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©Convicting not on the more serious charge of car theft with which he Ori. ginally was accused but on the reduced aarge of taking an automobile without of the owner, Magistrate @tkinson ordered Joseph Meconse inâ€" earcerated for thirty days. The reason he reduced the charge, said Mr. Atkinâ€" aon was because he believed that Me. j;onsc was drunk when he committed the offense. Reduce Count from Car Theft to Joy Ridingâ€"30 Days °_ Charged â€" jointly with Meconse was ,f:dmond Beaudoin. The Crown withâ€" grew the count when told that Beaudoin hbhad been taken to a sanitorium after he was found to be too ill to be kept in St. Mary‘s Hospital. Housewife Says She Saw * Men Trying to Start Car. Ignition Wires Cut. / While patrolling his beat on April 2, ‘said ‘Constable John Atkinson, he reâ€" celved information that two men were trying to steal an automobile. He went to ‘the scene and found the accused who was somewhat under the influence of liquor, just getting out of a car. Beaudoin was sitting in the front seat on the right hand side. â€" Examining the car, said the officer, he found the wires under the dash. board woere cut. Nearby was. found a knife and two burned pieces of wire. It â€"was evident that the accused was 1rying to use a well known method to g«tart the automobile without use of the key. In the case of this automobile it would not work because use of the ignition key was necessary to unlock the stecring apparatus. The car could not be driven except in a straight line. The ‘suto had been moved about six feet, said the officer. RADIO REPAIR S Principal witn« chesne. She said way home when gay from the want to come ‘ She did not reply but went to her nearby home. She"then looked out of Leaving It To Time 1hC window and saw the men "workâ€" ‘The beautiful young girl shook he lng to get the car started." They bOth | pead decidedly. ‘"No, Mr. Gotrox, wore drunk,. She called police., cannot marry you," she said. "You ari Meconse‘s evidence was not explana.|over seventy, and I am only sixteen." 40ry. Ho said he and Beaudoin met a| The old man shrugged his shouldet man who offered to take them home, as| "All right, dearie," he sighed. "Il his companion was il1. They got in the wait."â€"Globe and Mail. fo ss was Mrs. J. Duâ€" that she was on her she heard two men in question: "Do you iride with us?" but went to her en looked out of the men "workâ€" arted." They both VIKING LECTRIC FLOOR POLISHERs® AND VACUUM CLEANERS FOR REXT 10 CEDAR STREET NXORTUY car and the man left. He denied knowlâ€" edge of the knife and said that he did not cut the wires in the ignition system. Report of Women‘s W ar Work Committee Red Cross Society The following Women‘s War March, 1940 28 Army sweaters; 18 Navy sweaters; 108 pairs socks; 17 pairs seaman‘s socks; 4 pairs bed socks; 61 pairs wristlets; 4 pairs knee caps; 13 pairs mitts; 20 searves; 11 seaman‘s scarves; 8 wash cloths; 6 helmets; 17 bed jackets; 4 dresing gowns; 16 surgeon‘s gowns; 16 surgeon‘s caps! 120 surgical towels; 70 bed pan covers; 92 ice bag covers; 72 hot water bottle cover; 12 pneumonia jackets; 22 pairs pyjamas; 96 mattress pads; 36 handkerchiefs; 44 pillow cases. Work Done for the Month of March. Waitress: *‘Hawaii, gentlemen, you must be Hungary." First Customer: "Yes, Siam and we can‘t Rumania here long, either. Venice lunch ready?" Waitress; "I‘ll Russia a table. What‘ll you Havre?" Second Customer: "Anyâ€" thing at all, but can‘t Jamaica little speed?" Waitress: "I don‘t think we can Fiji that fact, but Alaska." Pirst cusâ€" tomer: ‘"Never mind calling ~anyone. Just put a Cuba sugar in our Java." Waitress: "Sweden it yourself, I‘m only here to Servia." Second customer: ‘"Denmark our bill and call the Bosâ€" phorus. He‘ll probably Kanya. I don‘t Bolivia know who I am." Waitress: "No and * don‘t Carribean. You fellows sure Armenia." Boss: "Samoa your wiseâ€" cracks, is it? What‘s got India? You think maybe this arguing Alps busiâ€" ness?" Both customers: Canada noise. 