Porcupine Advance, 27 Jan 1944, 1, p. 3

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9 !M.""- ‘|~ LAC. Ernest Webber, RC.AF./ staâ€" tioned at Calgary, left: this week: for‘ the‘ Yukon. ‘Mrs.‘ Webber, who h)as ‘been visitlng with her husband, arrived‘ ‘this â€"week to spend some . time vismng c c sn \~|her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hazel- ~r*~ ‘ wood Fourth avenue. _ Lteut Gflston Grandbois Gtmadkm ‘‘Mrs. ‘Gardiner, of Cochrane, v]sited > , Army stationed ‘ mt‘Brockvlne is spendâ€" during the weekâ€"end at. the home of. _mg Jleave ‘ visitihg relatives and frieads her daughter gud. sonâ€"inlaw, Mr. and, in ‘town. : _ {Mrs. James Hamilton, Second avenue., l ‘SBA. Wesley Cooke, RC.N.VR., and: hi 54 $ 8 (A) 4 mh ‘ \A.Cl Lloyd Johns. RCAFR: sbauonéd «at Montreal, and Mrs: Jonns are visit~; the former 8 parents m town for two muo #* Mrs. iCGooke, are visiting Mr. Oookes:. paréents, Mr. and Mrs. ‘A. H. Cooke, Mcâ€" in e t 10. o t t t ie o) ‘ 0 ‘The ILA«mm A Qtrcle â€"-wdner Me Mr. Mnlsa â€".Corbett : Belleâ€"Mere. â€" Norris K. . Streat â€" Lewjs . 8. : ; Haven is a am Swept am Guy Whien: the Lights Go ‘Up Again â€"â€" Patâ€" Gm' TI.~«D. ca.meron or th¢ :Roya]'. 0anad1an Army at: Petq.wawa returned. to his station on Sunday, after spendâ€" ing A wpek‘s leave wmx hls mother, Mrs e e o s e o on s e » l‘:b'l stat.ioned at uonoton N'.‘B spent lme'tmaweekvismmw and (Mrs. Karl Byre.. Hehfisnmamdm::coume here and :will shortly réturn to Britain. _/ ‘s Gunnerâ€"Lorne Thiffault, RCN.| Vk., stationed at Halifax, is spending | a furlough at his home in town . | | _ iGordon‘ Hatton, R.C.AF., is spending |. a furlough visifing relatives and friends [ x .Joe Coiqunoun,; : H.C.A.F‘.,_ leave visiting friends in: town th‘is 'Mra Dave Lamb, who has ‘been j ; _mwmgtOrMetlmaatBtm‘ is visiting . her parents, ‘Mr. and Mrs: m m Wzmm Joe Mwfimy’ Fourth avenue. _1A 4 stationed at North B;y. was a visitot |.| Miss Shirley McMaster, Fourth aveâ€" oi« n%e ‘left Wednesdoy for . the R.OA.F (W.D.) station at Ottawa. mgm set moyd Burin h:cAF ladies have been busy during stationed at Rookclifle was a wk-end the past week with the series of Calâ€" visitor to town. : endar teas in aid of the Arbutus Chapâ€" ter ‘EBastern‘ Star «Pariotic Fundâ€" for ‘hoots and shoes for Britain. . These i AIVYC IJCUUVIE, O|WILL B KBRBVCYVISIUDNG | !. as m l ; j t » + K 9 >A â€" $ p.o Joe calquhoun, R-?AJ': apent. Ml- co‘n“l‘â€" NM:, later in the evening the W.A. of‘Bt. ?llfla’ Church held a meetâ€" ht w â€" .~ B ¢ PC C« 0 Bs # 4 w % in j + Mb i4 § . " ts K w "A bee M uit We l 4 ts L ur is * "% # ty 8 l "@: . u w . k B ~â€" . f. k it * 4 * M ... > C .( a ‘ |.i #\ |., F is PW d % i/ ie j NU 15L f Py "7 i) i «p 0+ KIL M o in ; o 4 $ y ie P Py . t x . . . C c ~ t siful} card . : and dane. *t Iheeting the ladies and gave a short e t and the 20016 "on friendiliness, and general e an matter:»of inwreetto church workers Those present included the Diocesan Exeeutlve with Mrs MacDonell, â€"Mrs. Mrs 3. Courchesne, Mrs. F. M. Smith, Mrs. J. . : Mr. ;’h}lxte Mrs.: Setonâ€"Adamson and Mrs. . and Mrs. J. * ? .3« W itellow: B. Webb; goi;gregatwnal Meeting ‘Mrs. 0. H Libby; Mrs. H. Barnes; Miss or t e o cupine Un United Church ‘Doris Kellow; Miss Lynn Beard; Mr.