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_ Hundreds of Children Helped by the Work o District Children‘s Aid «6 ~THURSDAY, JULY 13TH, 1945 We have had a very busy year. QOur activitiscs in connect‘ion with the r’)c- pendents‘ Aliowance Board and inve=â€" tigations for the Dependents‘ Board of Trustees, District Social Sorvice of the Department of National D>â€" fence, have, at times, been â€" very heavy. At the beginning of the year Mrs:: C. Delahunt was taken on the Staff and has been engaged in proâ€" tection work. This work is a great help to the children involved and a grcat saving to the muntcipalities. This is the most important pars of our work and is growing heavier evâ€" ery year. In dealing with these cases, we endeavour to ketp the children in their own homes if possible, However, ifâ€" thisâ€"isg imposs ble, ward action is taken and good foster homes arse found whrore the children receive a fair chance in life. Interesting Report by Local Superintendent A. G. Carson arious Departments of the Cochrane District on the V Children‘s Aid Society for the year ending March 31st, 1945. Statistics Give Details of the Work Accomplished in suitable homes. W2 are fortungy» in having foster parents who are deâ€" voted to the children, who have thrown their homes to receive a dependent and neglected child. The following is the annual r>*â€" port of the Local Superintendent of the Cochrane Distriect Children‘s Aid Society for the period ending March 31:%, 1945:â€" The President Members of the Bociety, Ladies and Gentlemen:â€" Once aAâ€" gain, it is my privilege to preseny our annual report. This is my 16th anâ€" nual report and during that t‘me thore have been many changes. The Staff has been increas»d from one to five; we have seen boys and girls gsrow from children to manhood and womanhocd. A great number of them have married and have homes and children of their own; some â€" have voluntccred to seorve their King and Country and others have paid the supreme sacrifice. Your Society has endeavoured to the b:st of its abillty and resources to see that our childâ€" ren have the care and traming ._PROTECTION (by Mrs. Delahunt»). ~ During the past year, we have enâ€" deavoured to expand this phase . ol our work. A worker was added to th>e staff who has devoted almost full time to this branch. We begean the year with nineteen cascsy and end>d it with sixtyâ€"eight. During this tirms 160 cases were reported and treated. A number of our cases requ‘re the, assistance of the health T partment| and school. Since it is a‘most imposâ€"| sible to draw a line between the work of each, it can read‘ly be se n Hmti it is necessary for all three to woOrk together. We have had pleasant coâ€" | operation from thsose (l(*pax't.mf.‘.;lts.; For example, Public Health and our society have found that by having the schoolâ€"attendance of part.cular cas2s carefully watched, checked and improved we often immediate‘y SC: a change for the better in our hralth : and welfare conditions. Again, we, have cases where we both find it beneficial to discuss the case in hand supplement each other‘s plans and1| on cccasion have .even made joint visits where the advice and of a nurs> would be helpful, Qur schools have likewise helped us. Most| of the s*hool principals, besides reâ€". porting cases which they consider to, require our attention, have volun:ar-i Third Ave. at Cedar Street TIMMINS Telephone 935 NSUSSNNUSSSUUSUSSUSUSSSUSSUSAUUESEEEE®S: Try The Advance Want Advts. gfilllfil?l/lllllllllllll/llfi/lllll/f%flfifi% JEWELLER â€" OPTOMETRIST Beauty Drink four glasses of Timmins Dairy Milk each day this summer, That‘s all you have to do to possess radiant health . . . . and enviable beauty. Your figure, your complextion and your vitality ;. .. . all these improve . . . . . become your greatest charms once you get the Timmins Dairy habit Timmins Dary ily taken on the task of acquainting us with exceptional or important inâ€" cidents and developments in the child‘s life at home or in school which they fsce! would have a direct bearing cn the case and which has proven invaluable to us We have nad several cases which have required intensive work and which in peaceâ€"time, would not orâ€" dinarily come under this department. Some mothers, who are in poor health and whose husbands are in the army, have found the responstâ€" bility of ra‘s ng a family, alone too difficult and as a result face a nervous breakdown. Under such â€"conâ€" ditions, a husband, if in this country, usually gets a leave. For purpos: Oof investigation and checking, quiteo a period usually elapses before the leav? can be granted. When