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Blood Donor Service: Last year the Timmins Branch started a Blood Donor Clinic. It was thought unwise to start another one so clos;> to Timmins so we agreed to coâ€"operate with the Timmins Branch on the basis of getting all the blood donors we could. A committee of twoâ€"Messrs. W. G. Smith c Marshallâ€" Ecclestone Co.. South Porcupine, Onâ€" tario, and Wm. H. Johns, of Dome Minesâ€"wa:! appointed for this purpose. These two gentlemen are prepared to take the names of prospective blood donors and to make arrangements, if necessary, to provide transportation to and from Timmins. This service is alâ€" ready in operation but many more donâ€" are needed. Phone or write either of these gentlemen and they will give you full information. It is one definite way that people can be of service. The donation of some of your blood may cord that all can be proud of. Women‘s Work: Mrs. Dye has given a summary of the work done by the ladies work units. This, too, is someâ€" thing that the Branch can be proud of. To Mrs. Dye and to her aids, and to all the ladies who have worked so faithâ€" fully, go our warmest thanks. I do not need to tell you that the greatest need for such work still lies ahead of us. We still need many more workers and I again appeal to the ladies of this disâ€" trict who are not working for us, to see if they cannot spare some time to help us. At the annual meeting of the Eastern Porcupine Branch of the Red Cross, held last week at South Porcupine, the following address was given by the Preâ€" sident, Mr. J. H. Stovel:â€" President‘s Address This is cur Fifth Annual Meeting. Mrs. Dye has reviewed the work done last year and over the life of the Branch. Last year we raised $25,368.57, an amount substantially over our quota. From September 1939 to December 3ist, 1943, your Branch has raised $124,740.98 without any campaign for funds except the original one in 1939. This repreâ€" sent! an amount of $16.00 per capita over that period of time and is a reâ€" cord that all can be proud of. Women‘s Work: Mrs. Dye has given a summary of the work done by the ladies work units. This, too, is someâ€" thing that the Branch can be proud of. To Mrs. Dye and to her aids|, and to all the ladies who have worked so faithâ€" fully. go our warmest thanks. I do not ‘quite a big business. even be the means of saving the life of someone near and dear to us. Christmas ‘Boxes to those in the Armed Porces: This has grown to be In all, 842 parâ€" cels were sent at Christmas, thirteen (13) of these being to women in the serâ€" vice and the balance o‘ 829 being to men. Special funds have to be raised for this purpose and we are indebted to the following mines and their employee charitable associations for supplying this need. They are the Preston East Dome, Hallnor, Buffalo Ankerite and Dome. Other friends assisted with funds and donations in kind. The conâ€" stant stream of letters of thanks and lappreciation that we are now getting proves the worth of this effort. The ladies part in this is a heavy one. They have to provide the knitted articles for each box ard they also do the work of packing these boxes. Our thanks are due to everyone who participated in this work. Address of President Eastern Porcupine Red Crosssat Annual Meeting % * 1c* iJ j+4> [ 44 T EuUure ‘ Decause in CHe {SAltement ne Branch Raised $25,368.57 Last Year. 19309 HHAS mampbors to brcadcast to the hation I{aib(fd OVCI‘ $124,700.M. RCVieW Of Women’s ‘VOl'k, that Parliament is really "doing someâ€" Blood Donor Service and Other Features. |thing" instead of belittling its efforts in $ . m e 17 o o o > 10| 4 4 t , _ ‘the eyes of the people. «$ Music at the "PAV" by Gentsâ€"7 TONIGHTâ€"8.15 Public sSkatingâ€"8.15 p.m. FRIDAY NIGHTâ€"8.15 PORCUPINE ALLâ€"STARS vs, TORONTO NAVY SATURDAYâ€"9 p.m. PORCUPINE ALL STARS vs, TORONTO NAVY MONDAY Public Skatingâ€"8 15 TUESDAY Porcupine Skating Club