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§ $i}jAf34 and Mrs. Hyacinth Guindon, in Porâ€" dn ine General Hospita.l " a«;fim 10th, a son, in Pa'cupme Gen e; LHospital. * FAW. Pat Masterton is home with -‘7 : -m on Sunday for Otta.wa Miss Masterton has completed six months‘ ~service; with the RCAF. in the Woâ€" _ _ .. Wen‘s Division and graduated as LAW #2 * figently in Toronto. She is a medic¢al her and has ‘been posted . to wl @15 * Of!é M’r‘g.a Sanborne Smith of Connaught Hlfl. left last week for Noranda where ‘Qhe has been engaged to teach until June. Her two small sons, Jeft on Sunâ€" todom her. im Reeve V. H. mmqwm: 5 / aCH N: 3 14 ” Carlo Oattmuo from Toronto § > +. monmve with his family. + AC2 George Kaufman, of the RC. 6. AF., from Afontreal, left on Sunday mm dn 1e .. it >« > 4 ... a isE j gg i >« * w»1d0 ions and best wishes are vgio ‘on Janury 26th anm) will the fortyâ€"fifth anniversary their marringe, twentyâ€"one years Of ~ Lloyd. Durkin, of Ottawa, ‘flu Weekâ€"end at the Halinor â€" Pte. Len "Mahon is home on leave with his parents on Connaught Hill. , tea is to be held on February 10th ('fluu'aday) from 2.30 to 6 p.m. in the m Hall under the auspices of the Gavier of Eastermn Star. ‘The proceeds tom this . Affair are to go to the Cripâ€" has Been‘‘asked to raise a . certain amount for this good cause, and will be sen! tb Headquarters for distribution in h‘m {rom Montieth over the weekâ€"end whd left on Monday for Port Arthur bwhichmimary station he has now been permanently attached. 'nu ehoir of South Porcupine United nurch social on Thursday evening ASt at the Manse under the diréction of Mrs. J..C.. Thompson. Eection of for 1944 resulted in the follow» mmonoun ‘â€"â€"Mrs. J. C. Thompâ€" won, donorary president; James Radâ€" eliffe, president; Miss Mury Houston, Vibeâ€"prexident; Harry Crick, secretaryâ€" «Miss Teresa Miner, of Connaught Hill leaves on Friday for Smith‘s Falls where she has accepted a position as nurse in the General Hospital. ‘ : Pte. Victor Larsen spent the weekâ€" eAd at his parents‘ home on Connaught to visit his parents in Winnipeg. .. . ‘ The annual meeting of t.he Ladiesg‘ Auxiliary to ‘the ‘Porcupine ‘General next (Feb. 3rd) at 2.30 in the Masonic 14 Evans St. South Pnrcupine chwer «stillborn), in Porcupine Genâ€" have been spent In Canatda. They f.diu'bwuedm 1899 in the village of Ainooirws, Glamorganshire, Wales, in the parish church which was over 300 yelrs old and has since been rebullt; viot â€"being Mr. Morris of Mr. and Mrs. Childs have nve shiilitren, all living; two daughters, Mrs, Logan, of South Porcupine, and; W.,Albert Mack, of Toronto, and bhree lll. t.enmx of Timmins, Petty Officer: Childs, of the RCN.V.R. and. fidreth, who is also in the Navy acting. wflm There are alsoten: All members are requested to be knowledge," said the Grown Attorney. The magistrate said that Nelson‘s actions went to show that he knew, and the Crown was justified in drawing the inference. Even if it is true when he says it was another man‘s, he took memuitmdflmetonisgwty Bentence of nine months with hard Nelson said that the box which had no lid when found had a Md secured by a wire when he saw it. Mr. Gardiner, in defence, argued that the box was stored first ‘inâ€"@an open garage and that there. were no doors mpxeicehouae andmathisclimt "You choose not to say? ‘You don‘t want to see this other man get into trouble; you would rather get into trouble yourself? ‘breakng down high grade ore. 11. Sample bag comaining ore and gold beads. f . Total valueâ€"-appmxlmately $1049 PO. Fulton corroborated P.O. Braâ€" ney‘s evidence. He had