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Porcupine Advance, 14 May 1942, 2, p. 7

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#4440804§ 460# %%%%0 s 0000000’000:00:000000000000000:’0:" "Rev. August Lanpala has been calâ€" led to Toronto by the Finnish United Church Congregation there in coâ€"opâ€" eraticn with the Home Missions Board" said The Advance ten vears gao. "He has accepnted the call and will leave here on July ist. The Toronto Finnâ€" ish congregation is one of the largest and one of the oldest Pinnish congreâ€" gations on this coniinent and Rev. Mr. lappala will be followed to the scene of his new end extended labcurs with all told on the excursion train or traâ€" ins running ten yvears ago from the Ncrth to Toronto. About 78 were said to have gottemâ€"eon at Timmins, Schuâ€" ‘macher, South Porcupine and other ; ‘poinis along‘ the branch also contrlb-’ uted their puota The number: from l: Froquois Falls#â€"was said to have been | about deouble that from Timmins but || some of thaje from the Falls were goâ€" ’ ‘ing down to ‘the city to remain, ard 1 simply were,taking advantage of the|i remarkably‘c!h“ean fares. Cochrane and Il the area wes; contributed a numberil and when North Bav was reached the total was around 600. A couple of | hundred joined the excursion at North |] Bay and begvgeen there and '1‘oronmt ancther cog@nle bf hundrsd were added,| making the about 1000.. Two ‘ trains were . necessary to carry the |â€" crowd. . After the train started the|‘ passangers came to the conclusion that 5 they had or less hoaxed. They had been given to understand that the excursion was a samupleâ€"of the t enterprise ot he railwavs and to give 1 the peopl an opportunity ; 1 to visit Toronto at ;educg__ tin in fare. After the train. B‘Egan To V fill un the impression gained ‘ ground |~ that the whole affair was a scheme for the aggrandizement of Toronto stores. ” Indeed, it was generally believed that.|J the railways were simply running the C trains on order like they would do for | for anvone armngmg a special. Colour was given to the belief that the whole scheme was simnly Toronto highâ€" preâ€" ssure salesmanshin under false pretenâ€" ces by virtue of the fact that heaps of advertising litera‘lure was distr ibuted in the North mmed:ately beforeâ€" the exâ€" cursion. There were about a thousand people l‘ t |. 1 t { 2 C k b¢008 4000000009 000 0 0 6 00 00000 00000 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 40 0 6000 0 0 0 0 4 6 ther influ was no ct here. Th thousand discussion the finan action th: At the remilar mes council ten vears ag Drew occupled the cl Icrs A. Caroh, Dr. 3. 1 ardson, J. T. Chenier, J. Morrison were pres made for a light on < tween Cedar and Ba quest was referred :o committee, â€" Mavyor 1 had beemn calle with the fine weathe iness by way of freig} ed again for Timmir were hundreds cut ( ready,. These transi¢ were urged in the S ‘Timmins and a false to them of conditions ter of employment. K another town suffe from the same sort counteract the influx to warn away the u land Lake. had put ments in one Toront papers at Sudbury, mins and Kirkland 1 vertisements read:â€"* emploved! . Kgen aw; Lake! Overâ€"1,0980 n here! No possibility Mayor Drew: thougt of advertisement migh THURSDAY. MAY 14TH. 1942 John W. Fogg, Limited ARD SCHMUMACHER PHONE ?7325 Order Your Coal NOW from Fogg’s C ."’«‘ 3 ~,r~ :" 'L( e »t t ® i L FW P â€" B \\\\\\\\\\\\Q h ; T 4 Auuds )( tb 466 046 6066 0 0« 96008006486 0066 0066 %¢ TEN YEARS AGO IN TIMMINS Lumber, â€" Cement, â€" Building Material, Coal and Coke, Mine and Mill Supplies wWESTERN CANADA COAL Alexo, Carmore Briquettes, Glocoal \Iuhel Western Canada and Glocoal I Stoker Coals ut a thousand people cursion train or traâ€" vears ago from the _ 78 were said i at Timmins, Schuâ€" Porcupine and other branch also contribâ€" The number from s said to have been t from Timmins but m the Falls were goâ€" From data in the Poreapine Advance Fyles H¢ intage of tho Cochrane and ted a number s reached the A couple of ‘sion at North i} avor Creo. 8. and Councilâ€" novy. R. Bichâ€" RC 1EADY OFFICE YARD BRANXNCH OFFICE TIMMINS KIRKLAND LAKE PHONE 117 PHONE 393 1€ Ki ind ork ind Edmonton Bulletin: Ottawa reports that the visible supply of wool will last for anly six months, and the Prices and Trade Board is circularizing tailâ€" ors to find out what customers have bought more than two suits of clothes since the first of February. It is not pleasant therfore to read that the Japanese Minister at Ottawa, who is due to take his overdue