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Vol. XXIL. No Approval Given for New Town Hall to be Built vonsent wWas ULBiC€ ahead with the plans for new town hall, This ve consent was voiced by P chairman, and W. P. Ne: tario Municipal Board, w. held a session in the to mins, yesterday morning narties concerned in th Municipal Board in Session Here Yesterday Says New Hall Very Necessary. Part of Paving Programme to be Approved. Sewers and Sidewalks Likely to be Built This Year. Other Matters at Board Session. mins, yesterdai parties concet proposed cons paving, town town for 1937 The total propased expenditure forâ€" warded to the board for town hall, loâ€" cal improvements, etc., to be made this year amounted to $230,319.00. The council has a large paving proâ€" gramme . under consideration for this summer. The officials would not give the council any definite word on how (Continued on Page Three) Details of Convention Given Legion Meeting Attendance at Legion Meeting on Monday was Small, but Interested. Brig.â€"Gen. A. Ross, Dominion President, and Hon. Major Powers, Minister of Pensions, to be Among Visitors Here for Provincial Convention. There dance but they ments p fOor disc The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine. Established 1912. by t here for Pensiot notable Funeral of A. Chamberiain Toâ€"morrow Morning Yile,. Frida at e preskit on Augu WA gied in NOrRL Mr. Chamber of age. and 11 1 Mis VCIUVHMHi â€"WGiAQUL L ced by Eric W. Cross, N. P. Near, of the Onâ€" Board. when the Board n the town hall, Timâ€" mines, the Abitibi pulp 1 at Iroquois Falls and ns will be part of the n»rozramme between sesâ€" morning to hear all in the schedule of tion of sewers, walks, etc.. planned by the ial part of the town‘s should be taken care ated Mr. Cross, who al dence _ was rbad.! to the Coronation | teresting document | outlined the Veterâ€" nt grant. This new will give a veteran is were read for anch. As none Oof he initiation cereâ€" carried thr5dugh. ‘ d be held in Harâ€" ay, June 1l4th. This members and their lary and their husâ€" a large number will e this a night of 11 mberiliain. who reâ€" i to work on claims da hospital on May ain was fortyâ€"five is survived by was C COL the proposeda bal word o pre is, a@all living i wili take plac ha felt tha 1€ Skull Said to be 185 Persons Identifications Not Very Helpful in Case of Man Found on DeSantis Proâ€" perty. According to provincial police, no new developments have taken place in the difficult case surrounding the discovery of human bones in a trench near the DeSantis Mine last week. The investigation is being handled by Constable W. Johnston, who isi tracing down every possible lead in an. endeavour to discover the identity of the remains. There is very little to work upon in this regard, a goldâ€"capâ€" ped tooth in the front of the lower jaw seeming the only pu.ssxble way in which the identity may be traced. The records of missing persons are vyeing checked and already the skull has been sworn to be that of fifteen ditferent persons. While examining the trench in which the bones were found, Constable Johnâ€" ston. yvesterday, unearthed a human tooth which fitted the.jaw perfectly. There are still several of these teeth e Annual Banquet O .\ St. Matthew‘s A.Y.P. missing Only Three Fire Calls in a Week Overheated Stovepipes Reâ€" sult in Loss of $235 in One Case. The 24th of May has passed and the firemen report that they were not out once to combat the usual run of fires caused by firecrackers. During tne past week the department has answeâ€" ed only three calls. On Saturday, May 221nd, at 10.45 pm. the brigade were called to 173 Pine street north. to combat a blaze caused by the overâ€"heating of stoveâ€"pipes. Damage to the extent of $235.00 was done to the house and contents. ‘The contents were covered by insurance. The occupant of the house, Mrs. R B. Nixon, had left the house and forgot to turn the drafts off on the stove. The paper on the wall behind the pipes cauzht fire and soon spread through the caught fire and soon spread Lnrol nouse. On Wednesday, May 26th, at 1 the brigade were summoned t with a chimney fire at 81 Elm south. On the 26th again, the briga« On the 26th again, t called at 9.50 rgim. to p which was burning in 338 Cedar atreet, south No damage resulted f Published at Timmins, Gnt., Canada, Every MONDAY and THURSDAY The annual banquet and installation of officers h the AYPA. was held in the basement of the church last niginit. Mr. R. Fisher, past president of the society. acted as chairman. The guest speaker of the evening was Rev. N. R. Clark who was recently orâ€" dained at English River. Rev, Clark is engaged in missionary work among the Indians and his interesting talk on his work in that district was enjoyed by all Rev. Canon R. S. Cushing installed , f0 the following members as officers for' du the coming year:â€"President, Geraldine . Turcotte: viceâ€"president, A. M treasurer .Gordon Robinson; secretary,.