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The news items from the Eastern fronts in the war are of mixed typesâ€"good, bad and indifferent. There are those who seem to fear that the British forces will be forced to withdraw from Greece. This appears to be an unnecessarily pessimistic view, At the time of writing there appears to be good grounds for expecting better news than that. Already Germany has paid a price in men and materials out of all proportion to any advantage possible in any temporary victory in Greece. In What is your part in this? First of all, to see that your own children are immunized, then to encourage and persuade others to protect the health and safety of their families and the comâ€" munity by the same plan and, finally to support the active interests that are seeking to banish the disease, that, unchecked, takes such a sad toll of childhood. proper w mins, an fact. A former Medical Health Officer at Hamilton is quoted as suggesting that every death from diphâ€" theria was a needless crime for which some guilty person or persons should be punished. There®* is sound logic in the idea, for there is a way to pracâ€" tically bar diphtheria from any community. Diphtheria toxoid given in three doses is practical assurance of protection against the disease. This is proven not only by the opinion of medical authâ€" orities but by the actual absence of the disease wherever the work of immunization is done in the proper way. Toronto, Brantford, Vancouver, Timâ€" mins, and other centres have living proof of the leaders in advocating its use. Dr. J. A. McInnis, Medical Health Officer in 1940 and previous years, was an earnest advocate of immunization to preâ€" vent diphtheria. In 1940 he immunized 475 perâ€" sons against the disease most of these being childâ€" ren. Other doctors in private practice used toxoid on perhaps another hundred patients in town. For years past the use of toxoid has been very earnestly advocated by the Medical Health Offiâ€" cer, the doctors, the nurses, and others interested in health. A special feature has been made of the immunization of children of preâ€"school age. Attention has also been paid to the criildren at all the schools, and the board of health, the Medical Health Officer, the school boards, the teachers, the doctors, the nurses, and others, have coâ€"operated to make immunization as complete as possible. The hope has been to rid the town of all danger of any diphtheria cases. Diphtheria is especially a children‘s disease, and the fact that over 85 per cent. of the children of the town between the ages of 1 and 14 years ‘are protected against diphtheria is its own record of pleasing progress, Last year, as in several previous years, Timmins is on the honour roll of Canadian cities having no cases of diphtheria. As a matter of fact, Timâ€" mins has had a very small total of cases of diphâ€" theria during the thirty years of the existence of the town. This was due to the fact that the Mediâ€" cal Health Officers of Timmins appeared aeterâ€" nyined that this town should escape any and every disease that could possibly be avoided.. It is many years now since the first Medical Health Officer of the town, Dr. H. H. Moore enlisted the support of The Advance to campaign for all the known methods of preventing diphtheria. When toxoid! treatment was perfected Dr. Moore was one of the| Among the many special weeks that the public is asked to observe for one worthy cause or anâ€" other. none is more important than the present weekâ€"set ‘maside as a special "Health Week." Through the efforts of the Health League of Canâ€" ada one week each year is designated as a form of health week. This year the Health League of Camrada has termed this week, "Toxoid Week," the purpose being to rouse such general public interest that diphthneria will be banished from the land. In Great Britain at the present time, diphtheria is considered the most fatal disease for children at school ages. In 1938 the number of diphtheria cases reported in England and Wales reached the staggering total of 65,000, with 2,931 deaths re-l sulting. It is not so long ago that the situationl was equailly serious in Canada, but thanks to the] use of toxoid, diphtheria may soon be made into’ nothing but an unpleasant memory. Toronto is receiving much publicity at the present time beâ€"l cause it passed 1940 without a single case of diphtheria. This is