devarture, has celebrated going in advance by ordering thirteen suits. This presumâ€" ably is one of the prerogatives of an Ambassador, and nothing can be done about it. But there is one glint of satisfaction in the incident. It sugâ€" gests that the Japanese cloth supply is running low. years ago 1 Ralph: Murr cIs in Timn On Tuesday, Arnold Burt and WNhO was in Hailleybury jail ten years ago, was renorted as being little worried as to his fate. He was said to bear un with cool indifference. An appeal was entered by his counsel askâ€" ing for a new trial on the grounds that a statement signed by Skakoon while he®was in custody in Timmins should net have been used in the trail, at least not in the form in which it was. Local items in The Advance ten years ago included: ‘"‘Mr. and Mrs. Ralph: Murray, of Toronto, were visitâ€" cts in Timmins this week." "Bornâ€" On Tuesday, Mav 10th, to Mr. and Myrs. Arnold Burrows, 169 Maple sireet S. Timmins â€" a daughter.‘" "A. G. Carâ€" son, superintendent of the District of Morris, J. W. Faithful and J. S. Mcâ€" Guire; wW. Morgan and Harold Shauâ€" ntz; W. McLéean; P Sullivan. Mike Skakoon, who was sentenced at Cochrane in April of 1932, to hang on June 10th, 1922, for the murder of his former common law wife, Mrs. Leaks, and who was in Haileybury jail ten years ago, was renorted as being little up Giift here and able suce nish chur slowly bu the sincerest wishes of all good people in Timmins and district, at the same tims there will be general regret hers> at the denar.ure from the district of Rev. Mr. Lappala and wife.© During the feur vears they have been in Timâ€" mins therv have ncot only contributed "alled Timm 1€ i@ tir diffic ind J 1€ the Finns when ire not onlyv in 11 NC Murp ding un of the Finnish chuâ€" ut they have also won the d esteem of all with whom come in contact. They took ult and discouraging task ave carried it along with not s. A comfortable new Finâ€" h has been erected here and very surely Rev. Mr. Lappâ€" n the good will and coâ€"operâ€" 10se among whom his work . Rev. Mr. Lappala came to n June, 1928, from Chicago, was no religious work here Finns when thevy came. Now not only in Timmins, but in the Cochrane presbytery, crowing congregations with Timm ‘AH hic id hfu id 16 O Oor|{ hose lude tious future." ndance 5 ago CiV AICAL | old friends. ! b among the| other parts "The body was brought to Haileyâ€" ury on the early evening train on Sunday, and the funeral took place from the home of deceased‘s nsarents cu} anize | present | some pled he _ the utive, ofT. 22 this the ame ithâ€" sers ter: the the box 26 neral was held on Su: James J. Durrell who died of a daughter here within her 98rd birthday, and wh Sunday afternoon beside in ‘the cemetery at Powass district the familyv were t] The Temiskamnig Speaker, of New Liskeard, in its issue last week had the following reference to the funeral of the late William Rice:â€" "Private funeral services were held on Monday in Haileybury for the late William J. Rice, 32 year old Northern Ontario _ Power Company employvee missing almost five months in the Porcupine district, and whose body was recovered last Friday from Kenoâ€" gamissi Lake not far from where he was last seen while on a routine trip of inspectionâ€"of two company dams in that area. rom the home of deceased‘s parents, Mr. and. Mrs. W.. H. Rice. The serâ€" vices were conducted Monday by the Key. A. P. Addison, | of Haileybury United Church, who also officiated at the graveside in Mount Pleasant cemetery. Besides his parents, Mr. Rice is survived by his widow, the forâ€" mer Edith Hogsberg, a young son Ronald, and by a brother and sister in Kirkland Lake, C. FP. Rice and Miss Muriel Rice. "Mr. Rice disappeared in the afterâ€" noon of December 3 last while making a trip from Wawaitin Falls power plant to jthe Kenogamissi and Grassy dams, a journey he made regularly each week as patrol man for the comâ€" pany. He reached the former dam safely, but apparently went through thin ice on the Kenogamissi Lake, a widening of the Mattagami river south of the Wawaitin plant, and never reached the Grassy dam. His sleigh and two dogs also were never seen again, nor was any trace found of him or them by search parties which went out after Mr. Rice failed to return home within a reasonable time. "Last Friday, it was stated at head home within a reasonable time. "Last Priday, it was stated at head office of the power company here, two employees named Gagnon and Mercier found the body of Mr. Rice floating in the lake. They had been out looking for him