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At the regular luncheon on Monday at ths Empire Hotel, the Timmins Ki-] wanis Club expected to have an ad-} dress and motion pictures showing the value of the Blood Donor Clinics of the Red Cross. The Kiwanis had that and something more, The address and the mction pictures not only outlined the Blood Donor Clinics, but also gave a very graphic illustration of the Oother great work of the Red Cross. Guest speaker for the day was Mr. J. M. Douglas, chairman of the Blood Dcnor Clinic Committee here, and this year president of the Timmins Branch of the Red Cross. Mr. Dougâ€" las explained that one of the Red Cross Mobile Blood Donor units was sent here and it was hoped that after several visits of the unit Timmins might be able to conduct the clinics with lccal talent and so free the moâ€" bile unit for use elsewhere. After only a couple of visits of the mobile unit, Timmins was able to secure the vOoâ€" services of a local trained nurse as technician and the blood donor clinics have been carried on here ever since so successfully that the mcbile unit did not to return here., The clinics were so capably conâ€" ducted that there was nothing that the mobile unit could criticize. At first, Mr. Douglas said, it was intended to send 250 blocd donations every month, but showed that this was the maximum. As many as 260 blood donaticns had been made in a month, but this number tested the facilities to the limit, "The great need," the speaker said, "is for new donors." He praised the donors who Address and Film on Blood â€" Donor Clinics Show Great! Work of the Red Cross : Motion Pictures Not Only Tell Story of the Value of the Blood Donor Clinics but Also Add IHlustrations of Other Work of Red Cross. Address by J. M. Douglas Much Appreciated by Kiwanis. Thousand British Planes Over Germany Last had been so faithful and so earnest in the matter, but pointed out that after four or five donations they could not continue the service. New donors needed to be added right along to assure efficiency. At first there were only one or two lady blood donors but new there are sixty. "If we need 60 lady donors," he added, "we have to send out only sixty postcards. If we need 100 men, we send out two or three times that number of cards." The blood donor clinics here were not confined to the town but included the whole Porcupine camp down to Mathâ€" eson. There were 100 from Mathcson who were regular and faithful atâ€" tendants. A call for 25 from Matheson would be given full response despit?: weather or anything else. There had been 50 visitors, ccmmercial travelâ€" lers and cthers, who had been blood donors. In all the district had given 1100 donors. To those who felt that blood dcnations took up too much time, some having given two or three hours of their time on occasion, Mr. Douglas referred to the much greater sacrifice of time by volunteer workâ€" ers. He gave high praise to these galâ€" lant workers and their generous conâ€" tribution of time and talent. The nurses, for example, worked from 7.45 a.m. to 330 p.m. each day of the clinâ€" ic. The St. John Ambulance worked still longer hours. The ladies who served coffee and toast were there from 7.30 to 4 pm. In concluding his brief but compreâ€" hensive address, Mr. Douglas touched on the work in general of the Red Cross. The annual campaign for the Red Cross would be on next month. "uMav we count on vour assistance in B d PA LAAA A A A A 4 Aâ€"A AA A L A A *# 1 Section l ; 8 Pages "May we count on your aAsSsistanCte 11 every posible way, as speakers, can vassers and sympathizers, as well a aonors to the fund?" he asked. The motion pictures were shown in very effective way, Deputy Chief Jas. Morton operating the films. The secâ€" tion of film with the title "That They May Live," gave vivid pictures of batâ€" tle scenes, showing men suffering from shock and loss of blcod. In previous wars it was impossible to give these men the blood transfusions necessary to save their lives. After the last war science had bent every effort to seâ€" cure a method whereby blood would be available for transfusions in the many needed cases. Under the old plan blood had to be of a certain type in each case, and this fact with the added fact that it was impossible to have donors available for all types meant serious loss of life and unnecesâ€" sary suffering, The pictures showed how the blood plasma was discovered through scientific study and persisâ€" tence and how the blood denations were treated so that they kept an inâ€" dGefinite time and could be shipped where needed and used in any case necessary. The blood donor clinics now were providing blood that meant the saving of literally thousands of lives. 