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reaching The Advance was The Q. A. S. Sun {mristmas number with its season‘s message of a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year inscribed by Percy Whitford. The Q. A. S. Sun is the Monthâ€" Greeti North on the North. seas, Came ditions suc in the hom at home ‘ me." â€"â€"Dr.‘ from Toro: family to a at Grimsbh: herself to of other a: Francisco, and its pe Faithful, y regarads an North. Ri There was a time in the history of Timmins and the Porcupine when, the great majority of the people here "went home for Christmas." To the pioneer residents of this part of the North some place in East or West or South was home to them. The years have changed that, and now Timmins and the Porcupine and the North mean home to thousands in distant places. This year‘hundreds The new year should be entered with firm faith and hxah hopes. The man who prayed not for health or prosperity or continuous fair weather but rather for the strength and couragebravelyj to bear whatever fortune might send, had the right determinaion for a new year‘s wish for himâ€" self. There will be shadow as well as glorious sunshine in 1945. But in the final analysis, the good will far outweigh the evil, and with this firm faith one and all may well express in all sincerity and full belief the wellâ€"worn wish that stands unimpaired through all the years:â€""A Happy New Year to Looking back on the year that is past it seems a sad year from many angles. There have been tragedies and sorrows and sordid happenings Death has been busy taking men and women of great worth and helpfulness. The casualty lists have been heavy, ‘indeed‘ for Timmins and the district. There have been occurrences to shock the hearts. ~â€"Withinâ€"the last few weeks aloneâ€" in the Porcupine Camp, two lives have been lost and several injured through hitâ€"andâ€"run drivers, In recent weeks there have been serious reverses on the war fronts of the Allied Nations. But there are other angles that show a brighter outlook. There has been happiness as well as * sadness. There has been comfort as well as grief. Courage and faith have come to those bereaved. They feel that loved ones have not died in vain, and the friendship and sympathy of others have eased the burden of grief. Standing out againstthe odd sordid occurences there have been scores of exampâ€" les of gallantry, of humanity, of selfâ€"sacrifice, of kindly thought for others. It is true there is a growing casualty list, but it is equally true that there is a growing list of high honours won by men of;the Porcupine in the gallant discharge : of dangerous duty. Recent reverses on the war front should not becloud the record of victories of the passing year. It has been:â€"a year of notable adâ€" vancesâ€"by the United Nations. The new year will see again the march forward of the legions :"o_vf freedom and decency ugainét. the embattled forces of evii and aggression. Before the next issue of The Advance, the preâ€" sent year, with all its victories and defeats, its tragedies and its comedies, its successes and its failures, its happiness and its sorrows,. will have passed into history, and a grand new year will have opened its pages for the hand of time to inscribe another record of sunshine and of shaâ€" dow,. The Advance again wishes to one and all a happy new year, in the best and the fullest sense of the words. May every reader of The Advance achieve his or her heart‘s desire in the coming year, and may all others less fortunate attain to the heart‘s desire of The Advance. 8 ." P B P P P PAAA L ALC P AC S AAL L P P AL L LA LAAA PA P â€"AP PA P Canada PHONE 26 TIMMINS, ONTARIO Membetrs Canaudtan Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarieâ€" Quebec Newspaper Association Published Every Thursday by One of Timmins, Ont., Thursday, Dec. 28th, 1944 Ele YMorrtpine Advanee PACGEF k Mss AdjiQ h. Rifle e staff 1i tings fro h. Subâ€"I e seas." t on BP A AAP AP L L C P â€"AL L AC C CA ow CC PPA CAE l U P P P l L P 3 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL ar eP P P AP LCAE C PP LAE â€"OP M FROM FAR AND NEAR GKEO. LAKE, Owner and Publisher ibscription Rates icularly rly treasured greetings «s Th Q. _ A. Ss. Sun ts season‘s message of a appy New Year inscribed : ce mt nsz ts |enough at that. In addition the South has taken quite a lot from the North, so why not accept a little good advice from the place that more maâ€" terial benefits came from. In any event, The Adâ€" hereby. advises the South that it should do something about its horrible winter. A former popular resident of the North, now résiding in the fruit section of Southern Ontarioâ€"a peninsula that puts on all the airs of California, even withâ€" Gutâ€"aill=theâ€"airâ€"in â€"that stateâ€"writes to The Adâ€" vance:â€"‘‘We‘ve been here over two years and ‘ getting used to living m Southern Ontario, though it 'is ivery‘ di;ff'e}eht ’fli)m the North. now it lloo'ksr like *the North We‘re feetâ€"deep in snow. Of course, it‘s most unusual for this part of the country, and we never suffered such