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Seven New Members Join Legion at Meeting Monday. Legion "V" Celebration Will Net About $2,000. Soldiers Overseas Appreciate Cigarettes. Planning for Decoraâ€" tion Day and Poppy Day. Timmins Legion Doing Much Valuable Work for Men Here and Overseas Vol. XXVI. No. ‘*70 The exâ€"servicemen of the distriét are becoming more and more Legion conâ€" scious every day. There is without a doubt a new spirit arising among local veterans and this was shown on Monâ€" day evening, at the Legion hall. Seven applications were read and passed, two of them being men discharged from the present forcees. One of these is an amâ€" putation case, having been seriously inâ€" jured while on duty in Quebec. Oldâ€" time members of the Timmins branch assecimbled at the monthly meeting were pleased indeed to see this new spirit manifest i‘self. When one considers the report of this meeting, and the work that is being accomplished, ail those who are not active memibers will be wishing they had a hand in the efforts. Major Cornthwaite, 1st | viceâ€"presiâ€" dent,'was given the honour of occupyâ€" ing the chair and conducted the meetâ€" The Legion "V*" Celebration will have a profit of around $2,000 after everyâ€" thing is cleared up, Secretary W D. Forrester reported,. The ‘"bang" came when Chas. Keates, chairman Of the Legion cigarette committee, asked for $345.00, and this was sanctioned. "CGharlie‘ read a number Oof letters from England, and it was gratifying to learn that all the branch shipments have arrived safely to those to whom they were addressed. This is the Timâ€" mins branch No. 1 war effort and by the letters received, the cigarettes are more than appreciated. No. 2 war effort is magazine collecâ€" tion and forwarding. This is carried through by Comrade A. Jenkin, and for September, 1500 lbs. of good readâ€" ing matter left Timmins for the camps in England. "Art" made the suggesâ€" tion that as winter‘ is approaching a new method of ‘collection should be devised. It was adopted that the school children take the books to their schools and place them in boxes, and at the end of each week, a truck will pick them up and deliver them to the Legion hall. Comrade Al Wetmore, stated if this were done, he‘d get the truck. Comrade Jenkin is also the energetic sick visitor and reported a number on the sick list, with two members danâ€" gerously ill. j No. 3 war effortâ€"that of looking after dependants of the present army and securing pension adjustments, etc., for those of the 1914â€"1918 war â€" is handled by Comrade W. A. Devine. He reported the Geoffrey Morris case rompletely cleared up, from the very night of the accident, and with full pension payable till his release from hospital when a reâ€"board will decide future disability. A War Veteran‘s allowance granted to an unfortunate veteran who is nearly blind was also noted. Two dependants‘ allowance granted were also mentioned. This work entails a lot of time, and W. A. Devine was thanked for his report. 600 Pound Bear is Shot Stealing Pound andâ€"aâ€"half Chicken at MountjoyFarm During the past few weeks therejone chickenâ€"weighing a pot have been a lot of bears in this disâ€" | halfâ€"but as he emerged he trict aund much damage has been done by them. It is believed that the bush fires in other parts of the North have driven the bears here, while the scarâ€" city of berries and other natural food has tempted them to get near the comâ€" munities and individual houses. Toivo Niemi, a farmer about a mile north of Timmins, has a plan to abate the bear nuisance. suffered from the bears, but a neighâ€" bour certainly has. Several nights reâ€" cently this neighbour lost chickens, and he told Toivo about it, and the two of them figured out a plan to save the chickens and get the bear. The other rooms. night a bear took six chickens in one raid and that was the last straw. Monâ€" day night they sat up at the neighâ€" Mr. Niemi hasn‘t‘ thought he was a Russian be Eastern battlefront. Shot â€" was poured into him, but he fall, just staggering drunker the yard, trying to locate â€" shots were coming from. |] crumpled to the ground wit} pound of lead buried in his | The two men went over t their prize and were astoun size. They say he was mor hundred pounds in weight, some bear.