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Japan is making great strides in the productin of mink and cur- iously enough quite 0. large quonity of the skins are being shipped to the United States. A report from Tokyo dated July ii. an the fol- 1ow'ing:- "Japan shipped 11.383 iindrossed mini: and 5.200 undres- ged squirrel skins to the United states in May. the finance min- istry reports. This compares with 8.050 mink and 10.000 Iqulrrel shipped in Api.'ll.'; .

Last week's Canadian Pur Aue lion sales Co. (Quebec) Ltd. gen- yral sale of raw furs is reported as not having been as big a. success as the spring sale; 85 per cent oi the collection of beaver for the account of the Government of Quebec was sold at prices slightly easier than previously. other items in the catalogue of the first day did not do so well. The company reported muskrat approximately 50 per cent sold. Due to the absence of European participation the pro- ceedings the first day were rather iistlus with the few American buyers present limiting themselves i nquantity and price levels. Com- llY)Ill of the sales room was that the summer cannot be considered ii suitable time for auctions as the fur trade in those months closes down and foreign buyers show Signs of strain. The company, how- ever. stated that this does not seem to bear out with regard to the mink portion of the three-day sale, because many buyers showed lively interest in the sample rooms. Top price in muskrat was 51.90 for Eist Coast seal type skins.

wild mink was reported 90 per cent sold with firm prices and strong demand. interest in Sep- phire was centered in the better quality males which were 65 per cent sold at firm prices Rind with good demand. Ranch mink pastels and platinums respectively with 45, 45 and 30 per cent sold. They were rather off and easier prices prevailed compared to the May sale. Arthur C. Prentiss, manager, in an after-sale comment noted in particular that platinum types at present are not very successful as the trade doesn't want to meet the strongly held price levels. Top price in wild mink was 836 for Maclienzie River 1 part 2 XL and L XDK. Top price in Sapphire was :47 for 1 part 2 males and 323.50 for females. Ranch mink fetched s top price of 326.50 for 1 part 1 X DK males and sll.'l5 for fe- males. Top price in platinum was 328 for 1 pt 2 Stewart males. High- est pria for pastels was 334.50 ibr 1 pt 2 males. The top price reached in marten was 319 for dark brown pelts.

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White fox was reported 90 per re-nt sold at firm prices. Inferior lull silvers placed second with 75 per cent sold. They were in good demand. The company declared that while the individual percent- ages did not seem to attain a high level the over-all figure of the fox sale (40 per cent) gives reason for satisfaction. A notable feature of the proceedings was tlpt buyers concentrated rather on ordinary goods than on better type skins. Platinum: silvers sold 35 per cent at. unchuiged prices. while one- half to three-quarter silvers and regular full silvers sold 40 per cent at fair price levels. Red fox. blues. pearls and selected full silvers were mostly withdrawn. Top price for white fox was 87.50. Inferior silvers sold between !2.50 and 36.50 (1.840 skins). Platinum fox M70 sklnl) reached a top of 310.50 while the general range was from 52.50 up to use (l.s4o skins). White marked fox (792 skins) which sold so per cent ranscd be- tween wand :1: half and three- querter silvers (370 skins) were be- tween 30.50 and 310.50 while regu- lar full silvers (1.354 skins) went from O4 to 09..

Representatives of three United states mink marketing organiza-

tions and auction houses are sche- ll

duled to meet in Milwaukee this week to map out auction schedules and sign contracts for the new fur reason. ltepruentotcd will be New York Auction Co., Hudson's Bay Co. Fur sales. Inc.. American Fur Auctions. Inn; Great Lakes Mink Association, Mutation Mink Breed- ers Association and the United Mini: Breeders Association. This iire-season meeting is deliiined W sat up I selling schedule so as to avoid conflicts in auction dates and to allow buyers the maximum time for inspection of merchandise. 0 O C

The Mink Breeders Association of Otto H. Groue, Northwood hlr FIFE": Cary, Ill. was described by W”””"

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Bender. EMBA President. as pure- ly a matter of one individual de- ciding not to conform to the rules adopted and dwserved by an or- g- i i of 3,700 members. Mr. Bender said that Mr. Groue while I. member of the EMBA insisted on conducting a campaign for his own ranch with various mink names which amounted to compet- ing with his own organisation. The EMBA rule provides that promo- tional work and advertising should be done by and in the nine of the EMBA organisation and not by individual members for themselves. . . .

