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During our ‘day‘s work, however, we were in‘ danger often. Storms would whip up on the lake very sudâ€" denly @nd often we were caught in snore "or" in "the open boat. Many times, to escape the swamping boat, we would have to jump from the pitching bow of our pcinter, to the deck of th> boom tus I think our foreman, Albert Grenier, suffered‘ more than we did, thinking that oneof>us: would miss. On spore, during storms, we were in danger from lightning. Perhaps it was coincidence but on two occasions Luckily we did not realize the danâ€" ger we were in. To us, the spray breaking into the boat was fun and the four foot waves added that hint * of danger that teenâ€"aged boys love. We‘laughed and sang and the boatâ€" man looked at us as if we were crazy. Now and then he would glance worâ€" riedly over his shoulder at the terrible storm chasing us across the water. ,0, 0 o. .e ; aSecSe c3 a%+ +204 100004 t ts atn 120000 *‘ 0 "e" e 0" "o" "6 Luke Grenier, formerly of Timmins narrowly escaped drowning when he took a cramp while swimming. Luckâ€" ily ‘Tony‘! Dincan, Montreal, and Bill Waite, North;Bay, were near enough to rescue him. This was the only nearâ€"tragedy to occur outside of our working hours. No waitresses or bunkâ€"houses here. Nor was the camp even on dry land. It was on a scow approximately sixty feet long and thiriy feet wide. There were two tents for the "sweepers‘‘ to sleep in, the cook tent, and <the offica tent. These accomodations housed twentyâ€"six men. The barge was unâ€"« believab}y crowded. , «c 4 ; nallf) did: mot eat at thble. Our meals ‘@eré served cafeteria style and eaten â€"while seated on our bunks" The camp looked rather rugged that first e t i o PR Nn 0 09â€" might but ‘we were too ~excited ~to worry â€"about it. Extreméely friendly, the tall Torâ€" ontonians (all but two of them were over six feet tall) .escorted us to our camp. We were almost floored. Soon we sighted a spot of white that nestled in a bay on an island. Béernle Shea, of Iroquois Falls, had told us that our camp would chave bunk houses, waitresses and many other luxuries From where we saw it, our camp looked as though it were composed of tents. We were due for a great deal of disappointments and a few pleasant surprises. The surprises came thick and fast when we landed â€" a short hundred yards ahead of the storm. There on the beach were a group of Toronto High School seniors and college men. And they were playing rugby. Never expecting to be working as a lumberâ€"jack, it was a new experâ€" lence to find myself in a pointer, with six other fellows, crossing Abitibi Lake with an electric storm in hot pursuit of our little boat, Our job was that of taking logs that had esâ€" caped the spring drive off the shores of the lake. 'WWWa @ D4 J 4 a m in s o 4 dr d dn SPENT MY SUMMER Narrow Escapes, pEWS vVIEw IN® OF T. K. V. S B (By Edgar Roy) Local 241 ‘Donation To The:Cripps Fund unanim_-égu isly decided to make. .. ao- nation the Cripps fund. No amount was set, but one official is stated that it will not be less than $25, and it is that several members will add to the sum donated from the union fund. The Womens Auxiliary of the Union shipped their monthly parcel to the value cf $50 to Christie St. Hospital, and it included many itsms by the war veteran patients. At ‘a members meeting of LGcal 241, I U. M. M. and S. W. (C. I. O.) Returning to Timmins, I was quite surprisedâ€"atâ€"the changes in our town. There are many eyeâ€"sores removed and many new shops open. This is a welcome change. Another surprise, to me, is the eager anticipation with which my friends are looking forward to school. Our amusements were reading, swimming and games of Hares and Hounds on <the island. And every night, on the deck of the L. R. Wilson, boom tug, we had bull sessions on every topic on earth. The days were surprisingly full and August zoomed by. The month that I worked with the Abitibi was very, enjoyable and fillsd with memories of good comrageship and fun. Supper was exactly the same as the dinner. _ We ate very heavily and everyone ‘gained weight. Dinner was composed of (mashed potatoes, .peas or corn, several canâ€" ned or fresh meats and two kinds of pie and cake. Excellent Food Our food was very good although much ‘the same from day to day. Breakfast was a heavy meal of dry axnd wet cereals, bacon and eggs, toast and canned plums or prunss. The choice in beverges was tea and coffee at all