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Porcupine Advance, 2 Mar 1944, 1, p. 4

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Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€" Quebec Newspaper Association Canada $2 The Dominion headquarters of the Red CroSsS:| andg the other went down the stairway on the the provincial headquarters and the hundreéds Of) southern side. In less than a minute they met branches of the Red Cross in Canada have don€!again in the downstairs lobby. "Ah!" exclaimed their part to make the present campaign for funds| one,. "We meet again! It‘s a small world isn‘t for the Red Cross work a complete success. various campaign commtttees have made their' There are many reasons these days for agreeing| plans and are carrying outâ€" these plans with all| that it is a small world. Fast trains and faster ability and earnestness that deserve success. All motor cars and still faster planes make the world that remains is for the public response to equal look small indeed, not to mention the.radio thati the interest and effort of the leaders. To jJUU8€) makes things known in Ottawa about Australia or from past experience, it might be expected as @Alâ€") pritain or India before they have time in Mel-i most a foregone conclusion that the campaign bourne or London or Delhi to learn that these' would more than meet its objective, as the peOPl€) tnines are not so. With all the inventions and in general have never yet failed to respond to a advantages of the present day, the fact that there' proper appeal for any worthy patriotic cause.)js tne kind of war in progress that is now going| The present Red Cross appeal is not only prOPEt! on certainly makes the world look small indeed.! and able but has behind it such an array of facts The Advance used to say:â€""It‘s a funny worldâ€"â€", l as to make it irresistible. In addition, it is the very this North Land!" Judging from a report in The essence of patriotismâ€"the care of the ill and the) nortnern News last week, it would be dangerousl wounded and the imprisoned and the comfort Otl to paraphrase that old saying into the more moâ€" the men and women on service. i dern suggestion:â€""It‘s a small worldâ€"this North Perhaps the most compelling reason why the Red| rang!» Oldâ€"timers used to think this North Land Cross should be given what they ask is the faCt was an immense placeâ€"four times the size of au: that they have in the past accomplished so mutch| tne rest of Ontario. But in their most expansive| with what they have been given,. Since the b€â€") moments no oldâ€"timers gave it the extent that was; of the present war the Canadian Red] suggested for it in Toronto years ago, according to! Cross ‘has spent approximately $36,000,000.00 to| tne report in The Northern News last week. The reâ€", provide free gifts for members of the armed forces,| port was about an address to the Kiwanis Club by prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war, and British and other civilian| Mr. T. O‘Rourke, now manager of the Kirkland war sufferers, and for disaster relief emergencies | Lake branch of the Bank of Commerce. Accordâ€" In this connection it may be noted once again that-i ing to The Northern News report, Mr. O‘Rourke said however unprepared for sudden coups and emerâ€"| that he came from Ireland in 1912 and he and gencies peoples and governments may be, the Red| seventeen other budding financiers were shown Cross always appears to be ready and on the huge map of Canada displaying the immense no matter how sudden or unexpected the call.l area receiving banking facilities in those days in Of the $36,000,000 spent to â€"date approximately| this Dominion. He was assigned to Gowganda, but $13,536,000 was spent for prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war f00d| was unable to find that place on the map. He was parcels, covering cost of food supplies and shipâ€"| solemnly assured, however, that there was such a ping; over $11,750,000 was expended for comforts] place but to reach it from Toronto( no doubt conâ€" for the armed forces, navy, merchant marine, @air) sidered then as the centre of civilization) he would raid sufferers and for hospital and medical supâ€"| have to "travel 2400 miles by train, 500 miles by pplies; some $3,384,000 was invested in ambulances,] boat and the rest of the way by dogteam." If that mahile kitehens. hosnital and medical supplies, and| was not eloangated exaggeration of the truth, then Timmins, Ont., Thursday, March 2nd, 1944 Cross always appears to be ready and on the spotl no matter how sudden or unexpected the call. Of the $36,000,000 spent to date approximatelyi $13,536,000 was spent for prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war food parcels, covering cost of food supplies and shipâ€" ping; over $11,750,000 was expended for comforts for the armed forces, navy, merchant marine, airl raid sufferers and for hospital and medical supâ€" pplies; some $3,384,000 was invested in ambulances, mobile kitchens, hospital and medical supplies, and food ‘sent to Britain; assistance to Allied Red Cross Societies and other service organizations amounted to about $2,700,000; around $100,000 was due to the cost ofâ€"warehousing, packing and shipping in all divisions at ocean ports and overseas; the building and equipping of the hospital at Taplow, England, took $831,600; there was $460,800 for special emerâ€" gencies and disasters and for sundry war expenâ€" ditures. Campaigns and publicity were only a litâ€" tle over 2!