| by Anne Johnson. ‘ ch Speake Officers e meeling enided Clark the Guest Installation of the brigade were put out a bonfire a vacant lot at rom the last two W i irch last| â€" Chairmanâ€"Stanley A. Wookey. sident of| _ Viceâ€"Chairmanâ€"Revere P. Kinkel. n. | Secretary â€"Treasurerâ€"Orville Atkins. ‘ning was| â€" Executive Committeeâ€"M. E. Wilâ€" ‘ently orâ€"| liams, E. B. Weir, R. H. Cleland, C. G. is| Kemsley, C. D. Stevenson, J. P. Dick, mong the| A. E. Pugsley, K. C. Gray, J. Dougherâ€" lk on his| ty. R. A. Vary. yed by ali; A hearty vote of thanks was given to M. E. Williams, the retiring chairman, installed ; for the excellent work he had done ficers for| during the past term. Geraldine Paper entitled "Silicosis in Ontario Birkett:| Mines" by Clifford S. Gibson followed secretary,| by an interesting discussion led by the i chairman, Dr. N. H. Russell, D. E. delightful Keeley, R. H. Cleland, E. B. Weir and 27 p.m. ) cope street, The Timmins Citizens‘ Bana will be in atâ€" ipes | tendance. ) the|â€" After the church service the lodges ‘ will marth to the cenotaph where the pm. | District Deputy Grand Master will cope | place a wreath in tribute to the services reet, | of those who have passed on during the Great War. were ! 1.O.0.F. members are requested to be nfire| at the LO.0.F. hall, Spruce street t at | north, Timmins, at 6.15 p.n. on Sunâ€" i day, May 30th, for the event. ® «ts P P s AP PPA CCA it e lA P Local Cases at the General Sessions The sittings of the district court and general sessions of the peace will be held in Cochrane, beginning Tuesday, June 8th. District 1.0.0.F. to Parade Here May To Observe 118th Anniverâ€" sary of the Oddfellows Order. In accordance with the regulations of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, the Onâ€" tario Grand Master, Bro. A. Bruner, recommended all subordinate lodges to engage in applopriate church services during the month of May, in commemâ€" oration of the one hundred and eightâ€" eenth qpniversary of the founder of the Order. Timmins Lodge have deâ€" cided. with the assistance of the Disâ€" ‘ourt Opening T ues day June 8th at Cochrane. Timmins. on Sunday, May 30th. Al Rcbekar\ and subordinate lodges of the district and visitors have been asked to attend. The Canton members from Kirkland Lake will be here. trict committee, to hold a district church parade to the United Church, | CGeorge Gedg« il[ Lllt.' . MZ s NJ sA s A A €A 4A A citralietstenthe P EOWP NT C north, Timmins, at 615 pn. on Suu- dGay, May 30th, for the event. $ The weather for the past weexk | been any thing but enjoyable. The skies were cloudly and frequent showers inâ€" | R | terrupted the general routine. Alâ€" Officers EleCted ‘ though no rain fell on the holiday, it remained cold and unpleasant for any by I\/llnlng InStltUte one who had planned a day‘s outing. The average maximunm temperature 'for the past week was 59.14 degrees and Intele\tmg Meetmg of POI the average mimium temperatu:e was The annual meeting of the Porcupine branch ‘of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy was held in the Empire hotel grill rscsom on Tuesday. ‘The following officers were elected for the ensuing term:â€"â€" Chairmanâ€"Stanley A. Wookey. «it l s ap: P ~AP PAE P lt «sn P cupine Branch C.LM.M. Streight TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 27TH, 1937 izens‘ Band will be in atâ€" ’ In the absence of Mrs. L. E. Dorway. convener of work for the blind, who suffered a mishap caused by an arm ‘ fracture, the meeting of district comâ€" | mittees for the blind was presided over Preparing for Campaign for Institute for Blind Joint Meeting of Ladies‘ Committees for Trmmins, Schuâ€" macher and South Porcupine Held This Week. D. B. Lawley ,Field Secretary Present. Work of Institute Outlined. A joint meeting of the ladies‘ comâ€" mittees for: Timmins,â€"S¢humacher..and Ssouth Porcupine, for â€" the~ Canadian National Institute for the Blind was helid on Tuesday afterndon in ‘the board room of the Canadian Legion hall. +‘ â€"On Werdnesday Mrs. I. Enne Har. extended holiday to her home, Finland. by Mrs. H. L. Traver. Those present were: Mrs. M. A. Besâ€" sette. Mrs. E. Briggs, Mrs. Fred LaForâ€" est, Mrs. A. Booker, Mrs. T. E. Pritâ€" chard. Mrs. Keates, Mrs. W. McCoy, Mrs. Hemming. Mrs. J B Price, Miss Hattie McColeman, Mrs. G. Morin, Mrs. Jean Morris. gave a report covering 12 cases O blindness or prevention activity in the district. The report showed that three were earning their livelihood in busiâ€" iess concessions financed, stocked and arranged