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Mrs. C. F. Lacy, 34 Toke St., recently received a very interesting letter from her son Sgt. G. F. Lacy, R.A.F. in India The letter reads in part as follows: "When I left here on leave I went as far as Lahore, and spent a day there. It is one of the main railway termini and is quite ‘a nice city although they say‘ it is terribly dusty in the summer time. It is al iJ a big college town but as their cclleges are only about equivaâ€" lent to our high schools, that doesn‘t mean muca. Next morning I took the train for Rawlpindi which is farther north. About a hundred miles this side of it you start to get into the hills. They are of soft, red, sandy rock and water, and time has cut them up so that they look like the pictures of the mesas in the southern states that you see. The vegetation is very spars? and there is almost no farming. Tae railroad twists all over and if you ars going down grade at alil you get tossed around something like you do when going throuugh the reserve. You get a fairly good view of the main range beâ€". hind this abotit 100 miles away, and I. was able to pick up Nun Kun which is over 20,000 feet high. I have a mnlv‘ good atlas which T cart around with by which I can identify these places. 1 The whole of ‘the main range is snow. oovered with very few passes, s1> that it looks like a sclid wall of ice and snow. On‘thé way back I saw them at sunset so that it looked like mountains of pink ice cream. Nun Kun‘s peak just cleared the efouds and as it is sort of triangular Afn sBhpe it looked like the pyramids Avitly . ‘the sun turning. the: clouds red #@@"represent the Sahara. Rawlpmdru"';"' ed to have the atmo-‘ phere of a"Ch 'adian town. Maybe beâ€"| cause it Was cold and everyone was wearing overccats. It was raining when f I got there sqg I decided to wait a couâ€" ple of days unul it cleared up. There wasn‘t much to do except the shows and see the town. It is what they. call a‘ hill station where the white people go when it is top _warm in the south. In. the summertime I imagine there is a lot doing there But at this time of year it is rather quiet. I spent a few days thexe and then Mireéed a car to take me to Srinagar in Kashmir, which is 169 miles away. You start to climb about la miles from town, and you do nothing but ascend ‘orâ€" descend till you are thirty miles from Srinagar. You climb to about 7,00) feet just past Murree and then you descend into the Jehlum river valley, If you have a fair sized map you should fina most of places marked. You zigâ€"zag quite steeply up to,.. Murree and get to the snow line at 4,000 feet. Slopes are well wooded with white pines and I imagine that it must be a lot like the Rockies. At one time I saw the road at three different lovels heneath me. I had a good car though (a 1940 Plymouth) and the drivers have to have a special liâ€"‘ $ Timmins Man in R.C.A.F. in India Writes Pleasingly of People and Places There Sergt. G. F. Lacy Describes Trip Through Mountains. "skiâ€"ing. All Down Hill." Effects of High Altitudes. No Hot Tea. Fireplaces Not Ideal for Warmth. To See Tajy Mahal Later. B " 18 F9 x < 4 4 .1"-' C '..v" «78 4 %# l‘ s ##.»* M y L i | Costs less than I¢ per average baking how much you will enjoy a steaming cup of Neilson‘s famous Chocolate Cocoa _â€"â€""We started off again at about two o‘clotk. in the afternoon and got over the hump and a couple of miles down the road when we met sixteen buses coming the other way which were havâ€" ing the same trouble we had the day before. They were skidding going up hill, and another bus going down had tried to pass on the narrow road and the two cars were wedged. Out of about twenty buses and four cars no one had a shovel. The Indians were in their usual flap and were jabbering wildly and every now and then looked under the buses to see, I imagine, â€"if Spring had come and the snow had melted. Every man was interested only in his own bus and did not attempt to help each other. The officers got them orâ€" ganized to push the ones over the icy spcots and by a lot of pushing and pulling, we got the two buses apart and were able to go on. After we left them and on to Kohala, near the bend of the Jehlum between Kashmir and North West Frontier Province, we coasted for nearly an hour and a half When we came out on the river valley we woere cCO You nave fO take yqur own bedding too and I had only two blankets with me. I was then glad that the