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Porcupine Advance, 3 Nov 1949, 1, p. 2

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; "a go t# is‘ ~ higws: A * # * / 17. 1x 1J HiA jtia > »14=2} OÂ¥ A in} +7 l 4s i A (J 41r 47 1: as ‘the ‘oepasion :meritetl. V# pim. gnd ‘the speaiker of the <eveâ€" Mrs. A. Booker, ‘the :treasurer, preâ€" ‘"!N€ ~Wwill ‘be Dean <C. <C, . Robinson sented her report which indicated ‘the ‘Who ‘will gpedak on ‘the : abject ‘"Your seope and personal ‘interest ‘the mremâ€" ‘Church and Your‘ wage."‘ Th bers ‘took iin "trying ito ‘kesp ‘the ‘Bling group iplaens to start on as ‘comifortuble sand ‘happy as :‘cireumâ€" "Wmm ‘Group will stances permittetl. l!in a <discussion trom where vieftorfl about ‘the :advisability <of introducing .A peoidl wool@} program in some form of :social ‘life for ‘the ‘Hlink, waping with ‘the Ween the matter of interesting ‘the :ohurches ‘has ‘been :arranged ‘y fthe commitâ€" in ‘this matter was consitiered. . If ‘tee iin «charge. Whe tyembers iof ‘the every :church ‘with ‘blind peqple in‘ wsmeutive Ray Carâ€" ‘their charge eouwuld arrange ‘to ‘intro. ‘bonnwau; Jean ‘Ross; Doris Smith; duce ‘them ‘into ‘their :churth ‘life in soha Cotnam; Don ‘Rowland and Ray some ‘way ‘it woulil greatly Jessen ‘the Clarrosca. monotony <«of ‘theéir ‘existence. i tm ‘Blind coull place ‘their thandersitt on # WtA Amamt A 22 ‘Graham, Mrs L. ‘Haljperin, Mrs. ‘M. :B. ‘Hill â€"and Mrs. H. ‘LA4oyd. Mrs. ‘E. Robinson, welfare ‘convener, .gave a ‘compréhensive :report on ‘the 20 e O e C Eo e P NE . Deseniber 15. Rach Hlind person will Ril Bootety :i hmuonom "open '-rm a personal invluflon angd house‘" on Wednesday, November ho _ t i afnilin m .. Mrs. C. Pozetti whs returned ‘to office of chairman by acclamation in the .election of officers. The new executive is comprised .of Mrs. L. E. Dorway, honorary chairman; Mrs. H. Len]. first â€" viceâ€"chait/man;} Mrs. George Shippam, second viceâ€"chairâ€" man; Mrs. E. T. MWarnodk, »secretary; Mrs. A. Booker, treasurer; Mrs. E. Robinson, welfare ‘convener; Mrs. <G. ‘R. <Gibson, ‘assistant ‘welfare convenâ€" er; Mrs. :C. ‘Pozzetti, tag day sconvenâ€" ‘er ‘for Timmins; Mrs. ‘G. ‘Shippam, ‘tag The semi‘annual meeting of the District Advisory Committee, ‘Canaâ€" dian National Institute for the Blind was held at the home of the chairâ€" man, .Mrs. C. Pozzetti, 18 Toke street. Present also to hear the reading of the various reports was the field secreétary, Mr. W. T. Simmons, who in turn gHave a very interesting reâ€" ort on his work in the district. nere are to date 42 registered ‘blind persons being served by the Timmins land District Advisory Committge. These persons receive pensions, clothâ€" ing, food, fuel, medical care, eye exâ€" glasses, etc., when necesâ€" sary. They also receive advice~and encouragement in adjusting to a sightless world. s . _ telephone bridge sponsored by the La@dies Auxiliary to St. Mary‘s Hospital came to a very successful conclusion during ‘the weekâ€"end. Prizes were won by Mrs.