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In Timmins the whole town was diâ€" vided inlo ten dis.ricts and these ten districts were well policed by the Onâ€" tario Voluntary Constabulary. The O. V. C.‘s were under the directiom of Ssergeant Roy Elliot of the Timmins detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police. They acted as A..R. P. wardens all, over the town and patrolled the streets in cars. They also saw that the pedestrians on the street were looked after. The Porcupine district had its first taste of war conditions on Friday night when the entire district with the exâ€" ception of the mines was given a reaâ€" listic "blackout".. Police officials who were in charge say that it all ran off smoothly and that there was no trowble reported. The phone atâ€"the Timmins police station was kept busy as people in the residential areas phoned in to tell the police that some person in the neighâ€" bourhood had their lights on. The poâ€" lice appreciated this action on the part of some of the town‘s citizens.. Police officials say that they receivâ€" ed a wealth of information from the reports that were turned in by the men who were in charge during the "Blackout", All of the men turned in individual reports and these have been carefully scrutinized to compile statisâ€" tics in regard to the town. These staâ€" tistics will prove to be very valuable if any future "blackouts‘"‘ are necesâ€" satry, Timmins police are confident that if another "blackout" has to occur they are capable of handling the situaâ€" tion. During the blackout several planned casualties were treated by the St. John Ambulance Brigade. â€" These casualties occurred at Mark Bowle‘s store at 9.47 Moisley and Ball‘s at 9.50, Friedman‘s store at 9.54 and at the Taylor Hardâ€" ware at 9.58. The. injured persons were treated on the spot and were then put on stretchers and taken to the Town Hall. Tha Timmins Boy Scouts Association were also given some A. .R. P. work to do, As a precaution against any petrâ€" son turning in a false alarm the Boy Scouts were given the job to guard and supervise the fire alarm system. Tw( of the Boy Scouts were placed at every fire alarm box in the town. Porcupine District is Given Initial Blackout ‘The Timmins Auxiliary Police Force acted as Aid Raid Precaution Warâ€" dens throughout the business section of the town from vantage points inside doorways, etc. Others of the T. P. A. F. were placed on rooftops throughout the centre of the town to observe the blackout from the air. The Royal Canadian Mounted Poâ€" lice and the Ontario Provincial Police got together to cruise around the town in their patrol cars. They worked in conjunction with the O. V. C.‘s and the Timimins Police.. The whole thing was coâ€"inordinated by the Timmins Police Department. The conditions throughout the town during the blackâ€" out were almost a hundred per cent, perfect. All the cars that the police used were specially prepared for the blackâ€" out. All the headlights were covered with a blue paper so as to dim the lights.. Allies Six Miles From Damascus Police Say That the Conditions During the Blackout Were Almost Perfect. Fireworks Are Set Off to Make the The alert was sounded at nine forty: five and the allâ€"clear sounded at ten o‘clock. All the time| during the blackout fireworks were set off in the centre of the town, exploding high in the air, making the blackout seem real A fire was started in the old Bal Grounds and the Timmins Fire Deâ€" partment responded and brought the blaze under control. WarningIssued Regarding Dogs Running at Large in Timmins. Damage Lawns A large number of complaints, have been received by the police departmnt in regard to dogs running at large and dving considerable damage to gardens, lawns, etc., in Timmins. Last week the deputyâ€"chief of police asked the Timâ€" mins council to let the dog owners know that the dogs that are running at large are going to be picked up and if not_claimed in the prescribed time aAt the dog pound they will be desâ€" troved. ‘The Advance has obtained a copy of the byâ€"law that covers the dog situaâ€" tion and is passing some of the inforâ€" mation along to the dog owners. There are a lot of clauses in the byâ€"law with which most of the dogâ€"owners are unâ€" acquainted.. ~For instance, few dogâ€" Police Threaten to Pick Up All Dogs Found Running Around Loose. Byâ€"Law Requires Any Person to Have Dog on a Leash When on the Street. Owner Liable to a Fine for Dogs "at Large." PP PP A L A LAAA â€"ICâ€"AC * * Blackout Realistic. 