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Among the local and persc=ual items appearing in The Advancs ten years ago were the following:â€""The handâ€" some and wellâ€"appointed new drug store opened last week at 30 Third avenue, next to the Eaton Groneteria, by the Goldfield Drug Co., attracted large crowds, especially on the opening day." ‘"Work has been started on the construction of the lawn bowling green for the St. Mathew‘s Lawn Bowling Club. ‘A.s noted in The Advance last week the Bréen is located near St. Matâ€" thew‘s church." ‘"Friends of W. H. Wilson were pleased to see him sasble to A deplorable accident occurred on Sunday, May 6th, 1934, about noon when Frank Parks, for the previous ten years a popular and estsemed resident of Timmins, was drowned at Pigeon Raâ€" pids, about four miles west from Waâ€" waitin Falls Frank Parks, Arthur Marshall, Len Spears and C. Lorrimer left town on a fishing trip, travelling in a light but strong craft with an outâ€" board motor. As the boat came along it suddenly swerved and Frank Parks lost his balance and was thrown into the river. Unavailing effort was made to locate him, but this eventually had tÂ¥ be dropped and help sought. The late Frank Parks had made wide circles of friends during his ten years in Timâ€" mins, and had been widely known through his connection with the Marâ€" shallâ€"Ecclestone garage and previously with the Timmins garage. Ten years ago the Timmins High and Vocational School held its annual demonstration of work at the school. Visitors "were taken through all the shops and other centres of interest and shown the various displays and demonâ€" strations. The teachers and pupils had prepared most interesting and effective displays and demonstrations to present a representative and comprehensive view of the successful work of the varâ€" ious departments of the school. The principal, W. W. Tanner, the director of the Vocational School, Mr. Rose, the rest of the staff, the pupils, the board and the people alike had good reason to be pleased and proud in connection with the success of the 1943 "Open Night". Ten years ago the Ferguson, highway was opened. all the way and several had made the trip from North Bay and Toronto and intermediate points to Timmins and others North Land cenâ€" tres.. Although the road was reported to be in pretty good condition generally it was suggested to keep off it for a few days, especially in regard to trucks and heavy éars. The benefit of such an act would be evident all the season. Those who had used the roadway that season seemed to agree that it was in good condition, much better indeed than in previous years at the same time. The T. . N. O. Commission were in town on Saturday, May 5th, 1984, on one of thier regular tours of inspecâ€" tion of the line. The speaker for the day at the Kx-. wanis wexkly luncheon ten years ago Major A. H. Hurd, financial representaâ€" tive of the Salvation Army for Hamilton and Northern and Midwestern Ontaxio} divisions. Dr. Lee S. Honey introducéd the speaker in effective way. Major: Hurd tock as his addross, "The. Helping Hand" and he showed how the Salvaâ€" , tion Army extended the helping hand to men and women and children in their’ need. The Porcupine Padminton Club tournament came to a close ten years ago after being in progress for two weeks. The semiâ€"finals were reached May 9th, in the three main events and consolation of ladies‘ doubles, men‘s doubles and mixed doubles. Eighty players competed in this very successful toumament After the winâ€" with their pl izes The annugal meceting of the Timmins Golf Club was held at the Golf Clubâ€" house ten years ago with a good attendâ€" ance and much interest and enthusiasm shown. The following were the dirsctors elected for the ensuing year:â€"John Knox, R. J. Ennis, Dr.H. H. Moore, W H. Pritchard, W. Rinn. Captain, Géorge Lake; viceâ€"captain, E.