accompanied Inspector Kennedy to the fice house where the tea box was found partly buried in saw dust. . â€" Nelson, called for défence, said that atriemofhisaskedhmlifhe could store this boxâ€"which he thought was a "prospector‘s qutfit" and. he put ‘At on the second shelf in ‘the drive shed: It stayed there until "Sunday or Monâ€" day"after the murder. He thought he ought to have had a license to have it, so he sent the teamster up to the: ice house with it. Crown Attorney Caldbick asked Nelâ€" son who the man was. The answer was â€" 1 Cardbeard box of ,p,i egrade oreâ€" :gold assay $7 25 er voir. ‘Total fame gsa c c 4 o € C * . 3. . Bbx co The following morning (Jan. 22nd) in company with Constable Fulton all contents of the box were taken to Mr. W. Honer, of the Dome who examinâ€" ed them and took .samples of the high grade gold ore and submitted a reâ€" 7. New graphite pot containing wood chips and slag. . Used graphite pot with slag and ore partly fused and borax, vglue $31.23., 7 10 Iron pestle and mortir contain- 1 ing borax and wood: chips usedâ€"for. value $5.53. . * css 3. *.; . 3. Roasted concem;ratesâ€"-value $1.083. 4. Ground ore mixed with borax partly .fused valug $35 2’7 ! on the mormning of i4th May last, under Nelson‘s instructions the. box was taken from the Gold Ridge Farm to the summer cottage of Mr. J. Gauâ€" thier and there put into the itce house. At the time Nelson said he did not know what the contents were. A few months prior to this a friend had asked to store the box for him. He did not wish to divulge the name. ‘The man stated the stuff was "hot" and therefore when a search was to be made at the farm after David Palâ€" mer‘s murder the box was removed to the ice house. ‘ _ As a result of this Inspector Kenâ€" nedy questioned: Maurice Kenneélily, of Whitney Township, which resulted in Stanley Nelson being taken into the police office. He was told that the reâ€" sults of questioning might lead to ‘a charge against him, and Nelson gave a verbal statement. ~ Constable Braney of â€" the Ontario Provincial Police testified that on the night of Jan. 20th he was called by O.P.P. Fulton and shown a boxâ€"a tea chestâ€"containing certain articles. in Timmins Provinciat Police office. The contents were crucibles, crushed ore, aA pestle and mortar and a quantity of Noel, L. Beliste, M. Gumiero, L Cosco, A. Gecan, and O. Bergeron. Members: T. Didone, C.Didone, T. Yorke, F. Cunâ€" mningham, R. Costello, N. Ferrigah, and J. Gaillal (president). defendant and entered a plea of not - Police Court Stanley Nelson, of Porcupine, appearâ€" ed before Magistrate Atkinson to anâ€" swer two charges on Tuesday:â€"1, of having a gold refinery illegally in his possesston and 2%, of havingâ€"a quantity Of gold ore. W. S. Gardiner appeared for t Box apfigamfg gomé@mhed oi‘eâ€"~ hie $5.53. Jan. d6th. W'mmmm ‘uzsummm-nww Attending the funeral from out Mrs. Jose, ‘Mrs. L Nicholson, Mrs. â€"R. Hardy, Rev. Canon Cushing, Mr. Paul Leroux, Mr. Lorn Leroux. From Schumacher â€" Mr. and Mrs. James Kent, Sr., Mrs. James Kent, Jr., Mrs. Percy Reid, Mrs. Webb, Mrs. Jackâ€" son, Mrs. Gridiey, Mrs. Wakeford, Mrs. Maxwell, Mrs. Knell, Mrs. McTaeggart, Mrs. Melville, Mrs. Pope, Mrs. Kevan, Mrs. Glaister, Mrs. Preston, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. McTaggart, Timmins, won much applause for her fine rendition‘ of the whistling song, "Let Us All Sing as the Birdies Sing.‘ The orchestra, with Mr. Hubert Cook and his electricâ€" al guitar, Mr. Paul Leroux with the big bass and, Mr. TLorn Leroux with the ;S.panlsh guitar gave an interlude /of lovely music. â€""The Old Rugged C#zass," "Bells of St. Mary‘s", "White Cliffs of Dover" and "There‘ll Always be an ‘England".