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If conditions are anything like as serious as the authorities say at the present time (though the actions of the governments scarcely support these claims) then the people in such a desperate situâ€" ation will not worry much over the multiplicity of appeals when they know there is a multitude of serious needs. As a matter of fact all the Red Cross appeals to date have been largely over subâ€" scribed. The same is true of the Salvation Army Red Shield Fund. If some of the 6thet appeals not meet success it was due either t0: lack of understanding of the need or because fiw general public did not wish to subscribe as much to the particular cause for which particular ,gppeal was made.. So far as the public are concerned they have the right and the opportunity at present to subscribe to any and every cause as their conâ€" science may dictate This is one of the essential privileges of democracy. Patriotic people need not be unduly alarmed at any multiplicity of appeals, so long as the causes are worthy. It is their priviâ€" to make their donations according to their \wn beliefs in the needs and the desirability of the ppeals. To the argument that if there were only "one appeal, with all the consequent convenience to the people, it may be replied that ar~ benefit to the public in this way would be more than offset by the decrease in subscriptions to the outstandâ€" ing worthy causes. This has been found the case in the cities where "community chests" have been used to gather funds for local charities. In each case coming under notice the plan appeared to ’work all right the first year, but as the public beâ€" , ame accustomed to it and learned of all its impliâ€" £ / there was in nearly every case a general gling off.. It will be noted that in Toronto, Otâ€" Lwa and other centres the past year or two the *‘community chest" plan has had to be continued \pver such a length of time and with such insisâ€" tency and rebuke that it has constituted as great a nuisance as a multiplicity of appeals. In theory the combined plan of appeal for funds seems to have much to commend it, but in actual practise it is not desirable, for many reasons. One of these reasons is that it will not confine appeals to a single drive. There will be the drive for a certain group of favoured causes, but later all sorts of other appeals will be made to the public for other worthy causes. The chief objection to the combined drive, however, is that it will notâ€" indeed can not, achieve its purpose. Take the case of any ordinary wageâ€"earner in Timmins for exâ€" ample. If this man gave $100.00 to the combined drive, he would be considered as doing very well. A little investigation, however, will show that the average manâ€"considering all his donations to the severay worthy causes proposed to be combinedâ€" actually subscribes possibly two or three times a hundred dollars to these causes in the course of the year. It seems certain that no man is going to give as much to a single combined drive as he does now to the several appeals that are made. In the most of cases the average man would not be able to make such a donation at one time, even if he were agreeable to doing so. To this, of course, there will be reply that the proposed plan would provide for monthly or weekly donations, as is the gase in the plan of previous appeals. This does not help much as the fact is that appeals are made now on monthly, weekly, daily basis, but, because they are not combined into one stated amount at one stated date, are more generous because they come in easier fashion. Instead of trying to comâ€" bine all the worthy patriotic causes into one drive, a better plan would be to regulate the time of the call. One of the troubles at the present time is that there is too much tendency to "bunch" these several appeals in a few weeks or a few months If worthy causes were separated by a month or two in their several drives, it would be found that all of them would get the response they deserve, if they present their appeal in the right way. The present war is being fought for liberty and democracy, the people are told. Because of this, every attempt at regimentation and dictatorship should be fought at home, as well as abroad, when the evidence shows that the control is unnecessary in the interests of the people and the nation. It is not only the right of the people to say what they will contribute, but how and when they wish to make the contribution. The people should be slow to favour giving up this right. So far as the Timmins, Ont., Monday, January 6th, 1941 TIMMINS®S, ONTARIO Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€" Quebec Newspaper Association:; Class "A" Weekly Group TWO PHONESâ€"#Z6 and 2020 Published Every Monday and Thursday by GEO. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Hubscription Rates: Oanudaâ€"$3.00 Per Year. United Statesâ€"$3.50 Per Year â€" There is said to be plan under way at present to force all communities in Canada to make only one general drive for all war purposes, such as the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the K. of C. Huts, the L!gion War Services, the Y.M.C.A. and the several other similar causes. It is argued in support of the plan that there are too many calls these days on the people in general and that there would be general advantage if all these appeals were amalâ€" gamated. There is also mention made of the fact that the orgamization for each of these drives costs money and this expense is needlessly dupliâ€" cated by the number of calls each year. «ies M P P im P PAAA 4 PCA oi oo ty P P PA PP P P P P L PP L Cke YVorrupgine Advancee It is interesting to note that each recent weekâ€" end has brought some specially pleasing good news from the war zones, and some news not so good. The past weekâ€"end gave the news of the glorious work by the Australian and New Zealand troops and other British forces in capturing the Italian stronghold of Bardia, taking a total of possibly 40,â€" 000 prisoners in a few days and securing imménse quanties of food and other supplies, as well as a large amount of militay equipment of great value. In the conquest of Bardia the Australians covered themselves with glory, and this fact is of particuâ€" lar satisfaction to thoughtful people in Canada, giving another piece of evidence that the menâ€"of the Dominions and colonies are worthy sons of the greéeat Empire, the heart of which is showing such unconquerable gallantry and courage. News from the Greek front is equally pleasing, while there will be special gratification to Britishers in the fact that while Germany has been foiled in every attempt to invade Britain, British troops in recent days, are reliably reported as landing on nine separate occasions on Germanâ€"occupied terâ€" ritory, creating serious havoc on each occasion. These raiding parties, crossing the cham’xel in the darkness and using motor cycles, struck deep into France and fairly terrorized the German troops in the territoery attacked. These raids may be taken as a prelude to the greater raid planned for next Springâ€"or sooner. worthy causes are concerned the response of the people of Canada has been so ready and so generâ€" ous that there is no warrant or reasonable excuse for any attempt at regimentation or dictatorial control. to two chief factors. First, they include in their personnel all classes, all parties, all grades, and so have the pick of the ability of all the people. Second, they tackle the problems with only one thoughtâ€"â€"successâ€" and they :are held back by no minor issues such as party or profit. Instead 5f the government taking over all the voluntary serâ€" vices of the war, it would be a blessing beyond compare if the effective organizations and their successful efficiency could take over all the stumbâ€" ling services of the party government. Probably, the chief unpleasant news of the past weekâ€"end is the report that German troops are massed on the boundary of Bulgaria and intend to travel through that country to attack Greece from its northern borders. It would appear that the Nazis will be moving troops throngh Bulgaria in the next day or two, whether Bulgaria agrees or not. No doubt both the British and the Greeks are fully conversant with the danger from this diâ€" rection and are prepared to meet it.. With the Itaâ€" lians routed in Lybia, it may be practical to give Greece very material aid in its defence of its northern frontier. It is hoped also that Turkey will have something to say about any attack on Greece through Bulgaria. As for Russian interâ€" ference, it would be too much to expect any action from the Soviet until there is safe opportunity to stab someone in the back. If the Germans march through Bulgaria and meet the expected reverses at the borders of Greece, it may well be that the Soviet may play the same trick on Germany that Italy did on France and that the Soviet did on Poâ€" land. Here‘s hoping! A local gentleman the other day suggested that there shouldn‘t be any campaigns for funds for any war services, but that the government should run every necessary service and everything should be paid by taxes. The gentleman was somewhat startled and annoyed when it was pointed out to him that the present world unpleasantness was really due to the fact that a former paperhanger from Austria was able to sell that idea to the Gerâ€" man people with all that it implies. There are people who'profess to believe that democracies are wasteful and inefficient, but the truth appears to be that if the people can really be interested in any matter, they do much more economical and effective work than any dictatorial form of govâ€" ernment. Take the Red Cross, for example. Long before the Dominion Government seemed to be really aware that there was a war in progress, the Red Cross was effectively at work. The Red Cross had to wait for Canadian troops to land in