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Porcupine Advance, 26 Jun 1941, 1, p. 3

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Stakeâ€" Dump Truck 6. M. C. $395 Mrs. Geddes was lovely in her gown of cream lace over rose silk . . . with a beautiful corsage of the deep reo roses, gift of the Worthy Matron o‘ Arbutus Chapter, Miss Mildred Tackaâ€" Herry . . . seated. near the guest 01 honour at the head table were Mrs E. A. F. Day, who wore a becomiftf gown of romance blue with corsage 0° pink roses . . . Mrs. Boyd, who accomâ€" panied Mrs. Geddes on her. official visi‘ . and was attractively attired in ¢ pasbel print gown with corsage 0J roses . . . and the ‘Worthy Matror who wore white sheer ‘with cersage of roses. And, "Ann" wants to say "thankâ€" you" for the bouquet . ‘those lovely L.A.C. Charbonneau Married Last Week at Yarmouth, N.S. sweet williams completely delighted her and now perhaps will bring a bit of happiness to Miss M. E. Blyth, who is seriously ill at St. Mary‘s Hospita) . . . Miss Blyth is one of the beloved teachers on the Birch Street Public school staff, and her admiring pupils and friends are hoping that she will soon recover from the sudden operaâ€" tion she underwent on Monday evenâ€" ing. Adorned with ferns, snap‘ dragons and stalks, the Chegoggin Baptist Church at Yarmouth, NS., was the setting for a charming wedding on Wednesday afternoon, June 18th, 1941 when Miss Barbara Joan Churchill younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Churchill of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia became the bride of LAC Harry A Charbonneau, of the RC.A.F., Dartâ€" mouth Nova Scotia, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Charbonneau, of Timâ€" mins. The Rev. H. G. Westrup, of the Yarmouth North Baptist Church ofâ€" ficiated. tastefully decorated for the occasion. The bride‘s mother chose for the ocâ€" casion a blue dress with navy redinâ€" oo‘2 and accessories, and Of Miss Ellen Churchill, sister of the bride, was maidâ€"ofâ€"honour, wearing a gown of pink net over taffeta, and carrying a nosegay of sweet peas and rosebuds. Little Leona Curtis was flower girl, dressed in blue and carryâ€" ing a small nosegay of sweet peas. Mr. Marcel BEverard, of Timmins, who is stationed at Yarmouth with the RCAF. acted as groomsman, and ushers were Messrs Don Bain, RC.A®R., Dartmouth, NS., and Mr. Vic Camerâ€" on, RC.AF., Yarmouth. After the ceremony, about fifty Mr. Percy Wyman presided at the organ and during the signing of the register Miss Geraldine Sweeny sang "When Song is Sweet." .‘The bride was charming in a gown of net over taffeta, lace bodice and elâ€" bow length yveil. Her bouquet featureo bouvardia, and she was given in marâ€" riage by her father. A gracious lady with a smile that said "I want to ‘be your friendâ€" be mine" ; . . she is Mrs. Blanche Geddes, Worthy Grand Matron of Grand Chapter.of Ontario Order of the Eastern Star, who was honâ€" oured on Tuesday evening at a banquet in the MciIntyre auditorâ€" ium . ... she won all hearts, and gave double reason for the banquet celebration of her official visit to northern chapters. Present at the banquet and meetâ€" ing which followed it, where memâ€" bers of chapters from Kirkland Lake, Iroquois Falls, South Porcuâ€" pine, and, of course, Timmins . .. and to further honour their charming guest, the local chapter had arranged the tableâ€"settings in her colours of green and yellow ... the banquet tables formed a massive "E" for Eastern Star, and along the head table, green fern was laid daintily over a yellow crepe paper on the white linen . . . while all the glory of summer was ibrought into the auditorium by the beautiful summer fowers from Mrs. Malcolm MacMillan‘s garden at the McIntyre. ~ Back to the Eastern Star ... following the meeting on Tuesday evening, the members and their guests enjoyed a social hour, durâ€" ing which a beautiful heirloom were received at a reception Best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Armand Legault whose marriage was a charmâ€" ing event at the Notre Dame des Lourdes Church on Wednesday