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I comma vuru Silver Fox And

Mink Farming

and fish before they go into his freezer by thawing out a few pounds and giving it careful -in- spsction. On not days. he raises

Imports of Russian furs into the United States-were slashed about 51 per cent in 1053. The value of Soviet fur shipments was 37.037.- on as compared with s12.zos.oes in 1052. Russian squirrel was one of the few furs that maintained its importance in the American mar- ket. The value of 1953 shipments mvthe United States was 38,170.- ooo. Second in importance was Rus- sian sable which entered the U. S. A. to the tune of 3l,35B.700 last year.

At this week's Leningrad auction the Russians will offer some 30 varieties of fur pelts. a reduction

in numbers from those offered a erence to the exportation of mink. few years ago. There has been a

For the alt year large quantities coni-inuid 39511119 import! of of minkphave been exported to Russian Dersian lamb to the Uni- 1.1,". when (".1 mg 1,1,0, He ted States with- Southwest African very cheap and now they are be. Persian limb leiiinl the 1383- The ing exported to a South American reason stated is that Russian skins country which prior to dictator have deteriorated in quality in rec- Pu-013'; ugumlng power wns our

ter ventilation so mother and kits are more comfo sIbiQ. The good rancher also inspects water pans frequently to make sure fresh wa- ter is always on hand. It's these

separate the average from the outstanding ranchers.

"Doc" Collins, editor of the Na- tional Fur News, Denver. Color- ado, writes editorials that carry a lot of punch. Here is one with rei-

ent rem and they no In no posh but market for silver and plat- ticn to compete with the lighter mum 10;; peltg , , , , ' lg pub- wcight Southwest African perliln llcity release by Pan American-

lamb skins. Russian sable con- tinues to reign as one of the high luxury furs in the Unitedstates. limited though the supply is. A total of approximately 40,000 pelts

Grace Airways should be a warn- ing to some mink ranchers that

of these days and find out they have scuttled their own ship. The

with the value given above came pelts generated by this mass 3”” c'"'' L to the United Siliel in 1953- migration of minks to anti-U. S. mubmd

' Argentina will eventually furnish

1 in ('5 d1 .1 . George and Betty mS.?."I.e5.".5's.. u..":'i?.c"q'I...?5.?'.fz """W""”' in the E"mP”" mi” Raymond -

kets being restored by American taxpayers' billions. The end result will be the same that 'of ship- ments of U. S. mink that have been In dc to Sweden. Norway. Denmar and Japan -- competition at costs of production for below those in the United States and Canada..

this year were approximately the same as those for the same period of 1053. while installment sales were 7 per cent higher than charge sales up slightly by one per cent. Cash salestotalled :l3l.400.000: in- stallment purchases totalled 330,- 700,000; charge sales totalled :42,- 300

At a meeting of the United Mink Breedera' Association held in Mil- waukee Jnly 22, -past president. Arthur MacArthur of Jaynesviile. Wis., told 50 UMPA members that the dark mink crop will be lower than last year because it is hard- er to raise dark pelts. UMPA mem- bers themselves have been cut” , theinumbcr of dark pelts, they produce. At the morning meeting they set sales dates and gave con- tracts to the New York Auction Co., and the Hudson's Bay Com- pany.

Swears and Wells, one of the world's largest retail furriers oper- ating more than 200 stores through- out the British Com;nonwealth.. hastopened their 6th Canadian store in Montreal. 'i'he L500 s usre foot operation comprising so g space facilities. fitting rooms and fac- tory for custom made garments, is situated at i450 St. Catherine'St.." Montreal's main shopping artery. The site was obtained by the com- pany buying out Grande .and Marchand, Ltd. retail furriers.

Here are a few tips from A. H. Leonard. Purina mink manager, on how to increase pelt profits . . . '. There is an.old German proverb which says: "The Master's Eye Fattens I-Iis Cattle." If the sage who wrote this had been a mink rancher. he probably would have written instead. "The Master's Eye Grows Exceptional Pelts." While you and I can't control the price of pelts, we can do something about producing pelts that will top im- portant sales and increase your bank account. The prize-winning pelt or the highest average at a sale is the result of a lot of little things well done. Looking after these small details really pays off.