WEDNESDAYâ€"Junior Finals Holman‘s vs, Schumacher Lions Enjoy Dancing to the Finest Music on the Best Floor in the North. Dancing Saturday Evening GENE CROCCO and His ORCHESTRA Sometimes Scarce ... Writen specialy tor the weekby newsponers of Canade l (By Jim Greenblat) They must have been expecting exâ€" citement or something around the tag end of the Throne Speech because the galleries circling the House have been filled continuously. It looked to me as if the big majority of ringsiders were from out of town. Attendants; have had Auditors: Since the formation of our Branch, the firm of Clarkson, Gordon, Dilworth and Nash have audited our books free of charge. Our sincere thanks are due this organization for their generous services in this respect. 1944 Campaign: In my opening reâ€" marks, I spoke of the success this I would like to say a word of thanks to Mr. Robert Stark, Treasurer; Mr. Arthur Moyle, Secretary; and Mr. Harry Crick, who does much of the book work in connection with our records; for their very efficient‘ efforts on behalf of the Branch. It is a pleasure to work with them and they deserve the wholeâ€" hearted thanks of the Branch. their generous services in this respect. 1944 Campaign: In my opening reâ€" marks, I spoke of the success this Branch has had in raising money unâ€" der a plan that has been in operation since the formation of our Branch. To upset that smoothly working arrangeâ€" ment is unthinkable, so that your outâ€" going Executive do not think it wise to put on any general campaign. As has been done in the past, endeavours should be made to reach those who are not currently, subscribing. In closing, I thank one and all for the close coâ€"operation that has made the succéss of this Branch possible. J. H. Stovel, President A NWEEKLY EDITOR LOOKS AT Ladiesâ€"25¢ in > We are making the largest quantity possible under warâ€"time restrictions . . . soon, we hope, we will again make all you want. If you ever come to Ottawa to see Parliament and all big stuff in action, make it a point to be in the main corridor of the building just a few minutes before 3 p.m. to watch the Speaker‘s parade. It‘s one of the few wartime restricted manfestations of traâ€" ditional ceremony still to be seen. On the dot, slowly up the corridor come three uniformed attendants, then the big glittering Mace, behind that the digniâ€" fied Speaker in his robes and a couple of the clerks trailing. The little proâ€" cession wends its way to the House of Commons chamber. You‘ll have to unâ€" cover, to wiatch, or else. io stop people imore than usual {rom leaning their eibows on the gallery rail, which apparently is against traditional regulations. It aiso shows that folks were not leaning back and snoozing. Parliament has really been steaming up for the ssart of the session and it looks as if it‘s going to be one of accomplishâ€" ment. The Prime Minister seems to be pleased that it‘s "business before picaâ€" sure" because in cne :tatement he urged members to broadcast to the nation Women are keeping the home fires burning, sure, but they‘re also playing a big patrt in the industrial picture. In December, 1940, one woman in each 186 in Canada was in industry. Last Deâ€" cember (1943), the ration had gone to one in 24. Seen around the Capital: Contre of interest in the fine new Post Office here the newâ€"fangled Mailâ€"Oâ€"Mat, a macâ€" hine which saves you from headaches at the wicket trying to figure out how many twos and threes you want. All you do is stick the required amount for sfimps in a slot in something which has all the ear marks of a gumâ€"vending machine, turn a gadget and away goes your letter mailed jand everything. It‘s the first of its kind in Canada, although manuâ€"actured in Stamford, Connectiâ€" cut. The Post Office Department is trying it out on the public here and it may be some cay we‘ll have one in every P.O. so the postmaster will be able able to go hunting and curling when he wants