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â€"',‘“â€"‘Fâ€"'â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" Kinsmen Officially Open Tmy Tots Playground Hundreds of kiddies and almost as . many ajuits were on hand to witness _ the official opening of the Kinsmen * Municipal Tiny Tots Play grounds at " Gilliecs Lake last Monday evoening. } ~Mr. Wendell Brewer, chairman of the T.C.A.C. thanked the Kingsmen and complimented them on their grand job _ well done. "It is hoped," he said, "that we will be able to keep a superâ€" visor here for the month of September the weather is suitable. "Three years ago the Kinsmen Club commenced this project at the Gillies ~Leke Park with the construction 6f a small dock at the lake. â€" The followâ€" ing year this was added to and extendâ€" _ ed making a pool in the lake for inâ€" "exsperienced swimmers. This year _ the project has been the Tiny Tots _ _ Playground which has just been comâ€" â€" pleted. It is sure that our work has . _ been slow but the necessary funds _ were not always available and such work as this takes considerable monâ€" ey," said Mr. Wallace. _ However, all the rest of the playâ€" _~grounds â€"under T.C.A.C. supervision will close on the 5th of September." _ The hundreds of children had a two _ f:1d purpose for be‘ng present as the Kinsmen were giving away free ice _cream to all the children present and ther of course there were all the new swings, slides, teeterâ€"totters, tunnels and sand box>s for their amusement. Mr. Leslie Bailey, of the Timmins _‘Town Council and the representing _ Mayor, declared the playground ofâ€" ficially opened. ‘ _ Out of town visitors for the official ‘opening were Mr. Monty Kaye and . Mr. Note Hayes of the Hatheson Kinsâ€" â€" men Club. The originator of the Kinsmen Gilâ€" * Mes Lake Projeci was Don Hardy of ‘the Timmins Club. . Don was the ‘ chairman since the begining of the wproject and _ directly responsible for the work to date. C Mr. Hardy was not abls td be on hana for the official opening cereâ€" but did arrive. before the proâ€" gram was completed. His pres~ 3. posmon as manager of the Matheson Brtmch office of hte Hillâ€"Clarkeâ€"Franâ€" cis Co. Ltd., will mean the Timmins Olub lose a good worker while the _ Matheson gain a member. _ Post Office Hours Labour Day Weekend Master: of ceremonies for the occaâ€" sion wes Bim Sturgeon, recreational director of the TCAC. who introâ€" duced Mr. William Wallace, prosident of the Timmins Kinsmen Club. "There will be further development made in the beach area next year. I wish to thank all the citizens of Timâ€" mins for, their loyal support of the Kinsmen Club in their work," conâ€" cluded Mr. Wallace. â€" Monday, Sept. 5th, 1949, is Labor Day, a statutory holiday, and in acâ€" cordance with instructions received from Ottawa, the service to be given at Timmins Post Office on this holiâ€" day will be as follows:â€" Letter Carrier Delivery NIL Parcel Post Delivery NIL Wicket Service â€" 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon Public Logby OQpen 8;:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. Special Delivery Service As usual Collection from Sub P.O.‘e and from Street Letter Boxes As usual Receipt and Despatch of mails As usual Peter Skribis charged with attemptâ€" ed thelt of an automobils: pleaded guilty. On hearing testimony the magi:itrate dismissed the accused and then ‘requested that a new charge be laid. Skribis was sentenced to three msuths for the taking of a car without the owners consent. i UESTS AT THE SKATING CL UBâ€"PARL LX . rty years ago came to what is no w known as the Porcupine | However, he and R. J En nis, who have enjoyed a clo adage, "from littie acorms great oaks grow. _ Their faith h. _ MéClond who manages a large mine in Australia and Mr. ing but bartth Wi years believed in the superintendont of the Melniyre Mine. _ In the backgro und can be seen Gordon Pai Attempted Theft New School Tenders Get Extra Week Tenders for the new public school to be constructed this fall on the exâ€" tension of Toke street cn the east side baves been extended for one week and will close today lst. Only two firms bave indicated that they will be submitting tenders for the construction, they are ths Hillâ€" Ciarkâ€"Francis Co. Ltd. and The Founâ€" gatiorn TCompany of Ontario with their head office in Sudbury. A. meeting of the school board is «chedul2d for tomorrow evrning when the sealed tenders will be opened. The tordsor chosen by the Board must be sent to the Department cf Educaâ€" tion for approval before the contract is finally awarded. In a letter to