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The Goldfields theatre was filled with an enthusiastic crowd on Sunday evenâ€" ing, when the Canadian Ukrainian Prosvita Organization presented a conâ€" cert, with proceeds going to the Red Cross Socviety. The large crowd that attended was especially pleased with the variety and excellence of the proâ€" gramme presented, and with the fine costumes worn by the performers. Mr. Herbert C. Treneer, blind organâ€" ist at the Timmins United Church, opened the proceedings with a welcomâ€" ing address, and acted as chairman during the evening. The featured artâ€" ist was Mr. M. Holynsky, operatic tenor, whose excellent vocal talent was greatâ€" ly appreciated and heartily applauded by the audience. Members of the Henry Kelneck Orâ€" chestra accompanied the dancing and gymnastics, and entertained during the intermission. Included on the programme were selections by the choir, tap dancing, mamnilolin selections, dances, gymnasâ€" tics, vocal solo selections, and pilano solo selections, all of which were wellâ€" prepared and delightfully performed. Notable Concert Given By Ukrainian Prosvita In Aid of the Red Cross The foliowing is the programme in, full as presented on Sunday evening:â€" 1. Chairman‘s remarks, Herbert C. ' Ovel‘ Seventy NOW Treneer. s 2. Chorusâ€""Oy Stelys, Stelys," Choir. Reglstered InNn Home 3. Danceâ€"*‘The Wind," by a group _ e in national costume. ;NurSlng C]SSQS 4. "Oh, Mother, Mother," Choir. 5. Mandolin Quartette. Membership for the Homeâ€"nursing 6. Chorusâ€"(a) Zenchichok Brenchiâ€"| classes has now been closed, with over chok: (b) Prialab Kudelyciu. ceventy members registered and five 7. Gymnastics, by eight girls. ‘ classes being conducted. 8. Soprano soloâ€""A Happy Street,"} Classes are held each evening in the Mrs. V. Dobrowsky. ‘basement of the Bardessono home, 9. Chorusâ€""Night of May," Choir. iwhere there is a Red Cross room. 10. Solo Tap Dance, by Doris Brunette | Members are askedâ€"to make special note 11. Tenor solo, (a) ‘"*Green Hill's"i of the fact that the Bardessono Baseâ€" Wm. Baltarowich; (b) ‘"Hetmany," M.! . ment is being used, and that the classes Lysenko; by M. Holynsky. gare meeting there each evening. 12. ChOrUus, "FrOM MOUNt@AIN S1GQQ tO e zm omm Mountain Side," Choir. | 17. Gymnastics, by eight girls. 13. Solo National Dance, by Master J. Stodolny. 14. Chorus, "I Dream," Choir. 15. Piano Solo, "Air de Ballett", by Chaminade: Herbert C. Treneer. Enthusiastic Crowd Enjoys Choral Selections, Tap Dancâ€" ing, Mandolin Selections, Dancing, Gymnastics, Vocal and Instrumental Solos. Featured Artist was Mr. M. Holynsky, Operatic Tenor. h c 16. Vocal Soloâ€"selected â€" by Miss Cummings. ie Ee W. M. Whyte Honoured On the Occasion of His Eightyâ€"eighth Birthday The Oddfellows hall on Spruce street north was the scene of a very happy and impressive gathering on Thursday night when Oddfellows, Rebekahs and others gathered to do honour to Bro. W. M. Whyte on the occasion of his 88th birthday. It has been the pleaâ€" sant practice for many years past to make special observance of the birthâ€" day of this good old man who has done so much for Oddfellowship and for the Porcupine Camp in the long years that he has lived so nobly and so well On account of general conditions and the number of other meetings on that evening attendance at the event was not as large as last year, but there was a large representation present and the zgathering was the friendly, happy one that would delight the guest of honour. Among the Past Grands present for the event were:â€"W. H. Pritchard, G. S. Drew. A. E. Prout, Walter Avery, C. Lacy, B. May son. Bro. J. Jago presided in effective way for the evening, and after a word of welcome to all introduced the proâ€" gramme of community singing and other entertainment, Bro. Garroway presided at the piano for the evening and his part on the programme wAas a very helpful one. Solos by Raymond Wales and J. Jago were also greatly appreciated items on the happy proâ€" gramme. In the community singing patrictic songs were featured and a glance at "Dad" Whyte, showed