1 Section 8 Pages Weather to be Warim Again Timmins was given almost a halt aun inch of rain last weekâ€"end, according to the Hollinger Meteorological Deâ€" partment, this morning. Rain to a dep‘h of .40 inches fell from 7.30 Fmâ€" day evening till 3.30 Saturday afterâ€" noon. . Before the rainsterm the tempernâ€" tures were exceptionally high and then the air cooled off during the storm only to rise again after it was over. High for last week was reached on Thursday when the mercury soared to 76 degrees while the low was tered on two different days. Temâ€" peratures of 38 degrees were recordrd on Friday and Saturday. The following were the temperatures for the four days since Thursday: Thursday, max. 76, min. 50; Fridar, max. 70, min. 38; Saturday, max. 52, min. 38; Sunday, max. 70, min. 48 eight o‘clock this morning, 56 degrees. The weather is expected to remain partly cloudy today and clearing witn fairly warm weather in the next sew davs. + ' One hundred and twentyâ€"five memâ€" bers of Women‘s Institute branches in the Cochrane district were present on FPriday at the District Annual convenâ€" tion, which took place this year at the Hollinger hall in Timmins. During the day, the guests were entertained at dinner and afternoon tea by ‘the Timâ€" mins members. Special representative guests at the meeting were Miss Bambridge and Miss L. Petty, both representing the Institute from Toronto.. Miss Bamâ€" bridge discussed the programme for the coming year, giving a very interâ€" esting talk on likely activities, and Miss Petty chose the Girls‘ Homemakâ€" ing club work as her Mrs. A. P. Wilson, district president, Hundred and T wentyâ€"fve Delegates at Convention of Women‘s Institute Here Following the Lord‘s prayer, Mrs. P. G. Howard, president of the Timâ€" mins branch, welcomed the outâ€"ofâ€" town guests, and Mrs. R. A. Dodds,, of Clute, district PFirst Viceâ€"President, zave the reply. owners know that they are liable to a fine not exceeding $50,00 for allowâ€" ing their dog to run at large. The original dog byâ€"law was passed on March 4th, 1918, and since that time two amendments have been added to it, one on April 8th, 1936, and the other on February 23rd, 1938 The original byâ€"law points out that it is unlawful for any dog to be running at large within the limits of the Town of Timmins. It is also unlawful for any dog that is running at large to run at, or attack any person on the street, or any horse that any person may be riding, driving, or leading. Mrs. A. P. Wilson, district president, of Hearst, was in the chair during the meeting, and the Institute Ode, which vas led by Mrs. J. Griffen of Timmins was accompanied by Mrs. C. Surman, ilso of Timmins.. Miss Petty, Toronto representative. on the fine exhibit of linâ€" gerie, made by members of the branch, and the district secretary read the minutes of the previous annual meeting... Reports were ggiven by the csonvenors of the various committees as follows: Mrs. F. W. Knight, of Clute, (Continueqa on Page Three) District Event Largely Attended. Miss Bambridge and Miss Petty, of Toronto, Special Guests Here.. Many inâ€" teresting Items. Officers Elected for the Ensuing Year If any person brings a complaint to the police about a dog running at them (Continued on Pidge Two) Ohe PDorcupine Mpance C ~AL CAAA AP PAAA BP The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine. Established 1912 ~<t i PPA AL L : PP Published at Tmmins, Ont., Canada Every MONDAY and THURSDAY Tag Day for Polish Aid Nets $246.27 Many Towns in District Over Top Schumacher has $68,700.00, which is 45 per cent of its $150,000 objective. Matheson has 69 per cent of its obâ€" jective, $15,000.00. Cochrane, with $63,850.00, has 106 per cent of its $60,000.00 objective. Kapuskasing has 90 per cent of its quota of $110,000. Timmins, with $327,950 has 41 per cent of its $810,000 objective. Several towns in the district are now "over the top" in the Victory Loan. Iroquois Falls and Ansonville, $91,â€" 050.00 has 121 per cent. of objective of $75,000.00. Hearst has more than 100 per cent of its $10,000 objective. South Porcupine has 647 per cent of its $150,000 objective. The total for the district of Cochâ€" rane to Saturday night is $974,200, out of an objective of $1,800,000. Despite the threat of the weathn@ there were twentyâ€"nine taggers at work on Thursday last, June 12th, for the tag day here for Polish Aid. The total collected by the taggers was $246.27, which is a pleasing amount m view of all the calls these days. The Timmins Polish National Aid Commitâ€" tee, of which Mr. St. Bijakowski is president, W. Nowobilski viceâ€"presidâ€" ent, and Serafin Kostell the secretaryâ€" treasurer, (the committee being duly registered under the War Charities Act) are well pleased with the neat amount from the tag day, and express sincere thanks to the taggers and to all others. The