Fox example. if a number of mink fail to eat well at night, the good rancher is out trying to find it; wihy ea,-1y the Mxg m,l,;:,gn', Murray, York, lasttweek-end.

ew se. e top rancher ows,

limo" by I llxth mm". me an Mrs. Floyd Jay, Mt. Stewart, before a mink gets sick that some- 3'" i2: ””" M h" d""'m" ”"

I wrong. He is ready to act W ' before he loses valuable pelts. The producer of outstanding qual- ity Delta watches the storage dates on his meat and fish to prevent rancldity. He carefully checks the duality of meat. meat products.

gave the airline the opportunity to and derogatory publicity releases attention. The public is informed

prices because women have ap- parently lost interest in mink. What tommyroti But the average reader. .coming across this item in a newspaper. would not question its truth and harm would be done.

"No one can blame the New York rancher for the distortion of facts contained in this publicity release. But he can be held ac- countable to his fellow ranchers for shipping breeding stock out of 'the country. The answer to that one is up to'the individual ranch- er. No one can tell him where he must, or must not, sell his surplus breeders. This is a free country. Russia has long had a law pre- venting the export of sable breed- ing stock. It's too late now for such a law here. even if we want- ed it. Nevertheless, the Fur News will keep on warning the American mink rancher that every foreign sale of breeding stock he makes is, just that much more potential competition. Despite such mislead- ing. derogatory publicity . ' as the example above. the mink business has never been more prosperous, its future never bright- er. But it's well to remember that you can't have your cake and eat

York

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest MacDonald and family. York. were the guests of' Mrs. Ered MacDonald. City on July 25.

Mrs. Vernon Rodd. Cityfwss the guest of her sister. Mrs. Randolph

Miss Elaine Cooke, Stanhope, was the guest of her mother. Mrs. Will Cooke. over the week-end.

Little Sharon Hardy celebrated her sixth birthday on July 20, with a few of her little friends.

Messrs. Myron Ling and Donald Crockett were guests at Orwell Cove. on July 25.

Mr.iHarry Lewis is spending a few days in Sackville. N. B.

UMrs. Albner Vcssey, York. visit- ed in the City on July 21.

Rev. George Alexander. spent a few days visiting friends in Stan- hope and York recently.

Miss Laurette Vessey, York, spent July 21. in the City.

Miss Mary Walls of the Royal Bank of Charlottetown. is spend- ing her holidays at Pugwash, N. S.

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Burgess Bedtime

be taught how to use them. The young chuck simply couldn't sit still long. He couldn't sit there and do nothlngpxhile that dreadful dog was making the sand fly up above. He found where there had once been another hall opening into that bedroom. It was pretty well filled up now. He didn't know when it led to. but it led somewhere away from the danger of being caught by that dog. down in his home. He Began to dig. Rs kicked the Sand and the little stones, behind hllnslt filled up the entrance to that ball. or tunnel. Perhaps the dos would not, see it. With these he dug any the sand and esrth in front of him. and with his hind feet he kicked it and pushed it be- hind him.

That was the beginning 'of a great dissing match. Flip the terrlcr”was dissins in.,and sum: Chuck was dissing out Buster knew that sup WI-I digging in, but mp did not know that luster was digging out. Each was digging the best he know how. Ivory few minutes Flip slapped to let his breath. lie backed out of the hole and rtstsd. Now and then ha Hid 111011 hs would go down in make his paws fly again

Mr. Rubert Vessey and son. have returned to his home in Toronto. after spending a holiday with his uncle. Leigh Vessey and Mrs. Vcssey. York.

Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay Auld paid a short visit to York on July 20.

Mrs. Gladys MacDonald. York, has excepted a ' ”' n at the Air- port. Summerside.

Mr. George Proud, York, is spending a few days at Rustico. the guest of his cousin, Mr. Eric Carr.

