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of pal nin CC use Of Mr. Carl tion on b completely Williams for a pl was a pa of the c Mrs. W were pre flower st of appre Mtr. and for the event were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Williams, and all this time the choir members greatly appreâ€" ciated and have remembered the kindâ€" ness of Mr. and Mrs. Williams in this matter.. A; one result of the appreâ€" clation, the choir on Thursday eveâ€" ning last paid a surprise visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Williams, taking a surprise "luncheon" with them ready for a pleasant social evening. There The Advance twenty years ago had the follbowing paragraph of interest:â€" "During the time that the Presbyterâ€" ian choir were preparing for their reâ€" cent very suceessful musical proâ€" gramme, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Williams showed particular attention and interâ€" and successful, but the e day evening exceeded al favour and appreciation." The Porecupine Mines d ball twenty years ago co teamsâ€"Hollinger, Timmi and th> Domeâ€"South Por district league was expsect teams from Porcupin teams from Troquois Fall rane Twent season â€" esting b min on the programmeâ€"that did not,reâ€" ceive and deserve very hearty appreâ€" ciation. All the pupils taking part showed a skill and knowledge that reflected the greatest credit on the talent of the pupils and the training of Mr. Schroeder. Aâ€" particularly popular feature of the evening‘s proâ€" gramme was the playing of the Junior orchestra which made a decided hit. Previous recitals by Mr. Schroeder and his pupiis have been very pleasing and successful, but the event on Friâ€" day evening exceeded all in popular favour and appreciation." ixsually pleasing event. ‘The evem,; (By Percy Ghent) proved so attractive that there was no! Tt was on the 6th of June, 1891â€" sufficient seatingy accommodation for* fifty years ago last Fridayâ€"that Sir all attending, and a number stood upé John A. Macdonald died. Fifty years quite willingly rather than miss what| ago on Wednesday of this week, the they considered a genuine musical| lith of June, he was buried. With treat. The programme was a long one,| his passing, Canada mourned her be!â€" but varied and attractive, and there}] loved statesman; the Empire a sturcdy was not a numberâ€"out of thirty items!| champion and builder. Sir John the on the programmeâ€"that did not ,reâ€"i statesman adorns the pages o‘ history ceive and deserve very hearty appreéâ€" | as the triumphant leader of the foundâ€" ciation. All the pupils taking part|ers of a nation, and the farâ€"seetng showed a skill and knowledge -:hati prophet and advocate of the Brittshn reflected the greatest credit on the| Commonwealth of Nations. For Canâ€" talent of the pupils and the training| adians everywhere, "Old John A." the of Mr. Schroeder. A particularly| man, has a rarer and a dearer fam>. popular feature of the evening‘s proâ€"| Among the great figures of the Dommnâ€" gramme was the playing of the Junior| ion, he won for himself first place in orchestra which made a decided hit.| the affections of the people. And the Previous recitals by Mr. Schroeder and| passing of half a century finds htm his pupiis have been very pl.easing' still enthroned there, undisputed and and successful, but the event on Friâ€"| undisturbed. June 4th. The following twenty yvears ag he pupils of H. was a big crowd Mr. Schroeder‘s hall on Friday present were df usually â€" pleasin proved so attrac sufficient seatin all attending, CGGO. ‘M. ~BIACk Toronto. J. Co of the auditors remarkably in paperâ€" â€" on Cowan‘s paper sions of Canad originality and tion. The vict presided and promptu numbe The formal 0 €Golf Cl twe yeq byâ€" nave cther othey not L At twent: to the Twenty years ago th the town of Timmins â€" law to establish a pu the town of Timmins. cess of the library duri has been in existence a a«ble benefit and pleast to so many here it is : dersiand the indifferen