Timmins Newspaper Index

Porcupine Advance, 8 Nov 1945, 1, p. 4

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ewntry T se * Whether those who formulated the rehabilatâ€" "The Porcupine mmp'is mumwm itien seheme realized it ar not, the wholte j of its Home and Schoot Clubs... ‘IWixke gromt)r could|ramns through if the veteran bhas not azéess,“bo a necame cvoen mose vigoraus if: more: parents heâ€" @wellting place. for himself. a.nd, his mmny While @am mm n m GW flflmfl ltmish:fl‘rmem are a few homze§ mn " gane N*WM W ‘ar equipment for his trade beaéflles usel’ess when: _ selves 1 uggestion that they bhelp mmâ€"- 41b is{i essary for him to. spend‘hismnfi on the gram slomg by "tooting their @ime horn‘. . ‘FRB2 purchase of a home. < It is small contfort for a veâ€" suggestion was readily agreed to,. and the resub; Rteran to know. that he: can havg his. old.. job back, is that much of this issue of . The Advs has: if he has no pla.ce to sleep when his Iflb is through been written by the staffs of mém varions |for the day. He should not. have to go homeless soci#ties and school journals of ithe high schools |{, prove he‘s a hero. ' j in Timmins, Schumacher. ang' ;gutn PorcuDine â€"â€"It is quite: trueâ€" Mm we congratulate fhe students concerned "On ... l4 in y JR y musm their effortâ€"it testifies to. the act that C [8, Sat wmbm messitiesgof uL. reserve every benefit, which home And school, Itâ€"is also. true that fedeval, mm;;lal and. more parent and teacher, can b.estowe upon them ocal govermments have plams sar remedying. the | . ~\ _ | nousing shortage. It is true that the reason such Buy aâ€" POPPY ' . | plans, were nat made eariier in that that no onei could war would end: ml as it did. In any plans for the weltare of large groups prediet the as. Y thara ara haund to ha‘cases far Which no adeauate|_ But it. is just as true «M m 18 the truth *# minds: people of this . Et is earnestly â€" hlmended to m ymp ~conâ€" sideration,; wtith the conmhm tm m m giw generously. y‘ . ‘And today, in an article défilfi to: direcet atâ€" tention to Education Week, which commenees on November lith, Mr. Foss: Befi:me prlnc'ipal ‘of Mattagamt public school," wiites: . "Every teacher knows her. gtem,,pts to devolop Away hack in 3 ; when: gaed: bouaes were as difficult to nnd in Atfiens as they are in Timâ€" mins today, there lived in small mud hut a Greck philosopher named Diogenes; The smallness of Ris quarters did not affect the‘aize of his brain, howâ€" ever, and Diogenes did as M aom thmking as any man in Iix time on ours. â€" â€" ‘‘Every teacher Kno vzs,her ,gtemmts t.o dev olop ema«mm em M M take it aver in. is entirety.; . "Thevefiore it is clear M b nih‘ the educaâ€" tien ag our childrem 6£ chers must wosk together andf Heulties together. Ome: of the cMeét agencies in developing this: essemtial eeâ€"eperatiom Retween hneme and seheol is the Home and Stheot. Club, which new mmtm mfia mtnes across the cauntry." , It is with the purpose of assisting these men that the annual Poppy Day. is held. This year it falls on Saturday, November amsl is sponâ€" soreéd by the Canadian Legion Their appeal should.find a ready response in the Rearts.and Oanada $2.00 Per Year. In any plans for the weltare of large groups there are bound to be ‘cases: for w ch no adequate provision has been made.. In p anning for the many, the requirements of. some individual cases are often by necessity overlooked T9 on ht w iiteott " A ut ce A ud e ns nc t Under this latter category come many veterans of this and the last war who, becguse of unusual circumst.ances physical handicaps and disabiliâ€" ties, are unable entirely to take care of themselves and their families. ; ; Buy a Poppy on Sawdav-â€"m it thmugh Remembrance Day, Nowemhar ttth,... <â€"In the joy of welcoming M im M have we forgotten those to whom homecgeming is stilkl a farâ€"off and distant. drem‘?'i m that the papers no longer carry the. cuifing news of war in progress, are we to igmere the lads to. whom is allotted the dreary duty of maaming the Canaâ€" dian Army Occupational Fareea?t It the following letters, reprinted fram the Canadian Army paper, Maple Leaf", repreâ€" sent the facts accurately, i weuld appear so. The authorities have evidenmtly faund it advisable to cut the number of cigarettes which soldiers may buy for themselves from: 900 to 600 a_ month. It is presumed this was done because of the appearance of American, British and Canadian cigarettes on the black markets of Europe in general, and Gerâ€" many in particular. It is true that an occasional soldier may get more cigarettes than