â€"Cliff Menzies, Kirkland Lke:; {irst, Mrs. E. H, King, Timmins; second, and Mrs. Art Moran, Timmins, third. . . . The Ladies Auxiliary wishes to thank very heartily all those whe participated in making the event an outâ€" ‘which also :made it possible to pay of{f completely ‘the balance on the mlcrascope purchased for the hospital last fall. Reports Show Good Work Accomplished By District Advisory. Committee For _ Can. National Institute For Blind And . . . Tom Neil, Mary ‘Lee, Eric Arnott, Marcella Kealey, Bruche Durham, Shirley Ramberg, Jim Silver, Gladys Dodge, Gordon Hammer, Ann Kirkland, Kitchener; Don Brennan, Vivian Brazeau, Johnny«~Shuster, Yvette Caron, George Somervillé,; June Harrison, "Lefty‘"‘ Smith, Lillian Thomas, Gary Blake, Jeannine @Quimet. A work meeting to make supplies for th€ hospital will be held on Wednesday, November 1l6th at ‘the Nurses‘ residence, from 2 to 4 p.m. . .. all those who:agreed to assistâ€"at this work â€"meeting are requested to keep this .date open. Out .of town guests from Iroquois Falls were Jean :Smith, Don Euler, Gwen Jessup, Gwen MacLean, Murriy MacLean, Marâ€" garet Sullivan and Wally ‘Lemiski. > } And :. . Oliver Jackson, Evelyn Ferguson, Jack Smith,.Sheila Green, Doug Brown, Hazel McGee, Bob Carlisle, Elizabeth Romisâ€" ccn, Jack ‘O‘Sullivan, ‘Beth Gardner, Mrs. Len McKerrow, Barry Ormston,, Jeannine Doucet, John Camppell and Jean McChesney. Much regret orpressed ut ‘the â€" Btatp members are ‘anxious to Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sco‘tt, Mr. and Mrs. ‘Lew ‘Currie, Mr. and Mrs. Graham Dunlop, Mr. and Mrs. George Richardson, Mr. and ~Mrs. â€"C. Drew, Mr. and Mrs. Gord \Graham, Rolity oucet, ‘Dot Wilson, Don Quimet, Leana Prince, George Pente, Rita O‘Sullivan, Henry Hutt, Kay MacMillan, Wally McCrae, Pearl Brown. The Porcupine Badminton Club held a ‘"whooppse night" party Saturday evening at the Mcintyre Arena. Joe Slobodian and his orchestra provided ‘musical tackground. I nate to be a kicker, I always long for peace; but the wheel that does ‘the squeaking is the one that gets the It‘s nice to be a peaceful soul and not too hard to please; but the dog that does the scratching is the â€"one that has the fleas. "I hate to be a ‘kicker," means Mttle in a showâ€"the kicker in the chorus are the ones that get the dough. The art of soft soap spreading, s a thing that palls and stales; but the guy who wields the hammer is the one who drives the nails. Let us not put any notions that are harmful in your head, but the baby that keeps yelling is the baby that gets fed. Ldy Supd‘t in Chief of flighly Commends Localw Of St John Nursmg Diviston Ts V Urmmmames . A well atternided mee! yis 4 _â€"CONTENIS JY L a n f e <@ D pm. and ‘the speaier of the <eveâ€" ning . ‘will ‘be BDean <C. <C,. Robinson witro will pedk <on ‘the ‘subject, ‘"Your ‘mlulflh and Â¥our WQge,"' Th miage?" attended this group ‘that ‘this was a most inforâ€" (mative and «worthwhile session which set a ‘high standard for the remainâ€" <der «of, ‘the ‘meetings. The Leatierâ€" ‘craft <Group was instructed by Mrs. Morin and ‘the members the <Group ‘made change ipurse as their ‘first iproject. "The ‘Bridge ‘Class was inâ€" istructed ‘by "Mr. ‘L. iPartridge and Mr. H. Birkenshaw, ‘both ‘the Timmins mate an <exeellent ‘beginning. Addiâ€" Yis Men‘s <Club, and ‘this Group also ‘"ttionagl ‘teachers ifor ‘the ‘Bridge Class ‘‘miave ‘been +obtained because ‘of ‘the size <of ‘the group. "‘The secont session :in ‘the Sr-Ed is â€"hemg_ ‘held ithis Thursday evening at The first meeting cof the new S$oâ€"Ed series at the Y.M.C.A. was held last <bers who are registered. ‘Rev. â€"R. J Thursday evening and