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. Â¥iâ€" 42 . ; 1 e e# : :s 4Â¥ .0 +3 N aio 22 , * ~ M > 4 f + $ utt. | * é‘ 2 > i . 2/ en 7 ’ $ “x h » g g i is i L P # ar Tad f 37 R t3Â¥ € [\ Reviewed ot Kiwonis Luncheon Meeting that the Turkey Shoot would get underway just as soon as a sultable buliding is obtained. J. Parker announced that the Anâ€" nual Kiwanis Ladies night would be held November 26th. 1945. . At the regular weekly luncheon meetâ€" ing of the Kiwanis Club which was held on Monday in the Empire Hotel at which the president, F. H. Bailley, presided, Pritsz Woodbury announced sey, Bob. Fee, Jack Horrie, Ken Stubbs, Percy Carson, J. H. Knell, Fred Armâ€" strong, Stewart Brillinger, Fred Jackâ€" son, W. H. Eastman, Ned Ward, George Howard, George Reed, P. O. Blake *‘Awde, P. 0. L. B. King. P. O. Bruce Clark, P. O. George McMaster, P.â€" O. James McClung, Dr. Peter Wenger, and Dr. Cliff Taylor, also to the folâ€" lowing civilians not now actively enâ€" gaged in Air Cadets‘ work; Hank Lloyd, Fritz Woodbury, Ed. Scholes, Larry Wolfe, W. Tansley. George Knowles gave a report on the Boy Scouts. ‘Percy Moisley outlined the work that had been done in the Kiwanis Cadets during the war and announced that in the future the Air Cadets would be carried on with but few changes. Mr. Moisley paid tribute to the work done during the last five years by the folâ€" Jlowing men:â€"Arch, Giilies, Lorne Jowâ€" ~The officers taking over the Air Caâ€" dets are all returned men and are:â€" F. L. J. M. Greer, F.O. Ralph, F.0. Norman McGrath, F.O. J. â€"C. Moore, F.O. Vincent Lafreniere. For â€" the â€" senior â€" squadron:â€"r.L. Shields, D.F.C., F. O, Chuck Jemniett, FO. James McClung, F.O. Mervin Barnes and F. O. George Tennysn. FL wm. Shields, veteran ‘officer of this war, spoke highly of the Timmins Air Cadets. He also spoke of the imâ€" mense job of rehabilitating thousands of returned men. He spOoke of some of his experiences in France, particularly as it concerned the French undar- ground ' \Mr. Gordon Campbell thanked m-. Shields ' . Visitors at the luncheon were: «W. C. Shields J. M. Greer, S. Saroko, C. F. Jemmebt J. K. Harrison, J. V. Mcâ€" Clung of Timmins, R. Harvey, Brantâ€" ford, J. C. Moore, Toronto, W. R. Mcâ€" Contact Established | With Géermany and Austna via Red Cross: oxatn, ath. N. M v. Baterpand. Kiwanian Frits Woodbury led. %he singing accompanied by W. H. Wnsou at the plano. ®° S For a time, there was a temporary suspension of all postal and telegraâ€" phic communication between Switzerâ€" land and Germany and Switzerland and Austria, which meant. that <th: International ‘Committee of the Red Cross was unable to make engquiries reégarding whereabouts and welfare Oof persons resident in those two counâ€" tries on behalf of relatives in Canada. Since then the Overseas Office ‘of the Canadian Red Cross Society has been endeayouring to reâ€"establish communication with those countries, Through â€"the good offices of the Briâ€" tish Red Cross it will now be possible to once again accept enquirles on beâ€" half of German and Austrian naâ€" tionals in this country regarding the welfare of their relatives in Germany and Austria. Anyone in Timmins wishing to send such communication may do so ..through the Secretary, Mrs. H. R. Channen,~ 50 ‘Toke Street, telephone Leae let Ratd on Town 157. Cries of "Air Raid" and the simuâ€" lated shriek of a descending bomb were. heard mingling with the roar of an aeroplane about 4.15 yest.erday afterâ€" noon when the Porcupine Camp was "bombed" with Ninth victory Loan leafiets. § Many of the leafiets had the signaâ€" ture of Mr. R. E. Dye, chairman of the Ninth Victory Loan Oommittee for the District of Cochrane. Those: vivid imagination scrawled their verâ€" sion of Mr. Dye‘s signature at the bottom. Their plans, however, were folled, anticipating such a move or bYy mere chance. Mr. Dye has signed his name in Red Lead Pencil, A number of the children wanting toclaim passes for the theatre presented leaflets signed with black pencil and some with ink but were: ‘refused the passes. 