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Mention wus made some weeks ago in this column of a number of Seouts who were corresponding with Scouts in other countries. The writer was very glad to hear from Basil Trevethan Oof the Pirst Troop who is in receipt of a letter from England. The sender is a Scout of the Fifth "Seven Kings" Troop, and serves as Patrol Leader of the Seagull Patrol. The letter is fairly crammed with news 01 conditions and happenings in the Old Country, particularly with news of Scouting. The description of an airâ€"raid was very clear, and we would like to pass it along to you as it was written: "You asked me to tell you about an airâ€"raid. Well, it‘s a hard thing to explain, but TI‘ll have a shot at it. Beven Kings is situated on the outâ€" skirts of London and I can give you a few facts. (First of all we hear the warning siren, then the luftfaffe starts its tricks by dropping land mines, bombs, aerial torvedoes, olil bombs, inâ€" cendiary bombs and many other materâ€" ials of destructisn. While these things are dropping there is a constant drone THESE DAYS_ BAKING RESULTS COUNT! PREVENT WASTE WITH ... Saving money at this time becomes a patriotic service, as well as a perâ€" sonal benefit to the saver. In order to meet the national needs, everyone will have to make sacrifices, and systematic saving makes these objectives possible. wfl nzm:m' a PMPatriotic SERVICE You will have larger raxes than ever before. Save regularly in a savings account to be able to pay those taxes when they fall due. You will want to buy war securities to help our forces: Save regularly to build up a fund for future buying. You will want to provide against possible personal and family adversity in the furure, to be selfâ€"supporting and financially independent: Save «6 regularly in a savings account. BANK OF MONTREAL Modera, Expericaced Ranking Service ... ... the Ourcome of 124 Yeurs Successful Operadios IOO'“ A BANK WHERE SMALL ACCOUNTS ABRE Timmins Branch: T. W. TOD, Manager sOVY SCOUTS of aircraft engines and an unceasing antiâ€"aircraft barrage Scouts of all Troons celebrated St. George‘s Sunday, in honour of the patron saint of Scouting, by holding church parades. Boys of the Catholic faith attended Mass in the Church of Nativity, while the Proteéstant Scouts attended â€" service at St. Matthew‘s Church. Good turnouts were the orâ€" der of the day and the fine showing of uniforms was very encouraging. Quite a number of hours were added to the records of the boys of most troops during the week for National Wartime Service. Onâ€" Wednesday, FPriday and Saturday Scouts were out and made short work of the tasks alâ€" lotted them. During the coming seaâ€" son calls on the Scouts will be much more frequent, and it shouldn‘t be long before quite a number of the boys are wearing the 100â€"hour service badge. We are still wondering which will be the first Troop. and who will be the first boy entitled to this badge. "Now I want you to imagine a dark night with hundreds of searchlights sweeping the sky, constant fiashes from the antiâ€"aircraft defences, flares gropâ€" ped from the raiding aircraft and a red glow in the sky caused by fires which the bombs have started. I can assure you this is a really terrifying experiâ€" ence. Sometimes we have nhad to stay in our shelters for 14 hours at a stretch." FTendénfoot test work was the feature of the regular meeting of the Eighth Troop held at St. Anthony‘s Church Friday evening. There were 26 Scouts present and several â€"interesting games were run off under the direction of Lionel Gauthier. Pat Savard and Elmer â€" Smith were accepted by the Court of Honour for a period of proâ€" The goingâ€"up ceremony of the Secâ€" ond Group was held last Tuesday evening in the basement of St. Matâ€" thew‘s Church. Cubs B. Halperin, A. Zender and A. Southam, having reachâ€" ed the age of twelve yvears, were leavâ€" ing the Pack to join the Scout Troop. The Pack were sorry to see them leave, each being a Sixer and well up in Proâ€" ficiency Badge work, but thevy join the Scouts with best wishes for continued success from Cubs and Leaders alike. They were welcomed into the Troop by Scouter Harris, who congratulated them on their fine Cub record and pointed out that the same high standâ€" ards were expnected of them as Scouts The writer then goes on to tell of general activities, and in spite of the alrâ€"raid description everything seems to be going along pretty much as usual. Of course such things as summer camping have been discontinued for the duration, but plans seem to be in the making for such events as soon as the war has been won. We are indebted to Basil for giving us the opportunity to read and use his letter, and hone that more will soon be coming his way. Other Scouts whoi may be in receint of other interesting letters