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Porcupine Advance, 17 Apr 1947, 1, p. 4

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Mrs. Ernie Poolk R. Harkness, M Cybulski, Mr. Ed. Jenkin, Roger Gordon Paul, . Batchelorâ€" Helen Bvers and Mildre ‘;W.,-'D. Robson Pauls Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. 8 Roy Dunbar, BSkaviem, Mr., i Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. W. O. Lal Mr. and Mrs uo Mr,. R. J. Enais c dy arranged ening at t.re bungal Barbara Am Seot! Guests at tht bara Ann Ecott Clyde Sceott, M Mrs. C. E. K R. J. Ennis Host At Dinner For World Famous Skater QUNQET( ARSON N “Rough Riders a of Cheyenne" ’ Ssaturday. Matinees ODAY hk. s« 1"" OoNLY amural "Alias Mr. Twilight" ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PLAYING Thursday Effective Sunday, April 2 sTarts:â€" saturpaAyÂ¥Hey Kids! INTERNATIONAL PICTURES PRESENTS ww Olivia de HAVIELANE F4 M M ._,‘..‘.?:?.'. f; » 68 5 > ._.: - “ .. 7 4 * ' | CA ' P BA Ray Whitley Western Music Who? â€" All children from 6 months and over. When? â€" Saturday, April 19th, at 9:30 A.M. Where?â€" By Your own Doctor or at any one of the Why? â€" To protect your children against whooping cough, diphtheria and smallpox. Bowling Alley Cats AT THE Friday and Saturd: Full Information from Agents Fox Movictone News This Is Your Opportunity. . HAVE YOUR CHILDREN IMMUNIZED! Birch Street School Holy Family School St. Alphonse School TIME TABLE CHANGES "BE X TRA PORCYPINE HEALTH UNIT son, D ind M\ Erud "Daughter ol Don â€"Q (Episode No. 7) SCHUMACHER : Public School sOUTH PORCUPINE : Townâ€" Hall Clivia de HAVILLAND _ Show Starts 10 a. im Lew AYRES :. 41 CARTOONS ADUVLT ENTERTAiINMENT ‘or further information Phone d V Saturd: Dr. and Mrs d Mrs. wW. S D. Campbell . Mr. and Mrs south Porcupine 23 M 1 following centres: Timmins 2300 â€"or t at a niceâ€" Bunday evâ€" mor aof Miss 11 t het M 1 TTMMINS Harold Bar=â€" and Mmca 111 ind )¢11, Ars, Ci. ley, ind The first article of mention is the performance of the Sea Cadets at the recent Skating Carnival. ‘There were 30 Cadets on hand and they handled their assignments â€"very well. . Besides enjoying their work they also were able to see the performances through mamny times. At this school senior girls‘ chamâ€" pionsoip wasp layed. tor "Bim" Sturgeon has reported the followimns results, from the St.. Anâ€" thony‘s School, boys‘ senior winners, Ploriant Chenier, Paul Emile ‘Piche, and Rojald Desjardin, boys‘ junior winners, Robert Chalifoux, Raymond Cherrier and Gerald Stebbins, ‘girls‘ junior winners include sunegault, Muriei Smith and R. Broâ€" sunegult, chu. The Corps purchased : a< some time ago and â€"we Cadets are put=â€" ting it to good: use. Every parade night a different division is given recâ€" reational â€" training « and â€" taught the fundamentals of .pasketbau. A â€"team represexnting the Corps was formed andt during â€" its brief jexistence . won threée of four, games played. In last weeks « column I omitted the names of two officers who had been working like Trojans on the boathouse. These men, Lt. Gus Doucet and Sâ€"L*. Rolly Nillsorn worked with undying vigour in order â€"to have the boathouse on skids and ready for removal: to its new site. My apologies and . deepeqt thanks men. Four of the 12 Timmins school who have taken part in the Timmins‘. Comâ€" munity â€" activitiese sponsored â€" marble tournament are now available. Direcâ€" The news has diminished till next time when I will return with more news and views about theâ€"R.C5.C.C. "TIâ€" CGER". I may have some news about Sumimer camp by next week. Till then, Cheerio. <t, Anthony‘s School I would like to say a few words about the Corps Band this week., Under joint leadership of: Petty Ofâ€" ficers Jack Mitchell and . Yours: truly, it has been completely â€" reâ€"organized. There are still a few old Band: memâ€" bers but the best part of the Band is voung and ineXperienced. The Band is progressing rapidly and we should be in shape for the first parade of the seaso:1 Today Friday STELLA DALLAS" 5“/4/ TAI.IiS TO 4 HORSES’ owing to the cancellation of PFriâ€" day‘s parade this week‘s column will be a short one. } Bow Waves (Bvy Claite Archert, P.O.) """"O"""”'"”‘ Plus a Big Western "South of Rio Grande" Big Stage.Party® TA "a*>} * Prizes â€" Surprizes Central School Moneta School St. Charles School b‘ ‘"BUTCH‘JENKINS > PETER LAWFORD ! BEVERLYTYLER * Marble Results Doors Open 9 A.M. The young man w park