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Porcupine Advance, 23 Nov 1944, 1, p. 6

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an interview at T td â€" ,Re'v J. C Cochra o '-:90: 5{ es ghm MYnef F Settlied on laftd in mx Â¥$000, to start by t. Then with ,5,‘ : anntual fAirancial statement~ for ~ sne town of Timmins was published in 'r‘ne "Advance ten years ago, . ha‘ town‘s overdratt as $125,000.90 ~ against $15,000.00 in 10393. Total reliet . ~â€" readhed the total of . for the year, half ‘of this . ,,,égmm to be borne by the Governifient : iium ‘J. D. Brady and Bernard . +} Bky, wha were canvassing the Busifiess . ¢ diqtrlct in theâ€"campaign for for .. :.; theâ€"District Children‘s Aid Society ten .. Â¥s â€" ago; reported that they | were â€" lm* finisied with the wokk . and were pléaged . with. the generous reâ€" . adainst cpilte‘ rea . 102166 4 P B tt Ag f meeting wasâ€"held in North fiéfi years ago to plan for the reâ€" union ‘Oof theâ€" 150th Battauon, scheduled tobehamenextyear f ' e nc ze ) 2 e "the â€" Nmuém 'r-mom â€" Staff â€" for yeurs, : . : annual Anancial for ‘ she town of Timmins was published in. . TnHe€ . IHe "Advance ten years ago, shoWing ‘"town‘s overdratt as $125,000.90 as t $15,000.006 in‘ 1093. Total reliet gtmm for the year, half ‘of this ,,éghm to be borne by the Governifient Messts. J. D. Brady and Bernard P sky‘* wha were canvassing the Busifiess ‘district in theâ€"campaign for Yunds for Yiafs â€" ago, reported that they : were cm finished with the workk â€"and were bléaged â€" with . the generous x spaxse to the appeal. ~ Ahe old blinkh fnto a curling ritik. ty @fi mtervxew 3 'mronto ten years ; ge ,â€"Rev J. C. ('Jochrhne superintendâ€" mt of N is nifssmns of the. United '3 among the ; in the North as ' 800C : i:f tgken m“renef rolls in the Mouth d settled on laftd in the North, betng Aven :§600, to start by the Henry gov» t it. Then with the change â€" of govmmt the settiers had become very depresser because of the uncertain« ty Qf their future, and with money run out*in most cases, Rev. Mr. Cochrane said that mlm:iy t these familes had - ; éeks on a diet com« ‘of bread and lard © reached the staggering total of . oule at the was _ pivilled: down ten years ago and rabuflv , asxefer;inz to the j ;‘;; ese fammes Wete: fractures of the leg and ankle in a fall on the icy ‘sidewalk . \some weeks ago, and who was in St. Mary's Hclpital for several weeks ‘as a conseqtience, is now at her home at 82 â€"Pifth aventie, where, het many friends will be pléased to know, sho is migking‘ excellent: proâ€" ‘gteas to recove! _ ""Dr, ‘J. A. Motnnis, Mrs. Melnnis® and Master Allan reâ€" ‘timned this week from the South Where ‘they spefit the past four ‘months. They Hotored back and" had tho e€pertence tf iacifig baa weéather conditions‘ and ‘the â€"District Children‘s Aid Society ten danigéfotis icy roads as far north as Englchart, while ‘:ffom Swastika: to Timmins was like summer, with ‘dust actfip‘lly blowing on the road.‘" Mrs. K. A. Urquhart received wordwon Sat« _ urday, of the death of her sisterâ€"In=" law,. Mrs. ‘Wm. Swanson, ‘at Brace: bridge. The late Mrs. Bwanson . was injured in an automobile accident 6n Gctober 5th, and was thought to be recovering, but succumbed suddenly from a heart attack. Mt. Hilvin [ L. Urguhnart, of Timming, Mr. . G. Brown of Matheson, and Mr., Maleolm Johnâ€" son, of Kirkland Lake,â€" alt nephews of the dGéceased, attended the funeral at Bracebridge on Mmflay Bornâ€" to Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Johnston, 133 Kirby Aventie, a daughter, on November 18, ~109294." "L. F. Handferd, of Londofi, "Ont., visited friends in Thhmlns last Wweek." > How They Look on The "Zombie" Armyâ€" ‘PDeime, attended the couple. â€" â€"â€"â€" per 10.; ‘Granulated Sugar â€"10 lhe. :. °L. Honey. Was annoupced as a 02¢; Pive Roseés Fio ' ag 201 Mte for. Mayor for 1935. 