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Porcupine Advance, 25 Sep 1941, 1, p. 1

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29e stops all machinery in the mill. This is but one of many devices designed to avoid various types of accidents. Members of the party asked for P mmdonsfmthemottbeplam on the evident desire of ‘‘‘~_â€"_ Vol. XXVL No. 69 Kiwanis Club and Guests Impressed With Size of Operations at Hollinger feet deep and 90 feet across. There Mayor Brunctte was in the chair yesâ€" terday and Councillors Terry, Rober‘s, McDermott, Spconer, Bartleman and Eyre were all present. ‘The meeting lasted a long time but not much in the way of business was accomplished. A Icot of time was taken up when the council were interviewed by a delegaâ€" tion representing the Plumbers Assoâ€" clation. _ The council is drafting a plumbing byâ€"law and they want the consent of the plumbers before they give the byâ€"law the final reading. Beveral changes were requested by the plumbers and the whole affair was finally left to the plumbers and Mr. MacLean, the town engineer, and when they get the byâ€"law stmlgbbened out the council will pass it. ~ A letter was received from the Timâ€" mins High and Vocational School bogyd mative they had ever enjoyed. They started in the hoist room and then went to the shaft house. Ore skips, they learned, bring up six tons of ore. pieces of steel coming up from underâ€" ground with the ore are picked up by large magnets. Ore goes from mine to orusher house, then to ore bin, then to party found.Fis ground as fine as talâ€" cum powder. The capacity of the big ore dome is between ten and twelve are forty tons of cast iron balls in each ball From the ball mill the ore goes into the filter plant where it goes through ten cyanide solutions which separate the gold from the ore. The goldâ€"bearing solution goes into the reâ€" finery and the tailings (the waste rock solution)> are carried to the dump. One of the things that caught the attention of many in the party was a long rope is easily reached in any parnt of the mill. This rope is so situâ€" ated that it can be pulled at a second‘s Immediately after the luncheon of the Timmins Kiwanis Club at the Emâ€" pire hotel on Monday, the members of the club and guests took advantage of‘ an invitation recently given and paid a visit to the Hollinger Mine mill and surface plant. Mr. F. W. Simpâ€" son, of the Hollinger staff, was in charge of the party and saw that all were able to see and understand the complex proceedings that are necessary before the gold bullion is ready. The gnmt any licenses unless all the schools were closed. A resolution was passed authorizing group ¢f Kiwanis and their guests were divided into groups of six and a member of the Hollinger staff accomâ€" panied each group through the buildâ€" ings explaining the various processes. one of the most interesting and inforâ€" Town Gets Best Price T hey Ever Got for Debentures. Are Callable at any Time Ore Dome Has Capacity for 10,000 to 11,000 tons. Forty Tons of Cast Iron Balls in Each Ball Mnll Various Deâ€" vices in Use to Avoid Accidents. the Timmins Boy Scouts to hold an Apple Day on Saturday, October 11th. ‘The Association of Mining Municiâ€" palities wrote to the council advising them that the next meeting of the Asâ€" sociation would <be ‘held in Porcupine (Continued on Page Two) The finance eccmmitee of the Timâ€" mins ccuncil did a fine piece of busiâ€" ness this week when they sold $47,â€" 824.60 in tenâ€"year debentures at four per cent. The best part of the business is that the debentures can be‘ picked up t any time the town wishes. It is the first time in the history of the ‘cwn that they have issued debentures inat were callable. It is also the first time that ihe firm who bought the bonds have ever invested any money in bonds cf a mining town. The finance committee felt proud of themselves at yesterday‘s meeting of the council and they had a gocd right to be proud. Debentures are for Ten Year Term but May be Recalled Before That Time is Up Firm That Bought Them Never Invested Money in Mining Towns Before. Timmins firemen were called out yesterday afiernoon at 243 p.m..when a phone call sent them rushing to 1 Carling Avenue, to a house occupied by D. Reynolds. The stove pipes were on fire but