Dublic Health N ursing Programme H _ Farâ€"Reaching Purposes the youngster should have chance to »kick its feet. Miss Simpson believed ~ _ that the preâ€"school child does not get â€" sufficient supervision for the best reâ€" L. _ luncheon on Monday was Miss Reba M. ‘The gues; speaker at the Ktwanis Bimpson, Timmins Public Health Nurse and she gave an ilihimirating accoubit not only of the work of the Public Health Nursing programme of the proâ€" vince but also outlined the aims and ment of sanitation is responsible for the inspection of dairles, meats, resâ€" iurants, etc. The work of the Departâ€" ment of Health is divided into several ‘branches, all of which, are of much imâ€" wportance to the community. _ Miss Simpson pointed out that the Public Health Nursing programme is ‘ confined to teaching. To the comâ€" â€"munity the mother is of vital importâ€" _ance. iIt is the eqrnest desire that all . children be born as healthy as possible, and to achieve this purpose there be training for the mother and prenat physical health was the primary object the Department of Health in its work aimed at the development of characâ€" ter.â€"in brief, better, healthier, hapâ€" pier cilizenship. In opening her address Miss Sï¬mpson wave a niumber of interesting facts whout the organization for better health.. The Federal and Provincial governments present the patterns for Dept. is interested in trairting mothers iregarding parental control. Miss Simpâ€" son showed â€"that ‘t‘.be proper parental eontrol will reduce child delinquency. ‘The Public Health Nurse encourages CC ce s CC ‘as the community. Instructions are given regarding the physical and menâ€" tal development of the child. Plans are suggested for toys and play maâ€" terial. (Miss Simpson mentioned, as an example, that it is not good to give A ‘child a toy too old for it. She stressed the value of simple things. Mothers «are instructed in the best ways to dress the child, mention being> made thait instead of tightly swaddling the child, Ql Healt-h nurses (the Public Health Nurses) endeavour to get into the home of the newâ€"born child to encourage reâ€" gular health supervision. The I is interested in character building. p To MCME ME l ECC told about um,mï¬ and. their value to the safety of the indivw.uol as well structions of the The Timmins birthrate, Miss Simpâ€" son noted, was 620 in 1086 â€"with a popuâ€" lation of 20,896, while in 1940 it was 1066 with a population of 28,630. Miss Simpson also touched on the special work for school health. In this department much of great value was ibeing accomplished by immunizing Algonquin Regiment Grateful for Letters and Parcels to Shilo The Advance is pleased to publish the following letter from Capt. H. J. Company. It explains itself, It shows thait the officers and men of the. Alâ€" gonquin Regiment are very grateful for the le‘ters and parceéels sent them by thoughtful people here at home. If any of the letters or parcels are going astray, it may be due to improper adâ€" Some Letters and Parcels May be Going Astray. All Reâ€" _ ceived by the Regiment Being Duly Acknowledged. _ Dome Mines Sending Each Man from Mine Hundred . Cigarettes a Month. 8 dressing. This may not be the case, couse, but it would be well to check h. _ it t o 4 cnlthat. angle. As the Dominion Post Office Deparntment has been emphasizâ€" Mdbetakenmaddm:nmfor soldiers, cither in Canada or oversoas. mmammmm to cause delay in delivery of parcels. Here is the letter:â€" + _ Shilo Camp, Man., 5 August, 1041 ? to Build Character as Well as Health. Service lubs and Other Agencies Giving Notable Coâ€"operation. ‘V.O.N. an Important Factor in Health Work. Address to Kiwanis by Miss Reba M. Simpson. lc . _ The council elects the children. The Schocl Board helps proâ€" vide care. The speaker told an Anteresting story of a group of children against smalipox and diphtheria. Deâ€" fects are looked for in chikdiren with mins Kiwanis Club for their help in providing orthopedic care for children. She noted also the good work of the placed under the care of the Kiwanis Club of Toronto. Their teeth were in such poor condition dentists were unâ€" able to do anything for them. The Toronto Kiwanis Club secured two rats; the children watched the feeding of the rats; one of the rats was fed on cocoâ€"cola and white bread, and the other on milk and brown bread; the rat fed on the cocaâ€"cola and white bread failed, while the other thrived; the children learned a valuable lesson in