the first time in modern hisâ€"| tory that a city of the size of Toronto has made| such a record. Brantford, Ontario, with a popu-‘ lation of 30,000, last year maintained its position, for the eighth consecutive year, of havin‘g no diphâ€" theria. Vancouver, British Columbia, was withâ€" out a single case of diphtheria in 1940, though only ten years ago that city had 528 cases with 18 deaths,. Similar pleasing freedom from diphtheria in 1940 is reported by scores of towns and cities across Canada. All these places record the conâ€" trol of diphtheria through the use of diphtheria LOoxoid . Timmins, Ont., Thursday, April 24th, 1941 « fany event, it should be remembered that the outâ€" mh? gflrmmeAhuaan ‘.come of the adventure in Greece will be in no TIMMINS, ONTARIO \ways a decisive matter. Granting the very worst Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association : Ontarie.| Of fortune, Britain will be able to fight on and Quebee Newspaper Association: Class "A" Weekly Greoup| win the victory. As for Africa, it would appear TWO PHONESâ€"26 and 2020 tMut the German forces are in a trap. With their Published Every Monday and Thursday by line of communication in a desert country, and GEO. LAKE, Owner and Publisher their source of supplies apparently shut off by the Subscription Rates: Oanadaâ€"$3.00 Per Year. United Per Year British Navy, they are undoubtedly causing much worry to Hitler, O‘OO‘O"'OO'-‘O'“""W"' oooOoooooo"-oooOOOOOOONOOO'O“"H EV ENTING DIPH THERT A CHINS UP! s disease, and the fact that the children of the town and 14 years are protected its own record of pleasing s § It is well to remember that the news coming 1_2_1 Ap!flfifllâ€",fll_?fl ‘ from the British and Greek authorities is encourâ€" m mm e n aging and promising. The bad news comes chiefly DIPHTHERTA I from German sources and from those peculiar peoâ€" â€"‘iple who are always ready to believe the worst. 1 weeks that the public| Reading between the lines it would appear that ie worthy cause or anâ€", more unsatisfactory news is likely in the next few rtant than the present| days but that this will be but the prelude to news pecial "Health Week.") that will please and satisfy. In the meantime, it Health League of Canâ€"|is not amiss to consider the fact that nothing is designated as a form of|to be gained and much lost by pessimism. With the Health League of! the example of the morale of the British peopte m Te S k is c i e t o o w 0 4 U it it P P utm t P P D: â€"AP :A ALâ€"Aâ€"AP AP PA The Timmins Kiwanis Club at the present is capitalizing on this friendship in a way that bids fair to have farâ€"reaching patriotic benefits. The local Kiwanis are sending out letters to the presiâ€" dents of all the 1900 Kiwanis Clubs in the United States giving personal invitation to every Kiwanis member able to do so to visit Canada this year. Because of their organized friendship, there is a personal appeal going to literally hundreds of thouâ€" sands of United States citizens: Because it is all between friends there is no need to hide the fact that it is the duty of Canadians these days to stay at home and devote every possible dollar to the war effort, but there is equal need to secure as many friendly United States dollars as possible. Suggestion is made of the attractions that Canada has to offerâ€"the beauty of scenery, the interest of industry, the healthâ€"giving conditions, the friendliness of the people, the supcerior goods of Canadian and other British origin available, the hunting ,the fishing, the game, the oddities. Beâ€" tween friends, mention may be made that the North will extend a very special and sincere welâ€" come to one and all; but the main message is "Come to Canada anyway!" The outstanding virtue in the message is that it is from friends to friendsâ€"personal in particuâ€" lar way. Canada is specially anxious for visitors this yearâ€"anxious, because of the help they will be to the country‘s exchange and other financial problems,â€"anxious, for the friendship implied, and the support suggested. The Governments have been earnestly seeking ways and means to encourage visitors from abroad. The difficulty has been to send across the call with the necesâ€" It is doubtful if as much of value could be done as effectively as is now being done through the service clubs. To explain it in a sentence:â€"the service clubs may be said to have organized friendship, and it is remarkable