by the time ‘he firemen got Monday, Kiwanian Frank McDowell was acting chairman in the absence of President W. O. Langdon, who is in Montreal attending the Kiwanis disâ€" trict convention. The war savings certificate draw for master for the Kiwanis Club Pack. An appeal was also made to obtain ‘The visitors for the day were:â€"Kiâ€" wanian F. J. O Brien from the Pemâ€" broke Club; Kiwanian Bert Hulse from the Toronto Club; Kiwanian Cecil Partridge Season â€" Opens Next Week for Tenâ€"Day Period the mine and men alike to take all possible precautions to avoid accidents. Chatting with employees on the tour, members of the party came to the conâ€" clusion that the employees were happy in their work and satisfied with their positions and the way they were treatâ€" ed. Efficiency in management was anâ€" other thing that was very evident. Mr. W. J. Gagne from North Bay; Mr. J. R. Gifford from Toronto; Mr. F. W. Simpson, of the Hollinger Mine; Mr. Gordon Lee, of Toronto. to An appeal was made to the members all that they could to obtain the services of two young ladies to assist Scoutmaster Nick Basiano of the Kiâ€" The members of the Club were invitâ€" ed to a Hallowe‘en Party and Parents‘ Night to be held by the Kiwanis Boy and they are also warned that it is illegal to carry a highâ€"poweredâ€" rifle when hunting partridge or ducks. The only time they can carry a highâ€"powâ€" ered riflie in the woods is when they are armed with a deer hunting license. season will remain open till November 25th. Partridge season opens next Baturday, October 4th, and lasts till October l14th. Moose and deer season cpens on November 3rd to 12th. The bag limit for partridge is five in any one day and twentyâ€"five for Kiwanis button. ‘The official charge to this new member was made by Kiâ€" wanian Rev. W. M. Mustard. Various business matters were taken Hunters are Warned to Carâ€" ry Their Hunting License and Forbiddern to Use Highâ€"Powered Riflles The partridge season in this disrict gopens on Saturday, October 4th, and will remain open for a period of ten days. ‘A second open â€"season will be from November 3rd to November 12th, during the deer season. Hunters are warned that they musb have hunting licenses to hunt partridge An interesting point about the trip was the fact that members of the party went to the mine in each others‘ car, in a desire to save gasoline. Only a few cars were necessary, so well was the matter planned and organized. tion cards when they are in the woods and are also urged to use every preâ€" caution ito avoid serious accidents. The only open season at the present time is on ducks and geese and this There was no damage. ere the blaze was practically out. YESTERDAY the meeting of the Kiwanis Published in Timmins, Ont. EVERY THURSDAY Canada Timmins Air Cadets No. 10 To be Known Officially as Boys "K" Club Squadron. Word from Ottawa says that thirâ€" teen Air Cadet units have been grantâ€" Timmins was among the first six to establish Air Cadet, it is officially numâ€" bered as 10. Its cofficial number and name, etc., is given as follows:â€" Serious Charge Against Timmins Man is Remanded He also suggested That the accused‘s mother was a respected woman and that after the marriage they intended to live with herâ€"mother. The magisâ€" trate said that he would remand the case for a week but that he wasn‘t goâ€" ing to be a party to any marriage. ‘"These shotâ€"gun marriages are never very successful," he said. He then reâ€" manded the case adding that he was definitely snot in favourâ€"of any marâ€" riage. It would nag have his blessing as a magistrate. In remanding the charge the magisâ€" trate said that he wasn‘t particularly keen about marrying off a young girl like that. The defence counsel said that the girl was all alone in Timmins, as her mother was dead and her father had left her here. She had two sisters but the defence counsel suggested that ihey. were not able to look after the girl. Ephram Belair, of Riverside Drive, across the Mattagami River bridge was given a week‘s remand in a special Wednesday morning court, on a charge of having carnal knowledge of a girl under sixteen years of age, when his lawyer, J. A. Cousineau, suggested to the magistrate that the couple intend~â€" ed to‘get married. He asked that the case ‘be remanded for a