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Porcupine Advance, 11 Mar 1948, 2, p. 3

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5iteh i Us Fourâ€" the request of any group or indiâ€" vidual in‘ connection with this byâ€" law or any other town business, nless 1 feel satisfied that it is in ‘Interest of _the taxpayer of the town of'rlmuflm for me to do so. « > um ~ MB 1 4 loss of many thouunds of â€" dollars ot the taxpnycrs' money. . {for ‘one do intend to . péermit a similar develop in, coqneetioxl i t e ‘:o by-hw <" Jn ymrrlng to such matters it is vcu'hlnly not with /the purpose of priticizing former councils. My object is primarily to emphasize the ‘folly ot permitting important matters to become political issues or to allow dissatisfied groups or individuals by «Confederation Life Confederation Life "Gives Us Fourâ€"Fold Protection" HEAD OFFICE (153 My wife and chilâ€" dren ‘will get a monthly income if I die. 2. They get double ~â€"~themonthlyincome \ if I should die by â€"â€"» accident. § 3. I get a monthly inâ€" come if I become totally disabled through or accident and *‘ the policy is kept in fullforce withâ€" ‘ out further payment of premiums i while the total disability lasts. s 4 J get a monthlyjncome for life when ... retirement age. _ |._ _._ _ +4 feel that Lowe a debt to the Confedâ€" eration. Life Representative who showed . me how to get this fourâ€"fold protection.‘"‘ If you, too,. want fourâ€"fold protection see a Confederation . Life about it. He is ‘trained to advise you wisely. <~Write for .the booklet “Four- Fold â€"Protection Provides."‘ .: â€" BEFORE YOU INSURE, CONSULTâ€" Association cil endorsed a resolution passed: by the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Woxkers asking .for the return of. price rontrols: on vital commodities. Mechanical peanut pickers can pick two acres of peanuts an hour compared with 32 man hours required per acre for hand harvesting. At its meeting this week:town coun. WANT: PRICE CEILINGS TORONTO Visitors for the day were: R. E. Sturâ€" geon, drector of recreation with* the TCAC; Graham, Dearing, Timmins; E: Kirkbr.dge, North Bay Kiwanis; W. H. (C‘Red") Armitage, Kirlsand Lake. ~â€"â€"The first bout, Joe Gagnon vs. Rayâ€": ! mond Meunier, was a bright snappy battle, with clean and clever boxing. The decision went to the dmaller lad. This was popular,; and still more popâ€" ular when the two lads left the ring with broad gr‘ns on their faces and their arms around each other in the friendliest sort of way. EyE im.ns Kiwanis Club on Monday, a demâ€" onstrations was given of one of the many lines carried on by the Tinnins Communrity Activities Committee. Two boxing bouts between bovs in the 11 to m-year-old class were staged, and proâ€" ved most interestng, as weil as disâ€" »laying much cleverness, skill, and good mortsmans;hlp on the part of the lads l«mg p:irt ; Past President W. 0. Langaon voiced the cptaion of all present, when in exâ€" tending the: thanks of. the club to those concerned, he said that the demonâ€" stration showed the good work of the TCAC ard he could assure that organ. izat on that 1t would eontinue to hold the keenest »upvmzt of the Kiwanis. Reporfting for the Agriculture Comâ€" mittee, W; ©.. Langdon told about the survey now boing ~conducted by the committee to show thw.prcreage of cleared land in the : districv rround Timmins, the number of farmers, and settlers, number of buildings, etc., an.d the chief sources of revenue. After this survey is .completed it is the inâ€" tention to organize a Farm Fomm for the district. tention to organize a Farm Fomm for the district. The report of the finance committee presented by Chairman H. Fuke, recom. mexded that some increase in dues should be made to meet the increased cost of meals, etc. The report of the Air Cagaet commitâ€" tee told of the recent inspection‘ of Kiâ€" wanis Squadron Air Cadets, Chairman 4 000 Cc h ts Funds are needed to carry dir A:ese activities for 1948, and during the period from March 9 to March 16, a compllete canvass of Schumacher is being made by volunteer workers. Your contribuâ€" tion towards keeping up the work of the Red Cross will be gratefully received by the canvasser who calls at your home and by "the Executive of the Local Branch. The report of the Air Cagaet commitâ€" tee told of the recent inspection® of Kiâ€" wanis Squadron Air Cadets, Chairman Jos. Jackson alsp mentioning.the sucâ€" cess it hockey of a number of Timâ€" mins leads trained by the Tmmius K: wanis~ Aivs Squadron. ' ed as the Kiwanis representat.ve for the annual meeting of the V O, N. on March 11th. Community sing ag wes led by Nick Bascians, with Secretary W. H. Wilson it the piano, and