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While definite data is not available, unemployment in Timmins and the Porcupine Camp has been greatly reâ€" duced in the past twelve months. With Riost mines in the district increasing t loeast thnte dundred men are reâ€" quired by the lumber camps in this district, it was reported this morning by Delbert J. Murphy, superintendent o[f the loca}l Government Employment Offic®. While last year the demand for bushmen was negligible, the supply this year is far from meeting requireâ€" ments, Wages to bush workers range froum $42.50 to $50.00 per month and board. Expericnced men working on a pleceâ€"work basis can earn considerâ€" ably more than this figure. Even in camps where the required number of men is available, the turnover of workâ€" ers has been lheavy., Men are moving from camp to camp and a certain niuunber are securing employment in other industri¢es. As an indication of the demand for bushmen, figures at the employment office show that 219 men were placed in the logging indusâ€" try in December of 1940 as compared with 13 in Decemb#r, 1939. â€" ers has been from camp t« numbaer are s other industric the demand f the employmet Rocsevelt To sSpeak. ‘This afternoon President. Rososevelt will address the 77th Congress of the United States. His remarks., it was expected, will be largely confined to outlining a plan for increased aid to Great Britain. It was forscast in inâ€" formed quarters that the President will introduce legislation to provide effectâ€" ive assistance to the British. British Industry Flourishes On the econsgmic front toâ€"day it was reported that Britain‘s own war inâ€" dustries, Gdespite Nazi bombing, are reaching new delivery peaks. The inâ€" creased flow of manpower and materials from all British Commonwealth sources to the battlefronts has been abundantly proved in Fygpt and Libya. _ Against all that, Germany claims gréatly inâ€" ecreased power of land, air and sea for a final smash at Britain. By every rul> of reason, every day of delay due to weather or any other cause is dangerâ€" ous. It sees the armamsent gap between Germany and Britain closed by that mutch. The Rapid British march to arms equality may drive Hitler to the desperat> risks of a midâ€"winter inâ€" vasion attempt, some observers claim. Acute Shortage Existing For Bush Camp Workers other children sirvive. Puneral arâ€" rangements are not yet rompleted. The death occurred at St. Mary‘s Hospital Saturday evening of Garvyn David Millions, aged two years and two months, a son of Mr. and Mrs* Harold Miilions, of South Porcupine. The litâ€" tle child became ill about a week ago and finally succumbed to an attack of pneumonia. The parents and thrée other children surviveé. Funeral arâ€" engaged But rOOIâ€"lLOp wWaWCNers made the attack abortive as hundreds of incendiary bombs were extinguished before serious fires developed. In the meantims the R. A FP. reported that a Nazi destroyer at Brost and two supoly vessels off Norway had been bombed. Bremen a brief reâ€" spit>, British filers made a heavy asâ€" sault on the German city of Hamburg, and important industrial centre. Many factories and other strategic locations received a terrif‘ic blasting. From RBolzrade comes a to ~he effect that Germany is acczcelerating troop movements into Italy. FEighteen Nazi divisions are sxpected to be south of the Brenner Pass by the end of Janâ€" uary. ~By the same time forty German divisions are scheduled to arrive in Roumania Expect NCw RusSsian Demands At Budapest toâ€"day it was disclosed that telephone â€" communication â€" with Roumanian areas is disrupted and train service halved. A snow storm was blamed. However a despatch from Bucharest; before communications went down said there were rumours Russia had sont an ultimatum to Rumania regarding the Province of Moldavia. It was also reported that German troops had entered Bulgaria by way of Dobâ€" druga Province and that Russian trrops had landed at Varna, Bulgaria. More Than Three Hundred Men Required by Logging Camps Througbout This Area. Placements at Employâ€" ment Office Show Heavy Increase. _ Find Difficulty Getting Girls For Domestic W ork, ‘The German air force made aonther attempt to give London a baptism of fire Stuinday night. Many planes were engaged but roofâ€"top watchers made the attack abortive as hundreds of incendiary bombs were extinguished BRITISH SMASH DEFENCES OF BARDIA German Fire Attack on London Proves Abortive Rooftop Watchers Extinguisk Bombs as They Land. R. A.F,. Blasts Hamburg in Sustained Assault. _ Russia Reported to be Demanding Roumanian Province of Moldavia. â€" British Industry Thrives. it C AL C C eA CAE n w uw im m mm C C C â€" P SOUTH PORCUPINE CHILD DIES â€"ACâ€" A â€"A L CAAA 1 C Aâ€"AC AA M w 1 Section 8 Pages Early in the evening, the children played gamss, following which a delicâ€" lous supper of sandwiches cakes cookâ€" ies, ice cream and jelly was served. An interesting