24 Ib, Dag tor 82e, and 7 or "I of: riends in the town Crabberrles=â€"24e per 16,; ctbbage-ne . ahd Alatriet were shookd ten years ago Wo.; FYe i to:learn that Mrs. W. 6. Craik, wife Fowlâ€"19¢ per .A.W. B. Craik, then at the ”"‘“_.11“'.2{-‘.'2;. e o cari‘" 8. A. Caldbick Barrister. Solicitor. Ete KRk of Commerce. Bulldlng and South Porcupine Zear mir.â€"â€"Jhnere 18 CVeF A N pelieves that there can be: The NeW ‘Yorkâ€"Times of Novembet 12, argument against equalization of "aip with ‘;Canada. Stil} Split pens‘on rates as between men and| + Dl’é“’ ang. m ;COntInU®. women serving in the forces. Furtherâ€"| ifle with what is called “the battle of: more, should a woman lose her life the yom b es", , ‘on service and leave a dependent child ; Obviously the amemmem and ‘Mc=: it is untiir child should reâ€"| mmmn have failed . to convince ceive less pension as an orphan, tha.n thousands that a:change is not neededâ€" is paid to the orpnan child of a man. to {orco Gavemmeat to cxtend she _ In ; the latter.case,.the pension @4# ; i : |§360. ‘pet year, But orlly $288. for the 1 cmas i: orphan child ofâ€"a member of, the wo«â€" | t men‘s> divisions. Legion will conâ€" tinue to préss for coffiplete equalize« tion of pension for the women. a HowThey Look on omton ‘of reinfordanents tor the sol= . ‘diers overseas is such a live topic and when, the "Zombie" Army is receiving so much aftention, it is Ifiteresting at least to note the United States reaction to the question. The following letter . i8 Written by a ploneer of the North Land, but it is written. from gard to any mart" _ «BHan â€" Antofito,; Texas, Nov. Isth 1044 To ‘the EHaitor of The Advance, W Ontn * ; : Beat Sir: â€"There is cver a oommn in sThe New ‘Yorkâ€"Times of November 12, / . th “Canada. Stil} .On Dréft" ang. then continu« iflg withâ€" what is called â€" “the battle of. the: qomb}es” 3 3 no favouritism or discrimination in the U. 5. A. angle. The Advance beâ€" lHeves it voices the idea of the majority of United States citizens. For . that matter it :spegaks the opinion held ‘by the majority ‘of > Canadian insofar as it t.rucks on they thought‘ that all parts bf Canadd should..be eqtially‘ in this war in every way and there should be G. N. ROSS . CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT § ThIRD AVENUE Swiss Watchmaéker phews â€"of uneral at sornâ€" to 133 Kirby ember 18, Londofi, mins. last | . of: pensions} on rmy ates mmlhs ‘Also provision for pensions for dépendâ€" ; <%. fim vmmw (HB $ r o ‘the digs . the sol= opic and receiving ésting at reaction hg letter r of the en . from ance beâ€" majority " tive »-tionately lower also;. (This is the sixth in a series of ten' The Men‘s ‘Club of St:": Matthew‘s weekly articles especially. written for Church had lots of fun at. cribp at the The Advance by Richard Hale, chief| Mefting of the club last week, and so Densxons effizer of the Canadian Leâ€"|far As the Crib was concerned, "Lots g:on, Ottawa headquarters.) of fun" was all they had, the firemen (By Richard Hale) taking all the prizes bhut the one for Ottawa, Nov. 23 (Special) â€" A con.