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Timmins council decided at yesterday afternoon‘s committee meeting that they will take some action on a letter that was received from Rev. W. M. Mustard complaining about the deâ€" plorable condition that existed at the Harmony Hall on Fourth Avenue. Council were convinced after hearing the letter and after doing some invesâ€" tigating on their own that the place is rapidly becoming a public nuisance Mr. Mustard told the council that i! was the first time during the five year: that he has been in Timmins that h( has complained to the council abou anything but he felt that there wa: reasonable grounds for complaint ir this case. He said that every nigh! for the past week there has beer trouble at the hall and that the polic« had been called on several occasions tc break up fights, etc. Mr. Mustard said that condition: were rapidly becoming worse and thail they had now reached a point where respectable citizens were unable tc Objection Made to Loud Noise and Fighting at Hall on Fourth Avenue at All Hours of the Night. Police Visitâ€" ed Place Several Times During the Past Week. â€" Other Council Business. Mr. Mustard said that conditions were rapidly becoming worse and thail they had now reached a point respectable citizens were unable tc stand any more. . Councillor Robert: added that he also had heard reports of the deporable condition that existec at the Harmony Hall and told of one night when there was a fight on the street as the result of a party there at two o‘clock in the morning. He suggested that the place be closed. Council decided that they will fing ways and means of stopping the trouble Council Threatens to Close Harmony Hall If Conditions Not Improved Council decided that they 1 ways and means of stopping the at the hall and will close it al if necessary. Percy Youlton wrote another lette: to the council offering them a corne: property for a price of $20,000. . Las week he wrote to the council offering a couple of lots for sale but they were not corner properties so the cunci informed him that they were not inâ€" terested. ‘This week‘s letter was fyled for later consideration. A letter from Caldbick and Yates tewn soliciters, informed the counct‘ that they owed nothing to Dr. S. L. Honey for alleged damage to his trees by members of the public works deâ€" partment last yvear. The solicitors inâ€" timated that Dr. Honey was attempiâ€" ing to make someone on the town staff make a case for him and they advised the council to inform Dr. Honey that no damages would be paid. The council authorized the purchase of a full page space in the thirtieth anniversary edition of The Porcupine Advance that will be published someâ€" time in the latter part of June. Mayor Brunette was authorized to attend a conference of the Federation of Mavors that will be held at Ottawa on May 26, 2"J and 28. The Children‘s Aid Society wrote to the council to inform them that their annual meeting would be held in the The A. E. Wilson Company, the town‘s insurance company that handles all their claims, wrote to the council tellâ€" ing them that the corporation was not responsible for two accidents that hapâ€" pened here last winter. The Township of Tisdale sent a copy of their solicitor‘s account to the counâ€" cil and suggested that they arrange to pay their share of the account before the meeting of the Northern Ontaric Mining Municipalities at Kirkland Lake. The account was for work that Mr. Manning did for the various muniâ€" cipalities in Toronto when the quesâ€" tion of cutting off their mines taxation came un before Parliament. came up before Parlia The Tinmins Theat council and tendered a for a portion of land must buy for the stree the new bridge. The the price was very will accept it. presentative to the meeting but it is unlikely that they will be represented because at the same time there is a meeting of the Northern Ontario Minâ€" ing Municipalities in Kirkland Lake, ‘The council of the Town of Picton wrote to the council and included a resolution regarding post treatment of tubercular patients. The council of Picton suggested that treatment be paid for by the municipalities only for six months after their release from the Sanitarium. ‘The local council decided against taking any action on the matter because they sugges‘ied that the patients would have to be supported by the government after that period and they felt that they wouldn‘t reâ€" ceive the good treaiment that they now got. Three reques:s for positions as playâ€" grounds supervisors were accepted by the council and fyled to be considered at a later date along with the