by the Institute. Another man was shown to be earning his living in Toronto under Institute employment. It was revealed that the other blind persons had reecived service during the year., Reference was made to the expansion oi the work in the Ontario Division leading to more and more blind perâ€" D. B. Lawley., supervisor of Ontario Field Service, visiting from head office, Hope Weather to be a Little Warmer Now Last Week "Not So Hot" but | George Weatherman a Little Warâ€"| _ Rich mer in Tone. [+ * se on 4+ en 39.86 degrees. The individual temperaâ€" tures for the week were as follows:â€" Thursday. May 20th, max. 50, min. 30; Friday, May 2ist, max. 65, min. 33 ; Saturday. May 22nd, max 58, min. 45; Sunday. May 23rd, max. 61, min. 37; Monday, May 24th, max. 56. min. 46 ; Tuesday. May 25th max. 64, min. 42; Wedrnesday, May 25th, max. 60, m‘n. 44. Thé minimum temperature registered last night was 37 degrees. At 8.00 a m. this morning the mercury read 44 deâ€" grees. Precipitationâ€"very light rain on Satâ€" day, May 22nd, to the extent of .92 'inohes On the 23rd, it rained from 7.00 p.m. until 11.00 p.m. with .10 inch>s ffamng On the 25th, rain, measuring 01 inches fell between 1.00 pm. and Forecastâ€"Mostly fair and moderately Airmer. nalive of sons being regularly employed. ...J he.nhgékd. forâ€"more, home @3CuUpAtIOD was Stressed on behalf of those who could not be fully employed in conâ€" cession stands Or in the central facâ€" tories of the Institute and it was exâ€" plained that blind persons could ‘obâ€" tain raw materials at very (low cost prices from the central stock room to facilitate home cccupation. Referring to the new amendment to the Old Age Pensfon Act it was reâ€" vealed that this may be in force in the province of Ontario by October and that blind persons over forty years of age would be able to qualify if unemâ€" ployable and subject to other provisâ€" icns. Arrangements for the annual Ccamâ€" paign and tag day were made, the date for Timmins being Saturday, June 12th, and communities in Tisdale June 10th. Tag day conveners are:â€"Timmins, Mrs. L. E. Dorway, assisted by Mrs. H. L Traver: Schumacher, Mrs. H. E Shippam; South Porcupine, Mrs. J. Armstrong: Dome, Mrs. W. H. Johns. Tag workers are arranged from many organizations including French Canaâ€" dian groups, the L.O.D.E., the Women‘s Auxiliary of the Canadian Legion, the LO.B.A.. the Eastern Star, church orâ€" ganizations, Catholic Women‘s League, the Girl Guides, Boy Scouts, St. John Ambulance and mary individual volunâ€" ganizations, C the Girl Guid Ambulance an teeors. Two Men Injured in Second Blast at Mine Eame time bound trai manner. Maxr: tend Police Ask for Greater Care at Intersections tion on Dusy 8 cut that north fic should cros: mplI BC n J\ orge Cojocar and I Richardson in Hospital 1oon D11 byr Timmi The Chief points southâ€"bound trafâ€" intersection at the it east and westâ€" rushed Plan to Build Eightâ€"Room * Addition to High School y Richardâ€" re seriousâ€" i dynamite â€"vesterday Published at Timminsas, Ont., Canada, Every MONDAY and THURSDAY xsl pa aC ‘ Announcement is made that John F. ; Clark, lecturer on horticulture for the l| Ontario Dept. of Agriculture, will be ; the guest speaker at a meeting to be held in the basement of the United lChurch Timmins, on Wednesday eveâ€" ning, June 9th, under auspices of the Timmins Horticultural Society. Myr. Clark will speak on flowers and gardens and beautifyving of the homes and town, and his address will be illustrated by many coloured slides. Mr. Clark is very ‘ t popular in Timmins where he has ‘spoken on horticultural subjects on several occasions. He is an expert and an enthusiastâ€"a happy combination. There should be a particularly large attendance as the address will prove lboth interesting and helpful. On preâ€" ! vious occasions Mrs. Clark assisted on ’the programme here and many will ; hope that this will be the case on June | O0th, as Mrs. Clark made many friends | here on previous visits. e [( % % \ | L :‘ Engineer to be Added to Public Works Department. (‘(31111- _ cil Recognizes Fact that Only Ideal Man Should l)(: (hv«:n \ _ _Position of Town Manager. â€" Councillor Wren Mixed in | . Publicity. â€"â€" "T‘hoo Amectinn of allowing the newsâ€" 12 11 Address on Gardens June 9th John F. Cl At a meeting of the Timmins High School Board on Tuesday night it was finally decided that it will be necéssary to add an 8â€"room addition to the High school accommodation to meet the growing needs. For some time past the iocal board, as well as the provinctal educational authorities, have recognized the fact that a maierial addition to the Police Have Brakeâ€"Testing Machine of Latest Type The local police department â€" have purchased a modern brakeâ€"testing