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Prime Minister St. Laurent.of Canada while attending a meeting or the British Commonwealth visited Beaver House. the Hudsonfs Bay bead-

guarte-rs in London. and was shown

over what is one of the finest

qgiuildings of its kind in the world.

The Canadian Fur Auction Sales

' company (Quebec) Ltd.. Montreal. will hold one of the largest pub-

' ant furs.

.uc auctions in several years. with fresh collections of various types On Monday, January 22, 13.000 beaver. 10,000 wild milk and 1.500 otter will be offered. On

' Tuesday, January 23, 3.027 Alaska

seal, 28.000 ranch mink and 9.500

vfmutation mink will comprise the

offering. On Wednesday, January 24, 700 fisher. 2,500 martep, 2.000 white fox, 10.000 red fox, 1,200 blue fox. 1,500 cross fox, 1,500 lynx, 700 lynx cat. 3,000 wolf and 300 timber wolf will be on sale. On 'Ilhursday, January 25. 70.000 muskrat. 10,000 e'rmln0. 100.000 Cans adian squirrel. 5.000 raccoon. 1.000 skunk, 10,000 silver fox including -1,000 platinums, 2000 white mark- ed. 10,000 standards - a. very fine collection - will be offered. Fri- day, January 26 will be devoted to the selling of the remainder of the silver fox and mutations. The silver fox and mutations go on s-ho-w at 8.00 am. January 23. This sale will give a good indication of the trend of silver fox for the bal- ance of the season.

. Hudson's Bay Company report- cd -that their January sale of Sean- dinavian fox -pelts was one of the best they have had for some time. Of the 6.200 skins offered about 75 per cent were sold and fresh goods wcre estimated to have brought full Scandinavian local prices, while stale goods advanced 20 per cent over t-be last sale held in Seiptemuber. French and Ita- lians were the main buyers. Top prices for the sale were: full sil- vers, 1:24; three-quarters. 218 105. half silvers. 218 10s; quarters. E16 15s; white marked iii 15:. The above prices are rerniniscent of better times of some years 880- The explanation will be given lat- er on.

Following t-he 'a.bove sale the Hudson's Bay Company wild mink

mcollection was sold and it ad-

vanced 10 per cent over the levels of a year ago. A large part of the offering was bought by. a. New York buyer. Ranch mink was said

An be fully 15 per cent above New

York ide and as I. result very few Unit d States orders were re- ceivcd for it. Standard mink brought up as high as 2445; Muta- tion mink up to 340.5; Canadian

. silver fox. fu-ll silvers, it); three-

,.q,uarters. 5:5 155; Plantinums, 214.

”A cabled report ofMAnning. Chadwick 5; Kiever. Ltd., sale of wsilver fox received by Women's Wear Daily New York. is as fol- lows-Scandinaivrian goods prov, much more saleaibic than Cana-

" dian merchandise at our sale of

"silver fox here today. The reason :

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was obvious as the principal buy- ers were the French, who are al- lowed to import more freely from soft currency countries. About ,65 per cent of the Canadian goods was disposed of. Scandinavian skins also brought relatively high- er prices. The official auction house states . . . Silver fox, Cana- dian skins, wihere sold realized good prices. Scandinavian skins sold remarkably well. realizing approximately December Oslo prices. Plantina and pearl platina best grades. were in very strong demand. Top prices at today's sales ere: half silvers, 212 55; three uarters silvers, 5211 15s; full silvers, itll 10s: platina, fit! 55; pearl platina, 1:10 105.

We have just finished our end of the year peipori. for the McLure and Macxinnon Silver Fox Farms, Ltd., and it may be interesting to other ranchers to know what our costs were to produce a. silver fox or mutation pelt . . . Feed, s16.20; wages, drugs, light and power, telephone, hauling. insurance. taxes. registration. petting. sundry ox- penses, office expenses. auditing, .012, making a total of 328.20. An exact account and monthly state- ment made out for every expendi- ture can thus be taken as a fair indication by any rancher, except that it does not allow for deprecia- tion.