to. After I tried it once I wanted to write everyone in the country A letter just so I could mail it in the Mailâ€"Oâ€"Mat. Anyone who feels inclined to do a little harmonized grousing on reasons for rationing and controlled distribuâ€" tion will be surely interested in the figâ€" ures I got from the Consumer Branch of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board in conmnection parcels sent to our prisonersâ€"ofâ€"war in enemy countries. The Red Cross western packing centre has, for instance, nlready despatched its millionth parcel to Canadian boys in Germany and Japan. Do you ever wonder what goes into one of these parâ€" cels? Well, they‘ve already sent out a million pounds of butter, a million pounds of jam, half a million cans of salmon and ‘half a million pounds of sugar. Besides this, thousands of pounds of tea iand coffee, biscuits and cther rationed goods. All parcels they tell me, have included chocolate bars, raisins, tinned meats, soap. This all tells Canadian atâ€"homes that there is a reason for some shortages and rationed distribution. With the services: A new regulation THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO from the heads of the armed services > allows nursing sisters to acknowledge a qlute by a nod of the head, or should we say a little bow. That will suit most everybody because it will surely be acâ€" companied by a smile such as suits a‘ nursing sister‘s uniform. . . . 10,000 free | copies of a pintâ€"sized edition of one of Camada‘s well known magazines, Macâ€" lean‘s has gone overseas to those who are fighting for us. It gives a condensed but even more adequate Canadian picâ€" | ture in its pages, which number 36, butu without colour. This innovation which | got the good wishes of the leaders of our services, will probably be greatly' appreociated by those far from home. The famous Time magazine has beenl doing just this for some time now . .. This is primarily a young man‘s war| is illustrated by the fact that Ma,jor‘ Power, Minister of National Defence for : Air,announced in the House that more and more of the younger fellows with battle experience in the RCAF. are being brought back to Canada to fill higher posts. A definite plan of reâ€" tirement for older men, who have done a good job, is also being adopted . . . Besides the smokes you folks are siendâ€" ing your boys the Buckshee fund in 1943 sent over 22,407,870 cigarettesâ€"A quarter of this amount coming from the Legion and Canukeens' clubs. h s 34| If you want to get dizzy, here are some figures of Canada‘s bank account. They show that for the fiscal year 1944â€" 45 our nonâ€"war appropriations at over $702 millions are up 54 millions| over the previous year; that war appropriaâ€" tions are down $240 millions from the estimated $3,650 millions. ‘Our national income for 1943, however, hopped up 17.3 per cent to $8,800,000,000. More movement upwards: excise, customs and income tax collected federally in Januâ€" ary, 1944 was 253 millions, an increase of 63 millions over the month, a year beâ€" fore that. An added touch: the cash income of the Canadian farmer was Ont in the smaller places everyone seems to have enough coffee to satisfy, but the other day in a restaurant in Ottawa at 7.30 pm. I was told by the waitress "No more coffee. We‘ve used up our quota for the day." If you could see the crowds pouring out of offices at meal times you‘d wonder how they ever had enough coffee till noon. Oit repeated by authorities, again an urgent @appeal is sent out to the highâ€" ways and byways of Canada that Haliâ€" fax is terribly overcrowded; that deâ€" pendents, etc., of service personnel try to ‘‘stay put" where they are. Haliâ€" fax population has sizyrocketed from 65,000 to 135,000. sure up in 1943â€"to a new highâ€"estiâ€" mated returns from sale of farm proâ€" ducts being $1,397,000,000, a total of $282 millions over 1942. All provmces shared in the increase. Come and get it: While