â€"were some of the numbers. fplayed the company joining in with the singing. The serving of a delicious: lunch of Cornish pasties, doughnuts! and téa concluded the programme, and. the singing of the National Anthem brought a very enjoyable evening to close, â€" The lunch conveners were Mrs. Pércival, Mrs. Moorish, Mrs. Fairbroâ€" ther, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Curnow. Mrs. Bassett was in charge of the adâ€" mission. â€" Mrs. Wilford received the Timmins, "Love‘s Old Sweet Song," with Mrs.« Turner accompanying on the guitar and Mrs Kent at the piano, deâ€" lighted the company and won much apâ€" Tnmnins <delighted the company with mi’nz entitled "Orphan and as an encore gave "The Water Melon". Mrs. James Kent won much applause for her song, "The Egg". The next item ‘on the programme was musical choirs and the winner for the ladies was Mrs: Frank Wills; the winner for the gentlemen was Mr. J. Moorish. for the children. â€" A song by Mrs. Webb, W@f ... ‘My in won %ggx applause. _ Mrs. Peercy Schumacher, Jan. 26th, Special to The Advance. Friday evening, Januaty . The Ladies‘ Guild of the Schumacher Anâ€" glican Mission held a very enjoyable social evening in the church hall, Pirst Ave. Mr. R. L. Bassett was master of .?fimonies. The music for the evenâ€" a§ supplied ‘by Mrs. Harry Turner ;a h ir ‘guitar a‘nd Mrs. James Kent, Jr., at the piano. The evenifig opened with community singing. Then there were musical choirs and other games for the chlldlten. mA song by Mrs. Webb, Large Attendance Delighted _ ‘With Program Provided.. Poppieton. Enjoyable Social Event by Ladies‘ Guild, Schumacher Anglican Mission He told that he was borni in Ireland. and came to Canada with his parents when he was six years old. He was trained in Wycliffe OCollege but his heart longed to get back to Lake Nipiâ€" gon. He became stationed at Albany The Bishop concluded his talk by stating his belief that Canada wiill be the centre of world movements for the settlement of nations in the future. â€"At the regular meeting of the Kiâ€" wanis Club on Monday at the Airport Renison of _ â€"In the Kiwanis Bulletin the following appears â€" "It will be our good fortune to have with us as guest speaker a great man of the North. At the special inâ€" vitation of another great man of <the North, our own Archdearcon Woodall, the Right â€"Rev. Robert John Renison, B.D., has consented to have dinner with us and give us a taik." Archdeacon Woodall lntmduoed the. speaker The Bishop‘s talk was upon genâ€" eral topics He is an orator of no mean order, and gives a whimsical turn to simple subjects, and he greatly enterâ€" tained the Kiwanis with an account of his journey by Clipper from New York to England recently via Lisbon. 1 'at South Porcupme Among. those preésent were:â€" Oother guests were Revd. J. C. Thgmp_- He was thanked for his addrets by South Porcupine, Jan. 26th. Special Funcral Saturday Last of Mrs. Proulx of Schumacher Interment Made at the Tisâ€" dale Cemetery. airg on the harmonica â€" "Weel may1$90. Hoyle Gold Mines mill, bullding the Keel row" and "Annie Laurie" â€" and equipment, $195,000, fully covered and this was followed by a showing of: by lnsuranoe Our department gained pictureés of Scotland andâ€"its valuable experience in attending this spots which made many of Scots blood!] unusual type of fire. in the audience feel homesick. "| _ in our work has been main. _ Mr. Alec Hogg, of Preston East Dome,‘I tained by regular meetings and courses showed the pictures, and the thanks of{ 0f instruction, practices with full eâ€" the W.A. and Mra. Burton are expressed j @uipment, indder competition practices to both Mr. Hogg and the Preston East/and salvage equipment. The special Dome for the use of the pictures. j competition practices held during the Mrs. G. McDbonnell and Mrs. J. C.