mornâ€" ng at 8.30 o‘clock . .. Mrs. Legault is ‘he former Cecile Perillard daughter f Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Perillard . The meeting was called to order by Captain Bailey. After rollâ€"call and ‘nspection, the Guides formed Horseâ€" shoe. Instead of the regular meeting the Guides were given their camp papers. The Guides formed teams for i game of ball. Mr. Legault is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Legault. The Guides of the 106th I.O.DE. Company held their meeting on Monâ€" day in St. Matthew‘s Hall. Next Monday will be the last meetâ€" ing of the season. All Guides are askâ€" »d to come in full uniform for an enâ€" rollment after which the GruidPs will have a "surprise." First Timminsâ€"Born Priest Was ODrdained Here San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 24 (AP) Ettore Guigni, captain of the sabotaged Italian tanker Colorado, was sentenced to five years in prison in United States District Court here late toâ€"day. His crew of twentyâ€"five were sentenced to three years each for damutnz their vessel in harbour here. 4 Italian Captain Given Five Years for Sabotage Rev. Fr. Yves Rolland Gauâ€" thier Ordained on Sunday. ‘The Reverend Father Yves Roland Gauthier celebrated his first mass Al St. Anthony‘s Cathedral on Monday morning, after the ordination cereâ€" monies at the Cathedral on Sunday morning. The reverend father is the first Timmins born man to be ordained to priesthood at the. Cathedral, the ardination ceremony being performea y the Rev. Bishop Rheaume, assisted by the Rev. Fr. Theriault, Rev. Fr. Whissel and Rev. Fr. Pelletier. Party and Shower in Honour of S. Porcupine Brideâ€"toâ€"be the groom, of Timmins, was among the many outâ€"ofâ€"town guests. son, Mrs. Reg Clark, Mrs, John Bawâ€" tenheimer, Miss W. Appleby, Mrs. G. Trueblood, Mrs. Lorne Quantrelle. Miss Mary Yorke was unable to be present but sent a gift. Dinners in honour of the new priest were held at the cathedral rectory on Sunday and Monday, and at the home of his parents on Sunday afternoon. The service on Monday morning wWas attended by separate school pupiis and large numbers of the congregation, while on Sunday morning, among the many present were his family ana outâ€"ofâ€"town relatives. Rev. Fr. Gauthier is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Gauthier of 34 First ivenue, and has five brothers and five sisters in Timmins. MHe is twentyâ€"five years old, and has spent the past eignt years preparing for priesthood. A student at St. Anthony‘s Separate school, he received further education at the Seraphique College, Ottawa, ana became a member of the Capucian Order of Franciscan monks by study at the Limoilou College, Quebec City ana Montreal seminary. Many lovely personal gifts were preâ€" sented to Miss Anderson, a delicious lunch following a social evening. ‘Those present were Mrs. DeLong, Mrs. Pete Smith, Mrs. Emerson Anderâ€" South Porcupine, June 25thâ€"(Speâ€" cial to The Advance)â€"A very charmâ€" ing party and shower was held at the home of Miss Gladys Stitt on Moore street last evening in honour of Miss Mary Anderson, a brideâ€"toâ€"be of the near future. Seems the weekâ€"ends are the most ‘popular wedding times . . . to begin this weekâ€"end, one couple will become "Mr. and Mrs." toâ€" morrow . . . four will join the ranks of the happy newlyweds on Saturday, and at least one wedâ€" ding is schedtiled for Sunday . which ‘make_s six , weddings in al! the same mlm‘ber as took place last weeken@: manding officgr. Primarily, the A.T.