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|| / The Porcupine Advance The gu>st speaker was introduced by Kiwanian W. Doran, who knew him in many important public posts in the past, including Deputy Minister of Municipal affairs for Ontaric, Depuâ€" 1y Minister of Welfare, Director of Unemployed Relie{, Housing Director, find, during the war, on staff of the War Time Prices and Trade Board. Mr. Horton is a member of the Kingsway. Toronto Kiwanis. ~ The guest speaker showed the serâ€" jousness of th» situation by referring to such fects as the killing of 740 people in Ontario last year in road arcidents. At the rate so far this yea., thkere would be over a thousand such casualitics this year unless someâ€" thing were done to better the situaâ€" icn. Therce would also be a propâ€" erty loss much over thirty million dollars. The speak*r said that the District These are three of the Royal Canadian Navy Destroyers engaged ‘his summer in providing sea training for officers and men from the 20 Naval : Canada. â€" "Nootka" and "Haida" are attached to the Divisions across C : East Coast fleet and "Athabaskan" is based on the West Coast. _ . . With engraved lettering and your monogram, lf you desire. As an indication of our good taste, have your weddmg stationery printed on finest grade paper. " Come In Today' __ _ 219 Algonquin Blyd. E. e ie hh c 4 "ATHABASKAN®" The Kiwanis Safety Campaign in Ontario had been inaugurated las year in Toronto »by the six Kiwanis clubs in that city, as a community ser yice fclicwing the recommendation of Kiwanis International for similar club effori. The results had made a deep impression on the authorities, there being> a marked drop in the number ofi a.cidents and a sharp reduction i the number of fatalities. Following this, the speaker continued, all Kiâ€" wanis clubs in the province this year tLad joined the effort, while the De~ partment of Highways,; the Provnncna]1 Policc, Chief Constables in towns and cities, and other service clubs were jcining in coâ€"operation in the cartiâ€" of Cochrane had a larger fatality rate from car accidents than any other disâ€" trict in Northern or Northwestern Onâ€" tarlo. With cars and trucks being made bigger and faster, the dlmr m an increasing one. Speed hounds. road hegs and crackpots who would not heed mechanics in regard to their brakes and cther vital parts of thelr the unnecessary loss of lifs and proâ€" | K ~"Wrong no man and write no woâ€" ‘The‘speaker made special referenc»e ‘o the desirabliity of the wide use 0‘ the Safety Stickers for cars. These ~ould be secured from any Kiwanis club at $1.00 each. These stickers were a constant reminder of the need for safety and an inspiration to drivers in the cars that did not use them a: well as those that did. Mr. Horton was thanked on behalf of the club by H. J. Quinn, while Treasurer P. H. Laporte, who presided in the absence of Presdient Woodâ€" bury, added his own words of appreâ€" mjation. The acting president also noted that the campaign in the Timâ€" mins district was in charge of Kiwanâ€" tan W. Pickering. â€"The speaker explained that the Campaign featured press and radio advertising and publicity. â€" There was sducation for the pedestrians, as well as the motorists, to curb jayâ€"walking and other accident â€" causing dangers. Quotations were read by the speaker {rom the prepared literature to emâ€" phasize the desirability of care, courâ€" tesy, attention to traffic and safety fules, thought for the safety of childâ€" tren, and other phases of the safety question. . Bell, of Toronto, introduced by Nick Basciano;: H. Rozorsky, of Asâ€" Que.. formerly of the Buflaloâ€" Ankerite, introduced by R. P. Kink2l; ind J. W. Anderson, Timmins, introâ€" luced by G. N. Ross: A letter from the Girl Guides now ‘n camp at the Kiwanis camp at Barâ€" "er‘s Bay was read by Gordâ€"n Campâ€" Sell. â€" It gave all members of the club in invitation to be guests of the Fuides on Wednesday afternoon o‘ this week at the camp. !)aign. The campaign would continue all this year, and there would be prizes !xs incentives to more careful driving. In additien local prizes as incentives would be added. Community singing was led by Dr. Grill, with Secrotary W. H. WilsOn a‘ ‘the piano. . N. Ross, chairman of the Achieveâ€" ment committee, repcrted the standâ€" ‘ng of the Timmins club for May to "e 90.3, a very creditable showing. Ths lub had~received all possible marks ‘n all but two of the eleven items. *hese two being attondance and memâ€" lhership. Acting president Laporte welcomed Trank Feldman back to the club aft> some weeks of enforced absence through illness. The acting presiâ€" alss reported that Dr. Gardner. ‘who had undergone an operation last ,veek was now well on the way to reâ€" "~overy. ‘Visitors for theâ€"day included Fire "hief W. Stanley, of Timmins. and E. THE LIGHTER VEIN Temporarily Of Course The engaged couple were taking in a ball game. It was the iirst exâ€" perience for the young lady. _ "The sun bothers the right fielder," said ti:e home town fan when an error was made. . "Well," argued the lovely one, "in that case why doe:sn‘t he move over into left field, as you call it for awhile? Cbairman Dr. Brill of the programe announced that next Monâ€" ‘a** the clwb would have a film of the *348 open g~lf championship. [' An elderly gentleman from Maine, tndeavorm'z to pilot an elderly car ;acroe.s Central Park last Friday, enterâ€" rd the park by one of those roads that start out as if they were going to cross it and then bend of and don‘t.