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Porcupine Skating Club Plans to Hold Ice Show on Saturday April 17th Recital by Students of Porcupine MusicTeachers Proves Delightful Event A capacity crowd was in attendance at the Porcupine Music Teachers‘ Asâ€" suciation Student Recital held on Tuesâ€" day evening in the First United Church. All who were present appreciated the the talents of the pupils, and agreed that this performance was one of the best presented so far. A great deal of credit is due the teachers who tirelessly spen‘t a great deal of their time teaching these puâ€" pils the great music they displayed on Tuesday evening. Boys and girls both young and old, performed, and after each number, all received a great deal of warm applause. After the opening numbaer "O Canâ€" ada‘‘ The Public School Choir, under the direction of Mr. R. Baillie, sang "Gliding Through the Meadow", and "The Ash Grov»>". The girls in their white middies, and dark skirts, and the boys in their dark suits made a strikâ€" ing background for those two lovely pieces. Betty Dunsmore, Grade 1, played "Drummer Bay March," by Aubry, and was followed by little Ruth Willson, of Grade 3, playing the "Spinning Song" by Ellenrich. The next number was by Miss Alice Giovannelli, Grade 10, Rhapsody in G. Minor, by Brahms, a very stirring melâ€" ody that kept the audience breathless. Marilyn Cliff, of Grade 8, presented the Nocturne in D Sharp Minor, by Chopin, and its soft melody was a triâ€" hute to her long years of study. Clara Campagnola, of Grade 7, preâ€" sented the "Scherzo‘" by Schubert, and Claire Gervais of Grade 10, presented the "Impromptiui in A flat" by Chopin. both numbers being outstanding and greatly appreciated by all. Two little fellows, Wilfred Lemaire, of Grade 4, apd Donald Hindson, of Grade 1, preâ€" sented two deligntful tunes, the first being Valsette, by Krogman, and Toby‘s Tune, In a Dirigible. by Handel, was a very stirring song, and brought out the deep rich quality uof the singer‘s voice. Leo‘. sang "On the Wings of Song," by Mendelssohn, and with her sweet soâ€" prano. voicg, won the hearts of all. Warâ€" ren ‘Thnsley‘s "Arm, Arm Ye Brave," by Handel, was a very stirring song, Lengthy Programme Enjoyed from ‘Beginning to End. Programme Please Gathering. High and Vocational Several Numbers Greeted as Outstanding. All Items on School Choir on Programme. Pupils of Mr. H. Treneer, Miss Garâ€" reth McLeod and Mr. Warren Tansley,| The both did credit to their fine teacher by 5Russia rendering two lovely solos. Miss Mcâ€" ‘Counci l 2 2j L After little Jack Tyrrel‘s "Colonel dies w Bogey March," by Alfred, Miss Catherâ€"| pairs inc Jardine, of Grade 10, presented *the possibl "4rd Movement, Sonata, Op. 10" Beet-'stone | hoven. Miss Jardine is an accomplished the go planist, having studied with the Toâ€" |respon: ronto Conservatory of Music, and her special selection on Tuesday evening was able ative 1 proof of her talent. â€" _ |they a A rather amusing tale of "Flatty and untary (Continued On Page Three) Russia Work of the Porcupine Figure Skating Club Will be Disâ€" played at the Mcintyre Arena. Matinee in Afternoon, and Evening Show. Programme of Much Interest Asâ€" sured. For some time past word around the Porcupine camp has been to the effect that the annual skating carnival of the Porcupine Figure Skating Club would be cancelled this year, owing to conâ€" gitions making it impossible to secure costumes and have sets erected. There would be very general regret if there were no carnival or other similar ice event this yvear, and The Advance s pleased to announce that the Club has been able to decide to hold an ice show While restricting the ice show to the one day this year, the Porcupine Figure Skating Club feel that they owe it to the public to present this event, even under the present difficult conditions. The operation of the Porcupine Pigure Skating Club centres largely on the great improvement in the skating art of the 200 cdd club members Many requests have been.made for a show of some kind and the club officials feel that the public will more than apprecâ€" late the performance planned. ‘The junior school is at present pracâ€" tising extremely hard and will present a display of school figures, jumps, spins and turns to rhythmic tempo. This will t.his year. The event will be for one day only â€" Saturday, April 17th, with afterncoon matinee and evening perâ€" give a more spectacular effect to the public and in addition will show to all the talent and skill of the junior club members The Advance mentioned in 2 previousâ€"article the precision of the Ten Tansley,! The recent drive for . clothing . for e teacher by Russia has proved very succegsful, . Miss Mcâ€" Councillor Gladstone told council : at of Song," by;Monday’s meeting. Indeed there were r sweet soâ€" so many calls that the volunteer |Wworâ€" :irring song, finish picking up the donatio rich quality |clothing. Some of these donationsthave