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Tuesday is Doomsday for Two More Blind,Piggers While she was on bail, Constable Maxwell said, Mrs. Van Brussel told him that she did keep liquor for sale. She explained to him and Constable Stromâ€" berg that she knew she was doing wrong in keeping diquor and women, both of them for sale, but that she had to do so because her husband was sick and couldn‘t work. Dominic Guarda, propriector of the Florio Hotel, 11 Spruce street north, was the Timmins man sentenced. He received the usual three months nard labour in jail at Haileybury. In addiâ€" <$>n the main foor of the Florio was made a public place. Constable Joseph Garipey and four other officers paid a visit to the Florio at 4.15 pm. on a recent Sunday. in Guarda‘s private sitting rocm leading off the kitchen were three men sitting and drinking beer, Guarda told polize that the men had come to his place for supper and he was giving them a bottle of beer before they ate. Howâ€" ever, said Constable Gariepy on the witness stand, there was no supper in preparation that he could see and all of the men were wearing their overâ€" Guarda said that the three men were railroad men and that they came there for supper. He occasionally gave them a bottle of beer before they ate. Two of the men had eaten at the Florio for several woeeks, he said. becond Charge "She told me that she didn‘t see why I should be so hard on her. The other police who were here knew that she was selling liquor and had girls and they were not hard on her," said Constable Stromberg testifying against Benjamin â€"VanBrussel and his wife Frances against whom there was a joint charge of keeping liquor for sale. Tuesday was doomsday for two Porâ€" cupine blindpiggers, as one from Timâ€" mins and one from Mountjcy Townâ€" ship joined the growing number from this area, who, through the efforts of He knew all three of the men who were found in the place, said Constable QO‘Neil, and was certain that one of them did not eat at the Florio Hotel. Asked how often he â€"gave the men beer before they had meals at his place, Guarda answered: "Oh maybe once a month," Benjamin was convicted on the charge and sentenced to three months in jail. His house was made public and the liquor found there ordered The charge against his wife was dismissed. Prcvincial Police, will spend Christâ€" mas in Haileybury, Found in the premises were twentyâ€" one pints of beer, one part and one full bottle of brandy, and in the cellar, eightyâ€"five gallons of wine. First witness for the prosecution Provincial Constable Thomas Maxwell said that he and two other officers walked into the VanBrussel residence, which is lseated in Mountjoy Townâ€" ship, over the second bridge, at 4.25 a m. on November 24. Theére were three men and one girl in the place. Mrs. VanBrussel said that the men were friends of hers. Constable Maxwell told of the trafâ€" fic he took on the coming and going of cars, most of them taxi cabs, to and from the place, Story told by Constable Stromberg was very similar. He said that Mrs. VanBrussel told him that "the other police who were here" knew that she was bootlegzing and that she had proâ€" stitutes in her house but they did nothing about it. Lately, she said, business had not been good. She had had to let one girl go. There was only emnough business for one. "Police Who Were Here Before You Knew I Was Selling Liquor and Had Girls and They Were not Hard on Me," Mrs. VanBrussel Tells Raiding Provincial Policemen. Proprietor of Florio Hotel Among Those Who Will be Away From Home on Christmas. One of the trio of men found in the hotel was Mr. L. LaRose, proprietor of the St. Charles Hotel. He appeared for the defence . Earlier in the day, he said, he asked VanBrussel to accomâ€" pany him to a stag party the Gold Belt Brewery was giving for the hotelmen and bartenders and waiters in Timâ€" mins. VanBruss¢l said that if they came to get them he would give them a drink of whiskey as he had half a bottle. "I told her that I was sent here 40 clean the joints out and I intended to do just that," said Constable Stromâ€" berg,. "Then she wasn‘t sure that she could get her husband to ‘take the rap‘ for her." Vol. XXV. No. 95. They went to the party without "YVan" Mr. LaRose said. At about 4.25 they were driving in the vicinity of VanBrussel‘s house and their car got stuck. Whereupon they decided to go in and have the drink promised earlier in the day.. They had not drunk it when police arrived, LaRose said that he had no idea that VanBrussel was blindpigging nor did he know anything about the woâ€" men in the place. Evidence similar to that of LaRosc was given by P. Thiboutot and a Mr. Arsenault, both of whom are or have been employees in the St. Charles Hotel. § Defence evidence was given by the accused and his wife. VanBrussel said that he bought the bottle of whiskey Second Section h4 P APAP > _ The PDorcupine Adbancte m im t Lt, Csol. H, C. Tutte, National Camâ€" paign Director Salvation Army, has anâ€" nounced that due to the heavy deâ€" mands of the