â€"A. delivers aircraft from the factories of Great Britain to fighter and bomber stations. Started in Shack . When it came into being, the service was operated from a shack at the edge of a wide field. Now this field, one of several from which A.T.A. men and women operate, is a bustling airport, with hangars, messes, billets. Credit for the rapid expansion is given to Cmdr. DErlanger and J. P. Bickell, Canadian mining man, preâ€" sident of the McIntyre Mines, who came to Britain to help Lord Beaverâ€" brook at the ministry of aircrKt proâ€" duction. | Bickell is controller of the A.T.A. and according to officers in the service does his job with the same enthusiâ€" asm and drive that won Lord Beaverâ€" brook. such praise as minister of airâ€" craft production. ‘"Jack Bickell thinks red tape :s something that should be thrown into the wasteâ€"paper basket," orle of his colleagues said. "He gets things done and he gets them done quickly." Fought at Dunkerque \ James F. Howitt, of Guelph, Ont., was a fighter pilot before he joined the A.T.A. A former dairyman, ne joined the R.A.F. in June, 1939, â€"ana fought with the allâ€"Canadian squnâ€" dron at Dunkerque, shooting down one German plane. Here are some the men whose dark blue uniforms are known ‘as every aircraft factory and ‘flying field in the country. Last September, Howitt, a pilot offiâ€" cer, cracked up and was sent to hosâ€" pital. Doctors told him he couldn‘t fAy a fighter plane again. He heard he was going to be sent back to Canâ€" ada. +C3 $ ‘ "I didn‘t want that," Howitt sard. "Any kind of flying is better than none at all, so I volunteered for the A.TA. and was accepted." one of the few Canadians in the service, Howitt is completing his course at the training pool. Soon will be on operational duty, possibly delivering Hurricanes to some of the men with whom he was fiying last yetr. ‘ \‘Parachutist Flies l Gwynne Johns is a forméer profesâ€" sional parachute jumper who made 32. jumps, broke both legs and his collar bone. He paid $9 a hour for fiy! lessons at Bournemouth Aero Clup. "Now," he laughs, "they‘re paying me." The Chinese, Second Officer Chang, was in England when war broke ouy. He joined the A.T.A. because "it seemâ€" ed like a good idea.‘" He would like permission to â€"wear a gold "China‘" tap on his shoulder. ‘Liast time I was in London," he explained, "I was misâ€" taken for a Japanese." f Most pilots are in the ferry service, from factory to maintenance. unit to fiying fields. Still others are in the Atlantic service taking back pilots who y United Statesâ€"built bombers to Do Not Expect Any Strike at Kirkland Lake Says Official Conciliation Officer Makes Statement _ After Talk With Operators and Miâ€" ners. #Wike Not Expected ‘Therewmbenominers strike in the Kirkland Lake area. ‘We have made such progress toward a direct settlement of matters at issue I think I can quite safely say there will be no labor troubles here," said M. 85. Campâ€" bell, Chief Conciliation officer of the Federal Department of Labor shortly before ‘he returned to Ottaws sunday a{fternoon. Mr.mmppenrmhodmrflmduke "isav;ry sick man." Mr. Campbell reached Kirkland Lake! had appealed against the internâ€" Saturday afternoon to negotiate be¢â€"| ment some months ago but the appeal tween miners and mine operators iniat that time was rejected. â€" Ottawa order that threatened lmbor difficulties,| authorities announced that he had that might have proved of serious conâ€" | been granted release "ou‘ compassionâ€" sequence to the camp, be averted. ate grounds." Pay for an experienced pilot is beâ€" tween $2,700 and $3.150 a year. â€" The Americans, however, receive about $#00 a month, because, as a British pilot said, "we are at war but they are not, and we ‘can‘t expect them to come over here without inducement." ‘There has been in Kirkland Lake recently the belief that things were being worked up there for a strike. This belief has travelled to Timmins and district where the signs were reâ€" cognized. It will accordingly be gooa news to most people here to learn that it is now believed that there will be no strike at Kirkland Lake. The Northern News has the following article in its issue of Tuesday of this week:â€" MmmandmlmwcrmnMatthattmwmrejected Ottawa order that threatened lmbor difficulties,| authorities announced that he had that might have proved of serious conâ€"| been granted release “ox{compmion- sequence to the camp, be averted. ate grounds." Following a consultation between . It is understood that Franceschini is provincial and federal labor â€"authoriâ€"‘suffering from serious ‘throat trouble. Late Sunday afternoon Mr. Campâ€" bell was confident that the possibility of labor