| COMSolation, prie was won by siderable difference exists in the rates Deputy Fire .Chief: Jas. Morton. with a T for members of the score of 10988. Volunteer Fireman Jack A o 5 o se ,. Hunt was a close with 1081. women‘s divisions and men in the fovess. Provicion is made for Fitemian Stanley Pratchard was third $ y with ©1065, Of course, The â€" Deputy the payment of pens ons for dts‘abmtiea resulting from injuries or disease and , Chief “phm’ that he was: play ing for ‘for dependents in case of death tinder| *"° Mén‘s Olub, and_so . first, honours the conditions â€"as contaihed in tne 20 °0 the Men‘s Club, but the chances ‘are that had he bean. playing for the Pension Act for the men. There is en he Would have made ‘the couple of extra points that would have given him perfect score. In any casge hé ‘claims to have ‘missed® thoke two pd.nts on Account o6f being ‘dazzled by the tihining in réflection ‘ from the hignly polished aothe of One of the ‘players in attendance. When the prizes . Wete nameU, one Men‘s Club member [ called out, "*And: what‘s the <prize‘ for | the wnmer ‘of <theâ€" cOflSolltwn?" The answer â€" â€"was > givenâ€" promptly;. "That gentleman has to‘do the dishes.‘‘ Anid it. Was the, enquiring. gentleman. who nad:thas chore: to.do Jor winning :.con» . Bolation.. The players for. St; Matthew‘s * ;r, me however, 19 . very 'fifiréfl“ffith e ‘ofâ€"a tenant, and all the ra;nks' below, only $720. a year is payable as aggainst $900 a yearâ€"awarded to men.In ranks above . that of lieutenant the rate is propor« The Legion has been raxsing strong objéctions to th:s différence and has argued. the case on the basis that «woman who is disabled is just as badly handlcapped as a man who ‘has suf« fered simular disability «poge . _ «â€" Legion Fighting for * Better Pensnons for m Vomen in Services uequmd in YelloWwknifé, the company : owns 500,000 shares of the recently inâ€" ! corporated Oracle Yellowknife Mines in addition to still holding its big acâ€" reage of property in the God‘s Lake area and fts holdings adjacent to the proprerty in the Rowan Lake diltriot Initial plans call for an agâ€" <‘gressive progratm on the Yellowknife ‘property now in process of being acâ€" next few days. The new property is being purchased cutright. Officials of the company declare melter Gold Mines is free Of liabilitiés and that in gddition to the property now being Try The Advance Want Advertisements ESmeiter Gold Mines is taking over an additiofial group df properties in the Yellowknife gold area. Details are‘ being completed® and dn official> anâ€" notincément is to be made within the However, the argument advanced by the government is that the rates of pay are less between the services and therefore the pension rate 1s decreased accordingly. * *sSince the: orderâ€"ifi»council was pass- ed giving authority for pensions to the women'saservices the rates of pay have The Legion has been raising strong objéctions to th:s différence and has argued the case on the basis that a *woman who is disabled is just as badly handicapped as a man who ‘has suf« fered: simular disability. Smelter Gold Mines Adds " to Yellowknife Holdings equal to the rate received by a man, it would seem that some increase in the peman rate is indicated. C oi ocfi ce onl oh. P o w e s 3 e o e 2 un 1 in e M i c i e w c ie e 0 1 ind it * i0 en C v.v v,!‘v- .