Attempt Made to Holdâ€"up South Porcupine Station South Porcupine, March 28. (Speciali to The Advance)â€"An atiempt to "holdâ€". up" the T. N. O. station was made ‘ here around 10 o‘clock on Friday night. When Mr. Thomas Shields, night operator at the depot, heard a knock on the baggage room door he went to see who was there. He opened the sliding doors part way when a rifle barrel was shoved through the opening and a voice ordered him to "Reachâ€"d‘n you, reach" Mr. Shields, instead of obligâ€" ingly doing what the rough customer (who had a dirty handkerchief tied over his face) wanted, gave the rifle barrel a shove upwards with the switch lock, attached to a chain to the door, and attempted to close the door. This he was not able to do quickly enough, as he was ordered once more to put his hands up. However, although Mr. Shields is not a young man, he showed himself equal to the occasion, for he gave the rifle another knock, and sucâ€" ceeded in closing the door. With reâ€" markable presence of imind he then turned off the lights, and crawled on hands and knees toward the telephone which he managed to reach and phoned the police. Thug Tries to Force Way into Station, but Night Operator Knocks up Rifle with which he was Menaced and Manâ€" aged to Get Door Closed. _ Then Phoned for Help. Thug Escaped. The chief immediately switched on the "police lights" and the two conâ€" stables on night duty came down as quickly as possible to the station. In the meantime Mr. Shields phoned Mr. Naish (the nearest telephone) to come quickly with help, and bring Coffey, as he was locked in the baggage room and had been menaced by : "holidâ€"up" man. When Mr. Naish and Myr {each armed with the first for selfâ€"defence that they c up) got to the station the p already arrived. * The- thug meanwhile had escaped down the track, throwing off .a.coat in transit for better speed. Other clues are in the hands of the police who, at the present time have not found the culprit. The fact that a number of people had léft on the excursion train may have led the holdâ€"up thief to imagine there would be plenty of money in the safe. However had he succeeded in breaking open the safe (Mr. Shieds did mnot know the combination) he would The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine. Established 1912. The annual meeting of the Porcupine Fish and Game Protective Association will be held in the Daffodil Tea Room, schumacher, on Thursday evening, March 31st, at 8 pm. All interested are urged to attend this meeting and give the association a good start for the enâ€" suing year.. In the past the association has been doing the most valuable work for the district and deserves the hearâ€" tiest support. The meeting on Thursâ€" day is an important one and all memâ€" bers and all others interested in fish and game conservation should attend. Association has Been Doing Very V aluable Work for Disâ€" trict. All Interested Asked to Atternd Annual Meeting in Daffodil Tea Room, Schumacher, Thursday Evening at 8 p.m. Motion Pictures of Fish Life. The meeting will be one of interest Above will be seen the St. Mary‘s Hospital Board, t photo being taken in 1936, when plans were started 1 the new addition to the hospital, the wing that was fc mally opened on Saturday. The present board inecluc all in the above picture except Dr. H. H. Moore, who l« last year to take up practice in Toronto. From the i ception of the hospital here, Dr. Moore was an earn supporter and worker for its progress. At the time leaving Timmins, he was chairman of the board, a po the new additic mally opened 0 all in the above last year to tal cgeption of the oo i i l e T o s Ir. Coffey, t weapons eciuld pick police had ST. MARY‘S HOSPITAL BOARD have been out df luck, for the T. N. O. officials bank the day‘s regeipts reâ€" gularly, and there was only a small amount in the safe at the time. We congratulate Mitr. Shields on his presence of mind, and undoubted bravâ€" ery, in holding his own in the presence of danger. It required quick thinking, and courâ€" age to do what he did. He was absoâ€" lutely alone in the station, and there was no sign of any other person within calling distance. Southwest Winds, Milder getting the air. The probabilities suggest milder weaâ€" ther with southwest winds which would seem that the weather will continue pleasant for the time being at least. $. C. Wheeler, of Hollinger meteoroâ€" logical office, who ordinarily supplies the information for this department, is confined to his house toâ€"day through liness. It is hoped that he will be around as usual very shortly. Maximum and . minimum temperaâ€" tures since last Wednesday are:â€" _~Thursday,. 43. above. and 20â€" above; Friday. 