heâ€"requires and that these sometimes are dispased ef Mlegally. Or a nomâ€" smoker may buy an ‘allottment of smokes and trade them for a camera. But these are excepâ€" tionsâ€"and they do.: not justify the authorities in mnklng the many pay fer the sins of the tew. _ From bitter experience we know that 900 cigatâ€" The Forgottmm L of whom. were the Hitler youth. Pte. | A. A | Rembardter stated that most of them‘} OM o6 t . :.msbn one . ot the boys salutod with | Coomnac£ sire to frat with their recent ememies.. One:of the few sources of conso!at:tfln remaming is smoke.. : ~ "Every possible effort shonld be mm tq ab reast, restore the quota to the 900. The end of the should not be a signat to forget the fequuxe-‘ ‘ments of the army. We may remain here a long. itime and, one thing that. we must ha.\ce is an a ! anate cigarette supply". _ 1 is not difficult, There. are ,SflW â€" many. Nouses ‘boarded up in this district wiiéeh . could proyide adequate temperary mmm at least. There are a number of empty bhonses: which cannot be tbought or rented hecause the Mr is hoping to sell the property for business: maposes . later ‘on.: There are houses for sale, the Owners of which demand: cash payment:s m a.a bpeyond a veteran‘s ability to pyÂ¥. ' mrmmfiteandhmmsmmb t h € w ’are still "over there" we . dollar to sand: smokes: to # e er ableâ€"to buy sufficient ‘Jas: th * addiand weight to this request, wmto )mnuun the letters reprlnted. below : . "Rditor, The Maple ~ ~~‘ hneavy smakers (umpu plead that they wilt not all; the war is over and,rrw h war time, aurelvuesnmfldneabhtdmmmm Or.ts the war still on? n So comeon.emo,m-mummmi otusmatwmhohenmmmmmm old balt rolling. How about ratloning blnnco? mt’s a CAOF‘ j n Fom . "We of the CAOF, facing g tong stay in Eunm bitterly resent the action of the powers ‘that bhe in cutting the cigarette quota to 60@ .per month. â€"There are very fow mrmsot :daxunn in the €AOF today. It is true that s40me entaer ent. is provided but life in Gemmgnyit,‘ zt thke est.a grim picture, especially‘to: men who heve ‘no: deâ€" sire toâ€" frat with their recent ementie¢s..‘ Oneâ€" of After reading the many articlks which, have been erowded: into: magazimes, mebly â€" dan papers on the need. of making. adiustmmts Bis. return toq life,; it ‘must he Lt jof a shock to many returning sol.diea:s to hnd they ha.ve-f na. home to return to: + dream." that hurts) that the plansa fer : midlng homes for veterans and for civiltans “ were equally the victims of wartime deâ€"bausing are not now being put into effeet. wtm flw wrm the situa- tion demands. t bo * ever 3 4 % ># as they s thaey a* 4 ‘In the CAODF things ate as is were in the field. The food is ho tainment we have yet to see. . cigarattes are to be ciuut. _ Qurely they could lisave us one m We are h h En omm Te 2 EC LC PCR 0C CC efforts toremed:y the mmmm the above paragraph. They m mwumed to basincian a Wee® ~ . tottatnt give the fullest: considera.m te immediate a tion. ‘They shauld receive theâ€" w gg ‘every employer, every merchant, every, ‘_ enty â€"yes, every citizen in. the M the campaign closes. And the reasons for buyâ€" ing another are just as strong as those which prompted you to buy your first ene. There is no better way ef shewing your apâ€" preciation of the work done ky the men who spent so much time and energy in pushing the Ninth Victory Loan to its present peak, than to. buy another Bond to ensure the complete success; of the campaign. mc - ‘ ~These men have given much move thamn» meney: in working on this campaign.. Many of them nave gladly negiected their personal anda bmmesa affairs inâ€"the past melsandtnsmnlw efforts in the public service adds just one‘ more reason why you should make the small added,' rifice of saving a little more money than: you i,‘ua plarned.. Calt at the Victory Loar Rheadâ€" quarters nowâ€"there are omy a few days left. â€" To gixe the above critieism» a lecal application there‘s time to buy anaether Bond before Helping the Hameléess many. houses The mottoâ€"chosen last year,: "United gthlmah books‘": is rep#ated: thisg year: ‘This means the unity: thmh books, ;mot anly of families and friends but of the people of other countries.. The emd <of the war makes the promotiot of mnderstanding amdng alt gwms of the world: of vital imporâ€" tance for the preservation. of peace.