officers hadl brought so much kit as they were able to lend me a couple. We had a fireplace in the room and soon had a good coal fire going but if you know fire places you have to be nearly in them to keep warm. The R. A. F. chaps always argue that they look so cosy, but I personally would sooner be warm than look warm. The focd they served at the hotel certainly made up for the dinginess of the rocm. There was only one fault. Water boils at a lower temperature at high altitudes so that we never had warm tea. You the oxygen in the air too and you soon tire if you exert yourself too much. The next morning I skied down the hill for three or four miles and then hired a couple of chicos to carry the skiis up again for me. It was all down hill skinng, something like I‘ve always dreamed of. tye hills to write a book on what their band had done in the las; year. They had gnough Kiy with them to ksep an army going. Anyway, we finally got to within 5 miles of Murree when we caught up to the mail van which was up to its axles in snow and could go no farther. We then had to get our kit ofl the car and walk to Murrge and wait taere till the road was clear. We hired some coolies to carry our bags and by saving the road and climbing more steeply up the mountains we cut the distance down to about a" mile. The hotel we got to was not what you would call the most palatial in town but it was the only one in town that was open. They only had one room empty so I and the two officers had to put up there, A room in India is a living room, bed rcoom and bath room so we were not tco crowded. You have to take your own bedding too and I had only two cense before they are allowed on the run. It was snowing on the hill and about 10 miles this side of Murree the snow was about 2 feet deep. They clear the snow with gangs of coolies with shovels and they don‘t do any more than they have to and just clear the road enough for a car with no room for passing. We were doing all right but the car in front of us was pretty heavily laden and we all had to get out and push him when the road tilted, as he would slide into the bank and get stuck. They were two army lieutenâ€" ants who were in charge of an army travelling orchestra and were going into tae hills to write a book on what their 1 Ib. 29c¢, % ib. 19¢ a .. n â€" ?‘"S NCO ALiN _ MADE 1N â€"CANAOA Bornâ€"On February, 26th, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. E. St. Onge, Balsam N. at St, Mary‘s; Hospitalâ€"a daughter (YÂ¥vyonne Lillane). Bornâ€"On February 26th, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Brown, Cherry Street, at St. Mary‘s Hospitalâ€"a son (Russell William). Bornâ€"On Pebruary 20th, 1944 to Mr. and Mrs. P. S. McGece, Cedar street N., at St. Mary‘s Hospitalâ€"a daughter (Mary Helen). Lovely Shower Held Last Week for Mrs. W. Mann Bornâ€"On March 4th, 1944, to M.r. and Mrs. A. Tremblay, Waterloo Rd., at St. Mary‘s Hospitalâ€"a son (Joseph Eli Orval). Bornâ€"On February 29th, 1944, to Mr. anj Mr.i. D. Pranacis, Pirst ave., at St. Mary‘s Hospitalâ€"a daughter (Donna May). Bornâ€"On February 21st, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Romain, Balsam St. S., at St. Mary‘s Hospitalâ€"a daughter (Sanâ€" dra Lee Elvira) Miscellaneous Shower Held at the Home of Mrs. P. J. O‘Neill. the Taj Mahal as T had planned, but some one has organized a party to go there next week so I am just as glad I didn‘t." â€"stretch of road more than a hundred yards long. Looking along the valléy at Kohala you could see Mount Nanga Varbat which is 26,692 feet high. An Indian was telling me that it is considâ€" ered a holy mountain. You can go there with paralysis, cancer, falling arches or what have you and be comâ€" . pletely cured. Next morning we crossed Jehlum into Ka:jmir. It is a separate state and the government of India has no power at all there. The road all alng Kashmir has a pretty solid base, but they have a bad habit of building bridges on tight "U" turns or putting a sharp turn just as you come out of a tunnel. There are steep bank:s on your right and the river gorge on the left. The banks of the mountains are terâ€" raced up about 2 or 3 thousand feet and they try to farm it. There are herds of goats all along the way and you have to be very careful as they come chargâ€" ng down the hillside and across the road before you know they are coming. Just bkefore we got to Srinagar we startâ€" ed to come acro:;s some old ruined temâ€" ples, some