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Porcupine Advance, 29 Mar 1937, 1, p. 1

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How Frederickhouse Lake was Drained in Early Days Engneer Edward Willia of age, and with twentyâ€" service on the Canadian way,. died on Friday after heart attack while on his Sudbury., His hand was o tle of the engine when the seize4 him. Fireman W coms.ined with trapping, some prospecting, He also ping place where excellent gold. This was on the east Frederickhouse River. M came here in November, ] there and evidently had be some time. an we Timmins, March 27th, 1937 Editor, Porcupine Advance, Timmins, Ont. Dear Sir:â€"I was interested in your news item regarding the new dam ati Frederickhouse Lake contained in your issue of March 25th, but I wish to point out to you that the part of your news item which deals with the subject of how Frederickhouse Lake was drained, while fairly accurate, does not deal with ali the facts. Father Paradis lived on the Fredeâ€" rickhouse Lake and Night Hawk Lake. He conducted a mission to the Indians, Two Fires Caused Here by Overheated Stpvepipes rickhouse Lake and Night Hawk Lake. He conducted a mission to the Indians, comzjined with trapping, logging and some prospecting, He also had a stopâ€" ping plase where excellent meals were sold. This was on the east bank of the Frederickhouse River. When I first came here in November, 1909, he was there and evidently had been there for some time. Father Paradis had a pit on the east bank of the Frederickhouse River and in this pit was some mineralized quartz. There were men working in it when we passed and I remember Fred Lapalme saying to one of the men that he would soon have the river in with him. It seems that shortly after this Father Paradis sent some men down to the falls at the foot of Frederickhouse River His pit was about nine miles from the falls He did not take into consideraâ€" tion the immense body of water in Frederickhouse Lake, Night Hawk Lake and all the rivers running back to the (Continued on Page Four) The railway and municipal board told the Timmins men that they must subâ€" mit this year‘s requirements for delcenâ€" ture issues in order of importance. Timâ€" mins will be definitely limited as to capital expenditure during the coming year, so that some of the proposed inmâ€" provements may be left over. Included among the requests for debenture isâ€" A. C. Brown, Wellâ€"Known Barrister, who was Here in 1909 Chronicles the Event. Regrets Some of the Inaccuracies Creeping into History of Porcupine. Camp Only 28 YÂ¥ ears Old. 3 May send Expert At the department of municipal afâ€" fairs, the delegation made preliminary inquiries about the possibility of having a government expert come to Timmins to give advice about assessment and cperation of departments. This will be done at Ontario‘s expense, it is beâ€" lieved. Two fires, caused by overheated stovepipes that ignited the walls, caused damage of about $50 here over the weekâ€"end. On; Friday Box 5 was ruig in for a blaze at 16‘; Wilson avenue where $25 damage was done io the buildinz and a small amount to tae contents. On Saturday an alarm trom Box 42 took the brigade to 49 Laurier avenue where the building was damâ€" aged to the extent of about $15. In a chimney fire at 72 Third aveâ€" nue night., no damage was P dgon the way from Scitumacher to Timmins. That saves $15,000, the mayor said Only where the Hollinger road is built up will the town be assessed for half the cost, Mayor J. P. Bartleman said this morning. Under the usual departâ€" ment of highways regulations, muniâ€" cipalities pay half the cost of pavement inside the limits of the teoewn: Timmins‘ boundary follows the Holiunger property nearly all the way to Schumazche:. Paving of the highway from here to Pamour will be undertaken this sumâ€" mer. Material used will in all probabilâ€" ity be concrete. Engineer Dies with Hand on Throttle Near Sudbury Concessions Secured by Delegation from Timmins Mcost important immediate result of the visit to Toronto government auâ€" thorities of a delegation from the Timâ€" mins town council is that Timmins will not have to pay the cost of paving all the way from Scitumacher to Timmins. Mavor Bartleman, Councilior Wren and Clerk Mortâ€" gomery Promised Some Advantages for Town. Timâ€" mins Not to Pay Cost of Paving All W ay to Schumacher. Reduction in Some Fees. Expenditures to be Limited. Progress Made in Fighting T.B. Here V ol XXIL. No. bo the enme with and at once nt to the engineer‘s aid but found it he had died almost instantly. The ath occurred some n»ineteen miles st of Sudbury and the fireman took e train to the next stop. T. Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine. Established 1912 â€"~â€"Iive yeaAars Cl Pacific Railâ€" rmoon from a s run east of m the throtâ€" e heart attack ‘. Antler Yas At a general meeting of Branch 88 0t the Canadian Legion, to be held this evening at eight o‘clock in the Legion ) hall, Cedar street south, general busiâ€" ness pertaining to ‘the branch will be discussed. Annual Dance of the Junior Hockey Club This evening (Monday) sion of the fourth annual Timmins Junior Hockey event is being held at t pavilion, and Andy Congi tra will provide the music sion. The Junior Hockey Local Legion to Observe Vimy Day Buffet Supper and Proâ€" gcramme at Legion Hall sI0n. lhe JUNnIOr 1OCk Monday dance has be feature and there will Vimy Day, April 9th, will be celeâ€" brated in Timmins in much the same style as last year, by a buffet suppetr for all exâ€"servicemen in the Canadian Legion hall. Songs, musical programme and a few brief speeches are to be #1VC11 To be Held the Rive Mrs. A. Michaelson Dies at Dome Mimes See Health Departmeni With the department of health, the delegation made arrangements to save about half the cost of certain treatâ€" ments for which the department and the town dividé the responsibility. Aiter the present session of the legisâ€" lature cioses, another deputation will visit Toronto to confer with Premter Mitchell F. Hepburn about the loss of revenue through removal of income tax rights and a portion of police court fines. This visit will be made by the association of northern mining muniâ€" cipalities. Councillo Clérk H. E Mayor Bar ronto. Wellâ€"Known and Highly Esâ€" teemed Resident of Dome Section Passes Away. Ssouth Por:upine, March cilal to The Advance)â€"Ii great regret that we not deatM of Mrs. A. Michae Dome Mines. She passed away on E: around 9 a.m. very sudden attack. The late Mrs. Mic was in her 60th vear. had : sues are pavi 290,.000. was in ner 60 heart trouble recently been Her sudden great shock t sympathy is Harold, tMrs. Caswal hands of Mr. R. Hunkin, and the body resis at the undertaking parlours here. The funeral will take place at 2 p.m. o1 Wednesday, with services at the United Church. and interment at South Porcupine cemetery. MT The Michaelsor known and respe at the Dcome sizco fhere Iro burv. icneral Mecting of the Legion This Evening . Wright â€" pine and ecma Mint Every MONDAY and THURSDA Y (Beatrice Hohs (Hel Tigzght (Ma Ehe Jorcupine MQuante _ William Wren and Town Montgomery acccmpanied leman on the visit to Toâ€" A 1 1€ This Evening at side Pavilion. 6 when the hton Mirnr« in 18 Iv AI relso e very weli| the plan of t aving lived | League, under they came| attend the C« Mine, Sudâ€"} tives cf Ontar legiates. The f.« e in the ; seas in a party d the body | on the tour w 3€ ver th Hier WI .To Represent H.S. i at the Coronation Said to Have Hidden in Store to Rob It Mining Meeting Postponed Mtr. Langford ‘will dG@eliver his paper on "The Geology of the McIintyre" on Tuesday, April 13th at the Empire hoâ€" tel. Memizers of the Institute are asked to bear this date in mind, for no noâ€" tice will be given by malil of the posiâ€" ponement, Secretary Orville Atkins said this morning. The paper will be the last given by Mr. Langford here before his departure at the end of April to take up his new work as professor of geology at the University of Toronto. Young Man Arrested on Charge of Theft from Hardware Store. Miss Lily Feldman will be the repreâ€" sentative of the Timmins High and Voâ€" caticnal School at the Coronation ceremoni¢cs in London, England. on May i2th. Miss Feldman is the choice undet the plan of the Overseas Education League, under which forty students will attend the Coronmmation as represeniaâ€" tives ¢f Ontario High Schools and Colâ€" legiates. The forty selected will go overâ€" seas in a party and will remain together on the tour which will have many feaâ€" tures in saddition to attending the Coronmation. The party will spend three weeks in England. It is expected the Overseas Education League group will leave Camda on April win. M reorge Langford to Give Paper on April 13th, At Present Il1l With Larynâ€" gitis. *E VLOUsIiy ith anoth i1 had b ardware | ss Lily Feldman to be Deâ€" egate from Timmins High ind Voceational School. Inquest into Death to be Held Toâ€"night The inquest into the death of Miss Evelyn Lepine, who died at St. Mary‘s hospital last week, is to be held at the town hall this evening. Mrs. Emma Beaudoin, who faces a Chatgs now of attempting to procure an abortion for Miss Lepine, has been brought back from Hailléeybury jail to be present at the inquest. Mrs. Beaudoin was to be have gone to trial at Cochrane on April 6th on the abortion charge but this may be altered after the inquest to a more serious Bettina Vegara at Timmins, April 6th. Inquu Â¥ to be Made by Coroâ€" ner‘s Jury., inâ€" Case of Death of Miss Evelyn Leâ€" pine. An autopsy was performed here fo icwing Miss Lepine‘s death. Noted.