waiting for the g leaned against the rail discovered were fre Farther down the roa painter still busy.. Goin said indignantly: . "Her you put ‘Wet Paint 0 , ings?" "Why, be doin ied the painter. Community singing Mr. Lloyd Hunkin, and ed out a â€"happy eveni Games of . every played and Mrs. Lil Regan took top ho of the session. During â€" the even Neame, of . Timmitu Perocy Andrews with dent‘s Pin. Mr. And: ed his year of office Included in the list Cotnam, Miss Evelyn I Miss Lillian J,. Meélville, Miss Marior P. Conway, Mrs. J. Sal Nixon, Mrs. J. Ogilvie of Timmins, and Mrs. V livan, Miss Evelyn Jay Mrs. S. Millions, Mrs. F C. H,. Libby, Mrs. B. C Roach, Mts. Freeman. Sending gifts but i were Miss Irene Libh Fox and Mrs. P. McAl A social evening atte ber of veterans of both ladies was held on T in the Legion Hall. It was the local proved to Legion Branch Hold Gala Evening Brideâ€" Elect Feted A delightful buffet ed by the hostess. Fr mins were in attend some from South Extension. Lovely and useful into a blue and whi fered to the brideâ€"el¢ ed with thanks as gift. Games were the ment, prizes being ville, Mrs. P. Con Miss Evelyn Tiern mer, Mrs, J. Sal Bullivan. The room was ta blue and white a for the guest of h tis, was similarly A lovely miscellan held on Friday last Ada Curtis, brideâ€"c] Hostess for the occas Curtis Jr., 9 Cecil was _held al branc} to be a : s of . ev and took top sess10n. sSOUTH PORC KOUTH At Lovely Shower Un "‘LCouldn‘t you have_u{ound;thatjgt_a_i_f_i_"ef.si_l'fl’,’f Yl) INI N eE eE Features Syndicate, Inc ring, he hich he painted. aw . the 1 1¢ Austin Mi nd ADVANCE. TTIMMINS, ONTARIO Mr. and Mrs."Béen Curtis of Dome Extension announce the. engagement af their youngest daughter, Ada Murâ€" iel.. to: Stanley +James Mahon, second son of Mr. andc(Mrs.;}T. Mahon ; of Evans St. The we@ding will,take place at. 23. pm..o: April.3th, in St.. Paul‘s Anelican Church,.South Porcupine. Attending the party were Sharon | Anderson, Shirley Miller, Ruth Creed, | Menrietta Fulton, Ara Linda Leeman, Joy Miller Mary Relich, Annie Klanâ€" ich, Barbara Ellis, Alva Lee Leeman, Shirley Dick, Tommy Ellis, Georging | Cioodyear, Stacia Wojtyto, Walter Reâ€" ; lich, Emile Relich, and the little guest | of hoxnor, Shirley Ann Mullins. The i {ollowing ladies attended the party and I injoyed afterncoon tea; Mrs. J. Ander-i gon, Mrs.. Bert Waite, Mrs. â€" Leeâ€" man, Mrs. Gladys Fulton, Mrs. Hepâ€" plewhite, Mrs. Jerry Mullin, SCHUMACHER Shirley Ann Mullin Feted On Birthday Shirley Ann Mullin was guest of honor at a nicely arranged party held Patent Qihce. On Tuesday: prize re Mrs. E. J. RA) tey od â€" Friday ndmother, th Ave. 1 had f very mnappy mes. During the afterno ry Mullin served a daint hlight of which was a e frosted in pink and whit SOUTH PORCUPINE ingagement Announced Toront C ind her sot number of little nad very ha 111002 fall rish hall Ave. â€"Shirle urth birthday pr( mewIrng Church held ind Mrs. Tom Wilson returned ‘ soclal af under the sOUTH PORCUTPINE rda brother in New der these auspice: e, All who attend itality and pleas the great attrac 1e is assured. * mee All R LOCALS befort Maxwell Mrs. Shirley Deput y 1 1 eP reti Ma ant ti0: 84884890004 O 0 0000 00 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 40 0 4 44 0 0 0 00008 0 000004 00400 8888800 0 6 * ‘... 0 $ 4 «$ “mm’““ Report to the 21st Annual Meeting, April 11th, 1947 At the 21st Annual Meeting of the Workers‘:Coâ€"opâ€" ative held recently in Timmins, E. J, Laakso, general 21st ANNUAL REPORTS onal Director To Workers Members Show Healthy Position But Point To Inflation Dangers maAn!2in Our to Mecting du« (General Manager 1} jakery J‘ 6 l FAAILY INCOMIE TOO LoOw Wo operations â€" showed $s for the year.;.. The the highest on record y. The neéew master s installed in Decemâ€" can now produce a ‘m loaf, such as was reportt orkers‘ Coâ€"Operative Of New Ontario Limited 1947 ional Committee report to the 21st Anâ€" ig was given hy James Tester, Educaâ€" tor. _ ‘The big economic problems facing ovement and the people generally were The report stated. baket 6 ), our coâ€"operaâ€"not possible with the "peel". type t of $10,905.00. ; oven. Consequently the:; demand akery showed a | for our bakery products is constantâ€" les of $622,.000.00 | ly growing. _ The increased sugar y â€"$91,000.00. alowance starting in April will alâ€" es by branches | low us to produce lines of pastry hing, $26,000.00: which had to be discontinued someé $20,00.00: â€" Kirk_ | 280. such as Danish and other ): Larder Lake, | Scandinavian pastries, and increasâ€" $8,000.00: â€" and ed amounts of present varié¢ties, )0 . New Store In Sudbury ry Operations Our Sudbury Coâ€"operative organ» izing committee reports that well rations showed | over 300 families have subscribed general wage | « SLIn the InIin BUreall Ol or. 1947 are trend in outlined by he Bank of ral 1347 o1 AC prices that . ~furâ€" adian itures ving idian ind ~â€" 2‘% billion dollars a y.ear'ai; :Tfi?.' sult of these measures. Under the pressure of big business the governâ€" WORKERS‘ COâ€"OPERâ€" ATIVE 1926 to 1947 1. Organized in 1926. 