38 above and 25 above; Sacitâ€" day. 32 above and 21 above, eight s‘clock toâ€"day, 32 above. ‘ While the temperature dropped its owest ni some time on Sunday, the nercury was a long distance from zero ind Sunday afternoon saw large crowds m the streets, window shopping and lise in Temperature Preâ€" dicted â€" Warm Weather Sees Big Sunday Crowds. CHILD‘S HEALTH CLINIC AT sCHUMACHER PUBLIC SCHOOL The Child‘s Health Conference will be held in the Schumacher Public school, Friday afternoon, April 1st, from 3 to 5. from start to finish. In addition to the annual reports and reviews of the work done and the plans for the future, the association has applied to the Ontario Department of Game and Fisheries for a twoâ€"reel film of motion pictures of fish life and hope to show these at the meeting Thursday evening. TWO MILLION DOLLAR PLANT TO BE BUILT AT WINNIPEG ublished at Timmins, Ont., Cana Every MONDAY and THURSDAY The Swiftâ€"Canadian Co. are building $2,000,000 plant at Winnipeg, the work start at once. 1t the board left vacant by Dr. Moore‘s remova Dr. M. J. Kelly. Dr. N. H. Russell is the ch Board for 1938. Those in the picture, read to right are: Sitting: Mayor Bartleman, Dr. H. H. Mocre, Dr. C. M. Dr. 1 Standing: Dr. D. Robson, E. L. Longmore Day. G. W. Ecclestone, Dr. C. E. Tay pit Ll and @ird lef First Night Drunks Given Chance Ssome people â€" are MIVPLCELAdVE: ~ililov nighters and competition was evenly divided between two local gentlemen who ran a nock and neck race to be the first to grace the new police cells that went into use for the first time . on Friday night. The pair who had gotten southwest of luxurious â€" libations â€" of "goof." were picked up on the street and woke up in the morning with a fine set of "the shakes." Saturday imornâ€" ing, however, Chief of Police Gagnon ordered that the two men be released without any charges being laid with the stern advice that that would be the last of the firstâ€"night treatment. Lions Club To Furnish Ward In New Hospital NORTHERN MEN INTERVIEWED PREMIER HEPBURN LAST WEEK Representatives of Timmins, Tisdale, Whitney and Kirkland Lake last woeek interviewed Premier Hepburn on probâ€" lems of the North and were promised careful consideration of all matters. There were several UiDstUuooUCu d L the regular weekly meeting of the Lions Club last Thiursday. One was in regards to this week‘s meeting. at which Mr. H. Seymaur will be the feature speaker. It was thought by some members, owing to there being a lot of guests as well as the regular members, the present hall would not seat everyone. Others thought that, as Mr. Seymour would be speaking to several organizations during the week there would not be that many guests to overcrowd the present hall, anda the members finally decided to meet in the Legion Hall as usual. since the above was written it has been decided to hold the meeting in the Empire hotel instead of the Legion Decision is Reached at Mr. Seymour arrived in Timmins over the weekâ€"end and spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon and the Women‘s Music and Literary Club, today. Mr. Seymour is an expert on town planning, and will be in Timmins all this week to make a survey in regard to Irst ~ | Grace WR CC a community centre project, which the Lions started last year, hal! Two other matters touched on were the forming of a Lion‘s Boy seciut scout troop, and the sending the Lions Boys‘ band to Bigwin Inn this year durâ€" ing the Lions Convention. Lion Dr. Joe Kelly brought up the matter of the Lions outfitting a room in the new pediatric ward at St. Mary‘s hnospital. He read out an itemized reâ€" port on the expenditure required. He spoke of the magnificent work which the hospital was doing. the hospital was doing. The members thought it v lasting contribution, and on by Lion Jo¢ Disley, that I as described by Lion Joe Kel lowed Thursday at Suggestion of LJO1 Regarding Community Centre W eck. w 0 Offenders to Police Cells are Alâ€" TIMMINS, ONTARIO, MONDAY, MARCH 28TH, 1938 ams discussed at fitted, the members voted in favour. eral it y meeting of the Lions | â€" The entertainment for the evening ay. i was the showing of a movie of the layâ€" egards to . this week‘s | ing. of the Transâ€"Atlantic from i Mr. H. Seymaur will Canada to England.. It was a very inâ€" eaker. It was thought ['eresting film which showed the danâ€" s, owing to there being | grerous work of linking the two contiâ€" as well as the regular | nents together. The film was shown resent hall would not | through the courtesy of the Canadian thought that, as| National Railways and Lion George chld be speaking to !