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Porcupine Advance, 2 Jun 1938, 2, p. 8

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D s D o t s 3 s s s s s s s s *3 *3 t‘ 443 AT THE § Timmins Theatres 4* Twenty years ago the big farmer of ‘ghe district was a Chinaman, as will be noted from the following paragrapna from The Advance twenty years ago: "Last wrek John Chow, the Chinese farmer at the river, brought in 13 i(oung pigs from Ville Marie to his Mattagami farm, as well as poultry ana other stock. In the line of stock he is one of the biggest farmers in the district, and of course can be trusted to maks a success of the business. He says it only costs him $2.00 a day feed all his pigs and poultry. This amount, of course, does not include all feed all his pigs and poultry. This amount, of course, does not include all the food he gathers around town from numbers for automobiles. This man had a car, and his brother in Schumacher also had a car. They bsed the same license plates for cach the cars, and the license was a 1917 me at that. It was this fact that led the matter being brought up in éourt. Charges of using the previous year‘s license number were laid against th the man and his brother and then it was discovered that it was the s‘ame number. «.A Timmins man made himself mors or less famous here twenty years ago fiy a trick he played in regard to ficeme numbers for automobiles. This lnan had a car, and his brother in Schumacher also had a car. They * Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, Minister Oof Lands, Forests and Mincs, visited e Porcupine camp on May 20th, 1918, g'enty yoars ago, and showed the sp»â€" 1 interest he had in the work of proâ€" tecting the communities of the North Band from the menace of bush fires. Kfter the 1916 Porcupine fire Hon. Mr. rguson promised that measures would be taken to ensure saftety to ta> North Land towns, and his tour twenty fears azo indicated that he was ready 6 do all possible to fulfill his promâ€" se and to see that the work was well «or». » J I t Ni @5 64 _ James Stewart, Rose Strandner, Lionel Stander _ Douglas Scott, John Carradi 1 Sid Black 3 ** .'T f G.l” on n arradingeg ant 2CKmMmer, c Bl ' ‘)wn lr m\sx\s\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\x\\\\\\\\\\w\\\\\\\\\\\\\\“\\\\\a\\s\.\.\\\\\sm“ _Noticeâ€"On double feature programmes coming to our theatres, we request our patrons to attend the theatre not later than 8.00 p.m. for the Second Show if â€" they desire to see the full show. «in 4 *4 *4 *4 L‘O'“""oo'oo'ooooooooo * * * 4% 4 4 * * 4 *4 * * * FRIDAY, FRIDAY MIDNIGHT and SATURDAY, JUNE 10â€"11 WEDNES. and THURS., JUNE 8â€"9 Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell in sUNDAY MIDNIGHT, MONDAY and TUESDAY, JUNE 5â€"6â€"7 Barbara Stanwyck and John Boles in FRIDAY, FRIDAY MIDNIGHT and SATURDAY, J U NE 3â€"4 " Life Begins in College" Coâ€"starring Robert Benchley, Helen Vinson, Mickey Roonexy and Monty Woolley. With The Hitz Brothers, Joan Davis and Tony Martin CANADIAN NATIONAL â€" THURSDAY, JUNE 9thâ€"To C.N.R. Stations in Maritime Provinces, Province of Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia. FRIDAY, JUNE 10thâ€"To Pembroke Jct, Ottawa and Montreal. ' FRIDAY, June 10thâ€"To Quebec City, Ste Anne de Beaupre. Route: CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS from North Bay Tickets on Sale by all Agents of CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS SUDBURY, NORTH BAY, Temiskaming, Pembroke, etc., also TEMISKAMING and NORTHERN ONTARIO RLY. and NIPISSING CENTRAL RAILWAY Engquire for poster and {full information from Agents of T. N. O Rly, or ROUND TRIP BARCGAIN FARES sECURITY â€" 21 Pine Street North MIDNIGHT SHOWS EVERY FRIDAY AND SUNDA Y " Live, Love and Learn MATINEE DAILY AT 2.30 p.m. EVENING 7.00 and 8.50 p.m. Special Matinee at Goldfields Theat reâ€"Every Saturday at 11.15 a.m. ADMISSIONâ€"All Children 10¢ Automobile Insurance With Alan Hale and Barbara O‘Neil The Last Gangster All Forms Also FIRE INSURANCE, SICKNESS and ACCIDENT REAL ESTATE and MORTGAGES Palace " Stella Dallas" Edgar Robinson in rang? The Timimins town council passed a new early closing byâ€"law