that these were particularly dear to his heart *"‘There‘ll always be an England" was sung with especial feeling by the audâ€" lence, while Scottish favourites were also rendered with special favour as tribute to the honoured guest. Oddfellows, Rebekats and Others Gather to Express Apâ€" preciation for the Life and Work of "Dad" Whyte, One of the Pioneers of the Porcupine and a Stalwart 11 Oddfellowship. f £, e t en e es Mrs. James Keene, former President of the Rebekah Assembly of Ontario and for many years prominent in the disâ€" trict in the work of the Rebekah Iodge, spoke briefly but effectively of the notâ€" lt t P P PA L AP LAE 1 Section 8 Pages 8. Spencer, R. Richardâ€" ue lt e t o’mod ; Classes are held each evening in the gbasement, of the Bardessono home, where there is a. Red Cross room. iMembers are asked â€"to make special note !,of the fact that the Bardessono Baseâ€" ; ment is being used, and that the classes | are meeting there each evening. | 20. Tenor Solo, "Improviso ‘di Chenâ€" jer," Opera "Andrea Chenier," Umberto fGiordano; by M. Holynsky. Tag Day Toâ€"morrow Toâ€"morrowâ€"Tuesday Sept. 17thâ€"is Tag Day here for the Victorian Order of Nurses. The V. O. N. has done â€"is doingâ€"a notable work for the comâ€" munity. Its value can not be overâ€" estimated. The good work of the nurses of the V. O. N. has been a genuine help and blessing to so many that it well may be termed a vital service to the community. The conâ€" tinued increase in the work means financial problem. Hence the tag day. The answer should be a generous reâ€" sponse to the call. This, too, is a patâ€" riotic appealâ€"for the health of the Support a Worthy and Worthâ€"while Community Cause. community 17. Gymnastics, by eight girls. 18. Soprano Solo, "Serenadé," : by Schubert; Mrs. V. Dobrowsky. -'_19'.7 Chdrus, "Where Are You Going?” Chocir. able part played by Bro. W. M. Whyte in Oddfellowship and in the welfare of the community and the affectionâ€" ate esteem in which he waz held by the Rebekahs, in whose lodges he had taken so helpful and kindly an interest. Mrs. Keene gave instances of "Dad" Whyte‘s talent and services and his unfailing kindness and helpfulness. Touches of wit and humour added to the effectâ€" iveness of Mrs. Keene‘s address. G. A. Macdonald outside of the order (Continued on Page Three) Published at Timmins, Ont.. Canada, Every MONDAY and THURBSDA Y There was a very good attendance of members of the Ladies‘ Auxiliary of the Canadian Legion, B. E. S. L. on Friday evening in the Legion hall when the Timmins Branch met to welcome Provincial Command officers of the orâ€" ganization. Several members of the Ssouth Porcupine Branch were also preâ€" sent. The visiting officers were: Mrs. A. C. Norley, provincial president; Mrs. H. Long, provincial treasurer; Mrs. R. J. Pegg, provincial secretary, all of, Torâ€" onto, and ‘Mrs. T. Richardson of North Bay, 1st viceâ€"president. The latter was also the Northern Zone Representatwe for a number of years. Local Ladies‘ Auxiliary Give;Welcome to Officers Of Provincial Command Mrs. R. Hardy, presidéent of the Timâ€" mins Branch opened the meeting and welcomed the visitors in a short adâ€" dress. Mrs. Norley expressed her pleasure in being present once again in Timâ€" mins,., this being the second visit here, as Mrs. Norley, Mrs. Pegg and Mrs. Richardson were in Timmins at the Legion convention three years ago. "Our trip to the Northern Branches has been one of great enjoyment and pleaâ€" sure," she continued. Work of the Ladies‘ Auxiliary Brancki2s of the Legion in Ontario Reviewed. Social Evening ‘Enjoyed After the Regular Session. Programme of Much Interest. Seyvâ€" eral Members of South Porcupine Auxiliary Present. Touching the work of the auxiliaries throughout Ontario the speaker told of the formation of the Ambulance Fund. This ambulance was just presented to the Government and the funds were contributed by members of the organiâ€" zation throughout Ontario. It was gratifying to know that the fund had been over subscribed. The ambulance was 99 per cent Canadian built, only the engine coming from elsewhere and