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Porcupine Advance, 24 Jun 1948, 1, p. 6

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Salvation Army Shows Expansion In Year Book. Toronto. June 24 â€"- The Salvation Army's 1998 Year Book just published tevuls an expansion of services in claim all e! the services in almost all of the 98 countries and colonies in which the organiation i“ at worlg. mu ‘ statistics show that Tne Sai- mtion Army is now maintaining 17.313 corps and outposts with 1.638 social institutions in full-time operation. These institutions include shelters. hostels, food depots. hospitals. homes for children and the aged. unmarried I'nother' and receiving homes. homes for the blind. leprosai'iums. training 5X\‘$$3 3 Phone 11! Tlmmins South Porcupine Ont. S l smwmsssuxsxxsss\\\\\\sxs\\\\\\\\\\\_\\s- I or .r K I I!!! I! I’ll I’ll/III IIIIIII/IIlIIII/II’II’I7’IIIA l'hird A Vc. at Ccd'w Street awnuzu .. nr'mMETms‘r 7mm“: MAY. JUNE Mb. 1010. HLKIDS! Special Show Sat. Morning: qAST MOVIE CLUB SHOW 01“ THE SEASUN Technicolor Cartoon Party All Your Favorite Cartoons BIG STAGE PARTY LATEST NEWS u PINE STREET NORTH W Block TODAY ~â€" “1‘he Pirate" --- Futo-Nite $125.00 7 REAL ES'I‘A'I‘E-JNSURANCE-MORTUAGES 11mm 3 Gawain Block. Pine St N. m. Fire Threatens. Let Us Help You Check Your Fire Insurance Simms-flooker 8: Pickering J . V. 30111191990 Money To Loan Jozm Fontuinc and Louis Jourdan Agents With Underwriting Facilities For All Lines Of Insurance 'EWS TODAY AND 'l‘();\l(,)!-{R()W National Housing Act Loans 49% Commercial Loans 5 to 6% You’ll Like Our Efficicnt'Serrice “LET'I‘ER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN” 1n Prison-gate homes opened their doors during the year to 1.787 ex-crim- finals who remained under Salvation Army influence until ready to take their place in society. During the Full-time officers In the Movement now number 32.105. Slncc war's 0nd Inumber of Salvation Army period- lrals have revived and total period- lcals now published number lll. with total copies reaching 1.746.274 per lssuc. The number of beds and mnals supplied by The 'Army internationally during 1947 totalled 44.713.485. An alcohal dampened muve dust, fr m cmdi‘ straying the lgiral gle same period 1,885 such men n sidered rehabilitated and pa‘ of the homes as satis'actory. Keep the nude of the ccfiee r clean and tweet. bv boiiihg a 'mlutic of water and soda in it fora few mi U es va‘. 1e23,: once a week. ‘BROADWAY 78 BRUCE AVENUE Phone 30 South Porcupine Ont. REAG'AN.PA'RKER-Amm Phone lea m an wgmk m 2250 511')‘. HUI CL: new heavin Jack Toxrar xecmd ha. (it New Canad viable form lnificont thr‘ nor, mu an M M L‘ La st Mom l; }-s watch} game at the 'Gym USL dug)! nay an the progress one knows, every man a ‘bays were 51 Esme Mayt pla ned that {fleeing in ~‘ the teams i: called every do you know to such a I K- .. M cDMhn “ g xx‘muexvesxsvxssssw '- present. the weaker '1‘! Anyone v Ball Park cund 8 or that Mark pole vaum clearing tel {21%. . .his cxpessed p was in the finale vaults jump. Several 1* â€"_~â€"â€" oooeeaooowoowoma‘ Sam Spencer Installed Dist 29- Deputy Grand Jurc 24 - Sam Spencer, Timmins. Ont. St. Catharines, June 24 â€"- Sam Spen- cer. Tinnitus. Ont... was installed as i3lf~Ll";Cl Deputy Grand Master of tne independent Order of Oddieliows‘ Dis- ll'li’t Number 59. with jurisdiction over wage: at Cochrane, Timmins. Mathe- son. and Iroquois Falls, Ont. on Fri- day 1a=t Mr. Spencer was installed in ofl'ice immediately following the in- stallatirn of the New Grand Master of Ontario, W. E. Knox of Ottawa. 'I‘hc_103rd annual convention of the I. O. O. F. of Ontario was in session last week at the Leonard Hotel in St. Ca‘harinea The convention opened on Sunday night June 13 with a church parade led by the Patriarchs Militant under Department Commander MaJOr-a icneral Dell Cale of Ridgetown. 