Strong buying was shown at the Dominion Fur Auction, Winnipeg. last week. About 3,500 wild mink brought between 355 and s60 for the fine northern males and 035 to 040 for females. The 2,000 silver- blu and pastels were sold out completely. with silverblu ad- vancing l5 to 20 per cent over December, and pastel 10 to 15 per cent. Silvenblu went from 530 to 536.50 for males and 318 to 524 for females; pastel males brought 535 to 340; average juality females s20 to s25. The 10,000 standand ranch mink were 70 per cent sold at a top of s30.50 for males; good qual- ity males drew 025 to 328; females 516 to :20.

The Moscow line

Must Jealousies of nations lead to war?

I: there no remedy for this day's ills

Except the slaughter of the battle- - fields.

The broken homes, the starving refugees,

The lusts infernal. loosed to brut- alize

The shattered remnants of hu- manity

That shall be aftermath of any War

This day and age releases on man- kind? 1

Is there in backwardness of Rus-

sin

A plan or pattern that could ours improve?

Could such a land of poverty and fear ' 1

To mankind offer any hope or

A nation that. has not umproved herself But yet would turn all others to

-her way? , Why must the gullible of our own land

Follow such hate as there so clear- ly shown?

The hate that makes men traitors to themselves,

Their .land, their neighbors and their families - The self induced ' ity of hate:

Whose victims, too weak minded

to resist.

Become its gents of subversion

. here;

I-falfwlts who follow others to their doom:

The public nuisances by all men known ,

To be Just what they are, life's .warpcd misfits:

The swallowers and followers of ” Marx ' Whose tripe was old before Carl

Marx was born: c

on ma grandad by the ancient. 6

As 1 is another pi-oven fallacyw" That tcxsted fairly couldn't fill the bi

I Where humaninature in its aggre-

Ilia. And average alike would take the way

for all Reality,--not ideology l Must. rule the earth and all r walk thereon; - so why must mam beguila them-

who

" ulvu to hope "I'h'pt.fightlng human nature can they win what

nichmon are

co crew them and holds them in contempt.

And cheaper than the scrapings

. - off their boots? ' -James Ilacbean.

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Windsor. Onflflo.

