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Canadian Legion Has Contributed Valiant Service to the Country and Given Practical Aid to Many in Distress. Wt Mayor Emile Brunette has issued following appeal for Poppy Day Saturday, Nov. 8th, when poppies beaoldlnddottbeweu work of Timmins Branch No. 88 Canadian Leâ€" gion. The mayor urges that everyone should,. buy a poppy and wear a poppy on Rememberance Day. The poppies are made by the Vetcraft shops. That means that every poppy sold means so much help to aid disabled veterans of the last war. (It means also that the extended welfare work of the Legion will be carried on as in past years, the on will and it will show that the soldiers of this war and the last one have by no means been forgotten,. â€" s To All Citizens: The local [Branch of the Canadian Legion has designated Saturday, Novâ€" ember 8th, as Poppy Day in Timmins. The sacrifices made by our Canadian men and women during: the fateful years, 1914â€"1918, and in the present conflict, re again recalled as we obâ€" serve Remembrance Day, and a thankâ€" ful people hold in grateful rememâ€" brance the courage and heroism of our soldiers, sailors and airmen, who died in the cause of Freedom. ‘The difficult conditions existing at the;present time offer : a: challenge to us to respond even more merously ‘The Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League has contributed vaillant service to this country in helpâ€" ing to heal the scars made in the great conflict and has brought comfort, couâ€" rage and practical aid to many in disâ€" Fighting their way through a strong mortherly gale, big fourâ€"motored Brisâ€" ish bombers. penetrated far into Gerâ€" many last night in a series of devastatâ€" img ids that caused extensive damâ€" uemmmmmtms Hallowe‘en Tea and Sale by Women‘s Institute is Very Successful Event: Many Women from District Enjoy Hospitality of Women‘s Institute at Delightfnl Event on Wednesday Afternoon Pleasantâ€"Setting is Attractively Decorated. s Saturday afternoon, when the memâ€" bersotmwwahmfim.ctedas habenastothdrmanymendsfmm ‘Timmins, Schumacher, South Porcuâ€" pine, and other points in the district. The event was one of the season‘s most successful afternoon and baking Popples. and colourtm Hallowe‘en; man, ,mofltsadumedtbofiofl%rfidlonaeme Saturday afternoon, when the memâ€" %‘Lfl* bersotthnwwalmuhmawtedu ‘att n«mwmmmmmmm ‘Timmins, Schumacher, South Porcuâ€"| tap r io en t C d 240 m Strengthen the Hands of the Legion, Says Mayor of BOMBERS DARE STRONG GALE Yours sincerely, October 20th, 1941 J. E. Brunette, Service Station Thieves Still at Large After Theft Broke Into Shéll .Service? Station at Subway | for thieves who broke into the Shell Service Station at the subway early on Sunday mormning o0f this week, The thieves got away with $280.00 in cash dow at the rear of the service station lugged the safe into the garage parnt of the service staticn and used an aceteâ€" lymne torch to melt the hinges and reâ€" move ithe door. Afiter they had looted through another window at the front part of the building. > f Police siaid the thieves used their awq' ttach to do the job and deft very few. clues toâ€"work. on. Nothing : but the cash in the safe was takenâ€" although there ‘was much valuable equipment in the garage part of the service station. Police. are of the cuinton that it â€"was experienced thieves who did the .job. ‘The Timmins firemen will hold their mmmmowemdanoeatthea.iver- sfde Pavilion ‘tomorrow (Friday) night. Music fort.heocoasionwfllbesupplizd by Henry Kelneck‘s orchestra, and it is an event that should be well attendâ€" flwaccaaionwfllbedlstflmheddufing man, while vecal numbers were preâ€" sented by Mrs. Worthington and Mrs. Two charming pupiis of Mae ‘atts, and two of Margaret Eastonâ€" Shields‘.talented dancers, performed former were Miss Helen Major, in a white satin and fur costume, and litâ€" tle Miss Rayette Brochu, a sixâ€"yearâ€"old whose dancing was a delight.: Little Misses Ruth Wilson and Patricia Corâ€" nell were Mrs. Shields‘ puplis who perâ€" formed in their kilts as dainty Scottish lassies, with the Highland Fling and "lowe‘en Dances. which was composed of: Mra. P. Henderâ€" Lon, Mrs. J. Dicker, Mrs. G. Lory, Mrs. Atkinson,. Mrs. Venner, and