are asked to pass along to others( the: news that we may better knovw about the lives of our Brother Scouts in other lands. ‘ Any Scout who may wish for a penâ€" pal is asked to mention it to his Scoutmaster and I‘m sure he will be able to help you. _The regular meeting of the Sixth | Pack took the form of a goodâ€"turn meeting under the direction of Akela‘ Gallagher and Wanda Atkinson. Each Six presented their version of what should be done to helo mother on washâ€"day, and from what we saw we understand why washâ€"day is no longer the trving time it used to be. All sorts of goodâ€"turns were demonstrated, from | doing the washing themseives to doing | the shopping and looking after the baby. One of the babies proved to be a real problem child, but was well takâ€" en care of by his "big brother." A' game of shopping was then played in : which the Cubs were to do their good turn by running errands, The idea was to send him out to buy some parâ€" ticular item, and the test was in knowâ€" ing just where to go for it. At Red FPlower the storvy of Mowgli‘s brothers was continued. This is being related in serial form and has been very in-l teresting. Following the regular meetâ€" ing the Sixers met to discuss ways of getting more equinment for their lairs. Thuese lairs are really proving their value, and giving the muchâ€"desired jungle atmosnhere to the meeting hall. bation as recruits. Discussion on camping was the highlight of the court of HMHonour meeting and the date for this summer‘s camp was tentativeâ€" ly set for the first two weeks of July. This is the first definite word on campâ€" Ing yet received but the other Troops should be arranging their‘s in the very near future. Games on Knotting and Flags were conducted at the meeting of the Fou‘:th Pack and the Red Six under the leadâ€" ership of Charles Eugene Theriault won the competition. Omer Carbonâ€" neau, Lucien Cote, Rodolphe Tremblay passed their handicraft tests and Arâ€" thur Boisvert, Gabriel Blaire and Rayâ€" mond Desjardins passed compass tests. The latter part of the evening was occupied by Morse signalling. Attendâ€" ance in the Pack is increasing steadily with 22 present at this meeting. Y [ 1 The First Timmins Troon is now holding their meetings in the T.P.A. A.A. Log Cabin near the Hollingcr Park. Weldon â€" Carver, PL.‘s Basil Trevethan and John Newsham and Second Stan Hoblyn have decided to join the Rover Scouts and their leaving .the Troop has made reorganâ€" ization necessary. The new patrols will be the Beavers and the Wolves. Percy Pade will be P.L. of the Beavers with Hugh Sheridan as his Second while Dennis Roberts will be the new Patrol Leader of the Wolves, Roy James his second. Ken Morgan has been appointed Troop Leader and Dick Wilson Troop Scribe. Our best wishes are added to those expressed by Scouter Morgan to the boys going into Rovering, and thanks for the fine job done by Stan Hcblyn as Troop Scribe. 7 The regular meeting of the Fighth A Pack featured the passing of quite a number of tests. Games on knotting and the Union Jack were enjoyed by all. Cubs passing the compass test were Roger Bouchard, Roger Allaire, Lionel Belaire, Omer Bois, Jean Guy Canie, George Carbonneau, Eddie Cadieux, Gilbert Carbonneau, Jean Claude Cousineau, Gerard Guillemette, Clifford Doiron, Collin Gagnon, Gillis Grasson, Gerard Labelle, Roger Lanâ€" dry, Roger Maissonneuve, Denis Reid, Leo Robert, Gilles Roy, Ronald Spence, _ Edwin Queéesnel. Jean Claude Cousineau passed all tests for his first proficiency star. All Cubs who have completed a vear‘s service were given stars. B section of the Eighth Pack were also right out after those tests at their meeting. The Blue Six under Sixer Clarence Kelly won the bookâ€" balancing game. Cubs passing the compass test were Clement Berini, Herve Lamarche, Gilles St. Jacques, Clarence Kelly, Robert Charet, Maurâ€" ice Durocher, Gilbert Menard, Michael Kelly, Florian Leclerc, Gerald Bisson, Armand Carle, Roger Vaillancourt, Richard Canie, Jules Fillion, Roger Chefrifils, J. Lauzon, Robert Maltais, and Julien Bergeron. The meeting was wound un with physical exercise, flag and Morse code games. The regular meeting of the Third Troop was held Tuesday evening in the basement of the Church Nativity with Scouter Callaghan in charge. Continuing with the pioneer tests they have been featuring for the past couple of months, a monkey bridge was conâ€" structed under the guidance of the Scouter, Games with the medicine ball were played and the meeting conâ€" cluded with the regular session of the Court of Honour. Here plans were discussed in connection with the emergency mobilization scheme being worked out throughout the District. The part played by the Scouts in first aid emergencies was also under disâ€" cussion and steps are being taken to organize a number of the boys