programmse included a tap dance and dust by Norma Bailey and Fay Bellamy; tap dance routines by Jack Thompson. songs by little fourâ€" yearâ€"old Marjorie Hocking, Winsome Hcbbs, Helen Holland, Joan Webb, and little Frank Dean, who was a special feature with his rendition of "Santa Claus is Coming To Town" a recitation by Ruth Holland, and mouth organ selections by Sonny Matson. The members of the lodge conducted the usual lodge meeting, and will meet on Thursday evening of this week at the weekly session of lodge. Mrs. Keene and Mrs. Webb gave a pleasant sketch, Mrs. O‘Connor recited a and Mrs. Tom Scott acted as accompanist at the piano. The Gold Nugget Rebekah Lodge hcld a children‘s New Year‘s party on Thursday evening in the Oddfellows‘ Hall,â€"children of the members enjoying a very pleasant evening, and the adults taking part in the evening‘s enterâ€" tainment. After an evening ¢f fun the children were tired and contented, and before they léeft for home, each child received a bag of candy and apples, which put the final "touch" to the wonderful evâ€" a bag of the final ening. The placements from the ¢employâ€" ment office for the month of Decemâ€" ber. 1940 shows the definite trend. In 1940 there were 597 placements made, while in 1939 the number was only 271. A comparison of December for the two years follows:â€"â€" gold recovery and new properties going into production, this industry has absorbed many workers Many others have gone to Southern Ontario to take up jobs in war industry, construction and allied trades. Another shortage that is being felt here is a lack of young women for domestic work. Many calls are receivâ€" ed at the employment office sseking girls for housework but in most cases the requests have had to go unfilled of Since last Thursday when The Adâ€" vance published a story regarding the finding of a pearl in an oyster by Proâ€" vincial Constable R. O. Stromberg, the officer has been deluged with phon: calls from dozens Oof persons in Timâ€" mins and vicinity. Almost everyone who inquired was anxious to lsarn where he had bought the oysters but in addition one woman even wanted to know what kind of sauce he favoursd. At last reports the cal‘s were still comâ€" ing in. ‘arming Logging Building Mining Females Mlscellaneops Town Work Delightful Programme and Very Enjoyable Evening. Children‘s New Year‘s Party Auspices of the Rebekah Lodge Dale Carnggie made himseo:f famous with his book, "How to Win Friends and Influence People," but in the whole course of the publication no mention is made of obtaining popularity by finding a pearl in an oyster. Pearl and Get Popular Provincial Constable Stromâ€" berg Deluged With Calls After Story Published. Published at Timmins, Ont., Canadas, Every MONDAY and THURSDAY London he was locked up in Sceotland Yard for a whole day. He had lost his pass and was not released until auâ€" thoritiecs communicated with his unit to find if he was absent without leave. Arthur also related in his letter that No. 1 Tunneling Company have a Gerâ€" man plane to their credit, brought down in the fighting over England. Another item the Timmins soldier reâ€" counts was the shelling of a convoy in the English channel by German* batâ€" teries on the occupied Fronch side of the water. He was at Dover during this incident. He also relates btiefly having met R. B. Bonnett, former Canâ€" The cabinct remained coalition in character, ~with only: two mmxstuial changes from that which had served under the late Kyosti Kallio. Ryti became president December 21, the day Kallio died. adian Prime Minister of Canada, now living in England. ; Pte. Arthur Orr is a son of Mr. and Mrs, Wyman W. Orr, Windsor avenue, who are aanong the popular pioneers of Timmins. Mr. Wyman Orr was for many years on the staff of the Northâ€" ern Telephone Lines, later being on the Timmins police department, being deputy chief for some time, and now conducts a grocery and confectionery store on Windsor avenue. Dublin residents, however, refused to desort their living rooms for the disâ€" comfort of basement or outdoor shelters. The press ridiculed any idea that the Nazi bomb violations of Eire neutrality could have been a mistake. Dublin, Jan. 4 â€" Tinâ€"hatted air raid wardens and demolition squads stood by on Dublin streets tonight after the Eire government had announced that more bombs as well as magnetic mines which had fallen on Eire or her neutral waters have been identified as German. Timmins Soldier Has Lucky Escape When Bombs Drop Helsinki, Jan. 4 â€" Jukka Ragell, banker, succeeded today in forming a new Finnish government, ending a political deadlock that had persisted since Risto Ryti became acting presidâ€" ent last September 19. Pte. Arthur Orr Blown Off Motorcycle in Englandâ€" In Hospital Two Days. Eire Considers It Has the "Goods" on the Huns New Finnish Cabinet is Formed Now at Helsinki In her unwearied round of visits to the troops in Britain, her majesty displays a