~N. Ward. The anniversary dance of Timmins Golden Chapter T. 0. D. E. held in the Croation Hall, Schumacher, ten years ago proved successful and pleasing. The hall proved most convenient and adaptable and there was a good attendâ€" ance. The music by Al Pierini and his Vagabond Kings was up to the usual standards. _ Individual lunchés were served and there were othéet attractive features to the event. One of the special features of the evening was the singing of Mrs.J. A. Theriault, whose solos were much appreciated and applauded. was one of the largest and most enâ€" thusiastic political gatherings in â€" the history of the riding and suggested inâ€" terest in the contest and victory as the desired result.â€" There was a full quota of delegates from Timmins, a hnumber of others interested also going. It <was not a guict convention though harmonâ€" ious. Thera were‘two bands in attéendâ€" ance, the Fife Band and the Timmins Citizens Band accompanying the train from Timmins and providing mtusic all the way along. There were a number of nominations made, but it was easy to see that the great majority were for Fred Kenning. o n COs "#"’”’.0’000%%“”’"’}"?”’#”W L;e“"famou;- air pflot twas among the The convention of the Liberalâ€" Conâ€"|be out and around again this week distmg'uished guests to Timmins last servative party of the riding of South| after several months at home from the ‘ Cochrane, held at Porquis Junction effects of frostâ€"bitten fingers. It was Wednesday afternoon, ay 9th, 1934,}) necessary a couple of weeks ago to was one of the largest and most enâ€"| amputate some of the fingers on the thusiastic political gatherings in the|left hand, the frozen fingers having history of the riding and suggested inâ€"! become infected. . Although carrying terest in the contest and victory as the| the one hand bandaged and in a sling desired result.â€" There was a full quota| "Scotty" is as cheerful as ever and is of delegates from Timmins, a humber of now apparently well on the way to comâ€" others interested also going. It was plete recovery after a painful and unâ€" not a guict convention though harmonâ€" comfortable time." _ "Bornâ€"In Timâ€" ious. Thera were‘two Bands in attendâ€" mins, Ont, on Monday, May 7th, 1934, ance, the Fife Band and the Timmins to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Borland Jr., a Citizens Band accompanying the train daughter." ' from Timmins and providing music all | the way along. There were a number of nominations made, but it was easy to see that the great majority were for ;T wenty YearsAgo| vI ; We CC oLE us _ K sc ie‘ Thursday." "Mrs. A. J. Courtemanche returned on Monday night from a month‘s visit to the South." "All greatâ€" ly regretted the serious illness last week of Mr. J. Easton, and will be delighted to know that he is now well on the way to recovery again. Mr. Easton had some teeth extracted some days ago and the extraction was followed by hemmorrhages that for some time threatened to be very serious in effect. Mr. Faston now, however, is making the best recovery, and all will soon be pleased to see him around again as | usual." _ "Capt. Cornthwaite, of the \fimmins S.A., reports the Selfâ€"Denial | fund as makmg good progress in town. The response to the appeal for funds to carry on the special work of the S.A. @ «> J‘â€"-.-â€"wâ€"-â€"n ¥¥%: us t cce §§ 46 ¢4 â€"â€" #4 44 24484 a° °® °®@ .44".“:'6”‘ C M ho it t d lislis Ap ds ds t dn ts ty e ts is is bi 4444 o":.‘}' THURSDAY, MAY 11TH, 1044 TEN YEARS AGO IN TIMMINS From Jlata in the Porcuginse Advance Fyles Among the local and personal items The Advance twenty years ago were the following: "Mr. W. S. Macpherson, town assessor, is busy this week assessâ€" ing Rochester townsite, now part of the town. This is the first time that the town has assessed this townsite." "Mr. Mac Lang, MP.P., is in town toâ€" day." "A local baseball league has been organized this year to include Porquis Junction, Ramore, Val Gagne, Matheâ€" son and Blue Quartz Mine. These smaller centres are said to possess some excellentâ€"baseball â€"talent, and.they. are. It was necessary to put two streams of water on the blaze. The damage to the house and contents will be between $700.00 and $800.00 the interior of the building being more or less burned downstairs. The fire was allowed to make no progress after the brigade arâ€" rived and it was soon extinguished alâ€" together. The fire apparently started in the partition where there was a stove pipe thimble in the wall." The following