to chtain here twenty y matter. AS a matler 0j man went out twenty begged ratepayers to vote, so that the byâ€"l: some â€" weight. There votes cast, only two 0 being against the byâ€" hundreéed had to be turr out a vote, as only p eould vote on the byâ€" vote been an one in general, the vote w PAGE STX r-’-‘oooooooooooooo‘oooooooi ‘The MSUS nsus commissiont Temiskaming. * T wenty Years Ago From the Poreupine Advance Fyles aAa Ts SUS S Gore Mild pr "sissy"" laxatives merel cause a movement of the bhowels without effecting a thorough cleanâ€" ing out of the colon or large bowel. For this reason youa are misied into thinking that you are doing all you ean to oversome a constipated and Came a movent without effecting ing out of the co For this resason x Why Use A "Sissy" Laxative? ‘r stand ppreciat and Mtr rem | simill bad a| pleasant s narticular) choir a Williams resented itis or Mild Lr enoll tuall particular great 1t 11t and pie® y here it is the indiffere here twenty AS a matler t out twenty BRI iA 1€ s. Williams in home for th jlgeller th ilf of the chol ho had been ill matches 1J of â€" Haileybury d wi 10€¢ all oupat tecone stipation m which bhep sori¢ social ly lal thi 11 T‘in this ¢ durin HAI 1 1 fitting pleasan crg2 Wwere nany lMmâ€" on the programme. ning of the Timmins v o vears azso was$s on referencs was made to a recital given by . Schroeder. ‘"Thrre t the recital given by upils in the Masonic vening last, and all ahted with this unâ€" event. The event Wnn 11 during the ce and the easure it h is difficult rrence that ty years ag arise visit to the Williams, taking with them ready evening. â€" There ge representation event. Mr. and mng the evening . beautiful wicker with an address the kindness of Th the ness of percepâ€" dent, D. Mackie were many imâ€" ntion and inter of the OH Te ike ovenan p1I 2 houg the presentai hoir. _ Thoug! surprise, M § reply.. Th t social eve siness" of th no‘abl June is time of the several interâ€" held in Timâ€" ‘Op)e AaAw . for iA W fac ad â€" mo appoint Hugsh â€" r1€ th AIFS It atepayvers ET: all 1 hnt t] ind Cochâ€" rty Was the | udn practices. presentaâ€" Though rise, Mr. lIÂ¥y.. The out at ould ha _ only . s numb litkrary in i the sucâ€" e years it e remarkâ€" has been ult to unâ€" OM About ay wit yâ€"holde Had t 12 peop pla« TS. Impt 1A S ) in 1e 1 to un seemed in the ; libra d mad | the eople loubt and e on local and and | have l vot ting ected e of of by aryVy hye TS on the sidewalk. Reading the itself it showed this suggestio true.. The young fellow spit in t of a young lady he was passing Once you have proven the merits of Dr. Chase‘s Kidneyâ€"Liver Pills you will never return to the use of Twenty years ago The Advance nad a heading that a young man here was fined $10.00 and costs for not spitting on the sidewalk. Reading the article itself it showed this suggestion was true.. The young fellow spit in the face poisoned condition of the system. Those who know Dr. Chase‘s Kidneyâ€"Liver Pilis appreciate the value of a real medicinse which not only effects a thorough cleansâ€" ing of the colon or large bowel but also arouses the liver and kidneys to activity in filtering poisons from the blood. the enumerators for this immediate district:â€" T. H. Torrance and P. A. Macaulay for the town of Timmins:; W. S. Macpherson, for the township of Tisdale; E. H. Hill, for Whitney townâ€" ship; Ralph Halliwell, for Mountjovy and twentyâ€"six adjoining townships: Mr. Hammond, for Jamieson and eighteen adjoining townships:; Joseph Levine for Langmuir and fourts>n adjoining townships. Pollowing a custom carried through during most of the period of its existâ€" ence, the Timmins Football Club twenty years ago published a full statement of the finances in connecâ€" tion with the svorts day put on by the club on May 24th, 1921. By this plan the public knew exactly where the money came from and where it went to. "sissy" laxatives. Keep regular by using Dr. Chase‘s Kidneyâ€"Liver ills aonce or twice a week. Canada and Britain