th2> council last week the School Bsard requested to have arrangements made for water at the construction â€"site ts enable the conâ€" tractors to build during the winter. The council deferred the letter until their next meseting as they thnought that the School Board should delay ‘the construction until next spring when there would be no chance of a fresze up cn the water line and that better construction work was done during the warmer weather. TAae school board, it was learned, will press to have the water available this fall in order to have the school fully completed by next fall. This would not be possible if construction were left until next spring. It will cost approximately $22,000 to lay the water main to the school from the nearest connection. Vytautas Bluzas pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to remain at the scene of an accident. Constable Greaves who arrested the accused said he had been called to the scene of the accident and the car owner gave the liâ€" cense number of the car that had struck his car. The accused and the car were picked up outside the G.V. Hotel and brcught to the station. « ~Theâ€"interpreter. for. the accusedâ€"said that he did not realize how serious it was to leave the accident. The magistrate fined Bluzas $50.00 and costs and warned him that he would lose hlS license if it occurred again. Mrs. Annie Boychuck was charged with the illegal possession of liquor. Constable Mills in charge of the raidâ€" ing party on 159 Maple St. N., told the court that Mrs. Boychuck ran from the living room to the kitchen with four bottles of beer in her hands when saw the police "‘enter the front door. "I asked her who the beer belonged to and she said it was hers," he stated. "In the basement we found three bottles of wine covered with soiled clothing in a washtub. The men who were in the front room left and went upstairs as soon as we came in. We knew that she kept borders in her house. In one corner of the basement was a bed but it did not look as though anyone slept there as it was covered with boxes." Mr. Evans counsel for the defense called Mr. G. Karolick to the stand and he claimed the wine found in the basement was his and that he occuâ€" pied the room in the basement. Mr. Evans summed up the case and said that the bottles of beer seized were empty and that there was actualâ€" ly no evidence anyway. ; Mrs. Boychuck stated to the court that she had just cleaned the rooms where she had picked up the bottles. The magistrate dismissed the case SKATING CLUB PARTY: were Frederick sehumacher of : to what is no w known as the Porcupine District, _ Then it was nothâ€" : and R. J En nis, who have enjoyed a cloye friendship for the past 40 > anaemea dreat aaks rrow. â€" Their faith has been justtified. . Next io Leaving Scene Dismissed I in Timmine, Ont,., svErRyY THURSFAT h c cate mtc s Bs c a ang Mr. Martin Urguhart, assistant Gordon Paul, Margzo Kirkland and Bud Advance Photo Mcintyre Take Another On Backroad Leaders Lefty Bill Hoehn last night pitched the McIntyre Macmen to their second win in the three tries over the leagueâ€" leadinz Combines as e held the backâ€" roaders to two sceratch hits, although his cwn wildiness kept him in constant trouble in tae early stages of the. garme. _ Hoehn only allowed infield . hits to Louis Romualdi and Gunnar Telkinnen but walked nine imen and hit one.. It was the first time this season that the Combines have been beaten by a southpaw, as their seven rightâ€"handed hitters usually murder the slants of a portâ€"sider. Last night things were different though, mainly because through his wildness, kept the hitters well away from the plate and none of them could get in there and take a toeâ€"hold. The vicâ€" tory last night was aâ€"real shot in â€"tae arm for the second place Macmen and gzave them every reaâ€"_on to believe that they can take the Combines come playâ€"off time, as Hoehn, until last night, could hardly be reélied upon for a win over the Combines, but now the picture is very much brighter for them. Dusty Baker was the big stick man for the winners as Ae gOt three hits in five tries, one of his bingles being a 4 P «t 4 tripla© over Kosick‘s head in right field. The winners blew the top off. the game in two big innings, tae third and eighth as they counted three runs in each of these frames. In tre third Webber, Beland and Thayer were reâ€" sponsible for the runs while Hoehn, Webber and Richard on were the main hitters in the eighth. The losers connected for singletons in the taird ind sixth, mainly through Hoehn‘s wildness but the runs didn‘t mean much