© The skin is : enough to make a rug to cor tire floor in one of the The neighbours add expect to be eating bear ‘ months as a result of their : ing. The main thing, thoug tbour‘s farm waiting for Bruin. About'the chickens will be safe, : nineâ€"thirty along came Bruin and enâ€" {other bear comes along,â€"in tered the chicken ccop. He took onlythere will be more shooting Toivo Niemi, Mountjoy Township Farmer Bags Big Prize When he Catches Bear Raiding Neighbour‘s Chicken Coop. Bear Fell from Sheer Weight of Bullets. A Decoration Day ceremony will be held on Sunday, October 19th, at the Timmins cemetery. All members are urged to attend this annual event,. The time will be 2.00 pm., with members assembling at the Legion hall. In another column will be found the plans for Poppy Day. This meetâ€" ing was held on Tuesday evening. Major Cornthwaite asked the fullest coâ€"cperation of all, to assist in making this a record year. *"The need for this fund may not be now, but when the lads come back we shall need all the money we can get to give them a helpâ€" ing hand," said the chairman. Ncminations for officers after a reâ€" arrangement of election rules was callâ€" ed. Among those nominated for preâ€" sident were:â€"W. Greaves, Al Wetmore, Jack Brady, Major Cornthwaite, Severâ€" al names were mentioned for the exeâ€" cutive, and as these must qualify, those standing will be published later in The Advance. One Hundred Receruits to Léearn First Aid, A. R. P. and Stretcher Work are Needed. One hundred recruits are needed imâ€" mediately by the St. John Ambulance Brigade in Timmins, it was announced vesterday by Acting Superintendent of SJ.A.B., Russ Bailey, Any persons inâ€" terested in learning the fundamentals and advanced work in First Aid, Air Raid Precautions and Stretcher Work should contact officials of the S. J. A. B. immediately. The meeting closed with mention of the opening smoker on Saturday and a large number will be present for this event it was indicated. Recruits ° Needed Regular classes for the various courses are held every Sunday afterâ€" noon at the St. John Ambulance Hall at 3.30 pm. The St. Joun Ambulance hall is located at 14 Birch street south. There is also an opportunity for five or six more women who wish to obtain the St. John Ambulance Brigade First Aid Certificates for First Aid and Inâ€" jured. Any ladies interested in this course should contact Mr. Bailey, Actâ€" ing Superintendent of the S. J. A. B. at phone 502, or George A. Gibson, Corps Superintendent at phone 2216 J Singing of the National Anthem closâ€" ed the meeting. Public School Again Offerâ€" ing Opportunity. Evening Classes for New Canadians at Schumacher School one chickenâ€"weighing a pound and a halfâ€"but as he emerged he must have thought he was a Russian bear on the Eastern battlefront. Shot after shot was poured into him, but he refused to fall, just staggering drunkenly around the yard, trying to locate where the shots were coming from. Finally he crumpled to the ground with almost a pound of lead buried in his hide. The Board of Trustees of Schumachâ€" er Public Schocl have for the past several years conducted classes for New Canadian women and girls who wish to improve their English. There is a small registration fee which is not. returnable. The only additional expense is for books not regularly supplied to the pupils of the day school. The night school will be from seven until nine in the evening each Tuesday and Thursday, beginning October 14. The night school will be for forty nights. Those desiring to take advantage of these classes should get an application form from the school. The two men went over to examine their prize and were astounded at his size. They say he was more than six hundred pounds in weight, which is some bear.© The skin is almost big enough to make a rug to cover the enâ€" tire floor in one of the farmhouse rooms. The neighbours add that they expect to be eating bear steak for months as a result of their fine shootâ€" ing. The main thing, though, is that the chickens will be safe, unless anâ€" other bear comes along,â€"in which case Published in Timmins, Ont., Canada EVERY THURSDAY The weatherman Was more optimisâ€" tic about the weekâ€"end weather this morning that he has been for some time. He was fairly certain that the weekâ€"end would find Timmins enjoyâ€" ing some nice weather. However, for toâ€"day there is still rain in sight. The weather toâ€"day is expected to be cloudy and moderately warm with the possibility of light showers. Weather to Clear Up at Weekâ€"end More than an inch of rain has falâ€" len in the past week with last Thursâ€" day the list. The rainfall for the past week was as follows: Thursâ€" day .81 inches, Saturday, .15 inches, sunday. 