FEBRUARY 7.- 1953

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Silver Fox and

The Canadian National Silver Fox Breeders' Anociation, Sum- merside, P. E. I. has put out a letter to their shippers which gives an account of the recent sales of silver ioxrand ranch mink from which these are ex- tracts "At the Canadian Janu- ary sales held in Montreal the fox offering attracted a small at- tendance. The company reported that of the 1,100 platinums. most were unsold; 25 per cent of the 1,375 pearl platinums were sold and 50 per cent of the half to three-quarter slivers of which -.here 'were 1.206; 450 selected full nlvcrs were 35 per cent sold and I,l67 regular full silvers 50 per cent solid; 3.000 inferior silvers were 60 per cent sold. Low grades and white marks were mostly un- told. The demand was for the bet- zcr quality pearl platinums and xartain types and ades of stand- ard silvers which sold at lower price levels.

Following the Canadian Fur Auction the Hudson's Bay Com- pany opened the sale of their gen- eral calalogue with the fox sec- tion being offered with very lit- tle interest being shown, hence most of the- offering was with- drawn. Long-haired furs were as a rule not wanted except for white iox which met with good demand. Blue, cross and red. fox also wolf and lynx were in poor demand and mostly withdrawn. Ranch xiink-The Montreal sales con- nined approximately 112.000 skins ind it was considered an.ordin- iry collection. There was a clear- mce of about 25 per cent at 'llghiJY easier prices than on pre- 'lOll.S sales. It was necessary to my back a large portion of the iriering as shippers were not will- ing to accept the bids offered by he buyers. Silverblu. including ireath of Spring and Stewarts. were in good demand with a gobd percentage being sold at unchang- ed price levels. Pastels were in fair demand with a fair percent- age sold at unchanged levels. The .cneral quality of the mutations was not equal to the offerings or Jrevious sales.

A total of 60.000 standard ranch mink was 06 per cent sold at firm prices at the Swedish Fur Bales. Stockholm, last week. Males aver- aged 74 Swedish kron-er (about E14.) and females 50 kroner (a- aout 39.50.)

A correspondent oi Women's Wear Daily commenting on Can- adian Fur Auction Sales descri- bed above has the following.... Platinum and inferior platinum fox were of little interest to the Europeans, who paid more atten- '.lOil to pearl platlnums, one-half o three-quarter silvers selected -egular and inferior silvers. There was spasmodic buying by local dealers and manufacturers but Americans were not represented in the bidding. Prices were easier than 1 year ago, being based apparent- iy on the levels set by Scandina- vian silver fox which softened with the withdrawal of compen-

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Women's Wear. Daily of January 2'lth has the following "Dated Paris. France. Fur import quotas totalling half a billion francs (about 81,500,000) were forced to-, day by the French government to cover imports of raw and dressed skins from the United Kingdom. Spokesman for the Importers As- sociation said it is the first such quota this year and only the second since the total ban on fur imports was imposed in Feb- ruary. 1952." ....This freeing of exchange by the French govern- ment it continued could materially help the world situation in regard to silver fox and its mutations. We hope it is the sign of better days.

Fromm Bros, whose activities in silver fox were so colossal years ago with an annual production of 60.000 pelts, have practically dis- continued breeriing silver fox but have gone in extensively for the production oi mink. In Women's Wear Daily we note a half page no as follows the first time in the February 12th auction, famous Fromm mink will be offered to the trade. Pastel. Aleutian. Silverblu. Sapphire. Breath of Spring, Stewart Silverblu - 14.- 503 pelts - each bearing the name known the world over for super- l0l' quality --l'romm--Promm- the world's first name in fur - will.soon again be heralded in national advertising to the con- sumer." The Fromm mink are to be sold by Eastwood and Holt, Inc., New York City. Fromrn'sre- cently bought in interest in this auction company.

Canada's, annual Fur Fashion Awards Review will take place April.i3-15 at the Mount Royal Hotel, Montreal. Additional na- tailer interest will be sparked by two clinics. one sales promotion and,the other on sty- ling, to be staged on the opening day. The Fur Trade Association of Canada. Inc., again is sponsor- ing the event. A committee of seven manufacturers formed to direct affairs is under the Joint chairmanshitp oi Joseph Kcrbel, National Fur Mfg. Co., Toronto, and A. Anton. Anastas Fur Co., Ltd.. Montreal. The fur fashion shows are to take place on the second day after luncheon for the lower priced garments. and on Wednesday after dinner for the better furs. About 60 garments will be in each show.

some 60 manufacturers from Montreal. Toronto and Winnipeg are expected to rent samples rooms on the hotel's second floor for the three days. They will be entitled to submit up to three gar- ments apiece for inclusion in the fashion shows. at a. cost (to as- sociation members) oi 5100 per garment. A special group of gar- ments made from Canadian bred mink and fox is to be included. The fur fashion-awards this year are to be limited. the committee has decided. to a total "of 12 groups. Judging probably will take place on the .sunday preceding the event by a. panel of Judges whose identities will not be reveaF ed until afterward. To meet a demand from the trade the or- ganiizers this year have added two retailer clinics to be headed up by panels of representative Can- adian and United Stowe fur

trade representatives who will present personal viewpoints be- fore throwing the meetings open to general discussion.

