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Next week the annual campaign for funds for the Canadian Red Cross opens and already comâ€" munity â€"newspapers are making appeal for the most enthusiastic support of this great democraâ€" tic and humane organization. The Advance more than once has made reference to the Red Cross as the "greatest triumph of democracy" and this term appears to be increasingly appropriate. The Red Cross is a movement of the people, by the people and for the people. The immense amount of work that it is doing from day to day and its surprising efficiency that never seems to fail or falter are the surest â€"proof of the day that democracy can work and, does work. Governments and people alike were admittedly unprepared for the present war, and scores of times since the war started, the peoples and the governments have been caught unready and for the moment without the right resource when some particular situation arose. Not so the Red Cross! The Red Cross has always been on hand and evidently all ready to meet any and every emergency that may arise. Of course, this readiness would not be possible without the supâ€" port of the people. It must be admitted that the leaders of the movement have shown a surprising forethought and an efficiency that did much to make the Red Cross "the triumph of democracy." ‘@he sneers of the dictatorial nations as to the fuâ€" tility of democracy and the doubts of people nearer home should be completely offset by the complete efficiency of the Red Cross. With its neverâ€"failing forethought the Red Cross toâ€"day is calling for special support because of the inevitable demands of the near future. It! is pointed out that the ideas of many that the war is nearing its end is altogether too optimistic, but that even if such beliefs were justified, the calls upon the Red Cross would be enormous. The end of the war would make fairly staggering calls upon the resources of the Red Cross because of the emerâ€" gency assistance that would have to be given on so many fronts. . Instead of an early close of the war, however, there is almost certain to be the bitâ€" terest battles of all the war with the ensuing specâ€" lial demands upon the Society. Accordingly the Red Cross is planning and preparing to be ready. The Red Cross is asking the people for ten million dollars. Large though the amount is, it does not seem too much for the emergencies that seem to be approacning. Experience in the past proves that the*Red Cross may safely be trusted in its planning and preparing and so all should join enâ€" thusiastically and earnestly to see that the ten million dollars are subscribedâ€"and more. Canada $2.00 Per Year Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€" Quebec Newspaper Association Timmins, Ont., Thursday, Feb. 24th, 1944 PAGE FOUR She Yorrmpine Advancee SUPPORT THE RED CROSS GEQO,. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Published Every Thursday by TIMMINS®, ONTARIO Subscription Rates United States: $3.00 Per Year Possibly one of the best signs that people in general believe in a comparatively early ending of the war is the propaganda started along the lines !that thera should be no hate or bitterness against | the enemy when victory comes. The suggestion is | _ If some overâ€"earnest individual should comment along the line, "What has all this to do with the war?" there is a twoâ€"fold answer. In the first place if pseople in general realize what peculiar names are borne by places in their own country ' they may be a little less scornful as to the titles of many of the places mentioned in despatches about Ithe war. In the â€"second place, while the war] should be the vital topic of the day, and while everything may be measured in terms of its efi"ectl in winning the war, it is well always to remember that morale is one of the most important factors in hastening victory. And morale can be increasedi and strengthened by "getting away from the war‘"| for the odd minute or two. Recreation, entertainâ€" iment, amusement, change of thought and subject | all have their place. The old lady in England durâ€" ;ing the great blitz had something special in philoâ€" \sophy when she said there was one good thing about the enemy air raids. "They take a body‘s lt-houghts.” she said "off the blooming awful war." made that it v enemy after the of the present ( is far from the dious fashion ji of the situatio enemy had rece ter the last wa position to wag daious 1asnion jJust the same. A cold realistic study of the situation prompts the belief that if the enemy had received a little