A long list of applications was dealt with during the general meeting . on Saturday evening. After these were disposed of a large group . of mg‘;nms' «elected â€" during the past few months were duly initiated. Following â€" the~ initiation‘‘ ceremony the meeting was favored by an adâ€" dress by Bob Dye, Chairman of the Victory Loan Campaign for. the Digâ€" trict of Cochrans. Mr. Dye observed that this was the first time in the history : of Bramnch 88 that one could address the comrades as "Ladies and Gentlemen." That remark was prompâ€" ted by the presence of Miss Villenâ€" FRIDAYâ€"2.00â€" p.m, Public Skating § 8.15 Professional All Schumacher Lions THURSDAYâ€"8.30 Public Skating SATURFDAYâ€"â€"S 30 p.m. Public: Skat- MONDAYâ€"$8.30 Last night of Public Skating. TUESDAYâ€"Removal of Ice. RIVERSIDE PAVILION Music at the "PAV" by Gentsâ€"75¢ Enjoy Dancing to the Finest Music on the Best Floor in the North. ' Dancing Saturday Evening GENE CROCCO and His ORCHESTRA BUSINESS LICENSES were due April 1st last. All businessâ€" e]? r uliring licenses are requested to obtain them without furâ€" ther delay. o l m BICYCLE LICENSES are now available. Applications may be made at the Police Dapartment every week day (except Tuesâ€" day) between the hours of 3 p.m. ‘and 9 p.m. Applicants are requested to present their ‘bity@le License rgceipt. . DOG LICENSES are leng @verdues*Those who have not yet purchased licenses for their dogs are advised to do so AT ONCKE. ‘*1 -'.;'~’ e ’5 ¢: '_" J \‘ ;1.\ %‘- * ‘ : ‘? â€" .-â€";*4 ‘: * ;“ f o’ “"I‘ w Ffl M.a,.ï¬\y #* x c ',".\‘. 2 : â€" t 4 f *’u ? s Isguer of! Llcenses 5o We 6M $ o C ..'; %* ; [ ) L* z: The week of April 23rd has been designated as Civic Cleanâ€"Up Week in Timmins. _ All citizens are requested to join in this civic project by cleanng up their homes, business places and grounds. The coâ€"operation of all will make our town a clean town and a pleasant happy and healthy community to live in and to be proud Mayor‘s Office ‘s Office _ _ _ ... J. E. BRUNETTE 2ord, 1945 y o1 3 u5 . > Mayor "The District of Cochrane has done very inlevery Victory Loan and stands / out favorably among other districts. It wm do‘so â€"again this time. I ask you to share in the glory that wil}:â€"comeâ€"to theâ€" District of Cochrane ; when the 8th. Vietory: Loan goes over the top. eauve among the newly inftiated members. Mr. Dye went on to say that he had been associated with the Canadian Legion for many years. The Branch had been a definite asset and Referring to his Official connection with the 8th. Victory Loan Campaign, Mr. Dye said: ‘"This is no sales talk because I do not think that a salés talk to a" gathing of veterans is necessary." I know that each one of you. -buyaâ€-@-, tory. Bongds to the limit of his capgcity"â€"My aifhm is to make the 8th. Victory Loan:a succéss and I a credit to the community at large since its inception. . Referring to letter read out to the comrades, ‘ Al. Wetmore, president, inâ€" timated that Mr. Dye had. personally signed 12,000 similar letters, which, in itself, goes to show that even the boss has to work sometimes. Comrade F. Meélville reported for the Scout Committee and made the announcement that, due to ‘his; resigâ€" nation, Comrade Elmer Wheeler‘s serâ€" vice as ‘Scoutmaster would no longer be avatlable: ‘to the branch. Comrade Charles H. McQueen. recently returnâ€" ed ~from signified his willingness to : accept the appointment as . Scoutmaster: to: the Legion .Troop. Comrade MeQueen had considerâ€" able: experience in Scouting, was the original ~Seoutmaster of "St. ~Matthew‘s Ist. Troop, and;later, Richmond Hill Troop. Comrade Wetmore stated that the Branch was deeply indebted . to Comrade: Melvilie,; who had carried the ; troop:through a difficult period.<Comâ€" | rade . Melville â€"asked that; Comrade Barney Quinn: be â€"added:~to ‘the Scout Committee; To: give strength to the committee "~Thesrequest was acclaim- ed by the flaor. ' Comrade +@uinh, reported for the Fag Fund Committee, ‘said that there were sufficient funds in the treasury _,. . Ladiesâ€"25¢ ,, . 