trouble in this camp was a reâ€" mote one and that a settlement could readily be effected through a meeting of bith men and operators. He did noi state however that such a meeting had been arranged. Upon his arrival here Mr. Campbell contacted the mine managers and a conference of the 12 concerned was arâ€" ranged. The conference lasted three Later the federal labor trouble adâ€"= juster met representatives of the union neaded by Organizer T. M. McGuire in a two hour talk when he learned something of the difficulties the men felt should be ‘adjusted. "Since coming here I have studied conditions closely," Mr. Campbell told The Northern News, "and I think T4 san say now that we have made very definite progress toward a definite settlement of the existing difficulti®s. I think I can safely say that, in the meantime, there will be no strike in this camp. i : «BProvided a direct settlement cannot be effected then a Conciliation and Investigation Board will be set Up under the Industrial Disputes Invesâ€" tigation Act." I as s a # ul dA @2 L Mr. Campbell stated that, at the later mass meeting of union members, to be held in the Strand Theatre for the purpose of considering further union action, a strike vote would not be «asked for. e h 0 ie ced Eie td Preparatory to setting up Conciliaâ€" tion Board a strike vote is usually called for. Mr. Camphbell stressed the fact that this would not be asked for here. If it was found that direct settlemen of difficuties could not be negotiated then a Conciliation and Inâ€"« vestigation Board would be set up in any event. ‘ > 1t is understood that conferences inâ€"= volving both mine operators and union representatives was featured by some very plain speaking relative to what the government expected in the matter of keeping the camp free from labotr disputes at a time when the governâ€" ment was facing many serious prob« lems incident to the war. f t Arising out of the meeting with the mine operators, and a question as to whether or not the union did repre= sent a majority of the mine workers and so was authorized to speak for them, Mr. Campbell suggested that this could be met by a check of the unions‘ membership files. In this work, to be done within a space of 10 days Y â€" _aSS NS T Much time was taken up in reportl“ covering the entire situation and cOn« . siderable time was devoted, it was learned, to the question of cross cheok= ing the union membership files as pro- posed by Mr. Campfbeu t governmont representative, repreâ€" sentative of the union, and of the erators could participate. C i : Miners Hold Meeting At the Sunday night‘s meeting of union members, held in the Strand Theatre and lasting from seven until 10.30 o‘clock the entire situation WRS thoroughly gone into. James Francheshini, wealthy conâ€" tractor of Italian birth who was inâ€" terned after Italy entered the war, now is a patient in the Toronto General hospital following his release from deâ€" tention. He had been in the Christie Street Military hospital here for some / days. Lake Mine and Mill Workers Union No. 240, continuing their constructive and coâ€"operative program adopted: the policy submitted to the committee earlier in the day by Federal Concliiâ€" ator M. S. Campbell to the effect the union agrees to a cross check of the union membership records against the payroll sheets of mining companies to aetermine whether or not a majority of the employees are members of the union." : Franceshini is understood to be sersâ€" lously ill. He was brought to the miliâ€" tary hospital from an BEastern Ontario prison camp and Dr.:C. N. Mooney, one of his attendants, stated "Franceschini is a very sick man." In a statement released to the press by Union Organizer d is M MoGulre it was learned that the union had acâ€" cepted the proposal made by the Chief Conciliation Officer with regard to cross check of the union membership Following is the statement released by Mr. McGuire: "At a special memâ€" bership meeting held in the Strand Theatre, Sunday night, the Kirkland Toronto Italian Given Release from Internment

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