Mourned Death of Sir John A. in 1891 Captivating and capriciousâ€"that‘s a two word description of the lovely artist‘s models coming to Timmins, Monday, June 16th, with Conklin‘s huge "Frolicâ€"Land" Midway. The mermaids will display what the peaches will wear at the beaches this summer and just by way of being different, all of them can actually swim. They are pnictured above with Alf Phillips, Canadian water star WATER QUEENS HERE MONDAY ad‘‘* Midway. The mermaids will vear at the beaches this summer iL, all of them can szectually swim., Alf Phillips, Canadian water stas nothing bigger, brighter or bet.er than the ideals of Sir John A. Macdonald. In a speech as far back as 1861 he spoke of the British Commonwealth of was his Queen:; and n of prominence who lov ality and admired the statesman from Canad too. In the crypt of S edral, shortly afterward m( unve from The brd da mil f bronx iffirm hi inauf mem hem But ifâ€" by Macdonald + thcelogy of a: culation,. the a volums o| Britain alike dians had ta} their hearts loss of an int him as "JOF popular fam expression of official mo heartfelt. when he d journed for act:he Bs ceny." of a bij it‘s a membet "Sir â€".JOI the QOpp on is‘ infor Houst pilf join in] thing bi e ideals rIeve iIn apyp pIY WI vreath 1{1l ild b cdonald i napp ty Queen Vi iithful and of c its ki Aa VC rdetr h Queen sent Whi(g Roses Tineston came the little Scotâ€" a when the Battle of Waterloo ie news of the day, and the 11 of Napoleon created as much ig as the doom of: Hitler will, g. To Kingston on that June 1891 was taken the body of the t Canadian statesmen that he be buried, as he had wishea, the grave of his mother in the ul cemetery. And on his as ho rested in the casket was M Canada Does Not Forget safe r;‘" cither in the lau S ac There boy afte : | 11 he n lied il t aken him s that his ntimate f1 ochn A." maliarity, 11 memorial service in Wesâ€"â€" y told of the sorrow and the Motherland on Macâ€" h. In the congregation en: and many a Briton e who loved the personâ€" nired the wisdom of the om Canada, was there, crypt of St. Paul‘s Cathâ€" afterwards, a tablet was his honor. One by one tm Vietoria, memorials 1l bu that t 1} iite have arisen to But the "unforgéetâ€" nada are the meâ€" me ubmi SJJ a good time. "the honotr hnhne â€"time or I|: 11 1 € al for comâ€" ext week Juiie 18 a nickle 5: "From Her in memory of i servant." an oversts twinkle ereâ€" «At â€"â€"oncge uments to his jute, an Engâ€" > sympathy ~that in the his country lest memorial. There is the he brains of _ dramatically. the old chiefâ€" ker. His face his body was ate chamber, ion slackened 1 beat. . Serâ€" rywhere, exâ€" ra‘hl there is the ction which : man who 1 nation. His face tle in his in an agâ€" le gentleâ€" to hay thundel Tty i pi THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTMMINS, ONTARIO 9ss" the â€"onice s to his clure And rable later, L â€" ut ‘Nations that was to be, Canada was |first ceasing to be a dependency, said ‘Sir John, and assuming the role of an !nlly of Great Britain. Britain wouid | be the centre, surrounded an® susâ€" Vivid Description of the Sinking of the Liner Athenia _ Kiwanian Blenkinship commenced by telling how he and his wife decided on a trip to Europe in the summer of 1939 ITney motored from Kirkland Lake to Quebec and seven days later they were in France. He followed this with a most amusing description of what he termed some of his adventures in Paris. On August 22nd, however, he decided to leave France, as he found that feelâ€" ing there was intense and there were the rumblings before a national, maybe an international, storm. . They crossed to England, where things appeared more cool, but there seemed to be a feeling in the air that something was going to happen. In Scotland, there seemed to be still less tension, but beâ€" neath the surface there was the omiâ€" nous belief that danger was in the offtâ€" Ing. It was decided then to return to Canada, but Canadian sailings generâ€" tained by an alliance not only