I was told, built by the Greeks. They were definitely not of Qriental â€"design. Srinagar and Dal Lake are on a very flat plateau 5,200 feet up. It is 30 or 40 miles ‘cong and surrounded by mountains,. The town is at the far end of the plateau and there is a long avenue of poplars for 30 miles leadng up to it. "In Srinagar there are private homes for troops on leave, and I was in a very nice ong, a â€" Mrs. Gatmell‘s, a lady of 70 whose husband was a colonel killed in the last war. She has lived in Inâ€" dia most of her life and her views were definitely along the preâ€"war army line. The last war was all right as it was fought between two gentlemen, the King and the Kaiser, but as Hitler is just a commoner, this isn‘t a fit war. She can‘t figure how he can expect to win. All the natives know her well and never try to put anything over on her. Her home was a lovely big hous;> built along English lines. A Yankee and myself had a nice big room. The food she served was the best I‘ve had in India. Five or six course meals at every sitâ€" ting. Speaking of food here‘s a dish we often have out here. Make some doughnut batter and mix sliced apple in it. Then cook it in hot fat like you do doughnuts and serve hot with hot syrup to pour over it. Very nice and called apple fritters. The town itself was much like any other town with litâ€" tle Indian shops selling souvenirs,. The state itself is separate from the rest of India and has a separate governâ€" ment. As far as I could see though it didn‘t have imuch power and whatever| the Maharajah said went. He has 300 , wives to get along with too. Europeans | are not allowed to own property in Kashihir. I only stayed two days in Srinagar and got back to Rawlpindi in one day.â€" I didn‘t go.to Agra to see Six Births Registered at Timmins This Week { Mrs. P. J. O‘Neill, 2 Pearl avenue, i honour of her daughter "Judy," Mrs. N.©€.0O. Mann, who left this week to in her husband P.O. Mann stationed t Charlottetown, P.E.I. Mrs. O‘Neill at 5,000 feet and the river is at 1,500 feet so we had nearly 3,500 feet of noâ€" thing below us. However, "Hairbreadth Harry", my driver didn‘t consider that any reason to slow up so we had more thrills than on a roller coaster. All the way down there wasn‘t a straight THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO The members of the Ladies Auxilâ€" lary of the Canadian Legion are doing fine work for the boys in the armed services overseas. Each Wednesday afternoon they hold a "Comfort Tea‘ the proceeds of which are used to buy "comforts" to put in the parcels which they are continually packing. Myrs. T. Gay, Comfort convener, has recz2sived pumerous replies from service men thanking her and her committee, and those who make the parcels possible, for the ustful and necessary articles sent to them. The mempers pack and send these parcels not only to the friends of the Auxiliary, but to all the men and boys ‘who lived im or enlist2c from Timmins. Recently the "LA. hav> campaigned for more funds for their good work, and to date donations have been received from the following;â€" International Hotel, two dollars monâ€" thly for the duration; C. A. Remus, a picture which when raffled brought $5.30; Mr. M. Sacks, of Beaver Fur, Donations Received for Comfort Fund by Ladies‘ Auxiliary Increase in Funds Keeps Up Good Work of Auxiliary Members, Two magistrates were summoned for excێeding the speed limit.. When they arrived at court there woere no other magistrates present, so they decided to try cach other. Number one went on the bench and the case proceeded. A sailor stationed on a farâ€"flung US. outpost was noted for his loyalty to his fiancee. Then one day he received a callous letter telling him that she was going to marry a 4â€"F, and would he please return her picture. Hs was so upset by this treachery that his buddies rallied to avenge their pal. _A collection of photographs, snapâ€" shots and pinâ€"up girls was made from every fellow on the base. They were packed into a huge crate and shippeod to the fickle wench. Upon opening the crate, she found a noie rCading, "Please pick out your picture and return the rest to me. This is a little embarrassing but I don‘t reâ€" member which one is yours." â€" Contriâ€" Cuted by Loomis. Among those present were: Mrs. Kay Hitch, Miss Murrisse Hitch, Miss Gladys Rigg, Mrs. J. Sloan, Miss Teresa Belec, Mrs Claire Chenier, Mrs. A. Malouin and Miss Helen Kealey, Those who were unable to