harsher treatment afâ€" ter the last war the foe would not have been inâ€" position to wage the present conflict. At the present time, Quentin Reynolds, an outâ€" standing war correspondent, uas started a camâ€" paign to urge the people of Allied Nations not only to hate the bestial enemy of toâ€"day but to carry that hatred over into days of peace. He believes that not only the German and Japanese~leaders should be scorned and abhorred but that the peoâ€" ple of these nations should be given no better treatâ€" ment than their leaders. He has the opinion that Here are a few more names picked at random. See if you note in despatches or over the air any names that seem more awkward: Aspotogan and Kaskatenau in Albérta; Washadenook and Wurril in New Brunswick; Woito and Waba in Renfrew county; Winnipegosis in Manitoba. Also it would be an entertainment to hear a radio announcer who had to refer to Yamachiche, in Quebec. Any name beginning with "Z" is likely to seem odd to English eyes. Yet here are a few names of post offices in Saskatchewan: Zala, Zahner, Zeina, Manitoba has: Zalicia, Zant, Zbaras, Zhoda. There is a Zawale in Alberta. Zeballos, Zincton and Zwicky are in British Columbia. Ontario boasts Zata, Zorrq and Zwich. ~â€"Last week an article in these columns referred to the comment in The New York Times on the odd appearance to English eyes of Russian place names that crop up in the war. In ironic mood the great New York daily‘suggested that the Russians drop these outlandish names and adopt instead simple United States names like Kankakee, Kesohuk, Oshkosh, Canajorahie, Schnectady, Totowa, Poâ€" dunk and East Maunch Chunk. The Advance exâ€" tended on the idea by quoting a large number of Canadian place names that were tongue twisters and as outiandish in appearance as any Russian names could possibly be. "‘Penetanguishene?" asks another. The truth o course is that there are so many unusual names on the list of post offices ‘of Canada that neither Russian nor Chinese names would appear particuâ€" larly outlandish in comparison. It is not necessary to go beyond the confines of the North Land to meet such strange names. For example, it is amusing to hear radio announcers try their tongues at pronouncing "Wawaitin," ‘"Waba," "Wawbewawa," "Swastika," "Sesekinika," ‘"Onakawana," and "Cheminis." If Canada as a whole is touched on, the postal guide will give an array of such unusual names that place names from the seats of war will not be too outlandish in comparison. A number of readers were prompt to call attenâ€" tion to names of places in Canada that they were sure seemed still more odd or outlandish. "You forgot "Waubaushene," said one. What about the Red Cross clinics. Should these good people be forgotten and their services lessened in any way? At Timmins last year there were 563 blood donaâ€" tions sent from here to headquarters to be processâ€" ed and that number of donations has been more than duplicated already this year. Last year there were 700 names of donors. This year it is hoped to have 1200 or more names on the list of blood donors so that a steady supply of blood may be obtained from this centre every few weeks. Those who have watched the local Red ‘Cross societies know that what they hope, they achieve. The vital importance of these blood donations can not be overâ€"estimated. Surely, no one will think of forgetting or forsaking these good people who in a literal sense are giving their blood to the cause. Do not let down the men on service. Do not let down the prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war! Do not let down the staff and workers of the Red Cross administration! Do not let down the patient kmtters and those who sew for Red Cross needs! Do not let down the blood donors! Support the Red Cross to the limit! NEITHER LO VE NOR HATE! present cor she said "off the blooming awful war ist war that w iflict. : Of cou uth., but It is b of dcor prize, AM the cards a n The McIn Avixiliary m the Workers and First the prize winners were: ist, Mrs. Roâ€" bertson ; 2nd, Mrs. H. Dobson; 3rd, Mrs. J. DiMiracle; door prize, Mrs. Jack Matthew. After the cards a .social pgériod was enjoyved. LA.C. Bob Heath, RXC.A.F., at Mountain View, is spending his lsave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Heath, Third avenue. Mond ity UniIited C Young People United Churc pert of the ev at the Mcinty: pany returned a nice social t] sSocial, Church and Other Events at <Schumacher Tuesday evening, February 8 pim., a service will be held ity United Church, under the of the Women‘s Missionary Miss Grant will be the specia ‘There will also. be a imus gramme. Luntch M ladies of the W. M be made welcome ; The Young Peopl ity United Churco Other Items of Interest from Schumacher and District. In referring to the two views, The Pembroke Standardâ€"Observer gives a wise opinion. "While we believe both views are wrong," says the Pemâ€" broke newspaper, "we would think that Mr. Reyâ€" nolds is in a better position than a Canadian colâ€" lege president to voice an opinion on the‘ subject." The Pembroke newspaper‘s idea in considering both views wrong may appear paradoxical, but it is not. Neither love nor hate is the remedy. Hate of the enemy will accomplish nothing and would be unnecessary if the enemy really reformed. Exâ€" perience has shown that "love" in such cases is unavailing. The attitude should be something apart from love or hate. It should be a coldâ€" blooded standpoint of realism. The world has to deal now and after the war with criminals. The enemy nations are simply gangster outfits. Their own whole theory of action and their practice have stamped them as such. "International gangsters" aptly describes Germany and Japan toâ€"day and wias equally fitting for Italy until the latter nation appeared to repent. All the regular tricks of the gangsters were the stock in trade of Germany and Japanâ€"intimidation, robbery, thuggery, kidnapâ€" ping. . These crimes were commonly practised even before the war. That their crimes had the scope of international offences does not alter the fact that the enemy nations are criminals. In this reâ€" gard the present war differs from most wars in modern history. No other war, since the dark ages, has so exhibited the gangster type. In the days after the victory, the enemy nations should be treatedâ€"as the criminals they are. There are advocates of the SJove" treatment for criminals but it has been much abused â€"to say the least. Any "hate" attitude in treating criminals does not help their reform or lessen their viciousness. The Adâ€" vance believes, however,, that the most effective slogan to prison reforms and for the redemption of criminals and the reduction of crime is the much quoted phrase, "Crime Doeées Not Pay.‘" _ If this truth is made a living truth, if crime is made profitless, a nation in dealing with its criminal eleâ€" ment will find itself with little problem except to handle the mentally deficient. Only the mentally defective in individuals or nations would practice crime if it was absolutely apparent that crime does not pay. Lawâ€"abiding people and nations alike must be protected from the gangster element. There must be punishment for breaches of the neâ€" cessary laws to protect the lawâ€"abiding. Criminals must not be kept in too much ease or comfort, or crime will pay. On the other hand, unnecessary harshness or brutality has an evil effect on fhose who impose such things. The one thought tgrned into actionâ€"crime does not payâ€"will do more to Sclhumacher, Feb. 23rd. Special to The Advance. The Women‘s Missionary Society of Trinity United Church held their msetâ€" ing Thursday afternoon in the church hall. There was a large attendance of members. The president, Mrs. Bert Waite, was in the chair. The secreâ€" tray‘s report was given by Mrs. Wes. MclLaren, and Mrs. Wallace Lang gave the treasurer‘s â€"report. Mrs. George Shippam notified the members of the information she had received regarding the new supply bale. Mrs H. Chrisâ€" topher gave the chapter from the Study Book. The Worship pgricd was conâ€" aucted by Mrs. H. Leng, Mrs. H. Wad. dell, Mrs. Wes. McLaren, Mrs. J. Hepâ€" plewhite. The ladies were reminded of the World Day of Prayer to be held Friday afternoon, February 26th at 3 o‘clock in the Mountjoy United Church, Timmins. Mrs. C. Randolph presided at the panio. The meeting closed with the repeating of the benediction. _ Tuesday evening, February 29th, at 8 pm., a service will be held in Trinâ€" ity United Church, under the auspices of the Women‘s Missionary Society. Miss Grant will be the special speaker. There will also be a musical proâ€" gramme. Lunch will be seved by the ladies of the W. M. S. Everybody will they are all in the villiany together. (This is in direct contrast to the ideas of the president of a Canadian theological college who is now urging all, in effect, to love their enemies. He says there should be neither reparations nor punishment for the criminal nations after this war. 1€ w« ® « y 4. â€" ?eople aurch All 11 LVeryDoC his service Cl s. â€" The first spent bowling Phen the comâ€" ‘ch hall where oved. Dauring d regarding s H. Chrisâ€" n the Study i was conâ€" s