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_Propose Prizes for Essays on held on Friday evening in the Legion hall fittingly observed the taking of Vimy Ridge by the Canadian Corp unâ€" der the command of Gen. Byng, latterâ€" ly known and revered as "Lord Byng of Vimy," and honoured with the ofâ€" fice of Governorâ€"General of Canada. A very large attendance was on hand and two sittings had to be made to accommcodate all attending. President Auster Neame acted as chairman for the occasion. The menu and catering were all arranged by the executive and consisted of sliced ham, roast beef, bread and butter, mixed pickles, dill pickles, celery hearts, and cheese and biscuits. The kitchen committee were busy with Walter Greaves, James Cowâ€" an, Jack Cousintine, Jack Moody, . Bili Pennington, dcing the work. Fred Curtis made a capable M.C. for the programme upstairs, while Tommy Parsons filled in that capacity downâ€" stairs. Geo. Nippers acted as sergeantâ€" atâ€"arms. Further Minor Changes in T. N. O. Schedule Railway Very Evidently Making Determined Effort to Meet All Needs and Give the Best Service Possible. Some Royal Arch Masons of Canada to be held at the Royal â€"York hotel, Toronto. on April 27th and 238th, 1937, will be conducted on Daylight Saving time, which is ene hour in advance of standâ€" ard time. Daylight saving time comes int> effect in Torento at midnight on April 25th. In an effort to provide train service that will fill the needs of everyone in the North, Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway officials have again altered schedule changes that are to come into effect on Sunday, April 25ti. The new overnight train, No. 50, unâ€" der the most recent change will leave Timmins at 5.20 p.m. daily except Sunâ€" day, arriving in Toronto early the folâ€" lowing morning. The new incoming overnight train, No. 49, leaves Toronto early at night, arriving in Timmins about 9.20 a.m. gaily, including Sunday. This is just schedule. There will be no arrival of this train on Sunday mornings. No. 47 in at 4.45 p.m. Train No. 47, the present ‘"Porcupine Limited" that arrives daily from ‘Torâ€" onto. will be in here at the same time as at present, 4.45 pm. This was to have been 5.30 p.m. under the first arâ€" rangement. This train will not arrive here cn Sunday, according to present plans. Train 46, the train outbound for Toâ€" ronto, will icontinue to operate daily, including Sunday, leaving here at 1.25 p.m. instead of at 2.25 p.m. There were several features cf the evening which make it stand out as unique in similar Vimy events of the Jegion. The first was in the solemnity of honouring the dead. Archie Pierce sounded the "Last Post" and the lights m the hall were dimmed, a spotlight therfÂ¥focusesd itself upon a beautifully framed oil painting of the Vimy Memâ€" orial, unveiled last year at the PiIIâ€" grimage. The painting was the work of (Continued on Page Eight) will continue to operate on their preâ€" sent suthedules, No. 1 arriving here from North Bay at 10.00 p.m. and No. 2 leaving here for North Bay at 7.00 am., both daily except Sunday. Summary of Service Summarized, the newest changes mean that on week days two trains leave here for Toronta and one for North Bay. Two trains arrive from Torcnto and one from North Bay. On Sundays, a train arrives from Toâ€" runto at 9.20 a.m. Another train leaves for Toronto 1.25 p.m. No. 4, a Sunday train only, leaves here for Cobalt at 8.30 am. No. 1 arrives here at 10.00 ».m. from Cobalt. Sessions of Grand Chapter on Daylight Saving Time Notics is given from Toronto that all proseedings of the seventyâ€"ninth anâ€" nual convccation ¢f the Grand Chapter Forcupine Chapter of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario will be held on Tuesday of this week, April 13th, at 8 pam., at St. Mary‘s hospital. All nurses are cordially invited to atâ€" MOCNTHLY MEETING OF THE One of Best Vimy Events Ever Held by Legion Here Solemnity Marked Impressive Honouring of Those Who Passed at Vimy. Beautiful Floral Token Presented. Parading of New Flag for First Time. Attractive and The regular monthly meeting of the The Vimy banquet and celebration April 25th. More Small Changes in Schedule to Take Effect on Varied Programme. i'hePIueerle of the Porcupine. of mud, water and pot holes. At preâ€" sent the Department of Highways is *Building