been held back because groups M laâ€" ‘I‘s "Colonel dies wished to make any neede@ reâ€" Miss Catherâ€" ;pairs and put all clothing in the finest resented *the possible condition. Councillor Gladâ€" p. 10" Beet-lswne said that the trucks calling for rccomplished ‘the goods had not been able always to ith the Toâ€"{respond at once to calls, but he Bave sic, and her special praise to the Workers‘ Coâ€" iperâ€" ing was able ative for the thorough way in %iech- |they attended to their part of this ‘volâ€" and untary service. The drive for clothes for Mr. Brown, public school inspector, will discuss school problems, and the relation of the home to the school. There will be an opportunity during the evening for anyone to ask questions regarding school work. Another feature of the evening wili be a talk by Mr. McClung on the value of manual training. . To Discuss School Problems Public School Inspector to Address Home and School Association Next Week. The monthly meeting of the Home and School Association will be held in the Central School on Thursday evenâ€" ing of next week, April 16th, and ‘the programme for the evening promises to be a very interesting and valuable one: Special musical numbers during* the evening will also add to the interest. This meeting should prove an attracâ€" tive and important event for all interâ€" esied in home and schoolâ€"and that should mean practically everybody: Town Trucks to be Used: to Pick up Balance of Cloth- ing Donated. Drive for Clothing for Russia Proves Very Successful Scome of the junior members are very adapt at intricate jumps and spins, cthers are extremely graceful dancers, such as waltzing and tenâ€"stepping. Miss Madge Austin, club profesional and instructress, will have all the youngsters in excellent form for their part of the big ice show. skaters in the "Grand March", and it is learned now that this will be a feaâ€" ture of this display. The senior members will display group numbers and solos, duos, trios and quartettes. Among the talented memâ€" bership of the club are the following :â€" Mis Olgo Bernyk, M. Tomkinson, Julie Popoviich, Velma Popovitch, Mildred Â¥erbic, Joyce and Vera Jenkins, Jean Zadorozny, Jacqueline Byers and Mary Lou Landreville,, Mr. Tom Harkness Gordon Paul, Roger Todhunter, Jimmue Fraser, John O‘Donnell, and many others. The club‘s stars, Alex Fulton and Margaret Keeley, Dominion pair champions, are also among, the memâ€" bership. All these will perform at the. Ice Show at the Arena on Saturday, April 1"7th. There will be no elaborate settings or lighting effects; costuming will be carâ€" ried out to a certain extent, the event being planned and carried through at the lowest level of expense possible. The Admission fee will also be in keepâ€" ing with the above plan. Por further particulars kindly read the advertiseâ€" ment in this issue. closes on Saturday of this week. One of. the most interesting and valâ€" uable addressegâ€"recently heard was that given on Monday at the Kiwanis lunâ€" cheon at â€"the Empire hotel, when Dr. Peter Wenger spoke on what are known to many as the "miracle drugs" â€" Sulâ€" phonamides.. PFurther interest and efâ€" fect was :given the address by the use of: colour. movies to illustrate the supâ€" ject under discussion. Dr. Wenger said in -\ir}tn'_qd-ucing. his address that in the last few yYeats ia great deal of publicity has been given to the . group of drugs known as the Sulphonamides. They have sometimes been called the "miracle drugs" because they have produced spectacular results when used in the tréatment of certain ‘diseas2s. ~Dr. Wenger‘s address made it plain that while they did not do all that was sometimes claimed for them, they were of unusual value and were being steadily studied with results that mhae their usefulness more complete. Speaker at Kiwanis Tells of Value of the "Miracle Drugs", Sulphonamides Group of Chemical Compoundsâ€"and Derivations Prove of Great Service in the Fight Against Bacteria, Says Dr. Peter Wenger in Address to Timmins Kiwanis Club. Dr. Wenger‘s addreds showed some of the ‘"miracles" that had been achieved by the, Suiphonamides, and suggested further. benefits that may be expected from them, their derivatives, or the research carried on regarding them. Me explained. that the Sulphonamides are a group of chemical compounds which are derivatives of the dye known as anâ€" iline. These Sulphonamides were known as early as the 1800‘s, but it. was until 1832 that their antibacterecidal powers were discovered. The discovery was made by Dr. Domagh, a chemist. He was working on fabrics at the time and was able to produce a Sulphonâ€" amide which would make the fabric dyeâ€"fast. ‘That is, the fabric would take up the Sulphonamide permanently. Some one suggested that perhaps harmâ€" ful bacteria would take up bacteria the same way and thus render them harmâ€" less. . It was found that certain bacteria did take up the Sulphonamide in the same way, and when they did