inconvenâ€" ience from snow in the North. They don‘t know how to handle the situation here. No roads, no buses, no deliveries, no newspapers! We‘ve had | two Globe and Mails this past week." For years here The Advance has urged the people of the south to come North before Christmas and stay here at least until Spring to escape the horrors of winter in Old Ontario. Although the lady writing that letter suggests that the recent conditions |that, paralyzed traffic, business and industry in the South is something unusual, theâ€" fact is that | practically every winter the people of Southern Ontario aref’-"-troubled with winter tieâ€"ups of traâ€" ffic and Other calamities due to severe weather conditions. It is the unusual winter when busâ€". iness is not dislocated in the South some time or; another for a few days at least by the fall of a. few feet Or even aâ€"few inches of snow. This isi bad for business, for convenience, for health, comâ€"| fort and safety. On the other hand, a few feet| :ot snow does‘t make much difference in this freei ‘and resourceful North. In this country whenl trains are late, you know that it is due to traffic ‘ below North Bay. A few inches of snow falls and§ the South is smothered. Twice as much snow in | the North doesn‘t affect anything. Every year’ there are heaps of snow in and around Timmins 'but the street buses here continue on schedule, i not only around the town, but to the mines and the neighbouring towns. It is literally years since ly publication issued by and for the patients at the Qugen Alexandra â€" Sanitorium at London Ontario. ‘The Christmas number is a wellâ€"printed, attractive and interesting little magazine of some fifty pages. Its brightness and cheerfulness give it full right to use the name of "The Sun." There is health and healing in its rays. The leading editorial gives the story of Christmas in unusual way, concluding with the words:â€""In the warmâ€" th of this spirit our little magazine brings you our best thoughts for a joyous Christmas, a merry Christmas, and a happy new year." Anyone exâ€" pecting this magaizne to be sad or depressed or querulous ‘will be agreeably disappointed. In adâ€" ditlon to the happy spirit of Christmas, it features much â€" of humoux and story and optimistic .philoso"phy._ For example, John Pridder asks Tom Wyatt, "why do you prefer blondes?" and the reply is, ‘"Because I am afraid of the dark." Anâ€" other patient tells of his wife going over to Europe to. take up grand Gpera. "She went over big," he said, "but she‘s coming back slith." Two lady patients discuss the question of kissing being dangerous to health. "I really don‘t know," said the one, "I‘ve never been." "What? exclaimed the other, "You‘ve never been kissed?" "No," was the reply, "I‘ve never been ill after it." Still another lady patient claimed her husband was the most bashful man she ever married. . "He took along mistletoe on our honeymoon," she said.â€" "Many a man has been caught stealing home, who never played baseball," is one example of the philosophy of the . humour department. Then there‘is the:story of the little girl who was heaxtbt‘oken when her pet canary died, and whose father to comfort her gave her an empty cigar ‘box to use‘ as a coffin for the little bird, assisting the young girl to bury the canary with the greatâ€" est of â€"solemn ceremony.. "Dad," whispered the little girl,; Aafter the funeral was over, "will my dear httle birdi¢é go to Heaven?" The father reâ€" plied that he expected so, and asked why she put this question. "I was only thinking," murmured the youngster, ‘"how cross St. Peter will be when he opens the box and finds it isn‘t cigars after all." One more sample of the stories should be given:â€"â€" The South has never hesitated to give advict to the North. They have always been good enough at that. In addition the South has taken And this reference would not be complete withâ€" out this one:â€""A noted lung specialist says that a man who sings at the top of his voice for an hour a day â€"won‘t be troubled by chest complaints in his old age:â€"He probably won‘t even be troublâ€" ed with old age. "Sonmnny:â€"I wouldn‘t, Dad. Td play only when you were asleep." "P?a:â€"No, I won‘t buy you a trumpet. You‘d make too much noise with it. VHE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO a devotional period, cor and Finnish. Mrs. A. K« students, presided at th on, behalf of the stude to the teacher, thankin great work and patienc ing School, which has benefit to all students for the ChI Reverend A programme The school Nursin oqour, thdt of the and tlie Reg. N. The â€" Christmas meégting of First United Church Womgfén‘s missionary society, had as its{fspecial * guests, members from Mou goy and‘: Schuâ€" macher United Church }Auxilaries, who were warmly welcomed by the»Presiâ€" dent, Mrs. J. Harnden; The church basement, where the meéting was held was gay with lighted trees. candles, "fcstive teaâ€"table, ‘Christmas â€" murals and bells. ! After a brief business session during | which the president occupied the chair, Mrs. A. A. Rose lead in