Mrs. D. WKilis. Members of the decorating comâ€" mittee spent Tuesday in preparing the hlllfa'tliemnt.phnnmctheem The Hallowe‘en. dance by the firemen The date again is tomorrow night, vent~This Year Expected to Top All Previous Halâ€" Local Boy Attains Degreéee of Doctor Leonard McFadden Now Profegsor of Mathematics _ at Blacksburg, Virginia. â€" ofâ€"Philosophy Hos‘s of friends in Timmins will be interested to know that Leonard Mcâ€" Fadden, who had so creditable a's_cbol_- now Prof. Leonard McFadden, BA., M.A., Ph. D. A son of Mrs. McFadden, 2%6 Floral Park, Leonard McFadden was born in England, and came to Timmins with the family when he was a lad of eleven. He attended the Mattagami public school and the Timmins High and Vocational School, graduated from the latter in 1982, after a very creditâ€" able record there. He attained his B.A. and M.A. degrees at Queens Uniâ€" versity in Kingston where ‘he was awarded a Gold Medal for his work in Later, he was awarded a Fellowship in Brown University Providence, Rhode Island. He conâ€" tinued his education at Brown Univer» sity for four years, and on Oct. wtn of this year had the Doctor of Philoâ€"« sophy degree ‘conférred upon him, at ‘the age of twentyâ€"cight. He is now on the staff of the Virginia Polybohnic Inâ€" stitute in Blacksburg, Vlrginia, A4 Professor of Mathematics. Dr. Barry‘s Mother Passes Away at > Her Home in Toronto Widow of Engineer Who Built Niagara Dam. Dr. and Mrcs, J. E. Barry, of Timmins, left on Saturday for Toronto, called to the city by ‘the death of (Dr. Barry‘s mother, Mrs. James iBarry, who passed away on Friday, Oct. 24th, at her home on Hilisdale avenue Tonento. The late Mr. Banry, who was 78 years of age at the time of her but a ehild came to jleflfhm parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Rennie, from Abérdeenshire, Scctland.. They settled at Niagara Fally in 1870. En 1884 she married James Barry, conâ€" smncbicmeugmeer from Batlyuir‘st, NJB., ‘who carried out some of the most diffiâ€" cult work on the construction of: the Canadian Pacific Rallway . along the north shore of Lake Superior. He was also nated in engineering circles| for his success in building the first coffer dam Niagara Falls in 1905, but Mrs. Barry continued * ‘to li’ve ithere until 1914 when she moved to Toronto where she member of Deer Park United Church andhadwidecimlessofmmd.s She is survived by two sons, William H. Barry, of Califonta, and Dr. Jamm!:. Barry, of Timmins, and three daughâ€" ters, Mrs. Roscoe R. CGiraham and the Missest Ida and Grace Barry, ofâ€" Torâ€" cnto. WThe funeral was held on Monâ€" day from her late residence in ‘Toronto, interment being made at Niagara Falls, Almost Twoâ€"Thirds of an Inch of Rain Feéll as Well. Cool Weather.Coming. Six Inches of Snow Last Week Almosbsixmchesotmhasfanen in the past week in the Porcupine disâ€" trict The mow is not expected to stay for good, though. It fell on four difâ€" ferenmnt days with the biggest snowfall commg on Sunday inches of snow: t coy both snow and rain and at eight o‘clock this moming almost a third of an inch little rain. (Almost twoâ€"thirds of an inch of rain fell in the past week. ‘This mxsmeamymfi the year arnd little hope is seen for good weather for some time yet. * â€" Temperatures for the past week were: Unablb to Handle All Appliâ€" cations Received During Officials of the Royal Canadian Air Force stationed at North Bay announcâ€" ed yesterday afternoon that they would be making. another trip to Timmins in the near future, Theéy were flooded with so many applications on the last trinp that they were umtable to handle them all and they are coming back Dates set for the return jJourney to this district are given as November 5th, 6th and 7th. During those three days any applicant can be interviewed, mediâ€" cally boarded and sent to Manning Pool:. Applications will be accepted, for all branches of the service, pilots, obâ€" servers and ground crew members are Firemen Extmgulsh Two Fires in Auto Motors Last Week R.CAF. Mobibe Recmi.tmg Unit will be stationed in the basgement of the Four of Five Calls for the Week Come in on Satur- day. ‘ Saturday of last weeck was a ibusy day for the Timmins firemen. In the week they answened five calls and four