Auxiliary War Services for troop camps, both C.A.S.F. and N. P.A M., provided at the request and under the direction of the Canadian Dept. of National Defence, Ottawa, the Salvation Army has found it necessary to prepare for a national drive for funds. The dates for the new 1941 Red Shield drive have been set as March 10th to 19th, both dates inclusive. The objective has been set at $1,50,000.00, his amount being approved by the War Services Dept. at Ottawa. Sir Edward Beatty, president of the C.P R., has accepted the position of national chairman for the drive. A plan for the salvaging of 1940 wutomeobile license plates by the Ontario Division of the Canadian Red Cross society was announced today by the Honouable Mitchell F. Hepburn, Prime Miniter of Ontario. Mr. Hepburn pointed out that if all or nearly all the 1940 plates were recovered, the Red Crosss funds would benefit by a subâ€" stantial sum and almost three hundred tons of scrap steel would be made available for war purposes. It is understood that the Red Cross Society‘s plan for the salvaging of the old plates has been made possible by the coâ€"operation of Imperial Oil Limâ€" ited and the members of the Automoâ€" tive Transport Association. All Imâ€" perial Oil service stations will act as collecting depots for the plates and Automotive Transport Association memâ€" bers have agreed to transport the colâ€" lected plates to the steel mills. Both operations are being conducted withâ€" out charge. Salvation Army War Services Drive from March 10th to 19th Quotas for individual communities districts are now being worked out at national . headquarters in Toronto. Voluntary committees of leading citiâ€" zens for every city, town and comâ€" munity in Canada will be set up well before March 10th. "I hope the motorists in Ontario will coâ€"operate wholeâ€"heartedly", said Mr. Hephburn. "This arrangement gives them an opportuinty to render effective aid in two ways and at no cosit to themâ€" selves. Three hundred tons of steel would be an important aid to the war andâ€" the cash derived from the sale of the metal will be effectively used by the Red Cross. In the present emergency, when steel mills are workâ€" ing to capacity we must avoid waste of material and I am sure that motorâ€" ists will support this )vort,hwhile underâ€" taking." To Collect 1940 Auto License Plates for Red Cross Society Coâ€"operation of Motorists Urged in Salvage Work. Mrs. Van Brussel a motherly looking lady, very smart in a Persian lamb coat trinmed with mink and a matchâ€" ing hat, recalled under the Crown‘s probing questions, that she had pleadâ€" ed to have the charge reduced to one of illegal possession. _ *"*Well," said the Magistrate. "‘This evidently is just a dive. I believe the officers and am only sorry that I canâ€" not convict the wife top." found in his house on September 8 or 9. He denied that he ever kept liquor for sale as did his wife. Publisbed at Timmins, Ont., Canada, Every MONDAY and THURSDAY The following very interesting and informative report by ‘the Timmins Red Cross gives much inspiring news about the local Red Cross work, some of it not as generally known as it should be. The report indicates sucâ€" cess in all lines for the Red Cross here, The report of the i1340 campaign for funds shows that the objective was passed by several thousands. In this respect the president touches a timely chord when he urges all to see that all pledges. are met so far as possible at the stipulated time. The paragtaphs referring to the Women‘s War Work Division, the Cod Liver Oil Service, the Junisr Red Cross, the Home Nursing groups are all interesting and informaâ€" tive and suggest the large amount of work being accomplished. Red Cross Meceting of Dec. 9th, 1940 The following is the 1940 Campaign Report presented by Mr. Sky, Camâ€" paign manager:â€" Red Cross 1940 Campaign In Timmins Reached a Total of Over $31,000 The total 1940 campaign subscription to the Canadian Red Cross Service by the people of Timmins Branch disâ€" trict for the campaign year, Sept. 23rd, 1940, to Sept,. 23rd, 1940 is $31,021.00. This amount is made up as follows: *Pledges ... *Cash z... .: t 1d;100,.00 {at Oct., 3l1st, 1940.) \ Campaign cash contributed in There Were 4,300 Subscribers. Of thkis Number 3,620 are Members. President Emphasizes Need for all Pledges to be Met. War Work Division Now Has 650 Women Workers. Junior Red Cross has 1,842 Members in Timmins. November . 240.00 TOTAL y ie ...$831,021.00 There were 4300 subscubera in this campaign. 