up the lower sections of the road with waste rock from the Dome Mines, bringing the visibility along the stretch up to Department of Highways specifications. Thirteen trucks havi been employed on the job. Condition of Porcupine Area Roads Reported as Beatâ€" ing Recent Record. "Pot Holes" a Bad Feature. Excavation to Start on Thursday of This Week, with Special Features. Actual exzavation work for the new model home on Toke street, the house beinz erected by Barney Sky, contracâ€" tor, for the Lions Club, will start at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 15th. It is expected that Mayor J. P. Bartleman will turn the first sod in the excavation. There will be a number of special feaâ€" tures about the ceremony of the startâ€" ing of the new model home. In addiâ€" tion to the mayor, a number of promâ€" inent citizens have been a§ked to atâ€" tend. The Lions Boys Band will be in attendance and it is expected that the music provided by the Boys Band will be one of the specially interesting feaâ€" tures of the cccasion. Members of the Lions Club are also expected to be preâ€" sent. The Timmins Lions Club has inâ€" vited those taking part in the official ceremonies to be the guests of the club at the regular dinner on Thursday afâ€" ter the commencement ceremoniles. Ceremonies at Lions Model Home Roads in District Worst Yet Roads in the Porcupine district are in worse ccndition now than they have been even in the past few years, whetr records for roughness were set up. ° Po; holes are so close together on ‘he road from Schumacher to South Pbrcupme that in many places speeds of over 15 miles an hour are most unâ€" comfortable and even dangerous. From South Porcupine part of the way to the Deme a similar condition exists. Pamour Secticn Bad Probably the worst section of the main road is the strip from Golden City to the Pamour Mine, over which a~regular bus schedule is maintained for the large number of Pamour emâ€" ployees who live in Golden City, South Porcupine and Timmins. Kept open all winter by ploughing, it is now mass Auxiliary. The event will bes a forma‘ farewell party for cne valued member Mrs. J. Macnaughtcon, and also to say bon voyage to several other member: of the Auxiliary who are leaving tc attend the Coranat‘on. Members of th: Auxiliary and their husoands as well as Legion members are invited to aitend Police Checking up on Breaches of Traffic Laws Engineers of the Brennan Paving Company, who have contracted to pave the road this year from Pamour seven miles in the directicon of Timmins, are expected to arrive here this week. A scz:ial evening will be held toâ€"nigh: (M:nday) in the Canadian Legion ha‘ll under the auspices of the Ladies SOCIAL EVENING TOâ€"NIGHT BY THE LADIES‘ AUXILIARY With the beginning of warm weather many Timmins motorists have brought their cars out of winter storage. Tra{â€" watchful eye on weekâ€"end drivers, laid two charges of reckless driving, both of which will be heard at toâ€"morrow‘s Published at Timmins, Jnt.. Canada, Every MONDAY and THURSDAY of six calls in five days. On one call particularly the force required to show great ccurage and resource when they were calledâ€"to 135 Wilson avenue to combat a blaze in a shed in which were stored two cases of dynamite and a total of 25 gallons of gasoline, 20 gallons of which were stored in a 45â€" gallon drum and five in a fiveâ€"gallon Firemen ~have Bangerous Fire to Combat on Friday. Dynamites Gasoline at Fire said that the 20 gallons of gasoline in the drum would leave it afooub half empty, and this was more dangerous than a full drum. The‘ Fire Department acted commendably throughout their task and the people of the town snouid be proud to know that they can depend on their force at all times. _ On April 8, at 4.32 p.m., the Departâ€" ment was called to 114 Wilson avenue to the home of W. Brewer. y teieâ€" phone. It was a stovepige fire and no damage was done. The plenty The damage to buildings and contents amounted to approximately $150, and the property was uninsured. On April 9th, the same day that the fire occurred in which the explosives were concerned, the force was called by telephone to 9 Cedar south, the home of Mrs. Hurtebise, to another stovepipe blaze. Again there was no damage. Again on the 9th at 7.21 pm. a call was sent in, this time to go to 534 Wiiâ€" son, the third Wilson