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ie l Bodies of Man and His | Daughter Recovered This lieved to Have Perished Yesterday When Drove Truck Bell:\izeOpa\d Space in Ice Where Ice Had Been Cut. ‘Were Reported Missing. Discovergd by Men Toâ€"day When C IAAL .. D;« â€" Watn fcr whom Raffles worked, plunged into the water yesterday at a spot wiere the ice had been cut. The stiff, frozen bodies of Jcseph Raffies and his young daughter, Joan were recovered this morning from a truck submerged in the . Mattagami River. The truck, owned by L. B Roy, The watch in Mr. Raffles‘ pocket was stopped at one o‘clock. It was preâ€" sumed that it stoppedâ€" at one o‘clock yesterday afterncon as the truck was sern earlier in the day. set out to take his daughter for a drive. He went‘down as far as the second bridge across the Mattagami and from there to the river,. He drove the light truck along to a point beâ€" tween the danceâ€" pavilion and the pumphouse. There workmen had been cutting ice. 2 en e EOPm Ofllcials attempttng to reconstruct the tragedy believed t.h_wt. Mr Raffies The;e vv-v'ere no skid marks® on thet""" "~ Y U C ol ‘eavedA th ice to indicate that the driver saw ing, the firemen not only saved the he patch of thin ice ahead of nim.[WNole, lOWer Ha+ of the house, proâ€" The chain marks lead directly to the tecting its contents from water, but they edge of the ice. " also took to safety all the furniture in Mr. A. E. Philips, of the Union Coal the top fla.t and extinguished the fi:re" Company, came down to the river at in record time. The upper part of the eight o‘clock this morning to put a house is rather badly damaged but gang of men to work cutting ice. He the Iower part is all right, even water being avoided, as some of the firemen first saw that something was _ f when he noticed that the ice for sevâ€" ecvered all the furniture downstairs hile others were fighting the fire upâ€" 1 f each side of the opening| * t oiX been iplaineo. ol e o |Stairs, after taking all the furniture in saw {2}4‘“‘53 resting on the bottom. the top flat to safety. Mr. P. Childs A bWipod was sent for and the truck cecupled the: top flat/while another was hauled out of the water front first. family had the lower part of the housc. - j The latter are living in their apartâ€" In the cab were the bodies of the man $ y > l ment as usual despite the fact that the and his eight or nine year old daughâ€" rcof and to art of ‘the house are ter. They both were frozen. | and tOp â€"P 5.54 | gone. The fire is believed to have Mr. Raffles who was bookkeepP2r At. been caused by a spark from the chimâ€" L. B. Roy‘s store. on Fourthâ€" AVENUC, ney..It.nad a.good. grip before it was nc 2 dn sebAe _ cummetinanamane on «on it en lived at 11 Wird:cr Avenue. e 19. survived by his wife, who until a late hcour this morning did not know Wwhat had happened to her husband and daughter. Mrs. Raffles reported that her husband and daughter were miss~â€" ing when they did not return late yesâ€" terday. : Social Evening Efi$0yed by United Church Choir On Friday evening after the regular choir practice, the Timmins United Church Choir enjoyed a social evening, taking the form of a "men‘s night", with the men in charge of all preparaâ€" supper of hot dogs and doughnuts and. coffee, which made a special hit with the members of the choir. A vote Of thanks was proposed by Mrs. Coombs and responded to by Mrs. T. Gay. wW. Thomson led the community singâ€" ing, and all the members joined in the interesting games. _ : The feature of the evening‘s enterâ€" tainment was the acting of a word by Mrs. Whitehead, Mr. Treneer, and Mr. Creighton, who chose a word and porâ€" trayed its meaning, with the audience Expect to Complete New Bridge in Summer 1941 Town Engmeer Confers Wlth Cluef ;Brldge Engmeer Stopped at One. â€" Taxes. Completion of a new bridge across| the Mattagami River by the sumimer cf 1941 was indicated in a report preâ€" sented to the Council by the Town Enâ€" gineer, J. D. MclLean, who recently. wont to Toronto and conferred with Arthuh Sedgwick, Chief Bridge Enginâ€" eer for the Ontario