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Canadaâ€"â€"§$3.00 Per Year TIMMINS, ONTARIO Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€" Quebec Newspaper AsSociation; Ciass "A" Weekly Group TWO PHONESâ€"Z6 and 2020 Published Every Monday and Thursday by: GEO. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Bubscription Rates: It is not surprising to hear of it "raining cats and dogs" almost anywhere. But to have it "praying cats and dogs," that only could happen in the Toronto of the Toronto newspapers. Judgâ€" ing from the Toronto newspapers, Toronto is perâ€" haps the oddest spot on earth. Toronto is forâ€" ever doing something that couldn‘t or wouldn‘t happen any place else. As it happened, last Sunâ€" day in Timmins, there were prayers in the churches hereâ€"or at least in some of themâ€"for the British soldiers and sailors. In one church here at least special prayers went up for the galâ€" lant people of Finland, Let no one doubt but that there were true prayers here for Poland and for Czechoslovakia. And there were prayers, too, even though they may not have been heard in the outside world, for Denmark and Norway and Sweden. But in the Toronto of the Toronto newsâ€" papers, there were no prayers for any of these noble people. All the prayers in Toronto last Sundayâ€"if you believe the Toronto newspapers were for cats and dogs. The Toronto preachers one and allâ€"with one exceptionâ€""prayed cats and dogs." It was Humane Society Sunday in Toronto. The intention, no doubt, in modern parlance, was to make Heaven and earth cat and dog conscious so that cruelty and neglect of the lower animals may now perish from the earth. People who have the fortune to live outside of Toronto also have the oddity from the Toronto standpoint to feel that the picture is a wrong one when "cats and dogs" monopolize the prayers and there is only one petition for the brave souls overâ€" seas who are giving their all to defend liberty and decencyâ€"and religionâ€"in the modern crusade against the fiends incarnate who are here in perâ€" son on the modern stage of life. Toronto is givâ€" ing generousiy of men and money and enthusiasm to every worthy cause. Toronto is "war conâ€" scious". In a city like Toronto, to have only one church remember the soldiers and the sailors battling to uphold civilizationâ€"yes, to save Chrisâ€" tianity itself from the worst organized assault yet made on religion and faith and truth since the darkest of the dark agesâ€"it doesn‘t seem to make sense. All decent peopleâ€"let alone all Christian peopleâ€"believe in humane treatment for cats and dogs. No man or woman could be a true member of any church and fail to desire kindness to all dumb animals. It might be well to remember the dumb animals in sermons and in prayers, but surely the men in the line of batâ€" tle should not be forgotten in prayer, even for one Sunday. If Toronto preachersâ€"with but the one exceptionâ€"think the cats and dogs more importâ€" ant than the actual "defenders of the faith" overâ€" seas, then is it any wonder that the world wonâ€" ders. Of course, it may be that the Toronto of the newspapers, is not the Toronto of fact. It may be that last Sunday‘s "Cat and Dog" petition affair was but a side issue, and that from many a church there floated up fervent pleas to Heaven to help and bless those fighting for the faith of their fathersâ€"fighting for the poor, the oppressâ€" Timmins, Ont., Thursday, April 18th, 1940 ed. the downtrodden, the persecuted, the widows, the orphans under the curse of the ravage of perâ€" sonal devils loose on the earth. If there were such prayers, the Toronto newspapers should let it be known. so that the world may know that however the cats and dogs may be loved and guarded, human souls and human ideals still hold first place in Toronto hearts and minds. PAGE FOUT It is difficult to estimate the exact present strength of the German navy because of the unâ€" confirmed â€"reports of various engagements and the fact that one statement of this or that ship being destroyed or damaged may be no more than a repetition of a previous report. Were all the reports to be accepted as received it might be estimated that Germany had lost more war vesâ€" sels than she ever possessed. There is no doubt, though, of the fact that last week Germany‘s navyy was completely crippled. A London, England, auâ€" thority ventures the suggestion that Sweden toâ€" day has a more powerful navy than Germany. Sweden‘s navy consists of three ships mounting 11â€" seQas Last week Hon. Winston Churchill made the statement that the German navy had been reâ€" duced to halfâ€"its former size by