week and that bail be set so that the man could be released from jail. Bail was set by the magistrate at $1,000 cash or $2000 property. Man Charged with Carnal â€"Knowledge Anxious to Marry the Girl. Anxious to do their bit against Hitler barbarism, these seven men entrained from Timmins last night for different posts in the Canadian Active Army. Two of the men shown went to Toronto where they will be attached to units and the other five men left for Camp Shilo where they will be attached to the Algonquin Regimcnt From left to right in the front row are: Mark Hogan, Theodore Lachapelie and Peter Paquette. In the back row, ifrgxp“lgfg to,. hght:_ are Ivan Mar chand. George Caya, Hernenegil Robichaud and A. Gagnon. Hogan and Lachapelle went to Toronto while the remainder went to Camp ‘Shilo. TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1941 Arrested Here for Purseâ€"Snatching The second case of purseâ€"snatching in less than a week stirred the police to strenuous action. Last night they arrested Rene Grise, Balsam .street south, and charged him with robbery with violence. He is accused of snatchâ€" ing a purse from the hands of Miss Francoise ‘Gagne, Rocm 20, Three Star Hotel. ‘Police had ancther man already locked up charged with snatching a purse from Mrs. L. Helperin Saturday night. walking along Balsam street . south when a man whom she knew by sight approached her, and, as he came alongâ€" side her, he struck her on the ‘back of the head and grabbed. her purse. She followed ‘the man but he escaped by jumping a fence. She then informâ€" ed the police who trailed the man and found him in a taxi. He had money to correspond with that in the lady‘s purse, and Miss Gagne identified. him as her assailant. In the purse there was a total of $36.00. Fourteen men are to be in court Tuesday on charges of infraction of the Liquor Control Act. They were the "foundâ€"ins" in connection with the case of Roman Karpinski who was sent down on Tuesday for three months when convicted of selling liquor. ‘Two men are jointly charged with failing to remain gt the scene of an accident when a truck and a car crashâ€" ed at the corner of Spruce street and Moneta avenue. BEach of the two men claimed it was the other that was drivâ€" ing the car, so both are charged. At the Kiwanis luncheon at the Emâ€" pire hotel on Monday next, Sept. 29th, the important and interesting business will be the hearing of reports of the District convention held this week at Montreal. â€" The three delegates, Proâ€" sident W. O. Langdon, Viceâ€"President Fred Burt and Kiwanian F. Woodbury will present the reports. Schumacher, Sept. 25â€"(Special to The ‘Advance)â€"The Girls‘ Club of Gold Centre is holding an afternoon tea and sale of home baking on Satâ€" urday afternooan, Sept. 27th, from 1.30 to 4, proceeds for the Bomb Victims Fund. It will be a good event for a Police Move Swiftly to Stop This Form of Crime. TEA AT SCHUMACHER FOR BOMBED VICTIMS FUND REPORTS OF CONVENTION AT KIWANIS ON MONDAY Schumacher, Sept. 5â€"(Special to The Advance) â€" Mr. James Hawkira, years pricr to moving to Barrie, is visiting his family in Schumacher and during his visit is the guest of his sonâ€"inâ€"law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Stan Kitchen. First avenue. mins for many years, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Glen Smith, for a few Mr. W. D. Watt, now of Toronto, but REâ€"VISITING SCHUMACHER Weatherman Says Colder Weathar is Coming Any Time Now. Famous Scottish Footballer Visits Schumacher â€" Weather Will Get Colder The weather may turn colder at any time now, the Hollinger weatherman, Mr. S. Wheeler, said this morning. Timmins people can get set for a ‘cold spell that may strike at any time. More warm weather will come after the cold but first the people will have to suffer a little bit. FPurther predicâ€" Meets Brothers for First Time in Thirteen Years. tions were that it will be stormy in the next few days with probable thunâ€" dershowers. The prediction for today is that it will be cloudy and moderately secured leave, coming here on . the Northland this morning, _ Danny wWas in Greemck during the: blitz on the Clyde in March of this year and he can tell some thrilling and gruesome tales of thait blitz. The way the people took it makes all feel proud Oof