spâ€"cial kindness‘ for the men from the dominions overseas. Wherever she goes, pictures reveal that she wears the leaf emblem which has a favourite ornaments ever since stt is shown her wart fighters spection toult TIMMINS, ONTARIO, MONDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 1941 The manxgement of the Hollingtr Mine has announced that paydays durâ€" ing the coming year will be every seâ€" cond Thursday, instead of the Tuesdays as was the case during the past two years. Clerks in the various stores will now be obliged to work on Thursday nights rather than Tuesday. No explaâ€" nation was made regarding a reason for the change. Announcement Made Changâ€" ing Date from Alternate Tuesdays in Vogue Two Years. at the Hollinger observatory. At eight o‘clock this morning the thermOometer stood at four degrees below ‘z°ro, the coldest weather of the new â€" year. Maximum and minimum temperatures since January 1 are as follows: Thursâ€" day maximum 25, minimum Friday, 25 and 13; Saturday, 21 and 5; Sunâ€" day, 12 and 4 below. Hollinger Payâ€"Day to be on Thursdays During Coming Year Weather to Continue Clear, Cold Middle of Week May See Re turn of Snowflurries ‘The next few days will see the weaâ€" ther continuing quite cold but. mostly fair. ‘By midâ€"wéek however snow may be expected. The above was the foreâ€" cast this morning of Sydney Wheeler pine AMobpante ever since she came to Canada with the King: She is shown here as she, chatted with some of the stalâ€" wart fighters from New Zealand during a recent inâ€" the Hollinger paydays durâ€" _ be every soâ€" the Tuesdays the past two GROUND FLYING Early in the afteroon, routine busâ€" iness was and following the installation the new president took the chair and in a few well chosen remarks set the standard that would be aimed at for the New Year. An open discusâ€" sion was led by Mr. Mussard and enâ€" joyed by all the members. 1st Viceâ€"President, Mrs. C. Haystead 2nd Viceâ€"President, Mrs. M. Mason. secretary, Mrs. W. P. Bennett Treasurer, Mrs. McHugh. The Rev. W. M. Mustard acted as installing officer during the very imâ€" pressive ceremony. The meeting closed with "God Save the King", following which tea was served. The hostesses were Mrs. Patâ€" rick and Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Geo. Drew was installed as presâ€" ident of the Woman‘s Association of the Timmins United Church a; the regular monthly mseting held in the church basement on Thursday afternoon. Inâ€" stallation of the other officers also tock place during the afternoon as folâ€" lows : Officers Installed Women‘s Association of United Church lars phone Frank Boisvert at 725, or Geo.®~E.X~Hgle ‘at 1112J ; in e actiig The Society enjoyed a very successâ€" ful past term, and have some very inâ€" teresting plans for the 1941 term. Schubert Choral members are adâ€" vised that meetings will begin Monday, Jan. 6th at 7.30 at the radio station. The Society extends a cordial invitaâ€" tion to all who are interested in choir work to come along, especially to tenor and bass singers. For further particuâ€" schubert Choral Begins Meetings This Evening * 99 Published at Tmmins, Ont., Canada FKvery MONDAY and THURSDAY Arrested here on Monday morning followmg a monthâ€"long investigation, George Gingell, formerly officer comâ€" manding "D" Company of the Algonâ€" quin Regiment, Second Battalion, NP.â€" A.M., will face four chargss of theft â€"byâ€"conversionâ€"and â€"oneâ€"of forgery â€"when he appears before Magistrate Atkinson on Tuesday. The charge was laid by Chief Constable L. H. Gagnon and th» amount involved is $472.89. The charges arise out of shortages in National Deâ€" fence Department funds, which are said to have been forwarded to Gingell for the payment of regimental accounts. The two youths are charged with breaking, entering and theft from a store at 42 Montgomery avenue, operâ€" ated by John Penorski. The offenâ€" ce is said to have taken place on Thursâ€" day night last and the loot consisted of 114 packages of cigarettes, all of which were recovered. The arrests were affected through the shrewd obâ€" servation and investigation of Conâ€" sitable Pete Amlin, whose report on the matter gave the original lead in the case. The actual arrests were made by Constable E. Gagnon, of the investigaâ€" ion department. Accsording to police the woman suffâ€" ered cuts and bruises on the head and neck and a wound on the right wrist that required several stitches, She was attended by Dr. S. J. Jessel. Police say that Thomunsoin A series of thefts that took place durâ€" the holidays is believed solved with the arrest of sixteenâ€"yearâ€"old Real Lauzon and Clement Daigle, aged 18. Said to Have Assaulted Woman With Beer Bottle Alleged to have assaulted Mrs. Elsie Brown, of 41 Wilson Avenue, with a beer bottle in an upstairs hallway at the Ambassador Hoiel before midnight on Saturday, Joseph Thompâ€" son, aged 26, of 13% Wende Avenue, was arrested by polics