\v'. > ¥¥ Wone. w# AbeZ P 0. .. ho _ _~ PS hoi J AF _ WA EL / TÂ¥ AA4 CGL ME â€". W V § _ BJ J uu: P * been a raised and while they ar still hot. d flptpe_ happy, :rkg .of things the early part of the equal to the rate received by a man, it social time. : l;!e Feinme _ts were served, | Week, before the winter really starts, e o. uK o wla e . Makes io ue T t P s Legion Argues that a Woâ€" mas Disabled is as Badly Handicapped as a Man 84 i4 ~ 4 umw, mmfiwmm.m mm 2 p 8 8 2 3 5 < E mmmmmMmmemmmmmm l EEERHH _mw mMamuommmwm “ M mm mlud.ml ”mmmm,mememmm rmMmmmmMWmummmm n ie or sign up of their own accord are sent where the Nation decides best. Yours truly, ‘ ; Vincent Woodbury inatitcna . Much can be said on this subject. The opportunity is endlessâ€"=but I‘m only reminded what I‘ve heard from time to time in the past about CGiilebec would welcome a closer asBsocifation Wm mmmm zmmnhnm;m Smith, 8. Gadsby,.E. Lacy,.L. Hudson, ‘ Eo RObimon c; LGY, Ja Pl‘ice, J Mel" ville. Por PFitemen the cribbers were:â€" Jack Hunt,â€"5, Pritchard, M. Ralph, J Jose, D. Brockbank, N. Richen, O. Deâ€" ‘mers, C, Burton t, Â¥red. Somers. In addmon to the crib §hete was also and gefieral good time enjoyed by all present. The Men‘s Club crib playâ€" ers Say that they have not been ex« . tinguished by any means by the Firemen, and it is likely there will be another trail by combat in the line of l,crib betore the winter is ovei', by the Eie V Ds ko ? t w n + Men‘s Club were. J. Morbon M. K ESmith 4 Ananiéhe B TFaam t thidran l and A m»aad Antlasas uis The show was widely acclaimed by all service personnel throughout Engâ€" land. 3t earried its success still furs ther \yhén ip toured . the . battiefronts of Ataly And . brought â€"much â€" needed tmjoymmt into the lives of our fight» ing â€"men there.â€" Arrangements â€" were maido to.perforin to the troops in Nor« mandy When their: ship was torpedoed m ant enwtmter with the énerfly, three of the party were Kmed and others in« *\n'ed : Fraftilk eAnders, the proqucer, who is a native of Vancouver, B.C., is wholly responsible : the~ great suceess that the show nasâ€"met dhuring its many perâ€" formances." Although seriously injured during the blackout in"July 1943, the ccnem pai'ty conflnued under the diâ€" fedtion of his assistant, ‘ Mr. Shedden. He Was reléased from the hospital in Noverhber and carried on the direction of his show from his wheel chair.> It is his ingenuity and cgreful supervision that has made the "Tin Hats" concert party a "Mit" anidngst the serVice men today. io St Matthew‘s Men‘s Club Has Lots of Fun atâ€" Crib ; tstant, Stan Shedden, in the sumâ€" i df 1041. It has, during the past aree years, proven itself to be one of the most successful shows that has vet . appeared. before the troops and their wholeâ€"heartéd appreciation has been expressed in letters from officers in, chatge to the Canadian Legion. | fm \ahow was widely acclaimed by ail service personnel throughout Eng» land.; 1t earried its success still furs ther whoen; it toured . the . battiefronts of : â€"Italy ~and brought much needed enjoyment into the lives of our fight« ing â€"men Arrangements were maideo toâ€"perforin to the troops in Nor« mandy Wher their: ship was torpedord in ar enodunter with the nerfly, three i tho Ahetuv waota Hillad A#AA Athans in . Timmins team was made up of; Cadman, â€" Haley, Hetherington, Geo. ©ooper, F, Cagman, E. R. Stree‘, Durin, â€"@athrang, Peterson, Berg, and Ford. Messrs. Frobock, A. J. Atwell, H. A. manciers and R. M. Davis, of Boston, Mass., visted the. Paymaster Mine twenty years ago, following the . news of strike of highâ€"grade ore at the 200â€"ft, level. Samples of the ore were taken back to Boston and from interviews