'sl)am in de neck. We Moscow now.‘â€" .St Mary‘s Journalâ€"Argus. The beautiful young head decidedly., "No, cannot marry you," she Phone 590 Get rid of those annoyâ€" ing noists, Be certain your radio is performâ€" ing correctly, All work guaranteed. sSuch Langwidge! is the report of the Work â€"Committee for girl shook her Mr. Gotrox, I said. "You are only sixteen." In The Advance ten years ago: ‘"The North Land has an author of note in the person of Leslie McFarlane, of Haileybury public school, and for many years a resident of the North Land. Mr. Leslie McFarlane graduated from the Haileybury public school and collegiate institute and then took what may be termed a postâ€"graduate course with North Bay, Sudbury, Cobalt, Montreal and Ottawa newspapers. Althougly still a young man he has for several years past been making a name for himself as the writer of magazine articles and short stories. His success in this work has been pronounced. More recently he has reached success as a novelist. His first fullâ€"length novel to be published has been issued by the noted publisher, E. . Dutton Co:, New York City. Its title is "Streets of Shadow," and it is the prize mystery novel for April, selectâ€" eu and specially recommended as the outstanding mystery book of the month. The book is now in its fourth edition, having gone through three printings before publication, with the heaviest sale of any Dutton mystery published this year. This proved the popularity of "Streets of Shadow" and the appreâ€" cilation with which it has been received." One of the most successful events of its kind ever held in this part of the North Land was the event put on by the Iroquois Falls and District Motor Club at that town ten years ago. In the town hall there was an exhibit of automobiles, supplies, accessories, tires, /et.c. WThis display by dealers in the district and by manufacturers . was visited by literally hundred of people and proved most interesting and valuâ€" able. The anual meeting of the Iroquois Last Showing Toâ€"Nightâ€"Thursday, April 11 "THE SIDEWALKS OF LONDON" "Flying Target"â€"Sport "Swirng‘s the Thing" "Coloured Cartoon "Birth of a Queen" Fox ~Cv _Wednesday and Thursday, April 17th, 18th "*BIG GUYC" "Crime Doesn‘t Pay" Starringâ€"CHARLES LAUGHTON AND VIVIEN LEIGH SHORT S Starringâ€"SHIRLEY TEMPLE, SYBIL JASON, GALE SOQONDERGAARD Special Children‘s Matinee FRIDAY and SATURDAY, at 4.30 p.m.â€"All Children 10c Sund Starringâ€"RONALD COLMAN, WALTER HUSTON and IDA LUPINO Friday, Friday Midnight and Saturday April 12th and 13th "THE BLUE BIKD‘ Starringâ€"VICTOR McLAGLEN, JACKIE COOPER and ONA MUNSON sSHORTS se Dooesn‘t Paxy¥‘ "Goofy Contraptions"â€"Lew Lehr lay Midnight, Monday and Tuesday, April 14th, 15th, 16th "THE LIGHT THAT FAILED" NOTICEâ€"On Double Feature Programmes coming to our theatr es, we requt our pfiatrons to attend the Theatre not later 8.00 p.m. to see entire performance. PALEACE "Britain in Egypt" FOTOâ€"NIGHT â€" OFFERâ€"8250.00 "Unusual Occupations" No. 4 THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, [TMMINS, ONTARICG AT THE TIMMINS THEATRES North Bay, April 10â€"T. N. O. offiâ€" cilals here declared they knew nothing of unofficial reports from Toronto that the Ontario government has issued orders for the equipping of one of the railway‘s locomotives with special grates to burn lignite as the final "acid test" of the value of soft coal from the Onakawana field north of Cochrane. Last of Series The report of this "last of a series of experiments extending Oover many years," set out that "the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway will equip a locomotive with special grates and other equipment. Lignite, it said, will be mixed with coal as fuel. If the engine ‘sterams‘ satisfactorily, the proâ€" vince will go ahead and mine lignite for use on the railway. If the test is unsatisfactory, it is now regarded as certain the government will end its connection with the field and forget the thousands of dollars poured into it for experimentation purposes., "At present, more than 4,000,000 tons of lignite have been definitely blocked out. Potential production may reach 10,000,000 tons. Decision Wednesday "Final decision on the government‘s action is expected to be reached Wedâ€" nesday when Premier Hepburn rallway officials and experts on lowâ€"grade fuels will meet at Queen‘s Park to hear a P‘o p ¢ )' ‘\ + C art ( 14 Unniveral News Fox News Paramount News ‘HEAVEN WITH BARBED WIRE FENCE â€".B.â€"Tiking Immediate 7Efl7c‘ct is the New Children‘s Prices They are now 10¢ at all Matinees, including Saturday afternoon Added Shortsâ€""Pest From the West" a Buster Keaton Comedy "The Watlchdog"â€"a Cartoon screen Snapshot No, 10 Revival Playing FRIDAY EVENING ONLY at 9,40 Thursday and Friday, April 18th and 19th JEAXNX ROGERS and MARJORIE RAMBEAU in GOLDFIELDS Saturday, Sunday Midnight and Monday, April 13th, 14th, 15th Tuesday and Wednesday, April 16th, 17th Double Feature Programm CHAS. GRAPEWIN, JANE BRRYAN, HENRY QONEILL Thursday and Friday, April 11th 12th RICHARD ARLEN and ANDY DEVINE in special Children‘s Matinee Saturday Morning at 10.30 RILL (Hoplaong) CASSIDY in ADDED sSHORTS REVIVAL SHOWINGâ€"FRIDAY ONLYâ€"9.40 p.m. Edward G. Robinson "SLIGHT CASE OF MURDER" "ALL WOMEN HAVE SECRETS Delegates from All Over North Gather at Legion Meet (Contnued from Page Onws) Without dissent, the delegates reâ€" affirmed to the government the offer of the services of the Canadian Legion for any patriotic duty which Ottawa might specify. From the conference came an expresâ€" sion of confidence in the Canadian Legion‘s War Services program, and a pledge of support and loyalty for the Dominion executive in the organization of this program. Further, the delegates promised backing to the limit for this program which includes personal services and provision of educational facilities for members of the Canadian Active Serâ€" vice Force, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Porce. It is the object of the Legion‘s War ser. vices program to have CA navy and air force members better fitted for positions in civilian life when they are demobilized than they were when they answered the call to the colors last time. Dealing with matters along another line, the delegates underwrote an adâ€" visory resolution which is likely to come before the national convention, urging concessions for members of the Imperial Forces resident in Canada, who do not come under the provisions of Canadian legislation of benefit to the Dominion forces. As they now stand, exâ€"servicemen members of the Imperial Forces are ‘"on their own," even if citizens of Canada, being excluded from the legislative benefits extended to veterans of the Canadian forces. It was the opinion of the conference that some form of hospitalization should be extended these Imperial veterans, and that at least a modificaâ€" tion of allowance and benefiit regulaâ€" tions should be applied to them. There are some 75,000 Imperial veterans resident in Canada, of which, however, only 5,000 are on the distressed list. The petitioning of the DNH. P. for inclusion of optical service under Class 18 was endorsed and expressions of thanks to the newspapers, radio sta. tions, and the general public were among the closing deliberations of the conference. L:o ‘Cunningham, provincial chairâ€" man, who had conducted a splendid meeting, closed with the