meals. Minor accidents occurred every day. At night someone was always bandâ€" aging a picaroon wound, limping or rubbing a bruise. Ted Mann and Gordon Holmes, both of Toronto, had to go out to Iroquois Falls for treatâ€" ment of very deep wounds. Mann had a picaroon point imbedded beâ€" tween his toes. Holmes had stepped on a nail, driving it through his foot. To give the Toronto men credit, they sure were tough. When working in swamps (up to our necks) continual watch was kept so that noâ€"one would sink in the cozy bottom. Added to this was the disâ€" comfort of greenâ€"slimed water, sunken roots, snakes and bloodâ€"suckers of various kinds, We did not like the swamp very much. groups‘ heads and hit a tree close to where we stood. Another time the lightning hit the lake about twentyâ€" five fee from us. The shock, or fright, sprawled men on the ground both times. the lightning hit uncomfortably close. Once a jagged fork passed over two ,0, ,0, .0. .e The. Legion Skunk Torphy for Aug. | was eventually won by comrade Gecrge ,.._..______._._.â€"-â€"-â€" Bowie ‘with stripe lead over f air to form sulphur diâ€"oxide comrads M. O‘Brien.‘‘They have aiready ‘gas is then cooled to a temâ€" started on the September issue and approximately 20 degrees Bill Pennington is off with a on@ts, and th:in forced through stripe lead over C. Wheelsr, V. Bourke tgwers filled with roughly and <J. Williams, â€"Vern gave Bill all which water his. COg GCarswell is calling fcor you mm?efm_’?ghm- e l a. bowleérs again ‘for the Legion league °* * °* °*T there is a kst on the notice board for ‘ and sulphor diâ€"oxide gas your names so get‘them down. ; acid. . To our sick members in out of town mw which the chi Hospitals, comrades A. Loader a e ' a and 4 are apprczimately 15 ;eet ' andaome 40 to 50 feet have heen plcked uo by the own rg fie paper is wrapped, labelled and ready for shipp‘ng. â€"It is geen . ste‘r;; this column and there is still e loader on its way to the freight cars to be distributed: to the a few left so i{â€"anvone has lost a butâ€" @apers of the world. The loading is fully automatic and only a ton call in it may be h{re. mm of manhandling is needed to safely stow the 1000 Ib. rnns. The. Legion Skunk Torphy for Aug. | Advance Photo Comrade Jack ‘Brady introduced a visitor to the mambers in the middle of the sing song he was, Luis Martin, Chief Ch.:f to the ‘House c Commons and by appo.ntment to Tthe "KIifng dnd Q@ueen and over and above that h> had a good voice to which he gave proof when hse sang a duet with L:n Spears which was really gocd. Len also gave us a scio in his usual manâ€" ner also pleasing the audience. We hop= CGlig had his littls book with him and has â€"Len‘s nams on top of the !!st for cur future smckers and one or two others. Perhans he ncted also the trio at the centr2 table, Bill Jack and Gerry who were certainly giving their best. We sincerely hope that Mr. Marâ€" tin enjoyed our company as we certa. nly did his. B.ll moves that th> Club supâ€" ply a mcvie camera, ‘he thinks that a few pictures should be taken of th> boy‘s in action, I id see some makâ€" ing funny faces in ‘an attempt to rsach the high:r notes. It would be a nice picture to show some quite evenâ€" ing. Friday evening turned out to be an exiraordinary cven‘ng, q largs attenâ€" dance and th> Orphans in good form, that civory tickler John Tessier got things going as he usually the Orphans Choir were composed cf W. Bright, W. Tr:rise, Gerry â€" Harris, J. Shaw, Les Nicholson, Len Spears and G:.g Carswell. The pupils of Erch Street School, under the sun:rvision of their teachsrs, will stage anâ€"exhibition of: their work in the south playroom between 7 and G:neral meeting Sept. 30th, 7.30 p.m. and all appplicatons for membership will be accepted at this meeting, all those who have not yet joined especâ€" lally those who likz> to frequent the club and not members now is the time to get in. Join the Legion in your Region. To thoss <at hom:>, comrades Bob Russel, D. Wilson, G. Morâ€" ris, J. McFarland, Bill Hoge and B. Pinkerton. weâ€"also wish them theâ€"best and hcpe to s>e them around soon. To our s:rvice men still serving overseas and thoss late of Timmins and Branch ‘88° and residing there, comrades, F. Curtiss, J. Fortin, J. Law, K. Hulme, J. Fairrce and Bill Aston to them we send cur weekly gr:ietings. Any one knowing tha fellow who lost that roll of exposed film at the Hall two weeks ago and is still hers, they might l:t him know so that hs can pick