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The little son of Mr. and Mis. Ronâ€" |had. nothing to say. alds, aged 10. gave clear and concise| Her family spent the afternoon with testimony, replying to questions put|her and she was taken to Haileybury by Lawyer Gardiner. His pathetic|on the Northland where she will await story was that his father and mother ‘ trial in. Cochrane on September 17th., ~quarrelledâ€""Father asked where when the Fall Assizes are in session. Dr. R. P. Smith gave evidence of yerforming a post mortem at Hunâ€" kin‘s FPuneral Parlors. He said that the wound penetrated to the thyroidâ€" the rest of the body was perfectly healthy. His conclusion was that seâ€" vere loss of blood following a stabâ€" The wound was in the right side of the, neck one inch in length and two inches below the right ear. The wound penetrated the heavy muscle in the side of the neck and went on, severing the jugular vein completely. W. 5. Gardiner acting for defendâ€" ant asked if this wound were in the nature of a slash or stab and was told that it was a stabâ€"wound. Dr. W. S. Atkinson saw Ronalds beâ€" fore his death. Proper treatment was given and all done that could be done for him. Dr. Johnson testified that he had seen the deceased or. the road in front of his office on the evening in question, slumped in his truck, still alive but bleeding from a neck wound. He was quickly taken to the hospiâ€" tal and human plasma ordered to stop the bleeding but without effect. He died approximately an hour later. South Porcupine, Aug. 9th., Spec-i; to The Advance Before a crowded courtâ€"room on Tuesday, Winnifred Mildred Ronalds, after preliminary hearing before Actâ€" ing Magistrate S. Platus, was comâ€" mitted for trial at the next assizes on a charge of murder of her husband, Henry Ronalds on July 31st. Mrs. Henry Ronalds Committed to Trial at the Cochrane Fall Assizes Many beautiful floral offerings were received from relatives and friends all over the district. Interment toox place at South Porcupine cemetery. The pallâ€"bearers were: Messrs David Owens, Fred Wilford, Allen Gronroos, Frans: Ahlgren, Wm. Gerneck, ana Victor Lindberg. The lats Mr. Oivanen was born at Tommolank, Lunanganp, Mikkeli Proâ€" vince Finand, July 3rd, 1890. He came to Ganada from Rauma, Finland, arâ€" riving st Quebec Oct. 20th, 1923. He settled in South Porcupine eight years ago. After the loss of his first. wife, he married at South Porcupine Miss Ida Sophie Johansson June 12th, 1940 the Rev. A. I. Heinonen officiating. To mourn his loss he leaves his widow at 50 Fern Ave. and his son Ka John Oivanen and family at 131 Crawâ€" ford St. South Porcupine, three broâ€" thers and their families in Finland. Funeral servicts for Aaaroâ€" Johun QOivanen, who died suddenly of heart attack at his summer cottage near Barber‘s Bay last Sunday, Aug, 12th,. were conducted in English and Finnish by the Rev. A. I. Heinonen in the Finâ€" nish Hall of South Porcupine Tuesâ€" day, Aug. 14th, at 2.30 pm. Mr. and Mrs. Oivanen resided at 50 Fern Ave. South Porcupine. â€" Hundreds of attended the service. He left Timmins on October 8th, 1942, to enlist in the Algonquin Regiâ€" ment and was at Stanley Barracks for a time. He was soon transferred to Gcrdon Head, B.C., for a three months training course and was made a 2nd. Lieutenant. One month at Camp Borâ€" den for a final course saw him promotâ€" ed to First Lieutenant. His next stop was at the big camp at Debert, N.S., in March 1943, leaving there in June for England. A year‘s stiff training under all conditions in Scotland and England was gone through, and he landed in Normandy with his unit when the big push started. The inâ€" fantry was in practically continous action, it being a common thing for troops to have no sleep for three or four days at a time. Aaro J. Oivanen Died Suddenly at Barber‘s Bay winner of the DS.O0. in the present war. An unassuming personality, Bob strikes one as a man who knows what he is doing, where he is going, and why. Of slim build, fair complexion and quiect manner, he certainly does not give the impression of a hardened campaigner, but his European experi~ ences were in the thick of the