\ ~‘The children of toâ€"day are the fuâ€" ture citizens of the world and as they cannot travel ‘to study and undesâ€" ;stgnd the: peeple: of. other oauntrief- must read the books wrjtten» ; ut them. The library places: at: their disposal ‘theâ€"best books about the and: traditions=ofâ€" these: people, theâ€"reading of whish will makethem under,stnrd amh reapect their henefs To encourage children: to form the Mbrary: habit, they must be made to feel that. the library belongs io: them cand: that they: play an important part ‘in: its: work, â€"‘ This is done in several ways in the ‘Timmins. Public Lbrary. A club made ‘up. of about 175. lkibrary: helpers. was formed. These helpers take mmrns at assisting the librarian during t:he rush ‘hours after school. . They slip: books, put them back in 'gthnir "proper places on the shelves, paste pockets and date slips in th»e ‘pew books. and: reinforce book jackets, ithus giving the librarian more time - a year when the services :and faeflith"s of ‘cliildren‘s libraries are theattenflonetfliemmd to the public. It is celebrated not anly on mmnt but in most parts of the :_‘- .‘.â€"- 5* «. TT Emt EC C dreuwhcinenthJ I.Bru- nette, at 645 pm. This is the third umethatthe public library, with: the ‘ot the community, has uhbmtedthhevent _ During story hour which is held: 6 10. a.m, every Satmrday ~some of, the. children put the rugs on the floox arid’ at the conclusion of the. story hour they roll them up and put them away. Others act as policemen, letting the children out and see that adults, do not come in before 11 o‘clock. rerice work for their school mates. ; . The library has also introduced. a | very interesting, method of reviewing . the new books in thseiwuvenile departâ€" ment,. The boys and girls review these new additions and them these reviews are posted in the library and‘ are printed .periodically in the local . newspapers. ) . .0 _ _ | new â€"bodksâ€"among boys and girls beâ€" cause they. will more: readily accept theâ€"verdict of= their schooi: mates than that of adults. A > f _ One <of the great advantages of this plan‘ is that ‘it popularizes: the The librarian places the best books at the disposal of these boys and girls; books selected from recommeudEd lists in library reviews and from those recommended by authoritieg on chilâ€" dren‘s books.‘ Books not only assist in school stu- dies, but als> enliven bhe children‘s interests and imaginatign and assist the community | in‘ enriching their lives and curbing juv'enile delin- | M e e T en T | 5: i3 -pqx;@ng. Book Week the public H~ ‘prary "will‘ feature an outstanding dis~ play of some of these books, while ‘@thers will be displayed in windows of seme of the local stores. _ . ‘â€" It will be interesting to nots: that r“me Little Prett} Pocket Book" was the first volume published for ehilâ€" ‘dren, by John Newberry of London. Of that edition, published Jung, 1744, no single copy has survived. The American edition WaAas published by Isaiah Thomas in Worcester, in 1787. . ' The Public Libyrary now has.a facâ€" simile from ‘the copy in the New York Public Library, which was printed .June 10, 1944, on the 200th annivesâ€" There has been a remarkable change in juvenile books in the last quarter century. New authors have contriâ€" buted excellent works of creative imaâ€" gination to children‘s literature. . «a / quene W Weds SWÂ¥ M o TR CC 0C and surprised at. the generosity ot' those who appreciate the fact that we â€" hflt one of the finest hospitals im ‘NMorthern Ontario in our part of thw ‘Pereupine Camp. noon, besides being a â€"social ‘event proved of great benefit to the larder of the hospital. We learn fromnu Miss Morgan, Hospital Superintendent, that and parsnips and turnips and neads of cabbage were also given. @ This array was shown to the hospiâ€" ‘tal board who were extremely pleased In acidition to this a basket of carâ€" mk another of beets, and omons 49 quarts and 57 pints of preserves, fruit and pickles were brought in, and 145 tins of canned goods f of : the book‘s first appearance. 1‘3“‘?0,35. ":é"t;‘:‘ lMattagaml H. and S. J’“’»F‘mn Answer Call "=) Te Empty Buildings These buildings have not bien used for some time and when Mr. Mairs ‘ noticea smoke coming from one of ‘them, he put in a telephone call, to !