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‘o c_veral different crganizations in Timmins this week and will go on to speak through the north as far as Hcarst. It had lately come ‘to light during discussion in Toronto, Mr. Knox said, that war savings in Canada were in rather a crilical condition. It apâ€" pared that the peop‘le of Australia and’| New Zealand wore saving a great deal more than the pzop}» of Canada alâ€" though the standards ¢of living of the pecple of Canada were much higher. "We must try to reach the objective of $120,000,000 a year in Canada by organization and trying to make the people realize that the government had. to have the money and would take it in another and possibly more drastic way if it was not obtained through war savings," he emphasiz°d. Need $120,000,000 Year To Carry on War Effort Tha government must have mney to carry on the war cffort and the obâ€" jective in Canada was $120,000,000 a year. If that amount was not raised yearly through war savings the govâ€" ernment would havy> to raise it in other and perhaps more drastic ways, said Mr. John Knox, manager of the Holâ€" linzer Mir®, speaking on Monday at the regular meeting of the Kiwanis Cilub, held in the Empire HCt:l. Mr. Kncx who is a district official of the board in charge of raising money for war purposes in this district, has recently spoken in Kirkland Lake and cther northern centres. He will speak There was an essential difference beâ€" twe2n income taxes and war savings, the speaker said. Excessive income tax discouraged to a great extent priâ€" vate enterprise and that tendency was not in the intcrests eith@r of the naâ€" tion as a whole or the war effort. The proper way to look at the war savings idea was: Were we going to invest our money or were we going to be forecd to supply the mconey in c‘her ways. Saving naturally meant a lower standard of living for everyone. The government, at the present time, was doing its utmost to lower the standard to some extsnt by heavy taxation of luxuries. ' ‘ It was imperative that we organize now and set up the machinery to conâ€" voy that message to the people and convinee th;:m zf the absolute nécesâ€" sity of saving, Mr. Knox said. The Kiwanis and other service clubs were being asked to appoint committees to work and consolidate with cther cc.aâ€" mittees and so form a gengral commitâ€" for war savings. All organizations would have to band teoegether for a common end. One should realize that "to buy Oone war savings stamp is to buy five bullets for a Spitfire." Appointed to act on the Kiwanis Club war savings committee were: A. F. McDowell, Jack Beatty, Fred Burt, K. Marshall, Sam Bucovetsky and W. O. Langdon. If Government Can Not Raise That Amount Through W ar Savings Different and Possibly More Drastic Measures Will be Taken, Mr. John Knox, Guest Speaker, Tells Kiwanis Ciub at Monday Meeting. Vincent Woodbury Resigns. Quoting Mr. Ilsley Canadian Minisâ€" of Finance, Dr. Lee Honey said that there were thrge ways of raising money. First was taxation, second, voluntary loans (War Savings) and third, inflaâ€" tion. One thing the government was trying to do, Dr. Honey thought, was to discourage instalment buying and selling. Mr. Vincent Woodbury, who has been a member of the Kiwanis Club for years, has tendered his resignation. Lately he has been spending most Cf his time in San Antonio, Texas, and has joined the club there. Committse appcinted to look over the Finnish Hall, on Fourth Avenue, which has been taken over by the club for use of the Timmins Kiwanis Kâ€" Club included R. P. Kinkel and Fred Burt. YOlL. XXV. No. 97. Mr. A. F. McDowell President, occuâ€" pied the chair Fritz Woodbury conâ€" ducted the singing, with W. H. Wilson playing the piano accompaniment. Visitors were Mr. John Knox and Mr Stanley Blake, of South Porcup‘ine. T wo Children at Kirkland Lake Lose Lives in Fire Kirkland Lake, Dec 18th â€" Two small children of Mr. and Mrs. Emile Lamarche of Kirkland Lake, Martial, four and, Mona, two, were burned to death Friday night when fire destroyea their home in the upstairs part Of a two family :residence. The children were alone in their beds when the fire started. Their mother was® unaware of the fire until after her children had been removed from the gutted house. Firemen found the body of Mai burned beneath a bed and found other lifeless body beside a stove in kitchen of the homt. C the homt. The blaze was discovered by a passer by who warned Mrs. C. Albert living on the ground