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Porcupine Advance, 7 Aug 1947, 1, p. 6

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Present at the funeral from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. George Jackâ€" son of Toronto and Bob Walker of Kirkland Lake, cousins of the deceasâ€" Branch Office 6 Cedar St., N.. . Timmins, Ont. Ellbt A. Smith C.L.VU., Branch Manager â€" Representatives â€" Arnold Beauchamp, Fernand Beauâ€" champ, M. M. McHugh, J. E. Sullivan, "Bang"‘ Robinson, Robert J. Laidlaw, M. K. Niemi, Cochrane, S. E. Lefebvre, Ansonville, E. R. Anderson Kapusâ€" kasing. " Many friends who feel a perscnal loss in the passing of this wellâ€" known and wellâ€"respected young man attended the funeral. The church was fillicd to overfloutry; and cld friends: W. H. Johns, Fred Mason, Hugh Richmond, A. McMurray, Steve Bradiey and Wm. McLean acted as pallbearers. Masses of flowers were sent, over 100 plocea were noted from friends both at home ‘and at a dis_ tance. Masonic rites were held at the graveside Mr. Johns officiating. Funeral services for the late. Tom Fell were held on Thursday afterâ€" noon from the United Church South Porcupine with Rev. J. Breckenridge low cost life insurance since 1869. of Canada insurance that brings her a reguâ€" lar income. Many awidowed mother has reason to thank her husband‘s forethought in arranging Mutual Life We invite you to call and see our representative, or ‘phone him, and let him tell you how to adequately provide for your loved TODAY â€" FRLI â€" "Affairs of Bel Ami Youth had in his Possession jon Marked Bill and 50¢ Picce. Sent to Reformatory For Theft From Mail I. CA C In passing sentence of six months in a reformitary, Acting Magistrate S. Platus, K. C., stated the sentence on this type of charge has only reâ€" "cently been reduced from three years, but in view of the gcod. recommendâ€" atiwns and representaticn, "I am going to send him to a school for six months where he can learn a trade." ‘The Inspecter told how he had placed letters conaining marked money in mail boxes throughout the town, and that Lajeunesse admitted stealâ€" ing several them, and after reâ€" mov.ng the money set fire to vhe letters. When questioned by the Inspector he produced a one dollar bill and a fifty cent p‘ece which the Court was told were two of the regularly marked pieces used on test cases by the‘ Poscal Authorities. The Defence Counsel preduced two letters in Court reccmmending the boy‘s character, one was from the painsh priest and the other from the firm of carriers who had employed him since January to pick up the mall from street boxes. The Defence Counsel also told the Ccourt that the boy whose family was broken up was the eldest of several children whom he was helping‘ his mothr to support, and pleaded for a suspended sentence. ~Wallace W. Doran, Dominion Postal Service Inspector of North Bay. testiâ€" fied in Timmins Police Court on Tuesâ€" day.when Cliffoerd Lajeunesse was conâ€" victed of steavrng from the mail. Mrs. Arthur Hall of Pamour has returned from Perth where she went cn holiday. Mrs. Leo O‘Shangnessy and family are on holiday in ‘Cobalt and Haileyâ€" bury. The winner of the Northern Ontario Womens Singles Tennis crown, Evelynâ€" Knott, is pictured above being congratulated by. the runnerâ€"up Nora Jelbert. ‘The championships were held this ‘year at the\Hollinger Tennis Club‘s courts in Timmins. The Wilson trophy emblamatic of tennis supremacy lq the North was won by the Tim mins club. a ~Advance photo Evening classes have been introduced in Archery. As yet there has not been a very grgat adult interest in the new sport and the membership includes mostly teenâ€"agers and younger childâ€" ren. The classes are held for the children .during the day. The young archers receive instruction from Anné Wasylyk regularly as a part of the playground schedule. The T. C. A. °‘C. wishes to announce that all oxganlz- ations care welcome to participate in . these _ classes ‘and that individuals, are likewise welcome. ‘Contact the ‘L. . C. A. C. and arrangements will be made to accomodate you. The T. ‘C. AC.