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Porcupine Advance, 18 Oct 1945, 1, p. 1

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..‘ l/ 5 ‘- Nmtfl Vtctory Loan tmwmmc m-,'l_.'hevm.tth: of _ our °°“"“’ § . "“"1 . wish the, izained. is Chahite . of . maniiness : and on.‘ moral rectitude. and in. many other mx»a Ameeunconhenmmvmrymn l’a;s in the Councii Chambers, Municipal | Bufldmcm'nlmnhswdwcmplm ' for the forthcoming Campaign. Two 16 mm films entitled "Canada‘s | Greatest Victory Loan" | featuring Claud Rains, and "Vallant Puture" feaâ€" turing "Captain Allen Piper" of Cornâ€" wall, Ontario, were shown. "Valiant Future" is produced by General Moâ€" tors C'orporation. Edaward Arxmld is the narrator in this film. Mr. N. L. MacNames spoke briefly | outlining quotas and general policy in connection with the fo;'thcomlng camâ€" Schumacher South ‘Porcupine Val Gagne | ; Porquois Junction ' Iroquois Falls, Ansonville Nellie Lake 7 Household Goods Again in Production Household goods for which Canadians! have been waiting since the early years of the war, are in production again and finding their way to dealers in a steadily Increasing . trickle, reports The «Financial Post. But manufacturâ€" erg estimate it will be at least another six months before anything like norâ€" mal shopping conditions retnrn. SA , _A dA GVAV J A e Matheson, Shillington District place. her oreder and paid her deposit many months ago, is getting . firss goods. .. . oifi @ _ : Estimates of production rate by varâ€" »1ous manufacturers indicate that most plants are turning ‘out appliances: in 'quantitles running anywhere from 40% to 60% . of t.he § pre-restriction” volume. Electric ranges, .washing â€" machines and radios appear to be leading the production parade, with . such .comâ€" paratively simple. itemas as. irons, toaâ€" sters and hot plates also in ~good supâ€" ply. Electric refrigefators lag. behind, with "a few". expected about Christâ€" mas time, but most manufacturers suggest the production picture has considerably improved in the last two months look forward. to ; a: preâ€" restriction production rate â€" by sthe middle of 1946. ‘Bumper jacks," whlch were serious shortage during the war, are now reported avai;'ab‘tg an winter. I.fl.D.E. HOIdS Semiâ€" Annual Convention at Sudbury * good quantity and automobile finâ€". ishes ‘of the "Duco" type in ’bre-‘war' standards of quality have‘ reached dealers‘ shelves in black and dafk blue colours. No manufacturers expect to have any car heaters available before the end of the year, ‘and only a small handful between then and theâ€"send of The semiâ€"annual provincial _n}eet-i The ceremony . of installation tv«n:'us ing of the Imperial Order Daughters impressive each officer wearing 3{: of the Empire is being held in white gown. The Installing TL bury on Oct. l6th, 17th. and 18th ficer was presented with a lovely £ _ On these three days, members of from the Lodge, presented by the x;;â€" four chapters of the I. O. D. E. in Grand, and a Past Granc 5 Sudbury will be ‘hostesses to several Jewel was pixm:d o smt%iy hundred delegates from the enm‘.(q.‘ P‘: N. G.) by the nnnnnn The semiâ€"annual provincial meetâ€"‘° The ceremon} ing of the Imperial . Ordel’ Dmflters 1mpressive eacn province of On The first day of the convention will be devpeted entirely to a closed sesâ€" sion for the p ‘dinper by; Saturday as a shipment of Unit of Cochrane 15â€"58 9th Victory Loan Quota. Chairman ; Quota QuIt E. A. Bmith $1,865,000 J. Biggs 248,000 J. J. Caty C. 8. McLean P. SanCartier WwW. H. Black B. M. Paukert Alex T. King C. Bolton A. Savard J. D. Corbelil F. Boyer _ T. Tremblay Miss 5. Wiskin W. Honer C.. Cunningham N. Nignell H. Critchley sales â€"for the was also present and went over some general® sales. . ‘ ‘Captain Leo Charlebois who re_cently (features interspersed the business sesâ€" isions which continued on through toâ€" iday in the Nickel ‘Range cnvention hall. ‘ Members attending the convention