dozen or more other requests that were reâ€" ceived. One petition for water service on the Polaris Road was deferred to Councillor Spooner for inves.igation. A three man delegation composed of John Powers, Allen R. Hubert, and Sam visited the council and asked that a sidewalk be opened beâ€" tween Fourth Avenue and Wilson Aveâ€" nue along Mattagami Boulevard. They said that when the new bridge is finâ€" Court Room of the Municipal Building on Friday, May 22nd, at 8 p.m. The council will try to send at least one reâ€" presentative to the meeting but it is unlikely that they will be represented The A. E. Wilson C insurance company their claims, wrote ing them that the ¢( responsible for two pened here last win «P eP P P L AP AP AP P PAAA AP P C LA 2 sections 16 Pages would have overnment â€"felt that â€" good trea res countlil tI reasonable 1A te to the of $300.00 the town epted by mnsidered 1e dozen were reâ€" 0ge 1 I ished they would be cut off from all traffic and would have to go around another block to get to the bridge. The council will consider the matter and will attempt to oven the boulevard. Councillor Roberts told the council that he had been in touch with the wner of the Cartier Taxi Company, Sddie Vailliancourt, in regard to severâ€" ail complaints that were made to counâ€" «11 last week and said that everything vas straightened out now. He said hat Vailliancourt had removed the rarbage can that the complaint was nade about and had offered to remove he bell from the telephone pole in ront of the man‘s apartment. He ilso learned that the Cartier Taxi Company has not been washing any on the streets since early spring. Porcupine Fish and Game Protective Association is Helping Its Members. Councillor Roeberts voiced an objecâ€" ion to one of the travelling hot dog tands in Timmins being allowed to sell his wares on the street without the necessary license. He was told "hat there wasn‘t any license for the husiness that the man was in and there didn‘t seem to be any to stop aim. It was unfair, the council agreed, to another man who was in the same jusiness and who was paying property taxes to the town. The matter was left with Councillor Roberts to solve ind the police will probably be asked o tell the cbjectionable hot dog stand o keep moving. For the information of its members, who are, interested in speckled trout ishing, the Porcupine Fish and Game Protective Asscociation announces that three ‘boats have been placed at the same location as last year on Horseâ€" shoe Lake and one boat is located at Round Lake. For members who are interested in mike and pickerel fishing, there are five boats available at the Frederick House bridge. Maps showing the local waters reâ€" stocked by the Association are located it the following points: In Timmins at 17 Cedar Street, North; in Schuâ€" macher at Bver‘s Barber Shop, and in south Porcupine at Marshallâ€"Eccleâ€" stone Hardware. The information proâ€" vided by these maps is available to all members of the Association. After the t giving many Boats for Use of Local Fishermen List of the Winners of Awards in the Festival Music Here This Week Adjudicators Have Difficult Task With the Array of Taâ€" lent Before Them in Many Classes. Comments of the Judges Valuable Feature of the Occasion. Festi®al of Music Again a Success. Ehe PQorcupine AMQpante stt â€"P P P APAL :A AC P 2 The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine. Established 1912 ""'""”‘"""""'0 Published in Timmins, Ont.. Canada UR B . d Workers often slip in with articles made the name and address of the worâ€" ker in the hopes of following up their efforts for the Red |Cross, and many letters have been received in Timmins from gratéeful recipients. | Miss Francis Evans, of the Timmins ‘High and Vocational School staff, has had the satisfaction of knowing that, as well as British and American solâ€" 2diers serving with the British, some of cher socks knitted for the: Timmins IRed Cross were issued to a Czech solâ€" Thanks Sent‘by Czech and Prisonerâ€"ofâ€"War for Socks from Timmins Red Cross Questions are often asked as to the ultimate destination of garments and knitted articles made by the workers in the various branches of the Red Cross. The answer to these queries might well be that Red Cross goods go literally all over the worldâ€"wherâ€" ever the need may be. This fact is illustrated by letters received here this week by one Red Cross worker. These letters are samples of thousands of others received by local, provincial and Dominion Red Cross workers. Gordon and Fred Milne, who had preâ€" viosuly tied with 87 points, taking part. The scholarship was finally