relatives are ncar or help can be secured, the task of keeping the home together until his arrival is not difficult.. When there is no one e‘se to take the reâ€" sponsibility, the worker takes charge in order to make sure that the childâ€" ren are not neglected at any time or in anvy way. This often involves getâ€" ting the help of neighbours, clergyâ€" men and organizations to lighten the burden of the mothér in an â€" effort to relieve her mmd and improve her health. Again, we have the cases of mcthâ€" ers, especially young on‘s, who go off at night to enjoy themselves and leave their children alone becaus® they cannot afford help. To meet this situation, we have betn able to organize a group of school girls into "sitters" who have voluntsered thiir services fre> on Friday and Saturday nights until twelve o‘clock, onte _ 2 month: enabling the mothers to patrâ€" ticipate in some form of amusâ€"ment. C Although it is impossible to evaluâ€" ate our work in this field, surely it is not too much to expect that our CXâ€" penditure of time, effort and money will be justified by future results. CHILD CARE (by Mrs. Morris) During the year, 85 children were taken into care which represents an increase of 5% ovr the previousy year Of this number, 13 children â€" were made wards, 6 of which were permaâ€" nent and 7 temptrary. At the end of the year, we have 160 children in care, 13 in the Shelter, 57 in boerdâ€" ing homes, 57 in adeption homes, 18 in wage homes and 3 in institutions. Medical and dental attention for the children included 93 medical, 2 menâ€" tal health and 60 dental clinics. Oone of our greatest difficulties in j work at the present time, is A fack of â€" foster _ homes, especia‘ly boardinz homes. Th‘s condition conâ€"| tinues in spite of additional publicity and â€" homeâ€"finding vis‘ts. The result has been an increasd strain on the, resources of our Shelter. However, we! were indeed fortunate to secure services last June of Mrs.: B. Whitson as our n°w Matron. Her untiring efforts and personal interest in each child have helped us imâ€" measurably in meet‘ng this situation. We are very gratcful to the organâ€"| izations and private individuals who| made a number of donations to thei Shelter during the year, especially Christmas time. Two of these, which have given the children unlimited pleasure, we would like to mention especially: a radio given by the Prinâ€" ‘cess Alice Club and the nucleus of a children‘s library made possible by a gift from the Buffalo Ankerite Emâ€" ployees‘ Fund. A number of improvements have, been made during the year by the she‘ter House Committre but the C?â€" ection of a sat‘sfactory payroom for| the children remains an unrealized ambitisn. ! 2s Adoptions The number of adoptions completed the year. In these cases, the Society is interested in the welfare of Th2 child and whether the child is placed in an Adoption Home or is taken home by the moth>r, the Society | must keep the cas>» under supervision until assured that the child is be‘ng properly cared for. In most cases | coming to our attention, there was n> 'corroboration of the girl‘s statement regarding the putative father and if he denied being responsibie, no court action could be tak>n. In a number *cf instances the putative father had %joined the Armed Forces and could not be interviewed. Juvenile Court Under the able guidance of Jud~es S. Atkinson and E. R. Tucker the has functioned in the usu2l manner. Children who appear:d in Court are treated with understanding and sympathy and are only commitâ€" ;ted to the Training School after sevâ€" eral appearances in Court. During the year 60 children were charged in Court, 9 were committed to the School and 51 were placed on parole. I would like to mention ‘particularly. the wonderful coâ€"operaâ€" tion we have received from ths F*>â€" ‘vincial and Municipal Police Forces throughout the district in dealing â€"with Juvenile Delinquents. Eighteen new placements were made during (the year. Although thew> children are not usually wards of the Society, they are under supervision during the two year probation period and home visits are made. Uumarried Parents‘ Act (by A. G. Carson) Th: unmarried mother and child comprise a major social problem. We had 17 cases at the beginning of the year, opened 35 new cass, closed 33 cases, leaving 19 open at the end of BRhEeIt@r .:; ‘ Boarding ... | Adoption Probation Homes | Wage HOMeg ........0000s Free Homes ....................