President L. W Hancock, sum- merside, and Secretary W. R. Shaw of Charlottetown, are sending out a letter from the Prince Edward Island Fur Breeders Alsoclation reminding parties that the Prince Edward Island Fur Breeders As- sociation with headquarters in Charlottetown, have again made arrangements to conduct their fox and mink show at Oharlottetown from November 16 to in inclusive. This show, organized in 1920, has always proven a tremendous suc- cess and one of the highlights in shows of this kind on the Ameri- can continent. Even during the past few years when markets for foxes particularly, have not been too encouraging. entries and en- thusiasm were maintained at a high level and were a compliment to the interest and aggressiveness of Island fur farmers. Reports rendered at the annual meeting of the Association held recently in- dicate evidences of a revival in the fox industry. Various designers on this continent and in Europe have developed ranch fox furs in new lines and styles of garments of at- tractive design for the coming season and great hopes are enter- tained that the corner has been turned and greater strength in this fur production and marketing is now developing.

Georgetown High School closing

..'The closing case r c i se s oi Georgetown High School were held on June 30 in the Town Hall. Chairman was Mr. Raymond Solo- man. chairman of the School Board. Mrs. N. W. Hansen, Secretary of Trustees. presented the certi- ficates and prizes.

The Governor-General's Medal was won by Miss Helen Martell.

List of certificate and prize win- ners is as follows:

Grade X - Helen Mai-tell; Mary Annette Fay; Donalda Landry; Eileen Fitzpatrick; Stewart Han- sen; Ernest Roche; June Martell; Charles Mair.

Prize Winners Grade X:- Gov- erlnor-General's Medal, Helen Mar- tc 1.

General Proficiency, Mary An- nette Fay.

Courtesy. Charles Mair.

Grade IX Certificate Winners: Sheila Scully. Joyce Gotell. Mary Lou Henry, Carol Walker. Mae Al- len. Vernon Myers. Barbara Mc- Quillan, Roger Soloman. Allan MacPhee, Marion Lavers, Eileen Sampson.. Lawrence Martell. Earl Murphy. Paul MacLean. Harold Martell. ,

Prize Winners. Grade lX:-Per- fect Attendance - Eileen Samp- son; General Proficiency, Sheila Scully; 2nd. Place Standing. Joyce Gotell; Prize for French, Sheila Scully; Prize for Health. Mary Lou Henry; Prize for Geometry. Mae Allen: Prize for Discipline, Vernon Myers.

Grade VIII - Certificate Win- ners: Terry Batchllder. Ray Mur- phy and Wilfred McQuillsn (tied). Bertha Allen, Lorraine Fay. Jor- dan Stewart. Pauline Martell. Marlon Martell. Beatrice Publi- cover; Virginia Walker; Richard Landry; Passed:- Virginia Roche. Marion Sampson. Jean Stevens. Paul Batchilder.

Prize Winners. Grade VIII -- 1. General Proficiency. Terry Solo- man: 2. General Proficiency. Paul Batchilder; 3. General Proficiency. Ray Murphy, and Wilfred McQuil-

Prize for Leading Supervisor's Examinations -Terry 5010mm-

Prize for Conduct - Richard Landry.

Grade VII - Certificate Winners: Jean LeLacheur. Emily Walsh. 561" ard MacDonald. Leonard Marteli, Bertha Blackett. Gerard Wishi- Chester David, Doreen Scully. Elaine Roche; Passed, Isabel King. Stephen Arsenault, Jerome Gotell. Joan Goiell.

Prize Winners. Grade VII - 1. For General Proficiency. Jean Le- Lacheur; 2. For General Pro- ficiency, Emily Welsh: 3. For Gen- eral Proficiency. Gerard MacDon-

Cerilficate Winners. Grade VI'-- Joseph Murphy, Joan Batchilder.