| month of June are always good pracâ€" ‘Thompson entertained witt Soottisn|tcal exercise. We were fortunate in of the programme. 'I‘hewholeevenmgwaaadecidedso- airs on the piano in‘ between the items Mrs. J. Douglas sang "Afton Water‘" j tions :were of sud and "Vale of Levon", which was folâ€"|] ve lowed by Scottish readings and D. F by Mr. Manson, of Monteith. office. were greatly enjoyed by everybody. .| Fire loss out > +MiFs W.; Clement,p Btoftish 1 sdguons airs on the harmonica % ish: w oyle Gok Farrell Mrs. Jason Cunningham, Mrs: ‘ Smith. The Past Presldent M‘rs. iC. H. Libby, was prevented by iliness from attendmg The President wishes to thank the general public for their patronage and is very gratefuul to the ladies of the Association for their kind help and coâ€" operation and hard work. ie and Jean Whitton, Mrs. Ahsdahl, Mrs. Jonnston, Mrs. S. Shepherd, Mrs. K. gham, Mrs..Knifton, Myrs.4 ‘o. Bowes, Mrs. J. Drynan, Mils Flora ,Raeed Mrs. A. McGinn and Mrs. Dan‘ Mr. W. Hannigan was appointed member of the High School Bgard for $ years w 1944, 45, and 46 "Train was apbointed mnber ot the KHigh School Board tor 1944 45 And 46. _ The folowing resolution was passed : "That the Council extends its congrat= ullations to the South Pbrcupine Fire Department for. winhning first place in 1943 for Fire Prevention Campaign." â€" Both Police and Fire Departments j submitted their annual reports. from the Fire Department After "O Canada", community singing entertained those present, and then Mrs. McCulloch, of Timmins, sang "Hail convener was responsible for the exâ€" cellent concert which followed the supâ€" Prevention Week. _ South Porcupine, Jan. 26th. Special | to The. Advance. At a regular council meeting on Monâ€" day, . Reeve and all councillors were présent.|. Letters of appreciation for Christmas parteéls Were received from w. E. Grese, Mrs. Tom Wilson and Mrs. J. Db\lghs. @. H. Dunlop, M. Capyk, ‘F. msa.relli acted as ticket committee. The: table| L. Wilson, R. Libby and J. Schmidt. committee under the convenérship of| Mr. Geo. Helmer was appointed Mrs. L. Boyd, assisted by Mrs. Evey| Acting Reeve in the absence of Mr. V. Cameron, included Misses Sybil Ostrom | H. Evans. In the kitchen under the convener.] ship of Mrs. Garl Cartuthers were ,c Jamieson, Mrs Emerson Anderson. 'Mrs Clarence. ‘Anderson, Mrs. W. V. Lane, Mrs. W. Deacon, Mts. M. W. Cleâ€" _ ment, Mrs. Montorse antd Mrs. Carrwth-j ers.. (Later these Iandies were assisted by. Messrs. E. Anderson, L. Callahan and‘ W. V. Lane.) * Many of the conveners of various committees .were serving in their capnc- ity for the first time and the sutctess ot. the supper was due in no smail: mea« sure to the splendid coâ€"operation and real hard work of these ladiesg. | C were given including the, W.A.; the mcMa.mammmmam Sewing Uircle, and both fown and Dome)rcliowing is a list of the Masses and. Sunday Schools. ts 41 Mum.;. The financial report. m Roaqguet Spiritue!