far larger operations are imvending in the Middle East. Britain‘s food stocks are many times sreater than they were in the days of peace, but not a scrap of food will be alloewed to get through the blockade to Germany, Italy or ccuntries they domâ€" Britain to Lease Military Bases to U.S.A. ‘The British bombers are inflicting "shattering blows" on the whole Nazi power and even should Hitler stand at the gates of India, it would mean noâ€" thing because his home country would be shattered and in ruin‘s. ' uneral on Tuesday of the Late Philias Jones ARTICLES FOR SALE THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTMMINS, oNTARTO Among the local and personal notes in The Northern News on Tuesday was the following item of local interest from Cobalt:â€""Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ramsay stopped over for a visit with their son, Mr. Walter Reumsay, when returning from their holidays whk:h they spent in Halifax, NS. Mr. Ramsay has gone on to his home in Timmins and Mrs. Rameay is remaininge with her son for with Mr. and Mrs. Dan McMillan at! His many friends will regret that Forgquis Junetion, and will then ge on Mr. A. G. Carson, local superintencent to the Manitoulin Island to visit relaâ€",of the District Chldren‘s Aid, has been tives there. They will make it a six-’b i1 with bladder trouble for weoeks‘ trip. Mr. Reid, who is very hale‘the past week,. All will be pleased to ammmunyemotm.tmnot}know that at time of visiting he is been up this way for 12 years and finds much improved and or the way to early quite a difference in the country. recovery. Mr. Duncan Reid and «daughter, Eileen, Mrs. Harry Brown and her little son, Duncan Brown, of Calgary, Alberta, visited at the home of Mr. Reid‘s nieces and nephews, the Mcâ€" Coleman‘s, at 107 Birch street south, this week. M#*. Reid visited for a few days with his brother, Mr. Bryan Reid of Ctnnaughnt, and will visik this week Forguis Junetion, and will then ge on to the Manitoulin Island to visit relaâ€" tives there. They will make it a sixâ€" weoeks‘ trip. Mr. Reid, who is very hale iMiss Lola Cotnam returned last week to her home at Demers Centre after spending some weeks the guest of friends in Timmins, Mrs. G. S. Sceott of Toronto, who formerly was popular and esteemed resident here, living on Hemlock street, Timmins, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Williams, of Hemlock street. Mr. Octave| Vizgena. who for many yvears was resident in the West, but who for the past three years has been in Port Arthur, is visiting this week with his sister, A. Lamoreux, of 4 Balam St. North. Mrs. LamoreuX and her brother, Octave, had not seen each other for 38 years, it is quite a reunion and they are having a great time becoming "acquainted." Mr. and Mrs. George Brett, of Leamâ€" ington, spent Tuesday in Timmins, visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Keene, il10 Spruce N., while on their holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Thibeault and children, Ramond and Pauline, have returned to Timmins after being visiâ€" tors last week at the home of Mr. Thibeault‘s mother at Cobalt. Mrs. Hawkins, of Echo Bay, is on holiday, visiting with her daughters, Miss Ruby Hawkins, of Timmins, and Mrs. McNeill, of Schumacher. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Charlton, Disâ€" trict Manager of the Sun Life Insurâ€" ance Co., and branch manager at North Bay, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs S. B. Hansuld, 113 Balsam St., North, while in Timmins on a tour of the Sun Life agencies. visiting at Mr. Sullivan‘s home at Rochefort, near Eganville. Mrs. A. Lamoreux, of 4 Balsam N., and Mr. and Mrs. N. Lafieur and littl» son, of 59 Commercial avenueg, are leav~ ing Sunday for Cornwall where they wil spend a week‘s holiday visiting reâ€" latives and friends. Miss Emma McChesney, of Kirkland Lake, was a Timmins visitor this week.' Mrs. M. Dimmick, of Kirkland Lake was a recent visitor to Timmins. Bornâ€"To Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Russel, August 19, 1940, in St. Mary‘s Hosp‘nl' son (Vernn). Bornâ€"At Cubalt on August 16th, to Mrvr. and Mrs. Walter Ramsay (nce Sirkka Laurila, of Timmins)â€"a daughâ€" ter. * Miss Kathleen Gregory, of Kapusâ€" kasing, underwent a tonsil operation in St. Mary‘s hospital yesterday and is making excellent progress to recovery. Miss Gregory is entering St. Mary‘s on Sseptember 1st to begin her nurse‘s training. Mr. MichaeL Slcan is the guest of his fi.