so.the bacteria were prevented from multiplyâ€" The speaker proceeded to relate furâ€" ther experiments that followed. It was shown that in certain cases a mouse could be protected by a single dose of the drug, from as many as 10,000 letnai doses of a deadly germ â€" the streptoâ€" coccus. * Sulphonamide was then used in all sorts of infectious diseases, but it was soon found that it was useful only in a few of them. In 1932 a Britâ€" ish chemist discovered Sulphapyridine which was found to be very effective in pneumonia. Dr. Wenger gave some very interesting details in regard to the cent." He added, however, that they are by no means cureâ€"alls. They do not cure every case of a disease in which their use has been proven. In concluding his address, Dr. Wenger said that no doubt new and useful Sulâ€" phonamides wili be~ discovered in the "The uses of these drugs â€" Sulphonâ€" amides, Sulphaphyradine, etec.â€"â€" are many," said Dr. Wenger. ‘"They have been used most extensively in certain kinds of blood poisoning, in gonnornea, in pneumonia, and in the treatment of wounds. In ppeumonia, since their use, the death rate has dropped to ten per Pte. Harry Wichtacz is shown in the above photo as he arrived in Toronto on his first leg home from Dieppe. © Harry has been very much in the news lately,;many will} have heard Bob Bowman mention him in his speech over the CBC about their trip on the boat home from Dieppe. From left to rightâ€"Privite Harry Wichtacz, of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry,; Private Alex Chisâ€" holm, Toronto Scottish; . and Company Sergt.â€" Major James Murphy of the Royal Regiment of Canada. of pneumonia by the use of FORMER TIMMINS YOUNG MAN IS AWARDED D. C. M. TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY APRIL 8sTH, 1943 future. He pointed out that there is an enormous amount of research. work to be done on them, and as this research work succeeds they will become more and more entitled to the name of “mir- acle drugs."> The speaker was‘ introduced by Kiâ€" wanian E. H. King, while the apprecâ€" iation of the club for the valuable agâ€" dress was given by Klwaman O. R. Kennie. Mr.: Austin Neame Suggests Municipal Piggery, Using _Selected Garbage as Food. Councillor Eyre Points Out That Health Dept.â€"Opposed This Some Time Ago, but Pigs Might be Raised to Add to Supply of Fats and Bones At the regular council meeting on Monday a letter was read from Mr. Ausâ€" | tin Neame pointing to the probable | shortage of beef and suggesting that Timminsâ€"might well start a municipal ; piggery to help the situation. The pigâ€" gery could be located on the outskirts of the town where it would not be a nuisance to any neighbours, and Mr. Neame thought the problem of feedmg the could be largely solved by the fact that there is enough good pig feed in refuse collected from restaurants,, ! hotels, etc., by the garbage department to make good feed for a large number of pigs. The plan might be started 1n| a small way and then expanded if sucâ€" | cess warranted it. Councillor K. A. Eyre pointed out that some years ago the provincial health department had vetoed a sitimiâ€" | lar plan.. Kés understanding was that . the department would not sanction the | use of any form of garbage to feed pigs l for human consumption. There Were some cities in the United States where | there were municipal piggeries ana | much of the food for the pigs was gaâ€" thered by the garbage department. It’ might be, of course, that health reguiaâ€" tions in the United States were different | to those in Ontario. Also it might be | that the department of health for (Onâ€"â€" | ario might have changed its mind on; the matter since their last decision. The councillor added that the suggestion of i Mr. Neame might be worked out in anâ€" other way. The pigs might be raised, _as suggested, but instead of selling the ‘ product as meat, the carcasses could | be rendered into fats so badly needed | for war purposes. There would also be a quantity of bones to add to the salâ€" ; vage department of the town. | Councillor Spooner said timt there . would be ready use for fats and thae The singing was led by> Klwaman P. Woodbury. _ O. R. Kennie was the winner of the War Savings Draw. The guests for the day were:â€" R. H. Starr, Toronto, N. L. MacNames, Torâ€" onto; M. E. Gooding, Timmins. Council May Undertake Raising Hogs to Add to Supply of Fats and Bones Harry was born in Timmins and until the last 5 years resided with his mother on Pine Street South. He attended public and high schools here, later working as diamond drillere with Ryan Diamond Drilling Cc. He then moved with his mother to Sheffield, Ontario. He enlisted with the Royal Hamilton Light Infanâ€" try in 1939 and served overseas for 3 years. Harry Wichtacz has been awarded the D. C. M. for bravery at Dieppe. § Two Timmins Air Men Reported Missing This Week FPilot Officer G. W. Lawry, son, of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Lawry, 