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"YVesterday was Christmas but worked as usual. I did not want t go out anyway because I go on leave Or the 31st of the month, and I am lookâ€" ing forward to a good homeâ€"cookec meal on New Year‘s with some people I met in London. "I received all of the Christmas parâ€" cels and I sure appreciate them all and in case all my letters don‘t ge! there, you thank all of them for me. 1 also received gome cigarettes from the Hollinger Mine, and I was glad to ge them, as I thought I would be smokâ€" ing ‘rollings‘ for Christmas. I got rice parcel too from Mrs. Dorschner of Eim South., from the CWL. I guess "We had our Christmas dinner on| Cliristmas Eve and it sure was good. We had turkey and chicken, potatoes and carrots in the main course, then we had mince pies, then plum pudding and sauce (no brandy in it), and we had a lot of cookies, two chocolate bars and fifty cigarettes each. We also had beer, but I was more interested in eatâ€" ing, as a fellow can drink beer practi-l cally anytime he has the ‘dough‘, but' he can‘t, or at least isn‘t likely, to buy ) turkey dinners at the price of things. Anyway, I think it was the best meal I have had in England and I sure did‘ I enjoy it" Canadian soldiers overseas fared well for Christmas, according to a letter reâ€" ceived here some days ago from Sapâ€" per J. M. Robinson, with the Royal Canadian Enginsers, "somewhere in England." Sapper Robinson‘s letter took a couple of months to reach here, which shows the disorganization caused by the war. The letter, in part, reads as follows: Everyone interested in the Scout Movement‘s programme for producing finer citizens should avail themselves of the opportunity to visit Scout Troops or Cub Packs in their community durâ€" ing Boy Scout Week. As will be noted by a perusal of the column in The Advance, "With the Boy Scouts," it is the intention to coleâ€" brate the Boy Scout Week here in very special way, It is intended that during the week each Boy Scout Troop in ‘town will hold a special "open night" to show the people in general just exâ€" actly what the Boy Scouts do at their meetings. There will also be other methods to show the plans and purâ€" poses of the Boy Scout movement, and to suggest not only what has been done, but also the farâ€"reaching results. One rather amazing result of Boy Scout training and leadership may be estiâ€" mated from the fact that over 100,000 men now serving in His Majesty‘s Canâ€" adian PForses overseas are former Boy Scouts. In addition to the fact that numbers alone, the officers of the Armed Forces appear to be generelly agreed that the men who were formerly Boy Scouts make the most dependable of soldiers, sailors and airmen. Thus the Boy Scouts have achieved quality as well as quantity in recruits. Their exâ€" perience and training as Boy Scouts suggests that they are specially loyval, trustworthy, resourceful and dependâ€" able, as they are qualities emphasized by the Boy Scout movement. In times of peace, emphasis is placed on comâ€" munity service, with loyalty to Canada Turkey, Chicken, Potatoes, Carrots, Hot Mince Pie, Plum Pudding and Sauce on the Menu. "Then We Had a Lot of Cookies, Two Chocolate Bars and Fifty Cigarettes Each." Soldiers Overseas Had Fine Christmas Dinner, Writes Timmins Man On Tuesday, February 23rd, from 7.15 to 7.30 p.m, ED.T. the people of Canada will have an opportunity to hear the voice of Lord Somers, Lord Badenâ€"Powell‘s successor as Chief Scout of the British Empire, who will broadâ€" cast a message to Canadian Scouts from Imperial Headquarters, London. It will be the first time that the Chief Scout of the Empire has addressed a special message to Canada‘s Boy Scouts. On Sunday, February 21, Scouts and Cubs will join in special services‘ in the churches to commemorate the lifc and work of their founder, the late Lord Badenâ€"Powell. Lord ‘Badenâ€"Poâ€" well‘s birthday was February 22,â€"by notable coincidence the birthday also of Lady Badenâ€"Powell, Chief