into a squad for that purpose. The meeting of the Sixth Troop this week will take the form of a hike on Thursday evening. It is hoped that, weather permitting, a number of outâ€" Joor tests will be passed. Thirtyâ€"three Cubs attended the meeting of the Second Pack last week and plans were made for the church parade to be held on Sunday by the Pack. J. Heil passed his leapfrog and skipping and R. MacFPadden, B. Johnâ€" son, T. Martyvn, D. Blackmore, and J. Burt passed the leapfrog test. A hike with the Pirst Pack was arrangâ€" ed to be held on Saturday of this week, weather permitting. A meeting of the Scouters‘ Ch held last Wednesday evening received reports from the various Display Comâ€" mittees. While ticket returns are not yet complete indications are that this year‘s event was among the most sucâ€" cessful. The Hobby Committee made a number of recommendations for the benefit of future committees, and enâ€" larged upon the list of classifications to include almost fiity. This list will be sent out to all Scouters in anticiâ€" pation of next vear‘s event, Any Troop or Pack that has not turned in their report on the sale of tickets are asked to do so by contacting Scouter Atkinâ€" son as soon as possible. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTMMINS, ONTARIO They are hardened translucent horns that grow from living cells under your halfâ€"moons which is the "nailâ€"bed." The nail has no nerves. WHAT MAKES NAILS SPLIT? Your nails are a barometer of your health. They are likely to split if you are not well or if vyou have a calcium deficiency. . Often they will split beâ€" cause the skin of vour hand is dry which dries the cuticle supporting the nails Massage daily with a rich dubâ€" ricant and massage around the cuticle., We might begin this lesson by asking WHAT ARE FINGERNAILS? The most common cause of splitting nails is letting the edges get rough. Every day run the fine side of an emery board lightly over the tips of your nails to keen them smooth. WHAT ABOUT BRITTLE NAILS? Brittle nails are usually the result of impaired health. If yours are brittle at once seek a change of diet, rest and possibly a physical examination by your doctor. WHAT DOES WATEK DO TO THE NAILS? Many dermatologists agree that the nail does absorb moisture but not nourâ€" ishment. !So it is well to go without nail lacquer once in a while for a day or so. If the water or soap vou use has a high alkali content your nails will be robbed of their needed moisture. You must massage them each night with a good lotion or cream. HOW TO PREVENT HANGNAILS: Use your orange stick every day after soaking yvour hands in soapy water to push back the nail cuticle. That is the best way to avoid getting hangnails. If yvou allow the cuticle to grow up over the nail and then push it back you are bound to break the skin and hangnails result. WHAT CAUSES WHITE SPOTS ON THE NAILS? They are the result of some slight injury in the nailâ€"bed. As the nail horn grows out the injury appears as a white spot. That is why many authorâ€" ities on nail care caution you not to use any metal implement during a maniâ€" cure. How to Improve the Beauty of Your Nails 1â€"Keep the tinps of the nails smooth all the time. 2â€"Do not wear them too long. They are likely to break. And shorter nails are now the vogue because our fingers must be more active for war wark. 3â€"If you split a nail repair it at once with a bit of scotch tape and brush colorless nail polish over it. 4â€"Daily push the cuticle back when it is soft with an orange stick. Let‘s all make the most of this sumâ€" mer weather by getting out and doing some real outdoor Scouting. This is the time for hikes, overnight hikes, weekâ€"end camus, pioneer work and so on, let‘s get at it. Will be looking for some reports in the next few days. Till next week, good Cubbing and Scoutâ€" 6â€"Do not use your nails to open things save them for beauty! (Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 5â€"Use a hand cream or lotion every night. An All Round Diet Includes All Vitamins When it was found that securvy could be prevented by the use of fresh vegeâ€" tables and fruits, and rickets by use of cod liver oil and sunlight, there was The overnight hike for all who parâ€" ticipated in the Patrol Leaders‘ Trainâ€" ing Course will be held next Saturday. Final plans have not as yet been ccmâ€" pleted buty our Scouter will be given the déetails and he will pass them on to yvou in rlenty of time to make arâ€" rangements. We wish to point out that any Scouts who find it impossible to attend on account of work should arrange to come out as soon after work as possible. An interesting programine is being worked out and a real Scout weekâ€"end is in store for all who atâ€" tend. ng War work does not permit clawâ€"like, brilliantly polished . nails. ALEXIS SMITH of