regard to diet by this agemonstration. ‘Miss Simpson touched on the inâ€" spection of school children to control the spread of infectious diseases. Sh» also noted the fact that particular atâ€" tention must be given to infected heads of school children. Children are not allowed to attend school with infected heads. Such children are sent to the {'Klwanian F®. Woodbury and was warmâ€" Jly thanked for her interesting and inâ€" formative address. ‘ ‘The weekly War Savings Certificate was won by Kiwanian Austin Neame. Dept. of Health to provide glasses for cu]t pmblem One of the ways to meest and invited me visit the â€"Clinic. Charge of Having Beer in â€" Public Place is Adjourned 'I‘!hé ;islt:ors for the aay were Kiwanâ€" ian Frank J. Colton, of St. Catharines, Joseph Palica, 274 Fourth avenue, faced a charge of having beer in a public place in police court on Tuesday afternoon and had his case adjourned till next week. Palica was . picked up by the local police in a lane at the rear of his home address at on Friday night of last week. Police say that when he was Appreâ€" hended at the rear of his home and near a local hotel he was in possession of a quantity of beer. Schumacher Red Cross. All these were acknowledged. No others inave, D°eLl received by us It would appear, then You may be sure that we appreciate the interest of the people of our home in us and would not let an apâ€" preciation to them go . I would mention that the Dome Mines send to each of their former employees serving with us, a parcel of one hundred cigarettes monthly. These beingacknowledgedbyeaohrecepienb, but if not, the Dome Mines may rest assured that . their kindly thoughts and gifts are fully valued. ‘The Algonquins are coming along fine and earning a fine reputation. We are not up to full strength now and are looking forward to having Oour vacancies filled up by men from our I would be glad if you would include this letter, or extracts from it in your ecohmmns so that our friends in the Porâ€" cupine may know that we of "D" Comâ€" pany are not neglectful in acknowledgâ€" ing any expression of their interest in ay rest assured that . their kindly oughts and gifts are fully valued. ‘The Algonquins are coming along ne and earning a fine reputation. We e not up to full strength now and re looking forward to having Our 4. \iAKL 3, Capt. for 0O.C. "D" Company. Yours truly, introduced by with the avenue, Hundreds of Children Helped in Past Year by District Children‘s Aid Report of Local Superintendent Given at Annual Meetin Shows the Extent and Variety of the Effort for Welâ€" fare of Children. Various Activities of C.A.LC. Review= ed in Report. . The following is the annual report in full of the local superintendent, Mr. A. G. Carson, as sub it.ted _at the annual meeting of the District of Corgp_g@pg Children‘s Aid Society The President and Members of the Society AAle A A NJ _ MADEL L MR _ Wls C C e PW C C mt ME 20 ME Ladies and Gentlemen:â€"In presenting this the Seventeenth Annual Report of Cochrane District Children‘s Aid Society, we wish to emphasize the fact that the Children‘s Aid Society occupies an important place in the community it serves. It has the responsibility of doing what it can to protect not only the children under its care but of serving the interests of all children in the district. As the war goes on, there: is no doubt,.our responsibilities will be: increased afid ‘we must prepare to meet them or fail in ‘our, duty to the children. Every.cage opens the door to new cases until our work has assumed enormous proportions with an ever increasing cost.. Indeed, there~are scores of others who.neéed our help and care but we are prevented in ‘holding out«@ helping hand, not by any lack of interest or sympathy, but through lack of funds. ‘We. are dependent for our revenue on the Provincal Government, the municipalities and donaâ€" tions from many friends, clubs and societies. ‘Assuring as these names may sound and grateful as we areâ€"for their generosity, we need more funds. The poon little children need new friends and more friends who are willing to help them. We need an annual budget of $25,000.00 to meet our work today and more will be needed tomorrow. ‘The following is a summary of the work for the year: Statistics: Total No. of cases open on the 1st of the year No. No. No. of new cases ... k ced h i s in ie of cases reâ€"Oopened es of cCcases ClIO8S@U 2l 0e e e en en es Total No. of. cases open on the end of the year Field Work: No. No. No. No. No. of first investigations: Cases reported during of children involved in above investigated c of visits rG@ @ll" CRS@S en of office interviews re all cases ...................... of attendances on above Ccases: (a) Mental No. of court cases attended ........... Factors: Abuse or ill treatment ............... Delinquency of child ... ... D@Serti0OMN 0e Divorce ... in ra e i ¢ | .:. q in e i eanl dn Imprisonment Marital Discord ...................... Neglect: (a) Medical ........ i (b) Physical ................... (c) Moral ................. . Nonâ€"SUpDPOFb es One parent deceased ... .. ...... ; Separation of parents ... ... sA T TUHBINCY . 335 kess ons s n en e en e 4. Unwarranted complaint ................ Sex offence, Adults witn children Mental defect: Suspected â€"............. f Socs. Children in Care: Wds. Wds. Total No of children in care first of year .. _...._. 123 ,, 15 No. of children admitted to care during year ........ 3 6 No. of children discharged during year ........ s 8 1 20 Total of children in care last of year ........ _...._..._. 118 Wads. 30 49 Type of Care: Mental illness: Suspected Illness of parent or guardian ......... on SUMNULY y r esnt c Children made permanent wards ....................... Children made temporary wards .............. ............... Temporary wardships extended ............................ Mail received ... 020020 Y . Mail sent OUut ue c 0 Mileage travelled 222 n Juvenile. court CAS@S 22222 Children committed to Training Schools :... ... Persons prosecuted for offences against children Mental Hospital ............. Correctional Institutions Pte. H. N. Morris, stationed at a crossâ€"roads post, as his Central Onâ€" tario infantry battalion takes up a position during practice manoeuvres of the 2nd Canadian Division, pauses a moment to show an English youngster how a tommyâ€"gun operates. 1. No. ofvisitsreallchfldrenmcare ................... (Continued on Page Six) of first investigations: Cases reported during current year of children involved in above investigated cases ................... Of visit8 TE All CRSCS y es W s x en of office interviews re @ll CBAS@S e kess of attendances on above Ccases: (a) Mental Health ... (b) Medical ..................... TMMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 1941 Diagnosed INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION "HERE‘S HOW", SAYS CANADIAN year . ... 118 20 49 First of Year End of Year Wards Other â€" Non Wards Other Non Socs. Was. Was. * Socs. Wads. Was. 118 Other 1343 1767 137 419 Lions Clyb Holds Nominations For â€" A New President Lions Stan Fowler and Gil Chenier Are Nominated to Fill Vacancy. Elections Next Week. Nominations were held for the preâ€" skdiency of the Timmins Lions Club at the regular weekly meeting held at the Empire Hotel on Monday evening. The club has been without a president for Oon Monday night Viceâ€"President Stan Fowler and Lion Gil Chenier were nominated to fill the post of president. Nominations were then held for the third viceâ€"presidency and five of the Iions were nominated. J. Emile Bruâ€" nette, Wendell Brewer, Percy Doyle, Maurice Williams, and Jess Scholes nominated. After the nominations Lions Wendell Brewer and Percy Doyle then withdrew leaving the election beâ€" tween the other three nominees. It was announced that the elections will be held next week. some time now the office being left vacant when the presidentâ€"elect, Lion Bill Wren, joined the Canadian Active Whitney Policeman Recovers Stolen _ A communication from Attorneyâ€" General Gonrdon Conant was read by the secretary. The letter endorsed the Safety Day programme that will be held at the Canadian National Exhibiâ€" tion in Toronto this summer. In conâ€" nection with this another letter was read by the secretary from the comâ€" mittee in charge of the arrangements for the Safety Day programme asking the local Lions club to send a delegaâ€" tion of boys and girls to Toronto to take part in the programme. Car in Short Order The club decided to double their allotment for the fiscal year for sight conservation. Much amusement was caused and a certain amount of suffering on the part of the listeners when the tail twister requested a quartette of memâ€" bers to entertain with a song. The quartette was, Harold Pirie, Oscar Stahl, Ed Copps and Harold Collins. One guest attended the meeting, Scotty Wilson, who entertained at the piano and one new member was inâ€" troduced. The new member was Ed Capps