floor. She saved her two children but was unaware that the Lamarche children were alone upstairs. Globe and mail:â€"It is said the Axis Powers will demand that Yugoslavia feed the Italian armies now in Albania We had always understood that Musâ€" solini was feeding them, and very genâ€" gprouslyâ€"to the Greeky3y _ P ELi s mmoo'o"m“o“ «P eP P P is se uw P PC o~'00"| Second Section 1e body of Martial Tla~â€" was was and the La‘ week Reeve R. J. Carter, of Kirkland Lake who is the Reeve of teck township in which the pretty little community of Swastika is situated, sent the following telegram to both Premâ€" ier and Postmasterâ€"General Mulock:â€" "On behalf of residents of Swastika who have waited on me today by delâ€" egation, I wish on their behalf as reeve of the Municipality of Teck Township of which they form part, to express indignation at the dictatorial attitude of the minister of highways, Mr. Mzâ€" Questen, in attempting to make the change of name without at least conâ€" sulting the wishes of the residents of Swastika and more particularly in view of the unanimous vote of the residents of Swastika at a meeting last Septemâ€" ber to retain the name." It was in 19098â€"years before the Nazi or Hysterical Hitler were even heard aboutâ€"that the community was given the name of Swastika. Tradition has it that the name was bestowed on the pioneer prospectors of the area, who saw in the shape and position of some lakes in the district the outline of the ancient "swastika", or cross. The people of the north think "Swastika‘‘ an criginal and distinctive name and see no earthly reason why it should be taken away after all these years. It has no enemy significance, coming from the ancient Hindustrani. The fact that Hitler appropraited the swastika as the Nazi emblem (or rather made a disâ€" torted version of the cross) is but the more reason for retaining the name It is this tendency to drop anything as soon as Hitler makes a grab for it that is one reason for the trouble of the presegnt day. swastika is a very loyal community and for this reason is naturally anxious nct to let Hitler rob them of their name. It is doubtful if here is a single Nazi in the town or a really disâ€" affected person. It is the British loyalty that makes the objection to the theft of the name so decided. Last September some outsiiders have raised a howl! about the and a public meeting was called to discuss the meetâ€" ing. At the meeting which seemed to be attended by all in Swastika, it was unanimcus‘y decided to continue the use of the name Swastika. Now along comes Hon. Mr. McQuesten saying that the name is to be changed without conâ€" sulting the people in any way. That is what Reeve Carter meant by his reference â€"to "dictatorial attitude". What other fair word could be used? And isn‘t that what is being fought to. day? Swastika has sent enough men overseas already to be entitled to some say in the matter. Reeve of Teck Township Obâ€" jects to Dictatorial Proâ€" cedure. Protest Sent to Premier on Attempt to "Snatch" Swastika Say Exchange:â€"Some members of the family are always lighthearted and gay They are the ones who don‘t have to pay the monthly bills. Ehe PDorcupine Adtpance : Publisbed at Timmins, Ont., Canada, Every MONDAY and THURSDAY During the month of November seven persons were jailed each for three months following convictions of keeping liquor for sale. The total for December is gradually mounting.â€" Two more were added on Tuesday in police court. They were Eugene Guinard, a taxi driver from Timmins and John Mizgneault, a resident of Mountjoy Township, who ran his esitablishment just over the Mattagami River. December Total Mounts As Two More Bootleggers Sent Down to Haileybury Timmins police testified in the charge against Eugene Guinard. Charged jointly. with him but dismissed: was‘ ‘Edâ€" ward FPullem. A membcx‘ Of the raiding squad, Con. ' â€" dil @©UiMllli1C}i,. _ NÂ¥CAVQ__ VGAAA,J stable Joseph Gariepy, said that ne four of the fifteen persons there that and his companion went first to the | he did not know, he said. He denied had any beer in his room in the Florio. i his presense that there was no "party" He said no but they went on up to t,heiin progress. ‘The beer, he admitted room and there found three cartons| YaS Ms. ecntaining 31 pints of beer of the same| _‘ A regular dump," the Magistrate i said. He made the place public and imâ€" brand as that found in the soldier’s' car. thirteen empty bottles. Twentyâ€" ?Oéed sentence of three months