ofwfihqn came cn Saturday. Three of At 935 Saturday morning the calls started to comein. <The one was at 41 Fourth.avenue where the occupâ€" ants noticed a lot of smoke coming mwmmâ€"~~emm~w{ men. Mwa;mmelguttthefirer men stopped the smoke from pourhng it of the furnace. | Ait 4.20 in the afternoon the firemen were called to the Empire Hatel where car: motor was burning on ‘the street in front of the hotel. A short circuit had started ithe blaze. Damage amount- ed to about fifty dollars. A phone call at 5.31 sent the firemen hurrying to 169 Maple streét south, ito extinguish a chimney fire. AÂ¥9.52 anâ€" at.hm*eansawtheflremeninacmonat 2180 Wende avenue where another chimâ€" ney fire was in progness. to five the firemen were called to 68 Wileon avenue where another car motor had bnrokem into flame. It was a short circuitt that started this blaze as well end firemen had the trouble fixed in shont order. There was very little damâ€" age to the car motor. Study Course in Speech Training and Choral Speaking â€" Announcement Made by the Timmins High and Vocaâ€" tional Schpol. _A.special announcement comes from the Timmins High and Vocational Sehool. saving that Miss Cecile de Banke, of the Department of Speech, Wellesley: College, Massachusetts, will be at the school from Monday, Novemâ€" ber 3rd, to Saturday, November 8th, to conduct an intensive study course in speech training and choral speaking. Miss de Banke has kindly offered. to come to Timmins for a fee lower than that usually charged, and therefore, the sghool is able to offer .this course at a lower rate than that paid in Toronto. The Timmins High and Vocational h. ne t o stt bwl Last Visit Here. Echool explains that Miss de Banke is an Englishwoman who has had wide experience in all that pertains to her work in the speech arts. Bhe was a pupil of Max Reinhart, and as a direcâ€" tor and actress came in contact with all kinds of . stage presentations. She is a Licentiate of Guildhall School of ‘Trinity College, London, and has taught, trained teachers, and founded schools in all phasps of public speakâ€" Speaking" has paced her as an expert, as has her direction of speaking choirs in the United tates. Applications â€"for the classes which will be held each evening, from Novemâ€" budtomberath,commencing at 86 o‘clock and continuing to 9.30 pm., may be sent to the Timmins High and Vocational School, and further enquiry may be made there. It is urged that applications be sent in at the earliest possible moment, as arrangements must be made for illustrative material for a Nttle more serious. Sixtyâ€"five Men â€" Are Sent Into Army From Here Hundred and Seventyâ€"Nine are Interviewed and Hunâ€" Oone hundred and seventyâ€"nine men were interviewed at the local recruitâ€" ing offices during the month of October according to figures released by recruitâ€" ing officials yesterday afternoon. Of this amount one hundred and thirteen were medically examined and sixtyâ€"five of them passed their medical and were sen}t to different army units. Eight more men were recruited during the month from Kapuskasing, and Hearst. During the past week fifteen men were medically examined and despatchâ€" ed to various units Two of the men who were sint into the army during the past week were sent to the Canaâ€" dian Postal Corps stationed at Ottawa. This is the first time that the, local recruiting office have despatched: any men to that branch of the army. The men were, Roger Lapalime and Richâ€" ard Lapalme. They left on Tuesday afternoon. Four men were sent to Toronto on Monday night of this week. They will join army units; of their own choice in the Queen City. The men who left for Toronto were: Smith Clarke, Arthur Smith, Edgar Thorpe and Austin Stanley Watson. On Satâ€" urday afternoon Howard Patterson Conn and Thomas Merle Nelson left for Camp Shilo where they will be attached to the first battalion of the Algenquin Regiment. Gustave Reichelt left on Monday for Toronto where he will join an army unit this week. ‘George Hext, Henri Morin, James McQueen, Martin St‘.ra.md,| Aimes Lavoie and Roebert Adrien Wallâ€" win all left on Thursday of last week for Toronto where they will be amta.oh ed to some army unit, ‘There is still a bigâ€"demand for reâ€" tuits in ~Timmins . â€"â€"andâ€"â€"anyâ€"~person wanting to join the army can get an interview at the armouries at any time, Officials at the armouries are pleased _ to discuss any ‘branch of service with Frank Skelly Wins Wings and Rank of Sergeantâ€"Pilot broughit to bear on anyone who asks for an interview. Medical boards are held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10 o‘clock and any recruit waniting to get put_through can call at the armouries any time before twelve o‘clock on those days. Ameong ‘the visitors to town this week were Mr. R. S. Skelly, formerly of Timâ€" mins, and now of Kirkland Lake, and his son, Frank Skelly, who last week had his wings pinned on at Uplands Ottawa, by l(Air Commodore Walsh, at one of the biggest wing presentations ever held at Uplands. Mr. Skelly and son visited \his brothers T. A. Skelly, street, and other friends in town and for several years and has been a frequent visitor here since the family moved to Kirkland Lake. He is well known and popular here, and so all will be interested to know that he graduated from Upands, ranking third highest in his class on final examingâ€" tion and with firstâ€"class honours in Hundreds at Funeral of Late Dr. Moore at Haileybury Rev. J. D. Parks Conducts ‘ Gervices. fiying. ‘He is on leave at present but leaves in a few days for Halifax. â€" dred and Thirteen Mediâ€" cally Boarded. from all over the North paid their last sad respects to this kindly medical man and helpful citizen. ~There were thinty or more from Timmins at the funéeral. funerals in recent days in the North was that of Dr. Herman H. Moore at formerlty of Timmins, and now of High Park, Toronto, conducted the funeral services in most inpressive way. He spoke of the many high qualities of heart and mind of the late Dr,., Moore. Rev. Mr. Parks, who kneéew Dr. Moore very well through a long residence in Sergeantâ€"Pilot Frank Skelly lived in , 1941 said that Dr. Moare would Germans are Reported to Have Smashed Their Way Deep Into Crimea Sector Dangero_qs Breakâ€"Through on Orel Front is Reported Two New Police Added to the Timmins Force Dangerous Breakâ€"Through on â€"Urel. Front is KRepOrted. . Tula, Hundred Miles South of Moscow, is Said to be Menaced. â€" London Reports Russians Counter Attacking Delbert J. Christenson and William M. Craig Are Hired Yedterday ‘Afterâ€" the Timmins police force at a special meeting of the Timmins Police Comâ€" mission yesterday afternoon, to replace Constables© Guolla and Atkinson, who were discharged the night before. ‘The .bwo new men are local fellow who were working at the Hollinger Mine. Neither of them have had any previous experiâ€" etnce as policemen ~â€"Deifbert James Christenson, 114 Birch street north, was one of the new men hired. ‘Constable Christenson is thinty William Mervyn Craig, 1044 Laidlaw street was the other man hired. Conâ€" stable Craig is a real local product, having attended school in Timmins for years,. He is twenityâ€"five years old and is married. He has two children. Both men were hired in the customâ€" Additional Charges by Timmins Poli¢e sixâ€"month probationary period anid if they are acceptable after that time ithéy will be appointed permanently. Trio Are Already Facing Charges Laid by Provinâ€" cial Police of Theft. Frank Miller, Jack Rochon and Glyn Morgan, three young fellows who are already facing a variety of ‘thefi charges in police court are now charged with another set of new charges. Timâ€" mins police lodged charges against the youths Tuesday afternoon after a long investigation. (The new charges against the youths are in addition to the ones that they are already facing. One of them is that the three did ‘steal two suitcases containing clothing, a camera and Opera glasses from a car owned by Jack Duffy on October 12th. Another charge is that they stole n outbhoard motor and some tools from boathouse. The motor and tools were the ‘property of Napoleon Lacasse, of 96 Main avenue. ‘This theft occurred on October 17th. Frank Miller is facing an additional charge of wilful damage to property, This charge was laid at seven o‘clock on Tuesday night when he was disâ€" covered doing some damage to the cell block in which he was lodged. He was stuffing the keyholes with paper and other substances. â€" He