the losses sus tained in its recent venture in nortRern waters. A day or so after, the premier of France stated that in the few days the Nazi ships of war had dared to come from hiding and within reach of the British navy, the Nazi navy had lost at least a third of its strength. The two statements are in no way contradictory. Hon. Winston Churchill was comparing the German navy as ® stood at the opening of the war and as it stands toâ€"day, while the premier of France was referring to the losses sustained in a few days of warfare on the Ohe Adnanee GERMANY‘S NAVY GOING DOWN PRAYING "CATS AND DOGS" United Statesâ€"$3.50 Per Year ‘hnch guns, five with 8.3â€"inch guns, two with 6â€" inch guns, and sixteen destroyers. In the matter of submarines only has Germany greater strength than Sweden. .Germany‘s navy is now described / by this authority as:â€"two ships with 11â€"inch guns, two with 8â€"inch guns, one with 6â€"inch guns, and 15 destroyers. In the line of pocket battleships listed by The New York Times, only one of the three may be on duty. The Graf Spee was scuttled by its crew last December in preference to facing British ships of lesser gun range. The Admiral Scheer was "sucâ€" cessfully attacked" last week by the British subâ€" marine, "Spearfish‘", being hit by two, and perâ€" haps, three torpedoes, and if it is still above water it will be useless for fighting purposes until after several months in drydock. The third pocket battleship, The Deutschland, was reported as destroyed some months ago. The German answer to that report was to state that The Deutschland had been renamed The Luetzow. Deutschland, or Luetzow, however, does not appear to figure much in Germany‘s naval strength. One vessel, The Graf Zeppelin, is classed by The New York Times as an aircraft carrier, 19,250 tons. Whether it is one of the two ships of this type mentioned by the Encyclopedia Britannica Year Book as under construction is not known. The British have reported the destruction of one aircraft carrier, so at the most has only one such vessel remaining, if both under construcâ€" tion were completed. Under the classification of heavy cruisers, The New York Times lists five, each of 10,000 tons, and one formerly known as The Luetzow:â€"Bluecher, Admiral Hipper, seydâ€" litz, Prince Eugen and the‘Name Unknown. Gerâ€" many admits the loss of the Bluecher, and it is believed that one or more of the other four are now nonâ€"existent. In light cruisers, The New York Times gives the following list:â€"Karlsruhe, Koeln, Koenigsbherg, Nernberg, Leipsig, each 6,000 tons; Emden, 5,400 tons; and a Name Unknown of 8,000 tons, that may still be some months from completion. There seems to be little doubt but that the Koeln and the Emden are at the bottom of the sea, while even the Germans admit the loss of the Karlsruhe. Of the others it is doubtful if more than one reâ€" mains in action. The Encyclopedia Britannica Year Book for 1939 gives the following details of the strength of the German navy at the beginning of last year as:â€" 2 battleships; 3 armoured ships of 10,000 tons, popularly known as "pocket battleshMips"; 6 cruisâ€" ers with sixâ€"inch guns; 31 destroyers; 20 motor torpedo boats; 56 submarines; and 21 mine sweepâ€" ers. Under construction, or to be laid down (acâ€" cording to the Year Book) were 3 or possibly 4 battleships; 2 aircraft carriers; 3 cruisers armed with 8â€"inch guns; 6 cruisers with 6â€"inch guns; 11 destroyers; 30 torpedo boats; 12 motor torpedo boats; 15 submarines; and 23 minesweepers. The New York Times gives the list in classified way. The battleships are named as:â€"Bismarck, 37,500 tons; Scharnhorst, 26,000 tons; Gneisenau, 26,000 tons; Schlesian, 13,040 tons; and Schleswigâ€" Holstein (obsolete), 13.040 tons. Of these battleâ€" ships all have been put out of commission. The scharnhorst is the only one whose fate is not deâ€" finitely known to the Allies, and the best that can be said for it is that it is now somewhere in hiding seeking repairs. It was known to be badly damâ€" aged by the fire of the Renown, but was able to drift away from the range of battle. | Of the thirtyâ€"one destroyers named by the Enâ€" cyclopedia Britannica Year Book as ready for actâ€" tion last year, London authorities are agreed that practically half of them have been destroyed in the months since the Year Book was issued. Battleships are not built in a day Or a week or a year, and it is evident that replacements are imâ€" possible at a rate to compensate for the losses suffered by Germany, especially in the last week. Information in The Encyclopedia +Britannica Year Book may be accepted without question