5 inches, Tuesday, .31 inches and yesterday .02 inches, a total for the week of 1.79 inches. Temperatures in the past week were moderate with one day falling below most of the days for the past month. On Sunday the mean temperature was the lowest for some time.. The high temperature on Sunday was only 36 degrees and the low of 24 was the lowâ€" est ‘spot the thermometer hit for the month: The month‘s high was 71 deâ€" grees. Temperatures for the week were: Thursday, max 60, min. 30; Friday max. 46, min. 32; Saturday, max. 58 min. 34; Sunday, max 36, min. 24; Monday, max. 50, min. 30; Tuesday max 48, min. 34; Wednesday, max. 46 min. 38;: eight o‘clock this morning 42 degrees. But This Year‘s Debentures the First Callable Ones. first timsg been sold. Town Debentures Brought the Best Price in 1939. last WE for thi the tov this ve specially satisfactory one there were three or four other years where the price was as good or better. In 1939, the debenture sale drew the best price in the town‘s history. Councillor Barâ€" tleman was mayor at the time. In that year the debentures sold for $100.62 at 4%. This year‘s price was $98.G at 4%. However, this year is the Above are two views of the crowd at the meeting of the Boys "K" Club addressed by Squadron Leader Hodâ€" getts this week. These bright lads are keenly interested in the.. Air Cadet movementâ€" and promise to make "Timmins Air Cadets No. 10" an outstanding unit in the Air Caâ€" dets of Canada. Councillo ear s saite OL lly satisfactory one or four other years was as good or bette ‘benture sale drew th ~â€"town‘s history. â€" Cou t a statement in The ek that the sale of d s year drew the best n‘s history is not corre ar‘s sale of debentur that ecallat HUNDREDS OF BOYS HERE INTERESTED IN AIR CADETS e mean temperature was r some time.. The high on Sunday was only 36 TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND, 1941 7le debt artieman points in The Advance le of debentures ie best price in ot correct. While ‘bentures was a ntures have Squadron Leader Hodgetts is Speaker at Meeting of Timmins Boys‘ "K" Club Outlines Work That Will be Done by Taking Course in Air Cadets. Work Is Very Interesting but Requires Much Work and Lots of Time. Instructors Introduced. The Timmins Boys‘ "K" Club Air Cadet Squadron No. 10 was addressed on Monday evening of this week by Squadron Leader G. A. Hodgetts, rh of AF., No. 1 Training Command, Torâ€" onto, who was making a tour of the different squadrons recently formed across Canada. The talk that he preâ€" pared for the Cadets was very interâ€" esting and informative. Squadron Leader Hodgetts was inâ€" troduced to the Cadets by P. T. Moisâ€" ley, officer commanding No. 10 Squadâ€" ron. Squadron Leader Hodgetts had previcusly given a talk to the Timmins Kiwanis Club. Squadron Leader Hodgetts explainâ€" ed that boys all over Canada had been asking for the type of training given in the RCAF. In fact these requests had been pouring into government headquarters ever since the last war. Because of the fact that at the beginâ€"| had been pourimg into governiment headquarters ever since the last war. Because of the fact that at the beginâ€" ning of World War 2, the organizing of the Commonwealth Air Training Plan demanded am allâ€"out effort, and further because of the fact that until now, time and equipment have not been available to organize and train air cadets, this factor ‘had to be overâ€" locked. Now the time and material is available and, air cadet squadrons are being formed all over the country. The training given to air cadets is the same as that given to members of the R.C.A.F. in Initial and Elementary Training Schools, but in a slightly modified form. Such training received would definitely be of great value to any of the air cadets enlisting in the RCAF. At this point in his talk the squadron leader asked how many of the boys would like to join the R.C. A.F. and every hand in the hall went up. Seeing such enthusiasm Squadron Leader Hodgetts told them that on their eighteenth birthday they would be eligible to join the R.CA.F. the R.C.A.F. in In Training Schools modified form. S would definitely 1 ana every man entering thne air 10rce must undergo extensive military drillâ€" ing: First Aid:;: Knotes and Splires; Maps and Map Reading; Mathematics â€"â€"when â€" Squadron Leader Hogetts mentioned mathematics groans were heard among those in the hall but Lheiexpom,ed to arrive squadron leader enlightened the boys time this afternoon he The diff pit ne M puante OTH ibj He pointe« intere TainIn|{ and wi in a slightly | © A h s<=â€"~«â€" HModinger 4 s . â€" wl reat vaiue t lll)(‘l’%‘ f yÂ¥\ @ # rQl / 9 OW