the British people. Danny‘s hands are all over scars from burns:; he suffered while helping the firemen during the blitz. High temperature for the past week was reached on Sunday when the merâ€" cury made its big bid and reached the 86 mark. On Monday the mercury had its greatest variation when there was a difference of thiriyâ€"six degrees beâ€" tween the high and the low for the Celtic footballer is in the British Merâ€" chant Navy, and by luck his boat was at a certain Eastern Canadian port where it may be anchored for some time. He secured permission to come North to visit his brothers here, whom he had not met for thinteen years. What a surprise and what a reâ€" union! James and Peter Dawson are inâ€" Echumacher; ‘Charles is in the Army stationed at North Bay and he Schumacher, Sept. 25â€"(Special to The Advance)â€"Danny Dawson, the day. The high and low marks were both lower than the marks on Sunday. Temperatures for the week were:â€" Thursday, max. 56, min. 46; Friday, max. 63, min. 53; Saturday, max. 78, Rain that fell during the week amounted to .08 inches and was disâ€" tributed in the following manner: Friâ€" day, .05 inches; Saturday, .01 inches; The forcast again is clowly and modâ€" erately warm, itiwrning stormy with One Man Leaves for Camp Shilo and One for Provost Corps. Rest Go to Toâ€" ronto. [ss o t o Thirteen Men from Timmins Leave for the Army This Week Recruiting in Timmins has picked up a little in the past week with thirâ€" teen men leaving for different military Fire Chief Presents Good Report on Convention of Dominion Fire Chiefs War in Russia is Raging Unabated as Both Fight Fiercely Near Leningrad units in the past seven days. All of the men except two went to Toronto. One of the men went to Camp Shilo where he will be attached to the Alâ€" gonquins and the other went to Camp Borden to join the Provost Corps. Last Thursday seven men left with one going to the Algonquins, one to the Provost Corps and the rest to Toronto. George Ralph Bickell went to the Algonquins; Roderick McPhail went to Camp Borden to join the Proâ€" co left to attend the Army : Trades School at Toronto. Recruiting «authorities at the Armâ€" ouries said that medical boards are stil held at the Armouries every Monâ€" day, Wednesday and Thursay mornings at nine o‘clock. Any recruit wishing tojointhearmyxsaskedtobeat, the uie c m / ul oo c og) VR_ _A C * _ 0. L. London Says That One Side or the Other Must Crack Soon if Battle Continues: with its Present Ferociousness. Russia Still Holds Leningrad. Some German Reports Contradicted. vost Corps; Aime Bouchard, Paul Bouchard, Wilfred Conroy, Leopold David, and Lawrence Fournier went to Toronto. and Steve Zip. On Monday another pair of men left. They were:; Alfred Wallwyn and Anthony Walchuck. On and 29th. It was the thirtyâ€"third anâ€" nual convention of the association and proved to be very successful.. Several important lectures were given and the Fire Chiefs were shown movies of acâ€" tual firefighting in London during the blitz. The. following is the report as it was presented to the Timmins Counâ€" Dear Sirs:â€"Convention opened at 10.00 am. Tuesday, August 2%6th, with the usual addresses of welcome by the Mayor and the local M.P. and M.P.P. and was responded to by Chief Cassel of Hamiliton after which there were reading of obituaries and memâ€" orial address. Then the several comâ€" mittees were formed after which meetâ€" ing was aedjourned for lunch. After opening of the afternoon sesâ€" sion at 1.45 pam. District Officer Daniel Ivall of the London Fire Brigade gave a very interesting lecture on the way fires are handled during an air blitz. This lecture was illustrated by moving pictures and maps and was very intéerâ€" esting and instructive. At this session there were very interesting lectures by Battalion Chief Deasey of New York Fire Department and Chief O‘Kelly of Ottawa on apartment house fires. ‘This was followed by report of Secretary Treasurer and financial statement and then official photograph was taken. In the evening a banqguet was held in the Legion hall after which a street dance was held. Wednesday, August Â¥7thâ€"Session opened at 930 a.m. after which Mir. Johnson, a former ARP. Control ficer (who I heard in May in Toronto) gave a lecture on Air Raid Precautions and I might say this