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Subscription Campaign Proves Notable Success The subscription campaign conduct- ed for The Advance by M. A. Mc- Carthy closed on Saturday noon and proved a satisfactory and pleasing suc- cess. The purpose of the campaign was to add a large proportion of the newer people in Timmins and district to the list of steady readers of The Advance and this aim has been achieved. To the contestants, the Judges. to the general public, and to all others who contributed to the suc- cess of the campaign. The Advance ex- tends its sincere thanks and apprecia- tion. V01. XXIII. N0. 51. For the past eight weeks the con- test has been in progress. with candl- dates working hard. Previous to the final week of the campaign a com- parative statement of the votes secured by the candidates was published in each issue of The Advance. The last week of the campaign. however. the votes were not published. returns be- ing deposited by the candidates in a ballot box at the Canadian Bank of Commerce. Timmins. On Saturday afternoon. the judges (selected by the candidates) opened the ballot box and counted the final week’s returns. In the envelopes deposited by each can- didate was a certified copy of the total votes received up to the last week. These votes. of course. were figured from the number of subscriptions re- cured. The jiidges (Messrs. R. Rich- ardson, John G. Woolley, Thomas Mc- Henry Neill, and D. Laprairie) after careful and conscientious work pre- sented the following official statement: The Prize Winners We. the judges. selected by the can- didates in The Porcupine Advance sub- scription campaign. after checking the findings in the ballot box. do declare. to the best of our knowledge. the fol- lowing to be the prize winners: ' Firstâ€"Miss Louise Ferrari. Timmins. Secondâ€"Mrs. B. Hubert, Timmins. Thirdâ€"Mrs. George Sutton, South Porcupine. Fourthâ€"Alfie DelGuidlce. Timmins. Fifthâ€"~Mrs. Florence Mick. Timmins. Sixthâ€"~Kenneth Mason, Timmins. Seventh-6. Kostel, Timmins. Eighthqus. J. Rosene. Timmins. (Signed) R. Richardson. John G. Woolley. Thomas McHenry Neill. D. Laprairle, Judges. Miss Louise Ferrari Wins Ford V-8 Tudor. Second Prize, Ford V-8 Coupe Won by Mrs. Hubert. Mrs. George Sut- ton Won Third and Alfie DelGuidice Fourth Prize. The Advance Thanks All Who Contributed to the Sue'- cess of the Campaign. The Prize In addition to commission allowed each candidate on all subscriptions re- ceived. there were prizes totalling over $2.000 in value. These prizes wem as follows 2â€"- Firstâ€"1938 Ford V-8 Tudor. valued at. $940. fully equipped. purchased from McDowell Motors. Secondâ€"~1938â€"F‘ord V-8 Coupe. valu- ed at $887. fully equipped. purchased from McDowell Motors. Thirdâ€"Trip to New York for World's Fair. or cash equivalent. Fourthâ€"Trip to New York for World‘s Fair. or cash equivalent. Fifth. sixth. seventh and eighth prizesâ€"Cash bonus based on commis- sions earned. Prizcs Delivered This was the first contest. of its kind ever sponsored by The Advance. but there have been many others con- Graduation Exercises of St. Mary’s Hospital The 10th commencement exercises at the St. Mary‘s Hospital were held on Thursday evening. in the auditorium of the new nurses' residence. Invita- tions had been issued to friends of the graduating nurses. by the Sisters of Providence and the Graduating Class. and although the new auditorium is a spacious one. a large number of those attending were forced to witness the ceremonies from the accompanying library and hail. Those who have at- tended the exercises before. were en- thusiastic in their approval and de- light at the success of the commence- ment on Thursday. stating that it was even greater than the previous suc- cessful events. Twelve Nurses Graduate in 1938â€"the Largest. Class in the History of the Hospital. Event Held This Year in the New Auditorium. Many Interesting Features of 1938 Event. The stage was set as a spacious and comfortable living room. with the color scheme in green and gold. the class colors. The class motto. “femâ€" per Edensâ€"Always Falthflul.” was prominently displayed. and the red rose and maple leaf. class flowers. :- dorned the setting. At every window. end alum the front of the stage. was a profuslon of beautiful roses and other flowers In tall baskets. the decorations and beauty of the auditorium arous- ing much favorable comment. 