JULY 25. 1953

p'Leory Vicinity".

Mr. and Mrs. Prank Coughlin ind daughter Prancp and Mrs. Georg! Colllhllnprlllilll N." Ywkv are mending a. two weeks vacation with relatives and mend: at Locke mad, guests , ,qf Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Gritriiu in 0'Leary and Knutsford they in guests of Mrs. Charis; Ellis In Mr. and Mrs.

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The annual business meeting of me Forestiviaw. School district W3,-; held June so with 9. good It- iendance of ratepayers. Mr. David Griflln occupied the chair. A rel purl. ot the year was submitted, by secretary Mr. Willard Smallman. 1: was moved and carried by the m,,m..g tut 3150 be voted for mmmg agpensel for the ensuing

year.

e funeral service was held - I. He leaves to mourn two sisierl and several brothers, be- sides a host of friends.

The sympathy of the community .5 extended Mr. James Smith and mtnibers of the family in the sud- iirn death of Mrs. Smith.

Miss June Swinnlmar of Halifax, motored to O'Leary Saturday. On her return she was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Wedge and son marge, who plan on residing in Halifax during the summer.

Mr. and Mrs. Milford Jelly of To:onto arrived home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jelly of Toronto. Om, arrived Tuesday evening .to spend their vacation with Mr. Ray's mother, Mrs. John Jelly, and his brothers Harold and Avard.

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Sililker and cliiiigliter Irma, were visitors to suminerside Tuesday.

iiir. ClifIord'Ellis, O'Lear', mo- mred to Charlottetown to attend the IICEJ.

Mrs. Earl Ellis returned to her Il")IllE in West Cape Tuesday after spending a few. days in Summer- side where her husband is a pa- iimit in the Prince County Hos- pital. a "

Mr. Edward Rogers and two sons, of Brookline, are spending their l.lCail0i'I in O'Lpary, P. E. I.

sincere sympathy is extended Messrs. Peter and Charles Smith of West Point in the sudden death of their brother, Fred Smith, on Thursday afternoon.

Mr. Leigh Curtis and Ian Mac- Miirdo. accompanied by the Misses Lurls and Liane Horne, and Min Annie Verleen Johnstone. all of Siimmerside. motored to D'Leary on the holiday and were the guests oi Mtg Joyce MacDougall of Up- mrvale.

Mrs Linnie Ellis and son. Heber, iiid Harris Johnstone, Summerside, recently motored to q'Leary where they spent the day visiting rela- tiies and friends.

The Misses Litrla and Liane Horne. Bummeralde, are spending met: vacation at a cottage at Mill

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The fire department was called nut during the thunder and light- Hlnl storm Tuesday night to a fire at the.restaura.ht owned by Mr. Scott Currie. which was thought at first to have been struck by light- ning. No damage was reported.

Dr. Maoblurdo has returned to his Drnctice after being a patient in the Prince county 1-lospitalwm; an inlured finger received while P1-”i.l'1”l' ball.

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--Mr. Alan Matthews. employed 1" New York. is visiting his par- exits. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Matthews of o'Lesry.

Mrs. Maud Harris who is em- lilnyed in Moncton is visiting her parents Mr..and Mrs. Trueman Harris. Locke Road.

Asooial evening and farewell mill! was held in the 0'Leary I-fall Q1.-July 15. in honor of Mr. and

'3. Albert Noonan and son Grant. and Mrs. Margaret Noonan.

Mr. Melvin Ellis and son Aubrey Who have been employed in Toron- I". 0m.. during the past year ar- vm-ri at their home in O'Leary to Rnend their holidays.

Mrs. Effie Osbourne. Boston, lwd Mrs. Ina nix. Springfield M080. were visitors last week of NW Ruben: Boulter and Mrs. Ala Gain of Unionvale.

M"- HUT? Boulter, Jr.. of Un- "llwale. in Summcrside Tlmrldnr on business.