was thoroughâ€" dy â€"enjoyed by all of the fifty memâ€" Seott delivered the lecture of the evening to the discussion group on tthe subject. ‘‘Am I Ready for Marâ€" miage?" Allâ€"who attended this group se ols PAE departure for Goderich of Mrs. T. E. Prilchard who for a considerable number of years was the Institute‘s ‘treasurer. On behalf of the members cf the committee, Mrs. Dorway preâ€" sented Mrs. Pritchard with a lovely matching pin and earring set as a tangible remembrance of her friendly association with the group and the wonderful work accomplished by such a cvaluable worker. Following ‘the adjournment of ‘the meeting a delicious lunch and social period was enjoyetd by those presâ€" ent. The members of the Twixters Club are <‘busily <preparing for their conâ€" cert and which will be ‘theld on the ‘evening of Monday, Novemâ€" ber 14. There will be a ‘home ‘bakâ€" ing table. Tickets areâ€"evailable from ‘allâ€"club. members, and everyone has ‘been to ‘attend. ‘President . Fred i Wolnp thanked; [Mze. ‘ar _.~wp,q left ‘to take cup tiim! \Goagrias, ‘for ‘the cmany eontributions «and the work :she done ‘for the ‘club, â€" always ‘with :readiness ~whenâ€" â€"ever ~called: :upon. /A :presentation was also. made to Mrs. Pritchard, carrying â€"with â€"it the best wishes of her coâ€"workers for every happinzss in her.new place of abode. Dean . Cogper Robinson and Mrs. Robinson _both spoke of how much Mrs. Pritchard wwill :be :missed by Rher friends in Timmins. Refreshments were sserved ‘by ‘Mrs. :O‘Connor, Mrs. .A. Sykes, Mrs. J. Harris and Mrs. Fred Wolno. Members of ‘the Twixters "Club Et. Matthews Pro:‘Cathedral met in ‘the club rogm ‘for a ‘social er. Six tables of whist were played, cand «comiecal were ~presented ito ithe ‘winners. ‘Several new memâ€" bers <attended ‘this, the <club‘s first social this season. Everyone will be welcome and reâ€" freshments will served »during‘the afternoon. > The â€" affair ~will "beâ€" ‘held from :2.30 until 5 p.:m. Gifts ‘of ‘preserves, ‘jams, â€"jellies and seanned food from the visitors would beâ€" most wecome, soffirials of the Soctety intimated. Prior to Departure show ‘the public ‘what:is being accomâ€" plished and how ‘eévery:effctt is made to ‘keep ithe «children in ‘their «watr> comfortable and chappy. Onc /of the main social events c Canteen Makes the autumn season will be a Fall . Frolic whitcth will be beli at Jhe ccesfifl afi Y M.CA. «Hal\ on Saturday evening, November and isâ€"being sponâ€" sored by the members ¢f the Merâ€" cury and Aces Nâ€"YÂ¥ Clubs. Music for the evening will be .provided ‘by the popular â€"Sea Breezes Orchestri end all ‘tegnâ€"agers are invited to autâ€" ‘tend. The commitee ‘has arranged a of novely numbers and 5p2>â€" ‘clal <dances for whitch prizes will b> presenyed. BDancing starts at 9.GJ p.m. * The A'cac Nâ€"+YÂ¥ .Club is conducting the Teen Cantsen "which will be held ~at the Y.M.CA. from. 8.00 to 40.30 ‘The pm. ~each Tucsday evening. pregram â€"will eonsist Of dancing, inâ€" ~Intmal â€"games, refresaments. with mLEvier and novelty rumbets {from stimza to time. . Al. teenâ€"agors are JIAnvited ~to attend the Teen Canteen narl ts register at the Y.M,C.A. next Tuesday ~evening. An el‘r»ctior year were â€" of ;pupils\ of Kindergarten New ~offics «dent, Mrs. ‘F ident. ‘Mrs. ing secretary ‘responding â€"s monut; ~regist: publicity, M refreshments, ‘K. ‘Horning A Hadlilowe tar the THE OLD HOME TO WN m @C 4 e â€" Osmm mva 4o moae en ce worn As G a" ho ‘W'lu'bu. ‘WQ Mr. and Mrs. Walter Landreville have left for Toronto where they will attend ~"Iceâ€"Capades" in which their dauzhter, Mary Lou, stars, replacing the former Donna Atwood, now Mrs. John Harris. ' Reqistered U. $ Patent Otfice ‘Dr. and ‘Mrs. Malscolm B. ‘Hill have reéturned ‘from atrip to ‘New York and ‘the New England States. ‘While in New ‘York, Dr. Hill underwent a series "ot â€"studies in advanced Xâ€"ray rsearch. Mr. and Mrs. Des Stewart have left to take up residence in Wawa, Ontario. ~Mr. Bill Docton visited with relâ€" atives and friends in ‘Kirkland Lake for a brief period. ‘Miss Toabel Tomkinson has returnâ€" ed after visiting in Hamilton and nther southern. points, Mrs. John Gurnell Passes At HKlora John Gurnell o) 7 John Street died at â€"her family home in Elora:Ontâ€" ario on Tuesday November l:t after lingerinz illness.. She was a resident of Timmins ‘for.over ‘twentyâ€"five yeéars and a pioneer of the Porcupine Area, coming.â€"to Timminsâ€"to join her husbandâ€" Jchn Gurnell who was in charge of the ‘Hollinger Compressor Plant and: who still holds that position at the present time. Gurnell le‘t Timmins Sunday evening to be with his wife when :if was learned that her condition ‘was critical. ‘Mrs, Gurnell was a «nembér of ‘the: order{iof the Eastern Star, a member of the original board of the °V. O. .N. and belonged .to the Presbyterian Church and an eager worker for many charitable organizations. The funeral will take place today, the interment will be in the family plot at the Elora Cemetery. : Among ‘those ‘present were Mrs. <P. ‘H iPope and Douglas, Mrs. M. Hogg and Joan, ‘Mrs. Ruth Ferguson and Brian, ‘"Mrs. A. Allen, Mrs. (H. Meyer, ‘Mrs. J. ‘Drake, Mrs. ‘H. ‘Cunâ€" mingham :and ‘Brian, Mrs. 5. Jessel, ‘Robert :and Nadine ShuÂ¥, Mrs. A. <C. Dougan antl ‘Nora, ‘Mrs. (W. ‘Helin, Mrs. L. Bheahan, Mrs. ‘A. Hilts, Mrs. K. Dunbar, Mrs. ‘D. ‘Mapplebeck, Mrs. D. Martin, Mrs.<C.â€"_â€"R. MacLean, Mrs. W. Alexander, Mrs. W. °G. ‘Teeple, Mrs. R. Stevenson and Sharon, Mrs. C. Kelly, Mrs. J. Drake, Mrs. ‘H. M. Purdy, ‘Mrs. S. °R. ‘Brunton, Mrs. 3. Leiberman, Mrs. J. Arnott, Mrs. K. FHiorning, Mrs. S. H. Gibson, Mrs. P. ‘Nettleton cand Mrs. K. Passmcre. W.M.S. Mountjoy Against Lounges A Hullowe‘en .party was arranged Lfor ‘the youngsters, and a varied and mmusing wprogram, from a lively «Good ‘Morning" â€"song ‘to the closing autumn song «and Gance, was preâ€" sseriteit. Beveral Hallowe‘en songs es n 4262 2212122822 1 28,9, ,94,0, ,0, _ 0_,0 1 0, .0. .0. ,02.0, .0 # ) * 410 16Â¥ 00 6 Lh e e hal onl e enc ofe eféatectocghete:â€" When members of the Missionary Society of Mountjoy United ‘Church held their regular meeting a vote was taken, with the result that members were found to be ur‘inimously against cocktail bars. Thevote ‘followed ‘a talk given by Mrs. A. ‘Ramsay on temperance and Ctvistian ‘citizenship. Mrs. Ramsay‘s address centered around an article by ‘DPr. Schyeitzer entitled "Your Seeâ€" ond J‘ob," <dealing with Christian :citâ€" izenship, the theme of which <was,. Kindergarten aa a meeting recently. New â€"officers are: honorary :presiâ€" «dent, Mrs. ‘E. :G. Smith; past presiâ€" itdlent. ‘Mrs. W. ~Alexander; <reeordâ€" ing secretary, Mrs. E. Nettieton, corâ€" ‘responding ~â€"secretary, Mrs. :P. Clerâ€" mont; ~registrar, Mrs. A. Allien; publicity, Mrs. ‘R. Steven::son; and refreshments, Mrs. (Kélly. Mrs. ‘K. Horning will continue as <treasâ€" were, â€"sung and the children ‘had lunth nuring ‘the (business meeting. year were eélected by cthe ~cparents of ;pupils\of the Timmins Community An elrction 4f officers for thoe new # 5n ana css 282 224 ,02,0, 050. 