or doubt. The same may be said in regard to figures quoted by The New York Times. Indeed, if there were any doubt in the matter, The Timeés would no doubt consult the supcreme authorityâ€" the Year Book. Taking the data given by either The Year Book or The Times, it is easy to reconâ€" cile the statement by Hon. Winston Churchill that the German navy is now at less than half its forâ€" mer strength, and the statament by the French premier that a third of the Nazi navy was lost in a few days in northern seas. There have been a number of patriotic appeals this year. There will be more. No one should weary of them. It is little enough that Canadaâ€" that Timminsâ€"is doing in the war against gangâ€" sterism and indecency in the world. Compared to other peoples, Canada is escaping easily, in â€" deed, in the matter of patriotic calls. The Adâ€" vance again urges that each patriotic call, in its turn, be viewed rather as a privilege than as an obligationâ€"a duty to be done gladly, rather than as a tax to be paid. ‘ for true progress. Donations to such causes are | @: # # contributions to the highest ideals. At the present time it would appear as if Gerâ€" This week another truly patriotic appeal is beâ€" man tourists were fairly overrunning the towns The Advance has endorsed each of the patriotic appeals made to dateâ€"the Red Cross, the Finnish Aid, the Polish Aid. the Legion War Services, the K. of C. Huts, the Salvation Army Red Shield. All these are truly patriotic in the finest meaning of the word, for they are for humanity, for the alleâ€" viation of suffering, for the support of the right, ANOTHER PATRIOTIC APPEAL THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTIMMINS, ONTARIO The Third Year boys are doing more advanced conduct work. They are also doing power factor tests and the use of potential and current â€" transformers. They are studying efficient â€" motor generators, and particular uses of various types of altermating current and direct current motors. We feel this work will be of great help to people at home, when the son of the family knows how to read meters and to conâ€" trol light from two or three places, The Second Year boys are studying the use of O.:H.M.S. and its applications in doing experimenits in series and parallel circuits. They are being taught the use of electrical measuring instruâ€" ments and are studying more advanced circuits on knob and tube wiring. They have learned how to control a light from two to three different lo'*atluna and to read meters. The First Year boys are learning the material connected with electric work doing simple circuits and ‘ knob and tube work. They are also learning how to make extension cords and heat appliance cords. GIRLS‘ SPORTS Now, that the Girls‘ Basketball Team has given us such a good showing by _ ELECTRICAL SHOP Mr. Jackson has kindly informed us of what the bovs are domo in the elecâ€" trical shop. The Major was a member of the Secret Service during the Great War, and told of his many adventures and experiences in the Near East, illustratâ€" ing with pictures as he spoke. T3 was among the highlights of the assembly as Len Ikonen sang a romanâ€" tic song, "The Starlit Hour." Then George Aaltonen gave a resume of the week‘s war news. The assembly closed with everyone singing the National Anthem, ASSEMBLY An interesting assembly was held on Friday. Mr. Tanner gave a few reâ€" marks, then he introduced two speakers, Major Tarter and Mr. Delaney. Mr. Delaney gave a short witty inâ€" troduction for Major Carter. ing commenced. It is for the District Children‘s Aid. In one way it is linked up with the warâ€"the war for freedom, for justice, for decency, the war against oppression, against brutal force, against cruelty. "A fair chance for every child" is the oldâ€"time motto of the District of Cochrane Childâ€" ren‘s Aid Society. The gallant soldiers and sailors and airmen overseas are fighting to preserve the ideals of democracy. There are no parallels to the Children‘s Aid in Nazi philosophy. In Canaâ€" da, in Britain, in the other lands that love freeâ€" dom and strive for true culture and real proâ€" gress, social welfare takes high p1~ace. Those in the battle overseas for the ideals that make the British Empire truly great are doing their full part. Those at home must do theirs in all parâ€" ticulars. One chief part for those at home is to keep active and alive each and every force for betterment and progress. "A fair chance for every childâ€"a chance for a good home, a good education, moral training, happiness and good citizenship‘‘â€"in effeéct these are the very ideals for which men are risking health and life