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Mrs, A. Ewing returned on Tuesday tendedâ€"a banquet on Saturday in her honour, and on Sunday she was preâ€" The local committee of th7e Wartime Prices and Trade Board met on Monâ€" day in the Clinic room of the Municiâ€" pal Building. Mr. Donahue, of Timâ€" mins, W.P.T.B. was present and the ladies discussed the work of the comâ€" mittee with him. It was decided to enlarge the committee in town, two liason officers represnting each society, church and nationality being appointed instead of one. There was a good atâ€" tendance at the meeting including Mrs: Maxwellâ€"Smith (chairman), Mrs. E. K. Martin, C.> Evans, Mrs: L. Sharp, Mrs. Cahill, Mos. Thompson, Mrs. Mansfield, Mrs. Laforest, Mrs. Burton, Mrs. Costella, Mrs. B. Curtis the Ladies‘ Auxiliary of the Canadian sentative. At Kirkland Lake she atâ€" Legion in her capacity of Zone Repreâ€". and Mrs. T. Farrell, l from Kirkland Lake and Smooth Rock Falls where she attended meetings of The W.A. of St. Paul‘s Church met in the Rectory on Monday evening.> Plans for the Dioceson Annual Convention of the Woman‘s Auxiliary for Moosonee were discussed. Mrs. W. H. Johns who President of the Diocenson W.A. being also Président of St. Paul‘s W.A,. The convention this year is to be held at Troquois Falls on June th and 8th, Mrs. Renison, who is residing ternporarily at Iroquois Falls, will hold a reception for the convention delegates; Members present on Monday were Mrs. Woodall, Mrs. Jhns, . F.‘ Smith, Mrs. Fairâ€" hurst, Mrs. J. Whlte Mrs. Duresch and Mrs. Courchesne. | The Ladies‘ Auxiliary of the Poreuâ€" pine General hosptal are holding afâ€" ternoon tea and a towel shower on Friday of this weekâ€"â€"May 1%th. This is an annual affair held on Ngtional Hospital Day each year. Thiis year it will be held in the«Nurses‘ Residence of the hospital and Mrs. LSharp, Presiâ€" dent of the Auxiliary will be glad to welcome all visitors. A large attenâ€" dance is desired. Tea will be served from 3 to 5 in the atternoorm. f SBouth Porcupine May 10th Special to The Advance. Afternoon Tea and Towel Shower for South End Hosvital Other Items of Interest from South Porcupine and the Dome. MISSING AFTER SINKING OF H.M.C.S. St. Croix, September, 1943 THESE MENâ€"All former Dome Employeesâ€"Have met the enemy and some have paid with their lives. They have honoured us by their actions. Everyday former employees are meeting the enemy, on land, at sea and in the air. They too do us honour We will do these men less than honour if we fail to fill our Quota. To do this many of us will have to make further purchases. OUR PAST RECORD IS GOODâ€"LET US KEEP IT THAT WAY. J. H. STOVEL, Gen. KILLED IN AIR COMBAT North Africa, January 1942 P.O. R. HUGHES, shot down in Air Action Egypt, September 1942, P. O. W. in Italy, 15 months. Escaped to Canadian Lines After Invasion of Italy. PTE. C. CHEVRIER, wounded in action, Italy December 1943. Recovered and back in action. ‘The Rebekahs May euchre and bridge held last Friday in the Masonic Hall proved to be a gregt success. There was a very good attendance and all enjoyed the evening, and the ‘splendid lunch which the ladies of the Rebekah Lodge provided after cards. The beauâ€" tiful comforter upon which tickets were sold was won by Mrs. Jim Baker Mrs. H. Ferrigan was the lucky winâ€" ner of the doorâ€"prize a lovely hand stitched lunch cloth. Prizewinners at cards: Bridge: ladies, 1. Mrs. G. Helâ€" mer; 2, Mrs. Libby; 3, Mrs. H. V. Smith. Men prize winners for bridge: 1, Myr. Gordon Browne; 2, Mr. Sam Rock, 3, Mr. H. V. Smith. For Euchre: Ladies: cards: 1, Bridge: Ladies, 1, Mrs. G. Helâ€" 1, Mrs. W. Boyd; 2, Mrs. Genereux; 3, Mrs. J. Johnston. Men: i1, Mr. Steeves; 2, Mrs. Warren}; 3, Jim Baxker., The Junior Catholic Women‘s League met this week at the home of Mrs. Hilâ€" ton Miller. Guest of the evening was Reyv. Father LaSalle who spoke in a congratulatory and humorous manner They deécided to give donations to the National Scholastic Fund, and to the Porcupine Bomber Souadron. In June Mrs. Lane, of New Liskeard, is visitâ€" ing at the home of her son and daughâ€" terâ€"inâ€"law, Mrs. W. V. Lane, on Rae avenue. The Ladies‘ Auxiliary of the Canaâ€" dian Legion held their regular meeting oh Tuesday evening. It was decided at this meeting to buy a $50 Victory Bond. This is their third bond. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Burnett, born in Porcupine General hospital this week, lived only a few moments, and was buried on Monday in Tisdale Cemetery. The Knitting Bee of the O.E.S. is beâ€" ing held on Wednesday of this week at the home of Mrs. H. Weir. Bornâ€"To Mr. and Mrs. Antti Kosâ€" kela, of Porcupine, on May 6th, a daughter, in Porcupine General hosâ€" pital. . Bornâ€"To Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schell, of 62 Broadway, South Porcupine, a son, on May 8th, in Porcupine General hospital. Bornâ€"To Mr. and Mrs. Tiovo Saari (nee Isobel Atchison) of Connaught, on May 6th, a son, in Porcupine General hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Stringer have moved from Rae to Dome avenue. Bormâ€"To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Miles, of Pirst street, Gold Centre, a daughter, on May 9th, in Porcupine CGeneral hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gillespie and famâ€" ly, of Rae avenue, have moved this week to Dome Extension. sent at the univeiling of Kirkland Lake‘s Roll of Honour. UR QUOTA $70,000.00 SIXTH VICTORY LOAN and DOME MINE EMPLOYEES ONE MORE SHOVE WILL PUT US OVER MISSING AFTER AIR OPERATIONS Mrs. Kochakian, of Rochester, New York, is spending a holiday with her Les. Mahon, of the Provost Corps, stationed in Winnipeg, with Mrs. Maâ€" hon, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Mahon, of 199 Front street, for two weeks. Trooper Clifford Allen is home on furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Allen, of 88 William avenue., from Camp Borden. Tom Webb, of the R.CNV.R., is spending a few days leave at his parâ€" ents home at Dome Ex. Mrs. Willie Helmer and family left last Thursday to reside near Ottawa. A.C.1 W. Helmer is stationed in Ottawa with the RC.A.F. FIt. Sgt. H. R. FRANKLIN Douglas McLellan is home from St. Michael‘s College, Toronto, and has been notified that he has passed his Senior matriculation exams. He leaves shortly for Waterloo where we will work on a farm and also play ball with a Waterloo junior league team. Next Wednesday evening the 50â€"50 Club of the Mountjoy United Church in Timmins are presenting a play in S. Porcupine United Churchâ€"*"Keep Your Fingers Crossed." The Business Girls‘ here are sponsoring the venture. The play will commence at 8 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Rogers have taken up residence on Connaught Hill in the house of Mr. Sanborn Smith. Rodney Hughes ‘(who gave his story| of being a prisoner of war in Italy over the air on Sunday on the Dome broadâ€" cast and who made his way back to the Canadian lines, and has since come back to Canada), spent the weekâ€"end with friends at the Dome. | Bornâ€"To Mr, and Mrs. Don Crozier, of Pressaic, Que., formerly of 8. Porcuâ€" pine, in Hamilton General hospital, a son, on May 2nd. The piano pupils of Mrs. Lilyan Tesâ€" sier, who are taking part in the Musiâ€" cal Festival in Timmins this week, have done very well so far. Miss Eleaâ€" nor Burke (over 19 Class) took third honours in her class and Miss Norine White took second honowut in her classâ€"17 and under. On Thursday Esther Collins, Joyce Allen and Aila Antila will be competing. The highest marks given were 86 and 87. Of these Miss Pauline Wilson gained 82, Audrey Allen 84, Darwin Aitkin 83, Velma Kemp 82 and Nancy and Bobby Wilder 78 in a duet. they hope to entertain the Junior parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Armstrong Branch of Timmins C. W. L. to a social | of 80 Cecil avenue. evening here. Present were Mrs. Rooâ€" Miss Annie Kelly has returned from ney, Mrs. J. Aitken, Mrs. D. Vendette,! Toronto and is employed in the Works Mrs. F. Fedor, Mrs. W. O‘Grady, Miss| Department of the Township building B. McKeown, Miss M. Lynch, Miss L. Ron Moyle spent the weekâ€"end with Smith, Mrs. R. Donlevy