Irish songs being featured, "practis ng for the i7th," as Nivk explained. E. H. King was nmamed to represent he Kiwanis at the public meeting called for March 8th. Arch Gillies was namâ€" Other reports were‘ preâ€" sented: by Cha1rman A. G. Irving, for the Under pnvxleged Children and Cripâ€" pled Children Committee: Earle Barkâ€" well, for the vocational guidance comâ€" 'mxt,tee C Major Majury acted as announcer. Kiwanian Jack.Marks was referee, while Kiwanians Ern‘e Martin and Zig O$- trowski were the secconds. In his report for the interâ€"club reâ€" laticns â€"committee, Chairman H. G. Laidlaw said that information in reâ€" gard to costs of â€" transportation, etc., was now being gathered with a view to visits by the Timmins Kiwanis to other Kiwanis clubs in the North. «. _ After the regwlar business of the meeting, President Barney Quinn turâ€" ned over proceedings to Kiwanian Jack Downey and "Bim" Sturgeon, recreaâ€" tional d‘rectorâ€"of : the. TCACG, whoâ€"looked after the staging of the bouts. scP\ EP .4 < Sss ko â€" o zB h« tm Attbamklfiluncmfio{wem Red Cross Branch Shows Fine Record A Réed Crowe Homemakors‘® Service is ma‘lnt:'iged in s.eopjunttion â€" with the Timmins . Brainch. During 1947 seves teen cases in Shumacher wore looked after. This service places competent help in homes where illness makes it difficult ¢o keep the home running as it should. ring the war vears, the Schuâ€" macher Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Scciety . carried, on a very large and ‘extensive qn.,;'ra With the end of the war,.,it might haye appeared tha't the purpose of the Bed Cross nad beca served. Howm,,.- the executive of the Schumachcr Branch sqsjopided to carry on, and i sill earrying on. In the vear .1847, a well equipped hespital was to camp» Bickell, to fill a long felt nssd..‘The total cost of the hospxt,al was $1F700, Frem the Red Cri) workroom in the Mciniyre Communrity Building a total of 789 ariicles of c.l‘,{.h.‘.,;, practically all for children, was sent to Ontario Red Crois Headquarters and so on to those areas where children are most in need of help. The charge made for th‘s service varies with the ability to pay, and where.justified, the entire cost is borne by the Jlocal branch of the Red Cross. er ‘oil in instances where children might not otherwise receive it, a serâ€" vice for 1-ocating ‘missing relatives, and tbe maintainance of a sick room suppâ€" ly ‘cupboard far :!~ merpose of lending equipment to thoseâ€" who request it. Among other projects carried on in the past year might be mentioned the puxchase and d.stribution cf cod liv- ul The second bout was declared a draw, the contestants, Rene Tremblay and Flash Chatraiid, putting up a brisk batâ€" ‘tle with no marked advantage on eiâ€" ither â€" Ziz. Ostrowski, one of the seconds, huinburou:iv . tried : to make it a real fight, by atfémpting to attack the reféree,. Zig., however; was met‘r cifuly pulled away, before he could be h-lll‘t.' *â€"a | patients. sulted in greatly lowering the number of imports as well in decreasing the potential revenue the Outport of of customs, announced this week. Revenue, nevertheless, is some $85,000 miore than the same time last year and an allâ€"time high in this respect will still be atta‘ned at the end of the fisâ€" cal year, March, 1948, he predicted. _ Number of entriee has {falien off sharply from 149 during February, 1947, to 117 in Febrary, 1948. the fower entries revenue has shown 8 slight increase from $6,186 to $6,489 in the same per.ods. ; What‘s all this talk _ about BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA Almost everybody admits that putting something aside cvéi'y payâ€"day is a good idea. For one thing, it‘s a comfortabld feeling to know that, come what may, there‘s a nice cushion in the bank to fall back on. For another, it‘s good for yout selfâ€"respect to realize that at least part of what you work for is yours after the bills are paid. ‘ Saving is far from easy in these days of high prices. But now, as always, the lmrddst $3 k OM Aorce mt y in n 4t ao t y T ALL ADDS UP TO THIS: 4 P **130, W. L‘on'g, Manager, Timmins;;Onf;;'Pc:mour, Ont. + 4 "Opening a bd\lllgb account at The Bank of Nova Scotia is a pleasant andâ€"stimulating experience in any case. And pocslbly, without . quite realizing it, you‘ve alrudy accomâ€" plished the _ first step« If you chave, \Var Savings Certificates maturing, how. is the timé to talk to the Manager of our nearest Branch about: using: the proceeds to start building â€" / sectitity the future, part for: most people {is m:fl\mg a lart'kanc establishing the habitiol saving. " n t e The Porcupine Advance job

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