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Room, Ohrlstxan Science Reading af. Js FNorth. uy m‘a im:ad?turdny Tug E_,-‘7 f‘" [ - Â¥a** . See that MACKAY PRESBYTERIANâ€" CHURCH 113 ELM STREET SOUTH Minister: Rev. Pr. Geo. Aitken. Th.D. 11 a.m. Sunday School and Morning Service 7 p.m. Evening Service You Are Welicome . SUNDAY SCHOOL 10.00 a.m.â€"For all 12 years and over. 11.00 a.mâ€"Dome Sunday School ' 2.00 p.qg,-_-mr all below 12 years @ CAPT. and MRS. DOU : Services Sundayâ€"â€"11 a.m. and 7.00 p... Wed. 2.30â€"Home League, Thurs. $.00 p.m.â€"Public Meeting Your are nmm to attend these Evangéelistic Serviceés 7. p.m. Fridayâ€"Childrens Church 7. p.m.. Prayer Mecting 8 p.m. 25 Gohym Ave., South Porcupine Sunday. Sehool 2.30 p.m. Evangelistic Service 7.30 p.m. Tuesday Young Peoples Meeting 7 p.m. Thursday Childrens Church 7 p.m. "Prayer Meeting 8 p.m. All Welecme South Porcupine, Ont. ~~ BLOOK AVENUE. Y. J. C. THOMPSON 11.00 a.m.â€"Morning Prayer 33333 The Pr%svsfiéri{n Church in Poreupine United Church Morning Worshipâ€"Schumacher 11 a.m. Evening Serviceâ€"-Golden Cityâ€"7.00 p.m. BUNDAYBCHOOL Golden Cityâ€"1.30 p.m. Bchumacherâ€"2.00 p.m. i T Come to our friendly, inspirational > *3 . «Nes d . 34 LKAE 8 t o 0. BY k".' * se x Oe ew‘s Church FECA. R. Chidwick, L.Th. Goldeén Textâ€"‘"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the : word: of our God shall stand for ever." Bunday Service 11.00 a.m. Bunday â€"School 945 a.m. â€" Oddfellowr‘ Hall, Rtreet North ‘SUNDAY, MARCH 25th, 1945 Cor. â€" Rea and Commercial Ave Timmings. _ Pastor J. Spillendar _ Sunda â€"â€" Motning Worship 11 A.m. S School 1: B‘nai Israel Synagogue 11 a.m. Morning Worship. / 7 p.m. Evening Worship 1215 p.m. and 230 p.m. '!'he.(murch, chaal Trinity United Church Pentecostal Assembly Cedar Street. North _ ISRAEL I, HALPERN, Rabbi ® W. LINDER, Canter The Salvati United Church trt Schumacher i tÂ¥ : Y”â€"N ie adihatnd se i o t 0 t lec, Dr. J. Martin,‘ Michael Bloan gid a step dqnce to the music of W'if- here was "The Rale McCoy,",given by the Nativity Dramatic Guild. Among those taking part were:~â€"Pt Larmer, Cbr}es Yutbs Helen, Paoltnl Anne_ There was sincere sympathy for the family ten years ago in the death at I{empvme Ont of Miss Margeutite McKay, dauzhter of W. M. MoKay;: 0 Schumacher. She was bornat * the Dome Mines in 1914, and was popular in the Porcupine district, having at= tended Timmins High School, where she carried off the gold medal for highest standing.© She was attending college in Toronto when her mother died. She thenâ€" came home to keep house for her father. At the time of death she was on â€" brlet hollday visit to the East. 4; # ‘"My Irish Rose,"‘ a play presented by the C. W L. of South Porcupinig ten years agb, made a big hit at South End. Miss Teresa Burns was the diâ€" rector and was~given great praise for the sexcellent way in which the play. Through The Advance a gentlieman signing himself "A Lover of Beauty," urged the beautifying of Timmins by flowers and trees. "There are none so poor," he said, "that they can afford to be without beauty.‘" He also had word against the foolish adults who seemed to take an insane delight m‘ vandalism. 5. About this time of year in 1935 three constables were dropped from the Timmins force because they attended a party at a local hotel when they were supposed to be on duty. The men dropped were very good policemen hbut Chief Ralph felt that. the breach of giscipline wasâ€" too serious to be over= looked. ,"-1' v':vyâ€" ';v- ‘or 50 ln case there 'was" some smoulderâ€" ing . §pot that had been missed by the ‘chemidal. Mr. Dubeau watched for about an hour and‘ then left."" Shortly after he.left, Aames were noticed by a passerâ€"by who called the brigadse. -The double fire caused a loss of $1.000, ered by 'insurance, s eére was some excitment here in ‘ peau" to .rémam bry ‘watch or so in ‘case there ‘was‘ sor March, 1935, whenâ€"a