3620 are. members having subscribed an amount of $1.00 or more. In the name of the Canadian Red Cross Scsciety ‘the Timmins branch wishes to thank the many persons who as individuals or in groups gave sOo generously of their time and cnergy to the work of the 1940 canvass, Regarding the 1940 campaign report Mr. M. E. Williams stated: "It must be kept in mind that the pledged portion of the total is a proâ€" mise of support. It is available as Sociecty funds only when paid. Some loss in the pledged amount will be inâ€" evitable due to subscribers leaving Timmius or leaving the employment of a business where subscription has been made through the employee pay roll. In some cases it will be possible to make good the loss by enrolling a new subscribur ‘excepi( as additional are secured> the total money actually collected for the year will be less than the campaign total. "However, is good reason to expect fulfilment of most of this pledge total. The pledge is one of the most imporant features of the financial supâ€" port of the Red Cross Service, Withâ€" out it all of the present service would not be possible. May we stress the need of every single pliedge that can be ggiven and with the vital responsibility f its fulfillment as each payment is due so that it may become living help to someone. ; "Your local branch had 365 working days and subscriptions by cash pledge will be accepted on any of these days. If you can join or enlist an acquaintance to do so, do not delay or fail to do so. No hour of day or night is without its call for hospital supplies food and nursing service. "Address all communications to Italians lost their main supply base in Southern Albania when Porto Edda fell beneath the crushing Greek onslaught. Formerly knoswn as Santi Quarâ€" anta (Forty Saints) the port was renamed for Musâ€" solini‘s daughter. Plunging through swamps and mire, pusli‘tzg ari@lery and field guns ahead .of them on rafts, the victcrious Greeks crept up silentâ€" (Contltinued on Page Six) TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, 1940 lg Court Shorts "That is one advantage of registration cards. It simplifies your workâ€"unless of course you are in Montreal", reâ€" marked . the Magistrate. Asked how they obtained the names of persons "found in" in a recent raid, Provinctial Constable Thomas Maxwell said: "Oh we just collected the regisâ€" tration cards as we usually do and took the names from them." "Oh don‘t stop her. Don‘t stop her", the Magistrate cut in. "She says she is going to tell the. truth. If she does it will ‘be for the first time‘". Mrs. Van Brussel was charged jointly with Benjamin, her husband, with keeping liquor for sale. "Benny‘" took the rap and will spend three month in the clink. YÂ¥yonne Papineau, charged with keepâ€" ing for sale, had the charge against her dismissed. Perhaps her appearance had something to do with it. In her last couple of court appearances Yvyonne has been well lacquered with paint, powder and the artificialities which seem to be so necessary for the hapâ€" piness of some women. She walked with a swagger and threw alternately soulful and angry looks towards the bench with eyes about the same size and colour as walnuts. On Tuesday Yvonne crept demurely into court. Her face was rougeless and powderless. Throughout the short hearing after which she was acquitted, she kept her eyes modestly downcast raising them only now and again to look pleadingly at whoever happened to be looking in her direction. Even ‘the most cynical and hardâ€" boiled court official or attendant is occasionally horrified to see the number of young girls with venereal discease who pass through the processes of the law. An amazing number have reâ€" cently been brought into courtâ€" but by amazing is meant, not a hundred, but ten perhaps in six months. Another girl this time seventeen years of age, was sent down for treatâ€" ment by the court. The girl appeared to be only a youngster. Mrs. Sophia Brown and Mrs. Stella Alton, two alleged members of the sect, "Jehnovah‘s Witnesses", who are charged under the Defence of Canada Regulaâ€" tions asked for and received a week‘s remand in court on Tuesday. "I hardly feel like a stranger,‘" said the best man at the wedding; "my friend has so often done me the honour of reading extracts from his dear Ivy‘s letters." . Don‘t wait until Christmas Eve to _this is yea buy those lights for the Christmas trce.as well as s SOMETHING WRONG ly on the untispecting TItalians. They stormed Italian fortifications three miles outside Porto Eddo. The enemy were driven back and the Greeks cpenâ€" ed fire from «@evations Ooverlooking the town. There was miyth handâ€"toâ€"hand figh‘faig in forays as Greeks bayonets pushed on. This picture shows Italian Alpine troops disembarkingzg in the harbor in April of 1939. The amount of the appeal and the date on which the Campaign will be lawiched are to be agreed upon in collaboration with a special committee of the Department of National War Services and will be announced as soon as possible. Legion Urg®d United Appeal In making the announcement Genâ€" eral Ross, who has again volunteered his services as honorary national camâ€" paign chairman,;, emphasized that the Canadian Legion has been consistently and actively in support of a combined appeal on behalf of all the various Auxiliary Services organizations. With this in view, confeéerences were held with the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Y. M.C. A. and the Knights of Columbus under the auspices of the Minister and principal officers of the National War Services Department, but it was