the screen, wears her nails, filed to a sensible length and covered with clear or light rose nail polish. Bu lomes W . Bartoan,. Beauty and You Your Fingernails and How to Care for Them by PATRICIA LINDSAY of Pour? Body Pmd no knowledge of vitamins. Toâ€"day it is known that it is vitamin C that preâ€" vents scurvy and vitamin D that preâ€" vents rickets. It is also known now that various other severe ailments are due to lack of other vitamins, A, B, E. and the various divisions of these vitamins. Unfortunately, these serious ailments are only recognized when they are in an advanced stage. Before they reach this advanced stage the individual has been suffering with various symptoms such as nervousness, lack of appetite, indigestion, constipation or diarrhoea, lack of energy, mild or severe pains in muscles and joints, and â€" other symptoms that do not point to any special organ as being to blame. Again the difficulty arises because when an individual lacks vitamins it usually happens that he lacks more than one, thus complicating the case. Is there anvy means by which the patient or the physician can recognize some of these symptoms as being due to lack of a vitamin or vitamins? as food, feathers, fur, dust, chemical substances. Bv means Oof skin and other tests, the substance or subâ€" stances causing the symptoms can be discovered. . Wholesale drug houses now supbply the retail trade with little vials or ampules and the physiciam can select the one, two, three or even more suspected substances and make the tests on the patient. At present there is no such method of testing for the In some ailments such as hay fever, j asthma, eczema, intestinal distress, the] symptoms are often due to allergy or sensitiveness to various substance such | Reddy says: "When you can, put the whole meal in the oven and cook it all at onceâ€"you‘ll save on elecâ€" tricity." Time and Money Saver"‘ att \ say® _ _ ... wgilo® % reddy "‘There‘s no more guessâ€"work, no more standing around waiting for things to bake when you use your electric oven. Its perfectly controlled heat lets you go ahead with other work . . . even frees you for outside activities. And at the same time it saves fuel by proâ€" viding exactly the degree of heat you need for just as long as you want it." lack of one or more vitamins except that the physician, from observation of the symptoms, may suspect the lack of a certain vitamin and prescribe it for a period of time. In the meantime we can get "all" the vitamins in the amount needed by the body by eating an all round diet consisting of the usual foodsâ€"bread, butter, meat, notatoes, and other vegetablgs. especially leafy ones, and fruit. Vitamin Chart Dr. Barton has prepared a vitamin chart for readers showing the foods rich in each vitamin and also a list of foods noor in vitamins. To obtain it just send a threeâ€"cent stamped, selfâ€" addressed enveloj® to Dr. Barton, Post Office Box 150, Times Square, New York, N.Y., and ask for a coppy of "Vitamin Chart." (Registered in accordance with the Copyirght Act.) Blairmore Enterpriseâ€"Those cufls on men‘s trousers, now doomed to go, were not only ornamental, but for cigarette smokers out in company they served a wonderful purpose when there were no ash trays around. . . . that a great deal of your cooking can be done by using storedâ€"up oven heat, after current is turned off? . . . that you don‘t need to baste roasts in your electric oven? . . . that meats are usually placed in the bottom of the oven, pastries and desserts on top? Did you know : Whist Drive to be Held by Rebekahs This Evening Last Week‘s Rummage Sale Was Veryv Successful. At the regular meeting=:of the Gold Nugget Rebekah Lodgeâ€"~on Thursday evening, vlans were matde to hold a whist drive for ladies after the lodge meeting this (Thursday)‘evening. An invitation is extended to"all interested ladies of the district to and those who wish to be present are askâ€" ed to get in touch with any of the members. The rummage sale held on Friday morning at the Oddfellows‘ Hall by the Lodge was very successful, and plans have been made to hold a similar event in the near future. it On Tuesday evening, the knitting group met at the home of Mrs. C. F. Lacy, Toke street, and ,another quilt was completed for the BRombed Victims. Try The Adv $ â€"Thousands of Candda‘s war workers start their day Wwith two Nabisco Shredded Wheat and milk every morning. ‘It‘s made from 100 whole wheat, includâ€" ing all the bran, minerals, and wheat germ. It‘s ready to eat, â€"ready to give you all the nourâ€" ishment and foodâ€" energy of pure whole wheat. Eat Nabisco Shredded Wheat, with milk, every morning. It will help keep you active and on the job every day! THE CANADIAN SHREDDED WHEAT Lat with help job THE ADIAN SHREDDED \ COMPANY, 1TD. igara Falls, E€anada Want Advertis>ments