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Sseas Mrs. A. Borland, 86 Cedar St. North, Timmins, Ont., Canada, Dear Mrs. Borlandâ€"I was very pleased today when I put on the socks handed to us by the Red Cross and found a little slip of paper bearing your name. For it gives me a chance to thank personally one of the many Canadian ladies who are doing their utmaost to make us comfortable. You and your coâ€"workers may rest sssured that the bovys appreciate t very much., The follow‘ing interestâ€"of int and of interest to Fifth Colum work does not At Kapuskasing most of the studâ€" ents had voluntarily learned "The Song of the Ski",., because they understood In relating an experience in the Musâ€" koka district, the speaker stressed the fact that he hoped no teacher would force a pupil to memorize any one of his poems. While at the wellâ€"known summer resort, the poet had encounterâ€" ed a lad who. when he recognized Mr. MacDonald, had shown an immediate dislike. «Overhearing the l2K1 saying to a friend, "That gink‘s a poet", Mr. MacDonald made enquiries, and found that the lad actually hated him beâ€" cause a teacher had forced him to memâ€" orize a Wilson MacDonald poem. The poem it seemed, was ‘"The song of the Ski", and when the poet recited ‘"The Song" to the lad, hatred turned to friendship, and the lad proferred his hanad. Appreciates Socks Sent Overseas by the Ried Cross Soldier Overseas Sends Letâ€" ter of Thanks to Mrs. A. Borland. "Younger pecple love poetry much more than older people", Wilson Macâ€" Donald stated. . In travelling five thousand mileés, he had found that the least interested in poetry were the older people of Ontario and Towa. Probably, mused the speaker, that was because in days gone by poetry was disected and taught incorrectly, whereâ€" as, toâ€"day, a new system of education has provided a manner of teaching which gives pupils the love of poetry. ‘The poet interspersed his address with accounts of humorous experléncqs during his travels, and showed: thé manner in which inspirations for var«â€" lious poems had come to him. Mr. MacDonald ‘was introduced . to the students by the principal of the school, Mr. Murray, who has met the poet on previous occasions. Touring schools of the Northland, Mr, and Mrs. MacDonald motored to Timmins from Kapuskasing, and addressed assembles at Schumacher and Timmins. In menâ€" tioning the trip, Mr. MacDonald said that he now could understand Longâ€". fellow when he quoted those famous lines "Dust thou art, to dusit returnest." "Poetry isn‘t «rhyme" said. William MacDonald, wellâ€"known Canadian poet, in addressing an assembly of students at the Timmins High and Vocational School on Friday afternoon and conâ€" tinued, "Rhyme doesm‘t make poetry. .. if there isn‘t magic in it, it isn‘t poetry." Wellâ€"Known Canadian Poet Addresses High School Students Here "The British Empire and England are finished, and in a few days it will be all over. Germany is sending over thousâ€" ands of planes and wrecking the place and very shortly the United States will be taking over Canada. If Germany was running the country we would have more freedom as we have no freeâ€" Delights Students With His Recital of His Own Poems. Gives Thom New Insight Into Poetry. Wilson Macâ€" Donald Says Incorrect Metkods of Teaching Poetry Stifle Love of Poetry in Many. Thomas Hudon, 10 Preston Lane, faces a charge la‘id under the Defence of Canada Regulations in police court tomorrow The charge was laid by Chief Taylor, of the Paymaster Mine. Hudon, who is a carpenter at the Pavymaster, is alleged to have said: Charged Under Defence Of Canada Regulations Carpenter Faces Trial HOWLING WINDS SHIELD LONDON Vol. XXV. No. 77 aymaster Employee Alleged to Have Said Empire and England Finished and That There Would be More Freeâ€" dom in This Country Under Germany. Arrested and Released on Bail. Appears in Court Toâ€"morrow. ww i 0 P m L LAAA m LCA ME 2 sections 12 Pages letter will be of double rest because of itself, wecause it gives the lie varns that Red Cross »ach the soldiers overâ€" n England, 1940 | I am a Canadian myself, from New |Brunswick and have now been in the |army four months,. I have not been in §England long enough to see very much, ’bqt what I have seen so far convinces me that England is a