Department of Highways. The report, as pnesenbedto the Counâ€" cil by Mr. McLean on Friday was as follows: "Re the bridge over the Matâ€" tagami River: I saw Mr. Sedgwick, Chief Bridge Engineer on Tuesday morvring. â€" After a telephone conmu “‘,;‘O‘l puty Minister, I was given to mâ€" stand that Mr. R. M. Smith, the deputy: minister, along with Mr. Sedwick, wouki do their best to bring Mr. McQuesten, the. minister, to Timmins etflyk} the quaint him. vmh ts sfi cn oC s ue Toronto. Department Engineers to ° Proceed _\ Plans, Cost Estimates, Etc., Immediately, Piers to 4#A _ A cA 2o 2t ;emimsterto‘nmmmswlymtho ‘The Treasurer was oragered Lo pFeâ€" mersoutoaoqmmtmmflthmasmwmento{wommna f -mm:mmwmcu- mmmmmm undings, plans and estimates of cost, The contrct for painting the celling a@ â€" Aurin« tha mins# eainmar â€" ‘They |of the mmamw Creighton was in charge of the ut ut ut P hn stt oi ieA dsn hacr uons i in Next Winter. Make Statement of Outstanding KCU â€" fh s A# ARZ T Y TR WWR _ T gf _ _ "" === C 00 Resumed Work Ice-Cuttmg Pocket Watch e word they had chosen. â€" spend some T umm cseph| [ss Joan ; e om aA «sls igami Roy. Published at Timmins, Ont.. Canada Every MONDAY and THURSDAY Record Made by $. Porcupine house is rather badly damaged but the Iower part is all right, even water being avoided, as some of the firemen ecvered all the furniture downstairs while others were fighting the fire upâ€" With Flames Breaking Out Through Roof, Save Furâ€" niture in Top Flat and Protect Rest of House. South Porcupine, Feb. 26â€"â€"Sp°c1al to ‘The Advance. Though the flames were curling through the reof and top walls of the residence of P. Childs before the alarm was turned in at 10.30 yesterday mornâ€" ing, the firemen not only saved the whole lower flat of the house, proâ€" tecting its contents from water, but they also took to safety all the furniture in the top flat and extinguished the fire in record time. The upper part of the Unable to Hold Concert for War Services Last Night wi s' which was schedâ€" uled to . be held in the Palace theatre last (Sunday) evening, was postponed due to the fact that the Ukrainian YÂ¥outh was unable to proâ€" cure the theatre for the presentation of the concert. St. David‘s Society Banquet on Friday Night cal and dance numbers of particular excellence. bridge during the summer of 19041." Mr. McLean, in his report, said that he saw the members of the municipal board regarding permission for conâ€" struction of sewers and streets in Timâ€" mins during theâ€"coming summer. _ ‘The Board gave me to understand ._‘Z.cert in .aid of. the Canadian ies' which was schedâ€" ed to_ be ‘neld in the Palace theatre a;wsp;dmn;. :;s soon as they receive proposals from our neighbouring munâ€" icipalities,"‘ read the report. i L8 34 A â€" Mr. MacLean talked with Dr. E. A. Berry, Provincial Sanitary Engineer, when he was in Toronto and visited the Dr. MacDonald left last week to end some time in Toronto. .ed The work sby the South Porâ€" ne firemen isâ€" ‘belisved to be a reâ€" «for efficiency. would get favourable George ° Lepare, an employee of‘ George‘s Taxi,.reported to police that he had been held: up at the point of a revolver, bound and thrown in the back seat of his car while two men. drove the auto round town. He said that he managed to free himself from his bonds open the car door and escape. __._____ . Hold Driver‘s Hands Up at Pistol Point; Tie Him and Throw Him in Back of Cab While They Go Cruising Around Town. Driver Manages to Escape Near Police Station and Reports Incident. Car Recovered. â€" _ Lepare said‘ that he received a call last night at eleven o‘cleck to Carling Avenue. He replied and two men got into the car. Shortly after, one of the men drew a revolver and held Iepare. up with it. The two of them then producéd a length of what appeared to. be clethes line and bound his hands tightly behind his back and tied his feet and threw him to the fioor in the rear of the car. There he bounced around while the two men drove around town for some considerable time. â€" _ After a while, said Lepare, he manâ€" aged to free his hands.. He