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the. results of sheer carelessness and faulty eenstruction of our homes and cities, Pire Chief Stanley, commented upon the nation‘s ‘tenâ€"year fire loss. "The Notional Pire Protection Asâ€" looldtidn Wa that in this â€"decade, six millfon fires qestroyed throe: bi}â€" lion dollar‘s worth of property. Enough gone up im smoke to build more than six hundred thousand homes, or more homes than in the cities of Cleveland, “In this same period, one hundied thbuéand people burned to death, and almost two hundred thousand were atly diafigured angd maimed. _ "If these losses were inevitable, the picture would not be so tragic," conâ€" ttnued the Chief, "but, actually, only a small percentage were unavoidable. Bo in obvserving this Fire Prevention Week, October® 7-13 proclalmed by President Truman and MacKenzile King, let us devote ourselves to corâ€" recting the mistakes of the past. 7 "In the next ten yeark, it is es: £» mated that 25 percent of the nation will be living in new homes, and milâ€" lions mote. modernized "homes. Let us tdke ithe opportunity to the homes in this clty structurany sate from fivre." .Quebmmd about construction, Chief Stanley emphasized that the safety of the individual home begins with the pluming "Of the ~community,. "The trend towards wider streets, darger lots, and more~ room for relaxation and plgy is in. line. with . the . best thinking on fire : prevention.. . Fireées spread: rapidly in ‘congested ‘areas . In the open camnunity, f:res can be conâ€" trolled and are not apt to be comâ€" municated to neighboring houses if roofs are protected < with â€" fireâ€"resisâ€" tant r’fihfi such as asphalt shingles, or slete, tile or asbestos.. Rcof comâ€" mtunicated fires, due to flammable wood shitngles, are the major cause 0i Tfie home itself, "according to the Ohief dhould ‘have an efficient, safe, neating flnt properly installed with |, adequafié safeâ€"guards:; chimneys of proper construction: wiring which is : Tfio home itself,; according to the Ohlet snould have an efficient, safe, neating plant properly installed with‘ adequaté safe-guard=s, chimneys of prqper construction: wiring which is sound and udequaote and roofs of maâ€"â€" terials Whith will resist sparks Lhat fall upon them.. If all homes were y , *ne Wet «",‘ t “fiie residential fire loss would! be. .Cut_ 50 perceht. Homes, also should nave firs stops in walls; nonâ€"combustible inâ€" terior finish materials; and, a subâ€" stantial door to the basement 4 “But propéer construction will not end all fires. We stillâ€"have human element." By that, the Chief indiâ€" cated he is referring to the careloss smoker;‘Child en playing with matclhâ€" es, the use ! «Slammable cleaning fiuâ€" ids; frayed extention cords; and acâ€" cumulaflons ‘of paper, rags, and ‘disâ€" carded‘ furniture in attics basemenits and cloaets. f " "Let us dedicate Fire: Preventiun‘ Week, and every wpek hemnfm, ( ridding our homes of these Lire: hazards, and to building. a community of new remodeled homes which will bring down the fire loss; in Canada and U.S. now averaging about $4 per capita, the highest of any nation, compared to peacetime loss of ‘ess than $1 in England and less thanm50 Cents in Germany,‘" the Chiet con- cluded. Can we afford to do _ less in this city? Fire Prevention Week Message from South 0+ | . Mre. 