Girl Guide. The week will national broadc patherings, open mgs, displays, ra ings designed to ture of what th movement secks of Canada. The Chief Scout for Canada, His Exâ€" tellency the Governorâ€"General has proâ€" claimed the week of February 21â€"27 as annual Boy Scout Week throughout Canada. During this week Canada‘s Boy Scouts and Wolf Cubs will be digsâ€" playing their movement to the public. Earl of Athlone Proclaims Week of February 21 to 27 Boy Scout Week in Canada â€"overnorâ€"General of Dominion, Head of the Boy Scouts in Canada, Sets Aside Kpecial Week for People to Learn More of What the Boy Scout Movement Means Interâ€" esting Programme for Week. Second Section ill be featured by special dcasts, father and son en Scout and Cub meetâ€" rallies and other gatherâ€" to give the public a picâ€" the world‘s largest boys‘ ks to do for the boys Dec. 26th, 194 9 <e but cents is vet SA 7 Recruiting says that the enlistment in Force for the 1. Men wit} "You write to Dad and tell him that I received his parcel o.k.; everything was fine and thanks a whole lot. I wrote to him but we don‘t seem to have much luck at getting each other‘s mail." Special Openings for Enlistment in R.C.A.F. and the Empire kept well in view. In days of war and peril, like these days. the Boy Scouts have but a siep to take to make their devotion to the comâ€" munity and their voluntary service to that community broaden out to take in the whole Empire and the cause of humanity in general. While referring to the number of forâ€" mer Boy Scouts serving in Canada‘s armed forces it would be unfair to overâ€" ivok the present service given to every worthy patriotic cause by the Boy sScouts of toâ€"day. There has been no national call to which the Boy Scouts have not responded with right goodâ€" willâ€"whether it be in the line of helpâ€" ing in campaigns or giving any other service to the cause. hC 4. His Excellency the Governorâ€" General, the Earl of Athlone, is the Chief Scout for Canada. His Excelâ€" lency is peculiarly suited to the highest Scout office in the Dominâ€" ion. As a young lieutenant in South Africa at the turn of the Century his commanding officer was the then Col. Robert Badenâ€"Powell, laâ€" ter founder of the Scout movemenhnit. The chief Scout tolls the story that Badenâ€"Powell often discussed with him his ideas about Scouts, many vears before the organization was launched. The Governorâ€"Gzneral was also Chief Scout of South Afâ€" rica when he filled the viceâ€"regal office in that Dominion.. corning to Canada he has continued his ksen interest in Scouting, atâ€" tending meetings of the Dominion Executive Committee and frequentâ€" ly appearing at Scout rallies. He is an enthusiast for the Scout uniâ€" form and has appealed to Boy scouts across Canada to wear the full standard uniform on all suitâ€" able occasions, and to wear it credâ€" itably nC M 6 Men â€" w tants o1 erienced p num heigt 10 memo from PFlightâ€"Lieutenant Laffoley, for Squadron Leadet Holley, Commanding Officer No uiting Centre, North Bay, Ont., aat there are a few openings for rignt in the Royal Canadian Air for the following: McTa is _ ‘ "Strategic Miner: >," Sandy saxd approyâ€" | 7.00 p.m.â€"Dinner hours eatin‘ for n!tyl Guest Speakerâ€"V reasonable."â€"Milvertoo‘ of Mines and Geo "Face of Time‘ â€" ?xâ€"servIce As nospitai i a background of amâ€" rid, who have the deâ€" °en hospital palreC Il pomnce OW The lectures will commence with a twoâ€"day session to be held in Toronto on Friday and Saturday of this week,‘ Feb. 12th and 13th. Other places where | lectures will be given include:â€"Vanâ€" couver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Flinâ€"Flon, j Port Arthur, Haileybury, Timmins, Noâ€" randa, Bourlamaque and Montreal. The classes at Haileybury will be held at the Hotel Haileybury, Monday, Marl 8th, the programme being similar to that at Timmins. l the interests of the prospectors, but also to help the war effort. One line of this activity is a Dominionâ€"wide proâ€" gramme