Mlvlm Hm: Maccormick and V III. Elmer MacDonald of Union- l"P. attended the Women's Insti- ”'0 Convention in Charlottetown

Mr. and Mrs. Billie MaoNeill. ?,"C0mPInied,by Mr. and Mrs. Wil- "lm S. Harris left for'f.heir homes 'in Attleboro. Mesa. after spending heir holidays in O'Leary and vio- lnlty with relatives and friends.

Mr; and Mrs. Ralph lincuilan "Id son Louis. snide. spent an Dleaaant-week-end in O'Leary. f

Mr. and Ilra.'l-farold Macbellan 01 Bixmmeraide. spent the week end "1 0'1-eery with relatives.

Mrs. Mae Gorrill left the latter part of the week to spend her Wldlyl in Toronto.

w:1r:howan'.-13.7.: of .0'l..eary in bum... I few dgyatn Halifax on '1'9ill:!II1'i pupil and I rent: of

Bwinineid West” paint-I W000? School motored to Mac- bonalira ahoea 1-may anemone

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-Mn. George Clarkhas return- ed to her home in Brooklyn after undergoing surgical tr atment in the Prince County Hospi al.

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hughes, Charlottetown. and their little daughter, were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wells. Alber- on.

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-Miss Eleanor Clark. summer- side. and Mr. Arthur Clark, Tor- onto. ar spending holidays at the home o their father. Mr. George Clark, Brooklyn. .

I -Mr. Emerson Matthews. Mont- real, Is -epfiding a vacation visit- ing relatives and friends in Alber- ton.

--Mr. and Mrsu Frank Larkin. Rockland. Mass, are spending their vacation at the sou' West cottage with their mother. Mrs. H. J; Lat kin. Alberton. '

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closing Exercises (' At Olleary School

-Closing exercises of O'Leary Schools were held in the 0'Leary Hall on June 24. The hall was filled with parents, pupils and vis- itors. Mr. Lewis MacKenzie, prin- cipal of the school, was chairman.

Prize list and certificates award- ed to Grade VIII pupils:

Aletha Harris, Marion MacKen- ale. Claudette MacNeill, Freda. and Lila MacAusland, Ursala Woodside. Blair Bernard, Rankin Macxlnnon, Norman Kennedy, Freddie and Kenneth Johnstone and Wayne Matthews.

Grade IX prize list (Lewis Mac- Kenzie): 1. Charles Macxenzie; 2. Doris Strang; 3. Aubrey Harris; 4. Audrey Dunville.

Grade VIII: 1. Claudette Mac-

eill; 2. (Freda MacAusland, Nor- man Kennedy. ties); 3. Ursala Woodslde.

Grade VIII (teacher's tests): 1. Claudette MacNelll; 2. Freda Mac- Ausland; 3. Ursala Woodside; 4. Lila MacAus1and; 5. Marion Mac- Kenzie; 6. Kenneth Johnstone.

P"lzes for Intermediate Dept. (Miss Pearl Craig):

Grade VII-1. Barbara MacNeill; 2. Georgia Yeo; 8. Loydia Matth- ews; 4. Sandra Matthews; 5. Dawna Maclilnnon.

Grade VI-l. Nancy Campbell; 2. Albert Harris; 3. Cynthia Ken- nedy; 4. Betty MacAusland; 5. Karol Bernard.

Grade 'V - 1. Robert Chrruthers; 2. Priscilla Gallant; 3. Leigh Vatcher; 4. Diane Wedge; 5. Rich- ard Oaon.

Jr. Dept. (Mrs. Jack Matthews):

Grade V (B)-1. Eric Phillips; 2. Barbara Maciienzie; 3. Gerald Yeo; 4. Marlene Palmer; 5. Hinson Mac- Mlllan.

Grade 4 (B)-l. Valerie MacWil- liam; 2. Marvin MacDonald; 3. Georgie Carruthers; 4. Ruth saun- ders; 5. Hum Phillips.

Grade 3-1. Cheryl Ozon; 2. Betty Phillips; 3. Ronald Turner; 4. Glladya Rielly; 5. Claire MacDon- a d.