=. Institutional Care .....0..0. This report would not complete without mention being made of the splendid coâ€"operation of our Presiâ€" dent and Board of Directors in all matters relating to the work of th° Ssociety. Respectfully submitted, A. G. Carson Local Superintendent. ACTUAL STATISTICS The following statistics of the work accompanies Mr. Carson‘s r‘â€" port:â€" Old Cases ... n New Cases Reâ€"opened Open at end of year Visits: â€"made. Office Intervieys; ... April::18t, :1944 e Admitted during year ... Discharged during year ... March 31st, 19485 ........000.0.0 Permanent wardships made during year New temporary wardships made during year ... Temporary, wardships renewsd ... MAQUE® 1 Office int@ervIieWS . ces Disposition of Children in Care at end of Year Children of Unmarried Parents Cas:s open at April 1st, 1944 ... Cases opened during year ... Cases ClOsed. n sns ns Cases open at March 31st, 1945 ... Office interviews; re above ... Visits mada ies idns en ns i Juvenile Court Children brought into court .......... 60 Sent to Training Schoolsâ€" GIrIs) i oi 2 2: is :.2 se n ty un n 7 Mileage travelled during year .. 19,576 Mail received ... on e ue arts) 2,145 Mall sent Oout 3,652 War Scrv‘ces:â€" Dependents‘ Board of Trustees Supplementary grantsâ€" NnEW CARRES 0.k ( Visits made Office interviews C old Reports forwarded ..............00. Investigations re Compassionate Leave Oor disch@rge Visits made . Office Interviews Reports forwarded ... ... 3 Dependents‘ Allowance Supervision of Soldiers‘ Vis‘ts ... ... 18 Office interviews ............. on ~Ta The â€" financial st.atement f" the year will be found elsewhere in this Number of cases Office interviews British Child Guests Children und:r supervision .. THE PORCUPINE APVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO 1159 409 1251 603 A. Sarafinchan, Cfn. W. Edwards, Cfn. N. R. Woolcocks, Lieut. B. Howse, Gnr. 13| J. Houle, Bdr. W. C. Pryor, Lâ€"Cpl. 57 W. Hampton, Gnr. G. E. Marshall, 57‘Cpl. A. C. Bannerman, Sgt. D. C. 8gJohns, Rifmn. F. J. Belanger, Pte. B. 3,|J. Poirier, LACG G. E. Roy, LAC N. L. Lion, WO. K. Tennant. LAC M. E Thomas, Lâ€"Cpl. J. W‘. Martin, Spr. 17|R K. Cannell, Spr. A. Gorman, Dvr. 35 H. Chalifoux, Lâ€"S, J. F. Shaheen, Capt. 33'}{. F. Appleyard, Spr. P. Carroll, Pte. T. A. Quine, Piper R. Quigg, Sgt. G. 19 s l H. Boyd. UJ | | | 92 94 24 57 | Timmins Legion Community Fag Pund is keeping up its regular shipâ€" ments of cigarettes overseas, Last month there were 75,300 cigarettes sent to the servicemen from this town and district who are still on duty "over there." And the boys overseas continue to appreciate cigarettes sent. In the past week or so one hundred men have !sent cards or letters of thanks here, expressing appreciation for the fags ‘sent. Those sending acknowledgement ‘"are as follows: Hundred More Servicemen Send Thanks for Fags More Letters and C a v d s Received by the Timmins Legion Community Fag Fund. L. J. Salvail, Pte. W. L. Hazard, Pte. B. W,. Thrasher, Spr. T. Searle, Spr. A. Butterfleld, Lieut. H. B. Montgomâ€" ery, Spr. J. S. Donaldson, LAC M. Emard, Sgt. J. A. Kalliokoski, LAC R. D. Cummings, WO. J. H. Walton, Pte. The Ontario Dept. of Agriculture has just issued the annual list of fall fairs and exhibitions, and from this list, which is usually accurate and complete it would appear that there will be only five fall fairs in this part of the North. Previous to the war there were probably double that numâ€" Only Five Fall Fairs in This Part of North EmCs fourteen or fifteen such events in this large area of the North. The five fall fairs listed for this year in this section of the North are: Clute, Aug., 29th. Porquis Junction, Sept. 6th and 7th. Val Gagne, Sept. 5th. Charlton, Sept. 11th and 12th, Engichart, Sept. 18th and 19th. Other fairs listed that may be of interest here are: CGeorgetown, Sept. 7 and 8. Bracebridge, Sept. 13 and 14. Gore Bay, Sept. 12 and 13. Renfrew, Sept, 11 to 14. Burk‘s Falls, Sept. 20 and 21. Huntsville, Sept. 19 and 20. Powassan, Sept. 18 and 19. Stratford, Sept. 17 and 18. St. Mary‘s, Sept. 4 and 5. Bruce Mines, bept. 28. Moraviantown, Sept. 10 and 11. WELCOMES RETURNING HEROES: Thirtyâ€"one years a Canadian soldier, (C.E.F., militia, C.A.S.F. and reserve), Seymour Tyler, Canadian Pacific Railway sleeping car porter, is unofficial greeter to thousands of the fighting men and women being rushed home now on the sleepers and diners taken out of ordinary service (above). A high point in his World War II experience was leading the First Division to trains from shipside at Greenock, Scotland, in December of 1989 as band sergeant of the Carleton and York Regiment bugle band. His most prized possession is a gilver bugle, gift of Carleâ€" ton and York warrant and nonâ€"commissioned officers, about which the King questioned