hard abcur. cight bottles were missing. The soldier in question was called to the stand. He said that he had been | G. C. Bateman to be Speaker to the military ball the night before at Banquet of Engineers tbut was not drunk. He admitted going to Brunette‘s Taxi stand and said| Many readers of the Advance will be that he gave a man there money and interested in the following paragraph he left and came back with beer. Where | {from the current "News Letter"® of the he got it he did not know. ssociation of Professional Engineers of He admitted that he could not idenâ€" | Ontario:â€" tify the men but said that one of "George C. Bateman, B.Sc., metals them wore a red jacket. Police said Controller for Canada and President of that the man they saw flitting fromlthe Canadian Institute of Mining and cne taxi stand to the other wore a metallurgy, will ‘be guest speaker at red jacket. When brought in Guinard the Banquet of the Association of Proâ€" was not wearing a red jacket but adâ€"| fessional ‘Engineers of Ontario, which is mitted in the station that he had being held at 7 pm., on Saturday worn one that morning. January 18th, 1841, in the Roof Garâ€" Fullem said that he sold no beer.| dens, Royal York Hotel, Toronto, folâ€" Guinard did not come to his stand, he lowing the General Meeting of the Asâ€" said. Asked why he denied having sociation which will be ‘held at the beer he said that he understood the Hotel in the afternoon. Members are policeman to ask him if he "sold" and requested to coâ€"operate with the comâ€" not "had"‘ beer. mittee by requesting banduet reservaâ€" "What happend to the twentyâ€" ) tions early. Tickets are $150 each and "Oh. I drank those during the day may be obtained from the office of the asked. Association 350 Bay St., Toronto. "Oh. drank those during the day , (Dress optional)." i \ He went back to the office and the raiding squad swore out a search warâ€" rant and went visiting in the Florio, Constable O‘Neil said. One From Timmins and One From Mountjoy Sent to Haileybury for Christmas Holiday. Place Over River, Described as "Dump" by Magistrate, Has Fifteen in it When Police Pay Social Call. Everyone Drinking Beer. asked. ASSCCIAUON 3MJ BARY 1lVGiVIiiV, drank those during the day‘(Dress optional)." and threw the bottles away," he said Guinard denied everything. He sold| Globe and Mail:â€" Where is Musâ€" no beer; he didn‘t know the soldier; solini now? One blast upon his bugle he didn‘t have a red jacket. horn might halt his men‘s retreat in "I will discharge Fullem," the Magâ€" Albania, but he doesn‘t give a toot, TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19TH, 1940 @LAGS AN Istrate said, "and I will amend the charge against Guinard too one of gellâ€" ing beer rather than keeping it for sale and convict him. Sentence will be three m:nths hard labour andâ€" the beer will be seized." "Regular Dump" Testifying in the charge of keepâ€" ing liquor for sale against John Migâ€" neault, Provincial Constable R. Stromâ€" berg said that he and his two fellow officers entered the premises at 12 Riverside Drive at 2 am. on the mornâ€" ing of December 10 after having kept cbservation on the place between one and two o‘clock, during which time five cars arrived and left. In the place were twelve men and three women and all were drinking beer. He collected fourteen partly full bottles from the customers but only managed to find five full bottles in a case in Migneault‘s bedroom.. Nine men had their hats and coats on and the cther six persons were wearing hats. In his pocket Migneault had 22 quar. ters, two fifty cent pieces, five two dollar bills and 15 one dollar bills. Migneault denied selling and said that he was going to "fight the case in court.‘" He admitted owning the beer but had no explanation for the multiplicity of his guests. After evidence similar to that given by Constable Stromberg was given by Constable Norman Reilly, Migneault took the stand in his own defence. Askâ€" ed what he did for a living he said that he worked in the St. Charles Hotel all summer. There were only four of the fifteen persons there that he did not know, he said. He denied that he heard a man tell officers in his presense that there was no "party" in progress. The beer, he admitted was his. "A regular dump," the Magistrate said. He made the place public and imâ€" posed sentence of three months hard labcur. Many readers of the Advance will be interested in the following paragraph from the current "News Letter" of the ssociation of