Primary Department (Mrs. Mae Palmer. teacher):

Grade II--1. Adrice Macxinnon; 2. Sharon Ellis; 3. Shirley Palmer; 4. Eva MacMillan; 5. Gary John- stone.

Grade I (A)-1. George Saun- ders; 2. Carol MacDonald; 3. Jackie Fate; 4. Gail MacDonald; 5. Agnes Phillips.

Grade I (B)-1. Noelle Grey; 2. Junior Gallant; 3. Keith MacDon- ald: 4. Gary MacGregor.

Special prizes for general profic- iency: Virginia siuiker.

Improvement in reading: Grant Noonan. -

General improvement: D a. v i d Rielly, Major MacDonald. Prizes for attendance: B lair

Waite, George Saunders, Agnes Phillips, Gary Phillips. Eric and Betty Phillips.

Prize money was donated by the following: Dr. L. G. Dewar, Claude Jelly. George Carrulhers, Matthews it Ozon. 1-l.'C. Jelly, W. B. sea- men. W. S. Turner. Albert Noonan. I"armers' Co-op. Association Ltd.. Marne Kennedy, Claude MacNelll. J. A. Matthews, Macwilliams and Turner, Fate and Co.. and teachers. At the close of the program gills were presented the teachers from the pupils.

-AZ. where a very enjoyable picnic was held. Swimming and other games were greatly enjoyed.

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Kerslnkc, Toronto. Ont.. are visiting Mrs.

Mr. and Mrs.' Dan Buchanon.

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The greatest sale of fine furs in 111 years featured a. full page advertisement by Gimbel Bros. in a. Phllade.Igi;ioia paper lafst week. Over 5200. worth of tire were offered consisting of 1000 articles priced at from 839. to .3479. The furs were in various length coats. stoles, capes, scarfs and Jackets. They included mink, let out musk- rat. northern back muskrat. -llsaurgi marten. squirrel. Persian am . processed lamb. sheared raccoon and sheared beaver.

Lit'.s Bros. in the seine city held a week long sale which featured such selections of black dyed per- slan lamb coat with pastel mink collar and cuffs for 0475. Ranch or platinum mink atoles and clutch capes, 3259. and sheared raccoon coats at 3259. other articles were priced from 599' up to 52500. All over the United States sixnllar fur sales are being held despite the fact that this is a. hot, yes very hot, season of the year.

Sam Gottesfeld, discussing the fur market in Women's Wear Daily has the following . . . Mink remains the one bright spot in the skin pic.- turc, sources reporting steady move- ment of this fur - a. movement which would be even greater were it not for deplete stocks of this item. Raccoon business is still re- ported but it is not as active as it was a month or six weeks ago. As one broker put it, there is just enough buying power in the mar- ket to keep raccoons moving slow- ly but steadily. Beaver activity is said to have slowed down drasti- cally with the price softening. Re- cent large offerings at auction plus the withdrawal of European buying power has made the avail- able supply too large for the Unit- ed States market to absorb at pre- sent. Muskrat business continues extremely thin as it now has to depend largely on domestic manil- facturers, most of whom are said to have encountered difficulty in selling made up garments.

Some sources report prices un- changed on the best eastern and central types while Canadian and Western types have eased off- up to 10 per cent. Some sources re- port flurries of activity in items such as white fox going to trim- ming makers. one source also re- ported some business in blue fox. Another said this fur was in the proniotional rather than the sell- ing stage at this point. Quite a number of manufacturers are con- siderlng a close down and they ihiiik it would have been well to have closed down in June or July. What really appears to be in the back of the minds of the adherents of a shut down is this . . . Closinz off of sklii supplies in June, July or August would force makers to

ARUNREL. Sussex. lhigland (CP) --Norman Wyatt, 34-year-old par- ish council Ihalrman. resigned aft- er the coimcil voted for Sunday games. r

LONDON CP -- During a game of cricket at London airport, a ball hit to the edge of the field struck and killed a rabbit.

buy more heovilyln advance. An- other group feels that Lnterference with the normal schedule of pro- duction in the market by creation of an "artificial" storage pf mer- chandise is fraught with danger.