twenty years ago. It provided that commnecin«g June I1st, 1918, the stores in town should close each Wednesday afterâ€" noon at 1 o‘clock durinz June, July and August. Another byâ€"law passed, appointed D. W. O‘Sullivan as town solicitor. On motion of Councillors Brazeau and McInnis, it was decided to lift and make serviceable the walk on Revy. D. L. Gordon, of Cobalt, oc:uâ€" pied the pulpit of the Brynes Presbyâ€" terian Church, Timmins, on Sunday, May 19th, 1918, and delivered two exâ€" cellent sormons to large congregations. Anncuncement was made that Rev. Mr. Irwin, now of the Theological Seminary of New York, had been seâ€" cured as pastor of the church here for the time being. shown that the persons named were alive and well. Work was started twenty years ago on the new separate school building then being erected on the corner of Sixth avenue and Spruce street. Befor2 work was started on the new schonl, The Advance pointed out, there was ample funds available to meet all exâ€" penditures. costs him only the time and labour of gathering." Twonty years agzo thers wrre persisâ€" tert rumours to the effect that two men had been drowned in the Mattaâ€" river. It was no use pointing out that no two men were known to be missing. The rumourâ€"spreaders would not admit, howsver, that the drownâ€" ings had not occurred. The grounds for the reports ssemed to be basod only on the fact that two canoes were found floating on the river. Provinâ€" cilal Officer Ackroyd investigated matter and eventually located the owners of the canoes who were al:ive and kickingâ€"kicking because they had lost their canoes. Several other pesâ€" ple were named as the "two men drowned," but in seach cass it was shown that the persons named were bhe r( SERVICE Timmins, Ont. ints and hcC ‘ Goldfields TUESDAY WEDNES. JUNE 7â€"8 SATURDAY, SUNDAY MIDNIGHT and MONDAY, JUNE 4â€"5â€"6 Buck Jones in MIDNIGHT SHOW Every Sunday at 12.01 (midnight) Special Matinee Every Saturday at 11.15 a.m. THURS. and FRIDAY, JUNE 9â€"10 Claire Trevor and Donald Woods in Children‘s Matineeâ€"Friday JIune 3rd at 4.15 p.m ALL CHILDRENâ€"10¢ THURS. FRIDAY, JUNE 2â€" Jane Withers, Robert Wileox and Rochelle Hudson in Double Feature Programme rank McHugh and Jane Wyman in (as also Don Terry and Mary Russell in an{ and " He Couldn‘t Say No " Boss of Lonely Valley Squadron of Honor " Rascals " Toronto Telegram:â€"Bell ,Telephonse statistics reveal that Canadians lead the world in telephone conversations, which is hardly surprising after almost a vear of unseasonable weather. capa hous Twenty years ago the all become accustomed alarm boxes, as witnes: from The Advance: "T had a run to 27 Sixth : udray, the informant tr way from Sixth avent hall, past two alarm bo information that there pregress. . The firemen, up some of the lost tim speedy turnout. When nus was reached, it w the fire had besn extin his hands from the rough wood. The left glove, however, proved a poor sort of protection from the saw, for a looss part of the glove caught in the saw and «drew part of his hand with it. Mr. Black‘s thumb was badly cut, the bone being almost sawn in two. Prompt medical attention was given the in jury, and Mr. Black is now carryâ€" ng his arm in a protecting sling, but with good hopes that though the inâ€" jury is a painflul one, it will not mean the loss of any part of the thumso or hand." ear and prac two months. Tisdale â€" tow years ago deal at a meeting on ship took duction, the pr potatoes bz2ing of vacant lots advertised for. The Advance twenty years ago had the following paragraph: "Mr. Wm Black, of South Porcupine, met with in unfortunate accident on Monday. He was using a circular saw and had on a pair of cotton gloves to protect Timmins crafts. Ab done herd AaT fire had ble worl mor ind S1gG¢e CfI spruce street. strip of sidewalk has been to be submerged part of the practically useless the other from the rough wood. The however, proved a poor sort n from the saw, for a looss m glove caught in the saw ears ago the preople had not accustomed =~to the firs s, as witness the following Advance: "The fire brigade to 27 Sixth avenue on Satâ€" informant travelling all the Sixth