awarded to Fred Milne, although in making the award, the adjudicator said that this was the most difficult task that he had confronted during the two days. He added that in other contests, there had been those who had "stuck out like a sore thumb", and those who had "stood out like angels", but that both contesâ€" tants were exceptionally talented vioâ€" linists. A red seal was awarded to winners in the 85 to 100 category; a blue seal was won by contestants in the 75 to 84 category; and a green seal was given to contestants in the 65 to 75 category. ‘The following is the list of awards to conestants in Th 6o The following is the with the marks given: Norman Amadio, piani ed the highest number 0 eda | Fes ed the seco points, 90, we: Pare, Vivian Barbara Bal First United Churchâ€"Tuesday Morning Class 38, Grade 1, Chorus, "Robin Red Breast"â€"I1st, Holy Family SS., 88: Z2nd, Central PS., 87: 3rd, Moneta P.S., With Chee er PS., 90; (Cont roof of the Value by Timmins Branch of the Red Cross. Czech Grateful to Red Cross. Australian Prisonerâ€"ofâ€" War in Germany Writes Interesting Letter Here. For one of a series of portraits of the men in Canada‘s army, Lilias Torrance Newton, R.C.O., has chosen a typical example of our fightâ€" ing forcesâ€"young, alert, resolute, coolly defliant. The title "Canaâ€" dian Soldier" is as comprehensivgq as it is simple. This painting has been reproduced in Post ‘Card sze. and is being placed free in canâ€" teens to be used by men serving the Canadian army. Douglas â€" Delahunt number of points in Among those who rec vzell Menea in, Gordon TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 14TH, 1942 number i8, "O Sing Schumachâ€" 88: 3rd. wardâ€" a€ and Vocationai senool board yesterâ€" day Mr. A. A. Rose, for some years direcior of the Vocational Dept. of the Timmins H. and V. S., was named as principal of the High and Vocational School, to succeed Mr. Lyman Murray who has resigned to take a similar position at Kingston. Mr. Walli was named to succeed Mr. Rose as director of the Vocational Dept. Both apâ€" pointments are subject to the approval dier stationed in England. She has also received acknowledgements from two Canadian soldiers overseas. All Red Cross supplies issued to the army, navy and air force are drawn from Red Cross warehouses, only on requisition by the regiment‘s commander, and are signed for and issued by him. Only this week, Miss Evans received the following interesting letter from an Australian â€" prisonerâ€"ofâ€"war in Gerâ€" many. Coming as it has, during the National Red Cross campaign,‘it gives timely and vivid suggestion of how farâ€" reaching is the work of the Red Cross, am. in this case the Timmins branch. The address of the Australian priâ€" sonerâ€"ofâ€"war in Germany is as follows: Warrant Officer 1st Class Jack Hamilton Wakeman, Prisoner No. 91855. M. Stammilagerâ€"7A Germany. The letter reads as follows: "Please allow me to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the socks knitted by you and received by me through that noble body, the Red Cross. I am an Australian, and beâ€" lieve me whenâ€" say that our parcels from dear old Aussie take some little time to arrive here. I have ben a priâ€" sonerâ€"ofâ€"war now for nine months and a few days. The Island of Crete was my downfall. I have yet to receive my first 3â€"monthly parcels. Now and then we receive the Canadian Red Cross food parcel, in between the British ones, and, oh boy, are they swell? T‘ll say . .. Now a little about me! I am 26 and live in Melbourne, Victoria, or did back in the year ‘39. Since then I have been in the A. I. I have never been to England, but I served in Egypt, Lybia, Greece and Crete . . . I once learned a lot about Canada when at School, but never took to it too much, because it was such a devil of a map to draw. What a wonderful place a Red Cross parcel has made the country! . . . It has been a rather cold winter here this year for us men from Australia. It mever snows there. However, we are over the worst now. Once again I thank you for the socks. Good luck and chin up!" Mr. A. A. Rose Named Principal High and Vocational School Mr. Walli to be Director of Vocational Dept. e Timmi ol board ONn was named as and Vocational Lyman Murray take a similar Mr. Walli was Algonquin _ Reinforcement Officer is Also Named Adâ€" jutant of North Bay Training Centre. Lieut Wm. Wren Promoted to Rank of Captain Now Lieut. William Wren, former officer in "D" Company, Algonquin Regiment, C. A. (R.), stationed in Timmins, and for the past five months actingâ€"adâ€" jutart at Fort Chippewa Barracks at North Bay, received official notification