The Canadian Fur Auction Sales Company (Quebec) Ltd. will hold a. special sale of Alaska fur seal. beaver, otter and muskrat in Mon- treal for the Canadian Govern- ment on August 27. Merchandise will go on show August 25-26.

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In I. lawsuit held in Bridgeport. Conn., July 16. Judge John Clark Fitzgerald in the Common Pleae Court gave the decision that a fur coat is a necessity for a woman rather than a luxury. It was the basis of a finding by him awarding Model Fur Company of Bridge- port, damages of 3490 with costs against Harry Harrison, Jewellry and Loan Company of Bridgeport, and Carrie Lou Miller of parts un- known. Because a fur coat is a. necessity Judge Fitzgerald ruled it is unnecessary to record an addi- tional bill of sale for such a gar- ment. The above declslon may have far-reaching effects in the future.

Japan exported 72,300 undressed and 4500 dressed mink skins to the United States in April. They also. shipped to the United States that month 15,500 squirrel, 1,850 mar- ten and large quantities of cheap- er iypes of skins. The above shows that Japan is producing mink in considerable quantities and it is our opinion that it does not mean a too healthy situation in the future as the Japanese can work very cheaply and fish and other food products are also very low in cost in that country.

An ordinary end of the season collection of dressed mutation mink brought unchanged prices at the New York Auction Company last week. Top prices were, Pastels -- males. 057, females 325.50. Stewart Pastels-males 554, females 324.50. Gunmetal-males 545. females 322. White-males 58. females S34. Sap- phire-males :63, females 535.50. Plailnums- males 537, females 321.50.

Albert Leonard writing in the Black Fox Magazine and Modern Mink Breeder, has-the following: ”No, we are not talking cows, we are talking about mink. We want mink that are heavy milk produc- era. Many.lltters of two or three kits would have had several more brothers and sisters it momma. had been a good milk producer. Other litters of five or six that never got off to a good start would have been big husky fellows if their mother had been the dairy type. Milk pro- duction ln mink is at hereditary characteristic the some as it is in milk cows or any- other species of animal life. The mother passes this characteristic on to her daugh- ters -and her granddaughters through her sons and daughters. Daughters from a mother who is a good milk producer and sired by a father whose mother and grand. mother were good milk producers have a splendid prospect for feed- ing their young well. Likewise a

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Under the leadership of Gov- ernor sir James Douglas. the colony of British Columbia felt a very pressing need 01 serviceable 'traiis into the interior of the country. They built the Cariboo Trail. tili- ished in 1859 by the Royal En- gineers. This had opened up the Fraser Valley from 1-lope North through the Fraser Canyon and on through Lytton. Spences Bridge, Clinton. Soda Creek, Quesnel and then east to Barkerville and the Cariboo mines. I

That same year Sir James Doug- las appointed Edward Dewdney. who later was Lleut.-Governor. to build a. trail from 1-lope cast into the Similkamien district. This trail was surveyed and built by the Royal Engineers, who instead of using the more direct Hope Pass. with 6000 feet elevation, went south through the Allison Pass, now in Manning Park. at a. height of 4450 feet elevation, without having any gradient greater than one foot in 12 feet. It was completed as far as Princeton in 1860, when the work was abandoned and was known as the Dewdney Trail.

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Four years after this section of the Trail had been completed, rum- on were circulated throughout the State of Idaho that placer gold had been found hi the British Colony to the north. at a place called Wild Horse Creek, a tri- butary of the Kootenay River. that- flowed from British Columbia as

mother lacked dairy temperament and was sired by a father, from the same kind of a strain may have this bad characteristic intensified in her makeup. Even though she may be a prize winner on the show table she may lose nearly all her young the first three days of life.

