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Soldier‘s Opinion of the Work of the Canadian Red Cross (From Red Cross Bulletin) The "Canadian Veteran" again in Iits February 28th issue offered $100.00 for incontrovertible proof that the Red Cross is selling socks or other comiorts. A letter received from a Canadian solâ€" dier in England, upon reading this arâ€" ticle in the "Canadian Veteran" states: "On the front page stood out an artiâ€" cle effecting one of the great organâ€" ization doing everything in th«ir power for human comforts. In our dealings with the Red Cross organization â€" of which dealings we have had a fewâ€" they have been to our advantage and comfort at all times. Last Christmas the Red Cross in our unit alone distriâ€" buted 548 pullovers, 548 pairs of pyjaâ€" buted 548 pullovers, 548 pairs of py) mas, 548 scarves jand skull caps al gloves to match. People who denoun so great and kind an organizati couldn‘t possibly be in their rig minds. This is putting it lightly. V all know that this is made possil through contributions from the Can dian public and we also know peoj the world over go out of their way help the Red Cross. derful work "The man with his ear t knows that something i says a political writer. has a better idea when forwards get off his head up.â€"Globe and Mail. THURSDAY, MAY 15TH, 1941 IN THE SCRDLMMAGE t is a different war this time, When we licked the Hun before, men were recruited here to train in England, to fight in France. Now you are recruited and trained here: then rates or PA go Overseas to jJoin $1.30 per Day with Board, Lodgi 7 : provided. EXTRA: (1) Rates the stalwarts holdâ€" skilled tradesmen while employed ing battle positions on the shores of Qld Apply to neares: England, or wherever Office or an the call demands. umnits; which t volume. DEPARTM ENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE C A N A D A wan ted ; gong Although he the opposing and let him thit Canada‘s call to _ Men are now 1 to man the guns,. tanks, armoured all the implements of modern warfare the factories are producing in mounting «â€" Remarkable Results * Accomplished by Red " Cross Workers 1 (From Red Cross Bulletin) ! During 1940 "stupendous â€" results‘" | were accomplished by the Red Cross !women workers tiaroughout Canada. | Mrs. Wallace Campbell National Chairâ€" fmam of Women‘s War Work, announcâ€" |ed a total of 7,104,344 articles made. @Sup;*lics, comforts and clothing shippâ€" ed overseas totalled 6,119,201, while distribution in Canada and Newfoundâ€" | land amounted to 985,143 articles. | _Mr. H. Milburne, Chairman of the ! Transportation _ Committee, . reported that only six (value $97,939) out of 202 shipments of Canadian Red Cross supâ€" plies were lost due to enemy action on | the high seas. These goods were sent ducct to all parts of the United Kingâ€" ‘dom; to ITceland; to Kingston, Jamaica; to Caracao, Dutch West Indies; to Trinidad, British West Indies; to Ruâ€" | mania; and to Finland. Canadian Red (ClOb shipments to the United Kingâ€" ‘The fleet of 38 mobile field kitchens donated by the Canadian Red Cross to the British Government are rendering a wonderful service, particularly in country areas and smaller communities where homes and restaurants have been completely wiped out by air raids. Three of these kitchen units are alâ€" lotted to each of Britain‘s twelve deâ€" fence zones. Thirteen of the thirtyâ€"six have already been paid for by organiâ€" zations or individual donors who earâ€" marked their contributions for this specific project. The Canadian Red Cross is requesting additional funds for these kitchen units. Each unit costs $3.,100, is built on a four ton chasâ€" sis, is equipped with a cooking range, fuel, water,. supplies of meat and vegeâ€" tables sufficient to provide meals for 2 individuals such as civilians, fireâ€" men, air raid workers They are driven by English girls of the Woman‘s Volunâ€" tary S>rvices and can be moved to any blitz area immediatelyâ€"From the News Bulletin of the Red Cross. ood W ork of Field Kitchens of the Canadian Red Cross $1.30 per Day with Board, Lodging, Clothing, Medica!l and Dental care provided. EXTRA: (1) Rates varving from 25e to 75¢ per day for skilled tradesmen while employed. (2) Dependent