it up. Things to remember.this month: Emâ€" pirs Theatre every alternate Wednesâ€" day and bring your friends, the next dates are Wednesday S:pt. 3rd and 17th Lynssgy in Christie Sit. Toronto, K. Barker in Dividale Con. A. Sinclair in Gravenhurst and H. Bird in Esstx coumy San Windsor we w‘ish them a spsedy recovery. Pastel which delight â€"the eye of the grownâ€"up usually have According to color experts, children ‘Jr), learn to distinguish between black and white, next between and ~blue, and later between green and yellow, but it is usually somewhat difficult for them to distinguish betâ€" ween orange and yellow, Children are a problem on rainy days when they cannot play outside. If they show an inclination ~to stray from the playroom, have you ever thouâ€" gsht that maybe the eclor scheme isn‘t attractive to them? 9 p.m. on Wednesday September 10th. Th: exhibiticn, _ the 3rd annual wiil and sewing besides woodwork, crafts, includ:> vegetables . baking, T.ll next week: J. Gordon Wood now Turned to Paper The new sh:et is then â€"pressed betâ€" ween heavy perforated rollers ‘at the bottom of which is a 20" vacuum inâ€" s‘de, and stone rolléers weighing five to eight tcns on the top. Tbesludgcthen leaves the couch, after which tt the form w.th which we acquainted. Those are only a couple of sugâ€" gestions. The shape of the room, the amount of available light and perâ€" sonal preference will probably sugâ€" gest variations, But whatever the color scheme, it should be planned with the taste of the‘child in mind. Another rcom which appeals to children has the ceiling and upper walls painted ‘buff, the lower walls deep rose, the floor grey with the furniture nile green. The rug (s red and buff, the curtains are white with red dots and ruffles. The furniture in the children‘s room is important. Many people furm.sh these other ‘rooms. That is allâ€" right,. Of eourse, provided this furniture is dresâ€" sed: up in cheerful colors. With a child, nothing develops nerves and take temâ€" per faster than being forced to live and play among the unadorned discards of the olderâ€"generation. The colors should be clearâ€"cut and of a cheerful variety. A deep cream ceiling would look gzood when comâ€" plemented by walls of soft light blue, with animals. and birds stencilled in red, ‘black and ‘deep blue. The floor of such a room could have a rug of deep blue, and the curtains could be white with light blue or red ‘dots. The furniture should ‘be sturdy, posâ€" sibly painted French grey decorated with red. A novel touch can be aâ€" chieved by substituting alphabetical blocks for the regular drawer knobs. Aibedspread of blue tufted in 1ed would complete the effect. The walls and culings of nurseries and playrooms shofid be washable and sanitaryâ€"â€" that means the use of paints, the most practical and econâ€" omical way of â€"achieving the desiredl results. is 1 little or no appeal for small children. It is therefore evident that he ues of fairly strong colors in reasonable aâ€" mounts is permis._c ble and Inâ€"fact Geâ€" sirable in a nursery ‘or child‘s playâ€" room. ‘This‘ does not mean that the walls and ceilings should be vivid. Too much strong color is nerveâ€"racking, even‘to a child. A room of their own helps keep childâ€" ren contented until the ~weather clearsâ€"â€"particularly it is colorfulâ€" ly and appealingly decorated. Mining :and Metallurgy Canadian fInstltute Of â€" w:i.ting and art. The School Board shcow are part of the school training supplics the prize money and former program. All are cordially invited to exhibits have been highly commeonded. attend. A large percentage of the articles on Advancs â€"Photo pm. in‘ the Auditorum of the Mcintyre Commurity â€" ~Bullding, ~Schumacher Ontario. A {Branch Mséting ‘will be held on Tuescay, September 9tn, 1947, at 8.:00 A room of their own helps keep childâ€" ren contented until the ~weather clearsâ€"â€"particularly it is colorfulâ€" ly and appealingly decorated. flblprub experienéed counsel in time of need ‘brings more than comfort to those who mourn. No matter how moderate the cost, we wholeheartedly offer our help in arrangâ€" ing a memorial service that shall long be reâ€" membered for its dignity, quiet beauty, and respect to the departed.. .One call â€" anyâ€" time, places the burden in our capable hands. PHONE 3741 54 Cedar St. North ‘LICENSED EMBALMERS AND DIRECTORS Guenette Funeral Valuable Counsel CÂ¥ Wed. 2 â€"8.30 â€"â€"8.30 Wednesday 8.30 p.m. Children‘s Roller Skating