as the game ‘was MciIintyre‘s all the way. 000029 WBE m EC Les Costello, Combines backstop, had himself quite a field day behind the bat. Bozzer, losing vitcher didn‘t nave his usually good control, and kept Costello one his toe: all night. ‘Then the rain didn‘t help matters any eithâ€" er as the ball was slippery and Costâ€" h ds Aus ello had trouble to the bases and tren to put the cap on a bad pvening;, he dropped there popâ€"uUups that he could have easily had another nizht. The fielding features of the game were bot:i1 provided by George Richâ€" ard on as heâ€"Taced back to third on two occasions to snag sure hits. Toâ€" mâ€"rrow night sees the Kirkland Greyâ€" TRACINGS IN THE pa 1TMMINS ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st, 1949 . M 264 .A crctoc t d mt warm finé 'cv-ry-/étals'one can be as happy as a lark areaming / that is what the little fellow, szeco nd from left is doing with aA t o c Fh of the game SAND: a pail and shovel and a nounds and the Hollinger Bombers clash in a doâ€"orâ€"die fixture as the Greyhounds could cure use ie win if they hope to overcome the third Timmins Fires Take Week‘s Holidays place Bom.bers. In Timmins the story is the opposxte Last Thursday the fire depar swered three calls,; v@yf nature and since that time have had cnly one other call and it was for a locked in.~ A young cehild locked itâ€" self in the bathroocm at 70 Hemlock St. and the firemen were called to release, the Child. Two of the calls were for chimney fires and the third was to rescue a burning pot of beans. The bousewife had ‘put the beans in an iron pot in the oven and completely forgot about them until smoke began _pouring from the stove. The fireâ€" mer removed the beans but not before considerable smoke damage had ocâ€" curred. In Sault Ste. Marie while«the Fire Chief was on his holidays and attendâ€" ing the Fire Chiefs Convention in the City of Ottawa, the most serious fire of the year for that city occurred when the big chromium plant was destreyed at an estimated loss of $100,000. "Fires have been on a real holiâ€" day," said Deputy Fire Chief Jim Morton, "and that is the way we like it." Fire Chief William Stanley is attending the Dominion Fire Chiefs Convention at Ottawa and is expectâ€" ed back in Timmins over the weekend many children do ing the Remands Three cases were remanded for two weeks and three other cases for one week. * @"/ At the weekly luncheon of the Timâ€" mins Kiwanis Club on Monday the guest speaker was A. M. Hodgson, of Cochrane, chief inspector for this disâ€" trict for the Fish and Wild Life branch of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. In introducing the guest speaker, Nick Basciano pointed out that Mr. Hodgson had had twelve years cuccessful experience in his line o°. work, having been stationed at Lindâ€" say previous to coming North. Speaking of game and fish as among the important natural resources of the North, the guest speaker said that all ‘"‘he effort â€"1 the branch he represont e4 were given to conserving this xealth for thr future. He showed "ow this was done by the stocking of waters with fish, and breeding of "ires, particularly pheasants.. Meâ€" ‘hods of artificial spawning of musâ€" *allonge woere touched upcn, as was also the other work of the hatcheries. The speaker described the method of satching the fish and taking away the roe.. By this plan, a couple of fish would produce literally thousands of young. Special reference was made by the speaker to the breeding of pheasants. The pheasant‘s natural enemy was the red fox, and methods had bzren perâ€" "ected for protecting the birds until they coulg care for themselves. Menâ€" tioning tha thousands of sportsmen anâ€" nually shooting pheasants on Pelee Island. and the money that resulted from this the speaker showed tha‘ thare was money as well as economy for the country in the plan. Mr. Hodgson explained the plan whereby it was hoped to conserve beaver and yét give the Indians and other trappers a fair chance. In the northern part of this district, the Doâ€" atching the fish and taking away the| After the community singing, Secâ€" ‘oe.. By this plan. a couple of fish , retary Wilss1 was czlled to the front would produce literally thousands of | for further distinction. With Past roung. Lieutenantâ€"Governor P. T. Moisley and Special reference was made by the | Mayor Karl A. Eyr»,. MP.. officiating :peaker to the breeding of pheasants. | Secretary Scectty was honoured for The pheasant‘s natural enemy was the | his quarter century of active Kiwanis} ed fox, and methods had perâ€"| membership. In presenting