â€" Violinist to Visit Here as Second of Poreuâ€" pine â€" Canadian â€" Concert Artists. The second concert under the sponâ€" sorship of the Porecupine Canadian Concert Association will be in the Emâ€" pire theatre, Timmins, on Tuesday of next week, April 6th. The artist for the eccasion will be Bettina Vegara, widely known as a violinist of unusual talent. In the last issue of The Advance there was a brief sketch of her career and triumphs in musical and concert work in Canada, New York and Europe. Reginald Stewart, pianist and" conducâ€" tor, who was the first artist to visit Timmins under the plan of the Porcuâ€" pine Ccormsert Assiciation, made so notâ€" able appeal to popular approval heie ping Assiciation, made so notâ€" able appeal to popular approval heie ‘that, as several who were delighted with his recital here phrased it, "the nrext artist certainly has to be good to keep up the standard set by the first." Miss Vegara appears to fill the bill. FProm far and near come enthusiast!s reviews of her gifted work. Her mastery of the violin is described by The fax Chronicle as astonishing, and that rewspaper also touches on her sympaâ€" thy and delicate interpretation. H. C. Hamilton writing in "Musizal Canada," says: "Pure, rounded curves of melody. scintillating passages, pizzicato, aoubple siopping, harmonicsâ€"all danced and pirouetted together like a very carnival ¢f sound. She was recalled again and again by the large and enthusiastic audience." The Ottawa Journal refers to lher "facile techniaue" herâ€" "cear Stewart. the first of the Porcupine Canadian Concsert Association‘s artists to be heard here, showed a very attra>â€" tive personality that won all here. This attractive personality is also with the second artistâ€"Miss Vegara. In speakâ€" wg of her cne writer says:â€"*"Bettina is very sincere and unaffected, and posâ€" sesses a most charming personality, â€"oth on and oif the stage, and her youthful beauty and patrician charrm have been likened to beautiful paintings of the old Italian Masters." tions." Toronto Sa "This young woma talent. Her playin: have been a credit versatile little lady Mozart or Milhaud. remarkable musical CMAALULCI e OLLaWa JC iloe technique" her admirable Saturday â€" woman has in adGditlicn to I gifts Mr. Regina f the Porcupi any VC illy at auons artist a very attra: all here. Thi also with th NJ would 11 Y Churches Crowded for Easter the Hollinger hall on i when a good number of out for the Cornish Soci Mr. Grills was master Refreshments were se card games. Music Featured Easter Serâ€" vices at Timmins. Again Very Large Attendances. Without exception, Timmins churches reported this morning that Easter â€"hnad been even more faithfully observedo Third Annual Dinner and Dance by Queen‘s Alumni the three Roman Arnthony‘s, Chure the Church of N« had ~four service tended, the capa be hel« vitatio A second whist C organization is to this Friday. bein vice: At Si. Matthew‘s vice brought out for the later morni vices, the church adequate. Three s the Byrnes Unitec could not find se o‘slock worship. 4 the Finnish Unitec others in Timmins p m Mececting Wednesday Night of HW.LP. Committee Here Pleasant Time at Cornish Secial Club Whist Drive The Porcupine Home Improvement Plan committee is to meet in the town hall on Wednesday evening, March 31st, at 7.30 p.m. for furiher plans and disâ€" cussion in zomnection with the moveâ€" ment in Timmirs and Porcupine. pea k( 1J The the t] ( O AX cupine QI capacit for the the 8.30 o‘clocx serâ€" large numbers, and ng and evening serâ€" building proved inâ€" rvices were held at Churen and some ts for the eleven he Baptist church, : church and ali the also reported capaâ€" of the Nativity and e Dame de Lourde: All were well atâ€" y of the buildings later morning serâ€" CC i Ttecord i nencing Wallace 1D nd danc? umnt will l4th. Inâ€" the ter Published at Timmins, Ont., Canada, Every MONDAY and THURSDAY gue it t nigt urne At Warmer Weather Coming At Least That‘s What the Weatherman Says This Morning. There‘s a change coming, the weathâ€" eérman predicted this morning. Within a day or so, the Porcupine may expect "warmer‘" weather, with a bit of snow thrown in for good measure. Meanwhile, it will remain fine and cold, witly chilly northerly winds. Temperatures have been: Thursday. max. 12, min. 9 below; Priday max. 13, min. 5 below; Saturday max. 24, min. 7; Sunday max. 31, min. 8; minimum last night zero; eight o‘clock this morning 4. Schumacher High School at Home, Friday April Arrangzements have for the third annual students of the