Fortunately we do not need mink milking machines, milk scales and record charts to determine the mink's milking ability. This can he done by looking at the litter while they are still together. If there are at least six big husky kits in the litter we can give their mother a good rating on the dairy type. of course the best time to judge the mother would be the day the kits are four weeks old. Up until that time they have eaten very little except the milk their mother has given them. While the kits are with their mothers is the time to go through the ranch and definite- ly mark the litters from which the breeders will be selected. some may lack fur quality or have other poor qualities in November when the final selection is made, but the mink that will be used for breed- ers should come from this group that has been selected as good mllkers. Fortunately good size, good health and outstanding vigor are usually associated with good dairy type. Milk production and size can- not be substituted for fur quality but when one can get both he be-

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By J. A. Clark. D.Bo. THE DEWDNEY TRAIL

far south as uiooy in Montana and then back north. through Idaho, by way of Bonners Ferry, into the British Colony again.

In 1804 great numbers of adven- turers. prospector: and traders fol- lowed the river trails north from the United States and reached wild Horse Creek, near Cranbrook (then known as Joseph's Prairie) in south-east British Columbia. They found large deposits of gold, in the blueslate bedrock that was easy to mine. Over 500 claims were staked. Sluiees and rockers were made and operated to return from 5100.00 to 31000.00 per day. The merchants from the south made fortunes, by sending supplies from Idaho over quickly made river trails to Wild Horse Creek. Beef was taken in from Salt Lake City. Utah. Tobacco, eggs and flour were sold at any price that was asked. Both the gold and the profits from supplies went largely to Americans south of the border, as there was no way of access from the West Coast to the new gold field.

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Governor Seymour had succeed- ed Sir James Douglas in the Bri- tish Colony, and when appealed to, by the colonists of the coast, to open a trail, he engaged Edward Dewdney in 1866 to extend the Dew- dney Trail from Princeton in Wild Horse Creek in East Kootenay. The work started that spring and was completed in September 1066.

It seems almost incredible that 800 miles of a serviceable trail could be built, through a moun- tainous country, with only oxen to pull the great tree stumps, and hora and mules to carry supplies, and men with hand-shovels to do the digging. The work rivals mod- em undertakings when the ob- stacles overcome are taken into consideration. We recently observ- ed the construction of an electric service line, through what was probably similar terrain, south of Cultus Lake near Chilllwack. B,C. Many of the trees out were over two feet in diameter and the rocky

slopes in places were almost por- ,

pendicular. We understood they

have been a year clearing a. 5 mile i

right of way. A direct line from Hope to Wild Horse Creek is about 240 miles. It is 498 miles from Hope to Cranbrook by No. 3 Highway. The Dewdney Trail followed river valleys where that was possible. but it had to climb through many canyons and mountain passes that greatly increased its length to about 800 miles. I C O

The ups and downs of a parallel route, No. 3 Highway, may give some idea of this early engineering problem. From west to east the fol- lowing are the elevations given on the Highway maps: Hope 157 feet; Allison Pass 4450 feet; Princeton 2095 feet; Keremeos 1530 feet; Okanagan Falls 1015 feet; Deny- cos Lake 990 feet; Greenwood 2541 feet; Grand Forks 1750 feet; Ross- land 3617 feet; Trail 1367 feet; Nelson 1774 feet; Creeton 2000 feet:

and oranbsook Soil feet..'1'he trail went through an even more moun- tainous section than the elevations given would indicate.

As soon as it was completed hordes swarmed over the trail from the west, through the wilds of Bri- tish Columbia. They were similar to those who had proceeded them from the south and in addition there were settlers with oxen and household chattels who intended to provide supplies for the miners and others at the gold dlggings.

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The winter of 1860-87 was a hard one at Wild Horse Creek and when spring melted the heavy blanket of snow. it was found that much of the gold bearing strata had been carried away by the movement of icy formations so that very little gold could be found. Consternatlon

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grown up like a mushroom. Then fantastic rumors of gold finds on the Big Bend of the Columbia. Riv- er to the north reached the dos- pondent mining camp. The man that followed to the Columbia gold fields left the Wild Horse Creek camp deserted almost over night.