_The New Mcintyre Rink _ Will Accommodate 2850 Among the skaters to take part in the performance are Brune. and Joly, world champion pair skaters from Paris; Misses Dorothy and Hazel Caley, both of whom are Canadian champâ€" ions, Miss Veronica Clarke and Ra[»h McCreath, pair champions of North America from 1927 to 1938, and memâ€" bers of the Canadian Champion Four, 1938; Mrs. E. Gooderham, runnerâ€"up to Sonja Henie in the worlds championâ€" ship in 1939, and Miss Eleanor O‘â€" Meara, senior Canadian: Champion, 1936, and 1938. A programme of exceptional merit has been planned for the official openâ€" ing of the Community Buildâ€" ing, in keeping with the elegance and magnificence of the edifice in which the performance will be held this (Thursday) evening. Members of the Granite Skating Club, assisted by the Toronto Skating Club, and â€"featured skaters, will present the "Northern Lights of 1939," and during the eveâ€" ning band music will suitably ring out to announce that the new bufldmg is formally opened. f voUll ol wWhoImn are â€" moy the benefit of those who are not ions, ' f ns, Miss Veronica Clatke and R@ID!|employees of the McIntyre, the Schutâ€" McCreath, pair champions of North America from 1927 to 1938, and memâ€" macher Lions Club, the Timmins Kiâ€" bers of the Canadian Champion Four,| Wanis Club and {he South Porcuping 1938; Mrs. E. Gooderham, runnerâ€"up to| Kiwanis Club have arranged to have Sonja Henie in the worlds championâ€"| the skaters remain here to present the ship in 1939, and Miss Eleanor O‘â€"|same programme on Friday and Saturâ€" Meara, senior Canadian: Champion,| day evenings. iProceeds from both 1936, and 1938. nights will be used by the clubs in work Solo skating numbers will be preâ€" | for the underprivileged children in the sented by noted skaters such as Miss Porcupine camp. Famous Skaters to be at Official Rink Opening "Northern Lights of 1939" to be Presented at Official Opening This Evening and on Friday and Saturday. Skaters with World Famous Skaters to be Featured at Mcintyre New Rink. ening Toâ€"night of the Mclintyre Community Hall Extensive plans and arrangements have been made for the formal openâ€" ing of the McIntyre Community Hall and ice palace this (Thursday) eveâ€" ning. Skaters from the Granite Club, Toronto Skating Club, and . featured skaters, have been engazed to give an oqutstanding skating performance that will be worthy of the great occasion. A special committee, made up of Mr. Bickell, Mr. Ennis, and the directors of the Molintyre Mine, is in charge of the opening event, and this committee has spent much time to make the event memorable one. It has been decided that all available facilities of the comâ€" munity building â€"will be turned over to the visiting skaters for their comfort and entertainment. fortable rows a both sides and at the backandtmntofmemm,addcolor to the building, being painted in brigh shades of red and blue. For the formâ€" tions, with stars and oghor patterns to make a besutiful beckground for the mxmmmummu The magnific¢ent new ice palace has a seating capacity for one thousand, cight hundred and fifty, and standinz eccommodation for another thousand Lighting Systemâ€"a Feature of the New Rink. Comfort Added to the Modern Touch in the Notable New Mcâ€" Intyre Community Building at Schumacher. and the people of Schumacher. J. P. Bickell, president of the McIntyre Porcupine Minces, Limited, and one ‘of the farâ€"sighted men who has helped develop the North. He has put his heart into the new MciIntyre Community Building, one of the many generous enterprises for‘ the men of the McIntyre Eleanor â€" Wilson, Junior Canadian Champion, 1935, and each of the Caley Sisters, Miss Hazsl and Miss Dorothy. The Caley Sisters won the Toronto City and District pair title in 1933, and Miss Dorothy Caley who was junior Canadian champion in 1936 and Senâ€" lor Canadian champion in 1937. The skaters from the Toronto clubs are wellâ€"known in the North Country.( especially those from the Granite Club, who, last year, presented an outstandâ€" ing ice spectacle at the Timmins arena. Bcoth clubs are noted for the poise and grace, of their skaters, and along with world famous skaters, the official openâ€" ing performance will be worchy of the occasion. The formal opening this evening is for McInsyre employees only, but the Schumacher Lions Club, the Timmins Kiwanis Club and the South Porcuâ€" ping Kiwanis Club have coâ€"operated to give others in the Porcupine camp the opportunity of secinz this magnificent spectacle, by arranging to have the same performance preserved on Friday and Saturday nights at the new comâ€" munity. building, the to be mused in the charitable work of these ‘m'anintlons _â€" Pixtures in the Mcintyre rink are simple,. heavy and in the best of taste Wherever nossible they are of placed at either side of the ice, at a convenient height to pick out the skaters as they perform their "dance on skates," and to give each person in the audience an opportunity to see thr~ best of <the performance. Prior to the actual skating, a recepâ€" tion at which the officials will welâ€" come the skaters, will be held in the euditorium of the new building. embedded in walis or celling in many of the rooms of the community buildâ€" Jng.