and Miss F. his parents at Dome Ex., and took part Hogan. l in the Viectory Drive programme held in Over Germany, March 1942 Corporal E. J. HILL KILLED IN ACTION Italy, December 1943 PTE. M. WARREN, wounded in â€"Action, Italy December 1943. Now in Hospital in England. P.O. E. J. TURCOTTE, missing after. air operations October 1942, now a P. O. W. in Germany. THE POBRBCUMINE ant‘a:k ‘The Catholice Women‘s League â€"cf St. Alphonsus Parish Church held. a very successful afternoon tea, sale of home baking and apron sale in the Daf~â€" fodil Tea Room, First Ave. Small tables were nicely arranged througout the large room and were very attractive Miss Annie Kelly has returned from ! Toranto and is employed in the Works | Department of the Township:; building. Ron Moyle spent the weekâ€"end with _his parents at Dome Ex., and took part South Porcupins, May 10th, special to The Advance. The Ladies‘ Guild bought a one hunâ€" dred dollar bond during the Sixth Vic- tory Loan drive. successful Tea and Sale by C.W.L. at Schumacher Canon Cushing will conduct the morning and evening service of worâ€" ship each Sunday in the church, First Ave. Last Wednesday evening the Ladies Guild of the Schuamcher Ariglican Misâ€" sion met in a social capacity to honor Captain‘ Mitchell who is leaving shorily to do Missionary work. A nice social time was enjoyed. Games were played and there was a singâ€"song with Canon Cushing presiding at the piano. Durâ€" ing the evening Mrs. Arthur Wilfred, President of the Echumacher Ladies Guild, on behalf of the Guild, and the congregation, presented Captain Mitâ€" chell with a cheque; and Mr. J. Kevan, on behalf of the Timmins Ladies‘ Guild, presented Captain Mitchell with a cheâ€" que, the gift carrying with it their best wishes in his new sphere in life. Mr. and Mrs. J. Kevan Mrs. J. Melville ana Mrs. B. Richards attended from Timâ€" mins. A dainty lunch was served by the ladies and the singing of "Auld Lanzg Syne" brought a very pleas#nt eveninsg to a close. Schumacher May 10th, special to The Advance. Capt. Mitchell to Leave Schumacher at Early Date in the Victory Drive programme held in the Dome School and broadcast on Sunday. HMHe left for Christie street military hospital on Monday. Will Take Up Missionary Work in the Far North. Corporal P. D. Farrell KILLED IN JEEP ACCIDENT North Bay, March 1944 KILLED AT SEA June 1942 We‘ve proud to have a squadron Sweeping Huns from the sky. Ours to keep them smiling. Theirs to do or die. So let‘s call P for Porky, And say we‘ll dig in the mine To fill each pack. There‘ll be no lack From P~â€"Oâ€"Râ€"Câ€"Uâ€"Pâ€"Iâ€"~â€"Nâ€"E. The words are as follows: There‘s a squad of gallant bombers Streaking off into the blue. A group of boys who‘ve placed their trust In youâ€"and youâ€"and you. You mustn‘t let them down And as a pledge to do your part Just open up your purse and sing This chorus from your heart. Many requests have been made for the words of the; song, written by Mrs. Fred Miller, Coniaurum, and sung by the High School Girls‘ Chorus, at the concert sponsored by the Scumacher committee in aid of comforts for the newly adopted Porcupine Bomber Squaâ€" dron No. 433. The concert was held in the McIntyre auditorium. The song made a big hit at the concert. SUBSCRIBED TO DATE $65,000.00 Schumacher Song for the Porcupine Squadron, R.C.A.F. with coloured cloth, and a vase of datâ€" fodils was the centre piece of each table. | Mrs. Dennis O‘Conner was the tea Conâ€" ' vener. Mrs. Fred Dwyer, President | of the C. W. League, received the | guests. The large tea table was vory attractive with lacse cover. Ssilver | basket of daffodils was the centre picce| on the table, with silver candle holdeors and pink candles. Pouring tea from the silver tea services were Mrs. Ferâ€" guson, Mrs, Angrignon, assisted by Mrs.. Art Quinn, Mrs. James Dillon, Mrs. M! McGuire, Mrs. E. Robinson.. The bake table had a large selection of delicious home baking â€" Mrs. James Scullion and Mrs. Mansfield were in charge of this table. which had many eager buyers.