avenue to the fire woa alarm boxes to give the that there was a firs in T[he firemen, however, made th» lost time by their very rout,. When 27 Sixth aveâ€" eached, it was found that d besn extinguished by the rk of the lady living in the door, her cooliness and d efficient action preventâ€" ) efficient â€" erious fire i colle DISPLAY OF HAND WORK BY THE SCOUTS ts are expert in art and handiâ€" ion of some of the Boy Scout work many genuine works of skill and PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO N that the the and ent~â€" Professor George Langford, formst chief geologist at McIntyre, who now occupies the chair of geology at Torâ€" cnto University, was given a warm welecme by his former colleagues. In the course of his brief remarks Prof. Langford complimented the branch on the fine organization that has been deâ€" veloped here. wWwas ing. when regular sessicons resume agai next fall. E. L. Longmcre, of Hollinger, spon sored ‘a resolution expressing the ap preciation of the members of the fin work that had been done by the exeoc tive of last year and years in the pasi in bringing the branch into the prom inence it enjoys toâ€"day. His suggestio. was warmly applauded by the gather operalion shown by its members," he said. "The state of perfect accord and friendship existing among the various mines regarding new discoveries in mininz msthods is something of which we can be proud. We feel perfectly free at all times to go anywhere to get information that is invariably placed at our disposal. This condition Hhas made the Porcupine one of the finest camps in the Dominion to live in, work in," he told thr?> mecting. The incoming president, Mr. Kinkel, thanked the members for honouring him with the chairmanship and promâ€" ised to do everything in his power to maintain the record of previous execuâ€" tives. He also echoed the sentiments of Mr. Wockey in referring to the fing spirit of coâ€"operation existing among the different mines in the camp and extendsd a welcome to everyone to bring their idcas before the institute when regular sessicns resume again "The Porcupine has been put on C.I.M.M. map by the interest dnd operation shown by its members Ankeritet mine, was elscted Presiden of the Porcupine branch of the Cana dian Institutr of Mining and Metal lurgy at the annuyal meeting and elec tion of cfficers held in the Empire ho tel Tuesday night. He succeeds Stanle Manager of Buffaloâ€"Ankerite Succeeds S»tanley A. Wookey of Mcintyre, at Annual Meeting of Porcupine Branch of C.L.M.M. R. V. Porritt, of Noranda, Speaks on Diamond Drill Mining. Officers Elected In addition to Mr. Kinkel <.P. Kinkel is Named as Chairman of Institute HOLLYWOOD MIDGET REVUE AT CONKLIN‘S Three of the stellar performers with the Hollywood Midget Revue apâ€" pearing all week starting June 6th with Conklin‘s Shows at the Ball Park under the auspices of the Canadian Legion. Kiddies day, Tuesday, June 7th,3 to 7 p.m. Kinkel, managzer of Buffa art in the collection while every item will be found tc show a high average of care and talent in the making Buflalgâ€" man, Charles G, Kemsley, of Dome resident | Mines, was named viceâ€" chairman, with e Canaâ€" | Orville Atkins, of Canadian Industries, Metalâ€" | being again the unanimous choice for ad elec-l‘emetaxv The executive is composed pire hoâ€" | of tspresentatives of the producing Stanley mines in the camp, the officers electâ€" who diâ€" |ed, to repressnt the mines with which 1 JO S§a.1s0id UIIO.1]} pojrmoreo 4A4msea stt Sutdoys puUB JO doUrAIssGqO sUjJ IJ9J painbat st pue Eurfaiins OU pUER S$}jUpP ToAatâ€"qns [BWUI â€"sUo syy 4q poustqr4so 4t3yjtutJap ut sat{fno IEIIId ‘IIWMPDP Toors paqutol ayj ueUj; JoUj®BI ‘suturwu [jiup puowrtp ayj or Aretnomnred styy ‘powjawu pUe USstts {4q tuaym ueu} poitnbat st qusudofeasp adojs $seI poWjaUWl MJdU Jo on ayj 4g ‘1qsuat ut 1%9J 06z 01 «dn pue UStY ¢L1 _ oa13m sadojs ‘sadops aopImM 1400] â€"0g9 pus sieIid JO Wojsds t CjU jn0o pe[ Sem {poqga.o sy} pur poejdope sem pojau Sutdo3s [c‘aatâ€"qns ou? epUBIJONn jE Suturtu |[[IIp puouretp pue aouysUu0; JO qusuudorsaAap UI portant develop industry," he c his listeners the in use at Nora: drill stoping is u The