Charles Hansen. Joseph Martell. Margaret Buchanan. Marlyn Gotell.

grain ratio.

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spray at close quarters and from a distance can be accurately gauged. in one corner of the large, rectangular field. will be even distribution of measurement. contrasts these with normal lziller-than-man

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Radioactive Corn- Growing in N. Y.

It's an the Atomic Energy Commission's Brookhaven National Laboratory at Upton. N. Y. experiment is to determine the effect atomic energy can have on various types of vegetation. of the circular field is a pipe, containing a bar of radioactive cobalt 60, which sprays out gamma rays. The pipe can be raised or lowered to spray more or less area as desired. Thus effect of the radioactive

experimental plot at Purpose of ihc In center

It is controlled from a station in circular rows so that there tion produced shorter plants (inset a higher yield because of greater

Frances Baker. Charles Scully. Lawrence Murphy, Billy Prosper, Howard Wight, Carl Martell. Ver- onica Sampson, Anita Boudreault, Virginia Burke, Mary Walker. Gliidys Dzivid. Ray McQuillan; Passed - Anita Gallant, Charles Buchanan.

Prize Winners - Grade VI - Higbcst aggregate. Joseph Murphy: 2. Highest Aggregate, Joan Bat- childer; 3. Highest Aggregate. Charles Hansen; Spelling. Joseph Murphy; Nature, Joan Bntchllder; Literature, Margaret Buchanan; Geography. Joseph Martell; Pro-

gress, Charles Hansen. Anita Boudrenult; Department. Marlyn Gotell. Lawrence Murphy; History, Howard Wight.

Certificate Winners - Grade V (Senior) Herbie Murphy, M a r k Murphy. Lawrence Batchilder. Jo- seph Walsh, Jimmy Burke, Walter Arsenault. Ella David, Vincent Rafuse. Barbara Sampson, Cath- erine Mccullough. i -

Prize Winners -Grade V -(Sen- ior) - 1. Highest Aggregate, Her- bie Murphy; 2. Highest Aggregate, Mark Murphy; 3. Highest Ag- gregate. Lawrence Batchilder; Spelling. Mark Murphy; Literature, Joseph Walsh: Nature. Jim in y Burke: Improvement. Vincent Ra- fuse; Department. Jimmy Burke.

Certificate Winners. Grade V - (Junior) -- Marie Larsen, Ruth LaLacheur. Elaine Scully. Barry

Clary, Linda Batchildcr.

Prize Winners Grade V (Juniorl: l. General Proficiency. Marie Lar- sen: 2. General Proficiency, Ruth LeLscheur; 3. General Proflcicncy, Elaine Scully; Department, Betty Gotell; Silent Reading, Marie Mac- Lean; Nature Study, Charles Fitz- gerald: Arithmetic. Barry Morri- son; Dictation, lAldcne MacCor-

mack.

Certificate Winners. Grade IV -- Helune Baker. and Bonita Morri- son, Mary Buchanan, Lloyd Solo- man. Anita Gotell. David Hart- man, and Mary King. Donna Yor- ston. Paulette Burke, Vera Walker. Betty Ann Stevens, Danny Mac- Lean. Marlon Murphy. Kenneth Ar- senault. Claire Blackett, Douglas Martell.

Prize Winners. Grade IV - 1. General Proficiency, Helane Baker and Bonita Morrlson;' 2. General

Proficiency. Mary Buchanan and Lloyd Solomon; 3. General Pro- ficiency, Anita Gotcll: Conduct,

May King: Deserving Pupil, Mar- ion Murphy: Silent Reading. David Hartman and Paulette Burke; Arithmetic, Vera Walker: Pro- gress, Kenneth Arsenault; Nature. Betty Ann Stevens.

