Porcupine Advance, 17 Oct 1938, 1, p. 1

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Happy Banquet Social Held by Timmins Band Vol. XXIIL. No. 80 With about seventyâ€"five in attendance at the Oddfellows‘ hall on Saturday evening, the banquetâ€"social given by tae Timmins Citizens‘ Band proved a very pleasing success with a number of speâ€" cially interesting features. Mr. J. K. Walker, president of the band comâ€" mittee, made a very capable chairman and toastmaster for the evening. Gorâ€" don Archibald at the piano provided music for the evening. The banquet prepared by the ladies of the Timmins lodge of the Rebekahs was a particularly pleasing one and there were many sincere complimenis for the ladies for the menu for the occasion. Mayor After the toast to the king had been honoured, the chairman welcomed the guests and called on Mr. Arthur Wilâ€" ford, deputy leader of the band to proâ€" pose the toast to the Town of Timâ€" mins. Mr. Wilford expressed thanls to the mayor and council for supporting the band. He thought the idea of "getâ€" together" events similar to this banâ€" quetâ€"social an excellent idea for all concerned and hoped that there would be more of them. In responding to the toast, Mayor J. P. Bartlieman referred to the early days (Continued on Page Eight) bWWd m Charge Two Drivers In Weekâ€"End Crash Vincenzo Spada, 206 Birch street south, was charged with reckless drivâ€" ing as the result of a weekâ€"end acciâ€" dent on Ping street south, that involvâ€" ed three cat$ and a bicycle. Spada is alleged to havs made a left turn into a lane, forcing a car that had pulled out from behind to pass, to run into a parked car and bicycle on the left side of the street. Albert Thiminey, of Reckless Driving and Defec tive Brake Counts Laid After Accident. South iPorcupine, driver of the car, was charged with operating a motor vehicle with defective brakes. Joint Meeting of Legion Branches Here To night As noted in The Advance on Thursâ€" day last, there will be a joint meeting of the Timmins and South Porcupine branches of the Canadian Legion at the Legion hall, Timmins, this (Monâ€" day) evening, Oct. 17th, commencing at 8 o‘clock. At this mseting the speâ€" cial feature will be an address by Mr. A. A. Robinson, pension adjuster. COther matters of importance and interest wiil be included in the business before the meiting and a specially large attenaâ€" ance of both branches is particulariv desired. Fesserton Lumber ayor and Other Speak(;;s Compliment Timmins Citizens‘ Band on Progress Made. Continued Support Promised. Consumers‘ Coâ€"operative Society Cup Presented. Other Interesting Features. Sotl 1 1 Section 8 Pages ”â€"'â€"__-â€"' PU® [Â¥ INMIAAOJNOd AH L f ’lIO inly one fire call was recorded ovet ) : past weekâ€"end, the brigade making ‘un to 104 Laidlaw street to extinâ€" uic Iiver as an aAdditiona! guish a chimney fire. There was no n the event of fire. cemage. umber Mill bred By Fire ilâ€"i;rest T wo In Liquor Raids Special Orchestra at the High School Guy Sauve Makes Name for Himself with New Band An especially "schoolâ€"spirited" stuâ€" dent at the Timmins High and Vocaâ€" tional School is Guy Sauve, who has already made himself "schoolâ€"famcis" with the music he and his orchestra have rendered for the school parties. On Saturday the Timmins High School Rugby team was scheduled to play the Kirkland Lake team, and on Priday evening Guy went to work and got toâ€" gether a number of students. That evening they practised Tor several hours, and on Saturday afternoon when: the local team proudly marched to the athletic field, their coming was hailed by the marching music of the band that led the team. In front of ithe band was a donkey (of a sort), bearing the card "Kirkland May Be Baulky, But She‘ll Give In." During timeâ€"out for the rugby players, the band played rousing music, and Guy Sauve and his boys are to be complimented on a deâ€" lightful idea. Rifle Discharged, While Being Cleaned: Loses Arm Alfred Aubin, of Palmorelle, Abitibi, is in the Youville hospital at NoranJa in a critical condition. The young man, who is only 16 years of age, was cleaning a rifle last week when the gun accidentally discharged, the bullet enâ€" tering the