an imâ€" pressive candleâ€"lighting for zwhich Mrs. Ormston sang the opening solo, "The Gift," accompanied at the piano by Mr. Treneer. SsCno mursing Course kari every Tues: Ambulance Hall The students ¢( iNh PFaill term Of the eighth schoo year of the free English Languagt Evening School for Finnish speaking adults at Timmins and South Porcuâ€" pine ended in Timmins Monday evenâ€" ing, Dec. 18th, when the student boâ€" dies of both schools united at a Christmas party, held in the Finnish Finnish Students of English Hold Christmas Party ber The service which, included coral singing, was built around the theme. "We Bring Our Gifts," emphasizing the love of God to man, the love of man to man, and the love of man to God and ‘showing the significance of Christmas, the birthday of Christ, as the Magna Charta day for childhood and womanhood. teaâ€"table. Following are the newlyâ€"elected ofâ€" ficers for 1945 Past President â€" Mrs. Harnden. President â€" Mrs. W. M. Mustard. Ist. Viveâ€"Pres. â€" Mrs. A. Gillies. 2nd. Viceâ€"Pres. â€" Mrs. Geo. Golden Secretary â€"â€" Mrs. 8. G. Ireland. Treasurer â€" Mrs. H. L. Traver. Christian Stewardship Sec. â€" Mrs. J. Harnden. Community Fuendshlp Sec. . â€", Mrs. Arthur Jackson. Supply Sec. â€" Mrs. Ross McLaren,. Associate Sec.â€"â€"Mrs. L Leigh and Mrs. T. Chariton. Temperance and Christian Citizenâ€" shipâ€"Mrs. I, M. Gordon. Missionary Monthly â€" Mrs. W. Barâ€" Christmas Meet of First Un)ted Church W. M. S. any of the buses have missed a schedule route on account of snow. As the Irishman would phrase it, the last time the snow interfered with traffic in this part of the counry, it wasn‘t snow at all, but it was the icy conagitions of the roads. The ice was so bad that the buses slid back two feet for every foot they went forward, and when this difficulty was promptl;{v overcome by running the buses backwards at twice the speed, the doggoned things started to skiqf'l around on the roads. Of course, this occasiontd a little delay, but even this was conquered before long, the buses being operated backwWards on a sort of rotary motion that met all (the difficulties and made it possible to run again on schedule. In this country all the snow in CangRda wouldn‘t stop anything, except, perhaps, a dc{g race. Business goes on as usual in comfort and safety come what snow there may. It is a situation beyond the imaginâ€" ation of the North ihat a little snow should tie up traffic. In the Squth, however, it does appear that the situation was really desperate. Traffic uompletely tied up, Business at a standstill, imâ€" possible to deliver ?'iilk and bread, a score dying from shovelling snow. That is what the South endured. Then came the final blow. Days withâ€" out The Globe and Mail. ~That was the fuzzy limit. The South #an stand a lot, but that was too much. Maybe the South is now in humble‘enough mood to even a little advice from the North. The Advance hs given this advice before, but it was unheeded, gqven ridiculed and scorned. That was, move to thr North to escape the severity of Southern Ontarig) winter conditions. Failing the The Fall term of th arson sang this delightful carol with 1 présent joining her in the repstiâ€" on of the first verse as Benediction. thers taking part in this service were Literature â€" Mrs. A. A. Rose Presis â€" Mrs., W. H. Hansen. Pianist â€" Mrs. P. H. Carson Social Convener â€" Mrs. Hal a e for the bangq majority of t} ime. > stud A. L. Hemonen, opened t e at the banquet table wit i1al period, conducted in Eng h. Mrs. A. Koski, one of th presided at the banquet, an: @also A v C M ‘ accompanied at the ‘eneer. which, included coral{ lt around the theme. r Gifts," emphasizing 1 to man, the love of id the love of man to ig the significance Of‘ birthday of Christ, as rta day for childhood! ion Oof the service the Night" was read by after which Mrs. P. H. Rev. Heinonen, who was taken comâ€" pletely by surprise, replied in a short message, thanking the students for their beautiful message and for the Christmas gift, which, he said, he had not deserved,. He commended them for their praiseworthy faithfulness and industry they had shown in their stuâ€" dies, making possible the remarkable progress they had made in their school work, preparing them to fulfill intelligently and worthily their part of the responsibilities of Christian Caâ€" nadian Citizens. He also mentioned 1C Mrs. Harnden. W. M. Mustard. Mrs. A. Gillies. Mrs. Geo. Golden G. Ireland. T. I;; ‘Travgr; 1€ he banque!, and ent body, spoke ng him for "his ce at the Evenâ€" ; been of great 1€ v M Harnden ed 8 * * * ** * * * * 8 8 s 8 88 § 8888 § § 88888 445 4* "as a Christmas gift." In closing she delivered a message of wisches of a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. This message included a quotaâ€" tion from the Christmas message of His Majesty King George VI. to his people on Christmas Day:â€" "I said to a man who stood at the gate of the year, ‘give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown,‘ and he reâ€" plied, ‘go out into the darkness; and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than known way." small token of their appreciation‘‘ she presented to him on behalf in an enâ€" velope a considerable sum of money And: ‘"From Pole to Pole and Sea to Sea, Our Flag still flies and we are free. And free we‘ll be and free reâ€" main Till the dove of Peace returns again." The names of the students were appended to this message. 