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med‘ately. Othe anstruction wuntil Several lively gal the direction of | boys are taking progress of the> ed. The Week will open with a monster parade and memorial services, all Cubs and Scouts taking part, and at which all will be given an opportunity to reâ€" affirm the‘r Promise. Throughout the week ujec‘al meetings will be held by all Packs and Troops, and in some cases joint meetings, In most cases these meetings will be open to the pubâ€" lic, and perents, friends and Group Comm@te> men are to be invited to attend and take part. The presentation of badge: and certificates, merit awards for competition, special council fire programmes, demonstrations of Cub and Scout activities and lively games will highlight the programmes, and all at*tsonding will be assured of a good time. A full schedule of these meetings will be published and it is hoped that all interested in the welfare of boys, c*il1e community and tlv> courtry, will attend at least one Oof the«> meetings. addresses over the air. Plans are also well underway organization of a big social eve popularity of which was well ; straited at the like event of a ye It is hoped that on this occas friends of Scou‘ing will have an tunity of g.athex ing in gental sn ings, becoming better acquaint making plans for the furthera the fine work being done by the movement. Everything points really topâ€"notch week,, and needing information or assista the organization of their own activities ave asked to contact the committee members, Mr. Lawry, Mt. S. A. Caldbick, M Cousineau, Dr. P. D. Brunet or Greene. _ Third Troop To Take Fireman‘s Course The Third Timmins Troop, under the leadership of Father Callaghan has announced: the opsning of a course to enable the Scouts 4o qualify for the Fireman‘s; Radge. The course is to be under the d@irection of Captain Morton of the fire department. Meetings will be heldâ€" each Tuesday . evening, commencing February 2. The regular Troop meeting, which has been dreld on Tuesday evenings, will be moved up to Mcnday evenings during the time of the Fireman‘s course. At last week‘s meetâ€" ing Virgil Simpson was elected Second of the Owl Patrol, taking over from Gerald Hunt who came Patrel Leader when Tom Brown was appointed Troop L€lidcor. Gerald Hunt and Peter Burke were succeâ€"sful in passing their Scout‘s Pace during ‘the w eek. Ralph Gauthier }Qas taken over the duties of Troop Scribe and is submitting some very mce reports of activities. \/Iembelshlp in the Third Troop has increased conâ€" siderably during the past few weeks, and quite a number of boys are hard at work on their Tenderfoot <es‘s. is observed Aalil act districts are maki a= to how the even In Timmins a full ed. The Week will parade and memor the«2 meetings. Newspapers and radio publicit: being arranged, and the local pres: generously assured the committed their full c3â€"operation. Efforts being made~to have a number: of leading citizens of Timmins give addresses over the air. THURBSDAY, JANUARY JATH, 1943 _ At a meeting last were decided upon in charge of the ; Powell Boy Scout is observed all acr« districts are maki: Two new recruuts G. Gauthier and J. were welcomed by Pack. This was th these boys, and th come and made to by the cther membe Pack has been cof nalling for the pas Akela thinks that s bers will be able tC Three Sixth Pack Cubs Receive Their Ist Stars The highlight of the meeting of the Sixth Timmins Pack held last Wednesâ€" day in the Lions‘ Club Hall, was the pres>n‘iation of three First ‘Stars. The Cubs winning this honour were Lou Jefâ€" fries, Roy Hobbs and Jack McLaughlin, and they were presentsd with their stars by ‘Akela Gallagher, who compliâ€" mented them upon achieving this goal. One Year Eervice Stars were presented to Donald Horrop, Raymond Pigeon, Jack N:k;holas Fred Eggan and Waiter Really, indicating the completion of a year of Cub service in the Pack. Two Year Sâ€"rvice Stars were presented to Roy Hobbs, Lou Jeffries, Jack Mcâ€" Laughlin, Richard Nankervais, Weldon Gridley and Don Cox. boys have been with the Pack for two years. It was announced that the skating party would be postponsd until January 30, and the bovs decid:d that they would each invite a friend to join in the fun. Test work is proceeding very well in this Pack, and under the dirsction of Gordon Gallagher several of the boys are almcost ready to pass their compass test. Miss Hilda Ross, who is known to the Cubs as Baloo, has been working with them on other tests, and already several have passed their