| South Porcupine. Jan. 26th. Special and Mrs. M. Foster:; Jack Beard; Dick | to TheAdvance. Wiltaims; Billy ‘Beard; Harold Beard,! The congregational meeting of the Arthur anfl Ewart Stanlake and Ken | United Church was held on Friday last. mwnen A fair number were present. Egach orâ€" 7 : s gamzation within the chumh presented '\flo TSe 3g < «p L1 C eA O OwW, aerved P E + 4 *4 i L e d x i P mmh. Canadian aub‘ned ‘at Monigith, was a ,’ visitor to. town over the : m; PO. Lome Stevens .mou-.. m atenue. - leave visiting rplstives a:d fflm 10 | . Pte, Noreen Davis, C w A.C. mm- Mmthifl week. . e i. C ‘ed at Ottawa, spent a few days y siting Te her parents, AnneMoGprry W.RC’.NB lttldnd Gold Centre, MA Nes Ben + lnwm Seotia, spent 2 leavefvmuno' Mrs.: Dave Lamb. who has been were ° 0¢K, ‘RHAF.,â€" récently / Nelson, daughter of Mr. and flrs.J Edwin Nelson, 60 Second aveâ€", hue had the misfortune to fall on the ametuondayandbreakherarm B hA t ce 8 members, Miss Shirley McMaster, who 4s leaving Wednesday for the R.C.AF., Women‘s Division, stationed at Otta-. wa. During the afternoon Miss Mcâ€" Master. was presented with a lovely lauther writing case, the gift with it the best wishes of her> fellow ‘there proceeded m hhe Gold Centre: direction returning to the school, where. they enjoyed a delicious "bean supper. ‘The students Had plaamed 2 sldghride‘ but it was impossible to get. aleleh so they decided on the â€"| . i Friday afternoon the â€" affice sta.tf ast» the Broulan: Porcupine Mines met. in. social.capacity to honor one. of their. â€"Mr. John .Holgevac .Fburbh avenue, lef('. last week for St. Michael‘s Hosâ€" ‘pital, Toronto, where: he" will receive ;’medlcal ‘tréatment. _ Mrs. Holgevac aAccompanted ‘her husband to FToronto. The students of Schumacher High ‘Bchoolenjoyed a hike PFriday evening. 'r«he pa.rty met at the school and from @ To« oo 5o Dave Bennett Flfth avenue Inst.mc- tor Admnson left Sunday for his, staâ€"> uon at Petawawa and Mrs Mamsbn ,leIt to visit with her parents, Mr. o.nd‘ Mrs iBrightwell Shillington e 'm'xe Schumaoher ‘"Victory: Club" ameéet: Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.: . Instructorâ€"Arthur Adamson, â€"R.CE.," statloned at Petawawa, spent few days," visiting Mrs. Adamson at the. mme of his parents, Mr. and. ‘M., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mal. oo MacMillan, MciIntyre Property.â€" "Mrs: Dave Bennett, Fifth Avenug, en terta.ined Monday ‘evening \the Past Gm'ands of ‘ the Gold Nugget Rebekah Lodge Anice;,social time was enjoyâ€" ed and during the evenIng the hostess sérved a dainty lunch. ; Mrs Green who: has been spendw mg some time in Ottawa, returned this wéek to her home in Gold Centre. â€" _ | Ba. Leng, ‘Whist, â€" men‘s Ist, Mr. Art ryed a>| Carriere; and, Mr. Wallace Lang. Conâ€" bingo sohtlon.w Jack Matthew. inners| ~After the cards theâ€"company proceedâ€" MWss{ ed to the Gymnasium hall where round Mss Jand square dancing was enjoyed to the social M of Willie Rodgers and his orâ€" owling.1 c . There was a large attendance . Miss. hndmyonehadamndfime y . The Molntyre Athletic Association hneld another of their series of social evenings for the members and friends on Saturday evening in the auditorium at the Community building. The first part of the evening was spent playing bridge and whist. Cash prizes were aâ€" warded the winners. Bridge â€" ladies‘ ist â€" Mrs.+Jack Sandwith; 2nd, Mrs. Schumacher,: Jan. _ 26th. Special to The Advance, â€" . Social Evening by MciIntyreé ~~~~~~Athletic Association Dr. Gardine gave evidence in referâ€" ence to the postmortem he had made. It showed that the death of Mr. Sanâ€" ford was due to a fracture of the skull. [fl .Dr. Mackechnie gave evidence in reâ€" gard to the treatment given Mr. Sanâ€" ford at the hospital. He was in a semiâ€" conscious condition and at first the Xâ€"rays did not indicate any fracture of the skull. . Other injurtes were treatâ€" ed, including a broken leg which was placed in cast. Later Sanford died from cerebreal hemorrhage due to a fractured. skull, In Xâ€"ray work some coâ€"operation was necessary from a paâ€" tient and in this case the patient was semiâ€"conscious, the plate being unsatisâ€" factory and