T = the hall went l lll l t (‘ n Squadron l overed comuple ider L by sayving that to be an observer or pilot one must learn mathematics! beâ€" cause it was the basis of the training of air crews; Model Airplane Building; Physical Trainingâ€"The health of an airman must be perfect as fiying at 400 miles per hour at 30,000 feet demands perfect physical and mental condition; Signals:+â€"morse and semaphore; Theory of Flight. To complete that course the cadets must put in many hours for two or three years. . Squadron Leader Hodâ€" getts also mentioned that he hoped it would be possible for the boys to have uniforms soon and he hoped that they would be as proud of their uniforms as the men in the air force are proud of theirs. O.C. Percy Moisley thanked the speaker and then introduced the men who had volunteered to help out the cadets by teaching some of the subâ€" jects: Mr. Bates, Flight Commander; Mr. Reg. Fisher; Mr. Watson, Flight Commander; Mr. Roy, Radio and Signâ€" als; Mr. Sparrow, Maps and Map Reading: Mr. Croteau, Engineering and Aerial Mapping; Mr. Bailey, Flight Commander; Mr. Burt, Kiwanis Club Viceâ€"President; Mr. Geo. Gibson, First Aid; Mr. Fritz Woodbury, Secretary of Boys "K" Club; Mr. Fairhurst, Drill sergeant; and Mr. McClung, Woodâ€" working. Take Seventh and Final Game from Coniston Yesâ€" terday Afternoon 4â€"O. series and force the seventh game. This year‘s championship is the seâ€" cond NB.A. title for the Barton Bomâ€" bers as they also won the title last vear in an easy battle. The team is Sudb dayvy 16 1€ Ba Hollinger Bombers championship of the Baseball Association they defeate! the 4â€"O0 in the seventh N A K this yeatr ed in the on. Afâ€" a three Coniston ) tie the AMMNL Mining Municipalities Meetat WhitneyTownship Hall Yesterday Afternoon Motorized Convoy to Visit Here A motorized convoy of the Canadian Active Army will visit Timmins in the next week or week and a half, officials at the Timmins Armouries announced yesterday afternoon. Licutenant G. G. Countryman, district recruiting officer, for Toronto yesterday morning where he will meet Major L. W. Sharpe, recruiting officer for Military District No. 2, Northern area. Recruiting offiâ€" cers from other districts will also be presént at the conference from which will be drawn the plans and route of The convoy will consist of almost every bit of motorized equipment in the Army â€" including workshops, â€" repailr shops, Bren gun carriers, ambulances, army trucks, etc. It is expected to be the biggest convoy to travel in Canada up to the present time. the convoy The object in the convoy making the trip to Timmins is to give the people in this part of the country a clearer understanding of Canada‘s war effort and to stimulate some interest in the recruiting in this district. It was anâ€" nounced last week by Major Sharpe, after a visit to recruiting centres throughout the province, that the norâ€" thern centres had been recruiting more men per capita than the southern cenâ€" tres. This convoy is one of the ways of showing the people what the men are being used for. Lieut. Countryman in Toâ€" ronto to Take Part in Conâ€" ference to Plan Route. Association Asks That Government Increase Mothers‘ Alâ€" lowance and Old Age Pension Due to Increased Cost of Living. Other Important Matters Discussed. The convoy will start out on Monâ€" day morning ~from Camp Borden and willâ€"arrive in "Fimminsâ€"as soonas pos= sible but it isn‘t likely that it will reach here for several days after the start. Stops will be made all along the route before the convoy reaches Timmins. The local Tecruiting officilals are planning a welcome for the soldiers in the convoy by holding a dance at one of the district‘s dance halls. There will be no admission charged at the dance and the pepole of the district are corâ€" dially invited to attend and meet Canâ€" ada‘s fighting men. Published in Timmins, Ont., Canada EVERY THURSDAY To Broadcast the Interviewing of an Army Recruit Monday afternoon at half past four the Timmins Recruiting Centre will go on the air. Officials at the Armouries are planning the broadcast now and it will cover all stages in recruiting from the time that the recruit enters the armouries till he leaves to join his unit. It will be a most complete desâ€" cription of the recruiting situation and is presented to show the people that there is no pressure put to bear on any person requesting information from the recruiting officials. The broadcast will start when the recruit enters the office and is interâ€" viewed. If he has a trade he will be