15, Murdoc.h avenue, and Pilot Officer James uago, sn of Mr. and Mrs. A. Lago, 11 Lakeâ€" shore Rd., have been reported this week as missing after air operations. The nextâ€"ofâ€"kin has been notified as re~ quired by the regulations. Pilct Officer Gordon Lawry has been oversi>as since last August, having enâ€" listed with the RC.A.F. in September, 1941. He was commissiconed and reâ€" ceived his wings in July 19th, 1942, at Three Rivers, Quebec. Before enlistâ€" ing, he was a student of Queen‘s Uniâ€" versf‘ty, having attended that colléege for two years, taking a science course. He is a graduate of Timmins High and Vocational School, ‘and: for +wo years before entering Umvermty. he was emâ€" ployed at the Hollinger Mines. Pilot Officer James Lago has been in the Air Force for the past two years. Before enlisting, he was a student of Timmins High and Vocational School. Councillor J. W. Spooner reported on the matter of fats to be collected by the town and to be used in the making of munitions and for other purpos®s. The work of collecting had now been organized with the Boy Scouts doing the canvassing of private homes, etc.â€" The town truck could continue to gather the material from hotels, cafes, etc. There was a recent order issued by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board makâ€" ing it compulsory for butcher shops to purchase waste fats, paying the prices named by the Board and reselling to the government department of muniâ€" tions. bones could be utilized for fertiliztn and other purposest. It was decided to have Councillor Mcâ€" Dermott and Eyre as a committee to investigate and report back to the council. .In Timmins, Councillor Spooner said, the plans for collection of fats had been perfected. The Boy Scouts would deâ€" vote any money made from the sale of the fats they collected to the work of the movement or to other patriotic purpose. Council granted permisision for t+wo parades by the Timmins High and Voâ€" cational Schol Cadets â€" one of these to a drumhead services atâ€" Hollinger Park on Sunday, May 23rd, at 2 p.m., and the other a march to Hollinger Park for the annual inspection on Tuesâ€" day, June lIst. Six local poolrcom proprietors asked for a cutting of the license fees at this time, becaus> of the decrease in bustnâ€" Applications from two town men for places as playground supervisors during the summer months were fyled. The monthly report of Fire Chiief Borâ€" land was read and fyiec. It showed Â¥A¢ #4 § : * District of Cochrane â€" in 2nd Place British Forces in Africa Smash Rommel Defences Joins With U. 8. Troops Official tabulation for the province of Ontario for the sales of war savings stamps for the month of February, as jJust issued, shows this district, Cochâ€" rane, as in all Ontario. Pirst place goes to Ott‘awa, but as Ottawa includes all the civil service members, no matter where they may be resident, buying war savings certificates on the wage deduction plan, the Cochrane disâ€" trict is really at the head of the lis} for Ontario. Much credit goes for this to the Cochrane Dis‘rict National War Finance Committee and the ardent workers under that organization. The schools are also enti‘Jled to a special word for the success achieved. The following is a list of the leaders in Ontâ€" ario in the sale of war savings stamps: District Per Capita ... i e on ty 2. T4 COCHTATLE .11 00 es esn se 1.60 Kenora . Pn e ie sns y in e dn Windsm 1.27 Sudbury Mamtoulm ................ 1.24 EtODiGCOke ce 1.13 Waterlco and Huron ... 1.11 TOLrOREO .:. ... 6. se e t is en 1.09 Niagara District ......................... 100 Russians Capture Two More Centres on Smolensk Front. Hitler and Mussolini Conferring on European Defence. Axis Air Strength Said to be Weakening in North Africa This District Really Leads Province in War Savings sStamps Sale. It will be noted that several of the Northern areas are among the leaders. This is not so much due to any special prosperity in the North, but rather to the earnest and effective work of the North Land committes; and workers. As a matiler of fact the South these days has a boom on, due to war work, while the North is having a struggle. A motion was passed at Monday‘s meeting of the town council urging the provincial department of highways to make the key roads of the Township of Mountjoy as passable as possible at Temiskaming district has a per capâ€" ita of 69 cents and Nipissing (North Bay included) has only 31 cents per capita. as early a date as possible. It was poinied out that these roads were vital to the farmers and settlers and in addiâ€" tion Timmins depended upon these roads for the major part of its necessary milk and wood fuel supply. Council looked on the matter as very urgent at the present time. At the present time these roads were in bad condition. Urging Government to Make District Roads Passable Hon. Alphonse Fournier to Speak Here in the Victory Loan Campaign At the meeting of the public relations