The morning clinic on opening day will deal with sales promo- tion. Panel members for this group will include William F. Buckle. advertising manager. llenry Morgan .5; Co., Ltd., Mon- treal, speaking on departmemr store advertising of fur garments; Lester Leber. New York adver- tising man, who will talk on na- tional fur advertising; and James Walsh, J. Walsh Furs. Montreal, to discuss the smaller fur re- tailer's advertising budget. A fur styling clinic is to be staged the same afternoon. .

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The warmth and comfort of the Fskimo suits have long been more or loss a. mystery to people of other races. Their dress. which is almost the same for both men and women, is made up oi trous- ers and a coat or parka which fits close to the body; and extension of the coat forms a hood cover- ing the head. This parka and hood is widened for the women who have children to carry. so that it becomes an excellent cradle which they call "uncut". The material oi their clothes varies with the source of their food supply; those inland use the skins of land ani- mals and birds those near the coast use the skins and intestines of seals and other nautical fur- bearing animals. The intestines are made into waterproof outer clothing.

A Defence Research Board scien- tist, W. E. Cowie. and Arthur E. Blouin. a chemical engineer, his assistant, have worked to unravel the best way to make survival suits that could mean the differ- ence between life and death to airmen forced down in the Arctic. and comfort to the increasing number of Canadians who now man so many oi the lonely. but essential northland outposts.

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The idea of undertaking to solve this problem occurred to Dr. Cowie while at Churchill, Manitoba, 'in 1947. when he was working to find a way to solve the problem of protecting eyepieces from frost-' ing for the armedservices. Dur- ing that work. to protect himself against the Arctic cold and the vicious Arctic winds, he purchas- ed an Eskimo caribou akin parka (coat) and trousers. He discarded his civilian clothes. and was sur- prised with the comfort he found in the Eskimo suit. It was ”light, warm and extremely flexible in spite of its bulky appearance." and he began to compare it with or- dinary winter clothing as worn by our people. He decided that they were ,”oold, bulky. heavy and imcomfortable. compared with the Eskimo suits.

This comparison led to a fur- ther idea. the possibility of a synthetic fur suit. when he solv- ed the eyepiece problem. he ic- turned to Ottawa, taking with him a wolverine fur pelt. He had learn- ed that the Eskimoes had been using for a long time, wolverine. fur for their parka ruffs, because of its frost-shedding property. Frost formed from s D9130!” breath does not remain attached to wolverine fur. but is rapidly shed. This wolverlne pelt in his laboratory was a constant reminder that what was needed for an.Arc- tic suit was A chemical fibre that had the properties of caribou and wclverine fur..

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. . Dr. Cowie had his assistant, Blouin. analyze the wolverine fur for oils or waxes that might ac- count for the hairs sheddi -- frost accumulations from breath, with- out success. The tensile strength and the surface of the fur were examined. The wolverinea hair proved to be thicker. stronger and

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smoother than that of any other Arctic fur tested. They then had tried out at Churchill. under win- ter conditions. a parka hood that was trimmed on one side with nylon filaments. and on the other side. with wolverine fur: and found that the incrustations of frost on the ruff "were shed just as easily from the nylon fur". This started Cowie on an exhaus- tive study of Eskimo wearing apparel. He wished .to find out why they wear caribou skins back to back with the fur side out. He thought the skin side would give the better protection against wind. however. he discovered that the caribou fur flattened out under wind pressure and gave added pro- tection, in addition to readily shedding both frost rims and snow. He also noted that every time a lump of snow was shaken from the garment, it usually took some fur with it. so that towards spring the Eskimo had a lighter suit. for the warmer weather.

He learned that when the Eskimo scrap the caribou skins. they become permeable to air, so that it can circulate and carry off body momure, yet it had great wind resistance, because of the fur having a lay-down act- ;on. and from his training he rea- lized "why the Eskimoes wear their skins back to back-to give maximum flexibility.

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With the help of Flight Lieu- tenant Scctt Alexander. an R. C. A. F. Arctic expert, and founder of the R. C. A. F. Arctic Surviv- al School, and also with the help of textile experts. they design-. ed and had made up the first synthetic fur suit. It was test- ed in a cold room, where Cowie remained for two hours in a. tem- perature of 40s below zero F. without discomfort. "This suit was made of it double layer of ny- lon pile on a tcalaprerie' back- ing, with parks and trousers sep- arate." Later they made a com- bination suit, zippered along one side, with draw strings at the waist and neck. By adding an- other layer of nylon pile for ex- tra warmth. the Arctic suit was turned into a ”sweat-box." when used even at 50” below zero 1'2. the formation of excess body per- spiration , condemned this addition.