remarks: "We may not be in uniform, but we have to fight on the home front. We must upâ€" hold our constitution in regard to law and order and preventâ€"right from the commencementâ€"any attempt at sub. versive interference and action of any group. We have still a duty; let‘s fulfil it to the limit!" report by A. R. Crozier geologist who has studied lignite processes and the Northern Ontario deposit. ‘"Lignite, or brown coal, is the interâ€" mediate between peat and bituminous coal. It is mined in Saskatchewan, with Moose Jaw and Regina using it for domestic and industrial purposes. Winnipeg uses about 1,000,000 tons a vear. "I think you canâ€"safely guess that if we can‘t find a way to utilize it this time, the government will simply step out of the lignite picture and forget it," a Queen‘s Park authority said. The Ontario Research Foundation worked on the coal for years, and they, £00o, could find no successful use for the coal. This time we are going to make a final test and if that is unsuccessful, we‘ll just forget the whole thing." Try The Advance Want Advertisements. YIRGINIA DALE, JEAN ROGERS in with Wavyne Morris and Claire Trevor TELEPHONE 331 DOWN" Episode No. 5â€""Dick Tracy‘s Gâ€"Men" Sudbury, April 10â€"One of the most audacious crimes in this district in years was committed last night when burglars forced their way into the home of Deputy Chief Ed. Pyle, of Sudbury, city police, last night, and escaped with loot valued at $200 in clothing, jewelry and cash. Even Deputy Police Chief Not Safe in City of Sudbury The break.in occurred between 7:30 and 10:2% o‘clock, while the deputy chief was on duty at the police station. Mrs, Pyle was visiting friends. Entry was gained by removing a storm window and then sliding up the sash of an inner window. The robbers left by a rear door, which had been locked. The deputy chief went home about 10:25 and found the rear door open. Shirley Temple in "The Blue Bird" at the Palace Theatre Magnificent Sereen Version of Famous Story Here This Week. Exactly 30 years after the American stage premiere of Maurice Maeterlinck‘s "‘The Blue Bird," 20th Century .Fox filmed the last shot of its magnificent sereen version of the immortal story, in the new Technicolor, which is showing at the Palace theatre, Friday, Fri. mid. night and Saturday of this week, April 12th and 13th, with a brilliant cast headed by a score of Hollywood favorites. ‘The Blue Bird" made its American debut at the New Theatre in New York City in 1910. For its author it meant worldâ€"wide acclaimâ€"for he had given tlie world what has beenâ€" called the most beautiful and human story ever told. The original presentations of the play in America, in Moscow and at the Haymarket Theatre in London, contain. ed everything lavish in the realm of production values, from elaborate ballet interludes to a full score by Humperâ€" dinck. But the motion picture version, filmed in the new Technicolor, not only had an overwhelming advantage in technical aspects, such as were preâ€" sented by the "cat" and "dog," the threes that come alive and the scenes depicting the Flaming Forest wreaking vengeance; the Land of the Past, where loved ones live again; the Land of the Future, showing the "Children Yet to Be;" the Hurricane; the Palace floating in midair and the Mystic Lakes, but it is said that it also exceeds all previous productions from the standpoint of *# *@ *%° "® Â¥*4, #4, # # Â¥* #* #4# #4 #* Cns # «t #+ ® 4 ## # 4 #* #4#4 # 4 *4 #* #* *4 #4 + LJ *+ # # *4 #@ 4 #4 # #4 #4 ® t# #4 * ‘a*2«** #* * c #4 # #4 #4 #@ «t #4 # 4 #» @ «b #* #4 # 4 *4 ® + #4 *# # #4 *4 # # Cad #* *# «+ ## #4* W % *4 *# ## * *# #* *# *+ ~ 4 #* ® 3 #+ ._...|.|.|.|||||| ||\tfi i 286 en‘ o o l n n L L L s t e en N n N C e C Y #. 18 _ .