1 Section 8 Pages ducted by other concerns where there was dissatisfaction because the prizes were not. forthcoming at the conclusion of the event. This was certainly not the case in this contest as the main prizes were available immediately after the judges’ announcement. The win- ners of the two grand prizes as a mat- ter of fact proudly drove their cars away during the evening. Tests Conducted by Capt. James Morton, of Fire Dept., Quite Satisfactory. School?"§ .14. Fire Drills Efficient A mark-ed degree of efficiency is not- ed in the results of a complete series of fire drills just completed in the public and separate schools here un- der the supervision of Captain James Morton. of Timmins fire department. It required only 57 seconds to nemove 700 pupils from the Central Public School. while 250 pupils left St. An- thony's Separate School in exactly 32 seconds. ”Fire alarms and fire escapes in the various schools were found to be in good working 0"der. The follow- ing is a list of the results, showing the number of pupils and the time required to evacuate the buildings in seconds: Public Schools Central Birch Street Moneta , Mattagami St. Charles . Holy Family . St. Michael's St. Joseph‘s Jacques Cartier St. Anthony’s The fronts of two cars were damaged to the extent of approximately $50 each in a collisiion on Third avenue shortly after midnight on Friday. The two ve- hicles were driven by Leo Villeneuve. of 159“.» Elm street south. and Phillip Gigg. of 7 Wilcox avenue. The crash was investigated by local police, but no charges have been laid. Fronts of Two Cars Are Damaged In Collision Owen Tripp. infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Tripp of the Buffalo-An- kerlte died ‘at St. Mary's hospital on Friday. June 24th. The baby boy was only one year and two months of age. Funeral services were held on Sunday at the Oddfellows' hall. by the Chris- tlan Science chapter. This year the graduating class num- bered '12. the largest class to have graduated in the history of the hospi- tal. It was suitable and fitting that the largest class should hold [their ceremonies in the new home. this be- ing the first class to hold the eradua- tion exercises in the new auditorium. The graduates are: Misses Ethel Agnes Benson. Iroquois Falls. Ont.; Mary Em- ily Cole. South Porcupine. Ont.; Car- roll Evelyn Ferguson. Renfrew. Ont; Alma Isobel Hobbs. New Liskeard. Ont.; Margaret Aileen Kelly. Creigh- ton Mines. Ont; Mary Jean Keon. Death of Infant Son of Mr. and Mrs. ()wen Tripp Saskatoon. Sask.: Ann Catharine Marshall. 'I‘immlns. Ont; Florence Elizabeth Murphy. Dome Mmes. Ont: Helen Jacqueline Nault. Ansonvllle. Ont.: Mona Lillian Olaveson. Iroquois Falls. Ont.; Anno Isabella Puchalslci. Gilbert Plains. Manitoba; and Leona Therese Thrasher. Douglas. Ont. The programme. a very entertain- ing and enjoyable one. was as follows: March. Sister Louis de Gonaague. Welcome 8098. Class. Adm to graduates. His Wbrship. the Mayor. Vale-dietary. Miss Mona Olaveson. (Continued on Page Eight) E6} 'EO‘NDAY and THURSDAY 'ublbhed at Timmiul. Ont. Clog“ Total Separate Schools Pupils Time 700 .57 517 .53 500 t' .54 500 . .52 ‘14: 4,568 7.57 502 380 360 315 .55 56 .38 .35 .32 Mrs. Jack Collins, 56 Main Ave., Tim- mins, was the fortunate winner of the elegant Westinghouse re- frigerator given by The Ad- vance to the subscriber who would the most closely estimate the number of subscriptions. new and old, that would «be turned in by all the contest- ants in the subscription campaign dur- ing the closing three weeks of the con- test. Mrs. Collins estimated the num- ber at 275. By actual count the num- ber was 282. Coming Within seven of the actual number is excellent esti- mating. The next