of lectures prepared by the Association. This programme shows an extended and progressive plan to stiâ€" mulate interest Aand support generally for prospecting and particularly for prospecting for what are termed straâ€" tegic minerals. Dominion and Provinâ€" cial departments have given the most earnest coâ€"operation in the plan.. The Ontario Prospector opers‘ Association is activ the interesits of the pro also to help the war effort this activity is a Domin egeramme of lectures pre] Part of Dominionâ€"wide Proâ€" gramme Sponsored by the Prospectors‘ Association There were also three joining the Women‘s Division, two for general duâ€" ties and one as clerkâ€"stenographer. To Hold Classes for Prospectors in Trmmins, March 10 Sudbury led the list with 6 recruits; the Sault was next with 4; North Bay had 3; and the neighbouring township of Ferris had 2 more; Parry Sound, 2; Timmins also had 2. Englehart, Naâ€" kina, Kirkland Lake, South Porcupine. New Liskeard, Huntsville, Rydal Bank, Nobel, Copper Cliff and Gravenhurst each had one. Timminsâ€"Norval Douglas, Coronatâ€" tion Apartments; Leslie Frank Hartâ€" ling, 20 Seventh avenue South Porcupineâ€"John Thcmas Inâ€" glis, 168 Bloor avenue 4 Englehartâ€"Joseph Keith Goddon New Liskeardâ€"Karl Emmerson Kelly Nakinaâ€"Joseph Cliffer Downey Kirkland Lake â€"Charles Giddings, Chaputâ€"Hughes. The usual weekly review of recruiting activities at North Bay Recruiting Cenâ€" tre of the R.CAF. as issued by Squadâ€" ron Leader T. G. Holley, Commanding Officer, shows 29 recruits for the week of January 29th to February 3rd, incluâ€" sive. nd Molybder irio‘‘â€"V . Ko Sudbury Leads in Numbers of Enlistments at North Bay Recruiting Centre. Twentyâ€"Nine More From North Join R.C.A.F. at Bay 3.00 llat The Timn n Empire Boy Scouts of Ottawa have been most active in a salvag> campaign for medicine bottles to comâ€" pletely maintain the supply for medical centres in the Dominion capital. Since they started this drive nearly a year ago military medical centres have not had to purchase a single bottle, thus saving several Dis he Ore W. Ambrose and Develâ€" i10t only for XA II , Directot | _ Madan 1, Ottawa. ing train ur Movie to Ottay eld in subâ€"committees, and 48 liason officers, and it is the hope ‘that there will be ‘ many more by the spring. ‘ Madame Durantaye emphasized the fact tlhrat she is trying to get 10,000 women in the organization by the spring, and that sihe hopes to be able to send two to three hundred names of liaison officers to Miss| Morgan of g the Regional Comunittee at Nonth Bay. ' Her address was very short but emâ€" ‘ phatic and impressive, appeals being made +hroughout the whole address for | the coâ€"operation of the women in the Wartime Prices, and explaining the purpose of the Ration Board to educate the consuner and make the people mrice conscious. women s organiza Board. Madame Duran Ma Mrs. W. L. Hogarth, chairman, exâ€" pressed the appreciation of those presâ€" ent for the inspiring address of Madâ€" ame Durantaye and made an appeal for about 100 volunteers this month to assist in the issuing of the new ration books. She also pointed out that "Conâ€" sumers News" received by the liaison The Consumers‘ Branch of the Warâ€" time Prices and Trade board was formâ€" ed at Ottawa in December, 1941, with chairmen of 18 organizations of Canâ€" ada gathered, for the purpose of makâ€" ing the women of Canada price conâ€" scious. The Board has been very sucâ€" cessful sfince its organization, particâ€" ularly in the North. The Women‘s Regâ€" ional committee of Timmins consists of Madame Durantaye, in opening her address, pointed out that the purpose of her visit to the North was to get the Frenchâ€"speaking population of Timmins gathered to work together with the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, and to discuss consumers‘ probâ€" lems in the district. The chairman of the Women‘s Regâ€" ional Committee Mrs. W. L. Hogarth, introduced the guest speaker, with a vote of thanks to the French