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w P P AP P Ao m im h tA PP L C AL L ALC C AL t A record entry of ninetyâ€"ons rinks commenced play this morning in the Eleventh Annual T. N. O. Bonspicl, being held this week at the luxurious Curling Club, It was first estimated that the entry would not exceed cighty rinks but late arrivals swelled thé compctition to previously unheard of size. The large and uneven number of rinks gave the drawmaster. A. W. Jacob, a knotty problem at the outset and a preliminary round was incvitable from the start. As the draw now stands, fiftyâ€"four rinks will battle it out in the preliminaries, with thirtyâ€" goven receiving ‘byes. The opening compcetition is for the George W. Lee Trophy. Three clubs that in past years had not entered the T. N. 0. ‘spiel are reâ€" Ninetyâ€"one Rinks Started Off at 8.30 This Morning in Opening Competition For George W. Lee Trophy. Five Sutherland Brotk>rs Taking Part. Thirtyâ€"seven Byes Into First Round. """"""OO"""".' Three clubs that in past years had not entered the T. N. 0. ‘spiel are reâ€" presented this year, Pamour, Iroquois Falls and Timagami. Cochrane is also back after a lapse of several years with three rinks. J. R. Davis, of Kirkland Lake. who skipped his last year rink to the North. ern Ontario championship, will be dofending his crown in the various events. The only change in the perâ€" scunel of the rink is the substitution of W. H. Gauley for "Scotty‘" McDonâ€" ald, one of the best known figures in the North among devotces to the "roarin‘ game," With five brothers taking part in the bonspic!, no one could say that the Sutherland family isn‘t represented. D. Suthorland. W. Sutherland, and 1). A. Sutherland are members of Dr. Lou Hudson‘s McIntyre rink, "Dunc" Sutherland is skipping a Haileybury ontry and G. A. Sutherland is "second" on George Doggett‘s crack rink from Kirkland Lake. Four commercial travellers compose the rink of W. B. Harvey, of North Bay, but the quartetts of "drummers" have laid aside the brief cases and samples for the week to get down to the serious mpusinesss Of bringing home some of the curling trophies. The first event, the George W. Lee Trophy, is open to all rinks attending the bonspiel. The same conditions apâ€" ply to the Canada Northern Power. whils the Hillâ€"Clarkâ€"Francis trophy 18 open only to rinks losing the first gaime in the Lee competition. . Rinks losing their first game in the Canada Northern their first game in the Canada Northern ! e uen Powor event will be eligible for the| The Schubert Choral Sczriety is beâ€" Purity Flour Trophy. The Scotch Anâ€"|ginning rehearsals at once for _ "H.. M. thracits Coal Trophy will be competed|S. Pinafore," the Gilbert and Sullivan for by rinks losing the first game in the|operetta, to be presented the latter Hillâ€"Clarkâ€"Francis and those losing|part of April. Anyone interested "in their second game in the Lee Trophy.|taking part in his are invited to come The Dunbar shield is open to all rinks !lalong to rehearsals, 8 to 10 on Monâ€" losing their first game in the Purity day night at the radio station. Coroner‘s Probe Into Circumstances of Fatality at Hollinâ€" ger on January 17, Adjourned Until This Week. Jury Decided to View Working Place Where Fred Ladoucer Met His Death. Decision Deferred In Inquest Into Mine Death Refusing to bring in a verdict until after they had inspected the underâ€" ground working place where the acciâ€" dent oecurred,. a coronet‘"s inquest into the death of Fred Ladoucer, Hollinger miner. was adjourned on Friday night until this week.. Ladoucer was killed in the collapse of a sand stope on January 17 that entombed J. B. Minard and "Gus" Leino for many ‘hours. As 5 reosult of the decision of the jury, they will go underground, accompanied by. Crown Attorney Caldbick and Corâ€" onmner H. E. Montgomery and the actual scene of the fatality will be viewed and examined. H. Moore is foreman, of tht jury which is compased of R. Dudgeon, J. CG. Sinclair, R. Jones and Fred Adams. Mr M. J. Kelly, the first witness called in Friday‘s HMearing told the inâ€" quiry that from the examination he macde of Ladoucer it was quite evident that the man had died of suffocation. He was dead when his remains were dug out of the sand about two hours after the stope collapsed. There was no