â€"In other rooms they have been mctedtooonformtothesencmde- sign of the room. Try The Advance Want Advertisements rd at lcmmw ud "'iwn * The section of the now MecIntyre community building that will be: of most interest to hockey fans is the skating arena. And, without doubt, it is one of the finest norh of Toronto. It might well be described as a miniaâ€" ture© Maple Leaf Gardens. The genâ€" eral layâ€"out of the arena is very simiâ€" lar to that of the Gardens and the: inâ€" tertor decoration; aithough ‘ncs s0 exâ€" tensive is somewhat the same. Patterned After Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto ‘~The ice surface, itself, is of regulaâ€" tion hockey size. The boarding around the sides is rounded at the corners in the approved modern style. Not more than shree inches of ice will cover the rows of piping through which the freeezing mixture flows. Alâ€" though the pipes are clearly visible through the opaque ice, the effect is not displeasing. General Layâ€"Out of New McIntyre Rink Similar to Toâ€" ronto Arena, but with Some New Features. Artificial {)ceb{i{as Many Advantages. Comfort Big Feature for ublic. A view of the new McIntyre Community Bullding at Schumacher which will be officially upened toâ€"night, with a notable winter carnival featuring famous skaters. ‘The programme.to be presented this evening by the McInâ€" A feature of the new artificial ice TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, 1938 APPEARING AT THE OPENING OF NEW McINTYRE RINK A large compressor in the boiler room at the south side of the arena provides the necessary power for the operation of the ice freezing plant ‘heating system. The same ammonia solution is used over and over in che pipes. There are six rows of seats along the side of the ice surface. In the balcony at the east end are more surface is the spsed with which it can be flooded and frozen and also the speed with which the ice can be melted and the water drained off. At the end of the arena, under the is a large tank. When it is necessary to cleanâ€" the ice betwesn periods water is run over and then drained off, leavâ€" ing the ice clean, When it is necesâ€" sary to" Tremove "the Tee "hot" water is run through the pipes ‘instead of the freezing mixture. The ice quickly melts. tyre Mines Limited will be repeated Friday and Saturday nights under the auspices of the Schumacher Lions, the Timmins Kiwanis and the South Porcupine Kiwanis. Part of Credit for New _ Arena Goes to Committee seats and also in the two balcaonies at the west end. Seating is so arrangâ€" ed chat a good view can be had of the ice surface from any seat in the rink. Chairman is D. E. Keeley. Other members are Dr. Robson, Stan Wookey, Angus Campbell. Mr. R. J. Ennis is of cours;2 a member of the commitiee and one of its guiding spirits. Players‘ boxes are located on either side of the ice surface, halfway down the sides. from the steel rafters, on either side will be a press box and a broadcasting booth. A good:part of she credit for the new McIntyre Community Building. and skating arena should go to the Comâ€" mittee which was appointed to superâ€" vise building operations. There are 1,850 seats. Officials cxâ€" pect to accommodate at least 1,000 more specators by standing them in a double row in the passageway at the rear of the rows of seats. Alonz the sides three rows of seats are blue and three red. One of the players‘ boxes is designed to accommodat2» officials, scorekeepers, (Continued on Page Two) (Advance Photo and, Engraving) Published at Timmins, Ont., Canada. Eveey MONDAY and THURSDAY Immediately to the right of.the main entrance is the manager‘s office, small but large enough to allow that official to capably perform his many duties, Also on the immediate right of the foyer are the control rooms and reâ€" ferees‘ room. Also on the ground floor of the community building are home and visâ€" iting team rooms. They are large, the dimensions of the home team room are twenty by thirtyâ€"five feet, that of the ‘visiting team room, thirty by twenty feet. Both rooms are fully equipped with modern plumbing, inâ€" cluding separate shower rooms. _The in the community building of the new McIntyre Arena which will be opened will be a welcome addition to the list of halls in the camp where concerns or stage shows mizht hb> held. Large Auditorum