Federaâ€" tion for sponsoring luncheon for the purpose of having Madame Durantaye speak to the group of ladies. guests for the afternoon, and sipoke a few words of praise for Mrs. Durantaye. of the French Federation, and the ccmmittee of the Women‘s Regional ‘Commifttee in Tinmins, and the execuâ€" tive of the. Women‘s Regional in Schuâ€" macher were in atténdance at the luncheon. Under the auspices of the French Federation ladies of Timmins, Madame Corinne de la Durantaye, Assisitant Director of the Consumers‘ Branch of the Wartime Prices and Trade at Ottawa, was a guest speaker on Monday afternoon. A luncheon was held at the Pern Cotâ€" tage dining room in honour of Mry. Durantaye, and at the conclusion of the lunch, Mrs. H. Lloyd, president of the French Federation, welcomed the Under the Auspices of French Federation, Mrs. Durantaye Spoke to Women‘s Regional Committee of Timmins and Schumacher and Also to Over 200 French Women of District. Madam Durantaye of the Wartime Prices Board Guest Speaker on Monday uim ffie should every th Dura Aake an . ranizatio y GaA ind Cochrane., late S poké hundred dollars. Herc are shown Ottawa Cubs and Scouts at a theatre matinse the admission to which was medicine bottles and magazines. The slogan "Help Bottle the Axis" aided in securing many hunâ€" dreds of bottles in this single effort. ks ~NOTY 11 sit â€" 1O 11 k. n ~â€" Câ€" Câ€" 2> a4#£ | pPar ut sia Fu ‘ onto, 1 _that t | 1st ha explair PC Crr 7 C Aid to Russia Fund Expresses Thanks to Papers the Donations of Clothing, etc., Still to be Sought. Comâ€" mittee to Continue. LSt nas proved â€"very successIUl,. H, IS explained, however, that while the campaign for funds closed officially on Feb. 1st, donations of clothing are still sought for the Russian people, while unsi>licited donations of money will still be gladly accepted. The Istter conâ€" Tinues:â€" We cannot reach ‘the end of our acâ€" tivities for the past two months withâ€" throughout Canada, our warmest thanks for the coâ€"operation which has been given. Without your efforts and the efforts of other newspapers, the Fund could hardly have achieved the full measure of succes which is now H. H. Solkirk, of the Promotion Deâ€" partment of the Canadian Aid to Rusâ€" sia Fund, National Headquarters, Torâ€" onto, writes The Advance pointing out that the campaign that closed on Feb. lst has proved very successful. t is explained, however, that while the J. L. Fulton‘s Rink Wins the R. S. McLaughlin Trophy This is the second time the J. L. Pulâ€" ton rink has won the R. S. McLaughlin trophy, the first win being a couple of vears ago. During the weekâ€"end J. L. FPulton‘s rink won the R. S. McLaughlin trophy at the McIntyre Curling Club. In the semiâ€"finals, J. L. Fulton‘s rink defeated Alex Mair‘s rink, 7 to 6, and W. R. Lafâ€" ferty‘s rink won from Alex Pulton‘s rink, 9 to 5. In the finals, the winning rink was : J. L. Fulton, skip.; D. trosser, viceâ€"skip; W. Sutton, second; and J. Cote, lead. The runnersâ€"up were: W. R. Lafferty, skip; W. J. Prentice viceâ€"skip; Rev. Fr. Martindale, second ; and P. Markle, lead. ised C North,. She has visited several points in the North, on behalf of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. SsuUurel With ibt, the purposes for 1 was brought into being idy and sympathetic acâ€" the public and there ig n that the appeal for which will be continued ithout interruption from continue to receive the of the public. ach ‘the end of our acâ€" past two months withâ€" to you, and indeed to d weekly newspapers inada, â€" our warmest allioOnl Comâ€" thanking you l support," 16 fore, be OuU) inction s over, donaâ€" ons of t will e in do o 12 Seventyâ€"two Rinks Enter in the T. N. O. Bonspiel There nas been much taik in many | quarters recently about the increasing danger of the submarine menace. 