after<the ice went out of the lake and located the body about four miles from the Feldman lumber camp where he had been seen while proceedâ€" ing from Kenogamissi toward Grassy on the day he disappeared. They took the body to Timmins, from where it was sent to the home of Mr. Rice‘s parents,in Haileybury." Funeral of Mrs. Durljell at New Liskeard Sund: Funeral of Late at Harleybury NEW LISKEARD, May 19 , more than 60 Irs. Durrell was line McChesney w came to New Lis} since that time had hter, Mrs. Sandy V been failing for abou rvice was conducted y afternoon by Rev. on, of the United Ch was sent to Powass: JIOrwWard TO the weekly through the Internatior The Canadian Red Cr parcels at the rate of 2, to increase this to 4,.00 Behind the barbed wire prison camps thousands Australian and New Zeala forward to the weekly fc through the International 23 are three sons: three dau grandchildren; 48 grea imily _ ian 60 ied at Red Cross P W. Rice Last Woeek a Y of M Beac w‘ of rman and Italian Landlords Required to Give Three Months‘ Notice An effect since April 25, now requires all landlords to give tenants a minimum*G6fs three months‘ notice to vacate, where cccupance by the tenant is for one month or longer under a written or cral lease. This information was released last week from the North Bay Wartime Prices and Trade Board Regional Office. the last occunpant and other specified information. This form musi be given to the tenant, when a new lease is made or renewed, and if there is any change in the amount of rental, or a change in the services to be supplied by the landlord, or if at the time of renting the accommodation is not tenâ€" anted. In all cases the landlord must mail a copy to the nearest regional rental office within 10 days. All appliâ€" eations for changes in rentals made on or after April 25 must be made on the new forms and in accordance with the 2A ll An order,in requirgs all la vived Gille: )1 19 Kil M P a ce 11 )1 i) For Prisoners of W British prisoners of war are se icade in a German prison camyj ra@adian volunteer workers man M n a Toronto Red Cros ipment of {iCanadian I at the Internation CGGeneva, Switzorland. Carto( an 1C1 There was a concer{t of much interâ€" est in the Palacse theatre on Sunday evening after the church services, the silver collection taken up being in aid of the local Bomb Victims‘ Fund, and a neat sum being realized from the event, ‘There was a good attendance and all enjoved the variety concert preâ€" sented. Timmins Citizens‘ Band playâ€" ed marches while the crowd was gathâ€" ering for the occasion. Mr. Fred Kitchen, president of the Bomb Victims‘ Fund, was the chairâ€" man for the evening. The event opened with the patriotic selection, "Festival of the Empire," by the Timmins Citizens‘ Band. Another selection given by the Band was "Air Raid," a realistic descriptive number that was cleverly presented. Miss May Watts‘ dancers featured pleasingly on the programme, Baby Cripps, three and a half years old, making a very special hit. In the words of one voung lady present, another Variety of Talent Takes Part in Event at Palace Theatre. Another Pleasing Concert for the Bomb Victims‘ Fund ilte serv ncreasg andlord ‘aising ew order, the nnounced. A landlord ma 3 increase the )2A / oOr _: ice, eqauipmen! ny further i 1 be obtained the â€"Wartime 1e O« have y of Chambers, Halijfax Herald. are seen behind irddit mation â€" required he nearest office icss and Trade 11 od )ermission taxes or stantially for the n before structural additional OTS ! Mr. Brewin said formal letters of demand were served by mail Saturday on C. F. Bulmer, clerk of the crown in | chancery, requiring him to issue writs \ for the byâ€"elections by May 18, failing | which William H. Temple, Toronto, an ‘melector in the vacant High Park ridâ€" Img,. will apply to the Supreme Court of Ontario for a mandamus order. Vacancies resulting from death o1 resignation exist in Cochrane South, Kingston, Huronâ€"Bruce, Lincoln and the Toronto ridings of High Park and ! Bellwoods. There Is Remedy "We noticed that by the provisions of the Legislative Assembly Act any two members might have required the issue of a writ for the election. We can only regard their failure to do so as a tacit conspiracy among the presâ€" ent members not to hold byâ€"elections," the letter said." Toronto, May 13â€"F. A. Brewin, Torâ€" onto, chairman of the C.C.F. provincial election committee, announced Saturâ€" day last that the Supreme Court of Oontario will be asked to intervene unâ€" less byâ€"elections are called in Ontario‘s