lecture was just as interesting as it was in May. ‘There were also lectures on gas masks and Armnuries at that time. There are still many openings in all branches of the army and recruits in every departâ€" ment are urgently needed. Interesting Movies of London Firefighters Under Blitz Conditions. Interesting Lecture on Air Raid Precauâ€" tions by Mr. Johnson, Former A.R.P. Control Officer. Fire Chief A. Borland submitted report to the Timmins council at their weekly meeting yesterday afternoon on the annual convention ‘of the Domiâ€" ion Fire Chiefs that was held in Peterâ€" Published in Timmins, Ont., Canada â€" EVERY n#mu’r On Friday two men left for Toronto. about equal but any edge lies with the Germans. For Russia, the loss of Lenâ€" ingrad would be a serious blow but _onfly one more reverse in a war that: the Russians expect to fight on a long > range strategic plan. For the Gerâ€" ,ma:ns,:lbdlm'e to take Leningrad would be an admission of defeat such as the â€" Geaman army oannot a.fford 'rhzete is Contradicting earlier reports that the Germans had pactically taken over Leningrad, a report from Moscow this morning says that heavy fighting conâ€" tinues along the approaches to Leninâ€" grad and adds that the Russians are not only holding sioutly but are still counter attacking and inflicting heavy losses on the German armed forces. This report is given more weight with the report that comes from Berlin. The Berlin report says that German forces relentlessly drive their way toâ€" ward Leningad in a battle that rages without pause. They also admit that the Russians are launching. heavy counter attacks. The German advance toward Kievy is apparently oontining in spite of vigorous Russian counter From London it is reported that before very long either the Russians or the Germans must crack in the batâ€" tle that is raging around Leningrad. The battle is one ‘of such ferocity that a deadlock cannot last long and if tha fighting continues on its present scale one side or the other must crack. The the intitiative ‘has belonged to the FRussians for more than a month, .. ‘The German propaganda department is preparing the people for bad news again. This time they are advising the relatives of men at the front not to be anxious if mail from the troops is overdue. They claim that the roads are bad and bridges have been dest.roy ed an as a result there has been little mail from the front and there will probably be less in the future. air masks by W. Thompson and C. Fuller of Safety Supply Co. and Fire and (Fire Hazards in Air Conditioned Buildings by Chief Spalding of, Presâ€" ton and Chief Woods of York Townâ€" equipment by W. J. Scott, Ontario Fire Marshal and C. W. Caskey, Chief Inâ€" specter from Ontario Fire Marshal‘s Office, after which we were treated to a demonstration of Foamite and Fog Nozzles putting out oil and. gasoline fires. In the evening we were treated to a moving picture of; the air raids over London, this is the first time these pictures have been shown in Canada. ship. ‘There was considerable discus= sion on these papers. lAt. the afternoon session an address was given by Dr. CGilidden, Chief AJR. P. Officer for Canada which was very interesting. This was followed by adâ€" public the following night (Thursday). Thursday, August 28thâ€"This session was opened by an address by W. L. Clairmont, Dominion Fire Commisâ€" sioner, on PFire Prevention, this also was very instructive. This was folâ€" lowed by the report of several commmitâ€" tees and then an address on Chimney Construction by a representative of the National Sewer ‘Pipe Co. There was quite a discussion on this address, Then we were treated to a film on Fires in Industry by Mr. Scott of the Fire Marshal‘s Office., In the afternoon we were given a trip to South Beach. Friday. August 2Dthâ€"â€"This session was taken up by reports of committees, general business, round table discusâ€" sion, election of officers and unfinished business and selection of next place of meeting which was Kitchener, after which comvention closed with the Naâ€" tional Anthem. â€"I might say that this convention was one of the most interâ€" esting one ever held.â€" â€" _ Single Copyâ€"Five Cents The Pioneer Paper_ of the Porcupine. â€" Established 1912 >

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