closest estimate was 300, more than one submitting this figure. but it was not close enough. Mrs. Jack Collins Wins Prize of Refrigerator There were two points about this estimating contest that seem worthy of special note. One of these was the large number of entriesâ€"several hun- dred being submittedâ€"showing the re- sponse that comes as a matter of course to advertising in The Advance. The other point was that most of the estimates were on the high side, read- ers of The Advance appreciating the paper to such an extent that they ap- peared to believe that thousands would be enrolled on The Advance subscrip- tion tests in the last few weeks of the campaign. What these estimators over- looked was the fact that naturally the rush of subscriptions was in the earlier weeks of the contest when the votes for subscriptions were highest. The (Continued on Page Five) Makes Closest Estimate of NuifiBcâ€"er of Subscriptions. New and Old, Taken in During Last Three Weeks of Advance Subscription Campaign. Comes Within Seven of Actual Lions Club Members Attend Convention Timmins Branch is Well Re- }‘n'cscnted at ConvenUlon at Blg'wm Inn, Muskoka. Eight members of Timmins Lions Club and their wives left by motor on Saturday to attend the eighteenth an- nual ornvention of Lions International District ”".A Ontario and Quebec, which opened a three-day session yesterday at Bigwin Inn. Muskoka. The delega- tion from Timmins includes, Dr. and Mrs. Ray Hughes. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Emile Brunette. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Chenier. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Hornby. Mr. and Mrs. “Chip” Ball. Dr. and Mrs. O. J. Shah], and Mr. George Francis. On Sunday. the Lions Club Boys' Band. under Bandmaster Fred Wolno. also Left for Bigwin. The band, num- bering thirty-two pieces. will render a number of concerts during the conven- tion. Mr. Wolno was accompanied by his wife and Mr. H. S. Pirie. Wedding on Sunday at Finnish Church Manse 26. when Edith Emilia Isaacson. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 0111 801111. of Porcupine (Pottsville), became the bride of Victor Suvanto. son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Laakso. also of Porcupine tPottsvilleI. Rev. A. I. Hemonen solemnized the marriage in presence of a number of friends. Mr. 0. Anderson. of Pottsville. at- tended as matron of honour. while Mr. Oscar Anderson. of Pottsvflle. was the best man. Mr. and M15. Suvanto will live at Pothsville. A quiet but pretty wedding took place at the Manse of the Finnish United Church. 20 Elm St. N.. Tim- mlns. at 12 o'clock noon Sunday. June Above will be seen the prizes and winners of the two lead- ing prizes in The Advance’s subscription campaign con- cluded on Saturday. At the left is Miss Louise Ferrairi, standing beside the Ford V-8 Tudor. the first prize. At Number. WINNERS OF GRAND PRIZES IN ADVANCE CAMPAIGN TIP IMMINS, ONTARIO, MONDAY, JUNE ZI'I‘H, 1938 Three young women. Ruth Carlson, Cecile Desjardfins and Jean 'I‘hi-bodeau were placed under arrest as the result of a raid early Sunday morning by provincial and local police on a house on the west bank of the Mattagami River near the railway siding into the F‘eldman and A. E. Wicks lumber mills, and will appear in police court. 3 Women ' Arrested In Raid The provincial detachment was un- der Inspector F. B. Greasy and includ- ed the following officers Sgt. R. Elliott and Constables Jim Toppenden, Marsh- all Hancock. William Gilling. Arthur Souliere. A. Stringer and H. Morel. The Timmins police. assisting in the raid, were under Chief Leo H. Gagnon. In- spector Art Olson and. Constables Mun- ro and Gualla also taking part in the clean-up. Will Appear Here on. Tues- day Charged Jointly With Keeping Liquor for Sale. Death of Henri Pardiac at Hospital This Morning The death occurred at St. Mary's Hospital this Monday morning of Mr. Henri Pardiac. The deceased has been ill in St. Mary's Hospital since April. He was thirty years of age and resi- dent at 157 Main Ave. He was a single man. and there are no immediate re- latives in the district. The remains are resting at Chenier's Undertaking Parlour. no funeral arrangements hav- ing yet been made. The approximate profit of the Kiw- anis Carnival on Friday and Saturday night is expected to be in' the neigh- borhood of $5.000. This will finance the carrying on of the Boys' Camp.’