sincere regr: be expressed in th tion to the family sutherland, deputy who passed away : they are connected. of the executive Intyreâ€"Stanley A. V son Hallnor â€"Jamos V Barrington Rcullve are as follows:â€"Mceâ€" tanley A. Wookey; Hollinger W. Doherty: Monetaâ€".I TY camp, the officers electâ€" nt the mines with which nected. Other mmbers Monetaâ€"J. D. /.. D. Stevenâ€" drilled off in fhas been extended ; until i FREE ADMISSION i Amateur Night Thursday The first prize, which was a lovely pair of silk stockings, for the lady winâ€" ner, and a smart tie for the gentleman, also for the second prize which zsonâ€" sisted of 2 golf balls for the lady, and With a net score of 33% for the nine holes, Miss Aima Wilkes and Mr. Leo Devine copped the first prizc. Runâ€" ning a close. second, Miss Corriâ€" gan and Mr. A. R. Armstrong came in with a net score of 38. The consolaâ€" tion was awarded to Miss M. Abramson and Mr. Jack Varrett, who totalled a net score of 62. J O 6899 0009004000909 0090006400060 %0% 09060000009 % 9 %%%90% 0464 The score was net, after the handiâ€" caps had been considered, and the reâ€" sults were particularly good for this stage of the season‘s activities. With the weather particularly favâ€" ourable, and the course in good conâ€" dition, it presented a most enjoyable day. The ladies and gentlemen playâ€" ers were not allowed to choose their partners, and this feature tended to make the games most interesting. atectantecteateatacts: to ateat 1 atestes tocinsteates ate ts 3) . | Iroquois Falls, Ont., June 1.â€"(Spsâ€" clal to The Advance)â€"The Abitibi Golf Club celebrated their official opsning day here when on Sunday, May 29th, about 50 members turned out to participate in the mixed twoâ€"ball {oursomes. advance. As a ceortain fire risk is inâ€" volved at Noranda if broken sulphide ore is allowrd to stand for any lenzth of tim:, and as flotation metallurgy requires fresh unoxidized sulphides, it is impossible to ascumulate any large broken rescrve. A drilled off resorve amounts to very much the same thing as a broken reserve, Mr. Porritt pointâ€" ed ort, in listing the many advantages his firm had fsund from the now and improved method of mining. Iroquots Falls Golf Club Opening Day Church Parade Attended by Iroquois Falls 1.0.0.F. Sat., June 4th By Popular Demand ‘QO.. 0.-04-00000000. ‘. ..-.c.oloaoooc.oc.oco eotfnalas ts oo fnalns o : on on l oo oo o ue fnalea nsl as a in n ie al en Under the auspices of St. Anthony‘s Parish Church THOUGHTFUL CARE AND DIGNITY CHARACTERIZE OUR SERVICE CASH â€" AWARDS 8. T. W A LKR ER OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Funeral Oirector Friday and Saturday and New York State‘s legislation in reâ€" gard to preâ€"marital sests to curb venâ€" ereal diseases is said by health offiâ€" cials theer to tos experimental. Health officials generally will watch the operâ€" ation of the law with interest. Folâ€" lowing the introduction of a similar bill at the last session of the Ontario Legislature the subject was debated and the bill withdrawn but the disâ€" cussion will probably be renewed at some future session. They voiced their approval fine service, and commented enthusiasm â€" shown by the lodges throughout the district Iroquois Falls Mc.nbers Attend Church Parade Many of the Iroquois Falls members of the I1.0.0.F. journeyed by car to Scuth Porcupine, on Sunday, May 29th, to attend the annual district church parade, which was held in the South Porcupinge United Church. The members furthored their enjoyâ€" ment as they play»d many more games later in the afternoon, and it would seem that this year has every earmark of tcing one of the banner years ‘n the golf sport. through the kindness of Mr. W. Black, manager. The consolation, which was a ~olf ball in each case, was donatet by the kindness of Mr. T. H. Wilkes. DeLuxe Transportation Co. Phones 101â€"2 Empire Hotel Phone 2700 . GRAY COACH LINES Leave North Bay 9.30 a.m. Standard Time Commencing June l1st. Tickets and Information at RETURN 5â€"Day Excursion Rate Effective June NORTH BAY TO TORONT O $9.45 THURSDAY, JUNE 2NDM,. 1938 of the on the varliots

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