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- NEWSY NOTES -

By Agricola . o-eoo-o-on-is-c'o-an against the murky skies

Till oven sum 'swans, - ,over the fenlands. "Ti"? :l:”f,;;la';”'o:11,”WE9":,jg When the second World War to fms wubm mm” acid-”-owngbroke out. Peter Scott. joined the ed Accentor or Oven-bird, (sciur-'g"i"ndH 21:3; ngargid .236 ?p'uSk' us aurocaplllusi, is a true Warb-im','. memselvesf ' " lB.8r0hI't::I?8rIlnl::ll!;:glts(1)8 Tuggautllluel He mm "ck w M” 0” hm” om” W-an way with and founded the "Severn (River) crowns ma Wm; helm?” ;-:';';g;,Wiltdfo)wl Trust," an area in Glou- with dusky on the breast: It comes f,ff,f?o,””,,,”';f;ff,,',f, 3 Jud 533:; the last of May, but we would not and ease In 1949 his Search for to chant. of wee-chee, wee-chee. wee- he .,;','.,:Q.,e”, t;',k,:1::og'hg,5:lge'.g:;g chee, uttered with increasing vol-, one-5 knowledge ,5 mcessumf millty to tgf egga Fallow ghis 5181: limited but the write! has never mm Y”;1m:l I , em 93") " heard of a delinquent who liked cover; r ?'mgx1;01' "Elf, "9 elf; natural history, nor of a naturalist lookins xferovously oifoundae fez; ntIl:e'who l;):;:d '1 bank. Captain Scott was r . gggigchecsfmf ncfmpigilfp tThe lIt. was an old belief that the tum otpdrled 1-ea 5 0 3 Y -3Wc' influenza appears with greater placed on the grzxlfndagnd 3:235: imillence every mmy years' The as severe epidemic of "'fiu” was tgmllrlfgl its f:::"m0ttled eE85,ln 1918, finishing up in Arctic The mm t:fms3m- Mme Ir lcanada in 1919. There is probably me nest I d m 0m minor outbreaks every year, and mum ham" th ado 0:5?” 83155 ":5 some of these are notable too. Ear- ture used h tie Togas? SW10" ly in 1930, Pope Pius XI,-died from wwes as ougdoor ovlgns F 0U59'pthc effects of this disease. My such round-nestm -bras t notes say that in February, 25 be rare gm the Islagd I 51:15 per cent. of school children in Mon- dogs cats foxes skunksrlowminllggefdwyuejgll min mnu';' Febnliary and other predators abound, co',,..',,.u,g 1,039 ,,e,,o,,2"X,3E”,,,t if: say nothlins of hawks. crows andgluenza in England. The present. Sofgglsoi bgfds visitation is taking a. great toll in wmers Sredfit Nli'.hl-00.ui;lh1c1: .mN1Y,that. country but as yet no exact. .er tea;-'h.er ,);v'EAC:!:i-Egan tlilachg figures are forhcoming. rising crescendo: one bird-watcheizi however, puts the accent on the. last syllable.. This Warbler was George Bernard .5;-mw mm. classed as a summer resident in mg cynic and eplgmmmaflst was SDEDCFS. an wro a pece on igflehglglshfgggdrgn 1914. and that is "the growth of harmony". I pre. Oven-)Bird 0 D?" myGldl)d,kcs1:estedl;erveds1t1he'me;e' and today I can gjhrush. A;)'U. 6'14. Plumage aboutig:,:t1ng?wg:lnc::;?nzn:nogggr-wag; crgw:i"lli9m" 1:030 5Exg5- gengfe Olbstonishlng rather than pleasing. two blaci st;7l;;!'e.eye0;1:grewhlbeYiLetlvgilmttell how this came about. flash olfi the upper parts. wlnss andtem heBI"'.IIIe:;?;1 kl: IahI1li:g;!y"y ”i:'"?S; ....'.7..ZE;5'””'i3.3Z..i1ii25i””5.h?tZ.'TW”? if i3”'.2.";"' ”l,,”” "W" ' - .ea.ro cars a are rst sound- ztwlilked 0; rather. dotted Withved discordant and senseless to the vial: Y :11; :'6:5t1:ndmS1de5- 1-938 main body of contemporary pro- 6 Y D 1311- D8 of adultnfessional musicians. By senseless, -15 mche5- 1 mean. in the case of a discord, that you calruiot for instance for- see its resolution or relate it to ii key. Great composers anticipate the rank and file of us in this sort of perception. and consequently in the toleration of combinations which seem unbearable in the ab- sence of any such perception." (continued in next Notes).

G. B. S. REJOICES

NATURE NOTES

Carl von Linne, better known to' us as Linnaeus, was born in Swe-l den. in 1707. His father intendedl him for the ministry but the laid,. at four years old, was constantly! inquisitive about plants and their! uses, and this curiosity ultimately? shaped his life. . He at last, after many travels

MAYFIELD W. I.

The regular monthly meeting of the Mayfield Institute was held at the home of Mrs. Millar Orr on Jan. 2. Meeting opened by singing the Institute Ode, follow- ed by the Creed. Roll call was answered by five members and one visitor. Secrets y being ab- sent there were no minutes. Mrs. Blair Andrew gave the report of the bean , expenses s8.22. leaving a balance of 030.44.

Christmas treat for school child- ren amounted to 34.08 and Christ- mas box sent 31.95. Committees were reappointed. It was-moved and seconded that bill be paid.

be answered withzexchange of Valentines. Mm. Eddy Cole on iunoh committee. Spelling match to beheld at next meeting. The hostess served I delicious lunch. Meeting closed with the Mizpah Benediction.

RICE POINT W. I.

The January meeting of Rice Point W. I. was held at the home of Mrs. C. MacEachcrn with an attendance of five members and two visitors.

Collection amounted to 90c. Two members paid dues.

Regular business being com- pleted. correspondence was read by secretary which included lei- ters of thanks for Christmas gifts, druit, to the sick. sohool children's treat and card of sympathy.

