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law‘. Mr. and blane Avenue. Elsie Sullivan, RCAF. stationed at Torono spent a Gdew daxs vi{ting friends and r@latives in towin this week. ®.O. Marcel Everard, of the R. A. FP. Ferry Command, syent a few days visâ€" iting friends and relatives in town last weekâ€"end. Mrs. Gordon Strong and Miss Mary McLeod spent a few days last week viasiting with Mrs. Strong‘s parents in Monteith. Joe Martel of the Canadian Army returned on Sunday to Vancouver afâ€" ter visiting with friends and relatives in town. Mr. George Vartenuik left last wenki for Windsor where he will spend a vaâ€"| cation before returning to school in | Kingston, t Arthur McKenna, RCAF., stationed at Rockcliffe, spent the weekâ€"end at the home of his parents, Dr. and Mrs, A. C. McKenna, Tamarack Street. Mrs. K. Merikallio and son, Eugene, returned on Thursday after spending two weeks visiting ‘relatives in Port Arthur. Miss Ellen Harkness returned last wéek ‘Ttom Kirkland Lake and North Montreal where day. Sgt. Geo. Dalgarno, RCAF. statio ed at |Camp Borden, left on Sund after visiting in town. Winnipeg Cpl. Russell Moore stationed at North Bay spent the weekâ€"end visiting in town. Miss Ruby Patterson left on Sunday toâ€"take up permanent residence in Miss Agnes Evans has returned afâ€" ter spending the long weekâ€"end in Torâ€" onto. : * Mrs. J. McChesney has returned afâ€" ter visiting her son and daughterâ€"inâ€" law in Brantford. 3 ‘L.AJC., Dave Simpson returned on Sunday to Galt after visiting friends in town. Cpl. Herb Ha‘ton returned to Tarâ€" onto on Sunday after having spent a short visit in town. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Thomson have returned after spending a few days visiting in Noranda. TOWH Pte. Gordon Strong, stationed at Camp Borden, spent weekâ€"end leave at his home in town. Lieut. Herb Nelson returned this week to North ‘Bay after visiting in Mr, and Mrs. Wm. King have reâ€" turned from a vacation spent throughâ€" out southern points of Ontario. Mr. Robert O‘Grady left today for Ottawa where he will spend two weeks betore, gomg on to Kingston. Mr. George Hale lef% today to train at Connaught Ranges, Ott cawa, before returning to Queens. Mr. Bill Minthorn leaves Sunday for St. Catherines where he will reâ€" sume his studies at Ridley College. | Mr. Thomas Harkness returned last week from Kingston wWhere ‘he atâ€" tended summer school. Mr. George Vary of the Buffaloâ€"Anâ€" kerite left today for Kingston to reâ€" sume his studies at Queen‘s. Miss Margaret Keeley leaves tomorâ€" row for Toronto where she will atâ€" tend St. Joseph‘s College. Mrs. M. Everard, has returned from Montreal where she has spent the sumâ€" mer months. Mr. and Mrs. Woodsworth, of Kirk. land Lake, were visitors to Timmins over the weekâ€"end. Mrs. N. D. MéWaters and son, Bobâ€" bie, of Smooth Rock Falls, were reâ€" cent visitors to Timmins. Miss Jean Sweeney has returned to her home in Timmins after a visit to Sheenboro, Que., and other points east. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Ellies were visiâ€" tors last week to friends and relatives at Pembroke, Mrs. M. Rekaski was called to BRarry‘s Bay last week on account of the illness of her mother, Mr.and Mrs. J. Purdy and son were recent visi‘ors to Elk Lake. Mr. and Mrs. R. Dodds were visiting last week in Chesterville, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Moires, of Budâ€" bury, spent a few days here last week. Mr. Sylvano Moro for C.O. . Mr. Karl Eyre left toâ€"day to spend a TXC. Camp before returning to Queens.| few days in Toronto. Miss Jean Laidlaw spent a few days last week visiting in New Liskerad. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 1943 d Mrs. Garlock, of Ansonâ€" «spent the weekâ€"end in town, the $%0f their,son and daughterâ€"inâ€" MB and Nirs. John Garlock. Leâ€" Local and Personal Bayne left last week for he will spend a ho stationâ€" south Porcupine, Sept. 8th. Special to The Advance. There is much of interest in the folâ€" lowing letter received recently at South Porcupine from a soldier overseas:â€" "As you may now realize I am in Sicily and having a grand time. There are more Italians and Jerry‘s coming back from the front than you have ever seen before. I have searched a few of them and they don‘t seem to have much on them. They have a mirâ€" ror, a small knife and usually a combâ€" Lots of Fruit in Sicily Says Letter to South Poreupine "Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Simmers, of Timâ€" mins, spent the weekâ€"end in Noranda, visiting Mr. Simmers‘ brother and sisâ€" terâ€"inâ€"law, Mr. and Mrs. A. Simmers, of First Avenue, and Mrs. Simmers‘ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Joy, of A Avenue. Mrs. A. Simmers‘ father, Wm. Harmer, of New Liskeard, motored to Noranda with Mr. and Mrs. Simmers her husband and family." for a weekâ€"end visit with his sister and Among the local and personal items in The Rouynâ€"Noranda Press last week the following will be of local interest: Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Woodbury, who have spent the summer months in Timmins, left yeterday to return to their home in San Antonio, Texas, aftâ€" ter a very pleasant visit here. Her many friends here are pleased to know that Mrs. Woodbury, who had been ill made the long journey without serâ€" ious discomfort, and enjoyed excellent health during her visit here. "Buddy" White, who has spent the past couple of weeks visiting here. A.W. 1 Dorothy Marriott, R.C.A.FP., stationed at Trenton, who has been spending a two weeks‘ holiday at her home here, leaves toâ€"morrow to resume her duties in the R.C.A.F. Women‘s Division. Mrs. T. M. White, of Kirkland Lake, was the guest of her father, G. A. Macâ€" donald over the weekâ€"end, returning Monday evening to her home at Kirkâ€" land Lake, accompanied by her son, a leave in Timmins and other northern points. Mrs. Leslie Redford leaves toâ€"morrow for North Bay where she will meet her husband, Lieut. Leslie, Redford, returnâ€" ing from Gordonhead, B. C., to spend Mrs. Earl Cavanagh, of Hamilton, is spending a holiday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. McDonald, John Ave. Mr. and Mrs. T. Marriott received a ca‘ble last week telling them of the safe arrival "somewhere overseas" of their son, Pte. Lawrence Marriott who with the Canadian Ordnance Corps having spent the summer months in town. Miss Joanne Langdon returned on Monday after spending a few days visitâ€" ing friends in Kirkland Lake. Mr. Harting McKay left on Monday to return to his home in Toronto after Lieut. Conrad Lavigne left on Sunday to return to his station at Petawawa, after spending several days visiting in town. Dr. and Mrs. H. Veach and daughter, Betty June, left toâ€"day to spend several days in Toronto. Sgt. Charles McAvoy left Tuesday for his station in Newfoundland after having spent a furlough in town. Mrs. R. J. Taylor arrived home toâ€" day from a vacation spent in Kazabaâ€" zua, Quebec. Mr. Len Childs returned to his home in town yesterday, after having spent the past several months in Alaska. Mrs. "Red" Phillips and daughter, Della Ray, have returned from a vacaâ€" tion spent down near Ottawa. Miss Annette Rogers has returned from Toronto where she has spent the summer months. Mr. Tony Martin returned on Wedâ€" nesday from a trip to Montreal and Ottawa. Miss Boileau has returned from Ottawa to resume teaching duties here in town. Mrs. Russell Bentley returned this week from a short weekâ€"end holiday spent in Toronto. Miss Irene Gravelle returned this week from a twoâ€"week holiday spent in Niagara Falls. soldier Says It‘s Mighty Cheap, Too. Otherp Interâ€" esting Notes. Mr. Jim Davies left on Monday for his home in Manitoba, after having spent the summer months in town. Miss D. Ellis, of ITroquois Palls, spent last weekâ€"end visiting friends in town. Lieut. Bob Aiken, stationed at Monâ€" teith, spent the weekâ€"end in town. Mtrs. I. K. Pierce left toâ€"day to spend few days