At a cost of about 8200.00 each. eleven suits were completed, and flown to one of the coldest spots in the Western Arctic. Cambridge Bay. Victoria Island. where a. five- day test convinced the experts that these Arctic suits gave bet- ter protection than any Eskimo garb. During the test men trek- ked sixteen miles per day with dog teams, sleeping in igloos and snow huts. On the last day, Scott Alexander and Art Blcuin, who

Fat Stock Show and Sale is cancelled

The Provincial Fat Stock Show and Sale scheduled for March of this year has been cancelled. it was decided at a meeting of the Show and Sale Executive here Thursday afternoon. It was can- celled because there were not enough entries of animals reach- ing show and sale standards to warrant holding the show.

The meeting was held in the office of the Provincial Exhibition Association. Dr. J. P. Lantz. the committee chairman, presided.

were guinea- pigs on the eighty- mile trek into the barrens, against a forty-mile an hour gale with drifting snow and a temperature of 50” below zero, returned safely to prove we Arctic suits are the best known Arctic clothing. By their use. these men overcame ex- posure, frostlbites, fatigue, the idea of hopelessness and death. As Alexander trudged along. beside his weary. stumbling companion, he said nothing, because talking can be dangerous, but he thought: '”I'hatis what we came out here for-to see if this gear would work". It did. and Alexander said: "The Eskimos would throw their caribou skins aside if they could get nylon fur". They loan- ed a suit to an Eskimo guide, and had difficulty in getting it back.

. BRACKLEY SCHOOL .

The following is the report of Brackley school for the half-year ending January soth.

Grade X: 1. Gail Prowse. Grade IX: 1. Ernest Roper; 2. Allan Blatch.

Grade VIII: 1..Johnny Blatch; 2. Wallace Jackson.

Grade VII: 1. Ernest Bryenton.

Grade VI: 1. Virginia MacKsy.

Grade V: l. Bernice Newson; 2. Marie Bryentcn; 3. Dorothy Proude.

Grade IV: l. Hazel Walker and

Luella Clark; 2. Bobby Bi-yenton. Grade III: 1. Carol MscMill.an: 2. Faye sellick; 3. Jeanne Jenkins. Grade II: 1. Betty Bryenton; 2. Helen Pierce: 8. Donnie Roper. Grade I: 1. Elaine Bryenton: 2. Janet Cudmore; 3. Cyril Bry- enton and Roger Sellick.

Highest average in senior grades: Virginia MacKay. 99.2 per cent. Highest average in jun- ior grades: Carol MacMillan. 96.5 per cent. '

Perfect attendance for half- year: Cyril Bryenton. Carol Mac- Millan, Dorothy Proude and Ern- est Roper.

Leona G. Cameron - Teacher.

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While total of known dead in Europe's worst storm-and-i'iood disaster in centuries reached the 1.500 mark, thousands of home owners began the grim task of repairing property flood damage Scattered debris a't Lowestort, limg., shown above. is typical of the many ravaged areas in

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Mrs. Harold Toonvbs was hostess for the Young Peoples Society of the United Church on Wednesday, January 28th.

I Friends are sorry to learn of the illness of Helen Robertson, little dauizhter of Mr. and Mrs, Reggie Robertson. All wish her a. complete recovery.

Mirs. Bismark Cousins was the guest of her sister, Mrs. G, Punch- er, Charlottetown, during the week- end cf January 25th.

Mrs. Stirling Corbett, South Granville. made a business trip "to Breadalbane on Thursday, Janu- ary 22nd.

Mr. and Mrs. Edison Heaney. Clinton, visited Mrs. Hammond Newson, on Saturday, January 24th.

Miss Gloria l-feaney. Clinton, was the truest of Miss Dorothy Math- eson. on Saturday, January 24th.

Miss Dorothy Culler and Miss: Grace Campbell. Charlottetown. made a business trip to Breadal- banq on Thursday, January 29th.

Mr, Bramwell Chandler of the Prince Edward Island Libraries, Charlottetown, visited Breaclalvbanc, on Thursday, January 22nd.

Friends are pleased to hear that' Mrs. Graham Gamaster, who has been a.patient in the Prince Ed- ward Island Hospital for the pas”: month, has recovered sufficiently to return to her home in Ereadalbane.

A Cottage Prayer Meeting was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P.E, Murray on Tuesday evening. January 20th. Mrs. James Craig presided. Mrs. Hammond Newson led in prayer and Mrs. Cuyler Math- eson. Mrs, John Hickox and Mrs. Craig each gave a suitable reading. Mrs, Mabheson invited the group to her home for the next meeting.

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