was solely an Auxiliary effort each of the members contributing their share. Mrs. Norley told the various branches visited, giving illustratons of the war efforts being conducted. One incident touched her greatly, an Indian member of a branch visited, telling her she had given four sons in the Great war and was happy to let the remaining son go this time, to fight for Canada. In closing, Mrs. Norley expressed the wish that the Auxiliary would continue its work with success and prosperity. Mrs. Pegg outlined in detail the secretarial work of the organization, and read a letter of thanks from Col. Ralston for the gift of the ambulance. Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Long also spoke on Auxiliary matters and the splendid welcome they had received from the branches in the North. The social side of the evening followâ€" ed the meeting, members of the Legâ€" ion and Auxiliary enjoying an enterâ€" taining programme. ‘The opening ‘tem was the drill put on by the junior class of the Finnish Aid Society, instructress Miss Nelma Johnson. These six young girls showâ€" ed splendid training and their drill was given generous applause. Mrs. C. Mrs. W. A. Devine secretary of the Timmins branch, gave a review of the war efforts of the members which proved of interest to the Provincial officers. The meeting closed with all singing the National Anthem. The provincial officers had been two weeks on the tour, Mrs. Richardson acting as chauffeur for the party. A new branch at Smooth Rock Falls had been opened and was the most northerâ€" ly branch visited. ~Each of the visitors was presented with a token of appreciation from the members. (Continued on Page Three TIMMINS, ONTARIO, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1940 Weather To Remain Pleasant Today will be fair and quite warm, the weatherman said. He prophecied, further, that the next few days would continue warm. There was a trace of rain on Thursâ€" dayâ€"last.. Temperatures, maximum and. miniâ€" | Cate mum, since Thursday have been as folâ€" | Was lows: Thursday, 50 and 39; Friday, 61 Bal: and 43; Saturday, 67 and 47; Sunday, | oth« 71 and 51. At eight o‘clock this mornâ€" sect ing the temperature was 52 degrees. nue Next Few. Days Will be Fair and â€" Warm â€" Weatherman Says Today. Must Have Permit to Buy Sell, Borrow, Lend Gun If! you want to borrow your neighâ€" bour‘s gun to go duck shooting this fall you must first get a permit. He, furthermore, must have a permit to loan the gun. Similarly under the amendment to the Defence of Canada regulations a person must have a perâ€" mit to sell his gun. The buyer must also be armed with an official permit. By one paragraph of the regulations no person shall buy a firearm for reâ€" sale without first having a permit to do so. Law Requires Permits for Transferring of Possession or Ownership of Shot Gun or Rifle. Provides That No Alien or Person Naturalized After 1922 May be in Posâ€" session of a Gun at All. Extend Time for Gun Regisâ€"â€" tration. Summary of Council Meeting An extension of fifteen days has been Pass resolution asking Governâ€" ent to take care of transportaâ€" tion expenses of CASF. men on leave. Consider letter in which Tisâ€" dale confirms appointment Meat and Food Inspector. Give permission to take memâ€" ber local Fire Department to joint meeting Cochrane and Temiskaming Firemen‘s Associaâ€" tions. Grant permission to V.O.N. for tag day September 17th. Consider letter asking munici; pality to cut down on relief adâ€" ministration costs. Terminate employment of life guard and playground superâ€" vIsors. made in the time for registration. Under the former ruling Saturday was the last day of registration for rifles and shot guns and persons found with unregistered weapons after that time : were to be charged. Word has been |received here from official sources, however that time for registration has ‘been extended until September 30. It is, of course, contained in the reâ€" gulations governing weapons that no alien or person Oof Italian or German ‘origin naturalized since September 1, be allowed to have a gun at all. Allege Youthful