S( School. The happyv e Record Easter Traffic on T.N.O. This Year Marriage at St. Matthew‘s Church on Thursday Last The marriage of William Dunkerley 0i Timmins, son of David Dunkerley and the late Mrs. Dunkerley, of Hamâ€" ilton, to Burness M. LaBrash, daughte: Oof Mr. and Mrs. Peter LaBrash, o Hamilton, was solemnized quietly af St. Matthew‘s Church here on Thursday afternocn [;y Rev. Canon R. S. Cusning Mr. and Mrs. Dunkerley have mads their home here at 209 Em siree south. He had been employed nere fo: some time at the Marshall Eecleston hardware. To be Tried at Cochrane April 6 on Serious Charge Nearly Five Thousand Children Tested tor T. southbound Traffic Heavy in Previous Year, but Notable Increase This Year in Number C ommg to Timmins for Holidays, as Town Becomes a "Home" Town. Clifford Howe, Timmins salesman.|turned out on Thursday evening to who is charged with having indecently |see the annual display of work there., assaulted Miss Dorothy Thnomas, 19â€" | More complete and of a higher stanâ€" yearâ€"old local girl, will appear at Cochnâ€" |dard than ever before, the display atâ€" rane for trial on April 6th, it was |tracted a great deal of favourable comâ€" learned this weekâ€"end. ment from those who attended. Nearly five thousand Timmins chil dren have been tuberculinâ€"tested unde the Timinins Lionsâ€"Porcupine Tubercu lousis commiitee drive to rout the dis eause here, it was revealed at Thursday‘ meeting of the Lions. held at the Le meeling Oof the Lions, 1 gion hall. The tabulated results 4155 children, 601 reazst the test. More than t Club there. Twentyâ€"five rechecks of results obtained there last year have been made this year. Xâ€"raying of Echumacher pupils who reacted posiâ€" tively to the tuberculin test has been completed. Notable Success Attending Plan Sponsored by Lions and Porcupine T.B. Committee. Tabulation of Results af Tests Given at Thursday‘s Meeting of the Lions Club. W nquiry still 1Tart howed suspiciou erred to Dr. Wil J 1 AMIVT} ha till some Refuse Test 11 or Dr. N. H hange coming, the weath ‘ted this morning. Withi the Porcupine may expec ns salesman.}turned out on Thursday evening to ing indecentiy |}see the annual display of work there., ositively to undred of TC 16 ial Easter Day Warmest in Past Two Weeks Alithough Easter Day was far from being warm, it was without doubt the best day of the past two weeks. The temperature in the shade rose almost to the freezing mark, to allow the Easter parade to at least go on without parkas becoming a necessity. Thousands of Timmins people walked up and down Third avenue during the afternoon, keeping to the sunny side of the street and enjoying the sheltery givem by buildings from the strong, chilly north wind. Everything consideredâ€"especially the tenâ€"belowâ€"zero temperatures of the middle of the weekâ€"Easter wasn‘t bad. But then it wasn‘t just exactly what the fair sex had demanded of the weatherâ€" man.! of than ever before, it was learned thi weekâ€"end. S> many people arrived a the station on Thuwsday that Tran No, 46, the southbound express, had t be split into two sections, one coache and the other pullmans. Since tha time there have been three extra pull mans arriving here and five o st coaches on each train. It used t> be that most of tihne tra{ff{i Schumacher School Exhibit of Crafts Child‘s Health Convrerence at Schumacher on Frid: It used to be that most of tihne tra{fic left Timmins for the south before Easter and trains were crowded on the return journey Sunday and Monday. Now, since Timmins is rapidly [secoming a "home town" there is a noticeabie inâ€" crease in the traffic to Timmins from the South just before Easter. In addition to the testi1 tors of the town and the 3 nurses have been keeping a out for signs of tuzrergulo picious cases are referred son‘s clinic. During2z the la mcon, A mothers to atten â€"»i1n@ée This prograimnin out, two new schools, ¢ one separate, have bet but since moved from the schools the new buildings. th» son: s cilnit. L Haileybury tents as a T activities here Toials 1810 Vimmins High and \nother Notable Display of the Work of Pupils of Schumacher Public Sehool Easter railway traff [immins has been h han ever before, it w M a A good crowd of parent Schumacher public ‘ned out on Thursda: AIT 11 Complet separate school phy TCO Public schools 1 Section 8 Pages GY4 320 t il To) affic Voceativonal School 166 122 Restvllts avier thlis year as learned this ople arrived at On nierence will of the public Friday afterâ€" to 5 pm. All 5 are invited public a pened lents w6 d above results : d 30] GOCâ€" lic health iarp lookâ€" . All susâ€" Dr. Wilâ€" 1 87 imil Ariy k d friend. pupil from 104 70 iT

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