him with "ected for protecting the birds until| the 25â€"year badge. Lieuâ€" they coulg care for themselves. Menâ€" tenantâ€"Governor Moisley called attenâ€" tioning tha thousands of sportsmen anâ€" , tion to the fact that Scotty had been nually shooting pheasants on Pelee: secretary of th» club since 1931. Since Island. and the money that resulted | 1934 he had missed only one meeting. from this. the speaker showed tha‘| He had a 13â€"year perfect attendance thare was money as well as economy | tab, and had the record of only missâ€" for the country in the plan. ing 17 meetings in 25 years. Mayor Mr. Hodgson explained the plan | Eyre added further words of appreciaâ€" whereby it was hoped to conserve|tion in presenting Scotty with the beaver and yét give the Indians and | certificate of membership in the Kiâ€" other trappers a fair chance. In the | wanis Legion of Honor. northern part of this district, the Doâ€" _ When nominations were called for minion Indian Agent looked after the (Continued or Page Eight) _ nice bi gsandpile are part and parcel of the happy days ippy as a lark dreaming dreams and building castles 1 from left is doing with his pensive little face and g the same thing at the Kinsmen‘s Park which was ofâ€" Advance Photo Fined $100 and Costs For Having Liquor The police raided 28 second avenue, on August 24th at 11:30 p.m. and arâ€" rested Mrs. Rose Massicctte chargâ€" ing her with having liquor. Constable Mills who was in charge of the raid, while on the witness stand said, "We found elevéen bottles of beer, a part bottle of rye and two botâ€" tles of wine in Room 1 which was oCâ€" cupied by the accused. We asked her if she had any other liquor and she said that she had and that it was downstairs. In a pantry off the kitâ€" chen we found two bottles of wine and a part bottle of rye. We asked why she kept hte liquor and she said she liked to have it handf when she t wanted a drink. We tock her to the stationand Sgt. Thompson asked for her purse and removed what money she had. â€" This amounted to over $160. In one pile e two 29 .dQBar bills and,5ix 10.dolâ€" larâ€" bfi She kept saying, give me a break, give me a break, take the money, indicating the one pile, and let me go." Mr. Evans counsel for the accused on cross questioning the constable asked, "Did not Mrs. Massicotte say she was anxious to go back home beâ€" cause her seven year old son was alone and that was why sha wanted a break." "No she did not say anything about her son until after," said the con stable, "however we did take her home to make arrangements forâ€"her son beâ€" fore we locked her up." repiled the constable. "These premises are not licensed as a ronming house, therefore I think it should be considered as a private dwelling where anyone 1:, allowed to take in roomers without being liâ€" censed. . If it is a private home she would be at liberty to have liquor in the house," said Mr. Evans. "No," replied tre Magistrate, "she makes this rooming and serving of meals a business whether it is licensed or not. I‘ll fine her $100 and costs." interests of the Indians, allotting areas to them for exclusive use in their trapâ€" ping. In the southern part of the district, restricted areas were doled out to white trappers. For every house of beavers in the alloted area, the trapper was allowed to take one beaver. In concluding, the speak2r suggested that conservation would be helped aâ€" long by impressing on the younger generation the and desirâ€" ability of good sportsmanship and tho'.}ght for the future. _ ‘ _On behalf of the club, President F. A. Woodbury thanked the speaker for the address. The presndent also expresved special welcomse to Kiwanian Geo. Drew on his visit here, and suggested that Kiwanian Drew lead the community singing, which latter was done with vigor and disnatch. As usual Secâ€" retary W. H. Wilson presided at the piano. Published In Timmins, Ont.. Canada EVERY THURSDAY Legislature Members Arrive Here Tues Sept. The Porcupine Chamber of Comâ€" merce have received word from the government as the number and the names of the members; of the Legâ€" islature who will be in Timmins on Tuesday and Wednesday September 6th and 7th. The members attending will be: Mr. H. M. Alllen, Mr. B. L. Cathcart, Hon. Charles Daley, Rev. A. Dower, Mr. J. F. Edwards, Mr. John A. Fullerton, Mr. Stanley L. Hall, Mr. John W. Hana, Mr. M. Lezar, Mr. A. Alex.ander, Mc Kenzie, Mr. Charles H. Martin, Mr. William Murdock, Mr. George W. Parâ€" ry, Mr. John Pringle, Mr. Thomas Pride, Mr. W. Elmer Sandercock, Hon. Harold W. Sceott, Dr. Harry W. Stewâ€" art and