big find of gold was reported. from the Kapuskasing area. Few details â€" were available, though several Timmins men were reâ€" ported ‘to be interested in the find. John Dubeau had the distinction ten years ago of having two fires in his house at 154 Mountjoy street within a few hours. The first fire started apparently‘ ‘from defective wiring, and Wwhen the firemen had this apparently extinguuished, sthey advisg;}\dr. Duâ€" At the regular council meeting ten years ago it was decided to shelve the "power question‘"‘ for the time being. ‘l’he report from the Hydro at that time did ~not warrant any other action. Council <~engaged G. H. Gauthier as town solicitor at a retaining fee of $100 per month. The local telephone service came in for criticism and a letter ordered sent to the Comâ€" pany about the matter. Ten years ago the Kiwanis Club regâ€" ular meeting on Monday, March 18th, was as close ‘as the club could get: to celebrating the "17th of Owld Oirgâ€" land," without breaking the Sabbath, which was St. Patrick‘s Day that year. All the table decorations were in green, and the waitresses sported green ribâ€" bons. Even the food, so far as possible, was garnished with greens, even to the ice cream for dessert, which had a greén top for the occasion.) â€"The speakâ€" er for the "TEN YEARS AC IN TIMMINS From cata in the Peroupine Advante Pylee + ® ‘ for:an hour Paddy l "All transportation expenses in conâ€" nection with the entire trip will be included in the price of the ticket the vacatiomst buys in his home town. ‘In offer woriis a man in Détroit, planâ€" ning to come to Temagami, can include the cance trip in his plans and know before he starts exactly what the whole "tr!p is going to cost." avauable will not, however, include the cost of providing fishing tackle and other necessities for the canoe trip such as food. They will, however, include the cost of a guide and the providing of canoes. The T. and N. O. Commission anâ€" nounced some time ago plans ‘for the formation of a speciallyâ€"trained corps of guides, who will be recruited from the ranks of returning servicemen. | Among the local and personal items ’m The: Advance ten years ago ‘were the following:â€""Mrs. J. Thomas has Iretuxned from a trip to Toronto and .’other points south.‘"‘~‘‘Thelma who was operated on recently at St. ‘Mary‘s hospital for appendicitis, is now ‘well on theâ€"way to complete recovery.", ' "Dr, MciInnis left yesterday for Toronto, to: confer. with government officials on 'a number of: matters pertaining . to: ‘health problems in the North and..to. the.. Workmen‘s. Compensation . Board. "Harry Hogarth of Port Arthur, , has ‘been visiting his brother, W. L. Hoâ€" ‘garth, who is ill at present.> Harry Hogarth was in Timmins as early as 1909, but until this visit has not been back here sincée those early days. He sees a wonderful growth in the town. ‘"Marriedâ€"At Schumacher, on March 0th, 1935, by Rev. Murray C. Tait, Miss ‘Elizabeth B. Colborne, second daughter of Mrs. Colborne ‘and the late Mr. Edâ€" ward Colborne, to Mr. Elwood Earl McCualg, son of Mr. Alex. McCuaig and the late Mrs. McCuaig, of Midland, Ont. *"Their many friends will extend the sincerest sympathy to Mr. and ‘‘North Bay, Mar. 21:â€"Special canoe trips down the Temagami lakes will be made available to tourists visiting this famous resort region, as soon as conditions permit, Col. C. E. Reynolds, chairman of the T. and N. O. Railway Commission, announced today. These canoe jaunts will be of a flexible naâ€" ture and may last for anywhere from two days to four weeks depending on the desire of the tourist. Special Canoe _ â€" is being' 'tal;efi to Brantford for burial." : ' Trip Avallable for Tem | j;t 44 Tmn!ISts Montishs Now ty Plan Mrs. W. K. Wylie, of Schumacher, in the death of their‘little son, William Paul Wylie, who dieéd this morning The baby was born on Sunday and died early toâ€"day (Monday). .The body