is from The Advance of May Ith, 1924: "At 6.20 this Wedâ€" nesday morning, the firemen had a call to Mr. Taillon‘s, 113 Eim street. The fire had a good start before it was discovered, and was going strong when the brigade arrived, though the usual prompt response was made to the call. Twenty years ago the town council awarded the contract for sewers and waterworks for the year to Messrs Geo. and Howard McNamara, whose tender was considerably lower than any other submitted. very sincere sympathy will be extendâ€" to Mr. and Mrs. R. Dawson, of Schuâ€" nmacher, in the sad death of their young son, Arthur. Death was due to heart trouble. The lad, who was ten years old at the time of death, passed away on Monday. The funeral was held on Wednesday service being conducted at the R. C. church. The boy was a bright and popular young fellow, very well liked by all who knew him. The Wolf Cubs (Boy Scouts) attended the funeral in a body, Arthur being a valâ€" ued member of the . Cubs." At the annual meeting of the Timâ€" mins baseball club in May, 1924, the following officers were elected for the season: president, Fire Chief A. Borâ€" land; viceâ€"president, H. G. Laidlaw; secretaryâ€"treasurer, T. M. White; busiâ€" ness manager, I. K. Pierce; playing manager, Guy McGrath. "In the last named," said The Advance, "the fans believe they have an acquisition of much value. Guy McGrath was forâ€" merly with the Winnipeg baseball team and has considerable reputation as a catcher. There is also said to be a chum of his down here who is a pitâ€" cher of talent. Other special new baseâ€" ball talent is reported in the camp and a big season is expected." A party of some twenty students from Ohio State University visited Timmins and district twenty years ago on a tour of the North. The purpose of the visit was to see the country and to study mining conditions. irikce# en sc 1 ”ho urnrlrorc ta _ _caua their money and invest it in the Home Bank. This bank was one Oof the very few banks to crash in Canada. Twenty years ago there was a May Day parade, the second to be held by foreigners in the camp, though there were a few Canadian subjects among the Austrians, Russians, Finns and other nationalities in the line of march. The paradgq was smaller than the preâ€" vious year. By actual count there were 333 in the march. Some of the banâ€" ners were humorous or ironic. One for One ‘of the questions taken up‘at Timmins board of trade twenty years ago was that of the paving of ‘the chief business blocks of the towhn. Afâ€" ter discussing the matter the board of. trade decided to approach the town council in the matter and this was don.e As a result of the movement started by the board of trade it was not long before the main part of the town had paved streets to the general benefit. The need for a new bridge over FPFulham Creek was another matâ€" ter before the board of trade. The board also asked the.council to increase the transient trader‘s license fee from $75.00 to â€" $100.00 «EFarly closing byâ€"law and a parking byâ€"law were also disâ€" cussed. The schedule of football matches in the P.D.F.L. contained no less than 72 matches for the season of 1924. Twenty years ago the police were having a great hunt for a man who was wanted in connection with the death of Jos. Lasilli at Island Falls. It was thought that this man had made his way out of the district and was likely in the East. The Advance twenty years ago noted that great progress had been made at the Night Hawk Peninsula Mine. The net results of A. R. Globe‘s efforts in thirty months had been to add another producer to the camp. From ‘the Porcupine Advance Fyles looking forward this summer to a good ‘ season of ball." "Mr. A. W. Pickering spent the weekâ€"end in Cochrane." "Mr. Frank McGuire is expected home here | from Cleveland on a visit toâ€"morrow evening." ‘"Mr. George Corrigan is one of the contractors on the new branceh railway ling into Lorrain." "Mr. Geo.