committee held in the Victory Loan headquarters, 39 Third Avenue, arâ€" rangements were gotten well under way for the forthcoming Fourth Victory loan campaign. One thing that was decided was thatâ€" there would be at least one ma‘;s mecting in the McIntyre Arena, with Hon. Alphonse Fournier, the new minister of Public Works in the Federal Cabinet, as the chief speaker. It is unâ€" derstood that he will be available, and the best date for his visit here is now being considgred. Hon. Mr. Fournier is a very gifted speaker, and addresses audiences with equal ability and effecâ€" tiveness in English and French. He will deliver addresses here in both Engâ€" lish and Frencnmn. Mr. McNames, the organizer for this district for the Victory Loan, told t‘he committee last night that in a recent address at Sudbury Hon. Mr. Fournier made a very decided Will Address Mass Meeting in Both English and French. New Minister of Public Works is Able Speaker. Victory Loan Committee Preparing for Campaign. that in March there were 38 alarms for fires; of different causes. The total loss by fire in March was given as s«_t‘79.40. Councillor Spooner repor‘ed about the local Federated Charities. Recentâ€" ly another had been added to the Fedâ€" erated Charitics, From Aliled Headquarters in North Africa this morning comes the news that the British Eight Army under General Bir Bernard Montgomery has smashed completely Marshal Rommel‘s Wadi Arkarit defences, 20 miles north of Gabes, and joined forces with United States troops under Ltâ€"Gen. Geo. Patâ€" Washington reports are that failing Axis air sitrength in Tunisia indicates the German air force is strained to its utmost, and, according to the Office of War Information, it appears "very doubtful" that Germany is holding back any large reserves of planes in Europe. The president of Bolivia last night issued a decree putting Bolivia in the war as an ally of the United States, and calling for general mobilization. British fighters and antiâ€"aircraft gunâ€" ners brought down about ten enemy planes atiacking English coastal towns. Beveral persons‘ were killed in two raids on English towns. Russian communiques toâ€"day anâ€" nounced there were no substantial changes at the front yesterday. Howâ€" ever, Russian troops captured £+wo more centres on the Smolensk front and troyed nine German guns and three block houses and dispersed an infantry concentration on the Donets defence line in the Ukraine. Town Assisting in Encouraging Victory Gardens At Monday‘s council meeting it was decided to assist the Victory Garden idea. With this end in view it was decided to set aside a sum of money in the estimates to be given the Timâ€" mins Horticultural Society to select plot or plots of ground and have such plot or plots properly prepared for Vicâ€" fory Garden purposes. The Hoticulâ€" tural Society, the council thought, were the logical ones to direct this Victory Garden plan, as they have the knowâ€" ledge as well as the enthusiasm. The amount of the grant will be dependent upon the cost to the Society. This grant will be in addition to the regular grant to the Society for its good work in general. 4 Hi‘ler and Mussolini are reported to be conferring at the Brenner Pass, preâ€" sgumably on the defence of Europe. At Tuesday evening‘s committee meetâ€" ing, Mr. Harold Burt, chairman of the | public relations committee of the Naâ€" | tional War Finance Committee for Coâ€" | chrane district, presided in very effecâ€" tive way. He explained that the Naâ€" tional War Finance Committee was in office for the duration and this comâ€" : mittee, while looking after the publicity for the continuous sale of war savings l stamps was expected to carry on for the ’ duration of the war and to handle the loan campaigns â€"as they came along. | He reviewed the notable record made in previous loan campaigns and in the | steady sale of war savings stamps. He expressed appreciation for the way thas l (Continued on Page Three) ° Special Grant to be Made to Horticultural Society. Men, Women and Munitions Safely Landed Overseas E€pecial despatches this morning tell of the largest scale landing in Engâ€" land of men, women and munitions of the Canadian Armed Forces. ‘Thnere were soldiers, airmen, airwomen, guns, tanks, etc., etec. Of course no particâ€" ulars are given except that all were safely landed in the biggest effort of its kind in Canada‘s history. hit and swayed his audience as he pleased. He is an enthusiast for full support of the Loan and it is expected his address will be impressive and Inâ€" spiring. The present hope is that tour or five thousand people here will turn out to hear his addres‘s. At this mass meeting there will be other speakers, but the main address; will be given by Hon. Mr. Fournier. There will be other special items on the programme, more to be announced in regard to this at a later date. Single Copyâ€"Five Cents The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine Established 1912