'On- tario, this service being followed by a lVlmilOl‘lal service in Empire Lodge {cums on Queen Street in memory of departed sisters and brothers of the orders. ' Simultaneous Grand Lodge to the Subordinate Sessions, the various branches. of the Order, the Rebekas. the Grand Encampment. and the Patri- archs Militant with their Ladies Aux- iliary also convened in St. Catharines. .Civic welcome was extended to the Re- bekahs on Monday night by Mayor W. J. MacDonald, M. D. of St. Catharines. On Wedr'esdav evening His Worship, with Mayor Houek of Niagara Falls, extended welcome to the full group as they » assembled for a social evening in Niagara Falls. following a scenic tour of the Niagara district. It is expected that the 1948-49 ob- jective for the “OPT" campaign, the anti-cancer. poliomyelitis- and tuber- culosis Work 'carried (in by both Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, wili be raised to -200.000. *And helpiextended to those in-need in each locality where a branch of the Order islocated. Now with the campaign work thoroughlv oxganized in the districts the I.O..OF feels jus- tified in tripling the objective. These funds, after collection. are held and ad- ministered by a Central Committee comprising - the heads of all branches of the Order, with President. as See- retary-Treasurer. .In addition to im- mediate assistance given to the needy, these funds will be used to extend re- search work of the “OPT" campaign. TENNIS D'd mu (‘VPl‘ strike a tennis ball dead on wi’h your rocket? Well last Sat- urday mornirfz at. the Hollinger tennis 'fll‘l'l‘f I saw a little girl learning how to ply: tennis; it was her first time rut. Her hand was so small that shn couldn't curl her tiny fingers ar- ound the hardle of her tennis racket. lint she had only: one objective in mind and that was M's-trike that elusive ten- n‘s ha‘l. Evervene could tell when she ffimllv did contact that ball by the 'milo which lit up her face and expres- .sC‘fl a sense of paramount victory. This little girl. Yvonne. was one of 19 girls who were taking the tennis course monsored bv the TCAC. The rourse i, free to anyone interested in tennis. There were only 4 fellows present. Come on fellas and Show the weaker sex how to play tennis. TRACK AND FIELD Anyone who was out at the Hollinger Ball Park the night of June 22nd ar- ound 8 o'clock could see very easily that Mark Bennett is the champion pole vaulter of Timmins. He was clearing ten feet with the greatest of rate. . .his landings were relaxed and expessed professionalism. When Mark was in the Air Force he was the best r'le 'aulter at 11‘9". . .his record Several New Canadians Were seen al- '1“. hv the Sport: Eve. At the Park 51W. nut ccrner a huge mass of men were heaving the shot. . .No, it wasn't Jack Torrance the World's shot put record holder but Stan MackiniCUS a New Canadian who exemplified en- viahio form and distance in his mag- niiitcen? throws. Beware, Ken Wag- ner, VUU are now getting competition. BASKETBALL Last Monday night there were four 1: 3'5 watching a basketball exhibition game at the Birch Street SOhOOI boy’s Gym. Usuailv these young fellows don't 1183' any attention whatsoever to the progress of the game but as every- one knows. anything interesting will ever; stoo a small boy. Those four boys were strangely attentive for their size. Maybe the reason rould be ex- plained thus. "There was expert ref- ereeing in the game. The re! bed the teams in hand all the time. He called every body contact closely and do you know: it W clothe gun: 1U: to éuch a pitch that it. wmé_the best basketball this old eyes-has seen in THE SPORTS EYE n; Ll C! CL“. 1118 tine at M mod that Ind dxflerent and Euxope. OJ 11 hammcd 3 said t and the Untied Kingdom trough the Eyes 0! the R. C. was the mm of the address of tx- E. Bamard. M. 1)., B. 8c.. as- medical heal‘h officer of the m Hemh Unit. who was the maker at the wcekiy luncheon I‘nmmixs Kiwanis Club at the ho.“ on Monday. h Bl ixkh 1’01; 'Od 1d m 12m his ow c gave muc 1 absut Indi id t for [tarsaurtation was the the presence of the R. C. the work at the Canadian was unusually well done. l‘lcwn every two days to the the field. as well as supplies. :1, warts. and even tanks. 'Izu‘ Cu; races cf Ind a. the 1d a Simcml gcad word for nmcdzms. As for the Hin- nd that the Americans at 11201 had to think that the ,1 bull-dozen! the Hindus, but Lh 1E xc fght'ng f0: particular L11 gimenhs with ificd Losi' , Ln jungle '1' RE B1 ) R “RAN EM )DC d sgrvw vmh the R. C. Last dumgg .W rld Wu his own knowtedge and ave much 'm‘erestmg tn- suL India and its peoples. urmg the war. the gueSt. there .xeLmed to be rep- of lulf the. rations and ' would. In addition to anmd sorvigcs {mm Bd- 1. the United. States, At- 01' lands. it should be re- nut Indm “:5er had as and ha 1‘ cruerience this I sympafhy with m2: 903mm: wvwcgfrnmma, ONTARIO g; imces. the spea- tiiLlJ‘ue to the with their British sharing fully