% per cent. of the total, while the whole administration cost of this immense enterprise was only 3.79 per cent. It is doubtful if any other enterprise on earth is conducted where so large a proportion of the total cost goes to the purpose designated and where such a small percentage is taken up by what may be termed overhead. Red Cross financial statements are all submitted to the Dominion Auditorâ€"General‘s department, and because of the fact that so much is done with comâ€" paratively little money, it is not a matter for wonâ€" der that the Red Cross very cheerfully presents details of its income and expenditures to the public. ~OIt is only necessary to read the letters from overseasâ€"from those on service and from civilians alikeâ€"to know how great a work is being done by the Red Cross and how much it is appreciated. Last week The Advance published extracts of letâ€" ters received by the Eastern Porcupine Branch of the Red Cross. The fact that there were over 300 such letters tells its own story. One soldier wrote: "The Red Cross never fails us." Another said: "To really appreciate how much these things are appreâ€" ciated a person has to be in, service." This thought is further emphasized by another soldier who writes; "I really believe now in the Red Cross." From civilians overseas caught in the horrors of war, come the same sort of thanks and appreciaâ€" tion. At headquarters of the Red Cross are literâ€" ally thousands of letters from prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war, and the theme of all of them is practically the same , Anyone who reads the newspapers or has even|that the inc an occasional letter from overseas must know than appealt of the great work being done by the Red C1'053~;ceilings on p Surely, all will wish this work to continue and will} floor on qu;s give it full support to this end. As the Red Cross] that articles emphasizes at this time, the work of the Societyf the dollar ar will be more necessary than ever should a sudden; 75 cents bef peace arrive. There will still be the people woulC war to care for; still the soldiers to help and beneâ€" at any price. fit; still the civilians in Britain and elsewhere to almost to be save from the extreme horrors of war. â€"Indeéed, been replace sudden peace would mean extended demands on goods. This the services of the Red Cross. Accordingly, even ing apparel. those optimists who see an early victory for the‘ to overcome Allied Nations should be able to understand the not appear vital necessity for a strong and wellâ€"equipped Red the basic pe Cross. 1941 ‘‘Thne‘c Cle Yorrupine Aduvancee | 1100 SNHQuIiG DC ajict L0 LC not appear to tal necessity for a strong and wellâ€"equipped Red% the basic perio¢ Foss. ; 11941. The det The Red Cross at present has literally scores of early as 1941. 00 Por GEQO. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Published Every Thursday by TIMMINS, GNTARIO Subscription Rat PHONE United States: $3.00 Per Y 6â€"| 00! _A FLOOR FOR QUALITY p | According to a ruling recently issued, all men‘s 0| underwear and women‘s and misses‘ dresses manuâ€" different services and benefitsâ€"all necessary and all effective and worthy. The greatest need for funds is for the prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war work. This serâ€" vice is a duty that should appeal to all patriotic and humane people, and because of this part of the Red Cross work, and because of the many other services of this Society the answer here and all through Canada should be donations that will meet all the needs and go far past the announced objective. "Hello" to each other cony. Then one went and the other went .( southern side. . In les again in the downstai one. "We meet again Land!" Oldâ€"timers was an immense pla the rest of Ontario. moments no gest to some that the NortM GrOWS SHMIaAilEL, OL, db Dury PIAIN, â€" AUU _ UQ least, nearer. The solution, however, may be that France on Feb. 15th, 1915. Toronto is growing broader, or, at least, wider in He was captured by the Germans aL § St. Julien in front of Ypres in thie seâ€" its knowledge. On a recent visit to Toronto, MY.|cond battle of YÂ¥pres. : W. 0. Langdon, president of the Northern Ontario| Herded back behind the front in,coal Associated Boards of Trade, was impressed with!