from Timmins were:â€" Miss Ellen Terâ€" ry, Mrs. A Booker, Mrs. Wim. Mackie, Mrs. G. C. Chase and Mrs. ‘d. Lang (Schumacher). The ladies .left Timâ€" ‘mins, by car, on ‘Tuesday‘ morning. charge of French sales and the comâ€" mittee feels that Capt. Charlebois will be a tower of strength to this section. The meeting came to a close with a general discussion, and everyone preâ€" sent left with a feeling of optimism as to the final outcome of the Camâ€" paign. Following is a list of the districts and their respective quotas, showing the increase over the quotas set for the 8th Victory Loan Campaign last South Porcupine Rebekah Lodge _ Holds Installation South Porcupine, Oct. 17th, Special to The Advance.: ; | Rebekah Lodge, held Installaâ€" tion jof Officers at: the logal logige on Fridayâ€"night District Deputy Presiâ€" dent Sister Hazel Dixon of Iroquois Falls was Installing Officer assisted by Sister Jessie Mitchell (Deputy Marâ€" shall) of Troquois Falls, «Sister Gladys Mastersâ€" (Deputy. Treasurer), Timmins, Bister Margaret Farrell (Dep. Financial Secretary) of 8. Porcupine, Sister F. Clara Melville (Dep.:. Chaplain) S. Porcupine, Sister Dorothy Miller (Dep. Inside Guardian), Sister Jeanetta Kelly .(Dep. Recordng Secretary),â€" Timmins, Bister Thirzsa‘ Stanlake (Dep Outside Guardian), Music Sister Mary Wilson, Offcer$ installed were:â€"‘ â€" ‘.N,. Gâ€"Sister Hetty Beard. ~V. G~â€"â€" Sister Emily Lane. . _R. «9.â€"Beatrice . Libby. "P. 8.â€"Sister Lina Carruthers. ‘Treas.â€"Sister. Mildred Dickson. Wardenâ€"Sister Doreen:‘ Phillips Thirza Stanlake. Chaplainâ€"Sister Louella Stringer. _ I. G.â€"Sister Dorothy Miller . 0. Gâ€"SBigter Margaret Farrell. _ â€"R. 8. N. G.â€"Sister Elizabeth Gibbons. L. 8. N. G.â€"Sister Clara Melville. R. 8. N. G.â€"Sister Phronia Montrose. L. S. °V. G. Sister Florence Rogets. himinr P _ _N. (>~â€"Sister Florence A number of promlnent speakers were present to lecture®" to the large assembly. .. Boy Scout Apple Day will be held An South Porcupine next Saturday, ‘ovinz to scarcity : of ~apples.â€"this ; day was postpmd on Saturday last. In ‘some . dmch oranges were sold inâ€" Stead but this did not turn out quite so satisfactorily. However our boys will be ready on 3 + 20 *4 banquet followed installation. $5,500,000 + Porcupine Oct. 17th Special Q@uota qQuuota, Last Year 330,000 200,000 235,000 74,000 15,000 308,000 15,000 15,000 174,000 11,000 11,000 5,000 1,500,000 210,000 290,000 2,900,000 % 210,000 52,000 10,000 220,000 10,000 22,000 35,000 10,000 8,000 Kinsmen Shellâ€"Out tickets;. proceeds â€"of «~whichâ€"will .be. usedâ€"to : further" ths. work of the Timmins V.O.N. will be distributed to students in the schools, with the written conssnt of the chil= dren‘s parents,. it was . meeting of the Public School Board he‘d on Monday evening in Central School, Major Knapp to Speak _ at Salvation Army â€" Meetings on Sunday Major Knaap has just returned after spending five years overseas with the Red Shield War Services, and has jJust taken over the duties of a Divisional Commander with theâ€" oversight of all Salvation Army work for the Northern Ontario Division, 4 Major Knaap is an excellent â€" preaâ€" cher, and his messages will bring real blessing to the people of Timmi_ns. His last appointment previous to comâ€" ing into his present work was Doverâ€". court, Toronto, where he spent a brief time. j The services of the coming weekâ€" end in the Salvation Army Citadel will be under the leadershlp of Major and Mrs. C. Knaap. Kinsmen to Assist â€" V. 0. N. with "Shellâ€" Out" Proceeds * Two members of the, Kinsmen Club, Pres{dent George Rfchards and Vice President Ellet. Smith, ‘attended the meetifig of the board in order to reâ€" ceive consent to distribute, tickets threugh the schools, Last year the tickets which were used for the Milk for Britain fund were, sent directly to the homes. Mr. Richards and (Mr. Smith exâ€" plained that the money collected for tickets would be given to the