Finance Minâ€" ister Ilsley said the government may consider taking off meat mationing, Agâ€" riculture Minister Gardiner pointed out stock surpluses were due to lack of shipping sioace at this time, so it apâ€" pears that as the opportunity presents itself Britain is to get as much of the extra meat as it is possible to send to them . . . And the Prices Board anâ€" nounces a ten per cent increase of toâ€" mato juice will be in the shelves during February and March, more vitamins . . â€" A price ceiling, to parallel where posâ€" sible that in the United States will be on 49 kinds of imported fruits and vegeâ€" tables, including asparagus, lettuce parâ€" sley, cukes, celery, apricots, cantaloupes, cherries and tangerines. Grades K.P., 1 and 2â€"lst, Brian Hanterry, Scottish costume;; 2nd, Rito Kelly, Brown Rabbit; 3rd, June Harâ€" vey, Nurses‘ costume. Comic Costumes Grades 6. 7 and 8â€"ist Italo Basso, Tramp peddler; 2nd, Grahan Wright, Clown: 3rd Joyce Blood, Porcupine "Advance‘ (made entirely of strips from the "Advance.‘ Children‘s Carnival at South Porcupine The prizes were ribbonsâ€"red for first; blue for second and white for thirdaâ€"proudly worn by the recipients. There were classes in competition grades for the ages of the children wear ing costumes (the judges would suggest next time a special prize for homeâ€" made costumes). Fancy dress (grades 6. 7 and 8) prizes were awarded to: Ist Flora Reed, Victorian Lady; 2nd, Darwin Aitken, Mephistopheles; 3rd, Mary Piszcor, iPolish peasant. Grades 3, 4 and 5â€"â€"Fancy lst, Paul Cahill, Mexican; 2nd, Franklin Wright; Arabian Shick; 3rd. Sylvia Holovaci, Roumanian peasant. Th little figureâ€"skaters who have only had a few lessons got a great hand from all although they did not stay long on the iceâ€"just long enough to show us they were smart enough to balâ€" ance themselves on one skate and apâ€" pear to fy! And the costumesâ€"such a number of them, and most of them deserving a prize! It proved to be a really hard task for the three judges to award the prizes. Most of the awards proved popular as the chorus of approval and applause showed from the young crowd of onâ€" lookers. We were glad to see so many of our townspeople at the Arena on Saturday afternoon to watch the Public School children of South Porcupine and Dome have a good time. ‘The carnival was a wonderful sucâ€" cess. The School‘s Prisoners of War Fund benefitted beyond the children‘s hopes, and all the grownâ€"ups attendâ€" ing were amazed at the skating ability of the younger generation Ssouth Porcupin?, Feb. 23rd. Special to The Advance. Grades 3, 4 and 5â€"lst, Barbara Ganâ€" Boysâ€"6, Tâ€"ist, Martin Holmes; 2nd, Royden Gemmill; 3rd, Teddy Maki | and Brian Haneberry tie. _ JGirl 6 and 7â€"1st, Shirléy Horner; ‘ 2Ind Elaine Andrews; 3rd Helen Hanâ€" kilas« i Boys 8 and 9â€"ist, Murray Costello; 2nd, Dino Crema; 3rd, Graham Savard l Girls 8 and 9â€"ist, Nancy Allen; 2nd Shirley Harty; 3rd, Shirley FParrell. | Boys 10 and 11â€"1st, Jim Connelly; 2nd, Brian Scott; 3rd,Doug. Sutherland \__ _ Girls 10 and 11â€"1st, Margaret Whitâ€" | ton: 2nd Katie Silkovich; 3rd, Olga Para, Georgina Turner, equal. Boys 12 and 13â€"lIst, FMdie Kuilek; 2nd, Fred Merlo; 3rd, Gordon McGinn. Toronto Telegram: Many a man knows what he would like to do with that extra day in Leap year. Just sleep and rest. A oneâ€"act comedyâ€""Gertie‘s Tricks" presented by local players, brought the evening to a close. Mrs. Wm. Lane acted as chairman and thanked the speakers in both Finâ€" nish and English for their greetings and good wishes. Mrs. Sam Tessier acted as pianist in the second half of the programme which was conducted in the Finnis‘ language : The Finnish organization ladies sang "The Hammer and Sickle march." Mrs. A. Kummu gave a recitation, and through the medium of J. Karâ€" vonen, the Amateur Sports Federation â€""Viesti"â€"offered greetings. Lila and Laila Anttila rendered ag piano and violin duet and