enjoyec b Ladies )f Trinâ€" ed the WA worked hard to make this comedy a success so a large turnout of parents and friends is expected. The proceeds will be chiefly donated to the school‘s The High school students are busy putting the final touch to the threeâ€" act comedy, "Cyclone Sally," which they are presenting Friday and Saturday evyâ€" ening, Feb. 25th and 26th, in the High School Auditorium. The students have days last week visiting Lieutenant Baker‘s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Baker, and ‘his sister, Mrs. Phil Laverdiere, Pine St. Timmins. They also visited Mrs. Baker‘s sister, Mrs. Alex Stirling, Gold Centre. Lieutenant Baker returned to Canada after two years service in Briâ€" tain and expects to leave soon again for oversizas, being on loan to the Briâ€" tish aarmy,. Bornâ€"On Sunday, February 13th, at Hamilton, Ontario to Mr. and Mrs. Eugéne Paquet (nee Dorothy Rollins, formerly of the Public School staff)â€" a daughter. Lieutenant E. O. Baker and Mrs. Baker (nee Mary MacDonald) and children, Patricia and Everett, of Toâ€" ronto, formerly of Timmins, spent a féw sergt. Herbert Walte, R.C.OC., staâ€" tioned at»Camp Borden, returned to his station Sunday after spending his leave visiting his brother, Pte. Bert Waite and Mrs. Waite, Birch street. AC.2 Bob Moore, R.C.A.F., is spendâ€" ng his leave at his home on Pirst ave. Spr. William MacKenzie, R.C.E., arâ€" rived back in Canada last week after being overseas for about two year‘s. pr. MacKenzie will spend a month at his home on Fourth avenue, prior to reporting to Torotno. The ship Spr. MacKenzie returned to Canada in had a The many friends of Mr. Carl Swanâ€" son, First avenue, will be sorry to hear that he is in St. Mary‘s hospital suffâ€" ering a broken ankle, the result of an accident at the McIntyre Mine. large number of prisoners, many of them taken when the Scharnhorst was sunk. work to a healthy, hungry boy or girl, is the aroma and taste of Neilson‘s famous Chocolate Cocoa. Try it, mother. Still stands the motto of the King: "Put into your task whatever it may be, all the courage and purpose of which you are capable. Keep your hearts proud and your resolve unshakâ€" en. Let us go forward to that task as one man, a smile on our lips and our heads held high and with God‘s help we shall not fail." Mrs. George Bernard Shaw‘s will bequeaths $600,000 to the Irish people to teach them manners and deportment. If the Irish retain their oldâ€"time independence and high spirit, they will flatly reâ€" fuse the gifti on the plea that the money#ought to go to her husband who needs the coin for the purâ€" poses specified much more than do the Irish people. protect the people and also to turn the crinunals_';‘“::““:ed h‘:‘e“’ ft';\:a!!m;fl;:j _mflJ ‘;l e daughter o r. an tS J. W. to better ways than all the talk of love or hate that Phillips, 110 First avenue, aBd Ernie is may be made. In dealing with gangsters, PAYâ€" the son of the late Mr. and E. ticularly, stark realism is absolutely necessary, and Mott. of Brantford. Well loâ€" this must be backed by firmness and determinaâ€" f;‘a”::f:n:h::g“bi"t ‘;’,f fl:::et' a":;“; tion. Talk of love to a gangster and he will sneer many friends. , at your "softness," and in some cases he will be| Alex Stirling, young son of @' and right at that. Speak of hate and you will need a‘Mrs. Alex Stirling, Gold Centre;is in . St. Mary‘s hospital A lot to terrorize him temporarily. But make it compound fracture of the"MENt arm. plain to him that crime does not pay, that justice | Alex was playing with the other boys reigns, and then unless he is a mental case there on the way home from school when is some hope of improving him. If he is mental] the accident happened. _ . | ti j 5 rs, Joe Moorish, Gold Centre, was enough to be determined to continue in a profit hostess Tuesday evening at a nicely arâ€" less business then the only remedy is to ranged card party and social evening him where his mentality will not result in loss or, the groceeds b:f which will mdonatefl . s . to the Bombed Victims Fund.. Whist injury‘ to o.t,hels. The Allxgd Nations would be .the was played and the prize were: better equipped to deal with the gangster na@tions 1st Mrs. John DiMiracle: 2nd, Mr. Jack if they were unanimous about destroying gangsters Jose; 3rd, Mrs. Byron; consolation, Mrs. at home. It is the gangster spirit that must be|T. Hodson. Mr. E. Curnow was master s 8 of ceremonies for the overcome, It would be as foolishâ€"and as EVilâ€"| ns cards a nice social time was enjoyed. to "forgive" the gangster nations as it would be to During the evening