‘ Caldbick, Sheriff of Temiskaming disâ€"| trict, was up from Hailéeybury on a visit to his son, Mr. S. A. Caldbick, barâ€" rister, Timmins." "Col. Bishop, V.C.,! the famous air pilot was among the distinguished guests to Timmins last Thursday." "Mrs. A. J. Courtemanche returned on Monday night from a Two negro teamsters were arguing as to how long crap shooting had been a popular pastime in certain circles. "Ah tell yuh it was invented in de Spanâ€" ishâ€"American wah." insisted Moses. ‘"Niggah, you igâ€"rance am shocking," declared Rastus. "A man wrote a book ‘Pair 0‘ Dise Lost‘ befo Gawge Washingâ€" ton was bawn!" â€"Sudbury Star. is very encouraging and it is expected that the campaign will be successful, the people usually giving generous supâ€" port to the S.A. work." FIXING TBP/® DATE And more than that. It means a substantial amount of postâ€"war employment and prosperity all over the Dominion, because the program itself will provide years of steady work at good wages for tens of thousands of Canadians. This is one way in which Canadian Pacific is planning to meet the challenge of peaceâ€"while continuing to do a vital war job at home and abroad. Already plans are being made for the construction of new, improved locomotives and coaches . . . sleeping cars . . . parlor cars . . . diners; for the improvement of roadâ€" bed and tracks ; for the renovation of stations and hotels; for the building of a new fieet of ocean vessels to replace those lost in war service. This postâ€"war program means much more than the mere restoration of preâ€"war travel facilities. It means the introduction of travel on a new scale of comfort, conâ€" venience and speed! Remember how pleasant it used to be to travel on Canadian Pacific trains and ships . . to stay at Canadian Pacific hotels and resorts? That was before Hitler unleashed his mad ambitions. It‘s different now. It has to beâ€"for the World‘s Greatest Travel System has a big war job to doâ€"and is doing it with characteristic efhicriency. When that job is doneâ€"and peace returnsâ€"Canadian Pacific will be ready to serve you as before . . . and even more completely. SERVING CANADA in WA and PEACKE an wrote a book Parsnips: â€"Wash. Peel scrape. iawge Washingâ€" Slice. Remove cores if tough. Cook â€"Sudbury Star. 25 to 35 minutes in salted water. ‘Cooking Chart for Vegetables May be Useful to the Cooks The 63rd Annual Meeting of Canadian Pacific Shareâ€" holders was held in Montreal on May 3rd, 1944. Artichoke: Wash, cut off stem and discolored leaves. Tie leaves to keep thein in shape. Cook uncovered in large amount of boiling salted water 30 to 45 minutes. Drain cooked vegetables upside down. A . chart showing cooking time for various vegetables is given in the Coâ€" op Cook Book, a collection of recipes compiled by the Coâ€"operative Publishâ€" ing Association, with offices in Superâ€" ior, Wisconsin. The recipes given in the cook book have all been tested in Coâ€"operative kitchens. Here are preparation directions and cooking times for a few less frequently used vegetables. Brussel Sprouts: Cut off wilted leaves. Wash and soak in cold water 30 minutes. Boil in salted water 10 to 20 minutes. Red Cabbage: Remove wilted leaves. Wash. Shred. ~Cook uncovered in salted water 10 to 20 minutes. Add half a tablespoon of vinegar to cookâ€" ing water. Dandelion Greens: Discard greens with buds. Cut off roots. Wash. Cook 5 to 12 minutes in just enough salted water to prevent scorching. Cooking Time for a Few of the Less Frequently Used Vegetables. Okra: Wash pods and remove stems. Cook tightly covered in boiling salted water for 25 to 30 minutes. (By Agznes Adams) "Funsral services were held in Ccbalt on Monday afternoon for ‘the . lite Richard Hancock, for thirty years a resiaqent of Bucks township, west of Cobalt, and who died late last week at the age of 77 years. Mr. Hancaock, who had no relatives in this part of Canada, was found dead in his home when his nearest neighbor, Councillor Alfred Seed of Bucke township council, Richard Hancock, for thirty years a resident of Bucke townhsip near Coâ€" balt was found dead in his home when a ngighbour called to see him. Speakâ€" ing of the death and funeral, the Hailéeyburian last week says: Zucchini: Wash, cut in cubes| ofr slices, steam or boil in small amount of salted water, 15 minutes for boiling. 