following is a list of fthe taggers:â€"Mrs. J. Galica, Mrs. P. Rostâ€" kowski. Annie Klimovich, Helen Skuâ€" binski, Nellie Klimovich, Mary Rostâ€" kowski, Eileen Crouch, Pearl Johnson, Irene Domagalski, Sylvia Boychtik, Wanda Rola, Stella Pothwill, Frances Bijakowski, Joyce Homes, M. Wilson, Shirley Rickard, Regina Michalak, Teola Michalak, Aurdey Tucker, Mrs. J. Tylka, Barbara May, Mrs. Sapinski, H. Mills, Mrs. J. Domagalski, Mary Feltmate, Jean Bijakowski, Floremce Anderson, Flora Engley, Pauline Auger. Smooth Rock Falls on Saturday had reported 207 per cent of its objective of $21,000.00 ($43,450.00). The total number of individual subâ€" scriptions in the district is 2,644. Shown above is a photo of Major and Mrs. Charlebois taken at the home of Mr. Charlebois‘ parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Charlebois, at 112 Cedar Street North, in Timmins. Major Charlebois was formerly a teacher in the Timmins High and Vocatiarnal School where he was MAJOR AND MRS. CHARLEBOIS IN TIMMINS TIMMINS, ONTARIO, MONDAY, JUNE 16TH, 1941 Jor very nopular before leaving to go the on active duty in England shortly nts, after the outbreak of war. Major 112 and Mrs. Charlebois ieft Timmins ins. today to return to Kingston where > B Maior Charlebois will complete a ind special course before returning to was England. Lady Golfers to Donate to L.G.U. Spitfire Fund The Canadian Ladies‘ Golf Union, in order to organize a Spitfire Fund, has asked every woman golfer or ‘lady member of a golf club in Canada to contribute $2.00 towards such a fund. All conrtibutions, of course, are volunâ€" tary, and any amount will be accepted. A British ship is reported to have landed at Cape Town in South Africa with 35 survivors of the United States ship, Robin Moor, that was sent to the bottom after a German torpedo attack last week. Timmins Girl Dies After Accident on Highway Past Pamour Sunday Morning Alma Lois Cripps, of Timmins, is Victim in Bad Accident. Automobhile Ran Into Protuding Blade of Highway Grader. First Fatality on Highway Here This Year. Lady members of the Timmins Golf Club who have not already made their contribution to the Canadianâ€" Ladrfos‘ Golf Union Spitfire fund, are asked to get in ‘touch with Mrs. A. W. Lang at her home 113 Tamarack â€" street, Timmins, or at the Golf Club House on Friday afternoons before the end of June. Alma Cripps, 16-y;ar-old Timmins girl, is dead and three other persons who were in the car are injured as a result Broadway to Open on Friday Emile Goulet, 12 Montgomery Ave., is facing a charge of manslaughter following a fatal motor accident on the highway early Sunday morning. The accident occurred on the highway beâ€" tween Hoyle and Pamour at 115 a.m. New Theatre Will Feature George Formby in Openâ€" ing Picture. The new Broadway Theatre in Timâ€" mins will officially open its doors to the theatre patrons of Timmins on Friday night. The opening performâ€" ance features George Formby, a comâ€" edy star in "It‘s in the Air," one of the loudest laugh pictures for years. Smoking is allowed in the stadium seats of the theatre and the temperaâ€" ture is all controlled, making it ope of the best airâ€"conditioned theatres in Timmins, Luxurious surroundings are featured. The new theatre is located at the corner of Maple Street and Third Avenue. j Moore, formerly of Sudbury, where he managed a théatre, is the manager of Timmins‘ newest theatre, Mtr. Moore will be remembered here as manager for a time of the Hanson theatre in Timmins. of the car which Goulet was driving Rev. W. M. Mustard. Interment will be made in the Timmins cemetery. Miss Cripps had lived in Timmins for 13 years, staying with her sister at 279 ‘Blrch street, south. Joyâ€"riding with Team of Horses Gets Man Into Jail Saturday More Timmins Men Leave Last Week for Active Army Takes Horses From Feldâ€" man‘s Mill on Saturday. Police Say the Man Was Drunk. Romeo Montreuil, is facing a charge of driving a team of horses while unâ€" der the influence of liquor and will apâ€" pear before Magistrate Atkinson :n police court here tomorrow. Provincial police, who laid the charge agains\ the man, say that he is working in one of the camps in the bush not far from Timmins and that on Saturday ne appeared at the Feldman Timber Comâ€" pany mill in a drunken condition and demanded that they loan him a team of horses to return to his camp. The man in charge of the horses at the mit is said to have refused and then the man is said to have taken the horses anvyway. Provincial police were notified anao they finally caught up to the man near McChesney‘s Mill where they placed him under arrest. Provincial police were stuck for a while, not know:ng what charge to lay