Allowances in Cash. Apply to nearest District Recruiting Office or any local Armoury 1 net: one sister in International Falls Wisconsin, and 25 grandchildren. dom totalled 87,347 cases (9,684,304 arâ€" ticles» worth {$2,944.928. Supplies were also shipped for the 1.O.D.E. and Regiâ€" mental Auxiliaries. Mrs. H. P. Plumtre, National Comâ€" mandant of the Women‘s Voluntary Service Corps, stated that the Canaâ€" dian Red Cross, followng the example of the British Red Cross, has mobilized 1,8600 voluntary trained and disciplined women as transport drivers, nursing aides, office workers and food adminisâ€" trators for active service in case of need. Funeral at North Bay of the Late Thomas Burns (From â€" Pembroke Standardâ€"Observer) , Traq known by some other name?" Of At the Proâ€"Cathedral of the Asâ€"| course these people are right. Iran and sumption, North Bay, funeral service |Iraq are comparatively new names for was held Monday for Thomas Burns | countries once more or less well known who died Priday in his 82nd year. He ! to the average manâ€"aAt least by name. had been ill for about seven years with | For the interest and information of a heart condition. Father Hussey said | readers the following article by Dr. H. the funaral mass. Pallbearers werelL. Stewart is given in full. Dr. Steâ€" six sons, William, Ambrose, Harold, | wart is professor of modern history at Joseph, John and Emmett Burns. Inâ€"| Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova terment was in St.. Mary‘s cemetery.) Scotia. As an "aside," it is worth notâ€" Born at Chichester, Mr. Burns was @|ing that the article appeared in The son of George and Catherine Blll‘nS-fSenLinel, Kamloops, B. C., which is He was married at Chapeau Jammryinear]y the breadth of the Dominion 31, 1885, to his first wife, the former | from Halifax. Fanny Gregg, who predeceased him in Iraq and Iran. 1903. His second wife, formerly Mary Correspondents ask me about cerâ€" Gribbons, of Allumette Island, smvw(s. tain geographical figures in the daily him. The large number of spmt\ml“] ows. â€" Particular areas "with queer and floral tributes and telegrams Of | naw names‘"‘ which interest belongs to sympathy received by the bereaved ‘Traq and Iran, that have so obviously family testify to the high regard in;(l special importance just now for the which Mr. Burns was held. The famâ€" 11“% powers. ily residence was 152 First avenue west, from where the funeral was held. Mr. Burns had resided in North Bay | for 17 years. Besides his wife, Mr.] _ Burns is survived by two daughters,| A previous generation, reading the Mrs. J. Luesby and Iona Burns, and | Whole bible more than the present genâ€" seven sons, Ambrose, Emmett, Arthur, | Cration reads it, had a better chance John, ‘Cletus, North Bay: Joseph, Kapâ€" | to realize the geography of such places. uskasing, â€" and Harold, _ Schumacher, | "Iran" is the Persia of the bible story, from his second marriage. From the|and those who in days past read such first marriage, five children survive, | books as Nehemiah, Esther, or the seâ€" William,. Coniston: Michack, Winniâ€"|cond part of Isaiah, used to turn up peg: Mrs. A. Wilsher, Ottawa; Miss| the colored map at the back of their Kathleon Burns, New York; and Mrs.| ‘"Reference Bible" to see just where Donald Gordon, Seattle, Wash. Also| Persia was and what route the returnâ€" surviving are two brothers, Solomonlmg Jewish exiles would have to take Burns, North Bay: James Burns, Miliâ€"| on their way back to rebuild the temple I mean to use my space today for the most part with the story of Iran, still the less familiar of the two. The Canadian Active Army requires men for Artillery, Engineers, Signals, Armoured Cars, Tanks, Infantry, Transport and Supply, Medical, Ordnance and other branches of the Service. The Army is prepared to teach many trades, and to train you to efficiently handle Canada‘s weapons of war. CX to your nearest District Recruiting Office. 