Tourls‘ft:s mmm J. Toums\ss Now "Trips a,n,d F % eluded in T â€"Dr. Rogers was also the guest speakâ€" er at the formal opening of Schuâ€" macher High School ten years ago. He complimented Schumacher on its new high school. "I don‘t think there is anything finer in the province," he was quoted as saying. ‘The commencement , exercises at South . Porcupine High School * teh years ago won very special notice in The Advance. One particular feature was an oxatorical contest among the pupn The ac}dresses by the contestâ€" ants were. unusually well done. Guest speaker for the evening was Dr. G. Rogers, head inspector of Secondary schools in the province. The banquet given by the Porcupine Credit Association in the Empire hotel on March 21st, 1935, was a most interesting event. The chief speaker for the evening was Mr. Clark, Northâ€" ‘ern Ontario representative < for the Heintz Co. P. H. Laporte also may be classed as an outstanding speaker ior the occasion, many valuable pointâ€" rs: being given in his address. Others speaking briefly ~were:â€"Mayor R. Richardson, J. P. Lynch, Councilior Chateauuvert, Dr. Honey, Mr. Finkelâ€" man, W. H. Burnes, G. A. Macdonald, Frank Feldman, A. R. Harkness, Pat. Murphy, A. Caron, Joseph Main, Drtr. McKenna, Miss Abrahamson, G, Biondi, D. Laprairie, Jas. D. Campbeu_ Music fpr the evening was by Billy Brown s orchestra. Several references have been made in this column to the many men dismisâ€" sed from the provincial service by the Hepburn Government. In the issue of March 2Ist, The Advance had a better sort of newsâ€"Alex Stirling had been reâ€"instated as road inspector for this part of the North and local~ Liberals assured The Advance that hereafter there was to be no politics in Northâ€" ern Development, but that everything was to go on merit and everybody was to stay on merit alone. » cholr and orchestra, favoured with a violin solo, and Willie Popischel .gave a ‘cello solo. : Tickets * "Recently ~Reeve Shipley headed . a delegation from the Association of Mining Municipalities to Toronto for ‘ the purpose Oof interviewing not only: the premier but also the Ministérâ€" of â€" Mines, the ‘Minister of Municipal Afâ€" fairs and the Mines Assessor with the thought ‘imâ€"~mind of obtaining a more. equitable assessment basis. It was: poin ed ‘out ‘at that time, the mining: municipalities ‘muist look to the one industry, mining, for it major share of â€" municipal revenues. Mining sessments were fixed and much more rigid than those covering industry in: the larger centres and a celling had® been placed on mine asséssments, This precluded the north from hope of sscuring new industries since / the incoming industies would face a much higher tax rate than the mining inâ€" dustry‘ and created barrier to the securing of new industries. A more flexible method of mine assessing was asked for together with assurance from the provincial government gaa.t the mining municipalities would be given a larger share of taxes accruing from mine production of which thel Dominion secures the largest share, then the province and finally . thel municipality. f | tory solution." / | "While council madeé little comment ‘on the pretiler‘s léetter it is a signifiâ€" cant ‘admission that thq presiont sysâ€" tem of taxation does present . handi-‘ caps . to the mining mumcipanties It is the first occasion on which a premâ€" ier of the province has written to the council of any of the mining municiâ€" palities, has stated there are handiâ€" . caps cohftont.ing themunicipalities of. the north that dd not face municipali+â€" ties in the older centres or the south, and has frankly stated his: intention' of seeking a solution of the proolems the mining ‘areas must face. "It was made clear that it was not the thought of the mining municipalâ€" ities that the tax burden on the minâ€" ing industry should be increased but rather lightened and it was urged that steps to lighten the tax