Mrs. Roscoe MacDonald. York,

np "I0 YIIWW unitmg was a recent visitor to Summer- u';””iu?g"hm Tonimw . he .; N” ?.',,:,'?:,"';f,f,, ,... '””' ' 30. Lynkg. in: un.' nnuo Chat-ron, vggtia longbwau h:wwo'I'sl.: hfifwui ' - M”. "'d'u"" M” ucD"""- dls tent to my rid of that tun- Y - mm" "W - no! as would no: el! en have started om I T” 3 "h 'm'l nwnb ' v V . . Mr; Clara Curran. Nswtonvillo Bumed To Death "-"- A - latchin-

vaitooovan (or) - Three young slstsfs ware burned to death Wednesday when flames roared

the lids on his nest boxes for bet-

and many other little jobs that

they are, going to wake up one

"The shipper of these 000 mink produce one of the most unfactual on mink that has ever come to our C -that mink can no longer be raised

profitably in upper New York, that mrriers everywhere are slashing

B'.':lo"”&"i...

ins. um ucsr rn cosnmunit ' 1 Bloom Pain: and surtgunding dlstriM

eocased had

ing health for the last two years. All that medical skill and un care and love of family and friends could suggest was done, but in vain. She was a woman of star- ling character. alway and obllging. ready and assist the sick or needy at any time. In short. to know her was to love her.

she leaves to mourn a grief- strlcken husband and two sons. namely. George at K; ton, Rumond at home; also one broth- er George MscAulay of Vancouver, B.C., and one sister Florence, Mrs. Adrian Keenan, Charlottetown.

The funeral, which was very largely attended, was held on Tuesday morning, May nu: from her late residence to St. Bonaven- ture's Church. , where requiem High Mass was celebrated by Rev. K. C. MscPherson. Rev. Kenneth MacMillan was presentin the sanctuary.

The pail bearers were Alex Mc- Donald. James Kelly,

Cemetery where service was con- ducted by Father McPherson. May her soul rest in peace.

George MacAulay, Vancouver

Florence and Adrian Keenan.

Rita and Evelyn Keenan

Mrs. Etta Tltosky and family. Compur. Alberta

The sisters of st. Martha, Char- lottetown Hospital

Miss Margaret McDonald. Trac- adie .

Mr. Leo A. McDonald. Ch'town.

Mr. and Mrs. Reg Casford. Char- lottetown Mr. Joseph Mclssac,. Trscadxe was

Mr. Alex and Miss Sarah Mc- Donald, Afton Road Mr. and Mrs. Lcolldacbougall, Charlottetown ' Miss Elsie Doyle, Charlottetown Miss Helen 0'1-lanley, Ch'tawn. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Lacey. Tracadie Cross . Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Les. and family, Charlottttown Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kelly, Blooming Point Mr. and Mrs. R. L. McDonald. Blooming Point ' Mr. and Mrs. J. Reginald Mc- Donald, Charlottetown V Mr. and Mrs. James Hughes and family, Tracadie

Donald. Tracadle Cross

Mr. and Mrs. .7. Alex McDonald Blooming Point

Mr. John Mclsaac, Tracadie Cross . .

Mrs. James MacPhee. Ch'town.

Mrs. Mary MacDonald and fam- ily, Blooming Point

Mr. and Mrs. 1''. Power. Tracsdle Cross

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bradley,

Charlottetown Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Maclntyre, Bedford Station ' ' Mr. and Mrs. Jerry McDougall, Charlottetown , Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mclnnis. Tracadie Cross Mr. and Mrs. Prank Macfntyre, Charlottetown Mrs. John Morris. Oh'town. Mr. James 'Mclsasc, 'lracadie Cross - Mrs.' Ronald O'Hanley and Lor- ena. Mt. Stewart ' ' Mr. and Mrs. Walter Currie. Charlottetown Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Mcquald and family, Tracadie Mr. and Mrs: 'l7errenceiMcKen na, Baldwin's Road

.Mr. and Mrs. Stephen McDoug- au. Blooming Point ' Mrs. 0. Guy Scott and Lorraine, Charlottetown an on Mr. and Mrs. R. J. McDonald and family, Blooming Point Mr. and Mrs. John D. McDon- ald. Blooming Point - Mr. and Mrs. William Kelly,

Blooming Point. Misses Theresa and Eileen Mc-

; nu, Msuonlamf

were shocked to learn otltho dasth -

ment took place in the Catholic .

Mr. and Mrs. J. st. O'1uniey. ti Charlottetown Mr. and Mrs. William F. Mc-

ily. Montague

First of his course to fl Cadets, hashls tie clipped in air cadets currently attending a

Jim Shepherd. Moncton.