sign of any injury, the doctor said. J. Disley, mine captain, testified that the stope in question had been worked out and filled with sand for the past three years. Ladoucer, along with Mi. nard. Leino and Frank Winders, had been instructed to remove certain sup. porting â€" timber under the stope and install a "crown bar", so that a raise from the leve! below might be driven througzh to tihe 1400â€"foot level without smashinzg ihe supports Disley tolid the inquest thai he had personally inâ€" 1 Section 8 Pages Flour Trophy and all rinks losing their ‘\second game in the Canada Northern Power. The British Consois Competition will be playved by the finalists in the Lee Trophy and Canada Northeorn Power, along with the winning rinks in the Hillâ€"Clarkâ€"Francis and the Purity Flour. When the bonspiel opened this morning Mayor J. E. Brunette, of Tim. mins and Reeve Victor Evans, of Tisâ€" dale Township, extended a civic welâ€" come to the visiting curlers and offiâ€" cially opened the event by tossing the first two rocks. On page six of this issue a complet: list of all the curlers taking part in the bonspiel will be found, along with the draws for the gam>s commencing at 2.080 pm.. 445 pm. and 7.30 p.m One of the biggest attractions in conjunction with the event, will be a banquet to be held in the gymnasium of the McIntyre Community Building Wednesday evening. _ Every curler is invited to attend. R. J. Ennis, manager of the McInâ€" tyre Porcupine Mines, is the Honorary Chairman Oof the bonspiel comumittes. with I. A. Solomon and T. E. Newkirk as coâ€"chairmen. Gcorge A. Vaughan is secretaryâ€"treasurer, A. W. Jacob, drawmaster. and E. H. Hill, umpire. The Ontario Department of Highâ€" ways) have sont out a call for tenders for the building of a new concrete and steel bridge over thie Mattagami River at the foot of Hollinger Avenue. Plans will be available to prespective bidders toâ€"morrow and bidding will close on February 12. The announcement by the Department is particularly gratiâ€" fying to Mayor J. E. Brunette who has worked for the past two yeals to have the narrow Wilsion avenue replaced. Bridge Tenders Called Schubert Choral Begins Rehearsals for "Pinafore‘ pected the timber before the men started to work and found it to be in good, sound condition. After giving instructions he left to perform other duties in connection with his position in other parts of the mine. When the accident occurred, Disley was immediately advised and went to the scene. Rescue operations were commenced at once. He told the jury of finding Ladoucer‘s body in about five feet of sand. Until midnight, res. cue crews installed timber and shovelâ€" led the sand away but at this point, Minard, who was at the opposite end of the fiill in the dead end of the drift told the rescuers that they would have to spot because if they broke through. Leino would be buried. A twenty inch pipe was driven through the sand and about three hours later Minard was rescued. Leino was brfought to safety late Saturday morning. Mr. Moore, the jury foreman quesâ€" tioned Disley closely about the condiâ€" tion of the timber and the witness reâ€" affirmed his earlier statements with respect to the condition of the stope. He told the jury that it was not a cus. ; tomary practice to have a shift boss or leader present when such work was being done. "We do the same thingy every few days," he declared. He did say, however, that when the miners were sawing a post to make way for the "crown bar" they should have had another post alongside as a safeguard. "I thank God that I can still tell my story," said J. B, Minard as he (Continued on Page Three) Published at Tmmins, Ont., Canada Every MONDAY and THURSDAY Applicants {or pilot rating miust. 82| between the. age of eightecen and thirtyâ€"one _and have. an academic standing of junior matriculation‘ or I*s } equivalent, Observers will be accepted | between the ages of eighteen and thirtyâ€"three and must have junior matriculation or its equivalent. . The same age limit will apply for wirclessi operators and air gunners, who mustl have at least two ycears‘ high s:hooll training. | Recruiting officers for the Royal Canâ€" adian Air Forss will be in Timmins all this week and will interview appliâ€"| cants in an office in the basement of | the Post Office, Fourth Avenue. Fly. ing Officer E. C. Cross is interviswing the recruits, with Flying Officer M. D.