'I‘he McIntyre Mineés Aircraft flyâ€" bearing Mr. Dye‘s signature if preâ€" sented at any of the Theatres in the Porcupine Camp will entitle the .posâ€" sessor to a pass for a free show. â€" :A total of 5,000 leaflets were droppei and of this amount 200 were signed by the plane dropped the flrst batch of Wce | _ Lieut. J. Shenton, R.C.N.V.R. was in Timmins at the beginning of the week . conducting a survey of employment ; conditions in the Porcupine district. Mock Trial.Featured At Lions Club Attending the meeting were several members of the Timmins Kiwanis Club who had been summoned to ayp~ pear at the Lions meeting on a charge of wilfully carrying a Lion ensign on cars belonging to members of the Kiâ€" wanis Club. The accused were Kiâ€" wanians Geo. N. Ross, Gordon Campâ€" bell, Frank Bailey and Scotty Wilson. Other Kiwanians present were Fritz Woodbury and Wm. Langdon, who was the prosecutor. At the regular weekly meeting of the Timmins Lions Club which was held in the dining room of the Grand Hotel the special feature of the evenâ€" ing was a mock trial. This event had been anticipated with much interest and friendly rivalry and the proceedâ€" ings certainly provided all the fun and interest that had been expected. Wendell Brewer, the judge, was an imposing figure as a representative of the law, complete in wig and gown, Greg Evans was counsel for t.hé deâ€" fence. Navy Rehabilitation Officer Visits Here A great deal of fun emerged from the proceedings and theâ€" evening was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone preâ€" sent. â€" In addition to reviewlng the. empioy- ,ment. situation Lieut. Shenton is also making a survey of housing conditioqs Guests‘ of the evening were Jim Wyatt, Gordon Hall, both of Timmins; Cecil Grant, secretary, and G. Biggs, president of: the Schumacher Lions Club. Acting as Navy: rehabilitation officer, Lieut, Shenton‘s tour of investigation will cover ~Sudbury, Kirkland . Lake, Noranda, Val D‘Or and Porcupine fand a report of his findings in the districts will be submitted to Navy authorities who wil}, in turn, make the informaâ€" tion available to Navy personnel being m%“" ?Waxmafi,f w } en n 6 d Di l2nt o aa _ A. comprehensive booklet entitled "Naval Rates, Their Meaning For Emâ€" ployers" is belng Bbrought to the at« tention of employers. This 260 page book deflnes the work, capabilitics and qualifications of naval rates and consequyently is a reliable guide for employers who are interested in hirâ€" ing discharged Navy personnel. | Mrs. Digby Grimston Dies in Long Branch Employers will readily appreciate the significance of the manual when called upon to decide the work to which a discharged man is best suited. â€" Many Timmins residents and friend; of long standing will hear, with regret, of the death of Mrs. Digby Grimston, who. for a number of years was liâ€" brarian here. Mrs. Grimston passed away last Sunday at her home in Long Brancnhn and interment took place on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Digby Grimston wers well known and highly esteemed in this community and it will be recalled that Mrs. Grimston had suffered a severe heart attack early last year prior to their departure for New Torâ€" onto. It was a, similar attack which caused the death of Mrs. Grimston on Sunday Tast. â€" with ink but were ‘refused the passes. 