â€"Madame 8. Aundst, People‘s Warden, and mm ua_umk.aouuere,mr Mhmdet. \Vibar‘s warden, Mr. F. C. M m Mr. and Mrs. Rene Proul*. Mrs. mmuuutomemeomu h MF. Harold Burns, Mr. and MrS. accepted, and Mr. Maxwall Smith min‘msegmn Mrs. Chatson and Mrs. }was elected People‘s warden. Adamson, MclIntyre Surface > Twelve vestrymen ~chosen : forâ€" 10441 Women‘s League, Schumacher, were:â€" Messrs. W. S. Adamson, K.i Massesâ€"Madame J. Vaillant and Omer Â¥ilborn, amnmnm Vaillant, Mr. and Mrs. Emelyn â€"A. _ WMajor fires in subâ€"division â€" loss, buildings, $2,12%5; :contents, $1,050; to= tal, $3,1795. ‘The amount of insurance coverage on above loss was â€" buildings, $,300; contents, 5,000; total $15,300. Included in the loss is the fire of Dec. 3lst, 1043, at 18 Cecil avenue. Condiâ€" tionsâ€"were of such a nature that an inâ€" vestigation is now being conducted by ltdnshal’s office. j Fire loss outside Sfiu;;h Porcupine *‘h m...l;;â€"... #Both Police and Fire Departments submitted their annual reports. â€" Bxtracts from the Pire Department report are given below:â€" Mr. W Harmigan was appointed member of the High School Board for 3 years â€" 1944, 45, and 46 u:h ’rrain was apbointed mefinber n t se w ty Counczl Praises Dept. for inning First Place in Fare Prevention Week. 1 Congratulations to South Porcupine Fire Department of town were Mrs. John Secuh.ol‘ror- mereeordtlmeofuanda-!iseeonds- Rouyn. Mr. Proul« ‘and family Fhstprhemflmlm-ydrace » cards of sympathy. Thé' _Eseond prize in drill, deportment and First prize in ladder competition, in Alg. Cop. Amlity ... Aljo sions â€" Log shack, Liakeview, byle Gold Mines mill buillding . o e e . H. Ctaig, of the Fire LATEST QUOTATIONS 16% 16%â€"17 .. 14«â€"18 17‘%4â€"10 110â€"115 .. 15â€"17 .. 10â€"11 .. 14â€"16 %â€"18‘!%, 14â€" 16 14â€"15 12â€"14 7+8 CLOSE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26TH, 1944 Eo se ic ux Ne cA t d Members The Toronto Stock -Exchahge In an effort to comply with instrucâ€" tions and demands of the Dominion Fire Commissioner and Ontarib Fire Marshal‘s ‘office it sometimes seems dmstic bo enforce such demands which after all are the means of protecting life ind property, also the wartime conâ€" servation ideal. > The â€"same week, Saturday, October 9th, 1943 during the afternoon matiâ€" ee, with permission of the Theatre Manager I gave a short address and | explained a system of fire drill for the Theatre, which with the assistance of six firemen was carried out. ‘There were 830 children in attendance and on the alarm being given they proceedâ€" ed to walk out quite orderly using two ‘side exits and the front double doors ‘and all were clear of the building in tWwo minutes four seconds. All returned to their places in the same order and ‘picture continued. Many favourable comments have been reteived by me from parents who had at times had tertain fears with regard to allowing small children to attend the matinee. The fire Gdepartment were particuarly satisfied with the practice. !' Porcupine General Hospital â€" 14 wards, 30 beds (aduits). Checked heatâ€" ing system electrical equipment, xXâ€"Ray room, floor lamps, bedâ€"lights, etc., port. aible extinguishers, â€" everything found in order. The full results of the Fire PNVen-‘ ‘tion Week competit}ons nave not yet been received but I have been notified that South Porcupine / Department has been awarded first place in our ciass for the Dominion of Canada which keebs up our proud record. of six firsts and one second in consecutive years. _ At South Porcupine School â€" 17 rooms â€" ‘enroiment, 660 pupils. Alarm given Oct. 7th, 1943, at 11 am. All puâ€" Us clear of building in 99 and 1â€"5 onds, using four exits. Dome School â€" 4 rooms â€" enrolâ€" ment, 135 pupils Alarm given at 3 pm., Oct. 7, 1943. All pupils clear of ‘building in 19 seconds, using three exâ€" lts Dr. Wim. McLaren . present; High School â€" 6 roGoms and laboraâ€" tory â€" enrolment 147 pupils. Alarm givâ€" ‘en 255 p.m., Oct. Sth, 1943. ‘All stu«â€" dents