| The apron table had a nice selection of aprons. Mrs. Frank Furlong and Mrs. A. Carrier were in charge of this table, Mrs. Clarence Feindel presided at the piano during the afternoon, and Mrs. T. Johnson was in charge of the adâ€" mission. The day being fine a largo number of ladies attended and enjoyed afternoon tea. Schumacher, ay 10, 1944. Special to The Advance. SGT. G. L. BASTIEN decorated with Oak Leaf Ribbon by American Army for Bravery in combined Canadianâ€"Ameriâ€" can Operations, Italy. .â€"Cpl. R. MOYLE, wounded in action, Italy, October 1943. Now at Christie Street Hospital, Toronto. Dlsmlsqed on the * Crown Attorney S. A. Caldbick deâ€" fined the matter as "the desperate uct of a man caught redâ€"handed." Any reasonable man who worked in a mine must have known what the package contained as soon as he picked it up. Mr. Kester, for the defence, said there was no evidence of theft. He defined theft as "an act of fraudulently and without colour of right, with intent to deprive the owner of such thing or proâ€" perty." He argued that the case ot Roy did not come under such a head. Roy had handed the pareel over when he saw someone in authority to take it. Roy‘s evidence was that he could not give the package he found in the cage to captain or shift boss, as they were not there. He had not time to examine it, he said, before he handed it to Withrow. "It migsht have contained tobacco," he said. M P. C. Withrow, Dome constable; testiâ€" fied that he was on«duty at the "dry" at the Dome on the date mentioned and at 3 a. m. when the men were ooming up from underground, Roy ran by him and went over to his locker, Wxthtow followed him and noticed that he, had a paper package (produced)â€" which he seemed to be trying to conceal in a townl with which he was rubbing his fgqce. He asked him what he had and Roy handed over the packqoe saying:â€""I was . goâ€" ing to give it to you, Bob. T t‘ound it in the cage." Roy was defended by Dean Koster K . ‘C3; € South Porcupine, May 10. Special to The Advance. Fatrick Roy was in police court on Tuesday on the charge that ~on April 30th, he "did steal a quantity of gold ore valued at less than $25.00, the proâ€" perty of the Dome Mines Limited." Charge of Theft of old Ore at Dome Svidence Not Sufficient to Convict, Says Magistrate MISSING AFTER AIR OPERATIONS April 1944 MISSING AFTER AIR OPERATIONS Sgt. Air Obs. W. MeMAHON sgt. Obs. G. DOGUE Over Norway, July 1942 J. H. STOVEL, Gen. Mgr., Dome Mines Limited. Magistrate Atkinson decided tha there was not enough evidence to prow | intent and he was found to give th: accused the benefit of any doubt. Tiw case was accordingly dismissed, The town of Cochrans secures its water supply from two wells but recently has found that the two wells do not provide the complete supply of water that would fill the needs of the town or fire protection as well as domestic use, Accordingly the Cochrane Public Utilities Commission has accepted a tender or the drilling of a new well. This plan is expected to take care of Cochrane‘s needs for the present and immediate futurse. The Rev. Lors Carison, Trinity United Church, . informed _ the congregation Sunday morning that he was leaving at the end of June, having accepted the positian as Boys‘ Leader in the Educational Board. Much regret was expressed at the losing of Mr. Carlson,. for he has taken a great interest in the boys‘. organizations since coming to Bchumacher and the boys are all feelâ€" ing pretty badly about his leaving fo they are going to miss him very much. He‘ has been popular also with his conâ€" gregation in general and all will regret his departure. Exchange: A good example for a loaâ€" fer to set is a working example. Cochrane to Increase Its Present Supply of W ater Schumacher, May 10th, special to T Advance. Roy passed the office where he could have turned it in. The Crown Attorney classed the idea of it being tobarcco as ridiculous; Roy would have kept th» parce!l in sight and exposed if he had been honest, the Crown Attornevy said. Rev,. Lors Carlson to be Boys‘ Leader on Educational Board Will Leave Schumacher in June. PREPARED TO TAKE OUTâ€"35c TRY OUR DELICIOUS T‘ AO\L a** Afa* ; ,4%