attend but sent gifts were: Mrs. Wilkinson, s. M. Humâ€" phrey, Mi;; Annette Rogers, Miss Jean Sweeney, Miss Blanche Morin and Mrs. D. Belec. £] WITH MALICE TOWARD SOMTF THIRD AVENXNUE, THIMMINS Smith Elston PLUMBIXNG, HEATING, SHEET METAL CONTRACTORS GOC OCD BUSINI Have you a Flremzun> When there is an ITron Fireman on the job, your freman will have time to do other work. Have you a fireman? A flesh and blood fireman can do other things besides firing, but he can‘t possibly do as good a job of firing as an Iron Fireman automatic coal stoker. A1412 m{Cmuers pack anc cels. not only to the Auxiliary, but to all the who lived im or enlistec Recently the L.A. hav: r more funds for their _ to date dona‘tions have ’ Mrs. A. Booker, War Convener, preâ€" sented her monthly report and noted that the usual boxes of knitted goods were sent to headquarters and that reâ€" plies from soldiers had been received thanking them for the boxes which had ) been sent them by Chaptor at Christâ€" mas time. Mrs. Booker also noted that |another large box of books had been sent to camp libraries, and asked that ‘the public be told of the urgent need for reading material. Books and magaâ€" zZzines which have been read by the owâ€" 'ncrs would be gratefully received for libraries, etc., and may be sent ito Mrs. S. Wheeler, 9 Hemlock street | who is convener of this activity. mays Mrs. Fraser: ‘"Surely this is sSartling. Chairmen of sewing commitâ€" tees are worried; warehouse chairmen are worried. THE FALLING OFFP IN SUFPPLIES IS REALLY SERIOUS." Monthly 1.0.D.E. Meeting Held on Tuesday Evening te2e. The Eastern Porcupine Red Cross this Cross "News ‘Bulletin‘": CALLING ALL WORKERS! "There is no glamor in sewing, it is hard and tedious work. So is knitting | seamen‘s turtleâ€"neck sweaters and éca-i men‘s stockings" says Mrs. John C. Fraser, chairman Ontario Women‘s War; Work Committee. Mrs. Fraser warns of the serious falling off in sjupplies, add4â€" ng that many Branches are taking half | and less than half their quotas of pre-' vious years. This is due, in a measure, to the periodic lack of materials and wool. These figures tell the storv and <haw M. Roy, AC. P. B., Murray, A.C. Fred | White, Sstach, L.â€"~Cpl. E. O. ‘Thorpe, Spr. A. week calls special attention to the folâ€" ;Salomono. Major McBrien, Spr. R. Valeâ€" lowing excerpt from the Canadian Red knius, Major E. Hogarth, Lieut, R. J. Pte. It. A. MacJanet, Spr. E. EFOR Fire Threatens, ] Check Your Fire Simmsâ€"Hooker $5.00; Workers‘ Coâ€"op, $5.00; Bucovetâ€" sky‘s, $2.00, and $1.00 each from the following: Jerry Laflamme, Halperin Jewelry Store, Neil Shoe Store, Sols Bros., F. M. Burke, Yolles Furniture Store, Pierce Furniture Store, Bond Tailors, Frank Feldman, Idfal Hardâ€" ware, Wilner Tailors, Varley Tailors, Mark Bowizs, Mrs. Giroux; and from Blahey‘s Store, $.: 80 1‘ The Chapter made a presentation to a former member, Mrs. G. Hale, earlier in the month, previous to her leaving to take un residence in North Bay. The meeting closed with "The King" Calling All Workers to Meet Red Cross Kknitting Needs Mrs. T. Warnock read the minutes of the previous meeting, and Mrs. S. Wheeler gave the treasurer‘s repoprt. A donation was given to the V. O. N. organization and the members also pledged to buy War Savings Stamps during the month, to boost the present drive. Mrs. A. Booker, War Convener, preâ€" Appeal Made by Mrs. Fraser,! Chairman â€" Ontario Woâ€" men‘s War Work tee. | The regular monthly meeting of the 1.0.D.E. took place Tuesday night in the council chambers, with Regent Mrs A. F. Carriere, in the chair. from â€" main coal handiin Hopper model Coal Flow moc Interesting â€" Meeting With Manyv Members Present. Ccrease Monthl Coal an Avitomatic Fuel r model. Also available in low models, feeding direct main hbin to boiler. No figures tell the sitory and show ‘ in woolen comforts alone: , ily reports show: Dec. 1941â€" Dec. 1942â€"42,756; Dec. 1943.â€" $.00;: and ~Granam‘s Shce PHONE 327 ‘Pte. F. Griffin, Capt. A. K. Sterling, Spr. A. G.â€" Gorman, LA.C. J; P. Taâ€" freniere, Spr. J. Fernie, Spr. C. A. Gilâ€" mour,~ Bdr.â€" W‘ H.