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* mm P PCAAA C C AC A L C â€"AC â€"AC OA LA Vol. XXIII. No. 31 Missing Timmins Boy Located In Swastika The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine. Established 1912 | | Progut lt lt P P P L AC PA A L CC LCC P EP ! | | | | | 1 1 Boiling Tar Overflows and Ignites on Rooftop Lloyd Jones, 113 Pine Street North Found Safe and Sound With His Brother, Whom he Had Seen Off on Train Here Saturday. Made Trip by Bicycle. Wedding at Notre Dame Church Toâ€"day Saturday morning at 10.30 the local fire department were called to 59 Cedar «creet. north, to extinguish a blaze causâ€" ed when a tar pot overflowed and ignitâ€" ed on the roof. The tar was being usâ€" €d in making repairs. Miss Marie Jeanne Belanger and Mr. W. J. Doyle Unitâ€" ed in Marriage. The Notre Dame des L Catholic chutrch was the scene of a pretty wedding this morning, Easter Monday, when Rev, Fr. A. Morin united in marriage Marie Jeanne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Belanger, of 140 Comâ€" mercial avenue, and Mr. William James Doyle, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Doyle, cf 31 Fourth avenue. The witnesses were the bride‘s fathâ€" er, Mr. James Belanger, and Mr. James D. Belanger. Immediately after the ceremony the bride and groom lef{ on a honyemoon trip by motor to the South. * Son. Bornâ€"on April 14th, 1938, to Mr. arid Mrs. Henri Martel, of 169 Tamarack streetâ€"a daughter. Only Two Births Registered Bornâ€"on April Mrs. Paul Nozack Lions Club Report on the Battle Against I Review of the History of the Work in the Porcupine. How it was Financed by the Christmas Seal Compaigns. Reâ€" suits of the Work Outlined. Particulars of Financing. History mas Seal 1935. MC History: First sponsorship of Christâ€" | mas Seal sale was season of December, | 1935. Mcre than $1300.00 was realized i at thas time. In September, 1936, the â€" coâ€"operation of ‘the various Boards of ; Education was secured, and letters sent to parents of all school children, askâ€" . ing their permission to test their childâ€" | remn for tuberculosis. By the end of October more than four thousand childâ€" ren had been tested. In November a ; [he following is the report of the ns Club of Timmins on the battle linst tuberculosis in the Porcupine vVEemDC vemtly T bed e d. and the net proceeds, idded to the tuberculin <mber the annual sale of ils was again held, and 30.00 realized. By March, to date of 4155 children d, as well as three teachâ€" , 233 children had been se they had shown posiâ€" ‘16th, 1938,to Mr. and of 36 Southern avenue i 4) s raised under ausâ€" Tuberculostis Assoâ€" (} $137.40 4.11 14052 $976.03 °C3 Five Officers Swoop Down on Alleged Poker Game Here Early Yesterday. Arrest 14 _ For Sunday Gambling _ Fourteen men were arrested as 214 Cedar strset south, early Sunday motnâ€" ing and charged with gambling on the Lord‘s Day. The wholesale police cleanâ€" up was the climax to a well organized raid in which five police officers took part. In addition to the gambling charges, H. S. Warner, of the same address, is charged with illegal poscesâ€" sion of liquor. He was released on bail of $2C0 to appear in police court on Tuesday before Magistrate Atkinson. No bail was asked in the gambling charges. Two Charged With Keeping for Sale Two to Appear in Police Court Here Tomorrow for 1. C. A. Violation. On Friday a similar charge was laid against= Doris street, after a raid at 3.20 am. The accused was released on cash ‘bail of $500. Golf Club Annual Meeting Thursday The liquor raiding squad of Timmins police dspartment were on the go over the weekâ€"end and while several calls proved fruitless, two charges of keepâ€" ing liquor for sale have been laid. Following a visit by police to the preâ€" mises at 59 Sixth avenue, Sunday afterâ€" ncon, a keeping for sale count has been laid against Nicholas PoufI. The annual meeting of the Timmins Golf Club will be held at the clubhouse on Thursday night, staxtmg at 7.30, iC is announced today. A number of imâ€" portant matters, including the eleciion cof officers, are to be discussed and all members are asked to be present. The clubhouse is now open and the club professional, Barney Morris, has taken up his quarters=for the season. report as at March 20th, 1938:â€"â€" Balance carried over from preâ€" vious year, covering returns received after cheque had been turned over to Lions club, 1937 $ 59.87 Gross receipts to March 29, 1938 1883.00 Gross receipts Less expenses Expenses: Incidentals Head office T.B. patient Net bailance Tull Turnout of Members Requested for Meeting to Inaugurate Season‘s Play. Total . Bank bala 0â€"s Chequs Book balance . Recsipts of mai Balance carried 1936 sale patient Fare to Grayt Cheque to Car Cheque to Li Publiashed at Timmins, Ont., Canada Every MONDAY and THURSDAY Number of letters mailed 2500. Cheque to T.B. Association