| Wall as Medical Officer, and Lcading| Aircraftsman W. F. Colling as trade tester. | | } I | J Applications to be Received for Pilots, Observers, Air Gunners and Wireless Operators. Skilled Tradesmen, Radio and Electrical Mechanics Also Urgently Requirâ€" All varieties of skilled tradesmen are needed and applications will be taken regularly. Guards are also required, the age limit being from 32 to 48. In this rating a preference will be given to veterans of the first Great War. An acute shortage exists for radio and clectrical mechanics and appliâ€" cants will be interviewed for immediate overseas service. Flying Officer Cross pointed out that the purpose of their visit to Timmins and other centres. throughout the North is to save prospective recruits the expense of making trips to North Bay for examinations. No enlistments will be made but the applications Of successful candidates will be forwarded to Ottawa,, and placed on the list for immediate call. The recruiting office will be open all this week until Saturday at noon. Applications will be received daily from 9 am. until 5 pm. and from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. in the evenin2. Timmins police report the quietest weekâ€"end in some time. Even drunks were conspicuously absent and th@ charges laid concerned traffic act violations of a minor nature, \ Sergt. H. H. Robson, V.C., is to | ‘be appointed sergeant at arms of j the Ontario legislature. opening Feb. 19. He succeeds Sergt, Charles, V.C., who is on act.lvcz t service. N ed. Wt 4@AAA OA OR DAAA L LA L «t B4 ~<B DP 4 P * QUIET WEEKâ€"END TIMMINS,. ONTARIO, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD, 1941 office will be open all Saturday at noon. 1 be received daily i1 5 pm. and from 7 OFFICIATES AT OPENING OF BONSPIEL Weather To Be Clear And Cold Recent â€" Snowfalls â€" Brings Winter‘s â€" Total â€"Up â€"to Seventyâ€"two Inches. "Continuing generally fair and cold," was the forecast of Sydney Wheeler at Holilnger observatory this morning The temp@rature at 8 a.m. was twelve below. Anthony Kasper, of no fixed abode and many alilases was arrested here Thursday afternoon by Consitable Frank‘ | Auger, of the local R. C. M. P. detachâ€" ment on a charge of uttering a forged tenâ€"dollar United States bill. The officer had to pursue the accused for | two blocks on Fourth avenue before |\h> was apprehended. , In a statement to the police after being arrested, Kasper said that over the weekâ€"end he meyp a stranger from Toronto who offered him a commission to purchase high grade. As an indiâ€" cation. of his intentions the ‘rt.rangerl ;nesentcd Kasper with ten dolars. On Mcnday Kasper. claimed that he disâ€" the bill was counterfeit but | | decided to. pass; it â€"at some boarding house. He then visited the sstablishâ€" ment operated by W. Stefuriac on Fifth avenue and ordered a meal for which ho paid fifty cents, receiving nine dolâ€" lars and fifty cents in change. 1 Subsoquently Mrs. Stefuriac discovâ€" ered the bill was counterfeit and comâ€" ’plainod to the Mounted Police. Durâ€" ung the course of her conversation at the detachment, she happened to look | out of the window and saw Kasper walk ing along Fourth avenue.. Constable Auger rushed into the street but as soon as Kasper saw him, he took flight The fleetâ€"footed constable however !overtook the fugitive after a speedy | twoâ€"block dash. He was arrested and lodged in the local police cells and will appear before Atkinson toâ€"m#rrow. The ‘accused not unknown in local police circles and has made previous court appearances here,. Since last Tuesday ten inches. of snow has fallen in the Porcuping to bring the winter‘s total fal up to seventyâ€"two inches. This figure is practically the same as last year. Mr. Wheeler reports. Maximum and temperaâ€" tures since last Wednesday are: Thurs. day, 10 above and 4 below; Friday 12 above and 5 below; Saturday, 18 above and 10 below : Sunday, 14 above and 12 below Charged With Passing Forged Tenâ€"Dollar Bill Arrested Man Claims Stranâ€" rer, Wanting Him to Buy Highâ€"Grade, Gave It To Him. mg the course the detachmen out of the wind od son (P) 9 K. Eyre (Mc) 8; H. L. Gomoll (N 4. J. G. MacMillan, (K.L.) 10; A. W Pickering (Mc.) 9. wW. R. Rinn (P) 10; S. G. Eplett (N (Kap.) 8. R. Howey (H) 12; D. McGuire (Mc) H. G. Murdock (Eng Sharp (Pam.) 10 Jamieson (Mc) 3. D. Best (K.L.) 18 Harvey (N.B.) 8; H. Moscot (Mc) 7. A. F. McDowell (Mc) 10; W. Volume (Kap.) 4. 