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Boards :of Trade could be considered as of 1\ | ‘age, at least as far as the number ‘of boards in the association was concerned, there being twentyâ€"one boards then‘in the association. These were: Ansonvilie Chariton, Cobait, Cochrane, Fik Lake, Englehart, Halleyâ€" bury, Heatst, Iroquois Falls, Joques, Kapuska@sing, Kirkland Lake, Swasâ€" tika, M.atheson, Mattice, New Lisâ€" keard, North Bay, Schumacher, Smooth Rock Falls, South Porcupine and Timâ€" There were three accidents recorded twenty years ago by the South Porcuâ€" pine and ‘Dome correspondentâ€" of The Advance. One child, son of John Doran, The town council twenty years ago had its problems. One of these was the matter Of the street level on â€" Codar street north between Fourth and Fifth Tlmmlns Amateur Athletic Associaâ€" tion atcepting the softball league as a member of the association. was badly bitten on the face when a husky ddg" §napped atâ€"a piece cof cake the little lag was putting in his mouth. Ronald Vary's son fsll off the sofa in fhe living room and broke his collar bone. Harold Mishaelson stepped on a broken bottlewhile bathing at Golâ€" dencity and cut his foot so badly that he had to go on crutches for some time The ‘Advancée suggested in 1925 that the Northern Ofntario Associated h tfi s the guest of honour at a deligntful miscellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. F N. ‘Whaley, 162 Elm street south, on Thursday, June 18th. The guests spént ‘the evening making amusing scrapbooks depicting the fuâ€" ture, and these were autographed and presented to the brideâ€"celect as souâ€" venirs of the occasion." Twenty years ago The Advance had the following note: "Wreather for the monthâ€"Rain." A pledéfit social evening was enâ€" jfoyed by a group of friends twenty years ago at the home of Mrs. J. R. Todd, Schumacher, though there was regret that the gathering was due to the expected loss of two good citizens of Schyumacher. The gathering was in honour 91 Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Johnson, Who were leaving Schumachâ€" er. They were a very popular couple whose getive interest in the church was muich valued. Mr. Johnson had also taken d leading part in educationâ€" al affairs."© "--._fi.»‘ 8% ed in June, 1925. The to W. H. Severt. The -e'il C 1 was necessary to acâ€" commodabe the constantly growing congregatlon Aft.er 'spg.discussion as to the rights of sofbballers to use the ball park here, the quiestion was settled in 1925 by the ‘I'he ‘Advance twenty years ago haa the (ollowmg paragraph: "Miss Rhoda MacLeod,‘ a popular brideâ€"toâ€"b*, On June, 23rd, 1925, the Timmins Horticultural Society concluded its formal organization at a meeting in the town hall. Officers elected were: Honorary president, John Knox; honâ€" orary viceâ€"president, C. W, Dowsett; president,. H. Hatton; secr2taryâ€"treasâ€" urer, A. R, Harkness; finance commitâ€" tee, Mr..Overton and G. A. Macdonald. It was "decided to hold a show in 'I‘immim_phffi;pabour Day. Membership While feturning. home one June morning twoenty years ago after an honest and arduous night‘s duty, Conâ€" stable W:â€"_W. Orr was insulted as well as injured he was bitten by a stray dog.‘Not only was the dog at large when that was against the byâ€" law, but it..was a police dog. Conâ€" stable Orr was laid up a couple of days with the injury. erit 22 22e d uk is Third Afé. at Cedarâ€"Street TIMMINS _ ‘, JEWELLER.â€" OPTOMETRIST SATISFACTION Prompt Courteous Se}r"’vice Timmins Dairy â€"Telephone 9385 When you take Milk from the Timmins Dairy YOU are a‘sured that the product you are receiving is the best and purest that research and modern methods can produce. It is ideal for your child as well as you.. It produces the best.results in cocking. ‘extension to the north Timmins â€" Presbyterian YearsA go e Sn CCC given them wrong levels for thefr bulldâ€" ings and when the sidewalk was put in and the road graded their buildâ€" ings were too low. They asked counâ€" to pay for the necessary cham_ Council felt that it could not do though it did seem that the enfinger problem was the question of the high cost of installing water and sewer connections on Elm street north. Unâ€" He expressed the greatest satisfaction and pleasure at the work being done here by Capt. and Mrs. Cornthwaits, then <stationed in Timmins. Col. G. Miller and the Headquarters. Staff Quartette also visited Timmins twenty years ago. There was aA "Festival Oof Praise" at the Empire theatre, with over three hundred present. G. A, Macâ€" donald presided at this meeting.