very beautiful ‘country although it isn‘t an approâ€" l-priate time to visit it. Hitler might as iwell do his worse now, for his time is ’getting short and to hear the boys talk, God help him when we get hold of him., He will have to answer for each drop of blood shed by the women and children, both here and in Germany. | ‘The morale of the British people is really good and "Chins Up" and "Thumbs Up" still reign. I hope you will not find this letter too boring and that I will get news of Canada from you. Any kind of news, of people L don‘t know, etc., so long as it‘s from Canada. j to see to b horror of it You people in Canada are lucky to be living so far from this, for I don‘t know whether reports of the atrocities have reached you. In any case, one has Mr. Murray thanked Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Bowley comes into the picture of and loud applause proclaimed the popâ€"| local entertainers as a pianist of the ularity of the poet and his poems at monologue school and his varied the Timmins school. s themes of a wellâ€"known hymn were a deligzsht to all present. A million thanks Among the poems spoken by Mr. MacDonald during the afternoon were ‘"‘"Whist a Wee", in honour of a young friend, Dee MacKay, whom the poet had met in Vancouver, "The Song of the Ski", "Political GCrow", "The Society Crow‘, and other satirical poems that were especially enjoyed by the students In giving the satirical poems Mr. Macâ€" Donald said that he had wanted to write about the various types of human beings that he had met, especially the "snob" whom he definifely disliked, but Tound that if he said all the things that he had wanted to about psople, there would be trouble. "And I don‘t like jails", said the poet, in explaining the reasn why he chose crows to portray his thoughts of people. In speaking of audiences, Mr. Macâ€" Donald said that the worst audience was a group of women who play. bridge incessantly. The best audiente was formed of cowboys, who listened with wrapt understanding to the music of a poem. 4 â€"â€"There is poetry in the swift destent before a natural ski jump, continued Mr. MacDonald. That was the reason. ‘to which he attributed his dislike for the"artificlal ski Jump . : ~thére was no speed before the actual jump. On a natural jump, the skier gains such great speed that it is impossible to changse his mind once he reaches the jump. That, said Mr. MacDonald, gave the reason why so few women ski. If the school athletes thought that their class of meh did. not ~enjoy poetry, they ‘were entirely wx‘ong‘ T tell you all that all great athletes like poetry", stated the poet, and mentioned many worldâ€"renowned men who found pleasure in poems. Itâ€"gave. them imâ€" agination, and that is a need of every athlete and every athletic team. it Northerners liked the poem as it was easy for them to read and underâ€" stand, but, said Mr. MacDonald once while in Georgia he had forgotten tqo explain skiing to his audience, and after the lecture a young lad had come to him and said "I like your poem, but is the ski a woman?" dom here now." Such statements are alleged by the charge to be prejudicial to the safety of the state and inimical to <the recruiting of His Majesty‘s | fortes: § Thamking you once more, I remain, The statements were made some time during the month of September it was alleged. Hudon was arrested on Octoâ€" ber‘5. He was placed in jail here but released soon after on bail of $200 cash or $400 property. The statements, it is alleged, were made while Hudon was working at the mine, Published at Timmins, Ont., Canada, Every MONDAY and THURSDAY L WHS IGLVACT QOLLHEG ANGC|â€"c«OCaroi Wilson, infant daughter of Mr. get news of Canada from and Mrs Wilson, of Timmins, died at ind of news, of people I"the Sick Children‘s Hospital on Saturâ€" etc., so long as it‘s frOM dgay, and the remains were shipped to ; Timmins on Sunday, Funeral services you once more, I remain, will be held at Walker‘s Funeral Home Yours Sincerely, |}toâ€"morrow (Tuesday), and interment 1..CpI. T. Omer Arsenault will be made in Timmins Cemetery, | _ Al attending including several of the New Army up on lerave from Camp Borden spent a very enjoyable evenâ€" ing and in the Fall and Winter Series | of Saturday smokers the opening one , has set a