Arrangemenbs were made to have Dr. Florence Murray speak at Al- ton Hall on Jan. 16.

Other correspondence was read

decided to leave the quilting un- til after the February meeting.

A present to be given to a re- cently married couple. also an In- stitute pin to be presented to a member.

Mrs. Fletcher MacEachem in! vited the members to her home for

answered by each member donat- ing a cup. Lunch committee be- ing appointed meeting closed with the National Anthem.

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LONG RIVER W.I.

The Long River W.I. met at the home of Mrs. Arthur Johnstone on Jan. 5. Meeting opened by re- vpeatin-g Ode and Creed in unison.

Roll Call was answered by 13 m L s, one visitor was wel- comed.

It was decided to . member two boys from Long River who are in the services.

Committees reported. New com-

Woiiien's Institute Meetings.

. Proceeds 038786; l

Collection amounted to 75c. February meeting to be held! later in the month. Roll call to

and discussed by meeting. It wasl

the next meeting. Roll call to be ,

turn alphabetically. Collectors re- ported 515.85. for Children's Aid Society.

On motion meeting adjourned. Lunch was served by committee assisted by the hostess.

SOURIS LINE ROAD W. I.

I The regular -mdrithly meeting of ,

Souris Line Road W. I. was held at the home of Mrs. Cyril Mac- Donald on January 3, 1051.

Roll call (that of a New Year's

Resolution) was answered by 12 imembers. One new member was enrolled and three visitors were 'present. Minutes of last meeting :were read by secretary-treasurer Mary Keays. ' A discusssmn of business took :place immediately. All financial ;matters, (gifts to crippled child- ren, brooms for school, etc.) Iris- lng from December meeting had .been attended to, Including the purchasing of , gifts for retiring President, Mrs. Lame Keuys and retiring Secretary-Treasurer, Miss Helen Mclsaac.

The Sick Committee purchase of fruit for sick district. , E It was decided that a donation "of, one hundred and fifty dollars !(s150.00) be given to Secretary of lschool 'I1rust.ees of Souris Line .iRoad South scl'ioH' district to help ;dei'ray expenses of chemical toil- iets installed in the school during ithe past summer.

It was moved and seconded that la donation of ten dollars (010.00) .be given the Sourls Line Road

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reported of the

lNo1-th School to help buy furn- ishings. A cash box is to be pur- chased for the Institute. . The following Committees were . appointed 1: Sick Committee e Mrs. Joseph

P. MacAulay and Mrs. Joseph L. MacDonald.

School Committee - Mrs. Hugh MacAulay and Mrs. Cyril Donald.

1 Mrs. Joseph L. MacDonald invit- led the members to her home for .February meeting. , Meeting adjourned with singing ;of National Anthem.

A delicious lunch was served by

the hostess after which a card game followed: net receipts amounting to 32.20.

A vote of thanks was extended

to the hostess by Mrs. Lorne Keays and seconded by Mrs. Joseph P. MacAulay, President.

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and adventures. became Professor of Botany at Upsala Unive:sity.l He was ennobled in 1161, but in 1767 his memory began to fail, and after a paralytic stroke, he died in 1718. "1-le found biology a chaos, he left a. cosmos," writes one of his admirers: and he might have added -- "but we'll soon have it chaos again!"

ms Um? surviving son. Carl, died five years later, and his moth- er sold the herbarium and books of records to Dr. J. E. Smith, first president of the Llnnean society. It is said that Dr. Smith visited Upsala and offered the widow 200 pounds for the herbarium, which was accepted, for it was a great sum in those days. Somebody told the King of Sweden, ovnd he sent a. man-of-war to intercept Dr. Smith and recover the herb- arium. It: was too late! The herb- a-rium is still the property of the society and I believe is stored in one of the English Colleges.

In the Pocket Book of Science- Flction a story, called "Twilight" tells of the future, when man has killed off everything that men- aced him - and many things that haven't. Among the latter are. the birds. The new poison-sprays for insects are already at work and. the caterpillar that the bird feeds to its young is sure death to the poor nestlings. We may deplore this. but cannot prevent it.