}ht@t. Mrs. Roy Perreault at Sheenâ€" Miss Thelma Stewart left toâ€"day for two weeks‘ holiday which she will spend at the home of her parents in Sault Ste, Maric. (Mr. and Mrs. Jack MackaAy have been visiting friends and relatives in the Ottawa Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Ruddy have been visiting mt Eganville, Ont., and other points south and east. Mr. and Mrs. A. Van Rassell, of Kirkland Lake, were visitors to Timâ€" mins. Mr. Alvin Keon is visiting his parâ€" ents, Mr. and MrSs. Lawrence Keon at Sheenboro. Miss Violet Robichaud, of 82 Comâ€" mercial Avenue, is leaving on Sunday for Nieolette, Quebec, to attend the convent there. sls m t DAAA A AA AAAL L AL AL AL PA BPA lA P 4 The Advance is always pleased to have suubscribers phone or bring in social or local news. Telephone 26. Mrs. Allard, of Sudbury, is visiting with her sister, Mrs A. Lamorgux, of 4 Balsam St. N. Lindsay Dyer, Dwyerâ€"Dyer Moctor is on a business trip to Toronto and Mrs. B. Sullivan have been \ The Women‘s Institute picnic which was ty be held yesterday was postponed on azscount of the weather.When the | weather clears somewhat, the Institute iwil;l call a meeting and decide on anâ€" ‘ other date to set for their picnic. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Irving and daughâ€" ter, Mary, of 127 Tamarack street, are away on holidays. Mrs. Irving is at present visiting at Minden with friends, Mrs. Cleland and Mtr. Irving and Mary are in Pembroke. Mrs. Margiaret Forward, of Montreal, spent the past week visiting with‘ her brother and sisterâ€"inâ€"law, Mr. and Mrs. 5. Wheeler, of 9 Hemlock street. Mr. and Mrs. S. Wheeler are leaving on Satmiiay on a motor trip and will drive Mtrs. Forward to her home in Montreal. Mr. J¢chn Unrah, for the past ‘three years employed at Pic Holtze, jewelers, left ‘this week for Kingston, Ontario, where he has accepted a position with one of the leading jewelers there. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Strong and sons, Dona"dj and Richard, of Dugwal, visitâ€" ed in Timmins yesterday. Mrs. Strong and Richard will remain in town with her mother, Mrs. Pecore, Balsam south, for a few days. Mr. and NMrs. Gordon Kirk and daughter, Marjorie, have returned home to Timmins after a two weeks‘ holiday in the Ottawa Valley. M.cs Esthor Blaedow returned to Timmins last week after a couple of weeks‘ hcliday in Pembroke and disâ€" trict. Mr. Rael Scripnick, of Timmins, reâ€" turned last night from a two weeks‘ motor trip spent in Buckingham, Montreal, and points east. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cotnam are visitâ€" ing at Demers Centre, Ottawa Valley. Mrs. A. Young, of Mickhburg, Renâ€" frew County, has been visiting in Timâ€" mins, Normetal and Rouyn. Town Clerk A. L. Shaw left this mceornng for hbolidays and will attend the Ontario Municipal Association conâ€" ven‘tion in Toronto starting on the 27. Miss Kathileen Christcpher, of Gold Centre, Schumacher, returned on Sunâ€" day from London, Ont., where she was attending summer school. Dr. Ray Hughes is leaving tomorrow (Fr‘day) to join the Dental Corps unit in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs, Roy McPherson have returned from a visit to Sheenboro and ether points in the Ottawa Valley. Miss Betty Grcoskruth, of Weston Ont., is visiting relatives, Mr. and Mrs Jack Grooskruth, on Lakeshore Rcoad Mr. ard Mrs. E. M. Stenhouse, Birch mornth, are on a two weeks‘ motor trip, and will visit friends in St. Catherines and Thorold. Mr. Sylvester Sullivan has returned to his homeâ€"at Barry‘s Bay after visitâ€" ing relatives and friends in Timmins. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Adams of Schuâ€" macher are on a vacation trip to Ottaâ€" Mr. Wi‘lson, of the Imperial Bank staff is on a hLholiday to St. Catharines and Windsor. M‘~s Laura Dunn, of Eim street south, returned Wednesday from visitâ€" ing friends in Sault Ste. Marie. Foremast Ontario pro. in Canadian open, Sammy Snead, above, won at Toronto on Tussday when his opâ€" ponent missj>d out on a twoâ€"foot putt on the 18th hole, which would have tisd the seOre.: He battled it out ‘with Jug McSpaden la.st year‘s open winner. Putter Misbehaves |._Mr. T. A. Skelly and son, Bobby, reâ€" turned this week from a visit to Monâ€" treal. While in the metropolis Mr. Skelly attended the convention of the |North America Manx Assozriation, a |distinguished gathering of Manx peoâ€" 1’~'ple from all parts of the continent. A souvenir programme for the convention |shows that there are Manx associations iin every part of Canada and in pracâ€" itically all the states of the US.A. The programme, eleganitly printed carried beautiful scenes in Montreal and in the Isle of Man anmd gave many interesting facts albout Mona‘s Isle and Manrmen, as well as a number of patriotic selecâ€" tions indicating the loyalty of the litâ€" ltle island to the Great Empire. Gray Skys Will Break Mr. Blaikie reminded The Advance that this was the second time that he had registered in Timmins, as he had arrived here Curing the world war. He also recalled from memory other troublescme times through which this land of Canada has passed during his long lifetime. As a boy seven or eight years of age he had gone to Simcoe with his father, who. with the other pioneers of that pericd, trained for Try The Advance Want Advertisements Mr. Blaikie stands today erect as he did seventyâ€"seven years ago as a young volunteer at Simece. He enjoys the best of health and is an interestâ€" ing entertainer with his true and grajchic stories of the early days of Norfolk Ccunty. The Advance joins the many frierds and admirers he has made in this town and district during his many years of residence here in eccngratulating him on his long life cif â€"health and usefulness and in conâ€" gratulating the country on having this type of worthy citizen. k. He was prokably the oldest person goâ€" ing to the booths in the regular way to register in this vicinity, being in his 94th year. â€" In 1864 Mr. Blaikie was a volunteer in the Fenwick Rifles, Simcoe, and three yeatrs later mearched with his regiment on July Ist to FPort Dover to take part in the celebration occasioned by the union of the provinces into this presâ€" ‘ent Dominion of Canada. Mr. Blaikie is cne of the few remaining Canadians wio can truthfully say that they celeâ€" brated Canada‘s first Dominion Day. This same regiment (the Fenwick Rifles) was called to duty at Paris durâ€" ing the Feniarn Raid. Their pay was 25 cents per day. After the: alarm had died down and the treops had reâ€" turned home, the county council voted each soldier acditional pay, which was gratefully received. Among those registering at Timmins yvesterday under the National Registraâ€" tion Aoct, asserting that he could milk a ccw and do cther farm work, was Mr. Robert Blaikie, of 56 Hemlock street, father of Mrs. (Dr.) Minthorn. Maximum ard minimum temperaâ€" tures have been as follows: Monday, 55 maximum, 40 minimum; Tuesday, 58 and 44; Wednesday, 58 and 45. At eight o‘clock this morning it was 48 degrees. three days each summer in case their services should be required for the defence of their country. Youne Blaikie sat on the fence and watched the military drill for the three days. Duil, groy skies will break sometime today and allow the sun to come through, Sydney Wheeler, Hollinger weather expert prophecied this mornâ€" ing. He said that when Old Sol did make his way through the enveloping bartier of fog he would take command of the situation. The next few days said weathermsn Wheeler, would be fair and warm. It rained to a depth of oneâ€"half an inch sinco Monday. It has, as a matter of fact, rained most of the time with intervals of dark, clowdy weather. Registered Here Hale and Well at the Age of 94 Years Mr. Robert Blaikie in Good Health, Thougch Nearing the Century Mark. Later Today Next Few Days Will be Fair and Warm, Weatherman States. He learned that Polish airmen atâ€" tached to British fighter squadrons downed twentyâ€"three Nazi planes, one pilot having six to his credit. Creneral Sikorski, Polish Prime Minâ€" ister and Commanderâ€"inâ€"Chief of Polish forses fighting a‘t the side of Britain, decorated the station comâ€" mander, Group Captain A. P. Davidson of the RAF., with the Polish Cross of Valor for perscnal merit in recogniâ€" tion of his care for Polish forces in his charge. Legion Memorial Bangquet to be Held on Saturday, Aug. 31 Tickets for â€" Event Now Available. Polish alonagsid way. S setvice | exploits be light Polish Airmen Proving V ery Valuable Allies Main Goldon I] Pine St. N. 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