'I'he McIntyre Mines Aircraft flyâ€" ing very low droppedâ€" the _ leaflets around the town and naturally a lot of them landed in the Hollinger Bull Park. ‘Undismayed by the distance and the cold many youngsters set Off attopspeedtortbeBalanrttocol- lect the leaflets and scanâ€" each one eagerly for Mr. Dye‘s signature. Eleven Municipal Employees Retired On Pension Plan At a social evening held in the Oddâ€" fellows Hall last Monday. eveniug, eleven members â€" of the Municipal staff,: with a total of 144 years service to their "*credit, were t.he guests of honour. All eleven employees, members of the: Public Works. Dept., were retired from their posts on October 31st., unâ€" der the recently . instituted pens.on plan for civic. employees â€" The staff of the Municipal Building presented the retiring employees with excellent gifts. Easy Chairs were preâ€" nm to..Méssts Murtashfifi-oy m \ The presentations were made by J.P. P Hanley and ‘Peter Jeffrey. s ;‘ .3;;._ J AAQAAll, Â¥â€"â€" _ A 1 1 YEARLSE o 8 _ * Councillor McDermott, on behfilf.s o‘ the councillors, announced : that the guests of honour g'vould receive~ gold wrist watches with their, namesâ€" and years of service engraved on the bacxr A. \L. Shaw, Town Clerkâ€"Treasurer, who was the principal speaker of the evening, congratulated the men on their long and efficient service: to tlie town and said that it wasâ€"theâ€" people: of the town who were congratulating them, the assembled ‘ gathering wa.s. only trying to convey their thanks. ~During his talk, Mr. Shaw adv’ocated a four year term . for councmors in order to allow ther: to plan ahead In a community like Timmins, depenâ€" dentâ€"on one\ industry, it is difficult for the council; and it is essential that they do plan ahead. Toast to the retiring men wWAS proâ€" posed by Councillor Wm. McDermott. chairman of the Public Works soniâ€". mittee, Frank Murtagh replied to the toast and paid tribute to. the council and Mr. Jack McLean, municipal enâ€" gineer, and to his fellow workers of the past twenty years. Alex Bergeron also replied to this toast. Toast to the visiting municipal deâ€" partments â€" was proposed by Deputy Chief Jack Downey and was replied to by Fire Chief Wm.: Stanley. Councilior. Karl Eyre proposed the toast to the Town of Timmins and said he thought that these men nad been very good to the Town of Timâ€" mins.. Commenting. on the. pension. pla,n Councilior Eyre remarked that he considered the town unique in penâ€" sioning its employees at the age, of 65 without contributions from the: emâ€" ployees to a pension fund. e3 x Short.addresses were given by Mayor J. Emfle Brunett.e Cquncfllors Bill Ro-_, Mail Service Opened to Norway The Post Office Department anâ€"| LDAt nounces that parcels may now be ‘sent is by mail to Norway..: Contents are â€" to | well be limited to food, tollet articles, drugs| | Sc and used clothing. . The parcels must| join not weigh. over :11 pounds, and the wort total value should not exceed :25 two parcels per week, each . of w sn must be: to two different addrm. ’igfé parcel weighing 11 pounds. would| ther needflwinpmtau.anducmamim "x FIRSIâ€"IN CANADA® This is one side of the Canadian "railway within a/ raliway , introduced for the first time in Canadian train‘ service at Windsor Station, Montreal, to save time for both those who make sleeping and parlor car reservations and those who take them. Mounted on ballâ€"bearing wheels and an elevated. track thisâ€"~ mobile filing: cabinet makes accessible: to seated operators all diagrams of sleeping and parlor cars in regular and extra line service which they are asked for over direct telephone lines from all ticket.clerks in Montreal, Lined up by W. C. Wainwright, reservations supervisor, intensive study of arrangements in effect in principal American cities, it was built at the C.P.R.‘s Angus Shops in Montréal, - Ext _ ~ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST, 1945 > berts Mike. Karol and J V.. Bonâ€" homme, ~Following the speeches and presenâ€" tation of gifts a buffet luncheon was served.. . _ . . . s S _Mr. Jack McLean, Municipal Enâ€" gineer was the chairman for the 'evémn‘g es : _,. Men retired under the scheme ar Salem Schroeder 26 years servxce, James Roy, 23 years; Frank Murtagh, 21 years;, Alex Bergeron, 20 years; Wilâ€" liam ,Black 15 years,; A. Robineau, 11 w a $ nold, 6 years; A. E. DeM William Vrin,. 