‘which the firemen made immediate i There was neglible damage to the building owing to the quick response i of the firemen. se t ic 0_ t oo c c#A t -A.A‘-Amflflf‘fl" Alaam Oon: Monday the opening â€" addreas given by Mayor J. E. Brunette will be fallowed by a story read by Miss Eiâ€" Brarians will= visit the schools, where give book taiks and invite to visit the library. Far tae the following interesting proâ€" gram beenâ€" planned. There will Of one of the children‘s popular books, "Mr. Popper‘s Penguins‘" will be given at 6.45, will take part in a book quizz. For the benefit Of our French borrowers, a play entitled "Entre les roses et les Hs" by Claude Genes will be gqiven by group of :French boys and girls on Wednesday. by another group of boys and giris on Friday. The final broadcast will: be given by Miss C. MacKeracher, who is in charge of the children‘s library. \ Articles ‘by members of the staff, library board and by some Oof the parents of our younger borrowers, and book reviews and ‘essays written by the boys and girls. will be print*d in the local newspapers. A fre alarm was sounded: on Sun= day at 9:40â€" pim. for a fire at the workshop buildings of the . Caswell Construction Co. on Crawford, north of: the: highway. + ‘‘This will be followed on Thursday by an address to be given by Mrs. South Porcupine, Nov. 7th. Special to The Advance. _ ' ‘ ‘As a: result o0%" ‘a meéting: of ‘and . teachers,‘ the: Mattagami : Home School A*ssocxafion was formed on \Friday night; . s They forced entry and found iw> fires had been madeâ€"one had gone out, the other in a metal receptacle for ald letter heads and waste paper, »prebab)y the work of boys or children. €hief Smith has wrecommended <the boarding up of these buildings to préeâ€" vent further â€"mischisf{. Children have done considerable damage to the outâ€" side of these: buildings, it is stated. _ First Officers Principal Ross Beattie acted as chairman.and:/introduced Mrs. F. R. MHarvey of: Kitchener, viceâ€"president of the Ontario FRederation of: Home and On Tuesday a group of boys and girls 49e Lo W Alice Habib TLibrarian THE DOMINION BANK | on a chapter @ VICTORY BONDS ARE VALUABLE POSSESS!OMS . but if they arelostorstolenyoumaylounotonlythomoneyyouput into them but the interest that is paid twice a year. DO YOU KNOW that The Dominion Bank will keep your Victory Bonds . . . that it will clip the coupons regularly and deposit them as cash in your Savings Account . . . that they will be safe in our vaults and available to you at any fime? AND THE COST? As little as 25 cents per year for $250, worth . of Bonds! THIS COMBINATION of safety and convenience is one of the many services The Dominion Bank provides. We suggest that you avail yourself of it now at our nearest Branch Dorothy: Taylor, ‘Miss Thorburn, Mrs. Nankervis, Mrs. Surman, Mr. Bahm form the committee; Mr. Hocking, Mrs. â€" Briggs, Mr.â€" Ellacott, Mrs. Humphries, and Mrs. Abramson are the membership committee. The social committee includes Mrs:. ‘ Jefâ€" fries, Mrs. H. Wallingford, Mrs. Chap- man, Mrs. Tesluk and Mr. Kidd. It was agreed that a letter of conâ€" dolence be sent to Mrs.*C. Newel!, whose brother had passed away sudâ€" denly. School Associations. ~She stressed the nonâ€" commercial, nonâ€"partisan, and nonâ€"sectariah clauses of the constiâ€" tution, which was accepted on the moâ€" tion of Mr. Johnson and Mrs. Waliingâ€" ford. The Association : willt meet. at the school on the second Thursday of each month. The following officers were elected â€" Mrs, W. Brewer, president; Mtr. Mcâ€" Rae, vice-presidgnt Mr. Black, secreâ€" Sadie Hawkin‘s Day Celebrated By â€" Schumacher Girls Sadie Hawkin‘s Day ~â€"Ten. couples from Schumicher High celebrated Sadie Hawkin‘s. Day in the usual manner of a girlâ€"treatâ€"boy date. To the girl‘s surprise the boys turned the tables on them. Many pedestrians: were amused by the sight of three girls pushing a car while the boys sat placidly in the back seat.. Other courtesies the girls had to perform were walking on the outsids, BEFORE INSUBANCE IN ALL BRANCHES â€" REAL ESTATE CalF and see us tegardlng New Low Meq on all Automobilo Insurance 20 PENE â€"STREET NORTH 78 BRUCE AVENUE 3 Malnnisa Rlaak â€" t : ~. Phone 30 _ Fire Threatens, Let Us Help You . Check Your Fire Insurance. Simmsâ€"Hooker Pickering ._After the show the couples, who dAncluded Shiela Moran â€" and Butch Bragagnola; Milly Verluk, Rod Macâ€" Donald; Kirkland, Melville Hicks; Margo Kirkland, Angel> Ciâ€" metta Veronica â€"Shantz, Burrell Small ~Pat Lahey, Walter â€" Pavlica; Marge Wharton, Matt Mesich; Betty Gilbert, John Grenko; Nancy McNeil, Luigi Battochio; Jacky Byers and Gorâ€" don> Hannigan went to the home of Shiela Moran, where a lunch was served Whether the girls walked the boys hqme ’or not still remains a mystery. buying the theatre tickets, holding lt.heir escort‘s coats, ordering the taxis and holding the door while the boys ‘entered. B Irvin Rosner, R. 0. EYES EXAMINED CLASSES FITTED EYESIGHT SPECIALIST For Appointment ~Phone 1877 . BUCOVETSKY BLDG. 21 Third Ave. â€" Timmin With. Scientifio Accuracy * by

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