2 «tmiA4 A A A P A AAAAâ€"Aâ€"AA 4A A A PA â€"AC L m saving of literally thousands of lives. The clever films relating to the blood donor clinics were followed by other motion pictures showing some pf the cther great work of the Red J Cross. The work for prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war as touched upon. The Red Cross not nly sent food to all prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war, but also books, cigarettes. and a set of he necessary tolilet articles required. The tittle, "Thank God For the Red Jross," expressed the feeling that all Jrisonersâ€"ofâ€"war had in regard to this phase cf the work of the Red Cross. Another section. of the film had the title "Children of the Blitz," and this showed that the Red Cross has taken as part of its services to humanity the feeding, clothing and caring for the children rendered homeless and helpâ€" less by the fury of modern war. Mr. Douglas was introtuced by Kiâ€" dent campaign and for the blood donor clinics would be equal to the effort and enthusiasm given to the cause by men like Mr. Douglas. The visitcrs for the day were Heath Ross, of Toronto, Deputy Fire Chief Jas. Morton, Timmins, and Fred Hall, Cobalt Fresident Frank Bailey wWaSs iD UHC chair, and added his personal word of thanks to Mr. Douglas and Deputy Fire Chief Morton for the excellent address and the splendid motion picâ€" tures shown. Kiwanian George J singing with Secretary at the piano. High and Vocational School Now Boasts Nineâ€"Piece Band Sponsored by the Students‘ Council of Timmins H. V. School. A nineâ€"piece band has been formed at Timmins High and Vocational School, under the sponsOorship of the Students‘ Ccuncil for the School. The members of the new band are said to have outstanding talent and proâ€" mise to develop into a band that will be a pride and pleasure to the school. The band is under the leadership of Mr. Wallace Young, supervisor of musâ€" ic at the Timmins High and Vocaâ€" tional Schcol, and that is a guaranâ€" tee that the band will be well taught «1.3 Bral tyâ€"f: age on Lak: fred tom duct Roey Chic in muslc Executive Officers of Timmins Branch of Red Cross Now Completed Chairmen of Various Committees Appointed. Advisory Committee Selected. Organization Now All Ready For Active Work of the Year. All Needed to Assure Conâ€" tinued Success is the Continued and Extended Support of Everyone to the Great Cause of the Red Cross. At the annual meeting of the Timâ€" mins Branch of the Red Cross held recently seven officers were elected for the year‘s work. Since then chairmen of the various committees have been appointed, the Advisory ‘Committee selected, and organization generally completed. The organization for 1945 is "all ready to go". All that is needed the continuance of the general pub support to assure continued succe The executive ask for the support al coâ€"operation of all. In addition to the seven ofNcers elected at the annual meeting held in January, other appointments have been made to the executive of the Timâ€" mins Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society. The complete e> follows:â€" Presidentâ€"Mr. J. M First Viceâ€"President Dowell. Second â€"Viceâ€"Presidetr Stubbs. Published in Timmins, Ont.. Canada EVERY THURSDAY ink Bailey was in the M. Dougla 111 FCg@rU years Ago, the Red Cross. | daughters, the film had the Avenue, | â€"Blitz," and this avenue, M Jonkin Mr. d the Wilson Another Prioneer of North Passes At Age of 88 Years Mi Mary She was 88 yvears of age at the time of death. For many years she operâ€" ated a farm in the New Liskeard area. Her husband predeceased her some 35 years ago, She is survived by. five daughters, Mrs. Morgan, Commercial Avenue, Mrs. O,. Villeneuve, Wilson avenue. Mrs. Thomas Lahaie, Penetanâ€" guishene, Ont., Miss E. St. Louis, COmâ€" mercial avenue, and Mrs. McManuel, Mactier, Ont:, and one son, Joseph, of New Liskeard. Funeral services will be at Notre Dame des Lourdes church tomorrow (Friday). Sudden Passing of Mr. Roy Culver After Fall on Street Wellâ€"Known M e m ber of Dalton Bus Service Dies Shortly After Entering Hospital. Mr. Roy Culver, for the past four years a wellâ€"known member of the Dalton Bus Stand, having been for some time night manager at Dalton‘s, died Tuesday afternoon shortly after being admitted to the hospital. He was on his way down town from his home at 33 Lakeshore Road, to catch one of the buses, when he slipped on the street. Being heavily built the fall was a