is also reported to have damage some of the locks in <â€"the cells. ‘ Cost of Living Bonus Needed for Soldiers‘ Families, Says Teck Reeve Reeve R. J. Carter Endorses Idea in Resolution Sent the Government by Timmins Branch of the Legion. . Solâ€" 4 diers‘ Wives ond Families Feel the Cost of Living More Than: Most. * t ecidiers‘ families sfiould be given Specialrderuwehasbemmademmamflomiers.tangw . The Advance to the patriotic work of | the benefit of the cost of living bonus. the Timmind Branch of the Legion to\ Heve is one paragraph from Mr. Cartâ€" secure a fair deal for the dependants| er‘s remarks:â€" of soldiers. The resolution passed by! "We place our dependence up u:: the Timmins Branch on WW[W here.aqasl__@road. We : 5 + * s aP98 2 ul un uol s o 00 2l o s .‘h Fiercely. noonl. , gependants in the "cost of living bonus" ts on in i ts it -â€"v- ormxdouwrvaystoassw.them Reeve R. J. Carter, oimrkhndmke this News. Reeve Carter pokxted out that soldiers‘ families were juwt as mauch affected by the cost of living toâ€"day as were any others. Indeed, in some ways the soldiers‘ familiés would feel { A% .fl.’td‘ Furious Axis drives are reported to have struck into the Crimea through the Orel front towards Moscow. It | was admitted that the threat to Moscow d e from the south was increasing as the Red Army was falling back yard by yard. The extent of the tremendous drives are indicated by the fact that Tula, railraod town which is a hun= ‘dred miles south of Moscow, is being menaced. This fact confirmed the in= dication of an advance from Orel toâ€" * ward the Red capital. If the German push into the Crimea, is confirmed, it will be a serious blow to the Red Army and a drastic change in the situation threatening Rostov and the Caucusus oil fields. The Gerâ€" mans say that the Russians have been forced to give ground in the Crimea and Donets basin. [ +5 * The German reports say that the Nazis have been forging ahead north and south of Moscow in a great pincer movement despite incredible weather handicaps. They further claim to have broken through the Russian deâ€" fences to the Crimea which juts into the Black Sea, after ten days of hard fighting. The London reports say that the Russians asserted that after stopping a gigantic German drive on Moscow they were counter attacking fiercely. at points along the entire front and had made successful tounter attacks on at least six sectors. In only one sector, at the northern end of the line, have the Germans succeeded in making the slightest advance. Marshall Timo«â€" shenko. .was reported to be moving heavy rg‘intorce;qents to Rostov. | "Ankara, "Titkey;~President Inâ€" onu warned that Turkey is living on the every edge of a holocaust and that the people must be prepared to make any sacrifice to: ‘maintain their naâ€" tional intregrity. The only way to avoid being drawn into the conflict was to continue to do their work in a normal way. ; Bob Buell Recently Promoted to Rank of Captain in Army Former Timmins: Man is Promoted on October 14th at Nova Scotia Camp. . _ ® L o man now serving with the Grey and Simcoe Regiment, has been. promoted. to the rank of captain recenitly, The promotion came on October 14th, iCaptain Buell was formerly a memâ€"~, ber of the ‘Algonquin Regiment and lefit that regiment. to join the‘ Grey and Simcoe regiment shortly after they were mobilized for active service. . At the time the Algonquin regiment were not yet mobilized. . He left Timimins with twentyâ€"eight other men when i The Grey and Simcoe Regiment are now stationed in Nova Scotia and exâ€" pect to sent. overseas shontly. . Captain Bob Buell was a â€"member of the staff of the New Ontario Machine Shop before the outbreak of war. that ecidiers‘ families should be given the benefit of the cost of living bonus. Heve is one paragraph {from Mr. Cartâ€" er‘s remarks:â€"â€" ‘"We place our dependence upon the soildiérs here and abroad, We Jook to them for protection. Surely every step to ensure their peace‘ of mind, to keep up their morale, should be taken. one : *> dflw,besbwaysotddngmwtb, assure their â€"families‘ being cared for in much a manner they will not face equitable and unfair to pick and chodde . bonus nefacmyttmm to allâ€"and particuaty tomeaoldifln Lieut. Bob Buell,