“;agm;sf fséel)tlm;l SLE“S. Q(;OI' in old the interest there in the Great North and the knowâ€" s firrfeld ,u% ‘fllzhy otljgr p:i;‘g;érs_dr_wm. ledage of this large territory that many in the city in huge square. Mr. McDowell says evidenced. There is still need, though, to impress!that naturally they were a dirty, ragged on forontoand the south the faet that wnile me L _ wmithout Bd WA e j , tunity to care for themselves. The North is near at hand it has wide area wher€|prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war were subject to the there is opportunity to develop resources andlusual interrogation, which does not wealth for the advantage of the whole Dominion. Sound very serious, perhaps, but was much less pleasant than it sounds. e e en ies e se e se | With fifty men to a box car, they A 20OT a were all sent on the long journey to A I LOOR 1 OR QUALI'[Y the interior of Germany. Forty men : ~~~ |would have been a better load to a According to a ruling recently issued, all men‘s)box car. As it was there was not room underwear and women‘s and misses‘ dresses manuâ€"|to sit down. . Wounded men were all y s ' in indiscriminately. The air was fa p s piled in indiscriminate f ctured in Canada must bear a label showing were only a few small ventiâ€" license number of the maker and the style numbel|jators; there were no sanitary condiâ€" of the garment as classified by the Wartime PricesI tions.. They were allowed out of the and Trade Board. The purpose of the order is tol boz‘ gall° Onl.‘)' once in thirtyâ€"six hours. 5 ; 4 (at Cologne prote.c‘t consgmers fror.n poor quality goods supplied!| rventually they were incarcerated in at ceiling prices for higher quality material. It is\ the prison campâ€"at Giessen, whenre a step in the right direction, but it does not go far| £009 were "accommodated." ‘They stept : °. the floor, with blankets, at first. 400 it se P According to a ruling recently issued, all men‘s underwear and women‘s and misses‘ dresses manuâ€" factured in Canada must bear a label showing the license number of the maker and the style number of the garment as classified by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. The purpose of the order is to protect consumers from poor quality goods supplied at ceiling prices for higher quality material. It is a step in the right direction, but it does not go far enough and it was not issued soon enough. In the earnest desire to prevent inflation, the weak point of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board practice has been in regard to quality in goods. While a step in th enough anc earnest des of the War the dollar article of toâ€"Gday w( 75 cents before the war. Ir The remit prices for he right d it was 1 ‘sire to. pI irtime Pr ality scences at Kirkland Lake may sugâ€" that the North grows smaller, or, at The solution, however, may be that broader. or. at least, wider in Dparticu. The new ie depra Indeed, the whol lo0ration in C ) meet many times during the ned to be leaving the balcony theatre recently. They said her on the landing in the balâ€" ent down the stairs to the north nt down the stairway on the i less than a minute they met stairs lobby. "Ah!" exclaimed It‘s a small world isn‘t 16 l ing fina da displ o facilit e > lines, quaiity goods appear ble at any price. They have la quality prices by inferior arly true of articles of wearâ€" order seems to be an effort ved quality trouble. It does 1 the bill however. It sets en Sept. 15th and Oct. 15th, m in quality was evident as whole tendency of the old 11 ter in prices ‘ have been has been no dollar, but ive brought the h 6 aI THMHE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO ticle: been regulations appears to tend to decrease the quality. That is why The Advance has persistently urged ‘some form of quality floor to match the price ceilâ€" _ing. It is something to know that the Wartime Prices and Trade Board has turned even at this late date to consideration of quality in goods as a vital factor in the situation. To sell low quality ‘goods at normal high quality prices is to practice form of inflation that hits the average purchaser. |There will be keen interest in watching whether the Wartime Prices and Trade Board will make as good a job of maintaining quality as they have \ done in sustaining price ceilings. [ Tt appears to be timely to say a word these beauâ€" | tiful spring days for the Timmins Horticultural | Society. It was a fine day when this was written, !but it is hard to say in this North Land what it ?may be like when this is published. The weather ihere is slightly changeable on very short notice. ‘But not so the Timmins Horticultural Society. That Society keeps on in the same way doing a !good job for the district, through storm and sunâ€" ‘shine and in peace and war. Last year the Timâ€" Chairman Red Cross 'Campalgn( ommittee Knows Value of Work Still stands the motto of the King: "Put into your task whatever it may be, all the courage and purpose of which you are capable. Keep your hearts proud and your resolve unshakâ€" en. Let us go forward to that task as one man, Lloya Childs, guard at the Haileybury district jail, last week reported as a sign of an early spring, that he saw a robin on the jail lawn on Monday. Maybe, it was only a jail bird that he saw, though that bird may be kept at Haileybury for a robbin‘. Too bad! a smile on our lips and our heads held high and with God‘s help we shall not fail." Experience . War Make Private A. 1. the Third ‘Battal Brigade, lst Div cartier, Que., a October, 1914. He trained at bury Plain, Enf France on Feb. ] He was captured â€" St. Julien in front « cond battle of Ypres Herded back behii wagons; slept on church:; fed only bls Duri Dowell auired rartial upon t GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER t B BA AP A PAAA S â€"ALâ€"A PAAA CCC : PP PA AP L O 16 ell Earnes Red Cross. 