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The Kiwanis luncheon ten years ago proved especially and was well attended. The vihiters for the day included Mr. Mortson and Mtr. A. L. Hancock, of Cochrane, Community singâ€" ing was featured. Dr. Lee Honey making an effective leader and conductor for this part of the programme. Kiwanian Jack Walker ably presidai for the occasion amdi kept everythirp going with a swing all through the meeting. The speaker for the day was E. Wharâ€" ton Shaw, of Hamilton,/ who was planâ€" ning a trip from coast to coast in Canada the following year, the whole trip to be made under the use of the motive power with which the expediâ€" tion started out. son, age 11 years, whose home is at 55 Messines avenue was brought to the hospital sufferng from a gunâ€"shot wou{xd in the abdomen. He was one of a party of four boys who had been out with a Remington rifle. The other lads were Alex Kelancuk, 11 years, John Kelanchuk and Thos. Chorney, 14 years. The boys went out to the bush past the Fesserton mill and young Chorney, who had the Remington rifle, was doing the shooting. He fired five shots being eare. ful not to endanger anyone, but then In The Advance South Porcupine news ten years ago (in part)â€""Rev. Fr. Lagrevol, accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Saby, and her daughter, left on Tuesday for North Temiskaming, where he is to take charge of the parish of that place. He preached his farewell sermon on Sunday night, and after the service a presentation was made to iim. Rev. Fr. Lagrevol has been held in the highest esteem by all in the district and there will be general regret at his leayâ€" ing, while he will be followed with best wishes from all. In addition to the preâ€" sentation Sunday evening, Mr. C. V. Gallagher read an address which exâ€" pressed the fteeling of all." "On Sungay morning," said The Advance ten yvears ago, "Edwin Peterâ€" southâ€"westerly to connect with the existing road at the south of* Lake Nipigon. "And be it further resolved that copies of this resclution be forâ€" warded to the Prime Minister of Ontario, the members of the Cabinet arnd the members of the Legis. lative Assembly cf Ontario. "Wheress there is yet no highway througzh Canada connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific coasts and it is proâ€" pased by the Goverrment of Canada to assist the Provinces in building a Transâ€" Canada highway. "And whereas it is now possible to motor from Halifax to a point a few miles west of Hearst and from Vancouver to within a few miles of the western boundary of Ontario. "Ard whereas there are presently conâ€" structed in Ontario several sections of highways between its western boundary to Port Arthur, thence northeasterly to Lake Nipigon. "And whereas we recogâ€" nize that several feeders from the larger ecommunities in Northern Ontario as in the case of Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and Chapleau, must also necessarily be connescted up with said Transâ€"Canada highway, which highway will also event_ ually be extended easterly from Cochâ€" rane into the Province of Quebec. "We favour as direct a route as.possible at a minimum cost to the country. "And whereas the extension westerly of the Ferguson highway route is considerâ€" ably shorter than cther propesed routes, and the general nature of the country west of Hearst more readily adapts itâ€" self to road building, so that this route would be much more cheaply constructâ€" ed than that through rocky and swampy land. "Therefore be it resolved, that this semiâ€"annual meeting of the Northâ€" ern Ontario Association ©‘Boards of Trade go on record as favouring the construction of a highway from the present terminus of theâ€" Ferguson highway west of Hearst, in â€"a westerly direction along the Canadian National Railways to Long Lac, and thence Canada high now possible point a few from Vancou of the westc "And wherea At the semiâ€"annual meeting of the Northern Omntario Associated Boards of Trade held at Cochrane ten years ago the chief matteor before the gathering was the question of the route of the propased Traimmâ€"Canada highway. After ronsideraoe discuhsion, the following resolution was passed unanimously by the gathering and expreosed the careful and considered opinion of the meeting: nd Whert THURSDAY. SEPTEMRBRER 197H. 1940 "Mrs. John Archer, who has been at COwen Sound Bay for the past few months‘ is spending a few weeks with her son, John Archer, Timâ€" mins." "Miss Idella Martin (better known to her friends as Bobby) was operated on at the St. Mary‘s hospital on .Sept. 15th for appendicitis. Everyâ€" ane will be pleased to hear that she is recovering rapidly." "Miss Tillie Stuart, of New York City, who has been visitâ€" jng her brotherinlaw and sister, Mr. and Mrs. R. Howie, for the past five months, returned to her home last Thursday accompanied by her sister, Mrs. R. Howie." ‘"Douglas Craig reâ€" turned on Sunday from a trip to Toronto and Niagara.