failing to show the fracâ€" ture of the skull. the left as far as he could. Mr. Sanâ€" ‘ford went to the right and the first <thing the witness knew was that the car hadâ€"hitâ€" Sanford. The car travelled 20 feet further into a snowbank where it was lodged. Another car came along and Sanford was taken to the hospital. _ To Greg Evans, counsel for the deâ€" fence,. the witness admitted that preâ€" vious to going to the house on Hollinger .Avenue they had Bbeen in a beverage room and that they had been drinking «but all were sober. .. Gordon Smith corroborated the preâ€" vious witness. He estimated the speed ‘of .theâ€"car at 40 to 45 miles per hour, but he.couid not give a clear explanaâ€" a tion to. Mr. ans as to how he was gble to judge. the speed of the car in the,. momentary glimpse he had of it according to his evidence. ~~ The‘first witness, Mr. T. Parsons, said that he had been with Mr. Sanford and anotherâ€" friend, Gordon Smith. They 'had visited a house on Hollinger Aveâ€" nueâ€" and were returning home about â€"quarter after one. They were walkng on the road together keeping well: over ta‘ the left.. They did not hear the car a.pproach behind them. â€" His first warnâ€" Amng: was when he noticed the lights of the car. He did not actuauy see the it hit Mr. Sanford. He thought the car was travelling at the «rate _ of 35 or 40 miles per hour. When he knew by the lights behind him that .‘ ‘Following the death last week of ‘Harold Sanford, who was struck by a car while he and two other men were mlking on the road on Hollinger aveâ€" ‘nue, a charge of manslaughter was laid agad.nst Arthur Brabant taxi driver. ‘The case was tried at Tueday‘s police court and after hearing the evidence, Magistrate ‘Atkinson dismissed the case, commenting that there was nothing to ‘show that the driver had been wilfully ‘negligent but that the man had apâ€" parently jumped to the wrong side of ‘the road and thus had been hit. Crown ‘Attorney Caldbick agreed that there ‘did not appear to be any wilful neglect q the part of the driver but that the fatality had occurred through a com. bination of circumstances including the ‘ snow storm and the poor visibility. ‘Court Finds No Evidence of Wilful Neglect by Driver Charge of Agamst Arthur Brabant ~Dismissed. ; Ireneâ€" Libby: Miss Thora Webb:; Miss Doris Kellow; Miss Lynn Beard; Mr. and Mrs. M. Foster; Jack Beard; Dick got : over t.o w 3 4s Â¥ _ =~ strakiald sE â€" Globe and Mail: It seems centuries ago. So much has happened in that time, so close did the world come to losing its freedom, it is hardly credible that it is only three and a half years since a little island stood alone in the face ;Qf onrushing hordes that were so sure_ ofâ€" world domination. |I D. Thompson, Mr. Lorne Callahan, Mr. Emerson Anderson and Mr D. Coff ey. Reports from the YPU the Jr. Y. P.U., the Church and Dome Sunday Schools, the W.A., the Building Fund, the Honor .Roll Committee, the Senior and Junior Choirs the (C.G.ILT., Trail Rangers, Explorers and Junior League were all given The new Business Girls‘ Club was also mentioned. matwn of interest to church workers. Those present included the Diocesan Exemtive with Mrs. MgcDonell, Mrs. | Courchesne, Mrs. F. M. Smith, Mrs. J. Whlt.e Mrs. Setonâ€"Adamson and Mrs. h â€" a 4 ”-.â€".â€" Mr. J. Radcliff was elected as elder ofâ€"the church. _ On the Committee of Stewards the lfour newly elected officers are Mr. J. ~ The minister, Rev. J. C. Thompson, reported. 