was 10% gross reseir‘s as was agreed upon beginning of campaign. atient sent to Haileybury a k (Continued on Page Eight) o Haileybury Can. TB. Association 195.55 ) Lions Club 1657 .96 mail sale 1937 irriea forward T ments ‘COITtl $1942.92 $ 195.55 18.65 $ 284.96 1853.01 195.05 $1657.96 $1883.02 2.89 21.65 1.05 Four Reckless Driving Charges are Laid Here Paul Lemay, 13 Maple street, was picked ~up ~Saturday«â€"â€"nightâ€"atâ€"â€"eleven o‘clock and is charged with driving at 40 miles an hour on Wilson avenue. Timmins police were on the war path over the weekâ€"end against trafâ€" fic violations and four separate charges of reckless driving were laid, three arisâ€" ing out of cars being operated with four and five in the front seat. Schumacher Loses Popular Residents John A. Kuusivirta, 72 Fourth aveâ€" nue, and Claude Pryor, 264 Elm street, north, are alleged to have had four in the front seat of their cars, while Larry Belanger, 37 Wilson avenue, is said to have been driving with no less than five in the front seat of his car. People lusuaiuy may not think of, T:imm. going people, but the above picture show case. The photo was taken by The Adv grapher yesterday morning in front of tt where there were literally hundreds of On Friday, April 22nd, Schumacher will lose one of its most respected famiâ€" lies when John Watson, Mrs. Watson, and their daughter, Sadie, sail for Glasâ€" gow, where they will make their fuilure home. Mr. Watson came to Schumacher in 1932 and started to work at the M:Inâ€" <yre mine. He was a member of the Rescue and First Aid teams while filling very capably the position of stope boss. Three Counts Arise out of Driving with Four and Five in Front Seat of Cars. Six Other Less Serious Traffic Charges Recorded Over Easter Weekâ€"end. Mr. Watson joined Trinity United Church upon his arrival here and beâ€" came a member of the Board of Steâ€" wards and has been connected with the same board ever since. Mr. Watson was elected to act as treasurer of the church in 1933 when the Rev. M. E. Tait took over the charge of the church. Schumacaher, April 18. Special to The Advance. Mr. Watson and several other memâ€" bers founded the Men‘s Club which is a very successful organization in Trinity United Church and a boom to the comâ€" munity in general. Six cther traffic charges, including illegal parking, failire to stop at stop streets, defective brakes and failure to produce an operator‘s license are among the other infractions recorded. Min and Mrs. John Watson and Family Leaving for Scotland. Ba‘files b_'e'fng a conscientious works in the church Mr. Watson was con nected with the Masonic Order whif Mrs. Watson was a member of the Or det of the Eastern Star. A farewell party to John Watson was held at the home of Mr. P. A. Boyce, Monday evening last, where a beautiful dressing case was presented to him by the members of the church board. The many friends of the Watsons join together in wishing them Iu:ck and ‘bon voyage‘ when they embark on the RM.S. Andania Friday next. On Wednesday evening of this week, April 20th, the St. Matthew‘s A. Y. P.A. will hold their annual Easter Party. The members of the Young People‘s Society of the United Church, Schumacher have been invited to the event, and with the local members of the A.Y.P.A. it is exâ€" pected that the attendance will be large and the evening throughout both enjoyable and successful. \. Y. P. A. to Hold Annual aster Party on Wednesday TI to Johnn Watson wWwas of Mr. P. A. Boyce, st, where a beautiful presented to him by MMINS, ONTARIO, MONDAY, APRIL 18TH, 1938 CROWDS ATTEND CHURCH AT TIMMINS | â€"It was by geologists and not prosâ€" pectors that the Porcupine gold area was first discovered, it was declared Thursday nigzht by Roy Dunbar, chief { geclogist at Hollinger mine, in an adâ€" t Gress before Timmins Lions Club. Dis:ussing the part geclogists had in the discovery of the Porcupine Camp, Mr. Dunbar claimed that it was E. M. Burwash, a geologist, who first found sraces of gold here in 1896. A Bureau of Mines survey party corroâ€" bcrated the find two years later. Prosâ€" pectors came into the picture in 1906 but it was not until 1909 that the bigâ€" gsr finds werse staked. Mr. Dunbar gave a complete descripâ€" ton of the work of the geologist and at the conclusion of his remarks was tenâ€" dered a heariy vote of thanks by Dr. O. J. Stanl. As announced im previous issues of The Advance, the Porcupine Women‘s Music and Literary Society are holding an open meeting in the Croatian hall, \ schumacher, on Monday evening of next week, April 25th. One of the spectâ€" ial features on the programme for the evening will be the initial appearanc? of the new club chorus. This chorus has been rehsarsing for several weeks fpast and the numbers they will present |are sure to please the audience. There ‘are eightecen ladies in the new club Porcupine Was First