2 years. is: one side of the Canadian "railway within a; railway", had the app;ovai the citizens,‘ as. well as the police and the clergy. The. r-aflair was conducted in a proper and1 crderly manner, â€" with the assis*ance of. numerous Kinsmen,. Kinettes, and an army of teachers who gave wiliâ€" ingly of their services so that children of ~theâ€" â€"community. would have the time of their young lives. Kmsmen Shell-Out Event is Big Success f The mnémenâ€"â€"-Victorian Order of Nurses Big . Hallowe‘en: shellâ€"out is over, and it is acknowledged a suceess. The children of theâ€" community, and there were ‘over 5,000 ‘of them, made Hallowe en a really enjoyable eycn;a The‘ Kinsmen "shellâ€"out" was an idea born of necessity, due to warâ€" time restrictions, and so that. Canaâ€" dian children would not be. deprived of their Hallowe‘en celebration "shellâ€" out" tickets: came into being, and in the past warâ€"time period funds derived from the event went to aid the chiiâ€" dren of Britain in the Milk for Briâ€" tain campaign.. This year, however, Kinsmen in Tlmmlns and throughout Canada devoted their time and enerâ€" gies to worthwhile community service. Few peqpla in Timmlns, perhaps, fealize that the V. O. N. will call at hmne whenever there is nlness which calls.for part-tlme nursing. Few know that these nurses are graduates speâ€" cializing ix;z home‘ nursing, and that -â€"â€" ooA mt ns d bhey worb nnder the direction of a hysicffin ’And-â€"few people know, too, that speclal feature of V‘ O.N. Work is mtemity care for the. mothers 2s well as the new born baby.: _ yvears § Poppy Day to be Held Saturday, Nov. 11th To business men, merchants and private citizens Have you. placed your order with the Canadian Leglon for a Poppy wreath yeb? â€" Remembrance Day is Sunday Novâ€" ember 11th. and Poppy Day wm be held on Nov. 10th. ‘ Funds raised‘ by the sale of: wreaths and Poppies are used to relieve distress among veterans of both world wars and the making of the flowers and wreaths provides sheltered employment fcr the disabled veterans for whom this employment is their means of earning a living. Lz IS as Kamiscotia to do some preâ€"season work by cutting and cleaning trails. . The original downhill run is being widened and stump and rock obstrucâ€" "'ns blasted to clear the trail for the of, the skiers, ‘ -’A great amount of work / has been â€"done but there is stillâ€"considerahle ‘trail cutting"* and.clearing yet to be accomplished before the winter season ‘setsin,.~ Tt is anticipated that a large ‘number: of . wOrkers will show up next ‘sunday. % Ski Trail at . Hear ye! il'ear‘-“"x\e;!‘i. Hear ye!â€" Attenâ€" tion local ski enthusiasts! Vbb umm uts i6 «ud Last Sunday 2. group of ardent Ski fans just thirsting for: work, motored out Mount Jamleson better known Be at the Post Office corner at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday morning if "you are interested and feel the urge. to do some pioneering work on the ski trail. The ski_Chalet at the Gulch is in need of many helping hands in the matter of redecorating which is now underway. Come and give a hand! Pon‘t forget the Porcupine Ski Club Dance on Friday, November 30th. Versatility â€" The McNames Have it!! The ability of the MacNames family isâ€"not restricted to organizi):g Victory Loans! These were the remarks of the chairman at the Citizens Rally at the Palace Theatre on Sunday night. N. â€"L, (Stubby) MacNames, Unit Orâ€" ganizer for: the District of: Cochrane, made a few general remarks pertainâ€" ing â€"to the campaign and then introâ€" duced â€"his son Peter, who is a second year High School Student in Toronto. In a seven minute address, . Peter pointed out how important it â€"was for every Canadian to invest in Victory Bonds. "The boys overseas have dore an excellent job and t heleast We can do is to see that they are well repaid. Canada â€" never â€" can â€" write . paid across. all . her warâ€" bills; the debt to the blind, the maimed and the. bereaved:> can . not. be erased by money.. Nevertheless, there are bills that can and must be