avenue fire in two days. Again the blaze was in the stovepipes, and there was no damage. On Sunday, April 11, at 945 p.m., the department was called verbally to the Remus Jewelry store at 17 Pine street north. A blaze had been started in the window by the rays of the sun shinijing in the window and being conâ€" centrated by a large glass flower conâ€" tainer, so that they caused a clotn windcw dressing to burst into flame. The fire department was called in time, and little damage resulted. Captain Morton of the Department TIMMINS, ONTARIO, MONDAY, APRIL 12TH, 1937 Life Insurance Companies Make Investments Here The speaker was Fred Stock, of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, who «pcoke on "Life Insurance." Mr. Stock said that the assets of insurance comâ€" paniles run into billions of dollars. The first insurance that was put into eiâ€" fect was several hundred years ago when an English merchant, about to embark on a journey on the high seas, was insured before he left,; Since that time, the insurancte plan has grown until almost every person in any kind of business has insurance in some shape or form. ‘‘The premiums in insurance are based on the number of policies written and the total number of deaths with which they have to contend. The main point in taking on insurance is that an estate is established immediately, paid during the life of the insured person, and is available after a definite number cfâ€" years. at the meeting of the Lions Club which was held on Thursday, April 8. Instead of the usual proecedure, which is to nave each member of the Club answer his own name during the calling of the roll, a little mnovelty was introduced when District Governor Ball called and gave a brief description of cach meniâ€" ‘ber. In Address to the Lions, Fred Stock Answers the Quesâ€" tion as to What Companies do With Money Collected in Premiums. Other Interesting Details About Life Insurance. Thirtyâ€"five members and one guest,| the money paid by the policyâ€"holder?" Mr. M. L. Stanbrook, manager of the! "This money," said Mr. Stock, "is inâ€" An insured person can terminate his policy at any time but it is impossible for an insurance company to get out of the contract in any ‘way. One can do almost anything with an insurance policy; it can be increased, decreased, borrowed on, suspended, or paid in advance. Insurante is probabiy the hbest single investment that can ve An interesting point: was brought out when Mr. Sto:k mentioned that several pecple had asked him "what happens to Wednesday Night ' At the Porcupine \Credit Corporat.on banquet at the Empire hotel last Monâ€" day night there was renewed discussion of the idea of the merchants in general giving greater support to the Timmins board of trade and thus making it posâ€" sible to extend the work of the board. â€"A committee was named to interview the president of the board of trade and arrange for a conference. J. P. Lynch was named as chairman of the comâ€" mittee and it did not take him long to get into action. He met Mr. Langdon, president of the . Timmins. board of trade, explaining the idea behind the resolution and the desire of the merâ€" chants and businessmen generally . to have a particularly aggressive board of trade with all the business men giving the board the fullest possible support. Vaccinatiocn for preâ€"school children to protect them against smallpox will be held on Monday and Tuesday of thisâ€"week, April 12th and 13th, between 3 ‘and 4 p.m., at the Children‘s ‘Clinic. President of Board of Trade Calls Meeting to Confer With Merchants. Timmins, the township of: Tisdale, tne Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway and other governmental ana municipal bonds, daebentures, etc., in the North country, as well as in simiâ€" lar investments in the South and elseâ€" where. Out of every dollar paid in by policyâ€"holders, 50 cents is invested in bondsâ€"35: to Governmental and 15c to industrials. The other half is used to pay insurance claims and to pay to the pecple who wish to borrow on their policies. VACCINATION FOR SMALLPOX FOR PREâ€"SCHOOL CHILDREN called jor the purpose of meeting @2 |ang that they had mads arrangements group of local merchants and business |to have speakers at functions and men. Will you kindly keep this date | meetings of the various clubs and orâ€" in mind and make every effort