â€" When ne got on to what was happening, he essayed a bridle path, which seemed offer a‘short cut to Central Park West. â€" He hadn‘t got far when he waved ‘back by a mounted policeâ€" n. "You know, old timer," the officer gently, "all the public highways in York are paved now."â€" The Above are scenes taken during the filming of: the colour ear study of Canada‘s moose conducted by the Royal Onitario vation Club. â€" Director of the Expedition was Randoliph Lec . Mammalogy, who is shown ‘above. L i "What‘s <the best way to The ' Bright Side Man Fr@m Maine It was once beheved that Christians might not enter a church to pray withâ€" out first washing their hands. Aim high but don‘t stop shooting just because you missed the first few shots. | A busine:s never becomes so large or so old that it can afford to stop telling its public about itseli, its emâ€" ployees, its merchandise and its service An oneâ€"foot measurement was at one time actually estimated by the length of a man‘s foot. Male and female ostriches take turn sitting on their eggs, males working n the night shift. . Ice hockey is at least 200 years old of the colour movie, "Epedition Moose," a record of the threeâ€" Royal On‘tario Museum in cooperation with the Carling Conserâ€" andolph Lec Peterson acting curator of the Museum‘s Division of â€"through the advertising columns of its "homeâ€"town"‘ newspaper. Papers published in the Western zone of Berlin have been recovered from newstands because they were described as "warâ€"mongering and antiâ€" Soviet." No one denied they printâ€" ed the truth. TAey refer to nature as a woman because they can‘t find how old she is. Ever since man ate of the Tree of Knowledge he has been out on limb. Old. superstition: A ring around the moon indicates rain or snow. Hottentot women use butter, soot and buchu (@a tropical plant) leaves as perfume. . "-‘ 5 e C One of Ontario‘s oldest institutions, the Fall Fair, will again hold the limeâ€" light in a month or so and from the largest to the smallest, each is an evâ€" ent in its own locality. Passed by 23 In Ontario Province On ta rio Agriculutral Societies‘ Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture, of which J. A. Carroll is superintendent. has just had printed the 1949 list of fair dates. It is isâ€" sued by the Department and during September and October as many as 25 Fall Fairs are scheduled for some days of the week. An interesting feature of this year‘s list is the fact that of the more than 260 fairs and exhibitions listed, 23 of them are this year starting their secâ€" ond century. They observed their anniversary last year and directors are preparing for much bigger things as they enter on their second century. â€""Then the Fall Fair also gives real impetus to improving agricultural practices." Mr. Carroll pointed out that livestock competitions encourage > better breeding and care of animals; competitions in all the various classes of the Fair, bring about better proâ€" ducticn of grain, vegetables, methods â€" ‘"The Fall Fair provides a sort of showkâ€"down for the smaller communâ€" ities, just as the bigger fairs offer inâ€" dustry an opportunity to advertise its wares in the district served by the Fair,‘‘ Mr. Carroll said. We also sell automobile, Plate Glass, Sickness and Accident and other lines of Insurance Real Estate, Mortgages, National Housing Act Loans will continue to occur. Are you fully _ protected? Let us quote you. 21 Pine Street North, Timmins, Ontario ‘Phone 104 + F IRE $ (Est. 1912) THURSDAY, JULY iith, 1949. In Northern Ontario the Fall Fair is an outstanding event especially in areas where farms are widespread and people in remote areas meet their neighbors only on rare occasions. In the 1949 list earliest events are in early August although there are livestock shows and other exhibitions during the early summer. Then there is the Canadian National Exhibiton which has been «escribed as "The CShow of the Worla." which this year will be held from Augusa 26 to Sepâ€" tember 10. + The latest of all is the Royal Winter Fair held on November 15 to 23. However, from the smallest to the biggest, each has its own individual importance in the locality which it serves. This importance is often beâ€" yond actual calculation. was alone." One of the important features of most exhibitions this year is a class for Junior Farmers of Ontario. . In additon to that plans are being made to include representatives of junigqr organizations on the Boardâ€"of Direcâ€" tors. This has already been done at hte Toronto CNE and the Royal Winâ€" ter Fair. Judge (to witness ): Was your friend in the habit of talking to himâ€" self when he was alone." Witness: "To tell you the truth, your honor, I never was with him when he C H oE m i S TRICKY FEAT JN 47â€"3