skipping, leapâ€"frog and bookâ€"balancing. Two Scouts Invested By Troop Commiitee Makes Further Plans For Boy Keout Week In an impressive ceremony, conductâ€" | credi by Scouter Atkinson, Ted Taylor } Nugg Cub Pack 4A 4A Welcomes Two More New Recruits . BOY SCOUTS activities and lively ight the programmes, z will be assured of a t schedule of these : published and it is terested in the welfare community and end at least one of ell underway for the big social event, the ch was well demonâ€" event of a year ago. on this occasion all : will have an oppotrâ€" z in gental surroundâ€" tter acquainted and the furtherance of ig done by the Scout thing points to a week, and anyone an or assistance in ridio publicity is the local press has he committee of ib inuary 30. hey would n the fun. y well in group S any of n 0: a k. TwO ited to Mcâ€" Mtr. N uUn â€" ths and Robert Pourni«r became members of the Seventh Troop and fullâ€"fledged Scows. During the ceremony the boys shown what every one expects of a Scout, and how the whole organization is pledged to assist each other in every way. The boys were hceartily welcomed by the other members of the Troop. The boys also welcomed a recrult, Lloyd Kramp, and he has already learned and passed the Tender{oot knots. The drive for magazines and books is continuing, and as each one in good condition means a point to the Patol bringing it in, every Scout is out working for his Patrol. Robert ZSpitz has been appointed Scribe of this Troop, and wa wish him in his new duties. New Cub Pack Organized By Fourth |with the unlawful sale of a used tire | Group at more than the ceiling price, while he| Ch Can The Fourth Timmins Scout Group.| was not an authorized dealer. Funnell‘s ! An era, under the sponsorship of the Et. Jean | evidence was to the effect that he had A glorio Baptiste Society of St. Anthony‘s| bought the tire from Allen Brown. He The bat Church, has recently organized a new |said that he had bought the tire on Even th Cub Pack. The number of boys seeking | bchalf of D. R. Jones, a friend. Jones glea membership in this branch of the |testified that he gave Punnell in the Pulfilme movement made this move nece:ary | neighborhood of $12.40 for the tire, inâ€" | as membership in any one Pack is lim=| stallation of the tire, and a few gallons | Globe as membership in any one Pack is limâ€" ited. The new Pack is under the leadâ€" ership of P. Bissone‘t> and R. Watier. At the present time there are fif:@en Cubs in this Pack, and more are anxious to join. Sixes have been formed and leaders elected. J. Bissonette is the Sixer of the Yellow Six, the Red Six will have R. Lauzon in charge, whil> the Blue Six will be under the leadership of M. Chevri‘ils The boys are all workâ€" ing on their Tenderpad te‘ts at the time, and some are ready to reâ€" ceive their badges on securing ithe necâ€" essary uniform. We would like to wish this new Pack, its leaders and the boys much sucess;s, and may they enjoy the lessons and laws learned as they travel the trails of the jungle. Allâ€"Star Cub Team Wins Over Schumacher P. S. An allâ€"star team of Cubs, chos;>n from the 4, 8A and 8B Packs, last Saitâ€" urday d:feated the intermediate team of the Schumacher Public School in a a number of badges which had been won by the boys during the past few weeks. H. Lamatche was the winner of the Athlete Badge. House Orderly Badges were presented to C. Berini, C. Kelly, M. Kelly, J. Bergeron, A. Carle, G. St. Jacques and R. C. Charlette. R. Robitaille was welcomed as a recruit and a lively meeting of games and tests was conducted. Keen interest is being shown in the competition, with the White Six leading with 184 points. FEcollowing closely with 180 points is the YÂ¥ellow Lix, and ithe Reds and Blues follow with 173 and 168. There isn‘t much difference in the standings of the different Sixes, and the next mesting may well see a real upset in the scores» fast game of hockey. The game was played in the McIn‘yre Arena, the final score being 3 to 0. The Allâ€"Stars were: goal, C. Kelly; defence, P. Bertrand, G. Bisson: centre, J. Bergeron; wings, H. Lamarche, G. Labelle; subs, G. Charâ€" bonneau, A. Carle, G. St. Jacques, M. Kelly, W. Reid and C. Romain. The scorers were G. Bisson, P. Bertrand and G. Labelle. All the ‘boys played a fine game and deserve much credit for the ‘ine <howing they made. Several Badges Presented At Meeting of Pack 8A The regular meeting of the 8A Pack last week featured the presentation of 8B Pack Leading In Cub Hockey League The hockey league, formed by the different