burden on the mines be taken in order that the life of the mines be increased, that new mines be brought into production and the positian of the mines generalâ€" ly +strengthene \_"Teck Township council, in â€" comâ€" mon â€" with the councils of the other mining municipalities, are looking to this session of the <‘legislature for many changes that will materially ""It is our desire to do everyt.hmg we can ‘to remove the handicaps imposed by the present system of taxation ‘and we ‘are hopeful of finding a satisfacâ€" "While it is impossiblé to tell youâ€" what procedure will be followed until the butiget has been presented to the legislature, it is my ‘hope â€" that . the problems will be disposed of to : your siaitisfaction when Mr. F‘rost announces his decision. "I was very glad to have the chance to hear the opinions of the represenâ€" tatives of the Mining Municipalities of Northern Ontario. "A satisfactory solution of the probâ€" lems confronting the Northern: Minâ€" ing municlpalities is being sought by Premier G. Drew Teck Towfiship Council has been advised by letter reâ€" cently receivel by Reeve A‘mn Shipley from Colonel Drew. "In a letter to Reeve Shipley,, and‘ tabled at Monday night‘s council meeting, Premier Drew stated: f references in The Advance have suggested that the préserit Onâ€" tario Government realizes the unforâ€" tunate position of t.he Northern minâ€" ing munlclpahties in régard to taxaâ€" tion, and that : the Government plans to do ‘something about it. some .weeks ago a delegauon from the Northern mining â€" ‘municipalities _ interviewed Premier Drew and members of his cabinet and placed the compléte situâ€" ation before them. The delegation was favourably received and> came away‘ with high hopes that at long last something might be done to give the municipalities a deal. Mrs. Ann Shipley, reeve of Teck township: Kirkland â€" Lake, was spokesman â€" for, the delegation, and reports say *.hat-. her presentation of the case was a very able one. Mayor Brunette, of Timmins, another member of the deliâ€" igation, which included representaâ€" tives from all mining municipalities. usually including the reéeve or mayor and the town clerk treasurer of each mining municipality. Since then Tim. mins has heard from ‘the Premier and other members of the ‘cabinet in the matter, but nothing definite has been receited for publication. In this conâ€" nection the following from the last issue ‘of The Northérn News of Kirkâ€" land Lake will be of interest here:â€". canoe trips, Col. Reyâ€" nolds said, were being introduced as a means of attracting more. vacationâ€" ists to the Temagami district and would, he hoped, bring a greater meaâ€" sure of prosperity to the region. Premier Drew Gives Assurance of Study of Mines Taxation Admits Hantlicaps to the Mining Municipalities of the North Startedâ€" on a small scale iff 1941, the Canadian Legion service grew unâ€" til, in March, 1943, a mesting of representative of the Comite Interâ€" ‘nationale Croixâ€"Rouge, the Canadian ‘Red Cross, British Red Cross, Y. ‘M. the Canadian Leglon Educaâ€" tional Services and other organizaâ€" tions; decided the C. L. E. 8. should operate a depot at Geneva, Switzerâ€" land, with the aid of the C. T. C. R., Lto handle requests for books and to supply demands from prison .camps |and hospitals. Later, arrangements were made with, Canadian . universities ‘and provincial, departments. ‘of educa- tlon to grant prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war: pro tanto credits for examinations written ‘in Germany .junder. supervision rof other prisoners especially appo-nt,ed ‘for this purpose. is ~~Some indication .of the response ‘to. this offer made by Canadian prisonâ€" erâ€"ofâ€"war in Germany has been sugâ€" gested in previous articles of. this serâ€" ies. ‘But the scope of the prisonerâ€" ofâ€"war services provided by the Canâ€" adian Legion Educational Services can best be