'I‘he‘ RAPF. and RCAF. have not been sayâ€" | ing anything, but they have been doing ! Magis sqrnething about it. This week the big | betweer Danish shipyards at Copenhagen were| ppefey "blasted to blazes," as one flier phrazed |like thi it, At the Lorient submarine base in France such damage was done that the | I "Its ‘in Germans ordered the evacuation of the | toolsâ€"t immediate area. The world‘s largest | a bottle diesel engine works at Copenhagen | we find were also heavily bombed. In the meanâ€" ) Journal J. Meyer The thirteenth annual bonspiel of the Temiskaming and Northern Onâ€" tario Curling Association opened on Monday at the MciIintyre Arena in auspicious way. wWith a number of pipers playing the bagpipes, and with Mr. Geo. wW. Lee, formerly chairman of the T. N. O. Railway Commission, and donor of one of the first trophies for curling in the North, holding the broom, Mavor Emile Brunette, of Timâ€" Walt Thompson, of Hailleybury, is the drawmaster. Sixteen Clubs Competing There are seventyâ€"two rinks (288 curlers) in the competition, representâ€" ing sixteen different clubs in the North, as follows: mins, and Reeve Vic Evans of Tisdale threw the first stones to start the bonâ€" spiel on its way. C. F. Lowery D. Eampbell W. J. ROobit W. Volume A. Husband L. R. Anderson E. J. McVittic J. R. Harrison A. W. Bromley CO. D. Stevenson Skip L. W. ‘XTod Ptr. Q.; J.:Stahnl ®. Rankin W. C. Arnott J., L. Pulton G. R. White J, D. ‘Brady H. Graham R. E. Heath E. Olive Dr. K. P. Smith P. J. Doyle Dr. L. Hudson R. McCoy A. Solomon . W. Pickering A. Caldbick . 5. Drew 5. Amm . L Chenier FP. McDowell . Kilborn E. Lake W. Lang KJp Eyre L. Gratton J. Seubert > i > p mR > o â€" Q in Attacking Submarine Menace at Its Source A. Freeman D. Hanneson V. R. Andrews wW. L. Mackie E. V. Woolings H. Murdoch T. Ramsay O. L. Archer W. Sampson J. R. Davis J. D. MacDonald H. MacPhail G. A. Goddard T. Rowe Don Best id 22â€" C3 L O . Laamanen . Leb6 . C. Evans . Sauder . M. Henderson Published in Timrains, Ont., Canada EVERY THURSDAY Thirteenth Annual Bonspiel Had Auspicious Opening at the Mcintyre Arena on Monday., Total of 288 Curlers Enjoying Event. Fortyâ€"Five Rinks from Outside Points. James H. Armstrong E. Binkley Taylor Stevens P. Shantz sSaxton G. Kemsley Robinson raven Gard: 5. Downie Montgomery Lindsay R. Howie C. Vachon K. Coombs W. Christenson C. E. Anderson W. Coleman S. Thib D. Falconer C. McCaffray W. L. Warrell J. Gardner m J kE Hulme Church Vincer . L. Gomoll . Darlint Vice N. D. Adams "Gil" Chenier E. Moran G. Cameron T. H. Balley A. Pulton H. Richmond W. Ecclestone A. Hays M4 MacMillan C. C. Wood A. Mair D. Clutchey J.â€"FK. Hall W. D. Ferguson wW. K. Rinn A. H. Hudson A.~G. Carson 7; . C;::Grills J. W. Gadsby W. Wilson F. W. Binkley A. Anderson A. Richardson C. Kavanagh W. Fairhurst C. Lamothe M. Shaw ®. Nelson J. F. Miller W. H. Burnes H. Leng C. Desaulnier A.+P. Day . Gauthier CO. B. Reeves Gr. Mihm E. Riddell W. Doggett C. Gray E. Backrider L Crawford Roynon Rankin R. Patterson Sutherland O‘ Donnel Scarth bmith e been doing | Magistrate: "What started the trouble veek the big | between you and the plaintiff" whagen were! Defendant: "Well, yer honor, Â¥ was fhier | uce this. ‘E threw is beer Over meâ€" ‘ine base m; oc one that the | I ‘its ‘im across the face wiv my bag of iation of the l toolsâ€"then e couts my ‘ead open wiv rld‘s largest | a bottleâ€"an‘ the next thing we knows Copenhagen | we finds ourselves quarrelin!"â€"Ottawa sOUTH PORCUPINE TEMACGAMT burne H.â€" KAPUSKASING ENGLEHART G. Thib N. Williamy time the RAF. did not neglect Gerâ€" many itself. The Gertman radio was off the air more than onceâ€"a sure sign that bembing of the Nazis was heavy. McIntyre Curling Club Kirkland Lake Club . New Liskeard Club . Bouth Porcupine Club Dome Mines Club .. North Bay . Kapuskasing Club FPamour Club ... Haileybury Club . Englehart Club . Cochrane Club .. Timmins Club ... Larder Lake Club ... Noranda Club i Temagami Club ... Val d@‘Or Personnel of the Rinks The following is the personnel of the rinks in the competition. First named is the skip; second the viceâ€"skip; then, second: and lead. Al. 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