told in what part of the army his trade will be of most use. When the recruit has decided what branch of the army recruit enters the office and is interâ€" viewed. If he has a trade he will be told in what part of the army his trade will be of most use. When the recruit has decided what branch of the army he wants to join he will be told what to expect to do if he joins that branch. He will then be medically examined, sworn inmand despatched to his unit. Russians in Leningrad Throw Germans Back in Fierce Counter Attacks Russians Claim Recapture of Four Villages and Important Hill Near Lake Imean, 135 mile South of Leningrad. Many Uprisings in Czechoslovakia Lately. The beseiged Russians of Leningrad are fighting back and are driving the German menace away from the city according to reports from both London and Mossow today. The Russian communique says that the Red armies have recaptured four important vilâ€" lages and a hill of great tactical imâ€" portance in a big counter attack in the Starayaâ€"Russo area near Lake Timen, 135 miles south of Leningrad. They also claim that there are steadily deâ€" veloping Russian guerrilla activities in the Odessa area. the OQOdessa areéa. The London communique regarding the fighting in Russia is the brightest that they have issued for some time. They claim that the Russians in Lenâ€" ingrad have broken the German lines at four points and have joined their A meeting of the Northern Mining Municipalities was held yesterday afterâ€" noon in the Township Hall at Poreuâ€" pine starting at three o‘clock. The meeting lasted for almost four hours and the attendance was large with a large number.â€"of subjects being thorâ€" oughly discussed. Delegates from Timimins, Kirkland Lake and the host council, Porecupine, consisted of their entire councils and their reeves and mayor. From Tisâ€" dale there were three councillors and their yeeve present. Chairman of the meeting was Councillor Bill Roberts of Tinumins. All the clerks of the muniâ€" cipalities were present. Two visiting delegates were also present at the meeting. They were: L. M. Stark, clerk of ‘Coleman Township, and T. H. Fowke, chief of police and asjsessor, of Larder Lake. After the delegates were welcomed by Reeve Bannerman of Whitney, the delegates got down to business and after some discussion a number of reâ€" solutions were passi>»d. Councillor Roberts reported to the association on the visit of the assoâ€" ciation‘s delegation to the government last July. This visit was made just after the last meeting of the associaâ€" tion. A resolution was passed asking that the government increase the payments of the Mothers® Allowance and the Old Age Pensions due to the increased cost of living. Another resolution was passed askâ€" ing the government to grant the norâ€" thern municipalities an increase of 25% in the Northern Relief Allowances. The Highways Department of the provincial government were asked to be more careful in selecting their exâ€" aminers for drivers‘ licenses. They were also asked to stiffen the requireâ€" ments for any person applying for a license and they also asked that the examiners be paid in some other form rather than a fee on each license sold. This form of payment tended to let the examiner give licenses to many motorists who should not have them. All the municipalities were asked to make a survey in their own municiâ€" palities of disputed Workmen‘s Comâ€" pensation claims and to make a report to the association at the next meetâ€" ing. The government was asked to make a change in the sysitem of giving mediâ€" cal care to indigent patients. This is the second time the government has been requested to do that by the assoâ€" ciation. After the meeting the delegates enâ€" joyed a fine supper tendered by the Township of Whitney. Corp. Hugh O‘Neill, of the Ontario Tank Corps, stationed at Camp Borden, was home to Timmins on leave this week, forces with the Russian armies to the sputh. â€" The entire German right wing around the city has been thrown back. London views the German loss around Teningrad as a big and serious one. Uprisings in Czechosflovakia have forced the Germans to place three more areas under a state of emergency. This raises the total of such areas to nine. London reports that small forces of British bombers struck at objectives in Germany last night. Stuttgart, a German â€"manufacturing centre, was heavily hit and other places in the south western and western parts of Single Copyâ€"â€"Five Centsg Germany felt the weight of Air Forcee in spite of im weather., of the Royal unfavourable