severe one for him and he found himself unable to rise. Passersâ€"by asâ€" sisted him to his home and a doctor was summoned. He was taken at once to St, Mary‘s Hospital for Xâ€"ray as the extent Of his injury was not apâ€" parent. He passed away shortly after reaching the hospital. An â€" autopsy showed that there had been a fracâ€" ture at the base of the skull, due no doubt to the fall. He was conscious unâ€" til arriving at the hcspital, and able to discuss the accident, though not annarently realizing how serious his ture at the doubt to th til arriving to discuss apparently condition w tomcrrow (G@PTrIGay ducted at Walker Rev. Canon Cush Chidwick. Intermf Timmins cemetery ‘The residen 1940, a the Y ear The late Rovy Culver has beenr a idzcnt of Timmins sintce Januaury, and made many friends here. He s born at Fisherville, Ontario, and s for many years a resident of antford where he was matrried thirâ€" â€"four years ago. He was 55 yeatrs of e at the time of his death., He is survived by his widow and e daughter, Mr.s Eric Peterson, 33 keshore Road. A brother, Mr. Wilâ€" d Culver, lives at Falconbridge. The funeral will be held at 2 o‘clock mcrrow (Friday), services being conâ€" cted at Walker‘s Funeral Home by v. Canon Cushing and Rev. A. R. idwick. Interment will be made at urchasl alrma K. asurerâ€"Mr, H. J. Fuke. retaryâ€"Mrs. H. R. Channen. chasing Agentâ€"Mrs. I. K. Pierd licityâ€"Mrs. W. A. Jones. irman Women‘s War Work H. W. Brown. sonerâ€"Ofâ€"War Liaison Officer > hoeme Morzan St. Louis Has Been in North for Thirty Julila St. Louis, who has been in the North for some thirty ving in Timmins for the past ears, died yesterday morning heme of her daughter, Mrs. [organ, 41 Commercial Avenue. nan of Blood Donor Comâ€" Mr. K. H. Stubbs. ry Committeeâ€" Mr. A. W z, Mr. George Mondoux, Mrs aver, Mrs. H. Lloyd Mrs. E. J Mr. R. Charlebois, Mr. H. E rert. Miss FP. McDonald, Mrs. J x O§bom. in of Nu Miss F. Farr. Suppliesâ€"Mrs. J. E. Barry. _ of Cutting Committecâ€" TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY STH, 1945. KRoomsâ€"Mrs. W Pierc® Collected 900 lIbs. of Waste Fats Four Troops to Collect Satâ€" urday of This Week On Saturday last the Timmins Boy Scouts again took up their patriotic work of collectnig waste fats. Six Of the ten troops were busy at the work the ten troops were busy at the work and a total of 900 pcunds was colléctâ€" ed. The returns from the troops are as follows:â€" O First Troopâ€"Holinger Hall areaâ€"100 lbs. Second Trocpâ€"Cherry and Toke areaâ€"200 lbs. Third Trocpâ€"Seventh and Birch areaâ€"150 lbs, Fifth Troopâ€"Third Ave. andâ€" Kimâ€" berly areaâ€"200 lbs. Seventh Troopâ€"Toke and Howard areaâ€"150 lbs. Ninth Troop â€" Montgomery and Preston areaâ€"100 lbs. The following troops are making their collection on Saturday of this week, 10th:â€" Fogrth Troopâ€"Pine and Fifth Ave. Sixth Troopâ€"Hollinger and Bannerâ€" man area. a way tnro hopes of re men. Wher burned Y cage it Wi t out of th« 16 Killed at Paymaster When Cable Breaks and Cage Falls 1500 Feet Double Decker Cage at, Mine Crashes to Bottom of Shaft. Crews of Rescue Workers Give Earnest and Able Efâ€" fort. Only One Man With Sign of Life When Taken From Cage, and He was Dead Before Hospital Reachâ€" ed. One of the Worst Accidents in Porcupine Camp. Eleventh Troopâ€"Kimberley, Spruct and Mountjoy. One of the worst accidents in the Porcupine Camp occurred on Friday morning last at the Paymaster Mine when the cage in which sixteen workâ€" ers: were riding to their regular day‘s work, crasned to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of 1500 feet, every man in the cage losing his life. When rescue crews were able to get the men out of the cage only one man showâ€" ed any sign of life, and he was dead before the hospital was reached. There is reason to believe that in each cas2 death was almost instantaneous. In decker ca ‘ deck wert ‘of: recave have A © was dead pital. were wor! with the the men an empt] a way wa er â€"deck that the really in any event it seems certain that with| the upper the speed that the cage would be| pact whe! travelling, all in the cage would have: the shaft lo:t consciousness before the final| compartm crash. The cause of the tradgedy is This caus believed to be the breaking of the ca-‘ that the ble by which the hoists are operated., tification These steel cables are regularly inâ€" the num} spected as a guard against such acciâ€"| carried by dents. Samples of the cable are said|en this w to have shown after the accident that| lamp itse while the outside of the cable looked|ever, the alright, there were signs of unsoundâ€",; tablished ness on some of the inner strands.