‘ office is in Rocom 3 ixn the Municipal’ Building. . ‘.,... With the compietion of the Sa.fety Dock at Gillies Iake the aims of the T. C. A. C. towards acheiving perfect.h.n in swimming and Water Safety are being .realized more and more each day. The erection of this "walk" was possible due to the coâ€"operationâ€" of the Kinsmen who not only offered financial aid but who also gave of time.so that the dock would be built quickiy. Mr. Sturgeon, the T. â€"C. A. C; recreational Director, has hopes that the dock will be enlarged on next year. For the present this walk will be of inâ€" The .T.â€"C; A, C, is sending a group of Swimmers to Kirkland Lake on August 9th, and group will compete with other swimmers from Nor thern District. There: will also be a Swim Meet here in Timmins within the next two weeks and all eligible swimmers will be allowed to enter the meet. valuable use, especially to the children who are just learning to swim. se Regular Track: and Field Classes are now being held at the Hollinger Park, Miss Anne Wasyiyk is conducting the classes aided by several University Students. who are interested in Track and Field. Anyone in‘erested in‘ taking part are asked to contact the T. C. A, C. through â€"Miss Wasylyk or â€"Mr. Stur- geon. Approximately 150 boys and girls of the Community Tennis League will be the participants in the Tennis Tournament which is to be held ‘at the Hollinger Tennis Courts on Friâ€" day, August 8th.. at 2 p. m., The playâ€" ers, who range in age from 12 to 20, will be entermg their first tournament and acord.ng to Mr. Sturgeon, they will put on a very good show for so youthful a group. Spectators are welâ€" come. Dora through When a man sweeps a woman off her feet, she usualiy lands in the kitchen. glove They can‘t blame tish coal shortage. brows for it. _ .4 h a dresser, That is, I‘ve Track and Field is the ayground T TIMES TODAY utch" J enkins in 2 Uttle Mr. Jim" *LA House" Devil‘ ay and Saturday illliam Boyd as palong Cassidy Swimming Archery Tennis Activities who, 1 Ssays found AAtlee for he Bri hasn‘t the eye wlule "I‘ve l one.‘ pawing TRE Any others who are interested in a try out, are asked to contact either Carlo or Harney. The brand of ball that has been displayed throughout the league schedule has been very keen, and with the play offs coming up, you will be wise not to miss any games. Sunday the teams will play a double header, if necessary, providing one team does not win two straight.> First game in the plays offs will be played at Ansonville on Thursday, August 7th. Silyer collection will be taken at all play off games, to help the winning team, in the play downs, so fans are warned not to miss any of these games. 'S\vtcl;ing to the hockey front, Bob Crosby, informs us that big plans and changes are in order for the Porcupine Combines Jr. A; entry for the coming winter. ‘ '.~"»B'zir’ney.'Morris,,last year‘s Combines coach is taking over as manager for the coming year, and between he and Carlo, should form a formidable pair in handling the Combines material. ~ â€" Each club committed two errors, Ryan, Holly‘s diminutive second sacker being responsible for both miscues. while Arnott was credited with the Mac fumbles. - The. teams . participatlng, are Ansonville vs Aunor who finished second and third respectively in the league standng .These two teams play a best two .out of three: series, with the winner meeting the Moneta Recreation Club in the finals, which are to be on a three out of five bases. The coaching reigns will be handled by Carlo Catarello of South Porcupine, who used to don a mean blade himself for the Dome Juniors and Seniors a few years back. Carlo is just getting back into the swing of sports again after a hitch overseas with the Canadian Army. Carlo has coached quite a feéew Junior and Juvenile entries right into the Dominion finals, and we can think of no other, who can quite come up to this popular sportsman as a handler of Juvenile or Junior material. Most of last years players will be playing again for the Junior Combines, and Barney and Carlo are banking heavily on a few playâ€" ers who played elsewhere last winter in remaining in the Porcupine to bolster the squad. "Sunday Aug. 10th, marks the first date, in the first round of the N.O.F.A. playofis in Timmlns They added two more counters in the sixth, when O‘Shaughnessy scored on Blooey Webbers hit, ‘and scored himself when the Holly team attempted to catch a runner going to second on a double steal. In the eighth inning, Webber walked, and was driven around by Rlchardsons thx ee base smash into left, for the only extra baso hit of the game. f To the many fans who have not as yet watched the fastballers in action, we want to say that