of Timmins. Viceâ€"president Stan Fowler was the chairman for the Chief William Marshall Had the Car Twelve Hours Baâ€" ‘fore Owner:Knew It: Was cafe * l ‘Chief of Police, William Marshall, of Whitney Township, proved on Sunâ€" day morning that the small town police are right on their toes, when he reâ€" covered a stolen automobile before the car had been reported stolen. Timâ€" mins police received the complaint that the car was stolen but long before that time Chief Marshall had recovered the car and was waiting for someon?t to Jean, of Timmins, reported to the Timmins police that his automobile had been stolen. All the information he could supply the police was that the car had been stolen the night before from his back yard and that the car had no licenses plates on it. \Al:most twelve hours earlier, on Sunâ€" day morning, Chief Marshall had pickâ€" ed up a car in Golden City that he suspected was stolen, though it had license plates on it. He sent word to ‘Timmins police department that he Three Pay Fines on Charges of Disorderly Conduct Cases Were Settled Before Court on Tuesday. Each Pays Ten Dollars and Costs. on Tuesday, settled their cases out of court and were assesseq ten dollars and costs each. The three men, John Calâ€" lahan, living in the bunichouse at the Delnite mine, Earl O‘Connor, also livâ€" ‘Three Timmins men, facing charges of disorderly conduct in police court last week. | missed in the Society. The secretary ‘Two of the men, Callahan ana | was asked by the meeting to write Mrs. O‘Connor, were said to have been fightâ€" Monck »xpressing the appreciation and inginalaneatmemrofmem- thanks of the Society for the contriâ€" sor Hotel. The other man was said to bution she had made on behalf of the have been creating a disturbance in ‘ chikiren of the district and to add best front of the International Hotel when wishes for Mrs. Monck and her family he was picked up by the police, in the future in their new home in afternoon, Roland St. H.R.H. the Duke of Kent to Pay Visit to Timmins on Tuesday, August 19th Party Expected to Arrive Here at 2 p.m. Standard Time. Further Details of Visit to be Forwarded.. Mayor Noâ€" tified of Intended Visit. Reception to be Informal. Iroquois Falls Golf | Club Entertains â€" Visitors at Dance Delightful Event One of the Features of the N.0.G.A. Tournament at the Falls. Members of the Troquois Falls Golf Club played host on Friday evening to the visiting golfers, who have been takâ€" ing part in the Tournament which conâ€" cluded on Saturday, and present at the dance were visitors from points throughout Northern Ontario and P e ic d i Hundreds of people crowded the Town Hall at Iroquois Falls, to make the event one of the most successful held in the paper town during the year, while the hospitable residents of the town ententained at private social events for their guests. Boy Out Berry Picking Injured by Female Bear Published in Timmins, Ont., Canads EVERY THURSDAY Huge baskets and vases of flowers from the gardens of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Paukert, manager of the Abitibi Mill, adorned the ‘hall, and were graceâ€" fully arranged by Mrs. Paukert, while a dainty lunch added to the evening‘s pleasure. Music for the event was supplied by Henry Kielneck‘s orchestra. A boy out berry picking in the Markstay area near Sudbury was inâ€" jured last week by ‘a ‘bear. The lad was severely cut about the head and chest and, as might be expected, sufâ€". fered specially from shock. The boy. was one of several companions on a. berryâ€"picking trip. The lads were just going over the crest of a hill when they came upon the bear who at once atâ€" tacked the leading boy, Victor Moore, aged ‘twelve. It is thought that the bear was guarding a couple of her cubs who were nearby. The other lads fled in terror, but their screams apparently frightened the bear and gave Victor a chgnce to escape mone serious mauling. The lad is making satisfactory progress «h AAQZ dAAA â€" dRA P P i i i C to recovery from his mjumes from the severe shock. Holdâ€"up Man Who Robbed Chinaman â€" Goes to Penitentiary ‘At Kirkland Lake last week, Jack Dmitruk, of Cochrane, pleaded guilty to charges of armed robbery and wWas sentenced to three years in the peniâ€" tentiary on each count, the sentences to run concurrently. The crimes adâ€" mitted by Dmitruk were the armed robbery of George Wig, cafe owner at Swastika, and of George Tom, Kirkâ€" land Lake cafe operator. In both cases the cafe