teachers and through them to the Knsmen. â€" The Kinsmen exp‘ained that there would be no destruction to any of the schools, and that only a hallway and one room of each school would be re« quired. * Work for Missions is Done by A. Y. P. A. This year competition will be conâ€" fined to classrooms, unlike last year \yhen older students competeq against younger ones. Prizes will be given to the chndren collecting the most tickets. Each child who collects tickets on Hallowe‘en night will be given a free pass ‘to attend the theatre, Saturday morning. Members of the A.Y.P.A. of St. Matâ€" thew‘s Anglican Church met in the‘ church ha‘ll last evening with â€"Miss May Cadman, pres.dent, in the: chair. The evening was devotedâ€"to making scrap books, dressing dolls : and the boys repaired toys for the children in the Indian Missions of Moosonee. The young people of. the club have set this as their objective and work meetings will be devoted to mission requirements for the Indianâ€"children; Timmins Police Coutrt Students Elect _ Officers for the Various Committees . The Welcoming Dance for First ;Form students will be held very early in November. An unofficial committee ;.,will greet the students. Students reâ€" ' eaentmgmy-gmde in‘the‘â€"sehool .wm be present to give elementary inâ€" .struction in. dancing. After the Christmas holidays, danciag instrucâ€" tion classes will commence for all students wishing to attain proficiency in this art,.. A very interesting Literary Scciety meeting was held on Wednesday afterâ€" ‘noon." After the election of officers, pGIICy was discussied. The question of whether or not toâ€"have cash prizes for ~the : forth-coming Oratorical Conâ€" ‘test: was dissussed. 1t was decided to wait. and discuss. the question with ‘t.he executive of the Students Council. Later: in the year an essay contest v Wlll ¢ be jheld. 3 : _The . Publicity Committee meeting was held. Monday . afternoon. . This cqmmitteg «is : responsible for the cperation of the student newspaper, the" "Campus Capers", and for publiâ€" cizing : various activities carried on by the student body. . The Entertainment committee met on Tuesday afternoon. At thisâ€" meetâ€" ing it was ‘decided‘ to hold a dance on the . 27th. of October will supply the music for the affair. This week at the Timmins High and Vocatfonal School, meetings were held by the ‘ students to elect executives and. to decide policies for the various committees and societies, which are essential to the construction of the Students Council. . . Friday an interesting program of musicâ€"makers and singers _ wili entertain: the Senior . Assrem“bly Next week separate claises will {te fesponâ€" stble for â€" the entertainmentâ€" . of the «tudents. the business was concluded, a ...hort discussion on rugby was held. At each of the meetings of tne Society, talks on preâ€"determined . subjects; will be â€"held. â€"~The next meeting of the Soâ€" ciety will be held on Wednesday, Octoâ€" ber 31ist, when "Hallowe‘en‘"‘ will be the subject.: | ' Publicity Committee, Hon. Chairâ€" man Mr. Fennell. ~Chairmanâ€"Marto â€" Moscareilo, Secretaryâ€"Ann Jamieson Treasurer â€"GIliff â€" Ellies: surwflelen ‘Ferari. â€" Sub-Oommittee Chaumnâ€"-Ann Jamieson. Refreshments . Subâ€"Commitiee,: . .. Chairmanâ€"Lilian . Crawford. Operatorâ€"John Augus Sign Subâ€"Committee. C Robert <Millette (chairman) «Marjory Platts, Joan .Carson. Newspaper Editorâ€" Verna McKey. Assistant editorâ€"Austin Jelbert Sports Editors â€"Maysell: Menear,. Blacky Pacione. Fashionâ€" Editorâ€"Nadine Smith. Gosâ€" sip Edltor-â€"June Gedge. . Humour Editorâ€"Ray Hunt.. Business Manag Â¥ â€"CGarlyle Dunbar... â€"# . Entertainment . Committee, â€" Hon. Chairmanâ€"Mr. Carriere. > Ohalrman-â€"Jac'x Murphy. Secretaryâ€"Judy. ~Halperin. _ Treaâ€" Secretatfi-â€"xatie Power.