| Fenwick. s removal was fillec is the chairman of ure. reading from tleman, D. E. Kee in, Dr. N. H. Rus: eaAal Advance it would be a on a motion a room, such Kellyvy. be outâ€" d at Regular Weekly Meeting Last restion of Lion Dr. Joe Kelly. Survey wnity Centre to be Made Here This Keeley Russell l south Porcupine, March 28th. Specâ€" ‘ ial to The Advance. ' A thresâ€"room house on MacDougall avenue, Lakeview, Whitney township, was destroyed by fire yesterday afterâ€" ‘noon with all contents, The fire was | discovered at 4 o‘clock, tiut had a good 'g’rip before it was seen. As Whitney . ‘ had no firefighting appliances, an alarm | was sent in to South Porcupine, with a . ;speedy response being made. As the iSouLh Fnd brigade found the fire well \under way and it was necessary to lay 2000 feet of hose from the nearest i available hydrant to reach the fire, little could be done to fight the blaze, but an "adjacent nouse, threatened by the fire, \ was saved. The house destroyed by fire | was owned by Fraser Cowan. of Schuâ€" macher, and ocqupied by Mr. and Mrs. Moe Clarke. All occupants of the house were oue at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is not but it is | thought likely that it was due to the explosion of an oil burner stove. parish priest of St, Anthony‘s here, who lhas been assoziated with St. Mary‘s hospital here ever since 1912. Father Theriault was one of those on the platform for Saturday‘s offiâ€" cial opening ceremony for the new addition and pointed out the many improvements in hospital facilities here since St. Mary‘s first came into being in the early days of the camp. Advance Engraving Mtr. Don Guthrie was welcomed as a new member of the club. The guests for the evening were Messrs C. A. Reâ€" mus and P. Penros2. / Small House at Lakeview Burned Down Yesterday Friend of the Hospital House and Contents Total Loss. South Porcupine Brigade Had to Stretch 2,000 Feet of Hose to Reach Fire from Nearest Hydrant, but Succeeded in Saving Adjoining House. Local Hotel Staffs Given Instruction At the request of the district inspector for the Liquor Control Board, officers of the Timmins Fire Department have just completed a visit to all standard hotels in town where the various staffs have been given a talk on the proper action in the event of a fire. A total of nineteen hotels were visited and inâ€" struction was given in the use of fire chemicals, the best way of entering a room that has been found to be on fire, and the proper method of turning in an alarm. both to the fire department and uo any guests that may be in the hotel at the time. Two large local department stores and a drug store had their staffts given the same instructions. ‘roper Method of Fighting Fires and Turning in Alarms Explained by Fireâ€" men. REV. FR. C. E. THERIA ULT Large Crowd In Attendance at Hospital Wing Opening Mining Institute Meets on Tuesday Charles G. Kemsley to Speak on Internal Shaft at Dome Mines Limited. The March meeting of the Porecupine branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining ad Metallurgy, will be held in the dinig room of the Empire hotel on Thursday night at 8.30 p.m. ‘The speaker for the occasion will be Charles G. Kemsley, who will present a paper on, "The Internal Shaft of Dome Mines Limited." Mr. Kemsley presented the same paper at the recent annual mesting of the Institute in Toâ€" Tronto. Musical Evangelist Delights Many Here Bandmaster Geo. Gilmour at Salvation Army Sunday. Many members of the Salvation Army, as well as other townsfolk, atâ€" tended the meeting at the Salvation Army hall on Sunday evening. An enâ€" rollment service for Soldiers was conâ€" ducted, and the meeting was interesting to one and all. Bandmaster George Gilmour, the noted musical evangelist, was present to address the gathering and to play sevâ€" eral selections on the banjo. Bandmasâ€" ter Gilmour, A. Mus., LC.M., is noted as the man who can make the ban}o speak, and those who heard his rendiâ€" tions on Sunday certainly were pleased with all the banjo said. MEXICOâ€"SEIZES OLL WELL»®S BUT LOSES SILVER MARKET President Cardenas is looking for a world market for Mexico‘s silver, the United States having suspended its agreement to buy Mexican silver output â€"this action by the U.S. being a reply to the fact that Mexico has seized all the oil wells in the country, most of them being owned by U.S. capital. New Kiwanis Club at South Porcupine W. S. Blake the First Presiâ€" dent. South Porcupine now has a Kiwanis Club of its own. with W. S. Blake, prinâ€" cipal of the Tisdals High Schools, as the first president. The South Porcuâ€" pine Kiwanis Club starts out with a membership of 27 and the best of chances to be an active and useful force in community welfare and advancement at South Porcupine. SPEAKERS AT OPENING OF NEW HOSPITAL WING iblished at Timmins, Ont., Canada. Svery MONDAY and THURsSDA Y Sieep of Vagrants is Halted Speakers Refer With Prid New Addition at St. Ma to Sisters of Providence tributions to