you are really missing something. The Macs scored their first run of the game in the fifth frame, when Vail singled to score Richardson who was perched on second on a fielders choice. The cool Arena was filled to capacity, ( many hundreds were turnâ€" ed away) to watch the worlds foremost.Agureâ€" sKaters go‘fng Tthrotgh their acts, in a two hour show; Which the left the fans thrilled, and awed by the superb performance. i The Mac Arena (after ‘a sweltering hot day spent in the Mc Intyre ball park) was a cool and comfortable retreat and acted like a t'ohlc- to tixe weary, and tired spectators, who thronged to watch the 14th annual Ice Skating Carnival. ' Sherman, Junior U.Sâ€"A. ladles champion, was in a class with La Scott herself, and ice skating heads predict a worlds champâ€" ion to be for the raven haired beauty, within the next two or three years. She displayed thé talent and finesse that go to make a champton. The ‘biggest kick of the evening was the performance of petite Elaine Richards of Oshawa and Ellie Sonneman of New York. Both these seven and eight year olds skated very well, and they received thunderous ovasions, as they were repeatedly encored. Other soloists on the nights grand show were Ronnie Kinner and Diane Williams of Calgary, Don Gilchrst of Toronto, Bernard Youlten Timmins and Gordon Paul of Pamour, all top notch figure skaters. The colourful dance numbers performed throuought thhe evening were very colorful and crowd pleasing in, the different costumes worn by the participants. Those who took part in these were Helen Chanâ€"« non .of Timmins, Olga Bernyk, Mildred Verbik, Alice Scullion, Eflu Batellelor lhd Voluu Phpovltcly all of Schumacher. Oiga Bernyk and Alex Fulton displayed their compined talents in their intricate and beautiful pairs, dance numbers. ; Barba;:a Ann Scott, world‘s champion, and Canada‘s pride,, show, ed the" audtence why she was proclamied the figure skating quéen of the world with her fawless form, grace and beauty, in going through the difficult spins and jumps with effortless ease. | She was encored no less than six times, and the figure skating hungry audlence, still clamoured for more, only to have Barbara retlre graciously and tactfully after fifteen or more minutes of strenâ€" I n n L# uous skating 2nd â€" Winner â€" O. S. Atkins, Timmins â€" Runner up â€" W. McPherâ€" son, N. Bay 2nd Con. â€"Winner: R. Carter, Kapuskasing â€" Runner up «â€"â€" J L. Brown, Idywylde. : Northern Ontario tolt Championship Tournament nerves were. much in evidaeiice on the greens when Cliff wihver of iroquois «"ails defeated Hill raui oi ‘liminins three and i1 tue final on Saturday. . 1st. Con. â€" Winner â€" B. Cybolski, Iroquois Falls â€" Runner up â€" T. D. Ross, . Timmins. § 3rd."â€" W.~Gashford, Noranda â€"â€" Runner® up â€" J. 3rd. Con. â€" Winner â€" C. Ward, Noranda â€" Rufiner up â€" E. Davidâ€" son, : Timmins. ‘4th. â€"_W. H. Shook, Timmins â€" l;'tu_r;ner up â€" Dr. S, Legate, Iroquois 'l'he Abitibiâ€"Club are proud of the new . but had the ‘Timmins payer snown more contiaence ;n putâ€" valg e imgnt nave, twined, tue vaDies on hnis imure experienced opponent. He missed us mg. chance to even the maich at: the ninthr when. after a snorc drive ‘nis approach Agnded withâ€" in two fecet of the pin..He needed two putts and : Ollivier â€" afuer :A weak apâ€" proach sank his ball tor: a four to half tne hole and start the second nine one uUup.â€" C. Consolation â€" Winner â€" D. Morâ€" land â€" North Bay â€" Runner up â€" W.â€" Morland, North Bay. _1A1st â€" Winner â€" â€"â€"F. Wyatt, Beattie, Runner up â€" Ray DeGruchy â€" Tim, mins. Listed ~below . are the‘ pilze winners out of an entry of over ninety: Champ. â€" Winner â€" Cliff Oliver, Iroquois Falls â€" Runner up â€"â€" Bill Paul, Timmins. | Bill Paul of Timmins is pictured above as he congratulated Clift Ollivier, Iroquois Falls after he lost the Northern Ontario Amateur Golf Championship to the Abitibi player on Saturday Advance Mr. Guy Iler and his brother Roy Iler of Harrow and Mss Dolores Parâ€" liament of Flint Michigan, were viiâ€" tos this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harcld Montrose, Ras Ave. Miss Mary Harper is on hbnday at Moosonee. P is e Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rogers are in Toronto on vacation. Friday 8.30 p.m. Wed. 8.30 p.m. Thurs. 845 p.m. . ICE SHOW â€"=

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