Britain, but in the meantime they helped the British at the front in most effective fashion. Before the government could organize to get clothing, and boots and barracks for the boys, the Salvation Army had a generous supply of comforts, reading and writing rooms, and "a cup of coffee with a smile," at every place where soldiers were gathâ€" ered. Consider what the Legion War Services have done for the soldiers and their dependants made necessary largely by the ineffeciency of the government. Contrast the smoothness, the effiâ€" ciency, the speed, the logical precision with which the plans of these three organizations have been carried outâ€"the way in which they have met every emergency with a capability that warms the heartâ€"with the apparent dilatoriness and muddâ€" ling that is charged against the government. The three services named, and several others, might well be quoted as proofs that in reality the demoâ€" cratic way of life is the most efficient and the most economical. The success of the to two chief factors. DP OOAAA ACâ€"AP CA â€"AC LAAA â€"ALCâ€"A LA C â€"AC LAAA AC P PA A C PAAA CA AL ~A ) P DP P DP L S~P â€"Aâ€"G L L LAAA LA Aâ€"I iL PP various war services is due THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO Misses Vera and Ann Zuck spent the holiday visiting friends in Toronto. Miss Evelyn Barrett, of Hamilton,. w a visitor to Timmins last week. Mr. Ira Eckford was a visitor to Cobden last week. During the recent holidays Mrs. G Cassel visited relatives at New Liskeard Miss Lilian Sullivan was visitor to New Liskeard. Miss Margarect Dwyer, RN.J was recent visitor to her home at Csbalt Miss Eethel Fritzpatrick, of Demers Centre, Quebec, was a visitor to Timâ€" mins last woeock. Mrs. C. P. Duggan, of Ottawa, was a visitor to friends and relatives in Timmins last week. Mrs erty Mr.. J. C. L. Caron spent the Now Year‘s holidays at his home at Ottawa Mr. E. Senecal was among the reâ€" cent visitors to Bxentka near Now Liskeard. Mr. Melville Cotnam spent the holiday at his home at Demers Centre, Ottawa Valley. Miss Bernie Foley, of Kirkland Lake spent the New Year‘s holiday visiting friends in town. Miss Adrienne Desrosiers was a visâ€" | itor during the holiday to her home at New Liskeard. Leading Aircraftsman: Joe Block, left last week for Montreal, after spendâ€" ing Christmas and New Year‘s with friends in town. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burke were guests of friends at Kirkland Lake for the New Year‘s holiday. Mr. Bill Lacombe, of Val Gagne, was a yvisitor to town last week, spending a few days with his sister, Miss Marie Lacombe. Superstitious people should be able to get some joy out of the fact that there is only one "Friday the thirteenth" on this year‘s calendar. It is Friâ€" day, the thirteenth of June. ~Most years have two Fridays falling on the thirteenth of the month, and there was one recent year that actually had three of these supposedly unluckly combinations of day and date. So far as The Advance is conâ€" Miss Nettie Mainville, of Chap:au Pontiac County, Quebec, has been visâ€" iting friends in ’I‘immins during the holiday season. â€" Miss Ellen Harkness returned on Sunday to Toronto, where .she is inâ€" terning in Occupational Therapy at the Toronto General Hospital, after spendâ€" ing the holiday at her home in town. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Transom visited at the home of Mrs. Transom‘s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Heaslip, Englshart during the holidays. Mrs. Harry Chevrer chas "been the guest of ‘her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Asselin, Fort Coulonge during the past two weeks. Mr. Johnny Oltean, who has been a member of the Porcupine FPlying Club for many months, left last week â€"to spend a few weeks at his home near St. Catharines, before travelling to Trenton, where he will take special instructions to become an instructor with the R.C.AP, To "The Printed Word," the house journal of J. G. Johnstone and Associates, advertising counselâ€" lors, goes the month‘s prize for a wise and witty saying. Discussing the tribulations of the Liberal party in Ontario some years ago, "The Printed Word" says:â€""Not too long after, an onionâ€"grower named Hepburn was elected as Ontario leader, and he has been bringing tears to the eyes of the Tories ever since." The best linotype joke of the recent holiday seaâ€" son was the slip in The Powassan News, where it was stated that "the nomination meeting for the township of Chisholm will be hell in the township hall." <‘There was many a nomination meeting in Cobalt, Porcupine and Kirkland Lake camps in the years gone by that could have been aptly desâ€" cribed in that way. Mrs. J. Mills, of Englehart was a visitoar during the holiday season a; the home of her son, Mr. Keith Mills, and Mrs. Mills, Timmins. Mr. R. P. Kinkle, of Buffaloâ€" Ankerite, returned on Sunday after visiting his mother at Buffalo dunng, the holiday season. Mr. and