against the man. After a long search through the books they found the charge. ‘T‘wo more Timmins men left on Friâ€" day to join the Canadian Active Army. They were recruited at the Timmins Recruiting Centre last week. They will report to the headquarters of Millâ€" tary District No. 2 in Toronto and from: there they will be attached to the unit that they want to join. The two men that left Friday were J. E. Davidson and C. Pryor, both of Timmins. They were medically examâ€" ined here and were sent on to Toronto. Medical boards are being held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornâ€" ings at tenâ€"thirty at the Timmins Armouries in an effort to keep filling the quota of recruits that this district has to supply. It was also announced at the Arâ€" mouries that some members of "D" Company will be leaving for camp nekt week and it was stressed that it is imâ€" portant that those recruits who #re going to camp should attend both parâ€" ades that are listed for this week. The first parade is tonight and the second one will be held on Friday night. At the second parade on Friday night the recruits will be issued their fatigue clothes for camp. striking a highway grader. The acciâ€" dent happened at the end of the paveâ€" ment just past the Pamour property. Miss Cripps was brought to the hosâ€" pital, arriving there at 140 and dying at 2.55 a.m. Omer Roy, riding in the back seat of the car, suffered serious body injuries while Madeline Vaillancourt, . also riding in the back seat, received superâ€" ficial wounds about the head and knees. The car is said to have turned over on the right hand side of the road after striking a protuding blade of the highway grader. Police say that the grader was on the right side of the road and that the driver had lots of room to pass without hitting it. The car is said to have turned over and stopped rolling, eightyâ€"two feet from the grader and police say that before the girl could be taken out of the car, the car had to be turned back on its wheels Cause of the death is said to have been a crushed skull. The car was turned over and placed on its wheels again, by the occupants of another car that was on the highâ€" way after the accident. Harry Desâ€" ourmeau, 8 Way Ave., brought the inâ€" jured girl to the Porcupine General Hospital where she died. Funeral arrangements have been made for the late Miss Alma Lois Cripps. The remains were brought to Walker‘s Funeral Parlours in Timmins and are now resting at the home of a sister, Mrs. C. Stevens, 279 Birch Street, South, in Timmins. The funeral service will be held at the Timmins United Church on Tuesâ€" day afternoon and will be conducted by Published at Tmmins, Ont., Canada Every MONDAY and THURSDAY Three ColumnsConverged on Syrian Capital as a General Attack Expected Allies Also Twelve Miles from Beirut in Lebanon. Kiss soue, Key Town in Syria, Falls Before Torrid Allied Drive. Allies Strongly Supported by Royal Air Force. A frontal attack on Damascus, capiâ€" tal of Frenchâ€"mandated Syria, is exâ€" pected at any time now. Reports from London this morning say that three alâ€" lied columns had converged on the capital and were waiting the comâ€" mand to advance. Allied troops are said to be within six miles of the Syrian capital and afier having passed Saida, on the Syrian coast, are within twelve miles of Beirut, capital of Leâ€" banon. Body of William Hass is Recovered on Saturday FromW aters of Dana Lake The Vichy troops are reported to be falling back all along the line and the fall of Damascus is expected to occur at any time. On Saturday, Kissoue, 10 miles south of Damascus, toppled before the Allied drive. The Allied drive is said to be strongly supported by the R.A.F. The German and Italian lonies of Syria and Lebanon are said to be evacuating rapidly. Large numbers of them, including the Armistice Comâ€" mission, and numerous German techniâ€" cians are said to be leaving, indicatâ€" ing that the Axi}ppwers consider Syria Body is Recovered Fourteen Days After Canoe Was Found. â€" Said to Have Died from a Brain Hemmorrhage and Not From Drowning. Funeral Was Held Yesterâ€" day Afternoon. Lions Club Hold Regular Meeting Thursday Night to be a lost cause Lion Stan Fowler announced that he was going to attend the Lions Conâ€" vention in Toronto on June 15th, 16th and 17th and that he would bring a reâ€" port back to the local club. It was announced at the meeting that the next regular meeting of the club would ‘be held on June 19th in the TLions Hall, corner of Second avenue and Mountjoy street,. At this meeting the Lions Club would be the guests of the Lions Cub Pack. Major Jerry Charlebois Popular Timmins Officer Back in Canada Again Two guests were present, Lion Art Doddemeade, of, the North Bay club, and Bob Stock, of the "I‘immins Kintâ€" men Club. Mr. Stock, also a member of the Victory Loan committee, ex«â€" pressed the gratitude of the commikâ€" tee for the splendid help and coâ€"operâ€" ation that the Lions Club had given them. Spends Short Leave in Timmins, Arriving Wednesday and Leaving This Morning. Accompanied on Trip from England by His Wife. Both Have Gone Back to Kingston. 