Mrs. Leith MacLeod, Longworth Mrs. Jenle and Herbert Lacey, .Boston, Mass.

Mrs. James McPhee, Ch'town. Misses Evelyn and Bernice Mc- Donald, Roxbury. Mass.

Mrs. Laura Johnston, Cambridge. Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Best and Clifford, Hampton

Miss Margaret McDonald, Trac- adle Cross

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Fall, New- port, Rhode Island Mr. and Mrs. York

Mr. and Mrs. Glen Cotton,Char- lottetown '

Mr. and Mrs. Angus Mstheson. St. Mary's Road

Mr. and Mrs. Athol Cotton, Ken-

Edison Watts,

sington

Mr. and Mrs George Macxay, Albany

Mr. and Mrs. Winston Lowther, Sackville. N. 3

Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Macmlmon, Amherst, N. a.

'Mr. and Mrs. Chester Buntain, Charlottetown

Jean Andrews,

Maine

Miss Helen Hughes, Peakes am- on

Misses Millie and Sadie McIn- nis, Halifax. N. S.

Miss Theresa Mcbougall, Bloom-

ing Point . ' Phil Garland,

Bangor

Mr. and Mrs. Washington, D. C Miss Anne Smith, Toronto

Mr. and Mrs. John Smlth.Brook- line Mass.

Ciarence Mcllonaldp Holy Heart Seminary, Halifax

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hartford, 'Conn. , Mr. Reg Smith, Tomato

Mr. and Mrs. Emile Charron, Lynn. Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard George, summerside

Mr. and Mrs. John MacKeerney, Mt. Stewart

Mr. and Mrs. Alex McDonald, Blooming Point

Joe and Evelyn Mullen, Toronto Mrs.iJohn Pople, Kingston, Ont Mr. and "Mrs. Victor MacGill- vary. Montreal.

Mr. and 'Mrs. John F. MacAsklll, Mt. Stewart -

Mr. and Mrs. J. Kelly and fam-

S. Sabinea

Miss Lottie Aifleck. Ottawa. Ont.

Mr. and Mrs. Almon Mellics

and D Linda, Ottawa

Mrs. A. Macliinnon and Arthur,

Tracsdie Cross

Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Doug-

lass Mt. Stewart

rs. George 'McDona.ld and

family, Grand Tracadle

Mr. -and -Mrs. Bernard Mccahe

and family. Charlottetown

The smith girls, Toronto Mr. and Mrs. Edward Daley. St.

-First To

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ing are students Dale Northrup, Moncton; Left are Horace Trite structor.-(Staff photo by Curtis-Engraved by M

six-week flying

Avenue. and a

Mary's Road Mr. Louis McDonald, Newton. M

as.

Mr. Alfred Peters, Charlottetown Mr. and Mrs. Harold McDonald. Mt. Stewart

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Quilty. Rocky Point

Rev. George McDonald, St. Mar- garets

Mr. and Mrs. Beecher Court, Rustico

Mrs. Ethel Milllck, Ch'town.

Mr. and Mrs. Parnell Curran,

Pleasant Grove

Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Fitzpatrick and family, Tracadie Cross

Mr. and Mrs. John McKmn0n and Earl. Tracaciie Cross

Reginald and Raymond McDon-

aid. Toronto

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mullen. Charlottetown

Mrs. Etta Titosky and family. Campur, Alta.

Mr. George P. McAu1ay. Van- couver

Mr. Louis and Wilfred Mullen. Toronto

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Connolly. Montreal

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. McDon- ald. Toronto.

nor-I Tributes

Pillow-The 'Family

Wreath-George, Betty and Lin- da. Kensington

Wreath-Bessie. Harold, Wilfrid Blooming Point

WreathaMr. J. Ken Lacey, Char- lottetown

Spray-Mr. and Mrs. Ted Low- ther, Amherst, N. S.

Wreath --Swift Canadian 00.. Charlottetown.