Mrs. Ross and daughter, Both, returned last weekâ€"6nd + from North Bay where they were the guests of relatives and friends during the holidays. Italy is no militaristic nation a "standing" army! Miss Pauline Cuthbert, of Toronto is a guest at the home of Mr. and ‘s. D. Keeley, of the McIntyr2» Propâ€" ty, during the holiday. TCcent LCSTâ€"At South Porcupin: Arena on PAPERHANGING, PAINTING â€" ‘Tom New Year‘s Eve, lady‘s Westfield | Belisle, Phone 668. «»91tf Licutenant and Mrs. Gwyn Kinsey: WANTED have returned to Port Arthur, wherc: ciety, fa Lieut. Kinsey is stationed with the Alâ€"| on a b gonquin Regiment, after spending a few | Children days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jos. | interes t« Kinsey of 52 Hollinger avenue. _ 4, Mun Miss Doris Brimocombe, teacher on the Mattagami Public School staff has returned after spending the holiday at Toronto and Sundridge. town Mr. W. D. Watt, formerly of Timâ€" mins and now of Sudbury, returned home toâ€"day after a visit to her daughâ€" Miss Margaret Morrison left on Sunâ€" day to to Brantford after spendâ€" ing the holiday with friends here. Miss Helen Russell will return toâ€" morrow (Tuesday) to Branksome Hall Toronto, after spending the hocliday with her parents. Dr. and Mrs. N. H. Russell. Miss Mary Porter left toâ€"day to reâ€" turn to McDonald Hall after a holiday sBent with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. S. Porter. Mr. S. B. Rowlinson was a recent visitor to Kapuskasing, being the guest during the holiday season of his brothâ€" er in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hill. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Trowhill and son Ronnis, were holiday visitors to Hailâ€" eybury, being the guest of Mrs. Trowâ€" hill‘s; parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Trowhill. Miss Jean Laidlaw left on Sunday to return to Toronto where she is a studâ€" ent at Toronto University, after spendâ€" ing the holiday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Laidlaw Maple south. An item in the "Twentyâ€"five Years ago" column in The North Bay Nugget last week said that the 1915 curling season in Haileybury opened with a friendly game between W. A. Gordon and I. A. Solomon. C. Arthur Pritchard returned to Toronto on Saturday after spending the holiday at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. I E. Pritchard, 55 Tamâ€" arack street. He is a student at Toronto University. It would be a good idea for all motorâ€" ists who are continuing the use of their car s to note Jan. 15th has been announced as the very latest date on whith car owners will be allowed to operate cars without the new 1941 licensi» plates. Guests at the Douglasâ€"Wookey wedâ€" ding included:: Dr. and Mrs. M. L Keith, of Kingston; Miss Patsy Mc:â€" Larzcn, of Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Leonâ€" ard Wookey, of Toronto; Mr. and Mis. Wm. E. Douglas, of Toronto; Captain and Mrs. Richard P. Douglas, of Torâ€" onto: Mr. Murray Harding. of Torâ€" onto: Mr. Wm. Disher, of Toronto; and Mr. Don Finlayson,0f Ottawa. Amcng the Thornloe items in The New Liskeard Speaker last week was the following paragraph of local interâ€" est:â€""Mrs. W. Foster, who has been ill for a few months passed away Christâ€" mas eve. The funeral was at Thornloe on Thursday, conducted by Mr. Wihittle of New Liskeard and dburial in the local cometery. Many friends and relatives attended from Haileybury, New Lisâ€" keard and Timmins. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved family". Wacth with the initials, "I. L. R." <ngraved on back. Finder please phone 143, South Porcupine. ~2 It hasn‘t even Mrs Glen Smith, and friends in No, Julia! Hon. Mr. McQuesten is not calléd "Minister of High Ways," because of his highâ€" handed attitude towards the changing of the name "Swastika." b Another reason why the name of Swastika should not be changed to "Winston" is the fact that it might be confused with "Winton," in Sasâ€" katchewan. The best name for Swastika is "Swasâ€" tika." In the report of a wedding last week The North Bay Nugget lists one of the outâ€"ofâ€"town guests as coming from ‘"Winston." Canadian railway and post office guides fail to list any such place as "Winston.