very high standard which will be hard to equal. A War Savings certificate raffled off ‘brought in a neat amount and the ‘prxze This wis Series 12 No. 87. If winner was not on hand to receive his not claimed before next smoker the 'certificate will be raffled again. Proâ€" ceeds are for the "Fag Pund‘ of the Legion. Death of Little Girl at Sick Children‘s Hospital CV The hu,hh'*ht of the programme was \the Timmins Male Quartetteâ€"Georgs Hale, Joe Jago, Colin Watkins and Percy Harris. These artists gave genâ€" erously of their talent and rendered individual vocal solos which were hearâ€" tily received and splendidly rendered. George Hale acted as accompanist for these vocalists. Two artists of merit "The weather will continue generally were also heard. Mr. Maloy in Southâ€" | Uunsettled and probably colder," said ern songs and stories made a great hit , Weatherman Wheeler this morning from and is an entertainer with the happy | the Hollinger office, The light showâ€" knack of holding his audience not only |°rs which started at 6 a.m. this mortnâ€" in a humourous strain but with rendiâ€" ‘ing would continue throughout the day tions of sympathetic understanding. said he. Mr. Bowley comes into the picture of! Temperatures maximum and miniâ€" To Be Moist And Coldâ€" Forecaster s se mm ons omm m s omm ues e uces o m man Walter Avery and Les, Nicholson, popular old favourites rounded out an enjoyable programme. â€".W. A. Devine acted as pianist for the evening. A number of members of the Gold Belt band was on hand under the leadership of Conductor Walsh, and played stirring â€"march and. patriotic selections during the evening. This was a great factor in the success of the event. There was a very good attendance for the opening smoker of Timmins Branch of the Canadian Legion, on Saturday evening in the Legion hall. The programme had been planned and carried through by the executive comâ€" mittee and President Walter Greaves occupied the chair. Opening Smoker of Legion Delights Large Attendance All members of the district are asked to attend. After the lodge meeting, supper will be served in the basement of ~the. hall.. _Members of. the Rebekah lodges of the district are invited. Visitâ€" ing brothers are asked to please make an effort to attend. There will be a special meeting of the members of the I1.0.0O0.F. of the District of Cochrane held in the hall, 58 Spruce street north, at 8 p.m. sharp to hear what the Grand Master has to say about future activities of the lodge. The Grand. Master of the I0.0.F., Bro. Chas. M. Iredale, will visit Timâ€" mins Lodze 459, 1.0.0.F., and District Nco. 59 of the 1.0.0.F. on Friday, Octoâ€" ber 1l1th. Tim m iI 18 on F 4' id a YÂ¥ Visiting Brothers in the District and Members of the Rebekahs Invited to Meet Him. Officers will be elected and a new executive set up which will include reâ€" presentatives from Schumacher and South Porcupine particularly. As far as possible contact will be made with representatives from other centres of the Cochrane district. Grand Master of 1.0.0.F. to Visit ~All musicâ€"lovers and those interested n promoting music are inâ€" vited to attend this meeting. Reports. will be given by the Secreâ€" tary Mrs. Peter Wenger of the Festiâ€" val held on May 6 and 7 of this year, and the treasurer, Mr. Stanley Fowler, will present the fAinancial report. A meeting will be held in the Town Hall of Timmins on Wednesday at 8 p.m. for the purpose of reâ€"organizing the Festival of Music for the Cochâ€" rane District for 1941. Meeting Called for Wedâ€" nesday Evening in the Town Hall. Festival of Music to Reâ€"organize for the Season of 1941 TIMMINS, ONTARIO, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 1940 It rained from 5 pm. to 10 p.m. on Saturday to a depth of .03 inches. Showers today began early but were light. mum, since October 3: Thursday, maxiâ€" mum 46, minimum 33; Friday, 60 and 36; Saturday, 58 and 50; Sunday, 62 and 44, At eight o‘clock this morning the temperature was 44 degrees. Thursdayâ€"10, 10, 40â€"1930 hoursâ€" Lectures for Officers and NC.O.‘s. Tuesdayâ€"8, 10, 40â€"1000 hoursâ€"Reâ€" cruiting Training. Tuesdayâ€"8, 10, 40â€"1930 hoursâ€"Lecâ€" tures for Officers and NC.O.