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i f{“ 4 [ '\-‘:';. * Mnamrw United States: $3.00 Per Year ¢i: ‘ mummmwmmm«mnmm Thursday, Febmm 16th, 1950 Romeo In The Open_ : Sunday was glorious. A number of older folk got their skates out aad on. Children.on bob skates; a flapper in a real leopard skir coat; a glossyâ€"haired Romeo arm in arm with a girl friends,this way and that, right in step; a bright green ensemble ofGrenville cloth, pants and parka apparently made to orderâ€"al relished one rink on Sunday afternoon. Drawin| hard breath in the opeh is more ‘exhilarating than any whe. One half hour in the open is worth one hour in any arernr. Timmins is fortunate to have so many well kept open rnks. Snappy Snow Removal ; ‘Mr. J. A Kelman, town engineer, reports a record haul in snow: 857 tuck loads in one week. The men operating the loaders and ractors and trueks do the job well, fast, waste no time. A trator driver ploughs the snow neatly into a narrow line within the â€"seope of the loader, and the spiral which churns the smow inward from both sides, and whips it up to a conveying bit. Meanwhile the loader disgorges the snow into a truck, whih is filled in a matter of seconds, and away she goes, to be mmediately replaced mth another Thus with i v 3 | | + Looking back, it must be admitted that the people of the oldâ€"time Porâ€" cuplne were a cheerful lot, They took everything in their stride. The war did not dcunt them; the snow did not bury them; the weather did not worry them; forest fires did not frighten them away. and discomforts, diffiâ€" culties and dangers did not faze them. But if there had been a law against wit cnd humour and the apt story, they certainly would have suffered â€"and rebelled. # They Spread Good Humour ‘In the old days many a trying situation was relieved by an apt story or some happy humour. Many an adverse ‘condition ‘was improved by the inspiration that so often lies in humour. Experts in this line inâ€" eluded: Dr. Mcinnis, C. V. Gallagher, Vesty Kennedy, Milton Carr, Father Theriault, F. C. H. Simms, Cecil Lloyd, Hec. McQuarrie, Charlie Hall, Dan O‘Connor, Charlie Harrington, Joe Theriault, Neh Faulkerham, Geo. and many others. Later there was Charlie Grills, the jeweller, who tossed around gems of jokes and jewels of jocularity. The mere menâ€" tion of these names will, no doubt., tempt oldâ€"timers to recall scores of others who used ready humour to make life more liveable. * 4 .’f‘-‘“"i‘"fi some patients die unnecessarily; others cry in In view ¢ the immediate, desperate needs, the guaranteed growth, and jhe inevitable competition to be derived from a second hospiflâ€"that would seem to be the wiser undertaking. If the apeal is turned down a new hospital will have to be built, attets Dr. Jessel, the cost being about $5,000 per bed, This woull be paid for, he added, per $1,000 from, the provinâ€" clal governnment, $1, 000 from the federal goyernment, and $2,000 or $3,00 from public subscription Those wlo suffer warrant every facility. They have not got them. An! there are at the moment fortyâ€"ecight (48) listed patients waitng to enter St. Mary‘s hospital. Every doctor in the district meds more beds. There ar advantages in one hospital, rather than two. One hospitalrequires but one manager, one set of Aâ€"Ray exâ€" perts, and soon. But in our opinion there is no advantage compared wih the advantage of the inevitable competition which.would je stimulated by the advent of a second hospital. Sister Grmaine Therese, Sister Superior of St. Mary‘s hospital is at present in Montreal with a direct appeal from the Porcupinm District Medical Society (statement from preâ€" sident on pag one) for enlarging capacity. The 48 lited at St. Mary‘s is conservative. According to district doctirs (approximately 35) they could, todayâ€"yes, this eveningâ€"use 150 more beds. And the Porcupine is not stagnant?" Itis growing like a child. The Hon Rusgell T.: Kelley, provincial minister of health, when visitinj Timmins last year, said: "The Porcupine area requires 100 «@iditional beds." Every fiulâ€"time practicing doctor in the district has signed the folowing statement: "We, the practicing doctors of the Timminsarea of the Porcupine District Medical Society, are of the ojinion that there is a serious shortage Hospital of beds in ths area, and that every effort should be made to* improve the ituation at once." e Porcupir patients die prematurely because they have been compeled to leave the hospital in weak condition, not having beentreated thoroughly â€" to make room for more pressing case. Some die. To others, maladies linger indefiâ€" nitely. Patientsof St. Mary‘s hospital die unnecessarily. It is not a matter o medical skill, or of efficient hospital operation. It is a questin of incapacity and lack of facilities. The Schmacher Branch of the Canadian Red Cross society opente a Home Makers Serviice, women who, for a small charge attend to children and generally look after the home where i mother is confined to bed. They aperate on an eightâ€"hour dy and a fiveâ€"andâ€"aâ€"half day week. The supervisâ€" or is Mrs. Mbel Wilkinson, 58 Fourth Avenue, Schumacher,, (telephone: ‘46R). And of ourse there is the V.O.N., trained nursing service, on 24 hars a day, every day, which never turns down, a case.