in Toronto. The most serious of the traffic charâ€" ges was one of careless driving, to which Theodore Benard pleaded not guilty. A young lady told on the witness stand how the accused had backed out of a laneway and struck her bicycle. She was thrown to the ground4 and received a number of bruises, but later found that she was not seriously hurt. The car had driven away without paying any attention to her, but she was fair enough to tell the court that she did not think that the driver saw ‘her or knew he had hit her. She also said the car was travelling slowly while backing out of the lane, but had given no warning of any kind. Greg. Evans, for the accused, suggested that there was no evidence to show that the acâ€" cused was the driver of the car, or that any carelesness was shown. The acâ€" â€"~A charge of overloading a truck was dismissed. Failing to stop at a stop sign cost one motorist $1.00 and costs. Other traffic cases at the court on Tuesday were that of one motorist who was fined $1.00 and costs for defective lights, and another assessed $10 ard costs for defective brakes. Bicycles toâ€"day form one of the probâ€" lems of traflic, involving the safety of automobiles, pedestrians and the cyclâ€" ists themselves. In an effort to minimâ€" ize the danger, the police have been checking up on the cyclists. As a reâ€" sult, there were eleven bicycle riders in court this week, each one of them beâ€" ing fined a dollar and costs for not having proper lights. Bicycles Among the Proâ€" blems of Traffiec These Police Checking Up on Bicycles Without Lights at Night it again. Personally I don‘t like the stuff â€" I would much rather have good beer." ‘fT‘he wine over here is very good, once in a while one of the boys gets drunk on it and then he never touches "I picked up a German Automatic Pistol called the German Star â€" 8 shot and also an Italian Bayonet but I am keeping my eyes open for a Gerâ€" man one as they are much better: "My chum and I went out hunting one day and brought back a turkey and a chicken that were running wild in the hills They sure tasted good too. "I had my hair cut off (all but about an inch») just before I left England and all the boys had a good laugh, but over 95% of the boys have done the same thing. Your hair gets 30 full of sand that you can‘t comb it at all so the best thing to do is to get it cut off. "Bince I have been here I have had all kinds of fruit that I have hardly seen since I left Canada for instance: waterâ€"melon, lemons, oranges, grapes. Also vegetables â€" just about all the kinds that we have in Canadaâ€"onions, garlic, tomatoes, peppers, and there are also orchards of almonds and other different nuts When we want some watermelons we go to the nearest plantâ€" ation and take what we want and give the farmers either money, cigs., or some army biscuits, or bully beef and very little of either â€"â€" about 4 cigs. for 2 nice big ripe waterâ€"melons. Oranges cost youâ€"(when you buy them?) one shilling for. a dozen and you pick them out for yourself and are they ever big! Lemons and grapes, etc., you just go and take them yvourself. "I was in Catania the other day and there is hardly a house that hasn‘t been hit by either bombs or guns and it is a city of 400,000 pop. other than that nothing out of the orâ€" dinary. ays. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTIMMINS, ONTARIO Funeral services were observed for the infant son, Michael, of Mr. and Mrs. F. Williams, 3 Sunset Park in Timmins, from Walker Funeral Parlours, Septâ€" ember 5th, Rev R. E. Brackstone ofâ€" ficiating. The child died on September 4th, at the age of 7 months, 28 days. Toronto Telegram: The fellow who ticks on a job is the one who doesn‘t watch the clock. Funeral of Infant Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Williams T. R. Langdon, of South Porcupine., appeared for a client charged with a breach of the Highway Trafflc Act and was able to show the magistrate that the charge had not been laid within the time