Certificate Winners. Grade III- Llnds Larsen. Sharon Scully; 2. Catherine Boudreault. Mary K. LeLacheur. La Verne David. Bar- bara Llewellyn. Larry Henry. Eileen Refuse. Pauline Mariell. Joseph Martell, Billy Lovers. Carl

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Morrison. Aldine MacCormack, Marie MacLean: Betty Goieli,' Charles Fitzgerald; Billy Wight Eugene Buchanan. Walter Solo- man. Roma Henry. Bruce Mac- Lean. Harvey Martell, Dennis

Soloman. Stewart Burke. Joan Al- len. Wayne Llewellyn, Doreen Gal- lant, Gloria Yorston.

Prize Winners. Grade HI - 1. General Proficiency. Linda Larsen, Sharon Scully; 2. General Pro- ficicncy. Catherine Boudreault. Mary K. LcLachcur; 3. General Proficiency. La Verne David; Con- duct. Linda Larsen: Oral Reading, Gloria Yorston; Silent Reading, Pauline Martell; Spelling, Larry Henry: Arjthmetic, Eileen Rafuse; Writing, Joseph Mat-tell; Progress, Doreen Gallant; Language, Bar- bara Llewellyn; Geography, Billy

Lavcrs; Naturc, Carl Solomon: Health, John Allen: Art. Stewart Burke; Special Prize. Sharon

Scully; Perfect Attendance. Linda Larsen. Catherine Boudrcault. John Allen.

Certificate Winners. Grade II - Donnie Wight and Kenneth Bai- childer; Dennis Martcll. Dickie Stevens; Gerald Goicll. and Nancy Hartmzin: Diane Soloman and Tommy Scully; Ernie Prosper and Ronnie MacLcan,' Donna Llewellyn and John Lavers; Kathleen Baker and Margaret Dalton; Judy Boudreauli and Freda Alien: An- thony Burke, Diannc Clory: Linda

Llewellyn: Ralph Gotcll and Bcatha David; Bernadette Bat- childer promoted on course at

Point Tupper.

Prize List Grade II: 1. For Gen- eral Proficlency, Donnie Wight and Kenneth Batchilder: 2. For Gen- eral Proficicncy, Dennis Mariell and Dickie Stevens; 3. For Gen- eral Proticicncy. Gerald Gniell and

Nancy Hartman: Oral Reading, Linda Llewellyn; Silent Reading, Ronnie MacLean; Oral Composi- tion, Donna Llewellyn: Spelling,

John Lavcrs; Arithmetic, Tommy Scully; Oral Arithmetic, Anthony Burke; Rapid Calculation. Ernest Prosper; Writing. Diane Soloman; Print Writing. Freda Allen; De- portmcnt and Co-operation, Dianne Clory: Dcporiment, Bernadette Batchildcr: Drawing. Newman Wight; A Dcserving Pupil, Rcatha David; Ncatness. Kathlccn Baker, Class Spirit, Judy Boudreault; Conduct. Margaret Dalton: Oui- standing Honesty. Ernest Prosper: Language, Dickie Stevens. Certificate Winner. Grade I - Laverne Blackett and Juanita Go- tell: Wendy Hartman and Percy Fraser: Alden MacDonald and

Linda Davandier; Beverly Buch- anan and Gary Scully; Percy Henry, Jo-Ann Prosper. Jackie MacDonald, Wilfred Prosper and Tony Publicover; Carol Anna Mar- tell and Gail Martell; Helen Mur- phy, Jean Clory and F re d die Meslo; Newman McCullough, Har- old McLean and Lewis Lavandier; Garry Goicll, Gloria Sampson, Ger- ald Martell. - ,

Prizc List. Grade I -1. General Proficiency. Laverne Blackeit, and Juanita Gotcll; 2. General Pro- ficicncy, Windy Hartman and Percy Fraser; 3. General Proficiency, Linda Lavandier and Alden Mac- Donald.

Oral Reading, Beverly Buchanan, and Gail Martell.

Silent Reading, Percy Henry and Gary Scully.

Arithmetic. Wilfred Prosper. Newman McCullough, Gary Gotell.

Print Writing, Toney Publicover, Carol Ann Martell. Helen Murphy.

Drawing. Lewis Lavandier, and Ja-Ann Prosper.

Conduct, Jean Clory,

Special General Proficiency Percy Fraser.

Prizes for Progress. Jackie Mac- Donald. Frcddic Meslo,

Mariell.