men were forced to part with their money under threat of a gun. P. H. Laporte Reâ€"elected President of District _ Children‘s Aid Society The annual meeting of the Cochâ€" rane District Children‘s Aid Society was ‘The annual reports of the officers were read for the year ending March 31st, 1941, were read and passed. These reports were all satisfactory and showâ€" ed excellent work being accomplished by the Society. The report of the loâ€" cal superintedent, Mr. A. G.. Carson, and the auditor‘s financial report will be found in full elsewhere in this issue of The Advance. The meeting heard with regret that S. Monck was moving from Timâ€" mins to take up residence at . Eureka, Nova Scotia Reference was made to the interest and effort given to Childâ€" ren‘s Aid Society work for many years by Mrs. Monck, both as a memiber of the Society, and as one of the execuâ€" tive committee of the Society. â€" Her work and enthusiasm will be much held in the town hall, Timn Friday evening last, with a tendance of members present. ochrane Man Sentenced at Kirkland Lake. . W. H. Smith, of Ansonville, First Viceâ€"President. Satisfactory Reports Read at Annual Meeting on Friâ€" day. â€" Superintendent‘s Report Shows Work for the Year. Continued Support Needed. - atâ€" _ Mayor J. Emile Burnette received word last week that H. R. H. the Duke of Kent, who is in Canada in connecâ€" tion with his work in the Royal Air Aug. 19th. The event is to be an inâ€" formal one, similar, no doubt, to the recent ocasion when H. R. H. met a large number of the citizens of Kapusâ€" kasing when the plane in which he was travelling to the West stopped at Kapuskasing. The call at Timmins will be made on the return trip from the West. It is understood that H. R. H. will stop at the airport near Porâ€" quis Junction and the trip from the airport will be made either by car or by the railway. Few details of the visit are known apart from the fact that the date is August 19th, and H. R; H. and party will reach here about 2.15 pm. FEastern Standard time, or 3.15 pm. Daylight Saving Time. Inâ€" all the particulars to hand so far are contained in the following reâ€" ceived by His Worship Mayor J. Emile OTTAWA ONT AUG 8â€"1941â€"353 PM HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR OFFICER WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU CONCERNING YOUR PRESâ€" ENCE ON ARRIVAL STOP HRH WILL TIMMINS ONTARIO. VISIT HRH DUKE OF KENT STOP | their native province. ‘The other important business of t.he meeting was the election of the officers for the ensuing year. There was genâ€" eral satisfaction at the good work beâ€" ing done by the Society. â€" Deep regret ! was expressed at the passing of Mrs. AND CIVILIAN OFFICIALS THEREâ€" FORE EXPECTBED TO WEAR BUSIâ€" NBSS SUITS NOT FORMAL DRESS sTOP HRH CANNOT ACCEPT INâ€" VITATIONS FOR ANY FORMAL REâ€" District Governor of : f Kiwanis Here, Aug. 21st 4114 PM. W. P. J. OMEARA ACTâ€" TING UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE Geo, A. Smith Makes "V" Design in Clover on Lawn Mr. John M. Burden, District Govâ€" ernor of the Kiwanis, is to be in the Porcupine (Camp on an official visit next week. The South Porcupine and Timmins Kiwanis Clubs are holding a joint meeting to welcome and meet him. This interâ€"club meeting will be an evening event in the Empire hotel, Timmins, on Thursday evéning, Aug. 21st, commencing at six‘ o‘clock. so many ways have been used for the "V‘" sign for Britain‘s victory that it would appear difficult to find a new way. Mr. Geo. A. Smith, of Cochrane, formerly of Timmins, however, with his usual originality adopted an inâ€" genious method of display a large "V". He had a lawn of white clover at his propernty and he mowed it in such a way that an immense "V" is left standâ€" ing in white against the darker back=â€" ground of the lawn. . M. Condie, who had been matron of the SBheiter here from its inception in 19#7. Mr. P. H. Laporte was reâ€"electâ€" ed president for the third consecutive term. Mayor J. Emile Brunette, of ‘Timmins, was elected to the executive committee. The following is the list of officers as elected for the ensuing year:â€" , Directorsâ€"E. L. Longmore, Mayor J Emile Brunette, Geo. 5. Drew, Mrs. I. K. Plerce, J. W. Regimbal (Troquois Single Copyâ€"Five Cents First viceâ€"presidentâ€"R. W. H. Smith, gecond viceâ€"president â€" Mrs. K. A. eécmtary-treasurerâ€"-A. G. Carson. D. Cuthbertson, Is), V. H. Evans (Reeve of Tisâ€" e), E. J, McVittie (Cochrane), Mn