2 ts s % j ~«. 4 _i Mn M e + sns 3366 S s <* I‘ | P M l ‘ . h " s 4 . 42. %;% There will be a Canadian Legion dance, put on especially for all armedâ€" service personnel who happen to be in town on that date and for ‘39â€"ers no longer in uniform. The dance will be held in the Hollinger Hall and Ron Jones‘ Orchestra will supply the music. All new atmy lads and lassies are cordially welcomed. Priceâ€".T75cts. for gents and two bits for the gals. to keep the shipments of cigarettes‘ moving, at the rate of one shipment each month until November. If condiâ€" tions warranted it then the weekly hockey~ draws would be resumed. He also said that Comrade Hughie Moore who does the bulk of the work of thel Fag Fund, could do nothing without : the help of the ticket sellers and their subâ€"agents. ' C‘After the m°eting was adjoumdd* Mr. W. P. Bennetts entertained tï¬"j gathering with a series | of V}ctm‘;v Loan Pictures, which kept th° ‘boys amused until long aftér their usual bedâ€"time. ' The game between Windsor and P‘ V. for the disputed point was awarded to Windsor. This puts Windsor in thn' position for runnerâ€"up for the Billl Doran 5‘s trophy. â€"~And. so the much, vaunted P. V. finished up in the coalâ€"| hole along with th2 United. Game played" in the ‘Singles ‘Championship;} Bert Hazelwood 2. V. J. Wakeford 0; Bobby Dunsmore 2. V.. ‘H. Beard 1. Bobby made some highâ€"sicores. In one, game he needed exactly.99 points to: finish. Bobby got his,99 with three darts and, with it, the game. In <an interesting letter from. Gerâ€" man territory, Rifleman Jerome Belanâ€" ger, formerly linotype operator on The Advance, (and with the job waiting for him again on his return), says, in part:â€" "I have never met anyone over here, outside of my brother, that I knew back home, but I think that most of them from around there were with the First and Fifth Divisions in Italy. Have you heard anything of George Wallingford and his present whem-; abouts? T sure would like to run‘into him over here. I should be getting leave to England soon nowW, aSs felâ€" low is to get nine days‘ leave after six Timmins Soldier _ Sees End of War in Europe Soon Here Jerries Realize Now that They Have Lost the War ; Don‘t forget to buy your radio license for 1945 at the| Legion Hall. . x % ‘months in action. 1 have seven |The village of Port Cross was Just A â€" Kk _ _% t > with the Algonquins and later transâ€"| This was entirely on his own. No ferred to the Special Service Force of |one was paying his expenses. How hc the Canadian Parachute had best be to the imaginaâ€" IHe took part in the clearing of the|tion, and to an awful lot of mess Japs from the Aleutian Islands and at ‘sergeauts who liked music. However, ‘that time was awarded his commlssxonlm September 1943 the Canadian Leâ€" as a lieutenant colonel. ’gxon War Services decided that a man His wife, Mary Akehurst, resides at|with that determination . was f10'7 Government Road east and both worthy of a spot on the pay roll even Mrs. AKkehurst and har two children, if a special job had to be created. So ‘Donald 12, and Joan, 9, are extremely | Randall now travels, ‘still with the proud of the accomplishments of Lt.‘same old bike, tmder the auspiceb of ‘Col.~Akehurst. ‘"We are terribly thrilâ€" ; the Legion. 2 * lled.