~"(TownHall, Timmins, telephone: 2300). Concernng bedside service at home, there are two which might well b mentioned at present. One of them is not very well known. There i: only one apparent impediment to loader effiâ€" cieney. Thechains are dry. The conveyor chain and the roller chains which drive the eonveyor require oil. Dry chains become slac:, wear out quicker and waste motive power. Grease is go«i for large axles on bearings; but it is of no avail to chains. Bth conveyor and roller chain should be lubricated with oil, visosity 30 or so; and even the oil is wasted unless it is inserted btween the ends of the rollers and the sideplates of the chain goes, to be immediately replaced with another. Thus, with only one loaler, over 5,000 tons a week have been hauled ever since Janua@yl. â€" Nice going. ; ‘Mr. J. A Kelman, town engineer, reports a record haul in snow: 857 tuck loads in one week. The men operating the loaders and ractors and trueks do the job well, fast, waste no time. A trator driver ploughs the snow neatly into a narrow line within the seope of the loader, and the spiral which churns the smo0w inward from both sides, and whips it up to a conveying bit. Meanwhile the loader disgorges the snow into a truck, whtith is filled in a matter of seconds, and away she .. Bunday was glorious. A number of older folk got their skates out ad on. Children.on bob skates; a flapper in a real leopard skir coat; a glossyâ€"haired Romeo arm in arm with a girl friends,this way and that, right in step; a bright green ensemble ofGrenville cloth, pants and parka apparently made to orderâ€"al relished one rink on Sunday afternoon. Drawin| hard breath in the opeh is more ‘exhilarating than any whe. One half hour in the open is worth one hour in any arernr. Timmins is fortunate to have so many well kept open rnks. ' There is ‘urther consideration. Mrs. D. ould not speak. She could not hear Pitients Die Unnecessarily Pete And Quirk And Us . Bedside Service sSter appearance. The big barber had a rough palr of pants on, with long boots. Uniâ€" form? Horrors! He didn‘t even have on his shirt. He had taken that off to wash up after his hard night at the Bank Saloon. That barber needed a shave himself. His hair was all touslâ€" ed, and he did have the appearance of a wild and ferocious fellow. A Close Shave The young fellow would huauve esâ€" caped, ‘but the big barber almost‘ threw him into the . chair, roaring, ipggr ; sengearss .‘ DOGY ; (LO ; ; its life blood. draIimn.. away "Also,‘ 16s a gv?asfie fi time," George told his friend, as they stood before that innocent cow, who looked at them with mournful eyes. George had a murderous breadknife in his hand. "Now," George: explamed ‘"with pne swift, sure stroke of this dagger, I‘ll put the cow out of its misery, and its blood will drain away itself." Her Blood Be Upon Ceur Head! The friend departed hurriedly, chllâ€" ing over his shoulder, "Well, ~her "Shave?" in a voice that brooked noblood be on your deéad." question.. If sweat melted whiskers It was. It was also upon his coat, He was much alarmed at the perits he might have to fzce here from wild Indians, wild beasts, wild miners and wild lumberjacks, but on his gsrrival here, Mine Host Hughie Mulheron of the Hotel Goldfields calmed all these fears, though he may have instilled other fears undresmed of before. A Sinister Scene On his second day in }own, the Buffalo young man ventured up street about eight o‘clock â€"<in the morning. Even at that early hour he saw an open barber shep and deâ€" cided to have a shave. The minute he entered that shop, he wished he hadn‘t. It was exactly like a picture he had esen of a barber‘s den in a tough Colorado ‘mining camp. The place was in the gneatest disorder, and the long and crooked stoveâ€" piping that ran the length of the shop gave the place a singularly sm1-4 ster appearance. w :q t 213 Humour is a deadly foe to intolerâ€" ance and hcte, and, perhaps, it was because of this that the oldâ€"timers coming from over thirty different lands and being of many different