. Crippled Children’s Clinic, distribution of milk to schools and homes. and the ! other worthy activities of the Tim-7 mins Kiwanis. The Kiwanis express1 sincere thanks to all who in any way h-:lped to make the carnival the suc-‘ cess it undoubtedly was. On the part of the public there is appreciation for the very happy and interesting event provided. Despite threatening weather Cedar street between Third and’ Fourth i was crowded from early evening until early morning on the first occasion. and until midnight on Saturday. There were games and booths and specialties. with street dancing and other features. Bingo was a favourite among the games. The music for the street dance each evening was provided by the Tim- i mins Citizens‘ Band The Lions Boys i I Ouywar-“o â€" . -- Band and the 'I‘immins Citizens' Band. under the direction of Bandmaster F. J. Wolno marched to the scene for the Event Friday and Saturday Evenings Draws Record Crowds Proves Big Financial Success All Enjoy Happy Event. Well-Conducted Carnival. List of the Prize Winners. Record Success Made by Kiwanis Carnival the right is Mrs. B. Hubert and the Ford V-8 Coupe she won as second prize. ' Within a few hours of the an- nouncement of the judges the winners were proudly driv- ing their newly-won cars- (Advance I’hotn and Engraving) Two men were arrested for consumi ing liquor in a public place, while a local youth will face a court of oper- ating a bicycle with another boy on the crossbar. Two drunks W111 also pay charges as well as a number of other delinquents for minor traffic infrac- tions. While no charges of major import- ance were laid, Timmins police had a busy week-end. Three charges of reck- less driving were listed), Eddie Vaann- court, of 98 Third avenue and Joe Mic- haud. 18 Pine street south. being picked up for “cutting-in" on Wilson avenue Sunday afternoon. The 'third charge is against Rene Broseau. 18. of 128 Pres- ton avenue, who is alleged to have been standing 'on the running board of a truck. which he was drivig along Wil= cox avenue. Police claim that Broseau had the door of the ‘truck closed and was steering the vehicle through the window. Two Boys Saved by Ted R0- berts Thursday Night As- sisted by Jack Gervais. The prompt action of Ted Roberts. newly appointed lifeguard at the Mat- tagami River. is credited with saving the lives of two brothers. who got into difficulties in the water last Thursday evening shortly after six o'clock. Brothers Rescued by New Lifeguard The two boys, Kenneth and Lloyd Jones, aged fourteen and sixteen and living at 113 Pine street north. were bathing near the bridge when the younger boy swam out into the stream. Unable to get back in. he called to his brother who went to his assistance. Both boys were struggling desperately when the lifeguard saw their plight and plunged into the water. With the assistance of another boy. Jack Ger- vais, 16. of Sixth avenue, Roberts was able to effect the rescue. Reckless Driving ‘Charges Are Laid Three Men Picked Up by Timmins Police ‘Here Dur- ing Check-up on Sunday. opening. Floodlights kept the carnival in regular daytime glare. The follow- ing is a list of the prize winners: “Rhâ€"H. M. McGilliS, 84 Balsam St 6., Tmnnxns, Ont., 6822-0; $5.00. (Continued on Page Eight) 5thâ€"Mrs. R. Meeton. 109 Cedar Sudbury. Ont. 6223-3: $25.00. 7th~A. H. Stephenson. PO. Box 503 South Porcupine. Ont.. 175-8; $10.00. 9thâ€"Mrs. I-L Neveu. 131 Poplar Ave Timmins, Ont. 5196-11; $5.00. 1.â€"-David B. Graham, Room 39, Gold- fields Block. Timmins. Ont,., ticket No 4352-0; Ford V-8 Deluxe. 3rdâ€"N. I... Johns. 104 Elm St. S Timmms. Ont.. 2383-A: $100.00. Innâ€"”Between Us." PO. Box 27. 