| was wear. These cables are reguired to be tested ; Thos every six months according to the re-} The fol gulations of the Department of Mines. The cable in question was tested just a short time ago. From accounts given by those in position to know, the cable broke at about the 1000â€"foot level, and the cage crashed through to the bottom of the shaft, The distance travelled by the falling cage was fully 1500 feet and the cage if unchecked would be going at a terrific speed before the bottom of the shaft would be reached. Workmen are of the opinion that at the smeed that the cage would likely be going if it got a good start, the patent "dog" designed to hold . and stop the cage in case of just â€" such accidents as Ooccured in this cage, would be useless to break the drop or lessen the speed of the cage to any appreciable extent. Immediately the accident happened rescue crews were organized and went to work with great earnestness and interest. Owing to the fact that the accident made it impossible to use the hoist to descend to the bottom of the shaft, it was necessary for the rescue crews to go down by means of the ladders down the sides of the shaft. this took a little time, but in a mer? matter of minutes after the accident, the ressue men were at work seeking to get the men out of the‘ cage. This was a difficult task. In the first place the broken cable had coiled up on top of the cage and it took some little time to re crews used Eighth Troopâ€"Mcuntjoy and Camerâ€" When the acetyle d a way through it was possible t of the upper dec scuing somef igh acetviene torC of i 1€ Annual Meeting of Eastern Porcupine Red Cross, Feb. 14 Dr. G. B. Lane to be Guest Speaker at Kiwanis Monday The annual meeting of the Eastern Porcupine Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society will be held in the Municipal Building at South Porcuâ€" pine, on Wednesday evening, Feb. 14th commencing at eight o‘clock. All those who are interested in the gcod work of the Red Cross in the Eastern Porcupine area are urged to attend this meeting. The reports for the various departments of the work for the past year will be received and officers will be elected for the ensuâ€" ng vear. In last week‘s Advance the Easitern Porcupine Red Cross published full details of the work of the Branch during the past year. A total of 14,â€" 049 articles had been made and shipâ€" ped in 1944, in addition to work done for the Christmas parcels sent overâ€" seas. The Branch also published a deâ€" tailed and audited statement of the finances. At the Timmins Kiwanis luncheon on Monday of next week, Feb. 12th, the guest speaker will be Dr. Graham B. Lane. decker cage. All the men in the upper deck were found to be past any hope of recovery. One man seemed to still have a spark of life in him, but he was dead when he arrived at the hosâ€" pital. All the time the rescue . Crews were working they buoyed themselves with the hope that at least some of the men would be alive, This proven an empty hope, however, and when a way was burned through to the lowâ€" er deck of the cage it was found that the men in the lower deck were really in worse shape than those In the upper deck. The force of the imâ€" pact when the cage hit the bottom of the shaft was so great that the lower compartment was badly squeezed up. This caused such injuries to the men that the only means of accurate idenâ€" tification was though the checking of the numbers on the individual lamps carried by the minors. In one case evâ€" en this was not possible as the man‘s lamp itself could not be found. Howâ€" ever, the identity of this man was esâ€" tablished by means of the watch he To tablished by was wearing Those Dying in the Accident The following is a list of the sixteen men who lost their lives:â€" Eino Niemi, South Porcupine; single 20 years) of age. A Legouri Lauzon, Timmins; married 23 years of age. Russell Dillon, South Porcupine; single; 24 years. Marvin Appleyard, Timmins; _ 29 years of age. Mike Parnetta Timmins; here only three weeks, coming from Geraldton; 36 yvears of age. Alphonse ~inâ€"law â€" 0 of age. A. Beland Timmins; married an( 11 children; only working at Paymas ter a few weeks; 40 years. Laurent Dubeau:; Timmins; 39 year Ubald Legault, Timmins; here onl three weeks from leaving Geraldton 40 years. Melvin Markoskie, Timmins; her Married Albert 1€ nto 188 1e egard 16 ) be Held in â€" Municipal Building at South Porecuâ€" pine. ning 11 ke Mol ro Koh Vautilainen : ol years. Investigations to be Made ediately after the accident ti zx