Mrs. S,. Tesâ€" sier was warmly applauded for a pianoâ€" | forte solo. } Recitations were given by Emil Hanâ€" kila, Nick Ranta and David Warren. After refreshments were served prizes were presented to the winners of the skiing races sponsored by "Viesti". non, ‘Popeye"; 2nd, Buddy Smith, Farâ€" mer Giles: 3rd, Jean Deacon, Lady. Between selections greetings were giâ€" ven to the Finnish organization by the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union No. 241 (John Boloki), Local Labour â€" Progressive Party (Ernest White), CC.F. Club of South Porcupine (L. Callahan), Workers‘ Coâ€"operative Society of Northern Ontarioe (E. Sepâ€" pila, Timmins). Grades 1, 23 and K.P.â€"ist, Caroline Fritz, Clown; 2nd, Joy Kirkbride, Old Man; 3rd, Teddy Maki, Tramyp. Races K.P.â€"ist Danny Belisle and Veroâ€" nica Kraschavec; 2nd, Barbara Joan Owanen: 3rd, Kirk Dow. The Valentine motif was the keynote to the decoration of the daintily set tea tables and the bakingâ€"table was cmne of the most beautiful exhibitions of warâ€"tune cookerty it is pussible to imagine. And, of course, every conâ€" tribution found a ready sale. This taâ€" ble was presided over by Mrs, F. H. Hall and Mrs. D. Houston, Betty McInnis (Grand Marshal of the O.ES. Assembly) with Mrs. N. Rutherford (Grand "Ada‘" of Assembly), assisted by Mrs. P. Andrews, Mrs. J. C. Thompson, Mrs. Curboy and Myrs George Bannerman, poured tea during the afternoon and under the convenerâ€" ship of Mrs. Dorothy Spitz, the followâ€" ing ladies waited on the tables: Mrs. Marian Hall (Pamour); Mrs. Alice Blood; Mrs. Elsie Reed, Mrs. Price (Paâ€" mour); Mrs. J. Cunnmningham; Mrs. H. Worth (Broulan); Mrs. R. Mansfield, Mrs. T. Gibbons; Mrs. Wallace and Mrs. Galbraith (teacup reading). The door prize (a pretty blanket) was by ticket No. 1 held by Mrs. Mary Sellar, of Schumacher. Ticket was drawn by our only British evacueeâ€" Margaret McGregor. The committee also acknowledges with grateful thanks an anonymous contriâ€" bution of $10 received by mail by Mrs. D. Houston. They hope to fully reaâ€" lize their quota of $100 for the Fund. A dance was held on Saturday night, Feb. 12th, in the Finnish Hall on Comâ€" mercial avenue, by the South Porcupine Finnish organization to celebrate the return of their hall by the Dominion Grovernment. South Porcupine, Feb. 23rd. Special to The Advancs. The Eastern Star ladies held a most successful tea last Thursday in the Maâ€" sonic Hall, proceeds going to the O.E.S. Fund for the Crippled Children of Briâ€" tain. Mrs. Harry Weir, presiding Worthy Matron of South Porcupine, No. 84, O. E. S., wishes to thank all who helped in any way to make this tea such a great success. On the following Sunday evening a| special concert was held. The band| of Lt. J. S. Lomas (McIntyre Concert Band) supplied several numbers and J Frattura gave a cornet solo. Finnish Society at South End Observe Return of Hall South Porcupine, Feb. 23rd. Special to The Advance. Successful Tea by Eastern Star at South Porcupine Dance Held One Night and Concert the Next. Girlsâ€"1st, Joyce Kozinsky; 2nd Martha Paulenko; 3rd, Emily Howard June Allen equal. Boys 14 and overâ€"1st, Gsorge Blair; 2nd Fausto Didone; 3rd, Wilson Turâ€" ner. Boys‘ Reéelay Raceâ€"1, Eddie Kuilek, 2, Bill Hall, 3, Ollis Fasan, 4 Pausto DHidote;ss ces o s in o. ie ies it Girls‘ Relay Raceâ€"1, Olga Crema 2, Lorena Blood, 3, Jean Ehankoff, 3 Jenny Para. ! Throwing a monkeyâ€"wrench into mill would be as nothing comâ€" |pared to the throwing of the potentiâ€" ally much more destructive "monkeyâ€" wrench" of the threat of socialistic conâ€" trol as now being propounded by cerâ€" | tain elements in TCanada into the minâ€" ing industry. It is strange to find even some of those who have lived long in the mining region giving support to |ideas which, if carried out, would reâ€" move from mining private initiative land enterprise and would inevitably within a short time strangle one of the ‘Dominion‘s greatest economic bulwarks, ‘ruin the communities in the affected ‘areas and throw out 0f gainful, allâ€" South Porcupine Couple Woedded Here on Saturday A quiet but pretty wedding took place Saturday evening at seven o‘clock at the home of Reverend A. I. Heinonen, 53 Rea street South, Timmins, when Elsie Albertina Hyytiainen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hyytiainen, of South Porcupinmne, became the bride of Matti Timari Heepakka, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Heepakka, of South Porcupine. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Heinonen in the presence of closest friends of the bride and groom.. Attenâ€" ding the bride was Mrs. J. N. Thander who was matron of honour. Mt. Julius N. Thander acted as best man. Immediately after the ceremony Myrs. IThander assisted by Mrs. A. T. Heinoâ€" nen and Miss Vera Heinonen served reâ€" freshments. At eight o‘clock a reception was held in the banquet hall of the Central Hoâ€" tel in South Porcupine. Mrs. Heepakka, assisted by Mrs. J. N. Thander, received the guests. A great number of friends of the youung couple had arrived to wishn them happiness. Many beautiful and useful wedding gifts were presented to Mr. and Mrs. Heepakka during the evening. Mr. and Misi. South Porcupine The following is an editorial from last week‘s issue of The Rouynâ€"Noranda Press:â€" About Threats to Progress of Mining STARTS SUN. MIDNITE FORMBY RETURNS TO THE SCREEN A NEWER FUNNIER GEORGE . . HIS BEST HITFE .~â€" â€" â€" HILARIOUS ROLE. Lauzrel and Hardy TN "DANCING MASTERS" ‘CALLING DK. DEATH" GEORGE IN IHE HOME GUARD Hecopakka will reside in 11L The people of Canada, and particuâ€" larly those in the mining regions, should oppose vigorously proposals or party policies which might endanger the continuance of mining, to say noâ€" thing of its expansion, especially during the rehabilitation period, which may, 'despibe all the rosy dreams and proâ€" imises of politicians of all parties, be one of the most serious and critical in the ‘history of the Dominion Those who ‘give support to the socialistic C.C.P. crusaders of toâ€"day are but helping to make a whip with which they are likely to be lashed should that conglomeraâ€" ‘tion of political montebanks secure conâ€" trol at Ottawa yearâ€"round employment. many ands of men now engaged in wresting from deep rock formations the long hidden wealth which Canada will st greatly need in the postâ€"war period, Bormâ€"On February 19, 1944 to Mt. and Mrs. J. Prepp, Columbus avenue, at St. Mary‘s hospitalâ€"a son (Cary Wayne) Bornâ€"On February 14, 1944, to Mrtr. and Mrs. L. Cormier, Middleton avenue â€"a@ daughter (Therese Cecile). THURSDAY. FEBRUARY M4TH, 1944 Bornâ€"On February 17, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Pecjak Pine street north at St. Mary‘s hospitawuâ€"a daughter (An«â€" nie Mary). Bornâ€"On January 31, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Arnott, Polaris road, at St. Mary‘s hospitalâ€"a daughter (Mary Jean Nancy). Bornâ€"On February 10 1944, to Mr and Mrs. A. C. Charron, Middleton ave. at St. Mary‘s hospital â€"a daughter (Marie Carole Alice) ' Bornâ€"On February 14, 1944, to Mt. and ‘Mrs. J. Roch, Bannerman aveâ€" daughter (Marie Rose Valentine Paulâ€" ette). Bornâ€"On January 29, 1944 to Mr. and Mrs. A. Maurice, Mountjoy street at St. Mary‘s hospitalâ€"a daughter (Marie Rose Joyce). " Bormnâ€"On January 27, 1944, to Mr and Mrs. J. Wyatt, Rea street, at St Mary‘s hospitalâ€"a daughter (Jane). Eight Births Recorded at Timmins This Week â€" Goldfields â€" Around the World BROAD W AY A FAMOUS PLAYERS THEATRE Tumbling T umbleweeds PREPARED TO TAKE OUTâ€"35¢ STARTS SATURDAY! TODAY and FRIDAY "JUNIOR Gâ€"MEN OF THE AIR" Sweet Rosie O‘Grady Ghost Ship 40 Thieves BETTY GRABLE Chapter No. 8 of the Serial TRY OUR DELICIOUS $100.00 Ali Baba T wo Great Hits O QNE sHowW PLUS Henry Aldrich In Technicolour AND T ALl,s€) MUSICAL SHORT KT YOUNG