in timing of the men. xcelent [maps for s1 {rm-3, but were :10 fighting as the sidcl'gh'ts on In- tinc 'HCCS ES the but idea the die and 145 people; were given in the address. One of these sidelichts was reference (.0 the practice mite com- mon in some areas to dellba‘etely break the wrists at children so as to make them more appealing objects {or the profession of bees m. Two albums of pho‘ographs of 'Ind'an scenes and peoples were passed around the table's during the address. and af- ter the address the speaker answered a lumber ct questions that added to no interest. Past meutenant-chernor P. T. Mots- ley introducrd the guest speaker. The thanks Of the club far the address were extended by Past President 0. R. Kernie. and President H. J. Qu'nn added further words of appreciation. Viritors for the day were intrcduced by IBJD Harvey. Thev were. Vice- Pres dent, Bill Brvd of South Porcu- p: e Kiwanis. ' Kiwanian Vincent Wood- may. of San Antonio. Texas and Tim- m’ms. Ont; and L. Rdgg Story, of Tor- onto. « Past Lieutenant-Governor P. T. Motley was presented with the tab {or eight years' .perfec'; attendance, and George Knowles received his perfect attendance tab, the presentations be- ing made by Past President F. A. Mc Dowell. In ream“! rg on Garden Bras. Circus here last, we'rk under Kiwanis aus- piccs, President H. J. Qw'nn said that in. was expected tha-it- about $1,000.00 would be cleared from thiseven-L. W. H. Wilson at the piano. A spe- cial feature was the gfng'ng of a “wel- come home" to KiWanian Nick. The report from the Underprivileged Children Committee. read by G. N. Ross. for Chairman Gordon Irving, smwed an invalid’s chair purchased for one cripple_ and special boots ob- lained {er another crinpled child. The total expenditures for crimrfled chil- dren for the month tia-talled $101.20. C;n1munity singing was led by Ki- wanim Ted Bartlett, with Secretary It is expected that the 1948-49 ob- jective for the “‘CPT" campaign, the anti-cancer poliomyelitis and tuber- culosis work carried on by both Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, will be raised to -200,000. “And help extended to those in need in each locality where a branch of the Order islocated. ‘Now with the campaign wo1k thoroughly organized in the dist1icts the I...OOF feels jus- tified in .tiipling the objectwe. These funds. after collection, a1e held and ad- ministered by a Central Committee comprising the heads of all branches of the Order. with President. as See- retary-Treasurer. ,In addition to im- mediate assistance given to the needy, these funds will be used to extend reâ€" search work of the “OPT" campaign. many a year. The scoring was fast an dterrlfic and the plays were fast. wonderful basketball. just wonderful. It is hoped that a league will be form- ed next week. . .the league will start at the Birch Street. School Gym and ev- entually it .will transfer to the Holl- mger Basketball outdocr cou1ts. , DID YOU KNOW That Mel Patton has 11111 the 100 ;.'ardadash in 9.’ seconds 01 a 10th of a second under the world's record? That Les Steers is making a come- back 111 the high jump. . .the other day he clcaered 6‘9". . .that is 2" "below his cwn world‘s record set in 1941. For the benefit of all swimmers who took part in last year‘s programme and any who wish to join the gang am local Kinsmen's Club are enlarging our present docks in order to facili- tate instruction in swimming and oâ€" ther water sports. _ mar the summer for any district rest-- dent. Swimming is dangerous apart ram being fun. Let us take out the danger andjust have the fun. Take part in the T.C.A.C. swimming DIO° gramme during the coming months. We’ll be seeing you. - SWIMMING With the coming of warmer wea- ther the T.C.A.C. have begun to take definite steps in the establishment of their summer swimming programme at Gillias Lake. A lifeguard is now on duty at the lake for the protection of theearly swimmers. A regular stac of competent instructors will begin du- ties July la, and all those interested in learning to swim and also those who feel they would benefit by fur- ther instruction in swimming and wa- ter safety are asked to contact Mr. Sturgeon, Room ’. Municipal Bldg. or the lifeguard at the beach. The Red Croz‘ss are planning on hold- ing another of their ins-tructors' schools here sometime during July. Any who are interested in taking this special- ized course in Swimming and watex Saxety are asked to contact Mr. Stur- geon as soon as possible. It is the aim of the TE.A.C. to spread the knowledge of water safety and lifesaving throughout this district so that no tragic water acciednts may week That the Inter-Collegiate shot ‘put record is 41' 8 and a quater inches as of .1947. . .and that in our town of Timmlns we have a young fellow who can heave the shot 44 feet at least. . . Watch this coltunn for his name next 000 By the time this gets to the press. I shall be well set up in my own camp at Weweitin Falls. 