given to newspapers there they were certainly very enthusiastlt about the prospects of the Paymaster Mine and the Porcupine in general. ~The Porcupine Chapter of the Rastâ€" érn Star held the‘r annual Armistite daftice in the atsombly hall of the Beuth Porctupitie high school on Nov. 11th, 1924, ' EaSEEEA s mmmmrmmm mmw e Tour Mary Gray, Rhoda MacLkeod, and Belle Gowan, and Messts. Harry Austin, J. K. Kennedy, J. Jacobs, E. A. Urgquhart and Past president R. Hoâ€" garth on the executive. - Two. boys, 10 and L1 years old got themselves lost twenty years ago when they went to Graft‘s Creek rabbit hunting. Police and search partiés were out looking for._the two lads without success. > Eventually the boys found their way back homge themselves after A notable celéebration of Armist‘ce Day ~at the Céen‘ral Public School twenty yehrn ago. The flags were at halfâ€"mast in memory â€"the. 60,000, Canadians . who . did nob' return from the last war. Interesting and importâ€" ant facts were given to the 625 childâ€" en presont about the war, hnd inspirâ€" ing addresses were given by Rev. J. D. Parks, Capt, Corn‘hwaite and others. .+ Gne :of the local polite offiters was 'charged with assaultirig a man being ‘arrested for drunkeness twenty yéars‘ ago.. Magistrate Atkinson committed _the officer for trial before a. judge, ‘and ~the policeman was laid off duty. until after trial. 3 An odd: accident was in The Advance twenty years ago; when Mrs. John Costain was swung around inâ€"one of the dances at the Eagtern Btar danee. . the heel.;. of her shoe caught in ‘tHe : bottom of the trousers of one .of the, roale danoers, throwing . ie n in e en mm D. 04 s . _ _ 00 O 9 Mrs. Costain off her balance. She was thrown Heavily to the floor, her back strikmg Against one of the side bens« ches, breaking one of her ribs and causing other minor injuries The following officers were elected twenty years ago for the A. 8. D. Club; A. E. Riddle, Pres‘dent; C:;: G. Piric, vice«â€"president; A, W. Pickering, siecâ€" retaryâ€"treasurer; Misses Mary Boyd, ~Announcement was made twenty years ago that Albert Taylor Mad sold his â€" interest in the George Taylor Hardware to his brothets, Wm. and Ralph. â€" Afterâ€" concluding his> donnecâ€" tions in town, ‘Albert Taylor: 16ft to take up residence in ‘Toronto. "““""Hm mwmnu the. late Mr. Krupka was 52 years of Dafothy K. Keamey twlfe) age. He was a native 6f AtistMa but; .________.___ ts had lived in Canada for twentyâ€"two . Olean Rooms years, most of that time being â€"a resi« 3’! detit of Winnipeg. Over a year ago the . family moved to Timmins, living here' with ‘Mr.and Mrs. Blahey., In addition | to the bereaved widow four sons and D k two â€" daughters survive. One Of° the wee datughters is Mrs. N. Blahey, the other 4 '. ay or being :Miss Mary Krupka, at home. n.....,..m. 1iatan Timminsâ€"Men in Casualty _ Lists During Past Week \din, Minister of Marine and Pisheries; ~Major Mac Lang, and Â¥.: 'Gallagher the witty. reeve of Tisdalo,‘ ‘acted as chairman for theâ€" evehiing. . one of the speakers,â€" impremed upon vice MM and>teachers the premier the need: for hew post=" on ‘OChristmas vaeation, any woman, off:ce building here.Among the other and any â€"man who N4s passed his speakers here for the even‘ng were;« giftyâ€"ninth ==â€" â€"â€" Hon. Chas. Stewart, Minister of the ; ~ Office" Départnient may Interior; Hon. â€"Hal McGiven, mm m m m the same categOries without portfollo: Hon. P. 4J,) A. 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