of his apnoointment to the position of adjutant C.A.B.TC. No. 26, and at the same time, his promotion to the rank of captain. A reinforcement officer of the Alâ€" gonauin Regiment, ‘Captain Wren joined the staff of the North Bay Training Centre in June of last year, at which time he was taken on the training strength. He took over the duties of adjutant when Captain Stilâ€" well, who nreviously held that position, was transferred to another station some five months ago. Popular in Timmins where he was a platoon commander of the second batâ€" talion of the Algonquin Regiment, Captain Wren is receiving the congraâ€" tulations of many of his former colâ€" leagues this week. Boy of Eighteen Hit in Neck With Bullet Tuesday Wound is Not Serious but is Painful. Shot Was Meant for Groundhog. Fighteenâ€"yearâ€"old Alcide Geniev is n St. Mary‘s Hospital with a buillet wound in his neck as a result of an accident while hunting on Tuesday evening. The wound is not considered to be very serious but it is painful. Genier, who was working for a local lumber concern, went out hunting with some friends after his*supper on Tuesâ€" day and while they were hunting, a siray shot struck his neck. Friends said that the shot that struck Genier was meant for a groundhog but the bullet ricocheted and struck the unâ€" fortunate man in the neck. Graduation Dance to be Held Tuesday, June 16th The man is expected to be transferâ€" red: to his home any day and will probably be as good as ever in a short time. His home is at 18 McLeod street, and he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Genier. The Nurses Alumnae held a special meeting on Wednesday in the Nurses Residence of St. Mary‘s hospital to make plans for the annual craduation dance. It was decided that the dance would be held in June 16th, aithough no definite plans were made as to place. Committees were appointed to comâ€" plete plans for the event, and,further announcement will be made in the near future. Presentation of Colours in June for Nursing Division Weather to Clear Gradually Sixty Degrees at Bight O‘clock This Morning The temperature was still hovering about the sixty degree mark this mornâ€" ing at eight o‘clock in spite of the sultry weather that prevailed. Indicaâ€" tions were that the weather will clear up before evening. The forecast for tomorrow is moderately warm and tomorrow clearing â€" Tempt were a | highest n afternoon jumped t for the p Saturday degrees. Temperatures for the past week are as follows: Thursday, max. 66, min. 40; Friday, max. 66, min. 29; Saturday, max. 41, min. 29; Sunday, max. 57, min. 36;: Monday, max. 64, min. 44; Tuesday, max. 62, min. 42; Wednesday, max. 70, min. 46; this morning at eight o‘clock, 60 degrees. During the past week there was no rain registered. bit I malr is mode rdually. German Uâ€"Boat Attack in St. Lawrence Monday Night Results in Loss of Two Freighters. Exact Location of Attack is Not Made Public and Further Sinkings Will be Kept Secret. Two Canadian Freighters Sunk in St. Lawrence but Seventyâ€"four Men Saved Last Night the Record Showâ€" ed $5,100 Collected. Published in Timmins, Ont., Canada EVERY THURSDAY Drive for Red Cross Starts The campaign to raise $45,000 in Timmins for the Canadian Red Cross has commenced, but has not vet hit its stride. Last night $5,100.00 was the figure reporied as subscribed, but onily a few of the canvassers had reported. There is every confidence that the obâ€" jective will be reached, and no doubt exceeded, the campaign having the balance of this week and all next week to run. Full nublicity is being given to the remarkable work being done on all fronts by the Red Cross, and Timâ€" mins can alwavs be trusted to support any worthy and worthâ€"while cause. Toâ€"day the "Million Dollar Suit" Opens at Cochrane This morning at Cochrane before His Honour Judge Danis the case known as the "million dollar suit against the town of Timmins‘"‘ opened. The case is to decide the value of some land in the Bartleman townsite expropriated by the town, or sought to be expropriâ€" ated, for road purposes. A. G. Slaght, KC., of Toronto, is representing the town, while Messrs Bartleman, Mcâ€" Laughlin and Bannino, owners of the townsite, have A. Wetmore, of Timâ€" mins, A. V. Waters, of Cochrane, and, perhaps, other counsel from outside. Music Festival Comes to a Close With Grand Concert at Mcelntyre Norman Amadio, Boy Wonder, Highlights Programme With His Excellent Playing of Piano Test Piece. Other Talented Artists Featured on Programme as Adjpudicaâ€" tors Compliment All in Success of Annual Event. Over one thousand district residents were present at the