upper right arm. He was hurried to the hospital but the wound was so serious that it was found necesâ€" sary to amputate the arm as the only means of saving the lad‘s life. piler Room After Twoâ€"Hour erty Saved When New Fire f the Mattagami for Water Published at Timmins, Ont., Canada Every MONDAY and THURSDAY Elusive "Doctor" is Still at Large rovincial _ Police Swoop Down on Two Houses in Mountjoy Township on Sunday. and Music. number of worth] nishing from the ne the "doctor" | is in Montana wh lice for a short â€" ved to go before re advised that h J. Hubpbell Appears in Milestone, Sask., Passes Cheques and Vanishes. OXE WEEKâ€"END FIRE CALL in Milestone, Saskatchseâ€" e is said to have passed worthless cheques before m the town. The last ctor" had been heari of na where he was held by short time and then alâ€" efore Oshawa that he had bseen picked With two bars of gold concealed in a canvas belt that he carried under his shirt, Gerardo Tellini, 48â€"yearâ€"old secâ€" tion man employed by the Temiskamâ€" ing and Northern Ontario, Railway, was arrested Friday night as he_attempled to leave on the "Northland" for Toâ€" ronto. He is charged with possession of stolen gold. Alleged Highâ€"grader Is Arrested Here Friday Hollinger Police Swoop Down on Gerardo Tellini, T. O. Section Man and Seize Gold Valued at $4,000. cused Had Just Boarded Night Train for Toronto. The dramatic arrest was made by Chief Charles Hitch and Constable Melâ€" ville., of the Hollinger Mine staff, who brought the accused to the police staâ€" tion where they searched his person and belongings under a warrant. Held in place by two leather straps over his shoulders, the officers found Tellini to ‘be carrying a wide canvas belt, a pocket on each side conta‘n.ng a small bar of gold weighing abciut four pounds each. The mineral is valued at approximately $4,000. Officers declined to the events leading up to Tellini‘s arrest but admitted that he had never been employed at Hollinger. Issues Warning Re Gun Licenses All Persons Carrying Fireâ€" arms Without Permits to be Haled Into Court. Cam» and Fisheries Overseer Phil issued a warning toâ€"Cay that all persons found carrying firearms in the bush without a. license will be prosecuted. iPreviciusly warnings were issued for a first offence but the irâ€" struciions of the departmant now call proâ€"ecution of all offenders regardiess of the circumstances. Hunters will be well advised to »quip themselves with the necessary license if they wisn to avoid an appsarance in police court. There will be a session at Timmins toâ€"morrow, Tuesday, Oct. 18th, of the CDop*. of Pensions Quorum Board. The session will be held in the Legion hall, commencing at nine o‘clock in the morning. There is only one case from Timmins as far as known, to be heard, but there are a number of others from the district. It may be noted that the district exsends as far west as Hearsi. PENSIONS QUORUM BOARD AT TIMMINS ON TUESDAY Death of infant Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Soulliere Pictured above is His Worship Mayor Bartléman buying the first apple on the Boy Scout Apple Day on Saturday The scene of the ceremony was in front of the new Town Hall. Immediately behind Mr. Bartléeman is District Jeans‘tte, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur of 133 Poplar street, died at St. Mary‘s hospital on Sunday. The baby girl was ten months of age. Funeral servijices will be hbheld at 4 o‘clock this (Monday) afterncon, at the Notre Dames es Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, with interment in the Timmins cemetery. Lord Staniley, a prominent member of the British Cabinet, and who was at Toronto recently to open the Canaâ€" dian National Exhibition, died in Engâ€" land vesterday. LARD STANLEY DEAD TIMMINS, ONTARIO, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, MAYOR BARTLEMAN BUYS FIRST BOY SCOUT APPLE T wo Men Are Still Missing Searchers Comb Watabeag Lake for Bodies of Timâ€" mins and Ansonville Men. Arrested For Theft Printing Equipment Local Newspaper Employee Arrested Sunday After Parts Found Missing. Said to have bzsen prompted by a grievance concerning wages, John Suâ€" zack, 17, employed in the mechanical department cf the Timmins