paid; _t.he wounded and the sick must . be restored to health and this.is what a portion of our money will. be used for." Give ,’tg'enerously and buy a wreath! efi y 09 > * ue roved linth Victory Loan Rallies Next Sunday Will Feature Two Stars Slate of Officers for Boy Scouts Ass‘n Ninth Victory Loan Rallies will be held at the. Palace and Broadway Theatres next Sunday night when Miss Mildred Morey "star of the Army Sshow" and Miss Dorothy Bromby will be the star performers. Mildred Morey has crossed Canada twice with the Canadian Army Show, The election for 1945â€"6 was held during the Annual Meeting of the Timmins Boy Scouts Associg« tion which was held at the Municipal Building last Friday evening. Mr. John Blackshaw, former secre« tary of the association was elected: president by acclamation and replaces Mr.; W. F. Lawry who resigned after filling the office for several years. Also elected by acclamation were:â€" Robeért Charlebois, vice president, Frod Simpson secretary, and J. A. Ayotte, treasurer. Those elected to the executive comâ€" mittee were W. F. Lawry, A. F. Carâ€" riere, Merton W. Lake, G. Morris, Cyâ€" ril Rodda and G. Ruest. A Scoutâ€" master will be appointed to the comâ€" mittee at a later date. Commissioner S. A. Caldbick, (reâ€"elected) Diocesan Commissioner J..A. Cousineau, District Scoutmaster Norman Greene and Disâ€" trict Cubmaster Joe Lucciantonio will also serve on the executive. meeting. Mattagami Home And School Ass‘n To Meet Friday A meeting of the Mattagami School Home and School Association will take place on Friday evening at 8 p.m. in the school: . Report of nominating committee and election of officers will take place, Guest speaker of the evening will be Mrs. Harvey, of Kitchener. It is urged that all parents, fathers and mothers, and everyone interested attend the meeting. Special Mission is â€" Visiting in Timmins for the: past week, Father Joseph: Morgan, has conâ€" ducted an English Mission at the Saâ€" cred Heart Church, ie During his last sermon Fr. Morgan emphasized that unless there is failâ€" ure there could not be success.. On the road of life man has to learn and benefit from defeat. eB ce OO CE Perseverenece is the source of true happiness and. can only be learned from. a love of God, Boy Scouts Hold Bean ~â€"~ Supper and Social e onl Sfi 0 0o s 2)T 8 ts ‘ Not only have the : employees . of ~Boys of ‘the Fifth Timmins Scout ‘"Sam Bucovetsky Limited" surpassed Troop held a Bean Supper which was their; quota in the ‘Payroll Group, the served by the mothers of the. Scouts‘ employer purchased a $30,000.00 Bond Auxiliary. ; yesterday." With a spirit of coâ€"operaâ€" Speakers during the evening were tion such as this the Ninth Victory Mr. H. Fuke and Mr. George Drew. .‘ Loan is sure to be a success, 6 Motion pictures were shown by Fire! â€"Union Brewery have again dong a Chief Wim, Stanley and these recalled wonderful job in Group Payroll. Not the Cyclorama of 1945 and camping only have they reached 180% of quota days with the Fifth troop at Nellie allotted them, but every employee has Lake. subscribed. ‘Paul and Mary Zanolla About 35 boys were present at the were <again to the fore purchaslngv social evening. :$9,000.00 worth of Bonds, Timmins and District Advisory Board C.N.I.B. HoldSemiAnnual Meeting The Timmins and District ‘Advisory Board, Canadian National Institute for the Blind, held its seml-anmml meeting on October 30th. ' thanked themembers of the committee 4or their loyal support and coâ€"Opetaiâ€" tion during the past year. f â€"The secretary read a letter from Col. Baker, managing director of the C.N. I..B., conveying thanks and apprecieâ€" tion for the coâ€"operation and assisâ€" tance given by the local committee throughout the year. _ , In addition to the members of the Advisory Board, there were also preâ€" sent the Field Secretary, Mr. W. T. Simmons and Mr. H. Treneer. The chairman, Mrs. Keené, preslded at the meeting. She gave an address of welcome to Mr. Simmons