to be j panizations. present." Home discussion was raised concernâ€" It is hoped from this conference Oof |ing necessary expenditures but this the board of trade executive and the | was disposed of satisfactorily. representatives of the merchants to inâ€"| Arrangements were made to have crease the activity and interest in the cards reading "We are sypporters of local board of trade work. _ the Porcupine Home Improvement Comâ€" It has been roted that Mr. Lynch acâ€" ted very promptly. President W. Q. Langdon, acted with equal speed. â€" Last week, Mr. Langdon over his own sigâ€" nature asked all memkers of the exesuâ€" cutive of the iboard of trade to meet in the council chamber in the town hall on Wednesday evening, April l14th, at 800 o‘clock. In sending out the notices of the meeting on Wednesday. Mr. Langâ€" don‘s letter concludes: "This meeting is Published at Timmins, Ont.. Canada, Every MONDAY and THURSDAY ‘At Least Sixteen Large Floats for Parade Here tion as Young Ladies en iB LA V m ts n e mmfi t Chairman J. E. H. Chateauvert openâ€" ed the meeting and commented on the large number present. He said that he was glad to see so many of the Building Trades represented because they were the ones who should be fully acquainted with the committee‘s aims and that it was essential that the right people be contacted.» Literally Thousands at Staâ€" Students Likely to Have Chance to Write on H.I.P. Proâ€" posal Made at Joint Meeting of H.LP. Committee and) Representatives of the Bunldmg Trades and Dealers in Supplies. . ‘‘The proposal was made at ‘a joint meetirg of the local Home Jmproveâ€" ment committee with the Building Tradss and Supplies Dealers in the town hall, Friday, April 9, at 8.00 o‘clock that a prize essay contest be inauguated among the older school children of the district with the benefits of the Home Improvement Plan to individuals and of the community as a subject. The prdodposal is urder consideration. Big Crowd Greet the Stamese Twins Here Prizes for Essays on the Home Improvement Plan W. Burnes reported that the speakers‘ committee had had a speaker at the Porcupine Credit Association banquet and that they had mads arrangements to have speakers at functions and meetings of the various clubs and orâ€" ganizations. Bome discussion was raised concernâ€" ing necessary expenditures but this was disposed of satisfactorily. Arrangements were made to have cards reading ‘"We are sypporters of Two New Firemen on May 1st ~ In a short address, W. C. Wingrove. secretary of the committee, mentioned the formulating of a plan to relieve the unemployment â€" situation as it existed in the building trades by putting the builders to work. The Government has come to the assistance of the exponents of the Home Improvement Plan by inâ€" stituting a low‘interest, threeâ€"y;:ar loan for home owners who are desirous ¢f improving their property.â€" Mr. Winâ€" grove concluded with a plea for the support and coâ€"operation of those pres.â€" ent which, he said. was essential if livâ€" ing conditions were to be improved. Both the New Men Have Had Experience as Voiunâ€" teer Firefighters. These Siamese Twins will be a speâ€" cial feature at the Palace theatre Monâ€" day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursâ€" day of this week. They will appear in addition to the regular programme. The Misses Hilton are hailed as among the most remarkable attractions in vaudeâ€" ville tcgether. Joined from ‘birth, and inseparable until death, these young ladies are ‘considered one of the reâ€" markable wonders, of the day. William Martin, 24â€"yearâ€"old volunâ€" teer of two years, is the second addiâ€" tion to the regular force. Mr. Martin is ancther big fellow, being almost as tall as Culhane and weighing one hundrecd and eightyâ€"five pounds. Martin, who was raised in Timimins, is also married and has three children. At present in the employ of the Coniaurum, he too starts on May 1st. He lives on Kimberâ€" Indicating the unusual interest in the visit of Misses Daisy and Violet Hilton, the Siamese Twins, to Timâ€" mins, was the crowd of a couple of thousand pecple at the station Sunday afterncon to greet them on arrival. Plans Being Perfected for Remarkable Celebration of Coronation Day at Timmins. Display of Fireworks to be Another Special Feature of Coronation Day in Timâ€" mins. Souvenirs of the Occasion