Captain 1?. 1''. Scott; and his companions perished in the Ant- arctic in 1912. As Captains scan lay dying in his tent. he wrote a farewell message to mg wife: "Make the boy interested in nat-- ural history." Young Peter Scott did become interested; in birds. He became an artist too. and paint-, ed his favorite ducks, geese and

Business Spotlight

(By For-bcs Rliude,

Canadian Press Business Editor

Canadian wool growers "may have front seats for the top of 1951." says Wool News. published by Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers. Ltd.. concerning advanc- ing wool prices.

Canadian growers do their clipping in May, June and early July, and last year they and growers in other countries which take the clip early did not get as high returns as those who market- ed later. . I

Even so. lastyear, early-selling sheep men were delighted to find they were getting the top of the 1949 season. But. prices continued to, advance in the late years, to the surprise of authorities with

many )'eBl'S Of experience.

Now these same authorities. who advised caution in mid-1960. see reason to believe the peak has not yet: been reached.

Meantime, advices from Mel- bourne report four world records at the opening of the 196.1 Geelong sales. .

London and Boston are the two chief export markets for Canadian wool. of which '70 per cent is handled by the Canadian Co-op- erativa Wool Growers, which has its own agency in London and direct connection with the Boston market.

Canadian wool reaching the open market goes through one of 2'1 government-registered ware- houses. The wool is graded under government supervision and grow- ers are.paid on the" basis of grade and condition.

Last year the Canadian clip totalled 9.000.000 pounds, down

mittes appointed. Sick. Mrs. W. E. Johnstone, Mrs. Hedley Payn- ter,Wliss Mae Found. Lunch, Mrs. Elmer Mac-Leod. Mrs. W. E. John- stone. Mrs. Ralph Johrnstone. Mrs. Oscar Johnstone. To scrub school, Mrs. Euctace Paynter, Mrs. James

Bernard, Mrs. Edwin Bernard. Mrs. Mae Brown. One member I paid fee.

Hostess for Teforuary meeting

will be Miss Mae Found when roll call will be an exchange of Valentines. '

A "thank you" letter was re- ceived from Jack Paynter, R.C.

price.

A.F. who had spent Christmas in Clinton, Ont.

A very interesting letter was read by Mrs. Murdoch MacLeod from Mrs. Malcolm MacLeod. re- presentative to. the A.C.W.W. con- ference in Copenhagen last year.

A committee of six were ap- pointed to work in conjunction with tile hall committee to raise funds to repair the community hall in the near future. Mrs. Heath Campbell, Mrs. Ralph John- stoife, Mrs. Elmer Macbeod, Mrs. Arthur Johnstone. Mrs. Andrew Johnstone. Mrs. Oliver Payntcr.

lg wu decided to hold a social evening in the hall on Friday eve-

, Wanted inAToronto for the slay- ing of Albert Layng during a rob- bery in 1949, Stanley Buckoski, 24, has been sentenced to death in San Quentin prisons gas chamber for a Los Angeles murder. Buck- oski, also known as Frank Miller, was convicted of killing Mrs. Helen Edmu-nds. 82, when she ur- prised him last Feb. 1 in a burglary attempt in Los Angcles. Toronto police authorities who sought to have Buckoski extradited to face the charge of killing Layng, have

mg" naxgrirnrs Ezimgztlele a hold order in case he ever

5;, eh Johnstone Mr: Flrancig should be freed of the murder

Paynler, Mrs. Mae Brown. Miss Marga"

Mae Founvd. Mrs. Ernest Dunning. ,g, - , g, g,,,,,.

It was decided. to sell refresh-

ments at the rink, each taking their CHICAGO. Jim 17 ,-(AP) -

Three players today returned

signed 195:1 contracts to Chicago White Sox, raising to 1,9 the total in the Pale 1-Iosc fold for next season. They ' were outfielder Gerry scnlmlpllcher Lou Kretlow and catcher Don Wheeler.

about 50 per cent from the war- time peak. Wool people believe the bottom has been reached and that production this year may be up five to 10 per cent, though it takes