Employee Stole $100 from Burke‘s Paul Major, 18, who has been living in the Balmoral Hotel, was charged with theft over the weekâ€"end. . The is alleged to have stolen approâ€" ximately $100 from the store where he was working, Burke‘s Drug Store n Pine Street. Two men, Jack Fritz, 181% Cedar Street North, and Clarence O‘Gorman, 212. Maple. Street : NorthH,. were charged with careless dru?ma following. acciâ€" dents in which their cars were impliâ€" cated The accident after which Pritz was charged occurred at the corner of Balsam Street and Fourth Avenue. The other accident took place at the interâ€" section of Elm Street and Kirby Aveâ€" nue. In neither case was anyone hurt. Charge Two Men With Careless Driving After Accidents. Inasmuch as there has been some confusion and police have been deluged with calls as to what the regulations required in the matter of transferring possession of firearms, they wished to make it clear that it was illegal to lend, borrow, buy or sell a gun without the proper permit. Gracie Fields to Come by Mcintyre Plane Toâ€"day The famous English screen and stage star, Gracie Fields, who is to present a programme at the McIntyre arena tomorrow (Tuesday) night for the benefit of the Navy League of Canada and sponsored by the Legion and all the service clubs of the camp, will arâ€" rive at South Porcupine airport today at 5 pm. by McIntyre plane. â€"She will be wmet by the Legion of Frontiersâ€" men who will act as a guard of honour and escort her to the club house and from there to the restdence o¢ Mr. K. J. Legion of Frontiersmen to Act as Guard of Honour. Above is a view of the exterior of the handsome new administration building for the township of Tisâ€" dale at South Porcupine. It was open to the public for inspection on Saturday and Sunday. A full description of the building apâ€" peared in the last issue of The Advance and other particulars apâ€" pear elsewkere in this issue. Publisahed at Tmmiss, Ont.,. Canada Kvery MONDAY and THURSDAY Terrific Antiâ€"Aircraft Fire Meets Raiders Today As Bombing Is Resumed The body of John Rozinsky, 34, was taken out of eight feet of water in Scott‘s Lake, Bartlett Township, a half hour after he fell in yesterday afterâ€" noon. In the man‘s hand when he was pulled out, was tightly clutched a fishing line. On the end of the troll was a pike which weighed about twenty pounds. Believe Struggle With Fish Overturned Canoe. First Alarm Today at 9.57 a.m. but German Planes Are Driven Back to France. Second Alarm at 10.55 Lasted for Forty Minutes and Third at 12.09 for Fortyâ€"One Minutes. Shelling Went on Hour After Hour Yesterday. Provincial Constable H. Beaton flew in to Scott‘s Lake today and brought the body of the man out. The only address he could find in his clothing was 242 Shaughnessy Street, Sudbury. Drowned Man Hooks Twenty Pound Pike Companions of the man at one of the camps of the AE. Wicks Lumber Company said that the man went out to troll yesterday afternoon. When they missed him a short time after they searched and found his body on the bottom with the fishing line in one hand. Overturned on the beach a short distance away was the canoe. Whether or not the struggles of the fish were sufficient to overturn the canoe is not known. There will, in any event, be no inquest. Report Attitude Towards Parking Meters Next Woeok A report of the information obtained by Councillors Roberts and Spooner when they attended the recent Ontario Municipal Association convention, held in Toronto, and at the same time visitâ€" ed with several governmental officials, will be given at the next meeting of Council, Mr. Roberts said on Friday when the regular formal meeting was held. At that time, said Mr. Roberts, he would outline the attitude of governâ€" ment officials towards the installatioan of parking meters in municialities. The subject arose after a letter from the Dual Parking Meter Company‘s reâ€" presentative was read in council. Enâ€" closed in the letter was one from Mayor Laforest, of Sudbury, in which His Worship praised the meters recently installed on Sudbury streets and said that he believed