‘ Treasurer Reporter â€" Carlyle Hon. C;hairmanâ€"wss Routliffe and Chairiiknâ€"_â€"Robert Millette. Board Appointments WAETFINCH OCTOBER 18TH, 1945 Local Municipalities Protest ‘Means Test‘ For Miners‘ Pensions Forwarded by Mr. A. Shaw, Town Clerk of Timmins, to the Tsda‘le Council, the following telegram sent at the request of Mrs. M. A. Shipley, Reeve of Teck Township, was read at Monday‘s Council.meeting. (This was sent to the Iccal member, the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of Penâ€" sions:=) sSouth Porcupine Oct. 17th. Special to The Advance. "The Municipalities of Timmins, Whitney and Tisda‘e in the Porcupine Mining Area protest reportedâ€" means test for old age pensions under ago> 70. ~Men in most occupations employâ€" able over 70 but very few in underâ€" ground mining employable over 60. e Strgngly‘ urvge special consideration of abolishing means test for miners". Mrs. I. K. Pierce Feted at Surprise Party The sending of this telegram was sanctioned by the heads of the three municipalities in this district. Rev. J. Ford Inducted as Rector of St. Paul‘s Chureh A surprise birthday party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Art Moran, Maple Street, South, when a number of friends gathered to exâ€" tend felicitations to Mrs. I. K. Pierce. Present at the party were;â€"Mr. and Mrs. F. Simms, Mrs, SHixon, Mr. Karl Eyre, Mrs. Wm. Doran, Mrs. Fricker, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Burke, Mr. and Bridge was played during the evenâ€" ing and a most enjoyable social time was spent. Rev. John Ford was inducted as; Rector of St. Paul‘s Anglican Church at the Sunday evenmg service. ~â€"Bishopâ€"~Renisom â€" assisted ® ‘by * Canon Cushing of Schumacher and Rev. H. Hamilton of Fort George performed the induction ceremonial service. Rev. Ford was conducted by Canon Cushing to the various places in the Church where the new Rector made the customary declarations and pro- mises: The font, the readln'g desk the pulpit. and the Altar. ‘"‘The itwo. »wardens Mr. Ken. Kilâ€" born (Rectors Warden) and Mr. Stanâ€" ley Jay (people‘s warden) assisted at the ceremonies the latter handing the new Rector the keys of the Church. Bishop Renison gave the sermon. In the morning the Rev. Burgoâ€" master preached the sermon at the l1 a.m. sqrvice. A birthday cake, complete with canâ€" dles, was the piece de â€"resistance of a very delightful junch which was slerved by the. hosts. Mrs. I. Ig. Pierce and the host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Art Moran. South Porcupine Oct. 17th. Special to The Advance. The president, Mrs, F. Huckerby, was in the chair. Fireside Club Holds Enjoyable Meeting Twenty six members were present at the regular monthly meeting of the Fireside Club of First United Church. Mrs. G. Bilbrough thanked the speaâ€" ker on behalf of the club. After the â€". megting the â€" members spent a social â€"half hour and refreshâ€" ments were served. Mrs. T. Harper, who convened the rumage sale, reported that it was quite successful. Miss Ruth Wardlaw spoke on Books for Children, fhich was very timely subject with the approach of Christâ€" mas. . Good books.answer the blems of many perplexed Christmas Shoppers. Miss Sue‘ Meadows entertained with a piano selection. is Held by the : Anglican A. Y. P. A. "Friendly Hour" At the conclusion of the evening serâ€" vice last Sunday, members of St. Matâ€" thew‘s Anglican Young People‘s Club held a "Friendly Hour" in the base~ ment. of the church for returned serâ€" vicemen to meet become | acâ€" ~â€"‘The getâ€"toâ€"gether was very informal and during hour there was It is the intention of the A.Y.P A. to hold these informail meeting perâ€" At Sunday‘s meeting, Bobh Calin, vice Presldent- ot the" cmb welcomed B o c t# . .