1 The regular meeting of the Timmins Lions Club was held on Thursday eveâ€" ning with President Alex Allen preéeâ€" siding. The meeting was a â€" very short one with very little business beâ€" ing transacted. Major Jerry Charlebois, one of Timâ€" mins most popular Army officers, arâ€" rived in Timmins last Wednesday night for a short visit with his parents here. Major Charlebois was accompanied by hnis wife. Major Charlebois arrived in Canada two weeks ago yesterday and one of the first things he did was to make arrangements for a trip to Timmins. Major . Charlebois landed in England in December, 1939, at that time being a captain with the: Royal 22nd Canadian Regiment. He was the captain of the guard when that famous French regiâ€" ment took over guard duties at Buckâ€" ingham Palace. He remained with the regiment till June last year and at that time he was transferred to the Staff Headquarters of the First Canadian DMvision. At the beginning of this year he was again transferred, this time to the Canadian VJunior War Staff offices, that had been organized by Majorâ€" General A. G. L McNaughton. By this time Captain Charlebois had heen promoted to a major. It was in connection ter work that Major â€" RAF. long distance bombers attackâ€" ed the vital industrial areas in Gerâ€" many last night again for the fifth consecutive night attack on thess places. Extensive damage was done in the Ruhr valley, Cologne and Hanover areas. A smaller force of bombers atâ€" tacked the docks at Dunkirk on ths French coast and planes from the fighter command attacked airdromes in occupied France. By daylight yesâ€" terday, the RAF. swept the German, Dutch and French coasts. They atâ€"« tacked and damaged three enemy supâ€"« ply ships and were believed to havs sunk one German motor torpedo boat. New rumours broke loose today reâ€"= garding the attack against Russia by (GGrermany. Finland and Russia ars both said to be in a state of general mobilization and a German attack all along the border is expected at any time. Heavy fighting has occurred near Sqllum in Egypt and the British ars said to have driven forty miles past Bardia in Lybia in a surprise attack in Northern Africa. f The body of William Hass, pioneer Timmins prospector and. hotelman, was located from the waters of Dana or Trout Lake on Saturday afternoon, The body was found flodting albout seventyâ€"five yards from the spot where the overturned canoe that he was using had been found two weeks ago today. Provincial polic¢e ‘were. dragging the lake at the. time. Mr. Hassg is gaid to have died:from a brain hemmorrhage and not from drowning. The body was found fourâ€"= teen days after the canoe was Ooverâ€" turned on June 1st. The funeral for the late Mr. Hass, who owned the Russell and Kingston hotels in Timmins, was held yesterday afternoon at 4.30. The services were conducted by Rev. W. M. Mustard at the United Church and interment was made in the Timmins cemetery. Left to mourn his loss are a wife and one son, Stanley. Relatives from out of town were present for the funeral yesâ€" terday afternoon. The body had been flown into Timâ€" ming from the lake on Saturday afterâ€" noon, arriving at the South Poreuâ€" pine airport about seven o‘clock. Major Charlebois described England as a huge park. There were none of the board and wire fences that are seen in Canada, he said. All the and estates in England are bordered with hedges. The weather in England is much nicer than it is in Canada, ton, he said. The weather is more moderate and there are no heat waves. Mrs. Charlebois described the many buildings in England that had been hit in the ruthless bombing of London and saild that the stories about (Anntinimn4 an Dogos o Mr. Hass had gone on a fishing trip to Dana or Trout Lake on Sunday, June 1st, accompanied by his son, (Continued on Page Six) It was in connection with this latâ€" ter work that Major Charlebois was sent Canada. He completed course in the Junior War Staff work in England and is now in Canada for a six month study period in connseâ€" tion with two courses, These two cours*es are Senior Officer‘s course and the Company Commander‘s course. At the conclusion of these courses Major Charlebois expects to go back to Engâ€" land. Single Copyâ€"Five Cents