in the battlefieldas overseas. are the ideals that should be generously supported on the home front. save the world for civilization, but see that civilâ€" ization is saved at home as well. In contributing to the cause of the children at home, you may be assured that you are giving to a truly patriotic causeâ€"that you are helping win the war, the war for a better world, a world the very opposite to that in the mad Greams of the Hitlers and Stalins. </A GRAVEL AND SAND-â€"â€"ANI) I’L \LER h i e i i i t w P c t e o T T on ce ie es e o es e o en o e o o se P0000040800088888880088080006088 | "No Regatta Would be Great Loss," says the heading over an editorial in The Picton Gazette last week, but the article itself suggests that there is one regatta that would be a great loss. That regatta is the annual one presented by the Prince Edward Yacht Club. As a matter of fact nearly any regatta would be a great loss, if it were not held. h MW'N“" «t P P PP P l 0"'4' B t BP DP OAAA C â€"ALâ€"AD LA L ALAL LCA ALâ€"AL PA P PCP "N“ L. C. Hughesâ€"Hallett, forme‘r British consul in Detroit, is one of the British ministry staff at Ccpenhagzen who are roported to have been taken prisoner by the invading Germans.. He held the double office of commercial secretary to the legation and consul in Copenhagen.. Picâ€" tured with him is his daughter, Kathleen, a former Canadian women‘s fencing champion who represented Canada at Cae last Olympic games. School boys who go about slouchily with their hands constantly in their pants pockets betray a lack of deterâ€" mination and energy and a general weakness of character. If Duchie took her teacher‘s good advice and read books by Dale ‘Carnegie her attitude would change and so would the teacher‘s, A certain lad of Commercial is still being seen carrying a bandage over his right eyeâ€"although he claims he got it playing basketball all the girls are still worried about his future with some certain GIRL. THIS AND THAT Lawrence Henry "Saxie‘" has joined the THV. Orchestra â€" _ no wonder strange oriental rhythm is heard. Trinkets seem to be in vogue these days but a tin of peaches opened at both ends and used as a bracelet is the last word, says Bessie. The training will begin as soon as the ground is in fine shape. There are events for junior boys under 15, interâ€" mediates under. 17, and finally the seniors under 20. Those who are forâ€" tunate to come first in the event will win a free trip to Lake Couchiching, a fine camp where they will be taught the finer points of the certain sport which they are most suited for. Here are the Interâ€"Form Basketball scores for the past week: IITAâ€"13; IVâ€"42 Vâ€"21; TIIBâ€"1"7 IIITAâ€"11; ‘C4â€"15 IVâ€"22; TIEâ€"14 T3Mâ€"8; IVâ€"28 R3Eâ€"18: IIIAâ€"21 a chance to see their team in action against the various schools of the disâ€" trict. Timmins has been fortunate in the past three years to win about half of the entire events held each year; the track and field meet at that time being held in New Liskeard. BOYS‘ SFPORTS As officially declared the track and field meet this year will be held in Timmins for the first time. This will give the Timmins pecple and students winning the cup, many other school girls are interested in‘ basketball. Miss Gallagher has arranged a schedule for Senior Girls‘ Interform â€" Basketball, from 3rd Form up. She has arranged it in 8 teams; games are 15 minutes each, and are played 3 nights a week. of Yugoslavia. "Many of these tourists," says a despatch, "are in Belgrade, ostensibly to visit the fair, but their numbers increase from day to day and most of them parade about the city in miliâ€" tary jackets and boots, but with ski jackets." There was a similar thronging of "tourists‘" to Norway and Sweden some weeks ago. It will be recalled that Danzig paid a heavy penalty for the German tourists that once upon a time thronged to that city. Holland and Belgium have also had experience with this type of tourists. It is to be hoped that the countries selected for this form of "tourist" trade will meet the throngs with the right type of welcome and hospitalityâ€"and superâ€" vision. } There is a suggestion at present before the Legislature committee considering the reform of the administration of justice in the province that the powers of Division Courts to commit debtors to jail for contempt of court in failing to pay a judgment be abolished. "There shouldn‘t be imâ€" prisonment for debt," say some good people. It would be well to ask these good people for any single example of a man committed to jail beâ€" cause he couldn‘t pay a debt. It would be found in actual practice there is no such thing in