required by law. The case was accordingly thrown out of court. cused in his own behalf saitd that h» had not seen the young lady nor had he known that there had been any colâ€" lision. He did not remember whether he had sounded his horn or given any other warning. Other witnesses, howâ€" ever had told of seeing the car back into the bicvcle, and the magistrate made a conviction, pointing out that it was careless driving not to watch careâ€" fully and also be sure to give warning when entering traffic in this way. The penalty, however, was lower than usual being only $10.00 and costs. Wooden Wheels Save Rubber lost! A young lawyer from Ontario sought to locate out in the West. He wrote to a friend in Alberta, asking him what the prospects seemed to be in the city for "an honest young lawyer and Conâ€" servative." In reply the friend wrote: "If you are an honest lawyer, you will have little competition. If you are a Conâ€" servative the game laws will protect vyou.‘""‘ â€" North Bay Nugget. On the first morning after the honeyâ€" moon, the Copper Cliff husband got up early, went down to the kitchen, and brought his wife her breakfast in bed. She was delighted. in Hubby spoke later: "Have you noticed every detail on the tray?" "Of course; every single thing, darlâ€" please?" Policeman Chinese â€" Chinese an. .â€" "Are : you lost?" : â€"â€" ‘"*No, me here. Station Mrs. W., Dundee. POINT OP V The station â€" where is 3 Large Total â€" 3 articles The Work Committee would like to thank all the ladies who worked hard during August to complete the Emerâ€" e8) Shipment from Eastern Porcupine Branch of Canadian Red Cross for month of August, 1943: Knitting â€" 171 articles Sewing â€" 399 articles Dressings â€" 1,800 articles Q@Quilts â€" 3 articles Total â€" 2,373 articles KNTTTTNG QUOTA â€" SEAMEN 20 prs. 26" Stockings (ribbed) 10 prs. 18" Socks (ribbed) 9 prs. Mitts . 1 Turtieneck Sweater Total â€" 40 articles Work Committee Thanks Ladies Who Helped on Emerâ€" gency Sewing. Knitting Quota Not Completed. Need Knitters for Gloves. Seamen‘s Quota Also Must be Kept Up. Total of 2,373 Articles Shipped During Augustby East Porcupine Red Cross DRESSINGS 1,800 Special Compresses Total â€" 1,800 articles QUILTS CTIVILIAN 1 boy‘s sweater â€" 10 yrs. 2 iboy‘s sweaters â€" 6 yrs. 1 girl‘s sweater â€" 10 yrs. 1 girls sweater â€" 6 yrs. Total â€" 5 articles SEWINGQUOTA â€" HOSPITAL 90 Operating Sheets 100 Eiderdown Nightingales 49 Eiderdown Bed Jackets 100 Khaki Handkerchiefs Total â€" 389 articles CIVILIAN 5 prs. boys‘ long trousers, 10 yrs 10 women‘s nightgowns, size 38 10 women‘s blouses, size 18 20 girls‘ blouses, size 6 yrs. 10 girls‘ pinafore dresses, 6 yrs.. 5 girls‘ pantie dresses, 2 yrs. ‘Total â€" 60 articles 20 Scarves Total â€" 126 articles 35 prs. Socks 13 Helmets 46 prs. Gloves 12 Round Neck Sweaters (long sleevâ€" Chocolate / Cocoa Children thrive on itâ€" QOur Knitting Quota has not yet been completed. We need knitters for gloves, Our quota for gloves is a large one. The Seamen‘s quota must be kept up as well as our special quota for Capture Parcels. The gloves are for these parâ€" cels, so the need is URGENT. Call at the Red Cross Rooms to see what you can do to help. The rooms are closed for sewing until September 27th, but are open for wool distribution each Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons during Septemâ€" ber, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. "When we want to sightâ€"see in the restricted hotâ€"spot areas," wrote a solâ€" dier from North Africa, "we dress up like the native women, with veils over our faces. Because they don‘t dare peek, even if they suspect the truth, the MP‘s are going nuts!" â€" Foreign Service. gency Sewing Quota sent to us at the beginning of August. ‘This was comâ€" pleted in record time. Irvin Rosner, R. 0. For Appointment Phone 1877 EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED 21 Third Ave. EYXYESIGHT SPECIALIST BUCOVETSKY BLDG. Scientific Accuracy With by 439 Timminsg