clear of building in 55 seconds, using four exits. Only made fourth place in wagon race. tions held at Duparquet, Que., _July‘bth. 1943, with 14 teams competing. .: During Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 8rd to 9th, 1943, the department carried out house-w-home inspections, also in public buildings, stores, hotels, schools, hospital and local theatre. School inâ€" spection conducted ‘by myself®and Mr. Following the drills fire prevention talks were given the pupils and a sysâ€" tem of home inspection forms were distributed to the pupils to reake inâ€" spections at their homes and return completed forms to me for checking. This method is the best means of mak. ing the older people and parents more fire conscious â€" and gives good results. .. 14=10 . 11â€"18 5‘%â€"6% .. 19â€"20 ... 8â€"9 12â€"18 10=11 12â€"16 m Chief‘s Convenâ€" ' ln the otty of 8t. Catharines urinc my holidays in Algust, taking a.n active part on ttses. Several leading men in P1 : work from the Unitsa StatsÂ¥ of ‘Afnerica were in attendance and thelr addresses and inst.ruction are y of special note. There "Is y" that the Dominion Associa . will be holding the Convention in ‘ this year. Our three members servthsg with the in November. Attex" the buslnéésu -t;'e_s: sion a social period was enjoyed. Each organization has decided to do their utmost to money to wipe ofi the debt of the church g%ore the antiiversary service "which is held Tuéesday evenin>‘the‘ annual Conâ€" gregational meeting of" Trinity ‘United Church was held in the’l)aéément of the church. About one hundred members and friends enjoyed a delicious pot luck supper served by the men. â€" ‘I‘he secretâ€" ary, Mr. Allan Pish, gave ‘mlendld reâ€" port of the church activities. "The Rev. Lors Carison spoke of ‘future events. Schumacher, Jan. 26tHX.* Special to The Advance. Annual Congregational Meeting Schm_t_@_g!iér Church There are times when the duties are far from pleasant but "the lovalty and comradeship has beeh‘ maintain‘gd and been responsible for an efficient volâ€" unteer fire department. _ . ARP. or Civil Detéhce operations have not been so active sthce last sumâ€" merâ€"largely due to cd\’ffilifi'g of ‘cperaâ€" tions by the Dominion Government. Our weekly mektings were dropped last September, most of Ch€‘ men" of the auxiliary department‘ard‘in town and still retain an interest in the work. With better weatherbctifliitions I hope to revive that interest"ih the work. practices and hope to rétain the port. able pump and hose equipment which in a case of emergericy‘Wwould be valuâ€" able. cX s tOL Ki wis Canadian Firefighters overseas are do. ing> goodâ€" work. artding "is Secâ€" tion Leader Jos. Miller WHhb was given the opportunity to attéitd ‘the National Fire Service College at Brighton for an Officer‘s course ‘whith ‘he successâ€" fully passed. He ‘alsd #AS in charge of : a‘ competition tehth tTn truck and trailer pump work and his team won the National Fire SéIVR¢ Trophy preâ€" sentéd to him by SitÂ¥ Haig, of Reading, FIÂ¥e othéer memâ€" bers have enlisted in the various branâ€" ches of the Canadifn®Fordes and one more about to leave ‘Makthig a total of nine men, almost 50% 6t bur depart. ment. The departmeont Hksthad a successâ€" ful year, the meniber§ 6Â¥"thany years‘ standing still retain interest in the welfare and work of the Departâ€" ment. "I would here"i)?q_fi)}"pay tribute to all of these men‘wWh6‘ voluntarily serve the community in‘ this capacity. Pssm PREPARED TO T4KE OUT 356 IrÂ¥ _ our pkurclous FEH CHIPS Pelan. Gi. ..‘...:.‘...?.‘.’..-'.....7-8 Point Ro ... ~18â€"21 Pt. Cold ... 2. WOow 3W iE # Th