appreciated by ‘YCLE.s. statistics up to December 1944. At that date, 57 674 textbooks had been sent by the CL.E.S. to prison camps or to the depot at CGeneva; 34, 612 texbooks had been sent to indiviâ€" dual prisoners 804 prisoners had been supplied with university courses, and. 660 reference books had been sent. In addition, C.L.E.S. had sent prisoners 629,000.. other books and pamphlets . and 230,000 trade journals and special The grantinz of elementary, high school,,...unijversity.. . and ; school proâ€"tanto credits for examinaâ€" tiqons. written in~ Germany was the most substantial feat. accomplished in educational â€"fields for. .prisonersâ€"ofâ€" war. ~Previously, . prisoners : had. been able: to study, but. could not. earn edâ€" ucational credits for their: work.. These.are. typical examples Oof What.fi British pr isoners-of-war have ;aAcâ€" complished . during their ca.ptivity andâ€"more:. particularlyâ€"what Canaâ€" dian:; have,,achieved, since‘ the. . Gana- dian inaugurated 4its educaâ€" 1 tional services . for prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war. A Canadian Army Major from Toronto and â€"a Captain from Winniâ€" peg, both prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war in . Oflag VII B, near â€" Munich,. are writing theses. to obtain degrees as Dpoctors of Phflosophy in Education and English: A Winnipeg Flightâ€"Sergeant in Stalag 383 has completed five matriculation examinations and has embarked on law studies leading to the degree ‘of Bachelor of Law, which he will comâ€" plete at. the government‘; expense when he returns to Canada. .A Sasâ€" katchewan N. C. 0. in Stalag IX C is so far advanced in his agrlcultural studies: that his father has ,bgught' him a farm which he will run whpn he , comes . home. +Â¥ i 7rmany. this omcer has ponsl‘hed up his knowledge of these three foreign languages and has learned to speak, to read and write new oneaâ€"Spanish and Russian. third, dealing with educational facilâ€" itles available to Canadian prisoners by the Canadian Lecion Educatlonal Services) __He spoke, read and wrote English French, German and Chinese before he was captured at Dunkirk in June, 1940. Today, in prisonerâ€"ofâ€"war Ofâ€" lag: IX Aâ€"Z,; Roatenbergâ€"onâ€"Fulda, Prisonersâ€"ofâ€"War Appreciate Help of â€" Canadian Red Cross . (By J. E. Thompson) (Captain J. E. Thompson was wounded and captured at Dieppe in August of 1942 and was repatriated to Canada last September. He has writâ€" ten thrée articles, of which this is the Food Parcels from Red Cross Mean Life to Men in Prison Camps % i North . Bay, © Mar. 21 â€"Vlsit.ots ! Northerti Ontario who‘ t.ravd + by .. T.. ‘‘and N. O, train or . blis" ma soon . be |able to buy, a ; tickgt, from t eir home' 2 iB h 4 uce .1A . ts A.. .« cin s h i. ts ts ce t nds «P and. its post-war posflbmfies and .consider it part of our obngauon to have : expressed the desire: to zmqke pi'ofiide ‘properâ€" eating facilities .also ‘their homes here, after the war. . t i the" .docks where some passengers . Butâ€" : above all : else,. the = Canqdlm may have to‘:spend time while waiting Legion: Educational Services ~have . Ior > m!n ‘or boat." provided Canadian prisonersâ€" inâ€"Gérâ€" (' Reooponi.m of | restaurant â€" facilities .manyâ€"and . possibly: even in «Jap@N, at . "the : Temagami® station was conâ€" where at least one ‘shipment:Of ;Jbooks . termplated,:Col Reynolds said, but this is believed to have‘reachedâ€"with an. planwas .abandoned â€" when officials | incentive â€" to Waste time* ‘of declded T. and N. O. rail and bus pasâ€" prison life into the â€"most fruitful‘ Per~ engers as well as persons using boats of iod :of their pestâ€"school ife. .‘ .