found impossible to reach an agreement. "So the Legion", said General said, "faced with «constantly increasing demands of an urgent charâ€" acter, now has no alternative but to appeal on its own public financial help in the nonâ€"profit making work it has undertaken." Ottawa, Dec., 11:â€"Brigadierâ€"General Alex. Ross, CM.G., DIS.0., of Yorkton, Sask., chairman of the Canadian Legâ€" ion War Services, announced today that the Legion will appeal to the people of Canada early in 1941 for funds necesâ€" sary to carry on its activities on behalf of Canada‘s armed forces at home and overseas during the next twelve months. Legion Announces Einancial Appeal For War Services Education Plan Success The education programme which the Legion is providing for the forces has met with tremendous stuccess, General Ross said, and the Military Authorities have asked for an extension of it. This important undertaking alone will inâ€" volve considerable expenditure during 1941. Appeal Will be Made Early in the New Year. Licut.â€"Colonel D. E. Macintyre, DS.â€" O., MC., General Manager of the Canâ€" adian Legion War Services, is at preâ€" sent in England inspecting the work of the Legion supervisors among the ilst and 2nd Divisions, and ascertaining the overseas requirements for the new year. The amount of money required by the Legion, General Ross added, ‘"cannot be definitely fixed until Colonel Macinâ€" tyre‘s return when a report on existâ€" ing commitments and an estimate of new nceds will be submitted to the C. L. W. S. directors and the Departâ€" ment of National War Services." Timmins Lodge No. 459, T. O. O. F., announce s that its annual Christmas Cheer social will be held this year on Tuesday, Dec. 17th, commencing at 9 pm. This Christmas Cheer social has been a feature of Oddfellows activities for years. The plan used is to send tickets to each member for his own use or the use Oof friends, the price of the tickets being remitted to the secreâ€" tary in any case. This year there are special calls on the Christmas Cheer fund as in eddition to sending Christ.â€" mas Cheer to the widows and families of departed brothers and to sick and needy oddfellows, there are members of the Order who are serving their country in His Majesty‘s Forces to be rememâ€" bered. The annual Christmas Cheer social of the 1. O. O. F. is always an interesting and happy occasion and this is year it will be especially popular s well as serving very worthy causes, 1.0.0.F. Christmas Cheer Social, Wednesday, Dec. 17 Published at Tmmins, Ont., Canada Fvery MONDAY and THURSDAY Inculcating Sense of Responsibility the Best Welfare W ork, Says Nurse Amounts to $865 November Fire Loss in Timmins Fire loss in Timmins for November amounted to $865, stated the report of the Fire Chief, Alex Borland, which was read on Priday at the semiâ€"weekly meeting of the town council. That amount included an approximate loss of $565, on buildings and $300, on conâ€" tents of buildings. During the month a total of 44 alarms was turned in. Thirtyâ€"seven of the alarms were received by telephone, six from fire alarm boxes and one verbally. Another report received was that of the Food and Dairy Inspector, Dr. H. L. Durkin. The report indicated that 114 cattle, 173 hogs, 33 calves and 11 lambs were killed at the slaughter house durâ€" ing the month of November. It was necessary to destroy organs of some of the animals because of the fact that they were diseased or parasitic. Nineteen dairy farms were inspected and one was forbidden to deliver milk to Timmins dairies, becausie of the fact that it was filthy and because barns were crowded. In his report to the council Chief Gagnon said that he had reason to beâ€" lieve that Mrs. Cantin‘s place was not a proper place to be given a town license. His officers had had reason to raid the place several times, he said, and on each occasion they found the boarding house to contain persons of low moral standards. Backing the Chief‘s report the council refused the applicaton. Vivid Description of Welfare Work in Timmins Given the Kiwanis Club by Miss Hall, Public Health Nurse. Most V aluable Work is Educational. Work of Kâ€"Club Comâ€" mended. Mrs. Rosanna Cantin, Third Avenue, applied for a boarding house license but it was refused her by the council on the recommendation of the Chief of Police. Permits to operate wood yards were granted to Max Hubert, 19 Bannerman Avenue and Alcide Chartier, 46 Comâ€" mercial Avenue. Application for license to operate a taxi cab was granted Roland Emond, 2% Eim Street, south. The Town Clerk, as required by law, formally attested to the vote on the question of a two year term for council, before the members of the present counicil. The vote in favour of the two year term amounted to 2,679, he said, and that against to 1,780. Examinations for Nursing Auxiliary of S.J.A.B. on Jan. 27 The Nursing Auxiliary of the St. John Ambulance Brigade held its business meeting on Monday evening in the St. John Ambulance hall, and general buâ€" siness was discussed. As the equipment for the classes has come to cost a great deal, it was deâ€" cided to hold a Valentine tea sometime in February to provide the necessary funds for the payment of this equipâ€" ment. Dr. J. Kelly to be Next Gues speaker. It was decided to have the examinaâ€" tions for the class on the last Monday in January, which will be Monday, Janâ€" uary 27th. The speaker at the next meeting of the Nursing Auxiliary will be Dr. J.