all that groups of friends working earnestly together may accomâ€" plish. [ There have been gooa people who honestly doubted the value of the organizations i0oseiy classmed under the heading of "service clubs." No one suspected that the service clubs were otheor than innocent and harmless, but there were serious folks who wondered if their influence for benefit and progress were in proportion to the effort expended. Perhaps, it was not easy for all to realize that men having so jolly a time as seemâ€" ed to be the rule at the average service club gathâ€" ering could accomplish much of solid worth for the community or the country. Oiten in the piping days of peace it was forgotten that the service clubs had an organization all prepared for‘various community and patriotic needs. The entertainment of distinguished guests, the obsetâ€" vance of particular events, the discussion of pressing problems, the support of worthy causes, and other affairs for which there seemed to be no particular other organization at handâ€"these did appear to show a sphere of genuine usefulness for the service clubs in each community. In Timâ€" mins and district the value of the service clubs Ihas been recognized and appreciated on scores of occasions, such as those indicated. But it took the exigencies of the war to bring to full popular lnotnce all the ;._,enume services that the service {club is ready, and willing and anxious to give. In every patriotic cause the service clubs have done their part, and a creditable part it has been. When a soldier overseas wrote home telling of how much he appreciated the cigarettes he reâ€" ceived from the Lions Club or the Kinsmen‘s Club, it was not difficult for the ordinary man to see where the service clubs gave service. When it was known that the Lions Club was taking the most active and effective part in the sale of War Savings Certifiicates, it was apparent this was truly a service club. When it was a matter of common record that all the humorous fines at the Lions Club for breaches of the rules and alleged breaches of the rules had to be paid in war savâ€" ings stamps that helped the country‘s war effort, the public could see a truly serviceable humour underneath the gaiety. A $500 cheque sent by the Timmins Kiwanis Club to the Canadian Govâ€" ernment to be used for any war purpose the Govâ€" ernment wished, and another cheque for a simiâ€" lar. amount going to the British Government under a similar plan tempted the ordinary citizen to exclaim:â€""Well, that is service all right, from a service club!" Las mt e iesns sc manmmmenin en tss ut en Smss n ies ce ns .. s mm n <on ce | i 1 her ts smm h Ssmm o : mm ts mm s to guide, people on this continent can scarcely be dismayed for very shame‘s sake. Chins up! The best is yet to come. The final victory is sure. A PATRIOTIC SERVICE lly hundreds of thouâ€" ns. Because it is all heed to hide the fact idians these days to ery possible dollar to equal need to sgcure entence:â€"the ive organized l that groups P may accomâ€" THE FORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTIMMINS, ONTARIO London tracks, close months, have now grading of greyhound dogs a4re being put thr on the strength of th It is estimated that there are 12,000 greyhounds available for raci in Britain at the present time. Last yearâ€"the first full year of ws time. racingâ€"no fewer than 3,850 gre hounds were registered. That figi compares favourably, in the circuw stances, with the 5,900 in 1938, wh there was no war, and the 5.800 1939. The life of a racing greyhou is assumed to last three ycars. Plenty of Matetial With so many new greyhounds ing into the sport there is plenty materialâ€"for racing for the new r stricted season which is just startir Recent nsws that a number of hounds had been sent from Britain Canada for breeding purposes, tog=!