creeds, lived and worked together here in amity and goodwill. Everybody Laughed The fact that the good fellows mentioned were among the most popular in town and district suggests the fact that the pioneers in general love humour. Certainly they had plenty of opportunity to enjoy themâ€" selves that way. It would take volâ€" wmes to record half the wit and humour of the egarly days. Here and ncw there is room only for a few that may be old enough to be new again. In two of the favourites, Charlie the Barber was the hero. â€"~From Fear of Sudden Death Some months before the United States entered the first world war, a Buffalo young man who had been zealously guarded at home from the rough ways of life. decided to risk the life in the wild North rather than take the chance of being conscmpted for â€"military service. PDays Wiben The Porcupine _ (Mas Doung _ _ ‘Most of us never see them, riever know about them, never even hear about them unless, perhaps, a case is called to court. This paper has publishedâ€"brief stories of a fewâ€"The Neediest. They are stories of misery and suffering. There are also stories of courage and fortitude in adversity. They remind us of the number who are in great distress, anxious, lonely, unemployed, and ignorant in so many ways. It is easy to shrug them off, to say that they never touch us, that they are no business of ours. But what has happened to them might haveâ€"and might as yetâ€"happen to us. It is only sheer fate that separated any one of us from the fate of others. And they are right here not even in Cochrane, right in Timmins district. similar cases every week. The Society is comprised of three social workers, three in the office and three in the Shelter. We have no doubt that they all do their best to cope with these most unfortunate creatures in the community. probation and will be admitted within the next year. Pete has been tried out in two homes. Being oelder and more afflicted by the crudities of the bush, he did not work out very well. He has been to a pyschiatrist. He has been placed in a third home whose founders are particularly patient and kind to him. He is being watecened closely. Mrs. D., deaf and dumb, has been sent to a hospital for incurables. * The District Children‘s Aid Society deals with such and , NQ. 135â€"Same Oldâ€"Time Stories of Porecupine ed more than anything else is. friendliness. efforts of Mr. Van Camp and his staff, they e that they have unsegn ftlends Who do. not ociety will open its campaign. It is finâ€" ; iblic contribution./ Its objective is eight _ to ase remember The Neediest Box. 3).°â€" a "It is brutal and, despicablp to . knock .a poor defenceless Creature on the héad, and then:to hang up:the , . pooar . segselass ‘body. to , drain‘. ’aWa}Fi 6 its life blood Alsd 16s a waste time," George told his friend, as they stood before that innocent cow, who looked at them with mournful eyes. George had a\ murderous breadknife in his hand. "Now," George: explamed ‘"with pne swift, sure stroke of this dagger, tion at the end of Toke Street. Mrs. Qlive McElroy of the Moneta staff . was .granted leave of absence, Jou sctownt of iliness, for the balanc\. ‘ of the teaching year. Mr.â€"Ross Beattie, Principal of the Birch Street Sehool, and Mr. Bruce Cfrk, who has been appointed prinâ€" cipal of "Pinecrest," will be sent to the O. E. A. Convention during the Easter holidays at the expense of the Board. After a party at his house one evening, George persuzded himself that tke time had come for that: cow to go‘the way of all cows, and that he had invented the right way to send that cow on its way. All he asked was the help, or st least,; the presence of his friend at thescereâ€" mony. A Cow-ardly Story 3 ie Another oldâ€"time fqvournte was the one about the dow This cow . was pwned by George, at the Vipond North Thompson Mine. Oldâ€"timers will recognize George by that name alone, and others would not know him anyway. For some time George had been thinking about slaughterâ€" ing that cow, but had ‘been held, back by his affection for the snimal and the brutality of the usual methods of cowâ€"killfing. "Well, I got my $25.00 back," Charlie told Joe, "and you got your cat back in that chicken soup at the Canadian Club." A After Joe left with the money, every customer who entered that barber shop meowed like a cat, and Charlie began to smell a rat. Evenâ€" tually, he discovergd that Joe had sold him a "perfect skin" all right, but it was the fur of,a big cat that had been z pet at Fat‘s Cafe for years. On the board ‘of the local stockâ€"brokers‘ offices ‘"cat fur" was boldly quoted at $25.00 for several days. Of course} ‘all this was not pleasant for