Card 07 Thanks

Mr. Ellis Lacey and family wish to thank sincerely Rev. K.C. MacPherson, Rev. K. C. MacMil- ion, the Rev. Sisters and nurses of the Charlottetown Hospital, the l-lennessey Fimeral Home, Drs. G. G. Sheppard, C. Coady, relatives, friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness during their recent sad bereavement; also all who gave Mass cards. spiritual bouquets. enrollments, messages of sympathy and floral tributes.

WILLIAMS AIR FORCE BASE. Ariz.. (AP)-A pilotless U.S. Ah Force plane plunged into the of- flccrs' housing section and ex- ploded here Friday. A child was killed and four other persons were injured in their flaming homes The pilot had bailed out when his plane developed engine trouble

y "solo, Alan MacLeod of 60 (Charlottetown? Squadron, Royal Canadian Air traditional manner by his instructor. Don ML-Clure. scholarship course at Moncion Flying Club. -Ken Mitlon. Summerside; Maurice Gaudet, Summerside, and s,-Instructor. and Arthur Farmer, Chief Flying in- oncton Engraving Co.) student at Prince of Wales College.

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Alan is one of eight Watch-

Alan is the son of Mr. and

Directors Piqued About Omission .

i SASKATOON. (CPJ -Directors of the Saskatoon golf and country club are piqued about the ommis- sion of club pro Pat Fletcher from the Canada Cup team.

Fletcher. first Canadian winner of the Canadian Open tournament in 30 years, was bypassed by the cup selection committee for Cana- dian Professional Golfers Associa- tion titlist Stan Leonard of Van- couver and Jules I-luot, pro at Montreal's Laval Sur-La-Lac club, scene of the Aug. 20-22 Canada cup matches.

Saskatoon club directors said they did not question Leonard's selection but stressed that Fletch- er's record over the last three years easily topped Hunt's.

The directors have filed theii protest with John Hopkins. Mom- real sponsor of the Canada Cup matches.

WHEATLEY RIVER W. M. S.

The July meeting of Whealley River W. M. 5., met at the home of Mrs. Cora Ling on July 22. Mrs. Theo Sellar was devotional leader.

Theme of the service was ”Your Family and the World." Call to worship and Hymn "For The Beauty ofvthe Earth" opened the meeting. The general Thankgiving Prayer was read in unison. Scrip- ture reading was taken from sev- cral verses of the New Ttestament read by Mrs. Cora Ling. The leader led in a reading from the Missionary Monthly, "If ye know how to give good gifts to your children. Love has always been one of the greatest gifts." Hymn "Far Round the World Thy Chil- dren Sing Their Song,” read in un-

'Mondsy. August 2. 1054

raeonuans age;

NEWSY

When the glacial ice cap over North America receded, a very large lake known as Agassiz form- ed, with an outlet down the Mis- sissippi valley. Later. as the ice melted away. it left the series of great lakes which are drained by the St. Lawrence River. Lake On-

.tario, which is 326 feet lower than

Lake Erie. is joined to the latter by the Niagara River. which flows north for 35 miles between these lakes. There are several islands in this river, the largest of which is Grand Island. some miles above the falls.

The Niagara Falls are the best known of any of the great water- falls of the world. There are falls that have a much greater descent. and that have a much greater vol- ume of water flowing over their crest. but for majestic setting and its location near the centre of the North American continent. Niagara fills a place of its own in the memories of the millions of people that have been attracted by its beauty and held in awe by its grandeur and latent power.

0 O U

Niagara (Thunder of Waters) was discovered by Father Hen- nepin in 1678. its continuous, thunderous roar can be heard for many miles, and the mists from its. cataract produce a continuous rainbow whenever the sun shines.

The cataract is divided by Goat Island into two great falls. The American Falls have a fairly

straight alignment of crest about 300 feet wide. with a normal depth of water of from two to four feet. grotpping down a precipice of l67 ec .

The Canadian or Horseshoe Falls, which is by far the more majestic, has a fall of 158 feet and a deep curving crest of more than 2,500 feet. from which it gets its name. In 1784, the crest curved well down the river from Goat island, but by 1842. the crest had retreated 470 feet, forming the great Horse- shoe Falls to the west of Goat is- land. During the next 64 years, the crest moved 240 feet further up the river. Since the turn of the century, the diversion of water for power purposes has lessened the erosion, but in less than two cen- turies the Horseshoe Falls have recded 865 feet.