cautiously outside and â€"saw that the car at that moment was passing the police statign on Fourth Avenue. He opened the cht door, and as the auto was not ‘Lepare ran in and.reported the inâ€" cident to police. He also told them that the men did not touch the conâ€" siderable amount of money he had in his pocket. Nor did they hurt him, aside from hinding him uncomfortably tightly. Police immediately sent. out squad cars and informed patrolmen to be on the watch for the auto. At 11.20 it was recovered. It was parked by the side of the road in ‘the central district of way . Death of Baby Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robinson John Murray, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson, of 109 Main aveâ€" nue, died early this (L_{onday) mortnâ€" ing at St. Mary‘s Hospital. The baby boy was born in Timmins two months â€"Summary of Council Meeting Private funeral services will be held. .‘ Procedure byâ€"law given first reading. Proof of statement that he refused to work supplied Eugene Lafontaine by Councilior Roâ€" Te L town and was not damaged in any completed in summer, 1941. TIMMINS, ONTARIO. MONDAY, FBBRUARY 26TH, fast, was able to jump of RAISE DEATH TRUCK EARLY TOâ€"DAY indicates \1G3 PIU , LClC _ P QCOJJIT Low Temperature Last of Timmins have entertained during Week was 12 Degrees Beâ€" | the past week at many interesting and ; ero. i 16 Deâ€" , successful events, but the most successâ€" low Zero. H gh’ | ful, as well as the most unusual event grees. | yet held was the supper and "Crown" | wedding held on Friday evening in the Fair and much milder tod@y P"°~ | yormony Hall. This was a mockwedâ€" dicted Sydney Wheeler, Hollinger We@â€"| giny and is also known as "a Silver ther observer, th_is mornmg. j wedding." Prediction is Fair . _ And Milder Avex age high temperature last week was 16 degrees and average low, 6 beâ€" low. Mean temperature for the week was 5 degrees. High was 23 degrees and low, 12 below. There were one and a half inches of snow and 56 hours of sunshineâ€"and average of eight hours a day. Sunrise is at 7.15 a.m. and sunset at 6.05 p.m. Maximum and minimuim tlemperaâ€" turesâ€"since Thursday have been as folâ€" lows: Thursday, maximum 23,. miniâ€" mum, 12 below; Friday, 10 and 12 beâ€" law; Wednesday, 11 and 11 below. This morning at eight o‘clock the. thermoâ€" meter reading was two kelow. St. Mary‘s Nurses Alumni ° to Meet Thursday Night The regular monthly meeting of the St. Mary‘s Hospital Nurses Alumni, will be held on Thursday evening, February at 8.15 p.m. in the auditorium of the Nurses‘ Residence. All members are requested to attend. ~~[oâ€"rasefunds for the Finnish Red Cross Aid Society, the Finnish people of Timmins have entertained during the past week at many interesting and | successful events, but the most successâ€" | ful, as well as the most unusual event [ yet held was the supper and "Crown" | wedding held on Friday evening in the Unique Event for Benefit of Finnish Red Cross Aid Work Early in the evening, four hundred guests among them not only Finnish people but all nationalities, enjoyed hearty supper, served in Finnish style by charming Finnish women in the ecstumes of their native land. â€" The tables were appropriately set with beautifully fashioned Finnish cloths and vases of mixed flowers, while finely woven tapestries adorned the walls. The wedding, which was the main feature of the evening, was a replica of weddings in Finland about one hunâ€" dred years ago. The bride, as portrayed by Mrs. Kannanniemi, wore a long black frock, trimmed in metallic, and huge crewn from which fell colorful ribâ€" bons. The crown was much larger at the top, tapering downwards to fit the head. Mr. Nisula, as the groom, wore old fashioned fitted breeches and colorful red vest, and proceeded with his bride to the front of the hall, where Mr. Makynen as the minister, solemnâ€" ly performed the ceremony, adding to the feature with a complete descripâ€" !tion_ of the actual marriage. The truck, cwred by L. B. Roy, in which Joseph Raffles and his young daughter, Joan, met their death yesterday afternoon