McIntyre Comâ€" munity building on Wednesday evening to hear the final nrogramme in the twoâ€"day Cochrane District Festival of Music, which closed with a grand conâ€" cert featuring the talented performances of the outstanding contestants in the festival. The Revy. E. Gilmour Smith acted as chairman, introducing the adâ€" the evening David Rose, of â€" Iroquois Schumacher, vocal work; violin. The by Mr. Roy Club: Mr. E. Club; Mr. Fi Lions Club; the Timmins lar scholarsh! l1ar SCnoif Porecupin warded t quol M i Education Public 8c H1¢ HC 11 pralsin uccess Schol 1J ula he J1 ‘Ts NorT o little Mis: Is. A specia im Mr. Fowle anine Morin 18 T.i 1¢ 16 Du H he) ind 11 were presented during Norman Amadio and piano; to Vivian Jessup lIs, Betty Gilbert, of id Jeannine Morin for id to Fred Milne for sentations were made Kin Dealu T( ind wonderful boy )), whose playâ€" ‘achers and all d Mr. Hill, it a credit to the not forgotten f talk, Mr. Hill d complimentâ€" ful singing and Music â€" for ind one of conâ€" Music C1 1 oud b¢ 111 T‘l. ‘Tul hat al vivors of the torpedoing drifted to shore in lifeboats and landed at variâ€" ous points along the Quebec coast. A rescued officer from one of the freightâ€" ers told last night of the attack and he said that fourteen crew members were killed in the attack. In Vancouver last night army guards patrolled the railway vards in front of Vancouver‘s immigration â€" building with fixed bavonets. In the building were housed the Japanese who were awaiting removal to the interior. FEarlâ€" ier they had staged their first outâ€" break of violence since the war came to the Pacific when they smashed winâ€" dows, nushed an iron grraling into the street and turned a fire hose onto a guard and into the street, The outâ€" break was described by Austin C. Tayâ€" lor, chairman of the British Columâ€" bia Security ‘Commission, «as more playful than anything else., Seventyâ€"four survivors have already been picked un and are being cared for in hospitals along the coast. ‘The Russian High Command anâ€" nounced this morning that they had fallen back to new positions on the Kerch peninsula in the Crimea. It is in this section that the Germans are waging a particularly fierce. battle and they seem to be concentrating all of their bower in the one section. In the vicinity of Kharkov, approximately 300 miles north of the Crimean battlefront the Russians under the leadership of Marshall Timoshenko were engaged in a mounting offensive and were advancâ€" ing successfully, according to the midâ€" night Soviet communique. From the Allied headquarters in Australia it was announced this mornâ€" ing that allied bombers in a 1,300 mile round trin above northern Australia sank a 3,000 ton Jananese shin at the Japaneseâ€"occupied Netheriands island of Amboina and had set fire to two other large freighters. Flying tigers of the American Volunâ€" teer group bombed the Japanese airâ€" drome at Hanoi in Indoâ€"China yesterâ€" day and destroved fifteer planes on the ground, it was announced by American Volunteer Group Headquartâ€" ers today. instrumental work. The second adjudicator, Mr. Leslie R. Bell, sunervisor of Muslc at Ontarko College of Education, Toronto, stressed the rneed for keeping the Peslival alive, asking those in charge to make it even bigger and better (if the latter is posâ€" sible). He was not surprised to find such great talent here, said Mr. Bell. He had seen the North grow, and with it, of course, music had its place. The speaker also congratulated all concernâ€" ed for their splendid efforts. ‘The massed choir, made up of one played in such grar such pcrfection." a Advance reporter, Mt discovered a prodigy he is one in thousan( Instrumentai select bers Dy "Allegro in selection b xi 716 Cl ir] Single Copyâ€"Five Cents 11 nf rman Amacdi fint H. R. Bielek ‘he massed c Bell, blending Ali(l: LOWw‘"‘‘ >A ifull by 1 William 111 11 In Mtr. H A J ind with tions included e band: piano solo, Iavid Rose:; piango i Warnock. ‘rs Included selecâ€" assed Choir, made voices; a baritone lelek, "Yeomen of ed choir, directed ading their voices v‘"‘: songs by the with sixtyâ€"there irmonizing to add ing: "Border Balâ€" cupine Male Choir, ones: and "Halleâ€" zx by the massed wonderful future the performance, us, but nevertheâ€" ntrol of the inâ€" cher, listening to heard some opern singing of d â€" Fred mMmUsic was boy pilanist to eclal reference a tremendous the conclusion beautiful test â€"andâ€"oneâ€"half â€" rised to find aid Mr. Bell. ‘ow, and with s place. The 1 all concernâ€" opened the the sams I heard it ‘ _ and with ing to The iid, "I have e Northâ€"â€" of "God l _ Milne, beautiful