on a charge of assault cccasioning actual bodily harm. He was lodged in the cells but later reâ€" leased on bail, to appear before Magisâ€" trate Atkinson on Tuesday. It was disclosed that Gingeéll, who had teen appointed a second Lieutenant, was relieved of his commission on Deâ€" cember 23. When arrested he was wearâ€" ing civilian dress. Bail in the case was set at $1,000 cash or $2,000 property. Series of Thefts Believed Solved Arrest Two Youths Young Men Charged With Breaking, Entering and Theft Appear on Tuesday. Former Soldier is Arrested Here on Serious Charges Joseph Thompson, Timmins Man, to Face Charges Here Toâ€"morrow, Following Alleged Attack on Mrs. Elsic Brown in Hallway of Local Hotel. Woman‘s Wounds Required Several Stitches. Timmins police report that more pamphlets, apparently emanating from the illegal organization, known as the Witnesses of Jehovah, were distributed in Timmins during the past weekâ€"end. One of the pamphlets was found or the doorstep of one of the constables of the Timmins Police Department Additional pamphleéts were also disâ€" tributed on the night of December 31 it is disclosed. Erstwhile 0.C. of "D" Comâ€" pany Algonquin Regt., N. P.A.M. Faces Five Counts. Important Italian City Falls Under Onslaught Led by "Aussie" Troops Distribute "Witness" Paimphiets More Literature Left on Doorsteps on Saturday Night, Police Claim. 30,000 Prisoners Taken, Along With Garrison Commander and Five Generals. Huge Quantities of Stores Provide Booty For British. Tobruk Will Now Receive Frontal Attack. â€" Greek Successes Continue. Mrs. Brown to his hotel room by teleâ€" phone. The woman told police that Thompson asked her to have a bottle of berr, which she refused. After some discussion she left the room and Thompson is said to have followed her into the hallway where the attack is claimed to have taken place. Nick Kerciu, a bartender employea at the hotel heard the woman scream and immediately intervened. Mrs. Brown, despite her injuries, called the police and later identifizd Thompson as her assailant. No exact explanation or reason for the attack has been fqrthâ€" coming to date, Saturday afternoon at 12.30 Evelyn Claremont, 10, residing at 57 Windsor avenue, was knocked down at the cornâ€" er of Cedar street and Third avenue, when after alighting from a bus she ran into the path of a car driven by Dan McMahon. The little girl was taken to St. Mary‘s hospital for exâ€" amination but beyond fright and shock, she was found to be unhurt. No blame was attached to the driver of the car. Following a fight on Cedar street Ssaturday night, James McEachern, 105% Birch street south, and John J McClelland, residing at the corner of Birch street and Fifth avenue, were arrested on charges of disorderly conâ€" duct. Following a minor accident at Park Road and Schumacher Highway on Saturday afternoon, Eugene Lamourâ€" eux, 53 Commercial avenue, as charged with careless driving. He is alleged to have made a "U" turn on the interâ€" section, striking a car driven by Mrs A. Lapierre, 68 Kent avenue. There was little damage to either machine. Meanwhile there was no slackening of the rapid British push to the west. Advance units of the Allied command are reported to be approaching the imâ€" portant naval base of Tobruk, seventy miles away. British general headduarâ€" ters in Cairo announced toâ€"day that British mechanized patrols have estabâ€" lished a ‘"close blockade" of Italian forces at Tobruk, Marshal Grazianis next Libyan defence line west of Barâ€" dia. R.A.F. bombers made concentratâ€" ed attacks on Tobruk during Saturday night and Sundy and started one fire visible from Bardia. British advance patrols were said to be operating south of Tobruk to guard against any Italian attempt to counter attack against the British wedge in Eastern Libya. Greecks Go Forward Winter has closed down on the Norâ€" thern Greekâ€"Italian flank but to the south, the Gréeks are stll inching forâ€" ward. Fall of the Italianâ€"held Albanâ€" ian cities of Tepelini, Klisura and Valâ€" ona may come soon despite weather conditions or belated Nazl air interâ€" vention. Toâ€"day one of the fiercest Italian tank attacks of.the war. was broken up by the Greeks. _ Preliminary reports said that the Adriatic beach, south of Valona, was strewn with Italian déead and wounded. Weekâ€"end Traffic Accidents Light Police Here Report Little Girl Knocked Down by Car But Unhurtâ€"Minâ€" or Crash on Schumacher Road. Climaxing 36â€"hour offensive, with the Australian Expeditionary Force forming the spearhead of the attack, the important Italian city of Bardia, in Libya, fell ino British hands on Sunday. More than thirty thousand Italian prisoners, including the garriâ€" son commander and five senior generals were captured. In addition huge supâ€" plies of stores of every description were taken over by the Allied forces when the town was occupied. Single Copyâ€"Five Cents The Picneer Pape of the Poreupine Established 191#