Daily Press, was arrested on Sunday and charged with the theft of important linctype and press parts that would have comâ€" pletely stopped production for at least three days. Police said that at first the youth reâ€" fused to .divulze the whereabouts of the parts until his differences were acâ€" justed to his satisfaction by the manâ€" agement. Finally with the intervenâ€" tion of his mother, he disclosed the hiding place in Mountjoy Townsliiip where he had secreted the mitssing equipment. . Police said that Suzack had been given notice to vacate his job. Weather To Be Cooler, Changeable Close on the hcelis of last week‘s reâ€" cord warm weather, the thermometer last right dropped to a low of 35 deâ€" grees. Showers of varying intensity last night and early this morning acâ€" counted for .27 of an inch of precipitaâ€" tion.â€" Maximum and minimum temâ€" peratures since last Wednesday are:â€" Thursday. 63 and 58; Friday, 71 and 42: Saturday, 60 and 39; Sunday, 51 and 44: lowest last niglht, 35; eizht o‘cliock this morning. 36. Scoutmaster E. B. Rowe with Scout Clatworthy accepting the Mayor‘s donation, which officially opened the Scouts‘ annual drive for registration fees,. In the background beâ€" hind the other Scouts may be seen Mr. E. G. Dickson. Mining Institute _ Starts New Season First Meeting for 19838â€"39 Will be Held at Empire Hotel on Thursday. The first mesting of the 1938â€"39 scaâ€" son of the local branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining and. Meéetallurgy, will be held on Thursday night at the Empire Hotel, commencing at 8.30 p.m. The speaker for the occasion will be P. J. Dunlop who will give an address entitled, «‘"Dust ~Control theâ€"Ho}= linger Mill." There is a possibility that a special train may be arranged for the annual convention in Quebec City next March and all those planning to make the trip are asked to signify their intenâ€" tions with the secretary. Visitor Praises Beauty of Canada J:_ Fodd TFells Lions Club Dominion Can Hold Its Own With Ireland. Present as a visitor for the occasion, Mr. J. Todd, of Ballynahinch, Irelind, gave an interesting comparison of his native heath with Canada in the course of a few brief remarks at the regular meeting of Timmins Lions Club last Thursday evening. After expressing his appreciation of the opportunity to be present with tae Lions, Mr. Todd told his listeners that Canada can hold its own without amy, trouble with the fabled beauty spots of Ireland. He expressed his admiration for the work of the Lions and hoped when he visited the club again that it would be as a member rather than a visitor. Last week‘s programme included a guess class with Lions Chip Ball and Fred Noon doing the guessing. They certainly caught the members napping. A letter was read from Nurse Farr asking that the club give the same sunâ€" port as in the past in regard to the T.B. Chrismas Seal Campaign. It was also requested that a number of membeors volunteer to canva tion of the town. President Dr. M. J. Kelly in referr‘ng to the campaign, told the meeting that the assistance of wives of the members in getting the seals ready for malling will be appreciated. Mr. Douglas Carriere was introduced as a new member. Another visitor for the occasion was Ken Marshall, of Toronto. The meeting this week will be devoted to a daiscussion of general business and the president expects all reports to be in. Commencement Exercises at the Timmins H. V. Commencement exercises at the Timâ€" mins High and Vocational Stchool tain year are being held on Friday, Ocioâ€" ber 21st. This occasion is one that the students who graduate will always reâ€" member, and one which gives mucn happiness and pride to the parents wiio have helped their children through the school days, Every year some special "treat" is in store at the commentceâ€" ment exercises, and this year this speâ€" clalty will be an address by Dr. Mcâ€" Arthur, deputy minister of education Advance Photo and Engraving) business at the Timâ€" _ 6zâ€"hool tiin riday, Ocioâ€" one that the 1 always reâ€" Published at Timmins, Ont., Canada Every MONDAY and THURSDAY S2Câ€" Longpre is Given Ten Years Convicted at Cochrane assizes on a charge of causing grievous bodily