11.15 a.m. Draw Results H. Richmond (D) 10; F. Goddars (‘Tem.) 9. A. W. Lang (Mc) 14; B. Fraser (Eng.) 3. b"'"'""""""""""' _ First Results _ of Bonspiel _ _ H. A. Leach (Siseoe) 11; P. J. Doyle (Mc) 8. jorn (Mc) 10 (Timm.) 6. D. Clutchey (Timm) 14; D. Pilon (Nor) 6. H. Jones (Dome) 10; D. Sutherland (Hailey) 9. A: E. Ridell J. R. Hall (Mc) 8 Dr. H. Hudson (M¢ inson (Kap) 4. experienced bushworkers are still in demand at lumber camps throughout this area.. A number of companies have standing orders with Employment Office. s P PA AP P l AL O AP CAAAE C L P l PA LC > O P Reeve Victer Evans, of Tisdale Township, is shown above as he tossed the first stone to cpen the T. N. 0. Bonspic! at McIntyre Community Building this morning. His Worship, Mayor Brunette, of Timmins, also officiated in a simiâ€" lar capacity. E. V. Woolings (E) 10; E. L, Reid (T) J. Linklater (P) 14; J. W. Brown (N A. E. Stephenson (N.L.) 11; K. Kilâ€" A. Freeman (N.B.) 13; C. D. Steven. G. S. Drew (Mc) 9; J Â¥ PA D OAAA DA LA ALDO LA L D DA LA D B4 P DA m Despite the lateness of the season, McMahon (D) Linzhorne (N.L 11;: A. Husband ) 14; W. J. Robâ€" R. Walker Abrams (K the local Published at Tmmins, Ont., Canada Every MONDAY and THURSDAY Fall of Agordat Viewed As "Beginning of End" For Fascists in Africa British and Indian Troops Capture Italian Stronghold in Eritrea as Followâ€"up to Terrific Aerial Bombardment on Sunday. Gains Reported on All Fronts as Fascists Fall Back. Decision Made This Mornâ€" ing After Jurors View Fatal Working Place. Mine Death Accident Says Jury A verdict of accidental death was returned by a jury at the adjourned inquest here this morning into the death of Fred Ladoucer, Hollinger Miner. who died as the result of being caught in the collapse of a sand stope on January 17. Evidence was heard on Friday aftermnoon but the jury deâ€" clined to bring in a verdict until they viewed the underground working place where the accident occurred. They made the trip underground this morn= ing and a verdict was immediately reached. The findings Oof the » jury were:â€""We, the jury, have come to the decision that Fred Ladoucer met his death accidentally due to suffocation at approximately 9 a.m., Friday, Janu. Local Lady Skier Has Painful Mishap At Kirkland Lake ary 17, in 55a North heading East of 13, on the 1409 foot level of the Holâ€" linger Consolidated Gold Minss." Miss Ann Zuck Suffered Compound Fracture of Left Leg Miss Ann Zuck, popular young mem. ber of the Porcupine Ski Club susâ€" tained a compound fracture of the left leg in an accident on a practice Jump at the Kirkland Lake Club Sunday afternoon. Miss Zuck was Oone of a special train of skiers who were enâ€" tertained yesterday by the Kirkland Club. The ground under the small jump was rough and uneven but Miss Zuck had made it once before without accident. On the second attempt she was seen to fall with her l2g crumpled under her. Rushed to hospital, it was found that she had suffered a compound freeture. She was given an anaesthetic and the bones were set and placed in a cast. Doctors believe that the cast will have to be kept on for at least ten weeks and the young lady may be incapacitated for four months. Last Year Successful One for the Timmins Horticultural Society The annual meeting of the Timmins Horticultural Society was held at the Town Hall on Friday, 3lst. Jan., at 8 p.im. Appearance of Highway at Approach to Town Improved. Still Further Improvements Planned. Officers Elected and Reports Read are Approved at the Annual Meeting of the Society. While discussing the financial stateâ€" ment the rétiring president, Mr. Kncell, touched upon the extra strain imposed on the finances of the sgociety through not being able to take advanage of the offer of the Curling Rink for use as an exhibition hall during the Flower and Vegetable show. The Curling Rink was taken over at that time by the C. A. S. F. and the society had no other recourse but to engage the Timmins Arena. It was drawn to the attention of the meeting that there was no mention in the financial statement of any revenue accruing