with Canada, but with Australia and all â€" the other~tUnits of the Empire. â€" And thers would thus be formed anâ€" immense confederation of free men; a mighty confederacy and bulwark of civilizaâ€" tion. C@uUC in mos tert (On to 1 ing the reference would be made in this . Mr. and Mrs. Blenkinship were pa gers on the illâ€"fated liner, and Blenkinship‘s description of the gedy was a most interesting and minating one and its graphic des tions, lightened by flashes of wit humour, impressed the gatherin special fashion. Kiwanian Blenkinship commenc telling how he and his wife decide a trip to Europe in the summer of Tnev motored from Kirkland Lal In T ference wanilan at t week Kirkland Kiwanian Gives Timmins Club a Graphic Account of Tragedy of the Sea. the Thursday lightened by ur, impressed 1 fashion. anian Blenkir how he and with to the address giv~ Blenkinship, of Kiri interâ€"club meeting ith the suggestion t FOR CANADAS ACTIVE ARMY Advance address Your King and country need you! The call to duty is ringing clear and men who Jove Canada and all this great Dominion stands for, will need no furâ€" ther urging; It‘s time for ACTION;: for allâ€"out effort! Our future, our homes, our faith, our freedom, are at stake! There‘s no room for talkers or skulkers ! YOUR hour, the hour of the FIGHTING MAN, is here! Make no mistake about it . . . This is your call to duty . . . Canada‘s Freedom is Threatened . . . You are needed now DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE e there was reâ€" given by Kiâ€" Kirkland Lake, ting heéere last m that further e in this issue. p were passenâ€" liner, and Mr. n of the traâ€" sting and illuâ€" raphic descripâ€" aes of wit and â€" gathering in Some of these had to be over as the listing of the boat mad possible to use all the lifeboats description of the waiting for $1,.30 per Day with Board, Lodging, C_Iothms. Medical and Dental care proâ€" vided. Dependent Allowances in Cash: $35 to wife, $12 each per month for no:t more than 2 children. A soldier with wife and 2 children collectively receive a total of $99.30 per month. é)('l‘k}\- Rates varying from 25¢ to 75¢ per day for skilled tradeâ€"men while employed. ally were cancelled. It appeared to be impossible to get berths, but eventuâ€" ally someone cancelled their sailings and Mr. and Mrs. Blenkinship secured the two berths thus left vacant. They sailed from an English port the day war was declared On the boat, the at night torpedo â€" that as went out ing stun the ears. find his the â€" sury reach th kinship were ab ally were cancelled. It appeared to be ‘ | some were lost in effort to rescue them impossible to get berths, but eventuâ€" from the boats Eventually a clever ally someone cancelled their sailings :‘ “d“iptau:“ of tdhewpull:'ymand ta‘ckle variety was use ge e survivors and Mr. and Mrs. Blenkinship secured from the lifbbats to the deck, of the sailed from an English port the day in one boat were lost when the boat war was declared,. On the boat, the: drifted under the propelior of the Norâ€" Athenia, there was the usual talk about wegian ship. The Norwegian ship took submarines, but the general beliet wus them back to Ireland, and Mr. Blenâ€" that the real danger to be faced was. kmsmp spoke, in warm terms of the from the air. on Sunday morning,| generous and kindly hospitality of the there was church service, that many | Irish people. At first there seemed to attended. ‘There was little excitement on board the ship and as night came everything seemed to be normal, peaceful and quiet. About ten o‘clock at night the Athenia was struck by a| know where they got it all. torpedo or mine. Mr Blenkinship said that as the vessel was hit all liglms went out. The feeling was one of beâ€" ing stunned by a blow on the head or the ears. He started down to try and| | steamship find his wife, but was forced back by the surge of passengers seeking m reach the top deck. Soon Mrs. Blenâ€" kinship joined him on deck.. There were about twenty life boats for Some of these