29 minutes for steaming. Creamed Sweetâ€"Breads Ib. sweetbreads cup cooked mushrooms cup milk tablespoons flour tablespons margarine 2 eggs yolks, well beaten Salt and pepper Soak sweetbreads in cold water about 15 minutes. Remove membranes and simmer the sweetbreads in salted water to which 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar has been added. Simmer for 90 minutes or until tender. Plunge the boiled sweetbreads into cold water Remove any membranes and dice. Make a white sauce with the fat, flour and milk. Season to taste. Add wellâ€" beaten‘ egg yolks, stirring continually. Add cooked mushrooms and sweetâ€" (Released by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) breads and serve on toast or muffin. bJ râ€" byg w* Resident of Bucke for Thirty Years Found Dead paid a regular call there on Friday; Where "Northern Ontario" night . Begins in Banana Order "Born near Truro, Cornwall, England, the late Mr. Hancock had worked in tin‘ _ The following memorandum was reâ€" mines before he moved to Canada thirty ceived last week from the Field Repréâ€" years ago this spring. He came to the sentative at North Bay of the Wartime Cobalt district early in 1914 to join his Prices and Trade Board: father, the late Simeon Hancock, who| ‘"The latest barfna order using the had taken up a farm in Bucke township term "Northern Ontario‘" has caused and. following the older man‘s death, | some confusion to retailers and consu«â€" had continued to live there alone. | mers in the north. For purposes of the "Mr. Hancock had a sister living in Vancouver, but effects to get in touch with her after his death brought no results, it was stated in Cobalt this week, nor was there any word from relatives who formerly had been reâ€" ported as living in Timmins. The funâ€" eral services on Monday, held from the Emart Chapel, were conducted bp Rev. R. J. Sceott of Cobalt United Church, and burial was made in Silverland Cemetery." Exchange: To sleep better, it is said your bed room should be done in a soft shade of blue. Now if they would only suggest a cdlour to reduce snoring. CANADIAN PACIFIC is rightly prouq of these records, made possxblt- by the free assoâ€" ciation of three important groups, each contriâ€" buting vitally: toâ€"mutual Canadian interests: From Canadian Pacific shops have come tanks, guns and other munitions of war to a total value of $125,000,000. Today approxâ€" imately 18,000 Canadian Pacific employees are serving in the Armed Forces. THE WARTIME ACTITVITIES of Canadian Pacific have been indispensable to Canada‘s contribution to victory. Rail freight traffic has doubled and passenger traffic has increased threefold compared with peacetime. Canada for 63 years, the Canadian Pacific exemplifies the initiative and resource of free Canadian enterprise. . Dominion‘s first transcontinental railway, it was pushed to completion by a group of farseeing citizens who backed their faith in Canada‘s future with their personal fortunes. Thus, Canadian Pacific has played a major role in the development of the Dominion. Canadian Pacific‘s ocean fleets on the Atlantic and the Pacific have been at the service of the United Nations since the outbreak of the war. LOYALLY AND EFFICIENTLY serving CANADIAN PACIFIC PRODUCT OF FREE ENTERPRTISE numbering more than 200,000, who bhave riask ed their savings as evidence of their faith in the Canadian system of free enterprise, TS PATRONSâ€"throu lgbont Canada and many other parts of the; work ITS EMPLOYEESâ€"totalling over 75,000, whose wages and working conditions set a high standard for Canadian labor. ITS SECURITY "The latest order using the term "Northern Ontario‘" has caused some confusion to retailers and consuâ€" mers in the north. For purposes of the order, the Northern Ontario line folâ€" lows the 47th degree latitude line.. "Retailers to the north of the 47th line may charge 15¢ per pound for baâ€" nanas and those below the line may charge 14c per pound. These are the maximumn prices that can be charged "Roughly, the line "Northern Onâ€" tario‘ just south of Temagami on the T. and N. O. railway; just south of Metagama on the C.P.R.; just south of Laforest on the C. N. R and just south of Mashkode on the Algoma Central Railway." North Bay Nugget: Maybe Mr. Iisley just wants to teach us how to be broke while prosperous. i t