‘s. Wednesdayâ€"9, 10, 40â€"1930 hoursâ€" Recruit Training. Thursdayâ€"10, 10, 40â€"1000 hoursâ€" Recruit Training. lMonda}â€"'?, 10, 40â€"1930 hoursâ€"Reâ€" cruit Training. "D" Company, 2nd Bn. Algonquin Regiment, Company Orders 1ssued by Lieut. G. W. Gingell, O.XC. Company Orders "D" Co. 2nd Bn. Algonquin Regt. Raiding Squads Swoop Down on Alleged Blind Pigs Over the Weekâ€"End Series of Raids Saturday Night and Sunday Night Result in Number of Liquor Charges. Officers Institute Drive to Clean Blind Pigs Out of Timmins. Find Twenty Cases of Beer in One Cache. On the previous evening Colonel; Timmins girls from twelves to seven: O‘Brien spoke to the assembled sixtyâ€" teen years, are cordially invited to beâ€" odd Frontiersmen on the organization come members of the C.G.IL.T. whict of which they are members. Following jprovides an interesting weekly proâ€" the banquet a social evening was held. gramme of activities for young people ‘The men were drawn up in the curlâ€" ing rink and each of the troopers were introduced to Colonei O‘Brien. They went thriugh a few simple drill moveâ€" ments under the direction of their ofâ€" ficers with Major Austin Neame in charge. The Timimins unit of the Legion of Frontiersmen were reviewed by Lieuâ€" tenant Colone] A. Q C. O‘Brien of Torâ€" onto, Provincial Commander of the Legion of Frontiersmen, in the curling rink on Thursday evening. Colonel O‘Brien who was banqueted by the Frontiersmen in the Empire Hotel on the previous evening, was in Timmins on a visit. Summary of Council Meeting A special meeting of the Gold Star Branch Women‘s Institute will be held on Tuesday (toâ€"morrow) evening at 8 o‘clock in the Hollinger hall, for the purpose of rearranging the fall and winter programme for war services. A report of the offiters‘ rally held recently will be given, and all members are asked to be in attendance. Méets Each Trooper Followâ€" ing Review in Curling Rink. Provincial Head of Frontrersmen Reviews Local Unit Special Meeting Women‘s Institute Toâ€"morrow Night Award plumbing contract for installations ordered by Board of Health. Make grant of $1,000 to Chilâ€" dren‘s Aid Socicty. Decide to write to T. N. 0. head ~about transportation for soldiers on leave, Pass byâ€"law to question voters about matter of twoâ€"year term for 1941 council. Hear dog catcher‘s report Hear dog cather‘s report The boy was born at Cache Bay. Surviving are his mother, father and two sisters, Henriette 13, and Jeannine, The baby was playing in the crib when he fell to the floor. Death was fmid to have resulted from internal inâ€" juries received in the fall. Funcral of Roger Taillefer threeâ€"andâ€" aâ€"halfâ€"yearâ€"old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Talillefer, 2180 Cedar street, north, was held today from St. Anthony‘s Cathedral. The boy died on Saturday morning as the result of inâ€" juries received when he fell out of his crib on Friday. Later last night police paid a visit to the home of Pietro Morello, 11 Hector Avenue. He is charged with keeping liquor for sale. In this case police said today that thirteen persons were found in the house and that Morello had $71.95 in cash on his person. Eleven cases of empty beer bottles and three part bottles of beer were found. At 8.30 o‘clock on Sunday evening a call was made to 10 Mountjoy street south, ine home of Hannes Soini. The resulting charge is that Soini had liquor in a place other than his own private dwelling. In the and Mrs They all ing beer. When police went to the boat house they allege that they found W. H. Simard, 75 Kent Avenue, locking the door. He is charged with having beer in a place other than his own private residence. Another man, they say, was seen taking a case of beer from the boat house to the residence. He is similarly charged. In the house jointly occupied by Hall and Mrsi. Ayotte were eighteen persons. They all will be charged with consumâ€" Baby Dies From Injyuries Received In Fall from Crib Hall, police said, had a large sign on the front of his house indicating that he was a wood dealer. Police were unâ€" able to find any wood but they did find twenty cases of beer in a boat house adjacent to the residence. At 1.50 a.m. on Sunday a large numâ€" ber of officers walked into the premises of John Hall at the end of Bannerman Avenue on the west bank of Fulham Creek. the result Hall and Mrs. Anna Ayotte are