} with the publication of figures of n registrations of dogs with the N tional Greyhound Racing Club, govei ing ‘body of the sport, have been i ceived with great enthusiasm by ; sport‘s fans. London. â€" Greyhound racing, is one of Britain‘s great national is in a pretty healthy condition moment despite all war difficul * |~ra Plan Would Keep the Sport| â€"» Alive During the War.) Some Greyhounds are Alâ€" .'f.: ready Here. King Boris of Rulg fers model railroadir finds his Naziâ€"dom involved to the hilt Hitler‘s profit, Canada to Breed Greyhounds for Duration of War The Globe and Mail denounces in the strongest words any consideration of the transfer of United Staties troops to Canada to Â¥eplacr Canadian troops being sent overseas. The Globe and Mail rightly considers it an insult to Canadar to sug~â€" gest that this country can not defend its own sary personal touchâ€" the pull of friendship. Friendly advertising will do its part, but even the friendliest and most understanding publicity would lack the attraction of the personal appeal such as has been made in wholesale fashion by the Timmins Kiwanis. The local club is attemptâ€" ing to secure the coâ€"operation of all other Kiâ€" wanis Clubs in Canada in the plan. To this end the letter referred to is being sent to every one of the hundreds of Kiwanis Clubs in the Dominion. The plan has tempted the local representative of a.large insurance company with hundreds of branches in the United States to write the officers of the annual convention of the company extendâ€" ing a similar invitation to the United States repreâ€" sentatives to pay a friendly visit to Canada. Other organizations might well adopt similar methods. This sort of personal touch could not fail to bring noteworthy results. Indeed, it seems to be an ideal opportunity for all service clubs to follow the Kiâ€" wanis plan and make the message personal to all their friends in their organized groups of friends across the border. That would be Service, indeed, Prefers Model Railro GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER} SERVICE in capitals This was all that was lef after two R. A. FP. fiiers tb attention."‘ The plane cr where ‘Tommies maintain mains pending the arrival R.A.F. REDUCED GERMAN JUNKERS 88 TO JUNK PILE râ€" mor2 1 rbed their Hundred: h trials, : performa JlU J 3,000U greyâ€" That figure he circumâ€" ulii t of a German Junkers 88 had given it their "personal rashed at Arundel England, a death watch over theâ€"reâ€" 1 of aeronautic experts. The Wwhi~l in tO )1 ma Do wWAAaAlLECY ing th be keyp racing â€" Despilte d con, which Vill D rhility "itain poss no blitz. When gre UA All A ]] Despilte danger of air attack on Lonâ€" m, which is constant, there will ba nmnty of public enthusiasm for the ort forthcoming.. The number of ces will, however, be ~only about a ird of their peaceâ€"time proportions. The British greyhound racing auâ€" orities have shown a great deal of sdom in their handling of the probâ€" ns created by the war. The decision send six dogy to Canada for breedâ€" ? is an important case in point. . To Be Kept Alive Phe idea behind the move is that, atever happens to it in Britain durâ€" x the war, greyhound breeding will l T ntar n greyhound racing is resum*d the war on its large peacetime the British greyhounds authoriâ€" el they will be able to ensurs its by ‘this move. ix greyhoundsâ€"one dog and five 5 are now kennelled in Toronto. y are in charge of a Canadian last. No doubt any progeny raced in Canada should the war v lenzth time. It is also thought of public forthcoming. will, however Of their peae Manager WAI JlivC 11 Nill yErow. nAno in which gedâ€" grt rize ith Ooldiers 6f ‘tht d with of rting circleés that the greyhounds in Canada the sport in the great tainly the w d racing is its large peacetime greyhounds authoriâ€" be able to ensurs its Timmins fear that the fin: the greyhounds in be wiped out, blitz VAJl have made the sport over here, v itake back addâ€" Wantedâ€"Transportation for soldiers on leave. Not Wantedâ€"Unnecessary census to cost three million dollars.. Wantedâ€"National Government. Not â€" Wantedâ€"Unnecessary $12,000,000 railway station at Montreal. According to Thomas Richard Henry, writing in The Toronto Telegram, the commander of the internment camp from which the Nazi prisoners escaped is a cousin of Hon. Wm. Lyon Mackenzie King. Even at that, Canada has much to be thankful for. Hon. Wm. Lyon Mackenzie King‘s grandfather passed beyond the scope of political appointments many years ago. territory while making so small an effort in proâ€" viding fighting men for the Empire. According to information received by The Globe and Mail this proposed transfer of troops has been discussâ€" ed. Apart from the unneccessary reflection on Canada‘s ability, the proposition has such dangerâ€" ous possibilities that there should be immediate and authoritative denial. There are enough vetâ€" erans of the last war to protect Canada from any present danger or prospective trouble. To import troops into Canada as suggested would be a sure way to raise all sorts of nnneceqmry illâ€"will and difficulty. Edgar Allan Poe wrote of "the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome." A poet writing toâ€"day should speak of "the glory that IS Greece and the gangster that is Rome." pilots, a South African and Czech, dived on the inâ€" vader. The South African gave the enemy â€" "the works""‘ then politely dropped back so his companion could inflict the coup de grace. Branch imilar "Oh, Tom," raeplied Mary, coyly, "do you really mean that?" "Yes, they‘re going to build on it."