BRACKLEY POINT W. I.

The July meeting was held at the home of Mrs Earle Skeffing- ion, on July 6, with an attend- ance of 10 members and one vis-

itols. oll call was answered by "What Men Dislike Most in Women.

Yarn was distributed to be knit into squares for blankets for Greece. School committee reported towels and picnic supplies pur- chased.

A Home and School Committee of three was appointed.

Fruit was to sick children and card to resident in hospital. Bills to the amount of S18 were pre- sented and paid.

Next meeting will be held at the kitchen shelter with a weiner fry following the mewting to which husbands are cordially invited to attend. Members will answer roll call by telling an amusing story.

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The p....mon house fly -belongs to the order Diptera. which ex- ceeds nli other orders in economic importance. because it. included the honey bee and the silkworm. This order has 29 families, and of these families. 21 Rte flies. which make up the greater part. of the 78,000 species recorded. This order is said to be the latest to appear in geological time. The fossils of files have been found in Baltic amber, and at Florissant in Colorado.

The common house fly (Musca domestica. Linne) is. as its name implies. a domesticated insect. it has been found throughout the world in almost every habitaton of men. Collections made fr in many dwellings indicate that this common fly represents about 98 per cent of all the files found.

The house fly is a true two- wingcd fly. that is, it has a single pair of unfolded wings (the first pair). They have, however, haltcrcs or balancers. which are slender threads with si knob at the end. They are attached where some oth- er insects have a second pair of wings, and are therefore believed by some. to be rudimentary second wings, that are used as orienting organs to keep the flies balanced.

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Flies multiply very rapidly under conditions favourable for their reproduction. The house fLy lays about 120 eggs at a time. and they lay from two to seven batch- .es during their life cycle. The average production per fly is about 500 eggs. House flies have one of the shortest life cycles among in- sects,. with a period of only 3 to 23 days from egg to adult. They prefer to lay their eggs in fresh manure. A count of fly larvae in 1,000 pounds of manure, exposed for four days, yielded an aver- age of 400 larvae per pound.

Some fantastic data have been worked out to show what could happen if all the progeny of a. single pair of files, that matured) and reproduced during a single' season, lived. Fortunately for. man, natural control factors main-I tain a safe balance, so that he is not often swamped by insects. I

The larval white maggot of the house fly can feed on any ferment-Y lng organic matter. such as gar-l bage. excrement, waste fruits and. vegetables, 'of piles of grass. but; they are usually found in great-l cst number in horse manure.

Because of its hairy body, the house fly is a dangerous carrier of disease germs. The examine-l tion of several hundred flies in-' dicated the average presence of about one and a quarter miilionl bacteria.,and over six and a hzilf million were found on one speci- men. In addition in those it car- ries externally, it also carries dis-

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ease germs internally. where they often resist digestion, and may live for many days, until deposited as ”fly specks" in places where they have a chance to infect animals and man. 0 o o

These flies are omniverous, but can use food only in the liquid state. Solids have to be either dis- solved by their saliva. or by fluids regurgitatcd from their stomachs. They are possessed of a keen sense of smell. and have no difficulty in locating filthy materials from which they return to contaminate food.

There are other species of files that enter our dwellings. and breed in filthy places. or because of the filthy places they have frequented, are obnoxious. Some of these are: The bluebottle and the green- bottle files that breed primarily in decomposing flesh and animal carcasses; the little house fly; the stable fly, known as th biting house fly; the flesh flies that are large greyish flies. with checker- board patterns on their abdomens; frequently found in great numbers in attics. The females of these hatch their eggs in their bodies, and deposit the living larvae to infect. wounds or Carrion.

The change from horses to ma- tors ln our towns and cities has greatly reduced the fly population; this. however, is not likely to elim- inate this past. which has wonder- ful powers of adapting itself to con- ditions. This has been demonstrat- ed by its known' resistance to one of man's outstanding means of destroying insect life. known as DDT, which was thought to be a perfect insecticide. When first used on files, they were almost elimin- died. but some. with resistance to this material. survived, and bred