‘" Perhaps, the gentleman was one of Hon. Mr. McQuesten‘s odd tourists who are horriâ€" fied at the use of the word "Swastika" as a place A slightly inebriated gentleman having diffiâ€" culty in walking on the sidewalk on Cedar Street, stopped a passerby to say:â€""These slidewalks are slippery, aren‘t they," "In vino veritas!" a free translation of which would be, "When the wine is in, the truth comes out." cerned, however, the thirteenth is not considered an unlucky date, or there might be dismay at the fact that the thirteenth issue of this great family journal in this year of grace, 1941, will be publishâ€" ed on the thirteenth of February. SUPERIOR FUELS Phone 21230 for good coal and dry wood. 143 Comâ€" mercial Ave. â€"â€"82tf Mr. Johnny Kobzick Isft on Priday for Hamilton, where he will take up residence. Miss Gertrude Doherty spent the Christmas and New Year‘s holiday at her home in Englehart. Miss Mary Everard has returned to Toronto, where sheeattends the O. C. E. after holidaying at her home in town. LEACHâ€"In loving memory of Jackie, who passed away Jan. 5th, 1939. A light is from our household gon»e, A voizrs we loved is stilled. A place is vacant in our home, Which nsver can be fileld. â€"Mother and Daddy â€" 2p Jules Baderski has returned to Kingâ€" ston, where he is a student at Queen‘s University, after spending the holiday at his home on Tamarack street. Miss Mariann> Ccoper has returned to Toronto, where she is a student at Toronto University. Miss Patricia Carson has returned to Montreal after holidaying at her home here. Miss Barbara Lowe has returned to Toronto University after spending the holiday in town. Bob Sullivan has returned to Toronto University after a holiday spent at his home in town. Clair Baker has returned to Toronto University after spending the holiday at his home in town. Ross Service has returned to Toronto University, after spending the holiday at his home on Wilson avenue. Earl Walden has returned to Toronto University after a holiday spent at his home on Messines Avenue. George Darlingzx has returned to Houghton, Mich., U. S. A., where he is taking a postâ€"graduate course at the Michigan College of Mining and Techâ€" nology. H> spent@the holiday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Darling Wilâ€" son avenue. Don Hogarth left on Sunday for Qusen‘s University, Kingston, after spending the Christmas and New Year‘s holiday at his home on Hemlock street. Malcom Baker has returned to Torâ€" onto University after a holiday spent at his home in town. Miss Betty Dodge has returned Toâ€" ronto University after spending the holiday with her parents in town. Miss Janet Dye has returned to Monâ€" treal where she will spend a month, before returning to her home at the Dome. Miss Mary Stack has returned to Queen‘s University, Kingston, after a hcliday spent in town. Doug Sullivan has returned to Queen‘s University, Kingston, after spending the holiday at his home in town. ‘ANTED, by the Childrens Aid Soâ€" ciety, families willing to give homes on a boarding basis to Protestant children 10 to 14 years of age. If intere«ted, phone 855, or call at Room 4, Municipal Building, Timmins. TAKE NOTICE THAT that the Corâ€" portion of the Township of Whitney will apply to the Judge of the Distric| Court of the District of Cochrane at his Chambers at Cochrane, Ontario on Tuesday the 4th day of February 1941, at the hour of 10.00 o‘clock in the forenoon for an order approving th changing of the name Queen Street as shown on Plan Mâ€"8 (Sudbury) to Banâ€" nerman Avenue; and the changing o% the name of King Street as shown on Plan Mâ€"8 (Sudbury) to Young Streot. AND take notice that in such application will be r« fidavit of Wilbert Franl and such oral evidcnce as m before the Judge. DATED this 16th day of Dec DATED this 16th day of DeceomQr, 1J444. W. S. GARPBENER Solicitor for the Township of Whitney. 4 2â€"4â€"6â€"8 (From Sudbury Star) The proposal that United States inâ€" terests should send food shipments to Naziâ€"held European courntries is still a live issue, although it is finding no faâ€" vor in the British Empire. That Great Britain should â€" relinquish even fracâ€" tionally its strangle hold upon the Nazis seems unthinkable and doubtless with Hitler will be left the task of feeding the nations which he has brought under subjection. Which is as it should be. There has been no doubt left as to the policies of the Nazis in the counâ€" tries they have occupisd. G@rman troops and the civilians of the Reéich get first call on all available food. And the methods used in taking the supplies are not altogether honorable, as eviâ€" denced yesterday by the statgment of Crown Prince Olavy of Norway. Chungking, China, Jan. 4th â€"Chinese military headquarters .stated tonight that Japaness casualties since the start of the war, July 7, 1937 numbered 1,800,000 â€" killed and wounded. Olay, said that, as far as Norway is concerned, everyonsg knows that the Germans had requisitioned considerâ€" able amounts of and that the German army of occupation was being fed with Norwegian food. The Norwegian legation at Washington, coâ€" incident with the crown prince‘s reâ€" marks at a press conférence, issued a statement reporting shortages in some basic foodstufifs. $ The Germans are confiscating about 10,000 pounds of meat in Oslo daily, it said, making it almost impossible for Norwegian civilians to oblain bacon or meat. Eggs rarely reach public marâ€" kets since they are requisitioned direct.â€" ly from farms. Official statements such ‘as these should supply convicing evidence as to what would become of any food supâ€" plies shipped to Naziâ€"held lands. 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