\ e The next meeting will be held on and refreshments were Convention is Held in : South Porcupine by 3 Sunday School Teachers The Annual Convention of Sund» School Teachers and Religious Leaders which is sponsored by the Porcupine Religious Education Council was held on Tuesday afternoon and evening of this week in‘ South Porcupine.. The sessions were held in the United Church, the supper in the Parish Hall of Saint Paul‘s Anglican Church, and the public service of worship in Saint Paul‘s Church. Over seventy delegates took part in the discussions and study groups which followed the addresses. Mrs. Gagnon Passes Away in St. Mary‘s Hospital Here Many friends and relatives attended the solemn requiem high mass which was sung in the Church of the Naâ€" tivity on Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. which marked the high etseem in which the late Mrs. Gagnon, mother of the Chief of Police in Timmins, was held by her many friends. Major John Hill, of Noranda, was guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club dinner on Mondayâ€"Past Governor Jack Linklater of Noranda Club was preâ€" sent also, and introduced the speaker. Major Hill‘s bOpic was ‘"Cape to Cairo" â€"and »he. pr0ved a most entertaining speaker. He was born in Halifax, educated (Enginecring) in Guebec. He went to §. Africa when the Cape to Cairo Railway had reached Kimberley. He spent many‘ years in Africa and was engaged in ‘the Construction of the Railway.â€" The late Mrs. Gagnon passed away in St, Mary‘s Hospital on Saturday evening at the age of 68 years. Rev. Father O‘Gorman celebrated mass, Rev. Fr. J. Callaghan was deaâ€" con and Rev. Fr. F. Murray, sub deaâ€" con. Major J ohn Hill Guest Speaker at S. Porcupine Kiwanis south Porcupine, Oct. 17th, Special to The Advance. He discussed the Bushmenâ€"that: tribe of small :people considered posâ€" sibly the lowest type of human, their 1| intelligence very . subâ€"normal; f they are superstitious and under the. spell of conjurors and other forms of savage domination. The climate is not suitable for the white man, too much rain and too much heat. Interment took place in Timmins Roman Catholic Cemetery. . He described incidents in the conâ€" struction of the Railwayâ€"huge apes 4 to 5 hundred pounds in weight who would roll boulders down on the workâ€" men to see them run. «The smaller monkeys make good pets (Major Hill had one for two years). He described other varieties of anâ€" imal and reptile common to this part of â€"Africa. ‘His speech was in the nature Oof a traveloguéâ€"and was appreciated by all present. He was thanked by Kiwanian Walter Honer. e "Mr. Honer will be in charge of this A Hallowe‘en "Shellâ€"Out" party conâ€" ducted on last year‘s most successful plan was also discussed. Kiwanian W. G. Smith, reported plans well advanced. and prizes for ticket sellers on display. Sgt. Fred Vickers, Sapper Nelson Therrien (returned ‘service men). wWw. Hutchinson, Rev. H. E. Hamilton of Fort George, and Mr. Ken Kilborn of" Schumacher were also guests at thisi Curling Club Elects Officers for 1945â€"6 Thompson Chairman. Match Committee,. H.â€" P. Cybulsiki McCoy, Bill Rinn. This siate of officers form the °exâ€" ecutive committee... The Curling wili M:bouttheucoudweekmuovem- ber and the committee in charge is looking : mnard to ‘a great sisason. ‘They hope: ‘to. beat last year‘s record The ninth Victory Loan Drive WASs Secretary will be oppointed later. Ice Committee, J. «D. gutherland, 11th. Special to A. Wookey * South Porcupine Church Celebrates x‘ 3Ath Anniversary At the afternoon session, the Rev. R, J. Scott occupied the chair, whils in the evening the Rev. John Ford presided over theâ€"meeting. The speaâ€" kers representing the Ontario Rellâ€" glous Education Council were Mrs. Gordon â€"Porter, Chairman of the Onâ€" tario Girls Work Board, and the Rev. E. R. MclLean, General Secretary of theâ€" Ontario Religious Education Council.. In his address Mr. McLea:n srid, "The main purpose of our work is to introduce boys and girls to God. To teach the relationship of the child to God. This is real Evangelism. Education and Evangelism go hand.in hand and should not be divorced from one another. â€" Evangelism is the proâ€" claiming of the Good News which is the Gospel. Education is to draw out a response from folks so that they put their trust in