| Sudbury Star; â€"â€" ‘The Dominion Kelly, who will present a series of films government, after all has introduced on the work of nurses, This will be the some wartime economies The cabinet final meeting for this year, the next ministers will have to pay for their meeting to be held on Monday, Jan. 6, own Christmas cards this year, Principal work of the public health nurse was educational, Miss Hall, said, There were, at the present time, four nurses employed by the town. It was erroneous to believe as many did, that the public health nurse spent all her time teaching and examining primary school children, Miss Hall said, alâ€" though about eighty per cent of their time was so occupied at present. A vivid description of welfare work in Timmins was given the Kiwanis Club on Monday when the speaker was Miss Loretta M. Hall, Public Health Nurse. Also a guest was Miss R. Simpâ€" son, another Town of Timmins Public Health Nurse. If time permitted more work could be done by the nurses for preâ€"school children. Such work would mitigate to a great extent, the work necessary when the children finally get into school. Much work too, could be done through the mothers of the children if more time was availlable. In a position to speak with authority, Miss Hall said that it would be much better both for the community and the individual if some persons could, in some way, be taught to look out for themselves and forage for their own living rather than continually be handâ€" ed financial aid and gratuities which, in some cases at least, were of no lastâ€" ing benefit. Miss Hall gave an example of a case she encountered last year, not of the type above mentioned. When public health nurses arrived on the scene they found one child dying of pneumonia another child sick, five other children in the house and the husband out of work,. The family came from another province and apparently never had stayed long enough in one municipality to be eligible for relief. The case was pitiful but through the efforts of the public health nurse, the husband was found a job and now was a desirable member of the community. Nine hundred and ninetyâ€"seven child. ren were born in Timmins last year, the speaker told club members and on top of that there was considerable reâ€" lief work to be done. Commending the work of the Kâ€"Club Miss Hall said that many times brilâ€" liant children, because of unsatisfacâ€" tory home conditions, directed their enâ€" ergies in wrong directions and so ended as a detriment rather than as an asset to the community. Timmins has progressed quickly in welfare work and everyhing should be done to direct such progress into the right channels, Miss Hall said. Most important part of the work was perâ€" sonal contacts in the home. Progress should be direced towards the formâ€" ing of such home contacts and educaâ€" cational work rather than financial aid even though financial aid sometimes was of paramount importance. President A. F,. McDowell occupied the chair. Harry Bates acted as song conductor and W. H. Wilson accomâ€" panied at the piano. It was announced that the Kiwanis Club had rented the former Finnish even though financial aid sometimes was of paramount importance. President A. F,. McDowell occupied the chair. Harry Bates acted as song conductor and W. H. Wilson accomâ€" panied at the piano. It was announced that the Kiwanis Club had rented the former Finnish Hall, on Fourth Avenue, for the Kâ€" Club and other boys‘ activities. Revy. William Mustard gave a report on the work of the Underprivileged Children‘s Committee. Fail to Prove Watered Whiskey Sold to Public A charge of keeping liquor for sale against Yvonne Papineau was dismissâ€" ed when it was found that cirecwnâ€" stances were similiar to those outlined in a recent hearing after which a simiâ€" lar charge against Leo Levesque was dismissed . Charge Against Yvonne Paâ€" pineau Dismissed for Lack of Evidence. Constable Stromberg said that hce raided Miss Papineau‘s house, located two lots this side of the radio station tower on the river road, a 6.15 a.m. on November 23, Three men were found inside wearing their hats and coats. The whiskey found had very obviousâ€" ly been watered, the Provincial officer said. He produced the uninviting looking liquid as an exhibit. It looked like teaâ€"very weak tea. The woman admitted ownership of the liquor, said Constable Stromberg. Inasmuch as Levesque had the charge against him dismissed when circumstances were the same as those in the charge against Miss Papineau, Magistrate Atkinson heard no more evidence and summarily disimissed the count, Single Copyâ€"Five Cents ‘he Pioneer of the Porcupine. Established 1912