deâ€" vice. This morning all the cars and trucks ~of ~the »ponce" anda" nre" depar®* ments were tested for faulty brakes. About fifteen private cars were tested this morning and the police are openâ€" ing an extensive campaign against faulty brakes. Mr. and Mrs. Geo to Cannington, On‘t accommodatio branch of the the public to erect a new suit for High School purposes in a more central locaâ€" tion, at the same time it was much more economical to add the new accomâ€" mcodation to the present building. Accordingly it was decided that an eightâ€"room addition be built on the site of the present High School No definite time has been named for the actual work of building to comâ€" mence. September, 1938, however, it is hoped to have the new addition comâ€" pleted and running along sinoothly. In Not Settled Yet When Actual Construction will Start, but All Preliminary Arrangements are Being Made so that Everything will be in Readiness., Should be Ready by September 1938. Hi T BC he q more rooms to mee!t LIne neegs. It may be noted in passing that it is the intention of the High School Board. to add the general course advocated by the Department of Education for Onâ€" tario. This general course will include domestic science and sewing for the girls and shop and manual training for the boys. Also there is to be a general business course for the first rear. All hn F. Clark,; Always Popuâ€" lar Here, to Give IHlustratâ€" ed Address in Timmins on June O9th. ouncil Defers Purchase of Accounting Machine T 6 and yuI meantime 16 needs. At th Board Tuesd hat while it : nvenient to 8 ba r a couple of years. ‘The High department is crowded now and pii 1 w is well as the provinctal ithorities, have recognized a matierial addition to the i1 of the High Schocl Timmins High and Vocaâ€" is an essential to meet the . At the special meset‘:ng ti and this of building to com r, 1938, however, it i > new addition com x along smoothly. T Ppa sremared Ay would i large . Drew motoreq for the holiday. TLA 11 erniaps 38e section of t for High t meet.ng it was author for On proc 101 10 The question of allowing the newsâ€" papermen to sit in at the private meetâ€" | ings of the town council was brought up by Councillor W. Wren at the reâ€" ‘g,ula.r meeting held in the town hall | yesterday afternoon. A resolution perâ€" mitting their presence at these was forwarded to the council but was turned down. Councillor Wren, who is employed by another paper in town, made several statements to the effect that the "local semiâ€"weekly paper" as he called it, was I not accurate in its reports of the priâ€" _â€"g_,â€"â€"â€"__.__.â€"â€"-â€"-.- not aAccuralte In i1 OL WUIC vate meetings. "I believe that they are as accurate, or even more accurate, than the other paper in town," asserted Councillor Phil Laporte. ‘"They do not show the favâ€" ouritism expressed by their opposition." "I am not sore because of the lack of publicity I am getting," Councillor Wren stated, when one councillor mentioned that this might ‘be the source of his worries. Invite All to Join Community Choir "I am (efinitely in favour of allow.ng the newspapers to be present at these meetings." said Councillor Wren. "I have always been in favour of havyâ€" ing the papers present," added Mayor J. P. Bartleman, ‘"We don‘t put enough confidence in the papers. They will not publish anything which we ask them to withhold." The other members of the council re«â€" called that this system had been tried in the past and found. unsatisfactory. so the discussion was dropped on the subâ€" ject. The following recommendations made by the finance committee and passed on to the council:â€"that an engineer be this is in addition to the regular pre pared academic course. It means tha High School students will have oppot tunity for a very broad and compre hensive course of studies that will be c particular value to all students. "~‘Hosts of friends in town. and district will regret to learn of the death of W. J. Fraser, for several years a popuâ€" lar citizen here. He was in partnership with <A. G. Carson in the barbering business and will be kindly remembered by all oldâ€"timers here. Reference to his death will be found in the South Porâ€" cupine news in this issue. "ormer Popular Citizen Passes at Barrie, Ont. It is expected to use the arena IOr LN occasion. The clergymen of the distril are expected to take part in the even and it is hoped to make the communit choir a notable part of the evening and 1 choir Drogt jiblled o. E. Hale Community Opening of Week. 3 Sections 20 Pages H ¥‘ren, who is employed oy r in town, made several the effect that the "local aper" as he called it, was in its reports of the priâ€" Planning Big Choir f o Silver Jubilec M Timmin ie choir A 1 AI Hal thet LT 1st 1064 at