1E RANKS , Medical and Dental care n 25¢e to 75¢ per day tor ndent Allowances in Cash,. ct Recruiting A rmoury mm Find out about these Units; how they work, what they do. See just where you‘l ht in, See where any particular skill you possess can best be utilized. Then join up for ACTION, rs with | For the interest and information of ey said | readers the following article by Dr. H. s werelL. Stewart is given in full. Dr. Steâ€" Harold, | wart is professor of modern history at is. Inâ€"| Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, Most people have the thought in their minds that Iran and Iraqgâ€"so much in the news at presentâ€"are betâ€" ter known to them by other names. More than one question has been made to The Advance along the line: "What did they use to call Iraq?" or ‘"‘Wasn‘t Iraq known by some other name?" Of course these people are right. Iran and Iraq are comparatively new names for countries once more or less well known to the averaze manâ€"at least by name. Iran Formerly | Known as Persia; Iraq, Mesopotamia Some _ Interesting â€" Backâ€" ground About P1 a ces Much in the News. Iraq and Iran. Correspondents ask me about cerâ€" tain geographical figures in the daily news.â€" Particular areas "with queer new names‘‘ which interest belongs to Iraq and Iran, that have so obviously A previous generation, reading the whole bible more than the present genâ€" eration reads it, had a better chance to realize the geography of such places. "Tran"‘ is the Persia of the bible story, and those who in days past read such books as Nehemiah, Esther, or the seâ€" cond part of Isaiah, used to turn up the colored map af the back of their «Reference Bible" to see just where Persia was and what route the returnâ€" ing Jewish exiles would have to take on their way back to rebuild the temple In like manner the Iraq of our daily newspaper was ‘the Mesopotamia of , ONTARIO old Testament readers. They look at the map to see the pl Iraq with that odd name "Ur Chaldees," where Abraham was and would trace the line of hi gration when he was summoi leave it, marking his sideâ€"trip to and what came of that. Furnishes Picture Among other (and better) : for reading the Old Testament, w note how it would help us to some important local details : bulletins from morning to morn would furnish us with that inv: thingâ€"a "picture". Our newspaper does nc refer, in speaking of Traq, at which angels in the bibl ed Abraham, but it does t 1200 German settlers, ago Hitler, who lately came t« lems for war against the thing about the historic kiel‘s vision by "the river but a good deal about the conducting oil from Mos: the Palestinian port of H it can be carried through ranean for supply of Briti planes. Different interests, different times and in stances! Were ~thco books," that tell of on a lower cultural Kampf?" But I am getting awa; about which I undertook | Formerly Persi Look at the map. See i location, and its size. 1t has a territory about thr size of France, and appro 00C0,000 people. Until ab« ago, while still known as name was not officially c 1935), Iran was an altoge country: There were stori One told how the propos census had at first greatly disgusted those primitive thought there was somet about it . Another tale shah of Persia who has British house of cominons ing told that members of the chair were "His Maje tion,"" exclaimed "Opposi Hf I had them in my coul cut off their heads. I‘nere was it, andâ€"like eaglesâ€"oil ; powers 20 ye siblilities, es beginning t Great Britai tories were near, but at Russian pro: the oil resou der the old not awake t so, after a l Shah of Per: not awake to such chances a so, after a. lot of negotiating Shah of Persia, who probably appreciation of the coming that which he was asked t« British and Russian negot what were called. "spheres ence‘‘ for theirs respective This meant certain exelusive mineral development. Not Fullilled But the Russian revolutiof big difference, The fail of and the numerous difficulties elsewhere, extinguished Russi and at the end of the World \ the Turks had been overwhe Shah of (Persia signed an ; placing his country under military control of Great Bri Curzon was British foreign at the time, and was thougsh in view a great new frontic: of ‘British India, extending Persian Gulf to the Caspian. Well, if such was his p not to be fulfilled. Son pened in Persia, like whal Turkey , and just about. t A young Persian military a handful of followers, p enterprise of "Persia for t ‘"Down with the Foreigne young Turkish officer wh insurrection under the s for the Turks‘"‘.