fighting on the Western Front. Major Robert B. Stock, of 117 Cherry Street, Timmmins, is better known to hundreds of friends and comrades as Tribute Paid Pte. Smith by Major Robt. B. Stock Major Stock gained his decoration * 8 Pages Lawyer Gardner said Mrs. Ronalds Her family spent t.he afternoon with her and she was taken to Haileybury on the Northland where she will await trial in. Cochrane on September 17th., tnere were others but he did not think Mrs. Marinchuk, a neighbour, heard words from the Ronalds‘ house on the night in question. She thought they were quarrelling and then saw Ronâ€" alds rush out crying "Get a doector" in a choking voice, Mr. Moulton got him into his truck and drove him to the doctor‘s. Constables Wood and Arâ€" chambault produced plans and phoâ€" tographs to be filed as evidence. Asked if there were any other witâ€" Later he assisted her and no stateâ€" ment was given until 9. am. next morning, when the Court Stenograâ€" pher took her statement after preâ€" liminary caution had been given. This statement was not read in court but filed as evidence. Chief McInnis was notified that something was wrong at 52 Bloor and went at 9.20 p.m. with Constable Shaâ€" ver. He saw the evidences of the attack. Both children were there. He asked what had happened. The moâ€" ther‘s reply was "I took all I‘m going to take from him." Father took the knife out of her hand. Mother let go quickly and it struck him right here. Father pulled out the knife and threw it on the floor. He ran outside. _ _"I was the only one there." His sister (aged 12) said she was in bed but heard the arguntent between ner parents. She heard her mother fal but saw nothing. she had been and when she said ‘To a neighbours he said she had no busiâ€" ness to go. Father slapped Mother twice and threw her to the floor. She picked up a knife (produced) and said ‘Don‘t come near me‘! Mrs. H. J. Quinn and son Buster are holidaying at Temagami. lin action at the Leopold Canal, Belâ€" gium. In an affair at Trun Gap, Pte. iamith brought in 50 Germans prisoners alone, and showed his mettle when the Canadians crossed the Leopold Canal and were later driven back under heavy shell fire. At this point, Moerkerke, orders were given to withdraw, but young Smith decided that many of his wounded comrades, unable to move, reâ€" quired his attention and he stavyed with them. Major Stock‘s voice was deep with sincerity when he said, " I am convinced that Smith‘s supreme object in life was to do his own job to the best of his ability. He never thought of himself, always of the other fellows. .Frequently he would come to my quarâ€" ‘ters at night, in all kinds of weather, |with news or papers from Porcupine. . That is the kind of lad he was." â€"«Pte. Maurice Rathier has been overâ€" seas for over 3 years, serving in Sicily Italy and Germany. He was wounded in the left arm during the camnaign on the Italian front and :after he had recovered was transferred to the West.â€" ern front and was wounded in the right leg in Germany. When the hospital ship â€" "Letitia" arrived at Halifax last Saturday, aâ€" mong the many wounded and sick vetâ€" erans were three Timmins men. They areâ€"Sergsant N. Boyce, son of Mrs. M. Boyce, 172 Cedar Street North; Pte Roland Carriere, son of Mrs. A.; Daly, 9 Main Street, and Pte M. Rathier, 86 Kirby Ave. Pte Carriere has been overs:as for the past 4 1â€"2 years and was wounded in the invasion of Normandy. Another meeting will be held next month, further details of which will be published later. It is hoped that a regular club can be organized for local chess and checker enthuslasts. Three Timmins Vets. Arrive in Canada The Chessand Checkers club met at the Hollinger Hall on Wednesday, Augâ€" ust 8th. _A good attendance was reâ€" corded. A fitting epitaph for this brave young soldier would be "Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friend." Checker Players Met at Hollinger Hall The major had some very interesting reminiscences regarding a South Porcuâ€" pine lad who was in his platoon, Pte. Maxwell Smith, Jr., killed by shell fire at Hochwalz Forest, but modestly deâ€" clined to go into details The Algonâ€" quins fought all through