'r CGallon and children, of Vanâ€" . oouvef, visltmg at the home of Mrs. this Oanons pal'ents Mr.: and: Mrs. â€" D. dresses. _ The parcels are restricted to gifts addressed to private individâ€" |uals in the above mentioned places and must not include.commercial ship- ments. For the time being, the conâ€" tents are "to be limited to food, toil=t articles, drugs and used clothing of; a ~serviceable type,. the . donatipn . of which will not‘ â€" necessltate ~ replaceâ€" ments, The contents are to be listed ‘in detail on the covering Customs. Deâ€" ~clarations... The . term_ "clothing" wiil â€"not ‘be sumcient to‘ describe items of «used clothing. They â€" must be deâ€" : scribed as used. It is _to be noted ‘that nonâ€"opservance of any of the {| conditions indicated may: result in: sel~ |zure of â€" the parcel. h . . ‘The Post Office Department advises that mail service to Italy and Vatican City State has been. mumed Effecâ€" Mail Service to _ Italy is Resumed » Speclal Showing of \Films Tomorrow.._.. tive immediately, pgrcgl poet service to the Islands of sudlma and Sicily as well as to the cities of Rome and Naples and the. Vatican City State is resumed subject to the following conâ€" ditions:: ' The contents are to ‘be limited to food, to‘llet articles drugs and used clothing. The total weight of a parâ€" cel must not excéeda 4 pounds. Parcels cannot be insured. ‘The total value of the contents of a parcel must not exceed. $25.00.. The sending of parcels is limited to private citizens and. must not be. undertaken by relief organizaâ€" tions and othérs. The naming ‘of adâ€" dressees other than . known ultimate' addressee,. for . the purpose. of e.'vacllhg1 the limitatoins of the service, is proâ€" hibited.. No one sender. may send more than two parcels. per weekâ€"eac‘h, of . which must be to different. Until further notice, the . rate of postage applicable to such parcel.,; will be as follows: The films entitled â€" "Everybogy‘s Business" (National Film Board) and "They Didn‘t Have to Die"> (a new 1eâ€" lease from he Dominion Fire Comâ€" mission, Ottawa) are in . connection with fire hazards ang "Star and the Sand" and "Friend in Néed" are perâ€" talnlng to the Clothing Collection. 2 mi'e Chie{f Stanley endorses the fac} ;tha{t;, these films are both inter“stmg ‘and . informative and extends a very jcordial invitation : to. : attend Everj- one. will be welcomq - 'rhis show:lng' is for: adults only as they: have aiready beéen given in the ‘schools for the benefit of the youngâ€" «~Tomorrow (Friday) ~â€"evening â€" at> 8 pm. thereâ€" will be a <special showing of, films in the, Council.‘Chamnoers of the ‘Municipal Buudmg in connection with Fire Prevention Week. and the National Clothing: Collection â€"Camâ€" .$ .65;â€" ~2. Jb $1.20; . 4 Jb.... Postmaster. ... _ $0745; $1.35, ~On . Saturday, October : 13th. cheery faced Boy Scouts will be knocking on doors and taking up ‘their stands on the streets for thelr Annual Apple-, Day. 4 Only once a year do t.he Boy Scouts make a public appeal for funds ‘and by se‘ling apples,â€" the idea of ‘getting “comething for nothing" is. eliminated : An apbeal * ,made to ‘theâ€" pu- 4 'blic to ‘ patromze ‘ > the boys and enâ€" courage them‘ in their, endeavours; ' neVGrhas ayout"m 3. . done . so__.. much: T good work in the: moulding and building of character," and in ‘the training of boys to. equip. them. to. face life with courage and honésby, and .so help bo bund better communities. | ue PP â€" The motto of the Association â€""BE PREPARED®", means) ‘to â€"be able=to do ‘the right thing at the right momenb whether forâ€"self or others. xt The aim of the Boy Scouts‘_Associa~ tion is to make mebter «cifizens.:of| boy$, thnfouigh ; happiness and‘ â€" | . A Scout seeks, by learmng, , to: do small things . well, toâ€" qualify. himselr for the. greater tasks and opportuni- ties of life. , yc i *, There were Boys Sooutea in Ireland: 4 thousand years ago, t.hey were a corpsâ€" of young Knights, sworn. to: chivalrous : action. The ‘Spartanâ€" youbhs in. an~| cient Greece were the Boys Scouts ‘ofâ€" that age and counu'y, theâ€". pages ‘in; the. castles of France, Brita.in ‘and| ‘Germany were scouts of ‘a later penod The modern Association commenced its ‘official life in Great Britain in 1908 when the late General Sir Robert Badenâ€"Powell, the hero of Mafeking; gathered twelveâ€" boys and went with: them ‘to Brownsea Island, in Dorsetâ€" shire, to camp. . Prior to this, as early. as 1905, there were several groups ‘of boys known as Scouts, in various parts of England, with camping. grounds in jNottingham Forest iX . SBir Robert Baden-Powell held mee ings in many pa:ts of England ex» plaining ‘his idea. of <the Scout ‘ muvé- ment, and later on the ; Scout": was publ‘shed ‘by him and within a year about 100,000â€" Boy Seoufs; ‘had been. enrolied. â€" Bs Time has proved by the nving ex--’ ample of the boys themselves, who have sbown the ‘public at large that_ their code is one which ‘produces® the mmtypeofboytobefound under~ any conditiona THE DAILY PROBLEM. OF THI {1 miker % to get Wis head, arms and legos through the right holes‘in s‘only @arment. It‘s a common J HB DATILY. PROBLE n get 2418 nead, arms and legs through the ri hfi holes"iu 8: g{ment It‘s a common probleéem‘ for mxlhone ~of mer,; women zmdy children in the liberated countries of: Europe.: You tan help them_ h{ eontributing serviceable used clothing, to the National Clothmg' Collection drive sponsored by theâ€" Canadian . United ~Allied. Relief Fund and" scheduled for: October 1 â€"20.. Under the national chair anship.of W. M. Birks of Montréal, a committe is being set up ith,eyery Cmm centre and dlstnbution committe is being set m j{;{,};;;ia nadiam in Europe will be under the direction of U ~centre and A experts. % t ~Sea.‘Scouts were on guard in hunâ€" dreds along the coasts of Britain and did: outstanding service watching. for fishing working. without auâ€" thority : at~ nights, . answeringâ€" . naval oalls.on the telephone, and reporting VC,-ISlS‘ that ~were slghted :offâ€"shore. / ~ The~ land. Scouts â€"guarded raflway bridges, ~partolled â€" railway: lines,. asâ€" sistedâ€"at canteens, acted as messengers and.: did : fire., watching during airâ€" raids, ~and during the height of. the Blitz thete were many unsung neroes ‘T:_mcmoy“soouts. mt o oX kany., old Scouts,. were among the heroes ot a°a land ‘and. air Operat.ions .who. won.. decorations for bravery, and A Sooub J1s pure, clean. minded and manly.: During, the World Wars Boys Scouts proved ‘the:> value of their training. o Th Pnd is bad arct n + *4 1 guest. â€"91 Wker â€" at _ the .Timmins . and ‘South. Porcupine, Kiwanis Clubs . next » S""" at Kiwanis Clubs Next Week > â€" Pleasa‘give all your support to the boys when they knock on your, donr or. approach you on street next 'Saturday ‘and ask you _ "‘buy and ‘apple". _ . .". > xA many, many more who were not menâ€" tioned because. the. opportunity of doâ€" ing somet.hing great never came their way, but. these-just Scouts-remained true Scouts ‘to the end; facing death .bravely in battle or in the quiet of hospie?l rooms. ‘ $3 l e s s e qi it e on c *n‘ 414 m Major Hill to â€" _A geeatd attendance is requested as the; speaker is a man of outstanding ability and his talk will be of ifitereést to all. . oA: m ‘of the. Special. features _Secthl @f‘the Education Week Comâ€" mitte®e helg in Central School on Wedmerday. afternoon, J. McCung was Chflrmaq meeting which was Lattended. by .. representatives of . Tm-‘ ‘m.lns Elem?nt.ary and High Schools. ' _%:rted that the. High ’and Monal partments wers well ‘organited and were preparing dis= Committee Holds _ Meeting Wednesday Major :H%u ,Of ~Noranda . will> be; the Home and School Ass‘n Hold Meeting The meeting the Home â€" and School Association was held in Central Public School at 8 p.m. on Wednesday evening < with about 69 members and friends attending. ‘ Mr. Eastman, Principal of Central School, opened the meeting by wel- coming those in attendance. ° Mr. George Gedge, President of the local V. O. N. committee gave a brief explanation of the need of having such an order in our country. "Mr. George Richards, President of the Kinsmen Club, informed the meetâ€" ing of his club‘s intentions ‘of having a Hallowe‘fi "She‘l Out" to raise funds for the local V. O. N. Miss Webster, Supervisor of the local V. O. N. gave a review of soma of her work and of the other three nurs- es under her. ‘ Misses Elsie Clatworthy and Gladys Langman then provided able leaderâ€" ship in community singing and playâ€" ing games. Mr. 'I‘reneer was at the piano, Rebekah Lodge Holds ~â€"â€"â€" Installation Toâ€"night _ ‘Refreshments were served prior to the close of the sccial evening. The regular weekly meeting of the Gold Nugget Rebekah Lodge was held i1 the Oddfellows Hall on October 4th, The members plan on holding a tea on November 22nd. The Past Noble Grands will have a penny sale at this tea and an attractive draw will also | be featured, tickets for this will soon: be on sale by the members. Further details of the tea will be given. later. Mrs. Hilda Bailey, J.P.N.G. gave her report on the 55th. Annual Session of the Rebekah Assembly, held in Torâ€"! onto in June. Her report was very interesting and she received a very hearty vote of thanks from the Lodgs. . Mrs. Hazel Dixon of Iroquois Falls, and her staff will be here to conduct the installation â€"of the new omcer.a tonight. Company had a very interesting meetâ€" ing on Tuesday evening when several promotions and awards were made. "â€"Nancy Cooper was promoted to Com- pany es Girl Guide News From S. Porcupine Members were urged to remember theâ€" clothing drive. now on. Delores McCann and Joyte Enmen were made patrol léaders of the Nighâ€" tinga‘le and Honesty patrols respecâ€" tively: j | Margaret Beelby, | Jaoyce, Rogers, Wandg:Pyzarith were mb,de' sedoflds of the: Scarlet: Pimpernal, Honesty and Lily patrols respectively» °. Mary Elrich, Nancy Allen and Nancy Wilder made their Guide Promise and were enrolled as Girl Guides. Kinsmen Club _ Donates to Children‘s ‘Aid, Clothing Drive Service stars which are awarded to girls after a year‘s attendance with 75 per cent average, were given to Nancy Cooper, Joyce Ehmen, Margarct Beelby, Dolores McCann, June Lngan, Lilian Cowan and Joyce Rogers. While patrol leaders and seconds taught second clasgy work in patrol corners, Captain passed Donna Hunâ€" kin and Catherine Fell in their tenderâ€" foot test. 3t All Guides who wish to pass their scout‘s pace and first class walk are asked to be at the meeting hall at 6.20 P.M. The Firstâ€" South Porcupine Guide Ninth Victory Loan Organization Meeting Held Last Night meeting in connection with the forthoomlng Ninth Victory Loan Campalgn was held last night (Wednesday) in the Oouncil Chamber‘s of the Municipal Building. Mr. Wm. Roberts, chairman of the Publlc Reâ€" lation Committee