six vacant ridings. Mr. Temple‘s letter said that W. A. Baird, member for High Park, died in May, 1940, and since that time, "alâ€" though I ... and other citizens who are electors in this community have continued to pay taxes, we had had no representation in the Legislature of Ontario." Mr. Brewin said similar letters had been forwarded to the clerk of the crown in chancery by electors in other vacant ridings. Salvage Now Under Control of Wartime Salvage, Limited Saturday Evening Postâ€"Who is a greater hero than the man in the enâ€" gine rcom, or for that matter, on he deck of a tanker carrying a hundred thousand barrels of gasoline and oil through a submarineâ€"infested sea? To Ask Court to Order byâ€"elections for Vacant Seats Hon. J. L. TIlslev, minister of finance at Ottawa, has announced the formaâ€" tion of a wartime salvage organization known as Wartime Salvage, Limited. This comuvany will regulate a market for salvage and usable waste materials and will operate under the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. South Cochrane R id in Among the Six Vacant Seats. musit, A was the ¢g nish grou baby can dance." Another special dance number that particularly pleasâ€" ed the gathering was the talented tapâ€" dancing duet by Missâ€" Dora Anderson and Master Jack Thompson. Pets Bovehuck and his g uitar orâ€" chestra pleased the crowd with their musiec, and another populatr number was the svmnastic display by the Finâ€" "Deal Dover oung lad Empire Block _ Timmins â€"14â€"26 Langdon Langdon MacBrien Bailey LAWYER, AVOCAT NOTARY PUBLIC Hamilton Block, 30 Third Ave. Telephone 1545 Res. 51 Mountjoy St. S. Phone 1548 13 Third Ave. Timmins ~14â€"26 KAMES BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS 2 Third Avenue Dean Kester, K.C. BARRISTER MES R. MacBRIEN FRANK H. BAILEY, L.L.B. RBRarrister, Solicitor, Ete. Bank of Commerce Building Timmins, Ont. will work in close coâ€"operation sPECIALIST Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat S. A. Caldbick Barristers, Solicitors, Etc. MASSEY BLOCK TIMMINS, ONT. and South Porcupine PROFESSIONAL CAR "said a mouthful exclaimed, "Say NOTARY "Say but that Another special ~14â€"26 when Tickets good in Tourist, Parlor. and Standard sleeping cars also available on payment of slightly higher passage fares, plus price for parlor or sleeping car accommodation. WESTERN GANADA Canadian Pacific with â€" gov agencies i of salvage vide facili all tvpes . ROTEFSâ€"Tickets good going turning via‘same Canadian 1 a * lire onlv. «Generous ontior STOFPCVERISâ€"will be allowsed at any point in Canada on the going or reâ€" turn trin, or both, within final limit of ticket, on avplication to Conducâ€" tor. (Mills paper © point c equaliz not bei tion co An amateur 1\ Australian â€" regin demonstrating h somewhat scentic; rod suddenly spra: gave "a series of Excavation un signment of bottl: sumably been bu gotten.â€"Onlooker Record. [ Arch.Gillies,B.A.Sc.,0.L.S. contrel of w ment said ; and brices i J. J. Turner Sons, Ltd. We Manufacture and Carry in Stock Third Avenue Ewiss Watchmaker Graduate of the Famous Ho Phones 270 P. H. LAPORTE, G. G. A. 10 Balsam St. North, Timmins, Ont. Accounting Auditing P.0. Box 1591 Registered Architect Ontario Land Surveyor Building Plans Estimate: 23 Fourth Ave. Phal Full particulars from any agent rli pat Ask Your I SPRING ROUND TRIP FARES A0S HAVEREACK S sSNOWSHOES DOG â€" SLEICFIH TOROGCG A] TARP AULJ TFENTS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 0. E. Kristensen CHIROPRACTOR RADIONICS ANALYSIS Xâ€"RAY â€" â€" SHORTWAVE MAY 22 to 31, 1942 Consultation is Free Bank of Commerce Building PHONE 607 sSystems Installed Il}comc Tax Returns Filed es 210â€"228â€"286 P.0O0. Box 147 TICKETS GOOD TO TRAVEL IN COACHES PETERBOROUGH, ONT. TO ALL s#STATIONS N MADE THEF ate of the Famous Horo Institute of Switzerland Phone 18855 RETURN LIMIT: 45 days ME 4% § 4 ams § § $ § § mm §# 60 THIRD AVENUE Phone 640 Agents Everywhere 1 designated atr beâ€" supuolied bottled be n buried SKIIS HARNESS HORSE PACK BR EJDERDC Estimates, Etc. Phone 362 Timmins, Ont. Empire Block diviner in an n Egypt was wess before a ence when the of his hand and cn the ground. a large conâ€" ‘ that had preâ€" 1816 and forâ€" heâ€" K‘erksdorp going and reâ€" dian route‘and ontional routâ€" d with waste irrespective of company will onsure supplies BLANKETSY 1€ r Prices or Horologial and export view {o orâ€" ets, but the setvices is at once the annosunceâ€" ise supplies ially DFO ig, 0 com msal mal

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