charged jointly with selling beer. Hall is charged also with having beer in a place other than his own private residence. Starting a drive to clean blind pig operators out of Timmins, local police staged a number of raids over the weekâ€" end. . They swooped down on alleged “Joints" in sevéral different sections of the town on Saturday night and again Sunday. A programime has also been arranged for the young members, to begin at 7 o‘clock. Timmins girls from twelves to sevenâ€" teen years, are cordially invited to beâ€" come members of the CG.ILT. which provides an interesting weekly proâ€" Fun and frolic including games and a singâ€"song will be the order of the day at the opening fall getâ€"together of the Timmins United Church Canadian Girls In Training, to be held in the basement of the church on Tuesday, October 8th, from 7.30 to 9 o‘clock. Opening Getâ€"Together of the Timmins C.G.ALT. At 11.03 a. m. on Saturday a call was received from 151 Main Avenue, where there was a chimney fire, Firemen dashed over to the corner of Third Avenue and Pine Street when an alarm was turned in from the box in front of Bucovetsky‘s store on Friday at 3.45 in the afternoon only to find that it was a false alarm. Several false alarms have been turned in from this box. On Priday the culprit manâ€" aged to do the damage and get away without attracting attention. False Alarm is Turned in From Third and Pine Several Have Been Received From This Box. Culprit Not Seen. Crown Attorney !E. D. Wilkins of Sudbury wrote the attorneyâ€"general, in explanation: "In passing sentence, the judge gave as a reason for not imposing severs penalty that Stevens must have suffered greatly from the publicity given in the rmatter and from the decreased attendance at his theatre. He also intimated that his family had been held in imore o1 contemnt along with; Etevenr, Toronto, Oct 5.â€"Attorneyâ€"General| Conant said yesterday that Judge Edmond of Sudbury took "a lenient| view‘ in fining R. T. Stevens, Sudbury theatre owner, only $50 and costs for uttering subversive statements, after the Crown had appealed an original| fine of $25. | The judgment was a matter "Judical discretion," said Mr. Conant,| but under present war cinditions he felt it particularly lenient because "the | statements made were most emept-' ional." ' That suggestion was mulled over by the town fathers but no definite deâ€" cision was arrived at, The matter will come up at a future meeting, Attorneyâ€"General Says Judge Lenient in Sudbury Case Decide to Question the V otersRe T‘woâ€"YearTerm There were twenty volunteers and 21 paid firemen on the present force, Councillor Spooner, who first broached the idea, said. Would it not be feasâ€" ible to enlarge the volunteer brigade to say thirty or forty? Crown Attorney Explains Some Features of Stevens Case. One very pertinent question which would have to be answered, Councillor Eyre said, was: "Who was to look after an auxiliary fireman if he was hurt while on duty?" The Volunteer Fire Brigade which works in conjunction with the ‘paid fire force met, Councillor Eyre stated, and passed a resolution to the effect that it was in accord with the idea of an auxiliary fire force provided it came under the fire department and did not infringe ‘ort thé freferit status of the Volunteer Piré Brigade, Electors Will be Asked if They Want Council Elected for 1941 to be in Office for Two Years. _ Pass Byâ€"law to That Effect at Informal Meceting on Friday Afternoon. Question of ’l‘ranspurlati(:gl for Soldiers Raised Again. * fire department as the auxiliary police came under the jurisdiction of the police department. Chairman of the Fire Committee, Councillor Karl Eyre told the courmcil on Friday that he believed that any organization formed should come under the direct supervision and control of the was suggested a week ago by Councillor Spooner when the council met formally. At that time the matter was deferred and after some discussion last Friday, it again was deferred. Formation of an auxiliary fire briâ€" gade, similar to the Timmins Auxiliary Police was again discussed at Friday‘s meeting of the town council. No deâ€" cision was reached. The matter first Large Decrease Shown In Number Deaths and Injuries From Raiders Saturday night‘s total for the Timâ€" mins