1252 people in the district under his pastoral oversight, and his resident members as 230, with 117 nonâ€" resident members,. been paid for completely and the church building is now of in- debtedness. â€" The congregational meeting of the United Church was held on Friday last. A fair number were present. Each orâ€" ganization within the church presented a report of the year‘s activities, _ M. Walter Honer, of the Building and Finance Committee, reported that the Hammond organ in the church has irst; AMrs. Kilborn (Schuâ€" mnaseflltn A.I.Oook (Schumacher) +k How wise is their choice ? != the London Life they are insured with a comâ€" pany which lives up to the highest traditions of the business, safeguarding in every way the interests of its policyholders. The ultimate test of a comâ€" pany is its ability to furnish insurance at low cost and maintain at the same time a strong financial position. In this, the London Life has established a noteworthy record through the years. ‘ ‘A copy of the 1943 Anfiual Rtpoa will be mailed upon request. What do they do about it ? tmb chaiys® 4 . V Een uc -.w their children, make provision for. thélf dependents, and live in old age. What do they want" harlian tds Te‘ e 2 W 0 until today it is as great as the combmed populauons of Vancouver, Regina, Windsor, Ottawa and Halifax., Who are these people ? Wase eamers, the largest group fls ; ... _ in the country, own by far the greatest number of policies. Business and professional men are equally PXE ‘Yell represented. The number of LondonLnfe policyholders has grown Head Office â€"~>=â€" J. Edgar Jeffery, KC. Y VR )-Aâ€" l k d . Increasing numbers of. pedifil come to rely on the London President SW EC hautrrth, c i ..A leniency.. He thought that Chenter hadâ€" been severely punished by the loss of: his position and the disgrace he felt.: He was a man of over fifty years of age, with a wife and three childiren to support and the loss of his position at "Sixty d ‘conclude .â€" North . dying to Sinatra." til about ten days previously he had not known that the key would unlock Till No. 14. During the time the RC. M.P. had been investigating the case, Corporal Langille said that $189 had been missing in addition to the 40 cents found on Chenier‘s person. 9 Mr. Cousineau made earnest nlea for the post office. While the constable was telephoning to Corporal Langllle and Postmaster King, the accused was said to have rushed out of the office throwing away his key ring and keys. These were soon after recovered from waste paper basket and were found to include a key that would unlock Ti No. 1. When Chenier was searched‘ later four ten cent pieces that had marked and left in Till â€"Mo. i4 were found in possession of Chenter. ‘The: accused admitted taking these coins but said it was the first time he had:‘ done such a thing. He added that unâ€" E. H. King in regard to the loss of small sums of money reecntly, steps had been taken to discover the identity of the culprit and the means whereby the theft were committed. In addition to a continuous watch "on the post office an apparatus had been attached to Till No. 14 in the post office. By means of this attachment an officer stationed in the basement would .be notified by the flashing of a light that the till was being tampered with or opened. One evening last week while Constable Nattras was on duty in the basement he saw the light flash on and rushed upstairs to find the accused in RCM.P., explained to the court that following information from Postmaster Previous Good _ Character| PE . Obudnenuwm-f ‘Guests of Honour gnd Service Win usetnt' that on several occasions | 209 Mrs. T. Gral entence for Janitor. when ‘steinps had beer found on the uns r Janito floor, windows in the post office left ux‘:’:““’“;m* on occasion open vening, January At polloe court on Tuesday, Octave ‘Ch mmmg:mr“ Legion Hall, in honour of Chenier, for thirteen years janitor at | nis mt of the fact and thus pro. | Of ht daughter, Betiy, to the Timmins post office, was sentenced‘| tected the post office property. ay. | ham who ‘has recently ‘re to sixty days in jail for theft from a Cousineau suggesed that .a suspended | *~.