~ At another largely attended service R°v. J. D. Parks presided, making effective reference to the good work done by the ‘Salvation Army not only in th*e North but in the world at large. other mining towns, Timmins had an ideal site for a town. This part of Elm street_was the only part of the origâ€" inal townsite where there was costly excavation necessary for water and sewer installation or other necessary town work. When council mentioned the rock when a delegation asked for services bn Eim street, Mr. James Kent exclaimed: "Rock.. Rock: Why, if it wasn‘t for the rock in this country we wouldn‘t be here." The council twenty years ago even had relief probâ€" lems. Councillor John Morrison, who was chairman of the "Contingencies‘" committ.ee. found that the "charity‘ calls, as they were then named, were so numerous that he found it imposâ€" sible to investigate them all. It was decided .to have the Salvation Army captain and the clergymen of the various churches to assist in the work. The fcllowing is from The Advance of twenty years ago: "On Friday, June 12th, 1925, the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. MacDonald, New Liskeard, was the scene of a very pretty wedding when their elder daughter, Doris, beâ€" came the bride of John Robert Walker, Timmins, son of Mr: and Mrs. R. J. Walker, of Cartier Street, Ottawa. Rev. \M M. Whitely, rector of the Church ofâ€" St; John the Evangelist, New Lisâ€" keard, officiated at the ceremony, in the presence relatives of the: conâ€" tracting parties. . . Immediately after the.ceremony, about one hundred of the friends of the bride and groom were received at the home of the bride‘s partnts, after which the young couple left for Ottawa and Montreal on a honeymoon." There was a pleasing surprise party twenty years ago when a large number of friends dropped in on Wm. McCoy, one of thg oldâ€"timers of the camp, to mark the occasion of his birthday. It was a happy evening with all the oldâ€" timers swapping reminiscences of the good old early days. Among the local and personal items in The Advance twenty years ago were the following: "Mrs. W. G. Smith left on Sunday for a holiday visit to Aurâ€" ora and other points south." "Mastéer Harry Martin, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Martin, of South In June, 1925, the Timmins Kiâ€" wanis Club and the Golden Chapter 1O.D.E. had a joint meeting with A debate between the two societies.. The ladiecs held that coâ€"operation was the primeée necessity for the progress of the world while the men took the side that competition was the essence of advancement, Mrs. I. K. Pigrce and Miss Copps for the I.O.D.E. won from There were special anniversary serâ€" vices at the Timmins Salvation Army twenty years ago, with several distinâ€" guished â€" Salvationists visiting here. Lieut.â€"Col. Adby, who was one of the first members of the original group organized by General Booth, was a visiâ€" tor to Timmins. Although in Salvaâ€" tion Army. work for 42 years. The Adâ€" vance commented that his voice wWAs still rich and true, while his concerâ€" tina playing was a delight, Commisâ€" sioner Chas. Sowton of the Canada East Division, was another visitor here. V. Voodbury and Arch. Gillies for the Kiwanis, Rev. R. S. Cushing, M. B. Scott and Mrs. Delahunt were the judges. In addition to a lunch there was a programme which included s0olos by Mrs. M. B. Scott and E, Fortin and an elocutionary number by Mrs. E. Loney. Are Papered Floors ‘The d4ast* word is the papered floorâ€"‘ and in this: category you can choose flowers, or a parquet effect achieved with gold and s.lver tea box paper., Honestâ€"we‘ve seen both types in action during the past weeks. For durability coats and coats of shellac are said to provide a reasonably durable surface. (Use real shellac if you can get itâ€" otherwise there are synethtics on the market). Needless to say, this is an idea for sophist.cates who don‘t have | rowdyâ€"dow little boys _ tramping through. j g Porcupine, left last week for a summer holiday in England; with his grandâ€" parents in Devonshire Quite a few of his friends were at the station to see him off." "Mr. and Mrs. F. C. H. Simms are visiting in Toronto and other southern centres." "Mac Lang, M.P.P. for this riding, was a visitor here last week." "Bornâ€"In Timmins on June 19th, 1925, to Mr. and> Mrs. J. K. Mooreâ€"a son." "Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rinn are on a month‘s visit to the south.