harm, which was reduced from attemjpted murder, Edward Longpre, of Timmins, was sentenced to ten years in the peniâ€" tentiary by Mr. Justice Chevrier on Friday. Longpre was charged followâ€" ing the shooting of Albert Desormeaux early this year at the accused‘s house in Mountjoy Township. . Desormeaux hovered between life and death for days but since that time has completely recovered from a severe abdominal wound. § Porquis Junction Man Is Killed on Saturday Convicted of manslaiuzhter when he originally faced a charge of murder, Daniel O‘Keefe ,of Driftwood, father of ten children, was sentenced to two years less one day in the Ontario Reformatory at Guelph. O‘Keefe was charged in the fatal shocting of Felix Couture, also of Driftwood, in an argument about the removal of a quantity of wood from O‘Keefe‘s property which had been placed under seizure. Emile Lachance, of Kapuskasing, was acquitted on a charge of motor manâ€" slaughter, a sequel to the death of a passenger in his car which ran into a C.NR. freight train. Louis Lee, Hooker Cresk settler, was found insane and unfit to stand trial on a murder charge and Frank Biutâ€" kovic, of Timmins, was acquitted on a charge of manslaughter. Charge Local Man With Stealing From Box Cars ‘Ernest Chenier, aged 31, of 41% Wilâ€" son avenue, is beinzg held in custody on a charge of breaking, entering anui theft of a quantity of lard, eggs and grapes from two railroad cars on the siding of the Temiskaming and Northâ€" ern Ontario railway here. As a sequel to a crash at the interâ€" section of Park Road and Schumacher Highway on Thursday at noon beâ€" tween a car driven by Sherman Dugzâ€" gan, 5 Lakeshore Road and a truck driven by Archibald Matchell, 160 Balâ€" sam street north, Duggan is charged with reckless driving. He will appear in police court here on Tuesday before Magistrate Atkinson. Driver is Charged After Collision Here Thursday . Reynolds Dies Instantly in Tragic Mishap. Fell From Side of Truck on Way Home from Work and is Crushed to Death Under Heavy Wheels. Inquest to be Held, Featured by Charming National Costumes, Folk Dancing, Hungarian Orchestra Music, Etc. Hall Festooned With Grape Clusters. Amusing Procedure for Theft of Grapes. w ow One of the most interesting and colo:â€" The event last night was featured by ful events was held last night in the | 24 bounteous banquet in which Hungarâ€" Oddfellows‘ hall, Timmins, under the ian goulash and other native Hunguarâ€" ices of the Ti ns ian dishes had prominent place. O e i immins HNUHEAULAL O0â€" Music of very attractive kind was furâ€" ciety. It was the Hungarian Vin‘aze l nished by the Timmins Hungarian Soâ€" Festival. Hungary is worldâ€"famous for | clety orchestra. its Tokay wine, made from the Tokay Something worthy of very specia grape, and in all the towns and villages| mention is the fact that the gatheving of Hungary each year the festival is |included many Czechoslovaks, observed to celebrate the harvest. All|the Hungarians and the Czechoslovks Esort,s of fruit are included, but the| when interviewed were agreed that nc Tokay grape is given special prominâ€" | matter what might be the case it 'ance. Last night the local Hungarians| Europe toâ€"day, they were certainl} Ibrought this happy event to Timmins. | friends here and their friendship would The hall was festooned with bunches|continjiue regardless of the work 6 of grapes, hanging just beyond easy | Hitler in Europe. One prominent Hun reach, but not so high that they could | garian pointed out that the Czechoslo | not be pulled away. This was a hvimâ€" vaks and the Hungarians had bec: orous feature of the evening, a judze ) friends for centuries, and he believe! and his clerk being in attendance, and |that any illâ€"will now was due to im a number of pretty girls in Hungarian t proper political machinations. Amoil ‘and Czechoslovakian costumes being | the charming young ladies in their O« I“watchers" of the grapes. Any person found stealing the grapess was brought by the watcher to the Judge. He could have counsel if he desired, but if fou ard guilty he had to pay a fine ranging from ten cents upwards, according to the number of effences and the size of the clusters taken. All pleaded guilty last