+ 0# o is o o s sn * *a * o o To To io . . . oo P o o *s" *5" *4 * ie o e t y oo t e t e oo io io in io o io io in oo io io o n *," 4*Â¥ % Mascioli Theatre, Schumacher HL lT()\ A!\ D _(‘_E(JL KE LLA“ A\ ‘," SUNDAY MIDNIGHT . MOoNDAY AND TU hbl)AY /\l RIL STARRINGâ€"CHARLES LAUGHTON AND VIVIEN LEIGH ADDED SHORTS wWEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, APRIL 17th and 18th SHIRLEY TEMPLE in "THE BLUEBIRD" "THE INVISTBLE MAN RETURNS" NEW EMPIRE SIIOWING 'P()-‘\'l(}-li'l;â€"'l'llURSI)AY. APRIL 11TH, 1940 RALPH RICHARDSON and C. AUBREY SMILTH in the Technicolour Film FPRIDAY A;\l) SATURDAY, APRIL 12th and l,th Last Showing. toâ€"Nightâ€"Thurs,, April 11th "CHARLIE McCARTHY DETECTIVE" Sunday Midnight (12.15 a.m.), Monday and Tuesday, April 14th, 15th, 16th "SWANEE RIVER" Starringâ€" Wednesday and Thursday, April 17th 18th "TDIOT‘S DELIGHT Starringâ€"DON AMECHE, ANDREA LEEDS, AL JOLSON SPORTâ€""Death Vailey Thrills" Adults ..:::::.::;.. Children ....... Starringâ€"CLARKE GABLE, NORMA SHEARER Starting of the New Serial Today "SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE"â€"Starring Jackie Cooper ‘riday and Saturday "MAN IN THE "YTDEWALKS OF LONDON" COMMUNITY PRICES" EVERY DAY AT THE NEW EMPIRE THEATRE, MATINEE â€"EVENING Starringâ€"BERGEN MeCARTHY, CON,. MOooOoRk SHORTâ€""Pictorial No, 1" SERIALâ€""HAWK OF THE WILDERNESS" No, 12 (Final Episode) WITH A CAST OF THOUSANDS "FOUR FEATHERS" LOUIS HAYWARD, JOAN BENNETT, WARREN WILLIAM CARTOONâ€""Magic Beans‘ matinee Wednesday 4.15 p.m.â€"All Children 10¢ ADDED SHORTS ADDED sSHORTS PHONE 69 essential elements of the story. Production Chief Darrylt FP. Zanuck selected a score of Hollywood favorites to bring the story to life, including Shirely Temple, Spring Byington, Nigei Bruce, Gale Sondergaard, Eddie Collins, Sybil Jason, Jessie Raliph, Helen Ericâ€" son, Johnny Russell, Laura Hope Crews. Russell Hicks, Cecilia Lo{ftus, Al Shean and Gene Reynolds, Walter Lang was chosen to direct the film from a serceen play by Ernest Pascal, with Gene Mar. |kcy acting as associate producer, Adâ€" ‘ditlonal dialogue was written by Walter Bullock. Icmrm and faithful adherence to the The beloved role of Mytyl provides Shirley Temple with the greatest opporâ€" tunity of her career. Macterlinck himâ€" self expressed his pleasure with her selection by writing: ‘Shirley, you are the one person in the whole world I myself would have chosen for the role of Mytyl in "The Blue Bird." It is an interesting fact that when Materlinck wrote the play he had never seen a blue bird, for the specie¢s is to be found only in the United States. Maeterlinck got his idea for the play from the folk.lore of Lorrainec. Though originally written in French, the play was first produced by Stanislavsky in Russian at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1908. It has since been translated into 32 languages and presented on the stages of 45 nations. It was first preâ€" sented in English at the Haymarket Theatre in London in 1909. Then came the aforementioned American premiere. The role of Mytyl has been portrayed by countless actresses, throughout the years, but it remained for Shirley Temâ€" ple to completely bring to life Macterâ€" linck‘s own conception of his creation. 25¢ Adults‘............,, 20€C 10¢ : Children 15¢ Sign in a Texas Restaurantâ€"If our steak is too tough for you, get out, this is no place for weaklings.â€"Globe and Mail. An excellent salad plant and the best coffee substitute ever discover. ed. The large roots. w h e n roasted _ and ground, make a deâ€" licious, nourishing drink to take the place of coffee. It is a pure food ~drink that gives health and strength to young and old. . Grow your own coffee, and your health and pocketâ€" book will both be beneâ€" fited. Full directions supplied for roasting and preparing. 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