Cub Packs of the Fourth and Eighth Groups, has been flourishing, and the bovs have played a number of games, in the second series. At the pre:â€" ent time Pack 2B is in the lead, havyâ€" ing won two gamss in the new series for a total of four points. Pack 4A is following closely wi‘h both a win and a lose, having two points. While Pack 8A have yvet to win a game, the boys are quite confident that they will do so the next time they plav, and will soon be chasing the leaders for the honours. Have You Sent In The Nomes Of Scouts in Forces? one of two grouns have not as yet sent in the list of Scouts and Scouters; on their Honour Roll, leaders and boys who are now serving in the armed forces. Provincial Headquarters is anxious to ‘have these names, and the district list will be sent in at the end of th2 month. Please make sure that all the boys from your group that have jcined up are on the list. Complete recâ€" ords atre desired, aod can only be had One North Bay man‘s wife was a fiend to charge thingsâ€" especially eclothing. One day, a friend asked him why he didn‘t put a stop to this exâ€" pensive practice., "Because", replied the man wisely, "it is much easier to settle with my creditors thar my wife."â€"North Bay FPund have Canadian Scouts Donate $30,000 To Chins Up Fund Boy Scouts of Canada have donated er $30,000.00 to the B. P. Chins Up ind *o aid British Boy Scouts who ive lost their homes, uniforms and out equipment in the "blitz." Part of is money is being put aside and will used to rehabilitate Scouting in the cupied countries of Europe after the get news next week. Scribes are ) have their reports in in plenty to have them included in the â€"â€"D £ M. coâ€"op:ration. We‘ll be looking lt ‘before the end of the (Kirkland Lake Dealer z Fined on Tire Charge Allen Brown, coâ€"operator with Samâ€" wl Brown of Brown‘s Auto Supply. Kirkiand Lake, was fined $200.00 some days ago when convicted on a charge of selling used tires at a price in excess of the ceiling etablished by the Warâ€" time Prices and Trade Board. Samuel Brown, charged on the same count, was acqui ‘ed. in al, there were nine alleging infractions of the Wartime Prices and Trad» Board. Seven of the charges against Allen Brown were dirnissed while all the charges again= Samuel Brown me the same result. Alien Brown‘s defence was that if the price were cver the ceiling price it was due *o the fact that at the time ; o‘ sale he had not become fully acqua‘inted with all the provisions of the regulaticns. HMHe had charged $8.75 for one tire, but this included the extra for fixing the tube and installing it. The Wartime Prices and Trade Board helid that the ceiling price for the tire was $6.75 and that anything over tha'ti price was illegal. At the same court Thomas Funnell,| a Kirkland Lake miner, was charged , OL UE UHC, AIlU a iCW SWLiUILN | of gas. Allen Brown said that no such tire was sold to Funnell, and the latter could nc preduce a sales slip for any stich transaction. Eventually, the case against Funnell was withdrawn for lack of decisive ‘"evidence. QGIiobe and Mall:â€" the higher the price greater. the consumptic post of increased taxe been "abscrbed" by th something like enthu |rpcords of consumnti Try The Advance Want Advertisements THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, , ONTARIO llnnd of the unknown distances; ..edbvoodwtmc!utdundm ains, forests, lakes and : m nt hills and fertile plair Whose bordors #retoh from sea to i To home a true democracy. Land where our {f{athers altars rai | And bowed in reverential awe | Before the great Omnipotent, To learn to live the Sacred Law:} Whose lifted voices sought with j \The Ztar of Bethichem for their g Land of the last unsottled lands Whose gates must ever inward swing To welcome all that gallant host Who hold the front line with our Kin: To them we give the outstretched hat Ch Canada, guided by that Star, An era, grand and new unfold; A glorious era to replace The battered bulwarks of ithe old. Even through the darkening clouds will glsam s Pulfilment of a nation‘s dream. Globe and Mail:â€"It appears that the higher the price of cigarettes the greater.the consumption. The June imâ€" post of increased taxes apparently has been "abscrbed" by the smokers with something like enthusiasm, and new records of consumption set up. The "fag" habit appears to be firmly esâ€" tablished. FR decided to reduce the sale of beer by 10% for the twelve months dating from November 1st, 1942. Today there is a shortage of beer fop consumers amounting to considerably more than 