the hostéss served "forgive" a gang of criminals at home once their| delicizus lunch, The follomgx guests , ; attended : organization hgd been shattered with only the Mr. and Mrs. Art Wiltor Mr. and leaders dealt with. ‘The motto of the peace Jack Jose, Mrs. Joe Percival, Mrs: should be the thought of the full enforcement of lEmie Miller, Mrs. John DiMiracle, Mrs. the words, "Crime Does Not Pay." Jim Cowden, Mrs. Harry Cowden, Mrs. «weu w There was an unusual matter noticed in a jewelâ€" ler‘s window at South Porcupine on Monday afterâ€" noon. In the display in the window was an attracâ€" tive tray on which reposed seven good watches. And eyeryone of those seven watches showed the exact correct time. To understand how outâ€"ofâ€" theâ€"ordinary that is, look at the ordinary jeweller‘s window any time. There may be a dozen watches or clocks in the window but seldom indeed do they show the same time, and still less frequently does the time any of them show agree with the correct time shown on the Chronometer. Tuesday mornâ€" ing, a jewellery store in Timmins had seven clocks on display. One said 9.40; another pointed to 12.20; a third was at 7.29; a fourth,â€"11.61;. a fifth, 2.10; a sixth, 1.17; and the seventh pointed to 5.45. The exact time was 9.45 t PP ~AC PP P PP â€"ACâ€"AC PP L â€"AL GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"â€"AND PLACER w W o o C m i Vm PA OmE Many ladies Schumacher atâ€" tended the Valentine ‘Bridge party sponsored by the members‘~of the Arâ€" butus Chapter of the Eastern Star and held in the Masonic hall, Timmins. Congratulations are extended Mrs. P. E. ‘Cooper, McIintyre Property, winner of the ladies‘ firsss prize. The proceeds of the event will go to buy "Boots for Britain." Congratulations to Miss Muriel Philâ€" lips and Mr. Ernie Mott, who have just 1 Ib. 29¢, % ib. 19¢ IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA Watch your savings balance. There will be income taxesâ€"War Loan subâ€" scriptionsâ€"War Savings and many other necessary demandsâ€"but watch for nonâ€"essentials We don‘t need so many THINGSâ€"we need reservesâ€"in materials in men and in money. Be prepared and keep your savings account with one of our branches. ©@ Be prepared! Be prepared for any eventuality. Common prudence is a virtue more in demand today than ever before. Line yourself up with the war effort for this is prudent as well as patriotic. Timmins Branch H. C. SCARTH, Manager Save Your M oney Mrs. Harry Cowden, Gold CGentre was hostess. Monday evening at nicely arâ€" ranged party for the Gold Centre group of the Catholic Women‘s League of St. Alphonsus Parish Church. The patchâ€" work quilt made by the ladies, who s>ld tickets on it was drawn for and Mrs. Michael McGuire, president of the Cathâ€" olic Women‘s league, held the winning ticket, No. 210. Whist was played and the prize winners were: 1st, Mrs, Greer; 2nd, Mrs. McCarthy; 3rd, Mirs., Archic Pigeon; door prize, Mrs. Bill Pigeon; bean guessing competition, Mrs. Bill Pigeon. After the cards a nice social time was enjoyed. During the evening the hostess served a delicious lunch. Toronto Telegram:; Propaganda was in use many years before the word was coined. Pictures in seed catalogue are a~fine example. Mr. and Mrs. Art Wilford, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jose, Mrs. Joe PerciÂ¥al, Mrs: Ernie Miller, Mrs. John DiMfrfi%le. Myrs. Jim Cowden, Mrs. Harry Cowden, Mrs. Ben Davis, Mrs. Bassett, Mrs.~T. Hodâ€" son, Mrs. Fraser, Mrs. Eddy, Mrs. Tayâ€" lor, Mrs. Fairbrother, Mrs. Byron, Mr. E. Curnow. The third mixed bonspiel held under the auspices of the local Curling Club took piace on Saturday night, Feb, 12th at the Rink. Twelve rinks skipped byâ€"Dr. Mcâ€" Laren, wW. Poppleton, F. E. Coopetr, Dr. E. S§. Somerville, H. Worth, C. Laaâ€" manen O, Henderson, Dr. R. P. Smith, Ed. McDonald, H. Miller, L. Sauder and H. Audstal took part. Winning rink was that of H. Poppleâ€" ton with Mrs. H. Rudkin, Mr. Jack Wilâ€" der and Mrs., F. E. Cooper. Wiinners of the ‘"losers‘"‘ were Henry Miller‘s rink with Mrs. H. Anderson, Mr. H. Anderson and Mrs. Lane. South Porcupine, Feb. 23rd. Special to The Advance. Results of the Mixed Bonspiel at S. Porcupine THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH,. 1944 Finest of all Asters., One pkt. each Grimson, Shellâ€"pink, Azureâ€"blue, regular price 45¢, for only 15¢, (or 6 separate colors 25¢) Postâ€" paid. Don‘t miss this remarkable . offer. FREEâ€"Our Big 1944 Seed and Nursery Book Best yet. Send today. pOMINION SEED HOUSE, Georgetown, Ont. On'. 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