the council intended to keep them. Terminate Employment Employment of Leo Copps, Lifeâ€" Guard, Ambrose Killeen, William Roâ€" berts, Fred Laforest and Cecil Linder as playground supervisors, be terminâ€" Terminate Emplovment Life Guard and Playground Supervisors. ated September 4 Body of Finnish Worker Found In Fulham Creek Had Been Missing Since September 2. Was a Widower, Fiftyâ€"Six Years of Age With No Relatives in This Vicinâ€" ity. Born in Finland. Body Found in Log Jam by Two Small Children. Jacqueline Cochrane, holder of sevyâ€" eral air records;, has been selected by the International League of Aviators as the world‘s outstanding woman fiier for 19383 Best Aviatrix Terrific bursts of antiâ€"aircraft fire and the sound of machine guns over the London area indicated that a big air battle was being fought this afterâ€" noon, shortly after sirens had signalled the capital‘s fourth air alarm since 2.10 pm. Yesterday the Royal Air Force and antiâ€"aircraft defences scored their greatest victory of the war knocking 185 German planes out of the sky. Bombs, including time bombs, were dropped on the London area during the fourth alarm today but the Germans met a terrific antiâ€"aircraft barrage that seemed to centre over the Thames Estuary. Germans flew in from the southeast, heading for London, but were intercepted and driven back to France by R.A.FP. fighters. Today‘s first alarm sounded at 9.57 a.m. when sound detectors picked up planes crossing the coast. FPighter planes met the invaders and sent them fleeing back across the channel within ten minutes. The second alarm at 10.55 lasted for forty minutes and the third at 12.09, for 41 minutes, After their terrible losses yesterday the Gerâ€" mans used new technique today. One formation of Dornier bombers was so tightly together that the wing tips of the planes seemed almost to be touching. In the fierce fighting yesterday wounded Nazi pilots pleading "Marad‘ fell in the streets and others were rescued by soldiers from angry Lonâ€" doners who tried to seize them. Busses pulled into shelter yesterday and unloaded passengers. Shrapnel was pelting down like hail and high explosive and incendiary bombs were smashing into houses in several areas andsettine them gfire,; ~~*~ One of the oldest hospitals in Lonâ€" don was struck by an explosive bomb and partially wrecked. The Air Ministry reported the loss of only :30 ‘British planes and 20 pilots. The monthly meeting of the Woâ€" men‘s Institute, and the first meeting for the fall season, will be held on Wednesday afternoon, commencing at 2.30 o‘clock, at the Hollinger Hall, All members are asked to be present at the meeting. Nazi raiders streaked back and forth across the sky meeting a murderous barrage of shell upon shell. To be Held in Hollinger Hall Wednesday Afterâ€" noon. A splendid educational programme has been arranged by Mrs. G. Kirk, and there is much general business to be dealt with. will be made for future events to take place during the fall months, and it is noted that the roll call will be answered with “A Country I‘d Like to Visit." First Meeting for Fall Season of the Women‘s Institute No inquest will be held into the death of John Suuronen, 56 year old widower, whose body was found in Fulham Creek on PFPriday, September 13. Dr. Minâ€" thorn, Coroner, examined the body of the dead man and said that he helieved the death to be suicidal and and that no inquest would be necessary. The body was found by two children. It was first seen in jam, held on the surface of the by two pieces of timber, Suuronen has been missing since September 2. He was an employee of the A. E. Wicks Lumber Company and was born fiftyâ€"six years ago in FPinland, The man has no relatives here, The funeral was held from Walker‘s Undertaking Parlour on Saturday afterâ€" noon. . Interment was made in the Timmins cemetery, Mr. Harry Brown who has been apâ€" pointed Public School Inspector for Timmins and district, Porquols Juneâ€" tion, Iroquois Falls, and the district south to Matheson has taken up resiâ€" ler Single Copyâ€"Five Cents on Putriciy Rmlevard, Timmins smal) a log water