‘" ' (By Elizabeth MacRa~ Boykin) The flocr show for spring makes up in glamor what it lacks in reality. For one of mst serious shortages in the home furnishing field is the scarâ€" city of rugs and linoleums. Not that you can‘t buy bothâ€"you canâ€"but you must shop for what you can find rather than for what you had in mind! And if what you find won‘t do, you‘ll have t7 make do. ‘There are some very speciacular capers in floors fszatured in the curâ€" rent exhibitions of new rooms. As in dress fashions, this paradoxically a season for fancy and fantasy â€" just when you‘d expect (and everybody had predicted) that we‘d be practically puritanical by now! Maybe it‘s good for m:rale, war nerves and such likeâ€"â€" we are merely the reporter, so we aren t passing judgment. | If you have a g:od hardwood flcor, to keep it bare and waxed.to a glitterâ€" nothing looks smarter right now than ing radiance. And incidentally there is A many winged sereen covered in bright deep. pink is the local point in this smart new room. The long, sectional sofa in front of the screen is covâ€" ered in off white damask. The chairs are of an to his new home in Vancouver with his wife and five of their nine children on the Canadian Pacific CANADA THEIR NEW HOME: W.Garfield Weston, Canadianâ€"born member of the British House of Commons, who has given up politics to devote all his time to his extensive biscuit and pulp and paper interests in Canada, was enroute The Rug and Linoleum Shortage Inspires Strand and Wonderful Floor Treatments . FLOOR GLAMOUR PRESENT AND FUTURE PLEASANT HoOoMES THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE,: TIMMINS, ONTARIO â€"â€" by Flizabeth MacRea Boykin !â€"_ _ As for the future of ‘floors, we‘re wondering whether the new : trend toâ€" ,w-nd the: use of tile and varicus ceraâ€" mic surfaces for floors, combined with the predicted heating of floors by pipes run under the surface, may not mean a revival ‘of the beautiful deccrated tile floors of Europe and China. The drawback to them in the past was that they were cold. ‘With plans afoot: to heat our homes by warming floors and walls, that objection to tile will wbe elminated. . Incidentally it‘s an idea the Chinese have been on to for many ‘centuriesâ€"they built huge kongs or platforms of concrete or tile which are used for sitting, sleeping, serving tea or whatever because they were the warm spots in the winterâ€"underneath a fire would be kept burning, often stoked from an outside opening. Pickled floors are challenging ttoâ€" they‘re achieved by giving the raw wood a thin coat of white paint, then wiping it off and covering with shellac or varnish. Flowers and plaids are painted on contemporary floor too. The popular surface for hardâ€" wood floors is shellac ‘but the real thing (made of a resin that comes from India) is hard come by these days. If it‘s unavailable, use the synthetic shellac mentioned above. Or timeâ€" honored varnish is a good finish too. ( Painted Floors Painted flcors for casual rooms aren‘t new, but for formal rooms they look different, new and stimulating. .A current exhibition â€"has a stunning big entrance hall with. plywood floors painted in broad stripes with diffeérent shades : of grey. Very smart and very easy to repair as spct show wear. In planning painted floors, keep in m.nd the fact that the idea isn‘t reâ€" c:immended for beautifulâ€" hardwood floorsâ€"they‘re nicer in natural wood finish,. . iPaint floors that aren‘t. so much at bestâ€"then you stand a good chance of turning an ugly duckling into a swan. no shortage of wax, for all it is at war on almost every front, as a protective cover.ng for everything from guns to apples! j East Indian carvedâ€"design that have been bleached and pickled, and the flocr is covered in a parquet design made of gold and silver tea boxâ€"paper proâ€" tectedâ€" with shellac. .‘ Railway‘s transcontinental Dominion when this picture was taken. The two older Weston girls went on to Toronto, their father‘s home, to visit after the family arrived in Montreal by freighter. Still in England are the two older boys, one serving on a Canadian Navy corvette and the other: at Oxford waiting his call. ces m Mrs. A. E. Stanlake gave two songs | "In the Garden of" Toâ€"morrow," apd as encore "Bless This House". | ~Miss Mary Houston, speaking for the But. the real future in floors is probâ€" ably in plastic coatings that will make any surface practical and as washable as a china dish. Look for glass foors in the future too, nct to mention efâ€" fects in wood you never dreamed of before. © (Released by The Consclidated News Features, Inc.) South End Honours Rev,. J. C. Thompson and Mrs. Thompson Follawing this a