888184481 tb t * * 8388888858858# §# 44 4 4 4 Newspaper Readers The Porcupine Advance T H E PORCUPINE ADVANCE can be of assistance to YOU, MR. MERCHANT in planâ€" ning and assisting you in your advertising needs A Newspaper such as THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, whose subscribers read and diges! its columns gives to its advertisers a field ideal for increased sales. It has been proven many timeg by advertising agencies that the best medium for securing results in the sale or disposal of merchandise is the Newspaper. PREPARE NOW FOK IHE POST WAR PERIOD News, of Toronto, publishes the assertion that drinking water sells at $1.00 a bottle in Italy. Local folks complain that adulterated brands of it were sold here at much more this Christmas. A this year‘s resolution:â€"Not to write any more editorial notes this week. acceptance of that advice, The Advarce kindly volunteers alternative advice. When Toronto sees the snow coming, just send out an S. 0. 8. and Timmins will forward a couple of oldâ€"timers of this country to clear away the snow. I{ the enâ€" gineers of Timmins, Tisdale or Whitney were on the job, they would see to it that every man, woâ€" man and child in Toronto would have a clear way to office, school, shop, or wherever Toronto people go or come when they do. In any event a happy new year to the South. And as a final tip, perhaps if Toronto had not run that "White Christmas" record so often on their juke boxes, they might have escaped some of the snow sent by an outâ€" raged providence. 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‘sâ€"help we shall not fail." GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER _iA PAAA CAAA OAAA AA LAAA â€"Aâ€"A LAAA LAAA that New Canadians of Finnish origin have a good record of conduct as citâ€" izens. Already five â€" of our young men from the Porcupine Camp, serving in the Army, Navy and Air Force, have made their supreme sacrifice, and many have been wounded in the preâ€" sent war. In blood donations they stand high in the list. In war financâ€" ing they have a good record. And in all other patriotic and social service efforts, they have earned a good nams for themselves. The knowledge of the Englisch language will help the Finnish â€"Canadians to contribute their fuill share of service for the welfare of sULLLVAN NEWTON (Est. 1912) will be ple: ced to give you information and quote rates for Fire Insurance, Automobile, Plate Glass, Liability, Floatâ€" er on Household Effects etce., without obligaâ€" tionâ€"on your part. 1 Pine St., North Call on us or Telephone 104 HURSDAY, 38TH, 1944 As the mathematics master was working out an example on the blackâ€" board, he noticed that one of his puâ€" pils wasn‘t paying any attention. So he said sharply: ‘"Board. Jeffries, board!" Roused from his dayâ€"dream, the lad replied unthinkingly: ‘"*Yes,. sir,., veryv‘‘ â€"Sudbury. Star. sudbury Star:â€"A Cincinnati man dozed off in a telephone booth and slept for an hour. But it was no use. When he woke up she was still talking. There were fewer "surplus women" when war broke out than there have been for 25 years. This is revealed in figures just published by the board of trade. According to these, the popâ€" ulation of the United Kingdom in the middle of the last year was 47,676,000 â€"22,920,000 males and 24,756,000 feâ€" males. But apparently the bachelor still has a choiceâ€"until one of the 24,756,â€" 000 decides he‘ll do. â€"Sudbury Star. Peaceful Night," sung by the school; "God Save The King," sung by all. During the program, Mrs. L. P. Punâ€" kari presided at the piano. As the stu« dents were leaving the Hall into the night, they were heard humming, "Holy Night, Peacefuil Night, All s dark, save The Light ." The Spring term will open lxi Timâ€" mins on Monday, Jan. 8th, and in South Porcupine on Tuesday, Jan. 9th. During the Fall term there were fifty students. More are expected for the Spring term. "Home, Sweet Address by Mytr benefits of the Aiter the banquet, which took place in the lecture room, the following proâ€" gram of the evening was continued in the main auditorium.â€""O Canada",â€" sung in English by all present; "To a Childhood PFriend," an transâ€" lation of a Finnish folk song, sung by the school; Address by Mr. A. Korhoâ€" nen on "the benefits of the Evening School for Pinnish speaking men durâ€" ing the past eight school years,"; "Home, Sweet Home," by the schooi Address by Mrs. Ida Waisanen on "the benefits of the school for women; Two games were enjoyed; "Holy Night,, Peaceful Night," sung by the school; their adopted country Timmins, Ontario which took place he following proâ€" was continued in .â€""O Canada‘",â€" l1 present; "To a n English> transâ€" LL ESTATE