Ch#rlie, even after Joe had returned the $25.00 as the end of the joke. "I always judge a fur by the feel of it," he said,. ‘"I don‘t need to even see it." â€" "‘That‘s a fine specimen of beaver," he said. He offered $20.00, but Joe held out for $25.00. Charlie took the beg, but he scornâ€" ed to open it. He simply thrust his hand inside. ' "?I-’ve got a perfect skin here," he told: Charlie. _ But when Charlie started to. strop kis razor on the stovepipe, the: young fellow screamed and bolted.. Charlie called after him, but that only acceâ€" lerated his pace. He made a record run to the safety of the Hotel Goldâ€" fields,. Ctaggering into the manager‘s office, he slammed the door shut, and fell into a chair. In a few minutes he recovered enough to gasp out to Mine Host, ‘"Heavens! But that was a close shave for me." Just "Fur‘" That! Charlie had number of fidelines, one of them being the buying of fur pelts. He was a good barber and a capable poker player, but he never boasted about either of these acâ€" complishments. But he was quite boastful <about his prowess as a furâ€" buyer. So, the inevitable heppened. One day Joe Therriault dropped into the barber shop carrying a ‘canvas bag. that young fellow would not have needed any shave. Clendghing his hands and gritting his teeth, the gentle young lad managed tp retain consciousness while a towel was forced around his neck, and }ather slapped over his face with no partiâ€" cularly gentle hand. Te is sW s » NECREST" Theâ€" name "Pinecrest" was given the new school now under construcâ€" tion at the end of Toke Street. Mrs. Qlive McElroy of the Moneta . ‘staff . was .granted> leave of absence, g‘fln gctognt ‘of illness, for the balance -D L'L- 0 S EB e o w P w d y 45e 2e Mr. Markle addressed the club tbriefly to congrctulate them on their progress and made the presentation to Dorothy MacLeod the president of the club. Miss Lyla Pu'ak the Clufi’s advisor, was present at the meeting, and asâ€" sisted the girls in making plans for a Baking Sale and Teax.to be held at the Junioy Red Cross members have sent neerly $20,000 worth of clothing to children in Britisch War Nurseries Mr. Eastman, principal of Central School, has been given leave of abâ€" sence for the week prior to Easter in order that he may observe the rotary system in force in Hamilton and Guelph, before attending the O.E.A. Salaries It was agreed that the Board would join the "Ontario School Trustees Asâ€" sociation" an an Urban Elementary member; also join the Northern Onâ€" tario Public and Secondary Trustess Association. Approval was given to szlaries paid n the month of J‘anuary amounting The official cherter which signifies affiliation and membeoship in the Inâ€" ternatonal Hiâ€"Y Fellowship and the membership cards of all of memâ€" bers in the club, were presented to the girls of the Fleetfooters Club by Gower Markle, General Secretary of the Porcupine Community Y.M.C.A., ct the Club‘s weekly meeting which was held at the Timmins High and Vocational School. to $12,498.82. Total bills passed amounted 2,17172.14. On recommendation of the Inspectâ€" or, Mr. J. C. McClelland, it was deâ€" cided that all grades 7 and 8 pupils enrolled in the four public schools will attend Central School, as of September, 1950. The necessary reâ€" allocation of pupils in the lower grides will be made. Reasons for the change are as follows: 1. To accommodate present and anticipated increased enrollment of beginners at the Moneta and Matâ€" tagami Schools. * 5. There would be some economy in equipment costs such as scientific equipment etc. The regular monthly meeting of the Timmins Public School Board was held in Central Public School Thursâ€" day evening. The following members were present: Messrs: R. W. Hardy, chairman; E. B. Weir, W. Alexander, J. D. Elliott, Mrs. W. E. Brewer and Mrs. J. Douglas. 3. It will bridge the gap between Public and High School by introducâ€" ing pupils to the rotary system and departmentzlized teaching. 2. In view of the proposed changek by the Department it would. seem an ideal time to begin the formation of primary, junior and intermediate schools. 4. The‘ desirability of separating grades 7 and 8 from the younger children. fore‘it could be used by others. To butchers, his message was: "Hang up the cow, but tie the bull outside." He Expressed Himself One of ithe local express office staff of thirty years ago was hurrying to work along the track. when a woman jumped out at him and smacked him a couple over the head with a club. As he wouldn‘t hit a woman, he simply ran for the office. He teleâ€" phoned the police who soon brought in a woman. "I awfully sorry," she said. * thought it was my husband." ‘‘The expressman refused to lay a charge against the woman. "I know cal pictures And two ha!