~ . the.Temagami Navigation Ltd. could ’ In previous wars, ?wonefs‘“‘mr ‘best be accomodated by a lunchâ€"room ihave been *‘lost »legions‘‘â€"the ‘ forgotâ€". located: on the second floor of the new ; tenâ€"men of their: Gflwflm’n % Thetr .Ooffice building on the docks. ,rehabniat.ionâ€"-When any‘* effort| ‘"I want to make it quite clear *‘ conâ€" been â€" on théir: behfib-has been cluded Col. Reynolds, "that we are not hampered ‘by: the mental ‘and: 953"’1)01‘ : flow interested in the hotél and general | ogical > seats:‘ of * their ‘long) » incartend»> | business ibut‘ must, of HeCâ€" tlon " ; "“.'. ..':,0" -‘._ :‘:9â€"_“? s . time, wounded andw unwmmded. alike® prisonersâ€"bfâ€"war. Inave been given‘ a ‘uniqure : opportunity‘ to. Fehabilitate : themselves>=while‘ = they. EuPS 6tA a 2 U h id ol hi n ied dn d s 00e E2 are stil} in enemy hnfidé Restaurant Semce to be Provided:at _ Temagamiâ€"Docks â€" layer, plumber, . salesman,, mechanic agriculiturist, â€" economist, â€"etc.. The committee surveys camp demds for education, arranges classes according to the demand and the textbooks and instructors available. In Oflags, sim. ular committees operate under the diâ€" rection of an educational ‘officer. _ : One of the most interesting byâ€"proâ€" ducts of the services provided. by the Canndian Legion has bten the reâ€"ac« tion: of Alllied . prisohers.other. than Canadians, to the lntlux of. books on tory nnd economies. and toâ€" the disâ€" cussion groups which . they have fosâ€" tered â€"in most. prison campP6.. » .. f‘ Hundreds â€" of. prisoners â€"from .other Allied â€"â€"nations,â€" particularly â€" . from : Greatâ€" Rritain and other Dominions, have become interestedâ€" in . Canada ‘front and will, shortly, begin construcâ€" tion of several modern new buildings including a navigation office. This ultraâ€"modérn structure will offer not only comfortable rest facilities for passengers awaiting boat service"do@n the lakes, but also a fully-equipped lunchâ€"room." > There had been, Col, Reynolds said, ‘ opposition to the establishment of=â€"a restaurant at the Temagami docks and he was anxious to make it known that the Commission had â€" no desire to enter _into. general . .competition . other eating places in Temagami.. "We feel it is our responsibility," said,; "to 'provtde eating â€"and ‘sleeping accommoâ€" dation: for T. and ~N.~O. passengefs tuntil they are delivered to=their desâ€" tination. We feed them on the trains andwill feed them on the boats. We eer, a teacher, or professor, a brickâ€" h N. 0. Interested Only in Providing Accommodaâ€" tion for Passengers on Trains and:â€"Bogats® . h C C t s C CC s o C O vvvv'v“vvvvvvvvvvv.‘ 4 P 4 ‘l‘ E\fljif new : policy," officlals‘ said, ‘will Fire Threatem, Let Us Help You Check Your Fire Insurance. _ of <% Mrs. Brown (displaying new, lamp shade)â€"Isn‘t it perfectly lovely? And it cost only $10. t Mr Brown (desperately) â€" If : you wear that : to church Sunday, you ‘go alone ‘There‘s a limit to everything. inpluding hats.â€"Globe and Mail. purchase of the ’l%mm:ul Navigation Ltd., which ‘offers excelient boat transâ€" portation down the Temagami lakes. ‘The Commission will not only 6 vastly Improved boat service this % mer but has undertaken su tJal improvements to the Temagami waterâ€" front and will, shortly, begin construcâ€" tion of several modern new buildings including a navigation office. This ultraâ€"modern structure will offer not only comfortable rest facilities for passengers awaiting boat service"dot@n résbm;ant business ibut‘ must, df ‘HeCâ€" essity, provide such services to ‘our passengers while they are in transit. We intend â€" to <â€" provide . maximum comfort for; such persons at‘ alr ‘times. I‘see‘ no reason why anybody 9hould object : to that." o A s 20024 9 e oo e dn e oo Ne Oe CCE ,Llr:gelt Otbbuo‘)(own some we}ghfing 8 d ‘some} even Ibs._ Unsurpassed for 'l\nut and > tnble use Very interesting 'to ml(g 1 onsters. develop. .Our .sal of IJnmbo Cabbage last season exceeded a 1 qthers. (Pkt;10¢) (0z 80¢) postpaid. :: 1 _/ io 'fl‘f-OUR BIGâ€"1945 SEED . AND NUNRY BOOK â€"Leads Aggin â€" as 'J[_:.'; ~IUMBO CABBAGE *« GETTING ITâ€"WRONG * t P