Hospital. Six Men Found Resting in T. N. O. Coaches Arrested â€"Four Drunks Taken In. The peaceful slumbers of six men who were found sleeping in the coaches of the T. N. O. Railway siding near the station on Saturday night, were brought to an abrupt halt with the arrival of Timmins police who took the half dozen wanderers into custody and alâ€" lowed them to continue their rest in the new spic and span police cells. They are due to appear in police court toâ€" morrow on vagrancy charges. Four drunks, one a third offender and another making his second appearâ€" ance, made up the remainder of the weekâ€"end business. Short Circuit Is Cause of Car Fire Sedan Damaged to Extent of $25 Last ‘Thursday â€" Two Other Small Fires. damaged a sedan car owned by C. Pryvor, of Timmins, to the extent of about $25 at the cornér of Elm Street and Eighth Avenue last Thursday night at 6.10 Piremen were called to the scene and extinguished theâ€" blaze with chemicals: Perjury Charges To Be Heard In Police Court Alleging that a statement imnade unâ€" der oath by the accused during the hearing of a Division Court case here last January was false, Steve Grocholski has laid the information in a charge of perjury gainst S. C. Soucier, The case will be heard toâ€"morrow in Police Court before Magistrate Atkinson. Information Laid Against 8. C. Soucier by Steve Groâ€" cholski Alleges False Statement in Evidence Given by Accused During Division Court Hearing Here Last January. The division court action in questlan was based on an alleged verbal contract regarding the price for certain paintâ€" ing Soucier claimed to have done for Grocholski. The latter claims that the statement made by the acoused that one of his employees was present when a verbal agreement as to price was made, is untrue, the actual charge reads as follows:â€" Fire originating from a short cireul With Pride Here Saturday Afternoon to at St. Mary‘s. Glowing Tribute is Paid ?rovidence for Their Sacrifices and Conâ€" The avditoriuwn in the new wing of St. Mary‘s Hospital was fiiled to overâ€" tlowing Saturday afternoon as a large gathering of Timmins residents witâ€" nessed the formal opening of the latest addition to facilities for hospitalization here. People from every walk in life heard a number of speakers refer with pride to the fine record of achieveâ€" ments that have characterized St. Mary‘s ever since its modest beginâ€" ning in 1912. The Hon. Harold Kirby, Ontario Minâ€" ister of Health, who had been invited to attend the function, expressed regret at being unable to be present, both by wire and letter,. The minister exâ€" plained that owing to the pressure of sessional and departmental dutiee he found it impossible to spare the time to take part. A telegram of congratulation was also read from Dr. H. H. Moore, who is genâ€" erally regarded here as one of the fathâ€" ers of St. Mary‘s Hospital,. The superâ€" intendent general of the Sisters of Proâ€" vidence expressed satisfaction with the new building in complimentary wire that was read to the audience by the chairman for the occasion, Dr. N. H. Russeli. Dr. Russell declared in his optening remarks that he was sure that the hosâ€" pital has been and will continue to be a source of pride for every person in Timmins and regarded it as more than fortunate that such a fine institution has grown up. He paid particular creâ€" dit to the Sisters of Providence who through many sacrifices have brought the hospital to its present state of efâ€" ficiency. As an instance of the sacriâ€" fices being made by the Sisters, Dr. Russell drew the attention of the auâ€" dience to the faect that they are Ooccuâ€" pying the garret of the old building as living quarters. The hospital was threatened with the closing of their training school if more adequate acâ€" commodation could not be provided for the student nurses and staff and this eventuality prompted the directors to make plans for the most recent addiâ€" tion. which has brought the total ca~â€" (Continued on Page Six) "§. C. Soucier, on the 25th day of January, 1938, in the Town of Timmins in the district of Cochrane, did unlawâ€" fully commt perjury with the intent to mislead the second Division Court of the District of Cochrane by swearing on the trial of an action in which the said S. C, Soucier was plaintiff and Steve Grocholâ€" ski was defendant had at the sittings of the said court held in Timmins, Onâ€" tario, on the 25th day of January, 1938, that when the contract of painting beâ€" tween the said S. C. Soucier and the said Steove Grocholski, which was the subject of the said action was entered into, one Beaudoin, the foreman in the 'employ of the said S. C. Soucier, was present. Contrary to the Criminal Code, section 172." Single Copy Five Cents 2 Sections 12 Pages