â€" Glche and Mail. Harduppeâ€"â€"Yes; T put the dog at the door and told the servant to say I‘m cout of town.â€"Exchange. Said a village lad to his sweetheart: "We‘ve been courting in the imeadow for ‘three years now, Mary, but we won‘t be doing so next yvear." Insurance Agentâ€"My dear sir, have you made any provision for those who come after you? It was close . . . but a car honked loudly . close by, so he preiended he hadn‘t heard! Now he‘s being extra careful so he won‘t walk into another one like that. Although if he does, he says It‘ll be his own fault.â€"Sudbury Star. The gal friend, quick as a flash, agreeq with him but added that she‘d rather have a gold one! There‘s also the young fellow who came awfully close to the brink the other day. He merely made an innoâ€" cent statement which the gal friend desperate, decided to misinterpret. They were walking along the street discussing this and ithat, and he hapâ€" péened to remark ‘that he liked brass bands. NO HOSPITALITY AT ALL, HOPE DASHED DOWN VERY Head Office: Toronto BR A NCHES â€" THROVGH OGU T C A N A D A Imperial Bank of Canada welcomes applications for loans for business purposes. If you ‘have a sound proposal, we will be glad to conâ€" sider it and advance necessary assistance upon satisfactory terms. Our nearest local manager will be pleased to meet you and discuss details. IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA CAREFUL NOW In January of this year, mass arrests were made on the 5th, the 11th, and the 25th, with this difference: woman were also The informant saw a young woman, trying to escape, shot qown in coldâ€"blood. _ Mor»2 than 400,000 Jew3 are contu to the Warsaw ghétto behind the créte parition which separated from ithe rest of the.city. To a tents and these Jew.:â€" buried alive. Famine, epidemics, a lack of medical help and medicine accentuating their conditions. Mass arrosis are ithe weapon which the Gestapo use for throttling all reâ€" sistance. Euch a mass arrest was held August 12, 1940, in Warsaw, when 10,â€" 000 men from 18 ito 45 years of age were ‘taken from street3, shops, cafes, trams, and even homes. «On September 19 similar arrests wore made in the Zoliborz and Mokotow suwbhurbs of Warâ€" saw. 16,000 men were arrested on that becasion. The majority were sent to the illâ€"famed concentration camp at Oswiecim (Auschwitz). |Mass Arrests and 'l)eath Rampant Now in Poland Railroads, oil transports from Rus« sia, military objectives, public utilitiecs ete. are the focal points of Polish sabotage. of conditions as she observed thom. The fact of Polish resistance and Polish patriotic secret organizatio attested to by the knowledge tha hundred young men, from 18â€"235 yeoa of age, were shot during the autunu of last year in the Mokotow suburb of War:aw. The shooting was done en mass as the ifinal phase of a tragedy that bezan some weeks previously. The informmnt is an American girl, of Polish dessent, whose name cannet be divulged. She spen:; sixtsen months in Warsaw city, in the "Government General," and is a trained observer, The following data has been sto by her to be an unexaggerated account of conditions as she observed thom. An account of mass arrests, coldâ€"bloo@¢*g murder, and star. vation rationing@ in Warmoy has been received by the Polia Infoâ€"mation Centre in London, England. 14 Pine St. N. OPTICAL COMPANY "My daughter suggested that I see Mr. Curtis, How glad I am that 1 took her advice! Now with my new glasses I read and vwork for nours at a time â€" have noâ€" trouble whatever," Liberal FTerms May be Arranged at "For some years now I have spent most of my time doing fancyâ€"work and reading. A few months ago my eyes bothâ€" ered me so much 1 had to give up my pleasures. . How discontened 1 became,, how irritable! THURSDAY. APRIL MTH, 1941 Phone 835