Professional Engineers of Ontario:â€" TOTEM POLE PRESENTED TO WOLEF CUBS | to charged with distributing pamphlets around Timminsâ€"pamphlets containing matter contrary to the Defence of Canada Regulations. The ladies told the court on Tuesday that they expectâ€" ed a lawyer from Ottawa to defend them and that the barrister said that he would not be able to get here this week. They felt sure that he would be able to come next week. # A further remand of one week granitâ€" ed MrsStella Alton and Mrs. Sophia Brown, alleged members of the outlawed sect, "Witnessies of Jehovah", who are Magistrate Atkinson took pains to impress the date and time in the minds of those accused persons who had their cases remanded last Tuesday. The difference in legal meaning beâ€" tween ‘the words ‘"concurrently" and "sconsecutively" was clearly brought out in the sentences imposed upon Vernon Johnson, cheque artist, who was conâ€" victed on Tuesday. On each of four convictions Johnson was sentenced to serve six months in jail. The magisâ€" trate added the word "consecutively‘ after the sentences which meant that Johnson will serve a total of four times siix months of two years. Had he said "concurrently" the total sentence would have been six months. Because of the fact that Tuesday, regular court day, falls on December 24, Christmas Eve, next week, court iwill be held in Timmins on Monday, begin. ning at ten o‘clock in the morning. It‘s war to the death on speeders in Timmins. Police have determined to cut down the number of motor accidents and one way of doing it, they feel. is It is noticeable that the number of drunks falls off sharply during the cold weather. Apparently in order to really get the best effects out of the jug of "goof" the sun should be beaming down and all nature in tune. . These gentlemen who "look on the wine when it is red" don‘t like the sharp, frosty weather we have been experiencing recently. They are so perturbed that they won‘t even drink. to stop speeding. A total of seventeen persons each paid fines of $10 and costs of $3.75 in court. _ Not one of them contested the charged against them. + Albert Leclerc pleaded guilty to a charge of drunk driving and was sent to jail for seven days. "I wanted to be certain that he got out for Christâ€" mas", the Magistrate remarked. The case of a woman who occasionâ€" ally uses her maiden name, was heard in closed court. The woman, who was infected with gonorrhea and syphlis, a physician testified, ~was charged with transferring a communicable disease. Inasnuch as it was her word against the man she was alleged to have infectâ€" ed, she, the accused, got the benefit of the doubt. She was warned, before leaving court, to have no relations with men and to continue treatments for her conditicn. The letter H you see in cHeat, And I is found in midst of swinge; With T to finish off deceiT; Then with these others you combine The letter L which starts all Lies, While E‘s in trEason, grEEd and crimE; In cuR, there‘s R: you‘ll recognize The HITLER code in simple rhyme. Dec. 11. 1940 Robt. G. Whiteman, Timmins Court Shorts A Wicked Spell Published at Tmmins, Ont., Canada Kvery MONDAY and THURSDAY Members of Shoplifting Gang Get Six Months Each Woman, Police Say, was "Duped." Allowed to Go After Stern Warning From Magistrate. Organized Gang Said to Have Operated in Timmins and Sudbury and Through North. One Member Had Friends Who W ould "Fix" Witness. Mild Influenza Epidemic Reported at North Bay A mild epidemic of ‘flu is reported from North Bay. There are quite a few cases in the city, but none of them are at all serious it is said. Those in training at Canadian Army Training Centre No. 22, at North Bay are reportâ€" ed as having their persentage of cases, but the disease is of mild type and meatfures have been taken to keep it well in check Blairmore Enterpriseâ€"The reasin it takes a woman longer to dress than a man is because she has to slow uKi al the curves. One of the most interes.ing cereâ€" monies held here recently was the presentation _ by the _ Timmins Branch of the Canadian Legion of flags and totem pole to the seventh Timmins Legion Wolf Cubs. In Monday‘s Advance there was a full report of the event as well as a picâ€" ture of the three Cubs delegated +1 accept the flags, and some of the officers ¢f the Legion. The picture above shcows the lads of the Seventh Timmins Woif Cubs and some of their leaders, Standing (from left to right) Harvey Vailâ€" lancourt, â€" Ericâ€" Rosene, â€" Bernard Barkel (with