Found by Geologist Roy Dunbar Gives Interestâ€" _ ing Address on Geology at ~*Mimmins Lions Club. Open Meeting of Music and Literary Society, April 25 are 21 chorus Holtz me stail photoâ€" : United Church people lined up S ~as Cfill the facts of it P P _ PP P L 101 Jerrvy Gordon Charlie Brown introduced John as a new member of the club. ie the geuests for the evening wey 1€ t P P PAAA P L L LA LA P Cb on the steps and sidewalks secking admission to the second morning service. Many had to be turned away for lack of further room. All the other churches in town were similarly.crowded yesterday at all services. Announcement has been made by the regular postcard notice of a regular mseting of the Men‘s Forum of the Timmins, United Church to be held in the church basement this (Monday), evening, April 18th, commencing at 8.00 p.m. Meeting This Evening of United Church Men‘s Forum The speaker for the evening will be Mr. W. B. Brewer, whose subjeict will be "Isms." The Men‘s Forum appears to be very fortunate or effective in the choice of both speakers and subjects and the address on "Isms" should prove a very timely one at this particular seaâ€" son in the world. Many at Funeral of â€" E. St. Pierre Toâ€"day Death of Blind Merchant Here Deeply Regretted. A very large number of friends were present this morning at the funeral at the Anthony‘s Roman Catholit church where Rev. Fr. Theriault conâ€" ducit2sd the service, to pay their last respects to an of the camp, Mr. Euchariste St. Pierre. Followinzy th along the main were members League who pi Tag‘. Mr. St. Pierre was Cntario, fortyâ€"seven came to the Porcup trict was in its early ment. Although tot ysars past, having lowing an illness, th *o be happy always, trict was in its carly stages of developâ€" ment. Although totally blind for some ysars past, having lost his sight folâ€" lowing an illness, the deceased seemed o be happy always, and made friends with all whom he mt. Many of his friends were wont to stop in for a chat at the tiny cigar storse that stands at ‘he corner of RBalsam street and Third avenue, in the shadows of the Goldâ€" fields theatre, where Mr. St. Pierre conâ€" ducted his business. The deceased was single, but is survived by seven broâ€" thers, two of whom, Peter and Jack, are in Timmins. Wrecking Started For New Sky Block Twentyâ€"five Men Engaged in Wrecking Stevens‘ Bldg. new block is finished. Mr. Sky esciâ€" mated that another building may be arranged to accommodate the bowling alley and suggested that space may be rhtained for badminton courts also. Advar on the 1 Accorcit ill Sta ft T1 tred e as it proceeded ind to the church e Sacred Heart ute to their comâ€" AY men in engaged The Adâ€" be Published at Timminu, Ont., Canads. Every MONDAY and THURSDAY ment . i rec MT by Mines® Caveâ€"in at Cobalt Give Trouble to T..N.O. Cooler Weather Is Forecast Clear but cooler weather was the forecast of S. C. Wheeler at Hollinger meteorological office this morning. While it is not expected that the merâ€" cury will take any decided dip, the temâ€" perature will be generally lower. Showers on Easter Sunday Puts Decided Crimp in the Spring Fashion Display. Easter Sunday was a disappointment to many keen on showing off new spring ontfits, intermittent showers being reâ€" sponsible for keeping many in more ordinary togs. Total precipitation from Saturday to Sunday was recorded as .03 inches. Maximum and minimum temperaâ€" tures since last Wednesday are:â€" Thursday, 45 above and 33 above; Friâ€" day, 52 above and 28 above; Saturday, 56 above and 39 above; Eight o‘clock this morning, 42 above. W. M. 8. Invited to C.G.J. T. Meeting Interesting Easter Meeting of Missionary Society. The Easter meeting of the Women‘s Missionary Society was held in the United Church cn Thursday afternoon. The worship service was in charge of Mrs. W. M. Mustard, who read the scriptural story of the crucifixion and then pictured. in.the form of a fantasy s effect upon the man who had inâ€" scribed the derisive sign "This is Jesus, King of the Jews". Mrs. P. H. Carson sang "There is a Green Hill Far Away." Mrs. J. E. Weir and Mrs. A. E. Wood spoke on "The Manifold Ministry of the Church," telling something of the actual worldâ€"wide work being carried cn at the present time by the United Church of Canada. Miss Susie Smyth preserted an inâ€" vitation from the C.GIT. to attend their mesting on Tuesday evening of this week, when slides will be shown as a conclusion to their missionary proâ€" ject and the study of their book "Landâ€" ing Fields," in which they too have been becoming acquainted with cthe Game Association Will Hold Fish Competition The T. N. O. forecast is cloudy and mild with showers. church in all life and all lands. The May meeting of the W.M.S. to which all interested ladies are inâ€" vited, will be beld on the second Thursâ€" day of the month. Prizes to Be Offered for