Mr. James G. White all Proâ€" gres:ive Conservative members. Mr. Campbell C. Calder, T. Kenzie, Foster, Mr. Geo. T. Gardnar, Mr. Ross A. McEwing, Mr. James M. Newman, and Mr. Harold W. Walker of the Liberal members. The C. C. F. will have Mr. Wm. Dennison, Mr. John L. Dowling and Mr. Joseph L. Easton on the tour. The Labor Progressive will have Mr. Alexander A. McLeod. Members of the provincial governâ€" ment staff will also be present on the trip. Mr. Phil Phymas and Mr. John Macartney of the Lept. of Lands and Forests, Mr. George McLean and Mr. Clint Melville of the Department of Travel and Publicity; Mr. A. S. Bray, Mr. G. F. Meyer and Mr. A. Clealock all of the District Department of Lands and Forests, and Col. C. E. Reynolds will complete the party. The group will arrive in the area at 9.00 and will disembark at the Schumacher Station and proceed to the Timmins District Horticultural Show at the McIntyre Arena,. Followâ€" ing the shsow the members of the Legâ€" islature will be entertaind at a reâ€" ception sponsored by the Municipalities of the Porcupine Area. The following morning at 9.00 a.m. there will be a motorcade to take the visitors on a complete tour of the district and this will end at the Mc Intyre Community Building where the noon luncaeon will be held. The luncheon is being sponsored by the Porcupine Chamber of Commerce to which all interested citizens are invited to attend. The party on tour will leave for Kirkland Lake on the 2:15 to complete there tour. Councillors, Clerk Fire Chief Attend Councillors Bartleman and Leo Del Villano with th2 Town Cerk, Vic Salâ€" omaa left last weekend to attend the Ontario Municipal Asscsciation Conâ€" vention which was held in, the City of London on Aug. 29, 30, 31, and Sept. ist. The representatives from Timâ€" mins are expected back tomorrow. Ass‘n Conventions Fire Chief William Stanley is at present attending the Deminion Fire Chiefs Convention in the City of Ottawa. None of the council nor the Mayor who had a special invitaâ€" tion to attend the affair were able to arrange for the necessary time off to be present in the Capitol City. Cadadians eat atout one . thousand tons cof candy a year The yellow flower of the vanilla plant a type of orchid. ‘‘EVERY INCH A LITTLE MAN; was Bruce Turcotte who was getting his first taste of the tonsorial art the other day. Scissors, clippers and the barber chair held no terror or tears for this handsome chubby manâ€"aboutâ€" town as Charlie Richards puts the finishing touches to his shorn! iocks and wonders to himsel if it isn‘t all to the good. Advance Phota e affair were able to Sol Shankman as acting secretary necessary time off to | read a letter from the Rotary Club of Capitol City. Salem, Ohio, expressing appreciation of courtesy shown one of its members er of the vanilla plant who, visited the Timmins Club reâ€" id. cently. It was decided that next Monday © about one being Labour Day the Rotarians will £â€"ranfiv 4 yvagr. cancel theirs weekly meeting. Mrs. Bardessona Dies After Long Iliness Mrs. Charlotte Bardessonop age 64 died at her home at 101 Birch St. 5. early Wednesday morning after a two and a half year illness. She came to the Porcupine Area in 1912 with her husband Pete Bardessono and settled in Pottsville before moving to Timmins Mr. Bardessono died in Feb. 1937. Mrs. Bardessono born in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan was the former Charâ€" lotte Lessard and is survived by two prothers and two sisters, Mrs. C. Allen. Mr. Roy Lessard and Mr. George Lessard all of Sault Ste Marie Michâ€" igan and Mrs. Carrol of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Although she did not belong to any service organization in particular Mrs. Bardessono was always very generous with her‘ contributions and during the war she turned the basement of her home over to the Red Cross. The funeral will be held at the Sacred Heart Church with the Rev. Father L. Fontana officiating. The service will be held at 10.00 a.m. on Friday morning. Single Copyâ€"Five Cents The body will be shipped to Hibbing, Minnescta to be buried beside her Ausband. Rotarians Hear About Far East Guests were Rotarian C. A. Washâ€" burn of North Bay, C. H. Kerr, Timâ€" mins and I. D. Noll, Brooklyn, N.Y. Len Masson of the Porcupine Chamâ€" ber of Commerce invited the Rotarâ€" ians on behalf of the Chamber, to the luncheon tendered to visiting Parliaâ€" mentarians on Saptember 7. Scotty Kidd gave an interesting reâ€" port on his visits to Rotary Clubs in Haileybury and Sudbury. The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine Established 1912