\d-pniiited wooden crosses, seven feet high, are mounted on either side t the front. "These," the minister soid, "came from Roumania. We use them someâ€" times for a procession outsiGce." Enormous Candles . _ Two tables, . dongreigation, also stand at front, ‘each of them bearing a picture of Christ. And about the table four fat candles, at least five feet high, are mounted in big aluminium candlesticks. _ M "I wil1l show you how one enters the church," the minister said, whereâ€" upon he returned to the door, reâ€"enâ€" her husband," he said, "and I‘m only tered, crossed himself, walked up the sorry she got the wrong man." Footease A Porcupine soldier overseas sent home this one: ‘A soldier in the trenches, who had been unable to change his socks for several days, felt that a bad blister was developing on one of ‘his tocos.. At the first opâ€" portunity he got that sock off .and discovered that a piece of paper rolied up had caused the trouble. It was a note from the dear old lady who had knitted the socks. She had written: "God bless your poor. tired feet." centre aisle, turned to face one holy table. _ bowed, reâ€"crossed himself, moved to centre, reâ€"bowed. crossed to face the other holy table, bowed and crossed himself again, stepped forward, knelt â€"down on both‘ knees and kissed the face of Christ.. . Then he stood up, hands folded, head downâ€" cast, walked back to one of the pews and sat down gently. Huge Chandoliers Overhead hang three brass and gless _ chandoliers, electrified and candleâ€"lit, one about one foot in diaâ€" meter, one three feet and one at All Grades 7 8 To Attend Central "Pinecrest" Named But, as George satd, the cow was very dead, and it hadn‘t suffered. But he felt he had*‘to perfect his plan beâ€" his shirt, his tig, his collor. his pants, his ears, and his hair. It was all over the bearn as well. Fleetfooters Club Receives A Charter George Husuley, president; Vasile Neamtu, viceâ€"president; Vasile Irimie, treasurer; Stefan Popescu, Secretary; Vasile Moskal, Dumitru _ Ruscior, Vasile â€"Rotzari, Dumitru Krakana, George Varteniuk, Alex. Taylor, Alex. Consteniuk, Gavri Hancu, George Popescu, George Avram, Nicolai StaffUita, Nicolz:i Curic, Nicolai Kraâ€" kapa, Ioan Posteuca, Theodor Kraâ€" kana, Alex Krakana, Alecsandru Melâ€" nediuc, Emilian Onieo, Geo. Neamtu, Geo. Turcan, Simon Florea, Vasile BReliusac, Gz:vriil Neamtu, Constantin Neamtu, Adam Posteuco, Ilie Posâ€" teuca, Leon Opait, IToan Boghean, Vasile Fuciu, George® Kucehrean, Downstairs the basement is plain concrete, clean as a hospital floor. ‘"We have just had this fixed up," he explcined, "We will use it for Sunday School, sometimes, and other affairs." The church hall at the rear conâ€" tzins long wooden tables, linoleum covered, a colored photograph df King George and Queen Elizgbeth on the. wall, a wooden shield painted with the royal standard with a tiny silk union jeck affixed over the front door. P. S. Sa Policarp, Roumanian bishop of Canada and U.S., visited Timmins in 1995. Mr. Maxim arrived here in 1937. s Grigore Sarafincean, Jeam. Eaulenko Iacob Grubisici, Nicolai Krusnériuk, George Stoian, Constantin Stoian, Ilie. Popovici, Mihail ~Parohin; Titus Kraâ€"‘ kanz, Radu Vichenti Onieo, George Cojocar, IToan Kroitori, Geo.. Ciornei, Zaharie Pinciuk, loan Româ€" anciuk, Ioan Krakana, Simion Rotari, Vasile Msrosan, â€"Cestica Morosan, Tozn Neamtu, Toan Nichita, Vasile Morariu, George Oancea, Petru Guzuâ€" Paul â€" Kamenco, George Caraugi, lecst four feet, all sparkling in the daylight. Would you tell me your name. please?" + The Roumanian Qrthodox church was built in Timmins in 1933. Bishop 355 Members The congregation now numbers 355, of coll orthodox denominztions in the vicinity, . the registered â€" members being the following: "These," the minister st}id, "came from Roumania. We use them someâ€" times for a procession outsiGe." : Enormous Candles . _ Two tables, . dongreigation, also jstand at front, ‘each of them bearing a picture of Christ. And about the table four fat candles,. at least five feet high, are mounted in big aluminium candlesticks. "Oh, that doesn‘t matter,‘"‘*«he said, "write the church." (his name: Rev. Teofil Maxim). Explains Their Ways ° At one corner of Maple and Eighth there are seven peony busfies, several apple . trees, flax, spruce, M eimâ€"all neatly pruned by qhe man "I planted them ail ‘with ?y hands,", the‘ Roumanian minis ;aid. These trees surround a brown wooden church, founded on The church has a tower, which. conâ€" tains a bell. 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