‘" ‘"Miss Eva Archer is in town from Owen Sound and< North Bay visiting friends and relatives here." "Mr. and Mrs. T. McDonough and children, of Kirkland Lake, have been visiting Mrs. McDoâ€" ough‘s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joyner, Schumacher." R. G. Harris and R. G. Martyn, of Ripley, Ont., paid a brief visit to Timmins on Sunday l4st on a tour of the North." "Mr. Owen J. Hughes of the March Gold Mines rsâ€" turned last week from a motor trip to Detroit, Mich., accompanied by Mrs. Hughes." "James Dodd, of Haileybury, was the guest last week of his brother, Thos. Dodd, coming here to visit his father Thos. Dodd, Sr., who had been i11 and whoâ€" passed away last Priday." "R. J. Jemmett, formerly of Timmins, anmd now of Barrie, Ont., is spending a few days in town. He was accompanied from Barrie by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Arnold, also former residents of Timâ€" mins, Mrs. Arnold being Miss Dorothy Jemmett before her marriage." "Mr. and Mrs. James Stirrat sailed from Montreal, Sept. 12th, 1930, on the C. P. R. Liner Minnidosa for three months‘ holiday with their parents at Motherâ€" well, Scotland." "Mr. and Mrs. Wm. T. Blackstone, of Toronto, were Timmins visitors last week." Some of the National Cusâ€" toms About Bathing. But the Finns have their sauna, one room for dressing and another for bathing. They heat stones in a big stove, then siplash the witer on the stones raising a great steam. They sit Bathing and Bath Tubs Vary in Many Parts of the World Bathing customs vary the world over, North America has more bathâ€" tubs than all the rest or the world put together. Ninetyâ€"five per cent of all these utilities are found in the Wesâ€" tern continent. *« Among= the local"and personal items in The® Advance ten years ago were: (By J. W. S. McCulHough, M.D., D.P.H) ’annm that his ammunition was exâ€" ‘mded he was taking the gun apart, ,t.hinking it empty, when it discharged, 'the bullet passing thrcough the abâ€" ‘demen. of Pdwin Peterson at the right ‘side. The bullet entered at the front and lodged just behind the skin at the little lad‘s back. The boey was brought Pto St. Mary‘s hospital where he is makâ€" ing very good progress to recovery. No ?complications are expected and from "Epresem indications the lad wl!l be none the worse for the accident. Young Chorney at once reported the accident and to the police told a frank and clear story that impressed them favourably." Ten. years ago a representative gathering ofâ€" members of the Masonic Craft in the Porcupine Camp met at the Masonic â€"Temple, Timmins to do honour to the Grazid Master of the Masonic Lodge of Canada, in Ontario, Most . Worshipful Brother R. B. Darâ€" gavel, of Toronto, on his official visit to Golden Beaver Lodge, A. F. A. M., No. 528.. After the usual proceedings of the Lodge meeting were concluded the brethren sat down to a fine banguet, presided over by Wor. Bro. John Morâ€" rison, of CGclden Bseaver Lodge, and after refreshing the inner man an inâ€" teresting ~programe â€"of â€" songs and' <peeches â€"was . followed ~with great interest. ! €6 6 conveniences fulfilling | WELCOME Edith Rogers Dahl Wifeâ€"I‘m afraid, Oliver, you do not love me any moreâ€"at least, not so much as you used to. Husbandâ€"Why? Wifeâ€"Because you always let me get up to light the fire now. Husbhandâ€"Nonsense, my dear! Your getting up to light the fire makes me love you all the more.â€"Exchange, In Paris; Oonly 25 per cent of the population have private baths but there are over a 100 public baths each with twenty or more tubs. The averâ€" ago Parisian takes 3 baths a year but statistics say that Paris is one of the cleanest cities on the Continent. As matters stand at present the major portion of the world‘s population i an unwashed army. Russia, is an expensive place for the bather. A bathtub costs 2000 roubles â€"the cost of a grarfd piano. Soap is unheard of and the average Rusisian bathss once in 18 months. In apartâ€" mont houses the tub is commonly used as) a convenient receptacle for coal or vegetables. Sanitary conditions in Spain ars abominable. They spend too much