France, Belâ€" gium, Holland and into Germany as far as Wilheimshaven, and were considerâ€" ed as firstâ€"class soldiers. ished in Timmins, Ont., ( EvEry THURSDAY peration of The Salvation Army in two wars and on the home front,. I strongly <~for public cannot ask too in this urgent and imâ€" support need for The Army‘s work is as great "The principal slogan in this year‘s campaign to raise $1,500,000 in Canaâ€" gda for the work of the next 12 months is ‘Making Better People for a Better World‘. The Salvation Army‘s greatâ€" est aim since it was founded in 1865 has been to make better people and it sought out people who needed its help and heliped them. The Army: has made better people of millions who have come in touch with it. The Air Marshal Bishop, who is chairâ€" man of The Salvation Army National ‘Advisory Board, reports a great inâ€" | crease this year in the demands on The Salvation Army for help, the principal reason being the return of soldiers from European «duty, many with domestic or other problems beâ€" yond the scope of governmental aid. Among other reasons are the changâ€" ing industrial picture and the grave housing situation. ‘"The work of The Saivation Army is expanding year by year‘" said Air Marshal Bishop. "There is no holiâ€" day in human problems and human needs." Montreal, Aug. 14, Air Marshal W. A. Bishop, V.C., announces that the Salvation Army Home Front Appeal for funds will commence September 10 outside of the cities where the apâ€" peal is in conjunction with Communâ€" ity Chests or where separate appeals will be made in November as in Monâ€" treal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Victoria. ' President T. ~â€"Rutherford Lanigdon was in the, chair, and viceâ€"president Victorâ€" H. Evans, Reeve of the Townâ€" |ship of Tisdale extended a welcome to ~the Governor on behalf of the municipality. Past Lieut.â€"Governor Stanley Gardner introduced the disâ€" tinguished visitor, whose address was listened â€"to with.great attention. â€"He dwelt on postâ€"war problems and pointâ€" ed out that Kiwanians had a big part to play in helping their countries and communitiee to solve the vital quesâ€" tions that would confront them after the cessation of hostilities. He stated that unity and patriotism were sure foundations on which to build the futâ€" ure of Canada. Incidentally, he reâ€" marked that Kiwanis now have almost 150,000 â€"members in 2,295 clubs, and said that the organization could ‘easily prove a mighty power for the good of mankind. * Salvation Army Home Front Appeal Week of Sept. 10th | â€"A good attendance featured the The thanks of the gathering were meeting of South ‘Porcupine Kiwanis extended fittingly by Pasjs President Club at the Airport Hotel on Tuesday C. S Anderson. evening to welcome Lyle Burdick, of ' Visitors were, in addition to the Govâ€" St. Thomas, this year‘s governor of ernor, W. R. Gardner, Kearns, Ont.; C. the â€" Ontarioâ€"Quebecâ€"Maritimes Disâ€" E. Chapman, Toronto; Frank Rodger, 'trict of Kiwanis Internationkl, who South Porcupine; Lieut. W. Herbert was aAccompanied by his charming and <Langdon Timmins; Past President â€"W. acbomplished Wwife. Langdon, Timmins: Past President W. Kiwanis District Governor Visits South Porcupine Cpl. Fred Topham, V. C., ist Canadian Paraâ€" troop Battalion plays his German accordion for his two nieces Marion Topham ‘and Margarct TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16TH, 1945 atoes in his garden on August 8th which were rcady for table use at that In spits of the discouraging weather earlier in the summer, local gardeners are apparently enjoying the berefit of the warm dry weather of the past several weeks. Mr. "Bill" Dunstan, a very enthusiastic gardener residing on the Hollinger Townsite at 31 Messings Avenue, reports that he had ripe tomâ€" The late Mr. Saari was born at Tarâ€" ttilank, Saaksmaenp, Hame Province Finland, May 4th, 1895, came to Canâ€" ada in 1913 settled at Connaught in 1929. He married Miss Senja Elizaâ€" beth Kankaanpaa in â€" Sudbury, Feb. 20th, 1901. They have one son, Toivo John Saari, who is married and has also a (son. To mourn his loss he leaves his widow and son and family at