†Mrs.: Akehurst said. | His piano playving is somethmg that me a couple of addresses, though, of people he met. "Well we‘re over the Rhine now and are wading into the last part of Gerâ€" many, and it shouldn‘t be too long now before it is over with, and, boy, that day can‘t come too soon to suit naval gun fire. PFinally, at 1.00 p.m. me or anyone that is over here. OVer | on August 17, the compléete enemy garâ€" here ever Feb. 8th to finish off the west side of the They have given us, the H.cond Division, the name of the "Water Rats," since every place we attack is through or cver water. Now on this side of the‘ Rifine, painted on buildings are big letters in white paint, "Water Rats," and a dig arrow pointâ€" ing in the direction we are going. And, boy, are we still wading through water. THe Jerries seem : to ‘be .reâ€" treating ‘@nd wherever we meet uD with them they do not resist as much as they used to do, although in spots they give us quite a scrap. But most of them give up quite easily as they know and figurse the game is up and the war is lost for them, and it is betâ€" ter to give up and be taken prisoner than to fight on and be killed for a lost cause. So it shouldn‘t be too long before resistance crumbles altoâ€" gether, and then it will be just a matter of cleaning up and cccupying the country." the drive opened on | rison surrendered. This operation unâ€" â€" facilitated . the hndlng on the mainland on August 15, by the main forces of the 7th Army (U. S). Had the enemy nOt been engaged and their guns on this Island not neutralized Wtï¬afly, their â€" effect. if used against the Qonvoys of maln forcâ€" e doubtless would have oos!r «many lives and fmuchâ€" shipping. Li¢utenant Colonel Akehurst inspired afl | ‘those wunder his command by his leadership, example and oourb.ge U ty * Canadian Leglon Backs ‘Best Oneâ€"Man Effort in Canada‘ Ottawa, Ont., April 25 ((Special) One old bicycle and a pair of nimble fingersâ€"not to mention powerful leg musclesâ€"have brought a lot of enterâ€" tainment to men and women in the ..... (From The Northern News) ~Lt. Colonel John â€"F. Akehurst has been awarded the D. S. O. according to a recent announcement from deâ€" fence headquarters. Lt. Col. Akehurst won his award for his daring leaderâ€" ship in clearing the Island of Port Cross, <off the coast of Scuthern France, prior to the invasion of the mainland by the U. S. 7th Army. Lt. Col. Akehurst, a Sylvanite Mine engineer prior to enlistment, was first with the Algonquins and later transâ€" ferred to the Special Service Force of the Canadian Parachute Battalion. He took part in the clearing of the Japs from the Aleutian Islands and at that time was awarded his commission as a lieutenant colonel. Lt.-Col.‘ Akehurst Wins the D. S. 0. ‘_Lieutenant! Colonel ‘ Akehurst was born at Kamloops;, B. C. February 28, 1908, {and was taken on strength with the rank ‘of Licutenant on July 28, 1940 and following steady promotion attained ‘his present"rank on February 15,©1944." He has ‘served with the Special Service‘Force since landing at Casablanca in November, 1943. ‘~The réads: "This officer, commanding â€" the First _ Regiment, Firstâ€"Special Service Forcet, was asâ€" signed the task of neutralizing enemy guns and clearing the Island of Port Cross, one of the Hyeres Group, off the coast of South France, prior to the invasion. Disembarking from the transport area at approximately 11 p. m. August 14, 1944, elements of the regiment moved by rubber boats, arâ€" riving at their target at 1.45 a.m. Men of the regiment had completely landed and were moving forward through heavy undergrowth to their objectives. It was found that the main harbor of Port Cross® was strongly held by three fortifiea posftions, the Chateau, Fort de Lestissac and Fort de L‘Eminence. + % Ottawa, Ont., April 25 ((Special) : One old bicycle and a pair of nimble! fingersâ€"not to mention powerful leg | musclesâ€"havxe brought a lot of enterâ€" tainment to men and women in the| services from Fredricton, N. B. to : Southern Alberta and the turn of the: West Coast will not be long delayed.