** in the post office. He pleaded gullty, | sentence might satisfy the ends of | _ T"C"C Were Close to 150 and was represented by Solicitor J. A. | {Cousinean_ _ COarnaral Tyananh A# n?’. .justlce, but ln any case in view of the f.‘ft_,“_“?_flf l}ad wondefl earnest plea for. | case required. If such a sentence were e loss. of | given he thought it would be possible tly, steps | to secure work as stationary engineer ® identity |â€"for Chenier who had the necessary aadition | he would have a chance to redeem his the post| good nameâ€"and support his wife and attaatam 2B 9 y the world, own a home, educate concluded ‘the magistrate to theft. â€" His: good record and good service were in his favour, but some sentence was necessary to impress the seriousness : of these forms of theft. "Sixty days in jail with hard labour," trust. He: should have prcibecté'ci"tfi; propertyâ€" in ‘his "carg intsead of falling "A. _ A t o cmd These people want to get ahead in _‘ In reply to ‘a question by the magâ€" Istrate, Postmaster E. H. King confirmâ€" ed what had ibeen ‘said about the jani.. ‘tor notifying him ‘or his assistants in regard to stamps found on the floor, ‘the safe being unlocked or windows inâ€" securely fastened. ; ‘‘Magistrate Atkinson in passing senâ€" tence said that while the case did not appear to €all for undue severity, Chenâ€" ler had stolen while in a position of ~~Crown Attorney Caldbick pointed out that: while a suspended sentence might be justified in the ordinary theft of a small‘ amount, the present case was ‘different. ‘Chenier had been in a posiâ€" ‘tion of trust and it was his duty to protect the property in his care and ‘that his theft of any amount was of ‘special serlousness because of his obâ€" ligations as janitor. He did not feel that ‘under the circumstances a susâ€" pended sentence would be Jjustified, as it should be remembered that the acâ€" cused had admitted stealing while in a position of trust. sum involved, he felt that a very litht sentence would be all the North Bay Nugget: »ay NUgget: Emmy says she‘s hear Beethoven‘s ‘""Moonlight ance to guarantee the They choose life insurâ€" Robert H. Reid Mmgmg Director comfortably Powassan News: Britain has aav‘e 460 thousand tons of shipping: space {in a year by importing "telescoped" meat, This is meat from which all bones have been removed. i 3 s e t . mCt s Mr. Les Nicholson put the hall in an uproar with his two comic After the home waltz the party turnâ€" ed to commemorate "Bobble Burns" night, startng with the Eightsome reels, etc.. until the wee hanrse af tha maxsnicic There were close to 150 guests presgâ€" ent and all had a wonderful time. The music for the dancing was supplied by Beotty W. H. ‘Wilson at the plano, and Joe Adamo and L. Salo of the Gene Crocco orchestra, on the sax and drums, After a dainty supper, a vocal halft hour was enjoyed by all. Mr. Joe Orm. ston sang the numbers "All the King‘s Horses" and "Baby Face". ‘Mrs. B, Hornell gave the imperosnation of a Tw To mt on SE rendered several Scotch numbers each. Mrs. Jean Smith gave a reception on Monday evening, January 24th, in the Legion Hall, in honour of the/marriage of her daughter, Betty, to Pte. T. Graâ€" ham who ‘has recently returned from ns e slsA Dss o .. until the wee hours of the mor;mw Mrs. J. Smith â€" nday Evening BUCOVETSEKYy BLDG. 21 Third Ave. 'l‘immlm .’ â€"â€""VP EYESIGHT SPECMLIST For Appointment Phono Irvin Rosner,R.0, EYES EXAMINED GLASsSES Frr‘r’Eo With 8 racy §cientific Accura : by ‘"‘Ma, He‘s Kissing Mce" ta e o af *«

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