flag), Mrs. W. Cowan (Asst.), Warren Heath, Beven Barâ€" kel (holding totem pole), Mrs. Simpson (Akela), Fred Porritt (in front of Mrs. Simpson), Miss Kerr (Asst, _ Akela), â€" Joe â€" Easterbrook, Clayton Warner, Ernie Lacy, D.C,. M., Raymond Hoff. In front, sitting, left to right: Ron Emard, Kenneth Morton, Alâ€" len Emard, George Caldbick, Don Kerr, Roger, Vaillancouri, Doug Ealy, Fireside Club Sends Christmas Cheer to Needy Settlers The Christmas meeting of the Fireside Club, and the last meeting for the year 1940, took place at the United Church manse on Monday. After routine busfnes had been dealt with, Mrs. D. McInnis gave a report of the manner in which the Christmas Cheer fund had been spent, mentionâ€" ing that toys, clothing and candies had been si>nt to needy families in the Matheson district. Roads Minister T. D. Bouchard anâ€" nounced at Montreal this week that his department had under consideration a request for the building of toll bridge over the Thompson River between Cadâ€" illac and Val d‘Or, in Northwestern @Quebec. Mts. ITan Gordon thanked the club for the honour it had conferred ypon her, in presenting her with a life memâ€" bership to the Women‘s Missionary Soâ€" ciety. a delightful account of the story, "The Third Floor Back." After the meeting, a delicious lunch was served, and it was announced that at the next meeting, which will take place on January 6th, election of ofâ€" ficers will take place. Mrs. W. Brewer was in charge of the programme which opened with Christâ€" mas carols, following which Miss Amnne MclLeod gave an interesting paper on the origin and history of carols. Sixâ€" teenth and seventeenth century carols were sung, and Mrs. G. Bender gave club members were arranged around the Christmas tree, and inâ€" cluded toys, books, cans of vegetables, fruits, etc. A special collection for the Missionary and Maintenance Fund was well responded to by the members. Interesting Address on Oriâ€" gin of Christmas Carols. May Build Bridge Between V al d‘Or and Cadillac Mr. Bouchard announced that the department has granted a subvention for the maintainance of a winter road from St. Jerome to Mont Tremblant, distance of 60 miles in the Laurentian mountains north of here. A ferry now operates between the two towns in the Abitibi region. Blairmore Enterprise:â€"Yes, sir; the real reason why the axis is creaking is that Italy is running out Oof greece. Said by police to be members Oof a gang of shoplifters who have raided stores in Timmins and Sudbury and removed hundreds of dollars worth of goods, Wilfred LegouflfTe and John Shaw were each sentenced to six months im. prisonment after conviction on a total of five charges in police court on Tuesâ€" day afternoon Florence Simon, who police said, was "duped‘‘ by members of the gang and who faces a charge of receiving stolen goods, was allowed to go on her promise that henceforth she would be "a good girl and get into no more messes with strange men". Legouffe, who appeared to be no more than seventeen or eighteen years of age admitted that he stole a pair of women‘s gloves, worth $3.50 and that he received a $12 windbreaker knowing it to be stolen. Constable Jack Atkinson said that the youth admitted to him that he stole the gloves from Bucovetsky‘s store and gave them to a waitress in the Grand Cafe. The jacket, he told police, he sold in H. Kideckel‘s second hand store. Police said that in the possession of this selfâ€"admitted prowler and house burglar was a peculiarly shaped ktyâ€" designed to push another key out of a lock and so enable a prowler to use his academic knowledge on the fastenâ€" ing. second member of the gang was John Shaw. He admitted having a $16.50 pullover jacket in his possession knowing it to be stolen: a suit of clothes worth $21.90, stolen from Bucovetsky‘s. Shaw was alleged to have told police that if a certain taxi driver, who knew of his illegal activities, "squealed" on him he had ""friends" outside who would "pMW the fix" on Mr. taximan. The Magistrate read exerpts from an extensive police record of court conâ€" victions. The woman in the case was Plorence Simon who was alleged to have receiyâ€" ed a number of articles worth $13 from a member of the gangâ€"which member was apprehended and convicted in Sudâ€" bury. When police walked in on the lassie she had the various items all done up to be given as UOhristmas presents. _ After a stein waming she was allowered ty 110. Single Copyâ€"Five Cents The "white" gifts brought by the JUST SLIPPED OUT