is shown in the above picture as it was raised from the river bottom this moming The father and daughter apparâ€" ertly were driving down the river. Their ‘auto plunged into an open space where ice had been cut. A tripod was obtained locally to raise the vehicle. After the couple were pronounced "husband and wife", the bridal party, which was made up of about thirty men and women in Finnish Costume, formed a large circle to perform dance which was largely comprised of the clapping of hands‘ and beating of feet to the rhythmic beat of accordion and mandolin music as played by Mr. Passi and Mr. Niinimaki. . In the criginal wedding ceremony, the practice is to pay for dancing with the bride, instead of presenting the couple with gifts, and at this event, guests conâ€" tribute $118. for the privilege of dancâ€" ing with the "makeâ€"believe bride". The dance itself is called "HMoijakkaa". '; The Gold Nugget Roebekah Lodge entertained on Thursday evening at a delightfully arranged social evening, in the Oddfellows Hall, following the regâ€" ular business meeting. Included on the programme wWere two monologues by Mr. Wilson Thompâ€" son, and two monolgues by Mrs. O‘Conâ€" nor. Mrs. Harry and Mrs. Masson joinâ€" ed in singing "Whispering Hope" and the encore selection "Juanita‘". Round and square dancing were greatly enjoyed, and a delicious lunch was served by the refreshments comâ€" The proceeds from the event were especially favourable, and have added a fine amount to that which has been donated to the Finnish Red Cross Aid Eociety. Pleasing Social Evening at Rebekah Lodge Here .-â€".-,-’_.uâ€"*â€"--â€"--_-miâ€" uce . tm â€" Publisbed at Tmmins, Ont.. Canada Every MONDAY and THURSDAY Estimate Russia Losing 4,000 Men a Day in Operations in Finland Month Long Offensive Brought Reds Close to. Viipuri But Not Without Terrific Loss in Men,. Estimate 4,000 Dead Daily. Soviet Claims Capture of 28 More Fortificaâ€" tions. Neutrals Reaffirming Neutrality. Over $2,000 Damage in Fire Friday the blaze under control but were not able to do so before the whole inâ€" terior of the house, which included downstairs apartment in which <the owner lived and an upstairs apartâ€" «ment, occupied by J. Prince was Place a Blazing Inferno by the Time Firemen Arâ€" rived. No One in House. Damage estimated at well over $2,000 was caused to a house owned by J. Philips on Main avenue by fire which started from an unknown source on Friday afternoon. There was no one in the house when the fire started, and by the time firemen arrived the place was a blazâ€" ing inferno rFiremen worked to bring Qrease which spilled over a hit stove ignited and cause a blaze of minor proportions in the Nip and Tuck restaurant on Pine street later on Friâ€" day. Firemen extinguished the fire with chemical. ~The monthly general meeting of the Canadian Legion will be held toâ€"night in the Legion Hall at 8.30 p. m. A large attendance of members is reâ€" quested General Monthly Meeting of the Legion This Evening Lions Offer Free T.B. Tests for: Restaurant Workers Bakery and Dairy Employâ€" ees Also to be Included in Offer of Free Tests. ‘Approximately 270 Timmins restaurâ€" ant employees will te enabled to have free tuberculin tests through the actâ€" ion of the Lion Club at its Thursday evening meeting in the Empire Hotel. Any of those who have positive reâ€" acticn will further be able to have Xâ€"ray pictures taken of thier lungs. Under ordinary circumstances resâ€" taurant employees, all of whom are reâ€" quired to have a physical examination, have to pay for tuberculin tests themâ€" selves. This action of the service club will free them of that expense. The service will be extended not only to employees of restaurants but also bakery and dairy workers, In this work the Lions ‘Club will coâ€"operate with the Timmins Board of Health. President William King was in the chair at ‘the meeting on Thursday. Guests were Michael Wernick, of the North Bay Lions Club and Reginald Fisher and Ernest Lacey, both of Timâ€" A new member to the local club, Fred Giesleman, was Welcomed and introâ€" duced.. Entertainméent