Red Cross drive reached over $24,000, with returns yet to be made. It is confidently expected that when the returns now ciming in are totalled, the objective of $25,000 will be more than passed, Suggest Auxiliary Force be Part of Volunteer Brigade Published at Tmmina Ont.. Canada Kvery MONDAY and THURSDAY Expect to Pass Objective With Final Figures QOver $24,000 for Red Cross Aâ€"F. Following Master Plan. Every Target Selected Said to Have Significance Although, Importance Might Not at First be Obvious. German Raids Over Month Damaged Westminster Abbey and Houses Parliament. . d c t PC yE Tk}e formal question which will be asked electors is: "Are you in favour, as a war time measure, under the I4â€" cal Government Extension Act of 1940, of the council elected for 10941 remainâ€" ing in office for two years." The votâ€" er will be asked to reply "Yes" or Soldier Transportation The question of transportation for soldiers was again raised at the meetâ€" ing. It was decided to write to A. H. Cavanagh, President of the Temiskamâ€" ing and Northern Ontario Railway, asking his opinion and asking him to bring what influence he could on the Board of Railway Commissioners th allow free transportation for soldiers on leave, that question put to the electors. Under the terms of the LoOocal Goyvâ€" ernment Extension Act, 1940, the pubâ€" lic has the right to force the council to put the question of a twoâ€"year term to the public. It can do so by presentâ€" ation of a petition, signed by a certain number of ratepayers to the council. This year‘s council chose, however, to voluntarily ask the public what it thought of a twoâ€"year term. The electorate of Timmins will be asked this year whether it wishes the council elected for 1941 to hold office for two years. On Friday, when an informal meeting of the council was held, a byâ€"law was passed to have Councillors Roberts and the Clerk A. L. Shaw will prepare the letter to ‘_sent tm Mr Cavanagzh, Routine business was discussed at the regular meeting of the Rebekah Lodge held at the Oddfellows‘ hall on Thursday evening, and it was decided that the initiation of three new memâ€" bers would take place at the regular meeting next Thursday. The R. A. F. in its bombing of Gerâ€" many and Germanâ€"occupied territory was following=â€"a "masterâ€"plan" it was revealed and was spreading over a constantly widening scale of offensive and increasing in intensity. Every target selected had its place in the masiter plan although the signifiâ€" cance might not, at first, be obvious. Rebekahs to Initiate Members at Next Meeting n France, Holland, Belgium and Norâ€" way. Objectives were air fields, Oil depots, refineries, aviation factories, naval bases and freight yards as well as ammunition and explosive plants,. Rounding out the first month‘s "total war" against London, the Nazi air force was unrelenting in its attacks after the longest night raid of her 30 day siege in which 37â€" districts were bomlbed Much damage was done to the Houses of Parliament and the south end of Westminister Abbey, Britain‘s most hallowed spot, by the explosion of a German time bomb which fell in the street outside parliament recently. A government poster just issuedâ€" by the Ministry of Information, showed that more than 700 blows had been made on 215 largest targets in Gerâ€" many, not including the nightly assaults .. At midnight yesterday no attack was in progress against London for the first time in a long while and at 4 am. toâ€" day the city was still quiet, having passed a night without the sound of bombs or guns. Just before dawn howâ€" ever London‘s antiâ€"aircraft opened with roar . as raiders returned to the No rOoar , attack Howling winds today shielded the British Isles from the Nazi Luftwaffe as Hitler‘s aerial slege of TLondon entered its second month, Confident that the siege was losing its fury, offic= lals said today that deaths from bombâ€" Ing were down about 75 per cent from what they were a week ago. Confidential statistics also show a drop of 25 per cent in injuries in a week, ~ During Sunday‘s daylight hours "dive and run" raiders struck widespread at the British Isles machine gunning streets in some towns and in the heart of London burying several families in the debris of their homes. Single Copyâ€"Five Cents