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A meeting of the mecutivs o: the Canadian National Silver For: Breeders’. ‘Association. was held in the company's office mt Tuesday afternoon and the date of the am. nual meeting was fixed for ‘June 21st. at Montreal. A letter was 100d 11y D. o. Stewart requesting‘ the Association to send a delegate to the‘ Irstemational Fur Confer- once to be held in Oslo. Norway. July 30th. It will baseman-lulled that the first International fur conference ever held was at Char- lottetocvncJuly, i048, with mam. hers attending from Norway. I“. land. Newfoundland. United States. Canada and others represented by correspondence. At that meeting a great deal; of information was given by each country regarding its fur farming programs and cer- lain specific actions were taken in an effort to stabilize fur farm- ing. While these have not accom- plished a great deal as yet they have been of some practical im- portance and it was felt by the Directors of the Canadian Nat- ional Association that contact mould be kept up and the Inter- llgtional fur conference continued.

After a full and free discussion it was unanimously decided to send D. 0. Stewart to represent the Association at Oslo. ‘Iherc could not be a better choice as Mr. Stewart was the principal organizer‘ of the initial meeting m. Charlottetown. is in touch with various parties in the different countries connected with the As- sociation and will assemble the rsoulred data to be presented if Oslo. 0f course during the present disturbed state of world finances and the transition period which countries are going through, many difficulties will arise that appear msolvable but by the free contacts made at International meetings and some give and take, progress will be-madé and ‘a more health? state of affairs result. Mr. Stewart will likely make the trip by air. leaving early in July.

Quite a uiscussio l took place re the fact that i-lon. Mr. Abbott had failed to remove either the pro- cessing tax or the excise tax in his budget. while freeing jewellers and sllversmihhs from the 25 per cent tax levied. It was moved. sec- onded and unanimously carried that s. resolution pointing out the very difficult situation in which the fur fawning industry is and asking that the processing tax at least be discontinued. That tax is l0 per cent and an additional tax of 8 per cent is placed on the manufacturer's cost. There is lfllll time 1f‘ Mr. Abbott wills it so to make the necessary correction while the House is in session. but if not, then nothing further can be done until a new budset is presented. . . . .

The writer had the pleasure of looking through the company's vaults which contained a magnifi- cent collection of platinum.- pearl platinum, white marked and sil- ver pelts carefully graded and-tie- keted and kept. in ideal storage conditions. The association ia for- tunatsgln having such reliable per- sonnel ‘as 600188 A- oil-nu“- Manager, Lloyd Iookenby- 055l- Marlagsr, ‘Thomas Csrruthefl. Secretary, Vernon Mellilllwl- 'I"i‘6'.lEli1‘0l‘. Brenton Clark If"! others. It has‘ been continuously oueratin’! since 1028 and durinz that period has handled over a million pelts without a. single 0M 1o=t or gcne astray. No comlilll“ iicn of the amount of money Illiflilled is available but It must run into upwards 0f fifty ml!- lions.

W. Rvuce Cali-beck of the "I'm u’. CaIIbBBk-LUWIeSS. Denver. Col- nmio. who specialize in the sell- irw of fine furs, sends an article vx-‘aleh anneal-ed on the front M89 oi the Denver Post a couple 0! weeks ago. m. Callback is a son. 0' ivsllc- 1-1, Callbeck of Brace. lit-Kay’. Ltd. Svmmerside. The frat enclosure is a,piciure of Mrs. Mrxine Rolls. state senate sten- cornoher. modelling a silver fox fur which ~Is to be m-eaenl"! i0 Mrs. Bessie Trurn-n.’ wife otvresi- ricnt Thu-nan. The fur elft l! from the fur farmers of Culorado. ‘The other enclmure is aa fdllowli

‘By rnon ssvnasou Denver Peat Staff Write:

Competition from tbs Soviet Union is threateninmo drive into extinctionihe one- a profitable American fiur farming infiniti-

As proof, UoS. fur farmers 84D" resentatives cite time. figures? _‘

Sixty-seven per cent. of Rul- sla‘s ewe!‘ are fur shi nia and the." Elli?- menis-Iwhioh averaged M0 . mil-

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years-ate glutting the ‘market.

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. r there up less than I00, and mini face $008109"! . l,‘ ‘Kill! clamp ‘is put cu fill‘. mm to the tr. a. ~ .

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Rocky Hountainl Fur Rrmers Co- operative to back up their argu- meats.