‘ ‘The hero of the story is a young man named Harrison Randall from the New Brunswick city. Back in 1942 he was rejected for military service. However, he was determined that thn mere fact that he couldn‘t wear a uniform would not keep him from con- tributing in some practical way to the war effort. So he wheeled out his old bike, flexed his fingers a few times and started on his way.to. visit army camps across Canada. At every voint he stoppedâ€"sometimes for a few hours sometimes for a couple of days. Alâ€" ways some place he managed to dig up a piano and set his flexed fingers to work. His piano playing is somethmg that troops dream about after he‘s gone. He doesn‘t know one printed note of music from another, but he includes in his repertoire 1,800 selectionsâ€"clasâ€" sical; semiâ€"classical, soft and slow, and sweet and hot. it When Randall is resting from his exertions at the piano he can always be counted on to warm up on the harâ€" monica. Troops declare he can even play it while he‘s sound asleep. If a poll were taken Randall <â€" would probably get a unanimous vote as the "best one man war effort in Canada,." TRUTHFUL JAPS Sometimes the Japaneese have to be truthful, as when the retreating comâ€" mander of the Sons of Heaven reportâ€" ed his battle losses thus: Beg to réâ€" late that 10,000 Japanese soldiers lose faceâ€"with bodics attacked. â€"Contributed by W. H. Fraser. Fibber McGee:â€"Never go around with a married woman if you can‘t go five rounds with her husband. _ ced P . T on a A w n is e Cochrane Last More Than a Full Week Some Cases Laid Over Until the June Court There were several cases from Timâ€" mins at the spring assizes at Cochrane last week, and several from here were on the juries selected for the court. In addition there were a number from here among the witnessess while sevâ€" eral local lawyers wore in attendance, including Crown Attomey 8. A. Caldâ€" bick. Mr. Justice LeBel presided, and the court lasted several days longer than is usually the case. All the cases, ; could not be dealt with and so some were laid over until the next court in June. The latter included theâ€"case of Arâ€" thur Argue charged with indecent asâ€" sault on a waitress from one of the loca) restautants. _ Adelarda Chenette, of near Dugwal, was sentenced to 18 months on a charge of manslaughter arising from the death last November of little nineâ€" yearâ€"old Nicky Ursulack, of South Porcupine, the little boy being hit by Chenette‘s truck while he and some chums were on their way home from a hike. Twelve months in jail was the senâ€" ence given Robert Tubman, of Tim. mins, on a charge of motor manâ€" slaughter, in connection with the “SONG OF NEVAI:)A†j Plus A hcw Cha.ptnr "!’la)' "BLACK ARROW Friday and Saturday ROY ROGERS in "FRENCHMAN‘S CREEK" in Tecnicolor! Evening shows â€" 6.55â€"9.05 JOAN FONTAINE AKTURO DE CORDOVA ee this Thrilling Story of Mystery and Adventure TOâ€"DAY ONLY Comedy. â€" News gdeath of Mrs. D. O‘Brien on Christâ€" mas Eve last when she was struck by Tubman‘s car. Lawien Lupien, of Monteith, whose ear hit Sappner Daniel Sack on the highway between Matheson and Monâ€" teith several weeks ago, the soldier adying from the injuries received, was given a term of four months. It was shown that in this case the driver of the car as soon as he realized what had happened did all possible for the injured man, _ The charge of attempted rape against Ronald Roumaldi was reducâ€" ed to one of indecent assault and the young man was sentenced to six months in jail. At the preliminary hearing at Timmins the evidence showed that he forced his attentions on married woman whose husband is overseas. She escaped from him by gunning to the apartment of a neighâ€" hour. Matthew Clement, Mountjoy townâ€" ship, was acquitted on the charge of attempted bribery of a police officer in connection with the raiding of his place where goldâ€"refining equipment was found. Toronto Telgram:â€" Another good way to make it a long weekâ€"end is to invite guests for the weekâ€"end. Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, , Betty Grabble, June Haver Frank Sinatra, Carmen Miranda, Harry James His Omhestra and Many A SONG TO REMEMBER MERLE OBERON with Cornel Weild Special Added Attraction Hurry! Hurry! 2 More Days to s¢e Phe Picture the Wholeâ€" town‘s Raving About! The All Star Bond Rally TODAY and FRI Others