in the New Community Rink Equipped with Stage, Dressing Rooms, Etc. Lighting, Decorationsâ€"and Other Features All in the Most Modern Style This Part of the Building a Special Asset to Camp On the second floor of the communâ€" ity building proper, the auditorium is large, well lighted and simple in deâ€" sign. The central part of the auditorâ€" ium is two storeys in height. The auditorium is 70 feet long and 35 feet The auditorium â€" runs north and south, across the length of the arena, which runs east and wer:. At the south end is the stage. It is three wallâ€" ed and large enough to accommodate all but the most ambiuous dramatic production. General effect of the room is simâ€" plicity. It is not ornate, either in genâ€" eral eMect or in detail. Ornamentation has been cut down to the minimum. ‘The design of the room is modified The new Mcintyre Community Buildâ€" ing and Arera is an asses to that part of the town in which it is located. Its large colorful bulk makes it one of the most impressive buildings in Schuâ€" macher. The front part of the building, which faces toward the west, is constructed of red and yellow brick. The inscripâ€" tion ‘"McIntyre Community Building," is carved in a frontal stons. Over the main entrance is a canopy. ‘It is covâ€" ered with copper and iluminated from beneath with a row of hidden lights. Two low steps take you to the main entrance and into the foyer. British Columbia â€" fir panelling covers the walls up to a height of more thanâ€"five feet. The remainder of the walls and ceiling are finished in cream colored suucco. In the centre of the foyer is the ticked It also is constructed of British Columbia fir. New Mclintyre Building Handsome Inside and Out Modern Fixtures Increase Attractiveness. <â€" Elegant and Wellâ€"Equipped Dressing Rooms. First Aid Room a Feature of the New Building. Cafeteria to be Another Special Feature of Community Building. Modern lighting fixtures are embedâ€" ed in the ceiling and floors are covered with attractively tinted lincleum tile. R. J. Ennis, general manager of the McIntyre Porcupine Limited, who through the years has given his talent and his time for the advantage of the mine, the men and the town, and who conseâ€" quently has taken the keenest interest and given the best atbention to the new McIntyre Community Building project. MANAGER OF THE McINTYRE On the third floor of the community building most of the space is occupied by the auditorium, the height which occupies the second and third storeys. At one end is a private dining room and at the other a lounge, with winâ€" dows which open out on the auditorâ€" ium. The kitchen will be supplied with materials by lumb waiter which, loâ€" cated in one corner of the community building, supplies the kitchen on the second floor and a private dining room on the third, with food from the cafeteria on the first floor. To ‘the left of the foyer is a check room, a women‘s room and the cafeâ€" teria. By tonight a lange counter will have been installed there where modâ€" ern cafeteria equipment will prepare food and hot drinks to ‘be served to fans and spectators becween periods of hockey games. The floor, naturally, is of hardwood. When polished «it will glow and proâ€" vide contrast for the dark panelling and cream walls. The panelling exâ€" tends well up on the wall. It is stain«â€" ed and grained to represent mahogany. Above the walls is a plaster and panel effect. Between pillars in high relief are inset panels on one side and tall windows on the other. Anticipating fast, hard hockey, which inevitably means injuries to players, one room has been reserved ior fira aid. It will be adequately equipped with necessary first aid supplies and players may be brought off the ice and treated there for cuts or other inâ€" Juries. Stairs on either side of the space beâ€" tween the community building and the rink lead to the second storey. On this floor is theâ€"auditorium, which will be dealt with in another article on this page. â€"Also on the second floor are ladies‘ and men‘s lounge rooms and kitchen and dressing. rooms. classic. Its sever‘ty is lossened by the modern conical fixtures and the side wall brackets. ‘» The same effect is carried to the‘ceilâ€" ing where beams cross at intervals with block Ten Test between them. Where the tops of the pilasters reach the celling is a frieze. Tops of the pillars are decorated with an ncanthus leaf design in the Oortntmun ma;mer The decoration of the assembly hall is not as the MciIintyre officials planâ€" ned it.. With the McIntyre plans m their hands, the Ten Test _oonxpunr,,( In the control room is a desk by which a man can control all the llght.s in the house. Single Copy Five Cents (Continuecd on Pags The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine. Established 1912