had to be overcrowded as the listing of the boat made it imâ€" use l nothing supplied to the survivors but stacks upohn stacks of bread and butâ€" ter. "I never saw so much plain bread and butter in my life before. T don‘t Anyway, I never tasted anything so good beâ€" fore,"" said Mr. Blenkimhip The Irish people went "all ou." to entertain thelr guests, Mr. Blenkinship said. The authorities were â€" equally thoughtful. Clothes were supplied, a whole hotel taken over for the accomâ€" modation of the survivors, and the Adâ€" miralty added its kindness to that shown by the others. *Â¥ _ ‘% 3 *# # A R E *# t it. _ : * uen eels *# '0 AA, #* '00.”." *# # # #* *# *# *# + *# #* # *# #* *# Ld #* * 4 #* ® # #* *# * #« ® *# #* 00:00 # *# #* # * #* # L #* # #@ * *# *# esfes # # *# * *# v* *# % ## eefes ## # * “'“'“' C /Â¥ /Â¥ ”. # ". #._% s *e w* *# « #* * # '..00 # w #. * .0.00. t. «t. .t ’00.00. '0 C 05â€" *./ * 0.".. Canada‘s great mobile army, equipped with all the finest weapons of modern, mechanized warfareâ€"tanks, armoured vehicles and guns of every calibreâ€" stands ready to your hand. Join it NO W! Be a vital cog in this fastâ€" moving, â€"hardâ€" hitting FIG HTING machine. jJoin up in answer to Canâ€" ada‘s call ! Join up and smash the Hun ! #° 6. 000. 6 in io ns dn #*% #@ _ .00. ¢ ..'. '00.10'00' .'0 # w# .0 :% :% :% .0'.00.00. #, .# * *» ## *# .0 ®# .0 toate«t * ®# .“.“ e estes ## JP MA# , *# La *# # *, .*® +**,** ##* ®. *# #* 2 a®, s *o w# _# # .00.“ * '00 '0 w# ® 00' *# *# #* * .%* * * °®% La * Some weeks ago The Advance Pubâ€" lished a letter written to a Timmins lady and smuggled out of unoccupied France. It suggested that conditions in unoccupied France were even wokse than in the part directly controlled by the Nazis. The suggestions in the letter pubâ€" lished in The Advance have been fully Canada‘s Active Army needs men for Artillery, Engineers, Signals, Armoured Cars, Tanks, Infantry, Transport Supply, Medical, Ordâ€" nance and other branches of the service, The Army is prepared to teach many trades and to train you to handle Canada‘s weapons of war efficientlyv. story of Privation in Unoccupied France Now Apply to nearest District Recruiting Office or any local Armoury CGo to your nearest District Recruiting Oflice. â€" Find out about these units; how they work, what they do. See just where you‘ll ht in: see where any parâ€" ticular skill you possess can best be utilized. Then join up for ACTION! We have several Trucks, different makes and models from % to 5 ton. all in good condition. That we will trade for LOTS OR PROPERTY Phone 718 or 2174â€"w Opportunities most bothers Joseph Stalin these days is, if Hitler decides to march to the Middle East via Russia, will he be able to take over the necessary steppes!â€"North Bay Nugget. "The winter was so severeâ€"so hard to get coal or wood or fuelâ€"We . .. went to Nice." Returning to their home, Mme. B. writes: "We find that life is becoming more and more diffi«â€" cult, almost impossible for people who have not a piece of land, some fow! and vegetables, etc., which is our case, A pound of sugar a month, no tea, half a bottle of oil at the most for the month, no bacon, hardly any butâ€" ter or cheese:; difficulties to get Ssome beef or other filesh once a week. We are just nearing starvation. We hawve so many millions to pay daily in g00ds to the Germans and Italians that there is hardly anything left for the FÂ¥ench. And there are distressing cases in many places! People who lost everything in a few hours! Thapk you for your prayers. We do need them. We are living in a time full qf tribulation and darkness. But, thanks be to God, the morning is coming, . May the Lord help us ta stand." borne out by other letters and informâ€" ation coming from unoccupied France. Under date of April 11, 1941, a French pastor‘s cultured wife (a former misâ€" sionary in the Southern Pacific) writes Revr. W. F. Roadhouss of Toronto (a censored letter) as follow THURSDAY WORRY FOR JOE ## *# # .” .“ .“ *ve* w _ ® l'fl’Q'