presided. A technicolor movie, sponsoreq by General Motors, was shown. Details of the excellent work done and med}â€" cal care given all disabled servicemen was the the theme ‘of the film. Supâ€" port of such projects®as this is one ot the main purposes of the Ninth Vicâ€" tory Loan. The movie included many shots of servicemen under treatinent in our too few and overctowded hospiâ€" tals. f . At. the conclusion of the film â€" Mr. Roberts introduced Mr. McNames, disâ€" trict organizer for the loan. Plans for New Church are Going Ahead Under the chairmanship of Stanley G. Fowler, Lion‘s Exâ€"Zone Governor, the nucleus of twelve sub chairinen, to head the St. Matthew’cs Church Building Committée, declded to push the plans to an early _start for the erection of a new Anglican Church by the Spring of 1946. Since March 1945, when a parochial meeting enthusiastically endorsed the proposed expansion, highly successâ€" ful financial plan to bring an assured amount has been supported by well over 600 people. This has encouraged the planning committee to act imâ€" mediately to fill the urgent need for more space and up-to-date ‘build‘ng. Chairman Fowler struck his proâ€" visional committees for action at "once to negotiate with an architect for the first draft of the plans for what might well be the outstanding buildâ€" |ing of its kind in Timmins. ' â€"In .an address to the meeting, the Rev. A. R. Chidwick, rector, comâ€" mended the people of the North counâ€" try for. their. community . spirit, and stated that ‘The moral. and spirituax' basis of the church oftered to the public here was going. to be heart and soul of rehabilit gtion â€"and progress . ln the stabilisation during the post war., years. The new St. Matthew‘s" he said "will be a memorial «of everigstâ€" ing gratitute to those who . have mt_ come back, and ai community ‘centre that â€" spall be used‘ tWenty hours a day." CA ".fi t ho | ‘The committee heartily endorsed the plans of the working sub chairâ€" man to bring various departments up to strength by the end of October.. S. F. Fowler charged his : comrmttee to put every effort into the project that â€" would pay permanent "diviâ€" dends‘"‘. . in3 kept posted on various problems that confront returned men, from overâ€" seas duties Guesté at the Kinsmen meeting were Don Burrow, memberâ€"of the Bourlemaque-Val ‘dor Club; Go"- donâ€"Mooney, member â€"of the Oxbridge Club,;, and Arnim Schneller, ‘of Bracteâ€" bridge, and now back to reside in T.mâ€" Mr. Louis Patterson is Guest Speaker at Kiwanis Luncheon minsâ€" . The next regular meeting of the Kinsmen will ’be held Mowlay, October 15th. â€" ‘‘The Timmins . Kiwanis â€" Club» held their weekly luncheon meeting in the Empire Hotel on Tuesday of t.ms wesk on account of the Thankzgiving hollâ€" day on their regular meeting day . A letter was read ‘fromâ€"Fire Cbiei' Stanley asklng the club‘s coâ€"operation during â€" Fire ‘Prevention Week. : George . Knowles announced that the Scuts; will hold an Apple Day on Saturday. e l Dm:ing September over 25. t.ons otl | scrap paper were out by Tiniâ€" mins Kiwanis. ; Ernest Klnz introduced the guest speaker, Mr. Louis Patterson . fo:rmer nyinzomcerwiththea C. A. P.o o_ Mr. Patterson . was shot down during an operational mght to Stullgart. The crew, after the ship had been hit. and dnoppmg at.the rate of 360 miles , bailed out When he. chme ‘suspended on the branch 50 taet- from the .extricated himecit gfggg s 1 E 55 § y fir. L'{cNames said that this would President F. C. ‘Balley occuphd the be . the govenment‘s last loan of