God, The. littie child is neither good nor bad. He may develop either way. It is our duty to make Him know God and to develop a desire to love and serve Him. Chrisâ€" tiahity is universal in the sense that it is a religion for all ‘people, but it is also universal in the fact that it meets the needs of all age groups. The response to the universal gospel varies with each age group. We must study the needs. of these groups and meet them. This is the great work®of religious education and it is in essence evangelistic‘. * Mrs. Porter in her address on "The Five Musts In" Christian Education" made it clear by means of luâ€" strations, that boys and girls must learn to enjoy religious and to °xâ€" press it in a practical manner. She stressed the need of developing the art of prayer, of presenting Christ in such Speakers drawn from the Porcupine Camp were:â€"Mrs. V. E. Schaefer, who gave the opinions of, a teacher on the general subject of Church, and. Pnbllc School Coâ€"operation. , The Rev. John Breckenridge who in dealing with the ‘same subjéct showed how one Church a way that children wanted: to follow Him and ‘be members of‘ His Church. A share in the work of the Church, and an interest in the missiionary proâ€" jects of the Church was . likewise stressed, and methods of approach to these problems were illustrated. | The Nominating Committee presentâ€" ed the following slate of officers for the Executive Committee of the: Por»â€", cupine Religious Education Council for the year 1945â€"46. President, Mrs. E. Gilmour Smith, Vice President, Rev. John S. Ford, Sec‘yâ€"Treasurer, Mrs. D. Sydor, Boys Work Representative, Mr. Geo. Reid, Girls Work Representative, Mrs. W. Laurie, Children‘s Work Reâ€" presentative, Mrs. A. Jackson, Legder« ship Training, Miss Ruth Wardlaw, the Clergy ex officio, and represenâ€" tatives of areas in the Porcupine Camp notâ€"covered by ~the : above : appointâ€" ments. â€" The Committee on Resolutions alto made it‘s report in which not only appre@lat.ion for the services of all those who contributed to the. success of the Copvention was expressed, but also certain practical suggestions which will be studied by ‘the new Exaâ€" cutive at a later date. * The supper in the Parish! Hall was provided by the Sewing Circle, The Service in .the Church was that. of Evening Prayer and was conducted by the Rector, Rev. John Ford. The Pasâ€" tor of the local United*: Church, Rev. R. J. Scott read the Lesson. Mrs. R, A. Vary presided at the organ, Prior to the supper hour, Mrs. Porter and Miss Wardlaw addressed a Rally of Girls and Leaders at the McIntyre Buildâ€" ing in Schumacher. The Convention meets at MacKay â€" Presbyterian Church, Timmins, next Autumn. 1 is co-operaitng in his area, Both speakers made a very fine contribution to the subject and their remarks were most enlightening and instructive,. Mrs. Gilmour Smith presented a {ine Book Talk.. Missâ€"K.â€" McElwee spoke on the subject ‘of hymns for the Sunâ€" day‘Schol .and .how to teach them. The following were in charge of deâ€" partmental group discussions, Rev. . R. McLean, Rev. R. J. Scotit, Mrs. Gorâ€" don Porter, Mrs. E. Gilmour Smith, and Missg Ruth Wardlaw. On Monday evening the ladies nf the W. A. are planning to serve an Anniversary Supper from 5 to 7.30, It will be needless to urge a larg8 attendance at the supper. When it is known«"that home made pléklu salads, relishes and pies aro on the menu, to say nothing of â€"the South Porcupine Octoberâ€"17th,. Speâ€" clal to The Advance. The United Church will celebrate thie th,. Anniversary of its institution in Porcupine on Sunday next. ~â€"Specialt music‘ wili be rendered and Rev. A. P. Addison of Haileybury United Church will be guest speaker. Revy. R. J. Seott will conduct services at and 7 pm. n Pss Mmt eooklnz of the main m‘ the church will be amply fifled .e ";?,fffffl Single Copyâ€"Five Cents The Pioneer Paper: of the Porcupme Established 1912

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