155 Dame. South Porcupine. Ont.. 6518-3; $50000 6thâ€"Buster Russell. PO. Box 84, In- temational Hotel. Timmins. Ont. 996A; $10.00. 8thâ€"Mrs. A. Helminen. 20 “Elm St N.. 'I‘immlns, Ont.. 7116-8; $10.00. 2ndâ€"Lyle McChesnie. Pamour. Ont 1380-8; Outboard Motor Boat. Published at Timmino. Ont... (hands. Evan IONDAY tnd TKUBSDAY St. Both Cars Wrecked. But No One Seriously Injured Autoists Given Warning Timmins Kiwanis Club is again sponsoriing a clinic at Timmins for crippled children. At this clinic a noted specialist in children’s diseases and in- juries will examine any crippled child- ren with a view to advising as to what may be clone to give these youngsters better health and strength. If you have a crippled child. or know of one. especi- ally if the child is in a home where (in- ance make it difficult or impossible for the child to receive the necessary treat- ment or attention 'of specialists, report the case to any of the following Ki- waniszâ€"J. R. Walker. phone 1428: Pic Holtz. phone 1322-J; Rev. W. M. Mus- tard. phone 150; Rabbi Monson. phone 1900; or J. W. Jackson. phone 311. Eight in the Two Cars All 'Needcd Medical Attention. Only Two Taken to Hospital. and One of These Left To- day. Accident Occurred at Sharp Turn a Mile f mm (30n- (c) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall in- cur for the first offence, a penalty of not more than $10; for the second of- fence, a penalty of not less than $10 and not more than $25, and for any subsequent offence a. penalty of not less than $25 and not more than $50, and in addition his license or permit may be suspended for any period not exceeding sixty days. Crippled Children Clinic to be Held Here, July 22 (b) No vehicle shall follow any fire department vehicle when responding to an- alarm at a distance of less than five hundred feet. Finnish People in Camp Observe NotableIEvent The practice of autoists racing be- hind the fire truck on its way to an alarm will have to be stopped. Chief of Police Leo H. Gag-non announced to-day. In many instances. the chief pointed out. as soon as a fire truck stops at the scene of a blaze. cars park in front and behind the vehicle. mak« ing it nearly impossible to move the apparatus in the event of an unfore- seen emergency. The provisions of the Highway Traffic Act specifically pro- hibit any vehicle following a fire truck at a lesser distance than 500 feet. The following are the sections of the Act in this regard. which Chief Gagnon intends to rigidly enforce. (a) The driver of a vehicle. upon the approach of an ambulance. fire or po- lice department vehicle, or public utility emergency vehicle upon which a bell or siren is sounding. shall im- mediately bring such vehicle to a standstill as near as is practicable to the right-hand cur-b or edge of the roadway and parallel therewith and clear of any intersection. Special Services and Observance in Connection with the Hundredth Anniversary of First Finnish Settlement on the Continent. Rev. 1. A. Heinonen Gives Interesting Historical Facts and Draws Lessons f rom the Same. The three hundretn anniversary of the first Finnish settelment on the North American continent was cele- brated among the Finnish-speaking citizens.“ the Porcupine Camp on Sun- day. In the evening a similar service was conducted in the 'I‘immins Finnish United Church. In the afternoon from 2 to 5 pm. a program. was delivered, consisting of recitations, hymns and sonas. as well as instrumental music. The church choir contributed special selections at the services in the Timmins church. In closing. “Maamrne” and “God Save the King" were sung. In the afternoon at 2 pm. a. special service was conducted in the Finnish language at the South Porcupine Unit- ed Church on Bloor Ave. “Laying a Worthy Foundation for a' Great Nation? In connecton with this: Rev. A. I. Heinonen gave a description of the difficulties these pioneers met! in the New World. and also what were ! the values they considered most vital . in planning their new life; family de- votions in Christian homes. the church as the centre of their social life, and the school. where their