was provided by Nick Basciano and his Timmins Harmonica Storms® Cause of Rumours Reports from the East this weekâ€"end were to the effect that Turkey had proclaimed a state of emergency and cut off communication by wire with the outside world. This gave rise to many other rumours and reports, On Saturday, however, an official stateâ€" ment from Turkey says that all this is a mistakeâ€"that there has been no border trouble in or near Turkey and that everything is going along as usual. The story of the cutting of communiâ€" cations, it is explained, was due to the fact that a bad storm was responsible for telephone ~and telegraph service being interrupted for a day or so, gest that the Allied blockade off norâ€" thern Norway is aimed chiefly at Gerâ€" Although their near monthâ€"long ofâ€" fensive has brought them to within a few miles of the key Finnish city of Viipuri, treops of the Russian Soviets have lost men at the rate of 4,000 a day. It is estimated that 100,000 Russians have fallen on the Karelian Isthmus alone since the begining of February. Hundred of tanks and planes have been captured by the Finns. The number of planes shot down is estimated at over 450 and the number of captured tanks set at 1,200. , Single Copyâ€"Five Cents From Moscow comes the report toâ€" day that during weekâ€"end fighting Red Troops broke through fortified zones at several spots on the Mannerheim line and captured twentyâ€"eight more fortifications. f THe neutral â€" countries of Norway, Sweden and Denmark sent representâ€" atives to a conference over the weekâ€" end. The hope of a peaceful solution of the Finnishâ€"Russian conflict â€" was éxpressed and the three neutrals" furâ€" ther reiterated their desire to mainâ€" tain their status as neutrals. Another Esteemed Pioneer of Camp Passes Away Schumacher, Feb. 26th Special to The Advanceâ€" It will be with the deepest regret that wide circles of friends will learn of the death of Mrs. Gordon‘ Rutledgs," who (passed away in Toronto General hospital yesterday afterncon. Mrs. Rutledge had been il1l for a couple of months and about two weeks ago she was taken to Toâ€" ronto General hospital. All the mediâ€" cal and surgical skill could do, howâ€" ever, proved unavailing, and Mrs. Rutâ€" ledge, died yesterday at about 2 o‘clock The laté Mrs. Rutledge (then Mrs. J. Monoghan) came to the Dome in 1911. In 1915 the family moved to Schumacher, Mr. Monoghan being for several years in charge of the plate shop at the Hollinger Mr. Monoghan died several years ago, and later his widow married Mr. Gordon Rutledge, wellâ€"known merchant, of Schumacher, The late Mrs. Rutledge was held in the highest esteem, her quiet but friendly manner winning her many friends. Surviving are her husband, Mr. Gordon Rutledge and three sons and one daughter. The daughter, Mrs. Farr, and one son Mr. Wallace Monoâ€" ghan, reside in Toronto. The other two sons, John and Earl Monoghan live in Schumacher. * The funeral will be held on Wednesâ€" day, Feb. 28th at 2 o‘clock p.m. from the home of her son, Mr. Wallace Monoghan, 505 Windermere avenfic, Toronto, to Park Lawn cemetery,. The family are leaving toâ€"night on the Northland for Toronto. ‘The Sudbury Star of Saturday, Fcbâ€" ruary 24th, carried a photograph of Jack Knight, of 24 Toke Street, Timâ€" mins, who has recently enlisted at the Sudbury recruiting centre as a wire- Knight left Sudbury on Friday for Manâ€" ning Pool in Toronto, where he will beâ€" ow Lo uio / 2 gin training . ian Air Force. man transport of iron ore from Norway Moscow reports the Red Arimny as being hampered by snow and fog in the Karelin Isthmus operations. f To Spend Large Sums for Planes â€" (Continued an Page Eight) . / Mole Forts Taken? Russian reports from Moscow say that twelve more Finnish forts been taken by Soviet soldiers, Considerable Morey From London, England, comes word to the effect that Great Britain will spend $455,000,000 in Canada during the present year for various articles of Canadian manufacture, IMMINS YOUNG MAN LEAVES SUDBURY FOR THE AIR FORCE Mcoscow Reports with the Royal Canadâ€" the Red Army as Mr