Conâ€" naught; two brothers, Tinar and Gust. and two sisters Lydia and Anna (Mrs. Victor Niemi), all of Saaksmaki Finâ€" land. Ripe Tomatoes On August 8th During. an intermission most of the members were absent but returned soon with their wives and a very pleasâ€" ant social evening followed. Mrs. Burâ€" dick proved to be an excellent. musicâ€" ian at the piando and favoured the company with two beautifully rendered vocal solos. Vic Evans and Rud Langâ€" don contributed a vocal duet, and George Poppleton made a hit with his song. Earl Somerville and his smiling partner led. the folks in "Alouette" and literally kicked in with some snappy stepâ€"dancing. The community singing was led by President Rud himself in fine style, withn Frank Rodger and Scotty Wilson officiating at the piano. A most enjoyable evening was brought to a regretful close .with the singing of "Auld Lang Syne" and "O Canada‘". Funeral services for Toivo Gust. Saari, farmer from Connaught Station who died in St. Mary‘s Hospital, Timâ€" mins, Aug. 14th, at 4.30 will be conâ€" ducted in the Chapel of Walker‘s Funâ€" eral Home, Timmins, next Saturday, Aug. 18th, at 4 pm. The Rev. A. I. Heinonen will conduct the . funeral service in Finnish and English. Death of Toivo Gust. Saari, Cennaught Farmer Visitors were, in addition to the Govâ€" ernor, W. R.. Gardner, Kearns, Ont.; C. E. Chapman, Toronto; Frank Rodger, south Porcupine; Lieut. W. Herbert Langdon Timmins; Past President â€"W. Langdon, Timmins; Past President W. Robert Adamson, RCNVR, South Porâ€" cupine;>â€" and Secretary W. H,. Wilson, Timmins Kiwanis Club, Timmins horticulturists have report. all Swanton and his nephew adian Army Photo). 9.30 am. on August 22nd. in the Mcâ€" Intyre Community Building Auditorâ€" ium and will continue until noon of The Diocesan Synod which is to be convened in Timmins will commence with Divine Service ‘starting at 7.30 p.m. on August Zist. when the Bishop will deliver his charge to the Synod. The delegates will then adjourn +o the Masonic Hall to organize the Synod The first session will commence at Their first trip to a â€"war zone wWAs to the Aleutians only to find, as it transpired that the Japs had vanâ€" ished. They were brought back to the U.â€"S., and later were shipped to Italy. which they reached by way of North Africa and Sicily. A year was spent in Italy; they were first into Rome when that city fell into allied hands, and were in action at the Anglo beachhead without coming back to their base for ninetyâ€"nine days.‘ Latâ€" er they landed in Southern Franc2 and had no means of transportation ave their own feet. In spite of this they made their objective, and sav action in this area for over three months. Out of some eight hundred odd Canadians in the Special Service Batâ€" talion,‘ there came back only 337, and a conservative estimate gives them credit for over 450 wound stritpes. Diocesan Synod to Be Convened Here and when the glass broke they ran. All in all, Chief Gagnon ventured the opinion that Timmins residents had taken the occasion in a very orderly manner. A most unusual and unique reunion took place in Timmins cn Tuesday afâ€" ternoon, when three "original" memâ€" bers of the Canadian Section of the First Special Service Corps, later reâ€" ferred to erroneously as Commandos, happened to meet in the Empire Hotâ€" el.: The three lads were Lieut. "Herâ€" bie" Langdon, of Timmins, Corporal "Chuck" Jack, of Iroquois Falls, and Private "Garry‘"‘ Hoffman, of Pemâ€" broke, Ont. These lads had trained at Fort William Henry Harrison, Helâ€" ena, Montana, from the first formaâ€" tion of the Corp$, had gone overscas and fought in differentâ€" theatres of action together, and all agreed that while it was a wonderful experience they were not exactly sure that they would care to go through it again. Three Special Service Corps Veterans Meet in Timmins Public exhibitions of _ enthusiasm over the Jap surrender took place on Tuesday evening, but comparatively little damage was done when everyâ€" thing is considered. Plate glass winâ€" dows were broken at the Liquor Board Store, and the Wine Store, and a door glass at the Taylor Hardâ€" ware on Third Avenue. Tha damâ€" age was done