Inspector, E. Beverly We _ the mine to make inquiries to the accident. As is the ca ll mine accidents that result no chil Plourdeé °C i very teda â€" i SOu South Porcu 1: 40 yvears. immins; 40 yv inss married 1InImil Lauzon 1GuUE 101 Porcupin 30 T 44 Published in Timmins, Ont., 0 mada EVERY THURSDAY Three False Alarms During Past Week Berlin Announces Russians Have Crossed the Oder River in Seven Places and Have Begun the Main Battle for Berlin. United States Army Making Penetrations on Western Front. Progress Bemg Md(le by U. 5.. in the Pacific. Considering Political Problems of the Present During the past wee there were three false alarms, two from the one box, Box 64. The matter was turned over to the police and prosecutions will follow to impress the seriousness of these false alarms. Apart from the cost of each false alarm, and the danâ€" Leaders in Conference ger to the firemen who are just as likely to meet accidents answering a false alarm there is the general pubâ€" lic danger from this senseless trick. This danger is shown by the fact that less than two minutes after a false alarm had been turned in on Wednesâ€" day, there was a legitimate call that under some circumstances might have been delayed in answering due to equipment and men answering the false alarm. It would be well for all to realize the seriousness of turning in a fals»2 alarm. It is really a criminal act, as the law terms it. During the past week the firemen answered sixteen calls, including three false alarms. Thirteen of the calls were for chimney fires, overheated stoves, furnace backfiring and pilugged chimâ€" neyv. Thursday evening at 11.30 there was an odd one when a stove was overturned during a party. Little damage was UYHone however, and the firemen stopped all danger. There are 92 rinks in the T. N. O Bonspiel in progress at Kirkland Lake this week. Of this number, thirty ar froem Kirkland Lake, thirteen from Mcâ€" Intyre, ten from North Bay, elever from New Liskeard, 3 from Cochrane Ninetyâ€"two Rinks Taking Puart in the T. N. U Bonspiel at Kirkland Kirkland Lake Heads the List with Thirty Rinks. Thirâ€" teen Rinks from Melntyre Curling Club, One from South Porcupine, Two from Dome. Others from Difâ€" ferent Places in North and from Southern Clubs. Intyre, ten from North Bay, eleven from New Liskeard, 3 from Cochrane, 3 from McGarry, 2 from Haileybury, one from Kapuskasing, South Porcuâ€" pine, Pamour, Monteith, Siscoe, Barric, Toronto Granites, Toronto High Park, Malartic, East Malartic, Iroquois Falls, Peterborough, Ottawa, two from Dome and three from Englehart. At noon toâ€"day there were only two undefeated rinks in the play, Gordon Campbell of Haileybury, and W. Somâ€" erville of Pamour. Sackridge Hudson, of o lt ce Investigsate and Prosecution to Follow ind nd Th hts 3hv Ontario Dt Towel $ _ T troph he 16 Dixon, Kirk Scharr, NC are: un followin in the min} CaI Motr Kirkland 8 PInK â€"Was Mcintyre, w @vour of Sach Oc event: Kirkland Bu 10 Norand: or the H . Ramse A,. He AT JC Ti McGo Mi possibl n sim|l Hi 16 16 iying Dr. the count Ma Olive rk TC a k4 hn( hn 16 !day afternoor hneld at the Church, Rev. ing. Despatches this morning from I don say that the "Big Three,‘"‘ St Roosevelt and Churchill, are confer somewhere near the Black Sea. T tical problems of the day are b considered, including the matte the occupation of Germany. The Three" have reâ€"affirmed their ds mination to beat the Nazt into conditional surrender. From McArthur‘s headquarters comes the announcement that U,. S. troops have driven the Japs from all of North Manila. Resistance is stronger at Nicholl‘s Field to the South. One thousand British planes were over Germany last night, seven hunâ€" dred heavy weights concentrating on German holdings between the Meuse and â€" Rhineâ€" rivers,. while Mosquito bombers pounded eight Nazi cities beâ€" hind the front. Berlin announces that the Russians have crossed the Oder River in seven different places and that the battle for Berlin is now commencing, Mr. Jos. Ormston, Sr., Dies at Age of 78 Hosts of friends in town and disâ€" trict will learn with much regret of the death in hospital last night of Mr. Joseph Ormston, Sr., at the age of 78 years. The late Mr. Ormston had been for twentyâ€"one years in Timmins, durâ€" ing that time being on the staff of the Hollinger plate shop. HMHe had been ill for about three months. He is survived by three sOons and one daughter. of Timmins; and James, of ter, Mrs. Bailey England. ‘The funera The following Hillâ€"Clarkâ€"Franci Eagle, McGarry; Bay:; Sutherland, Crowe. 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