nizht, and there were enough fines gathered to pay for the grapes and other expenses. One humorous Hungarian suggested that the report of the proceedings be headed:â€""Eaditor Fined Twice for Stealing Grapes." The "Grape Court" is a happy feature of the festival in the Old Land, forfells sometimes taking the place of fines. At the conclusion of the event, an immense cluster of grapes, is auctioned to ine . righest bidder. olourful Hungarian Vintage Festival Here ) Hungarion | P umes being | t Any person | L was brought | sl 2. He could | c( but if fouard | b: t | slovakian garb, the light green of these A}|costumes making contrast with tas d | bright beauty of the Hungarian g | tumes of red, white and green. 0o Hungarian dances by young men and c ‘ young ladies, the latter in the charming sdinatlonal costumes of Hungary and h!Czechoslovakia, with music by the ‘s | Hungarian orchestra, made another atâ€" is | tractive feature for the evening. In f | agdition to the national costumes, the r | young lady dancers had small bells atâ€" eitached to their ankles, thus adding f | music to the grace of their dancing. Crushed under the wheels of the machine when he slipped and feil in attempting to alight front the side of a struck, J. Reynolds, of Porquis Junction, was instantly killed Saturday nignt about 6.15 on the highway a short disâ€" tance from his homse. Employed on roadwork in the district Reynolds was returning home for the day from a point between Porquis Junction and Iroquois Falls and was riding with R. Hubbard, of Davenport, on the back of a truck driven by Lloyd Walker and owned by J. Puckala, of Montrock. Arriving in Porquis Junction Reynoids tapped on the cab and asked to have the truck stopped. â€"~As he did so he started to climb over the side of vehicle only to lose his grip and fall under the wheels of the heavy machine. With his head crushed almost to a puip, death was instantangous. Arrest Three Juveniles in Petty Robbery Cleanup Three juveniles, alleged by police to have ‘been respansible for a number of unsolved petty breakâ€"ins, were arrested over the weekâ€"end and on Tuesday will appear before Magistrate Atkinson. Each of the three boys faces several charges. The many friends of the Mr. R. Eddy, one of the popular oldâ€"time residenits of Timmins, will regret to leartn that he is seriously ill with pneumonia in St. Mary‘s hospital. He was taken to the hospital on Thursday. There is some improvement toâ€"day in his conâ€" dition and it is hoped that seru‘nm treatment will benefit him. Scouts Sell 49 Bushels of Apples Net Over $125 Profit on the Day. Fortyâ€"nine bushels of apples were sold by the Boy Scouts on Apple Day, which was on Saturday. The cost of the apples was $75.00 and they sold for approximately $200.00 leaving a profit of $125.00. This amount amply paid Zlor the annual Boy Scout registration fees, but although a very fair profit, it was not as large as had been hoped for and expected by the Boy Scouts. The event last night was featured by a bounteous banquet in which Hungarâ€" ian goulash and other native Hunguarâ€" ian dishes had prominent place. Music of very attractive kind was furâ€" nished by the Timmins Hungarian Soâ€" ciety orchestra. Something worthy of very special mention is the fact that the gathering included many Czechoslovaks, Both the Hungarians and the Czechoslovks when interviewed were agreed that no matter what might be the case in Europe toâ€"day, they were certainly friends here and their friendship would continiue regardless of the work of Hitler in Europe. One prominent Hunâ€" garian pointed out that the Czechosloâ€" vaks and the Hungarians had becn friends for centuries, and he believen friends for centuries, and he believen that any illâ€"will now was due to iriâ€" proper political machinations. Among the charming young ladies in their Old Land costumes were some in Czecaiyâ€" slovakian garb, the light green of these music to the grace of ‘neir The Timmins Hungarian Society nas been in existence for a coupke of years, the first president being Mr. E. W. Gladstone. The president this year is Mr. Leslie Ruzsa. R. EDDY ILL TN HOSPITAI Single Copy Five Cents In he

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