money on revolutions to have any laft for modern csnveniences. In the old houses of the English, water is lugged in cans from the baseâ€" ment to the attic and after use is carried down again. The newer housts have baths and 4000 of the better hoâ€" tels have bathrooms, either adjacent to rooms or on each floor. But they are serupulusly clean and well apâ€" pointed.. The average Englisiiman would sooner go without his breakfast than his morning cold bath. The Arab echews water; he rubs himself with the sand of desert. When the native Ethiopian desires a bath he drives the cow:; goats and shesp out of the river and takes posâ€" sessfon. The European living in that country centents himself with the hisâ€" toric bowl and pitcher. In dry places of Southwes; Africa,, bathing is expensive. A fourâ€"gallon tin of water costs a $100 and each additional ons 25 cents. The water i not wasted; it is used to satisfy the thirst of the plants about. In PBolgium, the rentier of an apartâ€" ment is obliged to install his own fixâ€" tures and when he bails out, he takes them with him. In India the average native bathes in the nearest river, bathing being a part of his religion. The beotter cla: bathe under primitive conditions and if there is a bathroom one must watch out for the venomous snakey which conceal themselves in sponges. Courtesy of The Cartier iss Dahl will enjoy the ; of a Cartier Cab while herâ€" engagement here. The Laps and FEskimos save themâ€"â€" selves a lot of trouble; they noveor bathe. They are on a :; milar footing , with the lamas and Buddhist Pricst: of India. The latter never bath» nor! wash their faces so that in the of life they are cl®éthed in a strata of | filth. | The Germans are hway behind in bathing facilities.. The older German houses are lacking in modrn convenâ€" iences. The tubs often have corruâ€" gated bottoms which give the sittorâ€" down'a "irprise. There are of public baths in the larger cities but soap is nonâ€"existent. The towels ars large enough for the mainiil of a Yachit. Bathing in Rome has fallen off from the days of th> Emp>ror Dioclotian. Gone are the days when a Roman bath occupied 50 or 60 acres with marbic tubs and modern converiences. Nowâ€" aâ€"days it take© 15 minutes to ha‘* an hour to g:t the water heated whil» the tubber sits shivering in an icy atâ€" moasphere. The Japansse are dafly bathers in water at 120 deg. F. Cold bat‘ts are only for penitents The private bathâ€" tub of a Jap family is in full view of the street and the public baths accom* odate both sexss without any embarâ€" rassment. All fur work done at reasonab‘s: prices. The only fur factory in 15 Wilson Ave. in this steam, rub themselves with Fpsom salts or whip themselves with the branches of treen and theon tak> a plunge into a snowbank. BROWNSTON FURRIERS FUR COATS TO ORDER REMODELLINGâ€"RELINING REDYING _ _ CLEANING Smooth Fellow TANNING Timmins Phone 17860 THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTIMMINS, ONTARITO _JIOMFL C SHIQGT ET SWY PiTLMAIICE 4 L2 . . ‘ : i 3 .fi‘,’-: *4 : x No «4 t .# eAz o C C C _ s > ib vs C 4.# EVERY DAY m > ie ts in s â€"Toâ€"day, Friday, and Saturday Don‘t Miss This Lavish Presentation Â¥ It‘s The Finest You‘ve Ever Seen!y ȴ An Accomplished Singer and Violinist ## Starring JOHN WAYNE with "DUKE" the MIRACLE HORSE Toâ€"day, Friday, and Saturday SENSATIONAL R. K. 0. VAUDEVILLE ACTS ON THE SAME PROGRAMME â€" FAMOUS STARS IN PERSONS Finest Entertamment on Our Screen "HAUNTED T wo Big Hits Universal Newsreel Latest War News ! ALSO ON OUR STAGE Return Engagement of John Early Tho Golden Voieed Tenor Presents An Outstanding Stage ATTRACTION NOTE: CHANGE OF ADMISSIONâ€"THIS WEEK ONLY Matineeâ€"Adults 35¢ Children 15¢ Eveningâ€"Adults 50¢ Children 35¢ The International Celebrity "Edith Rogers Dahl" * Toin the smart Sunday Hlidmiters? Special Children‘s Matinee Saturday 10 a.m.â€"Admission 10c The Courageous â€" Lovely Blonde Who Defied Fascism to Protect Her Romance "Edith Rogers Dahl‘ who gained worldâ€" wideo fame by her sueccessful efforts to induce General Franco to spare the life of her aviator husband. See her in person on our stage. The Mighty Array of Britain‘s Defenses in Action Against the Onslaught from the Skies! THE ACTUAL BOMBING OF NOTTINGâ€" HAM, INCLUDING LIQUID FIRE WARâ€" FARE, "The Warning" @ SEE 0@ A Vivid Disturbing Picture of The Menace That Threatens the World "Paroled From The Big House" A Picture So Real You Forget You Are Coming Sunday Midnight FOR THREE DAÂ¥AYS With Jean Carman, Richard Adams ADDED FEATURE in a Theatre. PAGE sEVEN