10%. announced th entitled to a full explanation of the facts. WHY 10% IS MORE THAN 10% of the cut came in the second month after the order hbecame effective, sales for November and December had already been provided for in accordance with demand. (The per capita consumption of beer has not appreciably increased, but the high level of employment has naturally increased the number of conâ€" We believe the public and the trade are Because the Government announcement Now, in order that the cut for the year ending Oct. 31, 1943 should total 10%, a reduction of much more than that is necessary for the first few months of the front line with our King : m we give the outstretched hand his may be their ‘Promised Land.‘ eir of Britain and o . courrage. faith and love Canada progress ol mankil d Mail:â€"It ap; the price of ciga consumption. The NCDECEMBER_ 16th., 1942 the Prime Minister of Canada nced that the Government had ord. Or with pride their guide Six Births Registered at Timmins This W eek Powassan Editor Again Mayor of Municipality the regula dates also ond nomil nliSs of M vance wher: diffi . ev -a daught the town of Powassan this year has 1 difficulty in s>curing a mayor. Mr. B. Lake, editor and publisher of The wasso1 Nows, was mayor last year 1 wished to retire from the office s year, so would not qualify after > regular nominations. Other candiâ€" es also failed to qualify, sp a secâ€" d nomination was necessary. Again, > sams condition prevailed. Mr. ke‘s name was the only one advanced thi; second nominaition, and evenâ€" illy at the solicitation of numerous izens he was induced to reconsider ; decision. Mr. J. B. Lake is a brother Mr. Geo. Lake, publisher of The Adâ€" nce, and is known to many here er> he has visited on spver®fl occaâ€" ns, His own explanation of one ison for reâ€"considering his decision retire from municipal service is given Vince St. S Jan. 13th, 1943, to Svdnevy owen, 12 Creorgette}) . Jan. 2nd, 1943, to Mr. and t Edward O‘Brien, 411 at St. Matry‘s Hospitalâ€" Veronica Helena). er (Florence Catherine). in. 20th, 1943, to Mr. and S8t. Gelais, 31 Young St., C [) eraltin £ h, 1042, to Mr. and Trainor, M Southâ€" Mary‘s Hospital,â€"A@ 1943. This off" process is in progress because it is the only way in which the Government rcgulations can be carried out. A DISTRIBUTION, FAIR TO ALL We are doing everything possible to assure a fair distribution of the quantities permitted. In the meantime, we would ask you to . remember that the new regulations came to everyone without adequate warning, in the second month after the effective date, so that no planning â€" in advance was possiblc. There is no actual shortage of beer supâ€" pliecs in Canada, since beer is brewed from Canadianâ€"grown ingredients, not required for the war effort; but announceâ€" ment of the curtailment, coming so late, has resulted in a more acute shortage than the Government regulations were designed to bring about. We regret that this situation has arisen. We are doing everything possible to reduce any inconvenience that is being experienced by the general public and our friends in the trade. 45, to Mr. anao 0 Avenue Rd., Mr. and Laidlaw "One of the reasons the Edior for retiring from the dflceotflnmr | was that he felt the "wear and tear" of‘ his various activiies was effecting hfis{ health. HMHowever, he was not prepared . for burial just yet and the jolt he reâ€" ceived last week when members of me| family wired concening his "death" will mo soon be forgotte. A coanâ€" fusion of nmmes a the Tremton Air Port was evidently responsible for the chocking occurence. We haven‘t a full explanation yet, but it appears that the editor‘s «on Joe was advised by the adjutant or other officer at the airport that his father was dead and he was at liberty to come home and attend the funeral, Joe was naturally greatly upâ€" set and telephened *to his sister, Mrs. Sprague, at Belleville, who in turn got an awful shock (from which she had not yet completely recovered), Fearing the worst, Mrs. Sprague telephoned Powassan and was advised that her father was not only living but termibly busy getting out The News,. It appears that the father of another Air Force in lt «eock‘s Powassan News, as folâ€" 4 * * * *4 We Also Sell War Risk Insurance g TIMMINS, ONTARIO mmxxx\m,\xsxsx\sxsxsss\\s\\x\x\\\\'x\x\' At the present low rates you should be fully protected. The new form of policy for household furniture covers, fire, burglary, theft and travel risks. Let us quote you rates. 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