him at Alâ€" dershot in 1940 (inset). Proving that This is a Small World After All An interesting coincidence in :the matter of mutual friends is referred to in a letter written home by Henry Osâ€" trosser, who is on active service overâ€" On a recent leave from his serv‘ce on the continent, he only spent a day of two in England, and then followed the usual custom of the Canadian soldier and decided on a trip to Scotland. At Edinburgh he made a number Of friends, and among them was a lady serving in the A. T. S. This young lady was quite English and modestly proud of it. In the course of conversation she asked him casually if he knew anyone in England. "Well, now," said Henry, "I must ccnfess that I cannot think of even one that I would call friend, or that I can say that I know well." The young lady urged him to think. Surely, there was someone, somewhers in England, that he knew well, and so called his friend. "Even if I could thirk of someone England, you would not be likely know them," Henry suggested. "You don‘t know," was the youny lady‘s answer, "I know a lot of English people." Than the Canadian soldier rememâ€" bered »rat there was one English perâ€" son n~â€" in England that he knew and knew well. "Well," said Henry, "there is on: Engl‘shman that I do know, and know well, and he is a friend of mine." @ We are glad to give individual attention to our customers‘ requirements, whatever type of loan, deposit account or money remittance is conâ€" cerned. Our long experience in such transactions enables us to carry out your wishes satisfactorily. Consult any of our branches. Timmins Branch, H. J. Fuke, Manager in So, it may be set down as a coincidâ€" ence that the one man out of a popUuâ€" lation of over 37,000,000 that the Cauâ€" adian soldier knew should be a friengd of the young English lady who was serving in Edinburgh. "This man used to live at Timmins, but in recent years he has been living in England," said Henry. "His name is Jack Faithful." "Do you mean Mr. John Faithful, the Air Warden at Blackpool " exclaimed the young lady. "Blackpool is my old home, and I know him well." Defense Worker‘s Wifeâ€"But the fashion notes in last night‘s . paper say black kids have tan stitches and vice versa. I see the tan stitches but not vice versa. Seyles Girl (sweetly)â€"Oh, you see, ‘vice versa‘ is French for ‘one button.‘ â€"Globe and Mail. Delicious and Refreshing SUCH IGNORANCE By Mary Williamson in "N°ws", Judith Robinson‘s weekly journal) Englishmen Still Insist on Getting Their Rights Let no one think that an Englishman doesn‘t still stand up for his rights. A large section of the London office of the Great Western Railway has been functioning in Reading during the war, and the staff travel out by train every morning. They are met at Reading station by a bus and transported to their building. One morning the rain was coming down in buckets, and the driver stopped to let his passeng« The ladies present were:â€"Mrs. L. lNicholbon, Mrii R. Hardy, Mrs. J. Mcâ€" Garry, Margaret McGarry, Mrs. A. Borland, Sr., Mrs. A. Borland, Jr., Elzâ€" abeth Borland, Mrs. Ketley, Mrs B. Richards, Mrs. L. Mason, Mrs. E. Finchen, Mrs. W. Wilkinson, Helen Borland and Mrs. Stewart, of St. Petâ€" ersburg, Florida, who is visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. Bor.and, Jr., 76 Balsam Street, South. ers out at the gate of the fiftyâ€"yards long dariveway. They protestsd at not being driven to the dcsor, but the driver refused to oblige. And the passengers refused to budge,. So he sat, and they sat. And the rain poured down. Finally the driver said he was going back to the station to pick up the mail. The passengers said that was all right, they would go back too. To the station they went, picked up the mail and returned to the office buildâ€" ing, and this . time the dariver said nothing but drove to the door, and she passengers climbed out with dignity and appeared at their desks an hour and a half late, but dry. CE A A NC CA Ee U "We knew-;#-é 'were within our rights," said the chap who told me the story. "Driving us to the door on wet day WAs Ladies‘ Auxiliary of the Legion Hold Weekly Tea The ladies‘ Auxiliary of the Legion held their afternoon tea at the home of Mrs. R. Hardy, 6 Transmission Line It had been hoped to hold the tea on the lawn, but the showery weather made these arrangements impossible. Globe and Mail:â€"There are few easier ways of creating permanent beauty than by planting a tree. Such an act, done in a spirit which is sensiâ€" tive and aware of the significance of the weork, can be a memorable emoâ€" tional experience. vp'a;t of the agreement." wl PAGE PFIVE