by a gang of boys said to be about 15 to 16 years of age, who stood well away from théir targets Damage Moderate in Timmins Celebrations Approximately sixty delegates are Bobby Topham,. (Canâ€" C1 before the workrooms closed for Augâ€" ust. The Wool Room in the Murnicipal Building is open Thursday afternoons o‘clock. Regular schedules with even higher quotas than previously handled Mi‘s. H. \iV. Brown, Chairman of the Women‘s War Work, in her report of the work accomplished during the month of July, said that special menâ€" tion should be made of several women who came back to the workrooms every day during the last week in the month Mrs. G., R. Gibson, convener of the Nursing Division, reported that 16 out of a class of 25 had completed anâ€" other class in Home Nursing and that there were now 48 Timmins ladies registered in the Nursing Reserve. Arâ€" rangements are being made and will be announced, when complete, for a proposed programme for the Fall for special lectures and moving pictures for the Nursing Reserve. H. J. Fuke, treasurer, read a comâ€" bined report for the months of June and July. This statement showed reâ€" ceipts (subscriptions) amounting to $2,221.73. Expenditures for the same President J M. Douglas conduca‘ a short business meeting of the Timâ€" mins Branch of the Red Cross in the workrooms. time were $462.75. A large percentage of the balance of â€"18,016.70 has since been transferred to Headquarters in Toronto. Mr. Bedford is survived by three daughters, ‘all residing in South Porâ€" cupine, his wife having predeceased himâ€"some time ago. Funcral arrangements, which are On Tuesday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Richards, of 96 Sixth Avenue, Timmins, left by car for a long trip to Vancouver, where they intend to settle down. They are taking the Northern Route by Hearst and Gerâ€" aldton and plan to spend about three weeks on the trip. Mr. and Mrs,. Richards have keen long residents of the North, in 1906 in Cobalt, and later Mr. Richards was in Porcupine at the time ~of. the. Great. Fire of 1911, He was connected with the Vipond Mine for several years and subsequently joined the Hollinger staff. Of late years ‘he has been with the Mount;oy Timber Co. Ltd., a Hollinger subsidâ€" iary, and there is no doubt that he and his good wife will be much missed by hundreds of friends and wellâ€"wishers in the Porcupine District. 3 South End Man Dies Suddenly in Timmins Restaurant Mr. Edmond Bedford, 155 Dome Avenue, South Porcupine, collapzed and died almost immediately in‘ a Timmins restaurant last evening aâ€" bout 6 p.m. The cause of death being a heart attack. The deceased was 59 years of age, and was employed in the wholessa‘e department of ‘The George Taylor Hardware for the past eight years. ’ Major Paul LaPrairie has been award ’ed the DS.O. The award was made for distinguished service in action in Holland, May 1st and 2nd. Briefly, Paul attended Holy Family School in Timmins and then to Timmins High School till the family moved to Toronto He was working at the Dome Mines when war was declared in September, 1939, and joined up immediately as a private with the Irish Regiment of Canada. Early in 1940 he was promotâ€" ed to Corporal and a year afterwards was commissioned as a Lieutenant. While attached to the London Irish Rifles of the British 1st Army in battle in North Africa, he won his Captaincy in the field. On rejoining his own reâ€" giment, he accompanied them to Italy where he was mentioned in dispatches, awarded the Oak Leaf and promoted to Major. The Battalion was brought in to western front and in the heavy fighting in the Otterloo and Delsea sectors in early May, 1945, they further distinguished themselves,. Major Laâ€" Prairie has volunteered for the Pacific and is at present attached to the 48th Highlanders who are slated for trainâ€" ing in Kentucky. He has three younger brothers in the Army, Juleés with the 1st Canadian Paratroop Battalion, Leon with the Infantry at Fort Benning, Georgia, and Carl with the Canadian Motor Transport. Popular Residents Leave For West Maj. Paul Laprairie Awarded D. S. 0. Vâ€"J Victory Parade Held Timmins Celebrates Japanese Capitulation Published