Onâ€" tario as direct, or indirect imprisonment for debt. The truth is that advantage is often taken by the law to avoid payment of just debts. In practice any man who goes to jail in connection with a debt, goes because he can pay, but will not. Beâ€" fore a judgment is issued the judge must be conâ€" vinced that the debtor can pay. Almost without exception the judge takes care that the amount of the judgment and the terms of payment are within the means of the debtor. In this district, The Advance has never heard of a case where inâ€" ability to pay resulted in impfisonment. Someâ€" times the amounts to be paid monthly are so small as to constitute evasion of the debt. There is no known case where a man served time because he could not pay. If a change is to be made in the law, it should be done with the direct underâ€" standing that the idea was to réelieve those who could pay sometmng but were not wuling to pay anything. Haileybury, April 17â€"Provincial conâ€" stable William R. Bryne, member of the Ontario foree who has spent most of his official career to date in the North Country, has been transferred to Barrie, and his place at district headquarters here is to be taken by Constable M. W. Hancock, of the Larâ€" der Lake detachment. It was anâ€" nounced this week. Constable Byrne has been in Barrie houseâ€"hunting and the change in appointments is effecâ€" tive toâ€"morrcw, it was stated. Constable Byrne came north in Feb. 1928, and in the intervening years had onstable W. Byrne Goes to Barrie Detachment ... and yet as recently as six months ago Lcouldn‘t even get a date with her. That was before Mr. Curtis examined my eyes. I would always have headaches and felt dull and listless. And I didn‘t realize it was eyeâ€"strain. I guess I just swept her off her feet after I got my glasses." Share the Security of Our Bank Vauvits IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA 14 Pine Street North, Timminsâ€"Phone 835 H. C. SCARTHâ€"Manager Timmins Branch FIRE! THEFT! LOSS! Safety Deposit Boxes as low as one cent a day. Head Office: TORONTO been stationed at Cobalt, Kirkland Lake, Kapuskasing, Hearst and Timâ€" mins posts before being moved to Haileybury from Porcupine about five years ago. At Barrie, he will be under Inspector Cox, formerly stationed at Silver Centre, who was a sergeant at Windsor when Constable Byrne went there shortly after joimng the provinâ€" cial police. The officer who replaces him in Haiâ€" leybury district headquarters is a Cochrane man who joined the Ontarito police three years ago‘ Latterly, he has been stationed at Larder Lake with Constable William Gilling, and the latâ€" ter is to carry on the work in the minâ€" ing camp alone for the present, it was intimated at district headquarters. The Porcupine Branch of the Musig Teachers‘ Asscz:iation held its reguâ€" lar monthly meetinz on Wednesday evening, April 10th, at the home of Mrs. Huxley, Schumacher, with Mr Wilkins presiding. j Plan Suggested to Bring Outstanding Concert Artists Here Mrs, Wilkins stated that Mr. Keats« ing of the Columbia Concert Corpora= tion had recently call>d on her rela® tive to the formation of a concert as« sociation for the purpose of bringing artists of the first order to Timmins during the ensuing fall and winter months. After much discussion pro and con it was finally agreed to call a meetirg on May 27th under the aus« pices of the Music Teachers‘ Asscociaâ€" tion to which members of the service clubs and other interested partics should be invited to be present, It is hoped that of value may result from this conference, The highlight of the evening wWas report delivered by Mrs. Summers who acted as the cfficial delegate to the recert conventicn of the Music Teaâ€" chers‘ Associatien which was held at the King Edward Hotel, Toronto, on Thursday, March 28th. Mrs, Summers made particular mertion of the adâ€" dress of Mr. Jchn Williams, a noted ihe 6th of during the n Baine played â€" which were gr sent, The ev who received dainty lunche« ing for her h One of the Matters Discussâ€" ed at Meeting of Music Teachers‘ Association. _ on l M o+ THURSDAY, APRIL 18TH, 1940 A Y prove 101 i rendered a vocal sold pting, while Rev, Mr. violin selection bz:th of tly enjoyed by all preâ€" ing terminated with a e thanks of the meetâ€" served by Mrs, Huxley, NHtaHty, Oof the evening Was y Mrs. Summers who ‘iclal dcelegate to the 1 of the Music Teaâ€" i1 which was held at d Hotel, Toronto, on 28th. Mrs. Summers ed that a large numâ€" d been received for to be held on May that the enthusiasm public was steadily lion o1 the adâ€" illiams, a noted ‘ork, who passed uggestions that nt value to the