> The nam sian who corresponded to Mustapha Kemal was Riz became dictator at Bagd;: tapha at Ankara. Why :( pean powers permit all t1 that time they were warâ€" respective interests too, ing., And each case, the P as the Turkish, looked lik "selfâ€"determination‘"‘ suec row Wilson had taught us Riza turned established law and lot of modern impi ported western adv ican and French) Russian or British | Russian territorial close to Persia‘s ow way and motor ro: sia‘s export busine: carpets, fruit),. put privilege for foreig the concession to QOil Company, thou; 30 years to run. row about this last was adjusted by th Now, perhaps, it â€"who has been 1: so much beyond t) be replacedâ€"is th Iran. Turkey lies of that? "Neutral Hitler. Kingston Whig says that New Y for boys than i: when he was a ho just about the s: playboys. re was always lâ€"like the ca: â€"Ooil attracte s 20 years ago ies, especially :to be :1 Britain and J were neares: but at the tim in prospectors 1 resources of e old Suiltan wake to such Did icted timC tran 11 ch; whi for be HOT ATEER Plenty of it all year round ho. Sunar: 4 , i h t > Ireres 3 ‘n‘li'»i /A *% 5 en g= . SÂ¥ 1i L i¢ ~‘Finds the Festival of Music a Real UCure for the Blues Geraniums From the Office Window me way. ‘Personally I am aware at the time and effort of those conâ€" rned must have been tremendous, it just as a citizen of Timmins I wish The following amusing description of o evacuation of a number of geranâ€" ms from the office window is given Thomas Richard Henry in his lumn in The Toronto Telegram:â€" "We have evacuated our geraniums ith only one casualty. "Teolegram stereotypers have a winâ€" w garden that is international in aracier. Bohind gloomy window imnes they have living, if not flourâ€" hing, strange, if not exotic, plants om foreign lands intermingled with raniums, foliages and patience ants. Incidentally patience plants °m especially fitted to the locality. "They plant orange seeds and someâ€" in grows; they plant grapenut seeds it something grows; they plant a ach pit and something grows; and e wouldn‘t be surprised at any {;ime they planted some bird seed and ‘ew a canary. the Editor of c Advance, Timinins, lear Sir; In the present time of war, minds of all look for a channel of axation, a place where one can 5it 1 let all thoughts of turmoil, strife i destruction completely disappear. is is hard to tind. II you enter a vie theatre there are sure to be picâ€" es of vicious bombing attacks and perty damage for al‘ to view. So ‘ is no better off, and better stay ne. â€" You dare not turn on the radio, at some time you will hear a comâ€" ntary of war dispatches. If you t or sew, the thought is ore yonu,, "I wonder what brave lad 1 receive these?" At every turn one ‘s not seem to have a channel into ich to enter to be utterly away from thoughts of the struggle of the sent day. Trying to find a solution the cure of this feeling of depresâ€" i1 I was invited to attend a session the Festival of music held this week Timmins. The prescription effected complete cure and all present no ibt feel as I do, that blessings and mnks to the officers and members of District of Cochrane Festival of isic are in order. Picture in your nd the fesling aroused by a large muup of happy children, singing sweetâ€" and in perfect harmony a lilting lyric happy carefres days. Then you lisâ€" ied to the happy remarks of the ad> licator whose humour, along with _talent, gave a refreshing period of axation. My friend then invited me it another hall where instrumental iuninations were in progress. Your ole body fairly jumped to the happy 4 jolly selection then in progress. nairs the little talented artists gave id interpretations of (the composiâ€" n. The mind and spirit completely anged. **‘There‘s something in music er all!" The adjudicator here gave e the final touch to his cure In iling manner he demonstrated to ‘_contestants the real interpretation the composition selected. Then came > seene of happy smiling boys and ‘Is (receiving their diplomas. Your prdssion had completely vanished, d as an added precaution to a reâ€" se, a return visit later to another sion of the Pestival of Music was e result. Last fall we decided to go into comâ€" tition with