to be Obtainable. Two new members have been added to the local Fire Department force agâ€" ecrding to information received Friâ€" day, April 9. ley lat Cedar Frank Culhane, who has been on the volunteer force for two and a half years, is at present an employee ati the Hollinger Mines and starts on his new position with the regular force on May first, Mr. Culhane, who is a husky. being over six feet in height and weighing approximately two hundred pounds, is married and has one child. He lives at 97 Sixth avenue. | _ Sixteen floats to be designed by the t various clubs. societies and organizaâ€" tions, representing different countries and scenes from the various countries are to be in the mamoth Coronation parade in Timmins on May 12 under the direction of the Canadian Legion. Plans are made and everything is nearly in readiness to make the Timâ€" iris celebration one of the greatest they have yet conceived so that the camp may take its place among the foremost in the matter of celebrations. Prosvita hall, 74 Elm street, north, comâ€" 8.3!1. fmiudemec.has won . .4. Mr. Reg. Smith returned Thursday from a two months‘ vacation to San Antonio, Texas, and Mexico. Mrs. Smith accompanied him but stopped off at Boston on the return trip, to visit her mother and sister for two weeks. . Prof. Wm. Jemec. musician and eduâ€" cationalist, with his Ukrainian musical instrument, the mandore, will present a â€"programme of special interest on Tuesday evening in the Ukrainian Prosvita hall, 74 Elm street, north, comâ€" milttee,‘ distributed to all those firms who are coâ€"operating both financially and in other ways in this work. general recognition as a musician. The programme he will present will include Ukrainian songs, Cossack songs, Raster songs, dance music, folk songs, humorâ€" ous numbers, etc. § The concert was originally planned forâ€" toâ€"night ‘but a wire from Prof. Jemec gave the information that he will not be able to reach here toâ€"night and the concert was accordingly postâ€" poned till toâ€"morrow night. Under the Home Improvement Plan, the Government is endorsing bank loans to the extent of $50,000,000 for general improvement of homes, the Government guaranteeing loans to the extent of 15 per cent. The plan is to stimulate interest in the improvement of homes annd draw outside capital in to the business trades. It is estimated that this plan will stimulate repairing, etc., to the extent of $200,000,000. This was explained to the gathering by Mr. D. R. Franklin, architect, expréssed his enthusiasm for the idea of having homes and buildings remodelled and improved. He said that he felt that the movement would spread and result in the widespread achieving of the committee‘s aim. Noted Ukrainian Musician _ _at Prosvita Hall Tuesday T. E. Roberts of the George Taylor Hardware Company, who cited as an example, the case of Mrs. Smith, havâ€" ing fixed up her home under the Home Improvement Plan, incited in Mrs. Jones next door the urge to do the same, and Mrs. Jones has the necessary capiâ€" tal to finarce such an und?:>rtaking. Among the twertyâ€"five io thirty irms represented were: M. Allard, painter; L. Gaudriau, general contractor; A. The local branch of the Canadian Legion will have two floats in the parade, one to represent the "Soldiers of the Empire" in the various uniâ€" forms and equipment of soldiers from li over the Empire. The second float will ‘be a comic one, the exact nature of which was not disclosed. The Sons of England are sponsoring a float which is to represent John Bull with the possible inclusion of a bullaug or two. Lagace,. painter;: James H. Peterson, electrical contractor; A. C. Herrington, Moneta Electric; D. R. Franklin, archiâ€" tect; D. McEwan, Northern Roofing and Supply Co.; L. B. Roy, plumbing; E. Matlie, plumbing; A. Brazzau. Ltd., plumbing, etc.; J. Sullivan, Linelle and Sullivan; W. H. Severt, building contractor; T. E. Roberts, Geo. Tay.lor Hardware Company; W. A; Armstrong, Burnes, Hill, Clark, Frances, Ltd.; J. E. C. Wingrove, Porcupiâ€"s Advance. The Daughters of the Empire. will have a float entitled "Brittania." The float which comes from the Daughters of England will be "Mayâ€" pole," and what is more typical of the Lamcashire Club than the "Red Rose of Lancashire?" The Ladies‘ Auxiliary of the Canaâ€" dian Legion will enter one called (Continued on Page Eight)