this type,. requiring the. : backing of the ‘people. ; In <this loan we require $000,â€" 000,000 for réhabilitation artd aumo 000 to féed the starvmx m Europe. * ~This loan will be twoâ€"inâ€"one, md ,w: have twelve mont.hs in M 10 pay. The quota for this district: in the ninth loan is 10% above the last loan Following is a list of various comâ€" personnel. ENTERTAINMENT R George â€" Jenkinsâ€" Chairman, Jack : Peter© Boychuk, â€" Capt. T). Church,; (Bill) Doran, H. Cook, P. Wasyluk, E. Bartiett. . ~~ *PARADES ‘ Samuel Morganâ€" Chairman, . Lesâ€" Nicholsonâ€"Viceâ€"Chairman, John Onut« ski, Chas. G. Brown, Mansel Napper, Frank Huckerby, Ernest Kembail, ‘Roâ€" bert‘ Hardy, ‘Alec ° Kalynchuk, (Mike Karol," Bill Kennedy, J. °V.. McClung. + LADIES (French) > ; Mrg. P Richer,; Mrs, H. Lidkd, Mrs ‘M. Lortie, Mrs. N. L. Lamarchs. . NEW IDEAS â€"â€"P. Larmer-chairman. . H. Wlls'm.' J. W. Knight, Bob Stock, J. 3. Grant, ; FURNISHINGS : > El 'I‘ed Passmore, Harry Jenson, Barhy ~~F. Colameco. FRENCH OANADIAN ACTIVITIES . P. Gauthier, H. â€" Chateauvert, Leoe. Lalonde, A. Cousineaun, R. Laurin. ADVERTI8ING DISPLAY J. Purdieâ€"Chairman, W. H. Wilsonâ€" Viceâ€"Chairman, J. P. Burke, W. Cantâ€" well, D. Mascioli; J. Knell, F. Gauthiet, N. Green. : LADIES (English) ~Mrs. R, Hardy, Mrs. C. Briggs, Mrs. A. F. Carriere, Mra. A. Soucle, Mrs. "L. Nicholson, Mrs. W. W. Wilkinson, Myrs. M. MdChesneJy Mrs. R. Taylor, Mrs. H. Tonkin, Mrs. J. haw Kearns, W."‘ 1 KEpPL AIWRYS ~Wa. While a prisoner, exgept, 1 obtained parcels from the Re ‘theâ€" Germian food for prisor two dices of black bread and . of soup with an occasional A. Skelly. Roy Hardy, W. H.â€" Laspâ€" man, R.R. Beattie, Miss F. MacDonald, â€" Following the election of chairman, Mr. ‘ Roberts asked various chairman of former loan committees to say ~ few words. 5 ; S$. M. Robinson. , Mr. H. R. (Ted) Rowe of the speaâ€" kers panel expressed ‘a vote of gratiâ€" tudeé to Mr. G. A. Macdonald of the Porcupine Advance for his past supâ€" port of the Victory Loans and exâ€" ‘ (Continued on Page Three) FEATURES Chairmanâ€"Karl Eyre Vice ‘Chairmanâ€"George Nippéers endeavouring to make him talk. The Hot House is small room about 4‘ by 7‘ kept always extremely <warm. . ‘ While a prisoner, except, wheh hc obtained parcels from the. Red Gross, h. d th cirtrarer l Auntatics d the: Gernmian food for prisoners was two dices of b‘lack bread and one nowl of soup with an occasional pot.ato each day. Prison life while Red Cross parcels Prison life while Red Cross parceis came was not too bad. . However, when the ‘ Russians approached, the "MUSIC â€"° ~> ‘ Fred Wolno«â€"«Chairman, Alex Taylor P. Bennetts, E. J. Laakso, M. Daher, 3 Stanley, 0. Morton, A. Lauria, THEATRE ' en Germans marched ‘the pruoncrl for seventeen days with next to no tood. Many fell by the way side. The best lap of the journey, was made in Box cars, from Monday morning to Thursâ€" day noon. As the box cars were very crowded and had no conveniences, the ordcal was ahndot as bad as the march. Havinc hun ‘questioned about the Russians who liberated them, Mr. Patâ€" terson admitteg they were o n s n e , s1 . ie of a vm Jlow type, nearly always toxicated, and that no German man orwomqnlmmsixtaenwdxtywu safe with them. Earl Barkwell thanked Mr. Petterson. flnfldflwmmw.tug E. Copps, â€"SCHOOLS ( Separate) Jules BadeskI, P. J. Dunlop, h. oc ciivectiecctrertzatind RADIO I. FreemangChairman, Leo Lelonde, Shankman, E. Anderson. y i 1 c cch ht DECORATIONS Peterson, (J. A.. Ayotte, Cy. . Rowée, Leo Lalonde. PLANT ADVERTISING SCHOOLS â€" (Public)