them in a financial deâ€" rtment window. . We landed an exâ€" ditionary force of a dozen Geranium If and I am po: idances present )‘ wayv. ‘iPersor m Cw MB BB C T2AE heaters in either circulating or immersion types, Can be automatlically contraolled with a thermostat for cantinuous VISHTT AUR SHOWROO M hot water. SMITH ELSTON AIl sizes, from 5 to 100 gallons in galâ€" nizeid iron, everdur or monel metal. Fhird Avenue with a big J ACKET HEATERS RANGE BOILERS how ‘the PLUMBINCG . HEATING AND sHEET METAL WOKK Timmins, May 14th, 1941 size range boilers Pestival affected itive that the large must have felt the Yours truly Th: ank" You‘"‘ slips, but we ran into many vicissiâ€" tudes. "Wreckers tore down a wall and stopped up all their pores wilth plaster dust. ‘"Mice nibbled them. "Painters enveloped them in polson«â€" ous gases. * "Finally, their position was untenâ€" able, but we did nop retreat. "But it was a losing battle from the start. "We contacted the stereotypers and took up our position in an adjoining window to their garden. Timmins "Our line of communications with our geraniums was difficult and we suspect a certain amount of fifth colâ€" umn activity. "We think that the stereotypers used to throw any molten lead they had left over at the end of the day, on our geraniums. "Finally, it was necessary for surâ€" vival, to evacuate the plants. "In utmost secrecy we got them away one at a time until the last rearguard geranium was withdrawn on Saturday. "Only one casualty resulted. A stout lady stepped on ane of the flower pots in a crowded street car. Similarity in Names Results in Annoyance "Nex} fall we will attack againâ€"but this time with petunias. They will grow anywhere. "N.B.â€"â€"We learn from one petunia fan, that even petunias aren‘t doing well this year. It must be the war news." Réeference was made in The Advance on Monday to a charge laid aga‘nst Margaret Stringer, 260 Birch street north, for alleged breach of the liquor laws. This Margaret Stringer was conâ€" victed in police court on Puesday of this vieek and sentenced to three months in jail. The Advance is inâ€" formed that Mrs. Stringer, 79 Seventh avenue, has been annoyed by having her name coupled® with the case by some friends and acquaintances. lt is difficult to see how any caretul person could confuse the two names, as the address of the woman charged and convicted was plainly given in The Adâ€" vance It is equally difficult to underâ€" stand how anyone would be careless about comnnecting innocent people with police court cases. Sometimes â€" this sort of thing is done from a perverted sense of humour and sometimes from sheer carelessness. In either case the practice is to be condemned as not only unfair and unkind but liable also to have serious results for those guilty of thus improperly connecting the names of innocent peovle with court "Spindly, worn and bedraggled, we have eleven of our geraniums back in our garden to recuperate, Timmins Man Remanded for a Week at Paris, Ont. A despatch this week from Paris, Ont, says that Francis Fuller, 18, Timâ€" mins, Ont., was remanded for a week in court on Tuesday on a charge of assault and causing actual bodily harm after he allegedly hit Edward Mordue, 78â€"yearâ€"old farmer, several blows on the head with a hammer. Mordue sufâ€" fered scalp wounds and shock. The alleged assault occurred Monday night. Fuller, employed as a farm hand jt the Mordue place only Monâ€" day, worked on the farm, about three miles north of here all day, then went to the (barn jto finish the chores. Mrs. Mordue told police she saw her husband come from the barn with his head cut and bleeding. She said she telephoned a doctor in Paris. Police said Fuller began goling through drawers and cupboards in the house and finally demanded the keys to Mordue‘s automobile. By this time Dr. F. H. Jeffrey of Paris had arrived and he was able to quieten Fuller, Whent he left he took the man back to Paris with him, where Fuller was turnâ€" ed over to police. North Bay Nugget: And then there was the Indian rope trick performer who was discharged from the navy because every time he climbed the rigging he disappeared. ELECTRIC WATER HEATEKRS 1,000, 3,000 and â€" 5,000 watlt cither circulating PACGE FTIVR Phone 327