presentation was made toâ€" Margaret McGregor, our Scottish evacuee, who is leaving soon to return to her native country. A lovely‘ overnight case was presented from the Church and Marâ€" garet made a very pleasing reply of thanks in which she expressed her love of Canasda and its people and a desirs tao return later. (She is a niece of Mrs. David Houston of town and Mr. J. P. Douglas, of Dome Extension). Mr J. Andrews then presented Rev. Thompson with a purse from the conâ€" gregation and gave an address telling of: the good wishes of â€"all for his futâ€" ure success and their appreciation of his work with us while in S. Poroupine. On Tuesday evening in the Unitea Church a very special meeting was called as a farewell expression of esteem and goodwill to Rev. and Mrs. J.â€"C. Thompson who are leaving at the end of the month for Toronto. It was a regular meeting of the W. A. of the Church but it was made a special occasion. It also was the fifth wedding anniversary of Rev. and Mrs. Thompson. Mrs. F. H. Hall, President of the W ~A., gave an opening address and a devotional period was led by Mrs. J. Armstrong. South Porcupine, June 27, Special to The Advance. Senior Choir, made a presentation to Mrs. Thompsan of Spode China, °xâ€" with them. The Senior Young People, with Miss Ruth Pritchard acting, then, gave her a gift of Spode China from this body, with good wishes for her future. A very lovely address was given with the presentation. A community sing song, led by Mrs. Thompscn, followed, and Rev. Thompâ€" son tfien éave an excellent address of farewell, thanking all for their kind« ‘"Blest be the tie that binds" was the concluding hymn. Order of the Moose to Convene at Kirkland Lake Kirkland Lake, June 27â€"Kirkland Lake will be the scene of the ern Ontario and ‘Northern Quebec Loyal Order of Moosz convention and will bring to "The Hub of the North," it is anticipated, more than 250 deleâ€" gates. Delegatesy will come from Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Iroquois Falls, Haileybury, New â€" Liskeard, Cobali, Kirkland Lake, Timmins, Ansonville, Kapuskasing, Rouyn, Noranda, Val d‘Or, and many other points. The convention will be hold on June 30, July 1 and July 2 and headâ€" quarters will be at the Curling Club and the local Loyal Order of Moose Hall. Already reservations for th: convention are being placed at local hotels. Outstanding Moose officilals will attend the convention among them being Mr. W. Leinwebber, Sup:rinâ€" tendent of Mooseheart Home, Illinois, where dependent children of membors can be educated and cared for up until they graduate at the age of 18. Norman G. HMHeyd, K.C. Toronto, a member of the board of Directors for Moose Haven, Florida, a refuge for aged members of the orâ€" der,. and Thomas Allen, Slave, Péennâ€" sylvania, also a member of the Moscse Haven Board, will be speakers, Oth*°r speakers will include Mr. William Godfrey, Chatham, the District Depâ€" uty Supreme Lodge Auditor; Mrs. Margaret McGee, Toronto, an . CuLâ€" standing member of the Women of As Governor of the host lodge Henâ€" ry Jones will welcome the visitors to Kirkland Lake. On Saturday, June 30, the converâ€" ticn will open with an evening tertainment <and there will also be business;; sessions. During the converâ€" tion there will be ritualisic competiâ€" tions for the William Ramsay and the Norman Heyd trophies, and on the Sunday the members will attend church parade to their respective churches; Sunday night there will be a banquet at the Curling Club ana Monday, following further busincs» sessions, will see the end of the conâ€" vention. Try The Advance want ads MONDAY, JULY 2, 1945 their thanks for her work Firemen‘s T ournament AT 1.30 p.m., FROM 7TH AVE., OPPOSITE STATION High School â€" Al Pierini‘s Orchestra Orange Hall â€" Square Dancing Good Music and Lots of Fun Dancing at Night TRACK EVENTS â€" SOFTBALL : BINGO and GAMES and SPORTS DAY AT COCHRANE GOOD CASH PRIZES Winners in Second Round of Robinson and Fogg Event Fiftéen members of the ladies‘ secâ€" tion of the Timmins Golf Club took part in Friday‘s competition on June Mrs. Karl Eyre was winner of the first flight and Mrs. I. T. Brill won the second flight. After the game the players and other members of the club gathered in the club houtre where tea was served. The third round of the Robinson and Fogg trophies will played on Friday, June 29th. During the history lesson _ the teacher pointed out to the class that a surname often indicated the trade of the ancestors of those who bore the name. 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