in Timmins, Ont., Cimada ; EVERY THURSDAY _ The International Committee wil} send out notitce just as soon as tma service is resumed, e ap ‘ Local branches of the Canadian Red Cross Society have been informed by the International Committee of the Red Cross that the inquiry service, ag well as the cable service, is temporarâ€"« ily suspended for Germany and Aus» Clivilian knitting quotaâ€"14 boys‘ sweaters size 8 yrs., 7 girls‘ pullovers size 6 yrs.5 girls‘ pullovers size 4 yrs., 4 women‘s pullovers, 1 boy‘s suit, size Civilian sewing quotaâ€"25 boys‘ jackâ€" ets, size 6 yrs.; 25 boys‘ shorts, 70 pr. girls‘ bloomers, 30 girls‘ combinations, 6 boys‘ overcoats, size 10 yrs. 6 turtleneck sweaters, 5 prs, seaboot stockings, 6 prs plain ocks, 8 seaâ€" men‘s scarves, 6 prs. mitts, (double palm), 1 pr. hurricane mitts, 1 pr. minesweeper mittg, Army quotaâ€"3 highneck pullovers, 7 pr. gloves, 49 pr. plain socks, 17 face Women of Timmins who today are thankful that the war is really over are urged to come out then and help to make warm clothing for the women and children who have been in the direct path of war. Red Cross work must go on. Shipments from the Timmins Branch included : To round out the day the firemen were called to the rear of 26 Third avenue, where youngsters had started a fire in a garbage can. One other call was answered on Sunday, August 12 to put out a fire that had started in a rubbish pile on a vacant lot at 8.10 p.m. the call comâ€" ing in from workmen nearby. The department was callsa to M. J. Smith‘s residence, 7 James street, at 1.16 p.m, to extinguish a fire from an overflow of oil, there was no damage. There was no peace for the Timâ€" mins Fire Brigade on Wednesday when they answered six calls, three of them ‘being false alarms. At 1.41 a.m. the first false alarm was put in at Box32, the corne? or Second and Maple streets. Five minutes laver another call was sent in from Box 46, ‘orner of Third and Cedar street and the third from Box 42 at 2.26 a.m. corner of Commercial and Rea streets. A studio couch fire sent the fireâ€" men to 121 Cedar street south, the tenant ‘being J. Russchen. in the care of Hunkin‘s Funsral Home, South Porcupine, are as yet indefinite. Firemen Have Busy Time August 15 Three False Alarms A wellâ€"known veteran of two wars was in the parade in the person of Lieutâ€"Colonel Rev. Fr. John R. O‘ Gorman, and the stalwart figure of Lieut. W. H. Langdon, an original member the First Special Corps, attracted considerable attention. also. Headed by Chief of Police Gagnon in one of the Department cruisers, the procession got under way shortly after 4.30 p.m., Fire Department, Timmins Citizens‘ Band, members of Town Council, War Veterans(1939â€"19â€" 45) including some members of the RCA.F. Women‘s Division, War Vetâ€" erans (1914â€"1918), Company D Algonâ€" quin Regiment, Chinese Patriotic Soâ€" ciety, Sea Cadets, Timmins‘ Boys‘ Bugâ€" le Band (Army Cadet uniform), Ailr Cadets, St. John Ambulance Brigade (men), St. John Ambulance (women‘s division), Swedish Society, Russian Society, Romanian Society, Boy Scouts and Wolf Cubs, The next part of the. parade consisted of floats and deâ€" corated trucks; a British tableau showed young girls in national coâ€" tumes of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales; the Buffalo â€" Ankerite Fire Truck was a bright spot of colâ€" our at this point; Russia, with the oc« cupants; in national costume; Canagâ€" dian Legion Women‘s Auxiliary, had a really fine tableau in white, represe enting "Peace", contributed by Union Brewery, the principal figure being an angel, with four national figures ermâ€" blematic of the Big Fourâ€"Britain, the United States, Russia and China. The threat of occasional showers failed to discourage the citizens of Timmins yesterday afternoon, and the Peace Parade for Vâ€"J Day attracted thousands3 who thronged the side« walks along the line of march, Very fortunately, Old Sol smiled his brighâ€" test on the parade from start to finâ€" ish, and although it was not the bigâ€" gest parade ever held here there were several outstanding features which will be remembered. Capture parce!l quotaâ€"11 pr. plain Single Copyâ€"Five Cents