children were taught. Having inherited from their old Northern homelands the spirit of a love of liberty and obedience to law. I they immediately set about to see to it that law and order, justice and piety . would prevail in their community life. The subject of the special sermon delivered at the special services at South Porcupine and Timmins was: naught The Finns and Swedes lived in per- feet harmony, although there were groups here and there in the wide areas which could not well understand one another's language. Yet peace and good will prevailed. With the Indians. from whom they had bought their lands. they got along exceptionally well. and the Dutch, as well as the English, used many of time early Finnish set- tlers as their interpreters. Later. .when the New Sweden colony had gone into the hands of the Dutch. and still later, when the English took over the .govemmenl of the Delaware River Val. ley. William Penn and others Used the Finns as permanent interpreters in dealings with the Indians. who had , absolute confidence in these new neigh- Ibors. lessons were drawn from this ipast which will be helpful in the pres- sent day quest for enlightment. The wonderful kinship of spirit between the English Pilgrim Fathers and these iearly Finnish settlers in their contacts ’ already during the first generation, was lalso dwelt on by Mr. Helnonen. The documents remaining from that day. lreveal a wonderful fellowship of the ‘spirit between these early British and Finnish colonists of 1638 to 1655 and later. Year 1700 the Finns and Swedes built the only permanent land mark. the Trinity Church at Wilmington. {which is now used by the Anglican icongregation of that city. It was nev- 'er sold. The old generation simply left it to their children and their neighbours. ‘ .. ; Eight passengers in two automobiles that figured ina head-on collision on the highway about a mile west of Con- naught on Sunday evening shortly af- ter 8 o'clock. had a miraculous escape from serious injury and only one of those him is confined to hospital in South Porcupine. Provincial police are conducting an investigation into the crash but were unable today to throw any light on to the actual cause of the crash. The two vehicles met with a terrific impact at a turn in the road. one car being shot into the ditch. The front of both vehicles was practically de- molishcd and pieces of wreckage were strewn about the highway. It was with difficulty that the occupants of the cars crawled out of the machines after the crash. Passing motorists assisted them and the injured were brought into Pamour and South Porcupine by am- bulance. One of the cars was driven by M. Miller. of South Porcupine. and- the other by Joe Fem. of Kirkland Lake. Miller sustained a deep cut on the forehead and one of his passengers, Delthis Dagenals, had his chin and forehead badly gashed. He is still con- fined to hospital and is under observa- tion. The remainder of the party all suffered minor duts but did not re- quire hospital treatment. The two cars are almost a total wreck. radiators. fenders and- lights be- ing pushed into a twisted mass on top of the motors. So heavy was the im- pact that the hood over one of the engines was literale torn apam. Dumb drivers are the particular en- igma of local police assigned to traffic duty but it remained for an unobtru- sive mouse two inches in length to. create a temporary tie-up at Pine street and Third avenue on Friday night. It required the combined assistance of Constables Joe Gariepy and Pete Amlin to reorganize the situation and get the long strings of cars in motion after be- ing halted in all four directions. Traf- fic was held up for two normal changes and finally the mouse scampered away after a close pursuit by the two gen- darmes. The large crowd that throng- ed the corner at the time got a big kick out of the affair with the mouse being an odds-on-favourite to win the deci- sion from the start. ' Lowly Mouse Ties Up Traffic rowd Gets Big Kick Out of Temporary Jam Friday Night at Pine and Third. Single Copy Five Cents