from the auction sale of exâ€" hibits that followed the Plower and Vegetable Show last fall,. It was pointâ€" ed out that the proceeds from the auction, amounting to a little more than fiftyâ€"six dollars were donated to the Salvation Army Red ‘Chield Fund for the purpose of buying extra food comforts for the local troops quartered in the Curling Rink. In discusszsing the work of the past year the meeting was informed that efforts to improve the appearance of the highway at the entrance to the town met with some success,. With the help of J. A. Carrol, Superintendent of Horticultural Socicties in Ontario, British â€" Empire forces are now threatening Italy‘s entire East African army with disaster, in a merelless drive from the North and South, supported by increasing thousands of Ethiopian warriors. The Italian army is estiâ€" mated to number 200,000 men. Commenting on the fall of Agordat, Italian stronghold in Eritrea. newsâ€" papers on the Continent predicted the end of Italy‘s African Empire. The capture of Agordat was announced in despatches from Cairo on Sunday, It was indicated that half the Italian East African army, based in Eritrea, was now in such a position that escape might be impossible and British and Ethiopian pressure was forcing the withdrawal of Italians from outlying parts of Western Ethiopia. _ British and Indian troops, who captured Agordat on the main railroad to Asâ€" mara, the Eritrean capital, and Masâ€" sawa. big Red Sea port, were reported to have sent a flanking column forty miles southward to attack the Italian right wing at Barentu, where a large force of the enemy is now trapped, Military circles said that there are only two roads leading out of Barentu and British forces are solidly stradâ€" dling both. In Northern Ethiopia, the Italians were in full retreat toward Gondar, closely pursued by fast British meâ€" chanized units, while intensified patrol operations caused a general falling back of Fascist forcees on the Somaliâ€" land Frontier. A terrific aerial bombardment paved the way for capture of Agordat, it was disclosed in late despatches loday. Within a few hours after its fall. Brit. ish mechanized units were in clos2 pursuit of retreating Italians who were withdrawing to Keren, forty miles eastward. Stubborn Retreat In Libya In Libya the Italians were reported to be fighting a stubborn rearguard action as they fell back along the coastal road from Derna to Bengast. British forces were harassing and disâ€" organizing them while the main body advanced for what was expected to be the final phase of the Libyan offensive. the Highway Dept., was prevailed upon to tear out the old road and to grade the space on each side 0f the highway between the Hollinger and the subway. Due recognization should be given to the efforts of Mr. J. Yates, the secretary of the Horticultural Society, who helpâ€" ed to bring this about. The Timminsg Horticultural Society hopes in time to see the space along each side of the highway between Timmins and Schumacher seeded to grass with clumps of shrubbery plantâ€" ed at intervals, and possibly a few specimen trees to matlch those in the Hollinger Park, still in project that will some day in the future extend along the North side of the highway. Transâ€"Canada Airways at Porquls Junction may be taken over by the Department of National Defence for use as an RCAF. training centre 111 conjunction with the Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The Porquis airport can accommodate the largest planes and is fully equipped with "beam" ete. It was announced unofficially today that the emergency landing field of Single Copyâ€"Five Cents The auditors report was accepted and the meeting proceeded to elect officers for the coming year as follows:â€" Presidentâ€"Mr. F. C. Hocking. Viceâ€"President â€"Mr. A. Rigg. nd. Viceâ€"Presidentâ€"Mrs. W. Spencer Secretaryâ€"Treasurerâ€"Mr. H, Curnow was not able to attend the wedding Directors:â€"Mr. Gzo. Hogg, Mr. W. Baxter, Mr. R. Neilly, Mr L, T. Rayâ€" nesford, Mr. J. Yates, Mrs. C. Briggs, Mra. J. ‘Mahl, Mr. J. H. Knell, Mr. H Manette, Mrs. M. McMillan. Auditor:â€" Mr. F. N. Whaley and Auditor:~â€" Mr. E. N. WwWDaAmy dn Mr A. R. Harkness. The financial statement for the Soâ€" ciety for 1940 will be published in Thursday‘s Advance MAY USE PORQUIS AIRPORT