The two-Fred Ashley and Ben Dodaonwboth associated with the G. I. Fur Farmers of Colorado _- blamed the ‘reciprocal $1149 58mm “m” W! P110111. and said President 110mm will be asked £0 exercise the trade agreements

“fluency clause" to correct; the situation. ‘_ v _ “Here's an example of what W" us» neilnst." said Ashley. "n costs afur. farmer $36 ti; pfodugg l Ill"? 1°!- Afld. at the present market rates. he can get only 013-50 forthc pelt,

B41581! 1-1 shinning In her furs duty-im- ‘Ihe Soviet. u flooding m“ mull" l0 iiet the American dollar-and we're taking the Whip. pm»

TFO live an idea of. the impor- llllfl Russia attaches to 1m- gm- WDOrI-ing business" with the United 5m"; Ashley said the Soviet has “lifted the border draw-gates" to "Prcscntatlves of American fur firms.

“Russia will do anything to keep this lucrative trade alive," said Ashley. "Russia can prod/uce her furs cheaper. That leaves us holding the bag."

President 1111mm. said Ashley, 001.114 ask congress w block Rus- sian fur imports if he chose to use the reciprocal trade agree- mentb "emergency escape clause" which-provides that if any im-

ports under the agreement en- danger a domestic “ ’ , those imports can be curbed.

The Canadian Fur Auction Sales Comlpsny sale of general

furs last week showed that ap- proximaiely half the catalogue changed hands at prices that the sales room considered unchanged slncercbruary. Top price, for musicrats was $2.85 paid for Nova Scotia winter part fall, and $2.20 for both eastern Canadian and MKR. Ermine was 50 per cent sold at a decline of_i0 to 15 per- cent. Top price was $8.15 for eastern Canada XL which ran;- ed upwards frcm 01.65. fisher was considered by the sales room ob- servers to be 40 per cent sold at a decline of 15 per cent. Ones, extra dark, brought a ton of $92. and ones dark. ranged from $64. to $80. Raccoon. skunk. wolf and timber wolf’ were officially re- ported mostly unsold. Tom price for raccoon was S325 for both the Ontario andeastcrn Canada. For skunk the top _price was 96 cents.

The auction sale of silver fox and mutations which followed the above sale was the po0rest~ for

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near future. Practically s11 ms bilvlnlwacdone by Canadians and firms that bought for export, , pearl platinum: were mostly withdrawn‘ and Lila vers about 40 "per cent sold. There W" "I? little change in the average prices for the goods that were sold so the market could not be skid to have been on the down srado in price. A brighter picture 101111900011 for conning sales. that l8 l1’ the British_ budget give; some encouragement to fur mer- chants.

News from Argentina is that the fur industry is facing a grave situation there as a result o1 m; Import ban in force in that coun- lfyr The Argentina fur industry is one of the most important in South America and has been prac- tically brought to a standstill by the fact that they cannot lmaport furs. Stocks have been used up and these can only be replenished by imports from the United Stiles. Canada and some op- can countries and ‘the govemmeut will not give any member licen- ces to allow these to be‘ brought in. Over 7,500 workers are em- ployed by the Araentlna fur in- dustry. Bcfoxe the advent of dic- tator Peron and his beautiful wlie Argentina was the most prosper- ous country in South America and Argentina flurriers made trips 'to Montreal and purchased platinum an?! "silver fox furs in large quan-

t es. '

It was an Argentina buyer that bought four platinum pelts in January 1945 that were raised on Manure and MacKinnon Silver Fox Farms ranch. for an average of $320. each. They were sold through the Canadian National Silver Fox Breeders’ Association. l-Ie also bought a great many other high-priced pelts at that same sale. Just from memory we can remember that some 135 plat- inum pelis from that ranch. rais- ed that year, sold for an average of over $100. It was certainly nice money but that was the time when the government skimmed the cream off the dish with its 100 per cent excess profits tax -20 per cent of which they returned since.

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On the 4th, at hrs. 3059, there Wlll b6 l whiimotlon of the Moon and Uremic; and on April 6, the zircon will be in its First Quar-

The Moon is in Perigee on April l2, when our satellite will be 222,. W miles away. one Moon will be Full onythia date also; and early on the 18th there will be a. lunar

eclipse.

Qn April 10th there is a con- junction of the Moon and Jupiter (22 hrs. l5 min). the M-oon being in Last Quarter. (Usually rain at this conjunction.)

Lyrid Meteors. April 21. Moon in Apogee on April M, distant 202.200 milem.

April 28. New Moon. There is a Dlftlal eclipse of the Sun. but it will not be visible here, I think.