and to the on the blind of n Acch+ weltare ‘convener; â€" Mrs. â€" Robinson, showed a great number of calls made ing, food and fruit â€"were provided in many of them. Mr. Bimmons gave a very interestâ€" ins report covering the work amn . F. Lawry presided at the Conducted Here fmit were providnd ta of entertaining members of the armed forces.. She is the leading lady of this show, and has managed to do a great deal of work for the troops in canps and depots on her own. Miss Morey is a comedienné«song«â€" stress who started her vocal carger ai the age of three. And that was no "sing your little pigce for Auntie" business either. It was professionai work in which she was constantly enâ€" gaged until schooling became the N. 1 priority in her Jife, She went to school in Detroit, where her parents had moved from their native Hamilâ€" ton Ont., soon after she was born. When fifteen years old Miss Morey came to Toronto and before the war was a noted vocalist appearing with the top notch dance bands Of the countryâ€"notably Luigi Romanelli and Horace Lapp. Miss Morey can‘t get enough of singing for the men and women in uniform. It is her ambition to go overseas before it‘s all over over there. | She has one great hobbyâ€"â€"cooking; especially Chinese and other foreign dishes, At least that was her favurite pastime until five months ago when her baby daughter, Heather (McPherâ€" son came along. Now Heather has first claim for attention. Miss Dorothy Bromby started ner formal education ‘"at the keyboard at the age of five, and has been taking lessons continuously ever since. Durâ€" ing the past three years she has gradâ€" ually been transferring her attention to the organ and is now studying unâ€" der G. Franklin Morris for her A C C.O. and A.T.CM. Miss Bromby made her first public appearance at the piano at the age of seven and from that time on has been a favorite with Ontario concert goers. Although now only nineteen years of age her musicianship and inâ€" terpretation is amazingly well matured and .her appearances are always a treat for those who enjoy pilano music. She‘ is a versatile performer and can anything from classical to swing music.. Since the beginning of ‘the war she has worked hard to entertain the ‘troops in all parts of Ontario and. it is for them that she has developed her sparkling technique of popular and swing music. +â€"Miss~Bromby and after leaving Western Technical Commercial School took employment in a Toronto Insurance Office. Everyone is cordially invited to atâ€" tend these Rallies and then sign theh‘ names for Victory. With a quota of $3,600,000 set for the District of Cochrane and 50% of the time gone the following is the standing of the various towns:â€" Timâ€" mins 51.9%; Schumacher, â€" 54.4% ; South Porcupine, 41.5%; Ramore, 64.3%; Matheson, 54%; Val Gagne, 17.3% ; Porquis Junction, 25.5%; Iroâ€" quois Falls, 49.5%; Cochrane, 31.7%, Smooth ‘Rock Falls, 123% ; Farquler, 12.5%; Moonbeam, 100.4%; Kapusknsâ€" ing, 506%; Hearst, 143.9%; Freaserâ€" dale, 106%; Monteith, 23%.. Congratulations to Moonbeam and Praserdale now: over the top! Already there are 44 blind vetcrars of this war, in Canada, 23 of whom have t.aken the training provided by the C.. N. I. B. and the Institute is expecting 44 more shortly. As yet they are in England, some at St. Dtutstan 8. Due to the efforts of the C. N, L ‘B., ‘blind pensions have been secured for the Eskimos. Timmins district there are 33 regisâ€" tered blind persons. He made a cartâ€" ful study of the needs of each. Many visits to them were made, free, eye examinations have been , given and glasses provlded where necus_gy as well as free transportation, The matter of the Christmas dinâ€" ner and party for the blind was disâ€" cussed and arrangements for same wlll be published later. Mr. Treneer expressed his pleunro M being present and his sincere apâ€" preciation of the great work being ac« mplhhcd so unselfishly by the m- ‘i'he meeung then adjourned,;_w'