Largest Speckled Trout and Pickâ€" erel With Separate Contests for Senior and Juvenile Members. Start Foundation Flock of Hungarian Partâ€" ridge. Competitions for both juvenile and senior members of the Porcupine Disâ€" trict Fish and Game Protective Assoâ€" ciztion were announced at a meeting held in the Council chamber in the new town hall last Thursday night. The meeting was well attended, about sixty adults and twenty Boy Scouts beâ€" ing present. ailway Hdndles Situation with Especial Efficiency. Litâ€" tle Delaw in T. N. 0. Trains Caused by Caveâ€"in. All Possible Methods Promptly Adopted to Remed\ Trouble, about five pairs of Hungarian partâ€" ridge for a foundation flock and H. Mcntgomery very kindly offered to adâ€" vance the cash necessary for a furâ€" ther five pairs of these birds. The president, J. R. Todd, addressed the meeting und explained the aims of the association, the work done in the past and what is expected to be done in the future. About ten places were stocked with trout and pickerel last year and applications are now with the department in Toronto for a considâ€" erably increased number for this year. > largest speckled trout. P ighing and geiting receipt f« > the same as for the juvetr association expect to bring in Hungarian par partl ight om â€" Cobalt, April 18.â€"(Special to The Adâ€" anc2)â€"Waste rock from conveniently nearby surface dumps of the old Mcâ€" Kin‘syâ€"Darragh Mine, crushed limeâ€" stock rock from the plant of the Mcâ€" Namara Construction Co. at Earlton which ordinarily would have been used as road material, with cinders brought by the railway from North Bay, are to be used in filling the yawning chasm which developed at the south end of the Coba‘s yards of the T. N. 0. railway, where a serious caveâ€"in which menaced the main line was reported on Friday morning. Work of filling the pit, which has a maximum width of over 60 feet and is approximately 20 feet deep, was scheduled to resume toâ€" day with the return from North Bay over 60 feet and is approximately 20 feet deep, was scheduled to resume toâ€" day with the return from North Bay of che crane used on the job, and which had to be taken back to railway headâ€" quarters on Saturday for repairs soon after the task had got under way. Contents of two cars of crushed rock, each containing approximately 30 cubic yvards of material, had been dumped into the pit through Friday night beâ€" fore the work was halted by defective machinery. By that time, the main line of the railway, which earlier had hung partly over the cavity formed by the mishap, had been shoved back until the mearer edge of the ties was at least eight feet, away from the rim of the crater, and traffic has been proceeding with little interruption. All trains have slow orders for this point and the T. N. O. had a watchman on duty conâ€" tinuously over the weekâ€"end. In that period, apparently there had been no increase in the size of the chasm and (Continued on Page Eight) Rain Spoiled the Easter Parade in Timmins in 1938 "Weather will be fine for Easter", was the prediction of the, Timmins. weather bureau on Thursday morning last. So far as Good Friday was concerned, this forecast was quite correct. Indeed, there appears to be general agreement among the oldâ€"timers that Good Friâ€" day 1938 was the fairest and finest Good Friday in all the history of this part of the North. ‘"No matter what the weather may be like on Easter Sunday," one oldâ€"timer said on Saturâ€" day, "it has usually been the case that Gcood Friday has been a poor day in the weather line. Usually, there has be>n rain, invariably it has been cold, The committee in charge of the juâ€" venile association was nct present but Mr. Brady informed the meeting that progress is being made along these lines. It is hoped that now the Schuâ€" macher juvenile gection is formed, the boys in Timmins and South Porcupine will have their organizations formed at an early date. brown trout and black bass this year for an experiment, being the opinâ€" ion of the members that dus to deâ€" forestation caused by lumbering operaâ€" tions, the streams are too warm in the summer for speckled trout. The matter of boats for the members of the association on different lakes in the vicinity of the three towns in the camp, was also discussed. A committee was formed to look into the possible costs and the number of members who would contribute to the building of these boats. camp to attend imeetii end. At the concgusion 0i (Nne im2elng number of motion pictures of wild life and fishing were shown, the film of Grey Ow) and his beaver proving d ,'N a*<tP P PPA A LAAA LAAA P CA â€"s T Single Copy Five Cents @iffair nece held in the nutes of the previous meeting 1 by Secrevary J. Sandwith. It d that the next meeting will in the council chamber in rcupine, the date for which inounted in advance. ced in at the «t w esd th ho