Th0 wonderful winter constella- tions will soon be below our hori- zon with "the shining daffodil dead, and Orion low in his grave.” (Tennyson) On a clear evening lust now the magnificent Orion may still be seen in the South- west as a long-legged giant; the legs, however. being supplied by the constellation Lepual

The Snowy Owl

' Bein says, in his “Birds of ‘P. E. Island" (i891): "The Great. Snowy Owl alone hawks over the crystal fields of winter in broad daylight. It is an Arctic bird com- ing down from the desolate re!- ion of Labrador only during the severest weather to search for mice, shrews and other small quadrupeds on our less deeply in- undated fields. Its plumage is white with dusky spots."

We know c. little more about this owl now. when driven south by a severe winter. Snowy 9W1 come in droves. An observer saw 09 Snowy. Owls in 11 weeks, in the winter of 1908-7. The last record of this bird appears In The Guardian of March ll. 1946. where it is stated that Mir. T. J. Inman. of Bedeque. found a dead 0W1 whose wings from ‘tin to tin. measured 4 ft. 8 inches. Several "Bnowies" have been taken or shot, as far south as North Caro- lina. '

If these owls confined themsel- ves to the diet. outlined by ‘Beifl. they would be welcome. but un- luckily for them they prefer 85m!- (ducks. etc» and pouIIfY when available. ‘Idiey have the habit mo. of perchlng on some Obie“ such as a tall post. a hlyilwl! or the like, which affords a s00d

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A diai-aatrous trend.

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‘Ifius the most cultured cle- ment in the British nation is fall- ing behind in the struggle, while a. leshintellectual class is taking the lead. There is this to be said. however: it‘ is easier to get a good education in Britain now. than it was sixty year ago -arid that is somewhat of a substitute for the failure wlture.

There is another threat to the Socialist government of Britain. which will be further increased by its improvement of the Public Health. People are living loMer now at the same time that the birth rate is decreasing. In time (and that not a long time) there will be an increasing multitude of retired and pensloned workers. i0 be maintained bv fewer and fewer young people. (Some astute Brit- ons who foresee this. are direct- ing their steps to other parts of the Commonwealth.) m addition to this burden there is an ever- gyowing hoot of officials t0 b0 maintained. The future 100k! none foo bfilht.

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Wlhen William, Duke of Nor- mandy, prepared to invade Eng- land in 1008, he sent s. message through Europe. calling for rc- cniits to his banner. ‘more were many niffiaus amongst those who responded, and one of the worst was named Ivo nillebols-Ivo Woodcutter. Benhaps that was his occupation. Well, Duke William became King of England. and to reward his followerlvo, the King gave him lands in the fen coun- try of East Anzlia, and also near Alston in Cumberland, not far from the Northumbrian border. This was excellent strategy, for it gave the restless and presumpt- uous Ivo something to keep him away from Court. in travelling between his estates. The King disliked his manner while respect- ing his judgment. The relations between the two are vividly de- picted in Charles Klngsleyb well- known romance Eerewaed the Wake.

Islgulph, then Abbot of Oroy- iand, tells of the “wicked Ivo Taillebois. a. great Baron under William the Conqueror and his successors, who tortured, impris- oned and harassed the people of his English wife's lands. drove with dogs the cattle of the abbey o! Oroylsnd into the marsh to perish, nuitilgted the work ani- mals. rnurderously assaulted the lay servants, contrived hhc death of the saintly Waldev, a friend of" the abbey,» and lived out his days as a sacrllegimla opoliator of all monasteries and churches of God."

Ivo died in 11114, and left a numerous progeny. One (at least) of these found his wsy into Norfhumberland, for in the reign of Henry m1 (1818-1270). the im- portant barony of Heppale, was the property of "Joo Tayl-leboys" a descendant of "the great Ivo Talllwoia. Baron of Kendal who traced his descent from Charle- magne,” King of the Ranks. (That might be a true descent with a~bar sinister!) The village of Heppie contains the masive ruinsofihecastle iltby the De floppies against incursions of the Scots.

It was s. fatal day for the De Hepples whenthey joined the re- bellion headed by Lord Derwent- water, in the year 1715. The ob- ject was to placethe "Old Pre- tender," James VIII of Scotland. on the English throne. After some fighting the rdoels were dis- pel-sed and the leaders taken. ‘Hie Iiarl of Derwentwater and some others were executed. ‘mo Rennie! were spared but their estates were wnjlgcggeg, They removed to

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