~*Snider, Sgt. J. H. Fulton, T. E. M. Jones, Spr. H. Bombardier, Pte. F. Grenfell, M. Hirschâ€" feld, :Spr., ) B. Jacksion, Sgt. M. J. Sweeney, Tpr. L. H. Whitworth, F.O. R. G. Stephenson, Spr. L. J. Salvail, Spr. J. M. Robinson, Sig. L. P. Smith,, Spr. K. Jones, Cpl. J. K. Cameron, Gnr. J. PojJaujis, Pte. B. Loughton, Spr. E. T. Malone, Pte. L. â€" L. Goulet, Pte. Paul Murray, LA.C. G. D. Leahy, Tpr. J. . McGiarry, wW.O. D Banning, L.A.C. D. Up to February 22nd, the Timmins Legion and Community FPag FPund had received cards and letters of thanks for cigarettes received overseas from the following men in the armed services: 4 0 0@ 0 00 69000060064 e 0e 6 More Letters and Cards of Thanks for Cigarettes Sent "Light weight wheeling wool has moved very little and we wonder if you realize that all grey service socks must now be knit with this wool. The very little that we have of the Scotch Pinâ€" gering and Special Service must be used for helmets, neck of turtleâ€"neck sweaâ€" ters, scarves, etc. Moreover, the light wheeling makes a very serviceable sock. We know it varies in quality, but for the most part it softens greatly when washed. It is necessury that woâ€" men understand the necessity of using wheeling wool whether for socks or for turtle neck sweaters." Remember sweaters are the cryin need now. 000000 09040000000 908 04339 0020000000090 000 0 We are convinced that this only needs to be brought to the attention of all Red Cross women in Ontario, to result in all taking up their needles to once again bring in the much needed woolen comforts (even if the wool is not just as soft and easy to work with as hereâ€" tofore). Foliowing paragraph is from a from National Chairman Mrs. McEFEachren : INSURANCE IN ALL BRANCHES â€" REAL ESTATE Call and see us regarding New Low Rates on all Automobils Insurance MclInnis Riock Phone 112 ‘Tirm 20 PIXNXE STREET NORTH Fire Threatens, Let Us Help You Check Your Fire Insurance. Simmsâ€"Hooker Pickering Life Insurance ~*The RPeoples Eusiness" A message from the Life Insurance For GrnERATIONS, in good times and bad, the common man has relied on life insurance for proâ€" tection. Life insurance has grown into a great coâ€"operative partnership of the whole people. Only through this partnership can a man create an immediate estate for himself out of what he earns. Mass enterprise and mass unselfishness of over four million policyholders have provided every man and woman with the means of securing at low cost the certainty of a cushioned future. It is good citizcnship to own EnERGY aNnD built Canada‘s prosperity. Without these rugged qualitics we should: never have gained the prestige we enjoy in the world today. Now we are defending the common man‘s right to make the most of this heritage of freedom. The man who is free to prosper is also free to proâ€" tect himself and provide independence for himself and his familv. 1 HIIS INEW W a man has had the right to speak and write and worship in his own way. He has enjoyed the right, too, to work at what suited him and to get ahcad according to his talents. A real man strives to make his own way in the world. HMe takes the rough with the smooth, ‘ Me safeguards his own future by his own frugality and thrift. The Right to Get Ahead Timmins I‘nus NEw WorLp Clara L ANN Windsor Star: There must be no ‘"‘halfâ€"baked" peace, says Joseph C. Grew, former United States ambassador to Japan. In other words, the Japanese goose must be cooked, and anything less than that would be a distinctly raw deal. sonnette, Tp Poole, Pte. . Saville, Sgt. cette, Tpr. P L.A. W .. . @.M.S. (W.O dis, Cpl. H¢ Bryson, Tpr. H. J. Tebby, Spr. C. St. Cyr, Spr. D Harris, Bdr. E. Pishback, L.â€"Cpl. E. Carruther, Sgt. J. A. McNeill, Tpr. P. Morrow, L.â€"Cpl. Roberts, James B. Waits, R. A. W. Wwight, Sgt. Jack Dewar, Spr. A. Butterficld, Lieut. Vince Killeen, Sgt. P. Blackiman, Spr. N. Lanâ€" Migneault, Sgt. Robson, F.O. W age,, Tpr.PFP. StI Bateman, Cpi. I McGibbons, Gunt A. P. Gloutier, 11. =â€"CPi. VJACK AWCKKCDOOM, 1J0n Labranche, Cpl. A. C. orr, Lieut, G. M. Andrechuk R. J. Legendre, Gnr. Wesâ€" tine, Sig. R. J. Levesque, Lieut. John Bracken, Spr. N. McColéeman, Sgt. J. Byron, Sgt. C. W. Lowe, Pte. L. L. Bisâ€" spence Zaitz, t\fl‘\;\)j% ‘\\‘\",4/, o â€"a«YKiyâ€" 6 South Porcupine N.0.2) K. ‘BRI H; Freesitont 201111 78 BLUCE AVENUE Phone 30 has had the Brobker, ) K. Blow _ â€"CGr. K. MacDonaif, Kwekkeboom, Sgt. Don . A. C. Orr, Licut. G. M. J. Legendre, Gnr. Wesâ€" 1. Levesque, Lieut. John ckman, Spr. N. Lanâ€" L.A XC:â€"D. H. Caunell, Spr. N. . J. Davies, Sgt. S. .. Cannell, Spr. F. K. Saunders, Spr. A. elds, Cpl. E. N. Savâ€" nomn, FIt.â€"Sgt. H. V. 1. Chalmers, L.â€"Cpl. T. Lafreniere, Cpl. . _ _G. E. MacDonald, 411040 i Sgt. C. H. Howie, , Cpl. Alf Scott, w, Pte. A. Paraâ€" PAGE FIV