0. 085 1 n 22 2t 2 2t 2 2 2 2 18e 2e itz 20222292282 2 1282 242 22 2tz 2t n 22 n ts 2%s 2%2 2%2 28 -ooooo.oooooooooooo0030000300000000ooooooooooooooo.o.000000000000000000000.7"00;’"0000.000000.00@050030300-oooo000000000000«900000000000000000000.000003.300o. (Referred to in Section 59) ‘"We :so ‘much to ‘the <other, ‘the question :is, ‘how ‘much ‘will «others owe ‘us. ‘President Mrs.:C. ‘Haystead ;:presidâ€" ed at ‘the ‘meeting, :and Mrs. Ramsay conducted the worship service. Triâ€"YÂ¥ ‘Chaepters ‘in ‘the school jfor FFMker. ... Miss MadLpren younger girls At a meeting on Fri. ‘briefly «of, the work being day, mmtely forty <potential throughout, Qhe Dominion and u Triâ€"YÂ¥ members attended. ‘The meet. ‘members to be prepared to meet ing ‘was chaired by ‘Kathieen Mur. emergency which might arise to ray, the President of ‘the Senior Triâ€"‘y ‘«quire their.vgluntary services in 1 Club, and was addressed by (Gov ing forâ€"si¢ck;or injured. . ’ Matkle, Grneral Secretary ~of ; ‘The work=of the Timmins Divi Porcupine Community Y.M:C.A. on «was highly>odommended, particul the subject. "The International HIâ€"Y the project:of maintaining a com Fellowship." A +« gepot <of: nâ€"uming aids for loan As a ‘result of ‘this meeting, the ‘the | prosptactitve «members <organâ€" Xt ;present ‘this is the only oné ized into ‘two new <Chapters of ‘the :Canaeda belng‘ operated by St. J Triâ€"Â¥ <Club. ‘Chapter I have @lready Ambulance." had an ~organization :meeting â€"and . Films ¢f fhiterest were shown :elected as ‘their executive:.Jean «which a social hour and lunch Newell, President; Aste «Oipana, .enjoyed ‘by all present. Vice<â€"President; Denise us on, . Secretary; ‘Valorie ‘Bennetts, Treasâ€" urer. ‘Miss McKenna â€"of :the TH. . V.S. ‘Staff has consented to ‘be ‘the [\ Advisor ‘of this nmnew group. Triâ€" °[ <Chkapter 2 is ‘holding its <organizaaion /« meeting on ‘Friday of ‘this week. i _-_A» tR m 24 -‘"H‘I‘. me mwutrlen » > in on\ wea ce id 4 . _ A well attended meeting of St Tl‘l-Y Chlb MSOI‘S Ambulance _.‘Nurdng Division v held at the home of Mrs. Lar vera'l NG‘WG‘I'OUDS 158 _McuAntj»oy S tN.. on Th Rev. .E. Gilmour Smith ~showed slides on West â€"China. After (the :meeting, itea ~was â€"served by the hostesses, Mrs. N. Young and Mrs. J.+Weir. There were 17 memâ€" bers The Triâ€"Â¥ Club of the Timmins _ Mss Margaret Macl High ‘Vocational School ‘has unâ€" tAWa. Lady, Supt. in Ch dertaken ‘this year to sponsor new Divisions . jn Canada Triâ€"YÂ¥ ‘Chapters ‘in ‘the schoodl jfor Fmker. .. Miss Mad younger girls At a meeting on Fri. ‘briefly «of, work day, :approximilktely forty <potential UThrcughout,,.the ‘Domini T‘riâ€"Y members attended. The Mmembers to be prepare held at the home of Mrs. Lang 1858 Mcuntjoy S tN.. on Thu evening last. Miss Margaret MacLaren of ‘tawa, Lady, fiupt in Chief of Nu Divisions .n â€"was well attended meeting of St t 14

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