2. Present membersn‘p numâ€" bers 1600. 3. Five Stores, bakery and coal _ yard serving â€" the North, 1. Over $150,000 «seturned to customers, families are earning less than the amount required to maintain a minimum of health and decency."‘ During. the war, prices were held at a fairly constant level, This was done through price controls and subsidy payments to premary producers. It is estimated that in a FEeXV In conclusion, I would say: that while our Coâ€"opgerative as a whole shows definite improvement in all branches, the management and the directors urge the membership to give their continued loyal supâ€" port, so that our Coâ€"operative may continue to grow and expand, and be of greater assistance to the comâ€" mon people in improving their standard of livine, In 1946 our coâ€"operative invested $10,000,00 for new equipment, conâ€" sisting of a Master Baker oven and a oneâ€"ton Panel truck for the Bakâ€" ery, a halfâ€"ton delivery truck for South Porcupine, % ton delivery truck <for Kirkland Lake, and a Biro electric meat saw for the Timmins store. The 1946 profits will be divided as follows, and paid in cash: To members â€" 3% interest on Shares, and 3% rebate on purchases. To nonâ€"members â€" I11/,% rebate on purchases. for a share. The committee, is looking for a location and the year 1947 should see the opening of a Workers‘ Coâ€"operative Food Store in Sudbury. Profits to be Divided ThuRBsbay. APRTL 1th" i4Â¥"* Ever increasing profits and,. conâ€" sequent rising prices sap the peoâ€" ple‘s buying power. Ourâ€"]0040;4s; Lo try and roll back high prices or at least stop further price increakes, We must insist on price Contrdls on searce, essential goods,. We should demand government subsidies 0n such necessary {foods as mllk and government subsldl7ed lgwour lowâ€"rental â€" housing. Furthcr _ A campain must be developed to reâ€" move the new, vengefulâ€"#%ax that seeks to nullify coâ€"op erganization through taxing purchasing rebates. It is only by doing these things that we can hope to soften the blow of the coming depmitgrt and at the same time preserve and exâ€" tend our real democratlc instituâ€" trions and organizations, iness enterprise, to greatly lower prices, We own nelther factories nor â€" wholesale outlets, But «lt is within our power as a movement to rally people to consistently fight acainst high prices, for increased living standards, and ‘for, pgeace. _ of the people everywhere.""" With the ~press> and radio undert its thuwunb, there is a steady blare for ; war ‘â€" war against "the" Iabor movement. and the coâ€"ops at hbrhe: war . against the Soviet Union and the~new people‘s democracies ‘in Europe â€" and, of course all this is being:done. in the name of "democâ€" racy‘"‘, if you please. Should. the present trend conâ€" tinue, are certain to be in a severe economic depression within the next year or two. Worst still, we may be confronted with another waAar. I Whele do we, in the coâ€"operative movemem fit into this picture. It is‘ not within our power, as a busâ€" ment has been steadily abandoning tontrols â€" and _ subsidy. payments. With each retreat, prices. have jerked sharply upwards. DoUBLEâ€"EDGED \W()RD ~â€"With one edge of a doui)‘c‘ edgedâ€" sword, chopping at .geilings on prices, the other edge is trying to behead the movement for higher wages. (In its lust for superâ€"profits manopoly capital is using <all its deceitful cunning to trick;! to tfe: and=â€"to mustcle its way forward ‘at the expense of the living standards Anyone may join. _ One memberâ€"one Voto. No matter how cmany shares. Profits to members accordâ€" ing to their urchasos is« A fixed rated of interest on shares,. Usually 3%, ; THE ROLE OF THE COâ€"OP COâ€"OPER \'l‘l\ E. PRINCIP] P\ JAMES TESTER Educational Do 4 * # w 4

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