3 pounds as is captured Mr. McDow ‘ many in t abl T AY t PP AP P PP o"'oo-o"NoN"mm' M n ARoOomeé 1 he Red C t AMCL, â€" AD th, 1915 i by the [ of> 2 experience® of the i during the last war ae and its highlights ry emphatic reasons Red Crossi {eDd ier prisonersâ€"oiâ€"war Mr. McDowell says were a dirty, ragged ind without â€"opporâ€" themselves. The ere subject to the , which does not , perhaps, but was than it sounds. to a box car, they he long journey to rmany. Forty men a better load to a there was not room inded men were all inpal Imnat Prisonerâ€" ofâ€" l McDow Advocate of it nairman of the charge of the nds is particuâ€" He is not only ability but he nal experience d Cross work. ‘, would not be ot been for the McDowell: He incarcerated in GFiessen, where d." They slept nkets. at first. n Germany war and his was the Red kept the priâ€" tarvation. Beâ€" ign chairman and eager to y ~the: limit: 1l iInp bu is equally Thousands ilisted in cod liver the Red . When weighed when hss it Valâ€" > â€" made back tCc ot ha Sualisâ€" ed to rLS “! reguâ€" supâ€" e beâ€" first full, ludâ€" quld for 16 Cross parcely,. Scores of letters have been published in The Advance and other references made in these columns to show that present day prisonersâ€"ofâ€" war depend on the Red Cross for their very existance. And they do not deâ€" pend in vain. If there were no other reason for the strongest support of the Red Cross, the value of the work to prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war would be enough to The Red Cross carries Christian mercy to the battlel With a record of eighty years of human service, in wa peace. Nothing can take the place of the the blitzed cities. It c: widowed mothers. Be gencrous with your Red Cross. ‘mins Horticultural Society helped the success of many Victory gardens. This year it will do the same, and by its work for better lawns and flowers it will continue to help morale on the home front. 'One of its special services this year will be a colâ€" 'umn of helps and hints for gardeners to be pubâ€" |lished in The Advance. The first of these articles appears in this issue and The Advance advises all to read the column and to take advantage of the lother services offered by the Timmins Horticulâ€" | tural Society. The closing down of an explosives plant at Nobel recently entailed the loss of employment for a group of men totalling 3,000. The transfer of these men to other employment meant loss and inconâ€" venience to them, but this was only a circumstance to the effect on merchants and other business men affected by the change. The governments should be prepared for such eventualities or there will be serious confusion and hardship involved unnecesâ€" sarily. A question to be faced now is whether the buildings and plants such as the one at Nobel are to be no more than wasted money. Mr. Arthur Slaght, M.P., suggests that such plants and buildâ€" ings should be utilized to supply civilian needs, and there will be general agreement that something along this line should be arranged. The large number of men and women now servâ€" ing in the armed forces from the North Land emâ€" phasizes the need for hospitals and convalescent homes in this area for the ill and injured returnâ€" ing from the battle zones. Such hospitals and homes in the North are indicated both in the inâ€" terests of those who are serving and for the sake of economy. At Monteith for example, there are hospitals and other buildings all ready for use. Are these to be allowed to rot and fall down while other accommodation is provided elsewhere at much cost to the country? make it an imperative duty on all at home to strengthen the Red Cross in every way. The fact is, howeyver, that attention to prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war is only one of the many activities of the Red Cross. It is no exaggeration to say that the Red Cross serves wherever there is a need these days. It is accordingly the privilege as well as the duty of all to support the Red Cross. an in S11 he cares for the war orphans and the helples Timmins Branch H. C. SCARTH, Manager The need for funds is u Boss: * a day off and I ind ing." her funel JO MY YEAST |S AMmMAZING / WISHFUL THINKINC Jot( bu 1J NC l1 1Ar:"~" â€" YOuU {oOoK motherâ€"inâ€"law, ark this mornâ€" dead, go to

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