1 am looking for- ward to two weeks of reel camping with my son. We hope to try out some backwoods cooking. and are hoping the fishing will be good. There- fore this column will be missing next. week. Reporting on last, Friday‘s event. I would like to thank all the Scouts and Leaders who turned out. and to those who were unable to do so I am sorry. While our efl'orts didn't am- ount to much. never the law, we made an efiort at some Scoutlng and had a lot of fun. Perhaps we shall do better later on. ertardltug the (‘0 n? event: '5 l?- portance In town. I have been asked to try to have our bdys take parl. and as I have stated that i will be out of town. I will leave ltup'to the Lead- ers of all grouns to do, whatever they can. The Lions Club would like a good turn out for their parade. notice of which will be in the paper. The Can- adian Legion would also like to have a turn out on July 1st. I feel that we should assist in these affairs. and would like to ask all Leaders to make an efl'ort to do as good a job as pos-. sible to have as many boys. both Cubs and Scouts. in full uniform on parade for these two coming events. Seasoned flour. Rent, in a small pa- per bag saves time when you» want to breads vegetables, meats or fish. Now that the school term is almost over. I hope the program of Scouting and Cubbing will not close too. I would urge all leaders. to plan meet- ings which will be an interesting ser- ies of scouting and take advantage of the holidays. To those going to camp. may Good camping and Good Luck. i . . ‘4! For good work on your 14 ms see “BROWNSTON” a . . .. . . . . v ..... , ‘ “06000000. I O” b‘OQ; 30066000000000.0006.006000“:OMOO”“OOOOOOOOOO”OOOOWO ""“"'- â€".. ”Junoâ€".- .. -._ - Time To Get Busy Obey That Urge To Make the Town you live‘ in Spic and Spam, and Fresh and Clean Make a Brand New Blue Print for Yourself and Visiting Lions â€" A Better Design f or Better Living . For The District “A” Lions International 28th Annual Convention Space Contributed in the Service of the Community by John Labatt, Limited measure . . . . . it costs no more than ready made IF you need a flaw fur coat let us make it to your N O W is the time to have your furs . Remodelled 0 Repaired Q Redyed O Cleaned FURRIERS BROWN STON FUR WORKS . . its guaranteed to fit. 883/ Catvad'an agriculture employed 1,113. 200 people during 1947, or only about 70,000 1er than in 1946. reports .1119 Labour Gazette in‘a recent, issue. Th3 movement of population from rural to urban areas-has been contin- uous over recent decades, and gained momcnbum during the war. It is est’mfiu ed that 200.080 workers left ag- riculture in the war years and only about 20,000 returne'd in the immediate post-war years, says the Gazette. Greaier mechanization has e'nabl'ed farmers to operate win 1953 help. The 21C Roland by In In Intorpriuo hines Increase Farm Efllcwncy IN OUR TIME "Yes, yes, Pendiebcny -â€"‘I know°haid it wad hm we statue? to be polite to customers-but LET'S NOT CARRY IT Tm FAR 1" . Relincd O Stored improvement. in ugricuimral efficiency made possible the tremendous pro- duction increase during the Dust eight years despite the smaller work foxes. Farmers sttll require extra help at, harvest, time, however. and the «11'- time organizations of labour move- ments from surplus areas to area: of scarcity was continued in 1947. through the (to-operation of the Dominion De- partment c-i Labcm’, the Na" n~al Em- ployment Service adn the nine Prnvm- cial Deoaerentts of Agriculture. There were 12 major movements in 194?. ill- valv ng 20,000 workers. Ne {01 income hauled bomm 11 1939 and 1947.1ising from $41 million: in 1939 to $1. 377 mi ‘ilons in 1947 Iy Hark Hunt 10 Cedar St. N. OPPOSITE Victory Theatre Prompt Attmltion 1780 TIMMINS Orders ‘Given Out Of Town P HON E PAGE SIX

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